Smyrna times., 1858-08-26

lngton junction as II is more properly called, :
en- route for Washington city.
On passing into the bar-room the President i
threw off his Coat and his white neck cloth, a
carelessly pitching them over a chair, opened '
his shiri-collar, and tucked up his sleeves for a
wash, cOnvenIences for this purpose being in
the apartment. At the tlIne, however, both
basins were occupied by two young men, neither
OF whom seemed to be aware that the President
was about. lie waited patiently some time,
when some one spoke and invited him up stairs.
He declined, however, quietly remarking that
he would "wait for his tCrn." And as soon
as the basins were vacated he took his turn "
in Il jolly good wash in the public bar-room.-
This done, he seemed rather PerpleXed about
the arrangement of his pcckcoth, and seemed |
likely to tie his nose aud mouth up in it.. Some !
body just then offered assistance, and the Presi-
dent was briefly equipped.
| At about this time person who had come |
into the room, sung out pretty near 10 him,
" Look here. thought the old Pres. was 10 be
here today" The speech was cut short by
! Il nudge, while mpmCntury cOmlcal expression
passed across The face of that same old Pres. ~
a segar was handed to him by a friend he
took good satisfying drink ot--not old rye, "
but ice water, had barely fired up the segar
when the bell rung, and all board " summoned
the Chief Magistrate of the United States to
his seat IN the cars, and away they went to
Washingt Baltimore Sun.
YELLOW FEVER IN CHARLESTON, S. C We
learn through a friend, who arrived Tuesday
evening in the Southern train, thar tine yellow
!. fever has become IN epidemic in Charleston S.
e., and that the people are fleeing in every di-
Fecton-qulte a panic exists. Sixty passen-
gers from Charleston came through Tuesday,
and took the Baltimore steamer. We are in
fhaf flo l.sf l,,It(
ton for New York, so great was the rush to the
steamer, that it was impossible to accommodate
the crowd. Many were left, who were anxious
to leave their aill .c;ed city. We would state
that the Charleston papers are silent Oh the
subject.-NOr(oik (Fa.) Herald.
For CALIFORNIA AND FRAZER RIvER-The
emigration TO the new gold diggines does not
seem 10 be materially affected by the last con-
{ Trajectory accounts from there. The steamships
Star of the West Captain Gray, with about 500
l passengers, and the Granada, Capt. Bergman,
with 400 more, sailed Friday, for Aspinwall -
The bulk OF the passengers were for the Fra Zer
River gold mines. The steamship Hernia mn,
: Captain Cavendy, sailed Saturday for San Fran
Cisco and Frazer River, with nearly GO0 pas
) sengers.-N Y. Express.
The APPLE CRoP-While the apple in this
; part of the country is generally considered
failure, It will be good news to learn, as we do
from the Boston Transcript of the 9th inst,
that "The apple trees in that part of New
Eng land, gives promise of great crop of 'ex-
, celent fruit. The early kinds will soon be in
The market, and the best winter apples will be
of large size and superior quality"
GRAssHoPPERs DIsAPpEARIyG.-The Trenton
On. J) Gazette of Saturday, says, either the
cool weather, the heavy rains, or the late ness Of
the season, has thlnned the grasshOppers very
mach, SO that in some places where they abound.
ed, they have almost disappeared. The rava-
ges they committed, though severe, have been
much Oversatcd.
THE COHN CRoP.-According TO the Denton
, Journal the prospect for even tolerable corn
crop in Caroline county, Md, is by no means
natteriOg, whIe in the adjoining county in
Delaware. the crop in many places will hardly
: be worth saving.
o. Senator Trumbel is on the stump in H.
: Iinois electioneering for the republican ticket,
and in his speeches advocates The colonizng OF
the free blacks of the United States in Central
America.
6+- The New Orleans Pic0yune publishes
statistics of former years. going to prove That
the yellow fever reaches its maximum on the
ninth week. Hence it infers that the LARGEST
number of deaths will occur during the present
week, after which it anticipates rapid dec me.
The maximum Of 1855 was 1874 deaths in one
week.
THE CATTLE DISEASE This singular and
fatal disease has appeared in North Carolina -
At GoldsbOro', Wilmington and Weldon, the
people are alarmed. Most of them refuse 10
eat beef or drink milk. and are positively dubi-
Gus of flesh of all kinds.
FRUIT.-There is an abundance of fruit in
the vicinity OF Charlottesville, Va. The Jet.
fersonian says that apples are selling for %
cents per bushel; peaches at 81 so to 50.
Cool WEATHER R.-Thursday night week was
unusually cool for the season, and we hear OF
slight frosis on low grounds in some towns to
the west of B,ston. In Framingham the mer-
curry Friday morning stood at 42 degrees
Boston Journal
| " The grand celebration of the Atlantic
j telegraph achievement in New York has been
fixed for the first Of September, and the authori
ties Of London are TO be notified Of the fact,
with view TO joint celebration
Q- A large portion of the stolen bills of the
Hattcrs' Bank Of Bethel, Conn, have been re.
turned to the police in private and guarded
manner.
! 03- The spiritualists of Boston and vicinity
had grand PIC mic few days since, at Island
Grove. which was atlenned by five thousand
! persons.
0~- Cyrus w. Field has resigned his position
as an active manager of the Atlantic telegraph,
on account of the impaired state of his health
o. Swamp fever has broken out among both
whites and blacks in the lowlands of the Mis-.
slsslPPl, occasoned by the recedng of the wa.
ter.