Smyrna times., 1860-04-26
Fractions of News.

fractions OF News.
The Governor of New York signed five
hundred and ten bills at the late session of the
Legislature of that State, and this is about the
rate Ofall the law grinding mills in the Union.
There are thirty women missing in the
city of New York whose friends visited the
recently discovered murdered female, to see
whather she was not one of them! -,
The government houses of the city of
New York are to 60 up to Madison Square, and
the old City Hall is to be sold for post Office.
The Hudson River Railroad COMPANY
have been justly mulcted in the sum of $1,000.
for injuries done to passenger, who has been
made cripple for life. -.t.t.a
Adams Express late sale in New York.
of goods uncalled for. created great excitement
and took in hundreds, because one nan got a
sailors chest for SO, in which were found 5000
Mexicansi
The President has caused It 10 be an
nouneed that he will veto any bill appropria-
ting money to pay the expenses of the Invss-
tlgatIng Committees in the House of Repre-
sentatives. This will, of course, defeat any
appropriation to pay the expenses of the Sem
ate Investigating Committee on the Virginia
invasion. .t = ~,
within the space of very few days,
four Churches and an Academy were burned
an Lincoln county, Tennessee. halfwitted
individual by the name of John Rudd, on being
arrested on suspicion of having set fire to one
of them, confessed that he had burned them all
He said that it was his intention 10 burn every
Church in the county which was over tea years
old, as he considered by that time the buildings
were pretty well worn out. He had allotted
himself SIX months for the completion Of this
audable' enterprise. The arrangement, how.
ever, has been interferred with, and the author
jties have allotted him a somewhat longer De-
ried in jail.
MIR. ]. d. Dougaii, author of the Rife
Stmptifed thinks that the perfection TO which
hrearms are so rapidly attaining, contributes
materially to the peace of the world. 1t is un.
doubtedly true that as the chances Of men be-
ing killed in battle became multiplied, fewer
people will be anxious to go into battle. And
thus the makers of rifles may be called piece
makers IN double sense, and the blessing pro-
nounced upon peace-makers will be doubly
theirs.
Shocking revelations had been made
concerning the Coole- trade in the Southern
ports OF China. On information derived from
the deposition of los men taken from the coo-
lie receiving ship, an inquiry was ordered by
the allied Commandsr-in chief, and it was as
certained that IN three coolie vessels, two Amer
iean ships and the other an Oldenburg bark,
the coolies bad been kidnapped, and a nominal
} consent to an eight years. engagement in Cuba
9 wrung from them by horrid modes of torture.
They have started Regattas in Texas,
to the great delight of the Galvesionians. The
prizes are silver pitchers, and the distance the
yachts have to sail in their 6rst encounter is
40 miles Ii has been suggested that these
: yachtsmenare embryo defenders of " the Texan
= fTontier," going through this exercise by way
: of training, Ia Benicia Boy, for their coming
d. fight. e assg So
j. There is a noble organization of tree
u women in Philadel phia, who. under the name
of tie Rosine Association, have during the
!. twelve years of their existance, rescued ana
Il restored to their friends six hundred and eighty
four fallen of their own sex. This has ali beer
accomplished unostentatously and as labor o
love. ss-.saas..a 5a.s
w a----Mr. Burnett, of Kentucky, has brough
herd of Coolies into that State, and says h,
+, prefers them 10 slaves, whereat the Fire Eat
n' ers are furious aud intend to propose laws for
ss' bidding this traffic. $40 sc
-Wells' Hat Patent, proved to be wort
rs twelve millions, aud from which his family re
ne ceives the gratiuty of $1,000 year from tn
ne assignees, has been renewed in favor of the ad
J, ministrator Of the inventor.
The notes of the Citizens Bank Of Dels
ware, at Mddletown, have made their appear
er ance. They are we'll executed, and very hand
lin some The $20's bear likeness Of Washing
ou ton, the $10'so of John M. Clay aon, and the S5
ow of James A. BsyaEd. ss1aa M m srss.
Nv - year ago, says The Boston Posi-, "
predicted that the a. liisle bonne,s of the pre-
W. ent day ere sure to be followed by she lars
lg: p-sbovels which used to hide The fair fac
obs fifteen or twenty years ago" Editors, lii
obs poets, are prophets er obicio. and the fulf
the ment of our vaticination is already foreshadow
in the spring fashions Not long ago v,
l., couldn't see womsn's bonnet for her fac
hs presently you won's be able to see her face |
sov her bonnet, bat as ia
and "Search tong in vain,
me You'll spy her features down Leghorn lane
ted, The oil wells of Pennsylvania ssem TO grt
in richness, and report ssys that new rss'
voirs of oil are discovered with almost eve
ex- stroke OF the farmers spades II 10 said ID
was the famous Crosby we'll is now yielding rs b
ans' rels Of pure oil every "a hours. This aliowl
33 galions to the barrel, 10 2.475 gallons dai
sns which at 80 cents per gallon, the average pri
an0 amounts TO 81 237 so, or the very nice little
come OF $3Tl $50 yearly.
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