Smyrna times., 1874-04-22

A hOlSS u idiuCI NICdVCS, WUllSl SHOW
ing the MiddletOwn people how to manage
frsky horse, last week, had his carriage broken
aud barely saved his neck from a similar tate
by the animal running away.
At meeting OF the Board OF Trustees. held
at Camden, April 10th, it was decided to hold
a camp meeting on the Camden Union Camp
Ground the present year, to commence July
the 23d and close on Friday, 3lst, 1874
The students of the Conference Academy,
Dover, will commence in July the publication
OF the Wilmington Conference Acudenly Re
porter monthly paper Of eight pages, to be
devoted to the interests of the institution
Gov Ponder has pardoned Edward Sanders,
colored man convicted in 1867, with three
others, for burglary. He had been in New
Castle Jail eight years and had fifteen to serve
There was general recommendation for his
release.
Miss Celia A. Harris, promising young
lady, between sixteen and seventeen years of
age, who resided at Johnston's Cross Roads,
near Seaford, did on Thursday week, from an
attack of lOckjaw, brought about by slight
scratch on her hand.
A cOlored woman in Wilmington, named
Brooks, left her home and husband last week
because she was afraid of being "coniured, -
and then sued her husband for descring her.
Esquire Frazer told her she had the matter
upside down and then dismissed the case.
The Superintendent OF the Delaware Rail
road has issued new rules for the government
or employees at the various stations along the
line Of the road. PrOfane language, ungentle-
manly conduct, &c, on the part of any EN-.
plOyee is strictly prohibited, under penalty OF
dismissal.
The Gazette tells this about a lady of New
Castle county, to wit There is woman living
in Pencader Hundred, this county, who has
been married twenty four years, and who, last
week, gave birth to her twenty third child
which makes her record one child per year
since her marriage.
The drug store of Foulk & Dalameter, Nil.
ford, came near being destroyed by fire last
week by the burning of some rubbish in the
back yard, which ignited, it is thought, in the
spontaneous combustion of large quantity of
saw-dust and straw saturated with boiled oil
aud thrown there in the sun.
On Tuesday morning of last week, about
halt past 10 O'Clock, the dwelling house on the
| MilIard farm, two miles west of Kirkwo and
occupied by j. l.. Feasey, caught fire from a
defective fuc, it is supposed, and, together
with most of the furniture and other articles
in the house, was totally destroyed. The loss
Is heavy-nO Insurance
Last Thursday night negro man was seen
to fall or jump into the Christiana river. vii
mingtOn, by boy who was crossing the Market
street bridge, but up to the present the body
has not been found. A cOlored man named
Parker, supposed 10 have been the man drown
ed, has been found safe at home The bridge
| tender heard the plunge but could not see the
object in the darkness.
According to the Milford Ne,rs the anpoint.
ment of Turtle, of Georgetown, to a foreign
consulate, is not very well received among the
Republicans OF Sussex, because it is though,
to be made IN the interests Of little Demo
cratic clique that has for years existed in that
town. 1t is also stated that Mr.. Turtle is not
a citizen Of the United States, but foreigner
| residing temporarily among us.
A. NJ. Linsey living one mile from Newark.
is going 20 build himselfa $50, 900 house, OF
gorgeous proportions. Upon the kitchen root
will be built tank into which the water will
be forced by a hydraulic ram from spriLg,
and from this tank pipes will be run through
the cellar (which is to be the ice house, uu
into the house that constant supply of cold
water may be kept without the trouble of re.
penshing the coolers.
Constable Rose, of Townsend arrested Isaiah
Glow, an escaped prisoner from Cenrrcvillc iail,
near BIackbird, on Saturday. While The
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their way to Townsend, Glow pulled from hi,
clothes long knife and decided to 20 no
farther. The officer, nothing daunted, grap.
pied the prisoner and both fell from the car
rage. Glow was the better man and the result
was that he made good his escape
| A train of palace ears has been put on the
+: W. Il b. Railroad, from New York &c
| ashlngton, to run in 6 hours and 40 minutes
at fare of $40. One train starts from New
York and another from Washington exactly a,
the same time, 9. 40 A. NJ, and one arrives in
! Washington just as the other arrives in New
York, 4.lO P. NJ. A superb dining car goes
with the train and no passengers are received
except at the starting pOints-nOt even al
Philadelphia, Wilmington or Baltimore
! A writer in the Commercial speaks with
considerable warmth in favor of the new license
law IN Sussex. But a year or so ago there
were about 40 licensed liquor sellers in that
county; to day there are but seven At least
half the county is under practical prohibition.
No liquor is now legally sold in Baltimore
Broad Greek, Cedar Creek, Dagsboro Indian
River, Little Greek and North West Fork
Hundreds, with a population of over 20. 100.
The i've Hundreds that have license represent
| a population Of l0,8S5
Two masked men were seen at the door oE
Miss Tatmln's millinery store, in Wilmington.
last Saturday night, and when she was going
home one of them, still masked, approached
her on the street in threatening manner,
when an officer arrested him. Miss T. was
badly frightened The man gave his name as
John COwun, and stated, in explanation, that
he, with friend, had been on spree and
were having little sport, when he was can
tured by the officers. He was fined S., which
he promptly paid. Miss 7. formerly resided
in Smyrna.
THAT BABY.-The Wilmington Gazette
thinks it has found out who the mother of
that little railroad founding is 1t says:
Last December comey looking woman
came to Shipley street boarding house. She
represented herself as widow, stating that
her husband had recently been killed, and re.
9uested that she be allowed to board at the
house unui the birth Of her child Her re-.