Smyrna times., 1858-09-02

ELECToRAL VOTE In lS60.-Belorc tho NOW
rfeslaentIai election, three new States. ad-
ut''ohaI 10 those v"ting in 1856, will have been
du"i'tted' VIZ; Minnesota, already in the
O"'"h' with knnsas and Oregon to come in
heN' w'"I"r. la 1876 the whuio nOInbnr of al
rc''r"i votes was 20G with the above mon.
TONED new states, the whole numGrr IN I.nn
VIII be 30G. OF tins number, IJIwiiI he rn
qnlreh Tor majority. Aud of the 3rG rlrcio
raj votes I20 Will belong to the Slave States.
and lo6 to the Free States. The majority of
the North over the the South is thus shown IN
be GO. - "
E7- The farmers Of Glover Hill Chesterfield
county, Va, deplore sadly the lack of rain in
that section, where not u shower, of two min.
utes duration, has fallen for ninety days. With.
IN radius OF five miles Of Clover HILL every
corn heId is completely burnt up, many havino
Oeeh scorcAed by the raging sun of June, when
scarcely OF one. e.third growth.
* The Drought in Western Virginia !,
great. letter. dated at the Greeubrier White
sulphur Springs, Aug. 18th, says:
lhe unprecedented drought continues. Il
"aS not ralned here for several weeks, and we
can't say when it will rain, as all signs fail il
ory weather. as the man said who took drink
after he StEned the pledge. The dust prevents
I
ET man was charged before Lord Mans.
held with stealing a silver punch-ladle. The
prosecuting counsel inveighed bitterly against
tue prisoner declaring that he was an attorney
and had dlsgracCd his profession. ooh" said
Lord Mansfield, {" | don't think he can be an at.
'orney. or else he would have taken the bowl
as well as the ladle."
! " The sun Is beaten-tme and space an.
h'hH!ated' The news sent from England al
evening, vii! reach America the same dav al
noon!
" white squirrel, which was caupht in
Ohcst9r co., Pa, on the old Brandywine battle
ground has been presented to the Mayor O.
ihIIadelPhla' The curiosity viii be set loose
in independence Square.
WONDERFUL ROrArION OF CRops.-A friend
'nus describes his summers gardening opera.
''o"S ne ougs ate our cucumbers, our chick
ems ate the bugs, neighbors' cats ate the chick
ems, and we are in hopes that somethjnr will
now eat the cats"
HAVING AN EYE TO Ir.-A barrister, blind OF
one sye' pleading with his spectaclcs on said
uehtemen, In my argument, / shall use moth
ing Dut what is necessary" "Then," observed
a person in court, "take out one of the GLASS;.
OF your spectacles"
! W - PoIl' OU lne BOAT, as the paGSen.
gers were landing, last week, a woman THE
picked the pocket of another woman, but con.
irlVed to get rid Of the pOrtemOnnaie with he,
paramour, before she could be detected.
! EXTRAORDINARY FECuNnIrY COW beIono.
Ins to Mr.. FoIlen, near Spring Vale, Fairfax
county, Va, lately brought forth, at one birth
Tour well formed vigorous calves, which are ali
doing well.
tE- writer in :he Christian Advocate and
journal says there are at the present time be.
tween ~ and 80 clergymen in the Church OF
England alone who are converted Jews.
CT Crib-bitng in horses, has been decided
oy The Supreme Court of Massachusetts, in
The case Of Washington vs. Cudiky, to be an
evidence Of unsoundncss.
u The Blue Sulphur Springs, Va, have
Oeen sold to company of gentlemen for the
" The Hop crop in New York State this
year Will not, it is SD id, amount to two.tbirds of
that Of former years.
W The pecan crop in Texas this wear will
De very large one. The export will probably
amount to $2O0,000 in value.