Smyrna times., 1858-12-30
Nj | . & CELIA n ECU $,
Delaware affairs.

w An iron barge, TO carry, ,00e bales Of
cotton has arrived at Norfolk from Wilmington,
Del, for the Albemarle uud Chesapeake cunal.
07- A sufficient amount of funds having been
subscribed, the company To build the projected
railroad from Fdrmin9ton. Del, to the Chop.
tank river, at or near PoIters Landing, IN Care.
line county, Md, is to be organized On the 9th
of January.
GF The Grading of the Junction and Break
water Railroad, is now nearly completed to
Milford, and only about one half Of the muney
subscribed, has yet been called for.
0- Miss Anna Mildham. a young lady re.
siding at FELTON,, Kent county committed to
memory, and repeated correctly in the Sabbai ih
School at that place, few Su lday SINCE five
thousand three hundred and slxty-three verses
of the Scripture, Sue was about five months
at the tlsk.
o. A fine Presbyterian church is now 10
course of erection at Odessa. When finished,
1t will be a handsome church, and will cost
from $4,000 to $4,000.
LECTURES AT FREDEaICA -Rnv. G. d. Car.
row, late of Buenos AyreS, South Amer ca, de
hvered Course of Iec,ues in The NJ. F.
church, at FREDERICK, on Monday, Tuesday Y,
and Wednesday evenings last upon the follow.
ing subjects: The Manners of the Anglo and
Hl,pano Americans; Paraguay and the Para
guIaas; the Old Spaniard and the Spanish
South American.
PoLIrIcM CAUCUS From a telegraphic dis
Pa'ch to the New York pers. we learn that
Messrs. Comegys and Fisher, of this State have
been IN Washington during the past week in
consultation with some OtIhe leading politicians
OF the American wing of the opposition for the
purpose of advancing the interests of Senator
CrIttenden for the next nomination for the
pFesldency.-NeUS.
" Miss Jane Norris is now in town, says
the Milford NelcS. in company with Mrs. Rob-
lnson, the mother of the man who Ia condemned
to be hung for the rape, for the purpose, it is
rumored, IF soliciting the Governor 10 purdoE
the criminal. Ii is sa d that Miss Nurris will
marry him if pardoned
0-r We take the following items from the
last Reporter:
DR. William Burton. the Governor eleet, will
be inaugurated on Tue sday, the 18th doy ofI
January, that being the thlrd Tuesday in the
month. We learn that he has intimated his
intention to appoint Edward Ridgely, Esq, of
Dover, his Secretary of State.
We notice in the Wilmington papers a no.
-.SN hSOtIuS vi SOuIe Vi the CtlZe0S OF |
that city opposed to lotteries An agent of
Col. France, of Baltimore, was in this town a
few days ago, making arrangements for apply |
ing for lottery grant. The friends and oppo.
nents OF a grant are about equally divided, and |
the vote upon it is likely to be close one.
FARM SOLD.-M Thomas & Son. Auctioneers
sold at the Philadelphia Exchange. ON Tues. |
DAY evening, farm containing 300 acres, stu-
ated near LelPsic Station, belonging 10 w. Ii
Carryi, Tor S37 90 per acre. $ll,450
MAsONIc.-The following are the officers
elect OF Union Lodge: No. I, A. Y. NJ. Dover.
Del; John A. Nicholson, w. NJ : IIenr,
Stout, s. w G. w. s. Nicholson, J. W. S
" Laws, Treasurer, and DIR. James e. Bird,
Sec'y. This Lodge has lately added tc its col
lection OF books, the Universal Masonic Ii.
Orary' IN thirty Volumes, edited by Robt. Nor
rls, Louisville, Ky.