Smyrna times., 1858-10-28

some little village, just over the line, in Gee
county, Md, about four miles West of Middle
town is improving very rapidly. There are n
: less than ten buildings being erected there a
thls time, among which is a neat and handsom
parsonage for the p. E. church of Warw lcl
under the charge Of Rev. B. f. Brown; ais
a quite snug and convenientand handsome Dru
store, BY Mr.. Henry Peacock. The farms il
the nelghborhood are among the finest and th
pest cultivated in the State, or elsewhere.-
Commonwealth.
A Bold ROGUE.-A man who had been EN-
plOyed by the Rev. MIR. Franklin, Episcopa
clergymen at New Castle, entered the house
day or two ago, and presenting a pistol de
manded six hundred dollars. The clergyman
informed him he had not that amount, and asket
HIM what he wished to do with that sum. Ht
replied he intended to go to California, anC
must have the money. The clergyman asked
him TO 60 to New Castle with him 10 get it, anC
on his doing so, he handed him over to the au
thorites and had him locked up where the dogs
will not bark at him.
COURT PROCEEDIHGs.-Eliiah Walls, negro
boy, aged II years, belonging to Benjamin
NAPLES, of Sussex county, indicted for assault
and attempt to commit rape upon the person o
white woman-Mrs. Matilda Walls, was con.
victed on Tuesday in the Sussex county court
and sentenced to be sold to the highest bidder
Tor fourteen years, stand in the pilory one hour
and receive thirty lashes on the bare back
0I~r The protracted meetings are still con.
tlnued at Mount Salem NJ. E. Church, in Chris.
tiana Hundred Rev. Messrs. Uric, Cook.
Dram, Pepper and Ruth have preached on diff
T. rent occasions, and Mr.. Scott, the preacher
IN charge, expects still further assistance. We
understand that some fifty persons have been
converted, and twenty-five were admitted on
probation last Sunday.
" Our readers will observe by our advcr.
tlslng columns, tha: Cooper's Refined IsngIass
is now put up in smnll sized packages, suitable
Tor families, by whom it is much used for Blanc
Manages, Jelllcs, &c. This article has been
manufactured by Mr.. Peter Cooper for the last
thirty years, and It's purity and reputation rem
der 1t desirable alike to the consumer and TO the
.-BroohlyM Duly Times.
0(4F Ira Stout was executed at Rochester. on
Friday, for the murder of his brother-in-law,
LIttles.
PIccOLoMIXI.-This new musical star an.
peared for the first time at the New York
Academy of Music, on Wednesday evening and
there seems to have been tremendous demon
crowded and enthusiastic and the critics of The
press write in the same vein.
W WIN. c. Spruance, Esq, Attorney at
Law, Is having erected very snug handsome
md convenient office on Delaware street, in the
own of New Castle.
O3- Samuel Gnn has nearly completed his
arge airy and beautiful three story residence
near MIddletOwD, on the road leading 10 |
smyrna.
0~3 Licences have been issued 10 I52 retail
RS, 10 Hotel Keepers 3 Ale aud vlctualling
louseS, . SPECIAL Licences to sell liquor, ard 7 |
'edIars in Kent county, for the six months end
ng October Ist
0~5- A. p. Il. Wootten and Elias s. Reed
we're admitted a the Court IN Georgetown last
State.
New SEGAR BOAT.-A new curious ocean
tcamcr is now being built at Baltimore bv
lessrs Wnans, The distinguished locomotive
ngineets. The hull is of the form of an i'm
lense srgar lS0 feet long, and lG feet in di.
meter, without keel or fat deck. and is bniu
cry strong, for the purpose Of being driven
trough the waves. She is TO have neither
lasts or spars and the only thing to be visible
bove deck is the smoke. stack and ventilator
he is to have tour high pressure locomotive
nglnes, which are to drive a propeller amid
lips. Every part of the vessel is to be of iron.
ell braced, and so divided into water-tirht
Dm mpartments as to be life preserver. 1t is
Xpected 10 be ready in six weeks. and to make
er first trip 10 New York, and from thence TO
liverpool.