Smyrna times., 1859-03-24
Wilmington and New Castle Passenger
Railway.

At the session of the Legislature which has
recently closed its laborious exartions at Dover
company was chartered for the purpose oil
constructing passenger railway between the
city of Wilmington lud the town Vt New Cas-
tie.
The persons named in The charter, says the
Commonwealth, as IncorpunrtorS, are The odorc
Rogers, l.. E. Wales, J. Il. Snaw. b. NJ. Der.
ringer, Victor DUPONT, II. r. Tasker, WIN.
Co.yer, and some others The capital stock
Is to be S30,000, with power to increase it to
SI0,OOO The railway is tu commence at New
castle, aud by the ordinary county road be- laid
down TO thls CITY, passing over the Market
street Bridge and b. continued up Market to
Ihird street. along Third tn KING, up KING to
Tenth, along Tenth to Market, and down
Market to Third, provided tue necessary permit
can be had from the city for that purpose
The intention is to lay but a single track for
the present at all events, with turn-Outs at con-
Venient distances along the rOu'e. The cars
are to be made similar to those in US. in Phila.
deiphia, and are to be prope led by horses.
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VT We publish as a great curiosity the fol-
lowing Characteristic letter, received bg our
friend DR.. J. c. AVER, Of Lowell, Mass, from
the "Rebel Chicf,'' or usnrpng Emperor of
China, in acknowledgment for quantities of his
Cherry PectOraI and Cathartic Pills, the Doctor
sent him as present:
Tc DR.. AVER in America The great curing
Barbarian OF the outside country: Your pre-
sent oi sweet curing seeds (PIlls) and fra grant
curing drops, (PectoraD ot the Cherry smell,
has been brought to Hug seu Tsene-the migb.
ty Emperor (Kwangto) Of the terrible stout
Ming dynasty by the grace Of heaven revived
alter an interval of ages-Princa of peace (Ta.
Pngwang) OF China, the central howery land
lie directed his powerful MandarInes To rive
them TO the sick according 10 what tue Inter
prefers read IRON your printed papers (direc-
tions) BE profoundly happy, o wise rbari-
an for I, Yang seu-Tsing, s1y it. Your curing
seeds and sweet curing drops were given TO the
tick IN his Army OF the Winged Sword, and
have made them well. b. profoundly huDuv
while you live for this is known to the Mighty
Emperor OF China, who approve your skill, and
permits you to send more OF your curing medi.
cln0s for his fierce armies Of myriads of men.
They may be given to Chang Lin, Chief
Mandarin of the Red Button al Shlng hal, who
wall repay you with tea nr IL or gold.
The high Mandarlns Cf Ch! ma have heard Of
yoHr great knowledge. SURPRISING ali other
Fore'ghefs, even aspiring to equal the keen wis.
dem ot cor own healing telcAers, who make
remedies that cure instantly. We are glaJ 10
know you bow in trembling Terror before our
Mighty Emperor
Written by YANG SEU. listing.
Minisier-n-chief OF the restored lmperiaI Ming
Dynasty. destined by the heavenly wisdom to
rule in China.
(Tran slated by the American Consulate al Hong
Kong, China, 81 May, 1867
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TERRIBLE LEAp.-While Rev. Thomas p.
Calhoun, Presbyterian minister, and bis wife
were crossing bridge at St Cloud, Minnesota
10 a sleigh, on the goth ult., the horse became
unmanageable and jumped from the bridge TO
tile hard frozen bottom below, a distance of
sumo thirty feet, killing Mr. Calhoun and Sc.