Smyrna times., 1860-05-24
WHOLE NO., 463.
Fractions of News.

The Covode investigating committee are
still hard at work. trying to find out what ap-
Pliances, if any, were employed in the passage
of the Lecompton bill.
The House committee on post Offices and
post roads decided in favor of Mr.. Butterield's
route, touching at twelve ports on the Gulf of
Mexico, weekly, for 100000 a year.
The Old School Presbyterian General
Assembly met in Rochester on Thursday last.
300 delegates werei present. Rev. DR.. Yos-
mans. of Pennsylvania, was elected Moderator,
and Rev. A. G. Vermilya, Clerk.
Florence Nightingale has given the
public Notes on Nursing. Most married men
have heard notes on the same subject from
younger birds.
The Michigan contested election case
was called up in the House of Representatives
on Tuesday. and the House passed resolution
deciding that Mr.. Howard, Republican, was en-
titled to the seat. and Mr.. Cooper, Democrat,
was not. Mr.. Howard was sworn in.
The official members of the M. E. Church
of Centreyille, Nd, have resolved to hold a
camp meeting at Wye camp ground the ensu-
ing summer, to commence on Wednesday. the
25th day of July next. II is understood that
Wye and Kent Island circuits will join in the
encampment.
The General Assembly of the Presbyte.
rian Church, New School, met in Pittsburp on
Thursday last. The opening sermon was
preached by Rev. R. w. Patterson, d. D., of
Chicago, in which he took strong ground ia
favor of denominatioual action. About tyo
hundred delegates were present including manv
OF the most distinguished men 10 the Church.
Rev. Thornton A. Mills, d. D., was elected
Moderator.
An extraordinary influx ofWestern del.
egates and visitors is expected at the Baltimors
Convention, in June. The Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company contemplate arrangements
by which, with special trains. at convenient
hours, with cheap round-trip tickets, the entire
hotel accommodations of Washington can be
brought into full requisitiOn, in addition to the
very extended provision now making by the
numerous excellent hotels in Baltimore.
An immense mass meeting was held on
Thursday night to ratify the nomination of Bell
and Everett, in Penn Square, Philadelphia,
Joseph R. lngersoll presiding. Eminent citi-
zens assisted. MIR. Henry. of Tennessee, was
the chief orator. His speech was bold and ef.
feetIve' and created great Enthusiasm. A large
bell, bearing the inscription, " The bell which
will toll the death-knell of sectionalism where
Everett goes" was rung during the proceed.
lngs. There was fine pyrotechnic display,
in which the bell figured prominently.
--COngressional Reports are generally
needlessly long, as well as peculiarly aninser-
} esting. An improvement in this department
} OF newspaperdom seems to have been introdu-
ced by the New Orleans Courier. The follow
ing brief but complete report appears in that
paper under the head of Congress-" We
5 translate from the French. "Nether branch
had anything to do.-lhe Senate did it and ad-
journed; the House discussed with eloauence
how to do it."
In the present condition of Europe the
movement of straws is watched with Jealous
interest. Thus Gen. Chaugarnier left Paris
for few days. II wss Immediately surmised
!. : that his mission was political, and concerned
!. tbs antagonistical powers. Has he gone 10
!, fight for the desPotism of Naples or that of
z Rome, asked the Partisan .faneurss The an.
swer seems to be that he has gone on pleasure
e excursion.
, The nomination of Polk for President,
e nude al Baltimore in 1874, was the first piece
y of news ever sent over the electric telegra pk
= = in this country, having been announced in the
\ City Of Washington two hours in advance oi
n- the mails.
= Two more treasury thieves have been
Re arrested at New York, on charge Of defraudine
" tho government out of Bounty Lands to the
es amount Of half million of dollarsI Verify, the
@ very atmosphere is ladened with dishonesty
y Such is the fruit of this anti-working and mo.
q. ney-getiing age.
e ---fhe Tightening is now flashing intsll,
70 gence from Savannah to Key West, and in .
II few shor, weeks. will speak 10 Havana across
Y the Gulf stream. Thus we go on daily ami
Of hila ing space. The next step is 10 renew sh,
NJ Atlantic experiment. which we have no doubt
to will be successful this time. The Great East
81 srn is to do. the job She is the very thing
ey an ark of safety.
ng The Censrevile Times says that
re- meeting was held in that town Tuesday las,
! fer the purpose Of takidg steps to secure th
d'' early construction Of the Queen Annie's an
M Kent Railroad A committee was appoinse
TO correspond with The friends Of the road il
Baltimore, and assure them that If the propose
~ roaa from Queenstown 10 Harrington be bull
r. or that the county would form junction wit
em thena at some central point, and extended il
ley own road from thence. to MiIlng,on, runnin
vii ----- x-Prssideui Santa Anna and fami,
are ia New York.