Smyrna times., 1866-01-17
THE NJ E w S.


8, (;or,lnn.yills to put off the mail, quite
crowd who had assembled there made an as
-,nlt upon the mAil agent, who was a North
orn man as the Post-ofic Department sp-
pynt none who cannot take the oath. They
informed him that they would not allow any
Yankees to run on their roads. Words led to
Bows, anl the train moving off the mail agent
cseapel with his life. On reporting this to
the Post-oiices Department, Gov. Randall
immediately struck Gordonsvile from the list
OF postofices, and trains now run by that point.
The Raleigh (N. c. Sentinel has heard tire
pra1cdy rumored, since Gov Holden was re-
lievcd, that there were good grounds for be-
Tryinc that President johnson designed giving
him some substantial proof of his appreciatiOns
Of his services by rendering him position Of
Importance Recently it has been said that
he would be rendered an appointment as Minis
ter to Peru or some other South American Re, |
public.
1t will be remembered that some weeks ago
Major Dixon, Paymaster, was shot and killed
near Alexandria, Va, by DR., Maddux, of
Fauquier County. After the death of Major
Dixon, who was one Of the staunchest Union
men in the country, the ex-rebels determined
70 drive his unprotected widow from the COun
" of Fauquier, and they proceeded in guerril-
Ia style to burn her house over her head, at
the dead hour of night A kind providence,
however averted the doom intended, and the
fire kind!cd against her door failed to ignite the
house This attempt was sufficient, however,
to drive Mrs Dixon from her home and she is
again an exile in Washington from her home
and from her native State, as she has been du-
ring the past five years.
Advces Just received at the Freedmen $
Bureau represent that the freedmen OF Georgi&
are showing great Willingness to make con-
tracts for the next year, and that within the
last few days quite a large number of contracts
have beee made ut rates ranging from $l2 to
9l5 per month, including boarding and lodg
ing, for male hands. The agent states that il
requires no little effort to raise wages to q just
and reasonable price, but if the laborers shall
be well paid and kindly treated, they will labor
industriously and faithfully.
The Columbus (Georgia) Sun remarks tha
the citizens there who take the oath of allegi
ance are required to state their political opln
ions in 1860 On the books in the Comman
dsnts Office the Union signers largely prcdomi
nate Capt Goble, so the story runs, wa!
looking over the list and after reading awhile
h. exclaimed in amaKemcnt, IF these few
scce~h caused US all this trouble for the pas
four years, what couldn't they haye done if al
these Enion men had joined them.
The Home Jou,7sal published in New Yorl
city, and edited by Willis & Phillips is one o
the best literary newspapers Published in tho
country 1t is entirely free from eVcrythin.
Of sectional or scctarian character, and is one
of the very few Northern publications whicl
Southern ladies and gentlemen can read with
out feeling themselves in3ulted.
A dispatch from Washington, on the author
ity of private but trustworthy information fron
Paris announces that the Emperor, in hi
coming speech to tho Assembly, will proDounc,
his desire for pacific relations with the Cnite(
Ststcs and will propose to withdraw his troop
from Mexico unless some point of honor in thu
meantime raised render this impossible. Pro
badly the point referred to is an invasion o
Mexico from this country by the friends of th'
Liberals Tribune.
Gen. Grant gives It as his opinion that it i
not desirable at present to remove the Unitet
States troops from States lately in rebellion
nor wise TO put arms into the hands Of til
militia a method to be relied upon to pre-
serve the tranquility Of the South. Counst
from such a source will probably be needed.
A correspondent of the Religious Herald ar
pcals to the Christian public to pray for tn
New ] ... a.s =, " Haven Railroad, that il
corporate heart may be moved to compassio
on the tray"Eug '4l'ir, and its fares be y
NOR" rn...
Gov buckingham, Of Connecticut, and oil
er capitalists at Norwich, have formed con
pany with $4,000 capital to carry on the lun
Der business, principally at the South.
At & joint session of the Iowa Legislature
Friday, Samuel j. KirkwoOd was elected In
ted States Senator for the short term, al
James lIalan for the long term.
Miss Harriet Lane, who presided over Il
white House during the administration of h
upq,e, President Buchanan, was married
the 18th inst. at Wheatland to Mr.. Henry
Johnston, a Baltimore banker
a coloBg is being organized at Columb
Ga, TO 20 4e Mexico Judge Swan, lately
Tennessee, and ex member Of the Conieder
congress, is at tic head Of it.
For the benefit of the poor the Presid
has ordered the large quantity of wood belo
png TO the government to be sold in sr
quantities at seven dollars and half per &C
The action Of the military in forcibly rem
ing Treasury Cotton Agent and his assist
from the hands of the civil authorities
Louisiana, already reported, is sustained
the government.
Go to Aliens, Ryou want Saddles. Bird
Trunks, or Horse Blankets, as he intends
ing them lover than any one else in town.