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Smyrna times., 1869-09-15

TffE GOVERNMENT Expenses. That is an
important announcement from Washington
t9,the effect that the warrant books of the II
.. Treasury Department show that the govern
ment fnt expenses for the fiscal year just ended
were nearly as low as during 1862 the second
year OF the war, being $5S5,OOO, 900, against
sl,O10O0O,OO0 for the year 1868. The de.
crease of expenses Of the War Department
was s4S, 500 600 and of the Navy Department
s65OO'000. The expenses of the Treasury
department were increased $4,000, 900, and of
the Interior Department IS, ,OO0, 900.
Smyrna times., 1869-09-15

RAID ON WHIsKEY MILLs.-Collector Pret-
lyman, having collected evidence supposed to
be conclusive of frauds against the revenue, ON
Wednesday seized the following whiskey mills
in Wilmington, viz Distillery of Archibald
Mckinley, No. LOG West Front street. AIco-
hol works of Francis Kelley, East Front street.
Rectifying establishment of William Baxter,
Fourth and Shipley streets. Reetifying estab-
lishment of John McClafferty, No 527 East
Fifth street. The frauds alleged are charged
to have existed for a long time and involve a
large amount of revenue
Smyrna times., 1869-09-15
TO CONSVIEPTlVES.

The advertiser having been restored health in few weeks
by very simple remedy. after having suffered >crra year.
with severe lung affection, and disease cor ,up.
TOMS anxious to make known his fellow sufferer thu
Oi
10 all who desire it, he will send copy the pre,crton
uS cree o cn1rEel with the directions ior prpa- sAi
l>n% the same, which tlpv will find sure (UKE ron tuy.
SCMrTIoN SrHMA BRoNcHIIIS, etc The object III,
User IN sendlng the prescription Is 10 bcuet the c ahd
spread information which h cunccv- hc nal: snt
he hopes every sufferer will hi~ rcuiy AS IL will cost m
nothing, and may prove a blessing.
Parties wishing the prescription. will please address
REV. EDWARD s. WILSON,
may19-ly Williams mshnra Kings roirItv New Yort
Smyrna times., 1869-09-15

PEACHES. st was supposed that last week
would nearly close our peach shipments, but it
is probable that they will be toerably heavy
during this week. Sixteen cars were sent from
Clayton Monday and about as many yesterday.
They, are paving well now. The shipments will
not close till sometime next week
Smyrna times., 1869-09-15

As part of the political history oi thv times
II may ~ stated that the charg ~t.,rra,on
by the Democratic party, against Mr. ~ ;;.1u, .CrU'
alluded to by the Philadelphia LrIqpr'E N.Y.
York correspondent Is about to be prtf.r,.J
by weekly organ Of Tumnlany iIaI 't6,.
R0H"d Tobie 0nd Cii.cn), amount to suI,,t1"a.
TALLY this: SO'''"''
That the proposition of the Wwt1ncwsnanot
to drop Governor Seymour and substitute tSa
name Of Judge Chase ON the Pr,>i,i~r,Hinlgi Hlg
ticket few weeks before the elrrt;nn '',1, i,1.
autumn, Was the work Of the gentleman :,
question, and that its pre- determined rurn,,, II,
the success Of the Republicans, was therrby
accomplished ''oy
Smyrna times., 1869-09-15

,BUTcHERY, THEN CALUMNY.-Thc ALLEGATION
that the Avondale mine shaft WIS maIjrion.n,,
set fire to is made in the interest Of the @ m;n',
owners and as a cover for their own iul,trn,;.
bic careleSsness. They know that the fire o,;,,.
mated with the tue, aa,h that the mine ougbt
not to have been as it wGs day; they knaw
also that 1t was hardly less than murder to mn,
men IN such mine, and therefore they wans
to have 1t believed that the fire originated in
some way quite beyond their control Hence
the charge OF incindiarsrn, not yet SUPPORTED
by tithe of evidence. ''N
Smyrna times., 1869-09-15

:, The WHISKY FRAUDS IN WILMINGTON. -
From anything we can now see the parties
under bond in Wilmington (see locals) for max.
ing fraudulent whisky returns to Dr. Pretty
man, U. >. Collector, will "have a strict ac
count to give" before Judge Hall, of the Dis
trIct and perhaps hard road to travel. The
Doctor hasworked these cases up carefully, and
before the parties were aware of it they were
In the hands OF the government officers. Su-
pervlsor Fulton, Of Baltimore, whose iurisdie-
zion includes this State, considers that he has
strong case against them, and is opposed to
all compromise not only with them but with
whisky detrauders in general He has made
the case known to Commissioner De!ano. at
Wash'ne'9n, who fully sustains him in his
conclusions, and has ordered him to bring the
cases to trial as speedily as possible. There is
little or no chance Of compromise or pardon
with these men hereafter. This ended with
Andy johnson . administration. For a de-
frauder to offer compromise now is to confess
his guilt, and to expect pardon is "vain delu.
sion, especially since the attempted assassina-
ton OF Detective Brooks, in Philadelphia, last
week, by the Whisky Ring" This ring, it
lswell known, is powerful organization and
has resorted to many successful expedents to
cheat the government and screen offenders
But when it plots for the assassination of an
officer of the law, whilst he is performing his
sworn duty, as is believed to have been the
case in the Brooks affair, it arouses re-
action against itself that will most likely in the
future eause stern i1tstiee tn he fneeted ont to
its members. Whenit hoists the "black flag
in defence of its nctarious schemes, it can not
expect Justice " tempered with mercy"
Smyrna times., 1869-09-15

The WILMINGTON ELECTION We were una
bic to, state last week that the Republicans
carried the election in Wilmington Tuesday
week, re electirg Mayor Valentine by so ma
iority aud majority Of the council. The seat
ofDiilon, Democrat, is to be contested by Plum
ket; Republican, councilman for the first ward
frauds in the election having been generally
admitted eOJ
Smyrna times., 1869-09-15

THIEVES IN MIDDLETowN.-There are Some
oold bold ro3Per 6 S IN MIddletown. The 7ra1seript
say says r0oLod Vne night last week, Mr. VIM Wilson
The house of Miss Ireland was entered S T".Um "nd
the o,vercoat, of Mr.. David Maxwell which Vne was
hanging in the entry, was scarried off. On Fr;a e
day night, little after O'Clock. the horse q nd
carriage of Mr.. Jacob F. Shallcross was stonJ %"
ing hltched before Walkers hotel, when n ne
gro gro man deliberately unhitched the horse from
the carriage and without taking off the gear
Jumped ON the horse and started under wb;n'
down the street, in full run. He was pursp,
ed, put escaped, and the horse was found the
next day in E. r. Cochran's pasture.
Smyrna times., 1869-09-15

; CoUNTERFErr MONEY Recently we pub-
hshed letter received by gentleman of this
town from firm in New York, the purport of
which Was that the said firm would sell the
said gentleman 5000 worth of well-executed
counterfeit money for $50 of good money. The
proposition was not accepted.
Apropos to this subject we see that the firm,
of Tunbridge & Co., alias Gumbridge & Co..
alias Noyes & Co., with several other alases
were recently put under bail for being engaged
in this business in New York. They were
taking photographs of United States currency.
which photographs they were selling to avari
clous counfrymen of fdoubtful integrity for couu-
tertelts. 1t seems that they were doing an
immense business. The detectives seized their
mail matter on the day of the arrest saturday
week. and they found over too thousand letters
with remittances for various amounts of this
trash. BY publishing the names and the ad.
dresses contained in these two thousand letters
two thousand swindlers would be exposed, and
some Of them might be found right in our own
midst. Who knowsP
Smyrna times., 1869-09-15

Prof Fl, L. Van Cleve, of Knoxville, Tenn.
has been in this town for The last week in
structing class of thirty in a new and more
expeditions method of multiplication, calculat-
ing interest," extracting cube roots, &c. He
is thorough master Of his system, which was
well received by the gentlemen under his in
structon. He leaves hero to day for Dover,
carrying with him the we'll wishes of his class
and other friends, who regard him as a scholar
and gentleman. He is about publishing a
work on mathematics emLodying his new
system.
Smyrna times., 1869-09-15

STABBING AFFAIR. Saturday evening
tracas occurred en- East ST., in this town. be
tween Frank Hall and two lads named John
and William Hamilton, in which William or
Bunk, - as he is called, was stabbed in the
left side by Hall, making severe wound.
Hall, In default of bail, was committed to Jail
by Alderman Pennington.
Smyrna times., 1869-09-15

S. Gross Fry, the Democratic candidate for
City Treasurer of Philadelphia has withdrarn
his name from the canvass, and advises ,Lr
others on the ticket to do So also. This ~ an,
causes considerable excitement among p,lr;'
clans, and being So near election is thHuILt, -,
injure the prospects of party success.
Smyrna times., 1869-09-15

John McLcar 4 Son, Bankers, are author
lied agents for the Lake Superior and Mississip
pi K. r. Co., offer their first mortgage bonds
at 96 and interest, also the Wilmington &
Reading Il. R. Co., and offer their First Mort
gage Bonds at 50 and interest.
Smyrna times., 1869-09-15
Needles Compound HenIock PIasters

Never ial IN giving relief and perfect radical cures IN
acute cases o pain Inflammation Weakness the, promptly
Trliev" Rheumatism, tmhaSO Kidney Diseases Weak Backs
Inflammation OF Lungs, Prursy, Acute Dyspepsia >wnrn
joints, Enlargement Of the Liver, Whooplng Cough and
Asthma. ~ "N
" B-The genuine in yellow envelopes with printed
name IN my trade mark tan Ppsc. 3sLS->Inx INN
ana large. Retail at ~, - and 81 each
Made by G. II. NEEDLES, Druggist Philalr phis
For sale by best Drnnglss nd D,s.l.rs ~. ~.
Smyrna times., 1869-09-15
Snl1'1W0, Dei.,
Wednesday Afternoon. Sent. I5th.

THE TIMES is published every Wednesday afternoon by
JOSEPH H. HoFFEcxER, Editor and Prurr!cor at SMYRNA
Delaware.
90 in advance or s25oif
mot paid till the ed of the year. No paper discontinued until
all arrears are pad-cny at the option the Publisher
ADVERTISEMENTS will inserted at the rate Of Soan
slime the first n9eOn subsequeninsertions
ahalt cents liberal discount made quarterly semi
hual and yearly advertisers.
Smyrna times., 1869-09-15


ELECTIONS. = The election in Maine on Mon.
day, resulted as we expected it would in
the reelection Of Gen. Joshua /. Chamber
lam as Governor, and a Legislature to match
though handful of Republican malcoptents
under the flag of Prohibition, tried to produce
an adverse result. Returns from about half of
the State indicate a total vote of about IS. 600
against 81, 787 cast for Governor one year apo.
Gen. Chamberlain majority will probably he
from seven to eight thousand over all and
the vote OF Hitchborne, the. Prohibitionist
Candidate, about 5000. So the real Republi.
can majority i'll the State (since we have the
assurance of the World that Hitchborne could
not count upon single Democratic vote) will
be from $4,000 to 1900. This, in view of
such very light vote, will do very we'll. A
telegram to the New York Tribune states that
the returns received at Portland show a falling
on In the total vote from the election for Gov
srnor in 1868 Of about "A per cent-a Repub
hcan loss Of about SO, and a Democratic loss
of Dea, ly 81 per cent.
Telegrams from Cheyenne state that the
Democrats have elected their candidate for
delegate TO Congress from the new Territory of
Wyoming, Mr.. Nuckold, 1916 majority. and
that both branches Of the Territorial LepisIa-
ture are Democratic.
Smyrna times., 1869-09-15

TEMPERANCE IN PoLnICs. AT the election
held 10 Maine on Monday there we're three
candidates for Governor, Republican, Demo
erstIand Temperance. When the Republicans
made their nominations and platform the over
jealous temperance men thought thatthe party
was not explicit enough on the great cause
which they had so much at heart, though there
was recognition of it, we believe. The Kepub-
LEANS were in favor of license law, while the
temperance party would be satisfied with moth
Ing short Of entire prohibition, With this one
Smyrna times., 1869-09-15
OAK HALL.

The season Just closing has been the successful one
ny nave ever had at the Largest Clothing House. Wana-
maker ~ Brown and gratifying it has been
n6r Unparalleled success with the country trade They
Ony succeeded III drawing Their establishment the minority
OF the out town who clothes IN Phadpha
nut also pleased them we'll and secured them for
nanen customers They will let this hold they
now got upon the country people, but will make
their house more and more worthy of connned
Smyrna times., 1869-09-15
~ NV 4 ~ AtD J. " lLSVNt
Williams burg Kings county, New York

" DEAFNESS, Blindness aud CATARRll lfeal.
ed with the utmost success, by J. IsAACs b., aud
Professor Of Diseases OF The Eye and Ear IN the Med
cal College Of Pennsvlvania, ~ yeqts expeuence,
formerly of LeydOn, HOIand) No. SIS Arsh SHror,
PhIla. Testimonials can he seen at his office The
medical faculty are invited to accompany lheir pa
uenIs as he has no secrets IN his praclIce. Artificial
eyes inserted without pain. No charge for examlns
ton. jel7.V
Smyrna times., 1869-09-15

DISEASE AMONG CATTLE.-A gentleman,
says the Commercial, from New Garden, Ches,
tl .Ir county states that a number of cattle on
past ten days from what is supposed to be
bloody Mlurrain, while others pronounce it
Texan Ticks. A veterinary surgeon has been
attending them, but has failed to check the
disease. The cattle were taken to this farm
to pasture by farmers living in the neighbor-
hood' and now that the disease has broken out
among chem, the owners will not take their re.
naming stock home for fear of spreading the
pplsease. The cattle are sick but day or two
oeIoIe they die, the symptoms of the disease
are dullness and great palpi:ation,
Smyrna times., 1869-09-15
Errors Of Youth.

gentleman who suffered for from Nervous Debility,
Premature Decay, and all the effects Of youthful in>rou
WILL for the sake of suffering humanity send tree 10 all vino
need it. the receipt and directions 1rmakng the simple remedy
by when he cured. Sufferers wishing profit by In a
vertlsers experience, do 10y alressng in perfect nh
deucp, JOHN r. OGDEN.
myl9-ly No. q Cedar street. Now York.
Smyrna times., 1869-09-15

If were a weary washerwoman with sore hands
and weak back, should pray that the man might
be ever bes that invented Moore & Bros Will
mington City Soap" sent
Smyrna times., 1869-09-15

FATAL ACCIDENT Michael Aacklen, an
old and respectable resident of Newark, on
Friday morning attempted to go into the base
ment of the hotel of Phillip Marvel, of Newark,
when he missed his step, and fell down the
stairs and displaced, or so injured the spinal
cord Of his neck, that he died on Monday morn
ing. He was in the 68th year of his are.
Smyrna times., 1869-09-15

On Friday last Clark Mills, the sculptor,
proceeded pr to the Congressional Cemetery at
W mtaGShlngt0n G and took plaster cast of the face
ol ueneral Kawlns. The operation was emf
Smyrna times., 1869-09-15

The Esening Post, the only Republican jour-
1al In Memphis, Tenn, suspended Monday,
Governor Senter Withdrawing from it the State
patronage.
Smyrna times., 1869-09-15

Cooper & Brother have removed to their
new storeroom in Mr.. Il. v. Cooper's new
building.
Smyrna times., 1869-09-15
FOR SALE.

A PAIR OF GOOD MULES also, lSOp pu'"'-
of GAS LINE. Apply 10 ,,NTS .
..0,,s,r IN ~ Smyrnu Del.
Smyrna times., 1869-09-15

On Sunday last. 9Th ins on Methodist st. ~ n fSY's
to or retur.ing om the Episcopal Church, lad
BREAST.P PIN A reward will be paid It f6IeeEICE IeISICCE
Sept Is, 69.-lt TIMES
Smyrna times., 1869-09-15
DEATHS.
LOST,

ATKTNs.-At FarmingdOn. on the 25h ut, William D.
aged 70 years.
Smyrna times., 1869-09-15

A TERRIBLE STORM IN New ENGLANn A
storm of unusual violence swept over Boston
and wide section of the New England States
on Wednesday afternoon, between 5 and 7
o CLOCK, causing destruction of property in Bos
ton and the vicinity amounting to a million Of
dollars: Church spires were blown down in
many instances, cars blown off the track and
,1 buildings damaged The Coliseum in Boston,
down. The loss to shipping is very Great "
The only loss of life recorded is that Of Mr.
Granville N. Clark, Treasurer of the Adriatic
Mills and Lancaster Quilting Company, who
@ was fatally injured by the sidewalk near the
Coliseum, which was blown up and struck him
on the head. He died in an hour
Smyrna times., 1869-09-15

augl9.4t
Smyrna times., 1869-09-15
MARYLAND ITEMS.

MAGNOLIA WATER Superior to the best imported
German Cologne, and sold at half the price. sep9ly
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-04-22

- Thsre is two ineonsistencie $
in the world that are hard 70 Under
stsfd. Everybody Is anxieas to
pet to heaven, but no one is in a
hurry about it.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-04-22
NEW . ITEMS.

Confederate General Ripley is in
bankruptcy in London. His debts
are S1S5,000, and his assets are
nil. '
Mrs. McBratney, wife ofHon, R.
P. McBratney, of Kansas, died at
Xenia, Ohio, Monday evening, Of
cancer.
The Senate Tuesday, after debate,
rejected the Alabama treaty almost
unanimously, only one voting in
the affirmative.
The New Orleans and Opelousas
Railroad Company has just conclu-
ded a contract for 10000 tuns of
English iron.
Well executed counterfeit twenty
dollar bills on the Fourth National
Bank of Philadelphia are in circula-
lation in Boston.
The Mechanics Institute, of San
Francisco, is making arrangements
to celebrate the completion of the
Pacific Railroad. s. aaaa"
! Thomas Mast, the artist, makes
5000 to $500 a week by bis car
toons and sketches for Harper's
Weekly and other illustrated peri
odicals.
About five hundren troops of the
Twentieth United States Infantry
arrived atSt. Louis, Saturday, from
Baton Rouge. They are bound for
St. Paul.
The Paschall House, St, Louis,
was sold at auction, Saturday, to
Daniel G. Taylor, for S49,750. In
the late lottery scheme it was val
ued at $2SO,00O,
At yellow Springs, on Thursday,
a little girl named Belle Duncan
was so badly burned by the explo
sion of a petroleum lamp that she
died Saturday. TWgm .ss9q
\ Rev. j. M. Reid, D. d., formerly
editor Of the Western Christian Ad-
vocate, in Cincinnati, is supplying
the pulpit of the Clark Street
Methodist Episcopal Church, Chi
cage
Judgment was rendered in St.
Louis, Saturday, in the United
States Court, in favor of the Gov
ernment for $4,000 against W. B.
Mann, of Hannibal, for affixing
fraudulent brands to tobacco.
It is stated that General Halleck
will resign his rank in the army -
Seeing that Gen. Halleck is so much
more accomplished an officer in
peace times than during war, this
Is to be regretted.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-04-22
The Story of Henry Ward Beech
er's Visit to a King.

When I was in Client, at the re-
quest of the American Minister, |
consented, in the hope of doing
some goodto our country, to call
on the King of Belgium. 1t would
not do me to go without some prep
aration. AS to borrowing a Court
suit, / would not; but l did con-
sent to get a white vest; and ] did
consent to get some white gloves; !;
and / did consent to get stiff hat.
When had got myself arranged
for going to Court, in a manner un-
like to that to which / had been ac-
customed, / procured a splendid
carriage, and started. As ! rode
through the streets, all the boys
looked at me, and felt very much
like fool going to court.
And as / came to the Kings res
idence, l thought that the soldiers
knew that | was dressed up for the
first time in my life in such things
which was fact. did not know
what to say to the servitors at the
foot of the stairs, or to the servit-
ors at the top of the stairs; but !
made my way along somehow, and
they conducted me through the hall
and whisked me at once before the
King. He is venerable person
age, He speaks the English Ian
gUaee beautifully. He is)the ment-
or, be is the adviser Of European
monarchs. Ifyou were to see him
dressed in ordinary clothes, you
would think him a plain American
citizen; but he was dressed from
the crown of his head to the sole OF
his feet, in all sorts of beautiful
things and ornaments. He walked
toward me in very stately man
ner, with his sword rattling on the
floor by his side, and / walked to-
ward him the best way ] COULD He
bowed, and l bowed.
We walked together, and | called
him "Sir'' all through, and said a
good many things that | should not
have said. / could not get it out
of my head that was not afraid of
the King, and that ! was afraid Of
doing something disreputable. !
wanted to observe Court forms but
the very desire to do so rendered
the thing impossible. / saw that
he knew it for hesmiled benignant-
lly, and seemed TO have fatherly
consideration fer me. Finally, in
leaving the room, | ought to have
backed out. / did go backward for
enc or two steps butthen ! turned
and whisked through the door, face
foremost
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-04-22


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Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-04-22

ECLIPSE OF THE SUN--During the
present year there will be two eclip-
ses of the sun. The first will take
place on the 23d of July, but will
be partial, and invisible in this
country. On August 7th, a total
eclipse of the sun occurs. This
will be the most interesting that
has been witnessed in the United
States for many years, and will not
happen again until the last year OF
the century. The shadow of the
earth will commense crossing the
suns disc about half-past four in
the afternoon, and will not entirely
pass over it until nearly half-past
six or HaF@s.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-04-22

E. L. Oalman, a keeper of a con.
cert saloon, in Chicago, committed
suicide by lying upon the counter,
placing a drop burnerin his mouth,
covering his head, and turning on
the gas. i2' 'o
An inventory of the valuable pa.
pers hidden by Auditor JWycklife,
of Louisiana, was completed Tues
day, and foots up $4,000, consist
ing of State coupons, warrants and
tax receipts. n,m haa tah
Another colony intended to EN-.
brace $50 families, 80 of whom are
now collected, is organizing in
Brooklyn, New York, for d settle
mentn near Springfield, Missouri.
Deputy Sheriff Jno. Moran, who
pleaded guilty to permitting the es-
cape of a prisoner from his custody
last week, was sentenced TO the
State prison for four yesrs,
Ehenezer D. Basset, nominated
for Minister resident to Hayti, as
the principal of a colored high
school in Philadelphia, which po-
sition be has held for eighteen
wears. He is a native of Connecti.
cut, and highly educated.
Bx.President johnson is stiIl In
Nashville, He has abandoned his
trip to Europe, preferring, he says,
to devote his time and energies in
behalf of the disfranchised Of the
Southern States, IIf@ irY
The town Of Hancock, in the
Lake Superior region, has been de-
stroyed BY FIRE, and its homeless
inhabitants need help. Over two
hundred families are turned out in
to the cold. 'sV. na
Canadian newspapers. are full Of
complaints on the subject Of the
French Canadian emigration to the
States. The rursl population } s
daily leaving in increased Rwtn-
bers. d Sc .amr
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-04-22

Raw Of Hope Temple No. 922, meets Z, ey- !,
ery Monday evening at their Hall II EIy "a +,
block. I. +. King, ". Q. II; p; L; WI VI
Iiams, W. v. T.; J. R. Powell, "; Vi
Maggie Ustick, ". R. s.; B, b, Millikani
W a 8. A. Fl. Snider. W. F. s.; Mary
Millikan, W. T.; 7. D. MCElwain, W; NJ ;;
Lizzie Van Deman, W. D. M; Jennie WI VI
son, w. 1. G.; VIM. Eskridge, v 0; G'i
MRS. ]. snider, W. R. H. s.; Mrs. VIM
smith, WI. Ms; Geo, Carpenter T