Smyrna times., 1877-07-11

SUICIDE-Calvin +. Tuttle committd sui
eide by drowning in the Christiana river at |
Wilmington on Monday night of last week. |
He was recently from Seaford, though his |
family and nativity are not known in that |
town. He was sober, temperate man and |
is supposed to have been melancholy from |
disappointed affection. 1t appears that he
was very much in love with young lady, |
! living in Jacksonville, H., and that recent |
! ly he received letter from her, stating
that she would pass through Wilmington
in short time on her way to Saratoga,
where she was going to spend the summer.
Not having received any further inteli-
gence from the young lady since the above,
it appears that he became Respondent with
the result as stated above. The unfOrtun-
ate man was about 35 years of age.
THE 4TH AT CAMDEN CAMP GROUND.-The
4th of July temperance celebration at Cam
den Camp Ground was attended by from
500 TO GOO people. In the morning the
exercises were opened with singing by the
choir, and music by the Cornct Band, of
Camden, after which Rev. |. Y. Cooper d.
d.. addressed the audience. The Doctor
also read an entertaining letter from Hon.
n. b. Smithers. In the afternoon the
Deca@tion of Independence was read by
Rev. Chas. Hill, of Camden. 1t was fol
lowed by an able address by Rev. j. ii.
Caldwell. Rev. Mr.. MacNichol, young
Methodist minister, delivered an able adj
dress, and was followed with speeches from
s. w. Hope, Esq, of New Jersey, and Revs.
Hope and Heath, two Baptist ministers Of
Camden. The exercises were enlivened
with sweet singing and music by the choir
and band. The exercises were closed in 5
in the afternoon.
FATAL SHOOTING AFFAIR IN DOVER
About 9 o'clock on Wednesday (4th of
July morning) Dover was startled by the
announcement that James Brown, cOored,
had been shot by worthless negro who
passed and is known by the name of Henry
. Seymour. Brown was II waiter at the
5 Capital Hotel and was attending to his
: duties as usual when Seymour appeared at
the kitchen door and commenced talking
pleasantly with Brown. Few words had
} passed between them, when Seymour drew
, a pistol and shot Brown, the ball entering
his head just between his eyes. Brown
lived in an unconscious state until Friday
evening. Two or three colored persons
, witnessed the shooting and their statements
are about the same as stated above. Sey-
, mour tried to escape but was driven into
the house of Mr.. II. A. Richardson. on
r State street, and captured. lie when ar
. rested had thrown away his pistol. He
, stated to the persons who arrested him
, that it was an accident; that he did not
intend to shoot him, but in the office of
Esquire Dickson, he stated that he shot
Brown because he was making for him with
a knife. All the witnesses to the affair sav
, that Brown had no knife at the time. Sey-
D mour was raised at or near Milton, Sussex
+ county, and went to Dover about years
7 ago. He has always been looked upon as a
! mean, worthless fellow, and has we believe
S admitted previously to this affair that he
g changed his name when he came to this
g county The Deldrarcan learns that his
, proper name is Rankin or Raker. lie is in
G Jail awaiting trial
BIRDS OF FEATHER-It seems that Rev.
; |. n. Haldeman, the Baptist sensationalist
of Wilmington, has joined hands with
Rev. u. K. Kramer, the recent Methodist
there who IS trying to start new church
, on the Second Advent dogma. Mr.. II.
! preached a sermon in Mr.. X. IS tent one
: night last week, and presented Mr.. X. with
: a Bible. The Gazette reports his sermon as
a follows:
i He considered all persons who did not
believe in the Second Advent to be anti.
Christ 1t was not the sinner that had
killed Christ, but it was the church, the
Christians of that day. When Christ did
t come he thought that the people would
n not meet him going around the street with
J., Stripes down their pants, or with cigar OIL
J. chew of tobacco in their mouths, or a red
l. badge on their coats. No; he thought
S that they would want to receive him as he
a should be received, in all the glory imagin
y able. He was glad, and thanked God that
e he had washed his hands of all moral sua
;. sion societies."
y This is certainly very cratic talk The
d Baptist denomination is no more in favor
o OF Milleriteism" than are the Presbyte
rians or Methodists, and what are they
going to do about Mr.. HIS case? The
= Presbyterians took Miller's parchment away
u from him, and Mr.. Kramer voluntarily
Il gave up his, but what about Mr.. Halde
Il mans? Of course he is at liberty to preach
any doctrine he pleases, so are Kramer anC
- Miller, but he cannot commit his churcl
!, to any doctrine he pleases. If he remain!
a IN the Baptist Church it is presumed he i!
. preaching Baptist doctrine, but if he il
Y preaching Second Adventism he is surel,
- not true to the faith.
Is DANCING AND DEvoTIoN.-The temper
ance people in Wilmington, last week, i
n. may be remembered, split all up over the
n 4th of July picnic they were to have, be
g cause dancing was to be part OF the pro
- gramme. Two or three Methodists anC
g; members of other denominations that wer,
q on the committee left the organization
- altogether. But the picnic went on all tn,
r. same, and was one of the largest ever helc
M near that city. Six hundred reformed mel
of were in the procession to the picnic
r grounds. When the procession reached
n. the grounds Rev. Mr.. Taylor was calleC
N on to pray, and after his prayer the mus
4. struck up and the dancing commenced
r Its success, however, made the champion
OF dancing very exultant, and Nelson j
Lee, one of the leaders in the religion
1y temperance movement, made jubilan
ly speech to the crowd. He said they al
as knew the trouble and difficulties they haC
w to encounter to have their picnic as the,
m wanted it, and now that they had gainet
te, the victory over their opponents, it re
ne mained for them to gain the victory owe
D. themselves, and thus show to their fellow
ne citizens that they were men worthy of tn
ad liberty for which they were then fighting
ne One wing of the party is championed b
I'D Geo. w. Wells, and the other by Rev. A