Smyrna times., 1860-02-02

SAD SUICIDE.--We learn by Mr. VIM. John
soE. who resides near Newark, that a sad case
OF suicide occurred in Mill Creek Hundred, on
Sunday week. II ems that a young man
named Washington Whieman had been drink.
ing for long time, and coming into the house
IN the afternoon Of Sunday last, about three
O'Clock, saw vial of lauda mum which had been
obtained for the use of one of the children who
was very i'll, seized the bottle, and before the
woman who was attending to the child could
prevent hun, although she tried to knnck it out
OF his hand, he swallowed the whole of It's con.
! tents, about two ounces, trotz the effects of
which he died soon after. We learn that the
deceased some years ago, by the death of his
father, becane possessed of snus liltle farm
in Mill Creek Hundred, which he sold for
about $3,5HO, aud w!th portion of the money
he purchased brick store house at Milford
Corner. about which time he commenced TO
drink hard, and without attempting to do any.
thing or improve his property, continued to
drink until he wasted his subttance, and finally,
III lit at despair, ended his miserable life rs
above stated. lie leaves wife and four small
children TO mourn his uhha ppy end, md buffet
he waves Of hard hearted world, ,--L0mmon.
Weauh.
The Washington correspondent of the Gin.
cInnau Enquirer writes that some excitement
was occasl0ned in society" there by the ap.
pearance in public of the daughters of the Aus.
TRAN Consul General sans crinoline. A matt.
nts was given in their honor by one of the d.
plomatlc corps, and the room was crowded bv
persons who had forgotten how women looked
who were without the great exlenders.
Madame BodIsco attended the Presidents
last leVee in her court dress, valued at $50 600
THE only foundation for the reports wh;c
have been published of trouble between the
whites and negroes in Canada was fight VIII ch
took place few days ago between a party of
white and coored school boys. No particular
damage was done, and the excitement hss
scarcely been noticed there.
CIGARS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN BREAD Rev
DIR. llawes, OF Hartford, Conn, recently preach.
ed strong sermon EgainSt the use of tobacco. |
lie exhibited facts aud statistics showing lis |
destruction OF health aud sanity, lis demorali- |
zh@ Influence and useless expense. Ii costs |
the people OF the United States over forty mill |
IONS OF dollars annualIy-tar more than is spent |
Tor oil porp0scs Of educatl0G. New York city |
IseI up daily $l0,0G0 in cigars aud SIS 800 IN |
bread. He predicted ihat Tie valley of the Con.
n'ct;cut would be blasted by II aud become as
barren as the old tobacco fields Of Virginia and
MsryIand,
A Washington correspondent says: John
Brown has about performed his nlssion He
Ias compelled The Republican leaders to define
heir position, and to sVow their determination
o lIberalIze their platform. fle has impressed
Ipon the Northern people the primary duty of
the tugltve-sIave law in It's letter and
Is spirit. But this is not all that John has
lone. He hiss forced set of men in the South.
who are bent upon dissolving the Union, 10
how their hands, aud lhsv have gone 90 far in
heir hostility to him that before they can re.
race their steps they will fnG their places oc.
;"ped by others. All these men VIII be CON-
'elled, IN order to MAINTAIN their conslslency.
o resort TO the most violent courses, but thev
Will not be suStained-mark the prediction -
They have fretted and fumed ever since the
lrSt Monday in December, They succeeded
n creating temporary excitement until they
frightened all conservative men in their own
ectlOn into silence, and terrified others in the
rec States into the belief that the whole South {
vas with the dsunionisls. Now, however,
nother state OF things begins to manifest it.
eff
When Jefferson Davis said in the debate of
ast thursday, that he would submit to the ell
cton of Senator Foot, of Vermont, as Presi-
ent of the United States he did not reflect
hat he may haUe presented a Presidential can
iddte for the Republicans Mr. Foot is one
t the hondsonest, most agreeable, and most
nlished gentlemen in The Senase He resen,.
les MIllard Fillmore more than any man
now. lie eOks like a Presidential Candidate
ut he Is The representative, in all respects, Of
dr. Seward'e "irrepresslble c0nhct, and
ONES from State IN which the Republican
octrInes are more intensified than they are
ven IN Massachusetts. When Jefferson DAVIS
tands forth TO say that he will not break UP
he Union ifa Republican like Mr.. Foot should
p" elected, he pays an unSelish tribute to The
'eI.known feeling of the Mississippi people in
4Vor Of The Confcdefacy Of these States.
PIKE's PEAE.-The emigration to Pixies
'eak, 1t would seem, has already commenced.
'he St. Joseph (Mo) Gazette of tne 18th an-
ounces the arrival at that city of one hundred
nd twenty gold seekers from Ohio, who were
N their way to the land Of golden promise.
SEE advertisements of Ehoch Spruance,
eaton, on the "Hil," Thos. Carrow, G. II.
Raymond g. Co., Jacob Raymond, Dick e.