Smyrna times., 1867-10-16

A SMART FoOI.-About a fortnight ago a
man named John j. johnson, Supposed to be
not much more than half witted. escaped from
the Kansas Pcnitcntiary. For three days lie
remained in the immediate vicinity Of the pris-
on, cndcavOrng to gam access to his wife and
child who were near. Being discovered, he
made his escape into an adjoining county.-
There he stole horse to get back to hi, family
This horse he sold and stole a second, which was
captured from him. At the end Of seventeen
days, hiding in bush, he had secured his wife
and child, stolen three other horses within
few miles Of the penitentary walls, and mount
ing them, the three made their escape. When
last heard from he had secured his liberty, a
suit Of citizens clothes, a roll Of grcenbacks,
his family, and the means of transportation,
almost under the prison walls and in spite Of
vigilance of active and faithful officers. John
son ought hereafter to be admitted TO be ex-
ceedlngly sharp witted Instead Of half wittcd.
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Spurgeon is not very tiatteringly outlined by
the correspondent of a Southern paper. Here
is the sketch "SpurgCon is a C0mmOn-look-
ing little chunk Of Il man, with a rather large
head, higher in front than behind, brown hair,
straight and not Short blue eyes, thick lips,
large white teeth, coarse though not decided
features and face, including upper lip, covered
| with clOSely-trimmed beard Of light color. His
neck is short and thick, and he is so round
shOuldered as to look somewhat humpbacked
His arms are short, and his hands fat and chub-
by. The angle of his face is bad and its ex-
expression is neither refined nor intellectual
He cannot be more than five feet six inches
high, and weighs at least one hundred and six
ty pounds. His style Of speaking is conversa-
tional and perfectly natural; he makes but few
gestures, and those not graceful looks direct
ly before him for the most part, leaning upon
the railing OF the pulpit.
A love-lorn poet thus gives vent to his feel
ings
Were | a pair Of spcctacles,
How dearly would prize
a situation on her nose,
To gaze into her eyes.
"Where I a court -plnster, | would be
a patch upon her lip;
And spend my life in ecstacy,
And sip, and sip, and sip
THE OCEAN CEMETERY.-The sea, great
world of waters, is the largest Of cemeteries,
and its slumberers sleep without a monument.
All graveyards, in other lands show symbols
; OF distinction between the great and the small
the rich and the poor; but in that ocean crmc-
terry the king and the clown, the prince and
!, the peasant, are all alike undstingu>hcd. The
waves roll over all, the same requitm->oHg, hy
the minstrelSy of the ocean is sunE TO theii
f honor Over their remains the same storm
, beats, and the same sun shines and there uu
marked, the weak and the powerful, the plumec
r and unhOnored will sleep on, till aw.k TO
} gether when the sea shall yield its dead.
Small mirrors, it is announced, are placed GU
side the windows Of the private houses il
i Brussels and other German cities, by meaus o
: which the lady inmates are able to see, wthou
e looking out, those passing by in the street be
g low, the figures bliD5 reflected in the glaSs =
9 A visitor i, seen by the same n ca IS he h,
S appears at the door, and . at home or no
: at home is often thus determined upon
: Puioda. Ledger. Many dwelling houses or
y Fifth Avenue have had adjustable mirrors thu
: placed and in operation for ii number of years
r Can it be possible that such a contrivance is
( novelty in Philadelphia? asks the Sctentf