Smyrna times., 1863-04-30

THE EFyEcrs Oh ilam White
hsusCless w4nderer, we'll known to many Of our
oitiEens, was found ia the lower market house, on
Tuesday morning. apparently in dying state. H..
has for a long time been roaming the streets beggin
for his food, and sic ing wherever he could obtain
shelter spending cy.ry penny he could obtain to sa.
tiate his appetite for strong drink. tie was man
who was rather intelligent in former days, and
strongly advoe lted the temperance but, like
many others in en- evil hour he fell. and has been
gradually sinking deeper and deeper in misery. He
Sas coaysyed to the Aims House.-DeI. Journal
The remana Of VIM C. Hall, who died few
weeks ago in Brooklyn, New York, wer' brought 10
Wilmington and inferred in the csmetry last Friday
morning. He was about eighty years oc age. Be
ing unmarried, and leaving no will, his estate,
amounting to near s5O9OOO will be divided equally
among his five brothers and sisters, Judge Hail.
Wilmington, being of the number.
Gen. Carringon, commanding the military district
of Indiana, has ordered the arrest of all persons
known 10 be connected with an order" called the
"Knghts Of tins Golden Circle" They are TO be
tried by courtmartia and dealt with in the
manner. large number Of arrests have, it is said.
been already made.
The rebel accounts mention the passage of the
batteries By the upper Mississippi fleet. 1t discoH.
corts then and they say but little. All available
troops being poured into Vicksburg. Ills thought
the city will be attacked within ten days. The Union
batters, opposite threw few shell, into the city on
tho 18th. The rebea say that damage was done,
upwards oF twenty rebel soldiers brought to Bal.
iimorr Of war, took the oath of uegi-
ance on Wednesday. and were sent TO Western
Virginia,
Capt Alden. Of the sloOp- p-ofwar Riehmond, discov.
cred Rev plan of producing artificial moonlight,
while attempting recently TO pass Port Hudson
dark night lie whilewashed the decks, and the
consequence that the heaps of shell, canister
&c, stood out in bold relief. giving the ssalnen
no trouble 10 lay hands upon them when wanted
and being of no use to the enemy.
We who have the good fortune TO bo renewed from
tie theatre Of war, know tils Of tae safferings O
shoss in lis immediate vicinity. Families that a few
months SINCE wealthy residents Of Fredericks
burg living in negro cabins. dependent upor
an uncertain charity for daily bread.
Mrs. simms, wife OF She captain the pirate Ala
bams, who had boon residing oil winter in Cincn
natl, has been ordered undOr the recent procIams
lion of General Burnside, 10 prepare tho line
70 Di,ic,
Tho punhsr Of widows pensions applied E,r thu
far during the present ia about $4,000; and .h
number Of Invalid pensions during ths same perio,
5000. -
Gen. Mitchell. commanding al Nashville, has iss,
ssd an order that all citizens must take the oath
,slIegianeo within ten days or 90 South. Six hui
hired citizens took the oath on tho 22d.
Refugees from McMnnyilIc. Tenn, arrived
Murfreesbore, state that Gen. Reynolds had arrive
at the former place on Tuesday, and made SONS in
haportans eapures Con. Reynslds is sending out III
psrtant expeditions against t'essbs., and hs;r fol
% bsiag daily hsSs..ssd BY eur forces.