Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1858-06-10

m Library Association having in contemplation
e the holding of Strawberry Festival, for the
/ benefit of the Library, appointed a committee
i TO make out a programme, which, at the last
l. meeting, reported as follows:
If The committee, appointed at the last meet.
>, ing OF the Board, to make out programme for
a Strawberry Festival, beg leave to report that,
they have had the matter under consideration,
n and in view of the fact that the ladies' compos-
e ing the congregations of both the Methodist
: Episcopal and the Protestant Episcopal churches
expect TO hold Festivals for the benefit of their
respective houses of worship, of like charac-
Ter TO that had in contemplation by us, are
unanimously OF opinion that it is, for the pre-
T sent, lnexpedlent 10 make out programme for
such a purpose.
BEGINNING TO OPEN THEIR EYEs-The press
OF the country are beginning TO discuss the pro-
prlcty Of the United States Government giving
a subsidy to the Atlantc Telegraph Company,
unless some better guarantee than it now pos.
s"sses, is given that our government and people
shall enjoy the uses ofthe Telegraph on equal
terms with those of Great Britain.
Since the exposure of the true character of
the English bill, the city councils of Whining
ton, Del, have unanimously refused parties
supposed to be concerned with the British Tele.
graph companies, the privilege of putting up
telegraph poles in that city for an extension of
line to Washington city.
o. AT a meeting Of the State Temperance
Convention, held in Milford. on Wednesday,
the 18th ultimo, the following Resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved, That it is highly important to en-.
llSt the Clergy and Church-g0ing portion of the
community more actively on the side of Tenn
perance.
Resolved, That in order to secure a general
and Simultaneous impression throughout the
State upon the subject, it be earnestly recon.
mended to the Ministers and Preachers of the
various denominations, each one to preach a
sermon upon Temperance, on the third SUNDAY !
IN June (20rh).
HAIL SrORM.-A severe hail-storm passed !
over portion Of the country lying between
Smyrna and the Steamboat Landing, on Tues
day afternoon, which, with the severe wind. did
considerable damage to some of the wheat
crops. The hailsones fell as large as hickory
nuts
STRAwGERRIEs.--Thcs delicious berries
have been coming into market pretty freely
the past week-the first lot, on Wednesday
last, brought p cents per quart. They are
now bringing II! cents per quart, and are very
fine.
DEMOCRATIC Mass MEErIYG-The Demo.
cratic Central committee of Kent county, have
resolved to hold Mass Meeting in Dover. on
wednesday, the 23d of June inst for the pur-
pose Of e.ecting delegates to a State convention
ana 10 organize the Party for the campaign.
HE WEATnER.-For few days past we
nave oceH rejoicing in fine growing weather.
JuS' 'ha' Kind of weather which is necessary
lot corn ana wheat, aud for cheering the spirits
OF our iarmers'whose business has sorely suffer.
cd during the late forty days rain. !
HE NoMINATIoN ELEcrIOx.-The Nomina.
ton Election for sheriff and coroner. Of New !
Castle county, took Place in the several Hun.
dreds on Saturday. and resulted in The choico
OF Isaac Grubb for sheriff. and John G. Rouob.
man for coroner. The contest vos ,n;,,,,oJ
o. By an arrival from Havana at New
York, we learn that the commander of the {
British steamer Styx. who was enga0ed in m. :
recent searches Of American vessels at Sauna
has been arrested by order of the British ADM.
raj, and sent to Jamaica.
A FRIENDS MEETIxG, the first for some vo,rs
was heiu IN Inc Old Quaker meeting house, in
TINS town, on Wednesday evening last The
principal speaker was a Mrs. Allen. There
was very good audience.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.-Garrett's snuff mill. in
ChrlstIana Hundred, Delaware, was dps,rovod
Oy hre, lew days since, with 50 hhds of TO-
bacco. Loss $2O,OO0; insurance $4,000.
o. We have but time this week to call n,
tention to the advertisements of p. G. White
Millaway & Son, iona. Catlin. and John Ben.
nett.
TAxEs.-The total assessed value of property
10 New Castle county is nineteen millions four
hundred and three thousand one hundred and
twenty dol!ors.
81 The election in Maine on Monday to de. |
eide whether they should have Prohibitorv or
License Law, resulted in the adoption of the
former by an almost unanimous vote.
0.F The election in New Orleans Monday.
resulted in the triumph of the American Ticket.
and in Washington of the Democratic Ticket.
6@- The debates in Congress on the outrages
upon American vessels in the Gulf of Mexico.
are very warlike.
ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT AT DELAWARE Col.
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