Smyrna times., 1881-02-02

A week IfOIu CO-ud1 IhO SlOOVO'A
for President and Vice-President will be
counted in obedience to the Constitution
Mr.. Gladstone attributed the outragcs
in Ireland in a great measure to the Land
League it is supposed that the lrlsh
reyolutionists intend to destroy some
British dockyards and arsenals
Garfeld's Cabinet is yet boon to the
amid nuncs They have succeeded IN APP
propriating the State DEPARTMENT for
Blaine ard the Treasury Department for
Allison of Iowa, but further than that do
not venture yet.
Chicago seems to be more than usually |
unhealthy this winter, and the physicians |
are puzzled about it. Smallpox, diphthe-
ria. and diseases which in summer would |
become Asiatic cholera, are increasing |
materially the city's mortality
The possibility that called session Of
the XLVIIth Congress will have to be
had appears to be growing fast into prob
ability, so much work remains to be done
bv the present Congress, and there is so
little disposition by Democratic leaders to
make good use of what time is left.
Senator Ingalls's views upon the In
dian question was set forth in aspeech on
Saturday. He said that Sin diplomacy,
within very short period, they have
shown a brilliant and shining capacity for
living that has never been surpassed by
any foreign Minister or Secretary OF
State"
The farmers of southern Indiana and
Illinois are alarmed over the prospective
failure of the wheat crop, owing to late
planting and an early hard winter. A
large portion of the wheat land is re-
ported to be mass of ice, and it is not
believed that more than a fifth of a crop
can be made under the most favorable Cir
cumstances.
Gov. Cornell sent a message to the
New York Legislature on the subject of
the spread of pleuro-pneumonia among
cattle in that State, and urging that while
the hope is expressed that Congress may
ultimately establish measures for the sup
preston of the disease, suitable provision
should be now made by the State to ar
rest its progress.
The Democracy cling to the electoral
count resolution with great tenacity
They have been unable to gather the
votes necessary to pass the resolution anC
the Greenbackers, who were to stand b!
them, have abandoned their cause. Ever
should they gather up the necessary vote
along struggle will be before them befor
the end is reached.
The South will long remember thi
winter of 80 and '8l. The cold blast
of the North have reached down ant
nipped her unmercifuhy, finding her i'll
prepared. Boys who never saw snow
have been coasting and snowballing, AM
way down in sunny Alabama, it is said
the young people have enjoyed the yer
unusual luxury of a sleigh ride.
The steady strengthing of the saving
banks, which has been going on now 70
several years past, is the best possible in
dication of the general diffusion of pros
perity. The reports for the past yeai
show a rapid and sure growth in tn
number of depositors and the SURPRISES c
many of the banks. 1t is estimated tha
the total increase in deposits in Ne,
York is $45, 100000.
The capture of Geok-Tepe is the mo.
brilliant episode in the campaign whic
General Skobelef is conducting with s
much success against the Tekke-TurcC
mans The victory will add largely I
the Russian renown in Asia, the capture
fortress being the only great stronghold
on the way to Merv. States like Persi
which take sides with the stronger powe
will doubtless soon be jealous suppcrte
of the Russian eonqueror
When Senator Logan's bill to reti
General Grant with the rank of Gener
came up in the Senate Mr.. Bayard oppo
ed it on the ground that law should
enacted for all ex-Presidents. He b
not the least motive for keeping Genel
Grant out of pension, but viewed t
subject from a broad and statesmanli
standpoint, so as to include Mr. Hay
and General Garfield and their succes~o
His proposition would give the cA-Ire
dents $l2,500 per year for life, VIII
General Logan's bill would allow Gene
Grant $13,50O, and made no provisi
for those who followed after him in
same position.
The absorbing topic of Washing
newspapers at present is the swift once
ing Inauguration of another Preside
If we may Judge by these eloquent she
nothing like it, at least, since the inau
ration of jackson has been or will be
messed in Washington. A local ioul
informs us that ''the Inauguration {
President of the United States is
event to which the attention of the wi
civilized world is attracted; but, a
occurs every four years, and the I'm
States, observation-disclosures egotism, co
avery small portion of the planet, out
OF the newspapers, s'the civilized wo
viii be very slightly disturbed by it.
The New APpoRrIoNanxr.---Wbe,
report of the Superintendent of the
sus was laid before the House of r.
sentatives last week, Mr.. Cox introd
has Apportionment bill, which places
whole number of Representatives at
or eight more than the present nur
BY MIR. Cox's bill New York would
two members, and Pennsylvania.
New Hannshire Maine Ta..