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Smyrna times., 1869-08-11

The Emperor of China is to be married this
year. He is IA years old and has been engaged
a good while.
WheelDarrows have come down to US thro
six centuries, aud have hardly experienced an
improvement since the first invention.
A correspondent of Zion Herald thinks thaT
Bishop Simpson, Of the Methodist EplScOpAi
Church, is wearing out BY overwOrk.
A relic speculator offers the stump OF
cigar smoked by Grant for SIS.
Only one man in Florida had $1,000 income
last year. Seven got up to $4,000.
Illinois is the first Northern State to organ
ize colored men as part of the militia.
Mrs. Grant once wrote poetry for Western 2
Journals, under the signature OF "AnastaSiS'
Brigham Young says he marries so often DC
forgets it.
China spends forty million dollars per annu~
for opium.
The Savannah Republican nominates fiN'
more and Lee for 1872.
A Minnesota girl was blinded for four u'''
by fash of lightning
Smyrna times., 1869-08-11

AN ENORMOUS FARM.-A Lafayette (Indi-
anal correspondent writes to the Cincinnati Ga
zette that there is corn field in Benton county
Indiana of several Thousand acres, in good con-
dition and growing splendidly. THIS field is to
be found on the farm of Adams Earl ESQ.,,
who resides in Lafayette. The same cores
pondent adds
"Messrs. Earl and Fowler have farm Of
thirty thousand acres in Benton county, in
one body, we'll watered, and with permanent
improvements, having one hundred and forty
miles of hedge fence and sixty five miles OF
board fence, thirty dwelling houses fortenants,
three blacksmith shops, &c. To cultivate the
eorn-lands one hundred and sixty nine one and
two-horse plows were kept in daily use, and OF,
the pasture lands forty-one hundred head OF
cattle are now feeding for the New York mar
ket, and will be shipped this fall by rail Mes
srs. Earl and Fowler give their personal atten
ton to the farm, besides attending to their sep
arate interests, the former jobbing merchant
and the latter banker" ...
Smyrna times., 1869-08-11
MARYLAND ITEMS.

Fire in Chesapeake CIty-On Wednesday
night new frame house, in Chesapeake City,
caught fire and was burned to the ground, and
with it all the contents, even to the clothes of
the inmates who narrowly escaped with their
lives The house was owned and occupied by
John Dickinson. Mr.. Dickinson is young
man, who, by frugal management and untiring
industry, had saved up enough to build and
furnish for himself this pleasant little home,
and had not long ago taken wife to share its
comforts with him. 1t is supposed the fire was
of incendiary origin. '1!9eai .aa.-'f 30 a..
Land SoLe-Dr. A. E. Sudler, as Execu
tor of VIM. H. Foster, deceased, sold at Sud
Iersville, on Wednesday the following real es.
tate Farm No. l, or The Manor Farm, "
containing 3S2 acres, to Mrs. Elizabeth III.
Morgan for $35 per acre. Farm No. 2, con
taining 800 acres to Mrs. Anna Sudler for $4S
per acre. Farm No. g. containing 162 acres tC
E.. Pierce, for $50 per acre. A two.story dwell
ling in Sudlersville to JAS Merrick for 3,305
A pleasure boat containing fourteen persons
from Philadelphia was capsized on Bush River
Hartford county, on Thursday afternoon, ,anc
three Of the party-Harry Lee, OF Baltimore
James NJ. and Septimus Sewell-W drowned
This is a familiar locality to many Of the : 6tl
Delaware boys of Smyrna. l...r ~
Reu. j. e. EyLiott--A handsome head anC
foot stone, III. memory of this gentleman ha
been raised by the M h. Church OF Snow Hill
TITS stated that Mr.. r. s. Griffith, of Heat
] of Sassafras, Kent county, has raised this sea
son 80 bushels Of wheat to the acre. 4
Sudden Death. MIR. Stephen B. Collier
who { f,r a number Of years has been the lead
ing blacksmith ia Salisbury, was found dea'
in bed on Saturday morning week. Heretire'
The night beforein in usual health, and curly ol
Smyrna times., 1869-08-11

THE PRICE OF GRAIN. The New York cor.
respondent of the Philadelphia Ledger sent the
following item to that paper yesterday:
On the Produce Exchange there was unusal
excitement, with a sharp upward movement in
the prices of grain, occasiOned by private mes
sages by the cable, advising serious damage to
the cereal crops, owing to bad weather, both in
England and on the continent. Also, giving
higher quotations for grain than those to the
Associated Press.
Spectators and exporters at once came into
market and literally swept the boards of all the
breadstuff offering within shippers limits.
These purchases include 10000 barrels of -four
and quarter of million bushels of soheat.
The advance is equal to rs cents per barrel on
the former, and from to l0c. per bushel on
the latter.
This sudden movement has had marked in
huence on gold, foreign exchange, freigKts, and
in fact on almost every other department OF
wholesale trade.
Smyrna times., 1869-08-11

One of the most destructive fires thar .,.5
visited Philadelphia occurred Wednesday naE. et.F
1t began with the falling of a portion Of ~, I'
bonded warehouses at Front and I.omb."rrSS "rS
streets, owned by Colonel VIM G. Paterso,1
The building was stored with whisky WIFI WIFI
ran into the furnaces of the boilers and can'h! ,I
fire, producing an explosion. The entire 6I' Ti6aI
Of warehouses, eight in number were d,,trrornN
ed, and at the time our report closed, the syo
was extending to Pine street, with proSnec,
tween the warehouses and Pine Street ay; os,
Front streets. About one million gan1nsS anu
whisky were stored in the building, Tho u y.
by the couhagration is several millions IF io5s
lars. 1t IS believed to be covered by ;H"rru' uol'
ces. Several persons were injured during ~. 1n,
fre.-Ledger. Wv
Smyrna times., 1869-08-11

The Democrats would have little material
for censure upon the Administration if they
could not misrepresent the incidents of Presi.
dent Grants visits to the watering places and
to some of his personal friends. They are, how
ever, happily oblivious of the facts that this
the practice of all former Presidents, with the
exception of Mr. Lincoln, who was kept at his
post by its anxieties during the war. They
forget that General Jackson spent many weeks
at the Rip Raps, near Fortress Monroe, during
the warm weather; that President Van Buren
made long jaunts to public places; that Presi
dent Pierce visited New York with his Cabine
at the opening of the Crystal Palace, and tha
he was one of the favored guests at Cape
Island; and that James Bachanan was regu
lar hahitue at his old watering place, Bedford
every season during his Administration.
Smyrna times., 1869-08-11

THF DEoADENoE OF Our WATERING PLACES
The fact can be no longer doubted that the
watering places this summer have been a COM
parative failure. For some years past the num-
ber of visitors have been gradually declining,
but this year it appears to have reached the
minimum 1t is true that Fashion still makes
an effort to maintain her dominion on the old
time theatres where she was accustomed to be
wershipped with an almost insane fanaticism,
and it is true, also, that invalids and hypochon-
driacs still hasten to the mineral waters-chaly-
beate, sulphur and magnesia-just as the VIC
tins of old sought the pool Of Bethesda, to cure
all their ills. But there is decided falling off,
even in the most favorite resorts, such as Sara
toga and Long Branch, although the decay of
watering place excitement is perhaps less vlsI-
BILE at these two points than elsewhere. This
may be accounted for in measure by the pc.
culiarities which they possess. Nowhere on
our coast does the Atlantic roll in more superb
ly nor present a more boundless horizon OF sky
and water than at long Branch. The waters
of Saratoga, which, in their aggregate capacity
are presumed to be panacea, in fact to EN-
brace q cure for all the disorganizations of the
human constitution, can be found nowhere els'
on this Continent, and hence, for these reasons
to.say nothing of the Presidential ovations a
the Branch and the excitement of the races d
Saratoga, the decrease of visitofs is not 81
great.--M Y Herald. . - ''" p"
Smyrna times., 1869-08-11

CAMP MEETINGS. Red Lion camp, Rev. H.
Sanderson, pastor, commenced last Wednesday
evening, when sermon was preached by Rev.
Mr.. Wiley of West Virginia: Rev. Mr. Ewes
,ot New Jersey, preached on Thursday after
noon, and Rev. Mr. Gaskill of the same State,
in the evening. There are over sixty tents on
the ground, among the number being five quite
large ones, respectively from Newark, Christi
ana, Delaware City, Red Lion and St. Georges,
The services have been of a highly interesting
character.
The camp at Milton last week was well at
tended, visitors from all parts of the State be
ing present. There were over fifty tents
Very few conversions took place.
The Harrington camp closed on Friday last
The attendance was only tOlerably fair, but the
conversions are reported at over one hundred
There were about thirty tents.
The camp at Lincoln commenced last Friday
The camp at Johuson'S Corner, above vii
mington, commences next Monday.
Smyrna times., 1869-08-11
Political.

Senter's majority in Tennessee is now esti-
mated at over 10000.
General Rosecrans has declined the Demo-
cratic nomination for Governor of Ohio, on
account of the necessity OF fulfilling duties
deemed sacred to his creditors and family.
A San Francisco despatch says the Demo
Gratis who are dissatisfied with their party
nominations in that city propose to nominate
independent candidates.
A Columbus (Ohio) despatch of the 18th
says: " Gen. Rosecrans's despatch declining
the Democratic nomination for Governor tel
like wet blanket on the Democracy. 1t has
terribly demoraized them, and they hardly
know whom to take up now. Defeat stare'
them in the face, and they freely acknowledge
it. Ranney's selfrespect will not allow him t
come to the rescue. Many are in favor of fall
ing back on Carey, while others desire new
man. Strong efforts will be made to Undue,
Pendleton to sacrifice himself, and with small
prospect of success. Gen. Mct'ook is spokel
of as a candidate; also ex-senator William
Allen.
Smyrna times., 1869-08-11

A huge land slide occurred near Stock port,
in Columbia county, N. Y, on the I'd inst.
and the surface moved 600 feet, carrying trees
and fences with 1t, and leaving them upright
and in good order on their new site. Some
of the weaker trees were snapped or twisted.
The movement occupied half an hour, being
very gradual and no noise was heard until the
mass struck the base of the hill with crash like
thunder. A fssure deep beyond sounding has
appeared near the sunken portion OF land, and
fears are entertained that another slide may
occur Thousands of people have visited the
scene of the phenomenon, and great excitement
exists in Stock port. ... J.. "''
Smyrna times., 1869-08-11

Saturday morning was called by his wife who
asked if he was cool to which he responded in
the negative, when both again fell asleep.
Mrs. Collier again waking, called her husband
at the usual hour of arising, when she found
to her surprise and alarm that he made no
response, and that life was extinct. The cause
Is not known.
Real Estate. te.-During the last two weeks a
number of farms have been offered at public
sale in Kent and Queen Anne counties. In
only few cases has a sale been effected, in
consequence of the bids not being so high as
was anticipated by the propretors There is
a general tendency to lower prices for agricul-
tural and other productions, and real estate
must move in sympathy. The stringency in
money affairs-the great difficulty in borrowing
money at reasonable interests the CHIEF
cause why farms are not readily sold Cratntp
t0ntdn.
IainfM accident Mr. Charles f. Cockey
highly esteemed young man, residing on Ken
Island, met with serious, ii not ia tai accident
. on Monday week. He was engaged in thresh
ing his wheat, and while oiling some portion
of the machinery, was caught by one of th'
rods, and thrown with great force against SOM
other portion of the machine, breaking hi
arm and drawing it from the socket of tn
shoulder, causing the bone to protrude frol
the flesh. His recovery is almost hopeless, a
he also suffered severe internal injuries
' Many of the peaches shipped from CrumT
; ton are so green, that it is with difficulty the
: can be sold at prices ranging from 25 to 35 cts
per box. Even peaches in good condition d
not realize fair prices
e The peach crop OF Queen Anne's county
e pronounced the finest on the Peninsula man
e trees are breaking down with fruit.
Smyrna times., 1869-08-11
Notes from the Summer Resorts.

A correspondent of the Boston Post writes
that " Nearly all the dailies here have lady
correspondents at the watering places. But, tC
show the unreliability of the sex, one of them
and probably the BEST in the very height o1
her epistolary success went and got married
and cut herself oG from the world with short
note to the journal: Circumstances, over
it necessary for her to discontinue her CORES
pondence. "
One of the most fashionable young ladies al
Nahant wears a hat which cost only ten cents
and the trimming she had in the house. She
is unmarried, and comes from Boston.
A Saratoga belle wears $1,000 worth Of
diamonds when she is dressed up.
A New York paper says The Brandywine
Mineral Springs, in Delaware, celebrated re-
sort century ago, are still popular. They are
situated within two hours of Philadelphia, foul
of Baltimore, and six of Washington.
The Potomac River watering places once SC
fashionable with WashingtOnians, are coming
into notice again. At Piney Point, where the
best families Of the Capital used to spend theil
Summers, the Potomac is four miles wide. 1t
is near Chesapeake Bay, and the water is par
TALLY salt. All kinds Of fishing are to be had
Point Lookout, with its long, handsome beach
is soon to be reOpened to the Summer public
The route to either Of these places by the rive
is through scenery unsurpassed, perhaps, ii
quiet beauty, In the country.
The inventory of nobility at Newport nov
stands as follows: One marquis, four counts
and dozen others with very long titles, bu
not specified. Two young French ladies are at
tracing especial attention.
The smudge' is an ever present necessity
if not luxury, at the Adirondack hotels. l
consists of smodering fire in tin pan. The
smoke, rising about the person, keeps ava.
the insects. Visitors sleep in rooms packed
with smoke.
Professor jenkins, of Canada, proposes t,
cross the Niagara, riding a yelocipede on
tight rope.
A seaside gossip says that Newport lad
has ring cut out of a solid diamond, and SAT-
to be the only one in the country.
The races at Saratoga bring together larg
crowd of the fancy whose wash and boar
bills are never paid.
They have now at Saratoga young lad
possessing eight trunks of Partisan toilettes
! several boxes of lingerie, and $4,000 in rings
earrings, brooches, necklaces and other Orna
ments. Five years ago this demoisele resides
over her father dramshop in New York.
Smyrna times., 1869-08-11
SPECIAL NOTICES.
PAIN KILLER.
MxssRs. PEERY DAVIS d Son.
MAxHirrAx, Kansas, April IL ~

.-' g" 81 .'''' MAxHiTrAN, Kansas Aprh !" - j..
MxssRs, PERRY DAVIS d SOs, .-. M
GENrLExEN:-- want to say a little .,;ns and
the pain Killer consider it a valuable % .ince
alzays keep It on hand have Travelled Soou me- In
have been in Kansas and without taking 900 and
10 rctea It freely for the Asiatc Cholera 10 ' ~
with better success than with other medicine
THERE for Cholera 1856 with the same good ND
- = =, .--'.,,,- .-t 81, A. HUNTING ~ e.
Iregret to say that the Cholera has 1Dm ten
of late to fearful extent. For the last three "eeN
to fifty or sixty fatal cases each day have Mission
should add that the Pain Killer sent recently from this
House has been used with considerable success hck
endemic taken In season, Is generally ehFc.u
ing the disease. ~. M c,,.no-a India.
july2l-lm r..t.3 t... ..... - S1S1|i --L--
Smyrna times., 1869-08-11

PEACH ITEMs.-The shipments of peaches
is far beyond the calculations heretofore made
Every means of transportation, in every local
1ty, seems taxed to the utmost to get the fruit
off. The estimate of | 500, 900 baskets for this
State is certainly not above the mark.
The peach freights on the Delaware railroad
are estimated to amount to from $4,000 to
$40 600 per day. +. rs
Fityeight car loads of peaches were ship
ped on Saturday. Shipment have been avoid
ed on Saturday, generally, heretofore, but the
left to rot on the trees.
The steamer Jersey Blue, which runs from
RothwelPs, broke one of her wheels Monday
in coming up Smyrna Creek She missed her
trip yesterday. She takes from 1000 to 1000
baskets of peaches daily. The Perry also goes
loaded each day. "
There are three ocean steamers running fruit
to New York from Port Mahon (Dona Land
ingl which receive much of their cargos from
vessels that run out Of the creeks and inlets
to meet them on their trip down the Bay.
| Large cargOs of peaches are being sent tC
Philadelphia from the Sassafras, Chester and
| Bohemia rivers, through the canal. On Thurs
day last nearly 10000 baskets were thus ship
ped, and on Saturday about 100000 T.,
Last Friday there was "a car loads sent vi;
railroad, IL of which were for Phila., the bal
ance to New York. We give the shipments f0
Saturday above. or Monday there were q
ears-9 for Phila. We have not learned tn,
shipments for yesterday: There w9re 2l car
10 the Clayton train, "a in the Dover train an,
81 in, what is known as the Harrington train
There were two other trains above. Clayton.
The prices were SO low on Monday that som
Of the shippers here declined to forward som
H of the fruit; it would not have realized suff
clent to pay the freight. The prices yesteraa
! ranged at from SOC. TO 75.s per basket in Yev
, York 3'"hH'loi'b ga .l"4' -''4'''"
Smyrna times., 1869-08-11

The Commercial insists that it will do good
to show that the Dela1oarean is paid exorbi
tant prices for doing the State printing, and
that what it says on this subject is not merely
a matter of opinion but matter of fact. Very
well. Being sure you are right, all we have
to say is, go ahead, show your nerve, and keep
clear of that boot, which SO many of us have
been threatened with. Well see the good.
Smyrna times., 1869-08-11

A Rare Opportunity to Investors. For 1000,
January and July $40 Bonds and $9l in cash,
we will give $500 Wilmington & Reading r.
r. 7 per cent. First Mortgage Sinking Fund
Bonds, Clear of all Taxes, interest payable
October and April, of each year; larger OF
smaller amounts in the same proportion. Ap-
ply soon to John McLear & Son. Bankers, No.
GOT Market street. Wilmington. Del.
Smyrna times., 1869-08-11

The Carlist insurrection in Spain is virtually
dead. The allegation that it was seconded II
not originated by the clergy, acting with the
adherents of pure Bourbon monarchy, Is
supported by the statement that the Bishops
have been ordered to urge their clergy to preach
obedience to the laws, under penalty OF deprl-
vation of their ecclesiastical functions This
step will give additional strength to the repub'
Ecan organization in the country. '-'
Smyrna times., 1869-08-11

AT Michigan City, Ind, on Wednesday last
Marcus Merchant, of Bristol, Mich, while de.
ranged OF suffering from an attack of delirum
tremenS, committed suicide by shooting him.
self in the head. On his person were found
1857 90, mortgages calling for $1,000, four note.
for $500 each, and one for $500, besides Other
valuable papers.
Smyrna times., 1869-08-11

STATE ELECTIONS. Last week elections were
held in Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama
In Kentucky the election was only for State
Treasurer, members of the Legislature and To-
cal officers. The majority for Tate, the Dem
ocratic candidate for Treasurer, is estimated
at 900. Last year the Democratic majority
for Seymour was 76, 323 The vote shows a
considerable falling off in the majority, though
it was lighter this year than last The result
was fully anticipated. .s ~.
Tennessee on Thursday elected Governor,
State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and
members of the Legislature. Both tickets
were Republican, that headed by Senator
Stokes for Governor being supported by the
untra Republicans, ami TINT healed by Senter
being supported by the Conservatives. The
contest and the result was similar to that OF
Virginia several weeks ago. The Stokes party
was in favor of disfranchising the late rebels,
while the Scnter party was in favor of remov-
ing all political disabilities. Senter' majority
will be about $4,000, he being supported by
about half the Republicans, and all the Demo
Gratis. Although Conservative" he was
supported by such ultra men as Parsou Brown
low. and a number of others of his stamp. The
Legislature is largely Conservative" but il
is not easy to understand their political statu;
by that term. 1t is Thought however, ma
j6rity are Democrats. A U. S. Senator is tC
elect, and Andy johnson is looking for hi
chances. E. .o.ts :st .....-e +. = ~
The election in Alabama was for Congress
men and the Legislature. The returns ar,
very meagre, but it is pretty certain that Hays
Buckley, Hefin and Buck, Republicans, an,
Dox and Sherrod, Democrats, have been elect
ed to Congress. 10 s.'o- t9..1 !. ~.
Smyrna times., 1869-08-11

The little Megunticook brook of Camden
Me-, is about three miles long, and delivers to
the tide the surplus waters OF several small
ponds, the total descent being about one hun
dred and fifty eet Its annual manufactures
are not far from S500,O00 several OF the Water
privileges remaining unimproved.
Smyrna times., 1869-08-11

The Buffalo Commercial says: "The pco.
pie of Rochester don't do much of anything
now but wait for the blooming Of the century
plant, which, it is confidently expected will
take place some time before 1863 Mranlime,
they keep paying their money aud going in to
see the wonderful yarb.'" p"
Smyrna times., 1869-08-11

There is comfort for men of cIanped r..o,.
ces and numerous families in the foow;n..V .Vui' a
vertisement of an undertakerin New York .,'. .''
which is conspicuOusly posted in car Of ',! ~
Third avenue line: 9 Economical Burial 'Dl
handsome coffin and plate, hearse aud carr,,a a
for $25, at =" Quite appropriately 81,
one side of this appears the advertisement &c Gu :
quack doctor, while on the other the merit, .
patent medicine are proclaimed in glowin,
terms.
Smyrna times., 1869-08-11

DELAWARE CONFERENCE the ap-
pointments made by the Delaware Conference
tcoloredj recently held in Milford were the fol
lowing: Odessa District. y Harris Smith, Pre-
siding Elder--Odessa William Broughton
Middetown To be supplied by Samuel Dale
Smyrna, Simon Taylor; Dover, Harrison Rich
Milford. Lewis Y. Cox Harmony, J. W. Saun
ders; Mllington, j. Ii. Holland; Kent, John
Manluff; Centrevle, Isaiah BrOughton; Kent
Island, ". B. Green; llillsborough. Asbury
Grinnage; Friendship. Philip Kennedy
Greensborough, David Eaves; Denton, Benja
min Gibbs.
Smyrna times., 1869-08-11

The Richmond Enquirer says: "Virr;r;.
has unquestionably passed from Old V;rs;n;Sa V;n;a
to New Virginia. That is the fact, whct6er i,
is good fact or bad fact and money !, 9' to b. ~
our aim hereafter Not fame. nor Office bU, NC
money. Commerce is the master spirit of ~.
age in all countries-in France, in Ru>ia 't.n IN
Prussia, as we'll as in England and the Nor,b. h
ern United States. Those who have bigb aim. ny.
must seek after money; they must msE.
money. The lesson of the late war is to maIe mako
| money.
Smyrna times., 1869-08-11

TOMATO WINE. Take any quantity of rim.
tomatoes, wash and press from them the iuiirr ia'
strain, and to every gallon add four ponnj,
(avoirdupois) crushed sugar; let it stand unr;I
it is done fermenting, keeping the cask 6leJ
with fresh juice and sugar, as above. When
done termenting. draw off, without agitation
and bottle. Will be prime in from six to
twelve months. The yellow tomato makes
white wine with yellow tinge the red dark
colored wine, of course.
Smyrna times., 1869-08-11

WAS THERE A CORRUPrIoN FUND. Some
of the State papers having asserted that the
members of the Legislature Were bribed to vote
for certain measures, the Republican says:
"It has been pretty well ascertained, we be-
lieve, that tho members of the last Legislature
were not bought, but merely drugged, in order
al potations of the juice OF the grape mixed
with small dose Of strychnine whiskey, served
to enlighten judgments that were otherwise
hopelessly benighted and remove prejudices as
unjust as they were antiquarian.