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Smyrna times., 1875-12-22

THE FREAK IN THE POULTRY TRADE.-The
poultry trade here at home, and we sun.
pose elsewhere down the State, has gone
out OF the usual routine this year. Cp to
the present, or up to yesterday, not more
than one carload of poultry had been
shipped from Clayton for the whole of the
season to date. For the same period last
year thousands of pounds were shipped off.
The shipments for one day alone, last fall.
amounted to over eighty tons from CLAYTON.
instead OF rushing it off for the HOLIDAYS.
the farmers are holding it for better prices.
IL Is supposed. Heretofore, the Thanks.
giving and Christmas sales have always been
thought to command the top of the market
Every family who is able at all to induIge
IN turkey dinner enjoys that INDULGENCE
on those days. But the THANKSGIVING
sales IN New York this year were at prices
less than We were paying at home-as has
been the case much of the time-while the
market was flooded. One of our dealers
mere tells US that it is hardly profitable
70 shlP to that market; the western dealers
have rigged up refrigerating cars and all
this season they have been pouring thou
sands OF frozen turkeys in that CITY At
prices less than our traders would take
Another matter of note is the fact that
chickens, this year, have commanded unite
as high prices as turkeys and ducks
Usually there is a difference of two or three
cents in favor of the kinds last named
Our dealers look to the Centennial for an
explanation of this circumstance. Durino
the whole time of this great exhibition or
nearly so, turkeys will be out Of season
while chickens will be in constant demand |
Doth for food and eggs. Hence the farmers
are holding on to them, with the exnecta.
tlon OF an active demand all through the
SUMNER
Since writing the above some sbipments
nave been made. Yesterday two car loads
went from Clayton, but this is a mere triAo
compared with the Christmas shipments Of
,ast year; not more than one-fourtb.
VIZ
Smyrna times., 1875-12-22

LOOK TO THE AssEssMExrs.-Itis is full time
that the Republicans in every Hundred of
the state were looking to the assessment
lists and also to the payment of delinouent
taxes Under our unjust and partisan
legislation the law allows Democratic col.
lectors to disfranchise every citizen not a
treeholder, who does not promptly nav his
tax. VI course every intelligent and natri.
otic man will see to this matter for HIMSELF
but there are hundreds who will entirely
neglect it and all who do and are RenIbi;.
ca can voters, will be promptly disfranchised.
10 prevent this the Republicans of every
Hundred should call a meeting and mako
arrangement to have all their voters assessed
and their taxes paid. Of course, in ali
those Hundreds where the Republicans
elected the Assessors the assessment will Lo
fairly done; but even in these it is of nrime
Importance that there should be no dalin.
quent taxpayers. Let all taxes be Maid ho.
fore the first of the year, and upon the re.
celpts thus obtained, the parties will be
entitled to vote in 1876. In the Hundreds
where both the assessment and collection
OF taxes are in the hands of the Democrats
it is doubly important that such committee
shall be appointed, and that they discboroe
this duty.-lMJtord Ne,cs.
Smyrna times., 1875-12-22

PERsoNAL.-IIon. n. B. Smithers of Dover.
VIII deliver lecture before the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society of this town ot
Lne ao M. Z. Church, next Tuesday evening. at
$50 o'clock. No admission fee.
., kev;; 5. l.. Gracey preached in the NJ F.
church here last Sunday evening. His ser.
mon mon WA was eXcelient Leis now stationed at
East Weymouth, Mass.
8 l.. Kahn, clotheir, of this town. has
leased the storeroom formerly occupied bv
Hamilton n Cummins, for the coming year
\; Pratt, confectioner, has leased the
Drick store and dwelling on Commerce ST.
adjoining Mrs. Roberts, for next year.
Collector Spruance of this Hundred. is
gong to farming in the Spring, down the
Col. Douglass shipped I3 car loads Of
grain from Clayton yesterday. The boov; -
est shipment ever before made in one dav
was nine cars. "''S
Smyrna times., 1875-12-22

OF the gun 1t went off and killed Kelly Tho older
Jail. ~ ''''''' '''" i'used III Denton
The Centreville Citizen, edited by John r
E oi nus t qiScontnued and the material is offered
@ IOr sie AT bargain Says Mr. Hand " In Announcing
our intention to continue the publication Of tbe I?
s, ea @ an ANNOUNCING its suspension, several months
sice we dld so with the hope of being able To- make
the paper pay the expenses Of its pubcatiun ' w.
hhd' however, we have failed to do So" ~
Rec. Mr.. PouLson's Ne,o CHaycb.-Rav ~
l.. foulsQns new church at Baltimore was drdir,tri
in the afternoon Rcvs " G. Webb and 1~o u Ii,a ad
delivered dscourSes. The new building is 90 h,, an
iant school room adjoining iG feet SQUARE Tho m t ll
Oh the house is $500 and s. 300 was raised by sub
scripuon during the day. y 'uO
What tic Muyland Granqers Demand-At
a meeting of Grangers for Caroline Tolhot and n
chester cos last week the following mattnrS ,n or
SSueTed desirable: The amendment of the MarIlond
state Constitution so as to AUTHORIZE tha 'il ~
poll tax to provide for new and general o.
upon ail property real and personal incudinG pnTI
mo of Tat CnuFches ana cemeteries the auhorz-
DuIlu county wharves at points where they are I'M
received attention ~ t'eIS "lso
Il PeriiOuS Sttuatton-Last wool os tlo
steamer s Iiumpder, Capt Cundif, bound from Sossn
Is ilver to baltimore just off POoe's Island in
!le chesapeake Bay, her officers discovered schoonnr
III sinking condition a short distance off Tbn Tr,,,
PtbI made for the schooner which was discovered 70
''.'toytttLttu, Vi IDllaQelphla, loaded with
fiiaiiite designed for the Centennial buildings The
nigh wind which prevailed at the time had STyannmd
tne schooner and in thirty minutes after She had
tpeeh siShted by the IiUmpGcr she settled ON Tho
bottom 0ne-third of her maSts being out of water and
TWO TWO persons We're seen elinging thereto The heavy
se al inc ne rendered il out of the question 10 ct
rescue by means of the life boats OF the T-,,net.
Mlllle @ II seemed somewhat hazardous undertnkinG
attehpt 10 bring the steamer in direct contact VIII
1le e wreck but the passengers and officers of Tho
LImpefer nobly determined it out of the 0ncstop ~
br 'G ne distressed sailors to speedy death from the
Con- SuIo oT angry waves OF the Chesapeake and 50
ne depth OF the water allowed him To run the how nf
c steamer Immediately between the two nasts of tbe
Sesscl ana t!c two men at once let go their hold ond
dropped upon some hay in the bow Of the steamer mn
lured lhey proved to be the captain of the wrecked
" """ler' capt Ewing ana mate, John RitSun
Smyrna times., 1875-12-22

IHE SUSSEX DEMOCRATS are not barmo-
NOUS, at all. The giving out of a county
once IS mighty apt to upset them. and
tn t4at $ the trouble now. A county clcrksbin
REGISTER was recently given to MFR. Ponuei
Notwithstanding i so many others fully exnec'
ten IT, This makes member of the party
taIK ,,' as follows in the Sussex Journal:
when we elect men to the Legislature
we never know what they will do. The
internal dog tax, and foolish EXPENSIVE
change in the school law, and the piyinr Of
thousands of dollars to the Pennsylyania
abolition centennial, with a few annoint'
ments made under the influence of men in
inns county who are political pirates will
give the county to the republicans. and
do you? "'iSe or
Smyrna times., 1875-12-22

THOSE VINO DIED AT FoRr Dr,,w,pp
DURING I, THE WAR.-Governor Kemper. Of
Virginia, has applied to the Secretary Of
war OF the United States for information
III regard to the graves of Confederate
prisoners who died at Fort Delaware durinS .
t3e M late war, has received response to the
elIect that most OF the bodies of confederate
prisoners of war who died at Fort DoIa,r"so
Csome $500 in all are inferred in the .
soldiers burial ground at Firms Point. on
lhe New Jersey shore, opposite the fort
winch Is inclosed by an Usage orange hedce
ana while not in as good order as might he
desired, is reported as presenting a more
respectable appearance than many country
cihurchyards. tiI In view of these facts and as
GIae nliIst practicable means of securing the
desired improvemt and care of the groTrJs
the burial ground at Finn's Point will be
announced in general orders as a national
cemetery. ''"'
Smyrna times., 1875-12-22
Very little ice was gathered here this week.

"The Cricket on the Hearth" the popu-
lar little drema from Dickens novel, is in
actlv0 rehearsal by some amateurs of this
town, and is to be rendered at the town
hall on the 30th, for benefit of the Library.
A matrimonial spell has come upon
camden, 1t is said. Some one there sends
note to the DelG'carean saying that more
marriages are on the the tapis for that
town tor this winter than has occurred for
years before. One old fellow, supposed to be
confirmed in his celibacy, has surrendered
or will shortly. He fell in love, courted
asked, and was accepted all within a week
and the wedding will take place in a very
short time.
Cottage prayer meetings for this week
will be held as follows AT Samuel Taylor's.
Main ST., in charge of B. V. Weldon. and
at Robert Scouts, Union st., in charge of
Willard Weldon, this "wednesday even
ing, commencing at o'clock. Also at
Jerome Starts, i'll charge of VIM. FAIRIES
and at Armwell Quillen's, Duck Creek in
charge OF Andrew Sisco, tomorrow (ThI1rs.
day. evening. All are invited. Attend the
meeting nearest your home.
The temperance men in Wilmington
advise the politicians to look out. Last
sunday temperance meeting was held in
the city hall there, about 100 persons being
present, when the following resolution was
passed; Resolred, that we pledge ourselves.
and our sacred honors, that from now
hencetorth, and to the end of our lives. we
will vote for no person to legislate for us.
who is not publicly pledged to vote for a
law TO punish the manufacture and sale of
Intoxicating liquors as a crime.
The wrong man has got into the right
place at Lewes. John Williams, of Will
mlngton, was last week appointed keeper of
the fog signal at Cape Henlopen, and he
started for Lewes in a tug, which is ice.
bound down the Bay. In the mean time
his commission was sent to Lewcs to be
ready for him when he should reach there
i5 put there is John Williams at Lewes, and
the commission fell into his hands and he
at once assumed the duties of the office
There will be lively time when the right
John gets there.
Smyrna times., 1875-12-22

u = IhKIsTMAs IN SMYRNA will be observed rs
loliows At the Methodist Church, at !
. GioGk IN the morning, prayer meeting
VII VIII 1e heid, In the lecture room. At IO3
. CLOCK the usual impressive Christmas ser.
vices VIII be held at the Episcopal Church,
incIuGlng ~ sermon. In the evening Christ.
mas lree entertainments will be given by the
;TTIIhoay ;TI schools of both of these Churches.
mere mere Will be no service at either tho Pres.
oyteTlah or Methodist Churches at the
usual. usual morning hour-l0.30. The evening
Exercises : * at the Episcopal Church will be in
tne church Properi the tree and the feast.
nov VIII be in the chapel. The Metho.
ana Is expected to be large affair.
Smyrna times., 1875-12-22
MARYLAND ITEMS

Not .m for Dog to Eat-A few davs 400 a
w uoi near wye Mills Queen Annes CO. was kiIIei h,,
eatiIlg the Vomit OF man who had been made A.,
Comet. ~ 'i''' i'i''eia' ~ Htchdots
Joseph Megill, of Sassafras Neck boy
ppj M road scraper and raised 200 bushels of ur
- oli hn elghth OF an acre Of ground Some Of The
trnIa weigh 10 fbs and the scrapcr Is exnoetd o. ~
the work OF a hundred men >" ~ NP'o'eu 10 90
Sac Of a Church.-Rev. Samuel w. Thomas
~ u, riilaaephiG formerly Of smyrna) has purchased
VIZ shc OIu NJ f. church In ChestertOwn for 81 MN Tha
oS z @ reserve the right Of its until the first
vi aPrl next by which time 1t is expected the new
ediilce VIII be completed viz ''"
Suicide at 81. MchaeLs.-On SUNDAY ovoD
lng lZth, Charles X. Blades. resident ofSt McbaeI
committed suicide by cutting his throat He bad
ne suffering for several months from softening of
ate, and resisted all attemps to render him metooi
@''ehtion. He leaves wife and child. '@''''"'
Sales Of Real Estate.-Mr. VIM. Uenbro,
has sold his farm at Lynchs station Kent co can,S
ing lV1 acres, to Mr. Thos j. Willis OF BaitDore s
he Tolcbess w. & llgLh KY e. real estate agent has sold
chesapeake Bay 10 John Ambruster of e,anooei on
isrn contains 1850 acres and was sold IN a5 - 90 ~
"hlch was very cheap. w 9<"'oop'
Horse Eating .Arscnic.-Savs tIo 9.
nchass meal gu CSget! Mr. Jas H. Covoy placed baSn y,
ghts ago as poison for rats That Iiivbt bis W isW
oohe tno halter and ate the meal and ara, @ ioIsp
eye1 sSa 70 nave no injurious effects upon him b
'ne'haif teaspoonful. "' "'S apout
n. negro man named Sam Butler killed
"a az s9n named Kelly, near Preston Carollns - ~
,a.urnay last Two older sons OF Rtier ,e CO. on
being asraia an1 ~ went 70 Easton, and comine hecL
ook Ii home Tho .Ie wagon home left II and KelE
'y illtle correction whereupon hIlson - hdInl
F'' "'s FVn. m the scuhie for the possession,
Smyrna times., 1875-12-22

A YOUNG WOMAN has been going around
Wilmington recently engaging board at
allferent houses, and after staying day or
two would steal all the fine dresses and
silverware she could find and leave. After
long hunt for her by the police she was
trapped on Monday at a house near New
Castle, where she had engaged work. On
seeing the officer she ran up stairs and
jumped out the second story window in.
tlicting internal injuries upon herself il is
feared. She was taken to the Jail and is
now under medical treatment. While the
policeman was in the house a man came in
ana; seeing the officer, turned suddenly on
his heels and walked out. This man had
represented himself as her brother.in.law,
1t is further stated that he is iourneyman
tailor OF New Castle and had pledged him.
self for her board bill. The woman gave
nef name when she went to the house, as
Bridget McQuinn. Her trunk was a~.
amined and found to contain number Of
silk and satin dresses, &c.
Smyrna times., 1875-12-22

WHAT THE OTHER DENOMINATION's TU1vv
OF bishop HAvEN's CoURSE-PrcsJnri,o-
The CbS"rrT is the only PRESBYTERIAN iour.
hal that notices the matter. and in its
! OPINION the Presbyterians are no longer
the Lords foolish people," that dist;nc.
ton being henceforth due to the Mntho.
dists. '''"'
D,gai;HaEsiS.--The (Hr,.f;9, I,ao,,
thinks "a Presidential nomination Lv .
clerical body, called together for consnlta.
ton upon Church matters, a very objection.
able and very unwisc proceeding. to sav
the least; :" and it trusts that no other sect
VIII ever initiate this bad example Tho
independent, after reclting the manner and
matter Of the Bishops nomination. SUGGESTS
to the clerical gathering that indorsed il
that 1t is quite an innovation to turn n
religious meeting into a political conyen.
ton, and that if the Methodists do mucl,
more IN that line they must not complain
should they be classed with the CothOlics as
political Church.
CahoHc.-The Frecua,'S .Jo,y.aI can
hardly Keep patient with President who
mas made Methodistic ass of himseIf''
ana who "is doing dirty thing noliti.
caly IN wounding sOrely and seriously
the liberal Catholics who are not ready TO
S''"''H" llOiIl INV CatnOllc Church. but
who up to this time have been his friends "
Had " the Jesuits bought up General
Grant and held the disposition of his words
ana acts, the journal thinks, he could not
more eminently than he is doing have
played into their hands. The 9ttLoEn
Here'o thinks this third term nomination
oi Bishop Haven is of piece with his mis-.
cegenatlon and woman suffrage utterances.
ana that he has neither hurt Methodism
nor injured Grant by it, because their com. |
mon hatred to Popery will make it all right !
BdphSt.-The Baptist papers are decidedly |
opposed to this kind of clerical caueusinG |
The Eraminer a,d Chronicle insists that + |
was Bishop llaven's design to draw out the |
sense OF the meeting on his nomination. |
ana that the vote given by the Boston
meeting was not, therefore, a mere commit.
nent to him, but an Endorsement of the
President for another term.
fWScopaL-The Christian LcqRlr thinks
Bishop Haven made something of mistake
n his nomination at the time and under
ne circumstances in which he made IT,
ME we want more Christianity in our
politics we want, says the Leadcr. no Meth.
,dlsm, Catholicism or any other ism. From
ne Church Journals knowledge of BishoD
iaven he Is Just the man to nominated presi.
lentot the United State and elect him at a
sunday school meeting The CZaorcb,oou
lasses the Methodists with the Catholics os
he only two religious bodies i'm this country
eeking political power.
Smyrna times., 1875-12-22

MANcHA.-A novel turnout-noveI cor
this section-has just been put on our streets
oy Mancha, the real estate agent. II is
what IS known as buck-bo wagon. and
Is decidedly nobby. He has pretty span
" horses 70 draw 1t, and several times this
week loads Of Northern and Western IonJ
buyers who have come to see him have been
shown our most inviting farming lands
whilst riding in its comfortable seats
Mancha spares no reasonable pains or ex.
Pense. The real estate business here has
o oeen picayune calling until now but he
carries 1t into something like business
genius. II Is said that he has sold rnoro
farms IN Talbot county within the past wear
than all the other agents on the Peninsnla
combined have sold for several years
together. His pretty buck board was built
ioo1 a. tn9 carriage factory in this town. II
looks like Timber wagon body with two
carriage seats on it, rigged on handsomo me
running gear, ''''o'i'e
Smyrna times., 1875-12-22

>. HE Found PARTY given by the Metho-
DIST ladies of this town last week was
entirely satisfactory in its results. The
amount taken in was about 500; about $40
OF TINS sum will be net earnings, and will
De applied to the purchase of trimmings
ior the Sunday School Christmas tree
About 100 packages were taken in as
admission fees. Soap, -four meal. starch.
sOoa, &c, went to make up a great many
ot the pounds, but there were a number of
oddities and also a number of nice articles
handed IN. After the cream, oysters. &c.
were about exhausted, these pounds wore
auctioned off. They were all securely
wrapped, and the bidders did not know
the contents of the packages they were bid.
ding on for the most part Here was where
the great interest of the affair centered
AT first the bids were cautious and low bnt
IN short time articles of value were turned
out-an elegant box of French mixtures
Tor III cts; large bundle of sugar for or
. cts, DC. This put backbone into some
oil the bidders and one ofour school teachers.
anxious for bargain, bid 35 cts. for an
misunderstanding wrapper and got it. 1t
contained couple of hog kidneys. When
ne hrst got the bundle he intended IN
present 1t to some of the ladies flor whom
ne Is very thoughtful) but on opening it he
changed his mind and gave it to a dog.
One OF our young physicians, made bold by
the presence OF the ladies, put on the
enormous bid OF 10 cts. for bundle and
sot H. IL proved to be ginger cake baby |
"eighlhg SO pounds. He is now displaying
MS energies as cannibal. Three bundles |
were sold that contained old cast.ofF shoes
a modest youth paid % cents for one Of |
these packages. All the bundles had the |
names OF the donors written on the outside |
his was one Of the stipulations. All the |
'ld-shoe bundles had the name of our
gallant young shoe dealer written on them
ma he has been going around explaining
o the ladies that fraud was perpetrated
ipon him. There were just enough good
irtlcles to make the the foolish ones sell
veil; The auction sales amounted to sos
he balance was made up at the tables.
Smyrna times., 1875-12-22

Nv WRITING UP SrssEx.-says the Milford
Ee,Ss' Mr.. James Hogg, agricultural editor
OF the New York EgeniSg Erpress, Is prenor.
ing pamphlet descriptive of the eountrv
along the line OF the Junction & Break.
water railroad and its connections south.
ward, in which il is designed 10 illustrate
9y eneravings the conspicuous features
mr. Hogg Is executing this work for the Old
Dominion Steamship Company, which be,ne me
largely interested in the develonment aS
the lower part OF the Peninsula, very wisely
proposes to use every endeavor to seoure
an increase OF population. TO this end n
y proposed to establish a Real Estate
Agency IN New cork yith view to secur.
ing purchasers OF lands and settlers 10 aid
question. 0''o" ~
Smyrna times., 1875-12-22

4 HARDENED CRIMxAL-W. p Tbo,nn
son was hanged on Saturday at Lewisbmrpp
Arkanses, for the murder of Mrs StoevaSr
WIDOW. The case was peculiarly horrible
ana mas been attracting the attent;on ~
lne entire State, so that great number IF
persons came from various towns to wifi, witness -.
thompson has been for some time DAM
ng the crime, and during the trial doo1or:yJ ly
ms innocence most positively. But hav;na
9een found guilty Of murder in the frls3
eeegfse, he ceased to deny the mnrJay
nnaliy confessed all, but declared tb"t L
Killed Mrs. Stoever at the instioation &C har .an
so:n1,,in-iIaw, son, who hated her bitterly. and md
Wild whom she quarrelled constantly anu
On the scaffold Thompson was r.reoo.,..
cool and collected, and smoked PilGcoiy
femarking that he thought IL oisar'
nave provided him with better ono Wa
seemed completely unconscious of tho orr,i ttI
e ase impending over him, and dressed bi,i ,u'
sen with great care, insisting u,on I.,.., l,i,''
ms mustache dyed Before f,Itti,'','.. '''''
Diack cap, he bowed to the crowd yo,a-iI -, .tLo
ing, GOOD bye, ladies and eentleman 7
nave no desire to die; but they insist -,
hanging me, so ! suppose / must nol~e ,En
t' pest OF It: Good bye" He then l;ssnd ssld
lis d.s hsnd to the ladies and smiled IT,
aVp ! s,l iei ana thompson died with scarceiv
Smyrna times., 1875-12-22

lie who lessons the harClships of travel il
as much entitled to thanks as ona who in.
creases its speed. The most marked i'm.
provement in railway travel since the intro.
ductlon of the sleeping cars is certainly tbo
hotel coach. The first of them was put ON
the hrie Road two months ago, and now a
train OF six coaches leaves for the Wost
daily, running through to Chicago, in less
than SO hours, which is about half tho
schedule time of eight or ten years AGO,
Each passenger has lounge by day. n bed
ny night, and dining table at meal hours
aii compressed into the space ocounied NV
IN 1ne ordinary sleeping berth familiar 10 ali
lhe traveller can order breakfast. dinner or
tea ut any hour, have his food cooked On
The car and served smoking hot all with.
out leaving his car, losing bis time or
temper, and with less Inconvenience than
II n ne were on shipboard. A neatly printed
Dill OF fare from one of the Pullman trains
on tne Eric shows that the prices for most
articles, except oysters, are as low as at any
lirst'class hotel, while the prices of game
ana wines are very much lower than those
OF our best restaurants,