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Agent for the Howe Sewing Machine.
722 Market St, Wilmington. Del
Reasons for Purchasing Lots in
Spruance City,

FtrSt-LOcdtion.- Spruance City is be-
tween SMYRNA fourishing town of 5000 in
habltants-and Clayton, growing village on
the Delaware Railroad, and the northern ter
minus of the Md. 4 Del. Railroad. Land is
high and dry; climate excellent, and water
good A navigable stream and two depots
within mile of any part of it.
SecOnd-As an InUestntent None of the
lots being less than 40 by lis ft.-the larger
ranging to 90 by ODD feet the subscriber bas-
ing his hgureS on prices being constantly real
lied for building lots, in both above-namcd
towns, feels safe in assuring the public, that
the least market value of any lot he offers is
iully equal to the cost; while the more valua-
ble-even without buildings-are worth SlOO
or more.
Third-I'rOspectiUe Preft-The improve
mentS on the ground here offered consist of
hne brick dwelling, valued with the lot on
which 1t stands at $4,000; two dwellings worth
SoOO each; four dwellings worth 5000 each
one mouse occupying two fronts, and easily
convertible into two dwellings; aud two ont
buldlngs, back of two lots, worth $500 each
aggregate, eleven Houses to 90 with eleven of
Tue 4UO lots now being rapidly sold at the uni
form price of 500 per lot.
Fo~Tth. h.-The bona fide nature of the nlan
OF sale. This is no lottery scheme. Every
person gets what he buys--a building lot:
some with buildings, some without, while all
must c enhance IN value with the improvement
OF any, aud improvement. because Of natnrai
advantages, there must and will be. So easv
Is the whole property of access, both by rail
ana water, that, situated as it is, adjoining one
OF the most enterprsing towns, in the most de-
slra6ls portion Of the State OF Delaware, with
lR w., sixty miles of Philadelphia and thirty of
w , linilngton, manufacturers and others can
put perceive an unusually good opportunity of
investing small SUN safely and proftably.
Smyrna, Jan. IS 1870 SNAS'SU'
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,VIcK' FLORAL GUIDE FOR IS7O.-The first
edition OF one hundred and twenty thousand
copie: of Vick's Illustrated Catalogue Of Seeds
aud Floral Gnile il published and ready 10
paper, with about 700 fine wood Engrayings Of
Flowers and Vegetables, and beautiful color.
et Plate-conslsting Of seven varieties of Phl9x
DruInmondil, making fine Boquet of Phlox-
es. 1t Is the most beautiful as well as the most
instructive Floral Guide published, giving
plain and through directions for the Culture ii
Flowers and Vegetables. The Floral Guide Is
published for the benefit Of many customers,
70 whom it i sent free without application
blt will be forwarded to all who apply by maj;
f,r ten CENTS" which is not half the cost
Address, James Wick, Rochester, ". Y.
Smyrna times., 1870-01-19

W! y was IN st. Johns church, Richmond, in the
l1lrrglnla Convention of rs, that Patrick Henry
useliVered tsa his celebrated Grafton and uttered
oie immartai sentence, Give me. liberty or
where he stood The celebrated VirSn;a ] Con. ON
yentlon OF l77S that met to ratify the Federal
constitution, assembled in st. Johns.
watts composed six hundred and ninety-sey-
ca hymns, aud Wesley six hundred and about
a Oeh!n part OF them live to this day, and are
sung r IN every Christian church where the En-
gllsh language is used. =
Smyrna times., 1870-01-19

VIOLENT STORMS. Violent storms of wind
and rain have occurred at various points West
and North, since Saturday. A tornado which
visited Cave City station, on the Louisville
aud Nashville Railroad early Monday morn
ing, demolished large number of buildings
killing seven or eight persons, and iniuring
about eighteen. The tornado passed over q
portion of Louisville, accompanied by hail the
SIZE OF walnuts, and caused great damage
The river at that city rose rapidly Monday. and
many people left their houses to escape The
Hood. Cincinnati AMI vicinity were also swe nt
6y storm of wind, thunder lightning and hail
Monday morning, which interrupted travel by
hoodlng several of the railroads, and damaged
a number of buildings St. Louis was visited
by thunder storm on Sunday evening. which
Frustrated chimneys and telegraph wires. and
caused panic in two theatres in which relig.
lous services were going on, resulting in sever
al persons being injured A similar storm pre-
vailed In Chicago the same night, and Pitts.
burg was visited by thunder storm at noon
Monday. The temperature in St Louis and
Chicago fell rapidly after the storm. the ther-
mometer at the latter city marking zero Mon
day. Albany, N. T., also suffered from heavy
rain, and the docks and streets along the Hud-
are flooded.
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lFOr the Smyrna Times."l
Let Wounded Birds FIutter," and
Crippled Ducks HaIIOw.

If b. I. L." the author of Wounded
Birds, &c, in the last issue of the Times. who
Is trying to defend the w. 4 w. machine. !.
sorely CALLED i'll consequence of the HOWE ma
chine being sold where the W. ". had been
tr'ed, conden'aed, and discarded, and writher
under the plain, bold facts, Of the suDer;oritv
Of ne H0toe Family Seacing Hachine il is not
at all surprising. If the W. 4 W. wants to
know what the HOWE will do, that their ma
chine will not, We are ready and willing to
meet them at any time and place, that thew
select, to put up machine for machine. upon
the merits, excellences and relative advantages
OF workmanship; the trial to be witnessed and
decided upon by competent and impartial
Judges, chosen in fair and honorable manner.
The loser to forfeit the machine at stake. to be
sold together with the winners, and the pro-
ceeds to be given as donation in the name Of
the victorious machine, to any Christian, hu-
mane, or beneficial society that the Judges NAV
designate. This challenge is also open to any
other sewing machine that is willing to COM
pete. We hold that the Ho,ce FdmiW .Se,cino
1uochtne is the best in point of excellence.
Facts and figures that will soon be produced.
will cause b. T. L. s "withers to be ioru,0, -
and the CALLED jade to vince -
A. A. MCKAIN,
Agent for the Howe Sewing Machine.
I'D Market St, Wilmington, Del
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MORE ANNEXATION. .--Thrrc Is ,,o,. .,,nt
In British Columbia for annexation of tL.,tp
n'ory to the United States. The nvcry;Hn
English domination has been shown bv th.
oluIe resistance vhIct the Territory L,s o,,,,
Gu 10 confederation with Canada, which
peen P made the test Of loyalty, and wh;c% u
DrltSh Columhian Legislature have ,,,,i,,.'., 'i'
Voted down. Finally, numerous pronrrtvb, b,II
erS and business men of Nictnria-r:,. |or,;,.,
anu ohly really enterprising town of the cdI,,'.
ChaVe - addressed memorial to Pr.,;J.'|
TfanC, Doldly asking for annexation m q,
United States. The President i, r.nnr,,l VI
nave maze verbal reply to the bearer pY ,bc ~,
utl9n mat he had read it with great ;ntorip.. pc
and sent it to the Secretary of Stato y -'''''e"t
BRITISH Columbia lies between AIol.
washington Territory, on the North p.o;st %,.t
ocean, ana Is bound on the east bv the P"ntv,
mountains. Its gold, timber. cereal. o,H aHToCky
bearing animals are supposed To rcn6nn; 4GI-
more valuable than Alaska. It has b'tG, ,h,ac II lar
tour times the area Of California snJ ee Or
eight times that of New York. ri a. "a "
nc 1or agricultural settlement are e,tim.t,i
about 10000 square miles. 1t has aImnJa.sstt. IJa a. .
0t bltumlnDus coal and boundle,s '',,a'ce
Inc land Is good, and wheat, barley no,"t
lulnlPS ana English fruits, especially ami,
and pears, are cultivated at the tr.J;no "ppIcs
The climate Is milder than in the pgs'''
latitude eastward Of the mountains anJ pVJIuing
winter on the coast is more humid than anu ooh IN
Isolated from the other possessions of F,,olG' IolG'
the mother country seems not to attach bS,anI' ,ni'
value to Columbia, whence the yew Yucn V'ici
journal Of Commerce considers it not "nGtn otA
that the British government may be- 'wiiGey W;Ihay
to settle the Alabama claims by ye!;n,,," ""IHhg
British COlumb a to the United Sta,dds! Sd4.'nlng
perhaps President Grant, Secretary HI % an9
Senator Sumner may incline to accan, =" :, anu
Smyrna times., 1870-01-19

RELIGIOUS. -Tbe extra services in the NJ.
+ Church of this town, are discontinued for
this week but will be resumed next week.
A protracted meeting of considerable inter
est has been in progress in the Baptist church
OF Dover during the past week, and a number
OF penitents have knelt at the alter to receive
pardon and grace. b.. 3D. ~. .'--
On Thursday evening the 18th, inst. rep.
resentatiye members of Servenson's NJ. T..
Chprch, Smyrna Circuit, made descent upon
town, With substantials in quantity and quality,
as creditable to themselves as it was giatify-
ing 70 him. st-'.,, =
The pastor of the Presbyterian church at
mlddietown, was surprised last Thursday even
ing, by gift of great variety of the good
things OF life from members of his congregation.
Smyrna times., 1870-01-19

FATLrREs IN 1869 According to the annu-
al circular Of the Mercantile Agencvof New
York, just published, there were in the United
States during the last year two thousand seven
hundred and ninety failures in business, involv.
ing liabilities to the the amount of seventy-fye
millions and fifty four thousand dollars Fol
the gear 1868 there were two thousand six hun.
dred and eight failures, involving sixty three
millions seven hundred and seventy-four thou
sand dollars of liabilities The amount of fail
ures thelast year was more than eleven millions
over that of the year before. y 9. p .t5 v
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The CONSOLIDATION QUESrIoN.-Again the
question of a consolidation of this Peninsula
under one State government is being discussed,
this time by the Baltimore papers, The Ga
Sette, of that city, publishes sensational re-
port through its Washington correspondent,
to the effect that Congress is going to take the
matter in hand, and that without regard to
alllaw in the premises the Radical maguates"
are to issue military edict, or something of
that SORT compelling the consolidation to be
formed The new State is to be called 'Ches-
apeake," it is said. All such talk is bosh, and
the Sun, of the same city, throws cold water
ou'the sensation by denying it. There is a
strong opposition to the consolidation ON the
part of the Western shore, but time, not Con.
gress, must, and We believe will, do the work.
1t is not the Radical magnates," or any
other party, that is to accomplish the change.
but the people, regardless of party.
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To CONSUMPTaVES:

The advertiser having been restored to heah vs yea
by simple remedy after having suffered consumF
with lung Affection and that dread oee the
tionis anxious to make known to his fellow sufferer
OF cure. -, ..,I ntop
To all who desire It, he will send copy Of the spd
used, ree of charged with the directions for R Cos
using the which they will lind SURE sdypr
suMrTOS. AsrHMA, BRONcHIrs esc The object oaeed a
ttser in sending the prescription is to benefit the
spread Information which he cOnceves to be t hSp
he hopes sufferer will try his remedy, as VIII
nothing, and may prove blessing. -.
Parties wishing the prescription, will please SON.
REv. EDWARD A. ~ yark
mAyl9-Iy williamsburg, Kings county. New W. W.
Smyrna times., 1870-01-19

An, Ohio clergyman, several years ago, ra.
eelved bright new cent as a wedding fee
The other day he met the bride room, who
mentioned the circumstance, and said NV
wife was comparative stranger to me- at the
time We were united in wedlock. had not
learned her value, and paid accordingly. /
mud her jewel, 50 here is an alIitonal fee. =
at the same time h,nling the astonisheI min
lister $50 gold piece.
Smyrna times., 1870-01-19

SALEs.-We note the following sales of per-
sonal property: Household goods of William
Burgess, dec d, in this town on Saturday next.
Mrs Mary G. Cowgirl, in Spruance Neck, will
sell Sc her property on the 29th Mrs Sarah V.
EEarson' E at at Cloak S mill will sell on the lst of
Feb: Theodore Pamatary, in Raymond 8
Neck, on Feb. 10. The real estate sale of .Jno,
4. Short, is pOstponded to Feb. 3D..
Smyrna times., 1870-01-19

FREE NAIL MATTER. Ia, Postmaster
Genera has ordered that each postmaster in
the United States he instructe,. to take an ac.
curate monthly account OF all franke,} or free
matter deposited at their respective offices for
mailing for the period of six months. co,pmeuc-
ing january }, 1890 and ending June 3Ib.
1870, aud to make special reports thereof to
the Third Assistant Postmaster General at the
close Of each month
Smyrna times., 1870-01-19

THE OYSTER TRADE OF MARYLAND.-Tbe
chief of the oyster police force of MARYLAND.
Luet Hunter Davidson, has made his annual
report, from which we learn that this branch
OF business is one of the most extensive in that
State A few of the statistics, compiled from
our Eastern Shore exchanges, will show the
extent of the business as carried on in the wa
ters Of the Chesapeake for the year 1869
There were 563 vessels licensed to dredre
and ,e07 canoes licensed to tong for oysters. Or
the vessels, 33S were employed by Somerset
county alone, while Baltimore city emnloved
240s 1t employed no canoes however. while
Somerset employed 246, and Dorchester 257
To man this vast feet of oyster craft, it is esti-
mated that force of nearly ten thousand men
were atioat in the oyster business last wear. II
Is generally known, we suppose. that most ot
the oysters thus caught are shipped to the
Immense canning establishments of Baltimore.
where thousands of bushels are shucked and
sealed during the winter months and sent to
the Western market. 1t is a matter to be won
dcred at that more of these canning establish
ments are not erected on the Eastern Shore,
near where the oysters are caught, aud where.
1t is supposed, they could be canned ct less
expense than the Baltimore establishments
can seal them for.
80 immense are the quantities taken by the
dredging vessels, that it is feared that the sum-
ply may be exhausted unless some steps are
taken to regulate the business 1t is therefore
recommended that dredging be suspended for
period of three years, allowing only the tong
men to fish. BY this means the beds in the
deep waters would be undisturbed and would
grow to immense proportions. At the end of
three years restriction, the business would
give employment to 10000 men, but if allowed
to go ON under the present system the bust
ness will be scarcely worth following at the end
of that period. Nearly two milIious of bush
e.s of oysters were taken during the year, and
1t is not to be wondered at that fear is enter
tanned that the supply will be exhausted.
Smyrna times., 1870-01-19

A LUCKY YoUNG MILLIyER-A vour, r.a
liner in Fort Edward, New York to- wb";s ySn"s 'l
affianced lover, Il young English noIJunla Iul iler
left $l7,OOO,OO0 at his death, some Inan,b,
ago, is native OF Glover New York and J"ytls tps
niece Of Daniel Gray, Of that town, All All ,ue q,
tempts to set aside the will have been ai'."5
oDed, and she is informed by her agent in '"n I"n
don that an ln,talImeut Of $j,0p.nN vii, ~" %a
forwarded the present month.-.Neic Yrt
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THIS TINES" is published Wednesday afternoon by
JOsEFu H. HoFFEcKER Editor Proprietor at SMYRNA
Delaware.
not paid till the sud Of the No paper discontinued until
all arrears padHnly at the option Of the Publisher
ADVERTISEMENTS will he inserted at the Of Seven Gents
ane fortho first Insertion subsequent Treean
ahslf cents liberal discount made t0 quarterly semi
nua and yearly advertisers.
Smyrna times., 1870-01-19

T. DIcKENsoN CoLLEaE.-An effort is now be-
ing made to form an alumni association of the
graduates of Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa.
A temporary organization has already been
made By the election OF Rev. DR.. Durbirl
as. President. and Colonel Horatio G. King. Of
New York citv, as Secretary The new Presi.
dent OF tie College, Rev. DR. r., i. Dashall. Il
Is stlted, has infused new yigor into the institu
non. s.t.., q q
Smyrna times., 1870-01-19

1HE CoNCERT.-The concert given by 1be
teachers and pupils Of Smyrna Seminary. az
the Town Hall on Wednesday and Thursday
evenings last, was the finest entertainment OF
the kind ever given in this town. The oratorio
performed, The Festival Of the Rose" is a
fairy scene, founded upon a custom said In
have prevailed with the shepherds among the
mountains OF Arcadia, that of crownng, with
wreath OF roses, the maiden who had been
most correct in her behavior during the year.
It Is represented as grand festal occasion, in
when the shepherds and shepherdrsses, and
al the little nymphs naiads, sprltes &c. hold a
JohhcatlOn and sing songs, and weave garlands
70 crown the qneen-the favored maiden. The
whole affair showed the most skillful training
on the part of the children, and their singing
could scarcely have been excelled. The scenic
effect was most admirable and went as much as
any thing to make up the attractiveness of the
entertainment and showed the we'll. known
skill OF those behind the scenes" The cos
tunes seem to have been gotten up without
stunt, and the beautiful floral display of wreatbs
gariands and festoOns was truly magnificent
The music By the Misses Cooke, was, as usual.
a leading feature, and called fourth the most
nearly encomlums, as did also the duets by
Misses fora Cooke and Maggie Mitchell. The
singing OF Prof Bruce aud his performances on
the Estey organ, the first evening" was applaud.
ed to the echo. The whole entertainment re
hccted great credit upon Prof. Beane and his
assistants, as well as upon the students, who
performed their parts so admirably, both in re-
clta ion and in song. If the oratorio had been
permit ed to follow on in regular succession it
might have been more satisfactory perhaps
Smyrna times., 1870-01-19

COUGHs AND COLDs.-During the changea.
BILE, seasons of Fall and Winter, when coughs
and colds are so prevalent, no person should
be without some reliable preparation for their
cure. They should recollect that a neglected
cough or cold frequently terminates in Con-
sumption HdSSon's Compound Syrup Of Tar
Is the best and most reliable article known for
catarrh, sore throat, asthma, and all diseases of
the throat and lungs. No person should be
without it, Price so cents. Sold by j. w.
Denny, Druggist, Smyrna, and at Drug stores
everywhere. RUSSELL a. LANDS,
decl-3m Proprietors, Phila.
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A.. Errors Of Youth.

gentleman who suffered years from Nervous Dston
Premature Decay, and all the effects of youthful iii
WILL for the sake of suffering humanity send nee
need it, the receipt aud direetlOnS making the the
by which he Sufferers wishing to prOhI " cont
yertsers experience, do by addressing ~ PSHFN
dence, JOHN Is. UuDynrlk
myl9-ly No. 42 Cedar street New ~
Smyrna times., 1870-01-19

John McLear & Son, Bankers, have for sale
100 shares of Delaware Railroad Stock at $50;
1000 Delaware h. Il. (gueranteed) bonds at 81 !,
and Delaware State Bonds at 90, at their new
office, No. COZ Market ST., opposite their for
mer place of business.
Smyrna times., 1870-01-19

JUST WHAT SMYRNA WANTS Hook
and Ladder Company has been organized in
Doyer' and included in the organization is
three engineers, who are to have the control oi
all the fire appars tus and management of fires.
the company and Everybody else to be subject
to their directions They will be protected In
their duties by town ordinances. An organi.
nation OF this kind is just what Smyrna needs.
we have the apparatus to extinguish fire but we
have no organized system to work it, We dc
not need the pomp aud circumstance of fire
company, but we need some head to control the
Heterogeneous mass who work at the fires.
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FOR SALE.

ONE PAIR OF LARGE MULES--cheap. Apply v
- -, CHAS. X. CLEBlENTS'
ans -. ~ ~ snyrna. Del
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PrER AT LEwEs. = Notwithstanding this
unfavorable season 1900 feet of piling has
been driven and about COO feet more yet re-
main to be driven, and the work of bridging
and bracing will begin. The contractor thinks
that the pier will be completed by the last of
next month, should the weather not prove very
uniavorable -Susser Journal
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THE CTTTATTON

n
One of the many advantages 0 Oak Hall ts CENTRAL Po
STIuN. 1t IL easily accessible from
from all the Depnts and landings and ali the cv R1
ways by means Of exchange tickets carry 0 IN
its doors Even child, stranger
Wanamak"r Il Browns, and can Miss H. ' N
Joh1 W. Flick has reduced the price Of his
bread to cents per loaf.
Smyrna times., 1870-01-19

uay mOrnlng last Mr.. j. n. Wine, tobacconist
or MlddletoWn, came before Esquire Mariner.
oI this town, and caused a writ to be issued
i9g Mr.. Patrick Mellon, restaurant keeper. of
henton, Tor passing counterfeit $50 note
upon ham ON the Tuesday previous. Mr.. Mel.
ION was arralgDed and at once offered tn re-
deem the note, stating that he obtained IL nj a
faro pank 10 Philadelphia. Upon this exDla.
natlOn the parties compromised and the case
was Ieit In stdt1 quo before the Justice. In
s9e s9 mean tune three other gentleman from
Mldoieto"n, Messrs. Smith, Tatam aud Cham
0erialne' came with similar charge against
found in this town. Mr.. j :, IL seems nasseS
five cOunterfeits of the same denominat;an The
same day, in that t)wn. He at once redee,n1
ed the notes, and payed the travelling exnenses
Of the parties, as did Mellon. All knowledSe
OF the spurious character of the notes was dis
Claimed by both individuals, and great regret
was expressed that they had given apv csuse
for suspicion. Mr.. j. stated that he got n
800 note changed in Philadelphia, and re-
ceived hye Sos, which he supposed were gem
ulne. The MiddletOwn gentlemen, satisfied
with the explanation, and having recovered
sneir lost funds, went on their way rejoicing
Mes. mslessrs. Jump and Mellon were together in
mlddletown on the day named TUESDAY week.
ana whilst there made sundry little purchases
at SIX different places in the town. in each case
tender1ng these notes in payment, which were
taken All six of the notes are on the Market
National Bank Of New York. Mr. Jump is
largely engaged in the mercantile business in
henton--ls also member Of the Legislature
and expresses great regret that the circum-
stance should have occurred. ~ n ~.
AftA 'Irs ..t
Flick sells bread 40 = a.. - lIE 4, % ? c.a cS
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Flick sells bread at ! cents per loaf.
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II ick sells bread at 7 cents per loaf.
Smyrna times., 1870-01-19

Come and see the Cheap Goods just received
by W. ii. Baggs. g.,.- -.
Smyrna times., 1870-01-19

A new and Splendid assortment of Neck.
Ties at greatly reduced prices by w. Il. Baggs.