Smyrna times., 1856-04-09

A FEMALE WHIsKEY INsvRREcrIoy
Canton Qil.) Register states that rcccntIv,f,m,
twenty OF the most respectable ladies' in F,n
lngton, backed up and protected by ab1uI :nn
and boys. turned out, armed with suitable ~,
plements, and went to every grogshop in ia,
place, and emptied out all the intoxjcatin,,
drinks they could lind. One man locked unI,-,
groggery, determined to keep them GU, L,,
nndlng them resolute and unfinchng he Iiuat
ly unlocked 1t again, to save them the trouIl.
OF breaking the door in, then stood and walcl
ed them turn his liquors out and when ,Lr,
had finished, be Jumped upon the counter and
proposed three cheers for the ladies, after whicL
he made them short speech, and declared Thar
/ The would never sell any more intoxicaii,,,
drinks as long as he lived in Pennington. W,
hope he will be gooG as his word, and Than
the ladies will see that all the rest do IikcvI<,
In one grocery, the ladies, by mistake, attacked
a barrel OF molasses. Like the dog IN the f.
Bile, that's what IL got for being in bad COM
pany; they, however, contryed TO save the.
contents with but little loss Thus, in one at.
ternoon, the ladies' Of Pennington have cleared
their town of that dread destroy er-alcoIol.-
J Although we do not believe in riotous and Ilr-
gal proceedings, yet we rejoice thai the clt.z,ls
! OF Farmlngton have shown Ii determine Lon 10
: have their town freed from the influence of iu
t toXtcatlng drinks, and we hope they VII per-
severe IN that determination.
, CLAIMANT TO TIE BnITfaH THRaNE-A ron
tlcman, named Parker. was recently takeA into,
custody, he having sent letters to Queen W.,
tora stating that he was the Prophet Elijah,
and requiring her Majesty to surrender her
rights and dlgntles TO him as the prophet cho-
sen OF God, cautlonIng her that if size refused
: he should enforce his claim al the point OF the
:, bayonet. When apprehended, he stated that
/ he was mentioned in the Old Testament, and
again in the Revelations and that God inieu-
8 ded to confer unlimited power and wealth upon
him in this kingdom. He was removed to Beth
ehem l.unatic Asylum. He is very respeyla-
- bly, connected, and has brother barrisler nv
n the Temple.
!: THREE MEN MURDERED.-A letter from CAL
!. houn, Gordon county, Ga. published IN the
l. Dahlunega Mountain Signal states that du-
\ ring the previous week three men were lnur-
u, lered in the streets of that town, VIZ: Abm r
Scott, shot dead by Ii. 5. Hawkins A. g. Coop
er, killed by blow from IA hammer ~ III .
e hands of man named Stanton: and james
Ia II. Carter, shot dead by Wesley Barnes.
'" HUxGARY.-The Protestant school teachers
: in Hungary, are very poorly pad. Many OF
. them have only eight francs u year. The pro.
fcssors III the high schools often have uuly
H. twelve pounds (sixty dollars so that they SEND
" out their scholars 10 beg for them. Even th.,
'' privilege is now forbidden by the Government
:" the Catholics, however, are permitted to beg
- for their own ends, to their hearts contents.
al p. +. BARNUM, Eso.-A private letter from
d (; MIR. Barnum to d gentleman in Boston, conclude
ch as follows:
~ 81 have no inducements to struggle again f
Dr. acquire wealth; for the enormous debts apaIs
rst me on account Of the clock company, Will OK
"a shadow me to the grave. | have paid and St.
la cured all my private Debts
le- The EpIDEMIC.-The Portsmouth ".
va Transcript publishes list of the deaths ia III,
- place during the prevalence OF yellow lever Ia,
summer. 1t occupies more than two column
~ OF the paper, and comprises lO77 names Ii
recollection even OF that terrible scuurge .
sufficient 10 cause a shudder.
lg,
IN, OF Have you read my last speech - sal
lis prosy NJ. Z. to friend. al hope So" ";
q the satisfactory reply.
'"' OF The man that can stop rum drinkin
"a, ~ 4" whenever he has mind TO-" has zone We.
to dine with perpetual motion.