Smyrna times., 1857-09-09

DEATH or ANOTHER MEMBER OF DR.. KANe's
ARCTIC EXPEDITIoN.-We understand ib,t
James McGary, one of the companions of the
lameDted Kane in his last perilous vovoro I'm
the Arctic Seas, died very suddenly in R0s,or
last week, ct congestion of the brain. He had
been III but about twenty four hours. McGary
was attached to the Arctic Panorama which is
now on exhibition at tie Mel0deou.
Those who have read the account which DR..
Kane gives OF his last voyage, with its mum.
peerless perllous adventures and almost incred-
BILE suffering, cannot fail to regret the death of
The gallant, the intrepid and the faithful Nc.
Gary. tie was one of the central characters in
that absorbing romance of real life-one in
whom the reader feels IN especial interest-and
DR.. Kane repeatedly acknowledges the value
! of his services
TALENTED CONaREss.-A correspondent
U' I Tue LoweIl journal says, in looking over a
llst OF the members of the Twenty-third Con-
gress, whlch commenced December 2, 1888
ana closed March z, 1885, he was somewhat
surprised at the number of members who have
hlled high positions under our Government
Six members of that Congress-. O. Adams
(prevlous), Tyler, Polk, Fillmore, Pierce and
Bnchanan,--haVe occupied the Presidential
chalr. Five members-Mcssrs Calhoun, John.
son. Tyler, Fillmore and Kng--have been Vice
presidents; and. Henry Clay, John FORSYTH.
Daniel Webster. John c. Calhoun, James Bnch
anan' John M. Clayton and Edward Everett.
nave hIIed the office of Secretary of State
Ihlrty-two members have been Governors of
States, and twenty three members of the House
have since served in the Senate.
6~+7~ The Presbyterian Erpress notices let
ter from Norfolk, in which alusion is nad4 to
cOlored female servant, named Ucs,v K.liam
VINO rad grown very melancholy on account of
'he retusa OF her master to permit her TO mar
ry The Cause assigned for this refusal yros
that she had already led to the altar elevpp
husbands, all OF whom she had seen 70 the
grave. This unprecedented propensity for the
matrimonial state would seem almost lncredi.
bIe
MISSIONARIES TO KANSAS The Aqericon
nome missionary Society has just appointed
i've missionaries for Kansas, in aJdltion to
those already in the field four of them from
The last Senior Class at Andover, Mass nnd
one German, to labor among his countrymen
around Humb"lt, 75 miles south of Lawrence.
1t is said that the Germans are fast occnpylno
this part OF The Territory there being uearI
ten thousand already there.
A CAMEL LoAD-The Government canels |
Nv" " WIN !" IeAaS, carry OUU pounds OF |
corn at load, and travel 81 mules per hour
without difficulty. Tneir great value is not
50 Innch on account of greater strength than
the horse, but on account of their ability 10
make the JornGdO del mUertO, or Journey ot
death, across the desert plains of Western
Texas.
U1T Sales of whole crops ofapples have been
made at Marietta, Ohio, at ST 25 to S;I 40 per
barrel delivered Oh the banks Of the ohio
THIS is abolt fifty cents per bushel-ouite
reduction from last years prices.
o. Rhea county, Alabama, claims to b,
: out OF debt, out of crime, and out OF wb,skcv y
The last Circuit Court, too had not one civil
case on the GUcket.
~ There are eighteen weekly ionrnoIe pou.
published IN the Territory OF Kansas, rh.rtcca
u wh'ch are Free SOIL sentiment, and five are
Democratic aud Pro-slavery.
" gentleman, of Iberyile parish. Tn
ucceeded' few days ago, in making nearly
"o hundred gallons Of excellent syrup from
he Chinese sugar cane.
" Mr.. BrIsted, grandson of The late John ,,
acoO Astor, is said to have recently purchased ;
beautiful villa ut Baden, and is ASTONISHING
'he natives with his fleet trulting horses.
p{- The Marine Losses for Aupust amount. q
TO S6l3,OOO, and for the year, so far, sri d
oo'%OO' mostly vessels belonging TO the United a
tales. q
VT There is one gentleman in PhladeIphia =.
nose annual income is over seven hundred
lousand dollars 81