Smyrna times., 1856-01-16
Correspondence Of the Smyrna Times.
Letter from Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 18th, lS)).
Mr.. Editor Since my last, The colJes,
weather that has been experienced for thirty.
odd years, in these parts, with abundance Of
snow, has occurred. Everything almost WAS
forgotten save the cold, which made it's where
aboutS perceptbe in the shape Of red noses
frosted extremites and detention of mails !,
took one train II hours between this c,,v and
New York. Several trains became frozen. and
the passengers IN one instance, were obllurd
TO break up IA car and burn it, on the Camd.n
and Amboy road, TO prevent their being troze
TO death. Several persons were found IN the
streets, frozen to death and MANY others mada
narrow escapes-being rescued by the uol
before life was extinct. Several who had he,
lin0lblng too freely, were also rescued by the
police from the jaws of death, What an awful
thought "a man hurried into the presence of
MS Maker, from a drunken revelry! What
must be the feelings of his wife, mother, BROTH
erS or sisters, under such circumstances? Amid
The peltng snow, on Saturday night, a bare
footed woman, with an infant, was found wan-
aeIlhs ID the streets. She was taken to tha
tollce station, when she told her tale of woe
now sue mad been wrOnged, and with her little
ohSprlns' cast upon the cheerless world. After
oclhg furnished with shoes and food, she de-
plrted, taking her infant along.
Our City Missionaries call londlv unon tho
citizens tor and; the poor are represented to he
III distressing condition, and need speedy re-
het. They will get it, for our CITY abounds
with many men who glory to relieve their SUIT
irrlng telOw-creatures. Many cases of distress
that occur, are from circumstances which !, ;s
impossible TO guard against; others from in.
temperance. But lntemperance will prevail so
long as tavern-keeprrs can bind Legislature
TO their interests. No less than seventy. five
Petltlons were presented in one day for the re-.
peal OF the present Restraining Law, before
the Legislature, recently.
Last week gave you the number of arrests
III SIX wards, which run up to a high figure
since then, the statistics of the Banner Ward.
us IL ls called, have been published-tbey are
as follows Arrests in Fourth Ward. ie5j
o'2lD; tor drunkenness, over 3,OOO. This
ward has gao places in 1t where liouur is snld
strong argument in favor of Prohibition =
Our small fry liquor sellers are in great trim
iatlon. Previous TO election, the bur and s,o,l
Try went together very harmoAiousIy. Sinc.
then, The big fry want $500 LICENSE I,w
winch they think will remedv the evil. the otLa,
party RICK most violently against such mos,
sure, urging their inability TO pay S.OO an,
uce"lng such acton as bad for them as Prohi.
bItIOn. The old adage, ga politician will sa,
anything to his constituents" appears TO b,
Verihcd amongst our leg gislaturs at HARRISBURG
motion was made TO take up thu. bill in refer
ence to the sale OF liquor; a vote bel % taken.
It was tabled-yeas 81, nays 62. II i hnnsn
IL wiIl be LETT alone for one year at least.
Dur'ng the past week, sleighing has been
e"ctileht' ana Tast numbers Of our citizens
aVaIi themselves OF this Cold luxury. Livery.
s'ao,e men are coming money; many ask ana
set 1--WE GOiiars o an hour for u single horse ana
s.elsh. lhe upper tendon who can't pay that.
s.uy at nome while the UULgus p0puH 90 il
Oy the hp's worth in omnibus sleIgbs IT.,
amusing to see how they pile INV here ,bsr'
is ordinarily room for IL, :5 and 30 are cramn,a
in !; and the ladies, il it's not a misno,nar .o
pear TO have left their modesIy AT hone fp,
sale keeping, judging from their actions. Per.
maps It's owing to this being leap year.
In our Criminal Court. on Sniurbav po,o.
MattIcks was sentenced to death Ne receives
the sentence with great calmness, and in renIv
10 questions propounded by Judge Thomson
protested his innocence in ve.y strong Ian
g"age' Mattlcks is over fifty years old. The
Governor appoints the day for his execution.
Miller, who murdered DIR. Hade and studen,
~ ~ Cumberland, Nd. was hung on Friday week. |
ohe OF ms last requests was that he mi9bt mel, |
'he spectators with snow! About S0eO per.
sons were present; fully one. third were wo.
morbid tastes!
Harkets-FIour quiet; shipping brands were
'fiered to-day at So 25aSs 81 per Dbl, but none
sold !; fancy brands are quoted ut $40 per bbI
w heat scarce; red $500 per bushel: white
81 lOa$3.l 10. Rye firm; 1000 bushs. sold AT
81 ~ per bu. Corn-new yellow brings 7sa
~ Cts per bu. Oats are high, sales of large
ots at 43a44 cts. Per bu. Cloverseed is onoted
u SS oO per "a lbs Owing to the nnfavora-
M ,Ie news brought by the Canada, flour declined
81 TO oO cts. per bbl., and shippers are yerv
'autious about buying. 1t is evident that good
wheat will not be under $500 per bushel this
winter. Large quantities are offered, but il is
aulty--it is either broken or full Of cookie
iced. -.S4 ..t,.
NeW York, Jan. l4.-During the past week
ransactlons have been very light, in conse-
uence of which, flour has been going down {
aapldly until to-day, when a reaction tool a
lace. The sales were 5000 bbls. eood state /
Se.O6 per bbl.; 1856 for good Ohio !: "a ~ !
. southern. Wheat firm; red is quoted at 4
2'O4' white $2.l2a2iS. No change in corn.
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