Smyrna times., 1873-10-15


ribbons are prominent feature of these re-
shipments This merchandise, of course, has
paid no duty, but the losses to owners in the
shape Of freight, insurance, and cost OF hand
ling, must be serious affair. The movement
must also eatail heavy falling off in the reve-
nue. '.s, .... ..... -. ,- ...+ ...t.t
A, CLAIM OF ELEVEN MILLION DOLLARS
AGAINST THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD Com
PANY.-A report prepared by authority OF the
railroad committee of the Philadelphia city
councils, appointed to inquire into the non
payment OF dividends by the Philadelphia and
Erie railroad LEASED TO the Pennsylvania Rail
road Comp4ny0 which is signed by Fred.
DOebly chairman, and John G. Bickel, makes
some astonishing charges against the managers
of that road, and asserts an Indebtedness by
the Pennsylvania Rairoad Company of more
than $ll 900 900 to the stockholders of the
Philadelphia and Erie railroad,
Ex-senator Pomeroy, of Kansas, was shot
aud slightly woan1ed hy ex-Represenstative
Csnway, of the same State, in Washington, on
Saturday afternoon. Conway fired three shots
at him, one of which penetrated his clothing
and slightly graZed the breast bone. POmerOy
says he never had any controversy with his
wOuld-be assassin. and has no idea of the cause
of the attack Conway Immediately alter the
shooting said He (PomerOy) ruined myself
and my family" Conway gave $4,000 bail
for his appearance to-day.
. The Supreme Court of the United States met
at Washington on Monday, Associate Justice
Clifford presiding. All the Justices were pres
ent, except Field and Davis. According to
custom the Court adjourned without transact
ing any business, and the Justices, acc )mpan.
led by Attorney General Williams, paid their
annual visit of courtesy to the President. AT.
ter the adjournment, the members Of the bar
held meeting, Hon. Reverdy Johnson pre-
siding. and adopted resolutions in memory Of
Chief Justic Chase.
Benjamin Dean has declined the Democratic
nomination for Congress in the Third MaSsa-
chusetts District. He says portion of the
convention that nominated him advocated
the making of no nomination" while con-
siderable number favored a nomination of the
Republican candidate, and adds: The con-
ventiOn containing so large a number Of those
demoralized in their fealty to the party they
We're elected to represent cannot expect its
nomination to be accepted"
Joseph Arch, the English reformer is getting
himself into hot water. Even Bradlaugh,
damagOgue as he is, could not keep Ou: OF
that, aud much less his more honest country
man. a deputatOn of wOrkinRmen have
objected to the conduct of Mr.. Arch 10 accept
ing hospitality from what it terms the upper
classes, and will ask his intentions as to being
the gust of the working people. This is done,
however, only by those who are ever ready to
foment dlScOrd.
TOTAL ABSTINENCE CONVENTION The
third general Convention of the Catholic TOta
A -, II,,Tnr ~ Nntu Ia-t
Wednesday. Rev. Father McDevitt, OF Wash
ington, presided. Fathers Hennessy and
Burns, of New Jersey, Rev. Henry Volz anC
j.. ID. Chapelle, of Baltimore, and several Othe
distinguished members of the Union were pre-
sent. The President made short address
stating that the object of the conference wa
the advancement of the cause Of temperance
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DIED OF JoY.-Le Seur Fromagoot has jus
died at Ivry, France, Of joy. The old man wa
DOOR, He suddenly came into a large fortune
He attempted to walk to the house of tn
Marie, but staggered in his impatience. Iii
excitement was terrible, and his feeble bod
was not able to bear it. He fell dead. Th
physicians at the inquest testified that he die
from cerebral congestion OF the brain, brouPh
on by excessive joy at his accession TO fortune
The condition of parties in Illinois is petit
badly demOralized by the Farmers movement
According to the Chicago Tribune ths farmer
have made nominations in So counties, calle
conventions in 10 more, and will not nominal
in FIVE; the Republicans have nominated
AZ, called conventions in eight, and decline
to nominate in l3; the Democrats have nom
mated in 25, called conventions in three, an
will not nominate in sixteen.
POLITICAL FUsIoN.-The New York iber
convention at Elmira, on Wednesday, nomini
ted the Democratic State ticket with the e.
canton of the candidates for comptroller ar
state prison inspector, for whom Nelson
Hopkins and Moss K. Platt, the Republic;
nominees, were substituted.
Near Carrollton, Mo, last Friday night
xonn0 farmer named Robert Austin, shot al
killed Elijah Haley and mortallly wounded
own wife, who died next day. Too great IN
macy between Haley aud Mrs. Austin caus'
ths tragedy. After the shooting Austin 50
rendered himself 70 the authorities All Il
parties are highly connected"
The EpiscopaI churches of st Paul and !
Is,kel In baltimore, were robbed on Frid
night -Four silver offertory plates, valued
5000. were stolen from st. Paurs A gold
chalice. set with diamonds and rubics, a
other articles, we're stolen from 81. Luxe s.
Gen. Beauregard visited the Boil Run bait
field the other dav, for the first time since &
war. and while riding over it his horse fell a
he was slightly injured. .--.-~---.---..--.
Edward English, aged %, blew out b
brains. in Paterson, N. j !, Monday, becau
he had ga love affair" He was native
Alexandria, Va. 4F.s- ~ ioo4 =