Smyrna times., 1857-02-11
Straps--Uarictp,

thus strongly depicted in late number of ,ba
London Times; "The PestiIence (cboler.S
broke out in Aqua in May last, and in Eav,
months slew upward ofsixteen thousand neonlo
AT Mean Nicer, men died two hours after HON,
seized' Estimates give the total loss of life at
ninety thousand persons. The disease euery.
""ere seems to hare spared the uOman. and
AoS' certainly did not attack European females
"a singular fact, which suggests the idea thai
bad liquor may be the predisposinp cause s"~e
lhe mere cost to the state of the outbreak will
exceed f60,000 sterling.
GREAT NATIONAL TRIAL OF MAcu1vrDv ~
IMPLEMENTS The Committee of Tho IIn;tnI
Stetes Agricultural Society, appointed ~ Tho
annual meeting, held at the Smithsonian Jns,;.
tute, IN the city OF Washington, on the I4,h
OF January, " to designate time and TO mako .II
The necessary arrangements for a national trial
in the held OF agricultural implements and ma.
chlnery, have invited the inventors and mann
lacturers OF all such articles, both in the Un,sd
0'a'eS anu lorelgn countries, TO participate in
puoilc trial 10 be made at Louisville. XIV.
Fall of 1857. '"e
IHE PRESIDENTIAL MANsIoN.-Tt is usu,l e.,
the President to vaeate the presidential man.
SION few days before the Inauguration NJ
buchanan, we see it stated, requested Mr.,
Fierce to remain in the house till after the in.
auguratIon, and then become his guest ill be
desired to leave for New Hampshire. To this
graceful invitation MIR. Pierce, it is said ba.
acceded. ""'
0%r The Odd Fellows in the United Slate.
number 1897 Lodges, with 1864 members
They expended, in the year ending with Jnne
nearly half million for the relief of members
and their families, and the education of orphans
thelr total receipts being $3.50 325. The En-
camPment, branch of the order, number,ng
25,|40 members, received $Iy6, ,SGs. and er,
pended for relief $3O,693.
o. Rev. Mr.. Harvey. Methodist n;n;s,o. =
Carbondale, Pa, who few years apo turnad
spiritualist, and has been holding relIpions ser.
vices connected with the rappngs. has hean
brought to see the error of his wavs :aud final.
ly he and his principal followers have come ont
IN card, and owned their conviction thar the
whole Is an lmposture and deluson.
" A bill to repeal the present statpte
against lotteries, is before the Louisiana Iegi..
latuFe, with fair prospect OF passage. The
argument which has most weight with LEADING
journals IN the State. Is the fact that the Hav.
ana lotterlessalone draw ns less than $3.50. 900
annually out OF The Stale, and other lotteries
S2oO'OOO A law to legaize and regulate home
lotteries would $50 they reason) add SO much to
their own legitimate revenue.
0F An lrshman was asked at dinner whetb.
er he would take some apple pie!
is it houlsome :" inquired Teddy.
"To be sure why isn't it ."
"Because," Sid Teddy, :" | once had an nm.
Gle that was KILLED with appleplexy, and sure
enough thought 1t was something of the same
ssrt."
0T There are three thousand newspapersin
the United States. One canno, realize the
mighty influence o. this combination of intel
lectual strength. They find their way nearly
to every home in the land Like the winged
seed on the winds, they are scattered. =
o. Alonzo Lock, child of Almerin and
Sally Ames of Marlboro, VT, came to a sbock-
ing death, few days since, by lnhailing steam
from the spout OF lea kettle That was standing
on the stove.
EFFECrs OF THE SroRM.-We understand
that large numbers of cattle have been frozen
to death, III this county, where exposed 10 tha
fury Of the late snow storm. The destruction
on the beach, we are told, has been FEARFUL
Worcester, Nd, Shield.
o. Abraham Wolf of Bucks county. p,
has been convicted of the murder of his wife bv
i'll using her,. He will be sentenced for Inur.
der in the second degree. ... ssv
o. The first marriage of Hindoo willow
that ever occurred in Calcutta, took place an
the 18th of December. The parties in thus
transaction are of the highest respectabilitv.
and this will prove marked event in the his.
tory Of fHiadostan.
The FUEL FAMINE IN THE WEsT-The
Louisville Journal says that coal is so scarce
in that city that the main halls in most OF The,
churches are closed, aud religious services are
held in the easements or session rooms.
OF Frsnkln's grave is inthe Christ Church
yard, Philadelphia, the congregation OF which
is so reduced by removals aud changes, that IL
is proposed TO erect a church elsewhere. and
eiface the old one and the grave yard attached.
o. The cost of breaking out the roads OBJ
structed by the last snow storm la Massachu-
sets was $15O,OO0 In Boston alone The ex-
pense will be $4,000. r. s''' -.-d
OF One hundred and twenty vessels were
wrecked on the British Channel and adjacent
waters by the recent storm there 81
OF TAe measles,is quite prevalent in Snow.
Hill, and we learn also IN Berlin aud other parts
of the county. .e.s Al. -.
OF The police records of sur cities are all
of the same character--but history of the eff
fects of the infamous liquor business. ..,.,....,
or Rum tragedies thicken throughou the
land. The boasted regulation of the curse is
producing it's legitimate results-uo more.
OF The Illinois Central Railroad Co. ara
planting locust trees along the line of their
road Beauty and profit will follow. sleoi
OF For silks, coffee and tea we pay the
snug little sum OF $4T. 1854, ,56S = = :. -,
OF Our sucker fraternity imbibe a.. 37s!.
sl0 worth OF wines aud brandi.s frodS ,,h,a.J
--all pure, of course. a.stt 4..7 III eli :.
. Or Our people chew and smoke at a cost of
$iO10.0o0, aanualIy.s b a44. s..r si1soS
8 Lara A.