Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1879-11-19

.,;ncton Morning Herald notes the fact as
an evidence that there is not such terrible
nbull.dozing" down there.
Tup President evidently proposes to put
the responsibility of all political and COM
.,,orc;al disturbance, if there is any, upon
Conor.ss It is announced that his mes
sage will be brief, and will purpOSeiy a'0iu
harassing questions.
c,vvp.1 KEY has ISSUED an order to the
Postmasters at New York, Louisville ana
Nav Orleans, directing them to return
all postal orders received for certain
lottery concerns, in order that the money
NAV be paid back to the senders.
TIE threatening attitude assumed by
ENGLAND continues to cause commotlon IN
the Ottoman Ministry, some members, IN
Guiding Osman Pacha, being in favor OF an
alliance with Russia. In ST. Petersburg 1t
it is charged that England's chief object is
to secure domination in Turkey.
GENERAL WALKER has made his appor-
tionment of districts for the work OF the |
census, except For two States. The States
of Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Is |
land, Delaware, Colorado, California, Ore
gon and Nevada, the District of Column
bia and the Territories will form one Super.
visor's District each.
IMMIGRATION is increasing, and it is
significant fact that one-ffth OF the ar
rivals in November were Englishmen.
The New York Herald thinks Beaconfeld's
remarkable speech about emigration from
the United States to Canada and our ina
bility to maintain our present rate of pro-
duction probably failed to reach them in
time.
WHILE the Spanish authorities in Cuba
persist in belittling the new revolt, the
home Government betrays its fears by pre-
pairing promptly to send out reinforce
ments. The reforms, which might have
done more than bayonets to maintain
peace, the Government defers until the
marriage festival of King Alphonso is con-
cluded. Even then these promised meas
ures may be no better than those which
have gone before.
AN effort is being made to restore peace
in the ranks of the Democrats in New
York State. They say that the facts re
main that the Republican nominee fo
Governor is in heavy minority, and tina
Robinson and Kelly together received
large majority of the total vote, and tina
these facts place New York in the Demo
cratic column for 1880 when presidential
candidate acceptable to all New York Dem
ocrats will be placed in the field.
The shore end of the new French cabl
was successfully landed on last Sunday fror
the Farady at North Eastman, on tn
Massachusetts, coast. It is intended
splice the shore end with the st. PierI
cable. The proceedings at North Easthal
were witnessed with much interest b
officers of the American Union Telegrap
Company and representatives of the Frenc
promoters of the new enterprise. tt
Farady experienced rough weather, but Il
cable escaped injury.
The great wave of depression, whiC
first struck Wall street New York in 1877
has at length fairly reached Australia; b
its effects are not nearly SO disastrous as
America and Europe. Still, all the ocean,
colonies, including New Zealand, are sufft
ing from it. Men are out of employing
in all the large cities-Melbourne, Sydne
and Adelaide. Of course, the agitatc
have been called into life, and they q
making all the capital possible out of t
hard times, which are more or less l
favorable influencing business of all descr
tions.
The political papers say there is a pr
pect that the two parties will be ever
balanced in the United States Senate
1881. In that year the terms of Herman
New York, Randolph of New Jersey, Eat
of Connecticut, and Mcdonald of Indial
expire. All these gentlemen are Den
Gratis. The gains made in the Legislstu
OF New York, New Jersey and Connecti'
by the Republicans in the recent electiC
will probably give them the choice of 8
cessors to Herman, Randolph and Eat
while if they carry the Indiana Legislat
next year they will send Republican
the United States senate in the place
Senator Mcdonald. senator Thurman
be succeeded by Republican Senator fr
Ohio, and in case the Republicans succ
In electing Senators from the other ST.
mentioned, the Democratic majority
be reduced to two in 1881. There will
no reduction of the Democratic msjo
In the Senate, however, until after
Presidential election.
The Bayard movement extends all
the East, almost solidly in New Engll
having the support of the entire De
cratic press of New York city, and |
support throughout the State. 1t ext
to Pennsylvania, Maryland and the sr
Eastern coast. In the South it is ger
with the exception of Mississippi
Louisiana, where Hancock is the fave
Nearly all the really representative 81
ern papers excepting the Louisville C
journal, which supported Tilden in
are leaving him now. In South Car
Hampton and Butler are working
Bayard delegations to the National Co
tion. In Maryland, Senator Whyte
Groome have announced themselve
Bayard. In Georgia, Gordon and II
working in Bayard's interests. In