Smyrna times., 1876-09-13

HE \. !. Herald cE JUaGn F,,u!.g -
Say the Hy|d OF Friday: We have rncri.
we'd letter from Geor@o 7. Fisher. l,tn
United states District Attorney for Wa.hio,.
ton, vlndICating himself from the cl,,,,.op. -,
l'iutoEd Wilson and others This Iriirr of
Mr.. Fisher is much too long for our .pocr
lie shows that his course as a iud,a +.L..,,
Smr"tt was tried met the ai,pYoyaI Of
eminent lawyers. lie printsa letter. .;..ncd
hy the leaders OF the Washiuri.n n,i.
expressing their confidence il. hi. into,,,;fv
tc cites eighteen years Of oilicial lie ~
Attorney General Of Delaware. judo, or
tie District Supreme Court and tiovr~,
mont Attorney, as evidence Of his natr-1t.
ism and fitness. He gives letters from the
Judges Of the criminal courts afirnlinrtI,s
lie answers the charge Of Mr. Jewell that
| he did not prosecute one Sugg Fort Rv =
/ letter from a member Of the WasIinoio,,
Grand Jury showing that he cndcayoycd to
90 SO. As to the Kinds case, in which Mr..
Jewell charges that the government WI.
badly served by Mg Fisher. ne show, 1h..t
the fault was not with him, but with Mr.
Jewell himself.
Mr. Fisher makes a clear la,lct;va. a,;
1t is very likely that he has been i'll treated
nc trouble IS that for tho last fo,. y,.ai-
there has been Il nala:u Of defamation
and SANDER about Washington. Political
! discussion mas descended into dc.radiu,.
recrlIninatIons and allegations Thcn nl,rcst
! regulations have been a-.ailcd. We hay.
h2d moral thugs in cur politics who live
! only by assassination Of cluractor Tho
most con-p!cuou%, because tn" most sue
ccSstul ILLUSTRATION, Of tiGs. was the cam.
! pal@n Of siandc" known rs =" tie R,isioy,
movement ior the Presidency" This cam.
/ laign succeeded in iinIrcs.it,. respectable
! icopie Just as the lies of Titus Oates inn
! pressed our ancestors that the Jcs,its wero
III plot to destroy English liberty. There
| viii be reaction. Common sense and t,;r
! play WILL assert Themselves. In that t;uYa
Mr.. Fisher and.thoso who. Ike Him. n3yn
been slandered Will find their yindication
' Az ANNUaGu'a BIC Snow.-The Van
Amhurgh combination Of Meitaaeric, Circus
and Colosseum will exhibit at SmyIua. on
| Thursday. sept. Dist. At and O'Clock =.
N. ms Is ITS first appearance in smyrna.
hoWeNer, Tor number OF ycar~ bur the
/ character Of the establishment Is yrrv
lam.I!"r 70 u. Van Amburgh & Co., sore
III Toronto carly last week, and from t'a,
excellent paper the fio5,, which on,;
crtlciscs an entertainment ulon i, merit.
we extract the following:
Van An:burgh', well known mcnagrr,e
and circus company arrived in tL!s civ YES
tcr,ty morning, and after the usual 1,aradc
through the streets which was witnessed II.
large concou!.e Of spectators, the h.f,G.
drolnNt!c entertainment commenced lu An.
afternoon performance on the grounds On
G'rcnviile street. The i"rgc tent WAS crow
ded with spectators, and tho various arcnic
scenes were received with continued
applause. Among the -pccalt!ce, the
horsen4ansh!p displayed ly Master Charles
watson. Is deserving Special notice The
youthful equestrian IS one OF the clcvcrcst
IN the profession. and the dcNtcgity which
Il" displays on horseback j. astonishing.
Ihe performance pf ". y. tlIo,. and l!;,
youthful son Leon, who stands erect on his
fathers head wh.,o the morse, are in full
| running, WAS very clever. and elected the
hearty applause Of the aud.vuce. Nuc!
laughter was caused by the trained m,,los,
which under the manipulation of Mr..
Foster. were very amusing. Tha teat< cf
strength by Mr.. 'iatl;rny were heartily APP
rlaudrd, ana the pcrior:auuccs q: the
l.anglo.' were received with much an
plause. Milo. petirany;lle. the lady with
mo !foh Jaws, IS a marvel ~ licr way, and
held the immense audience spclibound.
Her lcats ot strength we're pcgtvctly aston
lshinG, and among the thing, accom- rli-hod
was hcr lifting a barrel filed with water
with her teeth Various other speciaIt.eS
OF equestrianship, button leaping. etc, we're
heartily applauded; the afternoons per
tormanco concluding with concert. the
principal attraction boinC the natatorial
display Of Miss Lubn, who remained com
pletely submerged in large tank OF water
for 4 period OF three minutes and six
seconds. This lady eats, drinks. reads
writes and scws under the water, and is with
out doubt the champion SWIMMER Of tho
world. At the evening performance there
was large crowd present, and the scycra
aIcnic scenes were heartily enjoyed. The
mrragcrie attached TO tho circus contain
ing many valuable wild animals. inculins
lions, tigers. ia@uars, hycnas, &c attrac
ted much attention.