Smyrna times., 1865-09-06

LETTING MARRIED--A rather laughab!e
transaction took place week or more ago in
the town Of De Witt, Clinton county. Mich
gan, III which love and business are so intrr.
mixed that it requires an adept TO distinguish
between the two. A milk safe pcdlar called ~
a house to sell a safe. The woman informed
nm that She was widow, and would much
Tather nave man. She took it, and the ped
lar went on his way rejoicing and soon SEM
man, who he asccrtaincd had no bosom con-
panlon. and directed him to the widow. Go
lng ON, he called at house to sell a safe. ami
Was informed that the man was widower, ami
would prefer wife. He told him if he would
take a safe, II he would direct him where he
could get woman. He took the safe aud the
pedIar directed hlm to the same widow WI hen
ne reached her, he was about an hour too late.
tne hrSt having just secured the prize. The
Kind d-hearted woman however, sent him to II
second widow, whom he secured and both
loving couples were married that afternoon.
REMARKABLE FACTs.-The census contro-
versy IN New York is showing some truths not
very tiattcring to the fairness with which things
are managed Ill that city. While the hewsp:-
pcIS nave been claiming POO, 900 population,
. .lio 0tSte census shows only SOU,ODO. But
".i!e @ The newspapers are claiming nearly
lliiilloh and quarter Of inhabitants the en-
rolment Tor last year, when troops were wall
te9' showed only l3S, 900 men between the re
qulred ages which the Trilune SAYS indicates =
population Of only G30,0OO When rcpre,cn-
tatlon is to be had the population is over Il mil
non, when troops are wanted it is not much
over halt million, These are not our fact,
but those OF the New York journals.
Archbishop Kenrick of St. Louis has public
" forbidden, i'll a letter to the newspapers, the
funeral OF Fenian brother. with Feaian OF
'rvances in St Patrick Church in that city.
In conclusion he says:
use this occasion to state publicly, what [
have uniformly stated in private conv, rs ition,
that the members OF the Fenian brotherhood,
men or women, are not admissible to the Sacr;,-
mentS ot the Church as long as they are united
with that association, which have always re-
&arded as immoral In its Objcct-the exciting
OF rebellion IN Ireland, and unlawful and il T.
gal IN Its means, a quasi military organization
III this country while at peace with England. to
be made effective in the event Of war with that
Power.
CONVERTED TO ORTHODOXY A Universal
ist clergyman Of Wisconsin, who has but re-
Gently returned home from Il term of service AZ
chall lam to regiment in the Army of the
Cumberland, spoke at q town meeting the 9TH
er day, and, III the course Of his remarks, touch
cd on the atrOciOus barbarities of the rebels
: My friends, he said, :" | have always preach
ed to You against any such institution as hell,
or future punishment but my experience with
IN the past few months has modified my opin-
Ion somewhat: l believe there is hell provi-
ded Tor those devils as military necessity
HARRIS Margaret Werner became
lncenscd with John Lyons, a soldier. who hns
been attentive to her for some time. The 9th
er evening they met in a restaurant in Wash.
lngtOn, u. T., when Margaret drew pistol and
shot at Lyons, but missed him. Lyons ran
from the building, but was pursued by Marga-
ret, who hred.a second shot, the ball this time
taking effect in the thigh of Lyons, inhicting a
painful but not necessarily mortal wound
Margaret it is Inferred has read the trial of
Mary Harris. Young men will please take to-
tee.
If few grains Of illuminate of mercury be
placed upon an anvil and struck with ham,
mar, piece will be taken out Of the anvil 1t
Is proposed to make use Of this fact in gunnc.
ry, by placing upon the top of rifle bolt a
thin coating OF this defeating compound (which
is the same now used in percussion-caps) and
1t Is supposed that no iron plating can with
stand its force. The experiments which have
been tried with the illuminate of mercury have
been successful piercing boiler-pa target.
WARM LINING FOR A PAIR OF SLIPPERS. -
Russian lady has just presented to the Pope
a pair Of slippers, in which We're placed l6O, 900
francs, in banknotes.