Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-02-02
News Brevities.


Che Executive residence. At o'clock the inaugu.
ration took place in the Senate chamber, the storm
preventing large attendance.
The shelbyvlle ExpositOr says: 1--WE are
informed that on last Friday week, a young man
named John Pearson, living near Bellbuckle, 10
County, was thrown from his hose, by which ac-
eidsnt he suffered severe fracture Of the skul-
At last accounts, he lying in very critical con-
dition. Prof Eve, Of Nashville, and Dr.. Aveut, "
kurfreesboro, had been in attendance and removed
from his skull piece three inches square,"
Dodge defeated in the Boston court In
ths suit brought by one of bis singers to recover
$3.50 for services.
49,. Ia New York City Michael Nugent for
thrOttling man by the garots system and then
robbing him has beeR convicted and sentenced to
imprisonment for life. He only obtained elk and
quarter cents.
Tennessee River was frozen over, and
crossed on the ice at various places last week-at
Whtesburg, above Florence, &C., aud persons
we're seen walking about on the ice a. Decatur l.
Such things were never known before. So says the
Huntsville Advocate.
-. The Female Academy building at Abing>
don, Va, was destroyed by FIRE on the 10th inst,
Nothing was saved from the building, and the loss
iS quite heavy. A fine piano, valuable pbilOsOpb.
ieal apparatus, and an extensive library we're con-
sumed.
In addition to the donation OF $3.50 to the
poor Of Louisville the Northern Bank of Kentucky
has appropriated a similar amount for the relief of
the destitute of Lexington.
There appears to be just now great rage
for what might be properly termed the immoral
drama. In Paris plays after the style Of La Dana
aux Cameas are found the most attractive. The
Empress weeps over Piccolomni's representation
Of consumptve prostitute with high soprano
voice, and Of course, every with the slightest
pretenIiOns to responsibility initiates the lachryna
tribute Of Eugenie precisely they adopt her cri>
moline. In London all BelgreVia likewise af.
fected BY the same cause; and ia New York we
End three Of the principal theatres serving up the
ssws dish, more or less spiced, according to the
supposed appetites of the patrons and the con-
science OF the manager.
80. The n. o. PicGyuns Of the 25th inst, says:
our city Of some of the contractors with the Te-
hssntePec Company for the establishment of q wa
gon aud carriage road across the Isthmus to the
Pacific and by that route TO facilitate communicas
tion With California. Mr.. Stevens, one of those
genGlsmen has just returned in the Calhoun, and
brings most encouraging intelligence with regard to
this great and desirable improvement. The conc
tract binds those whe have embarked in this en-
terprse to have the facilities Tor travel across the
Istbmus completed by the 5th proI and Mr. Ste
vens tells US that things already in that state
Of fOrwardness which warrants the firm assurance
that the road will be ready by that time, and wa
CONS passing over il. The coaches agreed upon
will soon follow, and 10 very little time travellers
will be comfortably passing over route that les
sens the distance to California some 200 miles
when compared with that across Panama. The
land transit from suehil to the Bay of ven.Oss is
lossmiles Five hundred lsborers, many Of them
natives, are now industriously at work completing
the work"
-. We see that the sprghtly though naughty
suthOress, who calls herself George Sands has eI-
pressed herself very strongly In favor OF being
burned after her death. II there is truth In the
scripture, guess she will have her wish.
-. The books and papers of the Chicago joint
Stock Company have been seized BY the sheriff les
recent Distribution Of houses and lots by LOTTERY
proved sWinds-thOse who drew prizes having
been unable to realize anything.
-. Massachusetts, papers state that the prohibi
tory liquor Law now proves utterly inefficient there
They assert that never at any previous time, bal
there been so free and unrestricted sale Of liquo
10 Boston as at present. Drinking saloons have
multiplied until they are to be found a. the cornell
of almost every street
80. Four or 6Vo wildcat banks, utterly without
basis, have been started 10 Kansas by speoulatori
in the neighbOring States.-TWO public schools
have just been finished at an s1 pense Of So, O0C
each, at Rockford, nL-Thirly thousand dollar
have been subscribed to the 6rst railroad In Kan
sas-from oaindora to Lawrence.
.f.... Water is selling 10 St. PAal, Minnesota, al
ten cents per barrel.
49,. The Buffalo Rtpublie ssys that few day
ago young lady ofthat city wrote several bGndreS
Invitations and had them distributed, to attend
party at the house Of prominent citizen on Ger
tain evening. The party came OF sure enough
bat i was mutual surprise party.
.rs....The IndisnA papers state that the Cincinnati
bankers are making run on the Central Bank an,
Bank Of the Capitol, at indianapolis. Il is said th'
circulation Of the Central Bank is about sac, 90 {
The proprietors having been calling il in for
year past, and the circulation Of the Bank OF TIL
Capitol is 81, 500.
-. sugar house in New York last week coll
100000 worth Of common brown sugar for tel
cents per pounds higher price, il is said, thar
the same article sser brought 10 that aiarket tn
quality was precisely the sane as that which th
same house was selling eighteen months since z
six cents per pound.
-. The Columbia Mlrrer Of Friday says
swhiIs on bis way 20 sO~u one day last week, Ar
Harmon smith, who lives near the turnpike siE O.
seven miles North Of this, dlscovered the track Q
9 snake in the snow, aud on following Il fe'
yards from the road. fODud and esPtsrsd lhs snake
twas of dark color. nearly black, and measured
three and half feet In length
:. A case, interesting to ladies. has besn de-
sci3sd in New York. Miss Agnss Moss ordered I
wrath from J. S. ROsenbaum snd Wiie. for 81
aud called at the store 70 get il and pay for h j
did not suIi her and she refused 10 take Ia where
upon Mrs- Rosenbaum locked the store door and
would not LET her leave for four hnurs. For Obi
vslatioa Of tho rules Of shopping" the jury made
EIs- RosenbADa pap 800 damages.
-. The Pensacola Tines announces the death
a the Hon. Walker Anderson, a distinguished sns