Smyrna times., 1880-06-02
NEWS Items.

The report of the Peruvian defeat at Tenca is
frmed.
There was white frost in the vicinity of Montreal
on Friday night.
The Pail Mall Gazette gives glowing account of the
Gladstone government.
The Cuban insurgent chief Doberlue has surren-
dered with 50 followers.
The St James Gazete condemns the cnfranchise-
ment of agricultural laborers in England.
Gordon Pasha accused the Khedive of Egypt and |
his subOrdinates OF permitting the resusciation Of the
slave trade.
Prince Leopold, Princess Louise and suite arrived |
at Toronto Saturday They will leave for Niagara
Falls tomorrow, and thence will visit Chicago. |
The first new wheat of the season was received at |
st. Louis on saturday from Fort Worth, Texas ana |
sold at auction OH Change for Sl6212 per Dushe
A lawyer named Youmans, living in Delhi n. Y. |
will erect monuments to two of his horses which have
lately died. aged thirtysx and thirty years re-
spectivey.
The receipts Of grain at Chicago for the past week
reached 6O bushels including OBJ 0S0 bushels of
This is the largest weekly receipts of grain on
record for that city.
In the United States Senate Monday House bill
approprating $4,000 for a monument in Yorktown,
Va, and S9D.OOO for centennial celebration of the
victory at Yorktown was passed.
Concerning the Presidency Grant maintains grave
silence and Tilden almost the silence of the grave.
With one is policy with the other paralysis For
most purposes sphynx is preferable to a corpse.
James E. Williams was convicted at New York, on
Saturday Of perjury and sentenced to State prison for
ionT years, in swearing tnat ms aunt MIS- pela
A collision between a freight and passenger train
the Wilmington d Northern railroad occurred four
miles South of Reading, Pa THURSDAY evening Ten
or twelve passengers among them several ladies' were
injured.
The drought has played havoc with the wheat crop
in Western Kansas. Along the line of the Union
Pacific Railroad the destituton is SO great that chari-
table CONTRIBUTORS of bread and wheat have been sent
hither to prevent starvation.
The mail due at Bismark, D. T., from Fort Keogh,
Saturday, was captured by Indians Ihursday last last.
were killed and six head of cattle stolen The next
mail is also supposed 70 have been captured.
Decoration Day Yves generally observed throughout
New England and i'll Pennsylvania. At Gettysburg
hundreds of people visited the battlefield and listened
70 an Grafton by Hon. Charles e. Williams. At Harris
burg there procession and at Williamsport the
display fine one.
Asif the Chicago trouble were not sufficiently en-
barrassing il IS still further complicated by the female
suHngists who have rallied IN force at me FaIiner
House and insist upon the incorporation OF their pet
plank in the platform Of the convention. These
ladies cannot easily be COTTON rid o.
In the House, Monday the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill was further amended and then passed-yeas
us nays So. One Of the amendments approprates
$4,000 for the pay of narshals and their general
deputies except for services of the latter rendered at
elections Thegeneral deficiency bill was then taken
up.
The Indians in New Mexico on Saturday captured
stage coach killed and burned the driver. Samuel
j. Lyon and four other persons The stage coach and
three wagons were also burned. Major Bird, a pay
master and escort, pursued and fought the Indians
perfect reign of terror east of Silver City, N NJ and
mail communication is suspended
During the decoration Of the graves of the colored
interment1 PhiIadelphia Saturday. row occurred
between party Of Irishmen and members of Post 50
sides were shot and cut The wounds Of none Of tht
party are believed 70 be dangerous The row 1t il
understood was caused by the lrlslmen'
in Philapelphiaon on Saturday. General Sherman mac
short speech over the grave OF General Mead
in Laurel Hin and IN me evening mem6Ta or srvlce
Meade Post No. l. Governor Eoyt PRESIDED an
Maine President Hayes General sherman. Attorney
General Devens, Chief Justice Waite and Genera
sloenm.
The Vulcan Iron and Nail Works. at Chattanooga
Tenn. have been thrown into bankruptcy. and jas.
Warner, OF Nashville, appointed receiver. The labi
ities are said 10 be 1852 o; ayailiabe assets $4,000
works IN the SOUTH and employed about 600 hand
The receiver is directed 70 contnlie operations as io
failure the shrinkage In iron, large stock OF whic
Is ON hand.
Terrible storms Of wind and rain are reported fro
Texas During q storm at san Saba, on Ihursdf
nioht family of seven persons took shelter In ca,
where two Of the members were drowned by the r
ing ing eopdtior' The town OF IIrackett was alfno
eafireiy submerged by a Tremendous rainfall abo
ls ers srowned More than 70 people are reported
have perisled along Las Moras creek.
rae Steamer Golden Eagle was burned at Martin
rsse6snQ on the Ohio, Monday. q. l.. Pinn Gig
Log. a stock dealer named GrIerly, and an unknov
mas are missing The hre was caused by the exp
qn 4 soo o. a. possible aeP the aarr and the passenge
sixty In number, aroused and safely landed with I
exception of those mentioned. When the touch
shore she swung around. and the flames swept
from stem TO STERN: Everything ,n board was lost,
In the steamer Josie they In their night cloth
The boat was valued at $4,000.