Smyrna times., 1877-05-30
WHOLE NO. 1852.

MURPHY, TIE TENrEANcE Aro,rIr.-
Seven years ago Francis Murphy kent
saloon, kicked a man down stairs. and was
sent to jail for manslaughtcr. Last Dcccm.
Der he conducted most remarkable tenn.
perancc movement in pittsburc, where he
obtained 10000 signatures to the pIedss.
subsequently he visited eighteen towns in
Northern Pennsylvania and Western New
York, and induced 5000 persons to sim
the pledge IN Buffalo q vigorous cam.
palgn was opened against intompcrance.
and about 1900 converts iut themselves on
record. Mr.. Murphy is now meeting with
unequvocal success in Philadelphia, whcle
his disciples already number 10000. He
breaches what he calls gospel temperance,
and does not favor prohibitory legislation.
4 TERRIBLE CAa2 OF FANuY ILL,TrEAr.
NENT.-A suit over the viii Of II. r. Sedan.
Of Cincinnati is disclosing a terrible case Of
family ili,treatment. IIclcftallh his property.
valued at 100000, to one son. Tho tcsti.
mony shows that fog twenty years he lived
III the same house with his wifi, without
speaking to her: that he had families in
various parts Of the city whom he main.
tanned IN luxury, while lis own wife and
children lacked the comforts of life; and
that during nearly fifty years Of married
life he gave lis wifi. only fifty cents in
money, except o" one occasion, when he
paid her 500 to sign decd.
Charles Tommoy, co!orod. was hanged in
Americus, Ga, last week f.. The murder Of
Mrs. CEoway, white, on tie 18th Of APRIL.
lie confessed his crime. There were some
singular circumstances connected with the
execution. While upon the scaiiold Tom.
mey sold his body to the physicians for
three dollars, and expressed confident
hope Of future bliss Among the 5000
spectators present, was Mr.. Caraway. who
went 70 see the hanging after taking out a
license for his second marriage.
In the future no woman in the State of
New Yorl, convicted Of felony is 10 be sent
to the State prison. The recently passed
law consigns the guilty C,r sc,, to incarce-
ration IN the nearest county pcnitcntiarv.
The reason Of this change is that strenuous
efforts are on foot 10 make these in.titu.
tons se!isupporting. The labor Of men in
prison being more valuable to the State
than that Of women. the !attcrs quarters
Will be soon vacated in all the State prisons
and filled by men.
The Baltimore SIN completed its fortietb
year on the 10th inst. Whatever may have
been the fluctuations in trade or the rcvo.
lutions which have made and unmade
rulers, the .Sm has steadily prospered
through the perseyerins effort and indom,
nitable will Of its proprietor. Through all
these long and weary years, \. S. Aboll
has directed its course and it has moved in
Its orbit as regularly and steadily as the
sun in the heavens.
How IS THIS ?-The United States imnosos
duty on foreign Goals, and we see it
stated that after paying this duty the Goals
are sold here in our own markcta al a proft.
The Grand Trunk line not long ago award
ed Its Portland contract, 10000 tons. to the
Plcton miners, the lowest American bid
being $4.j5, which the Nova Scotians went
under, Notwithstanding the duty of IS
cents per ton.
Gen. Grant IS the first ex- President to 20
to foreign parts since the DAYS of Frank
Fierce. Of the nineteen Presidents, Wash.
lngton, Madison, jackson, Harrison, Tyler.
Folk, Taylor, Lincoln and johnson never
crossed the ocean. Those who visited
foreign lands were John Adams, Jefferson,
Monroe, Quincy Adams, Van Buren,, Fill
more, Pierce and Buchanan.
Smith and Jones were at the mcnagerie,
and the conversation turned on Darwin's
theory. "Look at that monkey" said
smith. Think of its being an undcvelop-
ed human!" " Human" said Jones, con-
"its no more human than
lm."
The Massachusetts papers are discussing
.he question, May cousins marry?" The
Burlington Ha'cEcye replies: "Wc don't
zee why cousin hasn't as good right to
marry as q brother or an uncle or son or
lister"
1t Is said the population of Texas has
doubled since 1870 and that if a census
we're now taken the State would be entitled
o an increase Of ten votes in the electoral
college.
Professor Proctor says the earth is grow.
ng larger. We are glad to hear it, says
he DmJmy Nacs, for real estate has shrunk
earthly in the past three years.
A recent published notice of a marriage
4 Philadelphia ended with the announce
lent; "No cards; no flowers; nobody's
usiness."