Smyrna times., 1877-05-16

Last Thursday, in Dover, Bishop Lee ad-
ministered the rite of confirmation to eight
candidates, in the Episcopal Church.
Among the number was Beniah Watson,
member of the legal profession of Dover.
THE NAVAL CADETsHIP.-The examina-
ton of applicants for the Naval Cadetship
is now in progress in Wilmington, by PrOfS.
Groves, of this town, and Harlan, of that
city, in the presence of Hon. Jas. Williams.
Eighteen applicants ranging in age from
fourteen to eighteen years presented them
selves for examination, as follows
David Wilson Jourdon, Wilmington.
James F. Boots, "
Frank A. McCloskey, "
Alphonso Barton, "
w. B. Carswell, il"
B. Frank Cooling,
Julian Benton Vincent, Seaford.
William G. Tyson, Odessa.
VIM. II. Stayton, Clayton.
w. NJ. johnson, Smyrna Bombay Hook J.
Joshua A. Ellegood, Concord.
Charles B. Morris, Milton.
Allen r. Morrison, New Castle.
Lewis Shakespeare, Dover.
j. ii. Klingler,
Marion Green,
I. II. Register, Lewis.
II. ii. Orr, I"
Wm NJ. Jefferis, Of Wilmington, and
Price Rothwell, of Newark, were also ap.
plicants but did not appear at the opening
of the examination.
All but seven Of the applicants backed
out when they saw how close the eXamina-
ton would be. OF the seven who stuck
three were from Wilmington, and two from
this section, Stayton and johnson. The
other two were Klingler, Of Dover and
Register, of Lewes.
a TERRIBLE SCARE AT TEMPERANCE
MEETING.-Last Sunday afternoon, at the
temperance meeting in Wilmington, when
two thousand people were packed into the
Opera House, the cry of fire was raised It
was in the very miGst of the proceedings,
about 4! in the afternoon, and while the
greatest interest was being manifested in an
appealing address by one Of the speakers.
The room commenced to fill with smoke.
The terror stricken audience seemed for a
moment spell bound. Soon appalling and
piercing shrieks of terror from every part
of the house were raised Men, women and
children rushed promiscuously down the
stairs from the gallery, crushing and mang-
ling each other in their wild and agOnizing
| terror. Women tainted and men gasped as
if the flames were speedily overtaking them
in their flight. The appeals of the speakers
to the people to keep calm and collected
were Of no avail. Just then, however, a
hymn was chanted out and a number
joined in, which seemed to have a magic
effect Instantly confidence was restored
and it was announced that there was no
further danger to dread, as the fire had
| already been eXtin guished and that the
ceremonies might proceed. An investiga
ton proved that an incendiary had applied
a match to a lot Of burlap in the cellar
which smouldered instead of blazing, anl
produced a dense smoke A nah named
Baird has been arrested on suspicion as the
incendiary. Several were tramped but none
were badly injured. Baird has since been
discharged, it being fully established thai
he did not fire the building.
RAILROADS AND PEACHEs.-Last Saturday
morning the railroad officers took ruI
down the Delaware road from Philadol
phia, to see what the peach crop was likely
to be, and compile report of the croT
from information gathered by the loca
station agents throughout the Peninsula
They came back with great expectations o.
a big yield. The estimates state the proba
BILE yield at 100000 baskets. If thes
forecasts are realized the crop will be % pc
cent greater than ever before. They were
lead to believe that the fruit is beyond al
danger of harm. Four or five Philadelphi;
newspaper reporters accompanied th
party, and they have written rosy report
of the immense crop in prospect.
The probable shipments from the severa
| stations 1rn uiVpO in hoS of fOllowS.