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Smyrna times., 1875-02-03

SECESSION UNIONISTS.-Th recent conven-
ton OF peninsula editors at Wilmington, Del. :,
apparently having no better use for their time,
discussed the question OF uniting the peninsula
into one State. The Delaware newspapers con-
tinue to advocate and agitats the subject with
covetous unanimity, while the Maryland East
ern Shore papers, with but one exception, pre-
fer to cling to our renowned old State. A
slight change in the programme would be OF
more probable success-that of annexing Della
ware and the Eastern Shore Of Virginia and Po-
comske sound to Maryland. That would be
the correct thing geographically, but We will
not say in accordance with the eternal fitness
of things, so far as Delaware is concerned, it
would be vandalism to blot out so noble little
State. The population OF Delaware by the last
ceesus was 2j,0l5, that of the Eastern Shore
of Virginia 2S, ,555, while Maryland's Eastern
Shore had, it is stated 257 ,254, or several thou
sand more than the first two combined.
Hence, il there is to be any change, let these
weaker ones seek the embrace Of the stronger
But in any case let there be fraternal feelings
among all the good peoples of the peninsula
while it is comfortable to US Of the Western
Shore to know that even in these ssmi-wa
times ere exists no military for Wrestling
from US our twin sister across the Chesapeake
after the fashon in which the Old Dominion
was shorn of a large portion of her fair domain
l-BdltinlOre Sun.
Smyrna times., 1875-02-03
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STATE AND LOCALS.


David Lsnk has just laid the keel for an 800
ton schooner at Milford.
The first subscription to the DAILY TIMES
comes from indianapolis, Indiana.
The New Castle fun lovers ara hold
Ing masquerade hops around the country.
Base ball is coming early. Glasgow and
kirkWood play game at Glasgow on Satur-
day.
The peach growers and railroad officials hold
meeting in the State House, Dover, this
evening.
There have been throe divorce petitions before
the Legislature, and oil Of them presented by
bachelor legislators.
Rumor says that stock company will be
formed in Harrington the present season for
canning and drying fruit.
1t il proposed to hold q Martha Washington
Tea Party in this town on tho 22d inst. for the
benefit OF the Mite Society.
A vacant pew in Grace Church, Whining.
| ton, was sold at acution yesterday and knocked
off to w. IA. Billany for $l65.
The G.. w. & 8. Taylor Co., of this town,
are filing an order for machinery for phos
| phate factory in Carol county, Md.
Il is said that the Seminary at FELTON, il
| temporarily closed on account of the prevaence
Of the scarlet fever in the neighborhood.
Rev. i. G. Matlack, d. d., of Mddletown
will lecture 10 Frisndship NJ. 4. Church
Thoroughfars Neck, on Tuesday evening, Feb
9th.
j Mrs. Ann Eliza Young, 1.-THE nineteenth viii,
of Brigham Youngl who deserted the Mormon
faith and Utah last year, and who has beer
exciting such furore in the Eastern States bl
her lectures on Mormonism, is TO be secursC
for a lecture for the Smyrna Library, if possible
early in April. ......a4 ., t.- ln..a..
Smyrna times., 1875-02-03

WHAT THE OLD DoMINIoN STEAMSHIP Co
PROPOSES TO DO.-SAys the COMMERCIAL i.
1t is stated ty an authority which at least has
the opportunity to obtain the information cor
rectly that the o. d. 5. Co. have purchased a
controlling interest in tho Wicomico & POGO
moke K. K. from Berlin to Snow Hill, and
will take charge of the same at an early date
Now, this portion Of the Wicomico & POGO
moke r. K. is but a direct link in the line
southwark from Georgetown through the
Peninsula, midway between the Del. r r. and
the ocean, and is already in operation SO when
the Frankford & Brsakw water r. Il. is extended
to Berlin, as is now proposed, the line will be
mplets as far as Snow Hill. The same au-
thority states that the 0. d. 5. Co. propose to
continue the Worcester road to the line OF
Virginia from whence it will be continued by
a Pennsylvania company down through AccomsC
and NOrthamp pton counties. Va, to Cherrystone,
the work to bo begun next summer.
Smyrna times., 1875-02-03

A DROUGHT IN MIDwINTER.-It is not often
at this season of the year that any part of the
country suffers from drought, but the New
York Bulletin says that unless they have a
change of weather soon a stoppage of mills and
manufactures in the State Of New York
and throughout New England is inevitable,
In and around Boston for months past there
has been occasion for the utmost economy of
water, the supply seeming daily to run short /;
but now the two weeks of steady cold weather
have frozen up what has been held for storage,
and the few inches that have rippled down to
these ponds or reservoirs being also solid ice. a
stoppage of machinery has been necessary. In
the Valley OF the Connecticut the same obssrva.
tons apply: Along the Mohawk Valley, in
New York State, a similar state Of things is
reported. The small streams are rapidly
drying up, and the mills, of course, are at a
stand. As if in contrast to this condition of
affairs, at New Orleans and along the gulf coast
they are complaining of excessive rains, which
seriously check many kinds of business.
Smyrna times., 1875-02-03

The SHIP CANAL.-We are informed that
work en- this enterprise is to be commenced
tomorrow Thursday somewhere on the
Sassafras end of the route, but whether this
work really means business or only to keep the
charter valid we cannot say. By the terms of
the charter it is required that the route of the
canal shall be located within one year after the
passage of said charter, and that work on It's
construction shall be actually commenced with
in two years thereafter. The bill was passed by
our Legislature on the Goth of March, 1873
and hence, If work be not commenced before
the Goth proximo, the charter will be inopsra-
tive. We hope, however, there is nors merit
than the mere saving of the charter.
We learn from one of our Maryland ex
changes that Congress will hardly have time
to act on the measure this session. 1t will
perhaps, be remembered that Gov. Swsnr
introduced resolution in the Senate call
ing upon the War Department for ss
Inmates of the cost Of canal between th'
Chesapeake aud Delaware Bays. 1t wa
referred to the committee on railways anC
canals, in whose hands it still remains, and a
this committee will hardly be called up sgaiI
before the adjournment, flor want of time
the resolution is virtually dead. There was
general feeling in favor of the measure amonl
Western representatives, it is said, but it wa
ovsrsaughsd by the great press of business.
Smyrna times., 1875-02-03

TREsPAsS IN DELAwARE.-Am meeting Of the
farmers Of New Castle county was held Mon
day at Wilmington, to devise means for their
better protection against trespassers A COM
mittee appointed for the purpose reported a
bill to be preseated to the Legislature, Of
which the following is synopsis:
Every constable or conservatOr of the peace,
the owner or occupant of farms, their agents
or employees, or any other persons whom they
may call upon for assistance, is authorized to
arrest all trespassers with or without warrant
either upon the premises or in immediate
flight thersfrom, and take the offender before
a magistrate, who shall impose a fine not
exceeding S., and costs, and ho them in the
sum of $lOO to keep the peace for one year
If the fines are not paid and the bail required
not furnished, the offender shall bs imprisoned
for thirty days"
John Bradford thought the bill not strong
enough that the farmers should be allowed
to use firearms that he had been threatened
by gangs OF armed ruffans who trespassed
dsfed and even cursed and threatened tC
shoot him. After discussion the bill was ap
proved.
Smyrna times., 1875-02-03

THE CRUELTY or THE PIGEON SHOOTERS. =
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty 10
Animals put a stop to a pigeon shooting
match in Wilmington last week. It was re,
ported that the birds were to be plucksd and
have their toes drawn, in order to make them
fly crookedy in their agony, and thus render
ing difficult the markmen's aim, wh,reupon
Miss Emily Webb went before E.quire Hagany.
and entered protest against the cruel sport
A constable accordingly appeared upon the
scene and put several parties under arrest.
He found that the sportsDen hal been stick
ing poisonous pins all through the bird $
quivering little bodies, cutting off their tender
little toes, aud squirting tOha;co juice in their
beautiful eyes. Ou Saturday several of the
shooters appeared before Esquire IIagAny aud
after hearing were let of with paying the
costs, with the understanding that should
another match be attempted the full extent Of
the law would be enforced against them.
Smyrna times., 1875-02-03

IMPORTANCE OF HAVING DEEDS RECORDED.
The question is often asked, Nv hat is the
use of having deeds and other instruments of
writing recorded ?" The question is sanimpor-
tant one to many persons and we propose to
answer it for the benefit of whom it may con-
Germ. First-papers are liable to be destroyed
by fire. In Dover, recently, a gentleman had
several deeds, which had not been recorded,
burned. The destruction of these papers sub
jscted him to much trouble and expense. He
had to have new ones drawn, look up the
parties to them, and be under the harrow OF
expectation until his titles we're again secured.
Secondly-persons searching titles to property
are subjected to great inconvenience by deed
being left unrecOrded, as it breaks the chain OF
title and causes the searcher large amount OF
time and trouble. The want of continuity of title
! thus may invalidate a sale. Thirdly, and most
mportant-unless deed be recorded within
one year after the sealing and delivery, the
! lands decided are liable to execution and to be
sold for the debts of the grantor in such deed
as will be found by reference to Chapter 49,
Section IT, of the Revised Statutes of thin
State, which reads as follows "A deed concern
ing lands and tenements, if it be not recorded
in the proper office within one year after the
day Of the sealing and delivery Of it, shall no
avail against q subsequent fair creditor, mort
gagee, or purchaser for a valuable considsra
ton, unless 1t snail appear that such creditor
when giving the credit, or such MORTGAGE, o.
purchaser, when advancing the consideration
had notice of such deed.
In regard to the recording of mortgages th,
law is plain. A mortgage for purchase none!
has priority over any other lien, it it be re
corded within sixty days after its execution an,
delivery, but any other mortgage has priOrit
according to the date of recording and not frou
the date OF the mortgage. While on this sub
ject, we would mention fact in regard to tn
satisfaction Of mortgages. Any mortgage o
holder of mortgage, not satisfying the sam
upon the records within sixty days afte
payment thereof, is liable to prosecution and t
) forfeit and pay TO the mortgager not less tina
ten nor more than five hundred dollars-Dctd
10 QTedR.
Smyrna times., 1875-02-03

STATE INVESTMENTS AND STATE BANKS
We desire to call the attetion of the General
Assembly, now in session, to the importance Of
looking carefully after the investments of the
State in the various institutions within her
borders.
And in the outset it is alike due to those
institutions to the General Assembly, to our
readers and oursclf to state that this article is
not prompted by any POLITICAL partisan feeling,
or from any suspicion or intimatiou of bad
management in any Of the institutions referred
to- But, as a citizen, as a tax payer, as a
fai''fa' lrnalist, having an interest in the
commonwealth, and iu response to
an evident uneasiness in the minds of the
people throughout the State, in relation to
this subject, we are seeking information. We
believe the States interest in this particular ID
we'll and wisely cared for, but we would rather
knO,o the fucts, and we conceive it is the right
Of the people to call for the information, and
the duty Of the Legislature to give it.
Wsuld it not be o step in the direction o
wise political economy for the General Assem-
bly, to appoint committee, composed of thu
best financial minds in the State to investigate
and report? Has any such action been taksT
within the past thirty years? If SO, we arr
not aware Of it.
Again, does the General Assembly invari
ably .entrust the States banking interests t.
gentlemen familiar with the science Of banking
We desire to say that no reflection is her
intended upon any one in or out Of the Genera
Assembly. The State Directors are usual
gentlemen Of the highest character and res
probability, honest to fault they may be, bu
are they xeutIemsn whose facilities for cduca
sion, and whose opportunities for bushes
training and expsrisncs, been such as
sminsptly fit them for such duties2 rr
Would it not be good policy for the Gspsrl
Asssmbly TO require State banks lsspeciall
thoss in which the State is interestsd) to mak
Smyrna times., 1875-02-03

annual public exhibits ior the INFORMATION OF
stockholders, depOsitors, business men and the
general public.
Representative Voshells bill may have a
clause in relation to this matter, but as we
have not seen copy we are unable to saw.
Smyrna times., 1875-02-03

TRE NEW JERSEY PEACH CROP-A
Somerset y. j. paper says that the severe
cold weather Of last week ruined the pro:pscs
for peaches tbs coming season throughout that
county. The buds have been examined IN diff.
ferent localities and found to be black in the
centre show ng th,t the germ has been killed.
Smyrna times., 1875-02-03

From Four WIVES TO NONE.-The Ssaford
Citizen is responsible for the statements here
made. 1t says there is an old negro man
named Adams, aged about so, living in Balti-
more Hundred, Sussex county, who has had,
until recently, four wives living with him at
one time, under the same roof He has been
legally married to them all. Recently he took
a notion, however, to clean them all out and
live alone. The Citizen says: Of course they
Indignantly rejected his injunction to vacate
his premises. His 0dict had gone forth and
he was determined to enforce it. A long and
excited controversy took place. he persisting
In his demands, and they as stoutly resisting
them. Sharp recriminations followed, and one
OF the women, unable to curb her temper,
dealt the old man powerful blow between the
eyes, which was the signal for general melee.
10 which the old man, strange to say, came of
victorious, and he now remains the only Occu-
pant Of his house. The women concluded that
their peace would be forever destroyed if they
remained with him, 80 they packed up their
clothing and left. They menace him with
arrest on the charge Of bigamy if he does not
relent and take them back. He still, says our
correspondent, emphAtically refuses to grant
their request.
Smyrna times., 1875-02-03

THE GOVERNORS STAFF-A Fresh Crop of
Col0nets. Cochran has appointed
the following Aids-de Camp, with the rank of
Colonel:
New Castle County. Wilmington, Francis
n. Buck, Andrew j. Wilson, Francis Nc
ClOsky, Henry Pretchner, Walter Cummins,
James NJ. Ware; New Castle, Dr. &. Il. Max
we'll. John II. Rodney, Esq. Brandywine,
Thomas Il. Bird; Hockessin, Thomas l.. j.
Baldwin; Middletown, Joseph II. Walker
Newark, William Dean; Appoquinimiuk, as.
q. Townsend Pencader, j. Wilkins Cooch.
Kent County.-Duck Greek Hundred, j.
Wesley Denney; Ksnton, Joseph Roop; Little
Creek, Thomas X. Taylor; East Dover, j. l..
Walcott, Esq, T. o. Culbreth; West Dover,
James II. Todd; North durderkill, William
broadway; South Murderki, r. j. Reynolds
Joseph Burchinal; Mispiion, ZebuloG Hop.
kins; Milford, Cornelius j. Hall, p. f. Causey
Sussex County.-North West Fork, G. f.
Russ Seaford, james j. Ross; Nanticoke
Miles Msssicki Little Creek, Thos. G. Horsey
Broad Greek, Levin Hitch; BroadkiIn, Dr
James A. Hopkins; Lawss & Rehoboth, Jos.
Letetra; Indian River, William G. Burton
Baltimore, Harbeson Hickman of j.; George
town, Charles L. Tunnell
Smyrna times., 1875-02-03

c. II. B. DAYS CAsE.-The case Of G. II.
B. Day of Dover came up in the U. s. Court,
in Wilmington, last week. Mr.. ID. is charged
with being a defaulter to the Government in
the sum of $4,000 while he was U. 5: Col
lector His bondsmen, (who are included in
the suit) will have to make the amount up to
the Government should the case be decided
against Mr.. Day.
After em paneIling Jury the Court adjourned
until Saturday, February 9th. The jury is
compossd @ Of the following gentlemen; Il. X.
Crawford, A. J. Lilly, John w. Pennington,
Edward Farmar, John Wainwright, Patrick
Campbell, James Bsycs, Chas. 4. Wales,
WIN. w. Nelson, Jacob Baohus, Thomas
Dilworth, A. Price Griffith.
Smyrna times., 1875-02-03

THE ENTERTAINMENT for the benefit of the
poor of this town, held last Thursday evening,
was patronized by our citizens to the full
capacity of the town hall. The comedies,
rendered by the amateurs of former enter
tsinment, with one highly appreciated char
actsr add, in the title role of 'Dr. Mondschien,
were warmly appIauded by the packed house.
The singing, though smothered by the stage
arrangement, was also highly applauded, and
the Benevolent Society are especially indebted
to the gentlemen from Odessa, Messrs Brown
and Stevens, for accepting the invitation ex-
tended to them and aiding the entertainment.
The orchestra did its part nobly. We append
the following note
The ladies of the Benevolent Society wish to
express their thanks to those ladies' and gentle
men who SO kindly gave the entertainment
last week for the benefit OF the Society; to the
Morning Star Lodge and the NJ L. Church
for their liberal donations, and to the citizen.
generally, for so generous response to theil
call for aid The festival realized (including
donatiOns) $l06 90; receipts from entertain
msnt, $45 total, $l5l.09.
NJ A. OFFLEY. Sec'v.
Smyrna times., 1875-02-03

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Smyrna times., 1875-02-03

THE p. w. &. b. RAILROAD has made it's
annual statement, from which it appears that
the total expenses of the road for the past
year were 81 ,777,005 and the earnings, includ-
ing the Del. K. r., were 81, 947 ,646, leaving a
net profit OF 81 ,043, ,83l after paying out $l26,.
500 for interest, &c. The President Mr..
Hinckley, says:
The gross receipts, compared with those Of
1873, show decrease of $2l7 627.3 81, OF about
] per cent, while the operating expenses we're
less than those Of 1873 by the sum of S265,
263.9l, or about l3 per cent, including taxes
in both cases; but the taxes for 1874 were
heavier than those of 1873 by 81, LAG. so, or
about 5 per cent.
The decrease Of receipts was due solely to
diminished freight, express and miscellaneous
business, as the passenger receipts were in ex-
cess of those OF 1873 by SIC, POSTS, or about
per cent, and we were paid for mail service
81, 1891, or about II per cent. in excess Of
the mai pay in 1873
The decrease in freight receipts was not so
much due to diminished tonnage moved as to
the low rates at which we moved it, aud the
whole diminutiOn of tonnage was in those
classes Of freight which demand more than
average speed and care, and consequently pay
the higher rates. The movement of peaches
was about one halt as large only as it was in
1873, and less than oneiourth of that of 1872.
Smyrna times., 1875-02-03

The Legislature on Friday elected Thos B.
Giles, OF. Laurel, Sussex county, State Treas
urer, and DR.. Nathan Pratt, of Milford, Auditor
Accounts.
Smyrna times., 1875-02-03

At last it is about settled, after near two
years struggling with his accounts, that j. l..
KillgOre, ex-Treasurer of Wilmington, is u
defaulter in the sum of about 81 800. S. NJ.
Harrington, one of his bondsnen, has paid to
the city $S46 as his portion of tho deficiency,
but the other four bondsmen are going to wait
until they are sued, before paying another
man debts
Phillip Quigly, Of Wilmington, has obtained
the contract to construct the Machinery Hall
of the Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia,
covering about twelve acres. 1t will be con
structod of brick, iron and glass, and rooted
with tin. The amount of tina contract is about
half million of dollars. On this work many
Wilmington men will find employment. The
iron is to be furnished by Pusey, Jones & Co.
of Wilmington.
The Changers of this State held a meeting
in Wilmington OIL Monday to organize State
Grange. Fourteen of the seventeen Oranges
of the State were represented Capt j. NJ
Barr took the chair. A State Grange was or
ganized, with j. NJ. Barr as Master, s. Rob
bins Secretary AMI A. p. Crockett Treasurer
The Master.elect is expected to attend tn,
National Convention now i'll session at Char
lesion, S. g. The State Grange will NEE
again on the 10th inst, at Mlddletown.
Mr.. Richard Mitchell, recently Of this town
has received patent for q strawberry boz
Quart Sizsl which he proposes to manufactur
for cent per box at the Mahood Mills, il
Dorchester county, Md. He also proposes t
get up cheap peach basket, which he ex
poets to sell for cents or less The object
to get up box and basket cheap enough to Sc
with the fruit they contain and thus avoid tn
bother about the return Of "empties." The
may be manufactured in this town also.
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The subject Of the ventilation OF cars re-
ceived considerable attention from the Mas
ter Car Builders Association recently in
session in New York. y committee, in
making a report, estimated that in the
United states the aggregate amount OF time
spent BY passengers in cars ia one year
reaches as high as 1908, 0Jl.pJ0 hours, or
III 200 years; hence the great importance OF
The subject. The Massachusetts state board
OF health recently investigated the matter
and found an average of O.22S per cent. OF
carbOnic acid in smoking cars, and O.252 per
cent. in regular passenger cars, while the
normal amount in fresh air is but O.O35 per
cent, and that taken from theaters at the
close of a play, and other poorly ventilated
rooms. seldom exceeds O14O per cent. The
committee employed the gentlemaL who
made these analyses to determine the pro-
portion Of carbOnic acid on train of eight
cars on the Boston and Albany railroad, and
the average was but O.103 per cent. But il is
held that ventilation cannot be considered
good when there is more than O.OG per cent. of
carbonic acid present. The same committee
reported that a satisfactory hygienic con-
dition cannot be maintained in cars without
the delivery OF one thousand cubic feet of
fresh air per minute for each sixty paSsen-
gers, that IL is necessary that the incoming
air should be freed from dust and cinders,
and IN cold weather raised to an agreeable
temperature, before coming into contact
with passengers; and that any devices which
accomplish these results. and are not too ex-
pensive, or so complicated as to require
much care, are worthy the attention of car
builders.