Smyrna times., 1872-10-30
STATE AND LOCALS.

Oysters are plentiful in Milford at IS cents per
bushel.
Tucke & Freelands Variety Combination will
give an entertainment in the town hall this evening
Edwin Forrest, the celebrated tragedlan, gives
readings IN Wilmington Nov. 18th.
Senator BaYard, in his speech Monday evening,
paid feeling tribute 10 J. Frank HAZEL.
The PeninsnIar Record. published at Seaford has
been sold to J. kavano, aud is more Greeley than
Compared with last year, the product of wheat in
tins State this season shows a decrease Of 30 per
cent.
Rubenstein, the famous German pianist, now
the sensation IN this country, will give concert in
Wilmington Nov. 9th.
A negro minister IN Chester. Pa, named Green,
said TO be one "f tie ahcst preachers in that CITY,
Is native Of Sussex county.
Cot. Harry Gllmor, Of rebel cavalry fame, who has
been travelling through the Peninsula recently, and
landed by his parlIZ is agent for Il wholesale
liquor dealer of Blltnore, it SENS.
Gen. W"odAll Is stirring up the whisky dstillers
down the State and is fndng some fraudulent chaps
ann them He has empiuyed a well k..own detec
tive to ass. ST him. Mr.. Brooks, of PhiIa.
Several priests from other places are holding mis-
sIons IN the Catholic churches Of Wilmington this
week. These omissions" are very much the same
The new NJ. T.. Chu, ch al Lewes. now in course
OF erection, ctught fire day last week, but was
not much damaged. The hot stcvs pine IN the
basement ignltcd the flooring o. the main audlenc
room.
/ patent has been granted to DIR. w. +. Qunby,
OF wilmington, for ii Tying machine. The DIR. has
been at work upon this machine tor a number o!
years, pefiectng his ideas, aud he now believes it
to be complete.
There are, at the present time, seven Methodist
Churches 10 the course Of erection, or being
thoroughly repaired and enlarged, in this State, as
follows; AT Lewes, at Drawbridge. at Pennington
at Milford, ut Smyrna, AT 81. Johnstown and 10
Wilmington.
Mr.. Francis Duggan, OF st. Georges, rode three
times the old track used for ;he St. Georges
Tournament one day last week. The first and as
rings were inches in diameter, the middle ring
was his finger ring. He took the first and las
every time, and the middle twice in the three
tIlIs.
The Denton Union says ut is great annoyanc,
To travellers on the Maryland and Delaware Rail
road to be detained at Clayton for two and a.hal
hours waiting for the north-bound train" We hAv
often wondered that there not more complain
on this score.
A dispatch dated Lewes, Oct 26th, SAYS: 9Th
barque Med,oay. from London. went on tile Hen ant
A Chickens bar Gel1w tenlOpen light last night, AM
will be a total loss. The captain and part of th
crew landed safely. Seven men who left the wrec
in a boat, have doubtless peri,hed.
], The Hlre's Corner Tournamen which was [
have taken place last Thursd y, then on Monday
- now announced for y-if IN
, weather will permit. John O'Byrne, Esq Orato
of the day; Col. VIM H. Newton, Growing orator
WIN. NJ. Stuckert. Esq, Chief Marshall.
IS The Sussex county court had so little TO do wee
before last that IL went cunning; that is two q
the Judges, Houston and Wales. went out for
little spaIi, notwithstanding 1t is contrary to law
v kill game before Now lst. But the SUSSEX Joufna
thinks they didn't violate the law, as they oouldn
a hit bird if they'd had a chance.
z The Salisbury Adrertiser, Of Saturday, says
e "One David Leighton, who has been staying i
s Salisbury for some time past, and the wife Of NJ
] Farlow left town together on Monday night "a
parts unknown. Before they went, they borrowe
apparel, &c. OF their friends and decamped for DELI
% ware. or some other place.
.s The ship John Sidney. bound TO PhiladeIphi
Is from Liverpool went ashore ten miles east Of Car
rs HenIopen Thursday morning. The ship went
pieces. and with her cargo is total loss. The crcv
including tho captains vile, with stewurdess an