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Smyrna times., 1872-05-08
MARYLAND ITEMS.

lhe Salisbury papers note the advent OF
spring chickens, green peas and flies.
a duck with four legs was hatched in Talbot
county last week 1t died and is drug store in Easton
On Friday Of last week, at the Bay shore
Shery on Spesuca island Cecil county, there were
ring and 800 shad taken a one haul
Bennet Jones, formerlya resilient of Eikton,
was shot dead in Memphis Tenn Friday last by Dr. W.
D"meron' for an intrigue with his wife
Rev. MIR. Curtis, formerly rector of the Prot
eS"n Episcopal Church Uheertown has connected him
sell with the Roman Catholic Church.
Dr. ChaS. E. Tarr, prominent physician of
Denton and editor of the Denton died on Thursday
a'' lie was also Democratic politician Of considerable in
fuence.
COL Edw. Lloyd and Governor Thomas. of
I"oo AMI VIM &. Saterfeld, OF Caroline have been re.
elected DIRECTORS ON the part OF the in the Maryland
Dea"AFe HSiiroad by the Board OF Public Works.
FTe,-The barn on the farm of DR.. VIM. J
sudler, SuIersville. was DESTROYED nv fire nm sd
week The lire was caused 10y SON. who seeing the
Iaoores burning stocks rIeis hand the straw which was
communicated to tho building. Loss about $4,000.
Fire m Caroline ComtN-TIast Thursday
week large and destructive fire occurred in Caroline
near the Delaware line barn and outbu.ldnys f NJ
Nin'n"mon with the fodder stored therein va
Tally destroyed. and mule and material far ,ox h
which was lying alongside he barn
F"e, - On Tuesday afternoon week the
dwelling barn and all other buildings on the farm
'oph COOK about two miles from Ruthsburg in the
a. y" '""" montague Queen Annes DESTROYED by
hre together with large quantity Of corn p-o,et 49,,
implements The fire originated from ouantv
not aSheS which were being carried from the house n Tho
~ LOT 'he purpose OF being mixed gas tar to be used IN
preparing corn for planting We understand thor. ia I'm,
partial insurance upon the buildings
Il RemarhuGle Lana Sink IN Ell NecL
strange freak Of nature has recently occpr,d =, FL y,
Oec co" by The sinking OF about acres Of land on tho
mountain side An area Of the above mentioned covo
large forest trees has sunk the depth OF the
Mr. Alexander Wilson, examined the ground ,s, 49,,
no traces d" water disturbances bottom are
anu he strange occurrence is altogether uuaecouDtabe II
S"' the phen"nenon occurred about the commence
mtnt OF ishing. the rupture in the earth sbo,,ir -
recent dIstur urbarce.-Cpcil Whiy '-'
Smyrna times., 1872-05-08
THE REruR11cAN SrArr CourrNrroN non

The REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION con
venes In Dover Tomorrow to elect six Dele
gates to the Philadelphia National Republican
Convention, which assemblies on the 9th of
June to nominate candidates for President and
Vice President. 1t is quite certain that a
Grant delegation will be elected, but we believe
the Delegates should go uninstructed. The
Liberal" movement has developed no per-
ceptibe status in the State so far and is not
likely to do so so long as the political outlook
maintains its present bearing. The sentiment
is all but unanimous for Grant, so far as public
expression gives us to judge, yet We hope the
Delegates will go unembarrased by the action
of the Convention
Smyrna times., 1872-05-08

HE LOCAL SENTIMENT with reoard - -,
Cincinnati candidates seems to stand obo,,,
thus The Republicans look upon it, generally
as failure The ticket, while it is too stronpv
hepuoilcan, with Mr. Greeley at its head far
the Democrats to aid it, is too weak n
materially lnjure President Grant. Tbev on.
pose Mr.. Greeley only as a factionist tbov
S'ni regard him as true to his principles, and
would have voted for him as the reguI ar pom;-
nee OF the party though he would not have boan
'nougnt OF IN this connection had he beenin an
cord with the party and Grant popularity boen
less pronounced. His strength and nonnlar;,v
IN the party has been as counselor. navor oo =
leader. He is lookoI upon as having more
force OF brain than strength Of will. and wopId
therefore become tho prey c,'a rol;tic;,n, =
spite of his bitter So. v..t H.
gained IN the editor sanctum he would Io.a IN
the Presidents chair. He would not b.vo
0een strong as the regular nominee; he NAV be
uecldedly weak as factionst. He is recog.
hized as the Philosophers" he is unt:ied as
statesman and standard bearer. What he
knows about craftsmanship is about on par
win "hat he knows about farming. He can
write about it better than he can execute il
lie has never proved strong candidate before
the people. These are the sentiments expressed
by the Republicans.
The Democrats are disappointed. Conscious
OF The weakness of their own party, they hoped
the Liberals" would put forth such cand.
dates as they could go for without too much
sacrifice. But to vote for Greeley would
imply an unconditional surrender, even to the
giving up of their side-arms. 1t were bad
enough to give up the white mans partv.'
but to break up their organization and belp to
elevate one Of the fathers of ''negro equality to
the highest position in the gift of the people is
more than the Bourbons of Delaware can stand
Adversely makes strange bed-fellows. but tho
Delaware Democracy can hardly biyouac ir
Harace Greeley's camp. And while thew ar,
in adllemma on this point, another ouestio,
troubles them. 1t is this: Can Greelev Dr., ,
off enguRh strength from Grant to Justify thor
in running candidate of their ownP The,
earnestly hope he can, and they hone tb;
fact will be made manifest to the country a
large, lest the new departure element in the;
own party drive them to support Greele
Smyrna times., 1872-05-08

A MIDDLE BETWEEN DELAWARE AND New
JERSEY on the fishery question is recorded in
our locals. An old treaty granted in 1851 to
VIM. Penn, put the Delaware river, opposite
New Castle, under the jurisdiction of this
State. The Jerseymen, in as much as they
cannot get over this old treaty stipulation, will
question as to the constitutionality of our license
law, under which the arrest was made. This
law requires non-residents of the State to paw
license of $50, while residents pay only SIS.
This is claimedas an unjust discrimination, and
therefore violation of that clause of the Con.
stitution providing that citizens of each State
shall be entitled to all the privileges and i'm
munities of citizens in the several States"
Smyrna times., 1872-05-08

| On Wednesday evening last nun Der Of Baptist
minister and laymen from Wilmington instituted a
Baptist church at Wyoming. Rev. james Waters
preached the sermon, the charge to the church was
read by Rev. a. f. Shanafelt, the right hand of e
lowshiP extended by Rev. G. w. FoweIl, and the
benedction was pronounced by Rev. A. S. Carey.
The church gives promise of being very successful
A c1mpany to carry on the Alden fruit preserving
establishment in Mddletown a large scale was
organized last week with the following officers Jas.
=. Jackson, President; G. E. lIukIl, Treasurer ;
Frank Pyle, Secretary and Superintendent. Dlrec
tors, Jas. C.. Jackson, J. William Cox, Frank PYLE.
): b. Fenimore, JOS Roberts, L. K. Cochran, w.
Z. AppletoR aud q. E, Hukill.
Court commenced at New Castle on Monday
nc only important case 50 far, is that of Andrew
CARR, (colorcd) charged with rape upon Martha
Hakes, which came up yesterday. This negro is
diSO charged with two other cases of a simalar
character, and an assault with u view to outrage on
tne person of Jane Marvin. Judge Gipin, in his
charge TO the jury referred TO the increase of this
crime in our State.
AT a meeting of the temperance and anti-tobacco
society OF the Union NJ. l.. Church, Wilmington.
, sunday afternoon. man representing himself to
oe the Champion Of temperance, from the south,
volunteered his services. He spoke about eight
minutes IN rambling ignorant wav and then re-
Ieu' boas;Ing as lie passed out that he had hoaxed
lhe society, and instead Of being a champion OF
temperance, he was anything else.
Smyrna times., 1872-05-08

whether they would Or no. They know how
We party has whipped them in heretofore A.,
peace men they voted for Mcclellan in 1864
90 '"e "nl'e man party they voted for Blair
a, al the tau OF their ticket in 1868; and now, as
democrats, they may be forced to vote for the
la'her OF Radicalsln" at the head OF their
'icAe't They fear Greeleys weakness; they
Tear the action OF their party leaders.
Smyrna times., 1872-05-08

WHO VOTED FOR DELAwARE.-The Liberal
Republican Convention was decidedly liberal
In the matter of delegations so much so that
it amounted to joke SO far as Delaware was
concerned. No delegates were sent from this
State, and no resident of the State assumed 70
act IN that capacity in the convention. vet
when the balioting for candidates commenced
SIX ballots (the number of delegates the State
would have been entitled toy were cast alter
nately for Adams and TrumbulI for President
Inquiry as to where these ballots came from
reveals the fact that they were cast bv Geo
Alfred Townsend, of Washington. who took II
upon himself to embody six mythical indiyid-
uals IN his own precious person and rote them
as DeIawar9ans. Mr.. Townsend is news.
paper CORE spOndent Of some. note, and is. we
believe, one of the editors of the Cgn;to1
Washington newspaper, If it has not suspended
He Is native of this State (Georgetownl but
has not lived here for twenty or thirty wears
his self assumed position in the Convention is
therefore ludicrous, and about on a par with
Miss Susan b. Anthony, who appointed her
sell female representative, and was accorded
seat on the platform, among the high priests
Mr.. It's action makes the Convention appear
as ludicrous as himself, yet Delaware was not
alone in this proxy position According to the
Washington correspondent Of the n. Y. Times
North Carolina, South Carolina, Nevada and
oregon, with one exception, we're wholly rem.
resented either by Democrats, or by residents
OF other States who happened to be in attend
ance at the Convention This was also the
case in part with West Virginia, while the
States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont
Rhode Island, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia.
Alaoama' Mississippi, Texas, and California
were represented by self-constituted delegations,
numbering from one to ten persons-there NOT
oelng IN the case of any ono of these States
enough persons present to cast the full vote of
the State.
Smyrna times., 1872-05-08
DEATHS u.

nv ~M "aeh ~M hAN'-In this town. on the 7th inst of o..
ZION MISS Anna E' daughter OF John Van Gasken E.n
The funeral will take place to-morrou ,rh..,
clock Relatives and friends are iavit,d ''n00n
Smyrna times., 1872-05-08

THE TIMES is published every Wednesda, afternoon b,
JOSEPH H. hoFFEckER' Editor and Proprietor Smyrus
Delaware.
1900 in advance or 50 sol
not paid till the end year No paper
s arrears are pad-ony at the option Publisher
ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted rate of Seven
ane forthe first nscton subsequent insertions
s-haf cents liberal discount made 10 quarterly
nual and yearly advertisers.
Smyrna times., 1872-05-08

The BANK OF SMYaN, held its annual election for
Directors on Thursday last, when the old board
was reelected, as follows Ayres StOcky. Daniel
Corbt, II. B. Fiddeman, Geo. Davis, John Mustard,
Jas. r. Clements, Edw. Beck, Geo. V. Massey and
John c. Stockly. The officers are; President, A.
Stockly; Cashier, WIN. NJ. Bell Teller, E. J. Colt ;
Clerk. N. F. Wilds. The officers Of the Milford
Branch are Director, II. r. Flddeman Cashier,
John B. Smith; Clerk, J. 5. Truit. A mannuai
dividend Of per cent. ed, clear of all
taxes. Mr.. Massey is counsel for the Directors.
Smyrna times., 1872-05-08

WESTWARD o!-Dr. Stiles Kennedy. of Newark,
pei, has gone to the st. Louis Magnetic Springs,
"fa'lot county, Michigan, for the summer. These
springs bel"ng TO Messrs. Evans & HUlcomb, two
young gentlemen of New Castle, Delaware, who.
"hIIc IN that region dealing in lumber purchased
,nact ,I, OF land on which the springs were found
hey are said to possess wonderful curative proper
tles' particularly in OF rheumatism nd dvspep
s'a' anu are fortune to their owners. They have
oeco"le very popular resort for invalids DR.. Ken
nedy is resident physician.
Smyrna times., 1872-05-08

10 BERRY AND PEACH Growers Every
Jerry ana peach grower should possess one Of
ny E.enciI r Flates for marking their Crates and
and will last lifetime bending them will NOT
ln!1re them at all (which is more than can he he
SAID OF those cut on tin). guarantee ali If
my work. The Diamond State Stencil PASTE
winch is OF a superior quality, always on hand
orders or inquiries by mail receive prompt At.
IIggntlcn' Orders left at the stores of Messrs
Hamilton q Cummins, or G. w. Cummins,
Jr., ESQ, will be promptly filed. Cali and
examine 1s my work. j. E. WoRDEN, Diamond
State Stencil Depot, Commerce Street nnTt
door to the Saw Mill, Smyrna, Del, "'A'
Smyrna times., 1872-05-08

IHE LOAN AssocIArIuNs.-The Diamond State
L'ah Association of this town made its fifth annual
report on Monday evening. There are Is share.
holders and 765 shares. The total amount paid IN
ch each share, for the FIVE years, $50 cts shatr)
Is SSV9O, which are worth $50 10 each. an
increase OF Sl96O Tor the five years. The Ipstitu
t'on IS therefore something more than halfout The
loa"S last year amounted To $4,000; the loans in
hvc years to S3S606 70. The highest premium, far
'n' year was % per cent; lowest 1874 The B,ard
OF managers elected is as follows John NJ. Voshel
rreSIden'; Robert IIl,- Vice President: F. I
Colt Secretary; WIN. NJ. Bell, Treasurer; II. r.
Mustard, Jas. G.. Lassell John Cnsden. Wm. Sharn
" r. WIds, John a. Cavcndcr, John II. UofF.cke-
one OF the oldest of these institutions the d. ,ware
L"an Association, Of Wilmington, has Just made rs
l'h'h annual report. During these nine wears SIO8
per share has been paid in, which are now ,yortb
only SI63.O3, and The premiums averaged onlv
ao"ut - Tor the year just closed. AT the same
rd'e, would take about twenty one mouths more ,o
reach The par of $500. 1t is claimed, however thai
thls Is not criterion for other associations eslab
i'shed since the war. 1t was established duruo the
war when money was abundant aud premiums lovv
those established since 1866 have Ind hiob prp
hiums from the start 1t is generally supposed
mat the Smyrna Associations will reach par in
about four years more.
ne funds Of the associations Of this town sold as
t'Ho"s for the current month: Smyrna, I5aI7.
DIAMOND State, l34 lS The Odessa funds sold
t-r @53; MIddletown, III a 23
Smyrna times., 1872-05-08
THE MARKETS
MARRIAGES.

WAkD-wARNER.-On the 3Oth of pri 1872 h, Rov w. n
wood 'ohn Il. Ward of Philadelphia, to Sue w.
daughter OF Peter Warner, ESQ., of Smyrna, Del
P"r n. MiddletOwn the sOth nit, Nv
', Nv VI ra''on'" Alex. Comegys, OF KennedyvIe Ma
Gormer'y Of smyrna| and Fannie E.. daughter ~ "a
Cochran ESQ. OF II. A.
Smyrna times., 1872-05-08

:, a fine lot of Shawls, very cheap, at ]. H
pnrlmross $, Main street. opposite the Delaware
Smyrna times., 1872-05-08
How We Used to be Physicked.

Who does not remember tn. when spring Was
considered Indispensable to btath2 matter for
WTy faces the inevitable salts spnna caome
ana alap must be administered These spring medicines
the youngsters were told keep hearty
during the summer We all know that this was
That new vsor not depletion is what is required
menc"ment OF the summer sOltice preparation for the
eneVervang effects Of oppressive weather course
hosetters stomach Bttes is highly expeden This famous
vegetable preparation has three prominent properties II
enOVates puries and regulates all functions Of the body
II Is composed exclusively of vegetable viz
the essential principle oi Monongahrl RYE and the most Ell
eacIous tonic ana Alternative 6arkS gums known TO
medical boans. Hence, ii absolutely safe medicine
ana no ncture OF the Pharmacopa compare with II
either IN purity or the variety of its Objects its
hensive results Happily lor mankind tho theory that it was
necessary to PROSTATE patient order him. forever
exploded aud the true philosophical doctrine that ygor the
great antagonist OF disease has taken place
DteS Is an inVigora and hence the medicine for
the feeble at this most trying Of the year.
BE sure that obtain the genuine article AS there In
Vulnerable vile limitations in the Look to the ona
mental stamp the engraved label the blown into the
glass HOsteters Stomach Btter sold ia bottles oulv
may lin
Smyrna times., 1872-05-08

STATE LICENSES. All persons engaged in
any business requiring license will be re6uired
70 take out or renew their papers on the first
OF June. Manufactures and storrkeepers
generally are included under this head: also
the following: Lawyers, physicians dentists
conveyancers, real estate agents, private bank.
ers' brokers' ,auctioneers, insurance agents.
@ sealers OF goods by sample, stallion and jack
r,aplhers,. circuses, jugglers, tavern keeners k
dealers IN liquors; nonresident fishermen
resident fishermen, TO catch shad. Licenses
are n procured from the Clerks of the Peace
Deidlodredn '"o0'
Smyrna times., 1872-05-08

DOVER IrEMs.-Al a stated meeting of Slate
Capital Lodge, No. 33 l. o. of G. r., of Dover
neld IN their lodge room last Tuesday evening" ,br
loo"ng persons were elected officers for the epsn.
ing quarter: w. G. r., John b. Penington: w v
i" Mrs. E. Parsons; w. Il. 5, Henry Stout: w.
+. b, Geo NJ. Tucker w. r., Mrs. A. f. Richard
son; w. NJ, Enols klrbcn; ". CIV +. KrIn,n
w. q: e., WIN. Perry w I.G., Miss Lue P,ppen'
ms lodge now numbers over 100 mcmhers in good
standing has an average attendance of 75 and is in
d prosperous condition financially.
Or t. J. Rogers sold out his handsome druc
store, corner OF State and L1ockerman ST., in Dov,T
on Monday morning, tn David Burton. or the
same PLACE. NJ. b. took possession immrd,atcly
oul VIII continue his old stand for The present.
mere seemst be considerable Improvement poing
on IN Dover this Spring. The mechanics are All
oui>y' quite number OF new houses are being
erected and old ones are being repaired aud fitted
up.
James VI kl!brn has bought the old wheclwrcb,
Shop on GovernorS Avcnu formerly occupied nv
J"hh Brown, and contemplaes muving # from II.
present location TO another lot and fttIDg II nm In
dive Hing. " ~ 'O'
Rev Jas b. Merritt, pastor Of the VI. F.. Church in
D''er' was absent from his pulpit last Sabbath .
oe'hg called on I" assist 10 the dedication of nev,
church at East New Market, Nd. The puInit U.s.
wen hIed' however, by Rev. G. W. Prctt, man. of
nePs'c' IN the morning, and Rev. ]. E. BRYAN. of
Camden, at night
Smyrna times., 1872-05-08

WEDDING IN CHURcH.-MIddletown had a prand
social sensation on Tuesday of last week. on The
occasion Of the marriage Of Mr.. VIM. A Comegvs
of KennedyviIle, Md, (CormerIy If SmvrnaI apd
N'ss FANNIE r.. Cochran. daug liter of Robert A.
Cochran, Esq, in the Presbyterian church. which
was packed an hour and half before the Tina
l24, p. M. The front seats were reserved e., e.
relations OF the Bride and Groom, and were tied
across with white ribbon. The altar was beau,i'
i"IIS ana lasteuIy decorated with flowers, vases.
%c' and an arch of flowers surmounted the pnInil'
Inc bridesmaids on the occasion were Miss Marv
T.. =. Cochran OF Baltimore, Miss Carrie II. West of
MlGdIeto~n' Miss Laura Lindsey of Chcsapeoke a
City, and Miss MollIe Craddock Of Cecil cnnn,v. ;.
ana the groomsmen were Dennis ]. Nowand
Samuel Comegys and II. v. B. Crawford of Kcn,
county. Md. and John T. Wilson of Middletown. n.
u. A. Nowlund and Wm. ~ Wilson, acted as usbe,a
The whole party were in "fuI dress and The nfFar
ecnPseu ~ 6rlllloncy anything of the kind ever
witnessed in Middetown. The huppy couple tooL
The afternoon train for New York. There were
Two other bridal parties the train, on from
smyrna, and the other from Queen Anne's en-. Ma
Smyrna times., 1872-05-08

FURRY AMONG THE FIsHERMEN-TropLlo :
threatened between the authorities of this S,,te md
! New Jersey about the fishing ground aIono ,ho
delaware river. On Thursday last tug franz Na'u
Ods'Ie' with armed men, arrested twenty two Jer.ev
men near the Jersey Shore opposite Pennsgroye
ana took them to Wilmington. where eleven of tLe,n
were hned S25 each for invading the fishing rigb,s
oi Delaware. There were more than a IuoGrod
fisherman engaged in the work, but they aIlesc.nsd
ou' these twenty-five. The arrests were made nv
authorty oi Attorney General Lore upon the yrnunJ
that inc Jerseymen were violating a law passed hv
our last Legislature, which imposes a tax of tweutv
dollars year on each aud every man from abroad
VINO uses g'iI'net IN the waters OF this State. and
II also appears that this State by the contlnua,io.
Of the provisions Of an old treaty, signed in The
seventeenth century, has full control Of the Dol,
ware river for twelve miles both above aud beInu
New Castle, extending from the Delaware sbore 70
ow-water mark on the Jersey shore. The Jerscv
men pleaded ignorance of the law and telegra,hcd
TO governor Parker, who summoned the Aito,noy
General of New Jersey to meet him at Tren,on
Thursday night, to arrange some plan for The nrn
lection oil the Jerseymen. Serious conflicts are av
Pecled ut the various fishing points. unJess tho
authorities of the two States promptly settle The
matter. ~ "'
Smyrna times., 1872-05-08

TIRES IN SUSSEX, NEAR MILFoRD-Four fire. oc
cufteu ID Sussex CO., between Milford and I,nc,ln
iaSt week, by which some 200O acres Of land vns
burned oVer' and tie loss of fences cord wond ana
'ne damage 10 thrifty growing timber, hundreds of
acres ot which is utterly ruined is in the aOprro,te
very great. The first originated in sedge field nm
Ool a ,. SnaIPs land short distance helms tho
'''age oi Lincoln. How it started is not de6ni,eIv
hho"n !. did much damages 10 fence and vonng
nn'ner' FROM SmaIrs land 1t passed to the farm oc
oephen Rockwell, tenanlcd by Mr.. Whitaker. I,
spread over about a hundred acres here burned
ABOUT thousand panels of fence forty five cords or
"oon' ana entirely runncd a young peach orcb,rd
OF o0O trees. The flames crossed a mill pond md
9"ereo upon the lands Of &. S. Watson. Here n,
,edSt n'Ie OF fence was consumed. and much finn
oet laho burned over. In the afternoon of the s,o
day. sparks from the locomotive set fire IN the dr,,
grass on The MIllman lands a few miles norib oC
Ehendae. Several hundred acres were here hnrnod
over, and several dwellings, narrowly escaped. Tho
,"iru NE, 2ccnrrediro Ipcomotiv about half wnv
between Milford aud Lincoln, which burned 5o
CORDS OF wo'd for John w. Causey, and damaood
WOODS and fences. The fourth fire originated c,rna
burning brush heap on the farm CIT. p. .McCoIIev
whlch burned about $50 cords Of pine wood far NJ
rh'iiP H. Toll. Fence DESTROYED, and vonng
timber damaged TO a considerable extent.