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Smyrna times., 1859-11-03
New Stock Of Goods
NOW OPENING AT
Spruamce & IEegcar's
c Ii E A Z STOR E.
SMHKNt. DIET,

SM kNA, DEL.
nNE OF the largest. hands0mes and cbeapest stocks
~ Of l. and WINTER GOODS, to be
found IN tins section OF country is now being orened
by SPRtANCE a. MEGEAR at their old stand on
poslte the Bank of Smyrna, consisting of LADIES'
DRESS GOODS, IN great variety and styles-CaIi-
Goes lr0n cents up TO the finest English aud French
Chln1, Of those beautiful silk-linished patterns; n
beautiful lot Of White. Fancy and Solid Colored Bril-
anies, for Chldrens wear ard splendid lot OF Hats
Bouts, Shoes, &c.
They have also vorv large supply Of Cheap GRO
CERiES, Hardware, Salt &c best RIO Coffee Teas
Sugars, &c.
Our stock Of Clouds think, will excel in anv
market both in style and chefrnc in short we aim
al eenIng full line of every article that the country
demands and are selling the Lowest Prices for Paw
Down, Cash or Country Produce. Owing TO the great
pressure in the money market, and buying for cash
itter on ;selves that have laid in our stock at
such low rates will enable dispose Off to our
customers al prices thai will DEFY COMPETITION
Al all events we are determined not to be uudersold
by any house in the cOuntry-mnd that! And in
conclusion return sincere thanks TO our friends
and customers for the very liberal patronage heIeto-
fore exended TO and hope by fair dealing and low
prices TO share a continuance of the same
All kinds OF COUNTRY PRODUCE taken in ex
change for goods.
May l9 SO. SPRUANCE E. MEGEAR
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-29
Destruse,ye Flr. q Lon,.x,iIe.

rom tne Louisville Journal we extract the fof
lowing account Of the disastrous fire which oc.
CURED IN that city on the night Of tile 22d !. ~
me Us On saturday night was by far thu rne.t
ues.r"cdvs tnat mas occurred here for seyersl
Wilson staprG Iua y tne Wholesale drugs q
between Fourth and Bullits The bniidinr - ~.
four stories high, and the rear was connsc4ss ~
two-story building fronting Buliitt street. ~
Messr. ". IS. The fire was discovepea TooM M, e
after 10 o'clock, on Bnllitt street, By VIM. Mccrs
private Waterman. Nothing positive d knnrwr - e
70 ts origin. The house was 80 densely enyeioped
narrow escape with his life. 80
me flre engines were promptly on the ground.
some time was lost, however, in forcing the
doors doors open on Bullitt street. The inHammabe ma
teral Of the contents Of the house, every story N
winch was filled, caused the flames to spread
rapidly and rage furiously. There was no pros-
peel q saving the building in which it originated
a .Is EFFORTS OF the fremen directed To save
ane adjoining houses. This would have been sue
o had not the water given out in the csterns
gne engine after another had to suspend opera
gained d hea ns taken to the river BY which the flames
H. ss aeauWay. AL things considered however
the hreInen did remarkably welt = = :"
cpitri anss burned the fourth story Of the acri-
w,a en- warehouse. Of Peter & Buchanan. which
John wasons ssddsrx and also the fourth q
were thoroughly drenched with water =,
The loss Of Wilson & starb;rd e es,,,,.4... =.
essf ss Iy a have s32 800 in ten Offices. M Yer
eSa s5g IN to a hs agencies sadg Bei
home Offices The building "a. '.r,naes = ID y
pFather heirs and was insured for 5000 IN home
ofhce and foreign agency. y - .ss,' 1100gg
wilson d starbird have another waxehnnae 49,,
injured. = =. \ /" = 5 lsos
Peter u Buehanan's loss in stock win mot fan
much short OF $4,000, which is fully covered 81
insurance in two of Mr.. Kennedy,s agenciea and
occupy is owned by Mr.. Joseph ChamberIin Tks
damage to it will probably not exceed $1,000 and
it is covered by Insurance. - -''1
:, Mr.. Watson's principal damage is by water and
the removal of goods. He is insured in Mr.. Sim
tons agencies we understand. The building Re
occupied is owned either by the Prather or John
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fornia, accused his colleague Dr. Gwfnn, of having
supported the thirty million bill, when he knew It
was the intention to use the money as corruption
fund, in order TO carry the election for either
Buchanan or SlideIl.
or Mr.. SlidelFs land frauds, we have time to saw
pul NIUE Tor the present Suffice it to say that the
wen iaid plans, co-operated in by the Legislature
~ winch the largest and best portion of the Swamp
a asHna has been squandered upon the pets and
T OF the party, shows it to be the work
q, master hand and man has been more bene-
n ,nssa ~ s operations than SlidelI The most
~ IT, feature Of his mammoth Houas frauds
earnad with them Of the talented the
, 1 aha eloquent BENJAMIN. For the sake of
I Ie creas ana dignity Of Louisiana his reputation
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-29

GRATITuDE.-There is an old proyerb which
warns us that the lastperson from whom we should
expect to receive favor is the one upon whom
we have literally bestowed favors And it is moi
unusual for persons to experience positive aver
sion towards those who have done them great SER
vices; an aversion they struggle against-they are
ashamed of-they despise themselves for entertain
ing-and yet are even keeniy conscious of feeling.
Is not this very often the consequence of the man
ner in which the services have been rendered?
Nothing so thoroughly destroys the beauty of an
act kindness the desire for the expecta-
ton of gratitude And vet nothing is more Common
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-29
The Empress OF the French.

II the hirkpatricks, from whom the Empress
Eugene Is descended, are of the family Of (tIoso
BURN, u remains YET to be ascertained when and
kirkpatrick had small property called Knock in
Dumfresshire. His second SON Robert mar,isd
Henrietta Gillespie, and was father Of william
kirkpatrick, Of Conheath, in Dumfnesshire, who
married Mary Wilson. by whom he had several
children. One of his sons settled as merchant at
Malaga, and married the daughter of a foreign
consul there, by whom he had three daughters.
The eldest, who was very beautiful attracted the
notice of the youngest son Of the great family Of
Montjo, grandees Of Spain of the first class. The
daughter OF the Scottish merchant was considered
a HesdAtdnce for young man of so distinguished
family and her inferior birth was stated as rea-
son for consent being refused An application was
made hereupon by the friends of the family of the
late ingenious Mr.. Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe, a
gentleman who, from his wit and fondness of vertu
was called by Sir Walter Scott the Horace Wal
pole of Ednburg.
Mr.. Sharpe undertook, with considerable zest
the task of supplying his fair countrywoman with
a long and hourlshing genealogical tree in which
the dagger dripping the hearts blood of the red
Comyn' made conspicuous figure. The pedigree
was beautifully drawn up and sent to Spain. When
u was submitted to King Ferdinand VII. he in
dulged in joke on the occasion. Looking at the
document where the origin Of the Kirkpatricks
seemed lost in the mist Of ancient Caledonia his
majesty SAID, y by all means let the Young Mon
tlJo marry the daughter of Fingal." The husband
Of Miss kirkpatrick eventually succeeded to the
tities and estates of his family, and left two
ua ia OF whom the elder espoused the Duke
OF Berwick and Alva, representative of the Mare
chal Due de Berwick, natural son Of King james
H., and the younger, long celebrated for her beauty
ana an, grace as Countess de Theba, is now Eugene,
Empress Of the French. Until within the last two
years Miss Kirkpatrick, grandaunt Of the Fin.
press, inhabited very small house in the third
rate Scottish county town Of Dumfries and her
Imperial J, Majesty has several first cousins Of the
name of kirkpatrick, sons of her mothers sister.
who married her cousin holding respectable mer.
camille situations. One Of them was not long ago
settled in trade at Havre. [From Sir Bernard
Burke's "Nicissitndes Of Families y
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-29

We were honored last year by having a senior
for neXt-door ncighbor. He was one of those
peculiar men, that once seen can never be forgot
ten.
Many time we gazed with astonishment at the
peculiar eXpertness he manifested in mastering his
duties with the least possible effort. Real mental
exerton was something to which he appeared
stranger and yet no member of the class main
tanned his position better. Nothing was more con.
spicuous than his wit; and that alone saved him
many fall, when called upon unexpectedly to re-
cite.
1t is related that when engaged with the rest of
his class in the most celestial study of astronomy
he, as usual, came to the recitation room one day
having vague idea of the orbits and motions Of
the different planets which were the topic Of the
days lesson
Well Sin the course of human events,n it be-
came his turn to recite.
Mr.. c." said the professor to our hero, tell us
all you know about Jupiter. By the way, how
would you conjugate Jupiter?'
:. 1t is noun, sir" said g., ed rather decline
"Well, then" exclaimed the professor, a little
veSed at having been caught in so evident mis-
take, 81 how would you decline it?'
Most respectfully" was the laconic reply.
The professor pronounced it capital, and passed
TO the next with new question. [Kenyon Col
legian.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-29

It is said that chickens of a new breed
this country. Instead of feathers they are covered
with fine hair, like that of lap-dogs, very white,
soft and beautiful, and have curious red ornaments
on their heads. -
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-29

In Quincy Mass, few days since, gentleman,
while riding in the west part of the town. observed
rattlesnake in the highway, which he struck with
his whip, and snpposng the reptile dead he at
tempted to raise it, when he was severely bitten in
his finger. His hand and arm were terribly swol.
len before he obtained medical treatment, but be
is likely to recover.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-29

GARIBALDI IN IrALY.-A recent letter from
Florence says:
Wherever Garibsldi appears in his progress
through Romanga, he sends and electric spark
through the hearts of all the Italian youth Every
one who sees or hears him becomes soldier The
language of his harangues is short and uncouth,
but it is to the purpose. tThe priests and the
Foreigners he says, have always been and are
at the bottom of all our evils. 1t is time to settle
accounts with them, and to make short work of it.
Let every one who counts himself an Italian stand
up and follow me. | have seen both the French
and the Ausrians face to face more than once
more than men, and men we are, too. Their ranks
are numerous. but we have just cause and God
on our side. | offer myself as your guide Those
who come after me will be at no loss to find where
the enemy isl
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-29
DIsGRAcEFuL AFFAIR.-A man was publicly
whipped at Fernandina Florida, on the 18th inst.
The Floridian says: l.5 En-

A DIsGRACEFuL AFFAIR.-A man was publicly
whipped at Fernandina Florida, on the 18th inst.
The Floridian says: S
On the morning of the 18th inst. a man by the
name OF White was tied, stripped and publicly
whipped in one of our principal thoroughfares The
facts are as follows Shortly after the arrival Of
the steamer ST. Marys, Captain Freedom her com
mander. having been informed that suspicious
character was on his boat, commenced search
and discovered this person, White, upon the hurri-
cane deck. Capt. Freeborn, after knocking down
White, (who was very much Intoxicated two or
three times by way of prelude to the subsequent
proceedings, called for rope and cowhide and
sent up to the Pioneer Hotel to secure the assist
ance OF Capt Johnson, one of his passengers On
Capt. Us arrival White was tied up to tree near
the wharf, and received about thirty strokes with
the cowhide. The parties were arrested the fol-
lowing day, and after hearing before the Mayor,
Captains Freedom and johnson were fined each
one hundred dollars and costs. A Mr. Malcolm
was also fined fifty dollars and COSTS It is due to
Capt. johnson to state that he frankly and man
fully admitted his participation in the transaction
and that he expressed his regrets for having dis
trrbed the peace of the town. Of whose incorpora-s
ton he was ignorant No such apology can be
made for Captain Freeborn, whose conduct can
not be too severely condemned. He was fully
aware OF the incorporation of the town and should
have handed White over to the proper authorities,
instead of constituting himself Judge jury and exc.
cntioner. We sincerely roget that in this instance.
the power of our worthy Mayor to infict punish.
ment was limited to so inadequate sum as one
hundred dollars.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-29
Texas Intelligence.

From the 22d to the 9th there were six deaths.
in Galveston from yellow fever.
Inc deats in Houston from all diseases amounted
to II from the 2lst to the evening Of tie 9th.
The Galveston News of the 25th has the fo..
lowing: -
Judge John Dean returned last Friday from
70 the interior, and passed through Cypress
oits on wednesday, and when there he informs
US ne took particular pains to ascertain the
Der OF Inhabitants in that place immediately After
5he hrst alarm Of yellow fever and when many had
number, 81 have since died two Of Tia rryns;r;; M,
number were dying when he was there and fiffee,
others were sick 1t will be seen that this leaves
. D4I one wei person in the place, except those
mortality, we think, is entirely Unprecedented.
A letter Of the 22d from Indianola to gentlemen
in Galveston says:
The news from Brownsville is of an INVITING
character. Most Of the females are gone over IL
Matamoras for safety; others of them, who did not
60 over, are praeticing themselves in tile use of
irearms. Inc citizens have formed themselves
into four camps, and take their turns in keeping a
strict guard every night They have an American
Mexican, French and a Spanish camp. and also
c eape several pieces of artillery well charged with
All this have from citizen of Brownsville. who
came on the Arizona, and is now here. He also
says there Is no fever there for the want Of sub
jects. ,..5. .45s4 80 s7-2s '5sse-es5,
DA"N"iisA beAAoolat VI tLc lotll says
Inc cotton crop is turning out fne and in some
places bale per acre has been gathered. and
there is still good picking; the work on the canal
i progressing rapidly, and is now completed 10
Rattle Snake Point, about ten miles from tie mouth
OF the river, to which place the work will be COM
pleted about the first of January next. 5s n
We learn from the Herald that trade was i H.
.tremely brisk at Lavaca; a mule train of some
thirty or forty wagons arrived there on the l4th.
from FL Paso, with $4,000 pounds Of copper from
the old mines in Mexico. S. J. Lee has been elected
Mayor of Lavaca.
From the Austin Gazette Of the 22d we extracs
the following:
Some time ago citizen of Gonzales was killed
IN difficulty; the survivor was afterwards at
tackled by friend of the deceased and his brother
who came to his assistance was killed His mur-
derer had been pursued, and Thos. Blakeiy Of
Richmond was lately arrested in that town a. A
accessory to the murder. Mr.. Jesse Groom OF
Wharton county, was in the room Of BlakeIy until
tour O'Clock on the morning of the It'll inst, AS
Groom came out of the house and was passing over
the street, he was shot down by some unknown
person. No discovery has yet been made. Thus
the tragedy continues. se5+ ID, s3f Ill.,, g-.--l,
Thomas Bakely, the prisoner, has escaped. He :
Is said to be desperate man, and was with Neil
Mccoy at the time of killing young Baltzell Mr.
Groom was friend of Blakely and was wealthy
planter.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-29

E'f.S Ell AND rs FROM WHICH MANKIND
diseased action III The system hy the poisonous mn
of vegetable decay THIS eNanon evolved by action Of
While the is below the no ion This yHpor nef- near the
eartts surface and the Ns is taken with through the lungs
into The blood There 1t acts irritating poison
nal Y1,ce and cscretiug Of tile body The iyeI
torpid and fails only this Nir the
bile the blood Both virus and The Nile accumulate In
the circulation, and produce violent constitutional disorder The
Spleen the kidneys and The stomach sympatar with l liver
become aiEolrtrd also Finally The inic; al onr al @
trnits The whole blood Of the ory In ifS inerra cyrrn
lofee them 70 east Ihe blood leaves the surface and
me ~ "a mis- effort fails Then the FEVER fol
lows IN which the blood leaves the gans and rte 10
the surface ii in another effort xpe Irritating poison
Iog me other great eNcreofythe skin. In this also it
iails and the system abahi6n the attempt exhausted waits
zor ne strength to repeat the hopeless effort another
th constitutional disorder will Of undermine health
Al y !, not removed.
We hsye labored 10 find, and lnve found an anIiote
Ayers Ague Cure,
Gates The liver exe from The body should 50 il does
rather does what is Of 10 those stbpct to
tins Infection II taken III expes il from the system
lacks keeps the system III health although exposed the dis
ease Consequently it only cures but protects from the
iniiqencc such A. emttc1lt Fever Chill Fever, Dumb
Masked tgge Periodical Headache Bilious Headache Bilious
Earacher Caarrh Asthma Palplo. Painful Affection of
the spleen Mysteries Collie Paralysis, Painful Affections
ths cause will be found more less the intermittent
type. This Ague Cure Of these eranue
nents, and cnTcs the disease.
This 1t accompishes stimulating the eScreorie, TO expe
the virus from the system md these by degrees become
habted to do this their office Of their accord Hence arises
what we term acelamation lime may accomplish the
end but often life is not long enough sacrificed in the Mt
tempt willis this ASue Cure does it Once with safety
We have great reason to believe this i well safer
remedy for the whole class Of diseases which by the
ninac infection than other which ha been discovered
and has still another important nd a,Age public which
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-29
THE OLDEST CANDY HIANuFACToRY
- IN AMERICA

ESTABLISHED IN 1906
Ridley 4 Co., M@&"M.
CORNER OF CHAMBERS AND HUDSON STREETS
Opposite the Hudson River Railroad Depoty
NEW YORK
CANDY, SUGAR PIT MS, LOZENGEs etc etc
W all their varieties made exclusively from treble refined loaf
Sugar without ajuteation inxture of drletcrous st
stances of any kind. m@ 0.
Those wishing purchase pure article requested to ca
and examine stock and those ofe
elsewhere.
HS5~ Boxes of ASSORTED CANDIES for Gmis. mt I'M
10 order, at prices ranging FROM 81 upwards.
gs- Candies etc. parked in boxe, of % 70 and 100 lbs
suitable for the Southern trade and shipped to order
H5~ Orders by mail promptly executed
ny Ter r,sl
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-29
''DopaE THE BIG ONEs!"-4i gentleman relates
an anecdote of the Mexican war which has never
been nuhlished:

|
| "DoDaE THE BIG ONES! pa gentleman relates
an anccdote of the Mexican war which has never
been published:
| When the American army was forming line for
the battle OF Buena Vista, Gen. Lane was riding up
and down the line of his Indiana regiment. The
MeXicans had placed some small guns on a neigh
boring hight, which were blazing away most furi-
ously on Gen. Lanes regiment. But as their guns
were badly aimed, the balls in every case passed
over their heads but sufficiently near to cause the
men, as they heard the peculiar whz of the balls,
to invountarily g duck - their heads.
Gen. Lane happened to notice this and in his
rough, stentorian voice, he bawed OUT
Indiana Regiment! No dodging"
In about live minutes after the tremendous whiz
of twenty-four pound shot passed close by the
head of the gallant Brigadier and in an instant in.
voluntarily bobbed his head. The men saw this
and commenced tttering along the line, which
the old General saw. Turning around with sort
of quizzcal expression, he Numbered OUT
Indiana Regiment! Dodge The big ones!"
DosATIoNs OF LAND TO THE NEW ORLEANS, ORE
LousAs ANG GREAT WESTERN RAILRoAp.-The Gov
einor has received from Joseph s. Wilson, Acting
Commissioner of the General Land Office a com
plee list OF lands in the district of lands subject to
SAFE at Aatcmtoches, within the six mile limits,
granted to the State of Louisiana by act of Con-
gress, approved Sd of June. 1856, entitled ian act
making grant of lands to the State of Louisiana,
10 alu IN the construction of railroads in said
State, being the vacant and unappropriated lands
numbers for six sections in width on each side of
the railroad from New Orleans, by Opelollsas, to
the State line of Texas. Persons who have pre-
emption rights such sections under former laws
of the United States not intertered with by this
grant are those who have purchased swamp
and overlooked lands of the State under the act of
ls49 The grant embraces about half million Of
acres.
With the above and at the same time, the lists
of donation to the Vicksburg Shreveport and
Texas Railroad We're received. This grant en-
braces SOB acres, and is accompanied with the
same conditions as the other.
Baton Rouge Gazette, 26th inst,
From ASCENSION PARIsH.-The Acadian of Thurs
day last says:
The rolling season will be in full blast by next
week. as by that time nearly all the planters will
spite the croakings of habual croakers there will
at least be fair average crop made and even
good one, should the winter prove suspicious. The
cane, it is true, is SMALL but it is all sugar and
what it lacks in quantity will be made up to the
planter in quality and saving of fuel.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-29
Special Notice to the Electors of the City of
New OrIrnns. ~s -

All voters whose sames begin with any initial letter rang
ing from to X boh inclusive will their votes at Poll IA
One of their respective Precincts and all The
names begin with any initial letter ranging from 10 both
elusive will their at of their
Precincts with the exception Of the voters of the
SEVENTH PREClStT-A voters Of this Precinct whose
snrnaes begin with initial letter ranging from G. both
Inclusive will cast their votes Poll No. All voters
whose begin with any initial ranging from II to
n, both inclusive, will cast their Poll No Two and ali
voters whose begin with any initial letter ranging
from T. both inclusive, will votes at Poll No
Three. -
By order of the Central Board of Commissioners
.MM j. AID. ROZIER, Secretary
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-29
DRUGS AND MEDICINES.

i MNlGHT y cos CATALOGUE OF GENUINE |
ft NM popular Family Medicines which they supply
nss ana Dealers a. Pfoprieors lowest Wholesale prices
NJ Depot Special Agency Nos Isl and Il street.