Smyrna times., 1881-10-26

The grand jury of Fauquier county,
Monday summoned witnesses to appear
next Friday to testify for the common
wealth against the principals and accesso-
ries in the recent duels Wise -Riddleberger)
fought in Fauquier county.
In the Cramer case at New Haven on
Saturday Justice Booth rendered decis-
ion, committing Walter f. Malley and
James Malley, Jr., for trial before the
Superior Court for the murder of Jennie
Cramer Bail was refused.
The Democrats of Chicago, on Saturday.
renOminated Judge Gray for Justice of the
Supreme Court. 1t is believed the Repub-
lican Convention will endorse the nOmina-
tiOn, in which event he will be the choice
of both parties for a third term.
The steamer Leipzig, which arrived at
Baltimore, on Saturday from Bremen,
brought among her cargo 5000 Cabbages,
imported from Oldenburg, in Germany
this novel importation is due to the scarcity
and high price of home cabbages.
In the L. S. Court at San Antonio.
Texas, on Thursday night, Albert Smith
was convicted of rObbing the Lackberrv
mail coach and sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for SO years. The trial of his accom-
plices was to have begun next day.
The reduction of service on the steam
boat and Star routes are believed, at the
Post office Department, to have nearly
reached their limit. The reductions
already made have effected Il saving to the
Government Of s., 100000 annually.
The town of Quincy, Illinois, is almost
completely isolated from Western commu-
nication by the floods, only one line OF
railroad remaining intact About $4,000
acres OF land have been inundated by the
breaks i'll the Warsaw and Indian Grove
| levees.
1t is reported from the interior of British
Columbia that not one fourth of the crops
there will be saved, the wheat and barley
being frozen as they stand" The season
has been the most inclement known since
the settlement Of the country by the
whites.
Professor King and the Signal service
officer, who left Chicago in balloon last
week. have been heard from. The balloon
landed on Friday 0f last week in thick
forest, 20 miles above Chippewa FALL
| Wisconsin, and the ballOOnists were five
days in swamp suffering great hartlships
During the fire in Lynchburg, Va.
Friday night, there was car loaded with
gunpOWder on the trestles of the Richmond
& Alleghany railroad. The car next to
this was loaded with corn, and though
partly burned the flames were kept away
from the gunpowder.
A memorial service in honor of the late
President Garfield was held in the city OF
Mexico on Saturday, which is said to have
been exceedingly impressive. Hummeken
Mexia, who spoke for the city, said "The
City of Mexico lays q crown of laurels on
the tomb of the virtuOus citizen, soldier
and statesman, James \. Garfield. and ex.
presses its profound sympathy for his
widow and orphans"
Last Friday night during an exhibition
in the main centennial building in Phila
delphia, ~ men, women and children were
burned or had their clothing ruined BY :
vitrOl thrower. A gallon of the acid water
was emptied over the crowd assembled ir
front of the space North of the Roosevelt
organ by some Williams concealed in the
Northern gallery, who followed up theil
work by sending the heavy bottle crashing
to the floor, the splintered glass flying il
every direction. One child. in the arm!
of its mother, had both eyes DESTROYED
Many were seriously burned.