Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1860-09-27
geographical.

Snow fell on the Calskill Mountains, last
week.
TIE population of Boston is officially stated
at TT s02.
THERE was qaite a severe frost at Columbus.
D, on the IL lust. Late corn was slightly in.
jured.
The last news from Europe Indicate better
crops than were expected, so that The prics Of
American grain must go down.
The rise in Rio coffee does not appear TO bS
caused by any shorlness of the crop, but simply
by speculation.
THE total number of Church iiyings in Eng.
land and Ireland, is $4,000. making an aggre-
gate income of more than S25,O0O,OOO.
The Hon. John Covode's grandfather was
picked up at Amsterdam, 10 Holland, at the
age of yesrs, and sold as redemptioner in
Philadelphia.
TIE increase in the earnings of the New
York Central Railroad, for the first eleven
months Of this year, over ihose OF last year, lie
$643,166.
THEr are finishing very rapidly the Wiscon-
SIN railroads, built by The aid of the land grants
OF the Government.
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Tenn, beginning on the 9Th of Oct. and To
continue throughout the whole week
| A MAN in Pennsylvania was bitten by a rat
tlesHake. Eleven full glasses of whiskey were
administered to him and he very soon died -
The Coroner's jury must have been somewhat
at loss in pronouncing verdict as to the
cause of his death.
THE receipts Of -four and corn at New YORK
for the second week of this month, at i've times
what they were the same period fast year, and
those OF wheat ten times as much. The excess
in the receipts of aour and wheat for 1860,
over those OF SO are equal TO .3S6, 800 barrels.
Mr.. PARAN STEVENS. the proprietor of the
Continental Hotel, in Philadelphia, also leases
the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York, the Re-
vsre and fremont Of Boston. the Battle House
of Mobile. and the Point Clear House, one of
the most stylish summer hotels in the soulh-
west. These establishments involve capital
OF several millions. Mir. Stevens 10 a naiiss
of New Hampshire. .e
AT Fl. Smith, Ark, there was desperais
rencOunter, in which both Cherokees and whites
were engaged, and blood was pIeutifully drawn.
through knives and pistols. Two were killed
on the spot, and two more MORALLY wounded.
i The whole affair seems TO have sprung from a
family feud, and the Indians were, probably.
employed as auxiliary murderers.
The friends of Mr.. J. Scott Russell will bs
! pleased to learn that the srbitrstion between
that gentleman and the Great Ship Company
has been brought 10 a conclusion, and that an
award has been given in Mr.. RusseIl's favor OF
f22, 900, or 10000.
The Grand Lodge of the United States Odd
Fellows have elec,sd r. B Boyleston, of Sou; h
Caroline. Grand Sire NJ. Herndon, of Indian "a,
Deputy Grand Sre;J l.. Ridgeley, Maryland.
Grand Secretary. and Joshua VanZsndt. of
Maryland, Grand Treasurer.
AN aeronaut, Wells by name, succeeded ia
making 90 ascension at Richmond. Va, in
calorIc balloon, few days ago. lie assembled
quite easily, to height OF 400 feet, and came
down little more rapidly than he went up, az
soon as the heated air cooled and lost it's sscen-
siye power. He made voyage of about half
mile. The ascension, il may be as we'll to
state, was made with The intent Of drawing an
, audience for Bell and Everett meeting.
IA jewel Six WoRDs LoSo " The Amey-
ican Medical Monthly for September, mildly
characterizes homeopathic physicians as . d.
luling. irliuraling. alternating, euccessinR.
: dynamizaitng, infni.esmalisis This is neaT.
Il ly as appalling series of sepilhess as those
which DR.. Johnson applied to the terror slrick-
en- fisherman OF BilliRgsg.te.
WoSDERruL Oscars OF BALI omsr.-Ma~
/ rietta, Sept. l2-ProL Shots made an ascen-
. sion here this evening, about five o'clock
When he reached the height of sbou, hun
drod feet, the balloon burst He came dowa
standing on bis basket, alehting on The levee.
! Singuaras this may seem. the only injury he
.1appears to hays sustained ia badly inashsd
ankls.
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