Smyrna times., 1871-02-08
STATE AND LOCALS.

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SHORT trEMS - Monday morning was the
cOIdeSt of the season i'll this latitude--ther-
mometer from to degrees above zero.
The Commercio3 complains that we didn't
give it credit for the Garrett article. If it will
look c.O>ely it will find We did.
Efforts are making to get up grand ball in
Dover, on the 22d inst.
The total expenses of Wilmington, last year,
Or rather the total payments, were 1925, l72 40
The receipts were $500, S32. 25-a great i'm
prOvcment over last year.
Last Thursday, in Wilmington, young man.
a German, named Julius Smith. an employee
IN brewery, slipped on some ice, into vat
containing about eighteen inches of boiling
water, and Was so badly scaldcd that he died
A series of meetings have been held in the
Methodist Church Of MiddetOwn for FIVE
weeks past and although the conversions have
been few, the meetings have been productive
of much good.
Quite spirited religious revival sprang up
IN the Methodist church of Dover about a
week ago, and meetings are held nightly which
are largely attended.
Thomas Pickering, Sr, a venerable and
highly respected citizen of this county died at
his residence near Lebanon, few days ago.
The evening train to Harrington will be run
to Milford on and after the 9th inst, says the
Milford Mutual Frtend
The weekly Sociablcs" held bv the Young
people Of this town, will partake of the nature
of a masquerade on Tuesday evening next
a few invitations rave been sent abroad
Lieut.. VIM. j. Ready, of the 22d U. S. In
tantry, accompanied by his wife, arrived at his
parents in Milford few days since lie is
stationed in DakOtah Territory, among the In
dians. lie brought live antelope home with
him.
Rev I. De Witt Talmage, the celebrated
rival Of Beecher lectures in Wilmington mex
Tuesday evening. Can't Smyrna get him
The o ii Fellows are TO have grand cele
bratlon in Lewes on the 22d.
A correspondent of Seaford complains that
there Is no news to report from that town ex-
cept cases of petty theft.
The children of Lewes are suffering from
severe type of the whOoping cough.
The missionary anniversary of the NJ. T..
Sunday School of this town will be held on the
Goth inst, when Rev Mr.. and Mrs. Baldwin
will be present. The anniversary will take
place in the evening.
petition has been sent to the Legislature
for division Of st. Georges Hundred into two
election districts.
Rev. IL. A. CievelAnl Of the Philadelphia
NJ. Il; Conference, delivered lecture tor the
benefit OF the Irving Literary Society, of Eel
ton, on Thursday evening week.
Influential men in Somerset county, Nd ,
wish to obtain a chartar from the Delaware
Legislature, to project a railroad from the up
per end OF the Maryland line, to Georgetown,
or providing the Seaford and Georgetown road
is constructed to connect with it at Concord.
A negro man named Hill, notwithstanding
he Was handcutfed aud guarded jumped from
the cars at E cudIe, last week, and escaped.
lie was being taken to Georgetown Jail Tor
stealing buffalo robe.
A petition is before the the Legislature to
prevent live stock from running at large in
Little Creek Hundred.
Rev. |. L. Cooper com plains that the soldiers
stationed at Camden in 1865 damaged him to
the amount Of $2S7.5O and prays the Legis
lature to aid him in the collection of said sum
! from the Government. How much did he
damage the soldiers and Government by his
opposition to both during the war?
Rev. W. IL. Ii. Marsh, pastor of the Sec.
ond Baptist Church, in Wilmington, has ten
dered his resignation, to take effect on the
last Sunday in March, and the congregation
has accepted It,
DR.. BOnwill, dentist, of Dover, is goisg tc
Phlla. to locate. DIR. Hopkins, Of Camden
will locate in Dover.
Out of thirty-one divorce bills before the
Legislature only six have been granted.
One day last week in the Legislature Speak
or Bggs presented petition from X. L.
Cochran and Others, for the passage of law
to authorize the colored people to tax them
selves for the support OF their own schools
which was read, aud on motion of Mr.. New
ton, referred to the Committee on Education
Hon. Willard Hall, Judge of the u. s
District Court of Delaware, was ninety year.
old OF the 9th of last December He lives il
Wilmington.
A very successful revival is in progress il
the NJ. e. Church, at HarringtOn and mani
Of the most prominent citizens are amongs
those protesting conversion.
The freight trains on the Del. Road hav,
been unusually large for the past several days
Large amounts Of cotton going from the soutl
; to northern markets have helped to make thi
: up. s.
An effort is being made by the Wilmington
: Loan Associations to secure the repeal of tht
. State tax on said Associations.
Geo. III. Bates, Esq, son of Chancello
Bates and Deputy Attorney General, deliver
ed lecture, entitled One Man Power" be
/. fore the Working Mems Institution ia Viii
T mington on Saturday evening.
E Information has been received at Washing
ton from Mr. Washburne, the Minister of tn,
United States at Paris, OF the death, on the IStl
Of December, 1870, at Paris, of j. Ii. Cooch,
: native of this State, aged about sixty five years