Smyrna times., 1882-02-15
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Edward M. Kirkland, of St. Louis, has
been arrested for forgery
Senator Lapham introduced a bill to
establish mint in New York city
Both dried and canned goods are look
ing up in price in the city markets
Great efforts are being made to prevent
a creVasse in the levee at Helena, Ark
Parker Merrill a Baston liquor dealer.
has committed suicide at Providence, II. |.
Five Cornell students have been sus-
pended for being engaged in a kidnapping
affair.
Alvin G. Merritt has been arrested at
Hartford, Conn, for trying to pass forged
check
Arthur is sort o. keeping in the dark
since Blaine let go his left handler the
other day.
Eleven prisoners escaped Friday freAl
the Monroe County jail; four have been
recaptured.
The President will in all probability
appoint Judge Blatchfori to the Supreme
Court vacancy.
Mr.. Gladstone'S clOture proposal is
meeting with strong opposition from both
Tories and Liberals.
). A bill apprOpriating $4,000 for statue
to Justice Marshall was reported from the
Library Committee.
The Boston Fire Commissioners will
hereafter require workshops, to be provid-
| ed with rOpe-ladders.
MIR. Gladstones reference to Irish Home
Rule ia his recent speech in Parliament
has caused a sensation.
Charges of "thieving and corruption
are preferred against several members of
the police detective force of Philadclphia.
The peach liar is heard from again.
Now it is that the crop on the Hudson
river is totally destroyed.--NaV York Pa
per.
Commodore John G. Febiger brother of
Col. Christian Febiger of Wilmington was
yesterday appointed rear admiral in the
United States navy.
Colonel Ludlow, U. S. A., the engineer
i'll charge of the improvements in the Del
aware river was before the House Com
A delegation before the Wavs and
Means Committee urged reduction in the
tax on cigars and repeal of the tax on
chewing and smoking tobacco
The subcommittee Of the House Com
mittee on Territories has agreed unani-
mously upon a bill to provide for the
admission as State of all that part of
Of h. fNp n
parallel.
Miss Fannie l.. Cavarly Of Ottawa. ILL.,,
has obtained verdict of $4,000 against
her family physician, DIR. James II. Camp
field, who took advantage of her while
she was under the effects ofan anRsthetic,
administered to her preparatory TO u sur
gical operation.
The Philadelphia Times states that
Philadelphia business men are inclined to
favor the Peninsular ship canal project ON
the ground that it will increase the i'm
portance of the Delaware Breakwater and
make that point the leading port of all on
the Atlantic coast.
This extraordinary winter weather does
not puzzle the people of America alone
Europe is equally concerned about it,
The warmth of the season in st. Peters
burg is calling serious attention to the
probable increase of epidemic disease
during the next few moaths
A. NJ. SOteldO, shot during the affray in
the Office of the National Republican, died
of his injuries in Washington on Saturday
F night. His brother, A. G. SOteldo, has
been committed without bail on the Charge
of having done the shooting Barton, the
Republican news editor, continues to i'm
prove.
A debate 0f a some what personal nature
ensued yesterday between Mr.. Robinson,
of New York, and Mr. Robeson, of New
| Jersey, the pending question being the
resolution in regard to imprisoned Amer
leans in Ireland; some sharp words also
passed between Mr.. Robeson, and on the
whole the day was one OF considerable
, confusion.
, A SNOWFALL stopped an elOpement in
Louisville' 1t was thrown by boy in the
street, knocking off the hat of the driver
{ of the carriage i'll which the runaway
3 couple were riding to a railroad station,
D and thus causing just enough delay to
make them miss the train. Thus hinder
8 ed, they were caught and separated by
the Slrls 1ather.
l A boy has just died in Philadelphia of
4 hydrophobia as the result Of the bite Of a
9 dog that was not mad. The dog was
3 playing with the boy and in jumping to
G catch something held Up by the boy
accidentally bit his hand, The accounts
do not state that the dog is net yet alive
C and we'll Dog lovers will have to take a
Q hint from this and repress if possible their
, fondness for an animal that carries the
1 seeds of deadly disease always with him.
= The diplomatic correspondence in rela-
Q ton to the disputed boundary line be-
:. tween Mexico and Guatemala is made
a public. Mr. Blaine in his letter Of instruc-
a tions defined the position of the United
: States in the matter to be one of disinter-
i ested friendship to both nations The
). Mexican minister in reply declared the
o representations made by the Government
S of Guatemala to be false, and asserted that
. Mexico had frequently tried to have the
- line amicably settled.