Smyrna times., 1859-06-30

BUDDING The Germantown TeIegr0ph re.
minds US that this is the period for buddino
fruit trees. After July it will be too lote'-
The cherry especially is easily propa gated bv
6uddlhg' and many who failed to graft the pear
ln the spring resort TO this substitute. Indeed,
curing the last two years, cherry grating 10
tuis helghborhoOd has almost entirely failed,
from what cause we do not know.
o. A thousand feet of cable have been or.
dered to enable Mons. Bondn to perform the
feat of walking across Niagara river on tight
rope The cable will be put across about half
way between the Falls and Suspension Bridge
Mons. Bondn's friends have no doubt Of his
ability to accomplish the remarkable perform.
ance.
0}- The two days battle of Magenta swept
from existence and placed Lors du combat more
lhah twice the standing army of the United
States. The whole regular army of the Union
numbered, on the lst of last January, IL. 943
men, OF all ranks, from general officers down to
privates. Making every allowance for exug.
geratOn, the losses on both sides must have
been between twenty five and thirty thousand.
" Hunts Merchant Magazine enumerates
no less than thirty-eight substances which are
employed to give potency, favor cons istencp,
and other desirable qualities to lager beer
Among them are chalk, marble dust opium,
tobacco henbane, oil of vitruil, coperas, alum.
slrychnlne aud other deadly drugs.
o. The application of Mr. Forres, for u
commissioner 10 proceed to California for the
purpose of ing airing into the habits aud morals
of Mrs Forrest, with view to an abatement
of alimony, has been refused.
A DANGEROUS DoG-Dr, I. r. Walker, Of
West Chester, has shown US a whiskey bottle
made in the shape of dogs head, of clay from
valley Forge encampment ground DR.. w.
assures us that "msd- dog" is not so danger.
Gus as dogs Of this breed -WeStcheSter (Pa)
Record.
0~FA gentleman of Newburyporr, Mass
has something like 100 toads, which he keeps
IN his garden TO destroy Insects. He has
house built for them, keeping them as H.. wonl,
chickens, and they are so tame that they vii
come at his call
o. The New York Sun says that the oper.
atIves employed in factories where I.ucfrr
matches are made, are subject to a malignant.
and often fatal, complaint, which is Known ms
The " Match disease. 1t is productd by inha,
Iation OF the phosphurc acid used in the fac
tory.
0T- A few days ago there was an eleclio;
IN Douglas county, Illinois, for the county seat
and the towns of Arcoa and Tuscola were
rivals for the honor. Neither town has ever
before polled POO votes, yet Arcola gave I2Gl
votes and Tuscoa 3Sjl.
01F The Circuit Court Of New York has de-
clded that wife has pccunIary value. A
man sued the Hudson River Rallrond Comuar,
for $1,000 for the loss of his wife. WHO was
killed by an accident on that road. The de
Tense set up was that no pecuniary d I'm, ~. II /,
been sustained, but the jury Thought Otherwise,
and decreed the bereaved husband $1,000
o. Mr.. Miilard Fillmore was unanimously
nominated for President of the United State,
IN 1850, at mass meeting held in Clifton.
Ohio. the other day, Clifton has about 800 IN
habltants.
63@ Old and young-there is one more for
all. Mr.. Eli Fowler, aged So and Mrs Laura
Smith, ", were made one in Ohio, not long
since. A prime old lot.
W 1t is painful to hear that the peach trc G,
in some sections of New Jersey are dying by |
hundreds The cause is said to be the eXces. |
'iVe cold weather during the winter
0F We learn that the Hon. Lewis G. Lcv,n
so well known to the political world, is srlIl ~
the insane asylum at Philadelphia. aud it !, |
feared he IS now u confirmed lunalic.
0E5~ Gen. Houston has consented 10 be an IN.
dependent candidate for Governor Of Texas.
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