Smyrna times., 1883-10-24
News Items.

Three shocks of earthquake were
felt at Gibraltar shortly after midnight
and another at 2 O'Clock Saturday
morning.
The funeral of General James B.
Steadman took place Monday in
Toledo, Ohio, and was attended by |
about 10000 persons. There was a
general suspension of business, and the |
public schools were closed.
The Presbyterian Synod of Pennsyl-
vania. in session at Pittsburg, Saturday
adopted resolutions in favor of liquor
prohibition, and declaring the manu-
facture and sale of alcoholic liquors as
a beverage to be criminal.
The horse fair at Madison Square
Garden is already an assured success,
and compares favOrably with any of
the shows of this kind which have
been held in England or elsewhere.
| There seem to be excellent representa-
| tives in each class; but the hunters
and the saddle-horses yesterday at
tracted great attention.
The Secretary of State of Ohio fur
nishes the following totals of the vote
of that State at the late election: For
governor, Foraker, 347 ,O64 Hoadly,
$50. 593 Schumacher, 1851 Jenkins,
2.785; total vote, 721 AGA. Hoadly's
majority over all, 1888. Majority for
the judicial amendment, 34,413. The
second amendment fell short og ma
iority, 39,543. The regulation, or Ii
cense amendment received 9O,050 votes.
The steamship Heimdal has had re-
markable escape from destruction by
fire. When 200 miles from New York
on Sunday it became evident that
0uantitv of matches in the hold had
been ignited, apparently by sponta-
neous combustion. AS part OF the
the adjacent cargo was composed OF
liquors, great calamity was feared:
The captains care, however, prevented
the flames from breaking out, and the
several hundred passengers were safely
landed in New York, Monday.
The number of minor railroad acct
| dents seems to be increasing of late.
, Within the last week there have been
: half a dozen or so, no one of which re-
| ceived much public attention; and yet
t in each case there were one or two
> deaths. The disaster which happened
: Monday at Fort Edward, in New York
5 is certainly serious enough to deserve
: comment. A passenger train went
e through bridge, and every one in the
cars. except the newsboy, was injured
i, more or less. Three were killed out
Il right.
), There are are 10000 troops in Can
r ton nrepared for a French attack
T The Viceroy has complained of the de
z Darture of the Portuguese gun-boat
and the negotiations may result Il
: trouble between China and Portugal
e Reports concerning assistance given D.
+ China to the Black Flags are contlrme'
7; and it is feared that the latter will be
d Gin operations near Hanoi. An aC
IL fion between them and the Frenc
~ troops at Bac-Ninh is expected. Ad
le miral Courbet is in command OF tn
French. The roads near Tonquin ar
j. flooded. but the French have mad
Or several descents on the enemy's force
ia There was another of those littl
=, s. ofter-church E" difficulties in Georgi
ne on Sunday. The quarrel had begu
bs on a baseball ground the day befor
L, bnt all parties, no doubt, felt that
~ would be more in accordance wit
ar Southern customs to finish OIL Il
an melee at church. So on Sunday IL
he combat took place. A father WI
~ EiIIad. being shot five times, and h
az two sons were MORALLY wounded.
= tbe attacking party of five only oil
ID was injured, and that shot by one
rts bis own friends. OF course all of the
n. were respectfully connected"
:" would be a positive relief from q
10 monotony of Southern murderers
me high standing to hear OF one who W
~" disreputably connected.