Smyrna times., 1857-06-03
Delaware Items.

DELAWARE COMMUNICATIVE preparation Is
now being made for the annual commencement
exercises at Delaware College. The exercises
will occur in the following order:
June %, Baccaaureate Address, by President
r. J. Ncwlin; Sunday morning at l0I o'clock.
June %, Address to the Fraternity, by Rev.
IL. Dunning, Of Baltimore; Sunday evening at
8 O'clock
June 80, Anniversary Celebration Of the
Alhen@an Society,-Addrcss by Rev. A. Given
Carothers, of Washington, d. c.. Tuesday
evening at o'clock.
July l.-Graduating Oratons, at 10 o'clock
Address to the Alumni, byW. II Purnell, Esq,
Of Maryland, at p o'clock. P. NJ. Anniver-
sary Celebration of the Delta Phi Society adj
dress by Rev. w. Smonsen, OF Pennsylvania.
Poem by Rev. Il. Hampstead. OF Connecticut,
in the evening at 8 O'Clock.
| SENTENCE OF PATRICK SHEAY AND JAMES
CARR alias DAVIS alias SANDERs.-'fhe Court
at New Castle, on Wednesday last, sentenced
Patrick Sheay, to sixty Iashes on the bare back
one hour in the plllory, and Imprisonment for
the murder of Timothy German
James Carr, alias Davis, alias Sanders, was
sentenced to pay fine of ~, 900, aud suffer an
Imprisonment OF four years in the county Jail,
for the murder Of David Carr at the Practical
Farmer Inn.
The case of Joseph A. Hunter VS.. the Della
ware Railroad company, has been referred to
Mcssrs. Edward q. Bradford, Samuel Hllles and
George Il. Tybout. The referees will meet in
Wilmington on the 10Th of June next.
GF The Court of Errors and Appeals, and
the Court of Chancery, and Orphans Court for
this county, convened in Dover yesterday.
0I.7- The United States District Court will
meet in Wilmington. on Tuesday, the 9th of
June. The Circuit Court will meet on Tues.
day, the lGh. At this court the case of Allen
Norhces vs.. the President and Directors of the
Bank of Delaware City, will come up for trial
Thls Is case for false imprisonment Our
readers, doubtless, remember that Mr.. Vorhces
was arrested and imprisoned on suspicion Of
hlving procured at ghe Bank of forged check,
about two yerrs since. Mr.. IInfington and
Mr.. Brown of Philadelphia, for the plaintiff, f.
u. Bradford, Esq, for the Blnk.
AGENT APPOINTED William Reddcn, ESD.
has been appointed Station Agent at Bridge.
vile on the Delaware Railroad, vice q. p.
White deceased
LIBEL Survive learn, says the Reporter,
that Charles Draper, Esq, has commenced pro-
ceedings against the publishers OF the Delaware
Democrat and the reputed author of an article
recently inserted in its columns, said to reflect
personally on Mr.. Draper. He has retained
Messrs. Fisher and Ridgcly as his counsel.
0I~ The partnership heretofore existing be-
tween White, Stradlcy & Co., publishers Of the
" Delaware Democrat" has been dissolved, -
WIN. D. Wharton withdrawing from the firm.
" The great Red Lion Camp is fixed for
Thursday, the 9th of August.
RE lNrERMGXr. The remains of Dr. James
TlIton will be re-interrcd in the Wilmington
and Braudywlne Cemetery, on Thursday, June
Ith, at O'clock. p. NJ.
W We learn from the Reporter, that Mr..
A. Richardson, stove and tin dealer of Dover
has invented a machine to attach 10 the Reapc
which binds the wheat after it has been cut aud
laid on the platform Of the Reaper.
SAD AccmENr.-A young lady near Will
IIamsv!le, Kent county, Del, on the 2Glh inst,
while riding Oh horseback, was thrown from The
saddle and considerably hurt,-upou falling.
her foot continued in the stirrup, and she was
dragged nearly a mile, the horse kicking her
frequently. lti strange, she escaped with her
life
0~4F 1t is stated that the Philadelphia, Will
mlngton and Baltimore Railroad company have
dispatched two men to Washington City to in
spect two steamboats, there, with a view ofI
putting them on the route between Seafurd and
Norfolk.