Smyrna times., 1860-05-03
Fractions of News.

lit is "a pity that some Of ths { hinese cus-
toms are not adopted by the outside barba risns.
For instance, in China people don't shake each
others hands; each shakes his own. The
adoption OF this sensible practice would save
many aching shoulder joints, to say nothing
of the good Il would do in clogging the propa-
CATION ofskin diseases.
-Accordng to DIR. Forbes Winslow. ,be,s
are in London 10000 children trained 10 crime.
0,C0O receivers Of stolen goods. Is 900 pam.
blers, 20 600 beggsrs, 10000 drunkards, isO.-
UoO habitnal gin drinkers, $50, 900 persons sub
SIS ing on profigacy and $4,000 thieves. This
population would make an interesting coloav:
fancy the state of society that would exist in a
city exclusively occupied by this list.
On the 8 b inst. Mr. David B.umley. Sr.g
of Greensvllle, Tenn, was united in The hely
bonds OF mairimony TO Miss Mary Ann Davis.
living somewhere in the same vicinity. The
bridegroom was 73 years of age. the blushipgi
bride was 10. Thus /" Winter oftimes fingers
IN The lap of May Il would be safe to bet
that Mr.. David Brumley, Sr., is worth good
sum in bank SF7r
Cotton buyers are complaining of the
frequency with which matches are found In,
cotton. A manufacturer in Covsntry lately.
found box of ihete deslructives occu,ving
such situation in bale as TO leave no doubt
that they ~sre put there when the cotton was
packed. The dealers should not complain.
IL is The bduntiful use OF cotton thai makes SO
many matches.
Wisconsin is good State to live 10, for
the reason that it Is unsafe to drive any man
out oft One DR.. Ryan was recently invited
to leave the town of Mount Vernon, and left
secosdiagly; but he went as far ss Madison,
where he brought suit against the people who
turned him OFT, and recovered verdict of $3.50,
which carried costs. The damages which he
inflicted were more than equal to those which
he received.
-Piccolomini has been singing in England
TO the tune Of fl00 per night. The little song
stress has given nrterance TO many sweet noies
but to utter fl00 at once is the most charm-
ing performance of all. Yet, to borrow the
poelical phraseology Of the Louisville Journal,
"the vsrpetaled mouth Of Piccolomia will soon
convolse forever" Whist a ptyl The clos.
lug OF her little mouth win be like The closing
ofa Bank.
- Thos w Parsons, in poem polished
IN the Atlantic Monthly, says that of late he
either rests within his chamber,
4 Or walks the room with measured tread,
h Marmnring with head upon his breast,
Il NY God aud is Macaulay dead Z"
ar. Parsons mightb be much better employed.
II ---ofthe amount Of paper consumed by a
daily Journal the outsiders have very faint
idea- The paper annually employed in the
publication ofthe New York Times, if cut into
inch strips. would pass around The Earth's waist
b aboul l9 times; and il would not require quite
! four years to paper every inch Of Manhs ,laa
Island.
\ ---A village in Wales is said 10 be on the
decline, from habit the clergyman has, of
ticking advantage ofany death in the neighbor-
hood ito improve il into a Sermon" Even
the little children in his parish are frightened
!, when they get III, lest they should die and be
i put in a tract!
. The African Baptist Church, in Augusta. l.
Ca, oDns It's minister, The congregation having
bought hm from his former master. Noiwith-
= standing the fact Of their proprietor, the con-
gregstlon, slaves themselves, consribales good
= round sum yearly to the support Of their pas
tor. And this latter fact is the only singular
feature n-ihe case. For very many churches
}. exist, North or South. which own their pastor,
il bind kim TO their peculiar interests. and obIige
!. him to suppress modify truths at their dicia.
!. tion Both 10 the abstract and the application
,r we are opposed to Slavery but ifsny pastor ID
a forced to be slave aud consider himself the
I"chatlel" Of his congregation. we had Ger.
/. tainly rather that he were black man than I
I white.
J, I'VE think, on The whole, official swind
il ling in Austria is little more systema,ic sne
d scientific than il has yet become in this conn
" TRY. letter from the London Times, 10 the
+ New York Times, mentions very curiou.
mode by which army contractors plundered ,hs
Government. They agree 10 deliver cattle a
I. so much = head 10 Manlua. The cattle wers
K driven in at one gate and counted .--drives
- through the town, and out Al another gate an,
n around the city TO the first gate. where the
were counted again,--and 20 on until the ssm
b. cattle had actually been counted fve times =
H. The CONTRACTORS also sold the bides; bat, On
N fortunately, they could only deliver The hide
Ss Of one nm 40 many cattle a. they had receives
\ pay Tor from the Governnent.