Smyrna times., 1868-12-02

AFTERNOON. December o,E
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THE "TIiRS" il published every Wrir.s,,o,. r,. :
Delaware ''"P''e'or' at Smyrna
- -DnH year S2OO advance or a. N
~ pu 'i' he end a" The No paper discontinued mn,
~ %reorS are pad-only at the option of the puhIisL ~
ADTEBTTsIMESTS will b.. ipsortd .. A..
slne forthe lf't insertion; subsequent insrtons
a eon'S' liberal discount made to quarterly semi NJ,
nHa and yearly advertisers. W "
An application was made in the JTn;tod
o'ates Circuit Court at Richmond Monday bv
tue counsel for jeff Davis to quash the indict.
nIent against that individual on the orourG
th"t the Fourteenth Amendment provides that
uiSlranchlScment shall be the only punishment
Tor participation in the rebellion. Chief .Tus-
Ice Cnase decided to hear arguments on this
"otion on Thursday next, Tomorrow
,
Gen. GRANT left Washington Monday. on
route to Boston accompanied by his wife T.
was MS intention to remain in Philadelpbia thar
night' and pass through New York Yesterday
Gen. Grant has declined the public reception
rendered him by the municipal authorities of
DoSton' lie intends remaining in that citv
several days, and then visiting Gov. Runs;do
OF Providence, r. l., returning t, New Vol
~ Il,ne 20 DC present at the wedding of Gov.
Flsh'S daughter on Tuesday next.
lHE W HIPpINd PosT.-The papers of every
shade OF opinion are still discussing our wbin.
ping post question. Almost everv EXCHANGE
we receive, no matter from what ouorter i
'ouieS' !oeslde some not on our exchange list
sent US by friends, with marked articles \ CON
u0"ns the Institution, the exceptions BEING
Tue democratic papers of this State. and
very few others of the same stripe. which soon,
anxious to make it a Democratic nr;no;rIn
WIN TINS Idea in view the 44ge, while il is
glad that the post has been dug up in Pepnsvl-
wanna, thinks Its no evidence of "barbarisn,,,
in Delaware. '""'iSm
r 1 MS Is certainly neat way of sparing the
ieelngS OF It's party friends. The BOSTON d.
"o"e'er' not carclng to foster the institution
~ party measure, thinks a ''iudicial laSb;no
IN Delaware is particularly obnoxious 70 tho
sense of propriety, to say NOTHING of onu Joo-
er feeling of disguest." 0''p-
neh an institution is abused as mucb nc
TINS IS ana upheld by such beggerly number
VI newspapers, even when the lash of nartv ;s
Drought to bear, it must be reyv bad ono
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luz MErRoPoLIS OF THE EASTERN Srropr
some OF our Eastern Shore EXCHANGES oro
: sparrlhg over tho question " what toun III
become our metropolis?' The contronouan
Is mainly between the EastOn and C.robr;I
papers, though others are gettinr ;ntoroa.e1 5
III the subject Each paper is eytoIl;no, t,N
an'aseS ana prospects of its own town and
pc''ltieih3 those Of its rivals, until the dnboto
mas become animated.
4hero arc number of towns that can oon,
pete Tor this distinction, and doub,losg mo-,
u ."em VIII enter the contest, now that tho f
'a',ouS railroad enterprises are stirring Them
~ 70 greater energy and opening their evos - y
Incir true position. There is hardly go h
= A"y Importance on the Eastern Shore that l.
. NOT anticipating railroad facilities or ia Al. o
''auy !, enjoying such facilities. And of tboso i
"A' are anticipating, almost every one is 70 n
70 = 'cfll'nuS' CheStertown will probably be G
me terminus OF the Kent County road for O
'"e a' ieaSt' though it is intended to r,n !, h
o Deep Landing, on the Chesapeakc Con. h
reVlile Is to be the terminus of tho o.. t
II" : :, foil' haston is to be the terminus of a.
ne Maryland d Delaware road it is NOT nroh =
o,e 'nat 1t Will reach Oxford, for MANY wears b;
: ieaSt' Cambridge is to be the term;nu, of al
nc Dorenester q Delaware road. Berlin i as
ne terminus OF the Wieomico & Pcoconoto III I'll
'au' NeWtown is the proposed terminus ot W,
rPad now under survey from that town - Sc
'me point on the Delaware road There oro LEI
c""S' al on navigable water we believe. tL ti'
'u IN communication with Baltimore that a
.,3 Iay Oe put upon the list as competitors An ha
III 'oon ENJOY the facilities they so mucb do Al
'e' N"e DehcVe NewtOwn will succeed in its i uI'
''erprlSeJ and then let each 20 to work 70 apII
"Ac i'SeI the metropolis Of the Eastern Shore ms
"'erprlse Will do it, not newspaper contro. dir
'rsy' f'aston may have advantaoeo tbo. to
ambridge has not, and rice rersa vot oon,o ne ne
tne other towns, that lack the ADVANTAGES tn,
either' save that of enterprise, NAV outstrip sol
o" Doth' NewtOwn, away down al the al
I""Pih@ 'f "lra in Worcester CO.. n nlaco t;p
comparatively recent note, has shown moro bro
.erpriSe than any other town on the Shore ito
ls sal 1t hHF claims over 1900 inhabitants the
II l. ---.......4-4 TO be a railroad feminine ''"
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. ~ HeiI Popular Encyclopedia an 1 T-nvoI Il
'-ty: Fh'adslPhia T. EllwoOd ZeI II is tho do, or
me pnonrr to eon"nse within large royal opsro vo mil
res me information contained in the Ciazotteer Ri No
~ Law ana Medical Dictionaries Eneycloncd.s .d
hit pages in each unntsr r% WIN WIN DC issued weekly sec
d approximation to this encyconcsc a,H SHOWS as wei
'ed snd the finished will Ir. Of conston, 49,. one
'Ae VINO might not Afford tho bulkier volume. b Pu
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LADY lH,ES3 for December Deacon 4 Peterson 40 the
sber b.~e arpp In this their Holiday Number the NJ
,bcr, Burns and u,hr.I % beautiful picture Of ran
and the Lion the a and cannE Fronts exp
other cuts attractive Mrs Harris, p., " ten
tributes one Of her bot Miss Douglas eoncu% tina
c Drarra Fortune aud Mrs Hosmer Mrs TrowIrdSe gail