Smyrna times., 1882-11-08

THE Pennsylvania Railroad has de-
clared semi-annual dividend equal to
~ per cent cash, or per cent if taken
in stock.
GREAT frauds in connection with the
registration of voters in New York
city have been discovered by Pinker-
toms detectives. Twenty thousand
fraudulent names were added to the
list and vast army of tramps and i'm
ported repeaters were to vote under
those names.
THE Rev. DIR. Paxton, of New York,
persists in cheerful views of the present
times. The preacher declares that
there are more good men and women
to-day than there were a hundred
years or so ago. With all respect to
the Puritans and Covenanters, he
thinks modern Christian men are just
as truly pious, and good deal pleas
anter.
NEW WORKERS are rejoicing on gene
raj principles that the career of the
woman Rigney has been ended for
while. This young person, still in her
teens, is an illustrious example of the
dishonest servant. She has stolen
property worth thousands of dollars
within a short time, and her skill in
avoiding detection has been noteworthy.
1t is only just, however, to point out
that servants like this woman are rare.
OF all the ringing denunciatiOns of
political bossism which the campaign
of 1882 has elected, nothing surpasses
in point and effectiveness the letter of
Governor Hoyt, of Pennsylvania. He
allies himself without reserve with the
independent republican movement
which seeks to dethrone Senator Don
Cameron, and he declares that all
proud and generous minds will resist
the imposition of serfdom, leaving to
villains and retainers their badge OF
servitude to the intruding feudal sys-
tem."
SENATOR EDMUNDs, of Y ermOnt, ex
presses the conviction that a reduction
in revenue taxes should be undertaken
by Congress this Winter in earnest by
a thorough revision of the revenue
taxes which shall reduce the income o
the government without interferin!
with the prosperity of an industrial in
terest. Mr.. Edmunds says this reduc
ton must come, and that if the repub
lican Congress does not set about il
the democrats are likely to make capi
tai by the neglect in the presidentia
campaign of 1884.
A LONDON Tribune correspondent
describes vividly how the English dc
voted ore October Sunday to hero
worship instead of bowling before tn
altars of the Establishment. 1t wa
when the troops returned from Egyp
Half a million people lined the stree
and FIVE miles of shouting multitude
made the British capital resound wit
cheers. The crowd could not be kel
back. They patted the rough hors'
and the legs of the tall warriors as f;
as they could reach. Frenchmen cou
hardly have been more demonstrativ
No wonder the Conservatives were a
palled at the strength of the Cover
ment's cause and modified their planf
attack after witnessing these scenes.
MAYOR KING, of Philadelphia, w
has distinguished himself as a sag
eiOus and nOn-partisan executive, h
laid his first annual message before t
councils of that city. He says t
rapid increase in the population a
the vast area of the city makes an
crease in the police force an imperati
necessity. Referring TO the impO
ance of the public schools and the
fiuence they exert, he says while str
economy in this department should
practieed, the appropriations should
full and ample. The unanimity W
which the people obeyed the prOclan
ton against fire works, the ma!
thinks, was solid tribute to
strength and excellence of cur free
situations. The order to refrain fir
earring concealed deadly weapons Y
also equally well obeyed, and q
healthy evidence of a desire to OI
the law.
JHE election yesterday was a sole
warning TO such machine men is Grs
COnkling, Cameron, &c. When
Arthur sueceededto to an Office for WI
no human being had thought of sci
ing him, he found the Republican pa
in triumphant possession of the CO
try, and stronger with the people t
it had been since General Grants 1
election. To what little over
year of his policy has brought his pa
yesterday returns from more than
the Union show. 1t is the loudest
harshest warning given in recent ii
to any President. The people 81
notice upon Mr.. Arthur that they
not tolerate his attempt to build
faction at the expense of bis part
will not tolerate the monstroEs j.
ference of his representatives in for
unpopular northumberland that
wish him herceforth diligently to
his own business.
THERE were elections yesterda
Ehirty-three States. In many OF
there were local and special issues
had to be settled, and as this has
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