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Smyrna times., 1869-02-10

a rENlNsULAR STATE The proposition to
couSohdate the entire Peninsula into one State
government seems to gain strength with fine
ana the speech of Geo. w. S. Nicholson. Eso
VI sussex county, to the Legislature, on Thurs
n"y evening last, in advocacy of the measure.
SHOWS that there Is likely to be something tam
glole IN the effort. Mr.. n. asserts that tbo
people OF the Eastern Shores of both Norv,on,l
"n" virginia seem to favor the moqeWent, and
we believe large majority of the peonle of
'hiS state are anxious that it should he con-
suHlhated. Nature has made us one section
he present artificial boundary is unnatural
It would be no more absurd for us To bo
part OF Jersey than that any portion of tho
territory this side of the Chesapeake sbonId
pe part Of Maryland or VIRGINIA and = :.
3nst as important that the peninsula formed
ny the two Bays" should be under one State
government as that formed by the Delaware
Day ana the ocean. Our Peninsula is com.
pleteLy tied together by the great railroad svs-
tem now being developed, and every year the
union Is being strengthened by the reciprocitv
OF interest thus effected. And in nronort;on
as 'nls interest IS being strengthened with us
j. Is being weakened between tie Eastern and
estern shores. The Eastern Shore Of N.rr.
land has often felt sighted by the Treatment Of
the Western Shore, and has several times OK.
pressed the thought of separation when tbu.
mlifad. 1t is very evident that Influence
would be potential in the consolidation. As
Tor the Eastern Shore of Virginia, the "Old
Dominion" nearly looscs sight of it in its nrn.
mt isolated condition. With territory lar.
ger than our own, it is almost entirely without
representation or power,
90 closely are our interests allied that neorlv
every enterprise that is now started is "pc.
nnsular move" The fruit growers associat;on
embraces the Peninsula. The new Methodist
conference and the new Catholic Diocese take
In the Peninsula. And thus all ourmoyements
Oi a general character show an identity of in |
terests, and we think the welfare of the whole
territory would be promoted if we were consol
idated under one government. A man
OF Delaware is now ineomplete-it must bo
map OF the Peninsula. Thus we are one in
topography and interests, and why not be in
I1w and In fact. Let US consolidate and there
by secure the influence and Importance VIC de.
mand' but which We can never hope to receive
IN our present form. We can never deyelon
our resources so long as we remain divided
INTO three little patches of territory with con-
ficting laws.
The idea that we should not Interfere with
present boundaries because our forefathers es-
tabIshed them is all bOsh, If we we've not
allowed to go beyond what our forofathers did
we would be no better off than the antediluyi
ans They worked for the good of their dav
and generation and expected their descendants
to do the same. IhGy were wise and good
men, and their memory is dear to lis all, but
'tI'' 'h"y made mistakes, just like their child
rem do nowadays. They would doubtless
have CORRECTED this one long ago had they lived.
Smyrna times., 1869-02-10

One of the absurdities of the hour is to find
the same Congressman who are crying out f,r
" reduction of the ARMY. crying out also to
annex' st. Domingo" protect the AntiI-
les, recognize iusurgent Cuba, buy the
WindwaSd Isles, overrun Mexico, Tor Sonora
Chihuahua and Lower California at the very
least invade Canada, aid Crete, and devour
me Sandwich Islands. Conceding that this
and everything else could be done without rc-
FIstance' the mere garisoning would keep bic
army with more than it could do.
Smyrna times., 1869-02-10

Last week the country was startled by the
announcement that the Legislature of Illinois
I has voted to annex their great city, Chicago to
tne State OF Indiana. 1t seems that this ac-
tion was one of those bits of farce wherewith
grave legislators occasionally recreate and SOL
ace themselves and relieve the strain on their
lntelects. The explanation is that last Friday
the entire Chicago delegation Except two) went
plea of consulting their constituents about the
" lake front and the park measures p where
upon Mr.. Cook introduced, on Saturday,
bill to incorporate the Farmers Elevator
Company, and to cede the city of Chicago to
the States of Indiana and Wisconsin" which,
"amid roars of laughter, was read third time
and passed-ayes 76, nays % And, having
accomplished this stroke of Righteousness, the
liouse next Incorporated the Illinois Elevator
Company, with powers fully defined in section
z, namely 10 elevate the shirt collar of the
gentleman from Pike" The whole affair was
a joke. "''N'' ""'
Smyrna times., 1869-02-10

Gen. GRANT IN New YoRK.-The New
ork correspondent of the Phla. Leclqer. gives
the e following account Of Grant visit to New
York on Monday:
General Grant will be glad when he gets
away from this city. The hungry politicians
VIII not let him have moments peace. and
their opportunities are such as to nut his tenn.
per, iimperturbable as it is, under the most try-
ing circumstances, to a severe test
At - o clock this afternoon, the Union Re-
publican (Radical Committee, headed bv
charles Spencer, General Denis Burke, Gene.
raj and John Cochrane, waited upon him at
the Filth Avenue Hotel After the usual
hand-shaklng, Spencer made a speech, the on
" response to which, on the part of the Presi
dent elect, was elOquently and ably expressed
in the two little monosyllables, Good law
Notwithstanding this notice to quit" how.
ever, several politicians fingered behind. each
to speak his little piece. One hoped the Cen
eral would be as true to the Republican party
as as they had been true to him. To this the
General did not cOndescend to reply. Other
parties presented him with their cards and
one even more cOnSiderate than his fellows ac.
companled that with another card, informing
the General where his place Of business was
on Broadway. "'''
In the earlier part of the day, the President
elect took trot on the avenue behind "Dex-
ter, along with Mr.. Bonner, Of the Le(i0cr.
lhis evening, he will dine with Mr.. S. b,
Chlttenden, III Brooklyn; after which he will
leave In special train for Philadelphia.
Smyrna times., 1869-02-10

The ministerial sensation of Boston IN,
now IS the new pastor of the Park st,r, yrt
Ihureh, the successor of the Rev. A. D, E,oDo
The Rev. Mr.. Murray is a graduate Of .I vi.
College few wears ago, and still on the ,n,rv W..
side OF 80, He dresses with great prec.;on m io,'
and is anything but clerical in his persop, ',n ,r
peearance. In his pulpit exercises he Is jo%$
edly original, and his auditors were slirb,I,
startled, the other Sunday, when he ,,T nTare{
that the Lord would bless those middIe ags5
females in the congregation whose yOutbtnl
hopes had been disappointed. " 'O'D'u'
Smyrna times., 1869-02-10

HEAVY ROBBERY--$l5,OOOS SToLEN-.A
hoavy robbery was committed at the depot of
Railroad Company, in Wilmington, on Satur.
day night. William lamar, paymaster of the
road. brought down there $4,000 to pay off
the employees, which he deposited with some
other money in the safe in the Office of J. Ma.
honey road master. Some one effected an en-.
trance Into tho Office and unlocked the safe
with skeleton key. taking over fifteen thous-
and dollars from 1t. Tho robbery is quite a
mysterious one, especially when We consider
the public place at which it was committed
and the fact that portions of the building are
Smyrna times., 1869-02-10

The CONDITION OF THE SoUTH.
Porter and Babcock, of General Grants staff.
have returned from their tour of inspection
through the Southern States They visited
every military post in the country through
which they travelled and will make an extend.
ed written report to General Grant. They
represent North Carolina as in the best condi-
tlon' and next to that State is Alabama The
worst state OF affairs exists in Georgia and some
legislation by Congress to secure the rights of
the loyal people in that State will be recon.
mended. They say the negroes were in the
right during the Ogechee troubles and they
should be protected Notwithstanding the
militia troubles in Arkansas, the State IS in a
houriShing condition. ~ " -
Smyrna times., 1869-02-10

Mr.. Johnson's malgnity seems to incro,s,
as the days for It's exercise approach their end
His latest performance is to attrmnt the ,1. -.
movai OF Mr. Lincoln's Private Secretary from
the Paris Consulate, to which he was appoint
cd shortly before the assassination. The ef
tort Is OF no consequence. save as an exhibition
OF the Presidential temper OF course. npi,b
er tins nor any of the other new nomination,
sent in to the Senate Monday will be auto
receive any consideration.
Smyrna times., 1869-02-10

THE PENINSULAR FRUIT GROwERs' Asso.
ciArIoN meet at Dover on the 18th inst, at .
O'Clock, p. NJ. The season Of the year, the
prospect OF large crop, and the great and
constantly Increasing value of this intcsest con.
spire to make this highly interesting and i'm
portant meeting. We hope our fruit growers
will not forget it.
Smyrna times., 1869-02-10

WE respectfully call the attention of our readers
to the celebrated " Wilmington City Soap" which
Is giving general satisfaction all over the country
one pound will go as far two pounds of most
otner soaps IN the market. The people should try
this soap and they will be convinced that it is the
best and most economical they can nse. Sold by
grocers generally. Moore Il Bro, manufacturers
"or. Sd and Orange sts., Wilmington, Del.
Smyrna times., 1869-02-10
.SWY1W0, .DeI,,
wednesday Afternoon. Feb. 10, 1869

THE DIES Is published "Wednesday afternoon b.,
HqskPh H. lt"FFEcKRR, Editor Proprietor at Snyrua
Delaware. ''
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not PAID till the end Of the year No paper
a arrears are Sad-ony at the option of the Publisher
ADFERrSRAENTS will be inserted at the rate Of Seen
epe o hrS hSerOn subsequent insertions Three-and
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nua Spd yearly advertisers.
Smyrna times., 1869-02-10

ENTERTAlNMENr.-The entertainment to be
given in the NJ; j. Church in this town to,
morrow C.hursdayl evening by the sunday
SchoGl vii! doubtless be highly interesting
1T 1t VIII consist of singing and dialogues, and
ene exercises embrace a well selected pro-
gramme. See adv. for further narticnlars
Smyrna times., 1869-02-10

oc RELIGIOUS revival at the Methodist
Church at Dover is now in its fourth week and
Is increasing in interest Noondav mertingc
arc held and the night meetings are Of thp
mos: intense interest On Sunday, FORTY one
persons were received into church fellow, hin
rive who preferred immersion, were baptised
~ ~ oh3kSpGare mill pond in the afternoon, by
hev' MIR. tIppo, the Baptist minister, in the
presence OF large audience. Ninety FIVE have
IeGn received in the church in three weeks
All the oihclal members Of the church, headed
by the pastor Mr.. Lghtbcurn, greeted the
new members on Sunday, the congregation
singing an appropriate hymn whilst the hand
shaking was going on in front of the pulpit
a revival in the midst of the wears. -
among middle aged people-has been going on
Tor some time, in the Methodist Enisc0naI
Church OF Odessa. Some very substantial and
lhilucnllal citizens are among those RECENTLY
united to the Church. This particular branch
or Hon, appears to be " STRENGTHENING hcr
stakes and charging her borders, " in that local.
ity. moi '00"i'
The revival in the Methodist Church. in
AllddIetowu, IS still in progress. '1
The Catholic citizens haye established Sab
path school N Dover, in the old Sons of Tenn
perance Hall The school was started ahout n
month ago, and the attendance of children ia
quite large. =" 10
is Ifot|StdAtiSm q Fti7ure?-A sermon will
DC preached OH next Sunday morning in tbe
Methodist church 10y the Pastor, Rev s l.
Tracey, IN review Of the sermon by Rev. DR.
Ewer' OF New J ork, on the failures of Protes-
tantSm.
Smyrna times., 1869-02-10


LEVY COURT-The February session of the
Levy Court of this county commenced last
tuesday,. The attendance of those having
business with the Court was large. The fol.
lowing Is a list of appointments made on Thurs.
day: = ~ :
County TreaSurer-John NJ. Voshell.
CGHector$-Benjamin II. Smith, Duck Creek
hundred; John G. Scotch, Little Creek r.
=; Walker, Dover John Bell. North Murder
Eill; Henry Harrington, South MurClerkill
Kobert EI!tc IL. Short, Mispillion; VIM. d. Fowler,
TRUSTEES of the P5or-Wm. slav North
Murderkill; James Davis, Milford.
>, jail Con,missioncrs-Wm NJ. Jester, J. G..
Pcnnewlll and Jos. q. O. Harrington.
Jad IHyS{ctam-Dr. Robt 7. Jump.-DeZa-
lCdrean
The officers elected by the New Castle co.
Levy Court are as follows:
1reetSWer-Jas. B. Clarkson, of Middle
town.
CoLtectors-Alex. Valentine, Brandvwine
hundred; Edmund Provost, Eastern District
or Wilmington; Isaac Darlington, Western
District Ihos. Bracken, Christiana Thos j.
Little, Mill Greek; Jesse G. Russell, White
Glay Greek; Asbury Pennington, New Castle !;
Penton Bellville, Red Lion Geo. w. Ingram
st: st Georges; Jos. Hutchinson, Appointments,
VIM. COnlyn, Pencader
Trustees Of Eoor-Janes Conner, Wilmino-
ton; Gilpin 2. Stidham, Christiana; Benia-
min ). Booth, New Castle; John G. ClaTk
Red Lion; John L. Williamson, White Clay
Greek. "'
-AHorne,-W. c. Spruance.
Smyrna times., 1869-02-10

Banking House of Jno. McLear & Son. No.
6O7 Market St, Wilmington. We receive mo-
ney on, deposit and allow interest execute
promptly orders for the purchase and sale of
gold, silver, government, State and other secur-
ltieS; make collections on all parts of the Unit
and Central Pacific r. r. Co.'S. First mortgacn ,C.l
e per cent gold bonds. e"o0
Smyrna times., 1869-02-10
Consumption Can be Cured.

AN Eastern medical periodical interesting accoun+
hr cure OF Mrs Amos StaufTcr OF Manor Lancaster county
pi hvlhtary Consumption. Her parents and several
ANA sisters died OF this terrible disease. Mrs Saucr
was reduced to skeleton; the pulse at liO hrr
Itathn% painfully difficult; eGpectOraonS very excessive
rrhUa worse than chronic and her condition so homeless
at conference OF the old and killtu physicians She was
lReHrah At this stage Of the disease Dr. s. b.
"l hllerSEllle, Lancaster county, Pa physician of
TFR ytrs SHirliE prescribed MISliLERS HERE BIT
~" patient soon experienced pleasing
sensation throughout her entire system and v br
S 70 continue under Dr. Hartmans treatment She did So
improving under increased doses her
n 9ntl S" entirely recovered Mrs Saurr is 81
iNI III tie ehnvmcnt of perfect health. &. b.
teSHet OF the Lancaster County (a) National Bank Sub
'o P4tCudTS Oh ullS most wonderful
Smyrna times., 1869-02-10

LECTURE Cook Lodge No. AZ, I, 0. ofG
T., Of this town. intend holding public meet
ing on Friday evening next, the 18th, at +
O'Clock, for the interest of the Temperance
cause. An address is to be delivered by the
kev; .. +. Flippo in the NJ. +. Church. The
public are respectfully invited to attend.
/. j. ARMITAGE, Chairman Com. Art.
Smyrna times., 1869-02-10

A BIG SENAToR.-Ho Daniel s Pratt,
Senator elect from Indiana, stands six feet five
inches in his stocking feet, and weighs 4,N
pounds. He is the largest man elected to the
United States Senate since the days Of Dixon
II. Lewis, of Alabama, who used to say that
{" a turkey was a very inconvenient bird being
a little too much for one man to eat at a meal
and not quite enough to satisfy two"
Smyrna times., 1869-02-10

VIM. F. Causey, Esq, son of Ex-Governor
Causey, left Milford, on Monday for ST. Lou
is, Mo, which he intends to make his future
residence, having entered in partnership with
his tather-i in-law, Hon. Trusten l.. Polk, in the
practice of the Law.
Smyrna times., 1869-02-10

SEAFoRD; Saturday week was big dav at
SSeafOrd. The largest Sheriff7s Sale that has
been IN Sussex County for years occurred there,
,Ti w; the property of Nathaniel Horsey, ESQ.
The town was crowded with people. There
amount Of which was $6595. '-O 'O'"'
Smyrna times., 1869-02-10

A BELIEvER--Sometime since a man died
in the town of Y, who during life refused %
believe in another world Two or three week;
after his death his wife received throushi
medium a communication, which read thu;
Dear Wife-I now believe. Please send NE
my thin clothes"
Smyrna times., 1869-02-10

A caravan consisting of six wagons two car
rlages, eighteen persons, and eighteen horses.
stopped at the National Hotel, in this town. on
Tuesday night week. It was headed by Mr.
VIM j. Mars hbank, of Oak Hill, Lancaster
county 1sn Pa' about, twenty-five miles north of
EIkton. The goods were put on board of the
cars, here, for Seaford, Del, whittier Mr.. NJ
was journeying, and where he intends to build
large hotel, on the line of the Railroad Mt
that place. 4HiddLetonn transcript.
Smyrna times., 1869-02-10

The COLORED RECEPTION AT SECRETARY
BROWNING s.-The Washington correspondent
of the ". T. HernH writes
An event somewhat novel to the fashionable
season In the national capital occurred at the
residence OF Secretary Browning on Saturday
afternoon last The Secretary gave a recentioD
to the cOIOred messengers Of the Department
OF the Interior and their families. He had al
ready given his white employees reception.
and on receiving hint from the darkies that
they should not be left out in the cold, he de-
termIned to serve them in like manner Dur
ing the evening Mr.. Browning made them an
address. He was glad, he said, to see so many
OF his faithful messengers around him. He
had always found them jealous and Trustworthy,
and wherever it might be his lot to dwell he
would remember them kindly. A bright fu
ture was opening before them, in which many
of their race would rise to dignity and honor;
but THEN success rested mainly with them
selves.
Smyrna times., 1869-02-10

Private advices from Paris state on very good
authority that Gen. Dix has received letter
from Gen. Grant, in which the latter says he
shall be very happy to continue him in the po,
sition Of Minister to France il he desires to re-
tain it; but that Cen Dix intends to resign st
the opening of the new Administration, a, he
desires 20 return to the United States early in
the Spring.
Smyrna times., 1869-02-10
41ttorney-W. G. Spruance.

TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. Last Saturday week
q man named Rogers, at Greensboro, feil in the
fireplace and burned his face to a crisp. One
eye was burned out He had just moved in
the house that day, from Phila., and was in
the room by himself in the act of taking some
medicine, and tainted it is supposed. His
wife, on entering from an adjoining room, was
unable to pull him from the fire until assistance
was rendered, he being large man. He was
taken back to Phla Monday afternoon last
Supt. Sewall giving the family pass over the
road. His face is literally cooked. Whilst at
Clayton, waiting for the train, he was able to
converse, but was delerious at times.
Smyrna times., 1869-02-10

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.-The Junior nartnor
of one Of the most prominent business firms in
the city of Wilmington tried to commit suicide
last week, it is said. He has become SO dissi-
pated as to be compelled to suspend business.
and being unable to stop, determined to kill
himself by putting strychnine in a glass of
whisky in bar-rOom. The act was discover
ed and his companions prevented him from
taking the draught. He had previously kiss
ed his wife and children and babe them good
bye. The papers withhold the name.
Smyrna times., 1869-02-10

REAL ESTATE SALEs-Geo. w. Taylor, as
trustee, sold the Dady property, in this town,
on Saturday last, to Jos. Smithers for 81, $50,
David lrelan, OfWilmington has purchased
the farm of John Wiley, in Dover HID, con-
tanning 800 acres, so of which are in peaches,
with good improvements. for $2l 500.
Smyrna times., 1869-02-10

LEGISLATIVE SUPPER. "A grand supper was
gwen to the members of the General Assem-
by on Thursday night, at Dover, by Senator
ihoS; f; Bayard, in honor of his election to
the U. 3; Senate. The affair came off at the
capital Hotel, Besides the members of the
Legislature. a large number of distinguished
gentlemen from various parts of the State were
BBay9rd. Gov. Salisbury, Major Biggs, VIM.
u. Whiteley, Esq, and Others DeIa,oarean,
Smyrna times., 1869-02-10

A Select Snree will be given at the Pier
House, Port Penn, Del. on Thursday evening
next, Feb. llth. Committee of Arrangements
JIG Matthews, G. w. w. Naudain, Samuel
Fenimore, q. Ellis, ii. @. Tumlin. Floor
MaDagers--James Shallcross, James Downs.
Smyrna times., 1869-02-10

Two solutions have been proposed for the
Mormon problem. One of these is that offer.
ed by Mr. Ashlcy's bill, now before Congress.
to divide Ctah-Savc a narrow zone in the
neighborhood of Great Salt Lake City-nn
various parts, and transfer these to the neigh.
boring States and Territories. The otherhb to
trust to the influence of 8 Gentle" admixure.
to overthrow the worst features of Mormonism,
and finally to do away with the whole system.
Smyrna times., 1869-02-10

THE Legislature has reelected Wm. ! CLARK
Esq, of Dover, State Treasurer, and Robt. j.
Lambdin, of Laurel, Auditor of Accounts
Smyrna times., 1869-02-10

Tue NJ. Il D. r. r. 1t is given out by Gen.
Tilghman and the other officers of the Marv
land Delaware Railroad that the road will
be completed to EaStOn by the last of March.
y large force is now at work OH it.
Smyrna times., 1869-02-10

training In pursuit tor which eXpcrlenct H''
; proved that they possess peculiar qualiioatDos
The President has issued an order directing
that the remains of Mrs. Surrat be delivered
to the family, for decent burial 1t appear
that petition asking that this be done Slg9i
by about forty members of Congress, was d"
In the War Department about two years sg9
but cannot now be found.
WINE.-A gentleman in New Jersey nanA
Speer is cultvating Port grape with signal g,'
cess, from which an excellent wine Is m'M
which is better than imported Port, ana ]"
been adopted for medicinal purposes in the niF
pitfalls of New York, Philadelphia and hsr
ington.
A daring burglary was committed in hS s
York Monday evening. A man broke the gl'
in the window of Benedict's jewelry store, |
Broadway, and his confederate Snatched >.
tray of diamond rings, taking about Sl9OVS"''
of them. The robbers escaped.
Queen Isabella has "issued a maneso
against the revolution in Spain. This IS ulvtS'
ridiculous than bull against the copTsI coTI,.
Cannot some of her cOurtiers read her the hs i.
lish story of Canute ordering the waves Of 'D
ocean to roll back?
Gen. Grant attended church in New OrhSn
Sunday at St. Paurs, (Methodist,) and recHHs
ed an impromptu reception at the door, ani
received. some friendly calls during the day. ~
dined at Mr.. Stewart s in the evening III
The Legislature of Illinois has passed pSr
which now awaits the signature OF Gov, ~ ns
mer restricting all railroads In the state s,srs %
charge of three cents per mile for paSSenS'
The remains of Mrs. Surratt were glVgEam Ersr.
to her relatives Monday. They were ae'.e ,sr.
ed with the understanding that the tuner"
vices should be performed privately
The silkworm nursery in Nevada al|af{ysam y .,om
aims one million worms, and has ShoH 'TIe
,nough for making two million cocoon'
apacity is to be still further increased
1t is currently reported, says the New; ;s an
cans IicdVune, that General LOngSitrTSFSw T,w Or
pplicant for Collector of the port ol w"
erns, under General Grant. .oss
An unusual religious revival is IN "aIopg
mong the various Methodist Churcn;tS ;ans arc
he Hudson River, and the conVsfsiOH'
umeroug.
Delaware State Bonds bought at bei, Ir 'Ino
Al>o 5-20s l0-40S, gold and coupons :! Street,
IcLoar & Son, Bankers, Coz MaiA''
llminston, Del.