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Smyrna times., 1874-05-27

The Register of Wills for New Castle co.
on Saturday last admitted to probate the will
OF MIS-. Margaret b. Polk, late of Odessa, de-
ceased, and granted letters testamantary on the
same unto Charles Beaston, James NJ. Van
degrift and David j. CumminS, son in law of
deceased and executors named in the will
Mrs. Polk leaves large and valuable land
ed property in New Castle and Kent counties,
Del, and also in Kent county, Maryland.
The Sussex Bible Society held its annual
meeting in South Milford last week. The day
was spent mainly IN the routine business of
the society. ln the evening there was a large
audience present, and interesting addresses
were delivered by Rev. Mr.. Sheldon, superin-
tendent, of the Bible Societies for New Jersey
and Delaware, Alt. Robinson, Esq. Charles +.
Richards, Esq, and DR.. VIM Cummins The
next annual meeting will be held at Frankford
+. G. Stotsenburg, jr., of Wilmington, for
merly Captain in the 4th Delaware Regiment,
died last Friday, of consumption, in his 3Oth
year lie was the son Of the prominent iron
founder, whose name he bore. He was taken
prisoner at Five Oaks; was confined in Libby
prison for short time was exchanged and
fought through the hardest battles of the war,
to the end. He was of a remarkably unassum-
ing, quiet temperament, and greatly esteemed.
Tie leaves young wife.
While the schooner Chesapeake, Captain
Norris. belonging to Seaford, was at anchor in
Pautuxat River, in Maryland, one day last
week, three men employed aboard of her went
ashore for some fresh water On landing they
were arrested, taken nine miles away to a JUS
tcc, aud fined 81. 50 each, and they say they
have no idea of any offence they committed.
Is 1t possible they could be fined without know.
ing why the fine was imposed? After the
fine had been paid they were permitted to
walk back to the vessel
Sunday night week while two machinists
were working at Walton, Whann tE Co. )
phosphate factory in Wilmington, repairing
the engine. they were savagely assaulted by
large bloodhound, which is kept about the
premises. One of them drew knife in de-
fence and succeeded in giving the savage ami
NAL good sized cash in the throat. At this
juncture the night engineer, Gideon Denney.
rushed IN for the purpose of dragging the dog
away, accidentally received a severe stab in the
right thigh from the knife with which one of
the men was defending himself from the dog.
The special train with Miss Nellie Sartoris
Grant and husband made short halt at
wilmington last Thursday afternoon The
C0mmerciH says During the short stop
which the train made at the depot, the bride
came out and stood upon the platform of the
car She is somewhat below the medium
height; has brown hair and eyes, a full,
round figure and charming, though perhaps
not beautiful face. Mr. SartOIis, who was
standing by her side, is neat, pleasant look
ing man, OF apparently twenty-five years OF
age, with nothing especially noticeable about
nun, other than rather prominent noSe
Smyrna times., 1874-05-27

WE unntentionally omitted last week to ac
knowledge the receipt of the new Dover paper,
the State Sentinel. We like its tone. its edi
torials and its get up" generally, and we be.
heve we express public sentiment when we say
this. Mr.. Sharp, as editor, promises to make
things lively for his whiIom associates and en-.
Pertaining for his Republican associates.
we can very we'll see why the Republicans at
the Hub should desire journal under their
own eyes to give out their sentiments, and we
have wondered that it has not been established
before this time. We cordially greet the
Sentinel
Smyrna times., 1874-05-27

COMPOUND BIGAMY.-Milford has good
sGscie'y SO sensation now and the scandal mongers
caused By JAS Parker, of the well.known firm
OF Parker & Bro, -four merchants and milIeTs
OF that place, who, the other day, deserted
ms own wife and children and eloped with the
wlie OF Mr.. Richards, the shoemaker there,
and 1t is supposed they have taken the late
amented Greeley's advice and gone West,
Mr. Parker, by his upright walk and chas,c
conversation, gained the confidence OF the good
people OF tho community in which he lived
and Mnd 10 which he left many sorrOwing creditors
NO effort to bring the truant pair to justice has
yet been made. Every Ereaing.
Smyrna times., 1874-05-27

JOHN NJ. CLAYToN's BIRTHPLACE cor.
respondent of Ecery Eceniug, travelling tbrouSb h
Sussex, thus writes:
About four miles below Misborough is the
village of Dagsborough, the birthplace ol
DelaWare's favorite son, the Hon. John NJ.
Clayton. This village looks if it had seen
better days, and contains only from ten Ia
fifteen houses, situated on both sides of the
leading thorOughfare. 1t contains a post Office
and two stores, and the house where John NJ.
Clayton was said to have been born stands nm.
occupied, untenantable, and is rapidly going 10
decay. 1t is large two story frame building
and in its day must have been a handsome
habitation. It was sold recently along with
another ana better heuse, with four acres OF
land adjoining, for the sum of 81 900. '' =
Smyrna times., 1874-05-27

A TERRIBLE KEROSENE On. ACCIDENT.
Last Saturday night Mrs. Maggie Collins, wife
OF Mr.. John NJ. Collins, substantial farmer
on the Dover road, 8! miles from this town,
was shockingly burned by the explosion of a
kerosene lamp. She was Just in the act of
getting to bed, about clock, and was turn
ing the light down, (she thinks she did not
have time to blow it) when the lamp exploded
with terrific force The oil saturated her
night dress and person and in an instant she
was ablaze. Mr.. e. at once wrapped her in
the bed clothing and suppressed the flame,
but not until her neck, arms and portions of
her body were shockingly burned In the
mean time whilst Mr. g. was struggling with
his wife, who was wrth:ng under the most ex.
cruclating pain, the oil had ignted the room in
four places-the bureau, the mantle, the
carpet and bed in which his two little chill.
dren were sleeping. BY rare presence of mind
he mastered the perous situation, saved the life
OF his companion lit is hoped) and his commo-
dlous dwelling late the Isaac Register property
from destruction. His hanls were burned
though not badly. Mrs G., it was feared on
Sunday, could not survive, but her condition is
now quite hopeful. She is the daughter of ex
Sheriff llargadine, of Dover DR.. Swain has
the case in charge
Smyrna times., 1874-05-27

DEMOCRATIC COMMTTTEEs.-Th following
named gentlemen were appointed State Exec
utive Committee for two years by the last State
Convention:
Ne'o Castle Conntv-John p. Cochran, Mid
dIetown George Gray, New Castle; Jesse
Sharpe, lsince deceased) Wilmington.
Kent COmty-James L. Smith, Dover; John
NJ Voshell, Smyrna; DIR. NJ. G.. LoAand
Milford.
SUSSEX CouMu-Custus w. Wright, George
town; Wm. b. Tomlinson, Milton; j. Turpir
Moore, Laurel
The Kent County Executive Committee
appointed two years ago, are William Il. Hall
for Duck Creek hundred Samuel Hutchison
for kenton; John Q. Wilson, for Little Greek
John ID: Burton, Chairman for East Dover
James Williams, for West Dover; John G.
Graham, for North MurderkiIl; Robert "
Reynolds KS for South Murderkill; Henry G.
for Milford
Smyrna times., 1874-05-27

THE TIMES is published Wednesday afternoon b,
JOSEPH IL HoFFEcKER Editor and Proprietor Smyrns
Delawaie.
rEtuS-SUBscRIPTOS-O S2.eO advance. $3.50
tnad till the end year No paper unit
aarrearsare pad-Ony at the option of the Publisher.
ADVERTISEMENTS will atthe rate Cents
ane forthe first nsertiOn
cents liberal discount made quarterly semi
nual and yearly advertisers
Smyrna times., 1874-05-27

The Commercial and Republican think
September is early enough to hold the Repub.
lican State Convention, while the Sentinel
wants 1T convened in June We like the
" short, sharp and decisive campaign best.
Smyrna times., 1874-05-27

WYOMING lTEMs.-The streets are being
improved. John Hales, a boot and sbos
maker, has removed to Philadelphia the en-.
terprsing Henry NJ. Hill, of Camden fills the
vacancy Occasioned by his removal. Isaac r.
jackson and Isaac NJ. Cohee, of this place
have both been employed by the railroad com.
pany as brakesmen, the former on passenger
train between Philadelphia and Wilmington,
the latter on freight between Wilmington and
Deimar The Phiomathean Literary Society
OF wyoming Institute have purchased Apple
Ton sCycioop@dla, consisting of sixteen volumes,
we'll selected library. Farmers are all done
planting corn: Good prospect for strawberries
and all small fruit; about all of pears and
peaches, excepting Hale's Early, are dead.
Ip1yu
Smyrna times., 1874-05-27

EXPLANATION: 1t was not meant by the
four who sustained in part one of the specifica-
tons in the charge, that | had, TO some extent,
been guilty of ialsehood, for they expressly
said that there meaning was not that had
told half of lie but that l had abored
under an erroneous impression in charging the
Rev: Mr.. Hammer With interfering with my
understood them but that thought he had
so interfered. Their object was, as one of them
afterwards said to me, to spare Mr.. Hammer.
SMYRNA, May 18th. S. S. SrURGIs.
Smyrna times., 1874-05-27

THE LYMAN SUrT.-The important event
before the court at New Castle last week was
the Lyman lawsnit-NIrs Thomas L. Lyman
rs. the Phila., VIII. 4 Bait Il. II. Co. Wa
published an account at the time, viz: On
Christmas eve night, 1872, Mrs. lyman was
driving home from Wilmington, with two or
three others in her carriage. Tn trying to
drive into the lane gate, at Newport, across
the railroad track, the carriage was struck by
train and demolished and Mrs /, badly
injured. Mrs. L. sued for damages in SIC. 900.
and the charge against the road was neglect
with specifications that the engine did moi
carry flaming headlight and did not blow its
whistle as a notice of apprOach-both items
specially requisite, as the train was behind
time. The case was decided on Saturday in
favor OF the Railroad Company. The sympa.
thy, however, was generally with Mrs. LYMAN.
and 1T is stated that she is to take the case Ia
sme snen court OF Errors "a and Appeals And it may
settlement. -0'
Smyrna times., 1874-05-27

LEIPsTc LocAIs.-Everything at this time
presents lively appearance and our merchants
are ndlsposing of large quantities of goods
largely from this point P''
A Chamber of Knights of Friendship was
instituted here on Wednesday afternoon and
evening last with about twenty members
An order of Patrons of Ilusbandry will be
organized here this week
Our NJ. +. minister, Rev. J. A. B. Wilson.
has gone to Boston to represent the Indepen-
dent Order OF Good Templars of this State at
the meeting Of the Grand Lodge.
The Bible Society which was organized here
lew weeks ago Is in working condition and
good work is anticipated
DIR. WIN; W. Parvis amputated two super
numerary fingers one from each hand of a
nursing infant near town last week.
a new house is in course of erection on
Nam street which will improve that portion Of
the town greatly.
Mumps are prevalent. L.
Smyrna times., 1874-05-27

THE CASE OF REV. Mr.. STURGIs.-At an
adjourned meeting of the I'resbytery of New
Castle, heldin the Presbyterian Church, Dover,
on Tuesday, May 10, 1874, charges Of false
hood were preferred against Rev S. $. Sturgis,
minister of the Presbytory. These charges
were embraced in three specifications, one Of
which was subsequently Withdrawn, and on the
other two the accused was acquitted by a nearly
unanimous vote, only four of the eighteen
members present entitled to vote dissenting,
and these four voting that the charges were
only In part sustained. After a session of
about seven hours the Presbytery adjourned
sine die.-Dorer Sentinel.
Smyrna times., 1874-05-27

ATTEMPTED SUIcIDE.-On Monday of last
week, Frank Brown, one OF the oldest residents
OF Seatord, while laboring under tenn.
porary fit of mental depression, attempted to
take his life By cutting bis throat with a com,
mon pocket knife. His design was frustrated.
however, by several gentlemen, who rushed
into the house and took the knife from
him. He succeeded in inhictng slight
wound in his throat. He was taken to the
county Aims house the same afternoon. His
wife, Mrs. Sallie Brown, a poor, demented old
woman, about 70 years of age, is kindly cared
for by the citizens of our town, MANY of the
young ladies' manfestng feeling and sympathy
Tor the helpless old lady. For long time M.
and Mrs Brown have been living together in
this condition, he rendered entirely helpless
IRON disease and old age and she suffering
from severe mental alteration She has
frequently wandered off from her home and
been found out in the country 1t is stated to
Us that the old couple are or were worth con
siderable property but owing to certain advant-
ages which have been taken Of them. the poor
mouse Is their last resort -SeItod Citizen.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-11-13

a. O. H.
HNllE A. .. II. mc,t every first and third
L SAItHD \ - Ming of each month.
III o'oclock, at the cornrr Of Clark aud
Monroe streets, until further notice.
TIluS. HALEY rrssider'.
JEREMIAH SULLIVAN. Secretary. au7
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-08-22
ESTRAYS DALLAS COUNTY.

Taken up by A. p. Johnston, and estrayed
before John ID. kerfoot, j. p, precinct No; /,
one yellow paint mare, about ii years Old,
ieft thigh; valued at sl5 Also, one yellow,
bal face colt, one year old; valued at $40,
and one sorrel mare, about 10 years old, about
IA hands high, branded l I on left shoulder;
has a sucking colt; valued at 80. ~ 3t'
Taken up by Erwin Hewett, and estrayed
before Charles Barker, J, p, precinct No. 3,
one brown mare, about IA hands high, about
10 years old, left hind foot white, branded F..
Also, one black mare, about IL hands high,
about years old, left hind foot white, brand
W f, with half circle over them; has a
licking colt; valued at $50. AZ 81
Taken up by J. c. Anderson and estrayed
before .Jno. ID. Kerfoot, ]. p. precinct No. |,
one sorrel horse branded HI OH right
shoulder, blaze face or years OLD, ihts
hands high, saddle marke wart on leit leg,
Also, one bay mare, u hands high, D or6
wears old, hind feet white, saddle marks, no
brands. Valued at $40. 1851
Taken MP by II. s. Tally and estrayed be-
fore Jno. ID. Kerfoot, J.P. preclnt No; l, one
hands high. right hind foot white, star in
forehead. Valued a s4j. Also, one deep
brown mare, years Old, about II hands
hind foot, no brands perceivable. Valued at
s35. S:t
Taken up by J. W. Custer and estrayed be-
fore T. L. Frank, ]. Il. precinct No. I, one
yoke work oxen, one speckled roam seer,
about years old, branded J3 Oh right hip,
marked with a crop, split and underblt III
right ear; the other white and brown hided
steer, marked crop of of left ear, or yeIis
old. Valued at So 4o:5l
Taken nm by @. j. Bankhead and estrayed
before John ID. kerfoot, justice of the peace
precinct No. I, one gray mare, about years
old, about ~ hands high, branded X on leit
shoulder. 4o5t
Taken uply W. II. Lenlan and estra.eq
f,.F.x a..sr IA I n I.lL
one bay horse, about6 years old, aboni ~
hands high, branded WOR on left shoulder,
some white on both hind feet. Valued at
$50 Also, one bay mare, small star in lore
head, about Is hands high, or years old,
branded on left shoulder, and with hall
circle over it, ON right shoulder. Valued at
SOS asst
A. HARDWOOD,
Disfr-Il.i Clark Ilallas TaNaa
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-08-22
p,IsDIsi A,T

One NJ the most dlahollcal acts n
wlckedness W. have ever heard ~ wa
porpetfaicd IN New York on the l7ilI
Instant The stables Of Patrick Dwycr
were entered, aud nine fine horses
stabbed In the flank 80 that their
bowels protrudod. Six Of them were
found dead the following morning; the
other three were living, but writing
In agony aud giving utterance to the
most pitiful groans.
When we remember, however, that
this was done in the ncighborho0d
where Reecher breaches and practices,
we are not so much surprised at the
wauton wickedness Of the act rs If 1t
had been done in some other locality.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-08-22
Netklp Alrmla.
q. q. McLuSlE. Editor.
why T,IE soIruPAiLlp.

Senator Gordon tried 10 solve this
question In IN address delivered by
him recently at the commencement OF
the university of Georgia, The only
solution he can give Is; "rhc truth Is
we have failed because II was impossi-
bile TO succeed; and II, with all the cx-
perience of both sides, we had the war
Ia fight over again, we should accom-
plish no more nor has any other race,
under like circumstances, ever accom-
plished 50 much in the past, nor ever
can accomplish more in the future"
If there is any one thing to which
the failure of the south can he attribut-
ed more than another, it is the pas
sage of the conscript act of 1862. If the
people of the south had been properly
appealed to in the spring of that year,
and made to see that unless they filled
up the ranks of their armies, theil
cause would be lost, we be-
lieve they would have come forth vol
unfairly with all the eagerness that
they did in 1861. If they refused TO
come, after being properly appealed TO-
the fight ought to have been abandon'
ed at once. People ought never to be
forced to fight for their liberties They
ought to do it voluntarily or not at all
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-08-22
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Reported for the Dallas Herald by Mat
thews, Kingsbery & Co., st. Louis National
Stock Yard, and Kansas Stock Yard, Kansas
City, NO.
EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.,, August lS.-The mar
ket to-day shows more activity, and prices
are firmer on all good grades of cattle which
will sell readily at full quotations when Of
fered. The market has an over supply OF
poor and common stock, some of which has
been sold at II sacrifice to the owner. Com
mon natives common corn fed Texans, win
tered Texans and common green Texans will
sell from 81 1914 TO 10, while good tat stock
will sell at the below quotations. We made
one sale of choice green Texans yesterday at
SO 90. Stock hogs sell at 81 to So, butcher
hogs SO 10 to 81 10 for fancy. We quote cattle
Choice naive shippers, S. % to . 10 good to
prime, 81 80 to 5 p; choice corn fed Texans,
81 90 to 3 90; common TO good, ~ % to 10;
good wintered Texans, So 80 to 10; choice
green Texan, So W to 30; medium to
good, So 25 to 2 10; common Texans, 81 % to
2 %.
HOG S-Stock hogs are in demand at from
81 90 to 90; Workers are wanted at from
s. 50 to 50; butcher hogs 80 70 to 7 25 choice
butcher hogs will bring 81 Is or over. One
lot sold Yesterday at 81 20.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-08-22
CIVIL RIGHTS.

We suoj0iu a few expressions used
by leading radicals lately, in reference
to the civil rights bill, now pending
before congress. 1t Is denied by some
who favor the bill that it means mixed
schools, mixed cemeteries, mixed
everything. These extracts show what
idea the negroes. who are 80 clamorous
for the passage Of the bill, have as TO
the operation Of the law:
Better that the whole state of Missis-
sippi should be reduced to ashes than
tile civil rights bill should fail.-T. w.
Cardozo, COL. Mississippi state super
intendent of public instruction, i'll
Fred Douglass Era.
Your rights are in peril, and you
must defend them. If you don't get
sort TO the cartridge box Congress
man 4. :. Wallace, Of South I arolina,
80 his negro constituents.
Some white people say that IL the
civil rights bill becomes a law. colorcd
men will marry their daughters. Well,
there are some very handsome colored
gentlemen, and il they do not want
their daughters TO marry III they must
teSeb them lot 10 love W. " the civil
rights bill is passed. put your daughters
under lock and key Sraies Fields,
col, at black-snd-tan convention in
Fayette county, fena.
am going to have my civil rights il
I have TO ride in the blood OF the
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-08-22
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH

New YORK, August 20, 1:55 p. NJ
Gold opened at %.
1885 A. M.-GOld 90.
Exchange quiet and steady at
4S9aG49Oi; sixty days, SG4@S74; COM
mercial sixty days s2@S5.
1908 A. M.-CottOn weak. Middling
Orleans l7Ic; middling Alabama, l7ic;
middling uplands, ia; low middlings,
l6ic; strict good ordinary, l5sc; good
ordinary, 15lc; ordidinary, 1899.
800 p. M.-Gold closed at 81.
LIVERPOOL, August 20, 1890 p. NJ
Cotton steady. Sales $4,000 bales; spec
ulation and export, 1000 bales.
GALVESTON, August 20.-COtton nom
inal. Good ordinary, l4lc; middling
uplands, l62c.
Gold SSG9.
Hides firm. Dry, l9l@l9ac; dry
as they run, l6c; wet sailed, selected,
S319c.
NEW ORLEANS, August 20.-Cotton
quiet and unchanged. Middling up
lands, 16sc; sales 100 bales.
Exchange, 3UlG932;; bank, 36!; sight,
t@5-l6; commercial, ! premium.
Gold, 9i@Js.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-08-22

Vtllrs Up Ia INV Ifldlntdls, and
lpDintlnq Ia tile ncnilpmyl we viii
Have m,r children on top II II sinks
nyory white Child Ia FnytttO county
Into hell. Oscnf Williamson, cnl9feu'
nj u blnck-hld'ial convention ~ ray
cite county, Tennessee
Resolved, That W. viii use our ut.
most cudcnyor 10 ytamp ulbOn any
drmngoqur who seeks To bctrny the
privileges Of our children to their full
enjoyment of impartial aud equal priv.
llcpcs with public schools, the brand Of
thetraitorJu dan, M Observation-Disclosures
n trnltolJs doom, whom we viii never
Ioin hands with nor support, but will
regard ms our hubble and political enc
me moro Terrible IA meet thhn n suv-
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-08-22
HANCOCK NOMINATED.

AS will be seen in our telegraph iC
columns, Hancock has been renOmina-
ted for his seat in congress from the
fifth district by an overwhelming ma
jority.
While the canvass was proceeding
we did not intimate any preference
among the several worthy names that
were before the people. Now, howev-
er, that the choice has been made, ii
gives us great pleasure to chronicle the
nomination and to express our earnest
conviction that the fifth district has
put her best man forward. The course
of Hancock in the past is the surest
guarantee of what his future will be.
Ifanything for the prosperity of Texa
can he secured by unremitting atten-
ton to his duties, his constituents may
rest assured that Hancock will secure
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-08-22
AyrrNrroN. ausINsse MEN

The Rockwall Banner Of the 18TH in
staat, says Through The DALLAS
Herald we understand that an effort
is heipg made qt Dallas to raise, by
subscription, money to pat an iron
bridge across the Trinity, on direct
line leading to this place. We have
called attention to the Importance of
this work, both TO our county and TO
the merchants of Dallas, at various
times. Aside from the bridge the
principle work will have to be done on
this side Of the river in opening a road
through the bottom. This will be
done by Roekwsll, and in addition We
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-08-22
ANOTHER NEGRO OUTRAGE.

The telegraph brings us an account
of another horrible outrage committed
by negroes at Brookhaven, Mississippi
On Sunday morning last three black
fiends made an entrance into the house
of . respectable widow, Mrs. NJ. Ia
Burnley, who lived alone with hei
daughter. Overpowering both ladies,
they committed on the person of Mrs,
Burnley the foulest crime known to the
statute books. Having stated theii
Relish lust, they robbed and plumber
ed at will. Qne of the negroes has been
captured. The other two escaped. As
a consequence Of this revolving crime,
there is great excitement In the neigh
borhood of Brookhaven.
If these black savages were caught
and hung to the first tree, as they un-
questionably ought to be, it would give
the northern radi ,al press another OPP
portunity TO howl over the cruelties
practised upon the innocent and lamb
like negroes by the ku klux democ-
racg.