Smyrna times., 1857-03-25
Straps--Vmietp.

THE TRACT SocIErY.--The fourth anniver- Z
ary of The NJ. Z. Conference Tract Society :
will be held this "wednesday evening at st,
Paul's NJ. E. Church in Wilmington. One of
The Bishops will preside. The corresponding
Secretary Rev. Andrew Manship, will read the
Annual report, and addresses will be delivered
by Rev. J. Kennaday D. D., Rev. F. Hodgson,
D. D., one or both of the Irish Deputation, Rev.
Geo. r. Crooks and others We understand
that there have been scattered by the Pbiladel
phia Conference Tract Society an unusually
rye amount OF literature this year. In cheap
volumes sales have been effected 10 the amount
of some Sl3000s and between one and two
millions of pages of Tracts have been gratui-
tously circulated. Ten colporteurs have been
sent out and some fourteen thousand families
have been visited. At least $50 poor children
have been hunted up and brought into different |
Sunday Schools; many interesting conversions
have also taken place through the labors of the
colporteurs and the influence Of the pnblica-
tions. There are many calls for colporteurs
and it is thought that "the field is white unto
harvest" The contributors this year have
been liberal, exceeding by far any preceding
year. This is very important scheme OF evan
geism.
Destructive FLOoD.-St Louis, March ~.
The Memphis Bulletin has intelligence of a
flood on the Arkansas river, which has over
flown the banks, carried away the levees and
inundated the country, destroying stock valued
at $780, 900. The levees at the head of Cyrus
Bend, and along the Red-t0rd bayou, have also
been swept away, and whole plantations are
submerged. The river is higher than during
the big rise of Al.
| Tn Vo fra
the Reporter, that some wretch placed two oak
fence stake across The rails OF the track OF the
Delaware Railroad, about six miles below Do
! yer, on "Wednesday last. The engineer of the
! train below at nom, did not discover them in
time to stop the Train; but the wheels of the
engine tender, and baggage gar, fortunately
went over them without running off the track.
Had the stakes been placed Oh curve, Sc
rous calamity might have resulted.
0r We learn that ex Governor Tharp, ac-
compa ncd by tbs friend, Hon. Willard Sauls-
bury, aud others, has gone TO Washington to
swell the ranks of the office seekers there
lie is an applicant for the Cullecorship in the
city OF Wilmington, and il is thought by some
that he will be successful, as he Id strongly re-
commended.
NEw CnuRcH.-The members of the Metho.
: dist Episcopal Church have Determined to tear
down the old building and erect new one in
modern style in it's stead. The committee &c
solicit subscriptions have already increased the
list to :,6lI0. The new building is to be 81
by As feet aud ii is estimated will cost 200 dol
E lars indepeRent Of the materials IN the old one
p Centreriiie, (MH.,) Sentinel
GoSE TO EuHOpE.-Mr. J. Booth Roberts
, the distinguished Delaware trage1iaD, sailed
I, few days ago in ihe clipper ship Typhoon
from New York, on Il professional tour IA Grea
: Britain, at the conclusion OF which he will &C
to Australia, and on his return To- the United
- States will visit Calu0znIa.
OF The Rev. Calvin Cotton. we'll knOwr
throughout the country, died at Savannah, Ga.
> on Friday last, and his remG ms Anve been SEN
: TO Massachusetts for interneni. lie was quite
: celebrated the uGlhor Of many pOltical tract:
advocating tho principles OF the Wing party
and the writer OF lie of Henry Clay.
n o. The Corn Exchange Association, o
4 Philadelphia. have established the decimal cur
rency in all future Transactions in produce
: The New York dealers adopted The decima
currency some weeks ago, almost immedlately
; On the passage Of the law by Congress doing
; away with the Splnish fractional parts Of I
E dollar. Nothing can he more convenient thai
our decimal currency, and SO the business pub
lie will lind on trial.
OF In the Stoughton (Boston) poisoning
! case, the Coroner's jury, on Wednesday, re
u turned verdict of " death by poison, admins
n tered by Hosea Briggs Briggs was place.
# in custody. and Miss Amanda Drake was dis
charged.
y TIE COMING CROPs.--The most reliable &C
counts from every section Of the country Civ
very encouraging hOpcstor b01n'iul harvest
: The growing crops from one end of the coun
try to the other are represented as looking re
markdbly fine.
OF The menhers of the young ladies Lite
rary society in cunUection with the Wesleyan
Female Co lege, Wilmington, are abOAt max
ing an effort /. establish u reading rOOiN, 10
d their improvement
s APPoINTMENr.--J. $. Valentine has been ap
pointed by the Directors of the Delaware ant
g Maryland Railroad Company to solicit and re
ceive subscriptions to the capital stock Of sai
: company.
. A CHANGE-Wm H. Bowdle, of the Cam
" bridge Democrat, has sold out his establishment
to Thomas Handy, Esq. The former editor
a weary of the cares and perplexites sttendan
on such position has abandoned it and intend
to engage in less cOn6ning and laborious life
CoNGREss. s.-The Union states that, to secur
)" a majority of the next House of ofRepresentative
s. lis members, the Democrats must yet gai
ID seven members over their strength in .he las
if House.
10 Cor. LEE INDICTED FOR MURDER.--T'he Gran
Jury of Washington have found true bill c
indictment against Col. Lee for murder in tn
IL first degree, for killing Mr.. Hume. Col. lie
'e is now in Jail.
~ OF The newspapers of New Yerk inform u
s. that the spring business is about to open ther
ID " with greater momentum than ever before"
O. OF The New Orleans journals general
are rejoicing ever Walkers reported success
in Nicaragua. They seem to imagine that th
= acquisition Of Central America will enure large
70 ly to the benefit af New Orleans.
= NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.--OrdeE have been 70
d ceived at Norfolk to fit out the sl0op-of-w
he Dale for the African station. The Janlestow
h.. 10 to return home Immediately.
$. DECLINED THE DIENER.-Ex-SecretaryM MAJ
Il =. L.. al o.,ht;. l;on~. snulo.~I L :.