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Smyrna times., 1859-12-01
NiOlence.

The editor ofthe Peninsular Ne,os, DR.. J. 8
Prettyman, complains in his last issue that ,
number of persons, in and about Milford. q,
Friday evening week were preparing to do vio
renee 10 his property and destroy his office. and
which he thinks would have been done. but for
the kindness of two friends, who warmed him
OF the contemplated mob. On hearing of the
uhalr he immediately addressed note to Gov.
burton, claiming protection, and then proceed.
ed to the printing office, aud with the aid of
several gentlemen who volunteered, COM
menced preparations for defence. Fortunately
tor, and to the credit of the place, and the char.
acter of the State for peace and decorum. " or.
der was caused to reign in Warsaw" and tho
consPIrators returned home. The cause Of the
intended "foray" was the charge that the edi.
or was paid by the Abolition party of the North
10 promulgate sentiments not his own. This
nc repels as false, says the sentiments he pub
lshes are his own honest convictions, and for
Which he has never received cent EXCEPT for
legitimate subscriptions.
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Thanksgiving Day.

Thursday last, as every one knows, was a
holiday in this as we'll as most of the other
large towns throughout the country. Nearly
all the places of business were closed, and
marked respect paid everywhere and among all
classes and conditions of the community. The
day was delghtful-the air just cold enough to
brace ones system, without nipping ones ex-
hemlIles. No rowdyism was prevalent; as
hr as we saw, but few had been engaged in
heavy "practice at the Bar as has been
customary on public hOlidays-and there were
20 demonstrations or onslaughts except those
committed upon domestic feathery tribes about
IL o'clock. The Methodist and Episcopal
churches were we'll attended. The Presbyte-
ran church was not open-Rev. Mr.. Finney,
who had been officiating for some weeks, hav-
lag announced the previous Sunday that he
would be absent on that day. The sermon
preached at the NJ. E. church by Rev. T. G.
AurPhy, and the one preached at the Episco-
psi church by the Rev. J. E. Grammer, were
superior merit, and enlisted the utmost atten-
uOn OF the respective audiences both in regard
70 the matter presented and the impressiveness
Ol their delivery. Much of our space is occu-
pied BY these discourses, which we think will
prove interesting to the reader. There were
Nrtunately no casualties of q serious nature du-
ring the day, as is frequently the case with the
youth who, on such occasions, deal largely in
The use Of firearms.
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Hand HInWn OE

We learn that young man of Dover, named
Z. Camac, bricklaycr by trade, while cunning
on Monday last near Davis Corner, Dover Hd.,
had all his fingers severed from his left hand,
0y the bursting of his gun, when attempting to
shoot some game. His hand has since been
amPu'ated. Two loads of powder, carelessly
put IN one barrel of the gun. is said to have
caused The explosion.
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WRECK OF THE STEAMER INDIAN.-We have
news OF the wreck and total loss of the steamer
Indian, which sailed from Liverpool on the 9tb
inst. She went ashore on the rocks of Mary
Joseph, Gynsboro', Nova Scotia, on the 2Isi.
and broke in two amidships. Three lives are
reported lost AT the time of the wreck, and two
bouts, filled with passengers which left the
wreck, are missing and have.not been heard
from. The part of the coast where the wreck
occurred is difficult of access, therefore accur-
ate and full details of the disaster have not
been obtained. The Indian was first class
iron propeller of 1,764 tons, rating A. |, built
in 1855 at Dunbarton, Scotland, and owned bv
the Liverpool and Canadian Steam Navigation
Company of Liverpool, who undoubtedly have
her insured to her full value of $20O,0OO, in
England. This is the second ship of that line
that has been lost, the Canadian having gone
to pieces while ashore in the Bay of Fundv, at
the entrance of the River st. Lawrence, some
time in 1857. The steamship Delta, which
was at first supposed to be the wreck, has ar.
rived at Sidney.
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WORSE OFF THAN THE NEGRoEs.-There are
louf millions of people in France who eat no
pteau' Some eat chestnuts and some other
e,nuS OF vegetables. The people of Ireland,
T'L tUL long tlme' subsisted mainly on potatoes
neSe Iacts prove not only that there are large
muuloerS IN civilized countries who do not raise
'"etr own Bread but an equally important fact
'"ey nave not the means of buying it.
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II f. sR'/D
a z UEsT.EU sALE,

" y Es EI e. = u e % .
WILL be seld at public sale, at the Hotel of
Mr. John Mcdaniel, in Chestcrtown, Md. on
TUESDAY,, the 9Th of December, 1850. at II
O'CLOCK a. M, Farm owned by MIR. JOSEPH
WALRANEN, situate within three miles of
Nnesterl""n, and now occupied by him, con-
taInlng 2G7 ACRES, more or less. The land
mas been lined, has clay bottom, is medium
SOIL and productive. All the grains and grasses
grow well, and clover acts finely. The land
lies level, with fine stream of water passing
tnrough four fields. aud with a slight alteration
OF lencInS The whole of the fields can be wa.
tered. II is in five fields, we'll fenced. About
SsSzsT oO TO 6O acres, in Oak Timber and other
EHIIH Wood. A portion Of the Nursery will
'n&@A be sold with the Farm. The Dwelling
is brick, Il stories high, with cellar; four
rooms on the first floor Kitchen, stone Out
houses granary, corn crib, carriage house in
good order; line spring of delightful water
within 80 yards of Kitchen, with a SPRING.
house over 1t. There is also tenant house on
the farm.
This land adioins the property of Messrs. {.
B. Fcnnlmore, Parsons, and Hynson; lies con-
vcnlent to churches, schools, post office, &C.
The situation .ls healthy, and the neiphborhood
a good one.
The Terms of Sale are: One.fourth bv the
Ist of January next, when possession will be
delivered; the balance in /, 2, 3, 4 and wears
with Interest.
GEORGE ViCKERS, Agent
hI'-tS for Jos. Walraven.
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THE "TIMES' is published Euery TAursday. D,
ROBr. d. IlOFFECKER, Elitor and Proprietor ettbl
Temperance Hall, SmyrNG, Del.
TERxS-SURscRIPTIoN.-O year fSl so In Advance,
or sseo # not paid I'LL end Of the year. No paper
Discontinued until all arrears are paid-oaIy at The
option Of Lte Publisher.
every square Of lines or less first
Insertion, 50 cls each subsequent insertion % cts-
Liberal arrangements male Nth yearly and half
yearly GdoertiSers.
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MEETING OF CONGEEss.-The members ot
Congress are on their way towards Washing
ton' where the session of Congress will be
opened on Monday next. Parties are SO equally
divided in the body that much interest is felt as
to the political character Of the preliminary Or
ganization.
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LARGE EsTATE.-Col. Groome, Execu tor of
John Ginn. deed, settled an account in the per.
sonal estate of said deceased, before the Or
phan's Court of Cecil county, last week of over
SsO,OOO00. The Executor paid to the State
of Maryland, as tax on his commissions. tbe
sum of $766 90. The deceased left large es.
tate in lands which he devised to his sons for
life, with remainder to their heirs Whig.
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FIRE.-We learn that stable, two horses
and variety of harness, was destroyed by fire
on Sunday night last, in Chestertown Md
the property of Mr.. John V. Uslton, who, at
one time, we believe, resided in SMYRNA. Loss
about S400.
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R. 8. wv. HHERONS. M. Sd.

OFFICE on Main St., opposite the Post Office
where he may be found at any hour day or night mi
less professionally engaged.
Smyrna, Del =, Ma 25, 80
Smyrna times., 1859-12-01

A WELSH woman was found dead near
Church Hill, Md, on Monday morning last
the result, it is supposed, of ntemperance and
exposure.
Smyrna times., 1859-12-01

store-house in ThorOughfare Neck, neal
Deakyne's Landing, in Appoquinimink Hun.
dred. In the upper portion of the building i.
a fine room, which has been chrislened "CIav
ton Hail." for public meetings. A singing
school has been formed which meets in it on
Thursday evening of each week, and deba-
ting club which meets on Friday evening.
The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-12-03

The POSITION OF NAPOLEON TOWARD THE
PoPE.-The Paris Steele replies as follows to
an assertion made by one of the journals
which always defend the Pope, no matter in
what conjuncture: ts-o
We have asserted that in his proclamations
and in his speeches, the Emperor has con-
stantly manifested his respect and Difference
for the Papacy; but that he has never guar
anteed the territory Of the Pontificial States.
To this assertion Of ours the Ami de Ia ReG-
gion opposes tho proclamation Of the Sd Of
May: awe are not going to Italy to fomen,
disorder or weaken the power Of the Holy
Father, whom we restored to his throne" II
must be admitted that rather free system ol
Interpretation is necessary to find any guar.
anty of territory in these words. There can
be no doubt that the French policy which
went to combat Austrian influence, had nc
design to overturn the throne of the Holy
Father, or to deprive him of any portion Of
his States; but must we necessarily come to
the conclusion that France guarantees TO the
Pope all his territory, even against those Of
his subjects who have shaken off the yokei
To do so would be giving the words mean
ing which they never had, and to do SO would
be an insult to common sense and plain deal
inp
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RABELAIs AND THE CARDINAL -Rabelais
was physician to Cardinal Lorraine, who was
one OF the most renowned epicures of his age.
One part Of his daily duty was to wait upon
the Cardinal at dinner and point out to him
what dishes were indigestible, and what food
might be partakon of with impunity. One
day dish Of lampreys was set before his en-
inence, and he Immediately plunged his fork
into one OF the crispest and largest of the fish,
preparatory to removing it to his plato Ra-
belais, however, interposed with the gravest
air, and tapping the dish containing the
lampreys three times--a cabalistic number.
shook his formidable wig, and said, in the
gravest tones OF solemn warning, "Indigest-
ible! indigestiblei indigestiblel" The Cardi.
nal turned pale with horror "Take it away!"
he exclaimed, and servant instantly seized
upon the unoffending dish. "Hallo, you sir"
cried the physician, "brjng those lampreys to
MEL" And before the Cardinal could recover
from his astonishment and Indignation, Ra-
belais had deyoured every one of the fish.
"Sir!" exclaimed his eminence, as soon as
he could recover breath for utterance, "What
is the meaning of this conduct? You con-
denim this food as indigestible, and yet make
no scruple ofdevouring it before my very eyes,"
al beg your eminence's PARDON" said the
Doctor, humbly; al tapped the DISH, and
that, you will certainly acknowledge, is indi-
gestible enough. AS for the fish, y as as
tonished at your sending them away; they
are not only easy of digestion, but assure
you find their favor very exquisite, and
have eaten them with q perfect RELISH"
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The COQUErTIsHNEss OF PICuOLoMlNI.-"Lit-
tie Pic" certainly deserves the title of Airt.
Read what she says about "dear Dublin"
and my "desr Irish" If our memory serves
us rightly she has said something about "dear
Boston," "dear Cincinnati" and tiny dear
New York." promising always to "luv still ze
same" Here is her letter, dated Paris,
October 49,: a.-,4f .r- ..
Gentlemen! have been favored with q
handsome and elegant copy of Don Giovanni
Should Heaven accord me the power to revisit
the city Of my sympathies, that dear Dublin,
hope to be able to express in words, better
than in these hasty lines, my lively sense of
gratitude toward those gentlemen who have
conceived the graceful idea of giving me SO
beautiful present. encourage myself with
the fattering hope Of assuring them in person,
hereafter, how much / prize their gift.
could wish that my dear Irish knew that I can
never forget the proofs of kind sympathy they
have given me, and that neither time nor
distance can ever obliterats them from my re-
collection. Believe that sign myself, with
sentiments Of much esteem, your most obliged,
.'a2 MARIE PICC0L0MINI.
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p AN ANONYMOUS SLANDERER SEVERELY Cow.
HIDED BY Two WOMEN IN XENIA.-An indi.
vidual named John Patterson, who has been
resident in Xenia for several years q man of
about fifty years of age, and the father of a
fsmily-met, day or two ago, with we'll
deserved punishment, in the shape of Wig
orous cowhiding from two women, for writing
anonymous letters, in which one of them was
most vilsly slandered, and by which the other,
in being made their recipient, was grossly in
suited. The women, having detected the
fellow in his filthy business, invited him to
their house, and, after compelling him in the
presence of witnesses to retract, chastised him
most severely. The scoundrel, widower,
had been suitor for the hand of one Of tho
women, and, having been rejected, he adopted
the daatardly means we have mentioned Of
obtaining revenge. rg,
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HENRY WARD BEEoHER ON FAULT FINDING.
In recent discourse on the text, "Bear ye one
another's burdens" Henry Ward Beecher said:
The spirit of this passage forbids that we
should make the failings Of other men source
Of amusement to ourselves-and now I am
coming to it. will admit that there is a
playful good-humored kind of badinage that
is harmless. The apprehension or exposition
Of mans faults in light, genial spirit, is
often the best way Of telling him of them. I
do not, therefore, say that all innocent raillery
and good-natured apprehension is to be disal-
lowed. On the contrary, it may be allowed.
It must be genuine, however, producing good
and not pain. But he that makes the mistakes,
the foibles, the faults, the misconceptions Of
men-the ten thousand infelicities of human
life-tbe subject matter of comment, of jest
and social enjoyment, and of personal amuse-
ment, is simply barbarian. He is not q
Christian; he does not belong to that category.
II is one OF those things that are monstrous
in the sight of God. Could YOU do it to YOUR
child2 mother may tantalize her child; she
may frolic with it; she may do thousand
things with it, causing 1t to hover vibrating
between tear and smile, sometimes on enc
side and sometimes on the other, Just for O
A"ASA') Wv oho AhoeehtiJ pAoooCo ~ W AoI
bosom, and covers Its face with kisses, so that
thore are no shades lift upon its spirits. And
there is such thing as innocent raillery. But
to watch to see what is awkward In others; to
search out the infrniities of men; to 20 out
like a street sweeper or universal scavengsr,
to collect the faults and failings Of people, to
carry these things about as if they were cher
ries or flowers; to throw them out Of your bag
or pouch, and make them an evening repast
or MONDAY meal, or the amusement of a
social hour, snlivenod by unfeeling criticisms,
heartless jests and cutting ssrcasms to take
a man up as you would chicken, and gnaw
his flesh from his very bones, and then lay him
down, saying, with fendiSh exultation: "Thsre
is his skeleton"-ths is dcyilish! You may
call it by as many pretty names as you please,
but it is devilishl and you will do nothing
worse than this when you 20 to holl---for you
may expect to 80 there if you have such a dis.
position and do not change it. Talk about
cannibalism! Csnnibals never eat man till
he is dead. They are nearer Christ than you
are, great deal.
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LATEST BY TELEGRAPH
NOON DISPATCHES.

Affairs at discharge of
the Cincinnati Merchants-Other Ar
rests Being Made-RepOrters Not to
Witness the Execution.
BALTIMORE, December 2.---The American's
correspondent at Charlestown says there Is no
falling off in the number of wild stories of in
vaders-although martial law has not yet
been proclaimed, there is a rigid military sur
veillance kept up that subjects every citizen
to great inconvenience. Even we'll known in
habitants can not pass through the suburbs
without arrest and examination.
On the arrival of the cars, yesterday, two
persons, who were unable to give satisfactory
accounts Of themselves, were sent by an armed
escort across the Maryland line.
Four suspicious characters have been arrested
since Wednesday, one of whom was supposed
10 be Coppie's brother. All have been detained
for the present.
The Ohio merchants were discharged,
after a short detention, there being no reason
able ground for suspicion.
Brown, it is said, admits his participation in
the Kansas massacre, but offers various ex-
cuses in palliation.
The feeling produced here against him by
Mrs. Doyle's letter is very great .I
The work ofereoting the scaGold was COM
menced yesterday. tas.
1t is understood that members of the press
will not be admitted inside of the line, so that
no report can be made Of his speech, if Brown
should make one.
Yesterday several persons, who are editors
of Abolition newspapers published in the
North, were elected from the cars for Harper's
Ferry.
They had purchased tickots, and were very
anxious to proceed, but were refused on ac-
count Of an arrangement entered into between
Governor Wise and the President ef the road.
They loft in the Washington train, declaring
they were bound TO be in Charlestown to see
the execution, and would reach there by the
Orange and Alexandra Railroad. Where
upon the President Of that road was informed
by telegraph of the fact.
CHARLEsTowN, Va, December 2.-The re-
porter of the Associated Press telegraphed
yesterday to Governor Wise, for permission to
attend the execution. The reply was that the
Governor declined TO accede to the request
"No facilities will be extended to reporters"
Yesterday was passed quietly, with the excep-
ton of great military hustle on the reception
Of Mrs. Brown. Mrs. b. was escorted over
from Harper's Ferry at three o'clock in the
afternoon, and the entire military force was
brought out to mako demonstration.
She was received with full military honors,
but her companions were not allowed to &c
company her from Harper'S Ferry. After re-
manning four hours with her husband, Mrs.
Brown was escorted back to Harper's Ferry at
nine o'clock last night, where she will await
the reception of her husbands body. No one
will be allowed to be near enough to the place
of execution to hear any remarks that may be
made by Brown. -.a
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A SINGULAR YANKEE.-Beniamin Cox. Es

A SINGULAR YANKEE.-Benjamin Cox, ESQ.,,
Of Salem, Mass, is now eighty years Of age.
He commenced business as grocer at the
age of eighteen, with capital of $3.50; at
twenty-five was worth 81 $1,000, and continued
expanding his business as his means increased.
He became a shipowner, and was connected
with the Merchants Bank of Salem, nearly
fifty years, yet never borrowed dollar from
it. He never had a sign up nor letter upon
his shutters to designate his business, and never
in his Intercourse with men, permitted diff
ference Of opinion to degenerate into estrange-
ment. Last Thanksgiving Day the company
at his table numbered two dozen, and he then
stated that he had dined in the same room
where they were then assembled, seventy con-
secutive Thanksgivings.
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AMENITIES OF Iowa JoURNALIsM.-The Bur
lington (Iowa) Ha,okeye has the following:

The Rev. blaokguard, Clay Dean, purchased
a cowhide Saturday evening, and tried to make
his Democratic friends believe he was hunting
for us. He need not wear out shoe-leather in
hunting for the editor of this paper. He can
always be found at the Office during usual
business hours, and for the most part until
late at night. Deans grievance, we suppose,
was the notice of DIR. Eads's retirement from
the Fort Madison Plaindealer, in which we
said that Eads was the most abandoned, God
forsaken villain in the State of Iowa, not ex-
cepting Farmer and Clay Dean. So far as we
have made an exception in favor Of Dean, we
take it back. Filthy and disgusting in per-
son, vain, depraved and vicious in mind--at
once bully and coward, having mono of
those virtues or graces which adorn gentle.
man, gloriying in infamy and rejoicing in his
own shame, the school for scandal and vice
cannot produce his equal; our jails and peni-
tentiaries will be searched in vain to find his
peer. We are at the Office from seven O'Clock
in the morning till ten o'clock at night.
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AN TNDras,sr DrNarp Ar7rMp rs 70 Cow

An INDIGNANT DEMIREP ATTEMp rs TO Cow
HIDE A LoCAL.--A self-styled M iss De Witt,
but really Lizzie Wayt, of "Home Ties"
noteriety, who has been exhibiting herself as
Eve, recently, in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania,
with most telicitious propriety as to absence
of attire, became indignant at the local of the
Chronicle, Of that city, because ho commented
on the excellence Of her natural costume, and
attempted to oowhide him. The local was
ungallant enough to box Lizzles ears, whom
her friend, male bully, espoused her quarrel;
but here the crowd that had gathered inter
fered, and put stop to the interesting pro-
ceedings. The unfortunate Lizzie was ar
rested afterward and committed to Jail.
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Hon. THOMAS CoRw1N LEcruaEs ON GOVERN

Hon. THOMAS CoRwIN LECTUREs ON GOVERN
MENT.-Hon. Thomas Corwin delivered lee
ture--one of the Plymouth Course-in Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher's Church, Brooklyn, N.
Y, on Tuesday evening, to very large audi
ence. 1t was mainly a reply to previous
lecture delivered in the same place, by Wen
dell Phillips. The speaker held that in a
government which was created, and which
existed by mutual and voluntary agreement,
the laws thus agreed upon could only be al
tered or annuled in the way specified in the
And, consequently, he held that any resort to
violence for the furtherance of individual
ideas of reform, could only be met by vio-
lence-hemp and the gallows. He spoke for
more than an hour and half, was listened
to with marked attention, and his sentiments
and illustrations were received with enthusi-
sstic applause.
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A SOUTH CAROLINA 0uTRAGE.--Two persons,
whose presence was considered undesirable on
account Of Abolitionism, were ridden on rail
at Kingstree, s. G., on the 23d ult. One was
an old man, and the other young man Of
good personal appearance. They were ridden
about the village, borne by negroes, and COM
PEELED 10 sing while borne in this man
ner. They were then turned loose. -.
They took the noon train for Charleston, but
tho other passengers refusing to ride with
thom, they were put out Of tho train at st.
Stevon's station. They will probably endeaver
to reach Charleston by foot. .gr
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Message Of the Governor Of South
Carolina.

WASHINGTON, December 2.--The Governor
of South Carolina in his message, while show
ing the advantages of the United States, says
"If, as solcmnly believe, we can no longer
live in peace and harmony in the Union, we
can form confederacy with the ability to
protect itself against any enemy, and com
mand the respect and admiration of the
world" He recommends such measures as
will obtain the cooperation of the Southern
States in concerted action, in defense of their
Institutions whenever they may be put in
jeopardy. By all the departments of the Gov
ernment passing into the hands of their enc
mics the election of Republican President,
he says, will settle the question of their safety
in the Union. s.-.|