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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1854-09-27
Political.

1.-The Democrats of Duck Creek Hundred, met
ia Smyrna, on Saturday last, and nominated
Walter McMullen for Inspector, and James w.
Roe for Assessor.
2 On Saturday evening last, the Know Moth
ings Of this hundred met, and made the follow
ing nominations: For Inspector, Thomas P.
Bran. For Assessor, Peter s. Collins.
On Monday last, the Wings met and nomina.
ted Enoch Spruance for Inspector. and Robert
D. Crockett for Assessor. Mr.. Crockett, we
understand, has declined the nomination.
Thus it will be seen we have three tickets in
TIE field for Duck Greek hundred, but which
ticket, or which of the candidates will be elect
ed, remains for next Tuesday to determine.
q In Dover Hundred, the Democrats have nomi
mated Thos. Clements, Jr., for Assessor, ant
Alex. Goodwin for Inspector.
In Little Creek Hundred, Thos. H. Denne
has been nominated as the Democratic canddat
for Inspector, and Vincent Cohee for Assessor.
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OF Morality without religion, in a kind of
misunderstanding, and endeavor to find one place
on cloudy sea, Ply measuring the distance we
have run, but without any observation of the
heavenly hodies.--I.ongf ello,e.
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AsrIMoNrAL PrILs.--Antimonial vine !,

AsrIMoEIAL PILLs--Antimonial wine is
powerful emetic and acting upon this gnowl-
edge, experiments have been made by the Brit
sh government to test the effect of shot made
from anthony, upon wooden as we'll as iron
surfaces. As far as they have been tested, the
destructive effects of these balls are more ap-
parent than those arising from iron one, for,
as soon as the surface is struck, the metal, ow-
ing TO it's great brittleness, breaks, and the va.
rious PARTICLES. consequently, become widely
spread. An immediate supply of antimony
balls will be dispatched TO the fleets In The
Baltic and Black Seas, to physi's the Russians.
man very much intoxicated, was sept 10
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e THB UEDBEoRoUSD RAnRoAD.--Several
travellers have recsntly left our town rather
sumuiarily, which led US to believe that they
intended TO have taken the above named line,
but for an unforeseen hindrance on their part
Tho train, which oiOays leaves in the night,
was rather too fast for them-they did not
awake till the morning, when the cars were at
che extreme depot; consequently, they "some-
what failed " to get aboard, and were compelled
TO take come other route. The underground
railroad would have been less expensive, az
they would have had the benefit of free ticket.
For the Information of those wishing passage
we would state that the accommodation line
positively leaves in the small hours" of the
night Al! baggage at the owners risk.
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II a R r. lie D,

On the 25th inst, by Rev. T. C. Murphy,
MIR. George Glllsple and Miss Mary A. Peter
SOIL, all OF Kent county, Del.
On the 9th instant, by the Rev. E. r. Hera,
Mr.. Robert Burton and Miss Harriet Pleasanton,
all of Kent county, Del.
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OF Blackwood's Magazine, for September,
Is again on our table. The contents Of thin
number present, we think, a more varied and
interesting character than usual 1t is deci.
dedly instructive. Leonard, Scott g. Co., pub.
fishers. 10 Fulton street, New York.
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TELEGRAPH TO NEw CAsrLE.--We learn,
says the Gazette, that a branch of the Morse
telegraph ip-e has been put in operation be.
tween Wilmington and New Castle. Mr.. cbal.
ienger is the operator in the latter place.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1854-09-27

MAInx ELECTION Returns from all the towns
in he State but three havs been rscsivsd, ana
Morrill, for Governor, lacks about nine hundred
sotss Of an election,
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o. The Maryland State Cattle Show and
Far, commences in Baltimore on Tuesday, Sd
of October.
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Sep. 30, '54--2t.*
LAND AT PUBLIC SALE.

Ely virtue Of authority vested in me by Mrs
AS Margaret Darracn, and at her request, [
= Ill sell 1t public sale, at the Hotel OF Thigh
man Fox~c eli. IN Sn;j rms, 10 the hig heIt bidder,
IN SATURDAY, the 18th day OF OCTOBER
next, at O'Clock, T.. a., ali that well situated
Tract or Parcel OF LAND, lying bctsyeen Black
bird and Smyrna, about three miles from both,
and about three miles from Navigation Oh Duo k
! Creek, containing
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a. y OW offered, AT PRIVATE SALE.
Miil the deer PARK" FARM, in
- Duck Creek Hundred, Kent count, !,
Delaware, lying on the South side oi the 70. a
leading from Smyrna to Millington--ben n
about eight miles from the former, aud four from
the latter place. This Tract of Land adioins
the lands of w. A. Hazel, E. Tilghman. anu
others, and contains 3S5 ACRES. more or less !:
25o being cleared land-two-thirds of WHICH
GO has been Ilined, and s;he balaree we'll
~ act In WHITE OAK, CHESTNUT, and
~A- BLACK OAK TIMBER.
~ ANY person wishing TO purchase lal a
would do well to call and examine said r.r,.
1t will be shown to all who may wish 10 sse =.
by, the owner.
Sept. Is, ls54-em.
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Rum VS.. MEMoRY.-One day last week th'

Rum vs.. MEMoRY.-One day last week the
sympathies of our citizens were awakened for
country gentleman, who said,
"Some thief had hooked his horse,
And stole his carriage, too"
1t appeared that, on arriving in town, the pre-
vious evening. he hitched his horse in front of
one of the store, and then started in quest of
a-little-something- to-drink of which he
partook rather freely. At respectable hour
of the night, when all decent people should have
been in bed, this eight" gentleman went in
search of his horse and carriage, but failed in
iuding them-they being, as he said "noi
thar" Hence, the inquiry:
"Who stole my horse away!"
and no little uneasiness, till morning, when
after numerous other inquiries, bystande
pointed him to the missing property, and askec
if it was his; who, upon an examination, ex
claimed: Z" I really believe 1t is :" The hors
had been standing in the street, just where h
was left, since the evening previous.
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FARMERS AND MECHANICS BAEx.--.We learn
RON the Kent NeDs thai the business of this
Bank, locatedat Chesterlown, Md, Will be re-
suned again sometime in October, when all de-
nrands will be met. Alter the affairs of the
Institution are arranged, il is contemplation By
isisisnss 70 purchase tAe stock, and have il
Conducted as l,cal Bank.
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DELAWARE CoLLEoE.-.This Institution has
now about eighty students, end is recsiy.
ing, from time to time, continued accessons.
which bespsak'for it rapid and growing
popularity. The forty-three students, whom
we spoke of week or two since as entering
the College on the day it opened, we're all new
Students It gives US pleasure to record tbs
progress Of our own Institutions.
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JOHN Ill. HOFFECKER,
surveyor and COnyeyancer.

WOULD respectfully announce to the public
that he ls prepared 10 attend 10 the Surveying
of Land. at the shortest notice--having obtain
ed many drafts and surveys of Lands IN Duck
Greek, Appoquiuimink, Dover and Little Greek
hundreds. He will also write Deeds, Mort
cages. &c, with accuracy and despatch.
REFERENCES.--Dr. s. III. FISHER, Hon.
Isaac Davis, Hon. VIM. Temple, and Geo. Nv.
Cumminss Esq, Of Smyrna, Del
or AL orders Left with WA. M. BELL, at
the Smyrna Bank will be promptly attended to.
Sept. "a, l654-tf
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$50 REV ARD

$50 RE W ARU
WILL. be paid, by the subscriber, for the
arrest and conviction Of the person who,
Wednesday morning last, 18th inst. ma licious-
| " shot valuable horse OF nInc, that he has
since died.
WILLIAM COLE,
! Near Blackbird.
Sep 20, '54--2t*
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-21
THE MAINE Law IN CONNEC TlCUT
given for him,

C.rreFronaerce Of The " Z. Tribune.
STONIsGroS, Thursdsy Aug. II, 1854.
A very large and spirited meeting Of this town was
held this afternoon TO enterain petition signed by
twenty five opposers Of the PrOhbitoy Law, asking
THAT no money be appropriated by the town through
"its seIecmen for the sale Of liquors" The object Of
the meeting being stated opportunity was given 10
the petitioners for remarks but not sound was heard.
Silence reigned. Mr. J. T. Trumbull Of the borough
then addressed the meeting in his usual happy vein,
showing among other facts the insncerity Of the pe
toners and at the close introduced the following:
UA>yeas selecmen Of empowered By lase
fuTush the Town Assnt with rs43e
quantity Liquors be sold for OF seeey and not
teyesse UPON the Town Treasury or payment there
meeting considers and nsxpsdent Place
any upon The aaSsa 70 the seieeHea Ens-r
fsid statute.
The vote being taken, stoo1: ls5 in the Affirmative
to 80 in the negative several of the latter belonging to
adjoining towns. At any rate the latter the most
pitabe looking objects that could be gathered, com
posed Of all the rumselers of the town and lew OF
their firm adherers. The following resolution was
then unanimously adopted:
the petitiOneTs Shose this netns -. AZ
defeat the ends Of TIE law that rsssto -
concerted psns bring lsw into dsfepale y ms
tors and other dsholorsbe mesna -,
The meeting then adjourned. This plainly SHOWS
whether stonington understands the law, and likewise
its strength and popularity L. l.
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-21
now DOES THE Law WORK IN MAINE,

Teenenie Of proh 5ition are very fond of circulating
dspsragpg reports with respect TO the operation OF our
sent liquor law. They sont abroad statements aat the
law enforced and thai people are anAous tn hsva
II repeaed II might be sufficient for all home purposes
say that all this talk Is false and thus give a' DO
NAL But friends abroad viii not he satisfied by our
stating that these Sbrcatons silly les aud that every
body here know them to be such
The persons Who report such statements are principally
rumselors rum drinkers, and persOns Interested IN tho
rum business They say that the Maine Law has ncreas
cd rum selling and drinking aud at the same time arc
doing all they 10 secure its repeal
There another fact be taken into the account Tho
enemies of the Maine Law have opposed lis operation in
every instance where it has been iii their power 10 do IL
They have sought the election o men 10 executive oces
who ii they did openly oppose the enforcement u tho
law have winked at its violation. Instead of uniting
with the friends Of the law to give il fair ral, they
have on the contrary sought m repeal aud have endeav
ored TO ohstruc s working and prevent It's execution
No law has ever had 70 contend against such ma
cnant and wicked opposition. Tho enemies of the
law have persisted in their opposition with doter.
miDation and obstmacy worthy OF better cause And
these the men, who after doing the best hcy can 20
the purposes and objects OF the law report about
the country that the law does not work we'll Bat depte
all their croekings and opposition the law works wonders
Al public dinner recently given TO LORD ESln Gov
error General of Canada BY the Civil Authorities of
Portland no liquors not vines, were used most of
wealthy and influential citizens participated but tho
wine not there.
We attended a celebration of the Fourth of July tho
present year in the interior Of Maine, at which il was
Judged there 10 coo people present There were no
LIQUORS for sale the grounds in the immediate vicln-
it-no drunken and rowdyism; but the day passed A.
quietly Sabbath, and the people after listening 10 to
speeches and par,kng of good food and pure cold wahr
or lemonade went To their homes sober
als apd Houses of Correction have been found empty
since the passage Of the law but before and many
men have been reformed. Aud where the Law is
forced as 10 keep the qsor out Of the way thoy remain
sober IL is safe say that GO per cont OF nemperance
and its concomitant evils have disappeared.
We have statistics before us, farther than those
mentioned above Of empty jails, Nc. OF one thing wo
are assured that there has been FILLING of Ia the sale OF
liouor in the State; and consequence there IL
ohHnge for the better in the morale Of the people, and
there is dminution of the public burd sns.
In 1852 the repeaers had candidate for Governor and
poed for him @ of the 1000 votes east that year.
This wear they have a candidate in the field and OF
they saw that they shall elect him. but out
their ranks suppose that he will get 900 votes
portland Advocate
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-21
THE LATEST NEWS.
RECEIVED
by MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH
CUBA AND SICKLES.
Special Dbpa.eh to The N Y. TrbuBe

N.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 90 1854.
There has been good deal Of talk ebout certain ia.
portan business which brought Mr. d. Sickles home In
such hurry from London ard have been told tla, il
had something do with the acquisition Of Cuba This
is all fabrication The dispatches brought by Sckes.
have asccrtaned beyond denial were Of no great mpor-
tancc. Indeed, they TO be by mail from Lon
don when Sckles got permission bring them he having
pressing private just at the time for desiring
leave England
As for Sckles carrying back dispatches Of great
pth and moment, that is untrue the rest His coming
here was for his purposes and his return will be
much matter Of interest TO sundry private citizens
Of London and Paris than to the Courts Of those metro
politan cities. This much II is my duty say an enemy
Of humbug whether on the grand or the petty scale
you also that the Administration have
hausted all the schemes they haze been able devise for
the obtaining of Cuba and satisfied that they are
check mated II can't be done short of a war and for
ta. Mr.. Pierce and Mr. Marcy have not the pluck. They
have gained glory enough in the conquest of San Juan.
Col. W. II. ROBERTSON Acting Consul OF Havana is
here and has been Handsomely received by the Admins
traon He says immense majority OF the people Of
Cuba in favor of annexation But the appointment Of
Concha CaptainG General who he represents as being
very popular may put another face things This takes
away smother prop from the Cuban scheme.
There desperate struggle among the applicants for
the post Of Third Auditor in the Treasury Department
John b. Guthrie exMayor of Pittsburgh and relative of
the Secretary, is positively determined upon.
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-21
THE sELF-CONFESsED MURDERER, &c.

PHILADELPRIA, Saturday, Aug. ~, lcoi.
obn Miller the selfconessed murderer, had an hter
x;sy with the Sheriff of Burlington County, N d. tns
morning The latter is not aware OF any sech murder
having occurred in that County ana thinks pIe9aoo
that prisoner is under mistake ABOUT the person "'"e
With whom be had the quarrel ... A.. III;
He repeated his confession h. morning states has
% 70 enable her 10 escape the brutal treatment OF
her husband Meyer accused the two of connvlng at ne,
deserton of him. and various quarrels ensneIi on e @
one Never attacked the prisoner with stick, ana an u
ucky blow was given which the prisoner upposes 9a"sco
his death for he says Meyer was dying when hs nsu a
The prisoner is 20 years of age, but appears eoVA' w.
He h afflicted with rheumatism and very decrePn'
DR. Eyans the proprietor of safety railroad par nvsn
ton has been held to bail for obtaining money under
pretenses in selling certificates OF NV the Patent
which, it is charged has never Deen ISSUE" " '"'
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-21
MARINE AFFAIRS.

The ARcric-This vessel went down the Bay on
Saturday 10 try arrangements ia her machinery
She will make trip to Boston this week for tho same
purpose.
ARRIVAL or TBE PBILADELPHiA.-Ihe steamship Phil
adelphia, Capt. Wndle, arrived on Saturday morning.
She left EewOreans the llth, and arrived at Havana
On the l4th inst After landing mails and passengers sho
.e again he dny. She brings sixty-eight pa,sen-
gers, and cargo Of cotton and merchand'e. On
July 80 John Peters, fireman board died Of convui
siors. On August IS, at o'clock p. M the Philaie!
phia ssw sbip Columbia Of Nev-York, three miles
distant mske signal Of Distress Ran aongsde
Of her, ard stopped the engine at i;2o Z. ~ She
reported that the captain was sick, and wanied u
doctor. The boat was lowered Immediately, and took on
board with DR.. s. Teab the surgeon He soon returned
for come ice and lemons which Immediately sent On
board. lie reported that Capt. Augustus Proa was SICK
with tie yellow fever, but getting better and that
three Of the crew were rick with the same disease NO
death had occurred board and ali were hkey ID re-
cover. Ats r. NJ started engines and s,eered on our
course Left her In latitude 2so 81 N, longitude 79'
4sW She was seventeen days from Ne"'orleans' and
bound to Marseilles. Nothing Of importance had tran
s,ired At Havana since the last departure
s,u,xo OF THE ATLAsTIc.-The United States Mail
.,e,r.bp Atlantic, Capt West sailed from the foot Of
C.n,t at 10 o'clock Saturday FOR Liverpool with
hundred and four passengers She also carried out full
freight and s69l, ,23s in American gold bars.
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-21
e,,-.-,.,s.,r. ~ f7eN rrssr,..
Frenffnce O TIE N T. ffit'ne-
BRISTOL. CoSN. Thursday Aug. IL, 1854.

BRISTOL. Conn. Thursday Aug. IL, 1854.
The peaceful reign OF TIE Maine (or rather Coanes
ticut) Liquor lsw has commenced. It y working
most admfrsllv The asst da, cf Jaly however was
hard one II wss 4th Of July celebration aud more
too. The grog shops blared away TIL midnight, and
the frst Of August ushered with the most horrd
oaths howlings and frighttn brswls. FROM many
feversh run throat went out deep ana heavy groau
at the 6nal abolition of the hyirS-hcaded u'oastor
from our midst. At one 1rog shop tuding the Gus
TONERS could not wsit to have the liquor drawn from
the casks il was pumped out into tubs. and three mon
dealt it out With dipPers- In this wsy the enhro
stock was disposed Of. Two poor devils did not gr'
over their drunk until about Of the trst instant.
ard of course saw Mr.. Gillette after then, who hsd
TO enforce the law in their case, namely tine OF TWEEN
" dollars and costs.
The present Of the ruhibtory Liquor Law must
be matter of cSngrauaon among is friends and mat
ter Of attention among its opponents The dram shops
have been closed week afd those who were once
doubtful the result lock wonder at the ehsgc
The streets Of the city are quiet during the nighttime
there arr no brawng and loud profanity, and hiieoas
noises Does any one regret this Does any opponent, Of
the law saw that the pri, ate rights OF single have
been iuft;nged by such a result Does any wish It
otherwise Would he bring back The loud obscene carol
tie drunken cges the debassd beasness OF the midnight
intcmuerHei The Msise Law has done this gentlemen;
and YOU who anxious for the repeal must not yoa
phlanhropss AMI men OF reason shut your eyes TO
thcsr r,sults.
Crime has diminished among us-the petty crimes
brough, on by the nightly indulgence IN laor Does any
regret the dmnaton Of crime Ihe keeper OF ,ns
low grogshop may because his business is the very erts
izer Of crimethe guaro by which grows 50 RANK B,t
the honest maD who opposed this law from honest though
distorted Views he say that he regrets the dminuton
of these petty crimes and that he Will state Of
thirgs that viii produce thoml
The day laboer who has heretofore Invested thu whole
or part of his daily earnings in drink goes homo
sober to his family Does any wish that the "pryae
rights OF the grog-ser should be tia, the
dny aborrr should 20 home drunk He carries his
for the comfort of that home Who is there that wl cp
pose law which has compelled him 10 do SO 2 Who i,
there tina; will decide that that money would be better in
the till of the drsm-stlleri
Our peiehb, of The Ifmes, who goes against every
description of liquor selling must be happy mai now,
at the effects of .obety around him. Hartford Courln
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-21
DEATH or Mr.. MARS, OF NEW-JERSEf-
RETURN or MR.. GR1NDLN.
nfn,N Tnhnne

TRENTON. n. j., Saturday, August 49, i-54.
TIE Whig organization of our State has met with a
most serious loss in the personal and political influence
of samuel Nairs Esa.. who died yesterday at Long
Brnneh Mr. MARS has been for some time lndisposed
but was not understood to be alarmDgy III by his ng-
merous friends throughout the State and the nteli-
ceuce of his sudden demise therefore most une.-
pected ard melancholy.
He was ever an ardent devoted Wing and his per-
son,l influence and means were always freely given to
tho promotion and success Of the principles TO which
be wa. sincerely and honestly attached. For some
Years he was Clerk Of old Monmouth County, and has
sso filed the responsible post OF Treasurer of the
state He has been Unexpectedly eut of in the midst
Of his usefulness. universally respected beloved ana
regretted even by his political opponents.
Eteriescat IN pace
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-21
TEMPERANCE IN DUTCHEsS COUNTY,

Centsyondencs OF The N. !. Tub.is
PouGHKEEPsIs, Saturday, Aug. 49, 1854.
At Temperance Convention held in this (Dutchessl
County on the 18th inst, the following persons wera
selected to attend tho State Temperance Convention to be
held at Auburn, Sept. %;
District No. LIE. ID. Sweet, q. Potter, DIR. W. Is.
Blackmnn, the Rev :. Van Nechten David Yer Valep.
District No. 2-The Hon. George w. Sterling q. Au-
gustus Hayiland, Smith j. Gildersleevo, William ii.
Wheeler Daniel w Plat.
District No. 3-Noah Grdley, John X. Mead q. III.
Knapp, Derrick WsoD, Stephen Haght.
lit L0rge-The Rev. Is. +. Vile aud Charles Bartlett.
Yours respectfully
C. AUGUSTUS HAylLAHD, Secretary Of the Convention.
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-21
FROM BOSTON.

Bosros, Aug 90, 1854.
An encounter took place yesterday afternoon between
Mr.. Barry of the publishers of The Life ~ Boston,
and Mr.. Sinons in which pistols and other weapons
were freely used. Mr. Barry made his escape from his
assalant but received some dangerous wounds before
doing
The Chief Of the Police has visited of the places
where liquor has been sold to-day and he has notified the
sellers that they will be prosecuted.
BosToN, Saturday, Aug. 19, 1854.
The u. s. steamship San Jacino, Capt. rlbng which
left Philadelphia Saturday last for cruise III the Bal
tic put into this port to-day for repairs, owing TO
slight arrangement in her machinery.
The accident occurred on the 18th; her bedpiate Is
broken requiring the taking out of all her machinery to
make the necessary repairs. 1t is also said that she
sprung leak. She will probably be detained two or
three months and her voyage to the Baltic account
of the ateness of the season, will have 10 be given up
oxford who assaulted Lawyer Dana in the street, the
night of the rendition of Anthony Burns, was convicted III
the Mum pal Court this morning.
information has been received here Of the release Of the
schooner Ellen of Salisbury, before reported seized
of Nova Scotia for violation of the fishery laws.
The ratification by Congress of the Reciprocity treaty 1t
is stated Influenced this result which evnces good feel
ing on the part of our colonial neighbors.
1he total deaths in Boston during the week ending at
noon to-day reached lO4. of which IA were from cholera
These exhibit gratifying decrease compared with
the previous week.
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-21
A MAN SHOT BY A DOG.

corespsnde ence Of The ~ Y. Tribune.
CoPoKE, n. Y, Friday, Aug. Ia, 1854.
fatal accident happened in this town sunday tho
9th inst Two men were out hunting. One Peter Kill
more had twobane gun. He discharged ono bsrro aud
killed bird be then brought the butt Of his gun TO the
ground with the muzze leaning against his left Breast
His dog coming up jumped with his fore pnws ag .nst him.
and hen his paws down. they struck the trigger of
the other barrel and discharged ths whole contents in his
breast and lodged in his shoulder Helngered ill Friday
the llth when he died.