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Smyrna times., 1870-09-07

slumber-and presented it to the Sheriff, who
read it to the condemned man. He received
the intelligence with seeming Indifference and
without word. The greatest disappointment
seemed to have been experienced by the hun
cry crowd
1t is said that more accidents occur on the
Md. " Del. railroad than on all the other roads
on the Peninsula combined.
Last Thursday night the canning establish.
ment of Davy 4 Mills, near Fairmount Somer-
set CO., was, together with its contents. des-
troyed by fire. No insurance on it or the
stock.
A Building Association is about to be organ
lied in Centreville.
The directors of the Kent & Queen Annes'
railroad had about concluded contract to com
plete the road from SudlcrSVilie to Centreville,
miles, Tor $170,OOO, butthe contractor want
ed S5O, 900 when the first three miles were com
| pleted, which was refused. They agree TO nav
as fast as the work is done.
Salisbury wants bank, fire company, a
jail; gas company, big pile of greenbacks,
and Il lot of other things.
,Can'br6lge-The Cambridge HeIliqeucer says
the present population of that town is 1913
In 1860, the population of the town was 1862
| rs ldllilS vi VI SlS III Ieu years. al
that ratio OF decrease, it will require only about
81 years to depOpulate the town.
RepabLtcan Nominations for Congressman
i hurSday the republican party of Maryland
leld conventions in each of the five congress
ioLai ulStrlctS OF the State to nominate candi-
dates tor Congress- The first district couyen-
tlon-lncluding the Eastern Shore-was held
at Cambridge, and nominated Henry r. Tor
pert, esq, member of the bar Of Cecil county.
lie was defeated at the last election by Hon
oamuel HambletOn, of Easton, democrat, the
| present member. In the convention Mr. Tor
| bert on the sixth ballot received IA votes, and
II. ii. Goldsborough l3 Queen Anne's co.
was not represented.
Woods on Flre.-'rhe Princess Anne Herald
has the following: a very large fire has brok
en- out IN the woods Of MIR. Charles Lore, of
Wilmington, Del, about five miles north of
TINS town. The fire commenced on Thursd ay.
and continues to burn, destroying everything
IN Its path. Cord wood, fence rails, &c, are
being destroyed.
Col William B. Paca, of Queen Anne's,
died at his residence on Paca's Island on last
Thursday. -''D'
Dedh Of an agecl LodH-Mrs. Nellie Mar
shall relict of Richard Marshall, died at the
residence Of her son, Elijah Marshall, esq,
near Royal Oak, on Friday last, at the ad-
vanced age of o.
= Rev. Clarkson Taylor, of the Society of
Friends, from Wilmington, Delaware. nreacb.
ed in the Court House at Easton on Thursday
night The discourse was able earnest, and
eloquent, and the audience, which was large,
were highly pleased with it.
Burns Lodge Masonic-was consecrated at
IaSf 'tr, 4 In.
and two lodges fiom Baltimore participated
After grand procession and sun ptuuus din
ner Gen. Alber; Pike, Of Arkansas addressed
the assembly. 1t was the biggest day ever
known in st. Michaels.
Mineral UH-A well of water, said to con-
tain large quantities of the necessary qualities
of mineral spring water, was opened at the
camp ground in Broad Greek Neck during the
last camp.
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What Does Reason Say j?

The little mOngOOse when bitten deadly serpent
10 certain plant eats OF it, and the
poison That IL instinct Human beings the other haud
must depend on and selecting
oI'rotectlnS health and lie against unwhoesome influences
Nov" what d'"s reason this subject et
" MS hat I" invis"re and the way
I" project It against the Invisible poison winch
ease? Surelyi does. The question is what guF
We follow III choosing medical safeguards Reason REPLIES let
your monitor be Well the experience of
years comprised in unbroken satisfactory tesi-
monas that Hosteter Stomach Btters possess
thenlng regulating and ansepc properties which are
not combined in the proportions any other
paraon extant This therefore the antiote to which
reason bids when health m2erd either by
the malaria which produces epidemic by any other
cause whether inherent or connected with
Our habits, occupations pursuits.
The venom OF noxOu reptile scarcely subtle and
dangerous than that which urk air aud impure water
To escape the feyers bilious disorders disturbances Of the
bowels and other serious maades produced by these
bous elements il absolutely necessary that the stomach
and all the secretiye should speak in rols
condition Upon the resistance which the vital
system cen oppose to the deeteous influences that assa it,
the safety Of the health depends because the GRE
VEGETABLE NvIGoRANT mparts energy regularity to the
most Important functions OF the body that recon-
mended and guaranteed invaluable preventive medicine
Smyrna times., 1870-09-07
MARYLAND ITEMS.

Respited. George Harris, who was to have
been hung at Elkton, on the Ind of Septem-
ber for the murder of man named Rnssum
was respited by the Governor, at the instance
of Messrs. Alex Evans, II. Mccullough and
Albert Constable, distinguished citizens and
lawyers OF Cecil CO., until the 18th of Novem-
Der next. Harris was Delawarean, having
been born at Blackbird in 1927. He has led a
dlssOlUte, life, and was implicated in the Cos
den murder, some twenty years ago. He dis
appeared from the neighborhood at that time.
and several years afterwards turned up at Back
Creek, the scene of the murder, where he was
employed as farm laborer and hoHler mill
about month previous to the murder. when
he became the keeper of a groggery, in bart Of
when the 9 Iracas which led to the murder took
almost arrived, the excitement every moment
increasing, Mr.. Mccullough sent to Mr. Con.
stable, who had the reprieve in his possession.
and who had not yet aroused from his morning
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DEATHS.

IN th' town. on the Sd inst. Jas w Ruth formerl,
asouier OF the I'd Del. RoEt. in his 10th year
CoTTON-ln Kansas the Sist OF August of black
eVe George W. Cotton formerly OF this town and sode,
In the 4th Del ReEt, in his goth year
N'iN'-ln "iIksbarre. Pa. Thursday Sept Ist 1870
Nter severe illness of week. with brain fever H. n
Barte krn in the year of his age formerly of s,nvrp
p@ Although his prospects for this were
bright yet he willingly laid them aside tor bright ones in
heaven.
DAhf-ln Dover on the s7h ut Miss Annie Daily aged 90
years months and days.
the resi- ience of her SON Robert II Steven
SON. near Frederca, Milford hundred Dell on Friday goth
u MIS- sophia Stevenson aged years and 10 days
oLln APpoquinimink hid, the I'd inst Jas T. Holt in
his S0th year.
hEllSIu-At Bethel Church. this town. on the 4th
lnst' Minnie daughter OF John Amanda Heshu aged
6months and IS days.
Smyrna times., 1870-09-07

In 1864, before the National Democratic
Convention that nominated Gen. Mcclellan had
convened, but when it was evident that both a
peace man and peace platform would not do,
1t was urged by the New York World that the
Convention should make out no platform. II
contended that platforms do not bind that
party, Of individual members thereof, and cit
ed cases in proof 1t advised the nomination
OF Mcclellan without platform. Its advice
was not taken, ho rever and Mcclellan was
nominated on platform which he never en-
dorsed, and was defeated worse with ballots
than he was with bullets
And what binding force has the tenth nlank
OF the platform of the Democrats of this State.
recently adopted at Dover, in which they de-
clare that they do not want and will not seek
the negro vote, but will rely exclusively upon
the votes OF white men, hereby declaring that
the Democratic Party of the State of Delaware
is now, as it ever has been, exclusively White
Mans Party?"
What effect has such declaration when we
read IN Wilmington exchange that President
Bright, candidate for reelection as President
OF the council Of that city, visited the negroes
on Orange st. and solicited their votes; also
that one of the candidates nominated bv the
Democratic party in Christiana Hundred for
Road Commissioner, has been soliciting color
ed men to vote for him at the coming election.
1t is even stated that Mr.. Bright had RepubI
can tickets printed, with his name inserted in
place of Mr.. Adams, which he rendered to his
colored friends, whom he condescended to visit
for the fir, time.
What is the use of any such declaration.
when the general policy of the party-by which
they must be governed-is in opposition to
them, and the national Democratic organ ridi
cules them as hide-bound politicians?
The Democrats of Maryland are rejoicing
over the formation of a negro Democratic club
In BaltimOre-are they not orthodox? The
chairman OF the Democratic Central Committee
of Louisiana has invited the colored people of
that State to join them, and declares that the
party throughout the country needs their sup
port DO they hate the negroes worse than
the Democrats of Delaware?
Again we ask what does such declaration
amount to?
Smyrna times., 1870-09-07

THE NATIONAL DEBT.-The National Debt
was paid off during the month of August at the
rate of about half million dollars day Dur
ing the past six months the daily reduction has
been more than s44S,O 900. And during every
day since President Grant began his economi-
cal administration the debt has been lessened
and with it the taxes and other burdens of
the people-by more than 100000. Here
are the figures: Debt decrease during August
$l3'404, 325 09; Debt dec. since March l, 1870
$50, 407, 326 IS; Debt dec. since March 4, 1869
$l6s, s,543, 100 10.
Smyrna times., 1870-09-07

The WAR-7he Surrender of the French
Tile Capture Of Ndpoieon-Te Grand 7ri
umph of Pussid.-The French army has met
with terrible disasters since our last issue, and
the Empire of Napoleon has been overthroWn
and the Emperor taken as a prisoner with his
army Our dispatches last week closed with the
announcement of the great battle in the yicini
ty of Beaumont, close on the Belgian frontier,
betwc % =. rmic5 Of the Crown Prince and
Marshal McAlahon. in which the French army
was shattered and driven in confusion across
the COUNT. fo. .a" pm suit continued until
the ROADS were 80 blocked up with the debris
OF the routed force that they could not be trav-
crsed. Ten thousand prisoners were reported
captured The next news, on Thursday last
was that battle was going on between the
towns Of Sedan and Montmedy, the object being
to unite the French forces Of McMahon and
Bazaine.
Friday dispatches, from prussian sources.
stated that McMahon had wholly failed in his
effort to make a Junction
Saturday news showed that the week COM
mencing with Monday, had been one of fearful
carnage week of battle" as some of the
papers styled il. Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday was fully equal to that of Monday and
Tuesday, most of the time both sides claiming
the victory, but it was impossible in the mass Of
fragmentary and conflicting reports to disentan-
gle the facts. Under these circumstances,
with the whOls country in doubt as to which
side was really victorious, the news of Saturday
was all the more startling. The following tele-
gram was received on Saturday night. 1t is a
dispatch from King William, to his wife, the
Queen dated g Before Sedan, France, Friday
Sept. I'd, and reads as follows:
:. A capitulation, whereby the whole armv at
Sedan are prisoners of war, has just been con
cluded, with General Wimpfen, command :
ing, Instead of Marshal McMahon, who Is
wounded. The Emperor surrendered himself
10 me, as he has no command, and left every
thing to the Regent at Paris His residence I
shall appoint, after an interview with him, at
Smyrna times., 1870-09-07
Delaware Methodist State Convention

The Peninsula Convention of the Methodist
Episcopal Church will be held in Smyrna. Del.
commencing Tuesday, Nov. 18th, at half past
TWO o CLOCK, p. NJ, aud continuing Wednesday
and Thursday, November 10th and 18th.
This Convention will be composed of the
resident Bishop, Levi Scott, d. d., the superan-
huated, supernumerary, and travelling preach
ers OF the Wilmington Annual Conference,
with two lay delegates that may be appointed
from each circuit or station within the limits
OF said Conference.
ORDER OF EXERCISES.
First sesson-Tuesday, November 18TH at ~ O'Clock NJ
Organization.
Second session-Tuesday P Opening Sermon by Bisbop
scott or Rev T. j. Thompson aeTnate Essay by Rev G. A.
Ph@ous Fallen Heroes of Peninsular Methodsm"
Third seSsionW ednesday morning. 81 TO -D.votiop E
ercises to 9 Methodist Epsco pal Church-It Actve
Relative Growth and its Present Position on the Peninsula
in charge of Rev j. B. Quigg, Hon. Riddle Rev
Gracey and r. F. Thompson, Esq lO% TO r. EIncsopIts
Claims upon the Church: in charge OF President Wp R
A. httenhouse S l. Mlibournr Esq, and Rev. G. Bloy
Fourth session Wednesday afternoon. ? p N-WnrLino
rorceS 81 tue CLurcf-Local Ministry Womens Work Young
feople Association etc. in charge of Rev H. Lghtbourn
NJ Harrington Esq. Rev. W Kenney, D. d. and J. r. Mat
thsws, Esq. ~
Fifth session-Wednesday evening P. M-General Lava
feast e
Sixth Seson-Thursday morning, az s-Devotonal exer
cises; to lO4ReatiOn of Church to the Mora
of the Day; Bible, Christian Sabbath and T,,
in charge OF Rev. Vaughn Smith, A. j. Wright Eso Rav y
Pouson and Rev T. p McColy 1917 to I2-Famiy ReIiyor
In charge OF l. j. Qugg d. D., Hon. d. NJ. Bates Dr. W. T. Col
lns' Rev W. F. Talbot and Rev. William Merrill
Seventh sessoD-Thurslay afteruoon N-Tba Sabbath
school IN charge OF j. Taylor Cause Esq., Rev b. f. Price
Walter Thompson, Esq. Rev. f. Cymor and W Jonas ~
Eighth seSSOh-fhuTsday evening Spiritual Life of
oil the Church, in charge OF Rev j. D. Curtis Dr. Dawson R
Alfred Goodman, and f. Ellis, Esq, to be- followed by Soc
mental Service.
The first named Of the foregoing committees is under,od
TO De the Chairman and will associates for an
essay or address upon the topic assigned to them
We recommend that the essays or addresses do NOT a
minutes IN length and when the subject is open for pub
lie discussion each speaker be limited to ten minutes
The design of this Convention is to consoli.
date, instruct, and inspire our MethOdiSm on
this Peninsula. Let us take hold of the Con.
ventlon with sanctified enthusiasm, and resolve
that with the Divine blessing, it shall be
Smyrna times., 1870-09-07

The White Mans Party is numbered among
the things that were in Louisiana. The de-.
mocracy of that State have accepted the situa-
ton, ignored the negro question and kindred
issues, and cordially invite the affiliation of the
colored voters. The wisdom of this step is
manifest in the fact that they are making serious
inroads in the radical ranks, hundreds of col
ored voters having abandoned the republican
party, and intend hereafter working and vot
ing with their old masters The Louisiana
democrats not only solicit the colored vote, hut
they fairly and openy y call upon the negroes to
take part IN conventions and to work for the
success of the party. Northerners who so in.
saney adhere to the traditional white mans
party will do well to study the tactics of their
Louisiana friends. Negro suffrage is an ac-
cOmplisLed fact and no amount Of stupid con
ventiona resolutions can alter it-N T. Her
GH
Smyrna times., 1870-09-07

AMONG THE PEACHES. One of the ;lluo
trated articles in the last number of H,rnpr's 9
Mdgdzlne is entitled Among the Peaches -
In which quite lengthy description of the
peach business in this State is given. The
author spent night on the Gerker farm. sly
miles from this town, containing the largest
orchard IN the State six hundred acrps ~
speaks thus of the pickers and the way thew
spend their evenings:
The great bell at the mansion announces thu dino,
and we hasten to the main entrance to see thu ,n -
m"hded by their captains, file military order IT.
te n0AIder" take their places stationary tbo
while the darkeys hnd accommodations ON b,xes and h
OUTSIDE Inc system OF social equality is not vet in n,,
working order, aud, strange to say the oho,,i -
with the darkeys as with the whites V"s
eAho" taxes MS hunk oI salt pork IN one hand and bi ,
~ ~ 'e o'her ana dispatches them with az much relish "a
y "'ie ualutieS enlivenlng the meal by spicy con.
e Jo'"S' ol 1"keS and the Oudsst laughter wb,Io
MS "hi'e cOhpee'S get through the meal i'm sencs ,L
says nature has been nggardy in gifts 10 tho aS " no
e"uo"en win happy disposition, spirit Of a.
uS ms NE continual pleasure under all .,
race and color S"'"ges Oh
Among the pckers two Hdders and a nor,,,, 81 -
u me instruments are brought out after rupner an i
evenings aud the Resident party ia enI,-.,, ~ -, - ~
rom 'he whole negr burhOOd. descripton viii 60 a,
e eer out an Imperfect idea Of the extem,orilod
. 1''"eY are mere termed The musicians with six
oupy seats on the dinng-tabe, wd Of me bun.
ureu persons OF all colOs gathers in the ynrd aud s,
signal Tor the dance At the first fa,y no,os e. a ~ ~
ue up WIN cheerful activity, the dancing b,gip Th
grows with the exercises music becomes mora
e ana the the mbs forgetful the lay toll nove
~ % natural grace Tho dancers, haess coatless bare.
o'' U"hthue IN silence for time Presently shont 90
another la"terl taserl The music quickened thev
reap ana shout as possessed the the
u"h H. The hours ay unheeded and the royciers ara
'"''' " near 'he horn sounding the hour Of bedtime
Smyrna times., 1870-09-07

RENDEZVOUS to be fixed immediately. What
taken" e"iN""'e' nav
ms intelligence, SO unlocked for, was hard
~ credited until Monday, when the papers an
nounced the event as the "Second Waterloo. y
win Bazalne imprisoned at Metz and the
rest of the French army shut up at Straus
oourg, the war was deemed at an end but
yesterday the news was sent from Paris to the
effect that Napoleon, being prisoner of war
and without authority, could not negotiate with
Prussia, and that the Empress, who had been
acting as Regent, had also given up authority
and gone to join her husband and son in their
captivity. In the mean time Paris, amid the
most intense excitement, formed a provisional
government on Sunday at the Hotel de Vile.
with Gen. Trochu as Minister of War: On
Monday, amid excitement more intense. if
possible, the Republique FrdncdiSe or French
Republic was proclaimed, with General Trocbu
as President The Senate of the Empire was
suppressed, the Corps Legisatif dissolved, and
Its remains sealed up. Trochu and the heads
OF republican departments were, at last ac-
counts, IN permanent session at the Hotel de
Vllle They inherit what had been done bv
provisional administration the day previous
Chief of the proceedings on Monday was the
levy OF great armies and the marshalling Of
one OF 100000 men, that is now pronounced
ready. The expiring act of the Corps Legisla-
til was the arrangement for a legislative COM
mission to expel the Prussians. A Constitu-
ent Assembly will be Immediately convened
say the kilograms The people seem inspired
by determination to establish popular gov
ernment of the most democratic type and car
ry forward the war with Prussia.
Last nights news is rumor that France has
made propositions OF Peace to Prussia. upon
the basis that Prussia shall withdraw her forces.
and that France will give guarantees that her
standing army shall be abolished. The Prus-
slams are marching on Paris, being but sixty
miles from the city. The report of the death
OF MacMahon is contradicted.
The Empress has left Paris to reioip the
Prince Imperial in Belgium The rooms oc-
cupied by the Imperial family were found in
great confusion. She had been deserted bv all
friends who had been favored by her, and not
one remained to see her depart She was
accompanied by one servant. So saws Paris
telegram.
Smyrna times., 1870-09-07

n5 ea GT oOng a|1B 1Ee dnt st
Clayton was broken into and the safe robbed
of sixty-fve dollars in money and other pro-
perty amounting to about $lOO in all. The
safe has not been locked for some time because
it could not be unlocked, but the burglars had
made some headway with drilling tools before
they found out the door was not fastened So
large a sum has not been left in the safe for a
long time before, and money is never left there
in large amounts under any circumstances.
Some heavy payments were to be made on
Friday, and it is thought the burglars expect
ed to find the necessary funds in the safe, but
they were disappointed, of course. The files
and papers in the office were terribly disar-
ranged. No clue to the perpetrators.
Smyrna times., 1870-09-07

9 ASSAAULT.-.On the 25th ultimo, it is said
9amL Cunningham, of St Georges, set his son
John aged Is years, to fight son of Mrs, Mary
Tam, aged II years. The latter threw the
former to the ground whereupon the father
Elcked and chOked the younger boy Mrs.
Uam seeing the trouble, run to assist her child
when Cunningham gave her three severe
oloWS' Knocking out two teeth, and badly bruis
ing her. Cunningham was arrested and fined
with costs Sl7.50, by Samuel B. Sutton, Jus
tlce OF the peace. e.-Gdzetfe.
Smyrna times., 1870-09-07

New BRIDGE-Mr VIM Sharp, proprietor
of the Smyrna Mills, is now engaged in putting
a new bridge and food gates in the dam. The
water was let off on Monday, and the event
has furnished ample excitement for large por-
tion of our citizens. "The pond," or lake, as it
is sometimes called, always place of popular
resort, is now the sensation of the period, and
atones for the circus stay-away. A great
many of the male fraternity have become
amateur fishermen, and the children find that
" school took in about a week too soon. The
quantity of fish taken, however, has been re-
markably small, notwithstanding the various
appliances used in catching them. The work
will occupy from ten days to two weeks.
Smyrna times., 1870-09-07

a FEEDER TO THE LEwEs STEANEPs A
tug-boat is now engaged in towing vessels from
the various creeks along the Delaware Bav
shore, to make connection with the steamers
plying between Lewes and New York. twill
also probably be used to make connection be-
tween Lewes and Cape May. Some regular
connection between these places seems to be
needed, as at present those wishing to cross
the bay near its mouth are dependent entirely
on chance opportunities afforded by pilot boats.
-COmmerctdL
Smyrna times., 1870-09-07

THE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES. The Secre-
tary Of the Treasury has Just issued compara-
tive statement Of the expenses of the Govern
ment during the eighteen months from Sep
tember lst, 1867, to March LIST, 1869, and dur
ing the eighteen months from March l>t, 1869.
to September LIST, 1870. The expenditures
during the former period amounted to $328,-
765, ,GS9, and during the latter to S245. 9I2, G2q
showing decrease of expenditures of $82, ,853,,
060.
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PRIMARY SCHOOL.

Miss ELLA CULBRETH will omen Primary
school on Monday, Sept. 18th, in the room
Davis. 'e 00
Terms-s35O and 81 SO per quarter sep73t
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MARRIAGES.

hhAhN-TkANERS-On the 3Oth ult. In Christ church
!" Nev. JAS W. lIoskins Patrick H. Hsarn of Laurel
Del DEL 10 Miss Fannie TraverS. Of Washington D. C.
"tbb-BAKER-In Dover on the LIST inst h, Rsv A n
laws. DSVS william D. Webb and Mrs. Sarah J. Baker
hubBARD-FAVINGER.-On the list INST. nv Rav wr, Al
warner Peter T. Hubbard to Miss Martha FavnSer both
of this county. "' ~
Smyrna times., 1870-09-07

HARVEST HOME.-A Grand Temperance
Harvest Home will be held in Woodland Grove.
on the Brandywine,. near Wilmington, on
Thursday, the 18th inst Addresses will be
made by Rev. Theodore CuyIcr, of New York !;
Rev. John Chambers, of Philadelphia; Rev
Ip.ennell Combs, of Pennsylvania Rev. Wesley
kenney, of Odessa, and others.
Smyrna times., 1870-09-07

ELEcTIoNs.-The city election of Whining
ton was held yesterday, and the Democrats re-
elected VIM. Bright President of Council by
about lO2 majority, also Assessor and Treasur-
er. The Republicans will have a majority Of
one In the City Council-samo as last year.
The colored vote was not out in strength.
The election in Vermont yesterday was over
whelmingly Republican, as usual. The whole
ticket Is elected by majority of three times
the Democratic vote.