Smyrna times., 1857-06-17

H~fOSNJOOO
Intelligence from San Juan del Norto s,atas
that over one hundred of Walkers men are
stu at that place, destitute and sick.
tls reported at Panama that the Chincha
Islands are to be placed under the Joint protec-
ton of England and France.
4he Panama Star expresses strong fears that
zen. Walker, tn conformity with threats made
Oy MIN after his capltulation, will return with
ahother army of hlibusters to the Isthmus, and
regrets that Gen. Mora did not bind him and his
ofhcers, IN the terms ofca apituation, never again
To put their feet in Central America.
Inc news from California is not of any gen.
eral Importance.
The papers give the details of the massacre,
oy the Mexcans, of Col Crabbe and party,
whlch seems TO have been attended by incidents
OF unusual cruelty. Crabbe himself was led
ost aIone' tied with his arms above his head, to
post and then riddled with 100 bullets.
Inc excitement in California over this mas
sacre' seems to be intense and it is feared that
some general plan ofrevenge against the Mexi-
cans will be adopted.
The mines were elding largely.
In Washington Territory, the Indians are
menacing hostilities, but as yet have committed
few overt acts.
| "TwrsTs OF COrToN."-The Frenchman
who said that the friendship between the Uni
TED States and England was "not chain of
flowers, but simple twists of cotton" was not
iar from the mark. Out of 900,000,000 of
pounds OF cotton imported into Great Britain
last year, no less than 100000 pounds were
from the United States. rise of one penny
IN the pound in the price of cotton involves
national loss to England of S20, ,OOO 900 to S3O,-
0OO000. The dependence of England on the
United States for the supply has increased from
I'D pc: cent. of their cOnsumptian of cotton in
1901 to 80 per cent. at the present time
Twists of cotton " which bind such extensive
interests as these, make chain OF iron which
cOnnOt be easily broken.
| NARROW ESCAPE OF THE MEXICAN PRESIDENT
| President COmOntoIt, on a recent visit to Tacu-
heya, to inspect the railroad in progress at that
place, was assaulted by one Norgia, a noted
bandit, with pOignard. The fatal blow was
warded oil, and the would be assassin was finally
secured, tried, convicted, and sentenced t. sui.
ter the pain of death next day, as an atonement
for his treason. He confessed that he was
bribed to perpetrate this act by Centrallsts OF
the City of Mexico.
W The Crops in New England are said to
be getting along finely, and stimulated BY high
prices the farmers have planted a great breadth
OF ground. Winter grains look splendid, Spring
wheat promises well, pastures are rich in III d-
rectIons and the hay crops, an important one
IN That part OF the country, will be bounreou,
yield Cattle are generally in fine condition,
and tins year farmers seem to be raising more
stock than they have been justified in doing for
some tune past--Owing to the fluttering pros
poets of plenty of feed
LYNCH LAW IN IowA.-On the 29th ult., an
armed body of from fifty to sixty men, passed
through Maquoketa, Iowa, to Dewitt, where
they took from the Jail two men, named Barger
ana Carroll, who were awaiting trial for muir
der. They took their prisoners to the town OF
Andrew, where they hung Barger, who was al
legged to have brutally murdered his wife, but
returned Carroll to the custody of the officers of
the law. No arrests have been made
KANSAS A FREE STATE.-A letter received
yesterday from a source in Kansas entitled to
the most implicit confidence states that three
tourlhs at least Of the present settlers are in
favor OF making Kansas a free state, including
nearly one haltof the emigrants from slavehold-
ing States.-JOurHaL Of Commerce.
INTERESTING FROM KANsAs.-The Kansas
correspondent of the Boston Journal, SAYS that
the Free State men OF Lawrence, at cenven-
tlon recently held, boldly refused to be assessed
under the bogus laws of the sham Legislature.
and Fame, the Marshal, sent to make the assess
ments' was ordered TO leave the city forthwith,
which he did.
| The BURNT STEAMER LOUIsIANA.-The Gal
weston CtrtlfGn, 4th instant, commenting on
this dreadful lamiiy, with the latest facts, be.
lore 1t, says some of the officers think there
were L lO souls on board the Louisiana, Ofwhom
The number known TO be saved is but 53-lost
! 81. The general estimate of the whole num-
ter, however, was l04, which would make the
missing or lost only 81. We are allowed to
hope' aIso' that some OF these may, by some
chance, have been saved.
" The Hon. John Wentworth, mayor of
Chicago, was on Tuesday arrested, at the in
sllgation OF some of his political enemies, on a
charge OF stealing United States mail bags, but
he was at once taken before Judge Drummond
and discharged, as 1t appeared that the bags in
Question had been sent to him full ofdocuments,
when he was member OF Congress, and never
sent for by the postmaster.
OF Col. James Price, of KY, was killed near
Winchester, KY, lately, with his son u fine
young man, bya neighbor named Gay. 1t seems
That Prlce's wife has been writing under the
non de plume of" Molly Broom" sketches for
tue OhlO F0Tmer, IN one of which she held up
Gays family and himself to ridicue. 1t was
for this that Gay took revenge.
FOURTH OF JULY.-Preparation to celebrate
the approaching anniversary of National Inde-
pendence, are beginning to be visible the coun-
try round. Owing to the high price of fire.
crackers.-in consequence of the Chinese war,
the Juveniles will have to get on with less gun
powder in that shape than usual A blessing
Tor all nervous, quet-loving, fre-fearing citi-
zGns.
STRUCK by IIGHTNING.-The house ofGeorge
A. Benson, in Brandywine Hundred, was struck
by lightning on Monday night and badly in
Jured. The house of John Cleaver, ESQ.,, situa-
ted on the road leading from Port Penn to Nc
Donoug,h was struck by lightning, the fluid
entering the chimney, when it passed through
the roofinto the dwelling.
FRoM THE ALTAR TO THE ToNB-At Cleye. |