Smyrna times., 1857-01-14
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just published report that in one year there
were 2l,776 deaths from starvation! The edi-
tor of the Medical Times, commenting upon
this appalling statement, says: 1.-THE figures
must be far short of the truth. The narrowing
details given in the body of the report leave
no doubt that multitudes perished by the way
side, and in the cherries Irish hoyel, whom
neither jury nor coroner's inquest ever took
note Of"
6T Downing, the colored man, celebrated
tor his oyster cellar in New York. and his ho-
tel in Newport, New York letter-writer says
is about retiring from business. About seven-
teen years ago, he took the lease of building
in Broad street, where he has resided and done
business ever since, and now admits to being
worth over one hundred thousand dollars.
UP TO SNUEF.-It is asserted that it costs
the general government several thousand dol.
lars a session to funish members OF Congress
with snuff. box that will hold half peck
is secured by the desk of the Clerk of the House,
and is filled with first Maccabey every morning.
RETURNED TO SLAvERY.-The Hartford (Coa-
necticuD Times gives an account of Caroline
Banks and her children and Mary Frarcis,
slaves lately liberated by their mistress, (Mrs.
Sarah Branch, of Chesterfield, Virginia,) who
have voluntarily returned to bondage, alter Try.
ing to support themselves in Boston as free
people, They declared that they had t0iIed
constantly and could scarcely gain subssi-'
ance, and wanted u master 10 protect them.'rsv
WRITE Me DOWN AN Ass, | A WISE FELLOW.
De Tlssot's remark that the world is full of
FOOLS and that he who would avoid seeing one
shou break his looking glass, and go live alone
IN the wilderness, has given rise to an epgram.
ey La Monnoye, which Harper's new weekly
says has to much point TO be popular: "'"'''
The world Of fools has such store, ~ 80
That he who would not see an ass ~
Must blde at home and bolt his duor, . =: %
And break his looking glass. ,.,.,
A New PRoDUcT.-Near Edith, S. G., a
crop is about to be gathered of four acres Of
sunfiowers The seed will be used for oil and,
to feed cattle and poultry, as in the South of
France; but the chef object is to obtain tie
| fibre of the stalks for paper king IT. the
cultivation succeeds 1t is expected to supply
| abundant materials for fine writing and print,
ing paper, as well as fine and coarse for paper
hanging. ''
0T Right Hon Charles Pelham Villiers,
brother of the Earl of Clarendon, who has been
appointed British Minister at Washington, has
| filled the office of Judge Advocate General inh
the British Government, and, as Nj. p. for,
! Wolverhampton, was one OF the most disiin.
gushed advocates in the House of Commons,
of the repeal of the Corn Laws.
OF DR.. E. X. Kane, the indefatgable ex.
plorer, now lies very i'll at Havana. HIS health
Is considered In more critical condition than
ever On the passage out from England he
was struck with paralysis. IS
6r Sliding-oR the ce-fne fun and good
exercise-but, as SAKE says: '"'
ats hard TO 90 &C.. ,..-. ...... -. ....rt
Exactly right with lady in tow" :f,4,
=, OE7-It is a singular fact tha. when the Indi.
an swears he swears in English. There are no
oaths in the Indian vernacular. -af Hcnoci
OF The total amount of gold brought from
: California last year, was forty and quarter
millions Of dollars.
i 0Sr At Ham, England, recently, a maj n pa Iced
a'ealtskln over his head, and rushed upon some
' young girls, making horrible noise. The
Z girls were terribly frightened one ofthem died
t TWO days after, and another was considered ia.
D tally i'll. n "'+'f'a'e
! LEAP YEAR.-The girls have had great pri.
$ vileges during the year just closed-it being
$ leap year. Three years must elapse beture
A they shall have such glorious privileges! j, 4.
d o. The Hon. Mr.. Damrel member OF the
It chusetts, is so i'll that he can only attend the
It House by being carried daily to and from his
: seat to his carriage. His lower limbs are par.
lie alyzed. -. !. a''.- r
u, o. Mr.. Benton, when in Lewistswn, Ne.
40 alludng to his old age, remarked that he .wai
- walking upon the broken arches of life, and
~ was liable to slump through at any moment.
: OF During the past year thirty revolutions
be ry soldiers have died. The number on the
nd pension list in July last, was 5l4: Ta7s e. ''s
OF Law is like prussic acid-a dsngCrou
- remedy, and the smallest dose is generally sui
al fcent .-........... ...... N. ~. s4,1 -
er. Or The population of New York is dyin
nh away at about the rate of one in every seven
1n teen minutes, day and night, all the year rounc
'ey or One hundred large ships, averaging op
on thousand tons burden, were built in Maine
nth 1856. ''''.' - -.
H.. OF Criticus says that the difference betwee
: y, a successful lover and his rival is, that on
;nn kisses his miss, and the other misses his kis
,os A distinction and difference. nio7o bus su..
low a01- The Vanilla Bean. which is much use
cen intluvoring puddings jelies, ices. &C., grow
He in Mexico, near Vera Cruz, aud has beeon
in very profitable to the eultivators ''o a..
nss OF Anthony Barns, the. hero of the. famo
H. slavery rendition case, is now delivering q o
$50 ries of lectures in Cleveland, Ohio. dtonH "a
ious ll0ty-Joe Pentland G. Co. q circus, horse
pon tents, wagons, &C.. were to be sold ut auctio
an in Detroit, on the 9th inst. 1d in9an9ini7@9
1000 ,BLusT, BUT TO THE PuRposE.-The .fo.lol
me, ing police is posted conspcuously in public
ssssP tion Office down East. 1" Shut This door, a
SsS soon as you have done talking On business ser
ome @1no STSSs1tr ''fsf'T''qo1 8 10 'dsmiHio'
uni 81 CAN'r 60 TO GLoRY os THAT BoAT5-4sve 9
60, R'stdted that the Seven Day Baptist Church
saws Waiworrh, sWiscoi sin, has comhfntiicaIed'
~ issBmembers that refused 20 fote forG Ffent
aW st the election, Iiadi aiiw slsita1ai 1eum ao'
sgssii ana
J sa, --.yhsild y+sg o. bsbUlIa s'assorsai ~