Smyrna times., 1859-03-24
Delaware Affairs,

o. The members of ST. Paul's NJ. E church,
Of Wilmington, have a Melodec II in their choir,
and have instrumental music in their church
service.
" A. r. Wootten, ESQ, of Georgetown,
viii remove to Wilmington in few days, as
viii also Messrs Dale and Walker, who were
appointed lottery commissioners.
GRApuATED.-L. d. Jackson, Robert Frame
and Samuel d. Marshall all Of Delaware,
graduated at the commencement of the Jeiier-
son Medical College, in Phladelphi on Tues.
day week.
WANTS ENDoRsING.--A friend of ours, a few
days since, was in Baltimore, and after purcha.
sing some goods at a store in Market street. Of
fered u ten dollar Farmers Bank note of Della
ware III payment, when the merchant refused
to take II, unless IL 1caS first endorsed Gg Rich
ard France !-RePorter.
A ToPER-The Sussex county Messenger
says there is a man, sixty years of age, residing
near Georgetown, who represents that he has
drank, on an average, quart OF liquor per dav
tor the last thirty years. This would ma ke 27}O
gallons, and at sixty cents per gallon makes
the snug little sum of $l,G33 that he has
thrown away, without saying anything about
the injury TO health experienced in consc-
quence. We think he certainly has paid "too
dear for the whistler
EFFECTS OF RUM.-A man named Charles
McNumee died on the straw stack of Mr. Och.
eltree, near Port Penn, on Monday night week,
from the effects Of using too much strong drink
1t is stated he has very respectable connections,
a brother being minister Of the Nj. T.. church.
| EXCITEMENT IN CHuscH-On last Sunday
night, as the Rev Mr.. Ruth, Pastor Of the
Union NJ. E church of Wilmington, was about
to close his sermon, man who was sitting in
the gallery jumped up III a crazy fit and cried
out that he had come to give the people light,
and in him was salvation, &c. For a time
there was quite a sensation in the congrega-
tioh but quiet was restored when the Trustees
i took him into charge 1t appears that he was
firm believer in splritualisui, and by it had be-
come lnS1nc.-JOurHdt.
! 0F The Directors Of the Philadelphia, Will
mngton and Baltimore Railroad company,
have declared semi-annual dividend of three
per cent. on the capital stock of the company
payable on and after the lst Of April.
o. The last Legislature of Delaware passed
an act forbidding the transportion OF negroes
as passengers over the Delaware railroad, un.
less a separate car be furnished them. Slaves
accon panied by their master or mistress, are
exempt from the provisions of the law.
PUBLIC PLUNDER-We were much amused
at what we witnessed on the last day of the
session of the Legislature. The members ot
the House upportloned among themselves the
rest and residue of the stationery, which was
purchased at the expense of the State, al cos
of near $500. We saw one member from Sus-
sex going from the Capitol to the Hotel will
his arms piled up to his chin with ream afte
ream of paper, inkstands sand boxes, pens, pa
per-cutters, mucllage bottles, &c. Another de
lbeIately poured the sand out of sand-box in
to spittoon, and packed it away. When the
session about to close, the clerk went fol
some paper, and got barely enough to complete
his journal. From what we can learn, ther,
was not less than $500 worth of stationary thu
disposed oE-Repor'er.
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION Teachers
Association of Kent and Sussex counties will
hold meeting at Dover, on Wednesday, Apr
9th, at 10 o'clock. The teachers of the tw,
: counties are urgently called upon to meet il
convention.
The object will be to organize more thor
oughly as County Association.
] SUssEY COUNTY ITEMs.-The Messenger ha
r the following:
We find sixty-two cases on The trial list 70
the Superior Court for Sussex county, to com
mence April 11th.
, An immense number Of fruit trees will be Sc
up in this county the present season; ; the tall
about the railroad has given an impetus to thi
branch of ofhusbandry.
! The wife of Gilly Kitchens living in Broat
Creek Hundred was burnt 10 death on Wed
nesday of last week.