Smyrna times., 1877-10-31


court was in session in that county. There
has been no whisky sold there, legally, for
eight years, not even by the hotel, the pro
pretor being temperance man, we believe.
Chas. IL. Lockwood, who came to tie town
last Christmas, applied to the court for
license to sell liquor. The people bccO!n-
ing indignant that a stranger should want
to bring the evil into their midst, reuon.
strated, and the result was, AIr. l.. was dc.
teatcd, and the temperance people are
Jubllant. Two applicants at Millaborough
tone Edgar Hastings late OF Smyrua) were
also defeated, and that town is also on u
temperance basis, and has been for several
years.
EXCITEMENT ~ CHUrcH.-Rey J. b.
Mann, pastor Of the Union N. f. Church,
IN Wilmington announced last week that
he would on Sunday preach "pcppery"
sermon, and invited all nou-belcyer, to bc
present, and reason together. His invita-
ton was more especially addressed to the
Liberal League, a body Of free thinker, in
the city. Accordingly, a Dr.. Lawrence. Ia
strangcr) was present presumably as 4 rep.
rcscntatiyc of that body. This Doctor is a
physician who travels around claiming to
cure diseases with electricity, or something
OF the kind. Mr.. Mann announced his
text: " Be sober, be vigilant: because your
adversary the devil, as roaring lion.
waIkcth about seeking whom be NAV de-.
your. i Peter, ). S.-:nd went ON with
his sermon, asserting that there +, - ,..,}
/ pr'solH devil, and denying tie claim Of
/ some that the devil Is only am innate sense.
/ OF evil existing within ourselves. He -,;I
iurthcr that no ,nilrl eve, died EIai,ny
At the conclusion Of the Sermon Dr. Law
/ renee arose from his scat saying: II rise
Tor permission to make Il few lpuia.l... ..
! you called Us here for til. l.Ir,,.-r ~
reasoning together"
Mr.. Mann" 40, sir. cannot rI,,. (. -.
The Doctor insisted. .l.d AGAIN .,;..f 4.
speak, when Nh Mann called o,,t ~
ol'iof The trustees to pat tina; nan. aae a..
si!'aee nm. Tins congregation is u4,!.r
my c"nroI-no gentleman will iutr.!rt,t
Inc services without pormissi3n
ne Docto" subsidized but a~ soon i. ll,
heheaietlon was pronounced L" uot tI..
moor again and sung out "Tai. .,et,r. :
VIII be reviewed At the Liberal Lca-a,
Room tonight;
Mr.. Mann replied that none hut rr!.
ana mb"hevrrS would attend. u taccyeu-
Hg, as promised, the SERMON wa. r.L,lf,,.I
at the Liberal League Room. ly DR.
IaW'enccS wife, = woman Of 10 mean in.
trlectual force. Sine r;irulrd mauy of tl..
Christian theories to the rounlc>t. ana had
much fuller audience than Mr.. Mann
had, to talk to.
ARREST or \ Prominent CITIZEN or VII
MINGroN.-.Job H. .Jacl-on, Ure-i,l,lt ,rf.,.. +.
jackson y Sharp Car Company Of WiEa;rr
ton was arrested ON THURSDAY iY.- ON :,
rcqul>tion from the Governor o. Geor,rl
ana taken South on the limited express 4t +
noon. The charges are Swindling he State
OF Georgia out Of 5000. In the year $50. +
when Bullock was Governor of Georgia.
and T. y. klmball d Go. the general iinan- f
cHl agents, the jackson d SnaIp Company
constructed Tor the Atlanta < western .
railroad (Which was being constructed L,.
the Statr,l q Gr,t-cla-s ,@rlor car for The
sum oil Sl@ODD, receiving in pavmcnt there +
tor the sum OF $1,000 cash and Il note for
$1,000 When the note came due If w,s /
renewed by two other notes for $1,000 and .
$1,000 respectively. which We're duly paid
at maturity. But II seems that Mr. Jack. .
son also retained the first note. 1t should
nave been cancelled: but in l>12, after
Governor Bullock and KinbaN had left
the state, Jackson proceeded 10 Atilut,
with this first note for s. 900 in his BOSSES.
sion, upon which he demanded pavnleut.
lie swore to its gcnuincness and received
the money for it. Thus he received pqy
ment twlce-Sl400 instead Of s. .09a. On T
the arrival in Washington the Georgia
sheriff boarded a tram for the south. with .
Hr. Jackson as prisoner. When they
started Mr.. jackson requested permission
to step to the water closet but failed to ra.
turn. having made his escape. The sbartf'
was let oil the cars and he at once boarded
train for Philadelphia, on the p. ". ER
road, where he found Mr. jackson. on his
way home. The sheriff handcuflcd him
ana took him South on the next train.
On arriving at Atlanta, Ga. Mr.. jackson
had hearing and was released on baiI. /
kilograms from friends i'm Wilmington
were awaiting his arrival, offering him bail
to the amount of att}to1 al MN4rq. If uores. /
saly. 1t was at once claimed hv M. jack
son 5 accuScrs that his effort to escape WAS
confession Of guilt, but his many friends
deny this. His effort to cscane is thus
explained: The Sheriff who arrested him
told him that there would not be the
slightest necessity for his going further
than Baltimore. That they would there
meet an official from Georgia who would
have the authority to accept bail, and OF
course man 50 well known as Mr.. jackson
could almost as readily find bail in Balti
more as at home. When they arrived at
Baltimore, however. Mr.. Jackson found
that there was not the slightest intention
on the part of the sheriff of keeping that
promise and he SO telographcd back to his
friends. Finding the Sheriff determined to
take him all the way to Georgia. at once.
Mr.. jackson became so desperate at being
fooled, that he concluded to como back at
any risk. The arrest caused great scnsa.
ton in Wilmington, where Mr.. jackson
has long held high position in the esteem
OF the people. His friends and especially
his lawyers, Harrington & Hofecker, claim
that 1t is an attempt at blackmailing
Mr.. jackson was Immediately released on
giving bail and arrived at his home in Will
mington on Sunday night, or rather ON
Monday morning at go o'clock, and when
the train reached the depot the workmon
IN Mr.. j. S car works were there with band
OF music to escort him to his home An
effort was made to induce the worllmen to {
let the band retire, but they wouldn't do it,
Mr.: jackson was on one of the rear cars a
and as he stepped off the train he was sur
rounded 10y large number of people who .
shook hands with him, the band PLAYING {
" llome, Sweet Home" He was quite over
come and pyppnScaJ he -.