Smyrna times., 1880-08-18

TURKEY's troubles thicken. Albania is
in open insurrection and the work Of dis
integration appears to have begun. The
Albanian trouble has the look of a reac-
ton against Turkish intrigues intended to
iniure Greece. She has intrigued and
bullied till she has scarcely friend among
the powers and if she falls to pieces none
will pity or comfort her.
IT speaks volumes for the careful and
business-ike management Of affairs under
the present Administration, that during
the past four years the Internal Revenue
Bureau has collected and turned into the
Treasury nearly FIVE hundred millions in
taxes without the loss to the Government
of single dollar. What large business
house in the country can make as good
showing as that?
The seizure of arms by the Irish, on
vessel in Cork harbor, looks like an act Of
insurrection against the English govern
ment. 1t will be regretted by all friends
of Ireland as a rash and foolhardy enter
prise that can be followed by no possible
good. At time when the government
really wants to do all possible for the
amelioration of 1reland's condition, such
acts only embarrass and injure. Foolish
rashness has always been Ireland's evil.
AMERICAN enterprise is to be encoun-
tered in nearly every country on the face
of the globe. In many notable instances
the Old World has waited for the New
to teach it material progress. 1t appears
now that the Gar of Russia has accorded
to Mr.. Wharton w. Barker, Of Penn
sylvania, the sole right to open and start
the extensive Donetz coalfelds, and to
build two hundred mile railway north
to the great grain district which has at
present no outlet. The American has
gone to Russia to explore the ground,
and if the result is satisfactory some eight
millions of foreign capital will be invested
in improving the Cars dominions.
ONE of the most uusavory and unproht
able features of our Presidential cam
paigns is the tendency Of partizan!
on either side to unearth past issues
duQ 6Jttl6 1Ol pIDhO pCAO
sal. If the people had not been dosed t
repletion with these subjects years agC
they might be interesting. But they ar
worn threadbare, and not worth the spac
accorded them in prominent journals.
is the penalty of the American voter t.
have to endure all this sort of thin
every four years, but it is to his credi
that, in the main, he is not at all influence
by these devices, but casts his ballot az
cording to his predictions of judgmen
The Democrats in Alabama have ovel
done good thing, and their party FRIEND
in the North are now wishing that the
had kept their majority within more re;
sonable bounds At last reports it ha
got up as high as seventy-fve Thousand
and orders have no doubt been issued b
this time to the election officers in the il
terror to stop the counting, and not allo
the majority to get altogether too incol
venient to explain. Possibly a compr
mise between the prudent politicians al
the jealous returning officers will be a
ranged, by which the grand total of Il
majority shall not exceed one hundr'
thousand. Twenty or thirty thousal
would have been decent figure to ST.
at.
The increase in the orange crop
Florida within the past six years has be-
most remarkable. In 1874 tie oran
plantations were very few, the larger on
not exceeding four. Now they are nul
erous on Indian river, Orange lake,
the Upper Ocklawaha and Chrystal rive
while the st. Johns river is lined for tY
hundred miles with valuable groves.
1874 the entire crop was represented
$500 half-barrel cases. 1t has srisen sin
then by thefollowing gradations: In Is
the crop was 10000 half-barrel case
1876, $1,000; 1877, $1,000; 1878, Z
600; 1879, 100000. The superior quail
of the Florida orange makes them
greater demand than any of the import
oranges. Even those of Havana are Il
sought for by reason of their being Il
pulpy and of inferior flavor
The accident on the West Jersey roi
near Mays Landing, resulting in the de;
Vi 10 peISOuS, ltsI luuISudJ1 ID IeCelfl
full investigation. So far as develop
two culpable facts seem to be establish
the nearness, in time, of the trains
each other and the speed of the seco
section. The engineer was running q
high rate of speed, and thus commit
awroul. ior which he will be held lega
rcapoAa.D.u. But there were accider
influences. 1t is in evidence that
brakes were applied promptly, but ow
to the wetness of the track, the train
along the rails and 30 could not be st
ped. 1t is human nature to become CT
less and no doubt an element of recklt
ness entered into the running of I
train. If the responsibility can be fl
the seyerest punishment should be
piled.
A NEW law, to go into effect the Is
September, provides that any man wit
the State Of New York who wishes
contest will must do 80 at his q
charges, and not at the expense of
estate. Such law is eminently Just,
will 60 very far in checking the reck
and demoralizing haste with which dii
pointed heirs 60 to work to break up
wills of deceased relatives. The nun
&c L.