Smyrna times., 1855-11-28

Saturday morning last the stable on the pre-.
miaes occupied by Mr.. G. b. Dickson was en-.
trely destroyed by fire. The FIRE was Giseov~
cred about o'clock, and in about one hour af.
ter the building was reduced to ashes. The
fire no doubt was the work of an incendiary.
as subsequently, shavings which had been igDi-
ted were found inserted in the weather-board-
ing OF Mr.. DIS kitchen, and also in a shed adj.
joining the dwelling but which, it is supposed,
were prevented from burning by the high wind
preveiling at the time.-Doper Reporter.
FIRE AT GEoRGETowN.-Ahoutt twelve o'clock
on Friday night, fire broke out in the grana-
ry and stables of Elias James, and destroyed
the building and its contents, consisting of
about 600 bushels of corn owned by Messrs.
Joseph & Morris; and about 100 bushels owned
by Mr. James, and a considerable amount of
fodder and straw.-Ib.
THE LIQUOR LAW in Vermont has been slight
| ly amended, and so iar as we caa, learn, for the
better. A fine of $5 has been imposed on
person found drunk, and $40 for pEocuring IL
quOr under false pretences Liquor imported
into the State is made liable to seizure and de-
struction. A fine of from $40 to $500 is inn
posed for selling or furnishing impure adul-
terated liquors.
/ 0~5r Mr.. Janrs Watkins, the miller at IIey-
several persons, on the 14th inst, Carrying of
bag OF flour, and on pursuing them, he was
fired upon, and received wound which caused
his death on Thursday night.
OErA young man named D'Wnt, in War
rem county, New Jersey, says the Newark
Daily Advertiser, was accidentally killed last
week by two sportsmen, from Easion. They
had trespassed on his ia hers farm, and were
ordered off by D'Witt, but refusing to CO. dlt-
6 ficuty occurred, in which one of the sports
men struck him on the head with the butt Of
his gun, from the effects of which he died un
: Thursday.
/ OF Niepiece, the co-laborer of Dagucrre,
: has succeeded, after years Of study and expr-
ence, in almost pertectlng the art his assocate
discovered. 81 have begun says he, "wiIh
reproducing in the camera obscura coored en-
l. cravings, to an artificial aud lastly, dead ma
Il ture. have obtained all the colors, aud, wha {
l. is more extraordinary and Curious, gold and s.-
yer are depicted with their metallic lustTe, ausi
e porcelain and alabaSter depicted with tbc
lr lustre natural to them"
$ HOMIcIDE.-We learn from a gentleman a
y Jefferson county that Hamilton Rafurd shul
4 , and killed man by the name of Ward in tia l
county on Monday last. The difficulty nccur-
red IA relation 10 some land Of lutte va.ue-
70 We did not learn the particulars. The grand
;" jury found true bill for murder.-Aug aSi0
e (Ga.) Sentinel.
IL 0<r There are in the Congress which will
H. assemble on Monday, three Smiths, the same
" number of WrIghts, Of CampbelIs, of Bells ui
~ Jones, OF Washburns, aud of Miers, and four.
d. teen other names, Ot which there are two
a. members, bearing each the same name.
p MURDER TRIAL IN MARYIAND.-DaveS Seency
w. In.
Ut er, had his trial in Queen AIMS county cour
n on Tuesday, 10th inst. He was found guilt,
al OF murder III the second degree.
CASHMERE KIDs.-Dr. J. B. DAVIS, of Sout
r., Carolina, has recently sold fifteen thrre-quar
,ss ter bred Cashn"rc Kids, seven mon hs old, ~
lot one pure bred two years odd Cashmere buck 1
II gentleman IN Tenncssc. for S4UOU--thc eve
at $500 each, and the buck at $1,000.
~ o. The ordinary employment of artiice
40 10 the mark of petty mind and 1t almost Away
W. happens, that he who 1t to cover hrnse
~ one pace, uncovers himself in another.
rty GoyERxoR OF WIsCONsIE 1t seems settle
ow that Col. BashiurL, The Republican cahdds |,
ses has been elected over VIM. A. Barstow, III
el present Democratic incumbant.
Ca o. The Hon. Thomas J. Rusk, of Tpxa
'en has beOn unanimously reelected to the U. :
'ei' Senate fer the term of SIX years.
i've OF Mr.. Fitzpatrck, was re-elec'ed U.
be Senator, by the Legislature of Alubuma, Z
Il first ballot.
In OF There is Printing Office in Paris C
oIt. Fable of printing the Lords prayer IN thr,
en- hundred different languages.
the OF The Port Gibson (Miss) Herald of II
'eir 18th instant, says that the yellow fever Gu
EN-, tlnues to prevail there TO considerable cxteI
an. Gr One thousand tons OF Pennsylvania irt
N 7 for the ST. LOUIS and Iron Mountain ruIlroa
nv were shipped from Pittsburgh last week.
our 0C.r A few days ago fifteen ur twenty your
men left Mobile TO JOIN Col. Kinney in Cent?
", America.
yht, 03- The proceeds of two crops of barl
uch raised in Mason CO., KY, this year amount
wn, TO the handsome sum ot $4,000.
hite 05- Robert Gray, aged 95, has just be-
nap married in Eluvanna county, Va, to lady az
at, 80 years.
aud
nee QT A great rise in the Alabama has fou
,ere such a a scarcity of steamboat hands at Mob
that 500 per month have been given ior the
,ou- 0I-A Mrs. Fonda is making speeches in
,ity. linoIs against Senator Douglas.
'lty. or There are $40 persons at present &C
II oi fined in the Ohio Pententiary.
70 or The Governor of Minnesota has desi
=: . D. mated the 10Th of December as thanksgivl
uoh day.
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