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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-18
LOCAL NEWS

WEATHER PRoBABIL1TIEs.-Wa Var Depart.
naent, Office ofh,e Chief Signal Officer, Wash
rugton, d. g., .Sept'r. IS. lS76-lO:3o AIN
For the middle States southeast to southwest
winds and falling followed by rising barometer
cloudy or rainy followed by cooler clearing
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-18

7 AIDES FINE WALKING BOOTS at
- WADDEl'S, "a King st.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-18

4 LARGE stock OF HEAVY GOODS suit
"A able for the country, to which we invite
the special attention of country mel '1ants, rs
they will DO sold worry low for money, h "AD-
DEl'S, a King street. sep u
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-18

DY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST
- executed BIZ Wesley Makely, dated jsnu
sry 9th, 1874, and Of record in the Clerks OF
flee of Alexandria city, the undersigned, the
trustee therein named, upon tho request of the
creditor secured by said deed will sell, BY pub
lie auction, for Cash, on tho premises on l U Ed
DAY, the 9th day of Oct1bor, 1876. at twelve
o'clock m, the property conveyed TO him by
ssid deed Of trust to wit: TWO BRICK I'm
HOUSES, on Duke street, AlcAandrla, -AsllL
Va, known rs Nos. 227 and 22)
aug % WITS L. y. TEBBETS, Trustee
Smyrna times., 1876-08-02

IT IS all well enough for the Democrats
to talk reform, but they can mover convince
the country that they mean what they say
so long as they act as they did last week in
Congress. A contested election case was
before tho House, Mr.. Platt, Republi-
can, was contesting the seat of Mr.. Goode,
the Democratic Representative from Nor
folk. Va. There was said to be the strongest
kind of evidence that the seat really be-
longed TO Platt, and when the case was
before the Committee on Elections, Mr.
Thompson, Of Massachusetts,, one OF the
Democratic members Of that Committee,
insisted that the seat should be awarded to
him. Mr.. Thompson told the Committee
, that the awarding of the seat to Goode was
one of the boldest outrages upon con-
testant and upon the legal voters of Con
grcssional district ever perpetrated." Yet,
when the case came up for final action in
yhe House, the Democrats, or a majority OF
them, awarded the seat to the man who
Illegally sat in it. Mr.. Platt however came
within q few votes of justice. Had six more
Democrats voted fsr him no would have
gained the seat. Six Democrats who could
not emancipate themselves from party
slavery, voted on the wrong side. So much
for Democratic reform.
Smyrna times., 1876-08-02

In the Dover NJ. E. Church on Sunday
week, GO probationcrs were admitted to
full membership i'll the cm'"ch with very
impressive religious ceremonies. OF the
Az probationers converted last winter, l3l
were endorsed for full membership, the /
others having joined elsewhere, for the
most part. Not one Of the l42 was named
as unworthy Of fellowship. Another ad-
mission of mombcrs viii be made in Sep,
tomber
MEAN FoOD FOR THE pRIsoNEEs.-At the
New Castle Jail thero arc now about 100
prisoners. A Jio~1.y UcroH corrcspon-
dent has visited the institution, and his
report of its conduct is far from Aattcring
TO Sheriff Lambson. The prisoners "get
on each day (cxcopt Sunday in the morn
ing bread and water, beef and soup for
dinner, and for supper they get nothing
at all. Tho soup is worry weak, and only
Gt for hogs, 50 that it is often refused 10y
the hungry m!sorables;' the beef Is
tainted and the coffee is colorcd water an,
| nolasscs Their Sunday fare consists oI
this coNco and Tread twico day. The
prisoners have frequently made complaint
against the fare they receive, anl foi tEi,
the doors arc locked against them, and
they receive no breakfast the morning
after the complaint is made. On the eighth
day Of last month they arose en- lnasse ant
demanded that if the food was not i'm
proved they would reciyc nothing at all
| This had the desired effect, and since thai
time the food has been much better" Tho
Sheriff receives forty cents per day for I'll;
board Of each prisoner. and it is positively
| assorted that such food as has been furnish
cd has not cost fifteen cents per day! Thi
would leave nice little pcrquistc Of s.,
per day TO the entcrpris;rc Sheriff:
Smyrna times., 1876-08-02

TRAMPs.-Some of our people hereabouts
are disposed to hold our peach orchards
responsible for the tramp nuisance. They
seem inclined to take the tramps word for
it that he has come to pick peaches. But
hundreds Of places, as guiltless Of peach
orchards as Delaware is of peach profits,
are suffering far more than we from this
intolerablc pest. Our afiiction is luxu-
rious freedom in comparison with some Of
the Western States, if we may judge from
the reports We see in our exchanges. We
read in one of our New York dailies that
last week the little city of Bloomington,
Illinois, was nearly ovcrrun. A thousand
tramps came into the place in one day, and
an extra police force had to be called out
to provide against any disturbances. Rock
Island, another place in the samo State, had
quite as great an influx, day or two after
wards. The tramps came from Chicago, it
IS said. And New England is quito as bad
as tho West. They rove there in drovcs.
Therefore, taking it ali in all, we have come
TO the conclusion that our swarm of tramps
are but as the squad to the army, in com
parison with other less favored localities.
Our peach orchards have nothing to DO with
it; there is hardly square mile of territory
in any of the well-settled States that is not
under the foot Of the professional tramp.
Smyrna times., 1876-08-02

until he routed the Mayor and his police
and crippled a number of other Democrats.
lie told some very plain truths to his party
friends and insisted that it was bungling
job that the work and payment should stop
at this juncture. He said the council was
responsible for it and the city would lose
by it, whilo the Republicans would profit
from it,. Somehow we infer that there was
something more than gas in his harrangue,
or else such heavy fire wouldn't have been
opened on him from his own camp.
Smyrna times., 1876-08-02
,C1221I1-l1n. DPI

TIE TIMES is published every Wednesday after
noon bv JOSEPH II. HoFFECKER, Editor and Proprie-
tor, al Smyrna Delaware
MS-SUBsCRIPTIoN-One year 800 in advance, or
$3.50 if not paid till the end of the year. No paper
discontinued until all arrears paid-Ony at the
option of the Publisher.
ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at the rate OF
Seven Cents aline for the rstinscrtion subsequent
insertions Threeaud a-halfcents. Aliberal discount
made 10 quarterly semi-annual and yearly advertl-
Sers.
Smyrna times., 1876-08-02

Col. Douglass at Clayton, has introduced
a new feature in the shipment of peaches.
Instead of consigning all the peaches
shipped through his agency to one firm
(the custom with others) lie has divided
his consignments with some seven or eight
reliable Commission Houses, thereby dis.
tributing the fruit, so that no one house
may receive moro than it can give proper
attention to. Daily reports of actual sales
made by each merchant are placed on file
in his office, all of which sales arc for the
inspection of all his shippers. This is Ger
tainly greatly to the advantage of growers
as it bcgets healthy, active competition
among the commission firms, and the ox
hbit of sales of all tho marks clcarly and
fairly enlighten growers as to who obtain,
the best prices. We commend the Colone
and his new system to fruit grower,
generally.
Smyrna times., 1876-08-02

MARTIN FARRELL seems to be the coming
man in Wilmington. He has kept the city
in furore for the past fortnight or so, and
made the daily newspapers pay for unim-
portant kilograms about the movements of
the working men in Wilmington. lie is
-four dealer, a city councilman, and the
Gaeettc says a demagogue, but we have not
the same provocation for making the latter
assertion that the Gazette has. He is the
man to organize bread riots and then hold
the Mayor and his police at bay while he
talks to his crowd Of followers and tells said
mayor over and over again that he (Farrell)
IS a sober man. lie is the man that gave the
Governor a hard struggle to keep from
calling the Legislature together, and made
city solicitor Cummins search the law to see
If more money couldn't be squeezed from
the empty city treasury to give the working
men work. lie is a Democrat struggling
for men of his own party against the leaders
Of his own party. lie is a man who wants
the city to give working men work, pro
vided the working men are Democrats. In
short, he seems to be the fussiest man in
Wilmington.
1t is generally known that that city is
building a reservoir or basin to furnish a
more adequate water supply. It has been
under construction for two years, or such q
matter, and all the money appropriated tc
build it, $350,000, has been u.. Con
sequently, work on il .At
about 200 men are thereby thrown out o
employment. Mr.. Farrell insists that al
this is wrong. Hesays the city should keel
these laborers (nearly all Democrats) EN-
ployed, and he called a meeting Of th
laborsrs to demand work. A hundred o
two assembled in the meeting and Nj
Farrell addressed them. This gave rise t
the report that $500 laborers of Wilmingto
had assembled in tho city hall and dt
manded work or bread. 1t wasn't so, bu
the people throughout the country though
it was. Finally Mr.. F. promised his 70
lowers work and then couldn't give it I
them. Then the city promised them an
could only give them one or two day
shoyeling. And thus things went on I
fever heat between promise and disappoin
ment until last Friday night, when matte
eliminated in another meeting, with NJ
Farrell at the head of it. Farrell mounte
the rostrum in the city hall to speak, whe
the Mayor marched in at the head of TWEEN
policemen and said the meeting must sto
But Martin Farrell told him no, and i
sisted that the citizens had right
assemble in the hall that belonged to Il
city and that the Mayor nor no other ms
had right to drive them out. So Il
Mayor and Martin stood on the rostru
together and jawed at each other, while Il
people and the police looked smilingly o
until finally the Mayor had to surrende
and then Martin talked as he never talk,
before. He talked for nearly two hours
Smyrna times., 1876-08-02

Quite celebrated character died in
Talbot county few days ago His name
was Henry Miller, and he was 94 years old.
The Easton Star says he was Frenchman
was with the Emperor Napoleon /. when
he invaded Russia; was in the retreat from
Moscow, and fought in the battle Of Water.
loo. After emigrating to this country, he
lived many years in Kentncky, but re.
moved to Talbot county, Maryland, some
fifteen or twenty years ago. lie was man
OF excellent character and much ntelli.
genee. He was q Mason, and perhaps the
oldest Mason in the country, having Joined
the fraternity in France when n young
man.
Smyrna times., 1876-08-02

SHOOTING AFFAIR.-Hard 10 hiW-Last
Saturday evening, about 81 o'clock, young
negro man of this town, named Jim Viney,
was shot in the face by another negro,
named Joe White, on Main st., opposite
Col. Davis's. A crowd Of negroes, most of
them drunk, were quarreling, and the
shooting resulted from this squared. White
ran and there has been no effort made to
arrest him since that night, it seems. He
lives near the Hoffeclser Mills. The pistol
ball entered just under Viney's right eye,
and DR.. Swinney, his physician, thinks part
of it is back somewhere in his skull, but the
man seems to be doing well, notwithstand
ing the supposed dangerous character oi
the wound. Another part Of the bullet
| lodged in his cheek, the DIR. says, and was
cut out, but it fell in his mouth, and wher
the DIR. felt in his mouth for it it was gone
The impression is that the negro swallowed
| it, whilst under the influence Of the ether
With a pistol ball scattered around through
his person in such manner as indicated
it would be natural TO infer that tn,
wounded man would be critically injured
but he does not seem to be. The indica
tions now are that he viii not even loos'
the sight Of his eye. Yet the pistol wa
held SO close to his face as to pnncture hi
skin with the powder.
Smyrna times., 1876-08-02

Sd. Tolson has just received a nice line
Of White Goods, as well as Linens, Grass
Cloths, &C., which he is offering very low.
Please call and examine.
Smyrna times., 1876-08-02

A BAD CAsR.--A serious stabbing affair
occurred in Wilmington last Saturday night.
A man named VIM. Hazard marched up
the street in company with notoriously
lewd woman, apast his own residence,
whilst his wife was seated in the doorway.
She followed him and induced him to come
back, but when she and Hazard reached
their home he pushed her violently in the
door. The wife's two sons by former hus-
band, named Pierson, then came TO their
mothers rescue, when Hazard stabbed
both Of them severely with pocket knife.
He then started to escape but was arrested
and is now in New Castle Jail. Hazard is
but a young man himself, whilst she is at
least 25 years his senior. Being widow
before she was married and having two
sons but little younger than her husband,
and all living together, it is not unaccount.
able that domestic infelicity ensued.
Smyrna times., 1876-08-02

SEAsoHArLE IIyTs.-A correspondent Of
the Germantown Telegraph gives the follow
ing
Herbs should all be cut from time to
time, just as they arc coming into bloom.
Spread them out to dry in shaded place,
and as soon as dry pack them away i'll paper
bags, labelling each distinctly, to avoid
trouble when they are needed.
Strawberry beds, as soon rs they have
done fluiting, should be thoroughly weedod
out, and the present paths or spaces deeply
spadod. If The plants ara kept in hills then
work the ground all among them.
Dahhas require care this month. # You
want the best flowers, tic the rising plants
to stake, removing all but Il single stem,
and if thcy show flowers ere the weather
becomes cool, rcmoya the bud. II you
want a protusion Of blooms rather than
particular forms, then peg down all the
branches and head back .thc leader. thus
forming q mass, which, if carefully att'Id-
ed, soon becomes very effective. The best
manure cr sttnulant 10 growth that We
have ever used is soap,uds water, and cham.
| bcrlye mixed, four Of the former t. one ot
the latter.
Creeping plants such as honey sucEir.,
wiStaria-, poriploca, cicmGtis virginica, &c,
require to hc occasionally gone over ut this
season. trained, tied and an occasional
shoot nipre,l in to keep them neat and
rive strength to the remainder.
! Carnations and picota pinl>s shouid now
/ bc !aycrcd. Bend the branches down, cat
/ on the upper instead Of The under side. Pc
it carefully, cover an inch deep with sh&rl
sandy loan. then mulch with some ncat
/ material tha, viii not be blown aside by til,
/ f,st wind.
Smyrna times., 1876-08-02

A diamond ring which lady had lost
while bathing in the surf at Falmouth was
recovered by means of dredge made Of
fine wire netting,
Smyrna times., 1876-08-02

THE BLACKBIRD CAMP, four miles from this
town, is now in progress, and is one of the
largest encampments ever held in that
woods. There are 50 tents. The weather
has been unfayorable all the time, and Sun
day was a blank day for tho bread STALL
boarding tents and food pen. The man
ayers are disposed to stick the weather
out, however, and we are authorized by C.
Ferguson, Sec'y of the Board, to announce
that the camp will continue over next
Sunday. Rev. Mr.. Morell, an eloquent
minister from New Jersey, is to preach next
Sunday morning and DR.. Matlack in the
afternoon. The preaching has been excel
lent. Bishop Scott and Revs Morell, Cald
/ well, Combe, Matlack, Z. Davis and J. v
Smith have ofiiciated, in connection with
the pastor in charge, Rev. Mr.. Carroll
| Yesterday afternoon Rev.P P. .Combe preached
two hours on temperance, to large audi
ence, who were especially pleased with the
discourse. The following members of the
Smyrna congregation have tents j. Var
Winklc, Thos Davis, A. L. CULLEN, P. S
Collins young ladies tent, A. L. Hudson
Sam'l j. Reynolds, Enoch Turner, Thoma
Middleton, Z. Norris, Jonathan Jester, I
D. Hamilton, VIM. Nelson, j. +. Williams
Smyrna times., 1876-08-02

Mr.. Sankey has gone to Saratoga Spring
with his family, and after leaving thom
there will proceed to Boston, where he
thinks Of residing permanently His voice,
instead of being impaired by past efforts, is
stronger than ever. His attendance at
campmoetings has been eagerly sought,
but no has declined all invitations,
believing that il was better to spend the
Summer in rest and recuperation than TO
imperil his voice and ondanger his health
10y participating in opsn.air meetings.
Smyrna times., 1876-08-02

The NEW Towx HALL IT AyEn.-Thi.
elegant structure is now complete In
beauty Of design it surpasses anything of its
kind in the state. Constructed of brick
and dark marble it is as permanent as it is
charming. The English architects have
adorned il, in subdued colors, which please
without tiring the eye. Dr. J. c. Aver,
built and gave it to the town in acknowl-
edemcnt of the distinction they conferred
upon him in taking his name. Although
wishes of whole people are of greater
value. and the generous donor has doubt
less secured them.-Grotoa lass. Jop7u
Smyrna times., 1876-08-02

The Philadelphia STR says that one
thing difficult of comprehension is, that
American beef is slaughtered here, ship
ped to London every week in the rcfrige
rator apartments of the ocean steamers
and sold in that city at onc-half the price
of British beef, while the same article COM
mands in our American markets the prices
that ruled during the war. Why beef
meats, and in fact meats of all kinds, should
maintain these high figures, when almost
every other necessary of life has undergone
decided shrinknge, is Il problem which
has hitherto remained unsolved. Will
somebody attempt solution?
Smyrna times., 1876-08-02

WIFE MURDER IN LANCASTER, PA.-Mrs.
Pannel was shot and killed by her husband,
James F. Pannel, at Lancaster, on Friday
evening of last week. Pannel had been
employed at the Centennial as a carpenter.
but came home on the 3rd of July and
beat his wifo in shameful manner. and
threatened to kill her. lie again went to
Philadelphia, and returned on the evening
of the 2lst, went to the residence of his wife,
and deliberately murdered her. Pannei
was arrested. He is n native of Hartford
county, Md, is respectfully connected, and
has hitherto borne good character.
Smyrna times., 1876-08-02

THE CaNrENNIAI.-FAc cooler weather
oiiua- the Centennial attendance steadily
up Tor week it hns increased more than
q thousand day. You will say this IS not
much, perhaps. Well no.-Lut It is better
than have il 60 the other way, ~ it dill
desperately from the 9Th to the both Of
July. Those two weeks will stand in
unenr!ablo prominence in tho history Of
tac Centennial enterprise. But let u sec
WIN: thi- present advance is worth. On
viii have run exactly half its course. 4
slight calculation, based Oh the table Of
receipts up to last evening shows that an
average of $1,000 day for the rcmainng
10 working days must be taken if the
receipts for the first three months are to be
! 81 100000.
Smyrna times., 1876-08-02

- II.-@ I.-- ION 40 --.--IuV I,.'-0I.s
take the little trouble it requires to make
this common dish palatablc In the first
place carefully remove thc poeliugs. either
after scallinG ;he tru... or with a knife ii
time docs not allow Of thc;g becoming per,
fcot.y cold before being used. Only per
tccJly ripe tomatoe. should ever be eaton
raw. Slice thin, and sprinkle generously
with salt, more ~par.nely with black pepper,
and 70 a Dish holding one quart add l.sht
tablespoonful OF sugar to give a piIuant
ze~t to tie whole Lastly, add q gill OF best
c.der vinegar: although, L you would have
a G.,h yet bct.rr su.tod to please al oiicul-
.an palate, yoU may ada . tcaspoouful ot
mae !austagd and two tablosloonerul q
] va -Nctt C.aAm.
Smyrna times., 1876-08-02

Tho international Boat Races in Phila.
delphia, to take place on the regular
Schuylkill course, above Columbia Bridge
from the oath to 2Sth of August, are likely
to be the great events. of the summer.
One foreign crew has arrived several
others of like character are expected, and
various leading American Colleges, includ-
ing the victorious Cornell, will take part.
WorlImen arc already erecting grand
stands along tho river. Tho prizes are of
the most handsome and costly description.
1t is believed that nearly a dozen crews
will enter for the main college race.
Smyrna times., 1876-08-02

DoNE>ric HErIrTs.- U't'rnao. H.l
.frr.--P.,rr OF ii" outside green rihd,
and lay il in cold water for foUr hours;
thnn change the water, and put it on to
boil. There should be enough OF this fresh
aator to coyar the fruit well Is soon rs
it i.as boiled five minutes take it off and
Iut tEa lind in ginger ;c2, where it mu.t
lcnl,;u all night. The next morning ~; il
Oh in fresh ginger tea, and let it bo.. until
You can run a straw through tho pieces.
Take the rind out of the tea and Gu; it into
small pieces III inch or two in length. Add
the iuicc and r;nd Of four lemons, and
some sliced white raca-cinger for ONE large
melon. Put one pound Of sugar to one
pound of f7ui;, and boi ti:cm together for
On" hour The lemon peel should ho cut
thin, ard bo;lcd with The ri2d in ..ager
! tea. Carefully remove the -ccds from ti...
Ices Of lemon, lest a bitter taste be i'm
parted TO the preserve
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-02-25
For Comtu Commissioner.
+. II. STONE.
To the Voters of this County.
ST. JOHNNETET CENTRE.

Thu~. persons y lao were al the Coun-
- Temperance Convention last >atur-
day. and who heard the report made 10y
County commissioner. /. II. stone.
must have come I" the conclusion If
they did not know it hefore-tlIat h.
Wa the night KIND Of a man /" I'LL that
.tiir.. And a. the Convention SaW 1T
to rt-nomimntt him. it bth"oNe> the
TEMPERANCE voters of THE, County 10 ste
that he j. elected.
We speak Of this matter now. hecau,e
II = tut "a few day To the election. If
Nj. stone l. not elected. some man i'll
the liquor interest viii lie. Nj. stone =
action III regard to the Hardwick ageu-
c,. ha> stirred up AL opposition. some
temperance people MAY lie mleled 10y 1t.
II will ht remembered that i'll hi> re
port. MI stone SAID thai the admissions
of the Hardwick agent to him were suf-
ticIcut cause for ms REMOVAL. even II he
had Dot rccciN ed the sworn dtfddNlt> OF
81, eral persons who had frequently
drank with INN the agent at hi request
out Of the towns liquors. and had seen
him ltht agent drunk several times.
10 ~ foit.uArued j. /" lac fore'umed.
Let the temperance men all carry Il bal
lot fnl T. II. Stone tui count! c"mnli>-
>ioner. at the March meeting
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-02-25
.dltnr nffAr CnLcdonian

10 the tGtt0r Of the CGtedoH'GH
DEAR SIR some ore who reported
fo, your uauer my remarks Oh school
,,.- H. I... ,,..,.-i,.,, .
tht 3Iate td'n'Is -4NN''O ~ iol' repre-
sehted me a. not advocating corporal
punishment. The report 50 far was H.
co,.,acr The oues1ior und4r disc.ssio,
w.
""N i'''' an '' '''A' =" 'i'i'i '' it-
ePec' l"i a"'hoi"! among the pupils OF
Oul schools
The following l. an abstract written
l,, r,,....It -, RI. ,i,,. ot ub., did
say vi me q"te''"u
Respect. like love. l. not i'll itself IL
Toe compelled. 1t flows from qualities