Smyrna times., 1858-03-11

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Town COMMIssIoNERs.-At an election held
in Dover, last Monday. Henry Pratt, John A
Stevenson and James l.. Smith, were elected
Town Commissioners, to serve the ensuing year.
OE~F Jesse Sharpe has been appointed post
master at Williamsburg, Kent county, Deib
vice John H. johnson, resigned. IllElUI II
O1r Rev. J. w. Mears delivered lecture on
Dctaware, colonial history revolutionary
times and distinguished men. on Tuesday eve
ming, the 9t6 inst, la The, College HaIlfnt New
ark.
A SLIPPERY TRIcE.-A gentleman. recently
mereha ndizlng at st. Johns,own, says the Pc
+ninS nlur NeicS, where he had for sevetaf years
Nchrred on a successful business, being recently
imp ruined to pay some large debts that he had
recently formed, concu uded he could make more
money by different procedure, therefore on
Ta1 sdaj night last, after closing hours quite
lrt9t dry .raods boxes were removed to the rail-
F1ad station, and early onaWednesday morning
goods, merchant and all, left the State for parts
.nnknown, leaving creditors TO whistle for their
mOhey. which many persons think is in his
lpUc ReuE The impression IS that he carried
'aXiy several thousand dollars in cash, besides
Ia large stock of goods. altogether il was one
sot 'theDmost slippery lriess that we have ever
how all the goods could havs been so speedily
and safely removed. rr "l
SUPPosEn Naturalization A. Cannon, a
citizen otN. w. Fork Hundred. says the Sus-
sex Messenger, was found dead ON Sunday
morning, the 2Sth ult, in horse pond of Isaiah
Blades at place called the Old Bloomary"
near the line dividing Sussex CO., and the CO,
Of Caroline, Md. Mr.. Cannon was man of
YnH ha huH -
there, whore 'grog shop IS kept, with others
.ef like habits, and was murdered by some Of
Them, and 10 prevent suspicion, was thrown in
10 this pound where two horses were stabbed
The doors OF the stables were opened aud the
horses turned out, 50 that it might be Supposed
he was killed by them. ......l. ..
s RUN AND Observation-Disclosures has reached
ms OF the commission OF a most diabofcal muir
der, on Saturday night last, at place near the
y Poplar Woods" IN Sussex County, BY drum
ken vagabund named Clement Hurley, on the
person Oi his vile. Nnmer0us bruises were oh.
seryed on bar brea st and throat well a 5 other
eIIdsnee of the must tiendislI treatment We
learn that the prisoner is safely lodg ed ih
Georgetown jail.-NewS. .,1... a..
REFEREE TRIAL.-A referee trial was held
before Esq. POuIsoa, on Wednesday last, in
WHICH CHARLES VI. Al,nogd, OF The Indian O. ueeu
Hotel, was plalptff and Geo Buzlne, Justice
Of the Peace, deteniaRt Mr.. Patterson ap-
Peared as attorney for the, defence, and ex
Mayor Huntingdon for the prOsecuJ ION. Plain
tih pteseuted bll OF thirty dollars and thirty
SIX ceuts, against deiendaAt, wb Gu defendant
refused to pay uuder plea Of having an Diiset
against plaintiff to q slui!ar amount. Mr.. All.
inond's blll consisted ma lnly of charges for re.
ireshmenis, WHICH were made up mostly. oi
sweetened grOg aud imported segurs. The
greater part OF tbs bill was contracted during
The existence Of the Ma ne Liquor Law in tins
State, aud 4eaeaEned cUunsel for The defence
hssumed ihe premises that the debt, having
been CONTRACTED nayiUIa ION of aw, could not
he collected by process of law. But this view |
at the case the attorney for the prosecution
clearly demon straledt0 be erroneous, The Ia
goyerHllg the So le OF spriiuons liquors fixed |
certain violations OF The enactment, but ID not
say that HabIlucs contracted by the Illegal
tratilc could not be claimed and recovered like
other Liabilities. The Squire did not deny that
he had INDUCED " IN the luxures of. sin Tor
Season., but seemed 10 think that in cons idera.
lion Of some fayors WHICH he had shown the
pIanlif, he was eptllled 10 all he had resolved.
The refetccs returned a verdict allowing the
plaintiff charge. of Sl4-Democrat. -,
~ Schools IN DELAWARE Or. Grimshaw N
relation to our Public Schools, says: ...l ,,,,iI
j. 1--WE hope that nom2 will be elected 10 the
next Legislature, no mHtter to what party he
Is attached, unless be is a friead of Education
In a recent trip through the State, we regret
TO say that we saw school, houses destitute Of
paint, and window shutters propped with sticks ,
Of wood; we did not see blac K boa rds or mans:
not decent desk or seat out of New Castle
county, and only few reasonable ones in it
In Dover, no finds; in Frederca. no school
in Camden, none; in AIlf,rd. none. We vis,t' .
ed one school, house in Milton, it was simply
disgraceful to ibe Inhabitants; one in L,ewes .
was crammcd fu!t o. chiIdrcn. In Georgclown.
We shouldssay, aapoor' school was Kept Tn a
the first house low Smyrna, utterly destitute
of paint, we found a black board aud a reunars a
kably qaletschOOl.a Near Farming gtoni We found
an Intelligent set Of pupils.sbut miserable ae. : :
cOmmodatlons Every sort of books, of m sizes
aud sh9p is used IN the schools. o, A laru- e
portion 9f The pupils could scarcely read or ?
write" r." ::
The tNDEPEyDEXT CuURcm-The "Indeoen- C
dents" are evidently in the ascendant and sc.
ccssions are being daily made 10 their already I
urge number. While OTHER religious bodies
are either in a state Of lslIess languor or com.
p,9,H '.r2 di'Y' the great aud glorious church
:" the lhdependents IS growing with a ra pidny C
hetore undreampt OF 10 the ChFisiia world. - a
Tho weak mr' laugh, The unrigbteous NAV a
80 "r'' IS ""y pr@tc oftheir golden gods. :,
but neither opposition, nor rldicuIe, nor oIsvres-
SION, nor things present nor things TO come. can q
check theronRard marcl'Of this great church p
organization. 10 very short time we expect v
TO see an ediice Zs.-\2U4
,ra, Lifting to eternal Heavens 4 aX
L m r IL, /
IN which the new sect can worship their own p
God IN iheIr own way, and were none dare Y
molest nor make Them afraid" ."a.sr. r,s -, In
The minister elect, Rev. Abraham Po5Ison
preached lpn Sunday evening last, at Noblut's :
1ulldIng, and gave universal satIsfaetion 10 his
large aud into ligeRt cong repation Of.n,h s.