Smyrna times., 1858-10-21
New Castle County Agricultural Exhi
hiti0n.


bition.
The weather on Thursday was more favor
able, and the attendance at the exhibition o
the New Castle Agricultural Society was quite
large. The trottiIg course seemed to be the
great feature of attraction. and pretty good
time was made by many of the nags. The
bands'Hest animal on the ground was Henry
May Day." entered by VIM. NJ. Stuckert OF
Red Lion; he was of a dark bay color, I6 hands
| high, and a beautiful mover. He was attached
! to light trOtting wagon, by beautiful set OF
harness manufactured by c. E. Anderson, OF
Mddletown, and he attracted general attention.
He was awarded the first premium of the So.
clety. The fastest horse on the ground was
Colonel Fremont, owned by Henry Klund, OF
this city, passing everything on the course.-
There was a fine horse, called Boston, owned
by Arthur Johns, of Maryland; a fine sorrel by
MIR. Larkin, of Delaware County; bay OF
John Z. Clark, jr., also one of George H.
Griffin; the bay bob tail of Henry l.. WItsl, of
this city; roam PAGER owned by John C. Pat
terson, a brown horse by MIR. Pos;es, with
others. There were also several double teams,
among which were those of John C.. Clark, Jas
V. Moore, L. NJ. Bye, Ex Mayor Sparks, but
the fastest pair on the ground were Honest
John belonging TO George w. S. Nicholson, of
Dover. and Buckskin belonging to MIR. Foun
tain, of the same town. There were also sew
eral other fine pairs on the ground as well as
many valuable Dags in single harness that were
not driven around the course.
The Corn Husking Match took place on the
Show grounds, between the hours of and 2
O'Clock, p. NJ on Thursday. The following
are the names of the men Gall colored) who en-.
tered the contest, which lasted between and
minutes: Stephen Sharp, John Derham,
Henry Jenkins, Edw. Fisher, Benjamin Holt,
Caleb Demby, John Anderson. The apportion-
ment of each man was one hundred and eight
ears. Benjamin Holt was awarded the first
premium of two dollars, having husked his pile
in about 6 minutes; S. Sharp received the
second premium of one dollar and fifty cents,
and Caleb DENNY the third premium of one dol.
lar. The other men received fifty cents each.
-RepuJLican.
DELAWARE GAMBLING-The Peninsular Del.
NeWS says" six hundred thousand dollars will
be the lowest sum offered the State of Della
ware, at the approaching session of the Legsla-
ture, for an exclusive lottery grant for twenty
years, and million can be obtained for it irst
as easily" Delaware is one of the few States
which still legalizes gambling, her Legislatures
having no scruples of conscience against per.
miItlng the citizens to be robbed by millions. so
that the State gets its hundreds of thousands
for authorizing it. We suppose that the six
hundred Thousand raised by this means will 90
into the treasury of the State, and not into the
pockets OF the Legislators. The property
holders thereby get their taxes reduced, and |
that seems 10 be sufficient motive for their al.
lowing the morals OF the State to be debauehed |
BY lottery gambling. This, however, is poor |
The Sc who trust 10 chance TO enrich |
themselves are very likely to avoid labor, the
source of all wealth, and idleness must neces-
larily beget poverty. Add TO this the lessons
which those sustain who venture their money in
schemes established on such swindling basis
is lottery, and the State will find that, though
t derives revenue from encouraging swind.
ing, 1t is really impovorishing itself by the
practice, and diminishing the real elements of
IS wealth. besides corrupting the morals of it's
people. The Legislature could get pretty
-ound sum for the privilege of establishing a
arc bank in the State, which is just about as
honest in It's management as lottery, and
would as largely promote industy and good
morals. Why not legallze the sweat cloth and
he roulette table !-Ledger.
MARKETING BY THE DELAWARE RAILROAD -
Fhe market ug received in Wilmington over
he Delaware Railroad during the month of
September was twenty-five thousand seven
hundred baskets of peaches, one thousand eight
hundred pears and apples, ihirty.one thousa nd
lozen eggs, five thousand pounds poultry, and
hree hundred head Of sheep. The Delaware
Road connecting with the Ph:ladel phia and
Wilmington Railrord has opened to the resi-
Tents OF the lower part of Delaware a fine
market, which within a few years, perhaps,
will be better appreciated than at present.
hOugh there has been a steady increase in the
amount of produce sent over the road
ACCIDENrs.-Arthur Johns, Of MARYLAND was
1riving his bay horse Boston round the course
1t the Agricultural exhibition, on Thursday af.
ernoOn, when he checked him SO suddenly that
he gray horse Of Henry Klund, coming in the
'ear, ran on the wagon, breaking it somewhat
and throwing himselfdown. Fortunately both
MIR. Klund and Mr.. Johns, as we'll as their hor
;es. escaped without injury. short time af.
erwards Mr.. Klund was driving slowly around |
he course, when gentleman ran into him up
setting the sulkey, and throwing down his
0T The Peoples Party of Christiana Hun.
ired on Saturday afternoon nominated Frank.
IN z. Finn for the Legislature, in place of DR..
ieorge Pepper Norris, resigned.
OF The Rev. Mr.. Keeling, Rector of st.
Thomas Church, Newark, intends delivering
Course of Lectures to Young Men, in that
Church.
CEr A match has been made between Arthur
Johns Bay horse Boston, the grey mares of
Philip r. Clark, and Brady Brothers, to come
oft on the 2Sth inst for three hundred sweep
stakes.
Smyrna Prices Current.