Smyrna times., 1877-03-28

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no suspicion rests upon any one in the i'm
mediate neighberho0d.
DEATH OF AN EX-SURGEoN.-Dr Edward
Worrell, an old resident of Delaware, died
at his residence in Philadelphia on Sunday
evening from paralytic stroke. DR.. Wor-
rell was well known for many years as a
prominent surgeon in the United States
army. He was born in Wilmington, in the
month of April, 1903 lie lived we believe
at Delaware City during the war and was
an intense "peace man."
NARROW ESCAPE FROM BURNING.--On
Saturday morning the 10th inst, Lida,
daughter of j. +. Pennington of Seaford,
editor of the CGti-en in attempting to put a
kettle on the stove, raised the stove lid,
when her dress took fire. Terribly fright
ened she ran out into the yard, in the high
wind, and had her father not discovered
her in time to smother the fire, the result
would have been fatal to her.
DEATH FROM EXCESSIVE FATNEss.-Mary
E., wife of Burton Dickinson, of Stanton,
near Wilmington, died on Saturday week.
She weighed over 300. For the past year
she was unable to lie down in bed, but
usually slept IN a chair. She had tried
various eXpedients to reduce her flesh all
OF which failed. DIR. Lukens made post
mortem examination of the body, and
found the inside of the heart full of fat,
shutting off the valves and preventing
breathing and circulation of the blood.
DELAWARE CITY HERRING FIsHERY.-The
canal lochs at Delaware City is becoming
famous for the number of herring caught
in them every morning after l2 O'clock
before opening the gates for the passage of
vessels. Last Monday morning there were
| 7,400 caught at a single haul, that being
the largest number ever known to have
been caught. The herring gather in the
| loch over Sunday. when there are no
vessels passing through and are easily
caught III net set for that purpose.- Cone
| nCTceH.
THREE CoLoRED MEN ESCAPE FROM New
CASTLE JAIL.--Last Wednesday night three
colored men confined in one cell, escaped
from the Jail at New Castle. They effected
their escape by cutting II hole in the top of
their cell, and after reaching the roof let
! themselves down to the pavement below by
means Of blanket that they had torn into
strips and tied together. The names Of the
parties are John w. Pierce, George Harris
and - Carpenter, the latter having been
sentenced to y years imprisonment for
tealing horses and cattle.
Man MISSING FROM LEwEs.-The George
town Jounal of Friday says: William Scho-
field, OF Lewes, has been missing for some
time. He was last seen at Fenwick s
Island, and it is supposed that he was muir
dered and thrown into the river as his hat
was found or the shore the day after his
! disappearance. 1t is stated that he had a
disagreement with some man on the Island
and that the suspected party has disap
peared. Schofield has been for several
years employed on the pier at Lewes and
is we'll known in that section.
A SAD AccIDENT-At Hockessin, six OF
eight miles west of Wilmington, are large
kaolin or clay quarries, and one day las
week, whilst some workmen were digging il
a l5foot bank, it caved in, burying two o.
them in the dirt. They were soon dug out
but one of them, named Gillespie, soor
died horrible death. He was caugh
with his pick raised to strike, and the force
of the failing bank drove the pick into hi.
shoulder as deep as the eye of the pick
and down throught the shoulder blad,
into his lungs. The other man, Fitzgerald
was also hurt, but not dangerously.
CHINESE FIGHT-There is a Chinese
Laundry in Wilmington, run by Sin-Wo
Sin-Wo owed a Philadelphia Chinaman
Wong-Fi, IS and couldn't or wouldn't pa,
him, so Wong Fl went down to Wilmington
and "pummeled" Sin-Wo rather severely
one day last week. Sin hauled him VI
before a Squire and had him fined 81 anC
costs, amounting in all to $5.49. Won
paid his costs, and going back to the laun
) dry, took a seat, determined to "sit it out
| L. l. &c
policemen to take him out. lie thel
the door, saying as he did SO, "me come
againee."
The Methodist Protestant Confercnc
t which has been in session at Westministel
, Nd, for seven days adjourned on the 2ls
inst. The following are the appointment
for this peninsula: Laurel, j. S. Straughn
, Easton, j. +. Reed; Centreville, j. L
Kinser; Accomac, F. II. Mullineaux
Cambridge, g. j. Smith; Cecil, J. Thomr
e son and w. Valiant; Chesapeake, C. W
Thompson Kent Island, J. Kilgore; LeiT
: sic, J. w. Yingling; Milton, II. Bruner
= Pocomoke, A. c. Bergman; Seaford. S.
Hoblitzell; Quantico, j. II. Elligood Quee
Anne, J. A. Weigand Snow Hill, VIM. \
: Stanger; Newtown, B. II. Benson: Newarl
T. d. Valiant; Sussex, w. A. Grouse
Princess Anne, o. j. Walter.
n The BLOoMER SENSATION. Last Thursda
!. in Wilmington, a middle aged woman
d dressed in male attire, or at least somethin
very different from female'attire, created
great sensation by walking down MarkC
G ST. Her name is Mrs. Mary Tillotson, an
): she is one of the strongminded femal
u lecturers from Vineland, N. j., who g
around lecturing on dress reform. Larg
It crowds escorted her through the street
|. and about o'clock, as she passed dow
;. Market street some two hundred-more
IS less-of men, women and children forme
train and followed in her wake. Som
professed their inability to say whether ii
" person who thus excited their curiosity
u much was a lady in gentlemen's clothin
: or a gentleman adorned with feminr
e curls.
REPORT OF THE ALMsHoUsE COMMITTEE-We, Il
committee appointed by the Levy Court of Ke
10 county to investigate the books and general manag
10 ment of the Amshouse of said county after havi
s, examined these accounts and vouchers, knowing
causes that led TO the appointing of the col
mitteel beg leave 10 make the following unvarnish
le statement and report The articles used for the s
= bills follows: Kerseys, Mallalius make six
five cents per yard Blue Drilling, thirteen cen
- Prints eight cents Sugar. 10 to II cents per poun
* Fish mackrai No g. eight dollars barrel HerriI