Smyrna times., 1857-12-24
Maryland Affairs.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.-We learn that on the
night OF the 9Th inst, the store of Mr.. VIM.
Handy, IN Annamessix Neck, Somerset county.
Md, was entered and robbed of $3, 600 in cash.
Mr.. ii. was asleep in the room from which the
money was stolen.
DEDICATION.-The NJ. p. church at Centre.
vile Nd, was Dedicated on Sunday Week by
the Rev. 5. b. Switzerland. The sum of S453
was realized by subscription to aid in liqulda-
ling the debt of the church.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT MIR. James Tbomnson
living near New Market, Dorchester county.
Md, had his arm so shattered by the acciden.
tai discharge of is gun on Saturday as TO rem
der Immediate amputatlon necessary.
0Nr Gen. Tench Tllghman has been re. cleo.
ted president of the Maryland and Delaware
railroad The other officers were all rc-elec
ted.
IMPORTANT CHURCH MOvEMENr.-At n meet.
ing OF the members Of the E kton PRESBYTERIAN
Church. held on Monday last, a resolution was
passed Transferring ils cOnnexion from the Will
mlngton to the New Castle Presbyterian
other words leaving the New School organiza-
ton and joining the Old School. This move.
ment grows out of the action of the Cleveland
General Assembly on the slavery question:
Cecil Wig.
The CENTREvILLE TINES comes to us this
week greatly enlarged and improved
" protracted meeting is going on at
PrncIPlo Furnace, under the charge of the
Rev. ii. +. GIlroy. On last Sunday evening
some twenty mOurners presented themselves at
the altar.
62- Samuel Briscoe has been appointed post.
master a trPnFOplOUn
vice VIM. +. BrIscoe, resigned.
YOUNG MEN's CHRISTIAN AssocrATIoN.-An
Association OF the above name is about 10 be
started IN Easton. IL is the intention of this
association 10 form reading room which will
0e supplied with all the periodicals., and news
papers of interest of the times, and other usefnI
ana interesting matter for both young and old
OOV. WALKER REsIGNATION-The Difficult
.les between the administration and Governor
w aIker has led the latter to send in a letter of
Resignation as Territorial Governor of Kansas
Il is written in Walkers usual LOGICAL md
erse style, and is destined to have reading I
second to no recent state paper. He shows
ha: MIR. Buchanan has changed ground ON the
Kansas question since his appointment
lie says he accepted the office at the earnest .
olIchatlon OF the PTesirent, after repeated re-
usals, on the express condition that he should
dvocate the submission Of the constitution 70 /
he vote of the people for ratification or reiec.
ion.
These views were clearly understood bv the y
resident and all his Cabinet They were
istincty set forth in his letter of acceptance
{ this office on the 26th of March last. and
eterated in bis inaugural address of the 9th
{ May last. =,
GENERAL WALKER IN NIcARAouA.-The 81
onsul of the United States at Punta Arenas
rites TO the State Department, under date of Pl
Olh OF November. six days after Walkers ar. r
vol, that the hllibusters were living in houses Il
,nted from the Indians at that place: thai
Walker had formally proclaimed himself Presi. I
snt Of Nicaragua, and that he was waiting. '
sfore pushing into the interior, for reinforce. pr
ents of men and munitions OF war, which he
as daily expecting.
The "UNDERGRoUND RAILROAD. The New v
ork Tribune contains report showing that
T the month ending the Goth of November no
IS than forty-four fugitive slaves were sent to
lnada from the United States. r.l -
IEDRFIEITELY PosTPoNED.--The Senate of
: Stale Of South Carolina, on the 6lh inst,
thout debate. disposed of the report and reso
ions in favor Of reopening the slave trade by An
efnitc postponement.