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Smyrna times., 1876-03-01

WHY THE APPROPRIATION WAS NOT MADE
FOR THE Duck CREEK BR1DGE.-Says the
DelaVarean:
Although an act of the General Assem-
bly, directs the Court to make an appropria-
ton for this purpose, the apparent useless
ness of the bridge, except for accommoda-
tion of three or four farms, and the large
amount of money to build it X doubt
less influenced majority of the Court to
regard an appropriation, to say the least, as
inexpedient."
What has the Levy Court got to do with
all this. 1t is its duty to obey the laws un-
der which it acts, not to judge of their fit
ness or expediencys The law is none the
less binding because this Court or any
other body thinks it useless. Two Legisla-
lures, composed of thirty members, have
enacted and re-enacted this law, and the
Levy Court of one county has obeyed it,
all because they thought it ought to be, we
suppose. Yet this little political machine,
composed of nine members, seems wiser in
its own coneeit than all the Legislatures
that can enact laws for it to execute. 1t
seems to be law unto itself" the power
behind the throne greater than the throne
ITSELF" 1t issurely setting nice precedent
for legally constituted body like this is to
violate any law it is not inclined to execute.
How long will it take us to run into anarchy
if we all follow the example?
But it is not so that the bridge would
only benefit three or four farms. It
would benefit hundreds of people, and this
Unlawful set know 1.-THE majority. We
are not inclined to harp on the subject con-
tinually, however.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01
MARYLAND ITEMS

oI lie money order business of Easton post
once amounts to nearly $4,000 a month.
GTreensborough is going to build an
academy. The contract has been awarded.
A family in Cecil have a dog said to be
=? years old. Pass him up to the Centen-
nial.
Denton Jail is being improved bv lining
the cells inside with two inch white OAK
lumber.
A national bank is to be Organized at
Centrevllle with capital of 100000. The
bank will commence business the first of
June next.
The " Centennial Tableaux" " and sumner.
Tor the Episcopal chapel, at Millinaton,
which came Oft last week, were quite a sue.
cess, the net amount realized being $I56.
Several gentlemen lave purchased the
propeller Otire of the Old Dominion Steam
snip company and intend to put her on
tne route from Baltimore to Wye and Miles
rivers. -''eS
Ex-Governor Groome, of Elkton. was
married yesterday to Miss Alice Edmund.
son, OF Baltimore. The welded nortv inn.
mlediIately started on tour through the
South. ''ie
Two men named Perdue and Dennis
two old topers, last week got into figbt ot
Powellsville, Wicomico county, over n deod
mother-in-law's estate, amounting to about
$40, when Perdue cut Dennis throat with
pocket knife. The wounded man will
recover.
Peninsula Wmtering Grounds for Racers
The fredericksburg Courier is informed that
parties in Baltimore have Negotiated for
the use of the Dorchester County Fair
drounds, near that town, as a winter
quarters for both runners and trotters and
that a large house will be built and oil oIi
necessary Improvements made. y"
Prolific Hens-A lady in this town has 1e
hens which have laid 2,09O eggs since az
hrst day of March last, hatched and raisad
ioO chickens, and are still going. These
eggs, at 70 cents dozen, would brine $50
20, 70 say nothing about the chickens TLa |
eed ior these hens cost $3.50, which shows
Pfoht OF W.. 42.75.--'SaLsbay Adrertiser.
Badly Biuncd--A colored woman nomed
Lizzie Islzz Pembrook, living at Beaver Dams
queen Annes CO., was standing before the fire
IN Thursday last, when her clothes tool feo
ma before it could be extinguished She yvas
,adly burned. In her efforts to extinou;sb
ne flames she got against the bed Which
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01
WAS IT SOUABpLE?-Tbe Peninsula

Was IT A SoUABBLE ?--The Peninsula
papers are publishing the following item:
"The Centreville Observer has been re-
quested by the Queen Anne's Railroad off.
Gals TO say that the railroad squabble
spoken OF last week by the Smyrna TIMES
never took place. There was some disagree
ment between the two companies in regard
TO the use OF the Queen Annes track bv
the Kent company, but nothing amounting
to a squabble."
Well, the long and short of the matter is
this: Mr.. Biggs, President of the Queen
Anne's Company, wanted the Kent road to
pay him S4OO for the use of a few yards of
the Queen Anne's track which the Kent
trains have to run over at Massey's. but
there Is a law regulating such charges in
Maryland, and this law prevented Mr.. BIS
Company from being as hard on the Kent
as 1t would like to be. By the law Mr.. B.
was entitled to but $40, instead of $4OO, and
so, was all he got. Now Mr.. B. goes be.
fore the Maryland Legislature and asks
that body to repeal the law that prevents
ms Company from extortioning upon the
hent, but it seems he is likely to be foiled
m the repeal as he was in the extortion.
One eof the members of the Legislature from
Queen Anne's writes to the Observer +bo+
there Is no chance whatever of getting the
law repealed. So Mr.. B. can't annoy the |
Kent management as much as he seems
desirous OF doing. He is compelled to be |
more just than seems convenient for his
spite He may regard it as a great mis-
fortune that he should thus be prevented
from hampering the Kent road until he
brings it under his subjection, but he will
only have to make the most of his misfor-
tune.
Now then, the matter can be called q
squabble or not, just as the OJserrer
likes. If the rose will be more fragrant by
another name, why call it what YOU please
but we think Mr.. B. finds it on a vsrv
thorny bush.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01

DELAwARE's CENTExxIAL LIeHr-P,bEc
heet'4g 1aa 4 al the Tom. HaA-It is proposed
that Delaware present a Centennial lamn
post to go in front of Memorial Hall Tp
this end public meeting will be held in
this town on Wednesday evening newt
March Sth, land at Dover on Tuesday
evening" to consider the matter. The most
10 be known as the Colonial Lamp POST ~
20 be solid bronze, liz feet high. with large
nigure to represent Delaware. which ficrre
Is 10 be surrounded by thirteen medalions
70 represent the signers of hundred wears
ago; IL IS to be erected by the Centennial
Light Association, which asks Delaware -.
pay Tor the post only. The cost will he
aoout one cent per man, if every man in
I.e .ne state were to contribute. Parties con.
orloutlng on.n one dollar will be given certifi.
cate emitting them to all the privileges of
the Association. s. P. Bancroft. Of Phila,'
General Agent Of the Light Association. IA
natiye OF Dover will conduct the meetinS,
which will be free, Of course. He will
bring a large painting of the post which
will be worth seeing. pO''' "'''H
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01

SHOE MANUFACTORY.-Mess r.. NJ. &W
|. johnson are making positive arrange.
ments to commence the manufacture of
shoes in Smyrna about the first of Anril
They have secured the services of one Of
the most intelligent foremen in Phila.. and
propose to run "team," each on machine
and handmade shoes, making a specially
OF the latter for fine custom work. There
being no shoe factory on the Peninsula
south OF Wilmington, we see no reason why.
with location, labor, living and rents favor,
able, together with proper management.
the enterprise should not prove successful
and our citizens should give it their warmest
encouragement.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01

The Centennial Exhibition will be the
largest and most complete the world has
ever seen. To say nothing of the count
less throngs of our own people who will be
ever present from opening to close, more
foreigners of distinction and substance will
be there, from time to time, than now come
to the whole of America in any ten years.
is there to be no place upon the grounds
which shall be known as Delaware's house =?
Is the State, the little sister of the old th;r.
teen, with all her splendid revolutionary
fame, and bright record upon the pages of
the country's civil history, to be without
some place of her own where her sons and
daughters can meet and exchange greetings
at the arriva. Of her Centennial Year, as
well as that Of the great Nation she was
the first to lead into Public Society? 1t
must not be! There must be an dmple roof
tree at Paramount, under which you may
SIT, and IN pleasant converse recount the
past OF your state and country, and ex-
change sentiments of encouragement with
respect to their future. 1t must not be
SAID that the patriotism of the people of
Delaware IS controlled by the passion of
avarlce--tor all know that your means are
ample to accomplish anything vou really
wish, and that, on many occasions. far less
worthy they are brought forth without
stunt or murmer. Come forward, then.
iellow-citizens, do each one his part. and
help us, as the patriotic firemen of Will
mlngton are doing, to erect upon the Cen
tennai! grounds a building that will be
worthy Of you as Delawareans, and save our
people from the modification that surely
VIII await US all if our State should moi krcD
house there as well as her sisters.
by order OF the State Commissioners.
j. 2. COMEGYs, President.
LEANDER f. RIDDLE, Secretary.
February %, 1876.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01

LOCAL PERsoNAL.--,J. B. Cooper q Brother
OF tnls town, have dissolved partnership
Mr. 4. V. Cooper retiring by reason of III
healtl. This firm, one of the strongest and
0ldest IN our community, has long been
lamlllarand popular with us, and the earnest
wish for the speedy recovery of the Junior
member is universally expressed
Our two oldest citizens have recently
passed their birthday anniversaries-Mr
Ann Denny Giving with he son-in-Iaw.
Col u. w. Cummins,) who entered her
nlnety-ninth year in January and "Antv"
Buck, who entered her ninety-sixth wear
on the goth ofNFebruary. Both are eniov-
ing good health, though Anty's faculties
are somewhat impaired, particularly her
hearing. Mrs. Denny's constitution is
remarkable. Few, if any, in the commu-
nifty take life with more vim or zest than
she. Recently she has made dress for
herself, we are informed, and is always
6usily employed, mostly in knitting. We
hope we have not wounded her well.known
quaker modesty in thus naming her. On
one occasion before we referred to her ACE
but withheld the name, and in few days
we received five letters 1--WE think it was
hve) from parties anxious to know the
name.
Mr. Bowers, from New Jersey, purchaser
OF the Beck farm, at Clayton, has taken I'D
his residence thereon.
Rev; +. NJ. Chatham, now filling the NJ.
H. pulpit IN Chestertown, Nd, expects to
locate and has rented house in this town.
III health compels him to rest his energies.
-, VIM, G. Hill has opened his office at
CI'ytoh TO deal IN grain, fruit, &c.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01

81, FIRE AT ELLENDALE.-One night last week
Ine I'M dwelling house and stables owned bv
w. Is. Tomlinson and Robinson. EllendaIc.
sussex county, were set on fire and burned
to the ground. The tenant of the bonse
had just moved out and his successor had
not moved in. The property was insured
about two weeks ago, by Mr. Tominson. in
the Kent County Company, and Mr.. Robin.
son, not knowing that the property was in
Sqred' subsequently took out a policy in n
New Castle County Company. This will
yltIate both policies and the property will
oe total loss to the owners. The burning
oi property by incendiaries has become
very common of late in some sections of
thls county, and some man has got to be
strung up before this villainous crime can
be checked.-Sussec Journal
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01

Church people in Philadelphia were much
interested n last week in the conservation of
key. VIM. r. Nicholson, d. D., as a Bisbon
OF the Reformed Episcopal Church. The
ceremony was performed on Thursday
evening at the Second Reformed Church.
on SAMSON street above 22d. Bisbon Cum,
mlnS consecrated the new prelate. Bisbon
Cheney being also present. Bishop Cnm.
mlnS Is Bishop of the South. stationed ot
louisville, and Bishop Cheney has iuris,lic.
ton the Northwest and is stationed ot
Chicago. Bishop Nicholson is Missionary
BISHOP, and has jurisdiction over all the
Middle States. He was elected last Nav ot
the Chicago Council. The Reformed m0ve.
ment, which was at first so ridiculed Inv
Eplsc!o1palians, seems to gather STRENGTH
steadily. The new church has already six
churches in Philadelphia, and another is
now now beng organized in West Philadelnbia
The Methodists seem to have necnliar
&lilIlation n! for the movement. Bisbon
Nicholson N was formerly a Methodist and
b!ishop Simpson was present at his consecra. .
dist clergymen. -1e'"o-
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01

CoRNERED.-The hard-money Democro+s
begin to realize their situation. The Con.
Gus committee is still wrestling in vain
with the effort at harmonizing" oil and
water. The infationists and repudiotors in
that party are in earnest. do not Weld q
halr breadth, and will inevitably DRAG the
party down to ruin unless the c,rFanov
question can be settled and put out of The
"ay before the nominating conventions are
neid- Every attempt to compromise with
tnem has failed, although in these efforts
tne hafd,money Democrats have zone so far
as 70 shake public confidence in their sin.
cerity. For weeks there was a desnorate
ehort 70 make 1t appear that there was No
real disagreement. Again ..- .-..,, ,ro
were soiemnly informed by veraciolIs Dem.
ocratlc reporters that not single Dem.
ocrstie infiationist could be found in Con.
gresS- Yet the gulf which separates tho
Two elements remains as wide and deem os
ever; the prolonged sessions of tbe coi,o,,s
committee will doubtless result in two re.
ports, with the committee almost eonaIIv
aivided and the hard-money men. outvoted
IN caucus, must surrender or holt The
vote ON Mr.. Holman's resolution showed
.hat nearly two-thirds of the Democrats
we're ready to follow him. The unbannv
d-noney Democrat, who has tried in
saln 70 barter away nearly all his eonvic.
s,vnsi y, begins to see that he must sIIrrender
t;as ,,,,s % mllnout reserve, or break from party
~ elSe anu night for his principles in defiance
~@''S's olctation.-N. Y. Tribune.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01

POSITIVELY THE BEsr.-D,. Nfor,;s, S,.run
Oh lar, Wild Cherry and Horebonnd is the
very very pest compound ever prepared adver.
USED or sold by any person or nnder any
name whatever-for the immediate relief
TT.r WI permanent cure of Coughs. Colds,
", W nGoping Cough, Bronchitis. Asthma. and
tIa tbouas', diseases OF Consumptive type. Ii will
thoroughly eradicate these ALARMING svmp,
toins b,a N one,half the time required to, do SO
tshia ~ ians s, o5her medicine. 1t is purely vege-
or ntt ana contains not particle of opium
or or o'ner dangerous drug. Physicians all
% co.. sle country endorse it as the most
of ~ rols ahtidote known for all disorders
Pyer,s slfoat and lungs. 1t never fails.
as oottie guaranteed to perform exactly
as as represented. Be sure 10 obtain DR..
morrIs n Syrup of Tar, Wild Cherry and
h,' haor1en1und. Trial size, 10 cents. For sale
oy ), w. Denney.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01

FooLING WITH TAX RECEIPTS IN WuMIyG.
ToN.-Says the Commcrctd of Monday. A
colored man showed us, this morning. his
receipt for county taxes which we had inst
paid to Given the Collector of the Northern
District. Though paid to-day, the recent
was dated December 81, 1875. The latter
SAID he had called Given's attention to the
date, when the latter became very ruIe
and declared that he would give him no
other; that if it didn't suit him he world
refund the tax and tear up the receipt. and
strike the mans name off his hook
Another colOred man informed us that he
mad also been given a receipt dated Decem.
Der 81, but upon going back to Given had
prevailed on him to give him another with
the proper date. ''''-
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01
= = - IUoIIVI
LEANDER F. RIDDLE, Secretary.
February %, 1876.

The towns of st. Charles, in Missouri. and
Princeton, in Indiana, were devastated Inv
fearful tornadoes on Sunday. st. Charles
was visited i'll the afternoon, and. althouob
the storm. lasted but a few minutes. II Ga-
stroyed more than one hundred thousand
dollars worth Of property, killed three pcr.
sons, and injured twenty others. Among
the buildings destroyed were the st. Charles
savings Bank, Concert Hail. the Gas Works
and Plpers agricultural warehouse. The
tornado went in the direction of PORTAGE
DIES Sioux, damaging and demoIishiHo
iarm houses and injuring a number Of
persons. lhe calamity at Princeton hap-
pened on Sunday night. Although tbe
tcempast lasted only one minute it blew down
nifty houses and damaged as many more
Eight persons were dangerously injured,
lour OF whom are not expected to recover,
one woman was deprived of her evesioht
Most OF those who remained in their honses
were unharmed while those who attemntcd
TO escape suffered injury. One house was
turned upside down, vet the
occupants We're unhurt. The loss at Prince
ton Is estimated at $4,000. At Potocko a
station four miles north of Princeton. hail.
stones measerlng-siX inches in circumfer.
ence were found after the storm. A ter,i.
Die storm of wind and rain, With tbundar
and lighting, ragged from Chicago to NH.
waukee on Sunday night.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01

The possible power of few votes is
nowhere better illustrated than in the New.
hampshire election, which leads off in .
lew days the political contest of the Cen.
tennlai year. From the official returns
as published in the TrJ,nle Almanac for
1876, 1t appears that for the last two wears
change OF 800 votes in the total of over
Seventy-tive thousand would have reversed
the result and insured a decision by the
people instead of the Legislature. The
county returns which are also given in the
a Almanac show rather remarkable stability
IoF the past three years, so that during that
entire time the strength of each party has
not varied throughout the entire State
three per cent of the whole vote. The
I@lrSt Ia indications leave the probable result
OF the coming election in as much unccr.
tanty as ever, warning prophets and specu-
iators that unless they base their predic.
tons on the " bottom facts of Trustworthy
re, re'4FnS E they will be very likely to go to bed
on the night Of March a disappointed and
poorer men.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01

NoLLE PRosEQuI.-It is rumored IN Wash.
lngton that District Attorney Wells. Of the
Dlstrict ~ OF Columbia, successor to Hon
ueorge Z. FISHER, moved by personal sym.
Pathy ior the latter, and his family. win
uesist :',i from the prosecution of the criminal
.haictnents against Charles G. Fisher, and
'.i,, .nnt a noue proseq.', (no cause of action
VIII DC entered and the prisoner discharged,
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01

=, ne report of the Investigating Commit.
G az recommending the impeachment of
NOV. Nov Ames was adopted on Friday by tbn
nlsslsssippi House of Representatives, The
committee make eleven distinct CHARGES
including failure to remove certain Officials
ana the removal Of certain Others without
Seause the causing of bloodshed at yicks.
nurg IN Cros6y's case; procuring the eiec.
@ .lon rom office of the Sheriff Of Warren
county by U. s. troops, in violation of law,
ana attempting to incite war of races Inv
=. colored militia, and causing them
70 defiantly parade the streets Of Gin.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01

:, ,alh: nhfea humbold, about so years of ACE. q
haehinlst, committed suicide ~ VIII. =
s.;fa visre !: on a. sunday. He is supposed 10 have .
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01

,r,.al. M INDIANA DEMOCRATS IN A HuRRy.-
= ne caiiing OF the Indiana State democratic
convention IN advance of the meeting of
tne national democratic convention .
great disappointment to the friends of Mr.
Hendrieks Senator Mcdonald Who me-
chairman OF the State coramittee bas . - L., "as
the matter so much to heart tbat I ~ - 1s,'' 49,
resigned. Il is well understooId M ,hat ~ tl.s u,'s
state convention will pronounce IL sa,,o, s,1S 80
s2it money, which will complicasa ~, =
hendricks position very much before ~. si.c
national convention. Hence the atte,,,.4s sne
S "n,ch has been unsuccessful, to put off H. !,
DE- DE eonyention.--W Washington .Spee;of y
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01

!, =. ~ Worden has prime lot of pailine.
AZ feet long, which he is selling al SO 50
per thousand. - ~A-'o0
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01
DnLAwAnn cnNrrNnIAL Rln1nlun - J.

Patriotic Citizens Of Dela,oare: = "'
O. me question IS constantly asked of the
state Commissioners, SIS DeIgoore ~.
other States, 10 haze building upon he Ieo,sa.
n'as grounds, o. mott" and then follows ~
remark, n 'cW be great shame. b M, ~ ~.
tSast nS q u ghere should Be no place herg Ee y.
l,esaeareas ~ q '7hen there wiH Be for ne Deop ~
oansr .States. We feel this to be 8 n,ora y
serious matter than many suppose it to be
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01

A correspondent of the New York SIM
says the reigning literary sensation of Of
moment IN London is an anonymous satire
OF l2mpoon on Queen Vistoria and the
royal family. 1t is in the form of drama
modelled after Shakespeare's Henry TV.''
ana an, called " Edward VIl.," that being the
IIIle W which 1t is expected, the Prince of
", Males VIII assume when he ascends the
tIrone' 1t is published as a quarto nam.
Phlet, with a number of coarse woodont
ll;lustratlons' and is sold for shilling. The
clrSulatlon S I on has already reached, it is repor.
se; .e;,i IZo,ooo copies, and though nothing is
euiu hoout II IN the respectable newspapers
about it. ana talking
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01

The Secretary of the Navy on Tuesday
presented pr, to the House a report in detail Of
III 1Ite sale of the Philadelphia NavJ Yard
i ne total cost to the Government of maxim -
.ae sne sale and transfer of the property was
SZo,SiO |:I II u; OF which sum $l9,6SS OS Were
pald ior advertising alone. For salaries and
I1rT9Vemng expenses $7l92 90 were na;d
tI,r Mr' mos Cochrane, of Philadelphia. was
rhe only member of the commission who
WA: was PAD nd salary. For his services he was
PIlo M S1OOo and $ll3 for travelling expenses
4I Ir' WIN. Henry Rawle, the solicitor Of
sne commission, was paid $4,000 sfor bis
SSrvlees ~, and $40 for travelling expenses.
81 ne eod amount nno realized from the sale was
@l'ooO,UOO, less the expenses above given.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01

We regret to announce the departure
from Smyrna of Mr.. Geo. A. Millincton.
the former genial and gentlemanly host Of
the Delaware House, who, few years ago
came among us, soon to become a favorite.
ana through uniform courtesy and careful
attention to the wants and comfort of his
guests, to restore its earlier prestige to the
hotel he has since successfully controlled
Mr.. NJ. goes to New Castle, there to take
charge of the Jefferson House, which.
under the skillful management Of himself
and estimable sisters, must speedily redeem
the new city from the reproach of
miserable hotels" He takes with him
kindest wishes from hosts of friends, and
the respect of the community he leaves
Honorable, enterprising, liberal and live.
New Castle cannot help but be the gamer
by hls coming, while the travelling public
VIII find in that-but recently-deserted
village, want long felt, at last supplied y
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01

"A FACT WoRTH KxowrxG.-Are YOU
suffering with Consumption. ConoLs Severe
Colds settled on the breast, or any disosse
T 1I the Throat and Lungs? If so, 90 70 vour
o. druggist, Jas. P. Hoffeckcr oscnt
smyrna, and get bottle of Boscbee's Ger.
man syrup. This medicine has latclv been
introduced IN from Germany, and is selling on
n,so lSs own merits. The people are going Wild
over its success, and druggists ali over our
country are writing us of its wonderful
~ lures among their customers. If Won wish
py ~ Try ITS superior virtue, Get Sample
Do'tle Tor 10 cents. Large Size bottle 7j
Try it. WIZ reiieVe any case