Smyrna times., 1865-06-07
WHOLE NO. 568

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# llertford>hire, Mr.. &. j. Coleman, who died,
III the fourth Of April, at the ripe age of sew
'nty-sCyCn. Mr.. Coleman was formerly pur-
'cy"r to the Fast India College at llalrybuTy,
md hence will be well known to many of our
'caders. In very early manhood he weighed
rs little as eleven stone, moderate weight Tor
a man standing about five feet ten inches in
his stockings, Upward of a quarter of a cen,
tury since he began to increase in size, and
steadily progressed until he obtained the cnor-
NOUS weight of upward of thirty one stone.
Some idea OF his great size may be gathered
from the fact that his thigh measured four feet
in circumference; his knee was thirty-two inches
ronnd and his ankle twenty eight inches. In
til within very few months. he took his daily
walk and his fatal illness IAN
attack of bronchitis twas only Of few days du-
ration. His exterior coffin was three feet four
inches in BREADTH and, from its vast size, had
to be conveyed to the church on bier, as no
ordinary hCarse was sufficiently capaclOus to
receive it. The total weight OF the coffin and
contents was upward of eleven hundred weight.
We believe that Mr.. Coleman was the heaviest
man of the present time, though he fell con-
sidcrably short of the weight attained by the
celebrated Daniel Lambert.
Miss Muloch, the author Of John Halifax,
GENTLEMAN, was married at Bath, on the 2Sth
ultimo, to MIR. Craig. Of Glasgow. The story
runs that this gentleman, who i. much young
cr than the authOresS, was, year or two ago,
the victim OF railway accident. by which he
lost leg. When taken to Il hotel he Was in
sensible, and the people, tindine about him the
address Of Miss Muloch, sent for that lady
who, recognizing a youth whom She had known
as boy, nursed him tendcrly. The dcnoue
med may be imagined.
In the oil regions new class Of beings have
sprung into existence. but whether they uUZcd
up along with other -" indications. or ralne
naturally, ,re don know. The men comprising
tins addition to the >cer> ut the country are
called oil-smcncrS,' who proi;.~. To lie allie
to ascertain the proper spot for boring rs smell
lng the earth. SOlne of thcm alr all 70 lrl,c-
ucr considerable mummery in order 10 lny thy
and impress their employers.
4 SENSIBLE CONCLUsIoN.-lh L.ndon
Times has come to the conclusion that much
mi chief has been caused by ll.,, uttvrance in
England of loose ideas respecting the Uni
ted States. 1t seeks, therefore, to make some
amends lor its own dclinqucncics, IL doyUtil.
a leader to unqualified prai.v ol Tic ,tatcsmau-
like qualities Of which President johnson in
ITS judgment, shows himself Possessed.
An Irish barristcr, when lie first donl led
in Liverpool. was troubled with niycr a brass
s@ribcd his poverty As follow. " hcn fn>t
came to l"ycrpool was in perfect rags; the
smallest hole in my shirt wa, the ole | stuck
my head through aud had to have that, my
only shirt, washed by the dozen, ior it WAS in
twelve pieces.
Not long since Il married couple in Farming
ton, an Buren county, Iowa, early one morn
ing found cow and a calf in their lot the COW
had Il collar on with note attached, rtQues-
ting hat she should be taken care OF till called
for. Some nights afterwards a basket was
found at their door containing an infant about
a week old, and q note saying that the baby
was the owner of the COW.
1t is stated as a significant fact in the expe-
rience of prison-keeperS, that while wives CON
stantly visit and cOndOlc with their husbands
when imprisoned, husbands seldom or never
visit their erring wives in prison, but almost
invariably desert them in their trouble. And
yet how many Of these poor women have suffer
ed brutality at the hands Of their criminal hus-
bands
! The love Of fighting somebody, among the
| Irish, springs from no malice; it is, indeed,
often rather rough way of showing regard.
One, the other day, Knocked down his comrade
! without provOcati0n, and being asked by him,
= Pat, what did you strike me for? replied,
Sure, Mick, and if | struck you myself
wOuldn let any other man do it
Col. Hatch, the rebel Commissioner impris-
oned in the Libby at Richmond, complained
lately to Col Milford that he was brutally
! treated that there was not pane Of glass in
his windows 20, iSthat all 2 answered Mul-
ford; why Hatch, have been telling you
Tor the last two years there was not pane Of
| glass III these windows"
On receiving the news fthe murder of Presi-
dent Lincoln, Southern tddy, who is staying
at Rome, openly shouted joy JOY! joyl"
and her daughter, one of the bellies Of the for
gave vent to her enthusiasm by the iveest
and most inspiriting strains she knew.
THE CoNsPIRATORs. 1t is reported that the
alleged assassin Payne is the same person who
was banished from Union county, kentucky,
year or more ago, by General Sherman. Span
gler is native of York, Pa.
Jones has discovered the respective natures Of
a distinction and difference. He say-, that
"a little difference frequently makes many en-
emics while " little distinction" attracts
hosts of friends to the one on whom it is con
ferred. This is the gate Jones travels on
mn
A colored woman, in Marietta, Ohio. brought
to her minister five dollars 1t was the first
money she had ever earned. She wanted it 10
begin monument to Abraham Lincoln
Would were mani exclaimed strong
minded woman in her husband hearing
Would you were" was his remark; for
then should never have been united to you.
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Geese, dull as they are, initiate men. No
tice that if one Of the flock drinks the rest fol
; low.
What character in SHAKESPEARE comes near
est to Jenny Lind ?-Rosalind, probably.
To reject an offer of marriage disdainfuly
is a slight Of hand performance.
If you visit sweet girl, and if you are won
and she is won, you shall both be one.
How to learn all your defects Quarrel with
your best friend.