Smyrna times., 1856-01-23
" The following "notes," in the letter Of
our Philadelphia correspondent, " Crito," were
crowded out of last weeks issue-yet they are
none the less Interesting:


: our Philadelphia correspondent. l." Critic" were
crowded out of last weeks issue-yet they are
none the less interesting:
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. l4th, 1856.
Durng the heavy storm last week. an infant
about six Weeks old was found tbiulv vr,nnod
up In Eighth st. below Vine, upon s.s, |.
appears very much like murder for a pcrso, r.
place an infant out in the air when the the.
mometer is at zero.
holiness of crime appears to be guarantee
Oh success here, Judging from the following :
y" wednesday, II man went into a store, Sc
'ono oelo" 1reen, TO buy watch a clerk who
waited upon HIM, turned his back towards the
stranger TO get some more out ofthe fire. .nroof.
Tie 'hLei, taking advantage of the oDnorfpnit,
struck The clerk or the head with a hatcbet and
escaped with his plunder.
y new invention, Of which patents haze bpen
issued, understand, has been brouobt tor,b
II 1t will do what is said of it, all small mann,
''clorers VIII have to shut up shop. 1t ia to
make ladies' shoe without reouirinr o,,,, c,,.
ing. The parts are cut out and cemented 70.
gether, rendering all sewing entirely unneces.
Sary. One cutter and cementer will be able IN
make as many shoes IN day as twenty girls
could sew for, under the old system. I,ey,ck
brothers Il Co, it is said, have one OF the m
chInes' and intend 10 supply all Christendom.-
NO matter what sort OF weather may occur. i
VIII have no effect on the ceinentnp.
The Republican Party held Convention on
Thursday evening, in order to correct son,o
errors IN their platform, which was adopted last
week. On motion of weak thinp. uaupd
Coitee, the 6th section, was reconsidareJ Ar
Coitee wanted 10 substitute a section denonnc-
lug the American Party, which, after Consider
ao'e deoate' was lost. A Mr.. Thomas could
not see the utility OF such action, and went ON
to show that the Republicans will need eysrv
vote they can get. lie was about riobt ,boro
A AIR. Dillon arose and sd. that the ReopbI,-
cans would in time (about A. D. 7,00O> h. snh-
merged INTO both the Democratic aud American
partles. A resolution was then adopted. caljjn.r
on everything IN the shape OF humanity toyotr
this year, the Republican ticket. After which
like sensible men, thcy went home 10 dream of
their speeches IN next morning. papers.
Inc puhiic are wlltIng anxiously for DR.
Name Official reports of his expedition. which
1t Is expected will be published in hook-torp
/ rom one extract on cold weather and its ni;.c,
on the body, man can survive with the tbcr-
mometer at % degrees below zero; providing
ne eats large quantities OF animal food. Dor-
ing their stay IN 1he Arctic regions, with the
above degrees of cold. each man ate seven to
eight ducks day, or an equivalent in seal
meat
1t has cost our government, the past three
years. SI'se2,9o6 81 for carrying the mails in
Collins line otscamers, between New Yorkand
Liverpool; and from statistics in relation to the
line, only l55 trips have been made. The clear
profit, this year, to Mr.. Collins, amounts TO
S9l ,954.O0. What thieves some men will
'ho" themselves to be when an opportunity
presents itself!