Smyrna times., 1862-01-30


THE OLDEST METHODIST PREACHERS ALIVE
The venerable Henry Saith, ia a letter 10
the Westera ChriStiGn AdvecGte, says: 81
have thought it q little remarkable that the
| two oldest preachers on the liuerant list IN
| America, perha ps 10 the world should be toand
| "a the bounds Of The Baltimore conference, and
| llNing ESi ten miles apart. Brother Joshua
! W ellis is niaety-seven, and ! am within few
moaths Of ninety-lhrSe, and my wife eighty
three.
A CAR BLewN orv THE TKAcK-A trsmen-
dout gale prevailed all through western Yer.
raon, on Saturday m0rning. The tram which
left Toy for RuIland at 7 Is enc0unteres the
gale iR he town of Shaitsbarg, and while pas
slng an ernbaRkm thirty feet high. hercs
| Wind hroks Sue Of The cars trSm the coupling
and threw il down the embankmeet. DR.. II.
} Dwight. Of BoeloO, was instantly killed. John
RsbiEson. the road Amaster, was severely injur-
ct, and casnOt survive; aud two ladies' were
I. severely iajured.
Ila recsnt report to Majer-Gsn. Butler.
Brix..Gen Phelps writes that French ship si
war had arrived at Ship Island, and that he
>, Was preparing TO send her esmmander on hIt
:, way to Nav Orleans under q flag 0ftruce al
his erde.s carried aim there. This French
/, Officer s,aies that France hew has feet o
tWeaiy Ren 0t-wAr IN the Gull.
s In Esw York city tue salaries OF many of lht
l., mInistsrs are beiag cut dswn: The American
b Tract Society has been taking steps toward
le rstrenck .nsnt, end has Lsgun BY eutIing dow
n, The salaries OF the Secretaries. Even Nj
Beecher's church, ia BroOklys. shows fallin
ei eff ia the incoC1s for the prssent year Of froE
SO. .co0Is $4,000.
- One of the most Ingenious attempts to SNUG
gle jewslry was developed on trial in NeN
York last week. A box of vaUables was screw
ed to tbs inside Of cssk Of wine, and was oRl
detected by accident, in gauging the lIquU
." Shakespeare tells US Of the " jewel ia q
Gihioe's esr," but not ia the head of vii
lie cssk.
- The latest Naval Expedition is that fttir
cut usder Capt. Porter, and soon to leave Ne
IN York. Itis msrtar fleet, comprising twenI
lch SIX vsGssls, each carrying fifteen or thIEte
i'll, :nea nsrtars, snd armed, 10 addition, with o.
.. two Of tina lsrges, calibre Of rife guns tt
Hset is ts be divided iBto three divisions, eaC
lea 1t is saTnaissd. for differsat destinations.
"a Speaking OF the Paris boa constructor. viii
'@I died from the effects Of swa flowing its blank
r the Albany Argus says, if the great boa c.
tractor which has been gorging on army bs'
rs sts should meet the same fate, no one wo
regret II.
Jcee?h E. Carver. the well known cotton
mapnfactu:sr at Bridgswater, is about to lei
bill for Port Royal, having an engagement "
iep- toe L. 8. Government relative to ginning
tie cottsa gathered ia that vicinity by Gene
bill SheTnazs cealTsbands.
A seasble manchester p litician suggest
OH 10 ths Duke OF Newcastle that il would
tne cAe4p PER for the English government 10 ship
FA%S the unemployed cotton factory haRds TO
Sli south Of Europe and feed them than TO b.
America. The dukes reply is net given.
One sgthe papers tells off vstsr in Sic
urp- county, CalifornIa, who was challenged
absut 10 swear his vote in, when the elec
,hor. Judge aBgciIy cried OUT" Take off ysur
slice Haven't you got no respect for me nor God
Ihirs mighty"
Ii is said Lhatthe New York police detect
ce OF note who are the frequen;ers OF those Brt
hsi' way ulcers" known as the concert saloons.
regular record is kept. for the benefit of {
'He" Giants and stsrekeepers, of every young
who is seea to snter them.
;oJs The quantity of milk carried ints Phila
phia aver the North Psnnsy IvsniG, aud
Fkll, vii. & Bait. aud Delaware railrs
during The lpstysar. was 200, ,066,07s.
It. Another expcditsn is expected to sail
G I'D Fortress Monroe shortly, ana the news VT
4 the generally concur in The opinion that its d
let aat;ea ia Norfolk.
...,. General Hunter, in Kansas, is collscti
'ng q atgs 0Ouy u "ToP0 ut '"s r: ."so' " "0
third saS' AsAas S"0 '"s i"u'o" A''iN''
Judge Swsyne. Of Ohe, has been appel
z ed Judge in the Supreme Court 10 the pla
II tie the late Judge Mclean.
! Jus.