Smyrna times., 1855-02-21

THn FaEstrT. The rain ,onS "Wednesday
sss~ together with meeting with the snow and
oreaSing up ofthe ice, raised the water in the
damage. The bridge at Philips mill, over Red
Clay Cleek was swept away. and other bridges
over the streams were more or less damaged
Inc draw of the bridge on the New Castle Rail
road, over the Chrstiana, and several yards OF
She wing were carried away; several OF the
steamboats, laying at Harlan & Hollingsworth
wharfwere forced from their mornings and at
one tre, on Thursday morning, it was feared
the Wilmington bridge over the Christiana
would be sweptaway. The bridge on the Rail
road at Naaiaan's Greek was partially carried
away, bat was repaired in few hours so as to
enable the cars to pass over it. The Brandy
wine was also much swollen, but we have not
heard thatmuch damage was done. The roads
an the Hundreds Of Christiana, Mill Greek and
White Clay Creek were much cut up, and are
aow in bad condition. The Cecil Wing in
alluding to the freshit says: On Big Elk, Ru-
dolph's dam, the dam at Spring Lawn Mill, and
she one at Fisler's Gotten factory. are swept
away. The first two are above the Pa Line.
The heavy stone dam at Lords Factory is
slightly injured so in the dam on the west
side of the creek at Parke's Rolling Mill
Seminars SCOTS Fiser's and Ricketts, mill
bridge at Lords Factory is swept away, and
the abutm ants of the new one'in course of erect
ticn slightly damaged. A number of foot
bridges have been swept away. The ice on
McCui oIghi & Cos /grl at dam was not bro
ken up, else great damage would have been
done below it. On Little Elk the damage was
less. The race at Jordan's Paper Mill is bro
ken, and the foot bridges at Harlan's, Lewis
and Marley all swept away.-Del. Republican. (.
The PAcIFTc TELEGRAPH U. s. Senate
on Tuesday, passed the bill from the House,
authorizing Messrs, Alden & Eddy to construct
subterranean lime OF telegraph f ON the wes-
tern border of the Missouri or Arkansas to the
Pacific. Although the grant of land was by
consent of the parties stricken out, yet the
form in which the bill hass passed is regarded
as gilmore value when the line is constructed
than the land granted with the proposed gov
eminent privileges and securities. The bill
grants the right of way two hundred feet wide
perpetuity, leaves the parties to select then
own route, to build in their own time, to fiA
their own rates of tolls, and extends over al
the property of the line the penal laws ot tht
United States for its protection, 1t is under
stood the parties are satisfied with the presen
bill, and if the monetary affairs should tavo
subscription to the stock, the enterprise vii
prosecuted with vigor to an early compile
ton.
The FRENCH SPOLIATIoN BILL which haC
previously passed the Housed Representative
was on Tuesday adopted in the Senate, by q
TO IL. In each House the votes in favor Of th
bill are so nearly wo-thirds of all that wcr
cast, that should the President veto it, we h&v
hopes Oft passage by constitutional MAORI
tv.
VIkGNiS CoIoNizATION SOCIETY.-Thls sc
ciety has been prosecuting its work durlE% TIA
FG%year with increasing success. 1t sent tror
that State To Liberia, within that time, 21
e migrants, and has taken up several thoUsan
dollars of the State appropriation, tOr the as
s,stance of emigrants .,....
KENT COUNTY AGRICULrURM4 SOcIKrV.--
Exporter states that this Society met, and elect
ed the following officers: President, james {
NAPLES; vice President, Peter Mailer, Jaco
,NiNNIil; Treasurer, Dr.. II. Ridgeley; RECORD
iag Secretary, Geo. p, Fisher; CorresPondin
Secretary Manlove Hayes.
,srHE New GRADE IN THE ARMY.-TherG
attached 70 the gcade of Lieutenant Genera
Just conferred on Eeaeral Scott, staff of S
p.rsons, four lieutenant cOlonels and two se
retaries, each with the rank aud pay Of lie
t.naat eoloaeI,s " -' go .-..-
CEFAustris, it is said, has forbidden the pu
eicatiOn of .thesbilt respecting the immacula
c inception, IN LombarIy, and his even ProhIl
I'D the priests from preaching upon it.