Smyrna times., 1855-09-19
The Yellow Fever,


0"Himore S"t"rday, Srpt l5. I9j5.-Twon-
E-t'@"t "l the Portsmouth orphans arrived at
I''"i""hu on FRIDAY evening. number OF
others We're reclaimed by their friends
The Howard Association OF Norlolk r.r,.o.
to allow the orphan children TO hn rn,,,o,.oI
rom that city Cases Of fever were occurinn
among them every day, and a larpe nnmhnr
had died of it.
The news from Norfolk is rather moro Gvor-
able. The new cases were diminisbinr and
during IN" ~ hours ending at noon ON Frid.r
mere We're - deaths at Norfolk aud II at Ports,
mouth.
baltimore, Sept 16, I955.--At Norfolk ON
Friday there were twenty-six deaths. and ON
Saturday only about twenty.
At portsmouth an Friday the deaths number.
ed eighteen, and on Saturday twelve.
lhere was great decrease in the number
OF new cases in both cities.
Ihe Baltimore Relief Fund now reaches
$4,000.
We clip the following items from the RcpnB.
can:
ACCIDENT ON THE DELAWARE RArroAp.-
The train which eft Md.etown on Thursday
""1o.as '"st ~ o'clock and 40 minutes. ran
oil the track when aboHt one milo south ortbo
junction of the New Castle and Frenchfown
Railroad The accident was caused Ly the
breaking of the centre bolt of the locomotiyn
which let the forward part of it drop down on
the track. The engine was completely twist.
cd round, and tinclly rolled over ON its e;do
completely demolshing the tender Three
cars We're thrown from the track. thoucb nona
tthe passengers were hurt. The cpoineor
Simeon lIllilard, sustained very serious ip,or-
nal injury, and the fireman, George Woollsor
had his shoulder dislocatcd.
A ROGUIsH TRIcK.-A man called at Mil
er's Hotel, in this city, about two weeks ago
and employed the lad who draws the numb9rs
from the wheel of the Delaware Lotteries 70
60 TO the Farmers Bank, with check on The
fhiiadelphla Bank, drawn by James c. Jones
IN iaFor OF IL. +. Reynolds, for $1,000 Mr.
IiIcks suspectlng fraud as soon as he rested his
eyes on Tue check, retained it IN his possesson
ana after ascertanIng the fact above related !
a Gentleman accompanied the lad to the hotel |
oul the rogue had taken The hint; he was moi
Z" oe found, aud has not since been heard of
On inquiry at the Philadelphia Bank il was
'scertalned that James G. Jones kept no ac-
count there, and the parties were unknown.
Ser AsIDE.-The Orphans Court set aside
IN Thursday last, the sale of the property of
Jacob Lyman. deceased, to John Richardson.
In the ground that the advertisements had not
'ecn published the length of time required bv
aw. Other questions were also raised but
he above point, we presume, had most weight
with the Court The discovery that the farm
onialncd SIX or ten acres more than were adj
ertlscd, led TO the motion to set aside the sale
md one OF the parties we understand, pledCed ,
lmsrlf to advance $500 on the bid at which il ,
vas knocked of TO Mr.. Richardson. ,
TRoTTING RACE-Thc match between Roy. !
ODDS famous horse, Montreal, and horse Of !
!lem County, N. j., took place on the Lonr :
9land course last Thursday, when Montreal
lme oi victorious, beating the first. third and
TN heats. The time is reported at two mimi :
IS and iorty-tour seconds. Montreal driven =
Mr.. Pease, has gone his mile in several scc- h
nds less time, and eau doubtless do SO arain. n
" "A meeting Of the Agricultural Society '
Ill be held at Almonds Hotel. in this citv.
EXT Saturday morning at 8 o'clock, to make u
engagements for the annual exhibition, which p
keS place on the 10th and lth of October.