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Smyrna times., 1874-10-14

AN ODD WILL.-Last week rich old gentle
man of Wilmington, Jos. Hayes, a retired
tailor died. He owned twenty houses assessed
at $32, ,OOO) and large personal estate. The
Commercial thus speaks of his will
The whole of his property, real and personal,
was willed by Mr.. Hayes 10 his wife during
her lifetime, and after her death it is be-
queathed to various persons, he dying without
issue. Two houses are left to the wife Of
John King, the tailor at 9th and Shipley, and
one to his daughter; one house to John
Parker, the barber, and to colored woman
who has lived with Mr.. Hayes about 25 years
ministering to him in various ways and who
obtained his regard in this manner, he give:
three houses and an annuity besides of $l0O
The remainder of the estate is donated to the
Home for Frendless children, and is estima
ted to be worth by the city assessment $25, 900
Mrs. Hayes is now lying very low, and to
several days preceding the death of her HUSBAND
it was thought she would be the first sum
moned away.
This property was acquired by Mr.. Haye
in long life OF industry and economy.
Smyrna times., 1874-10-14

THE RESULT Of the little election in this
county was surprising to both parties, and even
more surprising to the Republicans than to
the Democrats, because they had made no
special efforts to bring about the result. As
usual, take the county as whole, the Repub-
licans had staked little or nothing on the
contest, and expected it to bring to the Demo
Gratis about such majority as they received
two years ago at the same election. And the
Democrats we're even more hopeful than COM
mon, or else their surprise would not have
been SO complete and bewildering. 1t would
not have shown on them so plainly. There
was no marked contest except in East Dover
and Milford Hundreds, where both parties
seemed to be on the alert, as the returns show
nearly full vote in the latter district and even
an increased vote in the former one. The
Democrats evidently were not mapping and did
their level best, as the figures will show, but
they were defeated completely. The result
shows that the vote in the county was over
1000 short of the poll Of the last general elec-
tion-about the usual deficiency. Hence there
is no way Of accounting for the large Repub-
lican gain except we attribute 1t to the " still
small voice in the current of events. 1t was
not through any unusual activity of the Repub
licans or any lethargy of the Democrats.
The result has been enspiriting to the
Republicans and put hopes to their wishes
that they had not dared to entertain before
Heretofore they have known themselves t
be a hopeless minority now they think
and think strongly, that earnest work vii
make them victorious. The anxiety of tn,
Democrats add to these hopes. That part
have not been SO badly frightened for years
They have seen magnificent majorities of so
and 900 in the county within the past fey
years they now contemplate meagre pluralit
Of barely 100. At once their organs cry out fC
the utmost activity" In other words, tn
odds are against them. They are scared, an
their fright is the Republicans encouragement
Smyrna times., 1874-10-14

A Maine man is out with temperance leo
ture, the taking title OF which is: How Goliah
was Killed with Sling
Smyrna times., 1874-10-14

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JosEPu H. HOFFECKER Editor and Proprietor at Smyrna
Delaware.
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Smyrna times., 1874-10-14

THE SEQUEL TO THE MURDER OF THE
CHESTNUT THIEF-The killing Of the boy
Lukins by farmer Woodward, last week, near
| Wilmington, came near causing the latter to
be lynched. But now that the excitement has
died away there seems to be plea setting in
towards the other side. A correspondent OF
! the Commercial says that many farmers around
| Wilmington have no peace Of their lives,
owing to the depradatiOns Of the town boys,
and many Of them have to guard their fruit
night and day, aud endure curses and insults
while the E0ery EUehing depicts such scenes
as this:
I'VE have heard of an instance where 9
farmers vile, afraid to refuse, has brought {
whole pan of milk to a crowd Of grown yOunl
men. only to be indecently cursed and see milk
pan and all dashed to the ground with tn
declaration that it was sour. Again, farmer
will drive crowd Of youths eff of his LAM
and they will stand out in the road ana ours
him and he has no remedy, and he canno
have them arrested for he does not know thei
names and possibly may never see them again.
A Row IN MHFORD.-LaSt FRIDAY after
! noon, about sundOwn, an oysterman OF MILFORD
named Abraham Deputy, was stabbed in tn
breast by another Oysterman, named Thoms
Devine, near the Presbyterian church, in sal
town, from the effects of which Deputy die
E on Sunday night. 1t seems that there ha
been feud between the parties for some tim
and on Saturday Deputy, while somewhi
:; drunk made his threats upon DeVine, wh
d assaulted his antagonist on the spot. Deput
II was stout, and a tough adversary; Devine ",
e slender, and not very muscular. lie was a
q rested and sent to Georgetown. Eo isa SOutl
o ern man, but has been living in Milford for
e year or two. Deputy leaves a family. Devir
: had once or twice been punished by Deputy.
, 1874-06-21
laying HBCORNER| STONE

On Tuesday morning next viii ISSUE BY .nthort5
f1CIAL PRoGRAMME Of the Entifo Cerenoq1e:; 10 70
he obe~rved tn lnJtng the Cornersooo Of the Unltea
e.trs oyerumcnt Building BY Masonic fraternity Of
sho State OF uliuois, on Wednesday. Juac a.
1h1ioatIon viii b, fu book FORM Of 40 PnEcb print
I'd on superior tinted paper and bound in elegant 3o.
il addition to Tho Ocial Programme, the book ri con
tr ortita and brioi biographical sketches Of James
T. H4vlsJI Esq, Grsad Master ~ = 4: Aa;ans o.
A., F. i 4. Masons Of nllnois the Hon H. =: Covln'
Mayor Of tho City q Chicago; Gen JOAN AcAIthus'
Esq, SupsE,isia9 Architect Of The new Custom: Ho1se
vii also contain In addition to other important and
r.eeiI1ueous nater the Formation and Route OF Pro-
eesion with Of hs ya5'2qs Ma.epis 4nd ohe5
fs,onic Lodges the City Of Chicago With list OF their
nce1 and q al oher Masonic bodies Of the county IN
b1ef tho book r valuable one for future reference,
I'D copet Of the enrc tFum tbs
inception Of tho days ceremonies their completion
Fcr sis IN hs afternoon tho sd and forenoon Of the
Nh u tne newsstAads Of the various hotals, and bJ
psvsde.le.r senerally throughout the city:
De.k:s ~ !eoeEo the: Supplies fcor tho WESTERN 5n
prhFshsrr at I'M and llS MaGikou-st
, 1874-06-21

Mr. SCOTT submitted an amendment fixing
the compensation Of Assistant Secretaries OF
tho Treasury, Solicitor OF tho Treasury, and
Commissioner Of Customs, at 4,500 each.
Agreed to.
Mr. STEVENSON submitted ~ amendment I1t
to paw the firm Of Dempsey J. OToolo 929, ,433
AS indemnity for losa sustained by them by the
annrlment OF 4 contract with the Post-0f1ce
Department. Agreed to.
Mr. STOCKTON submitted an amendment to
pay to the widow Of tue late Rear Admiral John
A. Dahlgrcn $4,000 for and on account OF al
past Use, and for the right hereafter to use in
tho manufacture OF ordnance and projectilas by
the United States, eech OF tie improvements pa
tented by said Dahlgren- Rulad out on the
ground that it was private claim.
Alr. SCOTT submitted an amendment to 7o-
peal 90 much OF the SuDdrY Civil Appropriation
bill for the year ending June 80, 1874, as nlade
tho appropriation Of SC00.000 to replace worn
aud 1nutilated National Bank notes. Agreed to-.
, 1874-06-21
PHILADELPHIA.
The Book Trade md tho Proposed
Reciprocity 'Frcnry.

The Book Trade md tho Proposed
Reciprocity 'Frcnxy.
Special D.spdth to The Chicago Tribune
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June 20.-A SPECIAL meet
ing OF the book trade OF this city WAS he!d yes.
terday. at which resolutions were adopted
protesting against Tho enactment Of the Recipro-
city Treaty with Canada by tho United states
serate 1t was stated that its provisions era
inimical to tho bezt interests Of the productive
industries Of tho United statos. and to th<
revenues Of the Government. The meeting
was emphatical1y Of opinion that thu
Trenty lnaugurates froe trsdo in it most
obnoxious form, and, il followed up and applied
in both countries. it will involve the necessity Of
collecting the eutire revenue Of tho Government
ty internal taxution. A committee Of three
were appointed to 1ay the matter before the E1-
ecutive Department 1t Washington, after whicE
tue meeting adjourned
A r-1t Of ono wArranto WAS issued this after
noon against the Bank OF America, OF this city
at tho instance Of the Attorney General, to shon
by rhas authority they exercise the privileges OF
bank. tho allegation being that they hars vlo'
lated their charter by charging e1orbltant rAteA
of disc0}1pt 0tc.
, 1874-06-21
NOTES AND NEWS.

NO11YAT10NB.
WASHINGTON. June 20.-Tho President has
nominated John N. Allen to be peasion Agent
at Topeka, Fan. and N. Grinages to be Regis
ter OF the Land Office at Worthangton, -Ninn-
THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY
Tho Attorney General is considering tho
course of proceedings to bo adopted against the
Union Pacific Railway under tho act recently
PASSED recurring the collection OF tho S
Der cent tax on it's net earnings. 1t is said that
after the expiration Of thirty days from tho de-
mand made by tho Secretary Of the Treasury,
ahou]d the money not DO paid, the Department
will move for m adjudication in bankruptcy.
BtLL APPROVED.
Tho President has signed till providing for \
now Government for the District OF Columbia.
, 1874-06-21

WAsu1sG7os, D. c., June 20.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr. ANTHONY, from tho Committee on
Printing. reported favorahly on q resolution to
1ect Committee on Transportation routes to the
eeaboard Passed. Also O resolution to prn:
5000 corios Of tho report OF tho Commissioner
of Education. Passed.
Mr.. HAMILTON. from tho Committee on
FOREIGN Relations, reported the Etuse joint
resolution to purchase the watch presented to
1.afayetlo by Cen Weehincton. and authorizing
tha restoration thereof to the heirs Of Lafayette
Passed.
STATUES OF MEADE AND FAn1AoCT.
Mr., SCOTT called up the House resolution for
the transfer Of twenty condemned cannon for
statue OF Gen. George G. Meade in Fairnount
ParE, Philadelphia Passed.
Mr, Upton called up the House resolution
amending the joint resolution OF April il. 1879,
relating to the statue OF the late Admiral Far
1ag1,t. Passed.
RAILROAD BILL
Mr. FOREMAN. from tic CoEmittee on Ter
r;tories. reported favo:ably on the bill granting
RIGHT Of way through tie public lands to the
Arkansas Valley Railroad Company. Placed on
the calendar.
HARPER's FERRY.
Mr, DAVIS presented resolution OF the Wcst
Virginia Legislature for the re-sa1e Of ths Coy
ernment property ut Harper's Ferry. Laid on
the table.
Ellis PASSED.
The Senate then proceeded to the considera-
ton Of unobjected cases on calendar, and several
were passed
Pending consideration Of the calendar, regular
order WAS demanded. being the bill aueudatory
OF the act granting pensions to certain soldiers
Of the War of1812 aud wido1s Of deceased eol-
dierH, approved February II, 1871, and TO reatore
to tie pension-ro1a those pczsons TEoas names
, 1874-06-21
DISTRESS IN EASTERN CANADA.

orxpzc, juno 17.-Letters from sasusnAy
st.te tu1t there is much dstress IN that ds:1ics-
Since the saow disappeared, inceasAns ram mas
f.l1.n No rraiu his been 8own. and fA1mera
hzss % been Obliged to est their se.d grain. Young
poopIo ne emis7atinR in large numbers. Ca:tle
srs d1ug In III directions for nant of 8oo4
, 1874-06-21
A Truin Goes Through TFcst1e"
Hriugc-Onc Person Killed and SovA

EElKI 4IJJufEUs
Sp<eat Lr%ua&ch to The Chicago tribune
LACROSSE, Wiz, Juno W.-Fre1Eh~train NO.
4, On the Southern Milwaukee Railroad, bonno
east, broke through tho ;, trestio-bt.oGe m tnn
daIo. ll,ls afternoon. The fireman, Cummings,
il missing; supposed to be under tho
wreck 0. WASHED away. Engineer Brown
is dangerously hurt. Passenger-trains
coming east pa4bod over the bridge
tbree hours before the accident. Freight tram
No. 5 on the sarno road fell through the tfessle-
work = few miles west Of Spring Valley. Hons
killed OF seriously injured. Several rains caus-
ing heavy floods on the small streams caused tha
accidents. and are dong large amount OF dam"
sgs to crops and property.
, 1874-06-21
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
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Tns ub!io sro respectfully Invited to e1sraino this
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, 1874-06-21
FIRES.
At belmont. Cnjs

2ax FsA@c1yco. Cal, juno GOV. c. Ra1stone z
stables, =: Belmont. Gil, burned last night. AZ
tho horsea and carriages waro saved Lbs loef
ia SCI. .UOQ,
, 1874-06-21
CASUALTIES.


Two Young Wen DFoWned.
CCc1sSAr1, juno 20.-A young man named
Lewis Shul4e, while bathing in the river lasa
night, was seized with cramps, and his friend,
Epatam Caruthcru, Immediately went to his 1es-
cue, but was eezcd BY the drowning man in nuct
way ~ to Er-veut the use Of bis Limbs, ana
both were crowned
, 1874-06-21

1OgNlIy-
Mr.. MORRILL, (vt.) moved that that bill :bo
postponed, aad tho Senate proceed to the con-
sldefation of tho bill making appropriations for
sundry Civil expenses of the GoTs711.ea! for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1875, nn1 the motion
WAS agreed to-yeas, 81; nays. -; as follows:
, 1874-06-21


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The Senate then proceeded to the considera-
ton Of unobjected cases On calendar, and severa
Eera passed.
, 1874-06-21

Mr. DAVIS presented resolution OF th. Wes'
Virginia Legislature for the re-sale Of the Gov.
ern1nent property At Harpers Ferry. Laid or
the table.
The daily gazette., 1874-10-27
me SAFE H"rgt0Iy Tiidi

FOUR WITNESSES THUS FAR FXlNINED ~
The SAFE-BURGLARY TRIAL,
EWAsIIiNGToN, Oct. 90. The safc-burglaiy V
tiI,l wta resumed to-day,Ju iSe Humphrey =
presiding. Thc jrry have been udmI1nIshed
nyt to read any hewspapois duung the
pending proceedings, or 10 allow any une to
put INTO thclr hands any printed or wilIlcn
paper, or hold conversation with outside
persons. Major Richard, chef or Police,
was again on ihc stand, but up hing new oi
Importance Was elected, ,thouah ne mIS sub
jectcd to sharp crt 81 -cxamlu.r y. lie
ccIiirned his story of the Sc II e, On tho
nIgit OF the burglary, rld repeated his as
scrliun of Friday last that Han rington lad
prevr'led upon him not TO make amy arrests
mt The tune. Var. +. Lee, Il policeman WHO
aided IN watching the Office Of the District
Attorney: VIM. II. Evans, employed ut tho
District Aitoine, = office, and Joshua Parker
linilor OF the oIhc., we've the other witnesses
tut their testimony was simply cOrlobJrd-
tive OF that gwen by Rchsrds. The ouuit
have now under cohs,deraliou a lruposai jn
to allow the jury to.view the premises whore
lhc luieldy took place.
The daily gazette., 1874-10-27

not in favor Of mixed schools. Was not
this slime Mr.. Higgins member Of the
public school Board ofWilniingto gton, city
when the question of forcing negro
children into the white schools OF that
city and which was only prevented by
the outburst of public opinion which
was shown at the Gmc. !. Mr.. II, told
us about the large amount of state debt
incurred us he said for the purpose OF
aiding rebellion, but he forgot to tell
us that the Republican party availcd
themselves of its provisions to an equal
an amount with the Democrats and in
way some of til IN tiled to dothat was
not of much credit to themselves when
they put in negro substitutes for which
in some cases at Il cost of one TO two
hundred dollars and then tried to swim
die the State of all above that amount
up to the five hundred dollars which
the state commission was athorized TO
pay. Before L close let me pay my
respects to the second speaker who the
chairman when he announced him as
Henry Clay Conrad, and he emphasiz
ed the Clay as well he might for he
was the mercst lump of soft human
clay that you ever set eyes upon. He
had scarcely been properly tempered
let alone hard baked. 1t was well that
such a lump of earth was brought out
on clear bright night for If it had
been a wet rainy night there might not
have been any left for further use. u
This lump of clay undertook to crilicisc
Il speech of the Hon. II. f. Bayard in
which he reminded me of one of these
fusscy horse flies that buzzcs about
this noble animal the horse his criti-
cism would amount to about as much
TO our noble Senator as the fly would
TO the horse who goes along as asthough |
nothing had happened.
A IOOKER On.
The daily gazette., 1874-10-27
Ne0rO Jurors.

Richard Harrington, a son of the late
Chancellor Harrington, Of Delaware. is
now on trial in Washington, charged
with conspiracy in the famous safe bur-
glarly case, and five Of the jul ors are
negro men and seven white men. How
long will it be before we have negro ju-
rors in Delaware to deter nine the fate
of white men? Does any one believe the
Radicals will not put negro jurors in
our county courts here if they once get
the powerP If they put negroes in the
jury boxes in the Washington and Phila-
delphia county courts, they will do it
here. There is but one way to prevent
this, and that is to elect Levy Court
and Sheriff that will not put the names
of negroes in the boxes,
They have put negroes on the juries
in the United States Courts, and they
would have been on the juries in our
county courts if the Radicals had been
in the majority in the Levy Court. To
prevent this ereyy Democratic candidate
for the Levy Court must be elected. The
defeat of one candidate on this part of
the Democratic ticket will place the con-
troll of the juries and all the affairs of
New Castle county in the hands of the
negroes party. Hence the importance
of voting the Democratic ticket entire
there should be no splitting-no scratch
ing. Every man that was nominated by
the Democratic County Convention must
be voted for No man who deserts his
party ticket in this emergency can claim
to be opposed to negro jaries in our
county courts. He who is not for the
white people in this important matter
cannot escape the charge that he is for
the negro We hope every man will re-
fleet upon this matter. He must remem-
ber tina. the negroes are entirely under
the control OF few white men, the Rad.
ical lawyers, and leaders of the party
just as much SO in the jury box as at the
polls In the case of young Harrington
they are no doubt selected at the in
stance OF ex-Judge Geo. z. Fisher, TO ac-
quit the prisoner But they do not sit
on criminal cases only, your civil cases
will have to be determined by them also.
We know there is class of men who
always favored arbitration and been op-
posed to resorting to the courts. These
men will vote for negro juries in order To
drive the people out of the courts to set.
tie their cases by arbitration and before
the magistrates, although such voters
Will not avow their object. Are the real
estate owner willing to let their titles
and the titles of their children be decid.
ed upon by negro juries? We think not
Then they must not vote for the Radical
county ticket. Examine every ticket
read every name-be sure that you are
not cheated.
The daily gazette., 1874-10-27
F1OhtinD the PeO1Ile.

Grant and the Radicals still persist in
fighting the people; and they will do so
as long as they are continued in Office
and paid to keep up the strife for the
money that is made out of it. The whole
study Of the Radical politicians at Wash
ington is to devise ways and means by
VIII ch to defeat the wishes of the people.
The Radical party has long been in
the minority. II never had majority of
the white voters of the country in its
favor. When its leaders discovered that
thiswas becoming manifest and the people
We're about to take matters in their own
hands and put a stop to the government
fighting the people" the Radical poll
ticians passed laws making voters Of the
negroes; and with this help continued
the war on the white race; seeing that
the whites were again about to secure a
majority of the votes over the combina
ton of negroes and whites, the Radical
politicians commenced a system of legis-
iation especially intended to keep them
selves in power by pretended legal forms
that stifed or misrerresented the will of
the people.
Thus the Radicals have continued to
The daily gazette., 1874-10-27
TIE VAR CONTIN JE.S.

GENERAL GRANTS ARMY OPERATIONS IN
LOUISIANA.
1t is almost surprising to people who
permit themselves to reflect calmly upon
the conduct of the Administration, that
the people of the South are not again
provoked to open acts Of violence. We
are sure that il such acts OF tyranny
were so frequently perpetratcd in any of
the Northern States they would resist
the United States officers, as they did
when attempts were made to erforc the
fugitive slave law. They are, however.
restrained by the fact that il is quite
evident that the Radical Administration
at Washington are trying to create an
other war. We are told by telegraph
that arrests in Louisiana still continue
Yesterday, N. j. Scott, Judge. and j. w.
Ramsey. Recorder, OF Claiborne Parish /;
Dr. Richardson. Mayor of Homer and
James IIucy, S. Mayfield, and +. S. Phil
lips, of Lincoln, were taken to New Ibe-
ria under a guard of covalry, DIR. Rich
ardson and Huey being hand-culfed to-
gether. The prisoners were confined,
under close guard, in the Sheriff's Office
until room could be prepared for them
in the Jail. They are charged with try
ing to break up peaceable meeting III
Homer, on the 1lth of July last, but
Mayor Richardson, Judge Scott and Re
corder Ramsay assert that they We're
really trying to prevent IL riot. They
will have preliminalJ hearing today.
The st. Martin prisoners We're also taken
to New Iberia yesterday, and, after u
preliminary hearing, two of them We're
held each in $4,000 bal and one ~ SloOo.
The daily gazette., 1874-10-27

fight the people until even the negroes
are becoming heartily tired Of the decep-
tiol OF which they have been the dupes
aadit is said they are abandoning the
party by thousands in Georgia and some
other parts Of the South. They see that
they are made TO iniure themselves and
cause the country to be laid waste and
become barren and unfruitful; and If
the Radicals continue to go on doing as
they have been doing for another four
year the country will be utterly ruined.
The daily gazette., 1874-10-27
GENERAL NEUS.

THe GDp5raoroi NJ ,'1ichu 'etis has dasig-
hatrd IhnIslii, November 2G,h, a. the an =
mud lhinka@iglng Day IN that State.
Tho navigation OF The Me,rimac river WAS
opened yesterday as tar is Lawrence, M'es.
"A steamer pl'alnS through the new channel,
There was gIeat I,JnicinF, aud a salute was
fire IN honor ui thc event.
z T. hop Payne, Alely Prot. slant Episcop1l
B.thup"l A...ea, dird at his home, IN West
mnrrIind county, Va, ON +, day night. of
i'N-is Dr. PAYNE was Cnnsecritcd Ms.
Hrhap oi Cape Palmas, Africa, in
a I" wat cpmpe'led by aga Ia relm-
,n- position several years Ypn