Smyrna times., 1867-05-22

GU Market ST., wilmington, Del. We buy
and sell at the most liberal current rates. u. S,
5-2Q's of 1862 1864, 1865 and July 5-20's, u.
S. 3-l0's converted into 5-2O's without
of 1865 for the 1862 and paying the market
difference, small Bonds taken in exchange.
Gold and compound interest notes wanted.
Goods at cost Goods at cost at Baggs &
Cottons.
JOHN McLEAR & Son, Banker, No. GOT
Market St, Wilmington, Del, have for sale |
1000 Delaware State Bonds, 100 shares Nat
ional Bank of Wilmington and Brandywipe,
80 shares Union National Bank, and so shares
Farmers Bank stock. They have also for
sale 1000 Montour Bonds, and Delaware r. r.
stock. Apply early.
Baggs & Cotton are selling their entire stock
at cost.
WE are still selling the new 20 year per
cent Bonds of the ?. w. & b. r. Il, Co., at
the low price of $3.50 for each $1,000 Bond.
These Bonds are free from all taxes, and are
considered first class security. Apply to
McLear Son, Bankers, No. COZ Market ST.,
Wilmington, Del.
BARGAINS Bargains Bargains at Baggs
& Cotton's.
| SHOCKING AFFAIR-ATTEMPTED MURDER
AND SUICIDE.-BetWeen one and two o'clock
on Friday afternoon, young man, named Jas.
POyner, teamSter by occupation, who resid-
ed with his grandmother, Mrs. Maria Shaffer.
at No. 633 Wharton street, made an attempt
to murder his cousin, Miss Maria o. Craft, by
cutting her throat, after which he drew the
razor across his own throat, inflicting serious
wound. POyner and Miss Craft had been
brought up by the grandmother, and he is said
| fn hnU hoo nxTarxy ~ l.
have proposed marriage, which she would not
listen to on account of their near relationship.
The grandmother says he frequently quarrelled
with his cousin, but that so far as she knows,
he never threatened any violence. He Was not
OF Incorporate habits he worked pretty con-
stantly, and never exhibited ANYTHING of in
sanity though his conduct on Friday seemed
to be very like that of an insane man. After
taking dinner, instead of leaving the house as
was supposed, he slipped up stairs, and remain
ed there until his cousin went up to make a
change of apparel. He met her at the head
OF the second flight Of stairs, and seized her
with the left arm, while with the right he used
the razor. She struggled to free herself, and
by her struggles prevented the full accomplish.
ment of his purpose, but he succeeded in in.
tiicting four wounds upon her throat, none OF
them, however, fatal. She finally released
herself from his grasp and ran down stairs
whereupOn Poyner cut his own throat, doing
the work more etfectually upon himself, as he
severed the wlndpipe and some of the smal
blood vessels, but not the principal ones. In
this condition with the blood streaming from
the wounds, he crawed through small open
ing into the loft, i'll one corner of which he wa.
found by Policemen Weston and Shatfer, wht
e were attracted to the house by the screams o
| the young woman. He was taken out of til,
7 lOtt being yet conscious, and in endeavOring t
get him upon the third floor he fell down til,
l stairway, then rising upon his feet he walked
into the secOnd-stOry back room, wheIe he lay
down. Physicians were in ATTENDANCE VIII,
{ dressed the wounds of Miss Craft and did wha
they could for POyner, though they pronounc
ed his wounds mortal. Later i'll the Afternoon
/ the young lady had recovered sufficiently t
converse with freedom, and appeared to b.
. quite cheerful. She is about sixteen year
. old, while James POyner was twenty-six Th
:, occurrence created no little excitement in tn
. neighbOrhood, and crowd remained about tn
' house all the afternoon. Much curiosity wa
manifested to see the interior of the house AM
: the principals in the sad affair, but very few
y persons were admitted. The grandfather o
!, POyner and Miss Craft is james Shaffer, a we
Il known teamster of the lower part of the city
~ ~~~~~
METHODIST PROTESTANT GENERAL Coz
p vENTIoN. -This body, which assembled a
y y Montgomery, Ala, last week, was largely Q
:, tended. 1t was organized by electing Rev. I,
, j. Murray, of Nd, to the office of President
n Charles W. Button, Of Virginia, principal, an
IL Rev. +. II. NJ Henderson, assistant secretar!
Rev. w. e. Lipscomb retired from the cha
of and welcomed DIR. Murray, who assumed ii
ic duties with appropriate remarks.
l. Eight Southern States were represented
~ The following is list of the delegates fro
& Maryland: Ministers-Dr. j. j. Murray,
y w. Bates, S. b. Switzerland, James X. NicI
OILS, Daniel Bowers, Dr. Henry +. XollckOtfe
20 John Robers, ID. Evans Reese, VIM. q. lip
IF comb. Laymen-Thos A. Newman, Wu
i. ID. Massey, Artemus Donaldson, VIM. Turpi
10 Wm. IL. Wheatey and Luther j. Cox, Jr.
o. After the appointment of committees, Re
S. X. Cox INTRODUCED to the Conference, Bis
op Pierce, Bishop McTyeire, Rev. Dr. j. \
1g Lee and Rev. j. f. Evans, as commissions
rt from the Methodist Episcopal Church Sout
t., to confer with this convention on importa
e. business. They were kindly received and W.
)p coined within the bar Of the convention by Il
president pro tenn.
Bishop Pierce presented letter and doc
., ments, explanatory of their mission in &
ny hands of the president. The letter was re
Is by the secretary.
Bishop Pierce then addressed the conve
lv ton, with characteristic eloquence, on the su
los ject of the union of the two churches
no was followed by Bishop McTyeire and L
te Lee. The message was finally concluded by
MI hearty Endorsement of the sentiments expires
,w ed in the person of Rev. j. +. Evans
Of A resolution introduced by Rev. s. X. Go
a reciprocating the brotherly love and Christi
- courtesy of the commission to confer with thel
h, was also unanimously passed.