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Smyrna times., 1856-09-03


MARYLAND AND DELAWARE RAILRoAD.-The
Easton Star. OF Tuesday, remarking upon the
prospects OF this valuable improvement in that
portion of the State, present the subjoined view
of the progress making in its construction, and
the benefits anticipated lherefrom:
"We are gatifed to learn that a large force
is now engaged on the work, which is now pro.
crossing finely. 1t is contemplated to com.
mence the work in Talbot at an early day,
when those of our citizens who have not sub
scrIbed any stock will have an opportunity to
do SO, and those that have already subscribed
will have an opportunity to increase their sub
scriptions. We h0 e the enterprising citizens
of Caroline and Talbot will prove to the world
| that they know " no such word as fail in this
magnificent enterprise. Every day strength
ems our convictions, that this road is destined
to be one OF the grand thoroughfares Of trave
between the North and the South, and tina
when completed, the stock will pay handsome
dividends. But the development of the loca
resources Of the Eastern Shore is the first grea
object TO be looked to, in pushing forward th'
Maryland Delaware Roads.
Il We learn that the work has been commence
at Hlllsborough, and that all the heavy gradin
will soon be completed between Hillsboroug
and Greensborough, il being now done betwee
the latter place and the Delaware line. w
expect very soon to see the dirt turned in Tal
, bot, as the engineer is now making the las
e survey, preparatory TO locating the road bt
e tween Hlllsborongh and Easton.a
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EF The New Orleans Pcayune notices the
elopement from that city of young lad Of IL
years ofage with miss of l3
OF The young lady who caught a gentle
mans eye is requested to return it.
6r Men may lose by being to communion
tive The great laconic philosopher, Shlrk.
says" Keep shady, and il you see quarter
on the ground, put your foot on it,"
o. A dollar found in the street will not do
a man SO much good as half dollar earned by
honest industry.
o. Punch says Matrimony should be o
stereoscope, in which to hearts, though they
may slightly differ, appear to the observer IS
one."
0I.F Fidelity, good humor and conplacency
of temper outlive all the charms of fine face,
and make its decay invisible,
OF Dogs ought to be valuable to tanners.
on account of the immense quantity of bark
they yield.
OF Betting is immoral; but how can the
man who bets be worse than he that is no bet
ter.
Smyrna times., 1856-09-03

NICARAGUA The news by the Cahawba
show that there is some desperate lying going
on,-either on the side OF General Walker and
his organs,-or on the part of General Rivas
and the " Rebels" that have Aocked and are
Aocking to his standard at Leon.
The Illinois brought advices representing
that Walker and his illibusters were just on
the verge OF destruction, that provisions were
dear,-moDey scarce,-and the army generally
SO discouraged, disheartened and demOralized
that the first brush with the allied forces
must scatter them like chr fl before the wind.
The advices by the Cahawba, however Qron
Walker difecD change all this. Never wa'
the army in better sPirIts,-money never easier
nor provisions plentier,-while the most relia
BILE information from Leon made it certain tha
the traitors there were more inclined to quar-
rel with and among themselves, than with til,
illibusters."
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Written for the Smyrna Times.

Teachers AssOCIATIoN.--Mr Editor AS
it is proposed by some of the teachers of Kent
county to hold meeting for the purpose, If
am rightly informed, Of consulting each other
and exchanging views with regard to the best
method and means of facilitating the cause of
Education, and for other purposes, |, as one Of
the profession, feel it duty to give my views
on the subject. Although | have not thought
much upon the subject, yet | believe if such a
proposition should be carried into effect, it
would be an advantage to both teachers and
scholars for it is well known that many teach
ers, especislly in country district schools labor
under many Disadvantages which cannot be
easily removed without some such measure
believe, it the teachers could meet together
once or twice year, they could devise means
by which they would be more successful with
less labor than they are present At present
our schools are furnished with a diversity O
books, many of which are not of the most in
structive kind. How often is it the case thai
we have half dozen and sometimes nearly q
dozen different treatise on Arithmetic and Eng.
lish Grammar in the same school, and as fol
the reading books, they are almost innumerable
and, as matter of course, each author has diff
terent rules, or rules differently arranged
which only serves to confuse and perplex thu
|
can see. 1t seems to me if a man is capable o
teaching school, he should be capable of find
ing the most suitable books for the use of hi
school and should have the privilege of makins
selection. This and many other advantage
might be realized by such meeting, and
therefore, most cordially approve Of it-and
believe it will meet the views OF most if no
all the teachers in Kent county. am also G
the opinion that it would be the means of form
ing better rules and regulations in our schools
by which the cause of education would be greal
ly advanced and improved. Teachers, too, wh
are now regarded as mere subjects, might
able to take a higher stand in society, and ran
among those whose dignity they so much merl
and at once be able to cast off the reproach an
censure that some of US are compelled to bea
D without any just cause. A TEACHER.
School Dist, No. As, Kent Co., Aug. 80, 81
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bill introduced into the Senate by Mr.. Bayard,
providing time for the election of Represen-
tative toCongress, passed both Houses on Satur-
day last-thus avoiding the inconvenience and
expense either of an extra session of the Leg
isIature or of an additional election The provi-
sion, we perceive. under which Mr.. B. intro
duced his bill, is found in the Constitution o
the United States, Art. l, Sec. a, which gives
Congress the power, at any time, to make oil
alter the time. place, and manner of holding
elections for Senators aud Representatives.
Smyrna times., 1856-09-03

RoBBERY.-The store of Mr.. Garrett Luff,
in Camden, was forcibly entered one night the
early part of last week, and robbed of sundry
pairs of boots and shoes. This is the third
time, we learn, that this store has been broken
into and robbed this summer. MIR. Luff, we
understand, has adopted measures which will
be sure to lead to the detection of the robbers,
if any further deprecatOns are attempted. We
trust his measures will have the desired effect.
Reporter.
OF The track of the Delaware Railroad was
carried into Sussex county on last Friday
But few miles OF road remain to be completed
our Sussex friends will enjoy the advantages
they have so long desired in its completion
1t is probable that the entire road to Seaford
will be completed by the middle of October al
farthest.-U.
FURTHER PROM KANsAs.-Kansas dates L
the 9th ult., have been received. The acting
Governor issued proclamation at LecomptoI
on the 9th ult., stating the Territory to be ir
state of insurrection, and calling upon the
law-abding citizens TO aid the legal authori
ties to preserve the peace and TO protect thei
persons and property.
Col. Lane has three parties, at different points
on the Iowa boundary, to aid him in receiving
supplies, or to enable him to make his escape
if compelled TO leave the Territory.
or Why is thief called "Jail Bird ~
Because he has been Robbin."
Smyrna times., 1856-09-03


PoLITIcAL IrEMs.-The Diamond State has
placed the names of Millard Fillmore and An.
drew jackson Donelson at the head of its col.
umns. 1t says:
ave think that neutrality is out of place in
politics when the Union is in danger, and there
fore We lay by for the present, and shall con-
tInue to battle for the Union against all section
allsm, for our country against all parties who
do not march under the flag and keep step 10
Inc music of the Union
The DeldDGre Sentinel has also hoisted the
flag OF Fillmore and Donaldson.
The Democrats of Wilmington have addresses
every Friday evening at their Headquarters.
The Americans of Sussex county will NEE
in County Convention on Tuesday, the 9th inst
John A. Nicholson addresses the Democratic
Club in Dover, this evening.
The Americans of Milford will hold mas
meeting in that town, Tomorrow evening.
The Independent Party met in Dover yester
day, and appointed ifty-six delegates to max
out ticket, if they think it expedient.
Smyrna times., 1856-09-03

STEAMBOAT BALLooN.-This fine steamer
which has been making daily trips between
Smyrna and Philadelphia for the last two months,
will. after Monday next. make but three trips a
week, leaving Smyrna Landing every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday, and returning the alter
nate days The Balloon has been doing an ex.
cellent business this season, both with freight
and passengers. The officers are attentive and
sbhging, and well calculated to make the
steamer favorite craft.
Smyrna times., 1856-09-03

W. should do 1t. We eannot as an Order, have
vigorous existence without cork. We are
dying because we do not work, and our great
cause is languishng because we are dying
Let each divs on set on foot some plan for out
door activity, and we venture to say they will
prosper and grow and be in health, and this
great beneficial reform will move on majestic
us the Sun in his course.
Smyrna times., 1856-09-03

CoNGREss.-Sat Saturday-Congress has again
sine debut this time after proper
ly discharging their duty, and voting the nee
cessary supplies for the Government including
the money for the support of the army lptthoui
the unusual restriction which the Republican
majority in the House attempted to engratt upon
il.
The Senate were entertained, first, by Gen.
Sam Houston, who defined at length his pre-
sent political position, stating that he had been
reared a Jackson democrat. and was sill true
to the principles which had been instilled into
his mind in his early years. He made an earn
est defence of the American party and thelT
principles.
In the Honse, meanwhile, the Committee on
Ways and Means had introduced new Army
Bill, still with Kansas proviso. Under the
operation of the previous question, the bill pass,
ed as reported without debate-09 to 79. 1t
was then sent 10 the Senate, when MIR. Critten-
den's Kansas Pacification Bill (before noticed)
had just been laid on the table-27 too. Here,
as usual, the Kansas provisG was stricken out
of the bill (26 TO 81 and then passed, and return.
ed to the House. The question before the
J House then was, upon agreeing to the Senate
+. amendment as striking out the Kansas proviso
Under the operation of the previous question
E and during great excitement--the amend
, ment was stricken out-ayes, l06; noes, e8.-
y And SO the bill was finally passed, and at ono
e received the signature of the President. Th
Senate did no further business, but IN the liOus
IT a resolution was proposed, embracing the prir
ciple of the expunged proviso to the Army Bill
J. but pending the vote thereon, the hour fixed fc
the termination of the session arrived, and bot
'e Houses were adjourned. So the resOluto
Is failed.
liz The government employees in the Arsena
e. at Watertown and Allegheny, Springfield A
III mory, at Old Point Comfort and other place
le who have been discharged, will probably be il
u' mediarely re-engaged, now that the necessa
10 supplies have been voted by Congress.
Smyrna times., 1856-09-03

Conn CRop.-The Centreville (Md) Senti-
mel says that few weeks ago no one expected
to see such fair prospect for a corn crop III
that county as is now presented. Never in the
recollection of the oldest farmer has there beer
such vast improvement. The yield will bt
tolerably good, but an average crop is not look
ed for.
Smyrna times., 1856-09-03

0CT The month, out of whose embrace we
have just fallen, was, according to the sage o.
Brooklyn Heights, the coolest August known
in sixty-eight consecutive years, with the ex
ceptIon of lSlo.'17.
Smyrna times., 1856-09-03

The PEACH BUsINEss.-The Ledger of FRI
day says, Notwithstanding it has been asserted
that the peach crop of Delaware, the present
year, would not amount to more than half a
yield, the business IN that fruit is very brisk at
the railroad depot. For the week past not less
than fifteen thousand baskets have been daily
sent to New York, over the Camden and Amboy
Railroad, aost OF which have come from the
State of Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1856-09-03

'RErREsHERs.'--The Philadelphia Sun says,
our English brethren have excellent names for
things. For instance, on recent trial, the
counsel, we are told, had "refreshers of ten
guineas day." Excellent! We can conceive
of no better term to describe the receipt of ten
guineas. Refreshing indeed! Who would moi
feel refreshed after his tolls by such a golden
showerl 81 :. ,llaa ei.f as
We should like several such +" reffeshers."
eiwi3lG n .-s.~s tf--t - ~ .i .t ~
or A son of Mr.. James Taylor was severely
hur, in this town, on Monday afternoon last, by
falling from the. platform attached 10 his shop
on Main street. A's
Smyrna times., 1856-09-03

Or Accounts from Kansas continue to DEM
onstrate the probability of grand pitch battle
between the Pro-Slavery and Free.State men,
The latter are said to be hemmed in by the
the former, and cet off from supplies.
Smyrna times., 1856-09-03

CIF The Annual School Convention of New
Castle county will be held on Saturday, the
18th inst, at the City Hall, in Wilmington.
DR.. A. H. Grimshaw, Superintendent of Com
mon Schools of that county, extends an invita-
tiOn to the people of Kent and Sussex to attend.
He also states that all persons attending the
meeting, who shall have paid for a seat in COM
ing up. will receive return ticket on the Della.
ware Railroad, free of expense.
Smyrna times., 1856-09-03

0r At Townsend, in Appoquinimnk Hun
dred, New Castle county, Post Office ha,
been established, and Levi w. Lattomus ap
pointed Postmaster.
Smyrna times., 1856-09-03


GREAT ABUNDANCE OF FISH, The Eastern
fisheries this season promise to be very success
ful, both the cod and the mackerel. The early
arrivals from Labrador have been So and they
report and abundance of fish. Tho same ~
said to be true from the Banks. Vessels az.
irving at Marblehead, Mass, and 9th points,
engaged in the Banks fishing, have tund fish
of the largest size, and are arriving wlsh tulI
fares. Tue Newburyport Herald says;
| Two vessels arrived at Marblehead this week,
from a voyage of about three months, one wl,b
10000 and the other with 10000, of such SIZE
as to consume The first l30 hhds. and the tier
l25 hhds of sal. The $4,000 fish make 900
quintals; and the voyage is profitable enc gh
to divide $500 to a man. The bank Fl h ng i,
the best and the surest of all the fisheries, anil
t but for the difficulty of obtaining competent
crews, would be much more extensively prose-
cuted
OF the mackerel catch the report is favorable
On our shores they have done well. and ths
latest returns from the Bag Of st. Lawrence,
declared them plenty aud tat 1t is to be hoped
that the mackerel men may have good season;
generally it is poor business, aud Oflate yea n
has declined in this section, except in Glouurs-
ter, that takes the leaf, and which is mone
, abundantly supplied with men from the ProWn,
ces. The increase of the shoe bNSinesa ha.
crowded hard upon all kinds of isherlss, aaeliiaI
is more profitable, and it will in CAVu0eaior. i
the attempts to introduce the shoe mallulnnlurt
should succeed there
Smyrna times., 1856-09-03

GRESr BRITAIN Prom every part of the
United Kingdom, the harvest reports are of
favorable character, and but little doubt is now
entertained that the grain crops will be at least
a fair average in quantity and quality. In
Scotland the crops are very heavy. With re-
spect to potatoes there is a general concurrence
of evidence that the crops, though not entirely
freely FROM disease in some parts of England,
Ireland and Scotland, promise to be abundant
and excellent. The late rains have been very
beneficial to green crops. Harvest operations
are now general, and so much labor is wanted,
that farmers have outbid railway contractors
who find themselves compelled TO suspend for
the present all but their pressing contracts oil
the public works. Sir Morton Peto, in letter
suggests that the government would act mos
wisely if it would permit the regiments sta
toned in the rural district to imitute the exam
pie of the French soldiers and earn wages b.
helping to get in corn.
In the political world there is nothing wort
: reporting.
Smyrna times., 1856-09-03

or Let every man woman and child obey
The injunction---" Mind your own business"
Smyrna times., 1856-09-03

NIAGARA FALLs.-Of all the popUlan nesOnS
of health and pleasure in this country, Niagara
is lncOmparably the most invgOraing ana de-
lighttul. 1t is very temple OF Ilygela, in the
largest Specification OF Hygeia's office. liza
salutary process is the most comprehensive and
enchanting than can be imagined. It's health
ful spell falls upon the mind as well as the
body, and the dropping invalid, while gazing
upon the most grand and ravishing physical
scene of the Globe, is restored to all sorts or
health by literal enchantment. The almOs-
phere and presence of Niagara are beyond eX
preston the most ennobing of all mere earthly
influences. Sterne said of his wife that to love.
her was liberal education To love Niagara
is not only liberal education, but something
bordering on religion. 1t is the utmost reach
of natural piety. We do not wonder that at
this high noon of the blazing summer the ho-
tells and islands and groves and shadowed walks
of its vicinity are thronged with visitors from,
all parts of the world. 1t would be burning.
reflection upon the worlds taste and sensibilI-
ty if they were not.-LOuiSuilLe Journal.
True, every word of it; and if one wants to
revel in luxury-in doors as we'll as out-they
can find home and home comforts is abundance
at the International or Cataract.
Smyrna times., 1856-09-03

OF Grandmother" said little Gretchen,
" why do you call this beautiful flower, blue as
the sky, growing by this brook, Forget me
not go
"My Child" said the grandmother, i" accom-.
panied once your father, who was going on a
long journey, to this brook. He told me when
! saw this little flower | must think of him :;
and SO we have always called it the Forget.
me-not. 80
Said happy little Gretchen. al have neither
parents, nor sisters, nor friends from whom |
am parted. l do not know whom can think
of when see the Forget-me-not.
al will tell you," said her grandmother,
''some one of whom this flower may remind you
Him who made it. Every flower in the
meadow says, Remember God!' Every flower
in the garden and the field says to us, of its
Creator, 'Forget-me.not ="
Smyrna times., 1856-09-03
= - = - =

6- Robert NJ. Waite, Esq, one of the can,
dldates of the American party, in Philadelphia
for the Pennsylvania Assembly, was tormerl!
IA resident of Wilmington, Del.
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- . . -

KENT COUNTY DELEGArEs.-The following
are the delegates to represent Kent County at
the American State Convention, to be held at
Dover, on the 10th inst.
Duck Creek Hundred-Jno. NJ. Denning,
WIN. Denney, d. J. Murphey, Nunas ii. Cover.
dale, Jas ID. WIlds. John X. Griffin, John X.
Dickson, Benjamin Turner.
Little Creek Hundred-Abram Moore, Ewd
Palmer, Daniel C. Cowgirl, Joseph Seward
VIM. Berry, Thos. Wilson.
Dover Hundreds ID. McGonigal, James D.
KINNEY, Daniel Z. Hoffecker, II. B. Bradford
George p. Fisher, N. b. Smilhers, ]. P. M
Denney, Robert Wilson, Henry Pratt.
Murderkill Hundred-SOuth Election Distric
-Jehn w. Hall, George Smith, Wrixhem Nc
lvane, Philemon Carter. John w. Cooper
John Bailey. North Election District.-Doc
tor E. Dawson, John F. Clements, X. AIlaba nd
ThOs. Draper, James DownhanI, WIN. Ridg
way.
Mispilion Hundred-J w. Smith, N. c
Powell, David Taylor, J. s. Jester, John Cair
d., John Hopkins, Jr., Riley Melvin.
Milford Hundrcd.-JOhn Hollis, Joseph Fra
zier, James Pnstles, VIM. A. Polk, WIN. R
Richards, Daniel G. Goodwin, James K. LofanC
/ DEMOCRATIC TIcKEr.-The Democratic Cour
, ty Convention in Sussex, last week, nominate
the following ticket to be voted for at the N
vember election:
; SenatOrS-Manlove r Carlisle, Thos. 4
Jones, q years in lieu OF z. J. Pusey)
RepreSentatfUeS-James Ponder, DR.. Hug
n Martin, Thomas l.. Cannon, Thomas J. Philip
Ebe Walter paynter. Frame, John Marshall.
Sherif-Chares e. Stockley.
:, COrOner-Caleb r. Stewart
: Levy Court-NehemIah Dorman, B. XII
4 Ild.; John Jones, B. Creek IId; ElIhu J. Philip
;. (in lieu ofJoshua Wharton, deceased,) Dagsb
ro Hd.: Joshua L. Lynch, Baltimore Hd.; Blu
G ton StockIey, l.. g. r. lid.
Smyrna times., 1856-09-03
Farmers in America.

The privileges enjoyed by the American e..
mers over any other agriculturlsIs are 70 ,,r,',
that they can be estimated by properly coutr..
ting them, For this purpose let US Dln,c.
the hard working farmers of Germany. W..
not select them because they are the mos, h..
thened. but because they are the most .o,,,
table any husbandmen in Europe. Al,h,''
the famer Of Germany may be free ov,.r
his property, he cannot sell the first SPADE vnI
out the consent Of some one of the len ,,,
sand lords, among whom the q lund Of sci.,.o..
and sour-krout" is divided, a privllepe ib.,
commonly attended with a fine of TWO and
half per cent on the seller and five on the bn,'
er, making together a penalty of st.yrn .,i
half per cent for daring to buy and sell. In ~
dltion to this, lie pays taxes TO the fihvprnman,
works on national roads, and serves as snId,','
in the defence of his country from FIVE IN so,.'.
years. From his fields and meadows ho "
obliged to give tithes, which he is comnalIaa
to prepare for housing; even from his ca,,la
sheep, fowls. down to their very eggs. he h.
to give the tenth part TO the church ar otho.
institutions. The old due Of personal labor g..
the lord has been partly reduced into vearrv
money tax, but it yet exists; and then the i,,na.
has TO perform all the field work of his sunor;,.
such as planting, sowing, narrowing, &c. with
his own cattle and implements, and as ma,,o.
: of course in the best part of the season. r,
It sides this he is obliged to NOW the grass and
= bring the hay to the yard to assis. a certain.
i number of days during harvest time, and 10
n house the crop; to bring manure out 10 the,
field TO haul all the wood required at the lords
IS estate; thrash certain number of DAYS, and 10
ID carry the grains TO a distant market, with his
le own horses and wagon, sometimes being sever.
Is al days in going and returning. The lord ha.
De also the privilege of pasturing his live stock
e, upon his follow fields and pastures; OF keepne
n. his game upon their fields; and on hunting
days they are obliged to lend him their aid
Besides this tithe, they have to give a cer,al
quantity of marketable grain, which they ha,
p to furnish to the granary of their lord at c,
tain period they must fill it in bags and tran,
IN, port it to market, as just mentioned. Thel
er, too, comes the minister with his rights III
Ter school-master,( add all the persons emp oyt
lily in the service of the village, as herdsma
lily watchmen, &C., &C., for their shares. Wi,
such facts staring our farmers in the face, hO
yes thankful should they be that God ia aught Colul
icy bus to find America.
Smyrna times., 1856-09-03
How Shall we Do It ?

The following remarks of Gen. S. F. Cary
of the Crusader. we COMMEND TO the especial