Smyrna times., 1860-08-16
Personal.

Inc frequenters OF the Bowery claiming to be
the lawful and welded wife of the champion
aforesaid. John disclams all knowledge of
the woman, and utterly repudiates her, while
she avows her determination of bringing " the
Boy"to his proper bearings, and right soon.
Heenan is at Newport, and the lady ia at pres.
ent in New York. 1o lt 80
s------- DR.. Sontag, who was for long time
Astronomical Observer at the. Dudley Obser- |
vatory, resigned his position when he accepted
the appointment of Astronomer TO the Hays
Arctic Expedition. His successor, who has
just been appointed. is MIR. Henry Ward Poole,
formerly of South Danvers, Mass.
Columbia College has bestowed the well
deserved honor of the degree Of LII ID. upon
the venerable. alumnus John w. Francis, M.
d. A medical friend inquiries, while we res
pect the duplex Doctor, will it be considered
incompatible to dislike triplex pill!
That modern Sampson, DR.. Wipdship,
OF Boston, has recently astonished his friends
and admirers by lifting dead weight of eleven |
hundred and sixty pounds Muscle and mind
AIRY uppermost nowadays. ..f...t
Prior to making his Western campaign
tour, Gov. Seward will visit his relatives on
the Hudson river, spend a few days in New
York, and take short "Trip into Vermont, where
he has valuable estate. s.-,,.-..-,
49, Gov. Hunt was fined sos recently BY
Judge Davis, for non-attendance as iuryman.
The Governor had the good sense to pay the
fine, and will, doubtless, do better the next
time. "a vErsas3 p 81 u. b. .tnsi 81 -e Isl
The gifted though eccentric Tom Mar.
shall has been delightlng the people Of Pough-
keepsie and Milton with his lectures on Henry
Clay and Temperance. Mr.. Marshall, at the
close of one of his temperance discourses, an
nounced his intention of out-witting the Aims.
House and Insane Asylum. by signing the
pledge, which he then and there proceeded to
| do. 20 rt'e. r.
a monk, preaching at Treviso, a few
days since, took the Virgin Mary sharply tc
task for allowing the Pope to be despoiled of
the Romagna, after he had recognized her d.
vinity! .sa'.s
Elias Howe. Jr, the inventor Of the noe.
die and shuttle combination on the sewing ma.
chloe. and recipient ofhaf million of dollars
out of the poor needlewomen of the country, is
pressing for renewal of his patent. We sin.
cerely hope that Mr.. Thomas will utterly ig-
more the prayer of the petitioner. + 90
GEN. JosEpH LANr-Jo Lane-has a son
who is cadet at West Point. The General
had occasion TO visit his son few days since,
and it is pleasing to know that the young gen.
tleman has more than fulfilled the most san.
guine desires or expectations fhis distinguish
4 ed father. Gen. Lane was received with all
} the honors and conducted himself with that
modest dignity of manner for which he is SO
noted. ega ag slr sa3W. i--igt #'R r.
n We desire to congratulate Rev. Mr..
Sheenan, who is the reported bridegroom to
, whose fortunes are now allied the fame, name
/ nj 81
! Burdell. Mr.. Sheenan is a Universalst preach
, er of more than ordinary talent. Let US hope
he is happily located and may live an enviable
lite for many long aud blissful years.
!, "A man with isingular name, but who
seems to have been able to survive the infic.
ti0n, is living in the thriving town of Rising
o Sun, Ind. His name is Solomon Pangborn
!, he was born in the City of New York in 1885
when 1t was small town of FIVE hundred anC
= twenty-lhree houses. Solomon is therefore
: l35 years old, and is able to split rails or sail
/ hat.boat. His name has never been mentioned
i ass candidate for the Presidency, but he is anC
!. has been for fifty years Justice of the Peace
n --Mayor Wood, Judge Russell, MI. ]. G
!. Bennett, Gen. Webb, j. G. SAKE and sundrl
other celebrities, have been rusticating at Sara
+" toga. Mrs. Bennett has a suite Of rooms
Union Hall. and somewhat astonshes the I'm
% sophisticated soiourners in the town by he
" daily drives in her Victoria. She handles tn
!. ribbons herself and drives pair of handsom
and spirited ponies with special grace an
Is eclat. ~. - 81 aE ia iastyF al $50 ,iifa
Gov. Reeder is SO fortunate as to own
20 farm--a farm of GAO acres--acres of choic
e. land lying few miles north of Leavenwsrt
A City, Kansas. Recently he visited that sectio
of the country, and made arrangements to hav
W the farm fenced, stocked and put under ,imms
e date cultivation. II is said that il will prov
IL one of the most productive pieces of property
of the country. and that Gov. Reeder's fortune
:. secure and large enough TO satisfy any modes
man, from this possession alone.
Capt. John Vine Hall, Commander
= the Great Eastern, was the recipient of niue
private hospitality while in Baltimore, at whic
al place he became a general fayorite. ~
ns --Aysleb- Beg Tararuisky, of Beyrout. hi
'e- presented to Senator Seward three fine Arab
d. an horses, Gone stallion and two mares,) who
er arrival at Boston is looked for daily.
'e' Friends Of Gen. Cass say that the sta
% ofhis health is such that it is extremely dout
- ful whether he again resumes the tolls al
= cares of bis official position. The yenerab
he stalesmanis sojourning at Detroit.
la Mons. De Lave appears before the pu
cA lie again. he is about throwing hemp
nd bridge across the Niagara, near the Falls. a.
- intends performing thereon before and in hon
of of the Prince OF Wales. M
lne --Blondin has been displaying himself b
or fore the Buckeyes, and on Thursday he ma
e'- an ascension at Chillcothe, which Melted b
=. ~ one thousand dollars.
w. Benson J. Losing, author oflhc "Fiel
lin Book Of the Revolution ia gathering mater
in for history Of the " Last Was.'
OK. Martin VanBuren ID out mildly
nee Douglas. a4f
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$50 B0LwER calls newspaper the common r
nee ervoir into which every stream pours its lisi
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