Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1880-01-14
WHOLE NO. 1899.
Current Comments,
FROM PHILA. "EvENING NEWS"

I
tab women are not afraid to face the
cannon mouth. They are moving in force
against Delegate Cannon.
! Even the most sanguina Southern plant
ers lind 1t very difficult to see anything but
the dark side OF the colored exodus.
IN time OF peace prepare for WARMTH
the Indians. Congress might add at least
nan dozen more soldiers to the regular
army before Spring.
Water always finds its level. Dennis
hearney IL somewhere in the East, but he
h0" attracts AS little notice as a fresh arri
val at Castle Garden.
\ French critic says that among the
Iadica OF Berlin he looked in vain for
single classical nose Noses Of such at.
'racuveness were probably all married.
Judging from the enormous Quantities of
opium annually imported into the United
States an alarming number of Americans
must be enjoying their opium c,,l1 dt47.tqre
If Peru and Bolivia could have a "third
term now and then, it would he a good
thing Tor them. The trouble down there
lust now is to keep a man in for one term
without revolution.
Baltimoreans are still quarreIing over
ste Tor new pOstOttice. The question is
certainly serious one for It is difficult TO
decide Just where their grandchildren. who
may 1--we to see it completed, would like to
have it.
The present Governor Of Colorado used
to he carpenter at Sl.50 per day, but bi,
nid boss says it was more than he was worth
nat OF course, is on the principle that
when man IS good for nothing else. he
makes a good politician.
The few Ctes who have not gone hunt.
ing are coming to Washington for change.
there they will hear about how few men
up IN Name stole whole State and will 90
oack convinced that white men are worse
than Indians can ever hope to BE-
Bolivia has followed the exam,Ie Of
Peru and deposed her president. Chilrs
victories include aot only the destruction
al armies but the overthrow Of govern
ments. The model republic Of South
America seems to Il president breaker.
II Mr.. Ellison. after finishing his electric
, HEnt, will kindly give lis attention to an
"uto!lallC machine Tor counting votes cor
rec;ly he VIII confer an additional blessing
on the country and deserve the Republican
nomination for any office he may be capa.
be Of filling.
The British at Cabul have offered the
Afghan insurgents amnesty, but the
Atshans who can probably from the ada
cent hills see the gallows from which
hundred or two OF their brothers have
dangled, show ne disposition to accept the
/ protfered mercy
! The New York HcraH has been COLLECTING
the gallows statistics, and finds that rs
men were hanged in the United States last
year These figures are large enough. but
| the number of those who were unhung.
but who deserve hanging, would probably
appal the country.
! ~ New Orleans grand Jury has recon-
mended the licensing of gambling saloons
| in that city, fixing the fee at $1,000. 1t is
| impossible to eliminate the vice from the
Crescent City, and it is proposed thus to
make it contribute to the public revenues.
The principle is the same as that of the
| private gambler who fines himself for in.
duiging his favorite vice, the price Of a new
silk robe for his wife.