Smyrna times., 1877-01-03

In Camden there are said to he persons |!
who are supplied with corn-cobs saturated |
IN the different brandios distilled iv Il Ger |
tam dlstIller thereahouts. The purchaser
chooses his cob, and 10y paying so or IS
cents for it, takes it to the distller and
obtains quart of brandy or the flavor of
the cob. But we do not see how that will
screen the viol"tors OF the law.
VIM. Lea, the well-known Brandvwine
miller. died in Wilmington, very suddenly,
last Thursday. Of apoPlexy. He was the
head OF the firm of VIM. Lea & Sons-ricl,
benevolent, unaSsuminE, opposed to hold
ing office, and was -. lie died whilst
sitting in his chair in his sitting room. lie
was during his whole life connected with
the Brandywine mills, aus were his father
and grandfather before him.
A LARGE CALF.-Thc Dover Sentinel TINS
describes it: A Camden girl announced that
she was going to hang up her stocking, and
her relations cluhhed together, bought
twenty pounds of candy mixtures, a dozen
OF oranges, Il pot OF pomadr, a pair of
mttens, one gross of hair-pins, two cuff
sets, three handkPrchiefS besides minor
| articles, and when they had exhausted their
means they had not nearly enough to fill
| the capaciouS receptacle.
On Christmas day Sheriff Blackiston went
to the farm of Philip Bell, near Davis
Corner, West Dover IId., to sorve a writ Of
replevn on Philip Bell, for the delivery of
some sheep belonging to james and .Iona-
than Williams, who were with the Sheriff.
After the sheep had been delivered Bell
and the Williams brothers began to abuse
one another, which ended in Il square fight
and Bell and his son were arrested and
made give bail for their appearance at
court.
! SUICIDE IN SCSsEX- Frank ford was startled
last Friday week to hear of the death, hy
his own hand Of Henry johnson, well
known citizen Of Baltimore Hundred and u
onsi>tpnt member of tho NJ. +. Church.
! He had eaten dinner but a half hour when
a neighhor called to see him, and his
laughter going to call him found him
hanging in the barn, and before the rope
could hc cut. life wa, cHtinct Financial
trouble is supposed to nave been the cause
Of this rash act the Milford Mrs says.
Cha~. q. Fisher of Milford was convicted
II the criminal court at Washington on
Friday last, ON the charge of ahstractina
papers from the clerk of the court in the
District Of Columbia. The Washington Sta,
says thcacru~cd oidnotap prcar surprised, hut
MS father ilu,lgr Fisherl was much affected
Counsel iuF tie prisoner gave notice of q
motion Tor Il new trial and INQUIRED if the
lornrr bond would still hold good. The
court decided that the case was no Longer
ralablc and the prisoner was taken into
custody by the Marshal and conveyed tC
Jail.
A newly-marred couple in Wilmington
John f. Graham and wife. had nearly al
ihcir bridal presents stolen from them one
night last week while they were at hei
tather's, a man named Stoeckle, saloon
= keeper on King st. The steal iacluded tn,
brides watch and chain, rings. pin, &c.
amounting in all to about $780, A fellow
.laining to be from a wholesale liqu0
/ IOusp in Baltimore, committed the thei
md got off He was allowed to stay Il
itoeckle's all night, and stole the things il
the morning after Mr.. Graham AID wifi
had left their room.
OUR SLACK.TwIsTED LIQUoR LAw.-Speal;
, ing of how vioatorS of our liquor law ge
off so easily, VIM. Dean, of Newark, int
mates that it may hc profitable to tn
7 Attorney Generals to work the matter il
that fashion. In II letter to Ecery Ereaie
he says:
Il nave frequently lIau parties lnulctc'
Is often as from 3 to Is indictments Of sing
individuals at single term of the court
and when l would follow up the matte
i, woIld find from the records of the Com
the parties had plead guilty in a singl
case, submitted to court was fined and pai
cost in one case and mol pros entered o
!. the balance ly simply paying costs. No,
y this same course | have seen practice
Il under different Attorney Generals, and tn
question often arose i'll my mind whic
> brought the greatest pecuniary reward I
e the Attorney General, a prosecution or
!. | mol pros"