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Smyrna times., 1872-08-07

SAD CASE OF DRowNING.-0n Wednesday last,
Mrs, James Cummins and Mrs. Jacob Wortz, OF
chesapeake City. Md, accompanied by three chll
went TO Summit Bridge in search of backberries
The children were landed safely, also Mrs. Cum
mlns, but Mrs. Worlz, in attempting to leave the
boat, lost her balance and fell overheard. Mrs
Cummins reaching forward 10 save her companion
icil into the canal and Immediately Disappeared
Through the timely efforts of Joseph NJ Broadway
Esq, who was working near by, Mrs. Woriz was
taken from her perous position. Mrs. Cummins
body was not found until life was extinct. She
leaves husband and two small children. Mrs
Wortz has sustained no injury from her fall, but is
very much Frustrated by the exciting and heart.
rendIHg occurrence, which has cast gloom over the
entire town.
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For the Smyrna Times. .
To the PASTORS

Of the Churches Of all Denonsinations IN Kent
County, DeL:
DEAR BRETHREN Allow me to ask your
attention moment to the following facts. The
Kent County Bible Society is auxiliary to the
American Bible Society, in New York, and its
next annual meeting is to be held in the Pres
byterian Church, in Dover, Thursday, Sept
5th, 1872 at which time you are all earnestly
requested to be present, with one or more of
the lay members of your church. You are
also requested to take your collection tor the
Bible Cause, and pay the same to the Treasur-
er, A. j. Wright, of Dover, in time to be in
cludcd in his report to the Society on that day
Please try to make your collections as good as
possible, and members Of the Wilmington
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
will take receipts from the Treasurer as their
vouchers, to be given in at the next session of
the Conference The Secretary of the Society
will publish the meeting in the County papers;
please also give notice of it from your pulpit
the Sabbath previous. The local committee in
Dover will make all needed arrangements for
the meeting.
T. j. THOMPSON, President
viii other papers in the County please
COPY?
Smyrna times., 1872-08-07

MoB Law. Of the worst crimes we have
ever chronicled was that perpetrated last week
In Kent CO., Md, in the firing of dwelling at
midnight, whilst the unsuspecting family we're
peacefully sleeping There seems to have
bscn desire on the part of the perpetrator,
not only to destroy property, but life as well,
and 70 produce that destruction by the most
ha~f lalths. Nothing more exaspera,
tag could he imagined, and the enfuriated
citizens, all the more enfuriated that the
believed culprit was negro, after trivial
bearing in hot blood, while their actions were
controlled by blind passion rather than cool
reason, hung the man to a tree, without the
edict Of law In both cases, in the burning and
the lynching, society was outraged The negro
was an outlaw; 50 were the mob He was al
incendary; the lynchers were murderers. II,
did the heinOus crime for revenge the moi
hung him from the same motive YetveDgeanct
belongs not to mortals. He was summariIy
dealt with as a warning to others but doe.
not experience teach us that such warnings are
never needed! Not many years ago negro
was lynched at or near Denton, Md, for l
nameless outrage and yet, If our memory i,
not at fault, a similar outrage was perpetratet
at the samO place within less than a year, ais,
by negro. A negro was hung in this tow
just before the war, for supposed attempt a
outrage, yet other negroes have succeeded il
similar attempts. since, within a few miles O
us. Aud while the mob most frequently take
the negro for its victim, still such crimes ar
most frequently perpetrated by negroes Mo
violence is never better safeguard to a vel
regulated community than the laws which
entorces. In such a community the mob 4
always more demoralizing to society than tn
wrong it attempts to redress The MOI
frequently mob violence is resorted to as
remedy for glaring outrsges, the moi
Smyrna times., 1872-08-07
Political Notes.

The New York Times gives list of thirty
five Democratic papers which oppose Greeley.
General Banks, of Massachusetts,, has written
letter announcing that he will support
Greeley.
General Dix has written a letter giving his
reasons for supporting Grant in preference to
Greeley.
Mr.. Edward Walton, leading Democrat Of
Annapolis, Md, and Chairman of the Demo
cratic City Convention, says he will not sup
port Greeley.
5. S. Titon has been elected President of the
Liberal Central Committee of California. lie
was recently Chairman of the Republican
State Committee.
l52 Democrats of Pike Co., Missouri, have
signed and published protest against Greeley
and Brown. They will send delegates to the
Louisville Convention.
The election in West Virginia for State
officers and the adoption of new constitution
will take place on August 22d. Both parties
are making vigorous fight.
B. T. Edwards, of Springfield, ILL.,, promi-
nent lawyer and leading Democrat has pub
lished a card, announcing that he will not under
any circumstances vote for Greeley
Hon. Ezra Cornell, founder of Cornell
| University, who has been claimed for Greeley,
has declared for Grant, and presided at a
Grant and Wilson meeting at Ithaca last
week
George Becker, an influential Democrat, vel
known in Broome Schoharie and Delaware
counties, New York, has written a letter
announcing his preference for Grant and
| Wilson.
Gen. Joseph H. Geiger, of Columbus, Ohio
an old and influential Democrat, who now
takes an Independent position, addressed q
large meeting, on Saturday night, i'll opposition
to Mr.. Greeley.
1t is now stated that there was no bolt from
the recent Labor Reform Conference in New
York. and that that body unanimously called {
National Convention to meet in Philadelphi;
on the 23d of August.
Hon. j. B. Brown, Democratic member O
the Indiana State Senate has Just made
strong speech to his constituents, agains
Greeley. lie has been the leader i'll the Stat,
Legislature for the past ten years.
George Q. Cannon (Mormon) has written
letter thanking the Democrats for nominating
him as Congressional delegate from Utah. bu
not saying whether he accepts or approve
their platform. The election took plac
Monday
At Saratoga a large Grant and Wilson
meeting was held on Saturday night, by th
colored residents, who paraded with lantern
and banners. The attendance at the meetin
was sweed by whites. Professor Langston
of Washington, spoke, and denounced Greeley
course and Summers letter, amid marke
applause.
At Oswego New York, on Wednesda
evening, grand Republican meeting wa
: held, and Morris Place a Democrat till now
was one of the speakers. lie delivered mos
effective address. A letter was also read fror
A. b. Getty, another strong Democrat, re
pudiatpg Greeley, and giving his reasons ic
8 supporting Grant.
Smyrna times., 1872-08-07

PEACHES AND CoRN.-Peach shipments from
clayton have averaged about two cars per day
The Haes were closed out yesterday, and never
have they proved so profitable. They have, owing
to the dry weather, matured and shipped without
rotting, and the prices have averaged about 81 25
for the season. The latest returns were 81 IS a
Sl,75. Never before has this variety been prof
table, except in exceptional instances. TrOths are
the next variety, and the heavy rains of Monday
night were just in time for their benefit.
The farmers have been fearful that their fodder
would be cut short their hay crop by the
drought, but the heavy rains Of Monday night and
yesterday will be in time to greatly increase the
yield. Some farmers have expressed the fear that
they could not winter their stock, but it is hoped
the rains have allayed these apprehensons. in this
section, at least.
Smyrna times., 1872-08-07

CAMP MEETINGS -" Blackbird" Camp The com
miitee TO decide upon this camp meeting last Thurs
day. resolved 10 commence il on Friday, August 23d
Yesterday drawing for tents took place. when 81
sites we're drawn bV The following named parties
w. w Wilson, Mary A. Roberts JOS ii. Prim
rose, DIR d. /: Smithers, w. H. Baggs. William
Mailer, r. Brocksor, Jacob Hill, 9, p. T. Jones
William f. Spruance, Thos. DeaVkne, Alfred d
Sheldon, A. Ingraham, Alfred H. Smith, Charles P
S'cox, NJ Davis, Geo. w Ingraham, d. Hamil
ton, Lewis Fennemore, Thns Davis, Parsons Tent
Jos. f. Williams, N. F. WiIds. W. p Smthers, A
J. Collins, A. Bradley, A. Hayden, John H. Hof
fecker, N. Stayton, John NJ. Jester, w. H. Money
A. J. Lyman, Geo Jones, Jos Stephenson.
Another drawing will be made on Saturday after
nOOn on the ground.
The Methodist in It's Delaware items" saws o
Camden Camp: "ThIs camp-meeting has shaped il
self into an annual Methodist picnic"
The Red Lion Camp Meeting, which is now in pro
gress' rs smaller than ever known. The encampmen
embraces only about twenty tents, and the aitendadc
has been very small.
Smyrna times., 1872-08-07

The HAVEN Mills, MILFORD. - The Milford
NeCs and Advertiser thus refers to the destruction
of the Haven Mills: Mr.. Causey is making arrange
ments to rebuild the factory at once. so that we
presume the Mcssrs IIoifecker will resume opera
tions in few months. The loss of the establish.
ment is heavy blow to the proprietors. They had
very recently doubled their machinery and just fairly
gotten under wav, after proractcd suspension for
Improvement. They have labored hard to build up
business here and were in u fair way TO realize
their sangune expectations. Their business was
already giving employment to some twenty-five
men, entire support to seven families, and partial
support to as many more. Our citizens sympathze
deeply with the gentlemen in their misfortune, and
feel anxious that their invaluable experience and
enterprise shall not be lost to the town.
Smyrna times., 1872-08-07

ELECTIONS North Carolina election,
held last Thursday, is still in doubt, as we go
to press. The first clamor, that the State had
gone Democratic by 10000 majority, having
been reduced by further returns to 16, 900, then
to 10000, and 5000, and 1000, has reached a
point where it seems that only the official count
can decide it. The Legislature is Democratic,
and five of the eight Congressman, which is a
gain Of one for the Republicans.
The election in Utah on Monday is said be
favorable to the Republicans, while the re,
turns from Montana favor the Democrats.
Smyrna times., 1872-08-07

MINISTERIAL NOrEs Rev jones MASSEY, "A licen.
tlate, from Canterbury, in this county, filled the
NJ. pulpit OF this town. very accepIaby on Sunday
last.
Rev. James B. Merritt of Dover, will Oficiate in the
NJ Church here next Sunday
Rev DR.. Morsell and wife, Of this town, have been
invited TO weeks soOurn al COl!iRss Beach as the
gnests OF some Of their parshioners. They left for
the beach yesterday.
Rev. George A. PhGhus. Of Easton. Md, is named
IN connection with the Nj. +. pulpit Of this town.
Rev DR. CheTes Cooke. formerly pastor here and
an aged and beloved minister, again stricken h
paralysis IN Pail ladelphla Thursday last. This
hla second attack.
Smyrna times., 1872-08-07

So general has the public confidence become IN Dr.
medicines aud the demand for them. unprnc
pied villains attempting To deceive the imposing
upon them their worthless nostrums under similarity Of
Cherry Pectora Lozenges Dr. Ayers Troches Ayers
pastles for Coughs, Cherry Pector Cough Drops Ayers
Fever and hkue Cure, Dr. Ayers Indian Pills &c &c
(which Dr. Ayers manufacture compostIonl pec
Of this vanY and deceit They not only deiraud the
sick Of their but OF their health, the recovery OF their
health which Is far important than money
conntses the people protected by law which the Doctor
promptly enorces bat these eyasons sometimes elude the law
aud purchasers must protect themselves BY refusing
ceyed BY them.-Dover IN. H. Bee.
Smyrna times., 1872-08-07

The CONFERENCE ACADEMY.-Ata a meeting of the
Board OF Trustees OF the Wilmington Conference
Academy for Boys, held on the Camden Union CamI
Ground, on Wednesday, the Oath day Of July, Cthe
camp meeting going at the time), the Board re
solved to procure a building in Dover, employ a
principal and teachers, and to open a school on OIL
about the first of September next. The amount re-
qured by the plan to be subscribed before commenc
ing the construction Of the buildings is fifty thous
and dollars. Nearly one half that amount has beer
secured II is expected to commence the erection
OF the buildings early next spring
Smyrna times., 1872-08-07
August 9th. IL
Real Estate Agency.

have my circular ia the h1nds Of the printer tt
contains the views OF Bayard Taylor. of The editor I"
the Horticulurist Of Scientific men, and many settlers
highly commenting our soil, climate, and people
1t contains just the information a man seeking
change Of residence wants and all who have seen
the Circular regard it likely TO attract many 10
settlen ent. shall advertise it as soon printed
in forty papers in Maine aud Vermont and in the
NetO York Weekly Tribune. / shall thus reach al
least million and a half Of readers. shall V'ry
soon 0dUsrt:se in oil the papers in Nep E"gS"S
If parties desiring TO sell lands piH put them iUo ny
hands 10 be sold at such prices they tUiH take from
their neighbOrs those rchO knolD their rGlue car
very soon procure purcL asers TOR them
Parties at distance will please sign a description
OF localities OF lands desired TO be sold with NUMBER
and size OF dwellings and out houses. RumbeT OF run
trees. state OF fences, price OF farms and terms I"
payment, etc.
will accept lands until September 10th. prcI on
the following terms viz: Lands tc remain IN ny
hands six months, with - per cent neI
Oh the amount for which they sell
M. B. Hillyard,
Bower, Del.
aug7im
Smyrna times., 1872-08-07

DELAWARE nIRECToRY-We have received
a copy of jenkins & Atkinson's " Delaware
Directory" for 1928 from the compiler, s.
Hersey, Esq. 1t is the neatest, and by iar
the most accurate and valuable publication Of
the kind ever issued for this State 1t con
tains list and directory of all the towns in the
State; of all the public officers; of all the
institutions, societies, banks, &c. 1t is book
that every business man in the State really
needs.
Smyrna times., 1872-08-07

frequently is the remedy called for, and the
more reckless does society become. Where
the law is the most conscientiously abided by
Is where great crimes are the rarest.
1t is alleged in this case that the punishment
meeted out by the law Qife Imprisonment is
not adequate to the offense committed. That
may be- but it were better to abide by it until
1t can be made more stringent than to subject
society to mob violence. Well executed laws
are our only safeguard
Smyrna times., 1872-08-07

SUMNER ; LETTER.-On Wednesday last
Senator Sumner published his letter to the
colored voters of the country, telling them why
he supported Greeley, and why they should He
traces, in this letter. the antecedents of the two
candidates, Grant and Greeley, and tells them
that Grant, who shares in the large honors of
the party which Sumner helped to make, never
had any sympathy with that party or its
principles till it brought him high Office; that
he even voted for Buchanan in 1860 He then
shows forth Mr.. Greeley's record, and tells
the colored people that through all the years of
oppression he was their steadfast friend the
champion Of human freedom, civil and
religious liberty, and equal rights and privileges
under all circumstances for both black and
white
The accusation that Mr.. Greeley has de-
parted from the principles to which be has
been for many years devoted is earnestly
refuted. The claim that he will do so hereafter
l., he maintains an insult to reason
The Senator next proceeds to show how false
and artful is the charge that Mr.. Greeley has
become Democrat by receiving Democratic
support; and he quotes the famous historic
examples Of men who have been elected by
Democratic and Republican votes without
lIsing their own political character or betraying
any political trust.
Upon the whole the letter is not calculated
to add to Greeley strength. Those who were
heretofore members of the white man s
party" and Sd dreadiully afraid of ''nigger
equality are already repudiating Sumner for
writing it.
Smyrna times., 1872-08-07

DELAWARE INTERVIEwED.-Ac correspond
ent of the New York Tribune has been inter
viewing the Democratic situation in this State
He writes letter from Dover to Mr.. Greeley
organ, and we publish extracts therefrom in
another column of this issue. The correspond
ent has evidently been tickling Senator Sauls
bury, andthe Senator, pleased with the hattery
has loaned him iseye- glasses to survey the field
That the plot was carefully examined after the
survey was completed, seems to be natural
conclusion. The Democratic detection to Gree
ley is mOdestly estimated at 500 in the State
But Ex-Governor Salisbury, on his way to the
Blltimore Convention, and before he went
back " on his principles and his word, put the
number at 2000. The detection from the
republicans, which is carefully nursed by the
correspondent, is still not very encouraging to
Mr. Greeley, with all its nursing Five lead
Ing" Liberals are ciphered out in the State,
and they all in Wilmington. But as none of
the gentlemen named have made a public
declaration, unless it be DR.. Shortledge, the
list is " too thin to strengthen Mr.. Greeley S
hopes. And even as thin as it is, we feel sure
the picture is cverdrawn None such could be
found in Dover, or anywhere else in the State,
or evidently the correspondent would have
named them, upon the slightest provocation.
They are few and far between. Looking at
the matter from local standpoint they are
exceedingly scarce. We have heard of but
two Greeley Republicans in this town and
vicinity, and We have no assurance that they
are such, while We could name more than q
score Of anti-Greeley Democrats
Smyrna times., 1872-08-07
SMlYIW0, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, August 2.

THE TIMES published every Wednesday afternoon b,
JOSEPH H. HoFFRCKEE Editor and Proprietor Smyrn,
Delaware.
NS-SURsCRIPTyoN 5000 advance, $3.50
mt pail the end year. paper unit
all only the option OF the Publisher.
ADVERTISEMENTS will he inserted at the rate of
line irst inseron subsequent EOns Three
a-hnt liberal discount made TO quarterly, semi
nual and yearly advertisers.
Smyrna times., 1872-08-07

ACCIDENTAL SHooTING.-Iast Sunday week a
pistol was accidentally discharged while in the
hands Of son Of John Maag's, at the bakery on
Loockermun street, and the ball entered the hip of
white girl acting servant in the family. The
doctors say the ball is mbedded in the bone and can
only be removed at the risk Of the patients life
DeldLrdredn
Smyrna times., 1872-08-07

SMALL FRUITs.- William Mailer, Esq OF Ammo.
qunImlnk near this town, has realized this wear
from acres OF BIackcap Raspbernes, } 93l quarts,
which cleared him 81 50 SO per lie alsa has tho
same numh-r OF acres in Wilson Early Blackberry
from which he picked 5.7ilqIs netting him S3Os Sc
ppFn
Smyrna times., 1872-08-07

Ask Democrat how he is going to vote and
he will tell you {" For Greeley-d-n him."
Smyrna times., 1872-08-07
supporting Grant

Halls Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer stands
the and the head Of all similar purpose
The testimony ot physicians is conclusive value
and personally acquainted with Of
has been used with the best Of results II will gray
hair to its original color and leave glossy and healthy
condition. while. heads troubled with dAndruf or any
disease Of the scalp it acts like charm cleansing them
Try H. and will not be disappointed. Lowell Courier.
May 2l, 1868.
j, l.. Parry, at the IIofftcker Mills, has just
received several lots of Prime New Wheat
from which he is making some excellent -four
The best thing to Clean Strawberry Beds
with is I, L. Carty's Steel Blade Hoe. Com
plete for 81. The trade supplied at liberal
discount
Don't forget to try Parrys Extra New
Wheat Flour His wagon is in town every day;
order of the driver.
Smyrna times., 1872-08-07

COR. OF MAIN AND COMMERCE STS.
SMYRNA, DEL.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-03-14
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTION.

The result of the election in New Hamp-
shire is all that could have been desired
by the warmest friend of the government,
or the most ardent supporter of General
Grants Administration. The convention
which nominated Gov, Straw, endorsed
the Administration, and recommended the
reelection of the President. The fight
was carried OH from beginning to end un-
der his ensign, and it is to all intents ana
purposes an administration victory. liz Is
gratifying to his friends that the victory Is
so decisive and unmistakable. The nght
has been no ordinary one. Not only the
avowed enemies of the Republican party
have taken part in the opposition,
Int some of its professed friends
have done all they could have pos
sibIv done to insure the election of Wes-
ton on the Democratic ticket. The ill-ad-
vised and iH-timed speeches Of certain Re
publican Senators, have been published ih
pamphlet form and distributed broadcast
throughout the State, as so many indict-
ments against the President. But in the
face of all this, the masses of the party re-
main unchanged. 1t is evident that they
have confidence in General Grants hon.
esty, whatever ambitious politicians may
saw to the contrary. The result of this
election is singing rebuke to those who
have been waging bitter personal warfare
against him, and they certainly feel it.
L. a
what influence it will have on the future
policy of political parties. Some argue
that it gives strength to the Cincinnati
movement by killing off Democracy and
consigning it out of sight in the contest.
There is some plausibility in this, for I'M
less the cloven foot of Democracy can be
thoroughly concealed, and unless the peo-
pie are thoroughly convinced that that
party is not identified with the so-called
Liberal" movement, they had just as well
hang out their sign-"shall pox." That
party is dead unless it becomes vitalized
in a way to deceive the people.
But we cannot see how this victory can
be construed so as to encourage the Davis
movement, the strength of which lies in
the elements Of discord in the Republican
party. This decided endorsement of the
President must show malcOntents that
their efforts to estrange the people from
him have proven futile and that he is
stronger than ever before. The action of
the intelligent, patriotic voters of gallant
New Hampshire, is faithful reflection of
public sentiment in all the States not un-
der the dominion of kukluX Democracy.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-03-14
BOSS THIEVES.

The trial of Mayor Hall for auditing
fraudulent accounts on the City of New
York the expulsion of Tweed, Sweeny
and Connolly from responsible trusts; the
probable passage by the New York Legis-
Iature of the Reform Charter, and the
complete overthrow of the Erie Ring, are
all striking evidences of the force and
power of the reform movement in New
York.
The last grand move against the corrup-
tionists was against the Erie Ring. Their
frauds are summed up as follows:
LIST. Their fraudulent operations i'll Erie
stock in the spring of 1868 cost the road
screen millions of dollars.
, Ia October, 1868, with a view of re-
tanning control of the directory, second
fraudulent issue Of stock was made that
cost the road eight millions of dollars.
3. In November, 1868, the new capital of
S20,0OO,O00, sold in fraud of the rights OF
English creditors was negotiated by Smith,
Gould & Co., at a loss of t,cclre millions of
dollars.
Two other transactions, that with Au-
gust Belmont and that OH Black Friday,
unquestiOnabIy cost the road millions, but
no one knows the exact sum.
These five items, though, show the
scale upon which these boss thieves have
been stealing. Their frauds have cost the
Erie road at least SOL 100000.