Smyrna times., 1865-06-07
Gen. Grants House in PhiIudeIphia.

H. NJ. DAYTON, Asst. Adjt. Gen.
Gen. Grants House in Philadelphia.
The mansion presented to the Lieutenant
General, in Philadelphia, is twenty two feet
front, one hundred and five feet deep and four
stories i'll height The front is Of sandstone,
aud has balcony under the first story win
dows. In the interior the arrangements com
bine elegance and convenience There is spa
cous hall, and handsome staircase ascending
from it to the fourth story, lighted by window
on the roof. There is also private staircase
leading to the dining room and kitchen. Back
| OF the chambers, on the second and third floors,
are bath rooms, which are elegantly fitted up.
The parlOr, about seventeen by forty feet, is
supcrbly furnished, the carpets being Of velvet.
the furniture Of walnut, and the curtains ofthe
richest lace. The piano, and all the articles Of
furniture IN the room, are in the highest style
| OF mechanical art. Vases OF an antique pattern
| decorate the richly carved marble mantle, and
an elegant clock, sWmOunted by figure repre-
| senting the historian, is in the centre oft On
the centre-table is a magnificent copy of the Bi-
! BILE Passing on to the dining room. are cX-
posed to view, on an eXtcnslOn-tablc, a silver
tea,set, and a china dinner and tea-set together
with pearl handled knives and silver forks 4
prominent figure on it is large silver canlela-
bra and flower stand combined. In the dining
room Is very beautiful sideb0ard The cham
berS on the second ltoor are finished in almost
as costly style as the parlors. Velvet carpets
are on the floors, splendid Jenny Lind bed
stead is in each room, with beautiful dressing
bureaus and wardrobc:. The reception room.
on the second floor back, is also richly furnish
ed. La the third-stOry chambers the floors are
covered with Brussels carpeting. and the fur
niture is Of superior kind. All portions oi
the house are furnished in the most complete
manner, and the family Of the general found
IN the pantry some Of the SuhStantial4 of life
and coal in the cellar with which to do tie cook.
ing The interior cost of the mansion wa,
about fifty thousand dollars
THE ANXIOUS SEAT IN MEXICO We do
not know that Maximilian really repemta Of the
error Of having accepted the post Of SOVEREIGN
in a country Of which he knows nothing, an
among whose people his real standing nu i
necessarily he that Of an alien. But it does
appear that he occupies an . anXiouS seat al
the present time. ACCORDING to the last new.
he expects more troops from Europe lie ha,
been promised more troops. But his European
patrons tail to come up to time. And the Re
publican soldiers, regular and irregular. are
swarmng every where. There are three Euro
. pean sovercigns--two irst-class and one thirc
Of fourth -class-concerncd in the business o.
: bOlstcrlng up this rickcty throne in Mexico
There Is Macmillan brother, the Emperor ol
Austria There is NAPOLEON Ill. of France
} And there is the astute but comparatively pow
erleSs father-in-law of the unfortunate Prince
leopold of Belgium. Neither one of these.
nor all of them together seem to be in a posi-
: tiOn to render the material aid which tie sit
uation calls for Before the year closes the
opinion of Europe will probably be back to the
point where twas seven years ag0-when some
of the Powers were eager to see n United States
2 prOtectorate established over the whole luck
f less republic, and chance given To the homes
citizens Of Mexico to choose their own rulers
5 1t is coming to this issue very fast withou
1 our interference. !. Times.
SHIFTINGS OF POPULATION.-There will b
considerable emigration> and shiftings Of pop
n ulation througoutthe country this year Cfrca
e numbers of Northern men have, within tn
C last two years gone and still greater number
It will now go to the South. Large numbers c
Southern people have come North since 1861
v and we learn from the South that great mum
Y bers more are now anxious and preparing L
t. come They have become unsettled In thel
4 family and industrial relations during the war
i the condition Of things i'll their own localitic
k has been greatly changed, and they are cage
Il to try their fortunes elsewhere 4 few, bu
d only few Of the aristOcratic rebels will fin
their way to Europe; a considerable number {
If men who have served in the rebel army ma
y ward will doubtless greatly exceed that in Othe
IF directions. Nearly all rebelous and social G
,e political upheavals are followed by such EN-
L grations
e From the North, the emigration to the grea
h cities Of the South, since they were recovered
L has been enormous New Orleans and Men
$ phis are half flied with Northern mcn---we d
le not refer to Union soldiers-hut Northern tr;
1t ders and mechanics and great numbers hav
also gone to Savannah, Wilmington, Norfolk
TO and still others are now going to try their fo
ID tunes in Richmond Raleigh and Mobile. Frol
il these cities they will penetrate inland to a
)f parts of the Southern States, to all their tOwr
Of and villages, carrying with them activity, il
y dustry, intelligence, and all the advantages
1r free labor, and aiding in the development
s. the great resources of the South.
r.
al A SMALL BUSINESS MAN.-The Rochestc
I'd Democrat, mentioning visit of Joseph Lelfe
Ill of Springfield, Ohio, to the former city says
=" He is the smallest business man in tn
u world, and, indeed quite an atom as compare
ne with General Tom Thumb, Mr.. Lefel beul
ID only forty -four inches in height and weighin
Ill but fifty-fve pounds Mr. Leffe is now thirty
Sc two years of age He is an intelligent, able
ne bodied, handsome featured man, ana sports
ar moustache that would really do credit to til
ed Scotch giant He has filled the oihce OF supe
IL visor, in Springfield, and is regarded as one
the most publlc-spirited citizens OF that pIac
Ic- who is smaller than Mrs. Thumb, and was 70
is merly Dolly Duttons maid of honor.
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nv A widow. in Sonora, Mexico, who has OF
"a hundred and fifty thousand acres of land ar
A. three daughters, wants some smart Yank'
,at to come out and marry one Of the. girls, al
"a. superintend her farm. Who goes?