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Smyrna times., 1876-11-22
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.
Oysters sell in Milford at 30 cts. bush

Oysters sell in Milford at 30 cts. bushel.
VIM. B. Mock, formerly clerk in
Smyrna) is going to open drug store in
Camden.
The Saturday night train from Harring-
ton to Lewes, on the junction & Break
water r. r., has been discontinued.
Governor Cochran has appointed Thurs.
day, November Both, as Thanksgiving Day
the same as recommended by the Presi.
dent
The Breakscater Light thinks the pilots Of
Lewes make more money than any other
class of men in the State. And they keep
it too.
New RAILROAD STATION AT NEwARK.--
The Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore
Railroad Company has commenced
the erection at Newark on what is expected
to bs the handsomest station house on the
road between Philadelphia and Baltimore.
Smyrna times., 1876-11-22

JOHN TOWNSEND, wsll-to-day farmer
near Townsend, (brother to Samuel) died
last week in his Goth year. He was a good
citizen and highly respected man. After
his death Samuel sent the following item to
the Gazette.
Mr.. Editor 1T may DO interesting to
some people to read short sketch of the
Townsend family-that is to say the family
of the late Samuel Townsend, who died in
Odessa, many years ago. He had ten
children, as follows: Sarah Ann, Richard
John, Elizabeth, Samuel, Israel, Edmund
Hannah, Ester and Mary Ann. Elizabeth
died nearly sixty years ago; Richard died
on the Sth day of August, 1882; and from
that date until the l4th of the present
month, which was "A years, 8 months ant
days, there has not been death among
any of the brothers and sisters, and before
John died, or say, at the first of the presen
week, there was living 4 brothers and Z
sisters, whose average ages was 6l years anC
9 months. Few families can say as much
| S T.
Smyrna times., 1876-11-22

THE PRESIDENTIAL STRUGGLE.-W thought
we could surely announce the result of the
Presidential contest this week, but the end
is not yet. The struggle is still going on,
in two of the States at least. In South
Carolina the contest has been decided by
the Returning Board, the body authorized
to count the vote, and the result shows
a majority for Hayes of something over
1000. The Democrats, however, elected
their Governor, Wade Hampton, and
several other State officers, IL seems. But
a number of the Tilden papers had cen
ceded this in advance. As early as last
Friday the Phila. Times stated that Hayes
had received majority of the electora
vote. The rule insisted upon by the Dem
ocrats, that the Returning Board should
count the vote merely, without deciding a
to its legality in any case, was carried ou
by order of the Supreme Court. Still tn
Tildsn men are not happy, because tn
count was not in their favor.
And now the Louisiana vote is bein
counted by the Returning Board of tina
State, at New Orleans, in the presence of
committee of five Democrats and FIVE R
publicans from the North. Up to last al
vices the vote was going on very satisfactorily
the vote in those counties or parishes whel
there was no dispute being first under Co
sideration by the board. But when Il
disputed parishes come up for consideratio
the matter will hardly 60 so smoothly, it
thought. The evidence of fraud, intimid
tion, &c, are to be shown by the Repu
Hcans, and refuted by the Democrats. IT
Republicans are prepared to show, th
assert, that in several of the parishes, whe
there is large negro poll, not more tn
dozen votes were returned for the Repr
Iicans. The negroes were either prevent
from voting or made to vote the Deniocra
ticket. These are what are called
"bulldozed" parishes.
Florida has not commenced to count y
but will in day or two.
Smyrna times., 1876-11-22

The young men of Laurel, Sussex county, |
have been trying to start brass band, but
can't. They got the horns, but couldn't
make music with them. Then they sold
thsm to the negro boys, but they couldn't
pay for them. And now they are in fix
plenty of horns and no'music.
F1RE.-Ths barn of BennettiJ. Klair, in
Christiana Hundred, was destroyed by fire
last Thursday night, with all its contents,
consisting of $50 bushels of wheat, 400
bushels of oats, 800 bushels of corn, 35 tons
of hay, and variety of farm implements.
Four horses and five COWS also perished in
the flames. Mr. Klair's loss is supposed to
be between $1,000 and $4,000, with very
| light insurance.
PROBABLE SUIT AGAINST THE P. w. & B.
r. r. Co.-Some ladies and gentlemen of
Elkton, who were elected from train on
the P. w. & B. r. R., near Newport, one
night last week, are about to sue the Rail-
road Company for damages. They were
returning from the Centennial on a late
train, having excursion tickets, and at Will
mington, by direction of the conductor,
changed cars. The conductor of the train
they boarded refused to accept their eXcur-
sion tickets, and elected them from the
train, when they walked back to Whining
ton, (about three miles) and proceeded to
Elkton the next morning. Indignant at
their treatment, they propose to seek legal
redress.-GazeHe.
How He WAS DEFRAUDED.-The Sentine
tells this: 1t is said that one of the Demo
cratic voters of Little Creek hundred, aftel
having refused to vote on election day til
nearly o'clock for want of price, wa
finally offered $40 and given his ticket ant
as he supposed, money. After depositini
: his ballet he went to a store across the wa,
in Leipsic to make purchase and threw
down a ten-dollar bill. The clerk said tha
that was not money, but an advertisement
He was paid with two coffee extract advel
q tisements of SIX each. The same voter
t later in the evening, while the judges wer
\ counting the votes, told them not to coun
j. his, which was yellow one, as he wa
defrauded out of it.
n A PRISONER VINO PREFERRED 70 STAY /
l. JAIL.-There is now negro preache
e named Andrews in Georgetown Jail who
II sentenced to stay there for life for KILN
his wife-the fellow who, after shooting h
;. wife, right there in Georgetown, about tw
II years ago, hid away in the cockloft of h
. church and heard her funeral sermo
e preached. Well, about two weeks ag
," four negro prisoners i'll Jail with him, maj
aged to escape, but Andrews wouldn't {
il with them. The NuSSec JouMalsays Wht
le the four prisoners who had made the
IN exit, left by the rear door, the fastenings
n. which had been loosened by outside pa
gs ties during the night, instead. of feeir
with them, he ran out into the main sire
.is and gave the alarm, took short promenat
10 !. and then returned to his quarters in Il
:, Jail.
Smyrna times., 1876-11-22

THE TIMES" is published every Wednesday after
noon bv JOSEPH H. HoFFEcKER, Editor and Proprie-
tor, at Smyrna Delaware.
s-SUBsCRIPTIoN-On year 500 in advance, or
$3.50 if 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 aline for the first insertion; subsequent
insertions Three-and a-halfcents Aliberal discount
made to quarterly, semi-arnual and yearly advert
sers.
Smyrna times., 1876-11-22

Gov. TILDEN Nor ENGAGED.-Governor
Tilden, it appears, is not to be married as
was reported. The young lady spoken of
as his fancee, Miss Morse, sailed for Europe
on Wednesday. While she was receiving
her friends at the Windsor Hotel, before
sailing the Governor called, and a lively
conversation occurred over the item in the
New York Tribune announcing the engage
n4ent, ending by Miss Morse saying earnest
ly, "Impossiblel That could never be p
Mr.. Tildsn changed the subject at once to
politics, and inquired of the nearest lady il
she were Democrat. "No, sir" she re
piled, 81 am a Republican, Then address
ing another, he said, "You am sure, are &
Democrat. You have Democratic face
~ am not" answered the lady; "I hav'
no sympathy with Democrats" "Well,
exclaimed the Governor, "whethsr ladies
are Democrats or Republicans, l admire
them all the same.
Smyrna times., 1876-11-22

He had not slept for twenty-four hours,
coughing all the time. His sister bought a
25 cent bottle of DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup at
the nearest drug store, gave him dose, and
the cough was broken at once and be slept
quietly through the night.
Smyrna times., 1876-11-22

The Rev. DR.. Bellows, the eminent New
York preacher, not unfrequently branches
out as on Sunday last and gives his congre-
CATION unmixed practical talk OH secular
affairs. 1t was a time to inspire thought
on the moral side of the political question.
The metaphor which he employed to
describe the large significance of the situa-
ton bridged over the space between the
pulpit and the forum. He said "The ark
of our liberties has been suddenly found
poised upon the sharp Ararat of single
electoral vote and in danger of breaking in
two from the strain" Every lover of his
country should lay aside mere partisan
feeling. No suspicion of fraud must be
tolerated in the interest of either party.
The party gaining by fraud would be hated
more than the fraud itself. The nation
could not stand widespread doubts as tc
the purity of the ballot-box. "Our slair
men," he said, "have not been slain by the
sword, but by the noiseless fall of ballots
yet the fate of conflict by artillery anc
musketry between two nearly equal armie
could not be more full Of intense interes
than the result of this peaceful contro
Versy"
Smyrna times., 1876-11-22

State Superintendent Groves will hold O
Teachers Institute for New Castle county
in the College Oratory, at Newark, Nov.
80 and Dec. 1st and I'd.
Smyrna times., 1876-11-22

acre. The real estate of John w. Bouchell
was not offered, it having previously been
sold to j. H. Steele, for $l3,500.
Dead Fish in Worcester and Acconac C0ua.
hes-The Berlin Herald says: A singular
freak of nature has taken place on the
Atlantic coast during the past week. Mil
lions upon millions of dead fish of different
species have been washed up from the sea
and lie rotting in the sun like John Ran
dolph's mackerel on moonlight night.
In one place on Cobb's Island, there is a
strip of the beach two miles long and
seventy-fve feet wide and covered with
them to depth of from three to six feet.
Several large vessels are engaged i'll col
! lecting and transporting them to the
farmers of Accomac county to be used for
manure.
CeStertoaCn Foolcd.--Chestertow was
visited last week by "Prof. Pharazyn" with
what he termed "gift show His bills
announced that beside his sleight-of-hand
performance and ventriloquism, numerous
presents would be given, including money
The first night boy won So; the second
night a little girl won $40; the third nigh
it was given out that the principal prize
would be a live pig and asilver watch-ecerl
one present Woulu De sure 10 get preSeh
} of some kind; an additional charge fol
admission would be made to Justify the in
creased expenditure. The house wa
packed, but when the prizes were givel
J out everybody got Sunday School chrome
and nothing more. But the Ners says tina
that is not the worst it; it now turns on
! that the winners of the S. and $40 prize
8 were admitted free, with the understandn
i that the money would be returned, and
. a0as returned, these young persons thus il
: nocently aiding in the preparation of
= swindle on the community.
Smyrna times., 1876-11-22

CHARLEY Ross ONCE MoRE.-Yet another
Charley Ross sensation There was tre-
mendbus furry In Philadelphia last week
over the intelligence that Mr.. c. X. Ross
had found the lost boy and had taken him
out to Germantown. Speedily, however,
the true story became known, which was
that man had brought child eight years
old to Mr.. Ross, and that the unhappy
father had been once more disappointed.
The boy was found in Sunbury, Pennsylvania
had said his name was Charley, that he had
been taken from his home with his little
brother, &c, narrating various incidents
parallel to the Ross abduction, together
with some matters having no connection
with it. The Detectives were certain they
had the boy at last, however, and the dis
appointment all around was bitter. Mr.
Ross was positive the boy was not his
1t is thought the child was coached by
confidence men.
Smyrna times., 1876-11-22

A Fool AND His MONEY ARE Soon PARTED.
The death of William Abbott, "the king
of the Cariboo gold mines," is announced
from Victoria, in the British possessions,
Just above the Oregon line. He was one of a
company who struck rich pay on Williams
Creek in 1861, arriving at Victoria with
800 pounds of gold in the fall of that year.
He was the lion of the winter of 1862, and
spent his gold lavishly. On one occasion he
entered saloon and SHE'D a handful oi
$50 pieces at a large glass mirror behind the
bar. When reproached by the bar.keeper
he requested him to keep the "heast for
the damage" On another occasion he anc
another Caribooite astonishsd Government
street by throwing $50 pieces at each othe
until stopped by the police. The throwing
commenced with snow balls. On his return
to Cariboo Abbott's good fortune continued
and he has been known to stake $4,000 oil
a hand at poker. After two or three year
prosperity Abbott got to the bottom of hi
claim and his purse at the same time, ant
was miserably poor at the time of his death
Smyrna times., 1876-11-22

WONDERFUL SUccEss.-It is reported that
Boschee's German Syrup has, since its in
PRODUCTION in the United States, reached
the immense sale Of 10000 dozen per year.
Over 5000 Druggists have ordered this medi-
cine direct from the Factory, at Woodbury.,
N. j., and not one has reported single
failure, but every letter speaks of its
astonishing success in curing severe Coughs,
Colds settled on the Breast, Consumption,
or any disease of the Throat and Lungs
We advise any person that has any predis
position to weak Lungs, to 60 TO their Drug
gist-James p Hofecker, Smyrna.-and
get this Medicine, or inquire about it
Regular size, IS cents; Sample Bottle, II
cents. Two doses will relieve any case
Don't neglect your cough. nov SLY
Smyrna times., 1876-11-22

The structures that are to remain on the
Centennial Gronnds are the Main Building,
Machinery Hall, Horticultural Hall, St.
Georges Building, the German Pavilion,
the Japanese Building, and the Ohio State
Building.
Smyrna times., 1876-11-22

AMERICAN Doors AND SHOES ADRoAD.-0ne
practical result Of the centennial is con-
siderable number of German orders for
New England boots and shoes. Hitherto
American shipments have been restricted
to leather and hides, but the reduced rate
Of labor aids in making the product cheap
er, and it is believed a modification Of tariff
restrictions will still further add to the sx.
port not only TO Germany, but to France apd
England, as we'll as South America, Thus
while our cotton manufactures cd abroad,
and our beef Is following our corn and -four
into the markets of London and Liverpool,
our boots and shoes have attracted the notice
Of German and French merchants. - Ledger.
-
Motbars aava vour children NO child
Smyrna times., 1876-11-22

Mothers-save your children, no child
will die of Group if Shrinei's Balsamic
Cough Syrup is used in time.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-01-11

THE bill introduced in the house yes
teriay by Mr. Fernando Wood, OF New
York, to repeal in part the resumption
get OF January, 1915, and provide for a
return TO specie payments without con-
trscson, proposes to utilize the seven
hundred million four per cent. bonds
not yet negotiated ami remaining in
ths treasury, and by the issuing Of
smsu treasury notes IN lieu Of the pres
ent legal-tenders and national bank cur
rency. Il also rrovides FOR the establish
ing Of sinking fund to be made up OF
oDe-hslf OF The surplus coin revenues in
each year, AfCer providing for coin ex-
penditures, snd also OF one per csnt. Of
interest on redeemed four per cent.
bonds, 20 called, in lbsU OF the small
tIe2sury ot's issued as q redemption
fund for the resumption Of specie pay
menL II also provides for the suspen-
sion Of the pies Mt sinking fund until
resumption shall have been accom-
plished, and Contains various provisions
fCr letter regulation OF the finances OF
the government UntIl the full text af
the bill resches Us we fOrbssr comment.
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MEMPHIS BOY MURDERED.
Three GRmins of VicksbuFR Arrested
E0r the Brutal CrIme.

The Vicksburg (Miss.) Herald Of
Thursdsy last says: "We mentioned
yesterday morning hat a strange boy
from Memphis was assaulted with brick
bats by some city lads, Tuesday after
noon, near the c0rrer of Washington
and Jackson streets, and very severely
injurned The boy's skull is badly tr0-
ken--a hole being made therein that
will admit three ordinary ficgers, with
the brain protruding. He is uucOn-
scious, and unable to give his name or
the causes leading to the brutal assault,
and for this we must await develop
ment5 in the future. Yesterday Tom
Phillips, Tony Comes and John Lingam
three boys in their teens-weIe ar
rested, charged with being the assault
ing parties, and taken to the workhouse.
Last night Mayor O'Leary admit
ted Comes to bail in the sum of
one Thousand dollars for his appearance
to-day" The same paper of Fri
day says: 1.-THE unknown boy from
Memphis, who was 60 brutally beaten
by come other boys in this city the other
afternoon, died at the hospital yesterday
in great agony. His spirit passed away
to the great Whit throne, without
mothers care or without leaving any
thing behind by which his name could
be ascertained The community is very
properly shocked that such an event
should have taken place in christian
and q civilized community. Late yes
terday afternoon Coroner HOssley sum-
moned jury Of inquest and repaired to
the city hospital, where several wit
nesses were examined. The testimony
showed that four boys were engaged in
'chunking' the unknown dead, but none
could testify that any but young Comes
struck him-once in the side and once
in the hesd." The jury returned the
following rather indefinite verdict:
awe, the undersigned jury, find that
the decessed-name unknoWn-came
to his death by blow on the left temple
by some hard substance brisk or stone
in the hands of Toney Comes; and we
further f1Dd Tommie Phillips and Mrs.
Walsh's son and another boy, unknown
to this jury, as accessories"
We would suggest that before inter-
ment the mayor have the photograph of
the dead boy taken, 30 that the same
may be- sent to Memphis for identity by
father or mother, moaning in sorrow
over the stiffness of 8 young voice that
will never make music in their hearts
sgsin. The community ought to feel
ashamed, depressed and penitent, that
the condition of society among our peo-
pie Is such as to make such murder
possible, especially on the part Of mere
hnUn
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CnNGRi,SSI0NAI..

In the fe1ste e PED ion signed by
twenty-six thousand six hundred and
sixteeu women OF Utah Territory was
presented praying the repesl Of the anti
p9!ygsmy lsw OF 1882, and the Poland
bili that Ulah be admitted as q State Of
the Union. A petition from the citizens
Of Ohio asking the Iepesl OF The re-
slmg ton ac', etc, WIS read aud re-
ferret. Several other bills and reg
buttons were read, ordered printed,
ana laid over for iu-.her action. In the
house, after some other business, the
rules were suspended snd the amnesty
bill taken up for consideration, and the
entirr session consumed in lis discussion.
Ar. B siIe reopened all the old sores
and TehesFsed the evidence brought TO
bsa- a, a'nst WnZ, the AndersonvilIe
prisOD-keeper, in ali extended speech, at
the close # wnich the till went to q
vote, and fared 10 carry by the requisite
twO-thirds vote.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-01-11

WE bave &c room for comment on the
pr jcsedings cf the Radical meeting at
the Exposition luilding iast night, such
as We feel they deserve. Bus we can say
this nlu n, tka. the infamC us attempt CT
b srbOur Lewis to ircte the negroes
ayairst Jujgs john r. Fiirpin as being
responsible fer the death OF the nur-
derer, Scott, who expistei his crime
Il )on the gsllows, cannot he condemned
in Terms too severe. Iudeej, we think
this CuEage upon tIu b and fsir-plsy
should be made the sui ject Of investiga,
tion ty the ecu t., with view to such
punishment, by either bench or bsr, ss
will, in future, prevent the repetition OF
su3h lb,l. JUICE Lewis bss again dis.
graoed himself in the estimation of
every right thinking man in the COM
u1upity
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-01-11

GOVERNOR Il. B. HAYS. Of Ohio, was
yesterday iDsugnrated at the capital OF
'he State with great ecLat. In his
speech, which was largely devoted to
the State and municipal debts, be said
this, which is especially noticeable: 'I
believe, ard confidently expect, that
within q few yeas the bud sns OF debt
now resting on the ciries az d towns of
the State viii disappear, aid other
wholesome and much aetd reforms In
the whole administration Of our munic-
ipal government will OF necessity fol-
l1w the adoption OF what mag be called
a cash system in local sff4irs."
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Wednesday. January Ia, Is7e. Resu-
I'd PHR CITlZRaS OF MEMPHIS.

HEADQUARTERS DEMOCRATIC AND CONF
SENTATIVE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
II MONROE STREET.
THE HON. JOHN r. FLIPPIN HAS BEEN
city by q convention composed of citizens
who represented every element OF our inter
ests. The Avalanche, APPEAL and Ledger
supported that assem- blag5 in the prepara-
tiOns for its work. The cry OF our people was
for an honest, capable ard incnrruptible III IN.
In selecting Judge Fllppin the convention
has given You that man, and " urge all good
citizens to aid in his election. In standing TO
his elevation to the head of our city affairs,
our people can lest assured that they can de-
pend
First.-Upon an honest administration and
an economical ore.
Second.-A reduction of the city's debt by
all honorable means, without unnecessary
taxation, and certainly without an increased
one.
Third.-Proper improvements In the cond1-
ton of our streets and levee.
Fourth.-Honest labor protectei against
competition by convict.
NJ ]. WALDRAN.
JvHN NJ. ROURk.
JOSEPH MON rEDONICO.
JOHN A. ROUSH.
q. W. TOMLIH,
H. T. ELLET.
+. T. PETIT.
NJ. MAGEVHEY, SR.
A. l.. NEWSOM.
z. W. GLAPP.
H. TOWNSEND.
II. I. ELLET, Chairman.
r W CIAPB EecrefarV tall
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him" He pronounced this lie, and
said that in difficulty between his wife
and mother.in-lsw be had made peace,
and yet be was slaudered for beating his
wife. Tais was done by low, base and
infamous pup, James Locke. Memphis
is Democratic. and it was the duty Of
the coloIed men to support men who
would protect and give them employ
ment. Barbour Lewis had slandered
Judge Flippin, for all the colored people
pronounce him en- impartial judge and
most complete gentleman. The League
men cOuldn't help the cOlored people if
they would, aud they wouldn't il they
could. League had been elected by col
cred votes but failed to employ colored
men, and out OF s,xtean votes which he
Phuips] received in the council, nine
were Democratic, so if he had relied on
Loague he would have been defeated.
After few additional remarks Phil
lips closed his speech, and both meet
iDgs closed.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-01-11

ATA MEETING Of the chamber Of com.
me-ce, yesterday, after much o! routine
busIness hsd been tTAusscted, letter
from Hon. Casey Young was T ssd by the
secretary, IN which that gentleman
states that at sn esriy day bill will be
present. In congress fixing the cost OF
the proposed cgs.omhou5e at Memphis,
and he Is sa1gulne Cf its passage. The
secretsry slso presented letter from
Colonel John W. Polk, Of Kau.as City,
kissousi, announcing that the Mem
phis ald KsnsSs City railroad COM
pany was shaping matters with a view
cf tegi1IiuE The iroging and equipping
Of the road early In the spring. he
though. all ots:acles 10 q commence
nept would soon be removed ard the
work be prosecut,d with lUccsss. The
letter concludes: 81 hink we are enter
ing upcn q pew ard IT g! e-ous era for
relizbls railroad lines, a. d no Trojscted
line promises better invest melt thsn the
K4usEs City aEd Memphis, add il Is 80
regarded iD the EOasy c-uters OF Eu-
r1pp. Ehe almost cCTMin success Of
Cap.ain Eads's enterprise gives to our
road peculiar significance"