Smyrna times., 1856-01-09
Correspondence Of The Smyrna Times.
Letter from Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 7th, 1855.


flowed in upon us abundsntly the past week, e
and they appear to give universal satisfaction. Ii
The Presidents came very unexpectedly on a
Monday, and was eagerly perused by our cti "
zens. His views upon Central American affa irs :
merit the appreciation of the whole country, 1
and Great Britain will soon realize herself in s
position that requires but two thngs-a com.
pete back down, or war.
Our Governor sent his message forth on
Wednesday-two points only interest your
readers; first, that he will stand by the Re-
straining Law passed by the last Legislature
He says that the License system can never be
beneficial to the community at large, and sus-
tans his assertion by abundance of argument.
His views upon agriculture, should be endorsed
by every farmer After dwelling upon the
prosperity of our own State, he speaks of the
l"Farmers College, in Center county, designed
for farmers sons, and shows the advantages
which may accrue, by having the practical and
scientific knowledge, which is to be taught al
this College" Every one will admit thai |
farming has resolved itself into science, a |
practical one, which at present is in its infancy |
The merchant nowadays expands or contracts
his business as the crops may be, and no occu-
, patton is so lucrative as that of farming be-
sides, the stability of all countries rests with
the agriculturists.
> movement is on foot to send another expe-
dltlon to the Arctic regions. Since DIR. Kane
has returned, our sGUGnS cannot account for the
vast sea that he discovered, which was entirely
free from ice and inhabited by herbivorous ducks,
DC. Many entertain the idea that inhabitants
It exist on the confines of that sheet of water
A The American will solve the phenomenon yet,
. in spite of the difficulties he will have to en-
counter.
u The past week has been one of unusual mag
nlsude IN respect to crime. The city at pre-
e sent is flooded with counterfeit money, thieves,
If pickpockets, etc. On Tuesday, an Irish girl
:, robbed her nephew of $6G0,a lady had her pocket
picked in an omnibus OF $50, and many other
smaller cases too numerous to mention have
occurred. About the most adroit one was by a
gang OF thieves, Third and Chestnut Streets
An employee of mercantile house in Water
street, was sent to make deposit in the n. A.
Bank, which he d. He then proceeded to the
=, Phlla. Bank with $l,925; while on his way
thther, several persons jolted against and push
: ed hun IN tine street; he demonstrated with
y them, and they hurried away and were soon
out OF sight; on feeling for his money, which
- was placed in his side pocket, with the lapel
- OF his coat over it, he found it gone. Several
" persons saw the transaction, but had no idea OF
:! a robbery being committed.
- The deaths last week. in this city. reached
~ 2l4-consumptio Al small pox %. 1t is
)! said, there are about ore thousand cases of the
y, latter disease here at present, although it does
y. ~ not appear very fatal. The number of persons
- that died this year, in this city, was 10,509.-
"" "" In New York, for same period, 23,l07. The
~ number that have died during the past seven
"' " years amount to 69,l79. During the past yeal
a. l,322 persons Gied of consumption.
-, The total amount of money from California
~ " this year amounts to S40, ,72l 637. 1t is esti-
y mated that S298,240,0O0 have been received
~ from California since the discovery of golC
'N there
In six wards, in this city, during past veal
u- S,2l5 persons have been arrested-over two
thirds OF whom were foreigners, and fully one
80 hall, 1t not more, resulted from drumkenneSS-
I.2U6 emlgrants arrived at this port last year
There are 53 lines of omnibusses embracinl
467 coaches running daily, here; the average
receipts are about 81 day per coach.
Scme of our Clergy are getting censuret
very severely by the Christian community, 70
going astray in the subjects they preach about
Instead of preaching the Gospel, they 60 int
in long dissertations on the signs of the times
old prophecy what may be expected to " turn up
nm. suOn, and about the good time coming; an
,dv whether Sebastopol is not Armageddon and tn
bnr tulhment Of the seventh seal. II one-half
m, To be believed that is uttered in some PhIadel
,ov phIa pulplts and the impression that some min
eeI listers convey, one would naturally come to In
NOT conclusion that God intended to destroy three
mo tourths Of the mankind who did not embrac
in the Protestant church. In slraining point
or some have gene so far as to say that the Greel
90 Catholic and Ottoman churches are to be sui
=, merged entrely-that the Beast a nd Dragon (
| had daSf cd Al.
in0 for their groundwork the 18th chap. of Revt
- lation, and, somehow or other, introduce froe
vas symbolic of France; while all admit that Eng
N n land has got into bad company, which she wi
hon get out of after awhile. They never saw any
am thing about her Established Church and prof
sed gate Bishops. Such sermons are calculated
do no good, and can be dispensed with witho,
Mr much regret.
; in The Mormons have room in which the
' il worship every Sunday. They don't progre
Ss, very rapidly. One reason is, they have o,
the such bad name, and that has been strengthen
n NJ ed materially by the publication of sever,
ion. books, by persons who have been to the DR.
feet missed land OF Utah; which speak everythin
but promising. II is evident, they are bette
than the Wakemanites. -.
Markets-Flour firm, standard and goc
brands for shipping at $S5Oas. .625; wester
$SS74. Wheat-3,000 bushels red sed in 10
). at $2.OO per bushel, which is an advance sine
d,v last report Corn, yellow, at 77a90 cls supp
IT,! small. Oats--l 900 bushs. Penn at ~ cts-
his Cloverseed, IS 25aS. so per "a lbs. No chang
rLo in Fish, Feathers and other articles, which Il
"mo 'nno terrst your readers, worthy of notice.
rc NeD York, Jan. 7.-Sales of Ohio -four
,p $3.50 per bbl; southern So Wheat firm so
Wv, .ns thern white 81 lS per bushe Corn firm sal
nan sh;Dnin,r hr;,ns oo.o.l - O~"S0' 0'I W"
tiers . NNiio'
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