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Smyrna times., 1872-11-27

CoMPLIaENT,-The up stairs school children Of
No. .. IA this tIwn. T. b Johns teacher apprecIatIng
the aho!s ul Col ,ynund. OF the mmlssIOners
IN their behalf gave hun birth day testimonial on
Friday evening last at their schOn room Il was an
entertainment IN declamaIIon dialogues and charades
William Ransom. Gilbert Taylo and AIOnzo Raw
mond made good declamatiOns. and Manage and
"DandeiIOn. twO charades. were good selecIn ns as
were also the lIte comedies Of Red Riding Hood
and MIR and Mrs. Caudies Mother" Some Of the
participants IN these cOlloqnes took exc silent parts
out we have not room TO specify. The participants
were j. Gardner Mariner. EIVa G.. Carrow. Hannah
T.. VanGasken. Lizzie K Reynolds, Anne Narren
A. Lee Cnmmns, Lima JO,lIn. Evaltne Taylor. CarrIe
Johns. lice Wilson Walter CarrOw. Charlie Waters
Horace lockwood. Fannie VanGasken, AdelIa Wilson
T. b. Johns and Walter Henson A song by class
OF eirls.-Mlss Susie Wilson at the organ-was well
sung Al The conclusion OF the entertainment Master
Lee CummIns, who had filled cteduable role in
several OF the scenes behalf OF the school present
ed the Colonel with iull service of napkin rings
The Colonel 10 be even with his little friends invited
item 10 his residence, whore he sated them with ice
cream. cake. &c. numoer OF the audience also en-.
Joyed the Colonel hospitality Such interest on the
part OF a Commissioner Is worthy Of remark as Is
also such appreciation the part OF the children
Smyrna times., 1872-11-27

COUGHs AND COLDs-Durng the changea HI. "a.
sons Of Fall and Winter, when coughs and cod. ~.
so prevalent no person should be wilhont MN. ~
liable preparation for their cure. They nhonld rsco
lect mat neglected cough or cold frequently lerm
mates in consumption. Hisson's Com,nnad SUN. r
Tar is the hest and most reliable at,lc.. known W.
The cure OF coughs colds hoarseness chrome css,,S
sore throat asthma, ant all diseases of the ,bros,
lungs No family should he without H. "4
Sold by all Drug Stores and Dealers gbou, H..
United States e'"' '"'
p. S-See that the signature Of Russell IL LAy,,,
PTOprs, is on each wrapper.
Smyrna times., 1872-11-27

W no was the gentleman that created ,o
much excitement here last week? Ey,rybo3v
who saw him says the reason people ran to looi
at him was because he had inst returned from
Philadelphia and was dressed IN spit a,
Elegant Clothing which he had lust purchased
for next to nothing" at the Great Clotbi5,
Bazaar Of BENNETT & Co, Tower Hal, YG
5l8 Market Street. half way between Fifth and
Sixth streets, Philadelphia.
Smyrna times., 1872-11-27


The BILL DENNIs CAsE.-Hs is to be Hung.-The
fearful crime committed upon Mrs. Thompson, by
the negro man Bill Dennis, last SPRING on the road
between Wilmington and New Castle was one Of
the most reToltIng ever recorded. The perpeIrater
was tried before the Court at New Castle last
Friday, and the jury, after fifteen minutes retire.
Inent, returned with vrrdict of guilty" The
following IS Mrs. ThOmpson's testimony before the
Court: "She testified in substance that on the night
of the 26h o March last after she had gone to bed
(haVIng her two children, FIVE years old, the
other about eighteen months Of age, with her ~ the
oed) she was aroused from u doze by hearing noise
outside at the window. She got up, went TO the
window and opened it and there saw a man who
had opened the shutter Of the window below, and
who called 'Jnhn. john" (the name OF her husbandl
three times. She SAID TO him, "what do you want
60 way from here" She then ran down stairs: he
was getting IN at the window, and she ran out at
the back door and across the road to house Oc
euPied by cOlOred people who had moved there the
day beIore Dennis ron after her and struck her on
the head with clothes prop; she screamed, and
The inmates of the house came 10 the window and
SAID TO the man, "you had better stop. you will kill
that womaS," and saw the man (they did not recog.
nlze the pareS) strike the woman with his fist
DENNIS DIT her "n the arm in several pices ring
out pieces Ofthe iesh and splitting them OUT scratched
her breast and dragged her round the corner Of the
ho"se, when he violated her person. Ho then
u'dgeeo heT oy the mar, through the mud, TO her
own h-Ine, and put her the bed when she became
unconscious. Alter regaInIng Consciousness she
saw Dennis with his knees the he'd, leaning over
her, with knife in his hand, and he said 10 her
you will not have me hung for this will kill you
und your whole family" She knocked the knife
from hi hand. jumped up ami ran ont Of the house
to that of Mr.. Joseph lie Fevre near by who let her
IN and startled in pursuit Of Dennis. Her clothing
consisting Of a skirt and some under-clnthing had
been torn Ott her and she came 10 Mr. lie Fsvrafs
nude condition, save skirt thrown around her
head.
Smyrna times., 1872-11-27

:. Tar. ministers Of this town, of all denomina-
tons, have organized themselves into an asso
clation for mutual improvement, with Rev.
Joshua Morsell, ID. d., as President, and Rev.
Georgs A. Phwbus, Secretary. The associa-
s,on meets 10 the Bible Class room of the
W. =; Church every Thursday afternoon at
70 O'Clock: Laymen OF the various churches
are invited 10 attend.
Smyrna times., 1872-11-27

The New York Herald Club gave banquet
at Delmonico's Monday night, to Stanley, the
finder of Livingstone. T.:B. Connery, manag.
Ing editor of the Herald. presided. Among
those present was John Livingstone, of Canada,
brother OF DR.. Livingstone, and the Earl of
Csithness, who is travelling in the United
States. Mr.. Stanley make a speech, delying
his assailants to prove that he had not met Dr.
Livingstone at Ujiji.
Smyrna times., 1872-11-27
Sn1V1'HN, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, Nov. 27th.

THE TIMES is published every Wednesday afternoon by
JOSEPH II. HOFFECkER, Editor and Proprietor Smyrna
Delaware.
TERMS-SuBsoRIPT!oS S2OO IN advance, s25O
not paid till the eud No paper unit
all arrears padOny at the option of the Publisher
ADVERTISEMENTS will beinserted the Cents
ane inserton subsequent insertions Threesnd
s.hs cents liberal discount made TO quarterly semi
nual and yearly advertisers. ...
Smyrna times., 1872-11-27

HAVE Voc SEEN HEE?A who the las, Eve VAR.
has been leader Of fashion New York who may e s.u
twice week in her elegant eAsche driving pair Of .u,.h
ponies Central Park has recently stated in the see, ~
TO which she belongs that the only ARTICLE eXi,;enes which
mparts beauty and 1sre to the cnpeG boot u pA,,
y mpsiring the texture Of tho skin causing n eDs
and wrinkle. is HAGAH MAGNOLIA BALM Tks aaas O; tia
distinguished member OF the monde ho s4e ts A..
caratioo cannot With pTO2rtty be given but nay ss men
toned IN rASsAST that she has spent several lie
in Europe and is familiar all and
poJed b. the beauties the od sahaEes ths.
CHARMS
Northern Pacific 7-30 Cola Bonds, for sale
at par and interest John NJ Lear ( Son,
Bankers, No. COZ Market ST., Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1872-11-27

1000 Delaware Railroad Bonds, interest nav.
able semi nually-January and July-dpr Il
$780, for sale by John McIear L. Son. B.nEer,
No. COZ Market St, Wilmington, Dol.
Smyrna times., 1872-11-27

Money received on deposit and interes,
allowed Stocks, Bonds, &c. boaght. sold and
exchanged, by John M.Lear ( Son. Bankers
No. SOP Market St, Wilmington Del.
Smyrna times., 1872-11-27

1t is stated that Geo. S. Hagsny, of Wilmington,
Is an applicant 10 Governor Ponder for appointment
as Justice of the Peace. Mr.. Hagany was elected
sheriff of New Castle county some years ago by the
Republicans but ne voted Democratic ticket at
The last election and is after hIs rev ard already.
II is feared he can't exist without an Ofice and it
Is said that neither party cares much whether he
exists or not.
John B. Book, a freight brakeman on the Delaware
railroad, on Saturday evening last, when passing
tlOOrlon station. the train running about 20 miles
an h0ur, accidentally mssed his footing II is supposed
anu lel from the ear receiving severe internal nju
RES that may prove fatal lie was not missed from
the train until 1t had reached Clayton The passenger
tram South had orders 10 be the lookout for hi m
and picked him up near MoOrIon and carried him to
Dover. and he was taken to Wilmington on Monday
On reaching there he became deleriOus. and his
ravlngs were TERRIBLE II requiring TO old
him IN the wagon, after leaving the train.
The Milford NesOs and Advertiser got off q
wonderful yarn last week TO the effect that sick
man OF that town recently eraved partridge so bad
that two flew into his sick room, and his wife, q
most plOus lady, lowered the window and secured
them. Also that sick lady, who eraved fresh
trout, when she craved il so badly that is was trou
or sickness unto death, fsh-hswk dropped one in
the front yard and she made meal Of il. The
Netos don't say anything about her piety, how
fresh the trout was but it that both she
and the partrldge.eater are csnvalescent. We sup
pose it was good day for Especial providences."
The Southern Convocation of the Diocese of Della
ware was held at Lewes on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday last the following mnisle rs pariic paIing
III. Rev. Alfred Leei Revs DR.. Frost and LaIimer
Of Wilmington. DR. MOrsell, of Smyrna. Mckim, OF
Milford, Douglass. OF Georgetown. and Stuart. o
Lewes and DR. William CummIns. Of this iBwn. a lby
reader. A number Of sermons preached and
addresses made on Episcopal matters IN Kent and
Sussex, and Interesting Sunday School and Mission
ary meetings held The B-eakwoter Light saws the
people Of Lewcs were highly pleased with the exer.
oises aid the ministers Another meeting will be
held al Milton in February.
Remember John O'Byrne's lecture at the town
hall this evening at 81 O'clock. The eloquent lee
turer comes for the good of the Library. and do
mates the receipts Of the evening 10 the Association
Smyrna times., 1872-11-27

The Mo. j DIT. RAILROAD CAsE.-The matter
entered against the Maryland and Delaware Rail-
road, by James B. Grnomc, Of the Cecil Bar, as
solicitor Of John H. Wiggins and Aex. Dearborn.
came up on Thursday last at Eastso, but the hear
ing OF the case postponed until the 18th Of
December, when IL will again be taken up and
argued in Elkton. Mr. Groome will appear for
Wiggins and Dearborn. the complainanls; Gov. p.
+. Thomas, for the Railroad Company; Cal. Ham.
beton for the Trustees unde- fret mortgage. and
Powell & Harrington for the Trustees. under
second mortgage. SO says the Easlon Gazette.
Smyrna times., 1872-11-27

KNOTTY QUESTION OVER SOME WHISKY During
a big storm seVeial months since. lot Of Scotch
whisky and COgnac brandy were washed ashore at
Lewes and captured by the wreckers. The Break
tDater Light says that after much squabblIng IL was
given into The hands Of the wreckIng ,nGsIer. who
proposed 10 make all things satisfactory 10 the snlvOrs
bat what he was TO do with the liquor he lid
TO know. and cOuid tell him This part Of the
play was brought 10 close by the appearance, on
Thursday. Of DR. N0len, Collector OF the port OF
Wilmington. who has Glam against il for duty OF
5000 aud he proposes 10 take the whole OF the liquor
10 Wilmington aud offer Il for sale. pay this duty.
The sulvors fear that il this is done the whisky
will not sell for enough 10 pay the duty, and il il
don't where's their salvage 10 cUme from Nearly
every official, and hanger on IRON tho cooper To
the faster, has bill against the liquor. and what
they desire most to know is, how they TO be paid
and by whom. " That's the question t" In his per.
plexy the wrecking master has sought legal advce,
aud says he will not permit the liquor 10 leave Lewes
hut that IL will be sold thoTe. II sold al all. fhe
Light says that many Of the salvors know their
IGUeadsr aud made good use Of their opportunity on
the principle that "A bird IN the hand" &c.
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HAPPY HOURS.

That beautiful literary journal, "HAPrY
noURs,n whose publisher was the first to
issue a paper to meet the public demand,
after the awful FIRE, has been merged into the
literary department of the PHENIx, which
will embrace the contributions Of more than
sixty Of the most popular writers of the day,
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EFsc g,pnlCn SpnSOn.

The latest issue Of the Cathoiic VIndt-
Gator contains a long exhortation of Bishop
U"nni to the faithful of his diocease, in be-
half Of contentious observance of the
lcntcu season. The epistle closes with
these re ulations of the church:
/. All days Of Lent, Sundays excepted.
are fasting days of obligation, on which but
one full meal is allowed.
.. The use Of flesh meat is allowed by
diepensation at the principal meal only, on
al days except Wednesdays and Fridays,
during whole Lent, and Saturdays Of tho
first week and second, or Ember week, and
the four last days Of Lent
;. The use of eggs, butter. milk and
cheese is allowed throughout Lent, and
also the use Of lard, instead Of butter, for
cooking; though on Ash-W ednesday and
Gool-Friday, lard, and likewise eggs, aro
forbidden.
/. Fish and flesh meat are not to be
used at the same meal during Lent
). \ collation., or repast, may be taken
in the evening, but it ought not to exceed
the fourth part of an ordi-
nary meal; and a cup Of coffee Or tea, mix
ed with a little milk, may be taken with
small slice Of bread, by those that need it,
in the morning.
Beside Lent, there are during the year
the following days of fast and abstinence:
l. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday in
every Embcr- week.
,. The Nigls of Pentecostc, of the As
sumption of the Blessed Virgin, Of All
Saints day, and Of Christmas; likewise the
Fridays in Advent.
;. All Fridays during the year are days
Of abstinence from flesh meat; on Satur-
days the use Of flesh meat is allowed again
for this year by Apootolical Dispensation,
except in case that fasting day falls on
Saturday.
All must consider themselves strictly
bound to this fast and abstinence; only
those are except from fasting (though not
from abstinence) who are under the age of
twenty one, and such persons az are sick,
inhrm, convalescent, or otherwise of deli
cate constitution, and whose strength is
impaired by old age, nursing, or employ
ment at hard labor. Such as are seriously
sick, are exempt also from abstinence.
Those who entertain any reasonable doubt
about their obligations to fast or abstain,
ought to have recourse to their respective
pastors for advice or dispensation.
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90 wants to Know. you Know,

Why are not lucrative positions under
the Republican administration given to men
who helped make this country what it Is
today, instead Of to men who kept out of
harms way during the war! 1t certainly
cannot be said thoroughly competent men
enough are not to be found among return
cd soldiers. During the war nearly every
administration paper and public speech
maker in the United States held out as a
special inducemcnt for men to enlist and
assist in putting down the rebellion, that
after the war was ended the government
would recognize their services and reward
then. accordingly. But how is it now !?
Three out Of four Of the "fat takes of the
government are held by men who had ur-
gent business at home during the war.
We do not claim that every Office should
be held by a returned soldier, bat respect
fully submit that it would be right and
Just to give once in while one nip at
the public loaf-Blach Rirer Fails Ban
,c,' Rep.
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Ia 1870, the Singer Manufacturing Co.
Sold over Wheeler & Wilson's Mfg Co.
4i625 Machines.
Sold over Howe Sewing Machine Co, 81
en- Machines.
Sold over Grover & Baker Machine Compa-
ny 70, 43l machines
Sold over Weed Sewing Machine Company
92,S3l machines.
Sold over Wilcox & Gibbs Machine Compa-
ny 8,94S machines.
Sold over Florence Sewing Machine Compa-
ny 10, l73 machines.
Sold over American Button-Hoe Company
1920 machines.
Sold over Etna Sewing Machine Company
1872 O27 machines.
Sold over Empire Sewing Machine Comps ny
124, 273 machines.
Sold over Finkle & Lyon Manufaotur liz
Company l25 Alb machines.
Sold over Parham Sewing Machine Compa-
ny l25 ;067 machines.
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Agotc-orious Fellow.

OF Tom Corwin, the Peoria Rerie,c has
this account:
Our friend Tom Corwii, the best bass
singer in America, is l.ere in this city,
with a large lot Of pictures, chromos, etc,
which he has on exhibition in Deweln 5
building on Adams street Tom was here
three wears ago with the Contlnentals, then
he travelled with Franz, L0mbard's troupe
for while He has i bass voice of such
deen and melauchol, resonance that he has
been applied to on many occasions TO rent
it as a well. He was in the fifth story Of
the Sherman House in Chicago, when that
building caught fire. When lie awoke, the
flames were all aroud him, and it seemed as
if nothing could save him. Heap, cared at
the window, when the crowd shrieked with
terror at his condition. Suddenly he
thought and sounded the lowest note IN
the scale. 1t could be heard far above the
fury Of the storm, and fell on the
ears of those below like a wall from
lost soul. Hastily running up the scale,
he made a complete staff, and, fastening
the top note to the window shutter, he slid
to the ground unharmed, though he has
( been a trihe hoarse ever since. Sach Is has
1 wonderful voice.
/ In muddy weather he uses two low notes
for stills, and when it is wet he often trolls
for bass. In short, Tom is one Of those
( ceniuses whose mission IS to be useful as
. well IS ornamental
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EEuH,s This for TOughc

In an invoice Of books received a few
days ago by one Of our city book stores,
from Chicago, was a book entitled "Jesus
Christ, His life and Times" The book
was damaged in transportation. The firm,
needing the book, telegraphed the Chi
cago house that the book was damaged.
The following is copy Of the correspon-
dence:
Peoria House" Jesus Christ sent this
a. m. is damaged"
Chicago House" Jesus Christ was all
fight when he left here
Peoria House. Send another Jesus
Christ at once"
Chicago House-"Jesus Christ cannot
be found in the city,"
Peoria House" You will find Jesus
Christ at the Methodist Book Concern
Chicago House" The Methodist Book
Concern are out Of Jesus Cnrh'." -Pe+
-,ta N5tto,tui.
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THINGS WISE AND OTHERWISE.

Excuse haste and bad pen." ~ The
pig said when he broke out.
"Nilsson hams sold here" is . sign
that graces u Louisville supply house:
A sick man was told that his wife would
probably marry again. " All right" said
he, ''for there will be one man to lament
my death"
Tell the mistress that / have torn the
curtain said gentleman bsgsar to f.
male domestic. Every wsil, sir, mistress
VIII put it down as rent
A young girl was practicing the Battle
of Prague" on a piano, in Brooklyn, ca
Saturday last After she had played for
two hours, burglar shot at her through
the window, but to the grisf Of
the ndghborhood, missed.
Calino got up the other night and sum-
bled round for the matchbox in vain.
oh, he cried, " if could only get {.
match to find the box
The PASSPORT, (Me:) citizen who the
other night mistook his wife's yeast jug for
his favorite little brown jug, and took
long pull and strong pull therefrom, y
now rising man.
lie whose wishes respecting the posses.
sions Of this world are ike the most rsas-
enable and bounded, is likely to lead the
safest, and for that reason the most desir-
able lfe.
"Do be frank, said young Mr.. Smith
to Miss Frances, who had been quirxins
him for an hour. But, Edward, l haze
been Frank twenty-five years, and should
ike to try some other name, just for .
change" was the arch reply. No cards"
The Mobile Register is getting up new
edition. of the Book of Proverbs. Here is
sample: D." Blessed is the woman who COM
poundeth a pudding in silence, for she IL
tart reply"
A dentist was recently saved from
F ufoNHilS Ny q idbuFtT, anu from INC ucpsus
of his grateful heart exclaired: "Noble,
brave, gallant mani how stall l re-
ward you? Only come to my house and
l will cheerfully pull out every tooth you
have sot in your head and not charge you
sixpence.'
1t is in vain to expect these five things
from the following persons: A present
from a poor man; service from a lazy man;
counsel from an envious man; succor from
an enemy, aud true love from a firt.
\ witness in court who had been eau
toned to give precise answer to every
question, and not talk about what he
might think the question meant, was in
terrogated as follows: &" You drive a wag-
on?" "No, snr do not "Why, sir.
/ did YOU not tell my learned friend SO this
momcnt?" "No, sir, did not" "Now,
sir, put you on your own oath: Do you
drive a wagon?" "No, sir What is
your occupation, them" 81 drive
horse"
"Our Jeems" says he doesn't know
what to make of the women.
The other night" says he, 81 thought
/ | had a favorable moment to enfod cer-
tain young lady in a loving embrace, when
i she cooly asked me what | was about.
/ Making ,caist places glad according to
Scripture says I.
. You are mistaken in the person. says
she; 4 never allow anything to 20 to
waist -
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THE FIRST NUMBER.

The first number will be issued on Satur-
day, New llth, and Will be the paper want
ed by everybody, as a record worth preserv-
ing or to serd away, and for its accurate il
Illustrations.
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