Smyrna times., 1866-08-08

OIL SToCKs.-The unfortunate holders n
stocks III bogus oil companies are beginning +,
realize In New York, on Saturday. Well
known huctlomccr sold 90 $50 shares Of III,
stock OF the Reno Oi! and Land Company tn,
SIo'OoO the lot, an average of little less than
'eH cents share. Railroad stocks in the oil
region seem also to be IN a bad way, for at the
same i' sale 1923 shares of the Reno, Oil Greek
ana l'Ithole hallway COmpany's stock were dis
posed OF tor $500 the lot-about fifty cents =
share. This IS but the hattening out of the
| sham companies: The real petroleum business
sun goes on as the enormous expectations from
this port give solid evidence.
RATHER SWEET. The Marvsvillc E,,,cro.,..
tells the following sweet thing about IN chnan
clerk in barrel of molasses
" \ clerk i'll one Of our mercantile housos ,,os-
IeTday morning stepped on the head Of a bar
rel OF molasses to reach some brooms from a
pace on the wall where they were SUSPENDED
As ne reached out his arms for the brooms the
mead OF the barrel gave way, and down went
CLERK up to hlS arln-pitS in BelcherS best rc.
hhTd The customer who wanted the broom
pulled Mr, Clerk from his sweet dilemma
more frightened than hurt We did not l,,rn
whether the proprietor licked him or not >
Information has been received by 4be Nav
department OF the capture of a SLAYER in pnn.
sac Sacoa Bay, Florida, by the United Stotns
Hioop i"gt$ttnc, having on board one hundred
ana hity freedmen from Mobile, Alabama, and
pouhd f0r Cuba. The system has been to enlist
co!preu IaDorcrS about AlObile, run them up the
! i"liiOdu . u urGehVllle, Alabama switch on the
:, 'ISdco5a T:i road ana run down. to plantation
IN Florida, near the Escalabia river. nIace tbn
negroes upon ttatboats, float down TO tide wa.
ier, snip them on board sIoOps. and nasS;ng b,
+ + ffensacola, gain the sea and land their human
IIelSnt IN slavery Persons in New Orleans
fair -'-''ii0''cu III the al
C,. lHE Jews OF THADDEUS STEVENS Tho
cincinnati EommcrciuL states that TbadJam.
stevens was recently called upon In Washin%- |
ION TO approve the re-convocation in New Or- |
cans OF the 1864 Convention, the meeting of
"hlch resulted III the recent riot, and he an |
louIlceG IN most decided terms his opposition
o the Convention and its resurrection, as an
Irregular body from the beginning.
POSTMASTER OF BATTIMoRE.-Tb prosi-
tent on Saturday nominal d and the Senate
onilrmed Gen: Edw. Shriver, of Frederick. as
postmaster OF Baltimore in place Of Col VIM
l. furnell, whose nomination by the Pres-
eht some time since was rejected by the Senate
F!old County, Virginia (in the far West
as Just chosen +. \. Winston Radican f1r
hGrlli, by lG9 majority over I. IIowery Con
erhead. Winston was sent to Castle Thunn. .
er as traitor to the Confederacy,' and there ,,
ept Tor some time. Howcry was an active, !
litter Rebel. ''N''''' {
Jno Mcl4ear & Son, No. Coz Market street v
H., Del, bankers and dealers in Government =
ecuntles, buy and sell U. S. 3O's, 5-2O's, a
'Sl $, lO-4O's, gold, silver, compound interest
I'd uncurrent bank notes, drafts drawn ON
ondon, Dublin and Paris VI
Who has the largest assortment of GENTLE it
ems Linen busters? Baggs & Cotton.
John McI-ear & Son. No. Coz Market stroot
H. Del are paying the very highest marEot
ties Tor =. ). Compound Interest Notes 20
eaSury Notes, 500 Bonds, 1910 BONDS 1851 1851
'nds, and 6's of '95 Bonds. D''N'' 1901
,snn VINO E. sells Gs Ready-made Clothing cheap? Isl