Smyrna times., 1871-02-22
STATE AND LOCALS.


Wilmington, went to Philadelphia last week
to see her daughter, who had broken her leg,
and before reaching the hospital she fell in the
street and broke her arm.
II will be seen, elsewhere, that Messrs. John
A. Lavender and Horace II. Mustard, OF this
town, have received the honorary title OF Aids
de-Camp to the Governor.
The citizens of Laurel, in Sussex. saw
comet on Saturday night week, so u correspon-
dent writes
Ex Sheriff 8. NJ. Collins, of Little Creek
Landing, has been appointed Collector under
the new oyster law, at salary OF $1,000 per
annum.
The State Senate has refused to concur III
the appointment of David L. Stewart OF Do
yer as State Librarian, and Rev. MIR. HOskins,
Episcopal minister, has been nominated.
This is the first day of Lent Appropriate
services are being held at the Episcopal
Church.
Rev. John T. Gracey will not return to In
dia. He shipped his personal effects in Au-
gust last aud engaged passage in the next stea-
mer, but Mrs G.. was taken i'll. He has been
persuaded to abandon the return, and will en-
ter the Phila. Conference in the Spring; He
is now filling proieS>orship in Drew Unlver-
sity Mrs. q. is not expected to recover from
her aff1ction, which was contracted in India.
The mail car of the Junction & Breakwater
Railroad, was broken open and robbed at Lew
es on Tuesday night of last week, of stamps
and other valuable property belonging to
George Joseph, the mail agent of the road.
The store house occupied by John Blizzard
at Careys X Roads in Sussex, was destroyed
| by fire on Sunday night week. Every thing
destroyed-nO insurance.
| On Saturday week the Steamer from Lewes
10 New York carried 1000 bushels of corn, a
large quantity of oysters, cattle, &c. Thou
sands Of dollars worth of produce for which
| there has been no available market is passing
by this route to New York. Oysters are now
being shipped from SeafOrd by the car load.
Of lot Of fat cattle shipped by Mr.. Hous-
ton, of Sussex, on the Lewes steamer, last
week, three died on the route, three shortly
after reaching the city, and the balance failed
to bring half price. The serious loss was oaus-
ed by stormy passage.
A bill has passed the House of Representa-
tives Of this State granting charter for road
from DGlmar, the Southern terminus OF the
| Del Railroad to Georgetown. Delmar is
. on the line between Delaware and Mary
land.
The town election for this town takes place
on Monday, March 9th. Party lines" viii
not be drawn, in all probability.
Rev Mr. Stuhbs. Method /, of Milford
was cOmplinrntpd by donation visit from hi
congregation last week. They supplied hin
with dry goods, &c, to the amount OF $500
besides purse
A Social Soiree took place at Frederick las
night.
The stock of horses, carriages, &c, Of W
V. Grieves' livery stable, in this town, will +
sold next Saturday.
The L gi>lature were not in session on Tue,
day afternoon, they adjourned with the erprp.
sed purpose Of attending the funeral of Ez
Gov. CauSey, but when the time came to staI
It was found that the veneration, which som
| had proposed, had either leaked out or evaI
Grated
The bill in the Legislature to divide Dove
tld., into two hundreds has been inde6nite
s postponed, or killed.
VIM. Lloyd Garrison has written letter
: coincidence upon the death Of the late Tho
Garrett.
!. Three hundred and seventy new huildinI
=, were erected in Wilmington, during 1870, at
: cost Of $685. 300. This is an increase over u,
" previous year.
: 1t is proposed by some colore1 people
II Washington TO start a subscription for Il
10 erection of monument in Wilmington, to Il
A memory of Thomas Garrett.
. A fashionable wedding in Church was Il
: sensation in this town yesterday. A fer
n snow storm failed to keep the people fro
I'd meetin' on such an occasion. We may ~
m that Smyrna loses an accomplished young ia
70 DO this wedding.
IA Next Wednesday is moving day in this pa
- of the State. We will publish list of t
ID business changes in this town if parts "
furnish them.
- The evening train on the Del road now ru
regularly to Mlford-arrives at 10 in the eve
ing and leaves 40 in the morning.
Howard Day has taken an interest in a
ng will beo I'M" editor of paper published in I
ID interests of tbs colored people at HarriSbur
h. He is practical printer, and has served W
great success in an editorial capacity, on bC
so daily and weekly papers.