Smyrna times., 1858-05-06

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American.
The DELAWARE AGAIN ON FIRE--Mons Sive
Gullbert, who gave an exhibition at Red Bank,
some time since, of a burning material, for set
ting on fire hostile fleet that might approach
Il hurblr, repeated the experiment yesterday
from the north side OfSmth's Island, in the
presence of several hundred persons on the
Island, and a large number gathered upon the
wharves on the river front. A barrel of the
burning material was poured into The Delaware,
and when set on fire an intense flame of some
twenty feet sprang up with a cracking noise,
like the destruction of dry vegetable matter, at
the same time throwing off dense volumes of
black smoke. The smoke caused an alarm of
fire. The fire on the water burned some five
or eight minutes, and covered space of about
thirty or forty feet square. The exhibition
gave very general satisfaction, though many
were desrous of understanding how vessel
could be fired at a distance oftwelve miles,
The inventor is certain that such feat can be
performed, and at the next exhibition will en-
deavor TO explain it.-Ledger.
national FINANCEs.-The receipts into the
Treasury each week are half million less than
the expenditures. This disparity, it is likely,
will continue, and unless there be revival in
Govern
ment in the way of duties it will, in all proba.
blllty, grow greater. AS it is, the five millions
in the Treasury will disappear in two or three
months. In view of the increased expense ofI
the Government, because of the Utah war, the
whole of the $2O,000,000 Treasury notes will
be required.
U3-"lt was worse with me a. Arcola," once
remarked Napoleon a critical hour of his life
hpn otr rolo
ance reform, tend to dependency, we gather
faith and hope by looking at the past in its his.
tory. In the "hundred battles fought, we can
remember very many waged under more dis
couraglng circumstances than those that now
surround US. Judging the future by the past
we push forward with unAagging zeal and de-
termination, sure of the still conquring aid of
God In future struggles.
OF The whiskey war at Maquoketta, Iowa.
has become serious, and the whIskey party, in
dIgnant at the summary suppression of the
trathc by the temperance men, threaten to burn
city. The Germans have realeased several
oi theIr countrymen from Jail, where they were
held for selling liquor illegally, and the mayor
has enrolled special force of 200 policemen,
probably including majority OF the male citi-
zens.
0- According to a correspondent of the |
Washington States, Col Kinney has agreed to
settle the Mormons OF Utah on the Mosquito
Coast, and has sailed to Greytown for the pur.
pose Of completing his arrangements. The |
story sounds more like romance than truth, |
though there have been reports from time 10
time from Col. Kinney foreshadowng it.
AN IMPORTANT FAcT.-A recent article in
the London Times reveals the important fac
that the government of England has 10 con.
temptation to seek for military recruits for India
among the fugitive slaves which are now in
Canada. This is turning philanthropy to
profitable account
A DEADLY Color The new Azof green of
the Paris spring fashions, it is stated, is dyed
with such poisonous materials that eamstresses
who prick their fingers while sewing it lose the
use OF their hands, and ladies' have been taken
violently i'll from wearing shawls of this color
The tint is very brilliant.
PRINCETON CoLLEGE.-The religious interest
still continues in New Jersey. In Princeton
College the revival has been quite general and
ct 272 Students, l02 have become professors of
religion, OF whom 80 have dedicated themselves
to the ministry, and 2 to the missionary cause. |
Nineteen were backsliders"
0|I- Both Houses of Congress have agreed TO
adjourn the session on the 7th of June, but the
correspondent of the Press thinks that unless
the appropriation bills are considered and passed
soon, the Senate requiring time 10 consider and |
amend them, if amendment be required, the
day will be put as distant as July.
OF In the midst of the general religious
awakening, we are pleased to notice that the
temperance wing OF the gospel, is not forgot. |
ten. In many sections, as we learn by our ex-
changes, interesting temperance meetings are
being held. This is as it should be. Where
the religious fires kIndle, those of the temper.
ance cause will burn more brightly.
OF Hon. Edward Everett, by a resolution
passed unanimously by the Common Council of
New Orleans, has been rendered the freedom
ofthe city, and invited to deliver there his cele.
braied lecture on the character of Washington.
GST grand annual convention ofihe Ger. |
man musical societies of the Western States
will take place in Piltsburg in June next. The
assemblage will comprise over 1000 singers.
OF Joseph Clayton died in Trenton, N. J
last Thursday, aged over l07 years. He was
an active young man of % years of age when
the Declaration Of Independence was declared.
0J- A man was stabbed in Boston day or
Two since, and, singularly enough, the knife |
passed exactly between the heart and liver
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