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Smyrna times., 1874-01-21

An institution in Wilmington, known as the
Delaware Institute of Mechanic Arts, designed
to promote mechanical science and literature,
held its annual election last week and chose
the following officers: President, p. N. Bren-
nan; Vice President, J. S. Valentine; Secre-
tary, j. Craig; Treasurer, Lea Pusey Exc
cutive Committee, Geo. W. Stone, G. Rahill,
Alvin Allen, Geo. w. Roberts, c. w. Pusey,
+. Israel, j. II. Hoffecker, Mr.. Evans, A. II.
Grimshaw.
Agricultural fairs used to be held in Odessa
thirty or forty years ago, by what was known
as the Agricultural Society of St. Georges anC
| AppoQuinimink. Mr.. Samuel Townsend say
the farmers of the State of Delaware are in
debted to that old society for the first intrOduc
ton of reaper, run by horse power, to cu
grain on the 4th day of July, lS4O, in fiel,
of John 2. Cochran's, opposite his hous
where he now lives. Hussey, with his reaper
cut the first wheat ever cut in this State
then had shafts, two horses--one in the shaft
and one ahead. The society bought the sal
reaper, and some parts of it were in use som
few years ago near Port Penn.
Smyrna times., 1874-01-21

ANOTHER DIFFICULTY OVER A CHILD =
About five years ago, cOlored woman who
near Mt. Pleasant, and who a: the time was
unmarried, gave her son, about one year old,
to family in this city, without children, to
raise. The mother of the child has since mar
ried, and now demands that her son be restored
to her. The claim is, of course, resisted, un.
less compensation be paid for the maintenance
of the child during the past FIVE years. and
there is likely to grow out of the case an appea
to the law. Already the mother OF the chile
has laid her case before one OF our Wilmington
Justices of the Peace, but no action has ye
been taken. The family into which the chill
was installed claim $500 for its maintenance
Commercial
Smyrna times., 1874-01-21

A CHAIN OF Coincidence. The papers
have given out, in advance, that one Of the
bellies of Milford 1--WE say one-the town is full
of them) will marry minister shortly. There
is a rather remarkable chain of coincidence
connected with the looked-for event. The
Milford lady has an intimate lady friend in
ElktoD. Both are to marry ministers of the
l NJ r. Church s each wanted the other ;: eE Tor
fixed on the same day for their nuptials and
both wanted the same minister to marry them
Rev. Mr. Poulson, of Baltimore The
ElktOn lady was ahead in writing, however
and secured the minister first The male
candidates for nuptial honors are the NJ. 4
ministers of FELTON, and CriSfeld.
Smyrna times., 1874-01-21

REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES The RepuJlicam
is nOsing around among the probable candi-
national candidate it names Lewis Thompson,
of the last Legislature, John f. Williamson,
Of Newark, and De. Jump, Of Dover For
United States Senator, in the event of Repub.
licsn Legislature being elected, ii names Hon.
n. B. Smithers, Hon. q. B. Rodney, = NJ
Harrington, Esq. VIM G. Spruance, Esq
Colonel Henry 5. MtComb, j. 7. Head, OF
Messrs. Williamsonor or Thompson or even Hon
q. z. Fisher, or Chief Justice Gilpin.
The only importance to be attached to tn,
item is with two or three individuals whose
vanity may be tickled By it,
Smyrna times., 1874-01-21

SAD CASE OF DRowNING-A lad of ii
years was drowned in Green's mill pond, near
Camden, on Saturday last. He was the son
of MIR. A. G. Wetzell, recently of New York
His father gave him pair of new skates on
Friday and on Saturday morning, with all the
exuberance of boyish delight, he went alone
to the pond to see if the ice would bear. In
about two hours afterwards his brother went
to join him and found his hat floating in an
aperature in the ice Drowning was at once
apprehended and search by the father and two
colored men lead to the recovery of the body
in short time The little fellow had been in
high anticipation of a days sport with a mum
Der of Camden associates, in accordance with a
previous arrangement. 1t IS supposed he fell
into an air hole.
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How ABoUT THIS ?-The Commercial S
New Castle correspondent said one day last
week that An officer of the Milford bank
visited the bank burglars, to ascertain if pos
sible the truth of the report which was made
public in the Ecery Ecenmg some time last
week, to the effect that they had acknowledged
themselves to be- the parties who cracked
their institution, in 1863 The prisoners de
MED the statement III t0to.
William n. W. Dorsey, E-q, who was Presi
dent Of this bank at the time of the robbery
went to New Castle on Monday and had al
interview with the burglars, from whom b.
obtained substantially the same account as tina
| given above.
Smyrna times., 1874-01-21

Our ice getters have secured nearly full
crop. The largest house in the town. (Carr 81
was filed from the " Summon Ponds" as we're
also others, the parties being unable to get the
consent of their conscieuces to pay Mr. Williams
toll TOR ice from the point so long as the
weather charges no toll for freezing the water
The tolls for filling the house named at 10 cts.
per load, would have amounted to SIS. The
vantage OF necessity.
Smyrna times., 1874-01-21

THE BoMBAY Hook RATLRoAD.-The an
railroad was held in this town last Wednesday.
We publish the minutes elsewhere. The
directors elected are the old board, with the
exception of Mr.. Ward, of Newhurg, N. Y,
who takes the place of II. \. Wickersham,
Esq. From the fact that the road is under a
cloud lively time was anticipated, but the
meeting was very harmonious A number Of
prominent gentlemen were called here in the
interests of the meeting, viz: Gen. Coils, City
Solicitor of Phila, Nr. Morissni, Private
Secretary to LAY Gould and John o. ByrDe, oi
Wilmington. These gentlemen were in the
interests of the South Jersey Railroad Co.
There were also MesSrs. Smithrrs Ridgeiy and
Massey, Of Dover. who came in the interest!
of the contractors, Messrs. Ward Il Leary, o
Newburg, n Y, Mr.. Adams Mahood anC
others, who have attachments against the roaC
for $20J,00O
As we are reliably informed, Mr.. Gould, o
the New Jersey Southern Co. want control 0
the road, as they have been at ali the expense
Of its construction, and paid out promptly and t
the amount of several hundred thousand dollar
up to the time Of the crisis. The present board
who hold a IN ijority of stock, theTeupOn en-
tered into written agreement to the efec
that when the pressing Indebtedness shall hav
been met and the parties here paid off, the
will r,.~-'l and allow the road to be controlle
by those Wno have built it. This Indebtedness
as we are assured, will be paid off within
few days.
Smyrna times., 1874-01-21

THE Observation-Disclosures Bayard, who
returned his back pay to the Government
treasury, insisted, last week, that the President
of the United States ought to be paid $4,000
a year and so voted. Senator Eli salisbury,
on the other hand, who kept his back pay,
insisted that the President ought not to receive
more than S25,OO0, and SO voted. CHARITY
begins at home," and with many never gets
beyond the starting point
Smyrna times., 1874-01-21

SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY
TO ANIMALS ORGANIZED On Monday after
noon the cOrpOratOrs of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals met at the
Board of Trade rooms in Wilmington, and or
ganized under the provisions of the act of in
corporation passed by the Legislature last
winter.
The meeting was presided over by Charles
G. Rumford, Esq, and Wilmer Atkinson acted
as Secretary.
The following were elected officers of the
Society
President-Rcv. John Wilson, of Whining.
| ton.
Secretary-Miss Mary Miller, of Wilmington
Treasurer-Miss Annie Semple, of Viii
mington.
Vice Presidents-N Castle county-Ed.
ward Bringhurst, DR.. D. W. Maull, Rev.
Fielder Israel, Wm. Candy, L. N. Buck, VIM.
NJ. Candy, j. Taylor Cause, Z. n. Brennan,
) Chas q. Rumford, Charles B. Lore, Joshua
Maris, James Robinson, Geo w. Stone, all OF
t Wilmington; VIM. Dean, White Clay Greek
HID. Daniel Corbit, St. Georges Eld Geo.
r +. Tybout Red Lion HID. ; S. II. Dixon and
William Luke, Brandywine f. Challenger
and Rev. james B. Spottswood New Castle
t Lewis Thompson and Joseph 5. Head, Mil
Creek Ashton Richardson, Chri>tiana W
d. Clark and Anthony Higgins, ST. Georges
d hCul Couhty-1. ID. OOufScy ana JOhn w
r Hall, Frcderica Manlove Hayes and Geo V
;, Massey, Dover; j. Colby Smith and John T
d Jakes, Wyoming; Stephen Postles and Johr
q WOOdal, Camden Rev. Robert W. Todd
, FELTON,; James r. Clement and William Cum
, Minis, NJ. d., Smyrna; j. +. Tharp, Har
!, rington.
= Sussex county-Jacob Moore, Charles
- Stockley, Benjamin Burton and Z. S. Layton
- Georgetown; DIR. w. C. Davidson ana Pete
Il +. Causey, Milford; John NJ. Houston, Mill:
- ~ borO ; Simeon Pennewell, Greenwood; IIal
bcson Hickman and D. W. Brereton, Lewes
John Hickman, Frankford Benz J. Moor,
W Laurel; Hugh Martin, NJ D., Seaford.
he MAnagers-Edward Bringhurst, VIM {
US Hilles Charles q. Rumford, DIR. d. w. Maui
a Hon. j. L. Simms, Eli Underwood, Wilia
he NJ. Candy, VIM. Cam y, =. n. Brennan, Re
Is q. A. Latimer, Wilmer Atkinson, Sara
er BrnghurSt, Miss Martha Jones, Miss lyd
Clark, Mrs. +. Israel, Mrs Wm Lea, Mr
~ Albert w. Smith, Mrs. Samuel Candy, Nj
ar Ii. Ia Tatnall, Miss Emily w. Phillips.
he The meeting adopted bylaws for the Cover
ce ment of the society and its officers, and res,
nd we'd to have thousand pamphlets print
he containing the charter, bylaws, names of OF
,ut GERS and managers of the Society and all az
passed by the Legislature forthe prevention
:" cruelty to animals.
Smyrna times., 1874-01-21

rHR TIMES is published Wednesday afternoon by
JOSEPH IL. OFFEcKER, Editor and Proprietor at Smyrna
DslSw.;e.
year $500 IN advance or $3.50
mot till the end the year paper until
pai-ony at the option of the Publisher
ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted atthe Cents
ane insertions subsequent insertions Three-and
ahSlt cents liberal discount made 10 quarterly Semian
nual and yeArly advertisers.
Smyrna times., 1874-01-21
The following is list of the officers Dover

The following is list of the officers Dover
Societies
Philodemic Lodqc, l. o. o. F.
N. c., John w. Casson; V. c.. Samuel II. Barker
r. s., VIM. f. Smith p. 5, John A. Stevenson
r., f. NJ. Stevenson.
Central Loclge, K. Of T.
C. c.. Lewis Geiser; v. c.. J. G. Ioaand; X Of R
and Seal. N. II. HutchIns; NJ. of f., David BIce
NJ. OF F. e. p. Crouch p, G. w. Brown; NJ. A.
Joseph K. Pyle.
Smyrna times., 1874-01-21

SMYRNA & DELAWARE BAY r. R-Annual
Meeting. to public notice, meeting
of the Stockholders of the Smyrna T. Delaware
Ray Il. II. Company was held at the hotel OF
Q. +. FOxwell, in the town of Smyrna
Wednesday, Jan. IA, 1874. John f. Bingham
was called to the chair and John II. Hoffecker
made Secretary On motion President Bingham
was excused from making annual report. On
motion the meeting went into annual election
for seven directors of the Company. Prcident
II. Stockly, IL. Robert Pennington and Peter
Ward were appointed judges Of the election
After balloting the judges announced the
result, as follows: John f. Bingham. John II
Iloffecker, H. G. Douglas, n f. WiIds, b. S
Gootee, Peter Ward and j. C.. Stockly were
elected Directors of the Company On motion
the report Of the judges was accepted.
JOHN IL. HOFFECKER, Sec'y.
Smyrna times., 1874-01-21

A JOKEIsH DONATION VISTA lively do
nation party was rendered to Mr.. VIM. ii.
Richards and wife, of Milford, one night last
week. They were called out of bed, and,
en- dishdLiile as they were, were set upon by a
host of their friends who came as donation
visitors. II was literal surprise, of course
as such visits seldom are. Among the gifts
were an old crownless bat, an OK yoke, an
old wei bucket, an old sugar dish with the
bottom knocked out, a quart OF stove coal, a
pigs foot with the hair on, &c. The startled
host admitted that such tokens of friendship
were stunning, but said that he could give no
adequate vent to his pent-up emotions in his
nightcothes. The visitors, however, would
not permit a change of toilet for the sake of an
emotional speech, and the stair door wa:
carefully guarded that they might enjoy to the
full the company of their host and hostess ioI
the short time they would be permitted to stay.
1t was most lnceious affair, planned by two
married ladies of the town, and taken charge
of by their husbands and others in the execu.
ton. 1t was successful attempt on the par
of the many friends Of MIR. and Mrs. Il. I,
get even" with them in practical joke, anC
was the event OF the season for Milford.
Smyrna times., 1874-01-21

Our receipts have been ample to meet all
our current expenses, besides paying off ST.
597 81 Of debts contracted the previous year
$733.20 of the capitation tax was paid under
protest, upon passengers going out of the
State.
1t is with great satisfaction that we are able
to report that the contract for building the
Breakwater and Frankford r. r. has been
signed, and we may look forward to its early
completion. 1t cannot fail but be source OF
great revenue to your road. BY its completion
the citizens Of st. Martins, Berlin, aud the
lower portion Of the Peninsula will shorten ths
distance 10 miles, in going to Harrington.
There is, also, every prospect OF the Har
rington & Queenstown road being built, thii
year, opening a new route between Baltimore
Chesapeake Bay, the Breakwater, and Reho
both Beach Camp Meeting Association
grounds. With the opening up of these new
projects, we think we can safely perdict tha
the time has arrived, when we can look for
ward to a steady and reliable yearly increase o
our revenue.
Smyrna times., 1874-01-21

JUNCTION & BREAKwATER RAILROAD.
Monday week, the annual meeting of the stock
holders in the Junction & Breakwater r. r
was held in Milford, when the following
Board Of Directors was elected: Charles G.
Stockly, Benjamin Burton, Curtis S. Watson,
Edward d. Htchins, Harbeson Hickman,
Thos Baumgsrdner, George K Reed, John
A. Sheaff, John H. Baumgardner, (new one.
The new Board was organized by the election
of George K. Reed, President; J. Y. Foulk
Secretary, and VIM. T. Vaules, Treasurer
Tho annual report of the President and Di
rectors was submitted, as follows:
The business of the road has been gradual,
improving, and in the past year in greater pro
portion than any preceding year. The receipts
| la vn henn nc fnllnus
Smyrna times., 1874-01-21

A Florence and Wheeler and Wilson Sewing
Machines, for sale very cheap. at the New
American Sewing Machines Office, Main St.
opposite the Delaware House.
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OF arbitration, two hundred and seventy
dollars in United States currency.
A man named Clark, from Princeton,
Illinois, was drowned Wednesday night
while bathing in the river at Little
Rock.
In Morgan county, Kentucky, We'd
nesday. Johnson Oakley shot and
killed Wesley Richardson and severely
wounded man named George with
stray ball. In the same row several
other parties were badly beaten with
clubs and stones.
In Montgomery county, Kentucky,
last Sunday, Mrs. Miller met woman
ofeasy virtue, named Evaline Hubbard,
in the field, and attacked her with a
hatchet, splitting her skull and killing
her instantly. She suspected the wo-
man of too great an intimacy with her
husband
Hon. Michael Kerr, of Indiana, is
connection of our popular candidate for
governor, Hon. JnO. 5. Kerr. Both
gentlemen are prominently before the
people. The former was nominated
unanimously in his district for congress;
the latter is making one Of the most
popular and energetic campaigns known
in the history of Tennessee politics
From careful inquiries, says a New
York telegram, it is estimated that the
bids for the five per cent, funded loan
forwarded from New York representing
those filed by foreign bankers for Euro
pean markets, as well as those for do
mestic holdings, will aggregate not less
than eighty million dollars and not
more than one hundred million dollars.
The large bids will come from syndicates
which have been formed, the principal
one representing combination Of Ger
man bankers, and to each of these bids
will be attached a condition that bid
deIs are TO have a call on the entire re-
mainder Of the loan, so that should the
secretary accept any one OF the bids 1t
would be to the exclusion Of all others.
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HORRIBLE CiTASTKOPHE.
Fe rrfbIe ENplOsiOu at Cleveland. Ohio
Three Men Burned Alive in
EFude-Ofi Gcs-rV0ir.

CLEVELAND, July % "A terrible ex-
,,losiort occurred at the Standard Oil
works in the rear Of the Forest-street
crossiufg Of the Atlantic snd Great West
ern rail- road. At an early hour this
morning lhree men, nsmed Robert Me-
D5nsId- CF, aries McFaTlan aud Chris
tan Osterlih. were engaged IN drawing
.erude-ou from a train OF Oil-tanks into
the reservoirs below by means Of pipes.
One OF the men went to tap one OF the
tanks. when the gas from the oil ignited
from s lantern the man carried, and the
reservoir exploded with great force.
The men were thrown some distance
from the cars, their persons covered with
the burning oil, and surrounded by
msss Of flame, so that no one could
reach them, and not until the FIRE bad
sbsted were their cIisped remains recOv-
cred. Mcdonald and Mcfarland were
voIny, unmarried men Osterliu was
married man aged fity-iive years. SIX
1il-tauks exploded, one after smother,
scattering the burning oil in every diTec-
tion. The cover Of the man-hOle was
0lT the seventh car, and the oil burned
out without escaping. The oil-sheds
along the track we're destroyed, and It
was on'v through the well-directed ana
strong efforts OF the fremen and eiti-
zens that a widespread cOntiagration
wss prevented. Loss thirty-tiye thou
sand dollars; no insurance.
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ADDITIONAL MARKETS.
BY TELEGRAPH.


CHARLESTON, July 2S.-Cotton
steady; middling, Isle; receipts, 100
bales; exports. 303 bales; sales, l25 bales;
stock. 1886 bales.
SAVANNAH, July %. = Cotton
steady; middling, 16c: net receipts, 120
bales; gross receipts, 120 bales; sales, 20
bales; stock, 1929 bales
MOBILE, July 23.-Cotton steady;
middling, l6c; low middling, 144@l5S;
net receipts, SO bales; exports cosstwise,
AZ bales; sales, 100 bales; stock, 1914
bales.
NEW YORK, July 23.-Busines3 fair
ly active in some departments, and sales
were made to a moderate aggregate
amount. Cotton goods firm, with a freer
movement of cotton fiannels and colOred
cottons. Side-band prints in brisk de-
mand; Sprague's, Aliens and Hartel's
prints, SIC for dark faneies and l0c for
side-bands; Pacific prints will open at
10c for faneies and 104c for side-bands.
Woolen goods more active, especially
fancy eassimeres and 1annels.
CHICAGO, July 23.-Common grades
of fieur quiet and unchanged; choice ac-
tive at full prices. Wheat quiet, weak
and 2G3c lower; No. 2 spring, 81 OS(9
81 Os4, spot; closed at 81 0Ss, seller July,
/ 064, seller August. Corn opened firm
but closed dull, with advance lost; No. 2
mixed ,62s 965ac; closed at 62ic spot; 62sc
bid for seller August. Oats active and
higher; No. 2, 53957c, spot; SIC seller
July; 365G36fc seller August. Pork ex-
cited and higher; S25, spot; S23 10929
124 seller July or August. Lard in fair
demand and hig' g'ler, II &c spot. Whisky,
95c. CornneaI frm; kiln-driead, So 25;
coarse country, SD per ton. Bran active
and higher at S14 56@15. On the call OF
the board this afternoon, wheat closed
easier at 81 O8, seller July, and 81 054,
seller August Corn quiet at 62s962sc,
seller July; 622@625c, seller August.
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routes commonly pursued are from two
hundred to four hundred miles longer
than that through Memphis, Chatta-
noOga and Washington. When eli
matte differences of these routes Of trav-
ell are remembered, it must be conceded
that the advertising done by St. Louis
roads exerts fearful influence when a
single traveller or shipper from Texas is
induced to prefer the two sides Of the
triangle to the hypOthenuse-the shorter
route through Memphis. Texans are
southern people, and, all else being
equal, would prefer to expend money
upon southern railways; but when the
shortest cheapest and safest roads, on
which accidents most rarely happen, lie
In these milder ATTITUDES, and upbUild
southern cities, it is passing strange that
q Texan is ever drawn around two sides
Of the triangle when he might follow the
hypothenuse. saving time, distance and
money. Every Texan newspaper repro
ducing these facts will render its readers
practical service, and aid in retaining
within the impoverished southern States
vast Gums wrongfully and unWisely ex-
pended on northern railways. d.
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BEECHER and Mrs. Tilton have both
spoken, the statement of the latter APP
pearing this morning in another part Of
this page. Both documents are lame,
very lame, and far from being sstisfae-
tory. They are general in their de-
malls, and viii utterly fail 10
shake the public judgment already
made up on TiltOn's side. We ssys this
with regret, especially for Mrs. Tilton's
sake, though, az We have said before,
We are not unmindful Of the terrible
shock to society from the fall Of the
great preacher. They must, if they
would change the popular current, or in
the least lessen the fearful disaster,
muster proof aud bring forward wit
nesses to rebut the letters printed and
o.her evidences yet held back by Tilton,
CT suffer on in silence. Read it what
way We viii, Tilton's statement is unan-
swerable, and thereis only one way Of de-
str0yiug its effect, and that Is by prov
ing the author demented and his every
word lie, and the letters he supports
those words with forgeries.
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has been wrOnged and community
that has a right to know ali the facts. !"
VERY MUCH LOVE
A gentleman whose official business
has led him to receive and open much of
Beecher's correspondence, said last eve
ming: ain Beecher's love-letters you
would be surprised to know how fool
ishly some women write to MIN. Every
once in a while 8 woman gets little
crazy and writes 10 Eeecher to tell him
how she adores him. Letters used to go
to the Kndepea6e71t Office, and Tiitcn, un-
der orders from Reecher, opened them.
Many Of them be made copies Of, and
to-day has manuscripts and names and
copies Of letters all connected with re-
spectacle ladies who have foolishly writ
ten to Beeeher eli about their love for
him. He receives love-letters by the
ream and cord, and the joke of it is that
his wife takes care os al letters that come
to him, and she reads the love-letters be-
fore he sees them. Mrs. Tilton's letters
to Beeeher were very ahectionate and
enthusiastic, and expressed a deep per-
vading love in him. Mrs. Beecher read
them all before he saw them, and they
are all in her possession now. When
the scandal was first raised, Mrs. Beech
er looked up the letters, and, at Mrs.
STiltOn's request, has preserved them for
her. You can't convince Mrs. Beecher
that her husband is guilty of anything
that Tilton charges. She says that If
all the women in creation were TO swear
that Beecher had been unfaithfUl, she
would not believe them"
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ne,urs Of tn. committee.

The Beecher investigating committee
met this evening at the residence Of Au-
gustus Storrs, Brooklyn. It was stated
by one Of the members Of the commit
tee, that no witnesses were examined,
but the original letters copied in T1ton's
statement were submitted to the COM
mittee OF examination. The committee
will meet again tomorrow evening,
when it is believed that Mr.. Beecher
and Mrs. Ti.ton will submit their full
statements. Frank Moulton would not
say that he had prepared any statement
for publication. An intimate friend and
adviser of Mr.. Beecher said there were
several parties who had seen and read
the original statement made by TiltoD,
exculpating Bsecher from all charges
latterIy preferred against him by Tlton,
and that they were prepared. if snm-
mOned before the committee, to swear to
that fact.