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Smyrna times., 1868-08-12

A gentleman residing in New England city
has been much annoyed by the boisterouS wor
ship of IA congregation of Negro Methodists
whose church adjoins his building. He has
proposed to buy the church and the lot on which
it stands but the brethren refuse to SELL even
at the high price offered, hoping that 9Ir. Tourt
elotte for that is his name, may be irritated
into offering more. Inthe mean time no abate
ment of the nuisance is attempted by the CON
gregation, and the unhappy victim OF their
persecution has built fence between his dwell
ing and the church and another between the
church and a house on the next lot, also his
property. These fences are the highest in the
known world. They extend beyond the caves
of the church on both sides, and are distant
from its walls only two feet. On, the side to-
ward the church he has painted the fences
black This darkens the interior even on a
bright day, and renders the heat during service
positively sitting. The noisy worshipers have
threatened to go to law.
Smyrna times., 1868-08-12
IPUBLIC-NO. Is.
AN ACT amendatnr

AN ACT amendatOy of approved July twenty-sx,
eighteen hundred and xtysx entitled An act to author
e th O certain bridges and to establish them
post roads,
Whereas the st. Louis and Illinois Bridge Company
ze under the laws OF the State OF Missouri and the Illinois
anu Louis Bridge Company organized under an act OF the
general assembly OF the State Of Illinois, have been consodat
% " pursuance OF the authority granted to the said lnOs
and the authority granted the Louis and Illinois Bridge
company by act of the general assembly O the state OF
Missouri approved March nineteenth eighteen hundred and
siXty-eight: Therefore,
the United States Of America in Congress assembled That the
formed by this under the and
style of the Illinois and St. Louis Bridge Company is hereby
recognized aud declared to be corporation by that with
ssspp river opposite the city ST. Louis conformity the
of which this act is amendatOry with all the rights priv
granted and conferred by the
the general assemblies OF the states OF Illinois and Missouri to
he respective companies by the consolidation Of which the said
Illinois ST. Louis Bridge Company formed
consistent with the provisions Of the act to which this act l.
amendatOry: And provided further That in constructing said
bridge there shall be at least five hundred feet cea
SEC Aud he it further enacted That the said corporation
interest," in gold and their bridge the Mississippi
approaches thereto, constructed shall
to the mails of the United States and enjoy the rights
and privileges OF other post roads.
Aud be it enacted That said corporation
their meetings either the State OF Illinois the State
Missouri the board OF directors elect and the directors
be citizens Of the United SRes and said
tOn and be sued in circuit court OF the Untet
legislation affecting premises shall construed
deprive the legislatures Of the State Illinois and Missouri
the right to regulate the tolls and fares which be charged
by said for the such BRIDGE Provided further
That the tolls liked by the legislatures Illinois
souri, shall not be increased.
1 Approved,
Smyrna times., 1868-08-12
WHOLE NO. 7O4

Within few years Texas cattle have been
driven into the Western States in such large
numbers as seriously to compete with Prairie
cIttle. 1t has been alleged that these Texas
cattle spread infcction-the term is Texas
fever" and State laws have been enacted to
prohibit, or, at least, to limit their admission.
That some of the droves have introduced dis
ease there is | tile doubt, but this was proba-
bly, contracted on the route, for on their native
prairies they are as free from disease as any
other herds. Recently the arrivals across the
Western border have been so large that fur
ther entrance has been denied, while the dro-
vcrs are determined to persist. If a conflict is
likely to take place, the General Government
should interpose and besides it should spec
dily become possessed Of all the facts bearing
on the subject, that it may act promptly and
justly.-N L. Tribune
Smyrna times., 1868-08-12


Az ACT authorizing the construction OF bridge the
worth, Kansas.
Be it the Representatives
shall be u for the Kansas and Missouri Bridge Company
corpOraon having authority from the State O Kansas to build
raOau transit and bridge the Missouri
upon the military Fort LeavenwOrh,
aud that when all all terminating
the Missouri river at the location of said bridge, shall be
allowed 10 cross said bridge reasonable compensation to be
ing from an! obstruction or alleged obstruction to the free
VgaOn oil SAID the be tried before the district
court OF the United states State in which
said obstruction or bridge touches.
And be it further That bridge built
tue PROVISIONS OF this act shall be eleva
ton than nifty feet above extreme mark under
$1,000 al the point Oi to the bottom chord of the
bridge nor shall the be of less than two hundred
IN length, the clear bridge
shall not be parallel with the of the and the
span snail be the main channel of the low
leading 10 said bridge from either side Of the there
hereby granted right through said Fort LeavenwOrt
reservation not exceeding Tor all nf said roads three
hundred feet in width Provided That said roads
any way Interfere with the public buildings said military
reservation.
And be enacted That the Kansas and Mis-
souri, bridge be- and the hereby established
ROAD that bridge
from said reservation such places shall be- designated b.
tS secretary OF VAR all stone timber and earth
use in the construction OF said bridge.
SEC And be II further enacted That the right alter
amend this act as to prevent all material Ubstruc
nS To the navigation OF said river by the ruction
bridges. Is hereby expressly reserved.
SEC Aud It further enacted That IL shall be lawful
the Saint Joseph aud Denver City Railroad Company
ration created by the laws Of the State of Kansas build
bridge and the Missouri river at SAINT Joseph
all the rights and privileges conferred by sections T. and
o tins act hereby extended, they applicable, L
the saint Joseph aud Denver City Railroad Company and tn
the RESTRICTIONS limitations and conditions contained
sections are hereby made applicable to said company,
| Approved July 20, lS6s.
Smyrna times., 1868-08-12

In June, 1900, Uriah Tracy of Litchfed,
Conn, was summoned to Washington and re-
ceived an appointment as Commissioner to ex-
anime into the actual state of the Indian trad.
ing-houses at the NORTHWEST. His accounts
are preserved, ard the following items show
the time and cost of the journey between New
York and Washington, then: June 2O-Stage
fare from New York to Philadelphia, S.; ex-
penses on the road to Philadelphia, s7.25.
June 22-Stage fare from Philadelphia to Bal
tmore, IS; expenses on the road to Baltimore
-expeLses at Baltimore, $4l21. June rs
Stage fare from Baltimore to Washington,
$3.50; expenses on the to Washington, 81 25.
Thirty-three dollars and Sixty-twO. and "a half
cents for expenses on journey which now costs
S. 50, and occupies one day instead Of five.
Smyrna times., 1868-08-12

The Democratic papers are in great straits
to find out some way Of attacking Grant. They
n5 s 9y ySn that he led % 'res to eUS victory Dry
immense service to the country; they cannot
deny his executive and practical genius they
cannot deny his personal of official integrity.
And so they have got up a variety of expedi-
ents-some pitiful, some villainous. Thus the
World has been writing silly nonsense for
several months past about his name, and lat
terry it has resorted to the old but worthless
dodge OF unscrupuOus party backs, Of making
charges of drunkenness. This is the best and
the worst they can do and we should think it
must convince even the most hide bound Demo-
crat that the opposition to Grant has nothing
whatever to stand upon.
Smyrna times., 1868-08-12
Ten.TAhIo Talk.

When the party assembled, all starched and
all glum, they talk of the weather, their colds,
or sit mum; they chat about ribbons, of shawls,
and Of lace-how cheap they were sold, and
telling the place. What they see is admired,
lnqulrlng the price; they examine this, that,
and the other, saying, " How nice !" A short
silence ensues-they hem and they cough, and
complain OF their servants, to pass the time off.
But tea-that enlivener Of wit and Of soul,
more lOquaciOus by far than the dra ughts of
the bowl soon loOsens the tongue, exhiarates
the mind and opens their eyes to the faults Of
mankind. 1t brings on the tapis their neigh
bors defects, the faults of their friends, or
their willful neglects; reminds one and anoth-
er OF a good -nature1 tale of those who are
stylish and those who are frail. Our sweet
tempered danes are converted by tea into
character -manglers, with tongues let free in
harmless cht-chat an acquaintance they roast,
and serve up friend as we serve up toast
Some gentle, false step or repentcd mistake is
rellShed like sweetmeats, and swallowed like
cake; bit of broad scandal is like dry crust
it would stick in their throat butter it they
must. With little affected good nature they
cry, Nobody regrets the thing deeper than
L - The story then told, and with it much
more, and our sisters of charity publish it o er.
All! ladies, and was it by heaven designed
that you should be merciful, loving and kind
DID 1t form you like angels and send you be-
low to prophesy peace and bid charity flow
And have you :hus left your primeval state and
wandered 50 wildly, so strangely of late? Alas!
the sad cause, | TOO plainly can see-these
evils have followed those deep draughts of tea!
Cursed weed that will make our fair spirits
resign the character mild of their missions di-
vine; that will blot from their natures that
tenderness true which from kin to kin forever
is due. 0 free is the texture and fragile the
frame of that delicate blossom a female fail
name its a sensitive plant, which recoil'
from the breath, and shrnks from the touch
as if fertile with DEATH How often, by sander
has innocence sighed, has beauty been bereft o
its honor, its PRIDE and virtue, though pure
as an angel of light, been painted as dark as {
demon of night All offered up victims in genera
good glee at these festive cabals, the dlrk or
gies of tea. Sadly we've learned such partie
are meetings where female news-mOngers as
semble with greetings. If l, in the remnan
that's left me of life, am to suffer the torment
of slanderous strife, let ne fall implore, il
the slangwhangers' claw, where the evil is opel
and subject to law. Let me not be nibbled AM
and put to the rack by the sly undermining o
tea party clack. Condemn me, ye gods! t.
a newspaper roasting; but spare me, y! spare
from tea table tOasting.
Smyrna times., 1868-08-12
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passedatthe Second Session Of the FOrti. Congress

GPuBLc-No.7J
An ACT to facilitate the settlement of certain prize cases in
Be it by the Representatives
the Secretary Of the Treasury hereby authorized and directed
the execution ana delivery to him by the
marshal for the southern district Florida OF proper written
charges due or claimed to be due the said
Clapp marshal aforesaid, his estate any prize
other in said district accept said Administrative
and demands o the d%f Ss m n a 5 o o % ~ b n
James Capp and against the snreties in said CapP official
together with the deposit with the assistant treas
credit United States district court tor the southern dis
et OF Florida shall be deposited with the assistant United
to the order the United district court for the south
distribution or restitution the doSHg prize causes pend
er de schooner Alicia and schooner Isabel and
the steamer James Battle schooner Diana and schooner
Pearl and cargo schooner Teresa No Union
SEC And ntner enacted That the Secretary
sstant United States at washington District Of
Columbia the appraised values OF the Adea and
Na condemned in said district court and taken into the
naval service and after deducng all charges and
of the said district according to the
Na respectively the remaining moiey OF the same snail
be subject to the order Of the said district hereinafter
And be it further enacted That of moneys
provided there shall be retained by said district
in the first this act wherein appeals have
been taken to the Supreme Court Of the United states and that
values OF the prize steamers dea and Nita mentioned
money among the those of the enumerated
the hrst section Of this act in which final derrees OcOndemna
entered which
without reference to the interest the United
and all OF the said which said interest the United
States in each of the said and distribution
therein as well as the interest Of the United States in the
praised Adela hereby
rein ulSed Tor distribution to the capOrs those OF the
enumerated and mentioned in the first section his where
IN DEGREES OF condemnation have been shall be
or to the claimants those said wherein
na DEGREES OF restitution have been be passed and
that Ia each said wherein final decrees OcondmnaOn
aud distribution have been shall be entered the
paid into the treasury OF the United States for distribution
said less the allowed by the Pro-
vded That remaining after execution of all
DEGREES OF distribution and restitution herenbeOTe provided
M paid into tine treasury o the United States the credit OF
the pension fund And provided further That nothing
herein contained shall be deemed admissions the part
the United States liability the deicato oil the said
Clapp marshal aforesaid.
Oyed nj isAS
Smyrna times., 1868-08-12

The four-lcgged Tennessee child has been
scientifically examined by Drs. Joseph Jones
and Paul I. Eve, Professors in the Nashville
Medical University. They report that the head
and trunk of the child are those of healthy,
well-developed infant of five weeks; while the
lower portion ofits body is divided into the mem
bers Of two distinct individuals. They think
that the lower portion of the spinal column
is cleft, and there are two pelvic arches sup
porting the four limbs, which are situated upon
the same plane, and close their report with the
expression of their opinion that, in its curious
manifestation of the powers Of nature in abnor-
nal productions, this interesting living mon
strosity exceeds the Siamesc Twins. In Wheel
ing, w. Va, they have calf with eight legs,
one head, two bodies, and three ears.
Smyrna times., 1868-08-12
tPCBLIC-NO. 731
AN ACT for the registration enrolment certain foreign


BE il enacted bv the Se9ae Of House of Representatives
the United States of America in Congress assembled That the
Treasury be- and he is hereby authorized
directed to issue certificates registry license
to the schooner Bob OF ST Andrew, New Brunswick and to
the following named built vessels 70 wit The schOun
eT Royal Albert Of Oakyile: the bark John Brcden the
all kingston the Henry. Toronto
the schooner Annexation, Port Hope aud the
EmpeOr of st. Catherines also the barges "Champan'
and "ocheega of Quebec the bark Monarch the bria
sea Gull and the schooner smith IL Post all Of Oakvlle
the schooner Weand Of St Catherines the schooner ov
ernOr OF Montreal; the schooner 81" Shchana OF st
Catnernes the Victory OF Toronto said
being owned by citizens of the United and having
at all times employed the of the lakes Provide,
That there shall be paid each of said built vessel
the internal the materials
construction of similar vessels of American build.
Approved, June 20, 1863
Smyrna times., 1868-08-12
POetw.
IL EV Il IL I Il l..
BY MONA,

Only few more years,
Weary years,
Only few more tears,
Bitter tears,
And then-and then, like other men,
l cease to wander-cease to weep;
Dim shadows o,er my way shall creep,
And out of the Day and into the Night
And into the Dark, and out os the Bright,
gO-and Death shall veil my face.
And the feet of the years shall fast efface
My very name, and every trace
leave on earth; ior the stern years tread,
Tread out the names of the gone and dead;
And then-and then, like other men,
close my eyes, and go to sleep;
All! me! the grave is dark and deep!
Alas! alas
How soon we pass
And, oh we go
So far away!
When go we must.
From the light of life, and the heat of strife,
To the peace of Death, and the cold still dust
We go, we go, and we may not stay
We travel the long, dark, dreary way;
Out of the Day, and into the Night,
Into the Darkness, out of the Bright,
And then-and then, like other men
We close our eyes and go to sleep
We close our eyes and go to sleep,
All! me the grave is lone and deep!
saw flower at morn so fair
passed at eve-it was not there;
saw a sunbeam, golden bright,
| saw cloud that sunbeam shroud
And saw Night
Digging the grave of Day.
The Day took off her golden crown,
And sadly slowly laid II down;
Aud Day, at morn the sun S fair bride,
At twilight bent her brow ami died.
And so. alas ! like Day We pass
At morn we laugh.
At eve we weep,
At morn wake,
AT night sleep;
We close our eyes and 20 to sleep
All me. the grave is still and deep!
Smyrna times., 1868-08-12

Hundreds upon hundreds of Government
clerks are now being dismissed in Washington
because of the limitation put by Congress upon
the appropriations for the conduct of the several
Departments It's very hard on them, though
it is not SO very hard upon the tax payers of
the country. 1t must be pleasant to them to
know, however that there are great many
productive pursuits, trades and buSinesses
throughout the land which are in want Uf eff.
cent and industrious employers.
Smyrna times., 1868-08-12

WHAT MEN HAVE DIED FOR.-COl. Mont
gomery was shot in duel about a dog. Col
Ramsey in one about servant. Mr.. Feather
stone in one about recruit. Sterne's father
in one about goose and another gentleman
in one about an acre of anchovies." One
officer was challenged for merely asking his op,
ponent to the second goblet; and another was
compelled to fight about pinch of snuff
General Barry was challenged by Captain
Smith for declining wine at dinner on steam
boat, although the General pleaded as an ex.
cuse that wine invariably made him sick and
Lieutenant COwther lost his life in duel be-
cause he was refused adnlittanco to 4 club of
pigeon shooters. In III duel occurred in
New York CITY between Lieut.. FeatherstOne-
haugh of the Seventy sixth I'd Captain Nc
Pherson of the Forty second British regiment,
in regard to the manner of eating an ear of
corn, one oontending that the eating was from
the cob, and the other cOntendDg that the
grain should be cut from the cob before eating.
Lieutenant Featherstonehaugh lost his right
arm, the ball from his antagonist pistol shat
tering the limb dleadfully, so much SO that il
had to be amputated. Graham, Major Noah
assistant on the National AdUocdte, lost his
life, in 1897, at the dueling grounds at Hoboken,
with Barton, the son-in law of Edward Liv-
ingston, in a simple dispute about what was
trumps" in game of cards.
Smyrna times., 1868-08-12

A Productive CoUNTRY.-The Norfolk
Journal says that gentlemanin Southampton
county, Virginia, sold $4,000 worth of straw,
berries off Of ten acres of land last season, and
that two gentlemen, who jointly conducted a
small truck farm, five miles from Norfolk,
cleared twenty-five thousand dollars by the sale
of berries and vegetables, .
Smyrna times., 1868-08-12

A venerable lady in her hunIredth year lost
her daughter, who had attained the good old
age of eighty. The mothers grief was great:
and to friend who came to condole with her
she remarked.
''Oh dear oh dear! I knew never should
be able to raise that child ~
Smyrna times., 1868-08-12

"Young man, what s the price Of this silk? ?"
asked deaf old lady.
Seven dollars, was the reply.
Seventeen dollars" exclaimed she "I'n
give you thirteen"
silk" replied the honest shopman.
oh, seven dollars, - replied the lady ysharp-
w. I'll give YOU five"
Smyrna times., 1868-08-12
- -

How TO LIVE LoNG.-An old man, on be.
ing asked how he lived to attain so great an
age, replied:
"When | could sit never stood l married
late. was soon a widower, and never married
again"
Smyrna times., 1868-08-12
tpUBItr M s0l

ACT 10 construct road West Point to Corn
Landing all in the state OF New
enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives Oi
of assembled, That the
perinendent Of the Military Academy at West Point be au
th1rzrd directed the labor employ OF the
United at that post when otherwise
employed. in building and constructing road IRON
Cornwall Landing in the county OF Orange said
road TO located under the direction the said snperntend
en over land hereafter ceed the
government q the United States for that purpose
Approx cd, July 81 1853
Smyrna times., 1868-08-12
fPuBLIc-No.7 ISL

AN ACT eeaatoy the law regard officers oashiered
cOurt-martial
Be il enacted by the Representatives
the United States Of America in Congress assembled That
officer the United States who has been shall
hereafter be cashered dismissed from the service by the
formerly approved bY the
reviewing authority shall be restored TO the mill
by reappontment confirmed by the Sen
at Of the United States
ADDruyed, July 1868.
Smyrna times., 1868-08-12

Nothing sets so wide mark between vul-
gar and noble soul, as the respect and reveren-
tial love Of wOmankind. A man who is always
sneering at woman is generally course profit,
,yate or a coarser bigOt
Smyrna times., 1868-08-12

The superintendent of a Sundny-School re-
Gently made his annual report, in which 8 he
recommended that the adult members should
go to wo k and do all in their power to increase
the tnfant class in his school during the coming
yaor -
Smyrna times., 1868-08-12

"Ah, must we part? my poor, poor heart
Will pine in mute despair;
Oh ere you go, to cheer my woe,
Leave one lock of thy hair !"
Alfred replied: "1t can not be-
And his tears came rolling big
" We not a lock to spare for three;
Dearest, | wear a wig ~
Smyrna times., 1868-08-12

An absent wife is thus advertised for Jane.
your absence will ruin all. Think of the child
rem your parents, your husband. Return, re-
turn; all may yet be well. At any rate, en-,
close the key of the cupboard where the gin is. :"
Smyrna times., 1868-08-12

A surgeon, whose wife is great scold, being
asked what he thought would be the greatest
triumph of the surgical art, replied, "To
take the Jaw out OF scolding woman"
Smyrna times., 1868-08-12
[PUBLIC-No. 7i.l

tPCBLIC-NO. 7i.l
AN ACT concerning the commissioners Of the State of
Arkansas.
BE enacted by the and House Representatives
the United States of America in Congress assembled That the
acts and proceedings which been had performed 10y
the the Arkansas
shall have the and effect If had and performed by
all three OF said commissioners.
Approved, July 1868.
Smyrna times., 1868-08-12

The fashionable style of hair cutting, at pres
ent, gives person the appearance of having
just come out Of the penitentiary.