Smyrna times., 1857-06-17
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man Tor manslaughter, where the defense set
up the plea of justlfiable homicide, that if the
defendant was assaulted by the deceased with in
tent 10 XIII, or so as to endanger his life the
defendant, in case he had no means of retreat
or escape, might kill the assallant, TO preserve
his own life. Under this ruling, the accused
was convicted. Taking the question to the
Court ofappeals, the ruling was reversed-that
! Court deciding that the question whether he
| could safely have retreated from his assailant
was one tor the defendant himself, and not for
the jury to decide. Though he may have erred
| IN suppOslng that It was necessary for his own
safety that he should kill the assalant, he is
excused from responsibility if he acted IN good
faith, and in view only of the danger which he
believed TO menace him.
ADVANCE WAGES OF SEAMEN-The move
ment among ship owners to abolish the system
OF advance wages to Seamen. promises TO be
generally acquIenced IN by all tie leading mer-
chants OF this city. The agreement has re-
ceIved day by day accessions of the names of
the principal merchants most of those who
at first objected TO signing on the ground that
1t would be broken, have given in their names
The committee OF the Chamber of Commerce.
VINO have this matter in charge are busy with
thelr labors, and 1t is not unlikely that oher re.
forms intended for the benefit of seamen NAV be
suggested. final disposition of the matter
Will be made at a meeting of the conlnIltee
next week.-NeU York Times.
0F The Milwaukee Sentinel having nlacad
upon It's bulletin board an announcement nf liz
Pacltic's arrival, on which was written, War
in Stntu quo," two men from the country walked
up to the board, and after reading yerv do.
murely-" War in Statu guO," sa id one ofihem.
" Where IN thunder Is that!'' | don't know"
SAID the other; It'll spread III over the w6rld
yet. shouldn't wonder if 1t did," said the
first.
VT Gen. Washington seldom induced in ,
Joke or sarcasm, but when he did he oly.yo
made decided hit. II is related tbot he v3s
present IN Congress during the debate on the
esta6llshment of the Fedora army when mem.
oer oHered a resolution limiting the army 10
'hFee thousand men, upon which Washipgttn
suggested u member an amendment providing
that no enemy should ever invade the ccuntyY
WIN more than two thousand soldiers. The
laughter which ensued smothered the resolu.
ton.
" The c"lored Firemen of Savannah. Ga.
had grand public procession there on The A,b
INST. There were ten companies altooe,ber-
making some 500 men-with their enGi ines nd
hose carts tastetully decorated with flowers nd
wreaths. In the course of the Gay they were
reviewed by the Chief Engineer.
o. Lieut.. General Scott is to have a gran4
recep,lon-as he ought 10 huve-in BCsr n.
upon his arrival there to-day. the I7tb Gu
Gardner has ordered out the First Bripada ~
receS"e him, and to escort him to the State
House, where, IN behalf of the Commonwealth
he VIII receive an official welcome bv Gov q
" Two hundred and ninety five loaves of
bread were seized in Montreal last week. for
Ilght weight, and distributed among the cbari.
table institutions of the city This is turning
dishonesty to some good account
A Long RIDE.-The Iron Horse now nursues
his way, without stop or important deviation
from direct line, from Bangor, Maine. N Jef.
terson City, Missouri, a distance Of a little over
seventeen hundred miles-hafa as far as 10 Ion.
don-in three days! ~.
TnE ATLANTIC TELEoRAPH.-Prof Morse
writes All my Investigations into the practi-
cablity of working the tclegra ph with con,mcrl
cIal speed between America and Enrope and
study with DR.. Whilphouse of the pbenomena
of the current in submarine conductors. givo
me only stronger assurance than ever of Il.
ultimate success, success realizinD vour mos,
sangulne expectations -7,
" A great revolution has tnkrn place j.
the beverage of vine-clad Franc The in.
creased cost of wine, consequent anon the f,iI.
ure OF the grape crop, has made claret an,,ng
the common people an ex pensve luxury. Mali
liquors have taken the place of the Juice ofthe
grape, and Bavsrian ale, sort of lager beer il
the tavOrite Partisan "tipple,"
0ETThe Montreal Witness states that crowds
of French Canadian Young men are Ia,v;ncT
that city and Lower Canada tins season. f1r
California, Minnesota and other places of the
Great West. AS many as one hundred and fifty
have gone IN single company.
O- The enormous increase in the manufac.
lure oi whskey IN the West within the last
lew years is attracting cons derable attention
at present on account OF the purposes TO which
it Is applied, Much the larger portion of II is
manufactured into alcohol, the shipments. .of
which to France have been enormous.
Pr An aged Qufkeress, the other afternoon.
was sees lntcntly gazing upon a piece of bro
eade silk displayed in a shop passer.by OBJ
served that 1t was Satin tempting Eve.
0r Ideas differ in various parts of the world.
Par example. In the rude districts of CaIIfor.
MIA, a /" nice warm meal" is said 10 consist of
two biscuits, baked in pepper sauce. Smple.
but not alculated TO become popular, especially
in thl part OF the world.
or What is the best attitude for seIede.
fence !" asked pupil OF a well known puoli.
st, Keep civil tongue in your head was
the reply.
.ae 81. s. 500 5ae .r3ess
OF TuTnips aud mangel wurtzelsscane from
the shores OF the Mediterranean. The white
turnp is supposed to be a native of Germany.
OF If a spoonful of yeast will raise fifty
cents worth Of -four, how much VIII ii take Ia
"a ne fnnla ennfrh 10 huY anaiher Ia fral4 Aagf