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Smyrna times., 1870-04-27
MARYLAND ITEMS,

H., MONDAY week was a general holiday with
tue negroes IN Maryland Monday after Eas.
ter. "'
The Newtn@n Gazette suggests that a Make
a-Shlrt aud COOk-a- Dlnuer society he also mr..
ganlzed in cUnnection with the new C;ood
Iempmrs lodge, so that temperance and ,n,I,,,.
try may have fair start together
Wreck on ths Beach The shin Crest of N,
Ware went ashore on the shnal off Hogp Land
SumerSet CO., during the siolm on Snnd,v
night, 10th init. Every body on board wa,
lost. They are supposed to have lett the shin
IN the boats, which We're Swamprd befnre reach
ing the shore. A number II bodies have breu
washed up on the Beach, together with the
ships yawl and Captains gig, aud "a quantity
OF women and chiIdren's apparel Among the
bodies that Game ashore, that of Captain Jone,
was Identified. All the bndies have been de.
Gently buried on HUgg aad Cobbs Island. The
vessel went 10 pieces.
A bill was passed by the Legislature author.
lzlng the establishment OF all Exchange Bank
in Salisbury.
Registration at E Ekton.-A J. Scott. officer
OF registration for the tnwn election at Elkton.
Cecil county, announces that he will open books
Tor registration Oi voters on the 9th and 2Sth
inst, regardless OF race or color"
The FIRE an the Woods The fire which was
kindled III the wool near Elkton, last week, by
spark from the locomotive, burned over 400
acres of woodland, belonging TO the McCul
Tough Iron Company. The loss is estimated
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GOLD ll3-U. s. BONDS I09-lO.-These
facts embody an argument They tell so plain
a story that little elucidation is needed. Gold
in the u. 5. Treasury subServes no good pur.
pose. 1t lies there dead as log and useless
as glacier in Greenland. Whetherit amount
to Ten. Fifty, or One Hundred Millions, it is
equally inert and impOtent. Not so Gold in
the blnks and in private hands 1t uphods
credit and stimulates enterprise. Whoever
| holds it seeks to make it earn something The
moment it comes into their hands, they begin
/ to devise ways ard means for advantageouSly
getting rid of it. As to the Gold In the Treas
ury which belongs TO the United States. let it
| be set to drawing interest by exchanging it for
bonds. Time was when $4,000 QUO Of it
would have bought $4,000 900 Of United
States interest-h hearing bunds and the exchange
should then have been made. So long as the
! Government had spare dollar and that dollar
would have purchased more than a dollar of
our National Debt, the dollar should have been
paid out an the bonds called in. Suppose
Mr. Boutwell, might have sold, one year ago
$40 00O 900 OF Gold and bought Herewith
S24, 900 00O of bonds, the saving up to this time
wound have teen, not merely the $4,OO0,0U0
difference, but the interest on the bonds
amounting to 5 44O,OO0 more. And that
$50, 600, 600 could have been spared as well as
not. Mr. Secretary please TO turn the Gold
out of the Treasury 1t is not wanted there
it rs wanted elSeWh here Don't Use it TO buy
new AaskaS, but 10 pay old debts. Especially
when you can pay off more than dollar for dol
lar with it, you should draw down your sur.
plus to the lowest point. Do not let the Treas
ury block the way tn Resumption, but 70 bold
ly forward IN T. Tribune
Smyrna times., 1870-04-27

cord was kept distinctly in view. Some of the
Democratic papers, however, think it a bid
tor the Republican nomination. We do not
pretend to say which side the Chiet Justice
Is bidding for but let it be which ever side it
may one fact is certain he expects this Amend
ment to be the winning card He has not been
claSsed with the Republicans Tor two years
sihce the Democrats have been making over.
lures to him. But We commenced this article
as prelude to the following extract from the
letter:
Almost quarter of century has passed
since some ut you probably heard me declare
May, ie45l that all legal distinctions between
individuals OF the same county, fnundud nu
any such circumstances as origin md the like
are hostile 20 the genius of our institutions
and Incompatible with the true theory ofAmer
lean liberty; that true Democracy makes NJ
inquiry about the color of the skin, or the
place OF nativity, or any other similar circuIn
stance or condltioni and that the exclusion OF
the colnred people as a body from the elective
franchise Is Incompatible with true Democratic
principles. congratulate you that these prin.
clples have been at length made part Of the
supreme law Of the land. Many. do doubt
would have been glad as l should have been
IT. the great work con>ummated by the ratifca
ton OF the Fifteenth Amendment could h. ye
been accomplished through the States, by the
amendment of the State constitutions {; but the
delays aud uncertainties inseparahe from tba
mode of proceeding seemed to neceSSitate tn,
cnur>e actualy adopted lOr does the amend
ment impair the real rights of any State. L
leaves the Whole regulation of suffrage to tn,
people OF each State, subject only to tho fun
damental law that The right of no citizen +,
vote shall be denied or abridged on acronnt o
race, color or previous condition of SCI virude. >
Smyrna times., 1870-04-27

CATHOLICISM IN ARMs-Miss Edith O'Gor.
man. the ex-S'ster of Charity and the we'll
known lecturer against Catholici IN, narrowly
escaped with her lite al Madison, n j., where.
he eclured on Friday evening week Madison
is thr place where Mis- OGnrman first enter, j
the K man Catholic >isttrhOoI a. Il nun. The
subject OF h. lecture wa '''rhr Romish Priest
hood. During the evening large crowd
gathered around the church, and while she wa
being escorted 10y the Rev. Mr. Parsons from
the church to her carriage, the mob made a
rush, and used abusive aud insulting Iangu,.e
number OF students from the Drew rheo-
logical SEMINARY came to he rescue, but Just
a the lady was Slipping into her Carriage a
shot Was fired, the ball passing over her head
She Was rapidly driven away. On reaching he
parS"nage crowd SurrnuDded the premises,
and STONES were hur,rd and violent language
was used. Most OF the students remained on
guard during the night, and ihe next day
number OF them escorted her to Jersey City.
Smyrna times., 1870-04-27

END oP THE LEGAL, TENDER CASES The
qursti"n lately mnoted Of rehearing Of the
legal tender decision of the United States Su-
prrme C"url in the case Of Hepburn rs. Girls
void was put at rest this week The counsel
III the cases respectively of o. b. and :.
Latham and Israel Demming as. The United
States on "Wednesday unexpectedly asked to
Withdraw them from the docket, and the court
after conSu tatlOn, unanimously granted the re-
quest and dismissed the appeals which had
been tsken from the ruling which determined
them disposed OF by the Hepburn Gri,wold
decision |; was then announced that ,be ne
utl"n for reh"arng in the latter case was dis
allowed: Sn the previous decision of the court
that obligations to pay money contracted prior
to July, 1862, cannot be discharged by United
States notes.
Smyrna times., 1870-04-27

MAKING THINGs EQUAL-On Saturday
ast, In the New York Legislature, bill was
passed in the House to remove all restrictions
on the right of suffrage in thatState. Negroes
have voted in that State for many years under
property qualification Before this bill pass
ed Mr.. VIM D. Murphy, prominent Demo
cratic member said
am willing 10 take from the Black man
the $3.50 quail LITIGATION under which be now
struggles. placing him upoa an equal footing
With the White man at the baot-box and |
do this because Slavery no longer exists in this
land. The Property qualification is a great
wrong, and should never be imposed in a free
country | shall therefore vote Ay."
To which the Tribune adds the following:
~, When Slavery did exist in our State,
Whites and Blacks were allowed to vote on
equal lterms. The Democratic parry imposed the
:, great wrong" on the Blacks in 1921, when
elaVery in New York was dying out
Smyrna times., 1870-04-27

LEAVING Tue DEMOCRACY. In Kentucky
as We II as in Maryland, the 9 Conservatives
are fast leaving the Democratic party and
uniting themselves with the Republican. The
Frankfort, (hy.) Commonwealth OF Saturday
last says
Prominent Conservatives Of this vicinity
have recently abandoned the Democratic party,
with It's corrupt management. its wasting of
public funds. Its increase Of public debt and
It's propoSal to increase the taxes. There is
now no reason why every Conservative should n,
leave party that proposes to fight over dead
issues and unite with the Republican party
III Its youth AMI vivor
Smyrna times., 1870-04-27

CHIEF-JUsTtcE CHAsE'S LErTER.-The let
Ter OF Chief Justice Chase to the committee of
colored men who invited him to attend the
celebration of the Fifteenth Amendment in
Cincinnati has attracted considerable attention,
as much from what he wishes to accomplish,
perhaps, as for what he really Gays. 1t is gen
orally understood that he is an aspiraht for the
Presidency, on the Democratic side, and il is
supposed that this letter is intended to improve
bis prospects. His record has always been
distinctly defined on the negro question, and
when he was asked to accept the Democratic
Presidential nomination TWO years ago, this re-
Smyrna times., 1870-04-27

The INCOME Tax Law TO BE ETEsTED.-Tbe
Philadelphia and Trenton Railway Company
has secured an Injuucrion against the Internal
krecnne Collector in Philadelphia, restraining
him from collecting or levying the income tax
OF i've per cent against the declared dividends
aud net earnings OF the road, On the ground
that The tax Is not applicable 20 incomes paid
or payable m 1870 The question i 10 be
argued IN the Court OF Ni> Priu$ on Friday
next. Nearly all the leading railroad, in Penn.
sylvania rave refused to pay their taxes and
will await The decision of the court. 1t seems
probable, therefore, that we will soon have a
Judicial opinion on this important matter.
Smyrna times., 1870-04-27

S1~GrLAR CASE OF RETIGInrS EXCITEMENT
IN LEIPsIC.-A correspondent from LeipSc
sends the following to the (ommercini: A
singular case, which cou~rd mu,.h excitement,
eStantl in the Town of L,ip>ic on Thursday
evening. A young lady whose name we will
not publish, became very much excited, after
which she passed into cOmato,e state. AT
the CLOSE Of the meeting she was taken to the
nearest house, where the friends remained and
sang with her for sixty five hours, believing
that she would soon revive, but their nergies
failed them On Sunday morning Dr. Swain
was called to see her. He gave her three elec
tric shocks which brought her TO her senses in
five minutes. have talked with her, and she
says that she has no knowledge of anything
that passed during the whole time, until the
last shock Was given.
Smyrna times., 1870-04-27

VoTING To ORDER. On the 5th of May the
French people will be ostensiby called to say
Yes or No to question whether they approve
the reforms granted them since 1860, and the
Senntus COnsultum just fabricated But in re-
ality they are urged to say Yes with all The
special pleading Of an Emperor, aud all the
clrcumventing and controlling influences of an
Empire. The Government which pretends to
submit question to them is nOtoriOusly anx-
iOus that they should altogether submit them
selves TO the question. Ii is garland yoke
made for French necks--a plausible question
constructed with a view to one arbitrary
answer. The Empire which with seeming eau
dor asks Frenchmen to declare heir conscien.
ces ireelyis, first and last, interested in procur
ing vote which, at whatever cost, shall be
nearly all one way.
Smyrna times., 1870-04-27

FREE RCM IN New YoRK.-For pumber
OF years there has existed in New York City
what was known as the Excise Lava law
prohibiting the sale Of intoxicating drinks ON
Sunday. The drunken orgies Of the rum shop.
terminated with midnight on the secular days
OF the week; the business of liquor-selling on
Sunday was altogether prohibited, and. in
consequence, the sacred day, instead OF being
the day On which drunkenness was most ram
pant throughout the city became by far the
most orderly day Of the week-the streets he.
ing quiet and decent and the police arrests for
offences against law exceedingly few. Before
the passage cf this law. the business of liauor
selling went on, under full blast. night and day.
every day Of the week. But the present
Legislature, pressed from the commencement
OF Its session by the fCwdy class, the criminal
class, and the regular soakers, (who WELD the
political .aFl.nc: Of the party in pcwer) has
been to 50 modify the law as to
make it dead-le ter, practically. On Sunday
last the whiskey shops were left open, and the
papers give the following results. The Tri-
bune says:
In many parts of the city the bar rooms
were in full blast and in many places there were
scenes OF drunken disorder, which brought back
TO public consciousness the old times of Demo-
cratic license. The number OF arrests made by
the police for Various offences was far beyond
anything known on any Sunday for years past:
and the day was further signalized by horri
bic fight between IA gang OF drunken rowdies
In bar-room which eliminated in the mur.
der of one OF their number.
The Herald says:
1t is coincidence worthy of n6te that the
murder return is very large. Four assaults
each one ending in death OF likely so to end
are reported for that single day. Wbiskey was
apparently the immediately exciting cause in
every case.
Smyrna times., 1870-04-27
STATE AND LOCALS,

SHOT ITEMs-Some SCAMP, taking advan
tage ni the excit ment over the circus entering
Seatord last week, rihed the money drawer OF
one of the principal stores. lie got from $l5
to $50.
u. W. 5. Nicholson, formerly, editor of the
Dover Reporter, is writing love poetry ior the
SeaiOrd pGper.
Senator salisbury is to address the Demo.
cracy at New TX on Saturday next, Oh the Fit.
teenth Amendment.
An effort is being made to secure subScrin.
tlons towards the building of town hall in
some convenient place in Dover.
A man named Cloyden, OF Dover, who de
serted his wife last winter, came back recently
aud tried to get one of his children, but several
women Game to the wife assistance and beat
him so severely that he had to 'lrg it.
The MasOns, Odd Fellows, and Knights 6f
PythIas, OF New Castle are going to build a
Hall at cost of about $40 900, it is said.
Work is abou' being commenced on the new
depot building at MlddlctOwn. 1t Is to OCCUPY
the site OF the restaurants it is TO be 80 feet
VIDE by ~ feet IN length. with two story
dwelling IN the rear, and will cost, it is estimat
ed, about $4,000.
negro woman named Harriet HUT, was
run over by the eight train, list Friday morn
ing at 81. Ann crossing, (beow Mlddetown)
and had both legs cut off. She Wls drunk the
night before. and is supposed to have fallen
upon the track and gone to Sleep
DR.. Robt. Fl Clark. of Milford. Paymaster
III the Navy has leeu assigned to the Phia-
delphia Navy Yard
An oil aud respected gentleman, who re-
sde~ about three miles from Milford, by the
name ot Naths MEL Pointer, who is both deaf
ana dumb Was robbed OF his watch aud pock
ct book the night of the circus.
Mis-, N Anna Of1ey will have on exhibition
ana sale on Saturday next a fine collection of
Fiants and Flowers at her residence, in this
town. See Advertisement
Mr.. John G. VOshell, well known to many of
our 9 citizens, has taken the La Pierre House in
Baltimore.
Smyrna times., 1870-04-27

The editor of the Snow Hill (Md.) SHE'D,
the Democratic organ of Worcester county,
thus eases himself into negro suffrage:
we are less opposed to this now than a
good many Republicans Every free citizen
ought to vote, and we lived ten years where the
coored population enjayed that privilege, with
out evil consequences"
There are too many desertions from the
ranks of the white mans party to make it
attractive to weak-kneed Republicans who
want to be on the strong side
Smyrna times., 1870-04-27

=, STEAMERs FROM New YORK 10 LEWIS
The Mutual Friend of Saturday saws: Some
gentlemen from New York, visited Milford
yesterday TO make arrange nients with the Hon
John W. Houston, President of the junction
& Breakwater Railroad, Tor putting on stea-
mers immediately after the complexion OF the
pier at Lewis to run between that place and
New York. The gentlemen, we believe have
agreed to furnish three steamers two of which
are to run regular, and the third one to he at
their command at any time SHE may be needed.
We understand the pier will be completed in
about three weeks.
Smyrna times., 1870-04-27

OLD FOLK 8 CONCERT The ladies' connect
ed with the Mite S"clety OF the VI. f. Church
OF this town are about organizing an Old Folk 5
concert Tor the benefit of said Church. The
singers will consist of the local talent of the
town, and will dress in the costumes and sing
the popular airs Of an hundred wears ago
About twenty voice> will constitute the chnr,,.
SIS. The String Band will assist. The time
tor holding the cnncert will probably be Nav
18th and 18th, Of which due notice will be Civ
en-. ~ e.
Smyrna times., 1870-04-27

Ex-Secretary Seward, notwithstanding he
Johnsonized with johnson, has amended with
the Fifteenth Amendment, and writes letter
10 certain colored men about said Amendment.
which he endorses in the following language :
This great achievement will result in great
profit to your race, to our country and to
mankind"
Smyrna times., 1870-04-27

ELECTION OF OFFICERs.-The following is
a list Of officers OF Cooke Lodge |. O. g, T.,
elected on Tuesday evening. April 10th, to
serve the ensuing term w. &. r., ThoS. J.
Arnitage; W. V. r., Rnht. G. Smith w.
s., Ben. A. HAZEL; W. r.. John w. Flick
". +. 5, Daniel Smith; w. c. Jacob P.
Boyer; W. NJ. Z Powers; W. o. s., j.
Loyegrnve; W. |. e., Miss Olive Bean.
This Lodge is in very prosperous condition.
and is doing gond work in this community in
rreio ming the old and young, aud is steadily
increasing in numbers.
Smyrna times., 1870-04-27
DRY GOODS,

VIZ: Silks, PoPins, Alpacas, ChIliies ATWoo'
Delil"e>, C"Itun Delalnts, aud CuIicoes with maAv
Of the latest sIves Of Dress Guod> GngEams,
Jeans, O~na burgS. Fannr!>, Teking>, T,h Colns,
S"cK FIdnDeis, Napkins, Sncrtings, Pillow Case
hnsl'ns. Swiss StrpIugS, ,Cambric,, PDper Nn>l'ns,
Denms, Cheek~, Dr,lhng<, N,rkeen, Linens. Mus
Inns, Plads, Shawls. Diaper, Lawns Chanbtuys,
P'ques. and all the goods usually found in FIRST
class country store.
Smyrna times., 1870-04-27

1.-THE EYES OF DELAWARE. THE N Y.
Herald speaks thus concerning Senator Bay
ards speech in this town: "SenatOr Bayard
declares that the democracy of Delaware are
bound to continue to lie the white mans party
After the first fight, however, on this tack we
predict that the Democracy will begin to cult
vate Samto."
Smyrna times., 1870-04-27

THE MtDpLETOwN Peach MEETTNG.-The
peach growers OF Mlddlelown and vicinity held
a meeting in that town on Saturday week,
Henry Clayton in the chair and Culen Fergu'
son, acting as Secretary. Two propo>itinns
were offcred-One by Sam'l TOWNSEND and one
by Seweli Z. Birgs. Mr.. F's PROPOSE ion was
to accept the " sliding scale" terms offered by
the ilroad companies, (the same as was adnpt-
ed at Dover last weck,l viz: $3.50 per Car
load OF 900 lb' if there are not over gUO. 600
baskets shipped over the road but a deduc-
tion Of IS on every hundred thousand above
that number, until il reaches 800 600 baskets
then said freight to be 500 per car from Do
yer, and less or more above and below. Mr..
BIggs PROPOSITION was to offer SlOO per car
load from Dover, let the crop be large or small,
and II the railroad would accept, to pledge the
Association to ship by railroad. Mr.. Town.
sends proposition was carried by rising vote.
Mr.. John X. Price also offered a proposition
from Jas. Lyle, Of St. Georges. a weli-known
shipper by the Chesapeake and Delaware Ca.
nal who proposes to carry peaches from the
Canal TO New York at ls cents per basket.
Smyrna times., 1870-04-27

TIE LIBRARY FEsTIvAL.-It has been de-
termined to hold the strawberry festival for
the benefit OF the Library about the first of
June, and the Library Association have plac
ed the matter into the hands Of the f6IIuwing
committee Of ladies': Mrs. DR.. Cummins, W.
j. Collins. Il. j. Colt, Rachael Hoffecker and
w. McMulIen, and Misses Sarah Cumuins,
X. Ofaey and A. Bewley.
Smyrna times., 1870-04-27

HORSE STEALING.--A small iron grav mare,
nve years old, and unshod, together with York
wagon, harness, and saddle, were stolen fr IN
D. Z. Vail, of Kirkwood, on the nigh of the
10th inst. The thieveS are believed to be two
colored men, one bright nulatto and the 9th
er very dark. 0''
Smyrna times., 1870-04-27

CONSOLATION FOR THE WHITE Mans PAR
TY.-Last week the Philadelphia Leol9er pub.
Gshed the following item: AT Virginia Citv,
Nevada, the Democrats will make no nomi
nation for mayor, but support an ndppen-
dent colored candidate" The Baltimore
Sun published the following item "Tbe
whole negro vote in Dubuque, Iowa, went
Dettocrauc. Our Democratic friends can
see from this that their case is not as homeless
as it might be. Their fears for the next cam.
paign in this State are well founded, perhaps.
because the Fifteenth Amendment vote will
go solid against them, but two years from now
this vote will be largely controlled bv the
"white mans party" unless the Republicans
are remarkably shrewl in electioneerirg The
white mans pafty' will be abandoned bv
that tlme' If not sooner, for the simple reason
that 1t will have spent its force. The Demo-
Gratis will have become used to the negroes vo-
ting and needful OF their votes, aud there will
be sore headed negro voters just as there are
sore-headed white voters, who are ready to
change their politics at a moments notice
And they will receive plenty of bids.
Smyrna times., 1870-04-27
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KENT County COURT The Court for thi,
county Is now hin. held. The trial list is un.
usually large. Most Of the cases. 50 far. have
been for petty larceny Eulick P. Bonrke,
living at Blnnco, Kenton Hd, was convicted
IN two cases yesterday, for selling liquor With
out State license, and sentenced to six months
imprisonment and SlO0 fine in each case. A
true 'nlI was found hy the Grand Jury yester-
day' against Young, ala, Darnel, for the mur-
der OF HOGAN, the neddler.
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