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AIOTICE.-The nrm OF NANCE A GUooH dissolved OF
IL the st instant mutual consent. The OF the
Arm will be used by either parties Tor the only
s)sng their late business. THOMAS J. NASCE,
January And, 1854. d. p GO0CH.
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End January, 1854.

eheerfaly recommend the Arm OF G00CH HARRIS e
the favorable consideration Of my friends
-9nd January, lS5t-iu TIIOs. J. NANCE.
E The Lynchbug yrgnlan and win please copy
aboye for rtHou ia nd send eeountt to tSof1rs
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~" G.n Hastie, ana Horn Dire sing Cemba Vine IyoyN 80
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g sporting atd Ba.tng Powder Safety a.,
lfaz EDWIN W0RTHAM co.
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- ue house toF ery occupied by Jnhn Roya kso Ave
.noNe ne CRY Hotel ssin rp. always on hand
iri.Eis and the pub generally ~ "A'h 0 his
All orders rror pity eXersed
Aso sells all kinds Of
1900 "'Na WIN 'her patrons
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'ENtE EAGLE UANuFACTJRING COMPANY
n Ninrhiir6 1ud .r~r Jr .SIS iiS fl'Drng
Cool az discount r N tAS Frie, ef FOREIGN UODS.
S.CH SILK hRiC TELLS and CoTOLISES. great y,-y
OF Pa;ern. ard cob ton o; Caurs ~Nh Patterns
SoN,lNED To oUk OWN SALES entirely ne article f,r
furniture Upholstery &c, vhh combines amount
oi snd RICHNESS found article
THESE floods maize by
"tAt ever oder-d for ~Ai-. Dealers
s1Arlics these 'ionds before Purchasing
OFFICE or Co, No PARK PLACE y Y
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nNdENCll' CHINA, INNER TIA AND DfSssEi,T sISTSs.
hlys nov in store several richly decorated patterns of
'r o'=, 'ssher with ltrge
an d rent patterns whISh SOLD IN ,et, OF anv ,i,s
'rss zee 'ie As'0T'meniai BULKlgv roF5
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E-TABLISEIED. 1871.
Hp ocREsTER SCALE WORKS, 4 10 Iron SAFE MANUPAc-
ma TORY.
Coal, 10y. Dormant, PiA atom nd Count
RaIiEsy suSpenSIpL sCALES
new and beautiful model Locomotive Lamps signal Ills.
ter Presses Baggage Truck Mil,
fIRE-ktaG =AREs.
free rom dNnpuess. proof
ord,r " ~ N'' '~'- ~" 'NNus W
SALE RooNs-I66 Pearl Street, New York
DUaYEE FORSYTH.
Smyrna times., 1854-09-06
Communications.
Letter from Lewes.
Correspondence Of The Smyrna Times.
LEwEs, DEL, Aug. 25, 1854.

LEwEs, Del, Aug. 25, 1854.
Mr.. EpIToR I'll again trouble you with
line or two about affairs in this vicinity, but
before going any further, must let you know
that this communication must be short, for no
other reason than that news of importance is
very scarce in these parts.
Well, the bathing season is nearly over, and
the company that have been enjoying them
selves here are fast returning home. The
business man is called away by the commence
ment of the fall trade; and the pleasure-seeker,
as the weather is now coming cooler, will fad
| as much enjoyment at home as anywhere else.
The hotels are now quite deserted, and present
a forsaken appearance to what they did month
ago-and, save few bar-room loungers, who
are ever ready to imbibe freely and without
much persuasion, any quantity of "spirits,
you cannot see many about. The number OF
visitors have been less than last year, but this
is owing. | suppose, to tire "dust being rather
: " tighter than formerly. The Ocean House
: | understand, is to be closed in few days
everybody that visited it, this season, seemed tC
be very well pleased with the manner in which
1t was managed. Th" proprietor of the Allan
tic Hotel, Mr. Il. w llson, has purchased farm
about five miles from town,and Intended to qui
r selling rum-as every rlan ought to do.
Our corn crop will be quite short, on accoun
& of the dry weather; but near this place it
:, not Ejured SO much as it is in the neighbol
u hood of Milton. 1t is stated by some that ther
st will be only half crop raised. Late pOtatoe
g will also be much injured. But we ought nc
10 10 complain, as there has not been better Sc,
>, son than last year for several years. But, poC
short sighted man, how ungrateful he is I!
III the time of prosperity he is very apt to forg,
cr the source from whence his happiness comes.
to What an age Of wonder this is! And VIII
cs queer times pee pie get married in! To /
- you know what | mean, will just mcntiC
10 about couple being married at Georgctow
10 at three O'clock this morning, and driving 81
as teen miles and taking the ST. Nicholas. at 5
ey O'clock! Why, would it not have been just
II. convenient to have been tiled together {
=. night before
" The Episcopalians have commenced buildi
h new church, which will be quite a nice o
he if built according 10 the plan proposed. L
10 graveyard attached to the church contains t
-. remains of five men who were Governors
), this State. Can as much be said of any 9th
uy graveyard in Delaware!
he 1t is said by some that pretend to know son
ith thing, that the Know Nothngs are getti
il quite numerous in our town, but this cam
confirm, as " don't know"
'eS Nomore at this time.
IN; Respectfully, yours, BnEvITY
Smyrna times., 1854-09-06

IowA.-The late election in this State has
resulted in the complete triumph of the Maine
Law candidates Grimes, the whig, and Bates,
the democratic, candidates for Governor, were
both questioned upon the subject of Peohibi-
tory Law. The answer Of the latter was very
evasve, but the former came out in public
address in favor of the law, and was elected by
four thousand majority! The feeling against
rum is very strong, throughout the State. In
one town, since the election, the citizens form.
ed in procession, marched to every grocery and
drug store, and bought. all the liquor, made the
took it to one of the public squares and burned
it. So not dropof the "critter" can be hal
in the place.
Smyrna times., 1854-09-06

OF Two Spanish vessels arrived at Havana
on the %, with 700 soldiers for the Island Of
Cuba The Diario de la Marina, pu ublishes a
proclamation from Captain General Pezuela,
to the people of Cuba, declaring that the Ad-
ministraton of the Government of the Island
would be in no wise effected or inAu enced by
the state of politics in the mother country, and
assuring them that there would be no alteration
in the policy of the government, under whatev-
er incumbent. A subscription had bee n opened
in Havana for the erection of monu ment to
Columbus. Much anxiety was felt for further
news from Spain.
Smyrna times., 1854-09-06

Or The present drought prevails over al
most the whole continent The Erie canal is
deprived of sufficient water for navigation.--
Firesare doing much damage in several parts
Of the country. The Ohio is within an inch Of
being of low as in 1888. From Canada to
Texas universal complaint is made of the severe
and long continued drought.
1t is said that some of the papers are trying
to get up panic about the drought, but none
equal On Iowa paper, (which says, the steamboats,
have to sprinkle the bottom of the rivers to
keep the dust from choking the water-wheels.
Some drought that
Smyrna times., 1854-09-06

OF The las: New Haven (Ct) Advocate
contains communications from all parts of the
State, which show that the anti-liquOr law is
enforced, and that it accomplishes all the tenn
perance people expected. In Norwich not n
single arrest for drunkenness has taken place
since il went into effect. Places that have
hitherto been disgraced by Sabbath rows. are
now quiet and orderly. A grocer in Stamford
writes that people who formerly used to get
trusted for loaf of bread, now have plenty
of change to purchase articles for family use.
o. A London correspondent of the New
York Times predicts that affairs in Europe will
stand at the conclusion of this war-if peace
should be made without the rum of despotism
at large-in such state that you, the Repuh-
lican States of America, will no longer be al
lowed to give unmolested, pernicions example
of Democratic self government.
! o. Some Of the editors of New York are
Iadvocate the formation of new State, embra-
cling the mining regions of Lake Superior, the
territory now belonging to Michigan, and some
thouasends of square miles west of the Lake
reaching to Red River and the British boundary
; They propose to call it the State of Superior
AMERICAN PHYSICIANS IN THE RUSSIAN SER
vIcE.-Dr. Charles Henry, of Mobile, Ala; D.
Draper, of New York; D. L. b. Turnipseed, o.
South Carolina; DIR. J. w. Holt, of Augusta
Ga and DIR. Courtney s. King, of Charleston
have joined the medical service of the Car
and by this time have arrived at the Russian
headquarters.
We learn from the Cambridge Md. Chronicle
that a fire occurred in that place on Thursday
night, which consumed dwelling and kitchen
belonging to the heirs of Thos. White, insured
to the amount of $4,000.
THE LIQUOR Law IN MAIEE.-The Bangor
Whig and Courier of the Goth records severa
liquor seizures and convictions, for violation:
of the Prohibitory Liquor Law.
Smyrna times., 1854-09-06
Letter from Leipsic.
Correspondence Of the Smyrna Times.
LEIPsIc, Del, Sept. 4, 1854.

Mr.. EDIToR AS your columns are open for
correspondence, thought would furnish you
with few locals" which your worthy cor
respondent, " Protest" omitted in his last COM
munlcatIOn.
You are aware that we have fine propeller
boat built for the Leipsic Steamboat Naviga-
I:tion company, to ply between this town and
Philadelphia, to stop at intermediate places
The boat, on her second upward trip, met with
an accident IN some part of the machinery. II
has been sent to Wilmington for repairs, and
will be completed by the 10th instant, when she
will resume her trips.
/ see, per handbIls posted about town, that
there is some very desirable and valuable rea
estate, situated IN this town, to be sold at pub
lie auction, on the both inst, viz: prominent
store-stand, wharf and granary, now occupied
by Messrs. Geo. Paris g. Co., and several build
ings and water lots-the former having dwell
ing houses thereon.
! On dit that We are to have another mercan
| tile concern started here in a short time Conn
on, there is plenty of room, and we know of n,
better opening in this State for some enterpriz
ing merchant and grain buyer than Leipsic.
Had not it been for the timely interference
and well-timed actions of that young philan
thropst, yclepted George William Smith Mich
olson, Esquire. ex-member OF QndustrIaD Con
gress, we should have been over-run by that my'
teriouS political organizations known rs Kno'
Nothings. 1t is said by member of the Kno'
Something's, that they (the Know Nothings
numbered over fifty members,when the RepOr
ter dispersed the band. However, we kno'
nothing about it.
The farmers in this vicinity have commence
/" fodder-saving," and the corn, after the foddt
is taken oil, looks much better, and promises
much larger yield than was anticipated a sho
time back.
Hot weather, dry roads, and dusty pedestr
ans, are the order of the day.
Yours, &c., EUSo.
Smyrna times., 1854-09-06

DELAWARE BIBLE SocIETY.-The Delaware
State Bible Society held its AID annversarysu
Milford, on Thursday last. Judge Hall, long
President OF the Society, in the chair. The
President read the annual Report. 1t was an
able, instructive paper and is to be printed foI
general circulation. The society took measures
to effect more universal circulation of the
Bible in the State. Hereafter these books are
to be kept for sale and gratuitous distribution
at Dover and Milford, as we'll as in this city,
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year, viz: President Hon. Willard Hail.
Secretary, Daniel M. Bates; Treasurer, E. T.
Taylor.
The next meeting is to be held in Dover
Addresse y were made by Rev. Mr.. sheldon
from New York; Rev. Messrs Gilroy, Handy
Bradford, Murphy and others.-De!dUaie Ga
<ettc.s s =.
Smyrna times., 1854-09-06

Excess I'VE IMroRTAfIoN.--Itmi might be thought
that, with the present severe tigbtness of the
money market, the excessive importation which
have characterized the last year or two would
be checked, Yet there is no such tendency
visible, and even the tree trade Journal of
Commerce, which usually holds up these import
records as evidence of commercial prosperity,
is now silent and doubtful. The Journal of
Saturday says that the imports continue very
large, both in dry goods and genera al merchan-
disc, the total for the week being one million
of dollars in excess of the amount for the cor
responding week oflast year In the monetary
crisis which is now affecting all our commercial
cities, such factas this may we'll cause people
to stare. There is an other fact stated in the
Journal which may do very well as an accom-
lpaniment to the above. It is this: From the
LIST of January of the present year. up to tn,
close oflast week, the amount ofspecie expoTteC
from New York was $23, ,656, ,637, while for tn,
same time IN that year 1853, the amount ex
: ported was $13, 3,763,567. We have no comment
to make upon these things. though they ar
: suggestive enough. To those who can appre
ciate their Importance they speak loudly, Will
f with those whom political prejudces hav
blinded, it has long since been shown useles
S to argue.
Smyrna times., 1854-09-06

OF A copy Of. the Public Ledger, pub.
lish in November, 1889, was shown us day OF
two ago. The typography and paper was neat
er than those published now but IN size, much
less--about twenty inches in length and twelve
in breadth. About page and a. quarter was
used for news matter, &C.. and the rest in ad.
vertiscments. The success of this paper has
been almost unexampled. 1t is now just dou-
bic the former size--the daily issue has risen
from a very few, comparatively, to about fifty
five thousand.
Smyrna times., 1854-09-06
EVITIES.

0trCholera is disappearing from New York.
OF John, Van Bnren is in i'll health.
or The money pressure is showing itselfin
the South with great severity.
or Suspicious--An individual endeavoring
to carve a chicken with a corkscrew.
or Fear God shun groggeries, and love your
wife.
o. Several riotous bakers are in limbo"
at Washington, ...---...----.- -,
OF New Bedford is noted for whale oil and
pretty girls
0%r The price of -four going up, up, up
Heaven help the poor next winter.
OF A woman's heart is like fiddle; it re-
quires bow TO play upon it.
or Sugar of lead taken by mistake, killed
Daniel Coy in New Orleans last week.
OF The Susquhanna is " the lowest'' yet
known to that venerable relic, "the Oldest in
habitant."
I OF In the Market-Pretty girls and peach
es Both are dear and singularly sweet-es-
: pecially the former.
:: OF California is adding the grape to its
; culture and it is soon expected to excel Cincin-
natl in the manufacture Of wine.
0c- Forty-four patents were issued from the
a United States Patent Office last week.
07-There was in the Treasury ofthe United
d. States, the 26th instant, ,$25 ,655, ,s59 10.
is OF Flour is one dollar higher in New Yorl
r than in England, and somewhat higher thar
e it is in California.
. 0G- box containing $500 in specie wa
- accidentally dug up at Savannah few day
i ago.
IN 0(3~ Nearly all of the heads of the differen
ct foreign legations are now absent from Wash
ngton.
at w w. B. Francis swam the Mississippi
e' Lronl Tie Iowa shore to Philips wharf,
IN Quincy, IN eig htcen minutes. distance mil
II, and h4lt.
ix 0LTOut of seven hundred end thirty-for
as criminals committed to the Albany pententlar
he III 1892 only twenty-five claimed to have bee
temp' rate men and women.
hg TIYpocnIsY is the necessary burden Of villa
nc ny atiectal.on part OF the chosen lrappincs
ne folly.
of G@T The PENNSYLVANIA Free Soil Convcnti'
Ter has resolved to withdraw the Free Soil Sta
ticket and SUPPORT Pollock tor Governor.
le- Of DO you keep matches! asked wag
ny a retailer.
lot Yes, all kinds was the reply.
We'll, then, I'll take trOlting match +
retailer Immediately handed him box Of pill
o. There are more than 80 chrrtered Lolg
of Free Ma=ons in active operation in the Sta
of California.
o. The people Of Jackson county, Va, ha
given a majority of 262 against the issuing
licenses to sell intoxicating drinks.
: o. Smith O'Brien has accepted the pard
for granted by the British Government, and
you family expects soon to meet him at Brussels.
'or- OF BY the burning of Messrs Usher's ba
oni- in Bristol, r l., on the 29th ult., thOusa
~ bushels of onions were destroyed. Loss SIT
pa OF Gathering coal in the bed of the o.
and river, on the bars opposite Cincinnati, is j
s. now profitable business for large number
,ith men and boys.
II 0ETRail and Read Bird shooting has n
and commenced and the river banks and mars
she are fairly alive with our citizens, with III
boats and guns.
real or Vermont, though Whig State, has
MI present Democratic Governor, while Ma
pent Democratic State, has Whig Governor.
Smyrna times., 1854-09-06

OF We are indebted to a correspondent for |
the following:
"On Saturday last, went on some business
to the store of John Thompson, in Milford
Neck, where l found a number of men-most
of whom were of Incorporate habits-awaitng
the arrival of Mr.. Thomas P. Reynolds the
great temperance denouncer. He arrived about
3 o'clock, p. M, when he mounted the rosrum
for the purpose of making a spe ech. After
endeavoring to prove camp-lneetings curse to
society, he continued his harangue with curses
on temperance. The position he took was
this: that liquor was made by God for men to
get drunk on, and it was their duty as well as
: right, to become intoxicated whenever they
t pleased;' but those ofguns'- -as he call
D ed the temperance men-were end eavorng to
: rob men of their rights-the holy right of max
: ing themselves brutes and destroying both the
a body and the soul; that man was a free agent to
e chose temperance or not, and if men did get
: drunk, it was nobody's business, and nobody
n had right to meddle with them. Again, he
e said, "no place in the Bible corrobprates with
:, the temperance doctrine, but with theirs il
1t does and proceeded to quote several passages
If from the Scriptures, to sustain this position
is the first of which was from Deuteronomy, l4tl
l. chapter, Goth verse, which reads thus: "Ant
m thou shalt bestow thy money for Whatsoeve
lie thy soul lusteth after, Tor oxen or for sheep
30 wine or strong drink, or whatsoever thy sou
" desreth." He made several other quotation
y from the Scriptures to sustain this position; al
in of which proved nothing more than that tn
Bible sanctions the use of wine; but he avoid
ed defining the words wine and strong drink
he az never in my life saw an orator better suit
IN ed to his audience-for he told them the yer
s, things they wanted to hear: declaring tha
'n man was free agent to do as he pleased, an
in if he wanted liquor he had right to buy it an
or drink it, and any man was rascal who interfere
OF with him. Thus he continued for nearly a
lr. hour, endeavoring to prove that it was nothin
eF- more than right to drink How very wrong
all very unjust-for temperance men to attempt
US debar them from fulfilling the holy mandates
- Heaven, to rob them of the right, the inestim
be BILE right of destroying their moral, mental al
er physical faculties, and rendering themselv
to more degraded than the beasts of the ield.-
ms He also declared that the object of their par
'ly was to prevent the temperance men from shu
on ting up these propogaters of crimes a nd disea
es-rum shops!
Smyrna times., 1854-09-06

The BANK OF MILFoRo.-We learn from the
Milford Beacon, that this institution has been
in state of suspension tor the last few days,
owing to run made on it from New York, on
saturday last, creating quite sensation in
our midst, and afordng lots OF material for
gossip. We would state for the information Of
our readers, that the Bank is owned by a Mr.
Charles Colgate, of New York. who has hither-
to redeemed the paper at his office in Wal
street; failing to do so within the past few days
has produced the suspension of this Bank
What will be the final result remains to be
seen. We learn, however, that the Cashier
gives every assurance that he will be able t.
redeem all the bills in this State, and caution,
the holders not TO make sacrifices. Probabl;
we will be able to give more information OF
the subject next week.
Smyrna times., 1854-09-06

or Dickens Household Words is again
with us--interesting as ever. Humorous
though replete with many historical, incidental
and familiar passages OF life, not equalled by
any other magazine. The present mum bsr con-
tains thirty.one different articles. New York
]. IT. McElrath g. CO., publishers, IL Spruce
street
Smyrna times., 1854-09-06
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Is PUBLISHED EVERY

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BY RUBr. ID. HOFFECKER, ffs
At $3.50 per annum, in advance; or $500 il
not paid TIL the end of the year. No paper
will be discontinued till all arrearages are
paid.
Advertisements not exceeding one square,
conspicuously inserted one time tor fifty cents.
two times for seventy-fve cents, three times
TOR one dollar, and twenty-five cents for every
subsequent insertion; longer ones in proportion.
WIN. r. CAHoos, Esq, Messrs. WILLIAM
MAaEE, and VIM. L. MAENISG are authorized
to act as Agents for tho TINES"
Smyrna times., 1854-09-06

AT DovER.-We wish all persons indebted
to the " Times" who will attend, would come
prepared to cancel their bills on the day of the
Prohibitory meeting at Dover, next week. 1t
will be favorable opportunity-an opportunity
which we hope none will forget.
Smyrna times., 1854-09-06

DELAWARE CoLLEGE.-Ths institution, after
q six weeks vacation. opened again on the first
day of this month. 1t affords us pleasure To
say that 1t is in more prosperous condition at
THIS time than It has ever been. Having an
able aud efficient board of professors, one of the
best collection of philosophical apparatus in
the Union, being but a short time since pur.
chased 10 London and Paris, at a cost of about
$4,000; also, large collection of miner,Isand
natural curloslties; its advantage in position.
being situated on the great line of travel be-
q tween the north and south, about midway be-
tween Philadelphia and Baltimore. and in the
healthful town of Newark, renders it place
particularly desirable, as iti free from either
northern or southern ultraism. 1t possesses
advantages over most other institutions: in adj
dltion tn a thnrongh classical conrse of instruc
ton, 1t has scientific department. where
scholars are made proficient in all the English
branches--and an Agricultural department
where agricultural chemistry is practically
taught. FOrty-three students entered on this
first day of the session. There are now in the
College students from Maine, Massachusetts
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Mary
land, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia anc
Missouri. We are glad to see our "fosterins
mother" gaining strength. We hope she will
receive that support from the Peninsula whicl
she merits
Smyrna times., 1854-09-06

10 CoRREsPoNDENTs.-Bible Temperance.
by JOhanan; Who are the Happy, by Ergena /;
ano' Education by Charley, (not Charley will
oe published as we can make room for them.
Principle. will appear next week.
we regret that the interesting letters from
Zekel and B. S: NJ, could not find a place in
to-day's issue.
Henry your fine, lengthy communication
cannot appear in the TEmes-the cognomen be-
ing rather doubtful. "Try it again." but be
brief Don't forget, Henry!
Smyrna times., 1854-09-06

RAILROAD AccIDESr.--James Windle son of
of Martin Windle, deceased, boy about IL
years Of age, was killed at Wilmington, Del !,
on Monday. In consequence OF the mail train
from BaltimoFe coming IN collision with cart
he was driving. .s@ eN As