Smyrna times., 1859-11-10
PERSONAL.

morning, at work upon the message, setting an
example to the clerks of the circumlocution
othce which rather interferes with their accus-
toned ideas of diplomatic hours and ease. He
goes there for the facilities of reference on fo-
reign affairs, and access to the correspondence
and documents, which are constantly required
IN dlgesting the policy to be developed. Be-
sides, it is much easier to decline visits there,
where he is not supposed to be, than at the
White House, where the presumption is the
other way. After four or five hours of steady
work, he gives audience, or attends cabinet
meetings at the Executive chamber, then takes
dinner at sensible hour, and a stroll after it,
and is at home in the evening to receive COM
pany until 10 o'clock, when the curtain drops
and the eXpectants are dismissed. This is the
daily routine, according TO the accounts of
tamlllars, and not much varied the year round,
except with the higher pressure upon time and
attention, and some unservceable modification
of habits, which Congress always brings with it,
A PORTRAIT PAINTER in New Orleans was
publicly cowhided the other day by young
man named Newman. The painter had exc
cuted the llkenesses of an old gentleman, and
some of his family not liking the pictures, re-
fused to take them. The painter sent the old
man a note, threatening, if he was not paid, to
hang up the portrait of his daughter in dis
reputable house. Newman, it seems, occupied
a tender position towards the young lady, and
hearing of the threats made by the portrait
painter, attacked him in the street and gave
him sound thrashing. Newman was arrested
and fined five dollars, the assault being consid-
cred morally justIfable under the circumstan-
ces.
THE Rev. John w. Moseley, membar of the
Presbytery of Central Mississippi, shot and
killed DIR. Wilson, at Sarcoxie, Mo-, on the lst
inst. DIR. Wilson was an old settler of that
place, and had wife and several children, one
son grown, and daughter married. He had
Tor some time been making unlawful advances
to Moseley's sister, who is the mother of six
children. He wrote her letter of eight pages
proposing an elOpement and marriage, and sent
it by his daughter law, who handed it to
Moseey's mother. She showed it to her son,
who thereupon took Wilson's life. Moseiey
was Immediately tried, and acquitted by the
civil authorities.
A DREADFUL CASE of suicide took place on
Thursday in Washington. A young man named
Lewis H. Jones, son of the late George Jones,
late clerk in the Land Office, shot himself at
the house of his mother, on New York avenue
His course Of life was characterized by consd-
cradle lrregularlty, which was a cause of great
grief to an excellent mother, who frequently
demonstrated with him. Thursday morning
she had again been in conversation with him in
relation to his irregularities, and concluded her
maternal counsels by embracing and kissing
him, when he stepped back few feet, and
drawing Derrnger pistol from his pocket, and
pointing 1t to his head, exclaimed, "Tll kill
myself" aud instantly discharged the weapon
into his forehead,
WE learn, says the New York Journal of
Commerce, that ex-President Martin Van nBuren
is engaged in an important and elaborate work,
which shall embrace political history of the
country down to the close of his administration
Such a work, from competent a source, will
possess great interest. Aside from the eminent
ability of the author, he has enjoyed facilities
for becoming familiar with the political affairs
of the United States, superior perhaps to any
living statesman.
The Hon. Samuel Chiffon, who was counsel
for Capt. Brown, accepted the task, says the
Washington Star, in response to an application
from Montgomery Blair, Esq, who guaranteed
him fee of 81 600, to be paid by parties at the
North, principally in Boston. 1t seems that
those parties applied to Mr.. Blair to undertake
the defence of Brown and his co-conspirators,
in person, which he was unable to do, and in
his own stead he sent Mr.. Chiffon to Charles
town.
FRED DOUGLASS has addressed letter to the
Rochester Democrat, dated Canada West, Oct.
81, denying the alleged statemant of Cook that
he had agreed to assist the John Brown expedi-
ton. He says:
"My field OF labor for the abolition of slavery
has not extended to an attack upon the United
States Arsenal. In the teeth of the documents
already published, and of those which may
hereafter be published, | affirm that no man
connected with that insurrecllon, from its noble
and heroic leader down, can connect my name
with a single broken promise of any sort what
ever. So much | deem it proper to say mega
lively.
"The time for a full statement of what |
know, and of all know, of this desperate but
sublimely dsinteresled effort to emancipate the
slaves of Maryland and Virginia from their
cruel task-masters, has not yet come, and may
never come. In the denial which have now
made, my motive is more respectful consider
alton for the opinions of the slaves friends,
than from my fear of being made an accompce
in the general conspiracy against slavery.
am ever ready to write, speak, publish, organ
ize, combine, and even to conspire against
slavery, when there is reasonable hope fol
success"
Fred purposes taking a trip to Europe, ant
it is presumed he will not speedily return to this
country.
The Randolph (MO.) Citizen of the 25th ult
says:
"On Saturday last, the noted horse.thief ant
penitentiary convict, Sexton, was hung by
mob at Renick, in this county, when being re
turned to Jefferson City to fill out an unexpire
term in the penitentiary. He was captured tn
D day before at Hudson City, during the progress
| of the Fair, in ten-pin alley, where he ha
the boldness to make his appearance. 1t is sal
r there were a number of citizens from othe
counties who were acquainted with the charat
ter of the man, who followed him to that plac
J. with the view of having him hung. A NEE
: ing of the citizens of that place, and those wh
had come from a distance, composing, we uI