Smyrna times., 1860-03-22

Tbs STRAsBURG CLocK-The clock in the
tower of the Cathedral ofStrasburg is not only
monster In.slze, but is the most wonderful
piece OF mechanism in the world II is 100
leet nigh, 5O wide and l5deep. About 20 feet
from the bottom is the dial, on each side of
which is chernb, holding small mallet in
MS hahd' while over the dial is a small bell:
the cherub on the left strikes the first quarter
and that on the right the second quarter. Fiftv
feet above The dial colossal figure of Time.
with bell 10 his left hand and a scythe in his
right. hgure Of young man in front strikes
the third quarter on the bell in Times left hand
and then turns and glides with a slow stem
around 0ehlEd Time, when out comes an ald
man with maltet and places himself directlv
III front OF the great Reaper. As the hour Of
IL comes the old man deliberately strikes. with
much power, twelve times on the bell. He
then glldes slowly behind time, and the Young
man again comes out and takes his position
ready to do his duty when called upon by the
machinery. AS soon as the old man has siruck
twelve aud disappeared, another set of nachin-
cry is set 20 motion, some twenty feet higher
stIil' where There is high cross with the Inn
age OF Christ upon it. The instant twelye.is
struck. a figure OF one of the Apostles walks
out from behind. comes in front, turns facing
the cross, bows and walks on around 10 his
place. This ls repeated, until twelve figures.
representing the twelve Apostles, as large as
lIfe' walk oui, bow, aud pass on. AS the last
appears, an enormous game cock, perched on
the pinnacle of the clock, slowly flaps il 9 wipps
stretches forth lis neck and crows three times
so loud as to be heard outside the church 10
some distance. and with life-like naturalness.
Then all is still as death. -. =
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Boston Herald Of March 18th reports that a
Mr.. c. Welch, oi Parsonfeld, Maine. while
On his way 10 New York, on Saturday last, TO
purchase cargo of lours was robbed of Si4.-
600 MIR Weleh says that the money was in
the breast pocket of his frock coat, when he
went DOT OF the Msssasot House, at Spring.
held, after taking supper, and his frock and
outside coats were both closely buttoned. Soon
after the cars left Springfield he discovered
that his pocket book was gone. He stopped at
Hartford and returned TO Boston. Eight thou.
sand dollars OF The money was 90 the lSomers-
worth bank the remHiader 90 the Saco and Bid.
deford banks. The money was probably extrac-
ted 10 the crowd while rushing into the care at
Springfield 3 i ..,,t row -...,'.r.
SomE twenty or thirty petitions, from nearly
as many counties, have been sent up 10 The
Legislature of Ohio during the present session,
asking for law against the immigration of
negroes. The language of the petitions is:
We therefore ask you 10 protect US from this
growing evil, by passing law forbidding sbse-
lutely the admission Of negroes within the
State of Ohio" sfs
TIE New Hampshire State election has re-
suit IN the success Of the Republicans BY aa
ircreased maturity. Goodwin, Republican, is
reelected Governor by majority Of 5000
Last year II was about $500. The Republi.
eass have also elected four, aud propably ali
eve councillors: Rine ofihe twelve of the State
senators, and about ninety majority in The house
OF representatives,
The Will fthe late John G. Boxer, Of New
York city. has been filled in the Surrogate
J Office. II provides that his whole estate shall
be given 10 his widow, aud after her death 10
bis four children A codicil. however, cots off
his son Waller aud his daughter Mary Ann,
} wife Of John Dean, from receiving any portion
Of the estate,
Hon. LEWIS G. LEVIN, formerly member
! Of Congress iron Philadelphia city, aud Welt
: known Native American, died 10 that city on
Friday morning last, s, .ssai aa
I'll WHEx Salmon p. Chase, Of Ohio, becomes a
A member of the U. S. Senate, on the 4th of
: March. 1861, seven of the members of that body
a will be natives OF New Haven. Messrs Chase,
: Grimes, Chandler, Hale, Clark, Fessenden and
n Wilson. 4at's gttss9
e HAFPIsEss.-- There are two things which
4 will make us happy in this life if we attend 10
: them. The hrs, is never to yex ourselves about
: what we-cant help and second, never to vex
!. ourselves about " hat We can help. ata
e THE Relief Fund at Lawrence for the suffer
d ers by the Pemberton Mills, amounts TO forty
+ five Thousand dollars. The number of persona
d made orpans by the calamity were fifteen.
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