Smyrna times., 1882-08-16
News Items.
Vennor predicts one more hot wave

The drought in Massachusetts is
doing great damage to crops.
CatewayO will be restored to his
throne, with proper safeguards.
Dick Little, one of the Jesse james
gang has been arrested in Kansas City.
President Arthur arrived at New
York Saturday afternoon in the Dis
patch.
Twenty-eight new cases of yellow
fever and three deaths at Brownsville,
Texas, yesterday.
The OConnell statue was unveiled
in Dublin yesterday and the exhibition
was formally opened.
The government tax of 80 cents each
on immigrants, which went into effect
August 3, is being enforced
\ severe storm visited Bangor, Me-,
yesterday and destroyed from $4,000
to 100000 worth property.
At midnight last night Ben Hills
condition was unchanged, but his
physicians say he will die within forty
eight hours.
The First National Bank at Kee-
vance, ILL.,, was robbed of $26,O and
/ the cashier and his assistant locked up
in the vault.
The story that the two Swcdcs
arrested in Chicago, had murdered a
woman i'll Stockholm seven years ago,
proves to be true.
Some of the Russian Hebrew refu-
gees ask to be sent home because they
cannot find employment without viola
ting their Sabbath.
To strengthen and build up the sys-
TEN, trial will convince you that
Browns Iron Bitters is the best medi-
cine made.
The earliest shipment of new corn
ever received at st. Louis arrived Sat
urday. There were five carloads, raised
near Waco, Texas, 1t brought $l.75
per bushel.
Forest fires are raging in the vicinity
of Shasta, Cal Several fine residences
in the outskirts of Shasta and Il number
of vineyards and orchards have been
destroyed.
Sir Garnet Woleslly has arrived at
Alexandria. The Sultan has ordered
Arabi Pasha to lay down his arms. If
he refuses he will be left to the English
to be dealt with.
The Illinois August crop report says
/ | I l.. =.
, total crop of 81, 900, 900 bushels of wheat
, is badly damaged. Corn is II per cent
below its condition August l of last
: year.
Fire insurance agents at Lancaster,
Pa, have given notice that they will
. issue no more policies and cancel ex-
listing ones unless the authorities take
i vigorous measures to suppress incen-
diarism.
The wheat crop of Western New
j.. York is generally reported at higher
! average than has been known before
> for many years. The yield runs from
= 80 to 40 bushels per acre, and in one
: instance as high as 53 bushels.
n The Star Route trials in progress at
Washington are approaching the end.
4 The evidence is all in and argument
e before the jury has begun. As ten
. speeches are to be made, and Mr.. Ker,
who opened, has occupied two days
:. without finishing, there is still siege
y in prospect.
:, Twenty-Five new cases of yellow
|. fever (all Mexicans but One) have oc-
| nY1rrnd at RpnxxnxyilIn Naxrno Il,
n last report. The weather is warm and
4 showery, and the physicians regard it
o as unfavOrable. There were eight
deaths from yellow fever at Matamoras,
: Mexico, yesterday, making total of 80
h for the week.
= = The careless handling of a candle in
: a self-raising flour mandatory started
y fire Sunday morning, which burned
= many buildings in st, Sauveur u
y suburb of Quebec. There was a great
Z panic, q good deal of theft was commit
I ted and several people were Injured by
: jumping from windQWs or by falling
timbers, The total loss is about $780,
900.
y The damage done to the crops in
u Canada by the recent storms was very
l. large. The barley crop appears to be
n the one that has suffered most. In
e eighteen or twenty of the best grain
% growing counties full half Of the
Q wheat and barley have been exposed
to weather such as will probably reduce
u the selling value of that half by 25 or
II 80 per cent.
The Hotel Bellevue at Long Branch
o remains open. The hotel proprietor
l. and Cyrus w. Field, Jr., and Albert
g Levi have made an agreement by
Il which N. w. Andrews, Mr.. Fields
r brother-in-law, and Mrs. Levi, the per-
10 sons i'll with typhoid fever, will remain
in their rooms in the hotel. 1t is re-
Lr norted that the landlord Mns Maid the