Smyrna times., 1885-12-02
News Items.

The fall of meteors in the Old World
is nothing compared to the fall of polit-
ical meteors in this.
Jay Gould will retire from Wall
Street on January 1st and make long
trip to the South and Europe in the
Atdlantd.
The Presidents message, so far as
completed, is said to be an unusually
strong paper, containing many new
and valuable suggestions.
Friday was thanksgiving day for the
turkey that escaped. After New Years,
however, will be the proper time for
the turkeys to have grand thanksgiv-
ing.
A Virginia man has been fined
one cent for sending his neighbor a
challenge to duel. The average Vir-
ginian doesn't care a copper for such a
sentence.
Have you heard the news from
Georgia? ? OF 1877 counties in the State,
all but 13 have decided for Prohibition,
and three will follow just as soon as
the elections are held.
Gen. Seth for speaker of the House,
and Senator Warfield for President of
the Senate, is the popular ticket that is
going to win in the organization of the
Maryland Legislature.
Marshall Serrano, of Spain, died last
Thursday. He was the leading man
in Spain before AlphonsO was proclaim
ed King, but retired then from official
life, and has held no Office since.
Eight Indians, convicted of compli-
city in Riel's rebellion, were hanged at
Battleford Father Mcneil gives the
opinion that foreign capitalists were at
| the bottom of the troubles in the
Northwest.
Ferdinand Ward has declared that
the check books of w. S. Warner, Col
| Onel Fred Grant and u. s. Grant, Jr.,
will show what has become of the
money which has disappeared from the
accounts of Grant & Ward.
Affairs remain quiet in Spain. 1t is
| thought Don Carlos intends to propose
the-marriage of his son, Prince Jaime,
to the Princess of Asturias, eldest
daughter of Alfonso, and thus settle
conflicting claims to the throne.
There are few persons in the country
who will disagree with the Controller
of the Currency in the opinion that the
best interests of the public demand the
continuance of the National banking
system. The popularity of this wise
system is even overcoming Democratic
opposition. But the annual report
shows that the banks are rapidly sur
rendering their circulation; and thai
legislation to prevent this contraction
is greatly needed.
The remains of the late Thomas A.
Hendricks, Vice-President of the
{ United States, who died on Wednesday
afternoon last, were viewed Monday a
the indianapolis courthouse by forty
, thousand people. In the evening th'
remains were borne to his late resi-
} dence, where they remained until Tues
| dav at noon, when the funeral tool
place at st. Paul's Episcopal Church
Several members ofthe cabinet, justice
of the Supreme Court, and congressiOn
al committees left Washington to attenl
the funeral.
, The President has received a grea
: deal of solemn sage advice in the las
| few days against exposing his valuabl
r life to the perils of railroad jOurne
!. to and from Indianapolis. The DANCE
r of such a trip has assumed portentou
! proportions in the imaginatiOns of
+ good many usually level headed mel
4 and Mr.. Cleveland at last allowed him
! self to be persuaded to remain at hi
d desk as usual in Washington, instea
!. of attendending the funeral Of the lat
Il Vice-president as he had at first intend
: ed. This is sdoubtless we'll enough. A
o there is no one with authority
3 succeed him in case of his death, it
q more prudent that he should not ad
. at this iuncture to the ordinary danger
to which human life is exposed.