Smyrna times., 1854-09-13
Communications.
Correspondence Of The Smyrna Times.
Philadelphia Letter.

Visitors and PGradeS--Steamship Ouoke1C;ty
-Singutar Drowning CaSe-Germon Riot
Wholesale Descent on DiSorderly Houses
--Dotngs Of the Dog Catchers-THe Yea
her--O@r Councils, &c, $c.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 8, 1854.
Our city is still agog with its Military and
herman society Flsltors-eating and drinkings,
speeches. and PIC nlcs have been the order of
the Gay Tor the past week. The Germans lave
had grand conclave of the Leapue hero
oceans of Lager Beer and tons OF Pretzels have
been consumed; canon sized sausanes and
countless crackers have followed the :" Peer
und Pretzel," and we are once more iopuiao
along IN the same Old-fashoned way.
Inc line new Steamship Quaker CITY. intend
Cd 10 run between here and Charleston, made a
very successful trial trip on Tuesday last. She
IS slue-wheei steamer--lS0 tons burthen-
"heeIs 81 teet diameter, 10 tt. face, paddles Is
IN lace. Her engine, by Merrick q Sons. IS il
SIDE lever cylinder So inches by S feet strokr,
with fiue boilers.
a singular case Of drowning has lust come
to notice: little glrl named Ellen LYONS
was missing III the afternoon; at 6 O'clock
"heh me I%thcr Came home, previous to START
ing cut To search lGI rs CHI Id, he went to CO.
"och"'nA Cfr''h' near his hOuor, to wash his feet
"hHc III me water he lell something soft under
'l'9 lCeV' Oh bringing 1t to the surface what
Was MS horror to mud II was the corpsc OF his
own chill!
One OF the closing scenes of tho Garnor
ceie0F"tuA VAS Il grand rot, whereat several
were dangerously wounded-an officer stabbad
ana BOY sAo. >r!ie twenty Of the (iermaus
were arrested; but, sage people seem to think
tle pole 1"gan tue disturbance by not " mind
ing their OWAbu&inCEs."
not IoH@ Slnc. c.ronclad descent on an
| uptown dInct housr, since then whole street
nas Dech Cleared OF lis ".nUral" mhub,tants =
DiackDtrry AiIey, ',h1 centre of n moral nos.
t"eHce' hdH - females and Is males arrested
IN one night Ill Its Confines. OF the mon ar
Rested one was Il new police officer. one a CIR
Gus performer. one a Market .trcct clerk. vim
had kindly undertaken to show his co,npan;o nm
! u western mt rchdnt, the "clepbalt" and tho
o1Etuce were fancy young pIen wearing buye
Soid Chains and numerous rings The fpma les
| were OF all descriptions aud ap,s-trom the
pretty gin "i IL. gust beginning the doynwa ri
I"au' 10 'le nag OF 40, lar advanced in crime.
quiz scene as the -,iayOr's office presented.
It: "dIH 0IcA would say, pen and nlmk coodn't
glV2 the taintest ldce'' All wore hound o,,or
ol ti'dl' Out, owing to some impairment inter
I"rlhg on the part ol some meinbers of our
Councils O, the whole party Of t,uales wcro
allowed 10 escape. Some rather datbious re-
QccttonS III glt be deduccd from this act. Lut |
torbear. UO'' "u'
Inc annual war against the dogs has ceased.
since lhe hrSt OF June, G27 dogs have gnawed
'ie!r last bones---lt cost The CITY S7l2. excIu.
sive OF the sum obtained for the meat. 'Tbe
idIi Ill the price OF sausage Is cas- Nv explained
during the moath OF August, ine averagn
neat mas been hIghe" by - degrees than in any
August OF the last 20 years. TINS has bno1
| Tue Warmest summer sIucc 1888. No rain has
yet ldileh, and The corn IN our vicinity IS cam.
pletely scorched. Farmers nave such a custon
OF crying out "Bad Crops! Bad CroDs - when
they are good. that when IA poor wear ike tbis
docs come, 1t is hard to persuade people born in
a CITY oil the fact. Nor am surprised 1T this
inc cry OF "Wolf! WOli!" has been hoard
so oHen when there was none, that when
the wolf really does come nobody is at All
alarmed. al
had intended TO have said sometbin, obout
our new councils. but time forblds-howeyer.
allow one note IN passing: At Tue last MEETING
IL was seriously discussed whether II vouId he
proper or not to furnish each Iselnber tro,n tho
CITY funds Of course, with a copy of Hume's
History Of England!
Inc writer oilers an amnndluenl: :. also =
copy OF Jack, the Giant Killer, Mother t;nnso,s
JIngles, and the Boys Own Book
Ever yours, B.SM