Smyrna times., 1859-10-06

a FLEET FOR CHINA.-The London Dai
F.: NetcS states that the government have decide
on despatching several additional steam-fri!
ates and corVettes, together with a suffiCie
number Of sailing frigates, to augment ii
: squadron in China. 1t is aIso expected that
Iorce OF one thousand additional marines wi
De despatched to China. The papers call O
government to send troops from India to Chin,
rather than from Eogland.
a correspondent of the London Times sug
gests that the trial trip OF the Great Eastern b
othe waters of China, armed with Armstrong
guns or the best and lightest cannon. The or
Pearance OF such a vessel and such on arma
inent at such time from England, it is thought
would have moral as veil as material eftc
not 10 be otherwise produced.
THE Lawrence Republican says the Kansas
corn crop is likely 10 be SO large, that it viii
De drug IN market, unless supply of stocE
nogs can be procured to carry it TO market
ABOUT 10 cents bushel is the estimated value
OF the crop In the vicinity of Lawrence. What
II VIII be still further in the interior, where
there is no demand except from new comers.'
may be guessed at. IL is estimated that pork
VIII be worth six cents pound, and the Re.
PuoHcan thinks that would make corn worth 60
cents bushel. Will it! Who knowsl The
wheat crop is said to be excellent, and Kansas
uOur equal TO the best Genesee.
NJ. DE LAVE's attempt to carry man across
tue tennessee on rope, last Thursday, resulted
III failure, and nearly tragedy. Alter hay-
'nS walked over once, he undertook the feat of
carrying man over on his back. When ne.r
'he centre ot the river the rope began to sway,
ana De Lave, perceiving he was about 10 ia IT,
'hrew his pole and caught by his arms. The
man upon his back caus hit around his body and
drew hltaself up on the rope. This almost ia.
tai accident has ended the acrobatc exhibitions
at Rochester, the Mayor having revoked his
license permitting De Lave to exhibit himself
by walking over the Genesee on rope.
AFTER Rev. DR.. Parsons sermon, at Nash.
vile, Tam, short time since, Rev. p. Bath.
a a herman missionary, stated that when Dr.
PARSONS was stage actor, he (Blth) and two
OF MS brothers were members of the orchestra
uiat made music for Dr. p. Now DR.. Parsons
Is one OF The stationed preachers in Louisville.
ne (Phlllp Bath) is missionary to the Ger
mans IN Nashville, one Of The brothers is pre-.
siding elder In Indiana, and the third Meth
dist class-leader.
The New Orleans journals combine to chron
Gle favorable state of public health there Il
l ne season is tar advanced now that no appre.
REASONS OF yellow fever are entertained.-
strangers are flowing in from the North, by
Ieamooat and railroad the various places OF |
'"oilc amusement are doing good business |
ne new cotton crop is coming in freely prices |
re goou' money plenty, and things generally !
lourlshlng as finely as could be desired
TREMENDOUSLY large bed of oysters, said to
e three or four miles square, was discovered.
lew days since, off Huntington, Long Island
y party of fishermen from Norwalk, CT
ne value OF the placer is said to be more than
million OF dollars. A hundred boats or more
'ere on Saturday busIy at work diminishing
ne value OF this discovery as rapidly as hands
ouId work. All kinds of Implements for the
apture of these strangers, which are said TO
airy 10 size from large to gigantic, have been
ent for from Fair Haven aud the other centres
the oyster trade.
lHE AURORA IN THE TROPICS BY wav Of
laVana we have some later intelligence from
amalca. The Aurora Borealis was witnessed
! that island, it seems, for the first time, per
dpS' SINCE ats discovery by Christopher Cotuaa.
rs 80 rare is the phenomenon in those lati.
ldes, that it was taken for the glare of fire.
nd was associated with the recent riots. In
} the latest advices it had not entered into The
IMAGINATION of the most astute to refer il TO a
elestlai cause. 1t is described as magnificent
nd beautiful in the extreme.-N Y. Express.
A SERVANT girl in New York robbed her mis-
ess OF $500 and then disappeared She was
united up by the police. who found that she
al invested largely in new clothes, silks, Bal
orais, champion skirts aud lewerv. SIG6
as found IN her room. The girl confessed th.
rceny, and pleaded in extenuation that, like
Irs. Flora McFImsey, she had nothing TO
ear, and had resorted to this measure to re-
-ult her wardrobe.
RETURNED TO PREAcHISG.-Tou. Edward /
veret, who was once pastor of the Brattle-
rect Unitarian Church, and who has since M.
ipled positions of honor aud Responsibility
Ithout number, POLITICAL literary, and others. {
is again returned to the pulpit of his first love,
e South Unitarian Church, Boston, where he
'nlsters during the temporary absence of the
stor, Rev. E. +. HILL.
FRANCE ENGLAND AND CHIxA.-The late
lportant events in China nave Great ed the I'M Il
ession in England that the combined action
hich will be required between England and
rance will have a tendency to strengthen the
lance between the two powers, and thai tbi. q
immunity of action may perhaps extend as
ell 10 the affairs of Italy.
LA MOUNTAIN, the balloonist, has been heard A
om. lie landed in a wilderness 10 Canada,
ID was, with his companion, without a mouth =
OF food for four days. His balloon was lost, :
d but for the Indians, who acted as guides z
d fed them. it is likely the voyagers would :
We starved TO death. :,
EIGHTY thousand persons visited the Fair :
ounds at st. Louis in one day. The prizes :.
the best horse and best bull were one thou z
nd dollars each. The prizes were all liberal :
Mr. JOSHUA WALLS. of Mlllington, is erect
3 a large hotel at " Dxon's Tavern" Queen
mes county, Md, to which he cOntempla,es Y
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