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Smyrna times., 1875-03-17
MARYLAND ITEMS.

Salisbury is numbering its houses and nam
ing its streets.
A wood chopper in Fork District, Dor.
chester county, cut, split and corded hve ana
Il half cords Of wood in one day recently. So
says the Cambridge Democrat
Distress IN the lowcr part Of Dorchester County
A gentleman from Cambridge informs the
Salisbury ,Noreman that in the lower part of
Dorchester county very considerable pro
portion of the population is Frustrated with
typhOid-pneumOnia. The physicians are worn
out with travelling over miserable roads III IN
clement weather. and in watching by the bed
sides of the sick and thealying The gentle
man stated that it was with difficulty they OBJ
tanned any one to dig the grave, and utterly
| impossible to obtain the service OF priest
| clerk or deacon to read the burial service
over their fallen brother.
The Marylan,d GalIowS.-GeOrge Wheeler
| colored, was hanged at EastOn, Friday, for tho
murder of Mrs. Margaret Whitman, white, or
the 18th of July last. He was attended by
two clergymen to the scaffold. His last words
were that he was "going home to his Father;
that he was "prepared to dies that "whlsk!
caused his trouble" and that he wanted all t.
take warning by it. Joshua Griffin, cOlOred
was hanged Friday, near Belair, Md, for tn
murder of Miss Susan Taylor, near Aberdeen
Hartford CO., on the 18th of October last. II
confessed his crime to the sheriff, saying tina
he killed Miss Taylor because of grudg
against her brother, who had whipped hr
at her instance Griffin was % years old, an
= had been reared by the murdered woman
> Lemuel Malone, ESQ, an editor and lawye
of Salisbury, has Just returned from hansa
G Speaking Of his trip he says just here we d.
Y sire to state, for the encouragement of OF
G people that we believe, taking all thinl
y together, that the Eastern Shore Peninsula
d about as good as any place we have seen, IN
trip of four thousand miles, through what
t. considered to be the garden of America, en-
e. bracing nine of the great agricultural State
y and we believe, taking soil, climate, temper
Ie ture and other natural as well as artifici
1t advantages into consideration, that this
1t ninsula is as good or perhaps better place
n. reside than any other part of the country v
ID have been permitted to see, and we haye n
le come to this conclusion hastily, but it is Il
result of long and careful reflection.
Smyrna times., 1875-03-17
A lot of prime Goods Boxes for sale chsap
by johnson Brothers.

A lot of prime Goods Boxes for sale chsap
by johnson Brothers.
Quick sales and small profits for cash is the
motto of CahOon & Son, Dover, Del
A nice line of Under Shirts and Drawers at
John +. Phillips 4 Cos
w. f. A. Woodcock's New Jerel,y Store !.
the most elegant IL DOUer. He has the finest
stock at the lowest prices.
If you wish to expend money for Carriages
or Carriage work, 90 to WIN. r. CahoOn L
Son, Dover, and get tho worth Of it.
The largest stock Of Clothing in Smyrna il
to be found at John f. Phillips & Cos.
We work cheap for cash-Wm. r. Cahooa
& Son, Dover feb lO-ly
Cahoon < Son at Dover, is tho place to 70,
buy Carriages or have them repaired
These are hard times-Phillips & Co. have
stock Of Clothing which they are selling at
prices to just suit the times Give them =
call and see.
Smyrna times., 1875-03-17

The New HAMPSHIRE ELECTION, held last
week. proved to be a close contest, as neither
party succeeded in electing the Governor by
direct vote of the people, though the Repub-
liran, elected a majority of the Legislature,
and the Legislature will elect the Republican
candidate. Last year similar result follow
ed the Democrats We're then the successful
l,artv Their candidate for Governor received
over 200 more votes than the Republican
candidate. but failing to get majority over
both the Republican and Temperance candi-
dates. the legislature had to elect. The Le-
ci-laturc being Democratic, elected the Demo
cratic candidate This reverse to Democratic
success was unexpected. The Democratic
tidal wave seems TO have subsidized. The
people fail to the great benefits that were
to roll in upon this wave, and are not 50 anx
iou- to give the Democrats the front seats in
luLic affairs. The unexpected result make.
both parties turn with increasing interest tC
Connecticut. where a Governor and Congress
man are to be elected on the 9TH Of April. i
j. feared among the Democrats that the fal
torng in New Hampshire will effect the re
suit in the -" Nutmeg State" The Republi
cans there have taken fresh hope, but it i
hardly possible to rcyolutionizc the State 20
v"rnmcnt
The opening election, Of each year are a
was uPposcd to point a moral, and foreshi
dow results Not to be too partisan, we cop
uan'ust'-.n view Of the New IIampshir,
...lu the New York Hcrad:
hc explanation is not difficult. In pli
- ~. Democratic party has game
,aad,. wise use of it, Whe
..- become dissatisfied with on
party il j, disposed to give its rival a chanc
But if that rival mas a character to redeem I'll
people watch it with slcepcss vigilance
They do not wish to . jump out Of the fryir
pan into the fire When the Democrat
party got control Of the New Hampshire Sta
government last year they acted in the INA
rowc4t spirit Of dcbascd politicians. The a
ton Of their Legislature last June pu
lie scandal. When a party acquires pow
only to abuse il it justly fOrfeits every title
public confidence The uses which the ]
nOcraay have made Of their ascendancy
other States has not inspired respect. Ev
here in New York, whore the party won
greatest triumph, it has not satisfied pub
expectation. The people do not see that til
are better off under Governor Tilden a
Mayor Wickham than they were under g.
crnOr Dix and Mayor Ilavemeyer. There
no improvement either in the State COVE
ment or the city government. The State
ccutive and City Executive got once int
muddle and are so at loggerheads as to ere
II notorious deadlock between Albany a
New York which turns the "home rule >
their platform into derision."
Smyrna times., 1875-03-17

Ten schooners, loaded with grain, rode out
the storm of Sunday and Monday week on the
Flats, near the mouth of st. Jones Creek, be-
hind the Hawks Nest Shoal, east of Dover
These vessels contained $1,000 bushels of grain,
mostly corn, for New York market. Three
were from Lcipsic, from Little Creek Land
ing, from st. Jones' Creek and 3 from
Frederick. SO much grain ahoat at one time
and in such weather caused an uneasy feeling
among grain Dealers -Dela,cacm.
The sensation in this town last Thursday
evening, was a Phantom Party. About sixty
young people, robed from head to heels III
white sheets, and with faces hid behind white
masks, strobe forth from the residence of f
j. Colt, as spcechless as ghosts and all looking
las much alike as two peas" and marched il
their sepulchral habilaments to j. w. Den
ney's, where they spent the evening in feast
ing and stepping to music The short stree
parade was rather more on the ghOstly thai
the picturesque order. The interesting fea
ture to the masqueraderS was the fact tina
each did not know.thc other, for the mos
part, and male and female looked alike.
Smyrna times., 1875-03-17

ANCIENT DELAWARE RECORDS. Francis Vim
cent, ESQ, received on Tuesday the two vol
umes of ancient Delaware records which he
recently discovered in the library of Phila-
delphia gentleman, and which he proposes to
forward to the Legislature. The papers
which are all in manuscript, comprise a por,
ton of the State records which were captured
on board vessel at New Castle and conveyed
there to New York, where all trace of them
was lost. In one volume is the first constitul
ton of the State, with the Legislative proceed
ings of l77O-7l-7777, and other years, with many
valuable state papers and historical reminis
cences, the messages of early Governors, auto
graphic signatures of prominent mon, among
them John Carr, the first English Governor
! Francis Lovelace, Alexander DehingOssa, th'
last Dutch Governor, in 1868, and who com
manded Fort Casimir, when it was taken b,
the English and many other matters of curl
Gus Interest," (6,nmCrriH.
Smyrna times., 1875-03-17
CUT THIS OUT,
1t May Sque Your Life.

There is no person living but what suffers
more or less with Lung Disease, Coughs, Colds
or Consumption, yet some would die rather
than pay IS cents for bottle of medicine that
would cure them. Dr. A. BOschees German
Syrup has lately been introduced in this country
from Germany, and its wonderous cures aston
ishes every Ons that try it. If you doubt what
we say in print. cut this out and take it to your
Druggist-Jas p Hofecker, Smyrna, and get
a sample bottle for 10 cents and try it, or 3
regular size for IS cents.
Smyrna times., 1875-03-17

SUICIDE IN MILFORD.-A short time ago a
man named Woolsey Carey, came from the
neighborhoOd of Millsboro, and opened bar
ber's shop in South Milford. lie was unmar-
ried, and was man of poor health and rather
taciturn in disposition. On Thursday week
he went to Foulk Il Delamater's and asked
for ten cents worth of arsenic for the purpose,
as he alleged, of killing rats. Suspccting no
thing wrong the poison was furnished. Carey
then went to his shop where it is supposed he
took the arsenic, as shortly after that he went
home violently ill from its effects. Though
surviving several days, he died on "Wednesday
afternoon last. severe chronic disease, o
what kind we are not apprised, seemed tC
have made him desire death, and he took thi'
rash method of making his eXit.-M!forC
| Mons
Smyrna times., 1875-03-17

SPECIAL.-,John +. Phillips & Co. woull
beg leave to announce on last week they re-
ceived another large invoice of Ready Made
Clothing which for style, quality and price
cannot be competed with in this market A
special invitation is given to all who desire
cheap aud fashionable goods to come and pur-
before the close Of the holidays. We Puar.
sntee money worth for money received. John
E. Phillips & 60.
Smyrna times., 1875-03-17

CoNFERENcE.-The seventh session of the
Wilmington Annual Conference Of the NJ. F.
Church convened in the Methodist Church
of this town this morning. 1t is one of the
LARGEST ecclesiastical bodies ever assembled on
this Peninsula. In the list of = homes pub
l>hcd last week the names of l9l ministers
and laymen were printed, and during the scs-
sion Of about one week the hospitality of our
town will he extended continuously to about
two hundred visitors. The Methodist families
heartily appreciate the spirit Of liberality
tboth religious and social that has induced so
many members of other denominations to
opcn their doors to these distinguished guests
among IL. SO much we are requested to
state
Although the session properly commenced
today. a, early as Monday and yesterday the
Eya,ninin. Committees were busily engaged
in testing the literary and theological quail
lies Of the Conference students. those who
have been on trial in the ministry for one
wear. preparatory to making reports of thei
efficiency TO the Conference in open session
From all appearances the ordeal of the eXami
nation rooms strikes deep into the unintiated
These examinations are conducted on til
!no-t intelligent and advanced principles, am
are upon a class of subjects to which the stu
dent, are required to pay attention through
whole year.
To graduate to Elders Orders preachc
must have passed through five years Of stud
upon such works a. the General Confercnc
has ordered.
Smyrna times., 1875-03-17

Arthur NJ. Page, who, with " Numbering
Jack" robbed L. Loundes of 100000 in Go
yernment bonds at Clarksburg, w. ", last
month, and who was arrested and taken to
Cincinnati, has disclosed the whereabouts Of
$4,000 of the bonds, and that amount has
been recovered. His companion, Numbering
Jack" is in Jail at Columbus. They will be
sent to West Virginia on requisition of the
Governor Of that State,
Smyrna times., 1875-03-17

TIE TEMPERANCE WOMEN AT Dover AGAIN.
A delegation of ladies from the Woman's
Temperance Union of Wilmington, accompa-
MED by Mrs. Swanson, of Brooklyn, \. y,
and several gentlemen from Wilmington, Wis
tied Dover last Thursday for the purpose OF
influencing the Legislature to pass more
stringent license law.
The delegation cheerfully accepted the in
vitation of Gov. Cochran to meet in his office
at two o'clock, where the Temperance Com
mittee from the Legislature and others Joined
them.
A free interchange of opinions took place
and arguments were freely expressed by Mis-
Semple, Mrs. Stevens, Mrs. Swanson, Messrs
IIilles, Babcocll, Of Wilmington, and Smith, o
Smyrna, on the part of the visitors; and b.
Messrs. Shakespeare, J. w. Phillips, Bggs, an,
other members of the Legislature. In tn
evening, in the Representative Chamber, Mr.,
Swanson addressed an audience with mar<c'
power and ability.
Smyrna times., 1875-03-17

AProINTNENTs BY THE GovERNoE.0'n Tues Iis.,
day the Governor appointed Andrew }. Will
son, ESD. of Little Creek hundred, to be Re
corder of Deeds for Kent County, in place of
John Slay, ESD, whose term has expired. He
has also appointed Joseph Ward, Esq, Jus
tice of the Peace for Mispillion hundred, to
reside at Harrington, under a special act OF
the General Assembly. lie has also appoint
ed Mr. James Barber, of Little Creek Land
ing, to be Collector under the Oyster Law OF
this State
Smyrna times., 1875-03-17

Say, where are you going? Down to Phillips
4 Cos; their Winter Stock has come and they
say for beauty and chea apness it cannot be beat
want cheap winter suit and an overcoat,
and know will be treated right there come
along and go with me, they are always glad to
see people come and look at their goods
Smyrna times., 1875-03-17

If you want to Sc. large and well selected
stock OF .Iewelry, Watches, Clocks, Silvsrwars,
&e. call at the Jewelry Store Of j. V. Smith,
near the post office, Smyrna, Del. His stock
is largely new, just from the cities of New York
and Phla Take your Watches there and
your Jewelry to get repaired; he warrants his
work, and his charges are less than others.
Smyrna times., 1875-03-17

We are receiving the new Philadelphia dai-
~ TI., Times, started last Saturday. 1t is the
successor to the 1qc, and is owned and edited
Lv Col. i. X. McClue the celebrated politi-
cian of that city. 1t has its peculiar charac-
;cristic~, Of course, which may bring it into
high favor; its editorials and letters are crisl
and punErnt, as might we'll be inferred. A
popular interest had been created about it IL
advance Of its publication, mainly because
Allie" McCiue was 10 edit it, and now tha
ii Is out. We have frequent calls to see it. |
clicit4 favorable comment.
Smyrna times., 1875-03-17

Phillips & Cos. Fall and Winter Stock Of
Ready Nade Clothing Hats, Caps and Gents
Furnishing Goods have arrived Be sure to
give them call, for they are determined to
sell cheaper than any one else can do-for goods
Of the same quality
Smyrna times., 1875-03-17

We see that bill has been introduced in
the Legislature by Mr.. Wilds, of KentOn, to
constitute an additional Justice of the Peace
to reside at Clayton. This, it seems to us, is
altogether unnecessary, and is contemplated
more to bring grist to the political mill than
to meet the ends ofjustice five had fewer
of these and other officials the salaries the
Offices would command would fill them will
better incumLcnts, i'll many eases. Men o
ability are getting ashamed to apply for posi-
tions Of such beggarly salaries. BY such over
stocking the office becomes petty and cease
to be profitable and fails to command an abb
occupant.
Smyrna times., 1875-03-17

SAVING ASHIPwREcKED CREw-Last Tuesday
evening Captain James, of the Red Star
Steamship NederLand, arrived at Philadelphia,
saw before entering the Capes, vessel flying
the signal of distress. lie bore down to the
rescue and II boats crew volunteered to board
her, but this was found impossible on account
of the tremendous sea- Captain James laid
to during the night, and on the succeeding
morning searched for the wreck. He finally
sighted the vessel, and found her water logged
and sinking. The captain and five men were
found clnging to the rigging, where they had
been all night. One of the officers, the frs
mate, had been washed overheard and lost
The vessel was found to be the schoone
Ldnrd H., from st. Johns, n. B., for Havana
with lumber. Capt. James took the survivor
on board the NectfrIand and gave them kline
treatment. lie deserves praise for his hero
ism and humanity Bredklcater Light.
Smyrna times., 1875-03-17

James McCulloch walked into a planning
mill in New York on Saturday afternoon, and
jumped into the machinery. He was cut into
pieces, which We're swept up and taken to a
neighboring station house.
Smyrna times., 1875-03-17

CHOLERA REPORT.-An interesting report on
the yellow fever and cholera epidcmics of
1873 has been made by Dr. Frank W. Reilley,
Surgeon in the L. :. Marine Hospital service.
The report was prepared for the Secretary of
the Treasury i'll accordance with resolution
of the Senate Of the United States. DIR. Rell-
ley states that from the month of February
until the Dist of November, 1913, there Oc-
Cured in this country 1863 deaths from ma
| lignant or epidemic cholera. During the same
period of each year there occur about 2l.OOO
deaths from diarrhWa, dyscntery and cholera
infantum. From May %, 1873, to November
! % of the same year, there We're 3349 deaths
from epidemic yellow fever. During the same
! period of each year, there occur an aggregate
of $500 deaths from the various malarial fe-
vers The last preceding epidemic OF yellow
fever was in 1867, and from its subsldence to
| the close of 1872, there were go deaths from
the disease; but during the same period more
than $4,000 persons had died of malarlal te-
vers For six years preceding 1873, there had
been no epidemic cholera i'll the country. but
during those six years the group of diseases
mostly resembling cholera carried off l25,OOC
of the population. "And year by year, says
the Doctor, "such more or less preventabl6
diseases as smallpox, scarlet fever, typhus, en-
teric fever and consumption, are the causes o.
a tOlerablv constant average of over lOO,OW
deaths per annum." In regard to the origir
; of yellow fever, the mode of its importation
I into the Gulf States, and the specific modes o
preventing and limiting its ravages, medica
opinion remains rs confused and conflicting
and medical skill as powerless as ever. Tha
yellow fever is not epidemic i'll New GOrl
6 every wear, the Doctor thinks Is owing to tn
. want of favoring conditions III the season
themselves, as well as to the efficiency OF tn
q New York Board of Health
Smyrna times., 1875-03-17

Says the Milford Necs of Friday last A
crowd from the village of FELTON,, made a raid
on the residence of Anthony Whitley and
John Stevens, living near Plymouth Station,
between Canterbury and FELTON,, on Monday
night last, tore down the house and drove
Whitley's wife and children away shoeless
and without clothes. They shot Whitley and
bucked and gagged Stevens, neither were
fatally injured. Mrs. Whitelcy is suffering
very mush from her feet being badly torn on
the frozen ground.
To this the Lewes Light adds: We have
been informed that the outrage described
was perpetrated by few misguided temper
ance people who, in their zeal i'll behalf of the
good cause they misrepresent, have done
terrible wrong and should receive the con
demnation and punishment they so justl!
merit.
Smyrna times., 1875-03-17

TE TIMES published Wednesday afternoon by
JosRrH H. uoFrRcKER Editor and Proprietor at Smyrna
DelIwase.
TERMS SuBsrRrr,oN- year s2cOln advance or S25C
not ail end No
all pail only at the option of the Publisher
ADVERTISEMENTS willbe inserted attho eOfSeYenCen
Sertion insertions Three anC
a-hcents liberal discount made to quart
M yearly A. .lyrrtisCrs
Smyrna times., 1875-03-17

Over Coats cheap al Phillips 4 Cos
Dress Suits cheap at Phillips 4 Co.'S.
Working Suits cheap at Phillips X Css
Hats and Caps cheap at Phillips 4 CoL
We mean what we say, Phillips & Go.
Smyrna times., 1875-03-17

Mrs. ANN ELIZA YoUNG.-The first question
asked by everybody is this "If Mrs. Young
is so cultivated and able woman as to write
and deliver lectures that rank with the best,
why did she become Mormon, and marry
Brigham Young?" Answer.-She was born
and educated in Mormon church, and conse-
quently had no choice in the matter. She
never knew any other religion until after her
marriage with the Mormon Prophet. She is
to lecture in SMYRNA April 10th.
Smyrna times., 1875-03-17

"MY LIFE IN BoNDAGE. ."-LcctTe by Mrs.
Ann E-a Yomg.-A large audience, made up
from among the most intelligent citizens of
Rutland, greeted Mrs. Ann Eliza Young, at
the Opera House, last evening. The novelty
of the subject undoubtedly drew a large
majority to hear, while the fame of the fair
lecturess brought many to hear her eloquent
story entitled, any Life in Bondage The
audience were at once drawn into sympathy
with the lecturess and her subject, and re
manned in rapt admiration of the manner IL
which it was told until the close.
Mrs Young is especially prepossessing IL
appearance, and has rightly been termed tho
handsomest lady on the American platform
Her manner is modest, her delivery is made
delightfully."- clear and distinct by voice tina
is admirably adapted to the stage, while he
whole presence is entirely unlike the averag
female speaker to whom we are accustomed
to listen in public. We do not wonder tina
the press everywhere are enthusiastic in thei
laudations of Mrs. Young as Il speaker, 70
she possesses rare and decidedly origina
qualifications for her chosen callmg-Fror
! The Rutland Daily Globe.
Smyrna times., 1875-03-17

George S. Giseman, butter dealer, of Bal
timore, hanged himself on Saturday night
lie was addicted to intemperanc.
Smyrna times., 1875-03-17

The lecture of Mrs Ann Eliza Young,
generously given in behalf of the Church
Extension and Missionary Society III the
Saratoga Street Methodist Episcopal Church,
East Boston, was every way success The
house was filled below and above. We
have never seen an audience so positively
held hy the power of a speaker aS was tins
during the hour that Mrs Young addressed
them The feeling was too intense to he eX-
pressed by ordinary applause. The ability o
the speaker, her pleasant and modest address
her fine voice and perfectly distinct enuncla
ton, the clcarncss, force, and wonderful dell
cacy with which she presented her terrible
theme, held, as in a spell, her hearers. i
cannot be that these powerful appeals Owe
the country to an intelligent Christian public
will be without effect. Our citizens canno
long endure this foul and cruel abuse o
woman, this open breach of Gods law, an'
this hideous social deformity of Mormonisn
in the heart of our territory. This is highe
law that imperatvcly demands its extinction
We know of no lecturer that makes
larger return for the price of her service thai
Mrs. Young She cntertains and instructs a
the same time.
Her lecture will bring over one hmdre
dollars to the treasury of the Socicty.-Z'o"
| H,rdH, B0St0n, Mass.