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Smyrna times., 1877-06-27

Il. NJ. IL W. Il. Johnson have made quite
an improvement in their store to enable
them to carry the largest stock they have
ever handled. They sell good article at
bottom prices.
They have large stock of the best Cul-
tivator teeth in the market, which they
are closing out at cost, for cash, at Worden's,
on the Hill.
Lost on the Dover road, between the
Mill Dam and the Leipsic road, a small
Yale Wardrobe Key. The finder will be
suitably rewarded by returning it to II. NJ.
johnson, at the Boot and Shoe Store.
MURDER WILL OUT.-A few years ago
"August Flower" was discovered to be a
certain cure for Dyspepsia and Liver Com
plaint a 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
heralded through the country by one suf-
ferer to another, until, without advertising,
its sale has become immense. Druggists in
every town in the United States are selling
it. 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. Hoffeclxer, Smyrna
and get bottle for rs cents and try It..
Sample Bottles 10 cents. nov SLY
Smyrna times., 1877-06-27

Our young friend, VIM. H. Stayton, has
passed successful examination and been
admitted as q cadet midshipman into the
u. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md.
He passed on Monday.
A SPECIAL train, with railroad officials on
board, whizzed down the Del. r. r. yester-
day, at q rate ofspeed faster than was ever
made before, it is said. They ran from
Middletown to Clayton in 16 minutes-dis-
tance, l2 miles; from Clayton to Dover in
l2 minutes-distance about ten and half
miles; from FELTON, to Pennington in 9
minutes-distance, 10 miles.
BAD BoY.-George Butler, lad of Is
years, living with William Thompson, near
Prices Corner, in Blackbird Hundred, had
hearing before Esquire Budd, in this town,
last Saturday, who committed him to Dover
jail for stealing q horse and four COWS.
The case is an odd one. 1t is this: On
the 18th of May John Martin, living near
Slaughter's Station, on the Nd. & Del. r.
r., had horse stolen from him. Last
Friday this youth Butler, rode into town on
horseback on horse answering the descrip-
ton Of Mr.. Martins. He stopped at Fox
well, where he left his horse. He next
proceeded to the carriage factory here and
tried to negotiate for a carriage, offering to
trade cattle for new york wagon. A trade
was finally agreed upon-a carriage and
harness for four cows, provided the COWS
suited Mr.. Beckett of the carriage firm,
when he should see them. The youth
promised to have the COWS ready for
delivery the next morning--Saturday
Sure enough, by daybreak on Saturday
morning the cattle were on hand. But
fortunately, just before Mr.. Beckett COM
pleted the bargain he was apprised of the
crookedness in Buttler's transactions. He
(Butler) had stolen Mr.. Martins horse and
also the cattle to pay for the carriage.
After negotiating for the vehicle on Friday
he went out that night and between
Smyrna and Kenton stole three COWS from
VIM. ]. Is. Bowen, farmer. But two of
them got away. He then stole one from
John Bowers, one from Risden Ringold,
| (col.) and one from II. P. Massey, near
town. A reward of $25 had been offered
for the horse and j. S. Taylor, of this town,
acting as detective, seized upon the animal.
! lie also seized upon the cattle, and the
| officers seized upon young Butler, who,
when taken before the Squire, made a
clean breast" of the whole affair. He
had had the horse a month, while the bills
offering the reward were posted all around
him. He began to feel sure that his
rascality was success, and this emboldened
him, and he went in on the COWS without
much plan or forethought. He seems tc
be an unsophisticated thief He is a son
of Washington Butler, of Dover. He lived
until recently in West Dover Hundred
near Mr.. Martins, ard when he moved
over into Blackbird Hundred he felt the
need of a team. In the most simple
hearted manner possible, he tried to gel
one by theft. His bail was fixed at $500
for the horse and 500 each for the foul
COWS this he was unable to secure anc
was sent to Jail, as stated.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-27
Stone Lime, at Worden,s.


A good handmade Gents Calf Congress
Cater, at r. NJ. & w. T. Johnson's for 50. 90.
Don't fail to see them.
Tschudy has lot of Chester Paving Brick
always on hand. They are tho only kind
fit for paving.
Nails by the keg, very low, at Worden's
for the cash.
A splendid lot of Clear Nutra Hats at
cost, at r. M. & w. Il. Johnson's. Too
high for the times TO make any profit on
them.
All kinds of Mill Work, Sash, Doors,
Blinds, Shutters, Mouldings, Brackets, &C.,
at Worden's, on the Hill. Cheaper than
ever.
A fine lot of Cultivators for sale, at wor-
denis.
The rush for Johnson's Shoe and Hat
Stores show there is money coming in and
people know where to spend it to the best
advantage.
A cheap line of Groceries and Hardware,
at Worden's.
They have just received 10000 feet OF
HemlocS Lumber, at Wordens, which they
have marked way down. Go and see.
We are now using nothing but the
Mercier Brand of French Calf in our best
custom work for Gents. If this stock fails
to give satisfaction, VIC are willing to
acknowledge ourselves "beat.n II. M. &
w. I. johnson.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-27

STILL ANOTHER PRoJECT.-We see by the
Baltimore Sun that it is now proposed to
utilize the Bombay Hook Railroad for a
short cut to Baltimore instead of short
cut to New York.
What troubles Baltimore is that the
railroad systems of the Peninsula take all
the trade of the Eastern Shore away from
it, and it has long been uneasy over the
loss. Several years ago it was proposed to
build a short road from Middletown to
Elkton, l2 miles, which would place Balti-
moro as near to the Eastern Shore by rail
as Philadelphia now is. But after survey
ing the route and making wonderful pre-
dictions the scheme collapsed. Now
new idea has struck some of the business
men of the Monumental City. 1t is to use
the Kent County Railroad, from Clayton
to Chestertownl and accomplish by it,
moro effectually, what was proposed to be
accomplished by the Middletown-E Ellzton
project. 1t is proposed to extend the Kent
County R. R. to Rockhall on the Chesa-
peake, and then connect with Baltimore
by steamer. The road is already finished
to Belair, and it will only require eight
moro miles of track to be put down to reach
the harbor at Rockhall. There is enough
iron on hand to do this it is said. The dis
tance from Clayton to Baltimore by this
route would be only about 65 miles; %
miles Of water and 3S or 40 miles of rail.
Rv tho I,rnraot oil ,a;l rO,,ta - &c 10Y. ~,
sc frona-Glayton to Wilmington and Il
thence 81 Baltimore-a saving of over 40
miles. This would be an admirable sum-
mer route, but whether it would answer in
winter is not so certain. Railroad lines
abhor water, as nature abhors vacuum. A
steamer is already running across from
Baltimore to Rockhall, and when that
missing link of miles of rail can be COM
pleted the route could be opened. One
correspondent Of the SIN offers to be one
of hundred to subscribe the necessary
funds to build and equip the line. The
same correspondent thinks Baltimore
might be induced to take stock-say
$4,000 worth--in which event the line
could be IN operation IN three months
BY running the trains on to Bombay Hook
as they do now every week, Baltimore
would be so miles closer to Cape May than
it now is, and also more convenient tc
Rehoboth, Ocean City, &c.
We do not know how much force there
may be in the project. Jay Gould may b,
prompting it to accomplish a financia
speculation, but we notice that tho San, il
making editorial reference to it on Satur
day, views the enterprise with good dea
of favor. 1t is stated by the Sun that
charter for this eight miles of road ha
been obtained and commissioners appoints
to secure subscribers to the stock, bu
nothing has been done toward obtainin
them.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-27

Bishop-elect Thomas Hubbard Gregg, of
the Reformed Episcopal Church, Bishop
Cummins's,) was consecrated~ on Wednes-
day last in the First Reformed Episcopal
Church, New York. The church was
crowded. Bishop Fallows, of New York,
presided, and there was present Bishop
Nicholson, of Philadelphia, and Cheney, of
Chicago, besides large number of clergy
men. DR.. Gregg was vicar Of East Har-
borne, Lichfeld, England, and represented
the Low Church party in the Church of
England. He has now joined the Reformed
Episcopal, and will head the movement in
England and live in London. Bishop Che
ney in his sermon said the Reformed Epis-
copal Church was but handful of corn in
the earth three years ago, but they had
seventy organized churches, eighty minis
ters and five thousand communicates. The
church was organized just after the panic
of 1873.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-27

All kinds Of Castings, at Wordcn's.
Another reduction i'll prices.
Worden has just been marking down
about 20 per cent.
We ar" trying to avoid all classes Of
shoddy Shoes in our trade this Surino
Though there is money in them iust for
the present, in the end they prove dear tn
both seller and buyer. " lie who buys too
cheaply, pays dearly for his bargains"
r. NJ. ~ w. 7. johnson.
Peach Baskets. Peach Crates.
Peach Baskets. Peach Crates.
Peach Baskets. GOoscbcrry Crates
Peach Baskets. GOOscbcrry Crates
Cheaper than ever, at Wordcns, on the
Hill.
We will have another boat to take the
place Of the steamer Picrcpoot while she is
being relittcd with new freight house and
passenger accommodations. Shipments Of
Berries, Peaches, Stock and ali kind, Of
Freight solicited and carried ut lowest
rates. j. E. TYGERT & Co.
May 2S, 1877.
n. B.--Spccial reduction will be made in
price of carriage of Fruit, &C., from our boat
in Philadelphia.
Kindling wood delivered by WOrdcn for
$l.O0 per load, cash.
TaylOrs Celebrated Macinaw Hats Ele
CANT Clear Nutra Soft Hats Beautiful line
of Fur Hats. All made to our special order,
and Of the very latest styles out. South OF
Wilmington these are the most elegant
Hats ever opened in Delaware. We pur.
chased in large quantities for our three
stores at exceeding low prices, and will sell
them ID to 20 per cent. below city prices.
We invite our friends and everybody to call
and see them. r. NJ. & W. r. johnson.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-27

THE " TIMES is published every Wednesday after
noon by JOSEPH II. HoFFECKER, Editor and Proprie-
tor, at Smyrna Delaware.
TERMS-SU -SUBsCRIPTIoN-On year $500 in advance or
$3.50 if not paid till the end of the year. No paper
discontinued until all arrears are pad-only at the
option of the Publisher
will be inserted at sle rate of
Seven Cents line for the first insertion; subsequent
insertions Three-and a-halfcents Aliberal discount
made to quarterly semi-annual and yearly advcrti-
Smyrna times., 1877-06-27

Here is a bit of interesting information.
The indianapolis journal says it had posi-
tive information, when a party of Eastern
delegates to the st. Louis Convention
stopped in indianapolis last year, that
pledges were enacted and given that if Mr.
Hendricks would accept the second place
on the National Democratic ticket, he
should have the first place in 1850. Is this
the secret of Mr.. Hcndriclls's tremendous
vigor?
Smyrna times., 1877-06-27

Very many preachers of note will take
part in the Union Camp Meeting, which
begins at Round Lake, New York, July 10,
and continues 10 days. Bishop Weaver of
the Church of the United Brethren will
preside. Among the speakers announced
are the Rev. T. De Witt Talmage, July II !;
the Rev. r. L. Cuylcr. July IL; the Rev.
and the Rev. Thomas Harrison of Balti-
more. July 13; the Rev J. p. Newman and
DR.. Chas. Cui.. .-t"u on Sunday,
18th; Mur aor temperance
speakers on Monday and Tuesday, July 16
and II, and on the closing days Bishop
Fellows Of the Reformed Episcopal Church
and the Rev. Drs. Fowler and Tiffany.
This meeting is under the directions of the
Union Evangelistic Society"
Smyrna times., 1877-06-27

The Baptist, Congregational, Presby-
terrain, and Methodist ministers of Chicago
have decided to invite Mr.. Moody to holda
series of revival meetings in that city for
two or four weeks in September. The Rev.
Joseph Cook of Boston will he asked to
assist Mr.. Moody.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-27

TO DESTROY CUCUMBER BUGs.-The Wes-
tern Reformer has the following timely
advice in regard to ridding the garden Of
the bugs, ETC.: "To destroy bugs on
SQUASH and cucumber vines dissolve tea
spoonful Of saltpetre in pail full of water;
put one pint of this around each hill,
shaping the earth so it will not spread
much and the thing is done. Use more
saltpetre If you can afford tit is good for
vegetables but death for animal life. The
bugs burrow in the earth at night and fail
grub in peach trees only use twice as
much. say q quart to each tree. There was
not a yellow or blistered leaf on twelve Oh
fifteen trees to which it was applied last
season. No danger Of killing any vegeta
bic with it.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-27

If success depends upon health surely
health depends upon pure blood. DR.,
Rnlrs BLOOD Mixture maintains the blood
in a state of purity, and health is the
result.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-27

A young lady living near Kingston, N.
Y, was recently stung while handling a
l7-year locust. The wound caused intense
Main and a physician was summoned. He
rpronounced it case of blood-poisoning
Entomologists have united in saying that
the sting of this curious insect is not
poisonous.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-27

Having put in Improved Sash and Door Machinery. |
am prepared Ia furnish
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-23
THE OREGON WAR.

A second edition Of the Modoc war is
being worked off in Oregon, the band
which Is seeking determination at this
time being Of the Nez Perces tribe. The
number OF savages In the vicinity and
likely to be, IL not already involved, is
reported at about two thousand fight
ing men. That they are able and en-
tirely willing to give serious trouble Is
made unfortunately too apparent by
the fact that In an engagement with
two companies OF soldiers, reinforced
by friendly Indians, and q considerable
party Of armed citizens, the redskins
obtained the advantage, surrounded the
whites in canon, and, at the time
of the departure Of straggler
who brought the first news Of
the battle, were In a fair
way to reproduce the most terrible fea-
lures of the Custer massacre. The SOL
diers appear to have fallen into the fatal
blunder 80 common In like cases of un-
derrating the numbers and fighting
qualities Of the Indians. or course there
Is no military force In the neighborhood
adequate to the task OF chastising the
murderous bands, who are butchering
the settlers and laying waste the whole
region around them. General Howard,
who is In command, Is gathering all the
available troops from various posts in
the department., and will probably be
in position for effective operations by
the time the savages have wiped out the
settlements. The disturbance seems to
have arisen from the murder Of some
Indians by whites, the savages retail
ating with a general massacre Of set
tiers. -[Chicago Times.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-23
NOTES.

Whose bloweth not his own horn, the
same IL shall not be bowed"
--Grasshoppers and Indians combined
make times lively for the stalwart farmers Of
the far West.
: The Western press 10 partially clamorous
for John Shermans resignation. 1t is large
amount of that tangible sympathy from
the bondholders which keeps him in.
The Boston Custom-Hous will escape in
vestigation, though Buffers friend Simmons
made IL mighty political machine. In fact
Gov. Rice was virtually elected per Simmons
1t Is reported that Harvard will confer
upon Hayes the title of b. l.. d. Wonder If
that means Long Lost Democrat found
again.
Packard sometimes gets to be actually
aphorstic He told the Ohio Republicans.
recently that "when the Republican party in
Louisiana went out Of power it went out to
stay
Tom Ewing lis now iris ing up in Ohio
like luminous disc above the political
horizon. He may not, however, dissipate
the financial fogginess which kept William
Aliens horn constantly blowing and in which
the Democracy was grounded in 1875
Jones and Medll having made their little
pilgrimage to the political Mecca, propose to
let up for spell 1t is reported they "caved'
with Hayes as did Saul with David, and the
President may have cut q slip out Of their
garments as lasting testimonial Of friend
IinauG
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-23
THE FALL ELECTIONS.

The first election to be held during
the present year will be that Of Ken
lucky, August 6. A Governor and
Legislature are to be elected, and the
Legislature will choose a United States
Senator in place of Thos. G. McCreery,
whose term expires in 1879. Vermont
will vote for State officers September 4
Maine will elect State officers Septem-
Der 10; and it is possible that secret
warfare, il not an open one, between
the Hayes and Blaine factions of the
Republican party may bring about some
strange developments. On September
5, California will elect Governor and g
Legislature. In 1875, Irwin (Democrat)
was elected Governor by majority OF
435 over both the Republican and Inde-
pendent candidates.
The Legislature to be elected will
choose United States Senator in place
of Aaron A. Sargent Republican,,
whose term expires in 1879. In the
present Legislature the Democratic
majority on joint ballot is 81. 1t is safe
to say that Democrat will succeed
Sargent The Iowa and Ohio elections
occur October 8. Both States elect
State officers, and in Ohio the Legisla-
ture to be elected will choose United
States Senator in place Of Stanley Mat
thews successor to John Sherman),
whose term expires in 1879. The No
vember elections are those OF Massa-
chusetts, Mississippi, New York, Penn
sylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin, all OF
which occur November g..
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-23
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
MONETARY
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, !
Friday Evening, June %.
NEW ORLEANS CLEARING HOUSE.

The Money market has been quiet and rather
dull throughout the week, and commercial paper,
ii anything, has ruled easier, but without any
quotsbe decline in rates. In sympathy with the
course of the Now York market, Gold ard For
eign Exchange show an advance on last weeks
quotations. the former closing 20 higher, and
the latter at an improvement of 21sc for sterling.
In New York sight bank has remained I'M
changed, while commercial has declined "A III
cent in the outside rates. Stocks hsve been
quiet, and in few instances lower, but little dis
position has been manifested to press sales.
Meeting with less demand State Uonsols and
Premium Bonds have shown marked decline,
especially for the former, which were quoted
fully 3L 33 cent lower to-day than last Friday,
while the latter showed falling off OF only about
1Lc. City Scrip, Halfpaid City Coupons and
state Warrants have been irregular.
We csntinus to quote: Exceptional commercial
paper So ID cent per annum discount; Al do.
100; second grade do. 12015; collateral loans
COS; first class mortgages $685.. and second
Gold opened at 1861 01O52s, against 1867 at
New York. and alter limited business closed at
1o5I@lo51s. against the opening rate in that
The sales summed up s14, 900, embracing $4,000
and $4,000 at 1867, and $4,000 at 1861
Unoer the advan,e in Gold, sterling was 10
higher and francs q u cent. Only few sales
Of tho former were reported.
embracing $1,000 and $4,000 AL ear at 51O1a; fl2O0
American ships bill at 5i1L flOOO do at 512,
1880 bank at 51511a, and flOOO do sight at 51s.
Nothing transpired in frances
At the close sterling bills were quoted at $40
r@5l1H for bill Of lading and AL clear. and %
515L for bank (bank counter rate -005l6), and
francs at 4 93a4D4.9211aa for commercial and NOM
inal for bank.
New York sight was unchanged. The sales
comprised $1,000, bank and $4,000 do and COM
mercial at par. We also noticed q sale Of ,0O0
commercial on Providence at d u cent discount.
yhe banks continued to check on New York ut
"a t3 cent premium and commercial sight was still
quoted at par.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-23
THE ENGLISH ESTIMATE OF GRANT.

The London Times, speaking Of Gen.
Grant, says: ut is, as we have OBJ
served. not little remarkable that
these tokens of national esteem should
have been bestowed upon a politician
who quits the political scene probably
forever, and who Is discredited as the
leader, or at least the most conspicuous
chief, OF q broken party. It would be
idle to deny that the faction which
traded 80 long upon Gen. Grants emil
nent services was completely routed at
the elections OF November last, and that
President Hayes, though nominally
representing the same principles, is at
tached to different order of ideas, and
appeals to a different level of popular
sympathies. The honors paid to Gen.
Grant are, therefore, all the more sig
nificant. They prove that democracies
do not always forget great national
benefits. and that they appreciate good
intentions even when those intentions
too manifestly fail to correspond with
results. Gen. Grant has no longer any
political influence in the United States,
yet he Is treated with more ceremonious
homage than would be bestowed upon
the most powerful Of cabinet ministers,
or even upon the President himself"
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-23
SOUTHERN NEWS.
Louisiana.

Louisiana.
Rapides is rapidly increasing its lum-
Der business.
Rapides has one criminal sentenced to
death, awaiting the day Of his hanging.
Tax collection, hitherto unusually
brisk In Nachitoches, Is Stacking up a
little.
1.-THE New Orleans DEMOCRAT makes
note" that the peach crop Of Avoyelles
Is particularly fine.
Farmers Of North Louisiana have paid
much more attention to grain and forage
crops than ever before.
A De Soto Republican paper has emil
grated to Mansfield, and puts on the
plumage OF the Democratic bird.
Avoyelles is teeming with luscious
pears and fourteen. ounce tomatoes,
according to the Marksville Bulletin.
A Louisiana Press Association Ia
spoken Of It should be held at least
one month after the close OF the water
melon season.
The Tjndicator says the New Orleans
1.-THE head of the city press" and Is the
fayorite in the Red River country.
'sThe hunters horn toots no more
and the baying Of the noble hound Is
silent Ger the hills" is the way an ex-
change ushers in the Inauguration OF
the comical game law.
A Campte fish firm saves and salts the
fresh fish Of North Louisiana. Bass,
trout, perch, etc., have been unusually
In the streams Of that section
this year, and the rural Waltons have
been in their glory.
Seventeen Republican papers have
died in the State since January g." and
some of the few remaining ones are
perishing while others have glided
into the current of popular
opinion.
The railroad committee got back
Tuesday night in fine spirits. The
made by the Clinton people |
Is very fair one, and we hope The |
people Of Baton Rouge will lose no time |
In closing the bargain and raising the |
money to build the Clinton railroad.-I
Advocate.
Mississippi.
Natchez Is just now being surfeited |
with pears and peaches.
Vicksburg children amuse themselves
oy chasing snakes down Adams street.
The Olympic and Ismian games of
Y icksburg were satisfactorily ended on
Wednesday.