Smyrna times., 1854-11-08
Written for The Smyrna Times.
Philadelphia Letter.

New COHncaS--Peddtiag LiguOr-THe Rape
Case Wreck Of the Ship H6ernia-Night
SchoOts--Arresi- Robberies, DC, dc.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. A, 1854.
But little Of note has happened here since
my last letter. The new councils are hard AZ
work voting away and filling Offices, n ..hun.
dred thousand y for this ordinance, fifty thou.
sand for that, and-so the money goes.
new offence has turned up-Lawrence
Stockman, an freshman, having been arrested
for peddllng liquor without a license, tina. is
carrying the "liquid damnation about as YOU
would milk. Half-hanging would be good
remedy for this kind of crime.
The sc2ndal-mongers have had good bone
to pick in the recent trial of dentist name
Beale charged with an assault with intent, &c.
on young lady-nay, worse, the uery deed
was also charged. The jury found guilty--the
punishment for the offence is solitary confine.
ment with hard labor from two to twelve wears.
Strong efforts are being made to have new
trial granted. The reasons given are very
plausible, declaring that the young lady, being
under the effects OF Ether, could not know what
was Transporting.
The "disorderly house cases. before the
Mayor are becomiDg every week more fire.
Ia years of age, were found drunk and fight
ing. Such facts need no comments! Penn.
sylvania cries aloud for Prohibitory Liquor
Law. Aua $3.50 nejs.aa7a 3..1 a ters
The sad wreck of the ship IIibernia below
Lewlstown, engages public attention. The
treatment received by the passengers is repre-
scented as having been shameful. Many saved
nothing from the wreek--what with the land
pirates and the mutinous sailors valuables stood
u poor chance OF reaching their owners
Passengers who had lett this city only day
or two before, we'll provided in clothing, re-
turned, some barefoot, and many without hats
or coats. t.rasa
Lewistown's shore people have earned for
themselves disgracelul notoriety. m
The night schools, new feature in our city.
are accomplishing a vast amount of good
They are extending the light to numbers, who,
without them, would be left in ignorance. The
attendance is very large. the order kept excel.
lent, and the rapid advancement in studies as
praiseworthy as II il Encouraging to those who
have the charge in hand.
" A mountain has been made out of a mole
hill" IN the arrest of Mcssrs Shaw e. Palmer.
of Wilmington, charged with robbing Adams
Express Office there. The accused proved their
entire innocence in the matter, and have been
discharged. One Of our morning papers heads
long story about the matter, with {" Important
Arrest" and then proceeds to ruin the young
mems characters in the shortest way possible.
Such liberty Of the press reminds one of the
fable about the frog, who sweled himself SO
big ne burst taHaaa
Highway robberies that used TO be once a
week or SO, are now daily, hourly affairs--and
yet the expenses OF the police of Philadelphia
is Only S495,900.
The Schuylkl Rangers. a most yilianous
gang of outlaws. rule Acock of the roost y out
about Fairmount one Of their number lately
threated tomurder servant girl in whose room
he hid himself previous to beginning midnight
robbery,
With such stute Df things, folks NAV talk
as they choose about Y leaving il in the hands
of the law" but the writer thinks little Judge
Lynch would work we'll Being a practical
thinker, any attempt In g our" Vicinity will be
well-cared for 7.eti H. q. M.