Smyrna times., 1870-12-14
STATE AND LOCALS.

SHORT lTEMs.-By the report of the Secre
tary OF the Treasury, we learn that Delaware
has l07 vessels, of I4,0 060 tons.
Mr.. Philemon c. Carter, living in the lower
part of this county, near the State line, slsugh
tered hog few days ago which weighed 6SS
pounds.
According to the report Of the COmptrol-
Ter Of the currency, there are eleven National
Banks in Delaware, whose paid in capital is
81 ,42S, lS5, and whose actual eirculat ion is
81 POS, ,225.
1t is said that enterprising land owners at
New Castle want the courts removed to Viii
mingtoH.
| It is again asserted that one dead infant was
found at the hotel at Lewes, instead Of two
This seems to be the truth of the matter
Mrs. Margret X. Riddle, mother of the late
Hon. Geo. Read Rid lie, Of this State, died at
New Castle on the 30th ult. She was IS years
old.
The principal amusement in Dover now is
jumping. According to the Delacarean every
body, young and old, male and female takes
part in the fun.
Phodemic Lodge No. 7, I. o. of O. f., of
Dover, will dedicate their new hall on Tuesday
evening, Goth inst. A public address will be
delivered on the occasion by some prominent
MeMheF OF the order
a New Yorker, who has been cunning down
on Indian river, is pleased with Delaware as a
sporting place. and writes letter to that effect
to one of the n. y. dailies.
\ magnificent iron steam called the Hutch
lnS0n built by the Harlan 4 HolIingsworth Co.
Wilmington, sailed for New Orleans en- Satur-
day. Her cost Is over $25O,00O.
Two hundred and twenty seven market wag-
ons were arranged along the curbSteneS in
Market street Wilmington, on Saturday last.
| Again there is talk of dividing New Castle
co., and MddletOwn is aspiring to be the
county seat Of the new county.
! Next Friday evening vocal and instrumen-
tai concert is to be given at Middletown under
tbs auspices of Prot. llsignbotham, Of Bait.
! During the first week at court, at New Cas-
tic, there were 800 witnesses present at one
time. Instead of summoniug the witnesses as
they are wanted, they are all brought at one
time.
The ladies Of St. AIMS Church, Episcopal.
MlGdetown, purpose having a public supper
the 27t aud 2Sth Of December, in their Sun
day School room.
Kev. John I. Gracey has been appointed to
the Chair of Historical Theology ct Drew Semi
nary, Madison, y. j.
The negro johnson is to be hung at George.
town next Friiay, for rape.
q. PatrOnl. the weil-known sewing machine
agent OF llmingtOn, saved some valuable fur
nlture from burning house in Caroline co.
Md, last week. he was riding along the road
at the time the fire was raging and rushed il
In time to save piano, and other articles.
The schooner Clayton Frame, of Milford
had her sails torn iu a STORM last week, Of
Bombay Hook
}. W. Day, of Brandywine Hd., New Gas
tie CO., has raised a second crop of potatoes
the last lot growing from some left in the patch
in July.
The Closing Exercises of the Fall Term O
Wyoming College will occur on the Afternoon
and evening Of Wednesday, the 2lst inst. Thc
temperance drama Of Ten Nights in Bar
room" will be performed.
Mr.. JAS. f. Woodward has assumed nro
prictorship of the Delaware House, in thi
town, and has neatly refurnished it.
There are about fifteen divorce advertise
meHts in the several newspa pers of this State
The Legislature will be busy in this respect
as usual
Rev. Stephen L. Baldwin, well known in thi
state, Is temporarily filling the Chair of Pas
toral theology, IL Drew Theological Institute
We learn that the twelve big hogs of MIR
LowOry, of Milford, killed on Saturday, weigh
Ell in the aggregage 1925 pounds or 467I
apiece on the average.
The gas from the heaters in the Methods
Church of this town is SO offensive that th,
congregation can hardly endure it. We ar,
requested to complain about it, There mus
be terrible negligence in some quarter Their
will either have to be no gas or NO audience
aud that shortly.