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Smyrna times., 1876-03-15

Judge Black thinks it will take some
thing more than the Belknap scandal to
float the Democrats into power. When
asked by q correspondent of the Philadel-
phia Times if he did not think the exposure
would give the Democrats the country, he
replied: No, not of itself; hardly think
so. In order to carry an election by excite
ment it is necessary to keep up the fever
heat motive power" When asked if he
did not believe there was material for keep
ing up the fever-heat, he said: swell now,
you see by what mere accident this has
come out, and how hastily they are cover
ing up the debris of the explosion already.
1t was nothing but quarrel between two
women-Mrs. Marsh and Mrs. Belknap-
which brought out this thing; a quarrel
while they were in Europe, possibly having
its occasion in some deeper scandal"
Smyrna times., 1876-03-15

A SAD CASE comes from Wilmington, viz !:
the failure of Brisbane & DeMalnville, to-
bacconists of that city for $1,000 or 5000,
and the sudden disappearance of the two
members of the firm. The sad part of the
story, however, is about Harry Brisbane,
the principal member of the firm. He is
the son of the late Rev. VIM. III. Brisbane,
of precious memory to Smyrna. The Will
mington papers state that his waywardness
has lead him to exhaust all the financial re-
sources of his mother, (whose life was
wrapped up in her boy) who, penniless and
crushed in spirit, has lost her reason, and is
now at Kirkbride's Insane Asylum, in
Philadelphia, hopelessly dementated. In
addition to the loss he has brought upon
his mother it is stated that his uncle, Peter
Brisbane, has suffered to the amount OF
$4,000 by his rGcklessness. One of his ven-
lures was an effort to run a "variety u
theatre in Wilmington. 1t is stated that
his firm lost 81 800 by this rash attempt to
open lewd place of amusement in that
city. Harry's ingratitude falls with par
ticular sadness upon Smyrna, because the
memory of his father and family has been
cherished with especial warmth by oul
citizens.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-15

"SAvE NE FROM MY FRIENDs."-Such is
the cry of residents of Philadelphia when
they think of their country cousins who
have threatened them with Centennial
visit. We hear of five or six Delaware
families living there who are seriously de-
vising plans whereby they can best meet
the demands upon their hospitality with
out being swamped, or how, if they think
they can't meet it, they can succeed in
Sinking it. One Delawarean there has re-
ceived advice from the West that twelve
of his relatives from over the Blue Ridge
are coming to pay him visit. Of course
he is alarmed.
: Another we know of has quit housekeep-
ing and gone to boarding. He counted up
over twenty that had promised to call on
him, and he did not wish to interfere with
the patronage of his friends who expect to
take in boarders, so he has set his relatives
a good example. We are assured by one
gentleman that even well-to-do families
there, who are able to spend their summers
out of the city, propose to start for theiI
summer resorts earlier than usual to save
the expense of quartering so many Centen
nial relatives. With very many families
the subject is one Of sheer ability, and not
one of disinclination.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-15

How JACKSON DEGRADED THE PUBLIC SER
vIoE.-The seeds of our present dangers
where sown in the beginning of Jackson's
administration. He was the first President
who introduced the spoils system by
making wholesale removals of his political
opponents and filing their places with his
partisans. The federal patronage was then
so moderate that the evil was scarcely felt I;
but wise and foreseeing statesmen pointed
out the consequences to which the spoils
system inevitably tended. In 1885 a COM
mittee of the Senate, of which Mr.. Calhoun
was chairman, made a vigorous report,
forcibly predicting the consequences of the
spoils system. off we turn our eyes to the
government" said Mr.. Calhoun, 1--WE shall
find that, with this increase in patronage,
the entire character and structure of the
government itself is undergoing great and
fearful change, which, if not arrested, must,
at no distant period, concentrated all its
powers in single department.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-15

RATHER ToUGH.-The Rondout Freeman
asks its gulible readers to believe this story !:
An uptown grocery man who has set %
counters in his store that have been used
for nearly century, wondered the other
day why it was he couldn't do up packages
on them as well as he could forty years ago.
"They seemed SO much higher" he said
l must be getting shorter; kinder drying
up like" He determined upon having
them cut down, SO he employed an expert
carpenter, who went to work with plane.
He planed all day, and'actually planed off
over foot from the top of the table with
out coming to the wood. Such an immense
business had been done over them that the
continual contact of sugar, salt, flour, and
other articles of the grocery trade had the
effect of covering them with cement-like
paste that raised them to such a height.
No wonder the groceryman was astonished
about it.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-15

THE New HAMPSHIRE STATE ELECTION was
held yesterday and was carried by the
Republicans. Gov. Cheney is reelected by
from 500 to 1000 majority, and the vote
shows large Republican gains over last
years, when that party got it by the "skin
of its teeth" A week ago it was hoped by
the Democrats, and feared by the successful
party, that the Belknap exposure at Wash
ington, and other rascally transactions Of
government officials would upset the Re-
publicans and give the State back to their
opponents, as was the case two years ago,
but it soon became manifest, after the first
excitement of these exposures had passed,
that the people were not disposed to hold
the Republican party responsible for the
misdeeds of its individual members any
more than they could hold the Democrats
responsible for the misdeeds unearthed
against individual members of that party
If, when the Democrats in Congress dis
charged their hot shot, they had not
wounded so many of their own men, they
could have made much stronger case
against the Republicans. But when they
lamed both Democrats and Republicans
though intending to cripple only the latter
they neutralized their effort.
The Legislature, being Republican, viii
elect Republican U. S. Senator.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-15

Born the Cecil Democrat and Mlddletown
Transcript seem to be very confident that
the P. w. & B. Railroad Company will build
a railroad from Middletown to Elkton'
and do the Job in a very short time. Per
haps they have ample reasons for liking
their hopes so firmly. The object OF the
proposed enterprise is to make short cut
to Baltimore, and the inducement to make
this short cut is that our fruit may have
shorter journey to the Western markets
The distance from Middletown to Elkton
across Cecil county is only twelve miles,
whilst by rail, via Wilmington, 1t is over
forty miles. The building of railroad
across this short cut would therefore result
in saving of nearly thirty miles over the
present route. The experiment OF shipping
part of our fruit to the Western markets
last fall, has been the incentive to this
project, no doubt. As a passenger route
however, it would be of little utility
Most of the passenger travel between the
Peninsula and Baltimore is by boat.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-15

A PECULIAR LOVE MATCH.-Of the elderly
maiden who wanted to marry the fifteen
year old boy, gentleman from Panther
township says: She is well to do, owns a
thousand dollars worth of real estate, is
stout and blooming, and had hired the boy
who is fatherless, motherless, and guardian
less, to work on the farm and to attend to
the stock. She became attached to him.
and the boy came into town to get his
marriage license. Captain White told him
the law didn't give marriage licenses to
children. Next the woman came in, and
Captain White told her the law never mar.
ried old folks to children. After that the
neighbors talked so that the boy has gone
off and taken another place.-RaLeigI
~ C.) Ne,cs
Smyrna times., 1876-03-15

JoURSALIsrIc.-Th Wilmington Daily
Commercial, heretofore two-cent paper, has
reduced its size and put its price down to
one cent. Its publishers found that, how
ever popular their journal was, the public
at large could not afford to pay two cents
per day for it when the other dailies
could be had for half the price. Neither
could it afford, at its large size, TO 60 on
the market at less than two cents per COPY.
So, to meet the necessary demand for
cheap dailies, it has traced itself to the
size that enables it to sell as penny paper.
We think it acted wisely. In reducing its
size, however, it has not cut down its news
matter and other reading. In this respect
it is just as good as ever, apd that is saying
good deal.
We have received the first copy o
Christian Voices, new religious paper jus
started in Philadelphia. Rev. G. p Masden
pastor Of the Seventh st. Dutch Rerformet
Church, in that city, is the editor. In thi
case we take more than the casual lool
generally accorded to the pile Of exchange
that daily fall on our desk, because tn
editor is a Delawarean, and because th
paper has an attractive look. Mr.. NJ wa
raised at Staytonville, near Milford, W
believe, and was formerly a Methods
minister of rising prominence. He witt
drew from that denomination however /
accept the pastorate of the church abos
named, and now has large and liberl
congregation TO minister to- His aim is
publish a good weekly religious newspaper
unsectarian, progressive and devoted
social and domestic matters. He hits IL
mark very we'll, but the advertisement
seem TO have "loud look for paper
It's class, and the wares advertised appe
% Do intimately associated with the public
uon ofhce The paper is readable a,
attractive, though, for all that.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-15
MARYLAND ITEMS.

Greensborough made their pastor, Rev.
B. F. Price, a handsome donation visit last
week.
There are living near North East, in
Cecil county, twin brothers, Joseph and
William Dennison, in their 85th year.
Ex-Governor Groom of Elkton can never
have tin or wooden wedding, as he was
married on the 29th of February last
What pity!
The protracted meeting which has been
in progress at the NJ. E. Church in Milling
ton since the lst of January, closed on
Sunday night the 5th. 1t is thought to be
the greatest revival that has been in that
place since the days of the Rev. Mr.. Hous-
ton, some 40 years ago. SiXty-two CONVEX
sions are reported. Rev. w. NJ. Warner is
pastor.
A Change Proposed.-A petition is in cir
culation in Talbot county asking of the
Legislature the passage of law permitting
the appointment of any intelligent and
| responsible person to act as trustee for the
sale of real estate in chancery. As the law
now stands attorneys at law only can be
appointed by the circuit court, rule which
is regarded as arbitrary and unjust.
A Sickening Calamiy.-On Saturday the
4th inst, two little boys, aged about eight
and ten, and little girl aged six, children
of William C. Rambo, who lives in Cherry
Hill, Cecil co., went out in the field to burn
brush and sedge, when the little girl in
STOPPING to apply the torch touched with
her clothing blazing fire behind her, and
in moment all her clothing was enveloped
in flames. She Immediately started run
ming and screaming, and the little boys
badly burned themselves trying TO put the
fire out. The child's screams attracted the
attention of her mother, who ran to NEE
her, but at the sight of her little darlin.
burning before her eyes, was so overcome
that she fell several times in trying to reacl
her. Before she could get to her, the fenC
had done its work, and the child soon died
-EIktOn Democrat.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-15

A-telegram from Chicago says many per-
sons in that city have made affidavits show
ing the existence of a company organized
expressly for the purpose of furnishing wit
nesses and professional jurymen in any part
of the country, "to run cases and give such
testimony as is desired to bring about GER
tain end" The headquarters of this nefa.
rious organization are in Buffalo, but it is
said ramifications exist in Chicago, New
York, Philadelphia, Boston, Cincinnati, and
other cities, where there are regular agen.
cies, having a certain class of lawyers and
detectives connected with them.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-15

The Grand Division of the Sons of Tenn
perance of Pennsylvania have determined
to provide the means for supplying ice
water free of cost on the Centennial
grounds. A fountain is to be erected at
the intersection of Belmont and Fountain
avenues, about midway between Horticul.
tural Hall and the Catholic Fountain. A
wooden pavilion, with thirteen sides, rep.
resenting Greek temple, 25 feet in diam.
eter, and sc feet high, will be erected, en-
closing the fountain proposed, which will
he eight feet in diameter, and surrounded
by passage-way s feet wide. The fountain
will contain 26 seli-acting spigots, and will
be connected with a reservoir underground
which will be fed from Belmont reservoir
The tank will hold between 1000 and 5,OO(
gallons of water furnishing an almost un
limited supply of ice water.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-15

BELKNAP's PoLITICAL CoNNEcrIoNs.-
Belknap is not graduate of West Point,
and he was never in the regular army. An
interesting fact in connection with the
disclosures of his bribery by Marsh is that
everybody in the 'mux" except himself,
men and women, were all Democrats. His
wife's brothers were Confederates," serv-
ing in the Southern army. In 1870, one of
them was appointed post trader at Fort
Mcdowell, Arizona, and the known fact
of his having been in the rebel army made
no little comment. Another of them was
reported to have killed three men at Har-
rodsburg, Kentucky. Belknap, himself,
was Democrat before the war, was appoin-
ted a Collector of Internal Revenue, in
Iowa, by Andy johnson, (being then con-
sidered of no politics, but ready to take
Office from either side,) and was continued
in his place by President Grant, upon a
petition from both Democrats and Republi.
cans. His wife is the cousin Of George II.
Pendleton, of Ohio, the prominent Demo.
cratic candidate for the Presidency, who is
now in Washington in connection with the
Kentucky Central Railway scandal.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-15

There is bitter fight made against Sam.
Randall by the Wallace faction in Pennsyl
vania. Randall's friends are determined
that he shall head the delegation TO St.
Louls-as indeed, he ought, for he is the
only Democrat from PENNSYLVANIA who in
national affairs has in the last Is wears
risen above the dead level of mediocritv
The Wallace faction mean, if they can. 10
keep him off the delegation, and make his
exclusion conspicuous defeat. They are
also "setting up things - in his district to
deprive him OF denomination to Congress.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-15

HAVE You TRIED II2--We refer to that
most remarkable compound which almost
every one has tried, DIR. Morris Syrup of
Tar, Wild Cherry and Horehouni, for
Coug CHS, Colds, Blood-spitting, weak lungs,
Group, Whooping Cough, Asthma, Bron-
chitis and all diseases of the lungs or throat.
Probably no similar preparation ever before
so quickly found its way into public favor
as this. Its sale in our community is
simply enormous. Those who have been
disappointed in other so-called remedies,
are specially invited to try this. Be sure to
get the genuine DR.. Morris Syrup of Tar,
Wild Cherry and Horehound. There are
limitations in the market. Look out for
them. Trial size, 10 cents. Regular sizes
so cents and One Dollar.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-15

AN EXCEPTIONAL CoUPLE.-There is a man
living in Wilson, N. Carolina, fifty-four
years of age, who never owed cent to a
living soul in his life, and as the records
will show, was the first man for the past
thirty years to pay his taxes to the sheriff.
Thong hsa blacksmith and pillow maker by
trade, he cuts and makes his own clothing,
and when engaged at this work if there is a
call at the shop his wife goes to the anvil
and will shoe horse, brace pillow, upset am
axe, or perform any other job in the line
with as much skill as her husband.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-15

How TO GET INTo THE CENTENNIAL EX-
HIBITIoN.-All the newspapers are publish
ing this item:
The managers of the Centennial Expo
sition have agreed that the price of admis-
sion to the show shall be fifty cents, and
that that half dollar is to be paid with fifty
cent note, and nothing else. Ten five cent
pieces, two twenty-five cent notes, or five
ten cent notes will not secure your admis-
sion, any more than will a one dollar note
admit two or a two dollar note four.
One of the first objections urged against
this was that it would create corner in
so cent notes, but this is to be obviated by
the fact that there will be thirteen bran
ches of the Centennial National Bank, one
at each entrance, where your loose change
will be converted into 80 cent notes.
Persons entering will be obliged to go in
single file, the adults through one gate,
children through another. AS each one
enters their entrance is registered by a
turn-still they pass. There will be recei-
vers at the turnstill who will decide
whether the notes rendered for admission
are good or bad, and then drop them into
box. As each note goes into the box it
will register itself, and at night it is expec.
ted that the stile and note box registers
will agree; if not the receiver will be
denounced as crooked. There will also be
an entrance for those who hold complimen.
tary tickets, and employees.
The singular mode of paying for admis
sion has created considerable comment, but
the plan has been tried in other countries
at worlds fairs, and is said to have sue
ceeded admirable. There will be nC
trouble about fifty cent notes, as there will
be plenty of them. The admission paid Al
the gate will entitle person to visit all the
buildings without additional cost
Smyrna times., 1876-03-15

John w. Johnson, District Attorney at
Lancaster, Pa, was arrested on Monday and
held for a hearing on Saturday, on the
charge of having issued fraudulent natura-
lization papers in 1872. He was a member
of the Republican Central Committee at the
time. He was formerly City Solicitor, was
a member of the School Board, and was
elected District Attorney in 1874.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-15

The boasted economy of the Democratic
House was singularly wanting on Saturday,
when the publication of 100000 copies OF
the Agricultural Report was authorized
Bad as is this extravaganza it has the worse
feature of being probably an entering wed &c
for restoring the franking privilege. II
may, however, be doubted whether either
party is ready to brave the unpopularity
that would follow such a measure.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-15

A tornado in Missouri, on Friday evening,
demolished II houses in Elizabethtown, on
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad
Five persons were killed and several in
jured, some fatally. At Hasson, on the
same railroad, three dwellings and the rail-
way station were demolished, and three
persons killed. 1t is feared that great
damage was done elsewhere.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-15

Local elections were held on Saturday in
Maine. The Republicans carried Bangor,
Augusta, Belfast and Camden, making CON
siderable gain in the councils. Biddeford
was carried by the Democrats by reduced
majority. The Republican majority in Ban
gor was 325 against Democratic plurality
of 1874 last year.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-15

Specimens from so.called "shower of
fiesh," which fell recently in Bath county,
KY, have been submitted to Professor j.
Lawrence Smith, of Louisville, and he finds
them to be dried spawn of some reptiles,
probably frogs They We're doubtless car
ried into the air from ponds and swamps by
strong currents of wind. Similar pheno-
mena have not been of rare occurrence
in this and other countries.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-15

The latest accounts of the tornado at
Hazel Green, Wis, show that persons
were killed and about 12 seriously injured.
Twenty-Five buildings were levelled. Hazel
Green is a mining village, in the centre of
the lead diggings, II miles east of Dubuque /;
its population is about 1000.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-15

The Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections agreed on Saturday to report
favorably on Mr.. Morton's proposition for a
amendment providing that
the President and Vice President shall be
elected by direct vote of the people. Several
members of the committee reserved the
right to oppose the proposition in the
Senate
Smyrna times., 1876-03-15
Smyrna, DeH.,
"Wednesday Afternoon, March 10.

THE " TIMES - is published every Wednesday after
noon hv JosEpH H. HoFFEcKER, Editor and Proprie-
tor, at smyrna Delaware. :.
FERNS SUBSCRIPTION year $500 in advance OF
$3.50 not paid till the end of the year. NO paper
discontinued until all arrears paid-only at the
option of the Publisher. :.
ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at the rate OF
Seven Cents line for the first insertion subsequent
insertions Three-and a-halfcents AiberaidlseOun
made to quarterly, semiannual and yearly ADVERT
Smyrna times., 1876-03-15

TRorTINo IN 1S75.-A correspondent Of
Country Gentleman says: In examining the
list Of 2.30 horses for the year 1875 it will
be seen that SO per Gent. of all are browns
and bays, 20 per cent. chestnut, l6 per cent.
gray, and per cent. black. Also So per
cent. geldings, 33 per cent mares, and IL
per cent. stations. Or, to put it in another
form, there are twice MS many fast male
horses as female, and for every stallion that
trots fast there are three mares and Eve
geldings. There were 1856 horses and 904
heats trotted in 230 as compared with 1856
horses and sol heats the previous year,
being 20 per cent more horses as against
only l3 per cent. more heats, or a less
average Of heats per horse.
The number Of sires per horses trottinp
in 2.30 during the year 1875 was 162. Not
10 per cent. of these sired more than one
performer. OF all who sired more than
one, two-scvenths are Hambletonians ol
all who sired more than TIVE, three.seventh,
are Hambletonians, and Of all who sired
more than three, all are Hambletonians
Hambletonian and his son Volunteer hav
ing sired FIVE each.