Smyrna times., 1880-06-09
News Items.
'zarina died while sleeping.

The Czarina died while sleeping.
The Berlin conference will meet July lG.
The Mount Vesuvius railway is completed.
The French and English cable companies are atwar
again.
There is an enthusiastic revival of dueing among
French editors.
The Greeks are preparing to occupy the new terri
tory they claim.
The Irish residents of London gave grand rccep
ton TO Mr.. Parncll
The army worm is causing great destruction to 'Ilc
crops i'll New Jersey and ON Long Island.
At a land demonstration in in county Tipperary,
Monday, the stars and stripes were displayed.
The french ministry is urging the policy of sending
gnboats to suppress piracy i'll the Gulf of Tonquin,
China.
It is thought that Said Pasha Grand Vizicr of Tur-
key, will bc dismissed this week, at the instance the
British MINISTER.
The London TimCS says that without heavy rains
the crops in Great Britain this year will be as bad
in the worst years that are past
Z. T.. Elam. editor of the Richmond Wing was shot
in duel with Colonel Thomas smith near Rick
mOnd, Va. IN sunday morning.
General burnside is the leading candidate forclcc-
ton To the United States Senate by the Legislature Of
Rhode Island which meets to-day.
The President has approved the bill appropriatng
SlOopU for an cmblematc and commemorative mon
ument over the site OF Cornwalliss surrendcraL York
town, Va.
\ fire in Nevada City, last Saturday, destroyed about
fifty buildings III the Chinese quarter and number
of stores ana other buildings i'll the business part Of
the town. Loss SJO,uJO.
Iron continues to pour into New York from foreign
markets, Notwithstanding the unltyoruble condition
of the trade on this side The receipts last week were
G2O69 tons, valued at S9l2 ,927.
At the Louisville. Ky) Democratic primaries the
! WattCrsOn ticket was everywhere elected by over
| Whclmng maJOrltes. reports from the counties
throughout the ate show universal instruction for
| TildCn.
! As Il consequence Of the recent surrender of the
principal mSuigeant chiefs IN Cuba, eighty families,
consisting OF two hundred individuals have entered
Santiago dc Cuba 1t is rumUred that CulXtO Garcia
! has lett the island.
During & violent wind storm Sunday, the church
near Mount Carey i'll Hancock county, O., was blown
persons injured. three fatally. Among those
fatally injured was the Rev. Mr.. StrOul
The steamer Olt Colony bound from Newport r. L.
for New York, run into saturday night by
| known schooner i'll the sound. and compelled to
Newpor for repairs Both vessels were con-
| siderably camagcd, but no one was injured.
The passage of the Ute bill Monday by the House
ends painful suspense. 1t is measure of peace and
conciliation as well as justice. If justice were done
and enforced by Government in its dealings with
the Indians there would be an end of border wars.
William Zollnger, tin roofer, was found drunk
and asleep in the streets of New York Friday
night with $4,000 in bank notes IN his pocket He
was locked up, and during the night hanged himself
i'll his CELL making moose OF an armhOlc OF his vest
Col. L. +. Beech, formerly of Tennessee who com
previous to the very wealthy, and at one time
had Sls5OD0 to his credit in the Bank Of England IL,
lost his entire fortune i'll cotton planting after tho
war.
James T. Martin was set upon by gang of rough,
i'll brooklyn, New York, saturday night, and fatally
beaten. His skull was crushed in and he other
wise injured. He had dispute with some of the par
ties over game OF cards. several arrests have beel
made.