Smyrna times., 1866-09-26
THE NEWS.

1t is stated that nOUe proseoui has been en-
tered IN every case of treason brought before
the United States Courts in Kentucky.
A fraud by paymaster of the regular army
covering many thousand dollars has Just been
discovered in Washington.
\ four-story tenement house in New York
was burned on Sunday morning, and family
OF nve persons perlshed in the flames Two
members OF another family were fatally injured
in jumping from the windows.
For some time past the city of Baltimore has
been infested with a gang of thieves and pick
pockets IN part an importation, it is supposed
from New York. The head of Police has issued
an order for the arrest Of all parties having no
visible means of support.
On Thursday, Norman Burton, residing in
Fairfield, Conn, went deliberately to a c6op-
ping-block and cut off his right hand at the
wrist. lie struck two or three blows before ac
compllshing his bject He had been insane
for some years and on being asked why he
committed the deed, replied, THE Bible
says, II thy hand offend thee cut it off and cast
it from thee. :"
On Wednesday the Canal bank of DAYTON.
Ohio, broke away, from the effects of the late
long and violent rains, carrying off frame
houses, shops, great piles of lumber and other
property The whole country in the neighbor-
hood has been devastated. The loss of stand
ing corn, fences and stock is enormous.
Another murder has been committed in
Philadelphia. The wife of Milo NJ Miller was
found dead on Wednesday evening, at her resi-
dence, Buttonwood above Ninth Streets. with
confused wounds upon her head and her throat
cut with a razor.
Gen. D. \. Couch has been appointed Col
lector, OF the port Of Boston; to succeed Mr..
Hamlin.
Governor Brownlow's health is declining
rapidly. tie tainted in trying to make speech
at Ere, on Thursday, and on reviving was un-
able to stand without assistance.
a riotous spirit prevails among the disband-
ed negro troops in New Orleans, and precau-
tlons have been taken to preserve the peace.
Secretary Seward had so far recovered on
Saturday as to be able to visit the President
The Oregon House of Representatives has
ratlned the Constitutional Amendment by
vote Of % to %.
The South Carolina Legislature adjourned
on Friday, after passing acts securing to the
negro equality of civil rights, providing for the
support Of the destitute, establishing peni
tentlary system, and authorizing loan to re.
build the burned district of Charleston.
A row occurred at Fredercksburgh, Virgin
ia, on Wednesday night, between members of
the Union soldiers burial party and a lot of
ex-rebels. There has been considerable feel
ing of late in that city as to the building of the
monument in the Union burying ground on
Mary Heights. Several OF the corps at the
railroad depot were branded by a crowd of
usual complimentary style, the crowd set npon
them and desperate fight resulted, in which
eight men were badly bruised.
The Chicago papers announce that tho hale
interest of Trussell, the gambler, recentIv lii
ed by his mistress in that city, in the fast trnt.
ing horse Derter, has been sold by the admin
l3trator OF the estate of Trussell's PARTNER for
sl0,OOO cash. DEXTER was purchased by them
only few months ago for $4,000. ''-'--