Smyrna times., 1884-02-27
WHOLE NO. l,494.
Current Comment.


nc testimony taken before ,ho
senate Investigating Commit :,
Copiah County election cases sL,.,,''' b. -,
oad state Of affairs existing in 1TiS-;l'
blast. vas III IuiI
The wool growers Of Ohio. ,vbo 49,.
>''u 10 have voted the Dernocr,,i.
IcAct because assurance w,s ,,;,-,,
1na' the old duty on wool ,LonIJ La
restored now complain becau,o ,I.;.
mas not been done.
lchry L. Payne, Of Ohio annornoo
positively that he is not = candid,,a =
president. Mr.. Payne thu. wins ,,' ~
I.I!ll"n u.s'ihcll"n Of being the only citizen ,,c
MS state who has taken this hold ~,
oequivcal position. va
congressman IIorr of Michigan vbo
" S"Iued a8 one Of the wittic,t snc,L
1I' III congress, is short, fat and ioIIv
lie prepares his speeches c,ror',Ii,.
writing and then tears up the ,n.n,' "
script. His famous sentence. ,b,,..r
,7ou'h mad better raise moro hoo. .,,'',
Iess hell'' was ready for use twa
to use it. '"'i''S
resident Arthur isn't wearing him.
sell out in filling vacant F.dor,Ioa;
Dut II Is pretty generally concodod
tn"t he Is giving more and bapJs,,no,.
"ihners than any man who bo. ..o,,
Pieu the White House within the rccoI-
irc'loh OF the Oldest inhabitant
ulhher of twenty-onc courses vi,L
seven kinds of wine, somctimcs hos -
uses even in politics.
The Attorney General of Iowa bo.
uecIdcd that salaries of school teocb.r,
are payable monthly, and if Ionrar
",'hheid' can be collected with intor
eS'. The only queer thing about ,b;s
'Nat great, lusty State like Iowa
should have allowed a ouo.,;o
winch the balance Of justice is 50 COM,
pie'ely against her to 90 before q Iau.
ollcer tor adjudication.
Fof the first time in Connection,
notary public certificate has irst La.'
iSS"eu TO q woman. If there are opv
reasons why woman cannot worl- ~,
pump-handle Of notary sool -.
shouId now make themselves kno,,y,
or forever after hold their Desoo
Oruinarlly the labor falling unop
notary public is light and if the nroe,s
sion were not already somewhat ovor
CROWDED with men, there might be =
good opening for Connection y.o,,,o,'
In that direction.
Inc Sioux, Apaches, Utes. Kiowos
ana several other Indian tribes ON rs.
eiNatiohS and in the Indian Territory,
We're promised by treaties in 1857 o,-9
1908 a school building and \ teocbor
Tor every thirty children. The Co..
ernment has never kept its promiso
II 1t had, it would have spent bv tbis
'line So'|o9,4O0 more on Indian educo.
uOh than it has. The Indian Riob.,
Association, therefore. urges that c.
gresS appropriate 100000 on ednca-
tlon among these tribes.
senator Frye left his bill for the ~
Vlval of the American sbinninc 70 A.
tender mercies of the Senate while bo
investigates the election murders in
mississippi. His bill, which has tho
support Of majority of the Senate
Commttee on Commerce, abolisbes \
uo2eh or more annoyances and burdens
"hlch our present navigation lavs
pace upon American ship owners and
snip masters. 1t also provides for
more hOeral payments for ocean mail
carriage than has prevailed heretofore
The residents of British Columbio
nave been able TO set financial valuo
upon their dislike for the Chinese
1heS nave just passed two bills in THEN.
legislature one of which imposes an
import duty of $50 head on every,
newcomer from the Celestial King.
uom. The other taxes each Chinese
resident of British Columbia $40 a wear
lor Incense to exist. 1t is not likely
Ihat the Dominion Government will
approve these measures. The Cana
dl%n Pacific Railroad is not vet built.
ana the work will advance slowly if
mere are no Chinese to help it on.
Inc death on Friday by suicide OF
oalml Morse ends the sad career of an
manager. 1t was Mr.. Morss
VINO made SO determined an effort to
produce the Passion Play in New York
! year or two ago in the face of oppos-
ng public sentiment. Considerable
eellng was felt againt him then in eer-
ain circles because of this persistenoy
'ut probably even at that time the
mans mind was somewhat affected
md he sincerely believed he was DOING
good work in striving TO bring out 3
LAY which respectable people general
y considered highly Objectionable.
Inc Mennonites, who recently set
led in Nebraska, now occupy three