Smyrna times., 1877-12-05

IhE MARShALSHlP.-In ne adjournment OF
the Senate without action at the extra ses-
sion on the nomination of John NJ. Dunn
to be United States Marshal for Delaware
causes that nomination to fail and the
President must now send in a new nomina-
/ tiOn. He may, of course again send in
the name of Dunn, which it is thought he
will do.
| DR.. VIM. G. A. Bonwill, of Philadelphia,
| formerly Of Dover), has, it is said, dis
covered a substitute for ether or chloro-
form, in surgical operations, for which
science and the whole people will ere long,
accord to him their grateful homage. His
method is the use of air, or rapid breathing
as means of producing insensihlity to
pain, great enough for dental and surgical
purposes.
At kits Hammock, on the Bay shore
near Dover, during the storm of Saturday
week, the hotel proprietor had to take the
horses and cattle into the hotel to save
them. The bath houses and everything
movable was swept away. The water ran
in the doors of the house. At Little Creek
two small vessels were washed high up on
land, and people living on the low land
had to flee from their houses for safety.
Rev. JoHN A. RoAcH-Thc Official Board
OF AShury NJ. E. Church, in Wilmington,
last week, unanimously agreed to
tender Rev. John A. Roach, D. D., Of
Brooklyn, a call to the pastorate of that
church. 1t is supposed that Mr.. Roach
will accept the call, and arrangements will
be made tor his transfer to the Wilmington
Conference and his appointment to Ashury
at the meeting of Conference next spring.
Mr. Roach, it will be remembered, is "a
! pf al, Il.
NJ. f. pulpit of this town. Aslury is the
church formerly presided over by Rev. G. r.
Kramer. who arostntized and organized the
Household of Faith" Church.
| ThOmas's Chapel. the old Methodist land.
mark, in West Dover Hundred. about ten
miles from Dover, and two miles from the
Maryland and Delaware line. was rededica-
ted on Sunday week. Rev. J. II. Caldwell
! preaching in the morning and Rev. G. Hill
in the evening. The original church built
here was the first Methodist meeting house
erected on the Peninsula. 1t was one year
older than Bnrrett's Chapel, built in l77q. 1t
was superseded in 1925 10y brick church.
1t Is stated that upon one occasion,
Sunday, the 18th of May 1881, after Asbury
had preached very eloquent sermon in
the old church, Harry, Il black man, as
AShurY called HIM, preached upon the
Barren Fig Tree. The circumstance"
adds Mr.. A,hury. was entirely new, and
the white people looked on with attention"
This was the first instance Of a colOred man
delivering sermon to a white congrega-
ton in this State, if not in the country.
DRIED FRUIT.-Richard NJ. Jones. of
Dover. has bought and shipped during the
past week $4,000 worth of dried peaches.
! The most OF this fruit was dried in North
Murderkiil Hundred. the rest in Dover
! Hundred. This fruit was all saved by
farmers who have heretofore lost tit
either being allowed to rot entirely or else
| fed to the hogs. He paid to one farmer
| 5000. This same farmer shipped half OF
his Crawtord's Early one day and they
cleared him 81 cents per basket: the
balance he dried. and received 81 .O4 per
! basket for them from Mr.. Jones' Deduct
IA cents for drying, and he has nett of
! 30 cents per basket. The fruit which Mr..
Jones shipped from this station was sent to
New York IN two cars, for which the rail
| road company received 500; the same
amount Of peaches, if sent in green state.
would have cost the shipper 81 800. The
dried fruit interest in this State is in its in
fancy as yet. We hope to lay some in,
t"restlng facts upon this subject before our
readers in a short time.--S,nt,nd
\ UsuRy CASE was tried before the court
at New Castle last week. 1t was the case
OF EIiaSon vs. Lecompt, suit to recover
the value of a proniSsory note for $1,000.
! The amount claimed included interest.
which raised it to S2.353.G7. The case is
! this: VIM. Lore, Of ST. Georges being
pressed financially, borrowed $1,000 from
! VIM. {. Eliason, of PHILADELPHIA. Mr..
] lDI' trv
Jas. Lpcompt as endorSpr. The transac.
! ton was done in Middlctown, with Geo. w
! Ingram, who is Mr.. Eiason agent. When
the note came due Mr.. Lore, having fai, ed
! IN business, was unable to meet it, and then
! Ingram came upon Mr. Lccompt the ac.
cOmmodation endorscr, who refused to paw
on the ground that Mr.. Ingram, as agent
Tor Mr.. EllasOn, shaved this $1,000 note,
giving Mr.. Lore only 81, 800 for it. Ingram
! trled to force payment on the note, and
hence this action before the court. The
jury decided the case in about ten minutes
IN favor of Mr.. Lecompt. 1t appears that
the original note was taken up and two new
| notes OF 81 900 each given in its stead, and
| 1t was on these that payment was de-
manded, but the court decided that as
usury had been eXacted, neither the origi.
nal note nor its substitutes were entitled to
payment under the law. The iudre's
charge to the jury was brief He said that
usury was the taking of more than per
cent. on the loan of money. Where over
that amount is taken the State imposes a
fine on all who violate this law, whether he
he the usurer or the bona f{e purchaser.
When paper is drawn in opposition to
this statute it becomes Immediately void
worthless; and where a man purchases such
notes, it matters not if he is innocent of the
breach of law-he runs the risk and cannot
recover unless the maker or endorser sees
Mt to honor the claim. This is the law, and
1t IS for you, the jury, to weigh well the
evidence and see if the law has been
broken.