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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-05

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In tho Third Assembl district John G. Smith has
been named by tue republicans, and James Hayes w
anti-Tammany and the IN dependent democracy In
the Ninth Assembly district Andrew j. Campbeli has
boen named by tho independent republicans, and
Edward Barrett by antiTammany. John D. Mclean
Is nominated by the independents republicans OF the
Thirteenth Assembly district The sixteenth Assem-
bly, district Is also divided on q combination nominl.
ton between Henry NJ. Shaefer republican, ana
Michael N. Salmon. independent John Draddy 10
an anti rammany candidate for Assembly IN the
Seventeenth. Maurice Fitzgerald Is u split anti-Tam-
many candidate In the Fourth Assembly district.
Leake claims to be the regular republican can
dIdate In tho Filth Assembly district Isaac knapp
Is the regular republican nominee In the SKIN Assem-
bly, district James D. McCelland Is the candidate OF
the anti fammany party in The Fifth Senatorial as
tricL Michael McGrath Is stump candidate Ia tho
Twentieth Assembly district Benjamin Beyea Is The
independent republican candidate In the same as
trick John Blair claims 10 have the anti.Tammany
nom nation In the Fourth district, and denies any
rumors 10 withdrawal William Beckenbaugh 10 stu
independent candidate in the Twenty -hrst DISTRICT
Andrew Govan has been nominated by the working
mans party IN tho Eleventh district Tor Assembly.
Joseph Jennings 70 an independent candidate IN sne
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-07-11
new GOODS
AT
EXTRA BARGAINS
FOR THE
Next Thirty Days !!

Best Glazed Spool Cotton REDUCED to cts a
spool.
Good Elastic Cord cent I'd.
Ladies' Rucnes REDUCED to 4 cent each,
New Lot OF Fans from 10 to 20 each.
Large Lot Cambria Sun Umbrellas from Soc 10 81
each.
Silk Sun Umbrellas from sI 30 to $3.50 each.
Mems Cotton Pants REDUCED to 65 cts.
Mems Thin Understands for 81 cts.
II Cakes Toile: Soap for Is cts.
Hagan's Magnolia Balm 80 cts. bottle.
Adamson's Balsam 25 cts. q bottle.
Ayers Hair Vgor Is cts. q bottle,
Mosquito Netting 10 cts. a I'd.
Ladies Silk Bows for l5c, 25c and 37c each.
Balls Best Transparent Soap for 70 cts.
II doz. Shirt Buttons for cts.
Nice Two Button Kid Gloves for SOC a pair
Clark's Machine Spool thread cts. q spool.
Ladies' Felt Skirts only SOC each.
Best Brown Duck Overalls SOC q pair.
Ladies' Fine handkerchief for 25c.
Papers OF Good Pins for lQc.
New lot 10 Bone COrsets for 5Oc.
Extra 20 Bone Embroidered Corsets for O.. 90.
very Pretty Vases for SOC and 81 q pair,
All Linen Towels for &c each.
Children's Round Combs 5, 10, 13c each,
All Linen Table Covers for SOC.
New Lot Ladies' Ruches for loo a Dozen.
2 pairs Ladies' Striped Hose for 25c.
Ladies' w hite Hose SC pair.
Nice Linen Damask Towels 25c each.
Good Wallets Is, IS and soc each.
All Linen Bos0ms II, 20, 80, rs, 33c each.
Good Note Paper and Toe Quire.
Good Perfumery for l0c a Bottle.
Nearly all kinds of Pills for 2oc Boz.
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The Lives insured by the Society are caref,. "
selected In different parts of North America an
Europe, furnishing, by this broad field of opera.
lions, an additional and exceptional safety to the
Policy-holders. The assurances are made only on
the Mutual Principle. The Surplus Premiums are
returned annually TO the Insured
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Angus
TO
8oothb ".
Eastern Steamboat Co.'s Bath
and Boothbay Line.

Summer arrangement, commencing THURSDAY,
June IS.
Leave Bath daily at S.l5 A. NJ, $50 p. NJ.
Returning leave Boothbay at 7.45 A. NJ, 3 p. NJ :,
Landing daily at Westport, Riggsvile, Southport,
Samoset House. (Mouse Island,N and Squirrel
Island, connecting with trains on the Maine Cen.
trail Railroad.
Fare from Augusta, Hallowell and Gardiner to
Boothbay Mouse or Squirrel Islands and return,
via steamers from Bath has been reduced to ~ 90.
Baggage transferred at Bath free of charge.
III. W. SWANTON, Treas.
W. w. Mason, agent, Bath. ]. Lewis, agent,
Boothbay. une2s. Itf
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SMOKERS can find at Partridge's Drug
Store. Augusta. Choice Havana Cigar
for Five Cents: also, Nice Cigars by the
box as low as 81 so, up TO the Finest I'm
ported Grades. Snuffs, Tobaccos, and
Smokers Goods. Partridge Bros, under
Granite Hail.
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Philadelphia Lawn Mowers
l6 INCH OUT, ONLY $3.50.
Stafford d. co., 101 Water st.
Sign Of tho Golden Gun.
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1aiIp Slrnnrbrt yournal.


From Mrs. Clemmer's Poem.
BE MEMORY OF CoRNEIIA CHS
OLM.
What do we celebrate,
Freedoms new birth Elate
While on the sad Easts verge,
The sullen war-waves surge,
And lines of battle break
In blood, For Christ's dear sake
Our bells Of Freedom ring,
Our songs of Peace we sing,
And do we dream we hear
The far, low cry of fear,
Where in the Southern land,
The masked barbaric band,
Under the covert night,
Still fight the towards fight,
Sull strike the assassins blow,
Smite childhood, girlhood low
Great Justice canst thou see
Unmoved that such things be
See murderers go free.
Unsought Bruised in her grave
The girl who fought TO save
Brother and sire. She died for man.
She leads the lofty van
OF hero women. Lit her name
With ever kindling fame.
Her youths consummate flower
Took on the exalted dover
OF martyrdom. And Death,
And Love put on her crown
Of high renown. :.
Cease, bells of Freedom, cease
Lush, happy songs of Peace
If such things yet may be,
"Sweet land of liberty"
In thee, in thee!
On hilltop and in vale
Lie low our brethren pale,
June roses on each breast,
Beloved We are blest!
Ye yielded up your breath,
Ye gave yourselves to death,
For Freedoms sake. We live
10 see her wounds. We live
To bind her wounds. To give
Life up for her high sake,
If life she need. We take
The cross that We laid down.
The world may smile or frown.
We kiss the sacred host,
We count the priceless cost,
We swear in holy pain,
o, sacrifeial slain,
Ye did not die in vain!
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MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD
CHANGE OF TIME,

On and after Monday, June 1Ith, 1877,
trains will leave Augusta as follows
For Portland and Boston, $50, and 1917 A. NJ,
l.50 and l0.5S p. NJ.
For Roekland, $50 and lo.l7 A. NJ.
For Pennington, 1917 A. NJ.
For Bath Lewiston and Portland, 81, lOl1 A.
NJ, l.50 z. NJ.
For Waterville and skowhegaH, 4tOP.M
For Belfast, Dexter and Bangor, 4 10 p, M, 80
A. NJ.
Train leaving at 10 II A. M. arrives in Boston in
time to connect with Sound steamer lines for New
YORK. Train leaving at 80 L. NJ. arrives in Boston
for Ma Var
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

ANOTHER GHOST STORY.-Every once in a
while a wonderful ghost story comes to
light here on the Peninsula, to feed the
newspapers and initiate the minds Of people
who love to let their thoughts hang upon
the marvellous, however absurd it may be-
Our readers have not forgotten the girl
LarimOre in Queen Annes county who
created such an excitement hN her frances
about two years ago. She fOretOld all
sorts of wonderful things in her sleep and
no amount of physical power could pre-.
vent her from raising her arms or contract.
Ing her limbs. The moment however that
it WAS decided hy physicilns that the poor
ignorant creature WAS afflicted with cata-
lep>y all the romance and sensation was
taken out of her really strange actions, and
nothing she did afterwards had curious
air about it. And now we have another
unexplained mystery in the lower part of
this Kent county. From the reports that
have appeard in two or three of the State
papers about it, it is marvellous in the ex-
w give lIlt NllllOfu @NCtCS account
OF the affair. on the 4th page of this issue.
The editor Of the Ne,cs, as if to v0uch for
the report, says he knows the family in
question. What makes the matter more
startling is that the ghost is fighting APP
partition and comes with his back up and
brick in his hand, to make war upon a
tranquil household because the head of that
household switched his daughter for " fall
ing in love" with lover that was not
worthy of her love-in the old mans esti-
nation. If spectres down the State go to
meddling with love affairs in that fashion
1t would be we'll enough for the Legislature
to pass law prohibiting ghosts from run.
ming at large in school district No. = in
Kent county.
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

THOs. j. LAMBDIN will make u vendup on
his farm in Thoroughfare Neck OF the 3Ist
inst.
REV. E. DAVIS, of Smyrna Circuit, is hold.
ing protracted meetings at Bethel NJ. f.
Church, near town.
Dr. E. MORRIS CLOAK, of this town.
started for Florida last week to spend the
balance of the winter.
THE Benevolent Society will meet at
Mrs. Dr. Cummins's tomorrow (Thursclay)
evening, at o'clock.
The Methodist Episcopal colored people
of this town have secured enough money to
inclose their church, now under process of
erection tack of the Presbyterian Church.
and only lack S200 of the amount necessary
to complete it.
THE protracted MEETINGS in this town are
now in their fourth week, and crowded
houses are drawn to the church twice a
day, noon and evening. to hear the PASTORS
di<courses. There is favorable develop.
ment in the revival interest now.
MATRIMONIAL matters have assumed con.
siderable local significance recently. We
record two popular alliances this week
(One-the second Onc-cuming into the re-
cord quite unexpectedly and at last two
more are promised for the near future.
THE amount of pork slaughtered in this
town the past season, (lS76l was 76,478
pounds. The amount for 1875 was 6S,579
H.; for "a it was 92.ll7 ibs. or the
amount killed this season, 45,063 TBS. were
by Jacob LienhergeF, pork butcher, and
81 l,4l5 b+. by W. Tom. Hill, lcol.)
Az Kenton. on Saturday. P. i. Cooper,
late Sheriff, sold the One-seventh interest
of Chas. L. Hazell in the farm of the late
VIM. A. HAZEL, on the road from Smyrna
to Millington. The farm contains 600
acres-partly in Maryland. Sold to Chas.
G. Ross for 1925. The property of VIM. G,
Jump. TO have been sold the same day, was
Withdrawn.
| THE Md. & Del. Railroad, from Clayton to
Easton, A miles, is to be sold under the
Sherifrs hammer. A decree to that effect
has been obtained from the .. 5. courts OF
both Maryland and Delaware. This suit is
made ut the instance OF the first mortgage
bondholders. Twelve miles OF the road. to
Marydel, lies in Delaware, the balance,
/ thirty-two miles in Maryland. The rRad is
to be placed in the hands OF q receiver at
] once.
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

BoTH the Philadelphia Times and the
Baltimore SIN have sent us their almnnacs
for 1877, and both are excellent reference
ANIMALS. We are also in receipt of the
daily editions of these excellent journals
The Times has become the oracle of many
persons, particularly Democrats) in this
town, and more copies of it are sold here
than of any of the other dailies. The San,
the Marylander's pet, reaches this town
now, for the first time in the history of our
mail facilities, at noon of the day of publ
cation. This is an inducement to Il num-
Der anon. us to take it and other Bllti-
more papers, which, heretofore, have been
nine hours behind the Philadelphil dailies
in getting to this part of the Peninsula.
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

IT was hoped that the law passed by the
Legislature six years ago in reference to
divorces would relieve our General AS
semblies of the future Of one of their pet
hobbies, and throw the divorce business
INTO the courts, where it justly belongs.
such was the intention in the passage Of
the law referred to. But it seems, from the
report of our Dover correspondent, that the
present Legislature is about to take the old
east-Off disgrace to their embrace and add
a surfeit of divorces to the stock law
nuisance. 1t is hard to see why our legisla.
tors should assume judicial as well as legis-
lative functions in this especial matter of
the marriage relation, and thus usurp the
prerogative Of our courts, in which skilled
lawyers and eminent jurists are far better
qualified to sift the why's and wherefores in
Gases of matrimonial infeicity. Since the
Legislatures of two and four years ago shut
down on this raiding again.t the matri
monial tie very few divorces have been
granted or even applied for. The New
OOuTls dL luc ldSJ leliIlg ndtt TWO or
three applications, hut these are almost the
only ones since the Legislative divorce
mill was stopped. But now, if the mill is
70 be started again. the grist will be as large
Is ever, and quite as offensive to public
t'ste. Hasn't the experience OF four years
oeen sufficient to convince the present
legislature of the wisdom of its predeces-
sOrs j?
u the divorce committee carry their
point the Legislature may seem to be at
s'OSs purposes with itself. Thus, while one
member. Mr.. Records, has put bill
"roagh to cheaper the license for marriage
certificates, another member, Mr. Holconlb,
proposes to cheaper the sacredness of the
marriage relation by starting the divorce
niiii again. Gentlemen of the Legislature
s0nt NEEDLE with family affairs and
1O"estlc ties; better pass stock laws for
very school district and cabbage patch in
."e State; better offer all the inducements
= La. your power to dog breeding and sheep
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

Salt and ashes given once a week to sheen
promote digestion. The appetite of sheep
so treated will be found strong and vora-
CiOus.
They boast Of dog i'm jackson county.
Georgia, which, one day last week, treed
four opossoms and two cats up one persm.
mon tree.
w. F. A. Woodcoc< has Just returned
from the city with a splendid assortment
of Goods.
just received another lot of Rustic
Frames for Mottos, at Raymond's, opposite
Delaware House.
Don't fail to call and see the " Economy
Coffee Pot" for sale at Hamilton & Cum
Minis store, Smyrna, Del. Jan l7-4w
Having new Stock Of Kerseys. Flannels,
Blankets, Shawls, Dress Goods will sell them
Low. Raymond's, opposite Delaware House.
am now prepared to fill orders for all
kinds of Castings at low rates. Plows,
Plow Castings, Cultvators and Cultivator
Teeth, Harrows and all kinds of Farming
implements sold cheap, at Wholesale or
Retail. Give me call before purchasing
elsewhere, at the boundary (Lockwood's
Factory on the Hill. If you are a dealer
send for wholesale price list. The highest
cash price paid for old iron. J. +. WORDEN.
Hamilton & Cummins are going to make
change in their business and will sell
their Goods very low. Extra inducements
offered, Call and examine our stock and
prices, Nov. s, '76.
In order to avoid having to carry over
any Stock, come and see what yon can buy
Cheap Raymond's, opposite Delaware
House.
Those who wish to purchase lumber
cheap, would do we'll TO call at Worden's
Lumber Yard, office at the mill, and inquire
prices, The railroad being out of the
street, parties can drive to the yard with
out fear of their teams taking fright at the
trains.
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24
G9e Smprna Gmrs,
Smyrna, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, january "a.
Sn1Y2'RU, Del.

ALREADY the agonizng predictions about
the fruit crop have commenced. One of
our exchanges announces that the hard
winter has nipped the buds, while another
asserts that the covering Of sleet that has
been almost constantly on the trees has
acted as a cloak to keep them from being
frost bitten, and hence the buds are all
right. And both authorities are as reliable
as heretofore
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

tary and Treasurer, and after adjournment
the Policy holders repaired to State Capital
Hotel, where the proprietor, Mr.. Lewis, had
prepared for them AN excellent repast
Mr.. Denney's comprehensive report of
the financial affairs of the Company was
highlY satisfactory 10 the directnrs
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

SUICIDE FOR UNHAPPINEss. Last Friday
evening. Miss Anne Wentworth, resrected
AMI wealthy citizen of Norwich, Conn,
about forty years old, committed suicide hy
hanging herself in the attic of the house
where she had lived many years alone with
her father. Before hanging herself ~i,r
laid compl"t" suit of clothing for ;, =
burial on the bed in her room. She left
long letter addressed To her father, which
he would not allow the jury of inquest or
anybody else to see. When young She was
very attractive, but her father frowne,l
upon her suitors and drove them AWAY. At
last she seems to have decided to devote
her life to taking care of him, and the two
are said to have drawn up and signed n
formal paper 10y which both agreed never
to marry. She did not live pleasantly. and
had become gloomy in late years and had
wholly withdrawn from society.
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

THE KENT COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE
COMPANY held its annual meeting in Dover
last Wednesday. c. w. Wharton acted as
chairman and Elias ). Reed MS Secretary
The affairs of the Company were shown to
he in most healthy condition. Smyrnans,
who are largely insured in the Company,
will he pleased to hear this. Col. Geo. w.
Cummins, the President, stated that the
net gain for the past year after the payment
OF all losses 10y fire and expenses is 1919 &C.
The receipts of the year were $5.S66 27
from all investments and the redu.tion in
Disbursements during the year was 81 4G22 So
The following directors were thcn chosen
Tor the ensuing year, all members Of the
oil board: George w. Cummins. President,
d.. Henry Rdgeley, James Ponder. jacob
Williams, of Senford, John w. Causey.
james L. lleverin, George B. Money, John
IL. llolieeker, William w. Tschudy.
William Denney, Jr., was re elected Seere.
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

A SHOWER OF SEAKEs.-Tt is reported that
a tall of ''small live snakes" was observed
in the Southern part of Memphis, Tenn,
during heavy rain on Monday week, and
that thousands of the little reptiles, from
IL to Is inches in length, were still TO be
seen on Tuesday.
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

THE OYSTER TRADE OF BALTIMoRE.-In a
business point of view the winter has been
very disastrous to the oyster trade in all its
branches. Vessel owners will scarcely nay
expenses. except the few who have fOrtu.
nteiy reached port at times when there
was great scarcity and sold out at unusually
high rates. Even these could not be temp.
ted by money to make second venture
until milder weather comes. The packing.
houses have been unahle to respond to de.
mandS, and the employees, including shunk
ers, can-makers and others, have suffered
accordingly from want of employment.
Some firms have been obliged to cut down
their working force; in others shuckers and
canmakerS have earned a bare livelihood
The restaurateurs, too, have had to pay
80 and So barrel for oysters usually sold
Tor S3, and it is difficult to find any con-
necte'l with the trade, or navigation indeed,
unless it he tughoat owners, who have not
sustained losses and suffering.
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24
WHOLE NO. l,135

Gossip About Mr.. BENNETT AND THE Her.
Alba letter from New York to the Gin.
c!nnau Go-atc says: The departure of
Mr.. James Gordon Bennett tor Europe is. it
Is s"ld' intended to he starting point for
reformation. 1t is not expected that he
Will return in long time-pcrbars ncvar
lie irav"S America as Byron lett England.
seeking another home. 1t is now well un
derSt""d that during the interval hetweon
th' knock down and the departure Bennett
was concealed in his own mansion in the
run avenue. The house being connected
with the U'r"H establishment hv trlcnra,,h
hr kept IAN lncr,sant Communication with
his downtown oflicp. 1t is Understood
that the H'r"d is placed IN the hands of
the cmei editors, who are to pay an annual
rent not less than $4,000 Il year. Til, will
leave them surpiu, Of nearly as much
more. The Bennett lulding in Nassau
street will Le farmed out in similar
manner
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

l.., nkAvT FoRGERY.-A man named Brown
tba week forged cheek for $4,000 on
sneo e New York Life Insurance Company,
ssuea 49, IN getting the check marked
~ ana then secured $4,000 in gold on
ana prown has been arrested, identified,
ans. uFin 70 bail in the sum of 100000 to
sr 70 the charge of forgery and robbery.
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

The PRESENT LICENSE LAVA gentle.
m IN who is in ii position to know, recently
made the following computation of the.
amount of revenue lost to the State, l,y the
working of the liquor license law, in New
Castle county.
In 1873, when the law went into opera.
ton, lO7 persons. after making application
IN due form, We're refused licenses. At
SlOO each, these rrfushlS caused loss to
the State for that year Of $1,000. Taking
this as an average and the loss for the four
years during which the law has been in
operation will amount to S42,SOO. BY tins
law, the revenue from licenses has been re.
duced to about $1,000 per year. while il
licenses had been granted to all who ap-
Piled, the amount would have reached
$4,000 per year.
In view Of the fact that most of those
who apply for and full to get licenses con.
tinue to sell, it is very probable that the
license law will be amended during the
present session Of the Legislature, and con.
verted into free license law, to be rigidly
eniorced.-Gasctte.
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24
suferings of the Chesapeake oystermen

The Baltimore SIN states that the ice in
Eastern Bay has broken up and the
blockade raised. Most OF the oyster hoat>,
with the AID OF the ict-bOats and tuIs have
reached the city. 1t says:
Tue hardshlps of the winter have been
particularly severe on the oyster trade.
The oysters, indeed, have brprW 50 long
covered iy ICE that they are getting weak
and many will die, is usually the case
under such circumstances. Nearly l.OOO
schoOners and pungies owned in MaryIanH.
and largely in Baltimore. are engaged i'm
the oyster trade on the Chp>apedkp bay
and tributaries. The suffering, durIn. tar
WINTER on board these vessels, winch are
usually provl>ened only for very Snort
voyages, have been Unprecedented. B-gIn.
nlng VITA the polar hurricane ut December
9tn the oyster fleet has been subject to re.
peated vlciSsItu,ips. In Chester river five
SchoonerS were stranded and number ni
lives were lost. Tue tale of suffering from
freezing, starvation and other pIlyation,
would ill Il volume. Much has been
written from time to time Of these suffer
ln%N, hut the half has not been told or
realized, even when enforced by the terrible
>utlerngS OF the two Teglrr brothers. who
have each suffered ainputation of both
thtr f"tt from Chester RIVER experiences
or the loss of the schooner Lt,ua. Ctpt.
Hitch, with her crew of eight men, beneath
the lr"zon waters of the CnrStpedk~.
For some time past so or 30 vessels of the
oyster ticet We're locked up IN Eastern bay.
lalhot county. These vessels are generally
lrovi>loncd for two weeks. and as ,omc Of
them have been out of port for three week
or longer, the crews have suffered for food
The aggregate number of men so situated
has been not less than five hundred They
have Suh>lsted as best they could by
ioraglng on land when f0rasng was prac.
tIralle. Not Il few Of the more ldventur-
Gus SPIRITS have crossed the ice to the
Eastern Shore where the hospitality Of the
people has been taXel to the utmost In
many cases the captains have been Obliged
TO compel the crews to leave the vessels and
make their way to Baltimore as best they
could, arriving as tramIs in sounds after
untold sutferinGS, crOwding the station.
houses and hospitals often with frozen ey.
tr"mltips, thinly clad, prnnipSs, sick and
without resources. Nothing could be more
Pltlahle than the evidences of extreme
suffering presented 10y some Of these pre-
viou>ly suong alen, broken down IN few
weeks 10y their bay experiences. and
nothing could be more touching than the
lrl"t narration of thrilling incident and
slcrihc" that some Of them have told Of
instances of friendship not dissolved even
6y death, as in the case of the two colored
men who were ''iardnpr>" as they called
each other, and vino both expired on the
sands after their struggles in the ice to
reach the shore on Chester river