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

The census returns of thirty one countes in
Kansas, show population of S3,445, leaving
nine counties yet TO be heard from, which can
not have less than ten thousa nd inha bitants, so
that Kansas now has over ninety three thousand
people, Leavenworth City has 1923 inhabi.
lants, Aichison 26l6, and Lawrence $780,
The land sales in Kansas have proved complete
fizzles, the settlers having combined TO pre-
vent spectators getting h Id of their claims.
Kansas is supposed to have lost twenty-five
thousand persons by the Pixies Peak emigra-
ton.
DIFFICULTY ADJUsTED.-The friends of the
parties charged with the arrangement Of hos
tile meeting between Messrs J. Marshall Win
chester and George Gorden, of Wilmington,
Del, as mentioned in my dispatch of Friday
night, were late on Friday evening taken into
custody by Chief of Police, and upon appearing
before Justice Dom, exhibited a paper signed
signed by themselves, purporting to be an ami
cable adjustment OF the affair. Upon the as
surance of the gentlemen that no meeting for
The purpose Of fighting duel would take place.
they were discharged.-Wash. cor. Pennsyl-
usniGa. ~ tMT
The people of Salisbury (Md.) are slowly
commencing to rebuild upon the scene of the
late disaster in that town. MIR. Venables is
erecting q storehouse, and DR.. w. H. Rider
en- Office, on the burnt premises. Mr.. Ii. ].
Brewington and DIR. Smith are clearing their
premises preparatory 10 building, and Mr.. G.
Deshiell has taken the preliminary steps to-
wards the erection OF handsome store and
dwelling.
The Prince of Wales visited the Provincial
Exhibition, at Hamilton, on Thursday morning,
and was presented with an address by the
President of the Agricultural Society. The
royal party lunched al Dundurn Castle, the res.
idence OF Sir Allen McNab, and left for De.
troi, via the Great Western Railway, at 2 p.
NJ. The crowd of people in the city of Hamil.
ton, drawn by the Prince of Wales visit, to-
D gether with the annual show was immense.
We learn from the Henderson (Texss) Time,
that after patient and protracted investigation
: the vigilance committee found Green HerndoT
and his servant girl guilty of burning the towI
of Henderson, and they were hung on Satur
day, August 18th.
!. J. d. Rice, known as Jim Crow Rice
the original delineator of negro character. diet
in New York on Wednesday last, al an advan
ced age, of disease of the heart.
On the Goth Of July the Princess Isabel at
: tanned her majority, and, amidst great rejoicing
y took the oath of Office, which constitutes he
J. the Empress Of Brazil, in case of the death o
Is the present Emperor, Don Pedro IL. her father
y Samuel Hindes. Esq, has been nominate
n fol- Mayor, by the Union Party in Baltimore
il WIN. George Brown, Esq, 10 the candidate Q
!. the Reformers.
TRE population of Annapolis, Nd, by th
new census is about 4,600. In 1850 il wa
SOIL. 8'Hlav a0
! JuDsos's Suspender Works at New Haver
Conaecticot, We're destroyed by FIRE yesterday
: Loss $4,000.
Q A disastrous condsgraton at Fora Smith
o Arkansas, destroyed property TO the amount .
v $2O0.000. including the Post-ofhcs aud 400
: letters.
h, THE telegraph to California is actively Pre-
Be crossing. aud viii be finished to Fort Kearne
9. 10 October.
s, DuRIso the week ending Tuesday, iher
ID cleared at Cumberland, Md, lis canal boat
Ut with l3,404 tons of coal.
" TIE population of Port Deposit, Md. is l24'
n 10 the suburbs 249, making total of l49e.
ssss afast -
70 tbs number Of onlresto the Great Fair !
! St. Louis, which commenced Monday, has a
Il. ready reached 5000, about 1900 more Tbs
he were entered at any previous exhibition. 4
the opening in The morning 10000 persol
were present, and on the day that Baron Re
:, frew visits the Fair (for which occasion . sp
10 cial programme has been arranged.) probab
be double that number will be 10 attendance.
~ The hotels are jammsd and the streets crowd
o. with people.
TnE Kent Counsy Agricultural Fair "
- BIZ held Y: Dsvsr Ga "wednesday and Thursd