Smyrna times., 1880-09-01
News items

21,900. 1ei'i'oFy Is
The Prince of Wales will visit Australia
in October or November. ' = -''' ''i'
The wheat crop of the Northwest il ,vos
reported Monday, had been gathered in
good condition. e''''0 u '' Al
A report in favor of greater cultivation Of
TIMBER was adopted Monday by the Ameri.
81: julien is entered to trot at Mime.
apols, next week, against his own tivno. tha
oest recorded, for purse of $4,000.
seven prisoners escaped from tie iail at
nIay Landing, n. j., during the absence OF
the deputy sheriff on Saturday night.
The First Presbyterian Church and three
other buildings in Providence, r. l., were
struck oy lightning Sunday afternoon.
The sum Of $2O,OOO,OOO in gold coin has
been set aside by tho Treasury Department
for the payment of foreign bullion as it
arrives.
Mr.. English has sent word to the Demo.
cratic Committee in Washington that he
Will supply all the money that NAV bo
needed hereafter in Indiana.
DR.. Tanner will make his first appearaco
III .tne lecture field at Booths Theatre, New
orK' Thursday evening" g,September 8, when
ms subject will be "What know About
Fasting"
a Cyclone struck Dodge Centre, Mimi.
on Thursday, destroying the Baptist Church,
a steam grist mill and feed stores. and
damaging many other buildings. Tho loss
is $4,000.
In a crowd at the Rochdale (Pa railroad
station, Sunday night political discussion
eliminated in John Duffy shooting u pistol
at VIM. Drake, and killing Thomas Connor,
aged 10, instead. Duffy surrendered.
The Reading Coal and Iron Companv's
prices OF coal for September OIL board of
vessels at Fort Richmond are: Lump. steam.
boat and broken, $lG0; egg and stove,
81 SSdd.660(@S5; chestnut, $4.35@$450; pea,
President Hayes and party, during their
stay IN Sacramento, are to be the guests of
Ex-Governor Leland Stanford. The Navor
ot Sacramento has called meeting of cjti.
1ens to arrange for the reception of the
President.
Jonathan Posey, dry goods jobbcr, Phila.
delphla, has caused the arrest of his book
keeper, William Kennedy, on the charge
Of embezzling $4,000. Kennedy, who
asserts his innocence, has been released on
$4,000 bail.
Fifty-four young ladies took the veil "a
members of the Order of School Sisters of
Notre Dame, at the mother house of the
Order, In Milwaukee, on SATURDAY.. Fifty
SIX others were admitted as novices en- the
18th instant.
Or. Rice, inspector Of the National Board
Of Health at Vicksburc, reports five "sus
2iclouS cases Of sickness" " on the tow.boat
Haoea, which left New Orleans last Thurs.
day. The RGcoa will be in terccpted by the
National Boards steamer Bc,ncr.
The late spring delayed seeding along
the line of Tho Northern Pacific railroad
and the wheat harvest is, therefore. later
than usual this year. 1t is expected, how.
ever, that wheat will begin to arrive at
Duluth about the lst Of September.
The Irving Hall democracy of New York
Monday sent to Tammany Hall series Of
resoluuons proposing conference 20 adjust
existing differences. Tammany, in re- esponse,
a committee to confer with
similar one from Irving Hall this evening.
The colored people of Savannah, Ga.
held very large mass meeting few even.
lnngS since and unanimously passed resolu.
tons lndorsing the administration Of Gov.
C9lqutt, and declaring their purpose TO do
all in their power to secure his reelection.
Jasper Thomas, a lawyer, of Washington.
y. e., who was on q visit to Cooks Station.
n. j., was thrown from a carriage while
riding out with his wife and two dauchters
Monday, and was instantly killed, his neck
being broken tbs supposed he was taken
with fit.
Squire P. Dewey has begun suit in San
francisco against John w. Mackey, James
Il. Fair, James c. Flood, the Nevada Bank
and others, demanding an accountin, ON
behalf OF the stockholders in the California
Mining Company. The amount involved
is about Sl0.0O0,OO0.
A dispatch from Detroit, Mich. Saws. in
relation to the burning of the steamer
Murine City on Sunday, that it is estimated
that there were l20 passengers and Il crew
of 40 on board; that about 1870 are. reDort.
saveh the rest, it is feared are lost Three
bodies have been recovered
Two men, named Weed and Splaner, en-.
gagged in a prize fight in ring within few
yards of the main thoroughfare in Red
Bank, Nd, Sunday morning After fight.
ing an hour and half without interrup.
ton, Weed fell upon Splaner, and the
latter had his arm broken in two places.
Neither was arrested. -...
Rev. d. M. DeHughes, q Methodist min.
lister, OF Cinnaminson, New Jersey, and
publisher of the Christian HeraM at that
place, jumped from a ferry boat while cross.
Ing'from Camden to Philadel phia abouts12
o'clock Monday night and was drowned.
He left n pocket book,g which was n
letter addressed to g, B. Lloyd, of CHINA.
lninsOn.
Friday was great day at the Charter
Oak Park, Hartford, Conn. st. Julien was
to trot for purse of $500 to beat his own
record OF 2.llI, and there was u great atten.
dance to see him do it. There were shak-
ing Of hands and throwing up of arms in
delight as the noble steed came in at III.
The best record had been beaten by half o
second in a trot.
During thunder storm on Saturday
evening q $4,000 barrel oil tank at State
Line, near Bradford, Pa, was fired by
lightning. The spread of the fire beyond
the tank was prevented by firing solid shot