Smyrna times., 1877-10-17

| LACUkSION TO THE CAPITAL.-ln view OF
the interest manifested in the coming pro-
ceedlngs OF the extra session of Congress,
which convened on Monday last, it has
Deen proposed that an excursion to Wash
lngton, from Wilmington, be given about
the lst of November, by which time it is
| believed that both houses will be organized.
Thomas +. Piummer has taken the matter
in hand.
| At meeting of the Delaware Association
Tor the education Of Colored People, held
on October lst, 1877, in Wilmington, it was
determined to change the text books now
IN use in the cOlored schools of the State,
so that the same books will hereafter be
used in the colored schools as have been
adopted by the State Board of Education
and are now in use in the District Schools
of the State
MYsTERoUs.-A negro girl living near
Georgetown, died last week under some.
what suspicious circumstances. The people
got so excited about it after the funeral
that the body was taken up, an inquest
held, and a verdict of suicide was rendered.
Before the disinterment it was supposed bv
many that foul play had been committed,
but there were no facts to sustain the sus-
piclon, so they made it suicide.
1t is stated that Mr. Layton, Oyersecr of
the AImshOuse, threatens to enter suits
for libel if parties don't quit criticising his
management Of the institution. He could
not make a more serious mistake than
that. People have perfect right to criti-
else his official acts, and if those acts are
all square he would do better to invite crit.
iclsm than to try to suppress it. 70 talk
about libel suits looks as if he was afraid
the critics really have something to tell on
him.
Franktord, Sussex CO., is having whisky
night. The town has good temperance
Motel and will not have one with a bar in
1t. Recently man has come among them
from Phlladelphia for the purpose of keep.
ing drinking saloon and has applied for a
license. The people of the town are op
posing 1t with all their might, and nine.
tenths OF them have signed a remOnstrance
against it, employed a lawyer to help them
and are at Court ut Georgetown to prevent
the success of the petition.
COULDN'T PROVE IT.-Last july several
men arrived ut Lewes in Il boat and at
night broke open a store, blew open a
safe and robbed it Of several thousand dol.
lars. The suspected parties were captured
in Wilmington and lodged in GEORGETOWN
jail, amid great excitement. Their trial
came off last week and they were declared
not guilty and released. The Lewcs Liqht
ntimated before the trial that some of the
principal witnesses against the parties were
losing their memory, as if paid not to know
too much.
The CONFERENCE ACADEMY, at Dover.
needs the funds subscribed for it badly.
1t is said that number of the ministers
who pledged themselves for good amounts
at the Conference held in this town in 1875
have not yet paid anything. At present
the Academy is in debt to the sum of $40.
OOO From $4,000 to $1,000 are needed
badly at present. Three trustees are now
on bond for $1,000, and 81, 400 for heat
ing has to be raised somehow. If the
preachers who have promised the money
would raise it the debts due at present
would be paid.
PROFITS OF FRUIT CANNING AND DRYING.-
The Milford Ners has been figuring up the
profits of the fruit canning and driving busi-
ness, but Richardson & Robbins, of Dover.
say It's figures are at fault considerably.
For instance, in estimating the cost of cans
for Hall IL Co., of Fredcrica The cost of
10000 cans was put down at S4,5OO.
Richardson Il Robbins say that 100000
cans would cost them not Tess than SO. 500.
The Nc,cs said Hall & Co. would net S23..
425 on 100000 cans sold this year, but if
the cans cost as much as II. & r. say they
do the profits would be only $5,425 r. d
K. are disposed to laugh at the Ncics.
BETTER HARBoR NEEDED.-The sinking
and stranding of Is vessels at Lewes on the
night of the big storm of the 4th inst. is
taken as conclusive evidence that a better
harbor is needed there than is now pro.
vided by the Government. The Break
water will have to be enlarged, so as to
better shelter the shipping that takes
refuge behind it during gale Still, in
the case of vessels sank by the storm. the
Milford NcacS thinks that was caused
mainly from the gross neglect of their
owners or their officers, in not having the
matches properly secured. The sea rolling
over and into them tore open the hatch.
ways and filled them with water. They
could not have gone down if the water
had been kept out of them.
PUBLISHING THEM.-The County Treas.
urer Of New Castle county, VIM. Herbert.
reports to the Levy Court how the Tax Col.
lectors are getting along, and then furnishes
the reports for publication. The report for
1877 hasj just been furnished to Eucry Erening.
majority OF the Collectors have collected
only about one-ffth of the amounts on
their duplicates, so far. Some have done
better than this; others not so we'll. Mr..
Mccoy, Of New Castle ITd., has collected
nearly one-half; Mr.. Hayden, of Black
bird, nearly one-third, and Mr.. Ferguson,
OF Appoquinimink, about onefourth, while
Mr.. Osbourn, Of St. Georges, has secured
less than one-sixth. The two Wilmington
Collectors have secured over one.third each,
out of a total of over $4,000 for each
officer. There are still $ll,ll3 delinquent
for 1876 from the old Collectors of Pen
cader, Red Lion, st. Georges, Appoquini.
mink and Blackbird.