Smyrna times., 1873-01-15

In accordance with long. .esta blished custom each
member of the present Legislature has been supplied
with large quantities of gOose-qus. steel pens pen
holders, fOOscap paper, inksfaDds, paper cutters,
big and little envelopes rubber, postage stamps and
a Wostenholm pen.knife-at the expense oi the
State, of Course
| The Delaware City correspondent of the Middle
town Transcript says tug. boats have had harvest
there recently. Says the correspondent: We have
heard of several receiving from $500 to $1,000 for
putting vessels into safe harbor. We learned, few
days since, that the Major ReyLOId received $4,000
for towing a ship into u safe harbor.
| Mrs. Fritz, of Wilmington. the old lady badly
injured bv the railroad accident had TO have bone
removed from her fractured limb on Monday, and
amputatiOn Of the leg may finally prove necessary.
Her son. young Fritz, has been lying upon his buck,
in one position, ever since the accident. He will be
permitted to rise this week.
The Brig Morning Light of New Haven, from
the West Indies, with sugar and modsses, valued at
$4,000, came ashore in a dense fog Sunday
week on Cape Henlopen. Most Of the mOasses
will be saved but the sugar is greatly damaged. If
the weather remains fine there is hopes of saving
her. No insurance, crew all saved.
On Saturday week, Wm J. Todd, Of Sussex, lost
his pocket book. while shopping in Milford. which
contained a one hundred dollar bill md some change.
A negro by the name of Edward Wilson
offering such bill. some time after, for change,
was arrested and finally confessed to the finding
and surrendered the money. lie was released and
the money returned TO the owner.
Capt. Brown Superintendent of the construction
of the iron pier at IeweS, is out in a card disaVow.
ing the statement which lately appeared in the
Every EUening. He says since the spring they
have constructed $40 feet of the narrow portion of
The pier, sinking one hundred and fourteen les ten
feet in the sand, and claims the ability to have
placed many more had the piles been aitainabie.
Francis Vincent, of Whining ton, is ready to go
on with the publication Of the ID volume of his
"History Of Delaware" but has not the funds. The
publication OF the first volume brought him in debt.
This work ought 10 be published, aud Mr.. ought to
: be aided He has spent twenty years IN compiling
his facts and The citizens and public institutions Of
the Stale need them for reference.
The following item is going the rounds of the
press: I'm 1890, the first steamboat navigation in
the world, for passenger and freight boat. run on
the Delaware between Wilmington, Chester, Philr-
dephia. Burlington etc, advertising her trips regu-
larry in the newspa pers This seventeen yeurs
before the ClermOnt, Robert Fultons first sea mboa,
: navigaled the Hudson river"
J. l.. Caldwell, Supt. Md. & Del R. R., was, on
Friday evening last. at Easton, presented with
handsome gold watch by the employees Of the road
He recently had his watch stolen from him whilst
in the cars between Philadrlephia and Wilmington.
A big banquet given at the Norris House
The occasion Of the presentation, and about fifty
employees and others "cleared the platter"
"Ridcr's Great Moral Show and Concert Troupe"
will give entertainment in the town hall this
"wednesday evening. Most Of this troupe were
here with the bell ringers last spring. Messrs.
BeckwIth and Moore, tenor and bass singers, have
really fine vocal powers and their singing well
received here their former VISIT. The bells,
which have lost their novelty, have been abandoned
and good orchestra takes its place. with three
performers added ts the troupe We have every
reason to believe the music will be excellent.
| "A fha l,Ilo .ll ;noI
from Messrs Richardson j. Robbins, Of Dover shows
the extent of their operations last year. They
canned 4o0 tons of tomatoes; 1900 baskets of
peaches; 10000 lbs cherries 10000 lbs of fowl
and fresh meas GU hogsheadsO of sugar cured ha ams.
>, The tSal amount of cnns of ali kinds was 100000
They used 800 bbis. Of sugar. All the products are
. sold, and they have orders ininrmed faster
b than they can fill them. They recently received an
order tor 3OOOO cans OF tongue and ham which they
will proceed to supply Immediately.
e The canning establishment at Lebanon used
1000 baskets of peaches the present season, be.
sides large quantities of other fruits, meats &c.
/, At Five Forks there is drying establishment
which has been running very July for about
year aud we learn that it will be enlarged for the
" coming season.
factory is about going up al Little Creek Land.
ing, and second at Frederira, also one at
e Wyoming. The Lebanon establishment is 10 be
Z enlarged
The Alden Fruit Company, in Milford although
c laborng under all the disadvantages incident 10 q
!. new business. have been successful They are
enable 20 declare a dividend Of II per cent. upon
the stock for the year. They intend To issue more
stock and enlarge their buildings and greatly in
crease their caPacity.-Ne,Os and Advertiser.
SENTENCE OP ARCHIBALD GWEN.-In the u. S
D District Court in Wilmington, last week, Judg,
Bradford the Bench, the of the United States
:, W.. Archibald Given, Collector Of taxes for New
e aslle county, Tor alleged violation Of the provi
II sIOns OF The Enforcement Act, was finally decided
The motion Tor an arrest Of Judgment, made b. lh,
IS counsel for the defense. overruled by Judge
.. Bradird, IN lengthy opinion. 10 which he decided
that State officials amenable TO The United State,
laws Tor nOn.perfUrmance Of such duties as are re
qnired TO be performed by the laws of the Genera
n Government. Judge Bradford then requested The
prisoner TO stand up, and Infurmed hIm that as thu
was the first case occurring here under this act, i
the opinion Of the Court that the portion Of IN.
" law imposing penalty Of imprisonment should moi
" be enforced. The prisoner had been found guilty o
= Tour counts in the Indictment the fourth and fifth
which were identical, and would be considered a,
p but one, the eighth and ninth and eleventh. ii,
would therefore sentence him to paw fine Of ESQ.,
d on each count. in a 81 900 and the costs Of IN,
prosecution. Given proceeded 10 the Marshallr
ID office paid the fnos and Costs md was released.
D. written opinion reud from Judge Strong denyin,
!. arrest Of judgment and opposing Imprisonment
Judge bradford favored imprisonment.
), CHANGING THE County SEAT New CASTLE -
"a The ousIion OF changing the county seat Of New
Castle county from the town Of New Castle to Will
mington has been agitated for a number of years
!" aud II It's proposed TO bring the subject befor
the Legislature. With this object in view a speca
"a meeting Of the Wilmington city council was hell
last "Wednesday evening. A committee from th
~ Bar Association and the Board OF Trade were il
y attendance Hon. L. +. Bayard, Of the B,r Assu
n citation, addressed the council at length the sub
ject. lie contended That the removal would benofi
II, two thirds Of the population Of the county, whic
10 now resides in aud above Wilmington, and woul
le not dIscomTOde the other thIrd, in the five Hun
10 dredes below Wilmington. He also stated that viii
mington should be at all the expense nl the chang
.-ernciinn nns. h,,ildnna H. Ii, n