Smyrna times., 1855-07-04
6rnrral JnttIligcnte.


GREAT BRITAIN LEARNING WIsDOM-It is
like turning swords in reaping hooks
TO learn from a London aper that the British
ship Bruiser has been converted into eomplete.
flour mill, capable Of grinding from 700 to sO(L
of wheat per day. The machinery is both in
genlous and compact, and in moderate weather
may be worked without suspending the Drop
ress OF the vessel, notwthsta nding it Sall driy-
Ell by the marine engine. Pbe Abundance has,
been fitted up as large bakcyy-is capable of
turning ont 10000 lbs. of bread per day. with,
the aid Of some very simple machinery nhese
vessels will be dispatched 10 the Back Sea
with all haste.
! LATER FROM MRXICo.- Nsv OrB.aNs T'vos.
day, June 26.-The steamsphp Onizaba ba.
arrived at this port with dates from. the CITY AZ
Mexico TO the 10Th inst.
Santa Anna had returned to the capital} -
The Goveralent pa pers published accounts Of
the defeat q. several small parties Of ReyoIu.
tlonlsts
Alvarez I}siratcd the Government troops near
Meseatc, with s,losS Of 800 killed and wound
ed.
lie had 2l5. iii coiguuctiOn with Cona,y;,r4
tahcA Sonora, and the united forces oi tb. t,y,
'Icn. ral> Wec4 nIl"sllng MoTcil;. ron,asg,.
eaton GetWce1 Monterey aid San Luls Poto.,
mad arrn aI"ha.lri, and all HE troo,s ,ha,
coliu be spared nau been ordered 10 Ne,,,,, f,
Leon, TO aNriApt ia" rec tnlurc ot Monterey
Gen. Woll wll defend Ai4Ia1.Iur;, 10 the las,
but has force only consists OF GD0 men.
DElTm FROM TEE SrIyG OF 4 L0ccsr-The
, Athens (Ala.) HeEaM states that Youth. m .
: the Eelghborlng county uf I.awreucc, while
/ our ilSiins itw days ago, Mas SUNG in the
head by iocas', tran the elects ol winch he
} dIi immediately.
WooI~-T.. Washington, Pa. Common
, r'l/H slg. 'lot IN 'aat cou:hy uuch of the
Wuu4 I, mag yGt ulo market at a much ear
iIcr i!,c t.an u.ual ihe present seasOn. Uu-
rln@ t,.r last ..pcH saya tie same paper, large
quantity oI wool changed hands m The county
at prices rather above rulmg rates last season
say from 3Is 10 ID per 10 for good quality.
L0ANIHG NEwspAP ERs---SubScrbers to news
e papers mike compIa. 1t OF the nun-arrIval Of
j thc.r papers, an:, in some instances intimate
that the loss Is occas uned BY the TACT OF the
Postmaslcrs loanIn@ 10 his neighbors the pa
pcrs Of others for pcrusal. The papers fail To-
j. be returned to the proper place, and hence the
dissatisfaction. Poshnastes are strictly tor
: hidden TO loan newspapers tLat are in their
: office.
+ Vocal vs.. INSTRUMENTAL MUsIc-At Ba-
l. aNava the bands "i the gaM.son gave con-
Y certs In the public square eyesy day, and when
il the hour approaches Lne birds are said 10 as-
sembe in great miltltudcs upon the trees and
d roofs OF the houses, hearing ths first piece IN
ID profound silence but making such Noise with
81 their singing when the second commences, that
a flute or oboe solo can scarcely De heard TWEEN
e ty feet off
n TEXAs.-Thc rapid increase Of 9opuIation in
!. Texas shown By the fact that Wlthn "a dis
) trict fifty miles square, west of Tarrant aud
,e south ol Denton county, about four hundred
,r families have settled within twel1e months
B., o. The prosecution of illegal Ngnor- selling
has b-en revived IN Jersey CITY IN the Re.
corder's Court, Patrick Doyle and Michael kel-
H. ly, convicted Of selling liquor without license
no were fined $40 each.
9 o. Mr.. Thompson, our consular agent al
:, Saguala Grdnde Is IN Washington, ana is SAID
~ ~ TO have large clam tor damages, against
~ :, Cuba, for urrestlng him.