Smyrna times., 1859-10-27
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The explosion at Dupont's powder mills
on Friday were distinctly heard by number of
persons in the vicinity of Smyrna.
John c. Groome, Esq, Executor of John
Ginn, advertises farm of 346 acres situated
near Middletown to be sold at that place on the
22d of November
Friday was the coolest day for SO early
in the season since 1916. AT 7 a. M, the ther-
mometer stood at 81 degrees.
-Thomas S. Merritt of Middletown, has
purchased the farm of James w. Alexander, in
Appoquinimink Hundred, for $25 per acre. 1t
contains l30 acres.
The first ice of the season made its ap.
Pearance in this vicinity on Friday morning
last. On Thursday quite change occurred
in the weather, the wind blew furiously, and
the thermometer fell some or 10 degrees.
"A bill for murder in the first degree,
was found by the Grand Jury of Sussex county,
against John B. Scott, who killed, in August
last, the negro man belonging to Rev. John
Rodgers. Scott left immediately after the
death OF his victim, aud has not been heard Of
since.
A cabbage raised by E. L. Cooper, in
his garden in Willow Grove, and exhibited by
him at the Kent county Agricultural Society,
measured feet 81 inches in circumference,
and weighed 204 pounds.
Evans Dorsey, the young man who lies
dangerously wounded at Harper's Ferry, by
shots from the insurrectionists, formerly lived
in Wilmington.
-Ex-Gov. Tharp gathered in an unusually
fine lot of pumpkins few days since, three of
which weighed respectively 60, 81, and 20 lbs
The two U. S. Senators from this State
-Bayard and Salisbury, were pitted against
each other in case before the court at G George
town, on Saturday. Much interest was felt in
the encounter, by persons who had never heard
these speakers.
john P. Greeney has purchased the Ho-
tel at Bridgeville, Delaware, of Manove
Adams, Esq, and fitted it up in complete order.
Rev. A. Manship will assist in dedica-
ting the new NJ. E. church, in Cedar Neck,
Sussex co., on the 9Th OF November.
The new M. P. church, at the Head o
Sassafras, in Kent CO., Nd, was dedicated on
Sunday week.
The schooner Good Tidings, of and from
Philadelphia, for Petersburg, Va, with load
OF coal dragged her anchor on Saturday week
off Lewes, Del, struck the Breakwater ant
sunk Her crew was saved The schooner
was lis tons, and four years old.
i The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bal
timore Railroad Co. was fined 800 aud cost
by the Cecil county Court, for not having mad,
a suitable crossing over the branch road a
Perryville, and ordered to make proper roal
and approaches thereto.
: Mr.. Thomas Slaughter, Of Dover, wa
robbed on Monday night week, at the Fountai
{ Hotel, in Philadelphia, Of thirty-fve dollars i
, money and gold watch valued at ninety do
lars. The thief entered his room by turnin
4 the key from the outside with pair Of nipper
/; Chief Justice Taney was in Wilmingio
. several days during the past week. The Chi,
d Justice is. now above eighty years Of age, and
: course looks feeble, although his health
. quite good During his stay session of III
= United States District Court was held and th
case of simpsen aud Neil VS.. the steamboat N
! antonomi, was tried.
n The arms recently furnished TO the colore
e volunteer company of Philadelphia have bee
d taken away by the Adjutant general, in cons
quence of the Harper's Ferry affair.