Smyrna times., 1856-11-05

= kMrERANcE MEETING. The large meeting
OF the friends of temperance held i1 tho s C',s
hall, on Monday evening. tbe 11,b irst ~
organized by calling John Rice, ESQ. 10 the
1halr appointing DIR. VIM. Fields. Den Nob.
rI IG!' a. r osmond, Stephen Postles, and VIM.
IltunS' wee Presidents, and a.. Poulson, Sec.
i91ty' An able and impressive address wns
uelItered Dy Rev. Mr.. Crooks, who proved con-
ciuSiVeiY the evil arising from the sale of rnm
as beverage, and expressed the hone that
there never would be & return TO the old liconSo
system. He said he belonged TO no n,rrv hnt
II ne was attached to one that espoused the re-
peal OF restraining liquor la w, he would feel
~ MS hrst duty as lover of morality nd chris
IahltY TO unite IN giving, that party severe
snlashihg.' lie would assist in teaehiny il
oe'.eF ana pnrer morality, and he would put il
~ us good -OfLaVlor Tor the coming generation
ne sau mat III Case the hotels wer. relicensed
.int 'nere should be written over the door
,i.1i lieaa quarters ot toperdOm,'' and over the
uoor at New Castle, 3 T0pcrilom's sni,r 6or
oot' 10 open the rum shops was to fill the
prisons. We wish all who are temperance
men could have heard his remarks. as we are
cohvirced that they, if really conscientious.
WOMB never sacrifce their temperance. mo
raI,ty ana religion at the shrine OF party.-Rc.
publican.
G-lhe Academy at Delaware City will be
."e o"IIdihg when finished. W0rkmen are
actlVeIy engaged upon it aud it is expected
that the brick work will he compIetrd tha nroS.
ent month. 1t Is 40 by 80 feet and two stories
high.
IHE DELAWARE RA1LRoAD.-This road will
oe compt ted to Seaford in a few days. perbaps
M III ~eeF' IT iron can be procured for the last
niiie OF the track in that time We are pleased
70 near This as the road is great advantage
70 the country through. which it passes. and
"iiI greatly stimulate Improvement about the
| 'e'hinus' a draugh of" Nanticoke Clty" has
dlreauy been prepared by Rev. Il. B. Bradford.
VINO OWES tract of land near Seaford, which
e'iSioiy situated, and lots can now be pur-
I e'%eu VI Ai"'' Mr.: Is. IS man of Enterprise.
ana aIr hlghly useful and influential citizen -
We wish thousand others like him conld ho
! Induced 10 come into our State from either the
North or the South, and invest their mone,, -
erect Towns aud cities and thus give emDlov-
ment to our meritorious mechanics and Ipbor.
ing men--U.
VI Miss Mary J. Windie, of WASHINGTON.
native OF Wilmington, has in course of Drena-
ration second volume of Tales" one Of The
nutnoer illustrating Huguenot painting in
oofcorans gallery, by Mr. Washington Young
artist of that CITY. ''""s
IT, MISS WIS hrst volume, a Legend of the
/" aIuensSs and other Tales" was re produced
tuy ,"e Dehtleys' OF London, and greeted with
nigh commentator by the press of that citv
Her pen and ink sketches of life At the Vh;;o
SuIpher Springs" in Virginia, which have h.er
received with great favor through the Sontb
VIII be included in the forthcoming work III
WEATHER WIsDoM.-The weatherswise are
PreuIctlhg mud autumn and an open winter
nus Ia lar 'he autumn has justified their propbe
UJ' lucy say that when the sun passed the
eq"'"o" On the 2Oth OF September, the wind
S'' '"0 ""oie day from the southeast, givinp
20 warm s.ofh' and that during several days.
s0 '""e Po'"'ed IN the same quarter This
r. 10 s'"Sl'cates' IL Is alleged, a Continuance of
tue same character Of weather during the navt
six mouths. Ice men will please take notioo
ana ellher hurry up those machines for mann.
iactnrng the cool luxury, or sieze every en-.
Schuylkll. VI 'Ne
lHE crops IN lRELAND.-Accounts from Ire
"a. .HHu staIe tnat the failure in the potato crog
'"'o Jedl WIZ De by no means so great as was
1"s'. 'd'eu at me early temperance of the
ys'e'Ious ollght. la the districts where il
"a fF'See 'nC Crop was inevitably tainted
II mas been found that the injury never went
MEOW the stalk, and that the root Itself 70.
malned perfectly sound.
NE" ORLEANS. 1t is said, has received new
impetus IN business the last wear Its com.
merce is now larger than any preyious vear
ana The buildings in the course of erection in |
VoiVe an expenditure of over two millions ofl
dollars, including a medical college, two sna-
buildings. = - ''''N O'"'' pu0iic