Smyrna times., 1868-01-22

The following facts, culled from the returns
of the Assessors, exhibit the increase OF wealth
and prosperity in the City of Philadelphia;
showing net only the growth OF the city, but
also the marked proportion OF houses to the
number of inhabitants; and the large number
of factories and mills, ranking Philadelphfa as
the second manufacturing city in the world. -
The total number of buildings in the city IS
IO8, 1872; of this number 1856 are churches, 2SS
schools, public and denominatlOnali 1856 mills
and factories 60 public institutions, y theaterS
and halls, sc hose houses, &C., &c. a very
large proportion of these buildings are sub
stantially built, stone and brick predomlnatlng.
The present population of the city IS about
eight hundred thousand.
A correspondent of the World reports long
conversation which he recently sought, and
had, with President johnson. The interview
was protracted, and the President expressed
his opinions with very great force and freedom
upon general politics, the action of Congress,
&C., but uttered nothing very new. The cor
respondent finally come to the point and ex-
pressed desire to kEoV what the President
intended to do, in case Congress, or the Su-
} preme Court, or Mr.. Stanton did so and So
The President informed him that he should
, wait until the specific case should arise and
J then determine what course his official duty re
quired him to take. This was interesting, but
scarcely satisfactory to the inquiring mind.
: The inhabitants of the Danish Islands, St
Thomas and St. Johns, have, by an almost
unanimous vote, declared in favor OF annexation
Q to the United States. Whatever may D'
g thought of the expediency of buying American
= islands from European princes, 1t is gratlfyln'
. to know that the people wish rather to b
: American freemen than subjects of European
$ monarch. We wish the same liberty of voting
$ might be allowed to the American subjects o
= Great Britain, Spain, and other Europea
Il Powers.
:, A terrible tragedy was enacted Friday i
= PHILADELPHIA. While Mrs. Lucy Graham wa
= in waiting upon her mother-in-law, who wa
: living at the point of death, ROdman Graham
:. her husband, entered the room, and withOu
- any provocation discharged pistol at her, tn
=. contents of which entered her BRAIN. Mr'
n Graham cannot live. The murderer, who dc
~ lvered himself into custody at once, elaine
;" that he had done the deed to revenge himse
M for an attempt once made by his wife to polso
Il him.
or The Mississippi Convention has adopted
he resolution thanking the u. 5. Senate for reil
to stating Secretary Stanton. A number of o
IS dinances have been introduced in the CONVEX
!; ? ton and referred.
y y Gen. Hancock has informed the Louisiar
~ ~ Convention that he will use his military pow
to enforce the tax levied for the Convention
= accordance with the law, but cannot interfe
re in any other way.
e? Robert Stevens, colored, has sued the Ric
he mond and Fredericksburg Railroad for SIS
on damages for making his wife ride in secon
on class car when she had purchased first ella
ers ticket.
og Gen. Meade has issued an order removi
,,ae the State Comptroller of Georgia for failing
nj respect the instructions of the commando
,on general.
lie; A State Convention of the "Constitntior
lis Union Party" of Mississippi met at Jacks
nat on Thursday. A proposition to adopt the De
i've ocratic name was considered.
10 Two youths engaged in prize fight Oppos
H. St. Louis, on Saturday, and one of them ag
sn' II, was killed. The other and his associa
=, have been arrested.
for John Fl. Surratt is to be again tried
the Criminal Court at Washington has fixed f
ind Oath for the beginning OF the second trial
ers The Connecticut Republican Convention I
l. last Thursday and nominated Marshall Jew
tor Governor.
ing The Chicago Times favors the nominal
of George Ii. Pendleton for next President