Smyrna times., 1879-12-31
News Items.

stopped.
General Grant was entertained at dinner
in Washington Monday by Mr.. Levi P :
Morton.
The trouble in Maine will come to head
one week from to-day, when the Legislature
will meet
During the year now closing" says the
Miners Journal, " American mines have pro.
duced $SO,0OO,0OO"
Southern papers report that the cotton
crop shows an increase over last year of
from 100000 to 100000 bales.
Many young ladies are preparing to re,
ceive" on New Years day, but what are
the gentlemen going to do about it? 1880
is leap year.
Most of the Pittsburg factories, on ac
count of the press of orders, concluded not
to shut down for more than one day during
the holidays. !
The price of iron ore has recently al. !
vanced about thirty per cent, apd another
advance is predicted before the contracts !
for next year are made.
There seems to be no doubt that Governor !
Van Zandt Of Rhode Island has been ten
dered the Russian mission, and will proba-
bly, soon accept it ana be " OIL.
1t is said on good authority that move
ment has been organized in Philadelphia to
secure the Pennsylvania delegation for
Senator Bayard at the National Convention
Governor Garcelon, of Maine, defended
his course in a speech at Belfast; Mayor
| Nash, Of Augusta, has written him letter,
urging that troops be not called to the
Capital.
The failure of J. Lloyd Haigh, manufac-
| turer of wire in New York, was announced
Yesterday His total liabilities are estima-
! ted at 100000, while the nominal assets are
S45O,0O0.
The Indian cannibal, Swift Runner"
was executed at Fort Saskatchewan, on the
10Th inst. He was convicted Of having
killed and eaten his mother, his wife and
seven children during last winter.
The cloud of mystery which has so long
envsloped Mr. Edison's invention is being
dispelled, Mr., Edison's himself being the
one to let in the necessary light on the
subject. If his electric light is not yet
perfect success it IS evidently anything but
failure.
There is every indication that the nego
/
General Hatch has abandoned all hope Of
securing the surrender Of the Meeker mur.
derers, and there are fears now for his own
safety The Utss are only another name
for brutes and it is time they were treated
as such.
Congressman w. P. Frye-whose borther-
in.aw and family physician, is Governor
Garcelon-wrots this telegram of excuse to
q the Talbot dinner in Boston on Saturday
: IAN hail to an honest Governor like Talbot
Cannot greet hina personally. DO'Aot wish
to eat or drink. indignation has overcome
appetite
General and Mrs Grant, with their family
= and party Of friends, reached Washington
. on Saturday evening, and were met at tn,
- depot by a party of distinguished friends
including Gen. f. F. Beale, whose guest The
General is. General Sheridan and wifi,
II arrived Monday and joined General Grant
a and yesterday the party started by specia
n train for Key West, where they will embark
/. On the steamer for Cuba.
n The Winter which has been so mild il
n. these parts, has been uncommonly severe il
N Minnesota, which is showed up and has hat
le the mercury in the thermometer nearly y
te 6Oo below zero. The lowest points reache
IS before last week was $50 below at St. Vir
o. cent. At some other places on the Re
x River it has been at Sc and 50'. But a
n st. Paul it has only fallen to l6o below
n. which they call high, until Christmas DAY
as when it tumbled down to co. below.
II. PRRIODICALs.-The Art Amateur f
en- January. $780, is valuable number. Tn
excellent Journal is devoted to the cultv
va ton Of art in the household, and is pu
re lished in New York.
VII Lppncon'S Magazines Ma
ce azins for January opens with graph
ne description of cattle.driving in Calforni
W. "Sargent's Rodeo," capitally illustrated
~ Dr. 0swSld's account of the Valley
III Oaxaca, also finely illustrated, is one of ii
ne best of his "Summerland Sketches
ne Forty Years Ago; or Some Past DANCE
ed 10 American Liberties is an ablv.writte
ed article. From the Farm to the Shop"
we u graphic and numerous article, 10y Ma
ne Dean, capital for family reading; an illu
ne trated paper on Spanish Bull. Fights gives
'er moro particular description of this brut
ng but exciting sport than we have before m
ld' with; Lucy II. Hooper narratcs the care
of the Due dc Moray, the friend and Min
1es ter of Napoleon ILL.,; Ouida contributes
eet Tuscan Sketch, Umilta," in her happie
ne manner, and the popular author of :" Dor
me thy Fox" begins new serial with the takir
title of " Adam and Eve" There are sc
sly eral good short stories, and the Gossip
lat and =" Literature of the Day " are unusual
on full and varied. The whole number whiC
Is begins the new volume, is excellently SUIT,
mo to the season.
ate Harper's Young People though but f.
'la- weeks old, is already such a hit that
ave proprietors have enlarged it. This is dol
he, by doubling the number of pages and givil
nal the further attraction and boon of larg
ay, type This will enable them to give
his readers, large and small, greater varie
ian of pictures, stories, sketches and poems
,us' the best artists and writers, so as to NAL
ing il the most attractive journal of its ella
Is externally and mentally, at home
Is abroad.
ion Leslie's Popular Montkiy.-The Janua
Fho Number commencing q new volume
Tow this very excellent agazine is an unusual
ire. attractive one in its literary and artis
ell departments. new serial story of de
interest, entitled +" Not Guilty." by Eta
Pierce, is begun, and those who read I
isti opening chapters will scarcely fail to follt
t at the story to the end. The leading artic
in, "Icsbergs, and Dangers Encountered
in Sea, by Capt. Barrett, of the U. S. Navy,
aan replete with information and exceeding
TO interesting. The Negro Exodus from
ted Gulf States" by Fred Douglass; "Dwslli
the House Reform" by George j. Hagar
lest article on - De Talleyrand," and on "Teet
in by DR.. Wilson, will not fail to attract &C
220 siderable notice. There are 128 quar-
key pages, With about 100 illustrations, togeth
: to with beautiful colored frontpiece, entitl
ion I" Maternal Solicituds." Those of our rea
fter ers who desire pleasant and instruct
and reading should subscribe to Frank LesLi
FIRST Popular Monthly for the new year. II
CRY annual subscription is So, single copies,
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