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Smyrna times., 1861-04-18
Gutrage in GeOrgia,

The brig Juia E. Avery. of Thomaston,
Maine. Captain E. w. Ryder arrived at this
port yesterday, from st. Thomas, w. |. The
captain narrates the following as the expert
ence Of himself and son, at the hands OF the
people of Georgia. He arrived with his vessel
at Euco'c Mills, Camden county, Georgia,
upon the first of last November, with cargo
OF hay, brick, &c. Soon after his arrival, a
colOred man, owned by, DR.. Bailey, and hired
by man named Scott, was sent on board by his
master to sell some oars, and also engaged 10
do the washing for the captuin and his son, ].
b. Ryder, the second mate of the vessel.
The circumstances offended some of the fire.
eaters, who, to the number of five, visited the
vessel on the night of the 5lh of November,
and an an overbsarlDg way charged the captain
with having concealed the negro OH board, and
searching the vessel fore and aft, they found
nothing, and left.
The following night, twenty five persons,
calling themselves a vigilance committee, came
down and demanded the surrender ofthe negro,
alleging that he was on board-a trumped-up
charge. The captain reiterated his denial, but
the Georgans would not be satisfied, and thor
ooghly ransacked the ship asserting that they
were Ia search of abolition documents.
Finding nothing, they took the captain and
his son prisoners, marching them off to Jetfer-
son. fifteen miles distant, where, after teng
subjected to many indgnities, court wGs con.
Vened, and a mock Trial was had. The only
evidence which could be obtained against them
was that Of the negro cook of another vessel,
who, being frightened, ewore he heard the pris-
Oners say that they would have voted fer Lin
coin If they could have done SO. Upon this tes-
timony they were convicted, and each was
sentenced TO fourteen days imprisonment and
twenty-five lashes the latter to be given at the
whipping post, in front of the court house.
The punishment was inflicted and after their
Imprisonment had expired they were pat on
board of their vessel aud ordered away. They
were glad to escape from The eavages with
their lives. The vessel las since made voy-
age to the West Indies. The captain, who is
"a years of age, is still suffering from the
effects of his harsh treatment, the lashing hev-
ing caused serious Election of the lunga. His
son has recovered from its efects.--N. Y
| Times
Smyrna times., 1861-04-18

a GIRL IL DIsGUIsE.--The Albion American
states that few days since dnshing young
fellow made mis- appearance Ia Albion. N. y,
and engaged IN the capacity of bartender at
the Cllulon House. lie was dressed in the Ia
test style, wore jaunty cap, cPpccred to have
plenty Of money and spent it freely. Detective
Foster thought that the appearance of the pre-
tended boy was not cell right" An arrest
was effected on Srnday, and she confessed that
che was wearing male clothing. She was
compelled to don hablmenls more suitable 10
her sex, end was released from custody upon
promise Of leaving town, which she did on the
Sunday evening train. She gave her name as
" Charlie Van AmbIrgh," and kailed from
Buffalo, where eke borrowed male attise for the
purpose of attending masquerade ball, and
left town in borrowed cclors. She was q BUf
falO gal Of course.
A FATHER CHARGED WITH EEINoUs Or
FENCE.-lohn Percy, a Frenchman, living ut
Florence, Northampton, having wife and ii
children, has been committed for trial for rape
committed on his daughter, girl Of fifteen or
sixteen years. The grl mado confession while
preparing for mass. Psrcye counsel contend
ed that the mother formed this conspiracy in
order to rid herself Of on uAwelcome family
head.
SINGULAR CASE OF SUIclDE.--A German
| committed suicide in ST. Louis, On the I'd inst
by shooting himseftErOugh the head by means
| of a pistol. He gave ae a reason for thus com
hitting self destruction, the result OF the recent
eeclioa. Ee thought that the city would gC
out of the UnLon-and believing that suct
would be the case, he did not care to live any
longe:.
The NAvY.-Of eight hundred and six com
mjssoned officers, lhIrty-three have resigned
from all causes since the lst OF January, L
which should be added four lleulenants VIII
resigned in December, from their sympath
with secession.
of the seVenty-six commissioned officers q
the navy from the seeded States on the lst O
January, fifty remain in the servIce.
Nor long ago the N. Y. Tribune asked VIII
no attempt is made in the South to arm IN
blacks, and organize them into military com
panies. Prentice answers the question in hi
usual witty way thus: why should blac
companies and regiments be exposed III wal
when nggers are worth 81 800 apiece :"
SuIcIDE.-A negro man by the name {
, Hugh McGlolten, who resided in the uppt
part of Dorchester County, Md, hung himse
D few days ago. He committed the deed
! consequence Off iIl.requited love.
!. The ARMY.-Of the eleven hundred and te
oAicers whose names are on the Army Regi
d. ter, the number of resignatlons,lo this dat
since the present rebellion commenced, is 81
Smyrna times., 1861-04-18

SUsQUFHANNA FIsHERIEs-Almost all the
gillers of Havre-de- Grace, Md, have gone 81 be.
low and are busily engaged in fishing for shsd
and herring. Large quantities of shad had
been caught-greater than for q number of
years. On Wednesday and Thursday last,
from 1900 to 1000 shad were caught, for
which $l4 per hundred were asked, and $l2
offered, by the hucksters. For the first that
we're caught they received from SIS to $40.
Some villain, who luckily for himself is to
the public unknown, a few nights ago threw a
stone at the splendid ststue of Oliver H. Perry,
erected in Cleaveland Ohio, on the last ami
versary OF the battle of Lake Erie, breaking he
sword. 1t will be almost impossible to repair
the injury, us the statue, sword and all, was
chseled out Of solid block OF marble.
Kit Carson is gone prospecting for gold tc
the head waters of the Gila, led by Mexics n
guide, who knows where the Uta Indians goI
quantity of nuggets, which they sold TO the
Indian agent at Taos,
The name of the United States Hotel, in Au.
gusta, Georgia, has been changed to the South.
ern States Hotel.
The New York papers think shocking
railway accident is about due now, and eau,
! tions railway engineers to be careful. .'
Smyrna times., 1861-04-18

ANOTHER CRYSTAL PALAcE.-The SECRETARY
of State, Hon. WIN. Ii. Seward, has received
communication from Lord Lyons, the British
Minister, residing in Washington City, inform
ing him that an industrial exhibition of the
works of nations will be held in London in the
year 1862. The site OF the ed6ce, in which the
proposed exhibition is to take place, is near
that occupied by the crystal palace of 1851.
Queen Victoria has granted a charter, empow-
ering certain Commissioners to proceed with
the work, aud notice has been given of the fact.
Preparations are in progress for brilliant dis
play of the fruits of labor iu the various civil.
lied countries of the globe, The Queens
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs has issued
his notice to the United States, which has been
delivered by the British Minister to the Secre-
tary of State, and communicated by him to the
people.
Smyrna times., 1861-04-18
No Sabbath.

10 Prize Essay on the Sabbath" wiitte
by journeyman printer in Scotland, there oc-
ours The following passage:
"I oke e.tellows think how the abstraction
of the Sabbath would hopelessly cnslave the
working classes, with whom we are identified.
Think of the labor thus going On in one monot-
nous, and continuous, and eternal cycle
limbs forever on the rack, the fingers forever
playing, the eyebails forever straining, the
brow forever sweating, the feet forever plod-
ding, the brain forever throbbiny, the should.
ers forever dropping, the loins forever achi0g
ard the wrestless mind forever scheming =
Think of the beauty it would eface, of the
merry-heartedness it would extinguish, of the
giant strength it would tame, OF the resources
of nature it would exhaust, of the aspirations
it would crush, of the sickness it would breed,
OF the projects it would wreck, of the groans
it would extOTt, of the lives 10 would immediate.
Of the cheerless graves it would prematurely
dig! See them toiling aud moiling, sweating
and frettlng, grinding and hewing, weaving
and spinning, sowing aud gathering, moving
and reaping; raising and building, digging and
planting, unloading and storing, striving and
struggllng-in the garden and in the fell, in
the granary and in the barn, in the factory and
in the mill, in the warehouse and in the shop
on the mountain and in the ditch, on the road.
side and in the wood, in the city and in the
city and in the country, on the sea and on The
sea and on the shore, on the earth in days o
brightness and of gloom. What sad picture
would the earth present if we had no Sabbath
Smyrna times., 1861-04-18

OLD TAY's TRCKs.-Old Tay was always
" Short" and generally drunk. One day, he
and Piper wanted to 60 o fishing. 1t was cold
weather, and fishing on such day without
some of the ardent could not be thought of.
Neither ofthem had a cent ofmoney or credit,
Piper says:
We have got lines, and hooks, and bait, but
where is the gin?''
Old Tsy was foil OF expedients, and he told
Piper to go to his (Tay's) house, and tell his
wlfe that he wanted gallon Jug Piper brought
It, and old Tay filled it just half full of clean
water, and started with Piper down to Noyes'
grocery.
lie went in with a nochalant swa gger, and
cried out:
"N7yes, want two quarts of GIN"
Noyes was suspicious but thought that the
old fellow must have obtained the necessary
"sponduicks ," by some hook or crook. So he
measured out two quarts ofgin, and put it into
the Jug.
"Noyes," said Toy, Piper and are going
fishing. and we will pay you when we sell
the fish"
"Nol by blamed sight, said Noyes, /" you
have played that on me tso many times"
With hat he grabbed up the Jugs and poured
its contents hack into the barrel.
q" Look here, Noyes, that is rather rough,
swear" said old Tay, i" ] had two quarts of gin
before 10 'he, Jug. Can't stand that"
Noys had seen we'll enough that his two
qnar's filed the Jug, and he was concerned.
So he drew out two quarts of gin and water,
aud the twain went fishing with the other.
Smyrna times., 1861-04-18

TEACHING BY ExAMPLE-A French gentle
man reproached his con for carrying a gold
watch in a very careless and exposed manner;
but the young gentleman persisted 10 the prnc-
tice, n spite Of parental admonition. In a crowd
at the theatre, one evening, the old gentleman
asked his son to fell him what a'clock il was,
and the young man was distressed and mortified
to find his watch had been stolen. "Never
miDd,f' said his father, smiling; :" took il
myself, to show you how eaisly you could be
robbed-here IL sr, but 10, and behold, it was
gone,l Some thief more adroit Than himself,
had appropriated the property. gIl4atR
In, repIy to an advertisement beaded, 90 Use
Cooptr's Tooth Brush,' Western editor says
.tWd'ii see Cooper hanged first the dirty fel-
low III a'.d 'g@A. t.'rs' l3. 't''
Smyrna times., 1861-04-18
H U NJ OR OU s..
One Of the Sleepers.

away out IN missouri they live on the print.
1--WE system. People sleep, as well as eat, in
companies, and 10 many of the hotels there ara
rom three to dozen beds in each chamber.
va c"Id winters night, a weary and foot
worn traveller arrived at one or these caravan.
sanes by the roadside, After stepping into
the barroom end taking the requisite number
OF drinks, he invoked the attention of the land.
lady with the interrogatory-
say IAnrm, have you got considerable
numbe' OF beds in your house -
" es, reckon we have" she answered.
f'ow many beds have you about this time
thai amt noways engaged :"
"Wel', we nave one room I'D stairs with
eleven beds in it.'
That's just right" said the traveller. "IIl
take tbat room, and engage all the beds, if you
pl' ase."
The lanGIady. not expecting any more COM
Pany that night, and thinking that her guest
m'ght wish to be alone, consented that he might
oceuFy the room. But no sooner had the way.
farer' retired, than large purity arrived, and
demanded lodgings for the nj ght.
The IaAdiady told them she was sorry, but
all her rooms were engaged true, there was
one room with eleven beds in it, and only one
gentleman.
I'VE must go there, then we must have
UeuS lHeEe.
They accordingly proceeded TO the chamber
with The beds, aud raped no answer was re.
turned. They essayed to open the door it was
locked. They shouted aloud, but received no
answer. Al last driven 10 desperation, thew
decided upon bursting open the door, They
had no sooner done so, than they discovered
every bedsiead in the room empty, and all the
beds piled upon one another in the centre of
the room, with the traveller sonnd asIeen On
top.
They with some difficulty aroused him, and
inquired what in the world he wanted with all
those beds
Why, leo& here, strangers" said he, "
hain't had no sleep these eleven nights; SO 1
Jnsl h'red eleven beds, TO get rested at once,
aud To make up what I've lost. calculated
to DO up considerable mess of sleeping I've
hired all these BEDS and hang me if | don't ha we
eleven nights sleep out on 'em before morn
ing!'
Smyrna times., 1861-04-18

IHE vENTRTLCQUIsT AND THE DRAYM!N.-As
a drayHan was furIously beating HE lan!:, half
starved mule, near the Government Square,
Havana, lie was astonished to hear the animal
exclaim, " EnoGgh you brute % The drayman
looked aghast, and searched under his dray md
around his mule, 10 find the origin of this
sireng, sepulchral voice, when again he ives
Mortified to hear, from the animal to all appear
Gnces," Your are brute! :" The dreyman was
dumfounded, trembed like an aspen leaf, and
dropped his whip as if stung By an adder. He
blessed HIMSELF and was about falling upon
his knees, when he again heard. 81 was your
mother once upon timo!' This capped the
climax, and a gentleman from the crowd that
had gathered around, endeavore to explain to
the terror-stricken draymen, that sometimes
dIsemboded spirits return to the world in the
form ofanimals, Just at that moment Signor
Blllz, the magician and ventriloquist, accom-.
panied by his two friends, who had been look.
lag on this strange scene, and enjoying the fun,
adjourned to the Union Coffee House in the
neIghboring corner, and left the crowd endeav-
oring to induce the beast to speak again, and
the drayman embracing the mule in q most hlial
manner.-CG6an Messenger.
Smyrna times., 1861-04-18

RMEuMATIsM KILLED BY MADNEss.-A young
man named William Hammel, of POttsvIle,
Pa, now an inmate of the State LuEatic Hes
pital, for four years past was 90 lame from
rheumatic as to render locomotioE, without
the aid of crutches, impossible, On TEuEaday
last, TO the great surprise Of all who saw him,
he walked away from his home without cTutch-
es. 1t was discovered also that he had suddenly
become maniac through the severity of his
sufferings; the same cause which had restored
him to the use OF his limbs depriving him of his
reason.
Smyrna times., 1861-04-18
CHOICE TRY.
The beautiful Stranger.

She shone in that assembly bright,
Like some fair stranger star;
That comes 10 glad our gaze tonight,
Then hes q realms afar;
Her form when in the may dance,
seemd not Of mortal mould;
Her queenly brow, and dazzling glance,
Were beaUteOus 10 behold.
whece art thou gone, bright stranger star!
Al IhOu Or earth. or realms afar!
Reveal once more thy light divine,
FOr darkness reigns where thol didst shine.
Oh, deign again, thou stranger fair,
This world ofOurs TO grace;
Or bid some zephyr whisper wlere
Thy footsteps we may trace;
For deep in gloom, since thou art gone,
There pines a lonely heart;
Thea deign once more, thou lovely one,
Thy radiance 10 impart!
Where art thou gone. bright stranger fairl
Ari thou of earth. or sea. or air!
Reveal again thy light divine.
For darkness reigns where thou didst shine.
Smyrna times., 1861-04-18

A faceiious gentleman, travelling in the
country, on arriving at a roadside inn in the
evening, was met by the ostler, whom he thus
addressed -" Boy, ex tricate that qusdrupe
from the vehicle, stsbulute him, devote him an
adequate supply Of nutritious aliment; and
when The Aurora of morn shall again ilBme the
oriental horizon will reward you with pecu-
mary compensation for your amiable hospital
ity." The boy, not understanding a word, ran
into the house, saying, " Master, here's q
FrencEman wants to see YOU"
Smyrna times., 1861-04-18

THE Union men of Nashville are Ialking
of running the Hon. John Bell for Congress-
The louisville Journal Is delighted with the
idea, and thinks that with John J. Crltlenden
and John Bell in the House of Representatives
the people OF The UnI!ed States may rely upon %
honor powerfully yipdicaled and sustained 10
that body. 8ec a" sah
Smyrna times., 1861-04-18

BILLY, how did you lose your 6nger!"
Easy enough"
81 suppose you did; but howl"
81 guess you'd have lost yourn if il had
been where mine was"
"That don't answer my question"
"Well, if you must know" said Billy, 81
had to cut it of, or else steal the trap"
Smyrna times., 1861-04-18
They Call HE a Traitor Now.

The following lines were suggested by see-
ing an old man intently gazing at the American
flag as it foaied from the dome of one Of the
hotels in Memphis. 81 live" said he, in
Mississippi, where they won't let that flag be
raised, but love that flag | bore it through
the Indian wars, and at New Orleans, under
Gen. Jackson. am siXty-nine years of age.
was born and raised IN this State, My ia
ther, an old Revolutionary soldier, was one CT
the earliest settlers. My country has been
very good to me, and gave me the land love.
My country love. love Tennessee; am
sorry ever left her. l want to live where
that flag waves. l don't like the people of
Mississippi; they cell me a traitor nOw.
have borne that flag in early years,
To conquer a savage toe,
Whose ravGging deeds on our then frontiers
Brought terror, death, and woe.
And how we suffered, mid toll and pain,
'Tis history will tell you how;
Yet those whose peace those wars did gain,
Can call me traitor now.
bore that flag in New Orleans,
Which city's doom was thought
Beyond the power Of patriot means,
Ere the glorious Eight was fought;
But when saw to the stripes and stars
little thought, in my grateful prayers,
TO be called a traitor now.
No pelican flag wac heard ofthen;
No moons lone star was found
No palmetto bush, with lis shaggy stem,
And the serpent coiled around;
But the stars and stripes clone remained;
AND pray, can you tell me how
That he who bore that flag unstained
Can be called a traitor now!
Oh, had remained in my native State,
Where my chiefain's grave is made,
Or had been doomed to a similar fate,
And my bones neer his been laid;
Or had he been spared for his country's good
am sure he'd not allow
Those friends who in arms by him had stood
Should be branded as traitors now.
But why, in my age, am thus asssiled!
Tc my name why apply this stain!
Have TO my country ever failed,
Or to society proved bane!
No! no such charge or kindred crime
Cen be stamped on my turrowed brow;
But because rebellion | must decline,
They call me traitor now.
But yet, in my heart, can't despair
My country, go free and pure,
Whose tolls and trumphs helped to share
For ages will yet endure.
When maGmen cease, and calm react
And reason their minds endow,
They'll then these cruel words retract,
That make me traitor now.
Smyrna times., 1861-04-18

THE coolest people we know of are the news
paper patrons vino send you few lines OF ad-
verlisemenl, and accompany them with yard
or two Of puffs, which they request you to in
sert gratis This is like paying a shopkeeper
for pound of sugar, and asking him TO throw
in a barrel of -four. 49,
Smyrna times., 1861-04-18
a RIDDLE.

Why is beehive like bad potatoi
Because bee hive is bee.hSlder;
And a bee. holder is n spectator,
And speck-tatCr is a bad potato!
The following epitaph may be found upoa a
tombstone in Conuecucut:
Here lies cut down, like unripe fruit,
The wife Of Deacon Amos Shute:
She died of drinking too much coffee,
Amy Dominy eighteen forty.
Smyrna times., 1861-04-18

Fred Douglass said he could hang upon the
interests of Uncle Toms Cabin for hours.
He could hang upon something more substan-
tial by visiting Virginia. .H
Smyrna times., 1861-04-18

A Yankee has invented a new and cheap
plan for boarding. One of his bosrders mes
merses the rest, and then eats a hearty meal
1.-The mesmerised being satisfied frem sympa.
thy. s.. ., ........ ....
Smyrna times., 1861-04-18

The CHARTERED FLEET.-The services OF
three additional steamers have been engaged
by the Government, making the chartered feet
E,,IlnNus.
Smyrna times., 1861-04-18

SELECT STORY.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-07-17
More about Gov. Wise.

Mr.. Star, of Mason county, who arrived
in this city last evening, reports that it is
reliably ascertained that Henry A. Wise,
if not actually dead, is so badly wounded
that there is no danger of his recovery
Wise and his body guard, as before stated,
were going to fill an appointment at Sis
sonville. Some forty Union men, who not
feeling safe at their homes, had been spend
ing most of their time in the woods. armed
with ordinary rifles, heard of Wise's com
ing. and secreted Observation-Disclosures
in the regular way-and upon their APP
proach, each man fired at his man, when
the assaulting party retreated to the top
of high hill. Patton, together with about
thirty or forty others, were seen to fall
The Union meH. after reaching the top Of
the hill, saw those who escaped carrying
off the dead and wounded.
Several persons recently arrived from
CharlestOwn, say that there is no mistake
about Wise being wounded, and as he has
been suffering from disease, it is supposed
he cannot ecoyer.- Wheeling hnteHigen
Ger.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-07-17
British Vessels and the Blockade.

The following are the instructions given
by his flag officer to the commander of an
English vessel which attempted to enter the
harbor of Pensacola:
81. No port is blOckaded efficiently if
any vessel can enter or depart from it I'M
known to, or in spite of the guardian men
ofwar.
2. An efficient blockade neeessitates the
complete cutting off of all maritime ingress
or egress, except ia regard to harbor Is
lands. having no outlet to the sea, save un-
der the guns of the feet.
3. The escape of the third vessel from
the blOckading squadron signalizes the in
validity of the blockade"
This may be the cause of some serious
trouble between our country and England,
as it is well known that privateers and 9TH
er craft do manage to escape from some Of
the Southern ports in spite of our blOcka-
ding feet-If, however, the President en-
ploys the power granted him by the Force
Bill" and discontinues the Southern ports
as ports of entry, there will be no valid
reason for any foreign vessel to attempt to
enter any of them.-Leader.