Smyrna times., 1877-04-25

BANK LIENS ON SUSSEX LAND.-The Far
mer's Bank, Georgetown Branch) has liens
on the real estate of Sussex county to a
very large amount. The property of Capt.
Ben. Stockley, lately sold at Seaford, was
bought by this institution and so also was
that OF ). 7. Houston recently sold. 1t is
said that there is scarcely large landhold-
er in the county whose property is not en-.
numbered by these liens.-M Mtod Ners.
DEATH OF a MINISTER.-Rev. J. w. |
Weston, a minister of the NJ. f. Conference,
died on Monday morning at his late home, !
Mt. Salem, after lingering illness of con-
sumption. He was a native of Kent |
Island, Md, and for the past two years had |
been stationed at Mt. Salem. At the last |
session of Conference he was assigned to
Delaware City, but was unable, on account
of his illness, to get to his new charge. He
leaves wife and five children. Rev. B. F.
Price has been sent to Delaware City. Mr..
Weston was buried at Mt. Salem.
ANOTHER Circus Row IN WILMINGTON
O'Briens Circus, when it showed in Will
mington last week was terribly annoyed at
the night performance by some Whining
| ton rOughs. just before the show closed
crowd of about 200 boys, large and small,
rushed i'll under the canvas, took posses
sion OF the ring and gave performance
| themselves. Yells were substituted for
songs, and the most agile of the invaders
amused themselves by acting on the trapeze,
and in other ways usurping the province of
the legitimate performers. Threats and
entreatles were alike in vain, and when the
circus men threatened to let the tent down,
some of the intruders exhibited their
knives and threatened to make ribbons of
| the canvass. The people who had bought
tickets demanded their money but the
circus people refused to return it, as they
were not only willing but anxious to 90 on
with the performance if allowed to do so.
Most of the people remained until the tents
were taken down, the boys invading the
dressing rooms and making all the trouble
in their power. They didn't stop here, but
stoned the wagons, bursting in the sides of
two or three. SO says ErGy Ecciug
! BRUTAL MURDER IN WMMIXGT0N viii
mington on Sunday was thrown into an
| intense state Of excitement 10y the murder
! OF well.knOwn colored man named james
Temple. His body was found at an early
hour that morning on the road leading to
| New Castle, with his throat cut so badly
that the head was nearly severed from the
body and one of the ears cut OFF. A colored
man named John Rhodes was subsequently,
arrested, ana made I; full confession of the
deed. He stated that it was done in self
defense, and that the murdered man was
lying in ambush to kill him at the time
The colOred people are much incensed
against the murderer, and on Sunday con-
gregated around the station-house in large
l.. "a I L
Rhodes and Temple, which has thus re-
suited in the death of the latter, seems to
have been a mutual misunderstanding con
cerning their respective rights and privi
leges in regard to young colored woman
named Lucinda Duckery, who has been
employed as a waiter in restaurant in
Wilmington. and whose parents reside near
the fork of the New Castle and Eare's
Corner roads, and about a mile beyond the
city. About Is or 20 months ago, and for
several years previous, Rodes was the ac-
cepted lover Of Lucinda, and although
there had never existed any marriage con.
tract between them, this intimacy was Of
such character that the girl became the
mother Of three children by him. She
then insisted upon his marrying her, which
he declined to do, and she cast him off, re-
fusing to have anything further to do with
him, and in lieu of his attentions, accepted
those of James Temple, who, meanwhile,
had a wife living. This naturally en-
gendered feeling Of bitter jealousy in the
bosom of Rhodes, and he vowed terrible
vengeance against his rival. Temple made
similar ones against Rhodes, and ever
thereafter the two men were sworn enemies.
, Rhodes, in his confession, said, 81 went
out with Lucy about o'clock. went as
far as the gate and carried a basket OF
marketing for her. Lucys mother will not
let me 60 in the house. | told Lucy that
she was always running after Temple, but
she said she was not, indeed. | told her
that she was anxious to get home to see
, Temple, and that he was at her fathers
house. She denied it. She had a bottle OF
! whisky and asked me if wanted drink
drank. | then left her and started in
town. l had got on the Causeway when
saw man coming. Presently saw it was
Temple, and | knew he was going to sec
Lucy" lie said Temple started for him
. and he ran and fell down. He got up how
> ever, and knocked Temple down with q
t stone. he says When Temple fell q
; Barlow knife fell out of his pocket and
: Rhodes picked it up and cut his throat
from ear to ear with it. He then washed
, his hands in the ditch and went on home
and went to bed. he says. He was arrested
the next morning. Temples body wa,
: seen by several that night, lying in the
:, road, but the parties nearly all supposed il
: was some one drunk. The body was pick &c
: up the next morning, and the girls parents
/, at once accused Rhodes. 1t is not generally
: believed that he did the act in selfdefence
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