Smyrna times., 1878-08-21

THE prevalence of the yellow fever in the
South has ruined the fall trade as respects
that section, to say nothing of the difficulty
the planters and brokers will experience
in moving the cotton crop. One effect of
the plague has been the transfer of large
amount banking capital from New Orleans
to st. Louis.
IT is stated that in administration circles
that the President has determined to put
stop to the raids made from Mexico into
Texas. The crimes committed by these
raiders are so numerous that they will be
no longer submitted to, and if war results
it will be the fault of Mexico and not that
of this country.
IT is now put almost beyond dispute that
the wheat crop for 1878 is the greatest one
ever grown in the United States. After
making all proper deduction for the partial
failure of spring wheat in Iowa and Mime
sofa the crop for this year remains from
eighty to ninety million bushels in excess
of the crop of 1877.
THE Prohibitionists of Massachusetts, are
men of indomitable pluck. For many
years past they have never failed to put
candidate for governor in the field, and in
keeping with this well-established custom
have just nominated another candidate for
defeat They believe in the adage that it
is a long lane that has no turns.
SPEAKING of the pestilence now ravaging
the South, the Washington Star remarks
that two months must pass before the frost
will bring relief, and that there is no pre-
diction how far the plague may spread or
or what loss of life it may cause within that
period. Health authorities in all our cities
cannot be too mindful of these facts or too
vigilant in roofing out all possible sources
of pestilence.
If the Louisiana liars ever by any acci-
dent tell the truth it is probably when they
are abusing each other. Here is a legiti-
mate successor to Anderson and Webber,
Leet, who is no less picturesque in his Ian
guage and sublime in his indulgence, but
who nevertheless talks about Anderson in
a way that must convince even the casual
observer that the new witness is subject tc
occasional attacks of veracity.
1T has been announced from time to time
for the past two weeks, that Col. E. L
Martin would in few days have his lettel
of acceptance as nominee for Congress
ready. The last announcement is by thu
Seaford Inder which says on or about to
day "wednesday the Col. would give hi
letter to the world. This delay has caused
some uneasiness among his party friend
least the Colonel should be laboring will
two or three column letter that will cove
all creation.
The failure of Banning-the persisten
enemy of the Army-to get denomination
will not be unwelcomely received by tn
officers of the hardest worked and mos
efficient military organization in the world
Banning has pursued the army as thougl
its officers were engaged in some giganti
conspiracy to swindle the people. He ha
been carried so far by this monomanis
that his Democratic constituents hav
finally concluded to nominate man wit
more than one idea, and that idea ba
one.
THE revival of commerce and trade, say
the Philadelphia North American, is il
dicated by the increased orders for rollin
stock on railroads that have been receive
by the leading manufacturers. At I
time since the panic have the orders Fl
locomotives and cars been more numerou
and it is evident that there will be
greater increase in the rolling stock of o
railroads in this country during the presel
year than ever before. This is not sil
of increased activity in railroad extensio
but of development of business on esta
lished lines of communication, which
due only to the greater amount of trait
that is offered.
THE worst forebodings are likely to
realized in the spread of the yellow few
from house to house and city to city in t
South 1t is only the middle of Augu
and already the disease has laid fast ho
upon New Orleans, Memphis and GrenaC
besides smaller places, and the stories
its ravages are simply narrowing. Wha
world of woe lies in the message from o
death-stricken city in the words: "Grs
ada is a graveyard" and in the appli
ton Of Federal officials in Memphis of I
United States Government for one thousa
tents to be used as field hospitals for I
poor and for rations for their maintenan
Hu. .. .-tcr is not confined to the cit
The fugitives have carried it along the Iii
of the railroads in Louisiana and Missis
pi. Canton, Ginona, Water Valley,
feeville and towns and villages report
existence; Holly Springs and others are
daily expectation of its appearance, I
st. Louis, Cairo, Louisville, Cincinnati, no
speak of Mobile, Shreveport and Vic
burg, are by no means sure to escape.
want that must follow in the train of
pestilential scourage is terrible to {
template, and it is already high time 1
the helping hand should be extends
the suffering cities, for the cry for r.
has arisen with force and pathos
touch the heart and should touch
pockets.