Smyrna times., 1877-04-18

was Killed by jumping from the burning |
Southern Hotel, at st. Louis, last week.
His body was sent to Wilmington for burial. |
Two WHITE MUsKRATs.-D. S. Thompson |
& Co. fur dealers of Milford have two white |
muskrats which were trapped in Dorchester
CO., Md. One of them is snow white and |
the other somewhat mOttled with a colored |
shade.-MiJord Necs.
Howard M. Jenkins, late editor of the
Commercial, is in Washington, and it is re-
ported that he is to be appointed U. S.
Consul to some of the European countries.
We believe he would reflect credit upon the
country and we know he is fully competent.
The Levy Court of this county, last week,
fixed the tax rate at As cents on the hun
dred dollars, same as last year, notwith-
standing the abolition of the l0cent State
tax. The necessity of an advance in the
rate was thus obviated by the withdrawal
of this State tax.
FRANK LEAUBY.-Ofthism man, charged with
outrage upon young girl in Middletown,
the Transcript says: Frank is not very
valuable citizen nor much of a credit to the
town, but for all that we are rather inclined
to the opinion that in this case his offense
is not so great as it is made to appear"
Rev. Jas. NJ. McCarter, of Chincoteage,
preached every evening last week in the
Methodist Church in Milford, where pro-
tracted meetings are going on. The Neos
says his discourses were unusually brilliant
and eloquent as we'll as orthodox and
spiritual and have drawn large audiences.
DEATH OF MINIsTER.-Rev. Mr.. Galloway
for some time past rector of Grace p. Z.
Church, Brandywine Hundred, died We'd
nesday in Wilmington, in his 5lst year.
He had been suffering for a good while past
with the kidney disease. lie occupied st.
Peters pulpit, this town, several times after
the resignation of Rev. j. I. Wright.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN MILFoRD.--The
American Basket Company's large factory,
near the railroad depot at Milford, was en-
tirely destroyed by fire on Saturday morn
ing. The building contained large stock
of manufactured goods, which is a total
loss. The fire originated in the engine
room. The loss is about $4,000, upon
which there is only an insurance of $500.
At an invitation from Howard NJ.
Jenkins, former Editor of the Wilmington
Commercial, all his old employees met at his
residence last Thursday evening, and
enjoyed themselves hugely They were
handsomely entertained by Mr.. Jenkins
and wife. When MI j. resigned the
editOrship the young lady typesetters en-
ployed in the Office presented him gold
pen as token of their esteem.
By the capsizing of yacht on the Della.
ware river, opposite the Christiana creek,
on Sunday, man named John Leech was
drowned. Two other occupants of the boat
Robert Hutton and Daniel Cook, were
picked up by an oyster craft and taken to
Delaware City. The parties were all Viii
mingtonians. The drowned man was in
the 40th year of his age, and leaves wife
and two children, one two and half years
old, and the other nine months.
STOPPING CAMP MEETINGs.-Is not the
Sessex Journal little ahead of the facts il
the case i'll this statement. 1t says There
, is a movement on foot in the NJ. E. Confer
ence to put stop to camp meetings especi
: ally on Sundays. The grounds taken arr
that it suspends public worship in til,
churches and tends to a desecraton of tn,
; Sabbath. They also claim that there i
, too much trade carried on at such place
E and too much extravaganza in dress.
\ a SUSSEX COUNTY CURIOsITY.-Mr. JOIN
1 S. AXES, living near Gumboro, in SUISSE,
G county, possesses q calf that was born fey
e days ago that has no hair on any part o
Il its body. The skin is as smooth and sof
/ to the touch as that of human being, ant
e it is so sensitive to cold that the owner ha
o been compelled to prepare wrapplngs t
l. protect it. The curiosity has excited tn
d people of Sussex county, and it is Visite
II daily by nearly one hundred persons.-
9 ,SuSser journal.
!, A SAVAGE AssAULT.-Last Wednesda
| lYlin ufO
W fecker, Ia former Smyrnian) SuperinteI
!. dent at the city railway depot, was assaulte
~ at the intersection of Delaware and Penn
n sylvania avenues, by a man who attempte
" to stab him, and then shot at him twic,
:. The would-be assassin jumped from benin
# tree, and catching him by the coat cola
tried to cut his throat. Mr.. HOffeckC
knocked the assassin down, when he 9TH
assailantl drew pistol and fired two shot
one of them hitting him in the breast.
n book in Mr.. Hoffecker's inside vest pock'
saved his life, as he found the ball afte
ID wards imbeded in the book. The assassi
10 then fed, and escaped in the darkness. NJ
Hoffecker supposes that he was taken fl
another man.
- SUPT. GRovEs.-The Erery EceaiIg al
W Commercial has this to say about Superb
tendent Groves "When Mr.. Groves W
I'd first appointed we had nothing but Of
OF knowledge Of the Governors good jud
ment and of his desire to secure tho
90 oughly competent man for this impOrta
- place 10 convince us that the appontme
- was likely to prove good one, but now
one who is at. all familiar with the wo
re- that Mr. Groves has accomplished in t
ne past two years in improving the schools
in. our State will doubt that his re-appoil
ment is most wise and judicious act.
h. has made q most admirable Superintendel
~ mo and has accomplished work that t
y"' people of this city, who are not broug
~ into close contact with it, scarcely know
Two more such years Of progress W
be place our Delaware schools beyond
he sneers that are so often INDUCED in agail
nd them.
SUGAR BEET CULTURE.-The commissiC
he ers appointed by the last Legislature q
he carry into effect the provisions of the Act
ex encourage the cultivation of sugar beet
in this State held meeting in Dover
the 10th inst. The following gentlenl
on' compose the commission: Lea Pusey,
vas New Castle co. Samuel b. Cooper for IL
~ CO., and L. L. Martin for Sussex co.