Smyrna times., 1857-08-19
Delaware Items.

A camp meeting will commence at SDrin,
Branch, near Canterbury, in Kent county, on
Friday, the 2lst inst.
! We learn from the PeninsCIar Mems TIM
Bethuel Watson, who was an active member o
the last session OF the Legislature, died at hi,
residence IN Milford, on Thursday, after brle
| illness. lie was in the p. ime Of life and wns
useful and influential citizen.
Struck BY LIGnTNING.-Jonatban Graves
of White Clay Creek Hundred, lost SIX vaIua.
be horses, worth at least, 81 900, on Monday
last. They were laying under tree, when il
was struck by lightning and were all instantly
kllled.-RepuJtican.
| CANDTDATEs.-At a meeting of the Demo
Gratis OF Wilmington, on Saturday evening, the
following gentlemen were named us candidates
to be ballotted for on Saturday next:
Mayor-Wm. Huntington, Geo. Buzine, DR..
White aud Mr.. Darrah.
Aldcrman-Wm. Silver, jr., and John Far
son.
Treasurer-Lews C. Springer, Jno. Wright.
Samuel ID. Newln, Mr.. O'DonnelI
Assessor-Milton Lackry aud John Burnet,
POULsON's PROSPECTS, The SQUIRE il now
left without a single independent councillor IN
the feld-hlerrow has Withdrawn his name.
and Frank, by reason of his great controversy.
is rendered hOrS dH combat We really envy
the Squlre's position and prospects. as his elec.
tlon is just as certain as falling off log back.
wards. T'nlcnm will go for him. Manayunk
will go for him; Cat Swamp will 90 for him,
and consequently his election is a fixed fact
Three thnnders aud tiger tor the Burgo.
master.-DeL. Democrat
THE FIGHTING Men or THE BLUE UEs's
CHICKEN. "-Jeandell and Vincent. proiectors
originally proprietOrs and ostensbe editors OF
the " Blue Hens chicken"-dead long since
for want of " dOe"-have, after an uninterrnn.
ped friendship ofmany years, come to dagger's
points, and are now laying it into each other
with an Industry worthy of a nobler cause
The matter IN dispute is their respective claims
to the editorship of the Chicken"-Vincent
declaring that he advocated aud "carred 70
completion" all the great measures and reforms
for which that paper was SO famous. while
Jeandcll contends that during their entire CO. |
partnership, Vincent did not write a sinnle
line tor tho editorial columns, bu, that TO him. |
self and a silent partner IN the paper, belonps
The high honor OF its great achievements
They are alike clamerous aud alike persistent,
in the maintenance Of their respective posi- ions.
democrat
RED LION CAMP MEETING.-Tt is estimated
that there are some $50 tents at the Red Linn
camp meeting, but the attendance has not been
so large as on turmer years. Previous to Sun. |
day, there were comparatively few persons in
attendance from the country. The first SER |
mon was preached on Thursday mornlnu. bv
Rev. Valentine Gray, Of PHILADELPHIA, Rev. |
VIM. Bishop preached at three O'Clock in the
afternoon, and DR.. Anderson. one of the ablest
dvines in the conference. at six in the evening
On Friday. Rev. Joseph s Curtis preached at
10 a. nl., Rev. Jas. B. Ayars at . p. M, and
Rev. G. Kitchens OF the New Jersey confer |
ence. at6 pm. Refreshments of various kinds
are procured near the stands: Mr. Jas. f |
Stewart. Of 81. Georges supplying bread, for
which privilege, he pays 500; VIM. H. |
Kemp nee c.esm, Lemonade, and ice water,
paying 800, we believe, for the privilege =
Mr. Lppincott, of Philadeph mineral wa
ter, for fee of $50, and Messrs. Pennington,
OF Newark, w1ternellon-, for 50.-Repubti-
can.