Smyrna times., 1879-04-02

thousands OF emigrants beyond the Mis-
'issippi are shouting Westward hor AS
many as $500 arrived at the Union depot,
Kansas City, during a single day last week,
and set their faces toward the west. Last
season they came by families, by sections.
and by hundreds but this year it is by
thousands that they empty themselves from
the cars at the depot, and at once take seats
in the westward bound trains. The various
roads had calculated upon heavy travel
this season, and their anticipatons have
been more than verified.
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USEFUL ONLY TO THE CoRoNER.-.D During the
past week no less than three miserable
young men crossed IN love have killed
themselves. How many others have wished
they were dead can never be known, and
there is not room in the newspaper to give
Il LIST of them if attainable. The young
man who commits suicide under such cir.
cumstances as these puts himself to the
very best possible use in furnishing business
for the coroner. lie could hardly be uti.
lized in any other ay.-Philadelphia Tines
Gov. Nichols, of Louisiana, has signed the
bill repeating the charter of the Louisiana
State lottery, but the officers say that it will
not Affect the business of the lottery. The
constitutional!ty of the law is to be tested
in the courts, counsel for the lottery claim
ing that the chartered rights of the com
pany, resting on contract with the State
cannot be disturbed.
PHILADELPHIA's DELINQUENT TAXPAYERS.
A committe of the Philadelphia city
council is now engaged in looking into the
management Of the delinquent tax col
ector's office, and have ascertained that
there are now on the books the names OF
thirty-five thousand delinquents, while but
4,143 liens have been entered on properties
for back taxes.
CLARK CHAMBERS.-The great prize,fight
between Arthur Chambers, of Philadelphia,
and John II. Clark, of the same city, for
$1,000 side, and the lightweight cham.
pionship of America, took place on Thurs
lay morning in Canada, and was won by
the former in 1856 rounds. The fight lasted
two hours and twenty minutes. Clark wa;
badly used up.
The ELECTRIC LIGHT IN BosroN.-A move
ment is on foot at Boston to light the harbol
1t night by the electric light. 1t is thought
hy placing powerful lamps on Fort Indie
pendence and the wharf of the Cunart
Company the harbor can be illuminated
sufficiently to make it safe for vessels t.
come up to the city in the darkest night.
Drummers taking out licenses to sci
GOODS in North Carolina will have to pa,
800 for each license unless it is to sell LIQUOR
when they must pay 5000 each. The nev
aw eXemPts them from the payment Of an.
| county or municipal tax. Manufacturer
tre now required to take out licenses.
Gen. Sheriden regards the fears of an In
dian uprising this summer as almos
wholly with out foundation, characterize
| Sitting Ball as an over-rateG warrior, not t
re feared at all, and says the stories {
coming trouble are mere newspaper talk.
| DOMINION POTATOEs.-During last year tn
imports at New York were only 5000
bushels Of potatoes, whereas up to dat
this season 100000 bushels have been re
ceived at the same port, principally fror
Nova Scotia and Cauada.
DEFEAT OF THE BELL PUNCH.-The Coz
necticut Senate Tuesday unanimously vote
10 indefinitely POSTPONE the bill providin
FOR the establishment Of the bell pune
register system in that State. This sea
the fate of the measure.
THEY NEVER MISSED HINT seems tn
Rhode Island Democrats nominated ft
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS a man who moved oil
of the State two years ago. The State is s
'arge they had never missed him.-BoStc
| Herald.
There are now in the Senate only fiI
members who voted in the impeachmel
trial of President johnson eleven years ag
md all the present democratic membe
have been elected since then.
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Stephen A. Douglas, the youngest son
the late Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, has r
moved from South Carolina to Chicag
where he has arranged to become a partn
in leading law firm.
Charles Rowel, the pedestrian, ran
Philadelphia on Wednesday afternoC
eight miles in 55 minutes 7 seconds, his be
; mile being in minutes Is seconds.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company CO
template making $l,000,000 worth Of il
provements at Jersey City, n. j., includiI
a large elevator, new piers, etc.
The total number Of immigrants who 6
arrived in the United States during the CT
ender year 1878 was 153, ,207, against $50, 5
during the calender year 1877.
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: Senators Gordon and Lamer have rent
house on Vermont avenue, Washingto
| which will be the social headquarters of t
: southern Democrats.
q The school teachers of New Orleans a
}, keeping the wolf from the door by sellil
their unpaid salaries to tho brokers I
fifteen per cent.
The Trenton IN. j. insurance compani
and agents are contemplating the establis
ment of fire patrol in that city under
new law.
,, New parasols have sixteen ribs instead
eight, and every lady will naturally aim
4 possess one.