Smyrna times., 1858-12-23

TIE HAY TRADE.-A little over % 600 loads
OF hay were weighed at the Farmers Hay Mar
ket, Phllldelphl. during the past year, and es
tiuating each load at 2000 pounds, which is
about the average weight per load, gives TO-
tai f24,0O0 tons. 1t is estimated thut only
fve.sixths of the hay is weighed at the Farm
ers' scales, which gives 1000 tons of hay, as
the amount annually sold in the city. This, at
Sl2 per ton, would amount to $34S, 900, as the
value ot the hay trade. A large proportion OF
this amount is produced and sold by the farmers
| of Montgomery and Delaware countless
WeStcheSter, Penn. Record.
Mrs. DorGLAs on THE LATE CANvAss.--A
correspondent OF the Vlncennes Sun, speaking
of the pleasant domestic qualities of Mrs. Doug
lass, relates that at the Chicago celebration
Mrs. Douglass was asked how she stood the
| canvass. "Very WELL" said she, " but | must
go and get my husband some clolhes-he has
come out Of the battle hall naked. got him
two dozen shirts last spring, and two or three
sets of studs; he lost all his shirts but two, and
one that don't belong to him, and all the studs
but four, which belong to four different SETS
and besides he hasn't any of the other clothes
that he started out with" His old white hat,
however, rode out the storm, dllapidated but
safe.
0~+T The case of the Will of Mr. Benton
came up a day or two since, in the Orphans
Court, Washington. 1t seems that all the ex.
ecutors had failed to qualify and give bond
when summoned, but the matter was rectfed
by the appearance before the Court of Mont
gOmery Blair, who gave his bond, aud as sure.
ties his father, f. p. Blair, and his old printing
partner, Rives, of the Globe. 1t IS understood
that Mr.. Benton left but little property. and
in ,f lar I,
brary. His debts were large, he possessing
Webster's faculty for making them. A resi-
dence IN Washington seems to beget extrava-
gance in political men.
MARYLAND AFFAIRS General TiIghman has
been reelected president of the Mary land and
Delaware Railroad
The Jail at Denton, Md, is at present with
out single tenant, and has been so for several
weeks past.
LAND SALE.-Messrs. Handy and Gordon
have sold their farm, lying on the Chesa apeake
bay, to Abel J. Reese, Esq. 1t contains l,04O
acres-price $4,000. This is one Of the
finest estates on the Eastern Shore, and one OF
the most rodactve.-kent NeWS.
o. The American Sunday School Union
have made an arrangement to meet the grow.
ing demand Of the age for union efforts This
association have just issued a new weekly pa
per called the Sunday School Times Ii is not
to be confined to the subject of the Sunday
School. 1t will be a complete family paper.
made up from the best pens in the land, and
ada pied to all homes and families. 1t is Gle.
Iantly printed on fine paper, and will be fur.
nished at the low price Of $100 1t will be
kept free from all seciarian matter, and made
acceptable to the whole family of sects.
GIVING CREDIr.-A boy at a crossing hav.
ing begged something of gentleman, the lat
ter told him that he would give him something
as he came back. The boy replied, q" Your
honor would be surprised if you knew how much
money lose by giving credit that way"
0r5- An exchange paper advises young men
to "wrap themselves up in their virtue" A
cotemporary says, Many of them would freeze
to death this winter, if they had no other COW
srng."
OIT-"I know am perfect bear 10 my man
ners," said q young farmer to his sweetheart.
i No, indeed, you are not, John; you have
ncver hugged me yet. You are more sheep
,ho n hparp