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Smyrna times., 1869-07-21

PoLLARD's BooK.-We have received from
the National Publishing Company, Philadel-
phia, copy of the Life of Jefferson Davis,
with Secret History of the Southern Confed-
eracy, gathered behind the scenes in Rich
mond, by Edward A. Pollard, author of the
Lost Cause. 1t contains curious and ex-
traordinary information of the principal South
ern characters in the late war, in connection
with Davis, (who is handled without gloves)
and in relation to the various intrigues of his
administration. Among other things he tells
of a mass of letters from Northern Democrats
hidden away in Davis's private archives; of
their offers to subsist the Southern armies out
of our granaries and warehouses; and of the
complete understanding between the Richmond
Government and certain members of the Dem
ocratic National Convention of 1864. The
work is sold by subscription only. An agent
is wanted for this town.
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The Richmond VA papers report that the
Conservative colored men Of that city are con
tinualy prosecuted by the negroes who went
with the so-called Radical Party at the recent
election. They are hooted at and pelted in the
streets; they have been expelled from the be-
nevolent societies, and threatened with excom-
municatiou from the churches. Some have been
turned out of doors by their families, and others
have been warned that they will not be allowed
to live long enough to vote the Conservative
ticket again. On Sunday week young colored
man who held the State flag at the reception Of
the Governor elect, was attacked by crowd Of
men, and only saved from serious and per-
haps fatal injury by the interference of a mum
Der of white men and at the Second African
Church several Walker colored men we're his
sed at their entrance.
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where she stopped to let her horse drink. The
rufian sprang appale emily from under the bridge,
and seized the bride of Mrs. Booker's horse,
demanding permission to ride. On being refus-
ed he cut the bride with large sheath knife,
whereupon Mrs. B. and her little children COM
menced screaming loudly for assistance The
negro then drew her from the carriage into the
water, and making hostile demonstration with
his knife, threatened to cut her throat if she
did not desist from screaming. These threats
only served to increase her cries, and the horse
becoming frightened and entangled in the har-
ness added to the general clamor, when the ne
gro abruptly left, fearing perhaps that the noise
would bring assistance. Mrs. Booker managed
to get her children from the carriage and detach
ed the horse. In short time assistance came
and enabled her to proceed.
Sad Case of Drowning Mr.. Thos Mat
thews, ESQ.,, met with sudden death by drown
ing at Easton Point on Monday morning week
He with several companions went to take
bath and the tide being low they waded con
siderable distance out in the water so that h
found himself beyond his depths before he wa
aware of it.
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Watering Place Gossip.

Miss Otis, conspicuous Boston beauty and
belle, drives tandem turnout at Swampscott,
the aristocratic Massachusetts resort.
The bands at Cape May are only remarkable
for their smallness, for the short time they
play, and for the old music they give-so says
letter writer.
Entire suits of fine white French flannel are
much IN vogue among young gentlemen at the
seaside. They are cool and generally becoming.
Mr.. Mark Hassler has decided to give Sun
day concerts at Cape May-the proceeds to be
devoted to charity.
The belle at Saratoga this season is Cas-
tilian damsel from Madrid, Spain. She knows
of English not word Her foot is said to be
but six inches in length.
Olive Logan, writing from Long Branch,
says: There is rope stretched from the
shore and anchored out few rods. On this
the ladies hang themselves, looking exceeding
ly like newly washed clothes on a rainy day."
Ladies at the watering places appearing at
breakfast in silk and diamonds, are set down
as Shoddy.
Bishop Simpson and Rev. Lyman Abbott
represent the clergy at Saratoga Springs.
President Grant was at Cape May on Satur-
day and Sunday, and reviewed the Gray Re
serves, a crack Philadelphia regiment, com
manded by Colonel Latta. Some disappoint
ment was felt at his non arrival at Long Branch,
to which place however, he went on Monday
Fourteen hundred visitors arrived at Long
Branch within forty ght hours
At nearly all the reaside hotels the marriage
able ladies wear jockey hats at breakfast, and
frequently at the dinner table, to hide their
crimping pins
Miss Emily Schoenberg, the belle ~ of Phil
| adelphia, is at Cape May.
Commodore Vanderbilt has taken the entire
second floor of hotel at Niagara, for the sum-
mer.
President Grant and party arrived at Long
Branch Monday They were met at Por
Monmouth by Mr.. Robert Lincoln, son of the
late President Lincoln, and several other prom
inent gentleman.
Spanish ladies carry off the palm at Sarato
ga. Aud they would carry off the hand, a
!. well as the palm, if they only said "yes.
At many of the watering place hotels the ser
wants are not paid any salary, the fees they re
ceive being considered sufficient compensation
> for their services. ,s.',.. ....,.tt-. ....,
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TFOr the Smyrna Times.l
THE BAPTIST QUESTION.

Mr.. Editor Your correspondent, H, of
Norfolk" and then P. H." seems inclined
to view the question at issue between us, from
the Roman Catholic standpoint. Of course he
rejects all New Testament evidence in favor of
Baptists hence, do not feel disposed to
continue this controversy, unless H. is willing
to write over his true name, and make the New
Testament the standard of appeal, instead of
tradition. When he agrees to this, will, in a
kind and courteous manner prove to your read
ers how vulnerable he is in every sentence of
his last article. Now, hope my fellow coun.
tryman will furnish me his card; then, | shall
be glad, not only to continue a friendly inter
change of views through your columns, but
also to call on him (if have opportunity dur.
ing my prospective visit to the 6 Old Domin
ion, - and taLk over matters pertaining to the
! Kingdom.
Hastily, but sincerely, o. F. FL1PPo.
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1t being discovered that there are in Wash
ington numbers OF GrpealS, who lend money
to Government Clerks at ten per cent per
month, the Internal Revenue Department pro-
poses to remedy the matter by making the
lenders take out licenses as brokers. One OF
two things is true. Either a clerk who is tOrc-
ed to pay this enormous interest does not re-
ceive a sufficient salary for his expenses, or he
does not properly husband what he does receive
The true remedy is for the clerk to go into
some business, leaving his place to any man or
woman who can live upon the stipend attached
to it. Borrowing money at one hundred and
twenty per cent per annum will not help the
poor clerk at sll. We are for taxing the bust
ness of these ShylOcks most certainly; but il
would be better if they had no business to be
taxed. Meanwhile, any clerk who is found tc
be paying ten per cent per month for money
should be turned out of his place at once. He
isn't safe person to retain, at least in the
| Treasury.
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The MethOdiStS.

We believe we may now safely congratulate
the Methodist Episcopal denomination-as we
most heartily doom the modification of their
fundamental polity by the admission of non
clerical representatives into their councils.
The discussion has been protracted, earnest,
thorough, and the vote for Lay Representation
cannot fall short of two-thirds and may reach
three -fourths Of the entire poll throughout the
country. Considering the natural tendency to
reverence and cling to time honored usages
this majority evinces very decided conviction
of the advantage OF the proposed change.
We firmly believe that experience will justify
this declSlon-that it opens an era of eminent
activity and progress in the entire Methodist
body. We hope soon to hear that one or more
of the smaller sects that have at different times
split off from that body under the impulse
of dissatisfaction with its machinery rather
than its theology, are moved to return by the
new aspects and new opportunities of usefulness
henceforth presented, and that signal increase
in the membership, the energy and the eff
cheney, of the denomination is thereby secured
1t has seemed to us-looking calmly on, from
the vantage ground of an unimpassioned spec
tstOr-that the Methodist Church, while it ha
immensely gained in numbers, wealth, anC
what must for want of a better word) bt
characterized as responsibility, has lost some
thing in junction and In power to sway tn,
souls of the poor, iliterate masses, within th'
last two generations. Its ministers are, in tn,
main, far better educated and every wa!
more accomplished than were their predeces
sors of fifty to sixty years since their gram
mar and rhetoric evince great improvement;
Methodist congregation is about as likel.
as any other to include at least one membe
worth 100000, and dozen worth from S., 90
to 50,000; whereas, i'll days lang syne, 20,
would seldom find one worth $4,000, or NOR
than three worth $1,000; but the power whic
! speedily and utterly converted tippling, disreI
t utable tinkers and cobblers from blasphemy t
praise, and from the service of satan to that
the living God, seems less literally vouchsa
ed it than in the old days of poverty and ger
! eral contempt. 1t has seemed to us that Mett
odism was in danger of becoming too respects
ble-not absolutely, perhaps, but for the pr,
else work to which it seemed Providentiall
consecrated. We will hope that the chang
now inaugurated will enable it to combine til
ancient fervor and JUNCTION with the more moC
ern suavity and plentitude Of worldly goods, I
the eminent increase of its power and usefu
ness.-N T. Tribune.
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MARYLAND ITEMS.

Kent Railroad. The contractor is actively
engaged grading the deep cut through Mr..
Philip Rasin's land. The board of directors,
we learn, are looking to the early purchase of
sufficient iron to complete the road to Kennedy
vile. Transcript
A church for the Southern Methodists is soon
to be erected at Millington.
During the recent visit of Bishop Lay to the
Episcopal Churches of Kent CO. he confirmed
thirty persons at Shrewsbury Church. six at
Christ Church and seventeen at CheStertOWn
He exhorted the vestrymen to afford every ia .
cility in their power for the extension OF Church
services throughout the county by procuring
suitable places in the mills, school houses, &C.,
and, it necessary, lin summer, to use benches
in the woods to hold service.
Peaches. Six crates of mature Hale's Early
were picked on the 18th instant from the orch
ard of Hon. B. T, Biggs, near Millington, and
sold on the 18th, in New York, at the follow
ing prices: s:-two crates for 81 each, three crates
for S6.66s and one crate for Sc; total for the
six crates, $40.
Washington College-The annual Commen
cement exercises of Washington College, Ches
tertown, were held at the College on Wednes
day last The exercises commenced with dec
lamatlons by the following students: >. y
Beckwith, OF Talbot county; S. G. Hull, Wes
Virginia w. j. ID. Lucas, Queen AIMS Is
Roseberry, Kent; i. w. f. Smith, Worcester
w. j. Taylor, Wicomico B. q. Wickes, Ches
tertown, and r. G. Thackery, of Cecil, follow
ed by an original oration by j. Ii. Kelley, o
Kent. There were no graduates.
The address before the Mt. Vernon Literar
: Society was delivered by Stephen IL. Bradley
Esq, of Ccntreville.
OUTRAGE IN Caroline County-A letter give
E US the details of an attack made by negro ma
on white woman near GoldsbOrough, in Cal
oline county, on Wednesday week. 1t appear
= that Mrs. James Booker, who was returnin
. from a visit to her mother near Ccntreville, W:
attacked by the negro at Jarmans Brancl
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STATE AND LOCALS.

SHORT IrEMs.-There were about $4,000
quarts Of strawberries shipped from Dover this
season. We supposed Dover would exceed
Smyrna, as it claims to be the largest grower of
this fruit, but the figures are about even. We
shipped from BrenfOrd 10000 qts. and from
Clayton about 10000 qts. Bridgevile stands |
ahead, so far, We believe. A writer from there |
says that over 100000 were shipped from that
town.
Kendall B. ClendanicI, one of Sheriff Wild's
prisoners escaped the other day. He agreed
to do little job Of whitewashng and after
working while took walk and hasn't been
heard of since.
Last Friday night week Wyoming Mills,
VIM. P. Lndale, proprietor were broken into
and robbed Of 1900 pounds of -four
A negro named Dave West of Milford, took
the team of Mr. VIM. P. Peters, of Whining
ton, whilst in Dover, one day last week aud
drove 1t all over town, keeping the horse under
whip. Dave was drunk He was finally cap
tured and sent to Jail
Last Friday was the hottest day we have had
thermometer 100.
All the schools Of this town are now closed to
remain Sc till the first Monday in September.
Mr.. Crissbaum, of Dover had his cellar rob-
bed OF all his Sunday victuals Saturday night
week, and wines and brandies to the amount Of
about so.
A basket picnic went from Townsend to the
Fox Hole" on the Sassafras river on Satur
4 day week. The Townsend Brass Band accom-
panied the party.
S Lewes is now all alive in anticipation of tn,
: completion of the junction & Breakwater rail
: road by the last of August. The plan and sit
: : has been selected for the pier, and everything
i seems to be going on bravely.
u The tormenting little insects known as midge
c are thickerin Middletown than leaves in Val
ambrosa. In some instances the walls O
l. houses have been black with them.
e Some kind of an insect is destroying tn
= grapes and the grape vines i'll this town.
DR.. G. B. Thomas graduate of the Uni
versity of Maryland, has located at Magnolia
for the practice of medicine
" j. Henry Jefferson has purchased of Wn
/ C. Eliason the house on Main st., in this towr
IS recently occupied by the late Miss Russell, fc
Is $4,000.
r. DR.. Henry Ridgley, of Dover, is building on
% OF the finest residences in the State. The pre-
g prietor OF "Trix' is also building large dru
u store there, we learn.
5 The Good Templars of this town will max
I, pleasure excursion to Fraland, Tor Minneh;
a ha) Bombay Hook ON Thursday, Aug. 18th.
X OolllnS Deacn was never more attractlV
than it is this season. The Hygenia House h,
been repainted, a handsome portlcO has bee
r. built, and other improvements made Boar
We ers are filling it.
d o. Mr. Jas. r. Lofand, of Milford, had vs
g. o. liable horse die of heat, lit is supposed) in Il
of o stable, last Thursday.
Er Seaford is anxious to build a railroad fro
IT. that town to Georgetown. 1t would come
ia with the road from there to Cambridge al
~ thus unite the two Bays
wv We had fine rain here Sunday night
Id was not sufficient, however.
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ALTERING STATE LINEs.-There seems to |
be disposition to remodel State boundaries
in many sections of the Union, and make the |
lines conform more to the nature of things, TO
convenience and to common sense. The peo-
pie of western Florida are soon to vote on the
question of ceasing to be Floridians BY annex
ing themselves to Alabama, and it is generally
thought that the measure will be carried. The
old idea of annexing the Boot of West Vir-
ginia to Ohio is again reviving Another i'm
pending change is the formation OF new State
out of the peninsula Of parts of Wisconsin and
Michigan, formed by the waters of Lake Supe-
riOr, and to be known as the State ofSuperior
This is similar to our own Peninsula, in having
Its boundary line formed by nature, and which
has to be ignored under the present formation
of State lines The New York Tribune, in
suggesting other changes, speaks thus of Del
aware: 1.-The State of Delaware ought to be
divided between Pennsylvania and Maryland,
on such line as the vote of the people would
Indicate This plan will never work. 1t is
in direct opposition to our fondest hopes and
the ARRANGEMENTS Of nature. We could not
allow onr-nvcs to be thus swallowed up and
disintegrated, our identity ignored and history
lost, just the same arguments used in favor
of the proposed State of Superior are those
used in favor of the consolidation of our Pc
ninsula under one State government. Nature
has made us one by separating us from the rest
of the country save narrow neck of land, "
and trade and commerce are Strengthening our
reciprocity of interests. The Tribune comes
wide of the mark in its suggestions, and pro-
poses plan that is not at all feasible On the
other hand the plan we have in contemplation
among ourselves is the only one that is likely
to be carried out Our interests are SO pecu
liar, so important, so homogeneous that W,
believe they will consolidate us sooner or later
The Tribune also recommends that Rhod
Island be divided between Massachusetts, ant
Connecticut and that New York, below tn
Highlands, be united to eastern New Jerse
as the State of New Jersey, whilst west Jerse
be annexed to Pennsylvania. 1t thinks tina
"people would wonder after a few years, ho
ahchange so obviously dictated by convenient
had been delayed SO long" Such might /
the case, but We cannot see it.
Smyrna times., 1869-07-21

RELIGIOUs.-The total vote for Lay Delega-
ton on Easton District, Rev. DIR. Thompson,
Presiding Elder, was 1851 for, and 1853
against. The entire membership of the Dis
trict, including probationers, is 86ll. 1t will
thus be seen that a very meagre vote was cast.
The NJ E. Sunday School of Dover held
a picnic at Sand Ditch, on the Bay shore, last
Wednesday. The citizens of the town generally
attended and it is estimated that over 500 per-
sons were present. Bathing, sailing and feast
ing were the entertainments. Among other
things the pastors of the Methodist and Bap-
tist Churches had baptising e. duckiug J
spell.
Rev. E. H. True of Christ Church, Dover,
has been granted leave of absence for one
month from first Sunday in August During
his absence Thomas NJ Antrim, licentiate, Of
this town, will conduct the services.
| Neao Religious Organization. Rev. Samue
Fisher, d. D., held divine service in the Coco
Templar's Hall, Camden, on Sunday morning
last to organize a congregation of the Reformed
church in that town.
Rev. Mr.. Marsh, Baptist, of Wilmington
preached at Wyoming Sunday morning and al
Dover Sunday afternoon.
An old Record Fom.d.-The Dela,oareGl
says that during the past week the minute boo
of the vestry of Christ Church, Dover, from
the year 1856 to 1880, came to light 1t ha
been in the possession of Rev. Mr.. Franklin
of Indiana, having got among his books som
way, while he was in CHS diocese.
Delatcare annual Conference This Confer
ence, (coOred) holds its next session at MiltOrC
commencing to morrow, 22d. Bishop Jant
will preside. Rev. w. j. Parker breaches tn
missionary sermon.
Smyrna times., 1869-07-21

PROPOSED New RAILROAD The stockhold.
ers of the Wilmington and Western Railroad
Company have organized, and strenuous efforts
are being made to carry out the provisions of
the charter granted by the Legislature of Del
aware, and the special act passed by the Penn
sy!vania Legislature. 1t is proposed at pres.
ent to build the first section, from Wilmington,
Delaware, to charlottesville, in Chester county,
at which point it will intersect the proposed
road from Parkersburg to Delaware City. The
other sections of the road will connect with
Oxford, Peachbottom, Hanover Junction and
Gettysburg, through the southern counties O
this State Phila. Ledger.
Smyrna times., 1869-07-21
PAIN KILLER.

MANHATTAN, Kansas, April H. 800
MEssRs PERRY DAVIS & SON.
GryrLExEN:- want to say a ilttIe more ANU.
the Pain Killer I consider it very valuable %
always keep it on hand l have travelled GOOD ueal '
h boa, in Kansas and never without taking it with me- m
NV practice used it freely for the Asatic Cholera IN ~
with better success than with other medicine
il here for Cholera in 1855, with the same good results
regret to say that the Cholera has pre'as a
of late to fearful extent For the last three WEEKS
TO fifty or sixty fatal each day have Oeen
should add that the Pain Killer sent recently IRON ne
Ue has been used with considerable success during w
endemic II taken in season. is generally ettectus
Ip,1I,. tna the disease. '' REV. CHAs. HARDING
ne s.,-o,N,.o shOlapore, India
Smyrna times., 1869-07-21

ZELL'S POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA.-Phil
delphia: T. Ewood Zell. The rapidity with
which Mr.. Zell advances his publication adds
to its other merits The XXVth and XXVIth
parts come in one number, extending from Ba-
bylonian to Ballymascanlon, Francis, Nicholas
and Roger Bacon, Baden, Bagdad, Bahama,
Balance, Balaninus, Balbec, Ballad and Balloon
are the leading captions Of the numbers. The
information is happily conveyed and must al
ways be valuable We notice that double
numbers will hereafter be issued weekly
Smyrna times., 1869-07-21

THE PRESIDENTS SUMNER CRuIsE.-On
Thursday evening last President Grant and
family. Postmaster Gen. Creswell and wife and
ex Secretary OF the Navy Borie, left Washing
ton on the United States steamer TdltGpOoSG on
a little summer cruise, their destination being
Long Branch. The steamer first, en- route,
stopped for few hours at Fortress Monroe,
on the west side and at the outlet Of Chesa-
peake bay, known as Old Point Comfort, ia
vorite Southern summer resort before the war;
famous for its fine fish, soft crabs, surf and
sea breezes. Next en- route northward hy>sea,
the steamer put into Delaware Bay, in order
to give her distinguished party day or two
among the Philadelphans at Cape May
Thence the ship headed for Sandy Hook, from
which point, we understand, the General and
his travelling companions proceeded by the
Seashore Railway to Long Branch. After the
lapse Of ten days or 50 from his departure the
General, leaving his family in "a cottage by
the sea" will return to Washington.
Smyrna times., 1869-07-21

PENNSYLVANIA Politics. campaign
is now open in Pennsylvania. The Republi-
cansrenominatedG Governor Geary several weeks
ago, and on Wednesday last the Democrats
nominated Hon. Asa Packer for Governor.
The resolutions passed by the Democrats were
of the usual kind They assert the rights of
the States, and oppose the unwarraDted as
sumption of power by the Federal Government,
as also negro suffrage. They declare for "a
white mans government" The New York
Herald says of the nomination:
Asa Packer would make good Governor,
but the convention that nominated him have
hung bob to that kite which will swamp him
They have pronounced against negro suffrage
a principle the conservatives of Virginia ac
cepted as positive fact, and by the help o
that vote not only elected their candidate fol
Governor, but gave a death sting to the carpet
baggers and scalawags. The Pennsylvania
Democracy, in smouldering Hester Cymer
their old candidate, have only presented a new
victim to be placed upon the political scaffolC
for the Geary davis to pick at
Mr.. Packer is one of our "selfmade" men
He is Connecticut Yankee, and one accoun
states that he commenced life as team drive
on acanal. But another account states tha
he first worked in lanyard and afterwards re
moved to Pennsylvania and apprenticed him
self to a carpenter. He finally engaged in sew
eral railroad and coal mining enterprises in tn
Lehigh Valley, by which he has emassed foi
tune estimated at from Sis. 900, 900 to $50, 900
900. He founded a college at Bethlehem i
1865, donating half million dollars for ths
purpose. He has been an active Democrat
politician; has been in the State Legislature an
In Congress, and was talked of for the Pres
dency when Seymour was nominated. 1t W;
his wealth that secured him this nomination
He has promised to bleed freely to secul
his election.