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Smyrna times., 1876-01-12

STATE VS.. NATIONAL BANKs.-Last week
IN Philadelphia, at a dinner given in homo,
OF the birthday anniversary of General
jackson, senator Bayard made a speech.
the does not seem to believe in the addape
tnat still tongue makes wise headl in
which he advocated the restoration of the
old State banking system over the present
national system. The Philadelphia Time,
thus refers to his arguments ON that point
Senator Bayard, if he may be indeed b,,
has speech at the jackson dinner. is not
only behind the age, but behind his Marty
ne needs to advance in several particulars
geloTe coming up abreast of the times
especially DO his currency views need re.
modelling. He advocates a return IN the
Wretched old system Of State bank issnes
shich were not current a hundred miles
rom nome, and many of them worthless
even there. In those halcyon days of a
nominal specie currency, supplemented bv
~ ehiiihited rag money issued bv wildcat
state banks, bank note broker made for.
tunes, while the people were CONTINUALLY
ssuuefing heavy losses by finding on
Ineir hands the notes Of broken I'..r.'
bank-note detectOrs were tho F.. H..
companions OF all business men. and vyoro
studied with far greater zeal and assiduitv
than their Bibles. Out in the countr,, az
trlcts rnen, after collecting a debt in tbo
notes OF shaky banks, rode for dear life 10
tne nearest town TO deposit them before
tney should suddenly depreciate or become
Vaiueless, and sometimes IL was aIroost I;s
emily true that it required a baskotGnI IF
the dlstrusted notes to do a morn;no;s
marketing. No; this country will never
return to that sort of monetary anarcbv
lt> may commit some new financial foIi,,
- Dad; but it Is not fool enough IN get
burned twice in the same way. TI,a.ee -
really no party, nor even faction NJ a - -
~ tne United States to-day which favor
goahg back to that thoroughly exnIodn5
sys,em OF leaving the State banks to f.,,
,lisn the country with the paper c,,rre,,a,,
mhich u needs, and which. n1dar 10y ~.
III ,,.la'.e'al arrangement, it must have Tbaro
are people who believe in inaat;na az
e~lssng currency; Others who think
Son.raeIlng :, would be perfect renedv
Tor present Ills, and still Others who ib,d hnid
- not wen TO tinker il in either syov .rk;in -
the business depression lasts y P,,. vic
chief issue now relative 10 e,,,..s ~ 'i,e
between the greenbacks and pot;ora1
notes. The great mass az nen..io oa'lA
virtually agreed that our paper c,,rlo rvpae ale
the future must be national and nn;eassy ;;ecy -
It's character and redeemable IN eoid n d ~
demand so'o on
Smyrna times., 1876-01-12

A U. ). OFFICER "IIISTED.' Last week
on the recommendation of Mr.. j. B. Morris,
a special agent OF the Treasury Department,
Lahan i. Lyons. Deputy Collector of
Customs at Lewcs, was removed and the
office for the present was abolished. Mr.
Burton, the night inspector there. being
ordered to perform the duties hitherto de.
voiylng on the Deputy Collector. The
charges against Mr.. Lyons are that he has
been party in smuggling. Last Septem.
Der vessel from the West Indies put in nj
Lewes, and the captain, who said he had
sold her, went to Mr.. Lyons, to get him to
nave his personal effects transferred from
the sold vessel to the New York steamer
wo or three immense packages were trans.
iierred, enough to load government yawl
boat, and Mr.. Lyons, without examininc
the parcels, as required by law, sent them
70 the New York steamer with the state.
ment that they were the personal luggage
OF the captain. 1t is believed that the
packages contained valuable merchandise.
subject to duty, and that, for a considera.
ton, Mr.. Lyons passed them through with.
out inspection. In another case he is
accused of having the government boat
mouse painted, and then making the
painter share the profits of the lob with
him, instead of submitting the whole bill 70
the government.
Smyrna times., 1876-01-12

TROUBLE BETWEEN WILMIyGroy
PREACHER AND HIS SoN-IN-LAw.-An odd
scene transpircd in the Mayors Office. vii.
mington, on Monday. Rev. ]. NJ. Bur,Ick
who has II chapel in South Wilmington fha
is not identified with any denomination
entered suit against JAS. F. Engle. his wire's
son, for disturbing him and his household
during evening prayers. The case is thus
put by the Commercial:
1t will be remembered that about scvon.
teen months ago Mr.. Burdick, while prea.
ching at Brandywine Summit Camp meet.
ing, fell suddenly Sin love" with Mrs.
Abigail Engle, and she consenting they
were immediately married and set un
housekeeping III this city, where the lady
had considerable property. After a short
time they removed to Elizabeth. New
Jersey, Mr.. Burdick's former home. whore
Mrs. Burdlck, in her testimony, last even
ing alleged they lived in the most abiact
poverty IN little frame hovel, such as Mr..
Is. often pictured in his temperance lectures
as the house of q" the poor inebriatc." Mrs.
Is. purse was the only resort under these
Trying circumstances, and it was freely
drawn upon to keep the wolf from the door.
Alter living IN this manner for some time.
they returned to this city to large house
owned 10y Mrs b., where they have lived
since.
The step-son, respectable young man.
married and keeping house, not liking the
way things were going at his mothers
house, and not having any great yeneration
for his stepfather. determined on Friday
last, to give him piece of his mind. For
this purpose he went TO the house and
entered just as Mr.. B. had finished singing
a hymn, and told him Yes, you ought 10
sing The old gentleman asked him what
was the matter, when he replied by accus.
ing him of the ill-treatment of his mother
and living upon that which he. iEnglel
ought to have, and that he was not doino
anything for the support of the family.
Mr.. b., in reply, said " let us pray," when
all knelt, except the young man. who
bowed his head. In Mr.. Burdick's PRAYER.
allusion being made in not very comblimen.
tary terms to the step-son, the latter res.
ponded, saying "God won't hear that
prayer and repeated the remark several
times during the prayer. At the close, Mr..
Burdlck went out and soon returned with
ponce officer who arrested the step-son and
put MN under promise to appear before
'he Mayor. Upon the departure of the
pohceman, the conversation again waxed
DN'"SVh tle Step-IatHef ana StepsOn,
when the first went out and returned this
time with two police officers, who again put
young Engle under arrest.
The case was fully heard before Mayor
last evening. Mrs. Burdick. |
before testifying made touching prayer in |
which she invoked Divine Guidance to
enable her to tell the truth in the face of
The unfortunate circumstance under which |
he was placed.
Mr.. Engle, in his statement corroLorated |
lls mothers statement. After patient
hearing, the Mayor discharged Mr.. Engle.
tating that there was no cause for com.
1laint against him.
Smyrna times., 1876-01-12

We cannot help noticing that a certain
paper in this State, published in the
interests of moral reform, is, instead OF
advocating that reform, spending most of its
editorial force in trying to urge itself upon
the friends of the just cause it is identified
with. 1t seems to us that it has much
more to say against the friends of the cause
for not supporting it than it says in favor
OF the cause to be supported. 1t is quite
probable that if it would say more in favor
of the good reform and less against the
motives of the friends of the reform it
would have less grounds of complaint. 1t
would be more to the purpose at all events,
and have less the appearance of selfshness
Even those who do support it must tire of
so many complaints against those who do
not Fault-fnding however much ground
there may be for it, is not pleasant,
particularly in the matter of literature.
People do not take papers merely from
sense of duty. There is too much of senti-
ment and too little of practical result in
such an idea for the average American.
There must be something in a journal
besides duty to draw patronage. If there
is field for paper, and the paper occu-
pies that field, it won't have to preach duty
to win support. And if it does not fill the
bill preaching duty will not save it. As to
whether it fills the bill or not. that's a
question for the public to decide, not the
editor. We notice sometimes that certain
papers take pains to say themselves what
nice publications they areas if the COM
munity judged them by the toot of their
own trumpet
Generally, those papers that claim sup
port on the plea of duty centre too
much in that idea and not enough
IN the effort to make their Journals
worth having, duty or no duty. They put
the lack of support all to the fault of the
party or sect they think they are serving.
They never seem to think that their
sheet Is itself devoid of any essential
quality. Only the other day we saw in
certain religious paper where the editor
actually impugned the motives of those
who advocated its particular plain of reli
gious work for not subscribing for it. That
editor tested his whole band of followers bv |
the number Of them who took his journal. |
Ills structures were so severe as to be little |
short of sentimental blackmail. 1t was
anything but advantageous to the paper or
its cause.
But is it duty? Is it the duty of the citi-
gems of every town to support local paper?
That 1t is good policy and in keeping with
strict business impulses is clear to every
one; but as to dittv in the matter. in its
strictest sense, it could hardly be that
without some legal obligation to sustain it.
Law might make it duty, but it's only a
question of good policy so long as it rests
merely on pure public sentiment. So it
seems to us. AT all events, quarreline
about the lack of support won't help the
matter, and casting reflections upon the
motives of those who do not see fit 10
oestow their patronage is an insult to
journalism.
Smyrna times., 1876-01-12

Inc washington correspondent of the
BOSTON Journal is trying to prove that
fankee Doodle is our national air. and
ne quotes this anecdote related bv John
quincy Adams to sustain him " After The
ministers Flenlpotentiary of Great Britain
and the United States had nearly concluded
their pacific laboTs at Ghent. the burghnrs
OF that quaint old Dutch city determined 70
give an entertainment in their honor. aud
desired to have the national airs of tha two
treaty'maklng powers performed ms 4 ,,,t
OF the programme. So the musical ,hrec,
tor was directed TO call upon the Americsn
ministers and obtain the music of The
national air Of the United States. No orc
knew exactly what to give, and a consuIa.
slon ensued, at which Bayard and Gallotin
favored Haul Columbia,' while CLAY. Rms.
seli, and Adams were decidedly in favor of
Yankee Doodle. The musical director
was We called in ana informed of The decision.
!, lie then asked ifany of the gentlemen had
'ne music ana receiving negative reply.
suggested that perhaps one of them could
o., SS VI Mhlstie the AR. can't said Mr..
Olay never whistled or sung tune in
my Iic Perhaps Mr. BaVard can
Neither can J., replied Mr.. Boyord sPnr.
haps Mr.. Russell can Mr.. Russell Mr.
6allatin, and Mr.. Adams in turn confasgod
Their lack OF musical ability. Il have n;
exclaimed Mr.. Clay, and ringing the bell |
ne summoned his colored body servant
John, said Mr.. Clay, whistle Yankee
doodle for this gentleman John did so
tne chicf musician noted down the mir. anI
u the entertainment the Client B,reb@a'N, @
Band played the national air Of the Ifn;,aa
states, with variations, in grand stylc. 5 's'
- -
A large lot Of No I Gu N,
Smyrna times., 1876-01-12

Already over so reserved seats have been
sold for tomorrow night.
An interesting revival meeting is now
going on at Bethel Church, Smyrna circuit.
Rev. E. Davis, pastor.
A special meeting of the Benevolent
Society will be held at Mrs. Col. George
Davis's on Friday evening (I4th) at 7
o'clock. :
Smyrna times., 1876-01-12

THE TIMES " is published every Wednesday after
noon by JOSEPH H. HoFFECKEE, Editor and Proprie-
tor, at Smyrna Delaware.
TERMS -sUBsCRPTIoN-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 Gents alne for the first insertion subsequent
insertions Three-and ahalfcents. Aliberaldiscount
made to quarterly semi-annual and yearly adverti-
sers.
Smyrna times., 1876-01-12

JUNCTION Il BREAKwATER RAILRoAp.-The
annual meeting of the junction d Break.
water Railroad was held in Milford on
Monday. This is the road that runs from
Harrington to Lewrs.
Mr.. n. l.. McCready, President of the
road, read his annual report. lie stated
that the gross earnings for the year lust
ended, amounted to $75,855.S4, and the
gross expenses $4l, ,720.7l, making the net
profits $34, 1878. The receipts for every
month this year has been an increase over
last. and the President feels very hopeful
of the future.
1t IS now generally known that the Old
Dominion Steamship Co., which runs the
New York steamers, own the road, or a
controlling interest in it, also the Break
water & Frankford road, from Georgetown
to Berlin, Nd, and the Worcester road.
from Berlin to Chincoteange Bay, which is
ROW under construction. The old board of
directors was re-elected-fve from Della.
ware and four from abroad. The Delaware
directors are Curtis S. Watson, Chas. c.
Stockly, Benz. Burton, Edw. ID. Hitchins.
llarheson Hickman. A meeting of the
Directors was held Immediately afterwards
when \. l.. McCready, of New York. was
elected President; VIM. r. VauIcs, of
Milford, Treasurer; and Jacob Y. Foulk.
OF Milford, Secretary.
Smyrna times., 1876-01-12
18th Annual Report of the Smyrna
LibTarY Association.

The annual meeting of the stock.
holders Of the Smyrna Library Asso.
cciation was held at the Library last Thurs.
day at p. NJ, N. F. Wilds, Chairman, and
X: l.. Cummins, Secretary The minutes
OF the last meeting were read and adopted
The report Of the President was read and
accepted and requested to be published in
the SMYRNA TIMES. Messrs. r. IT Cnn,-
minis and Dr. w. T. Collins were appointed
to audit the account Of the Trcasurer-re
ported correct, with balance of Sl9.I4 in
the treasury. The report of the Treasurer
was read and accepted. The following
officers were elected to serve the ensuine
year: President, n. f. Wilds; Vice Pres'f
DR.. w. 7. Collins; Rec. Sec'y, II. g. Budd:
Cor Sec'y, JOS ii. IIoffecker; Treas. w. A.
Cummins; Managers, Kate Bell. Sue r.
Colt, and DR.. j. i. Clawson. On motion
the meeting adjourned.
Smyrna times., 1876-01-12

IHE REVIVAL IN THIS TOwN.-Never, per-
haps, or not within the recollection of the
present congregation, has there been such
a prompt and widespread interest mani.
tested in religious revival as is shown in
the protracted meeting now in progress in
this town. 1t is now in its second week.
and the main audience room of the NJ. r.
Church is barely able to hold the audiences
that nightly pack it. On Sunday evening
quite number failed to gain admittance
Between 900 and 1000 persons were in fhe
audience. The seating capacity is $50
On Sunday morning twelve persons were
taken into membership. More than that
number have professed conversion for the
three nights since. Nightly requests for
the prayers of the church are read from
the pulpit by the pastor, for citizens out of
the fold. On Monday noon-day PRAYER
meeting was opened, and that too is daily
crowded. As an indication of public feel
ing 1t may be stated that on Monday a
n petition was circulated among the mer.
chants to close business at : in the evening
In short time it went the rounds. reeeiy.
ing almost unanimous endorsement. We
do not know that this was ever the case
before. Evidently the feeling stretches
out beyond the church walls.
Smyrna times., 1876-01-12
L, CuMNISs, sec'y,
SMYRNA. Jan. eib tsze

70 te S0ckhoIders Of he Smyrna Library Assaci,tto
The Truestecs submit the following which n tLo
18TH annual report Of this Institution and In do
they are exceedingly gratlhed 20 be able t stet ~
net that never since tx organization has tbe fns,
ton occupied such prominent position i'm fhe noyo
inunity rs at present It's growing Usefulness and in
eased success is 80 marked and appreciated by the
who are Interested :" MI
some new features have been Introduced thaf ha,o
Deen the means Of placing the Association IN Tho sie
Ehted position IL now occupies. The election ~ leI
nebes tan entirely new feature IN this nstitntiorS
as,, nas resulted most happily 10 the Jlbrarv Tbais
hMiilngnes 70 work aud the wise sliggestons tbcv
nave made has added greatly 10 It's popuiartv and
:, The distribution OF Mr. d. ID. cummins s,ocL =,
n1se applying has added largely 10 the number al ,h
~ is Wen ~ 70 the resource Of the Library Very
would not otherwise have done So P'''i''se VIM
49, ane number OF donations Of new books this vear
as neeh unprecedented-5G volumes and ali ~ then
''i's1s''iiE and expensive hooks Thedonationsh
Smyrna times., 1876-01-12

BooTs Al CosT.--We are positivclv So,,;Dc
our stock of Heavy Boots at cost aise
great reduction on other goods. Cali and
secure bargains at r. NJ. & w. r Jobn'
sons Boot, Shoe and Hat Stores. Smvrna
and Mid'lletown. ''"' r''a
PosirIvELY THE BEsT.-Dr. Morris S,,,,,,,
OF Tar, Wild Cherry and Horebound = up ~
very best compound ever prepared ad,'nr
tised or sold by any person or "i md" %aVer YER
name wh''tever--for the immediato In J;y
ana an, permanent cure of Congbs CeI1a tGiiei
", w ho,,oping Cough, Bronchitis Astbmo oo,us; nJ
a. an diseases OF a Consumptive tyne II w;Ii "T
thoroughly eradicate these ALARMING svr,n " wiz
IONS p,' IN one-half the time required 10 ~ - -
oy any other medicine. 1t is nurclv rea" we 80
"a .sDle and contains not particle of on;nSn,
o OF Other dangerous drug. Physicions iI al
over n the country endorse il rs the ,noat
: esshcacioas antidote known for all disordors
1l pa Ihe throat and lungs. II never fall
Every bottle guaranteed to perform exactly
as as represented. Be suro to obtain H"I11y ~
n MOTHS Syrup Of Tar, Wild Cherry and
~ ,norehonnd 70, Trial size, 10 cents. For sale
Smyrna times., 1876-01-12

a = co'ofed man named Burgess charged
r rian tne killing of white man, was taken
iao.n lae jail at Baton Rouge, L.. and
nansed ny moi last Friday night.
Smyrna times., 1876-01-12

II IHE HUNGRY Ex-CoxFRDErATEs.-
ilonse Committee on Accounts NJ WosLin" =.
Ton nave discovered that the new ax.CnS.
Faeerate appOntees have drawn the salsr;ns
OF the old employees who held on after tbo
organlzltion. In some cases tho old on.
Ployees held on q month, and n nnmbnr
not so long, but in all cases the new ogi'
clais have drawn the pay for the service
performed by the old ones. The Commits.
zee, says the Tribune, will Introduce a biIl
paying the old employees. ''''
Smyrna times., 1876-01-12

CRICKET on THE HEARTH.-This populor
domestic drama, to be enacted i'm the town
nan, tomorrow evening, by native talent
altogether, and for the benefit of the Smvrno
Library, promises to be an entertainment
unprecedented in the history Of similar
occasions in this town. The interest. as in.
dicated by the sale Of reserved seats. Tins
lar, shows that the community are thor.
oughly alive, and determined to cnccuraro
the enterprise. And so it ought to be. The
talent OF our own amateurs has hitherto
been OF such a character as will fully insure
rich and truly interesting evenings enter
talnment. Besides, it will be remembered
they are not appearing for any personal
convenience or gain, but for the welfare of
one OF our most highly cherished and i'm
portant lnstitutions-the SMYRNA Library
association. The reserved seats will he
sold 10y JAS. p. Hoffacker. and the sale Of
them reduced to such a system as will
guarantee the exact seat purchased Two
tickets are to be sol,l-the red one admit.
ting to the hall-the white to be retained
as check to the seat purchased as a re.
serve.
Smyrna times., 1876-01-12

The CENTENNIAL.-The meeting of the
Delaware Centennial Commission at Mid.
dletown, on Saturday, was attended by
Messrs. l.. F. Riddle, Charles Beasten and
j. II. Bewley, of the Commission. and about
a dozen farmers Of the neighborhood. Mr..
Riddle stated the object of the meeting to
be to make arrangements for the exhibition
OF products of our State ut the Centennial
Exhibition.
Mr.. Samuel Townsend suggested that the
Commission should hold q meeting and nut
the matter into the hands of the Middle.
town, BridgeviIle and Laural Agricultural
Societies.
Mr.. Bewley thought that good sugges,
ton, and it was then agreed that a meeting
OF the Commission be held in Dover next
tuesday, 18th, at which the subject shall
Smyrna times., 1876-01-12

The BOMBAY Hook r. r. ANNUAL MEET
iNG.-The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Smyrna & Delaware Bay R.
H., was held to-day, at the Delaware House,
when the following Directors were re.elec,
ted: II. c. Douglass, John II. Hoffecker.
n: +. Wllds, j. Frank Wilds, of Delaware.
VIM. S. Sneden, VIM. Heath and J. F.,
Bingham. Mr.. Sneden was reelected Pres.
dent and Mr.. Bingham Secretary and
Treasurer.
From Col Bingham we learn that plan
is on foot to effect consolidation OF all
the roads under the so-called Jay Gould re-
gtme-the n. Jersey Southern, the Bombay
Hook and Kent County. Trustees have
been appointed for the purpose, viz: John
w. Sterling Ton behalf of Gould) Henry
Day OF n. York, and c.. w. Huntington, of
Boston, (Prest. Md. & Del. road.) This plan
has the sanction of all the mortgage bond.
holders and is to he carried cut as soon as
81 100000 of stock shall be voted in its ia.
vor, of which there is no doubt, we are as
sured. The Kent road is soon to be sold
under foreclosure, with this view. After
the consolidation the Trustees are to look
to the development of the line.
Smyrna times., 1876-01-12

LOCAL PERsoNAL.-Geo. 4. Millington, of
the Delaware House, this town, has leased
the Jefferson House, New Castle, from the
first Of March next.
Mrs. Jane Coverdale is going to Chester.
Pa, to open boarding house.
The following are the officers of Morning
Star Lodge of Odd Fellows, of this town,
elected for the ensuing six months: Noble
Moore; Rec Sec'y, Fred. Knots; Treas
" Wm, B. Collins; Permanent Sec'y, Samuel
Taylor
The following are the officers of the
Smyrna Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, for
the ensuing year: Master, A. L. Hudson
Overseer, John NJ. Collins; Lecturer. +. ]
smith; Steward, Geo. T. Jones; Assistant
Steward, VIM. r. Davis; Chaplain. John
SS.eryerson; ;. Treasurer, Jas. r. Truax Sec'y,
r. W. Griffith Gate Keeper, John Truax
Ceres, Mrs. John Truax: Pomona. Mrs F
}. smith; Flora, Mrs. j. Kensey Johns:
Lady Asst Steward, Mrs. John Serverson'
Smyrna times., 1876-01-12

ooa, q large lot Of No. ] Clear FLOORING Co.,
wa per thousand, at Wordcn's. s' 'or
Smyrna times., 1876-01-12

/. TIN WEDDING.-Rey. VIM. #. TuIl and
lady, OF Leipsic, celebrated the tenth
anniversary OF their wtdded life Tuesday
evening, Jan. 4th. The company was largo
and the presents excellent and well selec.
ted. The bride and g=oom failed not IN
making all assembled enjoy the occasion
The bride did not forget the thinner man.
her table groaned beneath its lood oe
sweet things" arranged with exquisite
taste. The evening was we'll spent. and
the worthy pastor and wife have the con,
gratulations of their parishioners ana
friends-hoping that long and useful life
awaits them, fraught with every aeood
word and work.
Smyrna times., 1876-01-12

MIDDLETowN ITEMs.-Messrs. Cbas. Der.
rickson and NJ. n. Willis, started from
Mlddletown last week for a trip to Florida
VIM. n. Wilson is going into tho grain
trade on March 25th.
Rev. DIR. Patton, Of the PRESBYTERIAN
Church, read his annual report Sunday
week. He has lag communicates octs q
salary Of Sl,l50, and his congregation con.
trl6uted for various purposes last wear
S2,l88. TheSunday School has I4OschoIars.
=, The Rev. Mr.. Butler of the Episcopal
Church, has been confined 10 his house for
the past ten days, from an attack of ner
yous Exhaustion.
rrotracted meeting commenced at tho
metnodist Church on Sunday night, Rev.
DIR. Matlack, pastor.