Smyrna times., 1859-09-22
THE NEWS.


York, from Hamburg and Southampton, wi
dates to the 4th inst. The Zurich Conferen
bad done little or nothing, and was on the poi
Of breaking up. The Emperor of Morocco
dead, and Spain is about to declare war again
that country. The builders strike in Englar
was on the eve Of being adjusted. DR.. Smetl
urst. the posoner of his wife, and who had dee
sentenced to death, had been respited. Th
Italians were becoming impatient at the tard
uess of the Zurich Conference. A very de
sruetive cyclone passed over Calcutta on tn
26th of July, causing immense damage O
shore, and the destruction Of forty-twO vessel
and two steamers on the river Hoogly. Man
lives were lost. The Austrian mail steame
was lost in the Red Sea on the Goth of August
Crew and passengers all saved,
The sailing of the Great Eastern has beer
again delayed, and she will not leave for this
country until the 29th inst. She was to sal
from the Thames on her trial trip to Portland
10 England, on the 9th, and remain at Portland
till the 18th. Thence she proceeds to Holy
head, and from that port will commence her
transatlantic voyage. Passengers will be ta.
ken at fares of from ninety to one hundred and
twenty-five dollars. 1t was anticipated that
she would reach Portland, Maine, in from six
to seven days after leading Holyhead. Should
this trip prove successful, the Cunard company
will at once build vessel of equal size, al
though they have now in course of erection s
steamers larger than the Persia.
THE royal mail steamship Persia arrived at
New York about 3 o'clock on Monday morn
ing. She brought two hundred and thrty-six
passengers. A gentleman who came passenger
10 the Persia, describes the storm in which she
was disabled as most terrific. Her crank pin
was broken Monday evening about 10 o'clock
She lay TO until next afternoon, in hopes the
storm would abate, so she could repair; but
finding no improvement in the weather, it was
decided to put back for Cork. After proceeding
n that direction about hundred miles weather
moderated, and breakage repaired, when the
steamer was put about again. When reaching
again the same latitude in which the disaster
occurred she encountered another storm, more
terrific than the first, but ploughed her way
through it uninjured, excepting the crushing of
one of her warehouses. The Persia has the
heaviest freight she has ever brought.
GEN. ScoTT has been ordered to the Straits
Of Georgia, on the Pacific coast 10 settle the
dfcullies that have recently arisen there in
reference to the jurisdiction of the island OF
San Juan. He sailed Tuesday, and will pro-
eeed by special steamer from San Francisco,
unless the mail steamer is ready to depart on
bis arrival at that port. The movements of the
mail steamers are placed at his disposal after
hearrives at his point of destination.
NOTWITHSTANDING the storm on Saturday, |
the Webster statue was inaugurated at Boston
on that day. Addresses appropriate to the oc-
easiOn were made by Governor Banks, Mayor
Lincoln, and Professor FELTON,. Hon. Edward
EVerntt delivered the grafton, which is said to
have been masterly effort.
II appears that the violent rain storm of
Friday night and Saturday extended over
considerable portion of the country, and that it
npreceded by very cool weather. On We'd
nesday last snow storm of 10 minutes dura-
ION prevailed at Florida, Mass, and nearly
shitened the ground. On the same night ice
ormed at Chestertown, Md. In various Sec
IONS of Maine there was rain, hail and snow,
snd In Connecticut there was killing frost.
THE twelve circus horses belonging to Dan
kee, that perished last Saturday in the fire at
Eston, Pa, were not burned at all, but died
irum suffocation. An elephant, occupying a
Place in the first story of the stable, made his
escape uniniured. The fire was supposed to
have originated from a lantern, containing
Burning fluid, which fell on the ground and ex-
poded
A DISPATCH from New Orleans states that
lee U. s. steamer Fulton was blown ashore on
The st. Rosas Islands, in a gale, on the 10Th |
lost, and she was rapidly breaking to pieces
The crew and stores were saved.
A DECISION was given Monday, in Chicago,
afavor of Hussey, against Mccormick, for an
Infringement of Hussey's patent for the cutting
apparatus of the reaping machine.
THE telegraph report number of disasters
TO the shipping on the coast during the last
Storm
Az increase of naval force is contemplated
% the Pacific, in consequence of the San Juan
difficulties.