Smyrna times., 1888-10-10
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When wheat goes mp stocks go down,
and this was never more true than it is
this year, when a short wheat crop will |
reduce the earnings of full third of /
the railroad mileage in the country.
The cabbage growers in Northwest
Ohio have formed trust to put the
price of cabbage teads to FIVE cents
each, in the field. Now, who says we
should not have free tobacco in our
cigars.
Tammany Hall, by making its own
nomination for mayor in New York
City, has made trading in votes the
great home industry of the next cleo
tiOn, and such trading never has and
never will help the Democratic national
ticket.
The successful launch of the BaLti-
more from Cramps shipyard Saturday
adds one more steel cruiser to the small
but growing navy of the United States.
The Baltimore is a magnificent spec
linen of its class and will be credit to
the navy and to the city where it was
built.
The convention of the New York
County Democracy nominated Mr..
Hewitt for mayor. 1t is thought likely
that the republicans will make
| straightOut nomination, in which case
it is believed Tammany's candidate,
Hugh J. Grant, will have good chance
of election.
Sugar is becoming too plentiful in the
opinion of the few manufacturers who
compose the trust and the Bay State
Refinery of Boston has been shut down
for an indefinite period in consequence.
1t is expected that another Boston re-
finery will take a rest soon in order to
bring the production down to a winter
basis. OF course this easy way of re-
stricting production to demand means
continued high prices, no matter how
large the crop of raw sugar may be.
That Chicago gambling in wheat
which seemingly raised the price of real
wheat, but did not, and that added
nothing to the VdLUe of the ARTICLES
what they cau business " among the
dealers in the wheat pit " in the Chi
,, cago Board of Trade. 1t was not "busi
ness" it was conspiracy of gamblers
| that was once an infamous offence
against the law, and was punished by
infamy. No one would care if nobody
were hurt save those squeezed in the
"corner." But the evil goes farther
1t affects every consumer of flour in thu
land.-SdLem Sunbeam.
:: Too CHEAP TO MARKEr.-Many o
}, the farmers of New Jersey are feeding
their hogs upon as fine apples as havt
ever been grown in the state. Th,
1ks1 101 loko ,Vrk,
j, and winter apples, and the ground be
o meath them is carpeted with the COLDER
y and russell globes. The markets ar
= glutted, and the prices offered by tn
. dealers are so small that the farmer
e find that when the freight is paid an,
g the cost of packing deducted there
= really nothing left in the shape c
). profit. AS a consequence the apple
!, do not pay for the plucking; but
heavy shaking of the trees, whic
X brings the fruit to the ground with
=, bump that bruises it and renders it un
u fit for the market, provides luxuriou
h meals for the hog.-SGJem Sunbeam.
p DELAWARE Stock SAID TO HAv
n Produced BOTH BLAINE AND CLEvI
Is LAND.--Interesting genealogical ret
10 ords, which are thought to bear on tn
early family histories of Presider
Or Cleveland and James Gillespie Blain
s. have Just been brought to light at Ne
in Castle by John H. Rodney, Esq, seer
id tary of the board of trustees of Immal
ne ual Episcopal Church of that place. III
- discovery was made OF the inquiry
ed persons in Ohio as to whether the pa
It. ish books recorded the christening
n one Neal Gillespie or the marriage
be that child's parents. The christenil
rv and marriage are both recorded, and
n is thought to be conclusively prov,
Id that Mr.. Blaine's ancestors were De
d. awareans.
Ne. More conclusive is the proof of Pre-
nv idenU Cleveland's early ancestors ha
iii ing been residents of this state. 7
he Cleveland family name is also found
nd the register of christenings in the saI
,od church. On a page of the book is VIZ
~ ten note by William T. Reade. one
ex- the trustees of the church.-EUeni
nd Journal.
Dus y: THE FACTION FIGHT IN NEW YOT
III III Now that Tammany and the COuT
icy Democracy have their tickets in t
~ field it is of interest to consider whi
oH- faction is likely to win. In the pre-
dental election of 1884 the total W
. was 227, 900, and if the average rate
increase continues to hold the to
vote this year should be about $500
ana In 1884 Grant, then, as now, the can
lelr date of Tammany, received So,
oW- votes; Grace, the candidate of
the County Democracy and Irving HI
uld received 96,2S8 votes, and Gibbs,
e IN publican, received A, 1856 votes. CIR
tot- was then beaten, but his vote was so
5000 greater than that of Tamman
. other nominees. Many republicans
supposed to have voted for Grant
1884, a performance they may not c
has to repeat in 1888. That he will not
in over 10000 may be considered imp
able. The republican candidate
,een mayor in 1886 received 10000 vO
onJ Henry George 68,000 and Mr.. Hev
of 10000. Should Mr.. Grant poll
10000 votes credited to him and the
publican nominees-whoever he j:
sent be-poll $1,000 there would rem
lent, 95 900 for Mr.. Hewitt. But it is p
tew- able that Mr.. Hewitt will get a !;
ing part of the republican vote in the 7
ent contest and that Mr.. Grant will
gent SelEe Q Slli'ilo t., - ,.S - t,o :,
= = abilities strongly favor Mr.. HeW
election. What will be the effeC
ran the local struggle upon the natl
contest is open to question. One '
Cen is that it will call out more democ
from voters than would a less exciting
lis of election and will thus benefit CT
'heat land. The opposing view is that
lney. faction fight will discourage demOc
,fros voters outside of New York.
land, more O""'
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