Smyrna times., 1855-04-25
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ess but hurttul, and that the entire disuse Off
would tend TO promote the health, virtue and
happiness Of the community, therefore we here,
1y express our conviction that should the cit-,
zens Of the United States, and especially the.
young men, discontinue entirely the use of spir-
its, they would not only promote their own per-
sona benefit, but the good Of our country and
the world. -
James Madison, John Tyler,
Andrew Jackson, James K. Polls,
John @. Adams, Il. Taylor,
Martin Van Buren, AIillard Fillmore.
Now, if the young men of the United States.
would listen to and abide by the opinion ofthote
distinguished men, we should have a happy
country indeed, and vice and immorality would
be strangers in this land of the free and home.
of the brave.
CI1r The legislature of Louisiana turned the
closing hours Of the session III revcl Of the
worst species. A violin was brought into the.
Representative Hall, aud regular "breal-
down" followed, IN which members, waiter,
etc, promIscuou,ly ly mixed. The New Orleans
Crescent says that ''the Legislative Hall WAS
like Gernan Lager Beer house, the scene &
drunken orgies, winch would have astOnisheIt.
even the habtucs Of those dIsordcrly houses
/ The master misrale y as let loose and allowed
| to run riot. Officers, members, pages, servants,
and outsiders, were OIL an equal footing. King
Alcohol was supreme IN this representative as
scmbly ot the people
The COUNTRY AND IT'S CHANCES
sands ut emgrdntS continue TO arrive in the
United States. Barring the three months WHICH
terminated on the 18th Of April, upwards ~
twenty thousand arrived at the single port Of
New lOrk. The mal rlty, despite the encr-
nous prices OF provisions, and the difficulty Of
Obtaining employment. hnger III the great cities
and often subjected 10 many prI,ations-
The number of persons who received tempora-
ry rellct from the New York Commissioners Of
Emigration, f ON the l<t Of December, 1854,
to the 81 of March, lo5J, was 92,273.
(t.}' Thursday last, the 18th, was the day
fixed by the MIllertes for the destruction OF
orr dirty planet, the devotees that faith were
all on a qUiF rire the night before and that
morning making final preparations; but the
great cOna gra ton did not come and we still
are safe; tn: faithful themselves begin to sus-
pect there is something wrong SOMEWHERE
above or below.
OREGoY.-The Legislature of this Territory
at It's recent Session, adopted law requiring
> every one who wishes to sell liquor, TO give
ten days notice of his intention to apply for Ii
jority of the legal voters Of the precinct to his
, petition. This is good beginning for Oregon.
and will no doubt end in practical Maine Law
! State knocking at the door of the Union for
admlttamcc
OF Col. Kinney is out with new manifesto
y III regard to his Central American projects
He Is now organizing an association IN con.
junction with Mr.. Fabcns, United States CON-
: mercIal Agent at San Juan, called the NIcar;-
qua Land and Mining Company, whose object
{ is to settle upon certain lands granted BY the
l. Nlcaraguan government, develop the resources
II Of the country, without attempting the found;
+" tlon Of a new government. The Colonel, it is
e said, will leave New York with part OF Ia. 8
u colony early in May.
: FREE Rum IN New YORK.-New York,
e April l9.-The District Attorney has given
- an opinion, IN reply to an enquiry from the
o' Mayor, that between the first OF NAV, when q II
Is licenses expire, and the fourth of July when
lie the liquor law goes into eicct every person
III may sell liquor with perfect impunity, Sunda $
Is included The ordinance recently passed pro-
H. hlbItng the sale of liquor on Sunday was re-
+ pcaled by the Common Councilmen last night,
II. o. Four Tousand Bushels of Potatoes arri.
we'd IN Boston on Thursday from Nova Scotia.
\ large number of vessels with potatoes are on
OF the way to the same port. In Nova Scotia
I'd there is large surplus of potatoes, and the high
y price in our cities will bring them forward.
r. A PRESSING INVITATION TO THE LADIEs.-At
u Fort Des Moines, Iowa, there is a dreadful
Il scarcity Of women. In one house were found
le nineteen bachelors and only one married cou-
r. pie. The editor entreats the ladies' To come
he out there.
Ill The WATER CURE.-Christopher Murphy
r. went to Galena, ILL.,, the other day, got drunk
Sc and fell into well. He remained there twen-
III ty-tour hours before he was discovered and
el taken out.
n " There has been received at the Wash.
OF lngton Monument grounds block OF granite
oi from American citizens in China. 1t bears al
- inscription which cannot be read by the natives
&c OF this country, although it is presumed TO b,
d. appropriate. The words are in the Chimes,
IN character.
n o. y French family, man and wife anC
live children, were recently found to have beel
murdered and buried in a house in Wabash
-, The supposed murders are in prison. The mo
~ tive OF the monStrous crime was hlty dollars
.1 worth of goods.
"a" ~ We continue to have the best account
80 80 ct the coming wheat crop. From Iowa Iii
oo m nols, Wisconsin, Indiana aud Michigan, all re
nc ports are cheering-the wheat fields neye
nc looked better.
)ut --I
ou' 0~~5- The melting of the snow in the northern
". wilderness is creating quite flood in the Hud
'"' son River. The piers at Albany are submera
eS' ed, aud river business generally suspended
'n- The Connecticut is also very high, and still