Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1879-11-26


semi-annual and yearly suVer'i-
S SgTs AIRY NOTICES will be charged two Genus pei
line. .u-.u-z-su=-.
~ Gillian army, which advanced from
p;sao,o AGAINST the allied forces at lquique'
80 49, oobisyed victory which gives them
control of the Peruvian coast from fiSagua
Civ O',,trord and may compel the Peruvians
soaua for peace. 1t is probable that y 'oVV
an we're engaged The Chilians have
oo,tured Peruvian corvette.
n. co,ryrR, the chemist OF the Agrlcul-
.,.o1 denartn,ent at Washington speculates
,,r,o,, the possibility of large American
snror crop, if farmers in the central belt
-rc.otes will raise sorghum instead OF corn.
DR. Collyer has the reputation OF being
NON Of GOODNESS and precision, and he
declares that there can be no doubt OF the
feasibility Of the plan. A larger amount OF
,,cor 70 the acre can be obtained than IN
the caneraising regions, and it will be OF
equally good quality
THE First Congregational Church at Column
bus. Ohio, has demonstrated the utlllly Oh
the telephone as transmitter of sermons
Tho wires ran from the pulpit to the news,
naner Offices, the Governors room anu
several stores. At each place the various
noises in the church were distinctly heard
the rustling of people to their seats, the
ORGAN voluntary, the congregational singing
the PRAYER and the reading OF the notices
"Then," saws a paper, followed the
sermon. as much enjoyed by the distant
crouns of listeners as by those in the
church"
O,.p,y's STATEMENT, which as he IS che
&C the Utes and friendly to the Unlteo
States. cannot be doubted, that the White
River Indians had determined in council tt
murder Gen. Adams, in spite OF the lac
that he came to them in the capacity Q
ambassador, will probably make Secretar
Schurz shudcer 1t will at leact snow ME
how near we came to having repetition
the murder CT Gen. Candy, who was sent
the same way to the hostile Modocs as
ambassador. 1t remains still to be see
saws the Philadelphia Record why tn
craces and official courtesies of civilized In
should in this way be so persistently e:
tended to savages utterly incapable
understanding or approaching them.
The dry weather that all supposed wou
orl in October continues with disastro
effect The drought throughout Penns!
vania and the Middle States-has been u
precedented, the dryest, it is said, for tor
Years. and the mills over the country ma
been compelled to cease running in ma
nlaces and in others run only few hot
each day for the lack of water. This
telling on prices. Already paper has
HANGED abous fifteen per cent. and 1t N
continue. The water in the lakes was
norted toward the close of October SLOW
than ever remembered for fifty years a
falling every day" The effect is be
felt in the trade circles very materially
a good rain would have a commer'
value of no little magnitude.
ONLY those who are intimately connec
with the shipping business, and who
close attention to it, know the magnlt
of our expectation of the single article
wheat. For this year alone it Is sta
that it amounts to one hundred million
dollars Just think of it Some llghtr
calculator or mathematician has set his
to work, and gives US the astounding
formation that if the export of whea
this year were loaded on freight cars
feet long, four hundred bushels to the
it would require for its transports
256,452 cars, which, if made up in one
tinuous train, would extend 2,346 n
If loaded in ships Of 5000 tons bur
says the Chester Tines, it would requ
feet of S25 ships to convey the W
across the ocean. Just think of 1t!
yet there are thousands and thousand
acres remaining untitled, and given
the wild Indians on which to hunt bu
which will sometime be devoted to
cultivation Of that which will make
world Weather and happier.
The next session of Congress, "
commences on Monday, is likely to
short session, and one, Gen. Ewing
mot an important one as far as legisl
is concerned" The Democrats hav'
time to see the effect of hasty and ext
party LEGISLATION in the political revol
Of the Fall elections. The extremist
"brigadiers" will not be given loose
again 50 -i. Their ot-blooded 6
has -..~ -. y IN an embarrassing
tion-afraid ito move and afraid to
still. The party has just been signal
feated on the popular vote, and uni
can provoke revulsion of public f
it is certain to lose the election upon
depends probably its last hope of
again controlling the Government {
United States. To do nothing is
fession of Judgment and yet it m
something. They laid out at the
session great deal of work.
They proposed to sweep away the e.
laws, to abolish all the reconstr
measures, to- cut down the Army, t.
turn the banking system, to hoc
country with paper dollars, to readj
taxes, to override the authority
President, to Investigate all maj
supposed frauds, and in particular
anime the circumstances connecte
counting OF the electoral votes il
They forced an eytra aaas;on in n