Smyrna times., 1880-06-09
General and Personal.

The Russian loan is failure.
The baby elephant is causing a sensation in New
England.
Dale the Canadian crcketer arrested for desertiOn.
pleads guilty.
Hartmann. of Berlin. is the most extensive dealer
IN animals init world.
1t cost Jesse Billings Jr S75OOO to go through his
two trials for wife murder.
The Burmese rebels have defeated the royal troops
and decapitated the commander.
The Continental Hotel, Philadelphia is now lighted
with the electric light, instead OF gas.
Senator Don didn't have all his own sweet way at
Chicago. And now poor fellow, he has the " blues
Senator Lamar has been assured that the vote of
the Mississippi delegation will be cast for Senator
Bayard.
To repair the ravageS of cold weather on the parks
of Paris $1,000 evergreen and $1,000 deciduOus trees
required.
Henri Rochefort has been severely wounded in a
duel. Count de Lardi Spanard, has been Killed In
a similar combat.
Bob Ingersoli, according to the New York Herald,
has been long enough in the Chicago Convention 10
change his idea about he'll.
Died at Chicago, on Thursday. the Sd inst, the
amt RUE. No funeral ceremonies, as annihilatlon was
complete and instantaneous.
John Bropghma9 the well,known comedian died
conscious up to within half an hour OF his DEATH
Kearney and KallOch are again at large, but are
advised either to go" keep quiet, or they may
give the Vigilance Committee some little trouble.
Ex-senator Gordon. wife and two daughters left
Washington on Wednesday evening for their home III
Georgia Before their departure Mrs Hayes sent the
ladies some beautiful floral souvenirs
When men were dropping dead in New York and
Philadelphia, from the intense heat of last week,
Colorado was enjoying snow storm. Anothcr evil
dence of the greatness OIL the country.
The Charleston Necs calls Whiskey and Pistols the
Twin Evils. It's suggestion should have been made a
nut Republican
The Continental Guards under charge of Capt. VIM.
Pierce leaves New Orleans Saturday, June II, vtd
Gare and Chicago going direct to Boston TO parnSi-
pate in the anniversary OF the b6ttle OF BUNKER HILL
1t is said that Governor Andrews, of Connecticut
has appointed State detective to make further
efOrt 10 solve the mystery of the murder OF Mary
Stannard, for which the Rev. II. II. Hayden was
tried.
An amusing story is told of thrifty householder il
NewburypOrt, Mass, who travels on season ticket tC
and from Boston, and having purchased a bedsteaC
in that city, carried it home pieeemea to save frelgh
charges.
n Henri Rochefort has been principal in four duel
besides the one with NJ kOechlin the other day. Ont
of these with Paul de Cassagnac and pistols wer
then used. When Frenchmen fight with pistols some
thing serious is intended.
Eph. Holland. who figured eOnspicuously in tn
election frauds of 1876 was shot in the leg near tn
groin in Cincinnati, Sunday night, by Marshall Wood
ing. gambler of Danville, Va. The doctors hay
been unable 10 extract the ball.
Bishop Simpson will start upon his journey to Chin
and Japan some time in July. He will be gone iv
or six months holding conference first in Yokaham
and then proceeding TO Foo Chow and Pekin. he
in excellent health ruddy and brlghteyed.
There is a good deal of scattering Democratic tai
about the Hon. Henry B. Payne the man 20 lead tn
party this year. Hitherto cOmmendatiOn of him h6
come chiefly from he West. but now he gets favo
able mention in the Boston Post He is an Ohio maj
John Kelley delivered lecture at Cooper Insttut
OH Sunday night for the benefit of Catholic inititl
tiOn for the education of young women and poe
children. His subecs " The Sisters of Charity
their origin and their Works" The lecture nette
5000 This is heavy entry ON the credit side f
dhe Tamnany chief
A clock Is feet high. feet wide, feet deep an
weighing 1000 pounds has Just been completed /
Professor Felix Meters at Detroit after nearly lii
time of labor 1t is said to be the most wOnderf
tmepiece in the world. The Old South Churt
affair, but the owners want S50OO.
The Philadelphia Evening Eel0s says Ingersel
answer to his qIesuon.-What snail do to be save
is keep good health eat good food especially sor
be cheerful, just, intellectual. and then grow up
the grass when you die This is Roberts theolol
1t of quality that would apply with much fol
10 well-ied grounding as to All immortal being.
The irrepressble ticket speculator appears TO
plying his vocation with considerable success
Chicago Ten or fifteen dollars for a card of adm
sion 70 the political fight there may not be too larg
price for those to pay who banker after that kind
sport. but 1t represents handsome profit TO
dispose of.