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New-York tribune., 1877-01-05

and be always loved 10 talk about her-and said
that he surprised her one day, when he was tho
ond owner of his first steamboat by tating her on
Lord and showing her a magnificent feast which
bad heen spread in the cabin. the Commodore =
word, were: Mother said, 'Cornril where the
al did YOU get that dinner! Z" The a>t0hlShcd
listener broke ia: "Why, yOur mother didn't say
any such thing" but the Commodore again piaceu
tbo oath in his mothers mouth, and Only nohced
tbc INTERPOLATION after his attention had been III
rcctly called 10 II.
A. one time the FIST Mrs Vandcrbilt's pastor en-
dc,yored "a influence her husbands character to
1oods of benevolence. Mr.. Vanderbilt manifested
some i,npaticncc, and finally handed his visitor a
,,,o ticket by 4 steamer 10 the West Indies. And
that WAS the end of it, A subscription paper always
;,Gamod his iTe lie gave light acres Of iand to the
old Norayjan Church on Staten Island where his
,ar,nts had worshpcd. He also made free gIit
~ tbe Mercer Street Church. worth S50.oOO, to Dr.
Charles F. Deems on whom nc settled the properly
for life. The principal acts of m'uIihceIcc "illch
have marked his long career were inc ght Oh the
steamship Vanderbilt 10 the Government during the
,,or and the million which ne added TO the en-
dowinent fund of the Vanderbilt University at
Va.bvlIe Tenn. One of the conditions upon which
,Iis ,,rt was made was that Bishop McIycite OF
tIo Methodist Episcopal Church South should he
cor.. President of the Board of Trustees y plot oi
Is acres was bought, the cornerstone was ldu IN
tho Spring of 1874, and on Oct. 4. 1870 the inSi-
tnfion was opened. 1t now has over 800 Students
Tu,ion il free in all departments TO those who are
preparing for the ministry. This Is The veteran
fnancler's greatest monument
THE vANDERBILT FAMILY
I'm 1913 Cornelius Vanderbilt, then only ~ years
Of age. married his second cousin SOPHIA Johnson
Who was one year younger. The family free which
has sprung from this parent stock has innnmeiapio
branches, and the Commodore is sald 10 nave peen
very proad of il. He had - children by his ilrst
wife lie was equal TO the task of enuInera'ing ms
grandchildren, but did not know all oil his great
grandchildren by name sight. This large family
"a for the most part living i'll New-lork. me SONS
in-aw have ia most instances made themselves ricii
h,, tbcir owp thrift. which has been strongly en-
couraeed by those habits of frugalty and love OF
independence which, as strong traits OF the Com
modorc's character were also transmitted to his
daughters. At the celebration VI his golden Weu-
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

Mrs MARY BENNETT, an old lady living
in Thoroughfare Neck, died very suddenly
on Monday. Feeling badly she went to the
bed to lie down and died almost without
struggle. She was about so.
SMYRNA, Sept. 9th.
Pursuant to call by board of Town Com
missioners, meeting of citizens convened
in the Town Hall to take into consideration
the eXpediency of devising better means
for maintaining order in the town, when,
on motion, John B. Cooper was called to
the chair. After some informal discussion,
the Secretary of the board of Commission.
ers, j. w. Denney, read a report of the
expenditures for the year ending March
lst, II. On motion of John H. Bewley.
the Commissioners were requested to en-
ploy police force sufficient to preserve
peace and order, and pay them from any
unappropriated funds in hand. On motion,
the citizens here assembled pledge them
selves to support the Commissioners in
their efforts to maintain order. On motion,
the Secretary was instructed to have the
proceedings of the meeting published in
the SMYRNA TIMES. On motion, the meet
ing adjourned.
WILSON T. LAVENDER, Sec'y.
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12
Fine Lemons, at Worden :.

flhe Lemons, at W Orden :.
Good assortment Of Wall Papers, chc..n
at Tschudy's.
a fine assortment Of Mems Cheap G.,itor.
at Johnson's.
First-class photographs onIv made. q,
Bradiord'a smyrna, Del.
Go to R. NJ. d W. T. johnson, for U,,.
10 per cent. lower than the lowest.
Ifyou want Pumps, 20 to T,chudy.,. 10
has a big lot and sells them cheap.
r. NJ. & W. F. JehnSon are makip.u, .
lot OF Fine Substantial Misses Fox BItt.n
Shoes, which they will sell very cheap.
Tschudy has 4 lot Of Chester Paving Brick
always on hand. They are the only KIND
fit for paving.
r. VI. & W. r. johnson are clo.in, on, d,
splendid I'm" OF Ladies' 20 Thread Button
GaltcrS FoXcd with Russian Leather and
Handmade, at $500
DOZENS Electric $oAr.-IIaying obtain.
ed the Agency Of this Celebrated Som, far
Smyrna and vicinity ! append the opinion
OF some OF our best people in regard to il.
merits:
have used the " D"hbin~ Electric soap lnarig,,
tlrcd hy ]. l.. tragln Il Co.. Of PHILADELPHIA for y,..
for all purposes from th. cumInor,.,f u.s.. n, w.
Kitchen 10 the washing Of the finest flannel, and ,
Slder IL the best IN il" market i"r any and every ~
have used "Dohbns Electric -u..l,' far .,,.,..r
years for washing both flannel, and c,loIc,j rjnil
ana fnd 1t the best have ever tried for these mr.
poses. Mr., Inprpy n, ~ l''
You ask N" how like DubJius' Electric lnai, "
answer by authorizing You u use my name in aiv
way You choose in recommendation Of the ~nni,
named. consider it The best in the market zap
Mrs. +. J. Colt
desire my friends and customers to give this Soap
one trai So that they may know just how good the
best soap IN the t.. l.. J. b. COOPER.
smyrna. Del
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

PRESIDENT HAYES AT IIoME.-Prcsident
Hayes and family, accompanied by Gen.
Carroll, who is at present guest of the
President attended services at the Metho-
dist Church in Fremont, Ohio, his old
home, on Sunday morning. The church
was beautifully and profusely decorated
with flowers and trailing vines and pre-
sented a very attractive appearance. At
the conclusion Of the services, which were
conducted by the Rev. j. W. Miller, many
of the Presidents old friends and neigh
bors gathered around him to shake hands
with him and Mrs. Hayes, and wish them
a hearty welcome home. They remained
until yesterday, when they went to Dayton
to attend the ceremonies at the Soldiers
Home. The President and Messrs. Evarts,
Key, McCrary and Thompson will be in
Louisville on the l7th and 18th insts
Governor Hampton, of South Carolina, and
probably Governor Nichols, of Louisiana,
will also be in Louisville at the same time.
Extensive preparations are being made for
the reception Of the distinguished visitors
The thirteen squares from the depot to the
Gait House will be decorated in representa-
tions of the thirteen original States, another
street (Fourth) to be decorated as Ken
tucky, the first-boln Of the Union"
About two thousand invitations have been
issued for the reception at the Gait House
on the 18th.
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

Nor THE Man BY A JUGFUL.-All the
newspapers last week were publishing a
wonderful yarn to the effect than Osman
Pasha the Turkish general who recently
whipped the Russians so badly at Plevna,
was an American, named R. Clay Crawford,
a former resident of Chestertown, Nd.
They went into lengthy publications about
Crawford's wonderful exploits and his
rascally life, when they found themselves
cut short in their story by a sweeping
denial of the whole matter from the Turkish
minister in Washington, who says Osman
Pasha is a genuine Turk, born in Asia
Minor, of Mussulman parentage. So that
puts a quietus on Crawford, but as there
has been so much said about him, the fol-
lowing review of his ugly career may be
read with interest:
"An interesting portion Of the history
of Colonel R. Clay Crawford, said to be
identified as Osman Pasha, is his residence
in Maryland, which is in keeping with his
career elsewhere. In 1867 he came to
Chestertown, Kent county, from Philadel-
phia in a steam yacht called the Tennessee,
and purchased fine estate from ex-Judge
Ezellie! Chambers, and spent a large
amount of money improving it. He
seemed to have great wealth. lived in
splendid style and entertained literally.
He SAID that he had commanded a Tennessee
battery in the Federal army during the
war, and had afterwards served under
Juarez against the imperialists in Mexico
He had gorgeous Mexican outfits and mill.
tary equipments that he occasionally wore
and was fond Of displaying. He showed
trunk full Of Mexican bonds and coin, and
was given to boasting of his military exploits.
The leading families Of the neighborhood
took him up and made him a society
tavorite. He accepted an invitation from
the Democrats to deliver an grafton at a
political celebration at Chestertown. july
4, 1868, and dumbfounded them with a
radical Republican speech. Afterwards he
established Republican paper called the
Ffeemaa's journal, and became one of the
most prominent Republicans on the Eastern
Shore OF Maryland. He stumped that
section for Grant and the State ticket in
the campaign Of 1868, and a correspon-
dent remembers meeting him at gather
ing in Somerset county. He was a brilliant
speaker, and SO bold in his talk that timid
men declined accompanying him. After
living in Chestertown some three wears. he
departed suddenly, leaving behind him a
host of unpaid debts Lut carrying off all
his personal property. lie had estab-
lished a perfumery factory, which failed,
and his paper was r.t3 financial success.
He also swindlcd Sons. r.,rIc by pursuad.
ing them to endOlsc AIs notes, which were
never met. His estate was sold for the
benefit of his creditors, and shortly after
wards he was reported keeping a gambling
house in Philadelphia. About 1873, Mary.
landers, in the Egyptian service, wrote
home of an American officer known az
Osman Bey in the army of the Khedive
and personal description talIies with thai
of Crawford, who was tall and stalwart, with
a reckless bearing"
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12
MARYLAND ITEMS.

The colored people of Centreville are
building town hall and lodge room.
1t it stated that DIR. Alex. Hardcastle.
near Greensborough, will clear nearly
$4,000 by his peach crop this season.
a Sitting Gobler.-Mrs. r. j. II. Baynard,
Of Centreville, has turkey gobler which
has successfully hatched out flock of
young turkeys.
1t is said that John Tracy, the proprietor
OF the Atlantic Hotel, at Ocean CITY, has
realized ten thousand dollars, above ali ex.
penses, this season.,
A cellar wall Of store caved in in Easton
one day last week and created consterna.
ton among innumerable numbers of rats.
which went squealing in every direction.
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

SQUARE AND FAIR.-Virginia is burdened
by an enormous State debt, and it's heavy
load to the tax payers; so much so that
many Of them are in favor of repudiating
it. This is particularly the case among the
Democrats. When they nominated their
Governor recently, the reputation wing of
the party came very near nominating its
man, and was beaten only by a small
majority. Many of the party think that
the larger portion cf the debt was unneces-
sasily created by the Republicans, when
they were in power, and therefore they
seem to feel less like paying it for that rea-
son. But, even be it so, its none the less
just obligation for all that, and Senator
Bayard tells them so. He was in Richmond
the other day, and here is what he said to
a newspaper man:
"a State" he said, "has no foe more
dangerous than the man who seeks to de-
press her credit. When credit is gone, the
State is paralyzed and the community
must suffer. If Virginia refuses to recog-
nize her legal obligations, it will be a serious
step in the wrong direction. A State, like
Il man, must recognize lawfully contracted
debt. Any suggestion of possible repudia-
ton can only operate to the disadvantage of
your people"
We notice that some of the papers insist
that there is nothing strikingly original in
all this, but they all admit that his remarks
contain truths which the people of Virginia
need to have expounded to them with all
possible emphasis at the present time.
Even Col. Holiday, the Democratic candi-
date for Governor, whom Senator Bayard
praises as the representative of the debt
paying element" needs a good deal of
bracing up to enable him to reject the in
siduous talk about "readjustment."
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

The execution of Thomas Francis Curlcy,
the murderer of Miss Mary Ann Whitby,
took place at Norristown, Pa, Oh Monday,
in the corridor Of the jail, in the presence
Of about 200 people. The prisoner was
placed OH the scaffold at five minutes past
ten, and after service Of the Catholic
Church the drop at l0.I4 fell, and death
followed almost instantly. The body was
allowed to hang 32 minutes and was dc
iiyercd to the attending priests Curley
manifested the utmost indifference and
GOODNESS on the scaflold, his only remark
being, Gentleman, bid you all good
bye. The murder for which Curlcy was
nung took place May II, 1879. Miss
Whithy, aged 50. resided with her brother
in-law, James b. Wckell on whose farm
Curley, then aged Is, was employed. Miss
Whitby had shown Curlcy to have been
guilty Of falschood and he committed the
murder in revenge when his victim was
alone in the house. During his imprison-
mcnt he and another prisoner planned an
escape by cutting through a partition
which would bring them together and
enable them to overpower the keeper.
The plot, however, was discovered
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

Ralph Waldo Emerson is said to speak of
himself as a man whose work is nearly
done, but the only evidence of the weak
ness of old age which those who talk with
him discover, is a little hesitation and effort
in recalling some needed word, especially a
proper name. May he keep long the
strength of which his country has so much
right to be proudi Mrs. Emerson is a
stately lady, with beautiful snowy hair and
a graceful bearing. One daughter still
brightens and cares for the quaint house
filled with old china and pictures and
books. Mr.. Emerson is daily at work in
his quiet study. He has always disliked
mathematics, and the amusing story is told
of him that only few years ago he un-
Willingly cheated poor Irishman, when
paying him for some work, by calculating
that seven times seven were twentyseven,
and the error was not detected until Pat,
who had his doubts about the matter, con-
suited neighbor and came back for re-
settlement.
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

suspicion of having been connected with
it, is the daughter of John Willis, who died
near Church Creek, Dorchester county,
while she was an infant. The funeral Of
the murdered people took place on Sunday
afternoon, Rev Mr.. Beaven, of the Episco-
pal Church Of IIillsborough, officiating. At
least three hundred people were present, a
number from Easton."
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12
TBe Smgrna Times,
Smyrna, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, September IL.

THE TIMES" is published every Wednesday after
noon by JosEPH II. HogFECKER, Editor and Proprie-
tor, at Smyrna Delaware.
S-SCBscRIPTION-On year $500 in advance, or
$50 not paid till the end of the year No paper
discontinued until all arrears are pad-only at the
option of the Publisher
ADVERT SEMENTS will be inserted at the rate of
Seven Cents line for the first stinserton subsequent
insertions Three-and ahalfcents Aliboral discount
made to quarterly, semi-annua and yearly adverti-
Sers
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

Wood, Marsh & Co., 800 and 81 Market
street, Philadelphia, is now represented on
the lower part of the Peninsula by our friend
and native born citizen, Sam'l P. Goodwin,
Esq, so long and favoraby known as one
of the firm of that old and well known
house. Mr.. Goodwin visits the Peninsula
to renew old and make new acquaintances,
and to solicit continuance of the liberal
patronage of thirty years, and will doubt
less profit thereby.
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

Mrs. Gen. Sherman does not approve of
"'round-dancing," and does not allow her
daughter to participate in it. She says:
The advocates of this dance have had
their own way long enough-absorbing all
observation-disclosures upon and ridi-
euiing those who quietly decline to partici-
pate. They have been ridiculing, and
s'G;orning, and sighting every modest and
ooedient girl, who failed to participate
with them, for these many years" Mrs.
S. is Catholic.
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

The steamer Aricl resumes her daily trips
on Thursday, September 9th, leaving Arch
Street wharf Phila. at SIS A. NJ, Bombay
Hook for Phila. at 1.30 p. NJ, touching at
Collins's Beach about 2.l5 and Port Penn
abont 3. Fare either way so cts round
trip tickets, good until used, IS cts
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

Brigham Young commenced life q
single man, and without money or property,
and yet he died leaving nineteen widows
and fortune of several millions. Who
viii say this is not great country for
struggling industry
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

A Frenchman thinks he has a lien upon
the newly discovered real estate i'm the
vicinity of Mars. At a meeting of the
Academy of Sciences held in Paris fort
night ago to-day, a communication was
read from Marseilles stating that NJ.
Boreill had discovered the satellites of Mars
simultaneously with Prof. Hall at Wash
iington, his observation, beginning little
later, but being definitive rather earlier"
- Ihis is an ambiguous way of putting it.
Ioes 1t mean that just before the American
discovered the satellites, the Frenchmon
made up his mind that it was an uncom.
monty promising section for moons?
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12
MaplewoOd Institute.

Coneordyille, Delaware county, Pa Boys, $3.50 per
week: Girls $.00 Boys prepared for Yale and Har-
Vard Colleges, JOSEPH sH0RTLIDGE, A. NJ
nov Z2-ly Principal.
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

The Secretary Of the Treasury at Wash
ington, received on Saturday afternoon the
report Of the Commissioners directed to ex.
anime the organization and working of the
Custom House at Philadelphia. That por-
tion of the report relating to the Secretary 5
instruction in regard to duties under the
existing statute, the Commission SAYS, will
be prepared and submitted at an early dav.
The report shows that for series of years
the affairs of the Philadelphia Custom
House has not been much better managed
than those of the same institution at New
York. The condition of the Appraiser ;
office seems to have been less satisfactory
than that of the Collector and Surveyor.
The excessive sampling of sugar and other
articles is shown to have been a source of
much complaint by and loss to importers.
The Secretary of the Treasury will give that
portion Of the report submitted to him on
Saturday his immediate attention. 1t is
not improbable that the rule applied to the
New York Custom House of appointing
new officers to carry out any necessary
reforms will be adopted for Philadelphia
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

MURDER WILL OUT.-A few years ago
august Flower" was discovered to be
certain cure for Dyspepsia and Liver Com
plalnt few thin Dyspeptics made known
to their friends how easily and quickly they
had been cured by its use. The great
merits of Green's August Flower became
heraldcd through the country by one suf-
terer to another, until, without advertising,
Its sale has become immense. Druggists in
every town in the United States are selling
1t. No person suffering with Sour Stomach,
Sick Headache, Costiveness, Palpitation of
the Heart, Indigestion, low spirits, etc,
can take three doses without relief. Go to
your Druggist-Jas. p. Hoffecker, Smyrna
and get bottle for IS cents and trv it.
Sample Bottles 10 cents. nov S-iv
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-01-28
Relief Without o Doctor.

Though we would by no means be ua-
derstood as deprecating, but rather as
recommending, professional aid in dis
ease, there are multitudes of instances
when it is neither necessary or easy to
obtain. A family provided with COM
prehensive household specific like Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, is possessed Of
medicinal resource adequate to most
emergencies in which medical advice
would be otherwise neediul. That ster-
ling tonic and corrective invariably reme-
dies, and is authoritatively recommended
for debility, indigestion, liver disorder,
and irregular habit OF body, urinary and
uterine troubles, incipient rheumatism
and govt, and many other ailments of
frequent occurrence. Ii eradicates and
prevents Intermittent aud remittent fe-
vers. relieves mental dependency,
checks premature decay, and invigorates
the nervous and muscular tissues.
Sleep digestion and appetite are pro-
NOTED by 1t, and it Is extremely useful In
overcoming the effects OF exhaustion and
exposure.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-01-28
The Merry DAYS OF Oh.

In reading of the middle ages one is
struck by the accounts given of feats of
strength, etc., of the life actors OF those
times. The suits of armor worn, would
certainly indicate the possession OF
greater physical strength than Is devol-
oped by men IN these latter days. What
wrought the change? Men lived in the
merry days more outdoor life than
this advanced civilization of ours can af-
ford. There is a greater consumption OF
brain matter, and that increased demand
on mental and physical power necessi-
tates the use of a pure vegetable stimu-
liant tonic, such as the Home stomach
Bitters. l.l9.12t
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-01-28

Below high water Of 1874.
JAMES WATSON.
Sergeant. Signal Service, u 5.
ARRIVED.
steamer James Fisk, Paducah.
- Idlewild, Evansville.
=" Lizzie Bayliss, Cape Girardeau.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Grand Tower, Cape Girardeau.
4" LIZZIE Bayliss,
=" ldlewild, Evansville.
" James Fisk, Paducah.
The Jno. b. Maude left at lam. with 500
tons........The Nint Shlnkle is the next
boat due for Cincinnati. The Idlewild
had fair trip.........The Fisk with Capt.
Williams and Cliff. Arnout in the office
brought down a good cargo, and
returned. having number of
packages for Paducah. ............
The Arkansas Belle, with Walter PEN
nlngton IN command, and Charlie Pen
nington as scribe, will be here to-
morrow and depart promtly at p IN. for
Evansville.........Capt. Billy Williams
reported things alive at Cape Girardeau,
and says his craft will return on Monday
with good lot OF reshipping freight.
The Grand Tower, not wishing to be
eclipsed by the Bayliss, made another ef
fort to reach the hallowed shores of Cape
Girardeau, and for this purpose she left
early this morning. ........The warm pleas
ant weather still continues. River rising
slowly.........The Valley barges are load.
ing at l7A and 50 cents 80. ...All steamers
departing have excellent trips........Bat
the defeated candidate for United States
senator in Tennessee, is an old steamboat
clerk. He began his nautical career on
The Saladin. From the Pttsburg
Commercial: Robert Fulton, a Penn
sylvaniaD, was professional civil engi-
neer. He was admitted formally in Lon
don 1895. In 1893 he wrote a treatise
upon steam navigation OF great merit at
the time. In 1911, Fulton and Living
ston built at Pittsburg the first steam
boat that ever foatea upon the
western waters. This was the
Orleans. large stern wheel
boat with two masts. In the winter Of
1872 she made her first trip from Pitts
burgh to New Orleans in IA days. Vast
strides have been made in the construc-
ton of steamboats, since Fulton's sue
cessful introduction OF the North River
of Clermont," and they multiplied rap.
idly upon our waters.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-01-28
Words OF warning!

During the present year, as in the past
the grave will close over thousands, sim
ply because they neglect the means which
would restore them to health. Meet the
fell destroyer at the threshold, and dis
pute his invasion by that more than won
derful medicine, DR.. Morris Syrup of
Tar, Wild Cherry and Horehound. There
is no cough or cold, case Of asthma, bron-
chitis, blood-spitting, weak lungs, Group
or whooping cough which will not yield
more readily to this great botanic remedy
than any other medicine. If you would
avoid disappointment and be speedily
cured, ask your druggist tor DR.. Morris
Syrup OF Tar, Wild Cherry and Hore-
hound. Trial size, 10 cents. Regular
sizes, 80 cents and 81 at Barclay & Bros.
Prot. Parker's Pleasant Worm Syrup
is perfectly safe. Extremely palatable.
No physic required. Costs 25 cents.
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