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Smyrna times., 1859-03-24

DEATH OF MIKE WALsH.-Thursday morn.
ing the llfeless body of the Hon. Mike Walsh
was found lying at the bottom of flight OF
steps IN trent of premises I39 Eighth avenue.
! view YORK. 1t is supposed that he accidentally
itII do"n The stairs and broke his neck Mr.
HaISh was many years ago one of the ableSt
members OF the State Assembly. lie was sub.
seqnently elected to Congress, and failed of 70.
election by very small vote. lie visited Fin.
rope after leaving Congress, and stopped some
time at the Crmea. Though very radical IN
his opinions, and very bold in their utterance.
he possessed vigorous native intellect, and
mlnd which detestcd political ialsehood and dis
honesty.
The coroner's jury brought in verdict that
Mike Walsh came to his death by apocxv.
which caused him to fall in the place where he
was found, and that the wound on his head and
the fact that he had been robbed indicated that
violence had been used by persons unknown TO
the jury.
SINGULAR DEATH.-The Cleveland pa pcrs of
March ID record melancholy case Of sudden
death. On Monday night Miss Theodora
Smith, aged nineteen, attended a singing re-
hearsal by the choir of Saint Paul's church
At the close of the school one of her COM
Plnions, observing that she did not arise, asked
her If she was not going home. She said she
could not get up, adding, in laughing man
neF' that her foot was asleep. She then made
an attempt to rise, but instantly fell back in her
seat, and never spoke again. She was convey.
ed to her home, where in about three hourse |
>he died.
FATHER HILLS HIS SoN.-James II. Bates
Killed his son, John Bates, near Fulton, Ten.
nessee' on Monday night, March 7th. A dis
pute arose between father and son about some
cards, which a younger brother was plavinp
with, the father saying he did not allow such
IN his house, when the young man left the
house, followed by the father, who told him net
10 return or he would stick his knife in him
The son returned, having no idea his father
would use the knife, when his stabbed him
Trough the left breast, causing instant death
Smyrna times., 1859-03-24
P e r S ON Al.

' W Gen. George P. Morris, poet, warrior
and editor, has just been appointed consul t.
IIavre.
, GI- P. t. Barnum is about to return to tn,
United States.
01- The New York Chess Club have raised
SOoo towards testimonial to Mr.. Morphy.
W Bishop McIvane has reached his home
IN Ohio, from his European tour.
0- 1t is stated that Dickens has finally dc.
termlned not to revisit the United States.
tTAt the ball given by the Americans at
Paris on Feb. %, one of the ladies is SAID to
have won lace to the value of8O,OOO francs.
OF Gen. Cass has declined an invitation to
attend the Pioneers celebration in Cincinnati
on the 7th of April.
| 0}~ AT the commencement of the Jefferson
Medical College in Philadelphia, on Tuesday,
206 young men received the degree of Doctor
of Medicine.
VF Hon. VIM. T. Haskell, of Tennessee,
distinguished brilliant temperance orator
and brave officer in the Mexican war, died in
the lunalic asylum at Ilopkinayiilc, Ky, last
Sunday,
0~+3-Dr. Thomas D. Mutter, professor of Sur
gerry in the Jefferson Medical College in
PhIla., died in Charleston, S. c., on Wednesday
night Mutter's reputation was not confined to
the United States it was worldwide
0r15- Hon. John c. Ten Eyck, Republican,
was Thursday elected United States Senator
from New Jersey, by the Legislature of that
State, in place Of Hon. VIM. Wright, Demo-
crat.
0@17- The Rev. b. c. Lippncott, A B. Princi.
pal Of The Cumberland Valley Institute has
been appointed by Bishop Scott to take charge
of the Puget Sound Wesleyan Institute"
Washington Territory, and will sail on the 5h
Of next month.
Or The Rev John Picrpont, who, our read,
ers may remember, some time ago avowed him
self Il convert to spiriualism, is delivering lee
lures on that subject in the East. Recently, in |
New Bedford in the course of a discourse, he |
his audience that "spirtualism is
higher development of Christianity" The New
York Times says: How will those who, in
MS earlier and better years, listened to his
preaching with admiration, and read his fine
poetry with delight, be driven to deplore the
lideous hallucinaton of his old age!"
Smyrna times., 1859-03-24

others, tend to corrupt practices in our city,
state and National GoVernment-the selection
OF officers and employees for political reasons,
aud the insecurity of office when obtained
UNIT men ere put in, because they can help the
party, and will be turned out if any other party
succeeds; and is it not perfectly natural that
they should tn NIX more of keeping their places
than anything else. There is only one remedy
which we can sec, which promises to arrest
this widespread Generalization, and it is one
to which the people will be slow to come, be-
cause it involves great deal of thought and
trorble, and general participation in politca
affairs, by all the moral and respectable people,
who now, too frequently, avoid all connection
with politics. 1t is to insist on personal capa
city for the duties of an office, and good per.
sonal character in the appointce, and the max |
ing subordinate Offices permanent during good |
behavior, and no longer. These are changes
which 1t will take the people some time to ac-
custom themselves even to think of-and in
-heIr execution would require much forbear-
ihce' on the part of opposing political parties
'nt they are changes which the people will
sometime demand, because without them no
permanent cure can be found for the wholesale
'rlbery and corruption which demoraises every
which bears with it, aud which
ends to make republican institutions by.word
nd reproach throughout the cyiIised world.
Smyrna times., 1859-03-24

; MovING DAY.-Next Friday will be moving
day in Newcastle county, and those of our sub
scribers who change their residences will
please inform us thereof
0Er Yesterdays papers quote Wheat in the
Philadelphia market at 81 so $l.65 for reds,
and $l.75 a 81 50 for white. Corn So cents
Rye 80 cents, and Oats 53 cents per bushel.
Tue WHEAT.-Many fields of wheat through.
out the country are very promising in their
present appearance; on low wet lands, how.
ever, it looks very badly.
or Godeys LADIES' Book and Peterson's
Magazine, for April, have been received. The
contents of the these monthlies are OF the usual
variety and excellence.
LADIES' HOME MAGAZINE for April contains,
besides the usual amount of reading, the fashions
for the month.
o. 1t is at length officially announced that
there will be no extra session of Congress.
The WAvERLEY NovELs.-The well.known
firm Oft. Peterson q Brothers, BOG Chestnut
street, PhIladelphia, are now engaged in pub
fishing remarkably cheap edition of these un-
aPproachable works of fiction. The First. |
" lvanhoe," appeared on Saturday of last week
the next, "Guy Mannerng," will issue to-day;
" Rob Roy" next, and So on, one novel will br
published regularly on each and every COMING
until the whole number of volumes
twenty SKIS completed. The low price fixed
by the publishers for them are only - cents n
volume, or The whole lwenty-siX volumes for
i've dollars A complete set will be forwarded.
tree 9t P0stage, by mait, to any part of the u.
States, 10 auy one, by the publishers on recsiy
ng remittance Of five dollars for the twenty.
SIX volumes; or a remittance of three dollars
VIII pay for the first twelve volumes: or a re.
nlttancc of one dollars Will pay for The first four
'o'umeS. The novels will be neatly lrlnted
md each volume will contain about l2J p,res
printed on fine white paper, aud neatly bound
With paper cover The re. sed uniform Edjn.
'urgh edition, FROM which this is printed, COM
rises tOrty-elght volumes, the cost Of which is
creHty-tccO dOH0rS and this edition will CON {
ain every word of the Edinburgh edition. We 8
ommend the determination Of this cntcrurisinu
firm to furnish the works Of an
uhor like Walter Scott, at price so reason.
Bile, that all persons whatever may possess /
lll set, and direct the especial attention of our
eaders TO the tucI, and would advise them all ,
D make a remittance Of FIVE Dollars at once.
er first mail, TO the publishers, for the entire
ct, who Will send them complete to any one. +
rec o. postage, on receipt Of that sum Z
Smyrna times., 1859-03-24
The Last Lecture,

The last Lecture of the course. which has
continued through the past winter, will be
given this evening, by Il. Clarkson Taylor, Esq :,
of Wllmngton,,on "The Starry Ileavens."-
The Trustees of the Library Association de-
serve the thanks of the whole community for
their unremitting efforts to give to US series of
entertainments so instructive and intelligent S
have been the lectures of this course; and as
the present is the last, we earnestly hope Mr.
Taylor will be greeted with full house.
Smyrna times., 1859-03-24

School ELECTIoN.-Saturday week. the Cd
of April, will be the day for the Annual School
Election, in this State, when commissioners
will be selected, and tax levied, necessary for
sustaining the schools the ensuing year. This
is an important election, and should be attend
ed by all persons interested.
Smyrna times., 1859-03-24

LENT.-The season OF Lent commenced on
Wednesday week-Ash- W ednesday. Religi-
Gus services will be held every Wednesday and
Friday mornings, in St. Peters church, during
its continuance-forty days. For interesting
history of this religious observance, see article
&" Lent OIL first page.
Smyrna times., 1859-03-24

New MILLISERY.-lt will be seen by her
card in another column, that Miss Mary A.
Deakyne, has opened a new Millinery estab-
lishment in this town, on Methodist street, near
Main. Her experience in the business will
doubtless commend her to public favor.
Smyrna times., 1859-03-24

LUsrs NATURE.-An eve sheep, belonging
to James Godwn, near Willow Grove, gave
birth to litter of fine lambs, one day last
week. They were OF good size and perfect,
but the weather being stormy, all died. Hurrah
for CsD- Marsh! JUNIUs.
Smyrna times., 1859-03-24

,rgr .TINES" is published Erery Ihn@iay by
m.. u lIorrEcGGR, Eiito, and Proprietor, at Tie
,r.s,eraacs Hall. Smyrna Del.
Vs--SupscaIPrIoN-One gear, 81 so in adUance,
:, $500 if not paid tiH end Of Ike gear No paper
d;coa.inuet until all arrears ere Pa'd-o"ly at The
oo,;sa of The Publisher.
,oyeRrsINGFOr eUery square Of IL h"es or less rs'
;.,erlioa 50 cts; each subsequent Insertion % Cts
y;beraL arrangements made tOiM yearly and haD-
,eads aloertisers.
Smyrna times., 1859-03-24

G6T 1t would seem an omission of duty 10
let st. Patrick's Day slide by without a notice,
bu:, since the papers have contained so much
about it, we have concluded to say notAing on
the subject al GH-Gt aU
Smyrna times., 1859-03-24

"TO FAvORITE BRoOK," in this issue, is
piece of poetry of much more than ordinary
merit, particularly for a student. The young
author has but to persevere TO become an early
favOrite with Calliope.
Smyrna times., 1859-03-24

SALES OF PRoPERTY.-Col. IL. C. Doug lass
has bought of Z. Tibbitt, building lot at
Smyrna Depot.
Thomas B. Lockwood has purchased two lots
of the same gentleman, at the same place.
Smyrna times., 1859-03-24

GF At the late session of the Methodist
Protestant Conference held in Georgetown. d.
C., DIR. ID. +. Ewell was appointed to Warwick
and Salem. The latter church is in Appoquini-
mink Hundred, six miles from Smyrna,
Smyrna times., 1859-03-24

OF The apricot trees are out in full bloom,
and the more advanced peach and plum trees
are already bursting the buds. II is to be hoped
there will no frosty weather to nip thea.
Smyrna times., 1859-03-24
jones' Patclas Carbon Oil
LA wi S

Can be had in every variety, suitable for all
purposes also, Old Lamps of every descrlp-
ton can be altered to burn the same oil. All
who have these Lamps, and all who may wish
to have them, can be well supplied with good
Oil.
N. B.-I leave Smyrna this day, on business,
and shall be absent several weeks, but all can
have plenty of Oil and Lamps by calling at the
Agency office. Refttng attended to.
JAMES T. TATLOW, Agent,
Office at Mr.. Adam Dady's, Commerce st.
March "a, 1859.
Smyrna times., 1859-03-24

CoNNuDIAL.-Rev s. w. Thomas, preacher
in charge of Smyrna circuit, during the past
year. united forty couple in the holy bonds Of
wedlock. Considering the q" hard times" this
was doing driving business, and should, we
would think, lessen the arduous duties of his
successor in this particular line the coming
year. Ia addition TO the cake, fees, turkeys,
&c, 1t must be happy reflection for one TO
know that he has been the means of making
unspeakably happy so many aching hearts
ADvERTIsERRs. James f. Black advertises
a large assortment of Lumber, for building and
other purposes, at prices to suit the times.
See also advertisements of Field Brothers,
Samuel Buzby, Miss Mary A. Deakync, Isaac
ID. Hamilton, John V. Tolson, b. ]. Williams,
IL. H. Eidridge, Dixon & Sharpless, Thain &
McKeone, II. w. Hcys, IL. Worrell, John
McCaney and others.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-09-21
smiling Of rne Grcnt Enslern

Aninterest, somewhat akin to the laying of
the Atlantic cable, is felt in the success of this
grand experiment in Ocean Steam Navigation,
and the safe arrival of the Great Eastern at
Portland will be hailed with eclat all over the
cou ntry. The dates of her sailing have been
postponed. by advertisement in the Lond on
Shipping Gazette of Sept. Sd, she was to start
on her trial trip the 18th, leaving her moorings
IN tue Thames on he 9th and stopping at the
More TO adjust her compasses The Eastern
was announced to remain at Portland, near
Weymouth, from the 9th to the l7th. After
the trial trip, which was TO last about three
days, the Great Eastern was to return to Holy
head, and after remaining open for visitors a
week, sail from that port for America, Septem-
Der Goth Should the programme be success
fully carried out she will be fairly due at Port
land on the 9th or 9Th Of October The Great
Eastern is advertised to sail from Portland on
her return voyage, the LIST of November, af.
fOrling some three weeks time for the curious
on this continent to inspect the loyiathan OF
the deep.
Fares on the trial trip, FIVE, eight, and ten
pounds sterling according to cabins selected in.
GLIDING provisions The fares { this country
from eighteen to twenty five pounds, with an ex.
ira charge for state cabins and the passengers,
as in the trial trip, will be confined to those Of
the first class. Return tickets from Portland,
United States, will be furnished at half,fare.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-09-21
The Riot Of The Bergen Tunnel Men.


Th, Tunnel men on the n Y. d Erie Road
took very thorough means to stop the trains,
and assumed threatening and defiant position.
They were some three hundred strong, and for
a long distance they placed trucks, iron rails
huge stones, beams of wood, DC, on the track
When the Hudson Brigade under Gen. Hatfield
arrived, with a couple of cannon mounted upon
platform car in front of the locomotive the
rioters commenced yelling, hootng and bidding
defiance. Iaborcrs commenced clearing the
track of distinctions under the protection OF
the military, and the train moved on. Some
violence was offered, and a few individuals
were injured, but none seriously.
The military held the rioters in check with
out firing upon them, and some forty of the
ringlt aders were arrested and confined in the
baggage car, firmly bound hand and foot, They
were subsequently placed in Hudson jail, and
sixteen were added to their number, making
nearly seventy persons in all arrested.
The strike took place on the 10th in conse-
quence Of the non-payment of wages, and the
difficulties were not adjusted until the 18th.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-09-21
Nrr Ynrn nrmorrnrr In con,enlIon.

New York Democracy N OohNchti""'
The New York correspondent Of the Buffalo
Courier, Democratic, declares that Mayor Wood
and his crew came back from the Syracuse
Convention looking like gang Of burglars
balIied and beaten in bousc-breaking cxpedi-
ton and that moro desperate set Of wretohes
was never seen. lie thus describes them in
Convention
IIeenan, the Bonicia Boy, would not obey
Woods orders lie was designated TO throw
judge striker of the platform, hut he could
not be induced TO assault a n-cOmbatant lie
saws Wood engaged him on hopretence that the
Tammany men intended violence, and he was
prepared to defend his employer, but not to med
die with a peoceable looking, feeble old gentle
man ike Stryker. The game men among the
'hoys" have always despised Wood, and while
they take his money, are reluctant To ctupon
his suggestions Woods expectation was that
tho huht would commence when Alvord at
tempt T. taSe the chair, and at least three OF
his ruflians had orders to shoot Peter Caggcri
but doubt whether any powder would have
been burnt, oven if they had come TO blows.
McCabe, who was in the prize fight at Long
Point last fall, tells me that they were in
for a scrimmage, but not for murder. Still, az
many of the rutlians were armed, some with
pistols and others with brass knucklcs, it is moi
impossible that there would have been blood
shed il q collision had taken place,
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-09-21
osenrch tho Record. - says Douglas.

"senrch the Records - says Douglas.
The Washington Constitution has taken the
political tumbler at his word, aud quotes as fol
lows from the speech Of Senator Douglas at
Cincinnati, as reported in the Enquirer Of The
10th:
Examine The bills and search the records, ard
you will find that the great principle which
undcrlies those measures is the right Of the
people Of each State and each Territory, whilf
Territory, TO decide the slavery question for
themselves
1t then turne to the Congressional records,
aud the "soarch "shOws that the Little Giant
has very short memory or very lttle regard
for the truth of history. The Constitution
says:
Pending the Nebraska bill before the Senate
we find that the proposition was distinctly made
to confer this very power upon tte people Of N,
"ICrritory rhHc Territory," and was voted
down by au Overwhelming ma iority-Mr. Doug
las voting with that majority against the grant
Of such power.
The Constitution quotes from the Congress.
ional Globe containing the record of the first
session Of the XXXIlID Congrcss-February
l6, 1851 The matter quoted is the celebrated
amendment of Mr.. Chase-to add to the l4th
section Of the substitute reported from the
Committee on Territories, as amended on the
motion Of Mr. Douglas, the words;
Under tchich the people Of the Territory,
through their appropriate representatives, 1they
see 1T, may prohibit the eriStenee Of Siarery there
"a.
1t will be remembered tht Douglas voted
against the Chase amendment. The vote stood.
Yeas--Messrs Chase, Dodge, Of Wisconsin,
Fcsscudcn, Fish, Foot. Hamhn, Seward, Smith,
Sumner aud Wade--l0
Nays--Messrs. Adams, Atchison, Badger,
Bell, BENJAMIN, Brodhead, Brown, Butler,
Clay, Clayton, Dawson, Dixon, Dodge, of Iowa,
Douglas, tvans, Fitzpatrick, Gwin, Huston,
Hunter, Johnson, Jones, OF Iowa, Jones, OF
Tennessee, Mason, Morton Norris, Petit, Pratt,
Rusk, Sebastian, Shields, SIidcll, Stuart,
Toucey, Walker Weller and Williams-36.
The Constitution perrtnenty remarks;
The amendment OF Mr. Chase contains the
very doctrine for which Mr.. Douglas Is now
contendmg; and il it had been Incorporated iu-
to the bill would have left no room for doubt or
construction on the subject. 1t was however,
repudiatcd and rejected, and Mr. Douglas co
operated with his Democratic colleagues in such
rejection. Mr. Douglas nOio insists that the
construction which nine black Republican Scna
tors attempted in 1854 to put upon the Nebras-
Ia bill, is the true Democratic construction
He did not think so then. His Democratic as
sociates who voted with him do not think so
now. We regret that Mr. Douglas has chang
ed his opinions on this important question, and
warn our Democratic hlcuds against the danger
OF falling into the fatal error Of adopting black
republican constructions Of democratic measures.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-09-21
Hon. Abram Lincoln on the ohio stump

"OLn ABE," os this famous Illinois political
fighter was familiary called when he worried
the Little Giant" from stump to stump from
Cairo to Chicago, has been on his track at
Columbus and Cincinnati, and his speeches
were clear headed and plain spoken, pinning
Douglas and his doctrines to the wall with
slcdgeAhammer force. Mr. Lincoln is a man OF
great and varied information, with the capacity
TO use it to advantage, and the Enquirer
describes him os "a tall, dsrk-visaged, angular,
awkward, positive sort of looking individual,
with character written on his face aud energy
expressed in every movement"
The State Journal gives verbatim report of
Mr. Lncoln's ppecch at Columbus, which
should have wide circulation. The Com
mcrcial abstracts his Cincinnati speech, the
closing portion of which we copy:
Mr. Lincoln concluded 10y giving his views
Of the policy that should be pursued by the
Opposition in 1850 in the national contest
Tho Opposition must give expression to the
Republicau sentiment, The central idea Of
that opposition was resistance to tie spread of
slavery Any attempt 10 ignore the legitimate
Republican sentiment must be ruinous tO the
Opposition, II an attempt were made to make
batilo with the National Democracy on any
platform not recognizing aud affirming hostility
10 The spread of slavery, it would cost fifty
thousand votes ia the State Of Illinois There
were wise and good men in the South v hom
he would checrluly support at either end Of
the ticket but it was necessary to make the
fight against the policy Of the extension of
slavery. lie indicated preference for some
Southern man as a candidate for President or
Vice President. The pro slavery party must
be showed that the Repubicans,in opposing the
aggrandzcment Of slavery, were friends OF the
Union aud promoters of the general public
good
Mr.. Lincoln concluded his speech, having
consumed more than two hours in its delivery
The Hon Thomas Corwln was present, and
was called out. lie briefly and ioTGlbly ex-
pressed nls unqualified approval of the senti-
ments of Mr.. Lincoln, comphmented that gen.
tleman strongly for his ability and patriotism,
and called upon the voters present 10 give the
eloquent gentleman's views a practical en-
dorsement Un the second Tuesday of October
next
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-09-21
Hon. Roberl sehencl., of Dn,ron.

Ten years ago tie Hon. Robert Schenck
represented the Montgomery District in Con-
gress, and ranked among the ablest of Ohio
Wings. Since his retirement from Congress
Mr. S. has taken but little part in politics, hut
on Saturday evening he addressed large
meeting of the citizens of Day ton, and an
nourced his support of the Republican as the
conservative party Of the country He dis
cussed and exposed the humbug of Popular
Sovereignty, and concluded by a terse rccapit-
ulatiOn ofthe reasons that had determined him,
as private citizen, TO oppose the Democratic
party as now manilesiing itself, and for sup
porting the Republican party. His concluding
oxhortalion to his noighbors and fellow citizens
10 reflect carefully upon the results Of their
political influence, and 10 act for their children
rather than for the hour, was impressvely
made
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-09-21

Mr. Ten Broeck is picking up the English
flset'footed with his American nags quite com
forably this season, well as proftably His
young Umpire has achieved another triumph in
winning the Cleveland stakes, at Stockton, and
the same day, WoodGurn, another of Mr. s
horses, carried off a prize. Umpire also
achieved another victory after winning the
Cleveland stakes, and is now one of the favor
ties for the Derby, against the most prominent
the great Ebor handicap, after coming out so
gallantlY at Goodwood. Starke and Proress are
entered for the Yorkshire handicap at Doncaste.
Mr. Ten Broeck's winnings this season are
stated at some S4OO, 600