Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1854-09-27

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prohibition is making rapid Roadway, Politi-
cal candidates are declaring adhesion to the
principle, and in some counties the dominant
party finding it necessary to define their posi-
| ton in favor of the law, THIS was done in |
Macoupin Co. at a late mass meeting of the |
Democracy, where resolutions in favor OF law |
to prohibit the traffic were adopted by vote |
ofthree or four to one. An attempt to make |
opposition to prohibition a test of Democracy
slgnally failed.
GoUNo.-InsPector, the Washington cores
pondent of the New York Courier expresses
the opinion that guano has proved 'an expen-
slve deluson, something of humbug," and
that experience will soon cause the abandon
: ment of its use i'll the United States. We RAJ
Their think that Inspector is deserving the field
OF political speculation for that of agriculture
has committed singular error. HIS opinions
lnreegard to guano are directly opposite to that
. of those who use it.
: TEMPERANCE LEcTURE.-On Monday eve
: ming Mrs. Mary jackson (from England) gave
a very eloquent and powerful lecture in the
l. Odd Fellows Hall on the subject of Prohibi-
n bltlon," to large congregation, the ma jority
is OF whom were ladies. We hope the seed soWn
\. by that "iair Lecturer will produce plentiful
: = harvest of moral reform.-Chiclen
- William F. Weyle, was brought before Is
g. quire Silver on the 18th, charged with assault
ing his father, Mr.. Augustus Weyle, aker
ct corner Of F"nrth and P"n!af streets, with
in cowhdc. Some difficulty occurred on the cvo
IF, ming of the 9Th, when the son attacked III
cd father and beat him until his back, legs an
/. other parts OF his body were cut and bruised in
W shocking manner. The magistrate reud hil
ITS Il severe lecture upon the enormity Of the o
fence, and bound him over in $3.50 to answC
Ter the charge at cVurt.-Chicken.
en- CLERGYMEN ~ CoYG2Ess.-Tha clerical D
led titlon against the Nebraska bill having been
70 indecorouSiy treated BY Congress, has induce
the people 10 send the petitions to the ne
vas Congress in place Of their dcfamers N
3 IN Meacham, Of Vermont. inst elected, is cIerg
man, and SO il Mr.. Sab!u, his colleague, \
Knowlton, Of Maine, is Baptist, and Mr. Mil
n ken, CniversalIst clergyman.
cad MoNEY Decentralization Krluch, this eli
une enclosed $75 TO pay a debt in New York
few weeks ago. The letter reached its d.
l'O' tination but the money had disappeared. WI
ices become of it cannot be escertained. Nr.
why has had to pay the claim against Ai.n.--D
The Republican.
With WILL OF Col. DAvIs-This will which v
the be disputed by his widow, leaves her SjO
:
~ TO each Of the girls $500 year is left to
OUT boys $500 year until the general dlysor
the the property, which takes place when
from youngest is 10 years Of age. The estate
the will be about Sl23, 000.-Chicken.
late Man KILLED.-We are informed that
luch lhoinas urlMth, was killed on Saturday j
a.. near Fredericksburg, while at boat launch
'"e block bursting and one half striking him
one side of his head, which caused his deaf
short tme.-CGmbridge Democrat.
f the Fry The Maine Iaw Ieoo,o oould ~,
kim their meeting at Cantwel's Bridge, on VI
Pro- nesday last on account OF the Trustees of
mi NJ. E. Church refusing TO let them have
onl,, building, where they proposed to hold the m
' ing. The speakers &c. were in attendant
been vii. Chicken.
CHoLERA.-We have had two cases in this
III IN in both cases fatal. The habits of the citi
quad attacked were rather free-that is they
clear ardent spirits rather treely.-WH Chtcke
llers, SHORT CREDIr AkD "NorHINs Short
-Er The wholesale grocery merchants of L
more, held meeting the ether day and r.
cd not to sell on u credit of over tour mo
=, The shorter the credit the cheaper the goo
nslDly course.
Ilarly
K. il 0T The number of bushels ofgran con
ed In the dlstIlleIies of the United States
If res year, counts up TO seventeen millions.
orts of waste Ofgrain is lamentable, but the othe
There tending evils are far more TO be dreaded
ior us The END OF THE WoRLp.-The Mile
liaups have been holding series OF meetings at
y t"e cuse, y. Y. They have now fixed on the |!
sue of nos;,,vaIy cor0o ., ar III %"'' ''i' "o''u
ansac-