Smyrna times., 1880-08-25

various foreign nations at war or hostile G
relations toward each other to submit to
arbitration by neutral powers. Five
persons attended the conven-
ton
JOSHUA JACOBS, a wealthy and inhuen- {
tial member of the Society of friends, in
Limerick, Ireland, has left that country
and with all his family and belongings
has come to seek a home in America, ar
irving in Philadelphia on last Thursday.
His reason for leaving the old country
was to escape persecution, which came to
him in the shape of compulsory vaccina-
ton. Several years ago, one Of his chill
dren was seriously injured from the effects
of being vaccinated, and Jacobs vowed
that not one of his children should ever
again be inoculated with the virus. He
has been brought before a magistrate
time and time again for his refusal and
has been fined to the extent of hundreds
of dollars About a year ago he came to
America and selected farm in Chester
county, Pennsylvania, and there he pro-
poses to live.
EVER since the Christian religion began
to be, the dress question has been one of
the most delicate subjects it has had to
contend with. Preachers have fallen foul
of it every now and then, often with more
zeal than discretion, but little good has
come of denunciations. Not warned by
the Numerous failures of his brother
Churchmen, the Roman Catholic Bishop
of Montreal has issued a pastoral, forbid
ding ladies in his diocese from appearing
in public without being clothed with a
cape or shawl He considers the present
style of woman's dress immodest and ex-
travagant, especially for public wear. He
has arrayed himself against a power
whose strength he little knows. The
power Of gravitation is great, but it is
nothing to the power of fashion; and the
Bishop will speedily find that he might
as well have issued letter against tho
one as against the other.
NORTHERN people have reason to know
that there is such city as Memphis, in
the State of Tennessee. They have con-
tributed very large sums to stay the rava-
ges of the yellow fever in it. The Ara-
lanch is one of the leading and most
widely circulated daily newspapers in
Memphis, and it said this in one of its re-
cent issues: "White men who dare to
avow themselves here as Republicans
should be promptly branded as the bitter
and malignant enemies of the South.
The name of every Northern man who
, presumes In this community to aspire to
, office upon Republican votes should be
/ saturated with stencil. We can spare all
/ such, and would caution them to be care
l full to keep away We must put an end
| forever to this shameless effrontery of
| Northern men and Republicans aspiring
: to office in the South. They must keep
back seats, and very quiet ones, or get
out"
7 THE chief subject Of public interest for
u + the week from England have been pro-
u vided by Ireland. Religious riots, agra.
rian outrages, collisions between Catholics
+ and Protestants, and the Fenian move.
u ment, constitute the chief items. Fen
- ianism end agarianism-these two sources
e Of mischief-which were steadily disap
! pearing, are now no longer in conflict
At one time the Land agitators and the
y Fenians were at variance, but it is now
te tacitly admitted that there is room fo
u BOTH Irishmen continue to drill in tn,
'r early morning. The seizure of arms OF
the Juno and the recent discovery of gun
ns powder in railway tunnel in Cork dis
4. turbed the public mind The land agita
n ton has assumed a more demonstrativ
j. character. The rejection of the Com
i'll pensation bill seemed to produce littl
Sc effect, but the Land League stirred tn
10 country by ordering great meetings, tn
~ last of which was held on Sunday.
ST MARTIIA's VINEYARD is not to be sacre
ut to Protestant camp-meetings any longer
re The late Mr.. Magitz, wealthy Catholi
of gentlemen of New York, was in til
ey habit of spending hissummers at Martha
n Vineyard, and lamented the fact tn:
there was no Catholic church there. s
he bequeathed lot and 81 1000 for tn
p purpose of building one. A chapel hs
tn been built, costing about 81 300, and is
ed neat frame structure. 1t was opened fl
ng service for the first time on the last SUI
ed day Of July, and will remain open tt
raj rest of the season. This may prove q
ON entering wedge which will be producti1
De- of serious results. If the wealthier Gait
on olics take kindly to the camp-meetin,
lor they may overshadow the Methodist
be the seashore as much as they do in son
1st OF our large cities. Romanism is makir
lie, vast strides in New England, chiefly
es- the emigration of the native-born popul
ton and the buying of their lands by Il
no moro thrifty of the Irish and Fren,
he Catholics They have grown in Ne
ON an England from 40, ,082, in 1885, TO 736, 10
IN TIE Marx Laus Erpress says that AmC
9TH leans have done more to improve t
,on rank and file Of their common natl
to breeds of cattle in the last five years tn
iii English farmers have done in twen
orn years. If any one doubts this" sa
.tv the ErresS, "let him go and look at
i OF imported American beasts, and tn
Ion go to the fairs and markets of any part
eS;. the country-with the exception of c.
tho tain breeding districts-and draw his o,
tbo conclusions Ofcourse, the United Sta
He cattle we now receive are the best til
to have to send, quite the pick of the mark
var but five years ago they had few, if al
,ro. as good to send. If things go as til
anv go now," the Erpress adds, Gin ten ye
y the cattle of Colorado and Texas will