Smyrna times., 1878-10-30
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

Dr. Woods of Port Penn, it is understood will sue
coed DR.. Ashcraft, at Odessa
Senators Bayard and salisbury will speak at Sea
ford next Friday and at Laurel on saturday.
Uncle Samcl Townscnds beloved Appoquinimink |
will have Iattling mass meeting next Friday
Captain John Oliver Of Milford was found dead in
his boat on Broadkiln creek the other morning.
The Democrats in Sussex have nominated Isaac
Conoway for Senator instead of Dr. Chas. Richards,
resigned.
The Lewes schooner Rirrdqic was run into by an
unknown steamer last Wednesday and sustained $500
damages.
Joseph Ellis the new sheriff in prospect for Sussex
county, is GG years of age farmer, Methodist and
solid all the way through
Steward Hudson thirtecn-y ycar-old boy, was fear
fully gorcd i'll the eye by COW near st. Johnstown,
| Sussex CO., the other day.
At the opening of the court at Dover on Monday
the voice OF new crer was heard for the hrst time Ill
| thirty years James w. Wise is the new man.
John G. Jackson, the Greenback candidate for Con,
grcsS, has taken the stump: He addressed small
meeting in Wilmington last Thursday evening.
Thomas Pepper the Sussex Grecnbackcrs' cand-
date for Sheriff, declines to serve. lie was born Il
| Democrat and expects TO remain one, 50 he says.
Captain Elijah Hurley of the oyster sloop Lutte Tom,
is thought to have pcrished i'll the NantiCoke oil
| Deep Water Point, during the storm OF last week.
Miss Gcrtie Bunner, of Philadelphia will give Il
reading in the Court House Hall. Dover. Thursday,
Nov. 7n for the benefit OF the NJ f. sunday school.
The body of young woman, found drowned near
New Castle has been identified that Of Mrs. Mary
NOlen of Philadelphia. She was on one of the
wrecked boats
William +. Harrison, of Minqua Tribe has been
elected Great SaChem of the Delaware Improved Order
of Red men, The great council of the state closed It's
annual session last Thursday, at Wilmington
Rev. J. l.. Estlin, pastor of the new Reformed Epis
copnl Church OF the Coycnant IN Wilmington, was
ordained deacon on Thursday evening, Bishop
Nicholson, OF Philadelphia, preaching the sermon
Hundreds of cords Of drift wood are being gathered
along the river by the unemployed ot New castle tlt
farmers in nearly every case allowing them the PrNl
ege of taking away everything but posts ana ralls
The pcipsUlr Nc,rs and AdrcrtiSer in its cdgerncss
for the new party declares that il the GreenbackCrs
get fifteen hundred Democratic votes IN SUSSEX
\ they will receive enough Republican votes to cleo
. | their ticket.
! The bonded debt of Wilmington is S1,2l5,lOO
having been reduced during 1873 to the amount o
SlSGj0. There is also floating debt of $1,000. Tax
; payers are strongly OF the opinion that the CITY owe
n | quite much as it ought to.
: The body of an unknown man was found floating
in the BTandywne near the railroad bridge, AT Il
II mington, sunday He was apparently about siNt
years of age rather short and thick set and drCSe
| in working clothes. He had pint flask anu huSkln
: peg in his pockets and II half smoked cigar IN on on
n hand. He is supposed to be victim OF "cdhesdH!
v storm.
SPORTING PoINTs-Thc Salisbury and QuickstcI
representing the two ends of the Peninsula baseball
clubs, have agreed to meet hNlt-way-at DOver-an
q play for the Championship aud 800 a side. TIL
Bogardus shooting club OF Milford will have shoe
$ this state expires tomorrow tomorrow Is hutuh
70 day throughout the Pcninsula-All llallow Zen.
= NEW CASTLE COUNTY TEACHERS INsTIrrTE.-Th
, Teachers Institute for New Castle county Will be nel
"a at Newport on Thursday, Friday and saturday, NO
O. lIth 10Th and 10th. Prof Groves, state Superntei
4 dent has made arrangements for the following speal
IN East Conference; Friday evening, Rev. W. G.
ib Lewis of MiddletOwn large attendance OF teacher
directors and friends of education Is expected
a. a. THE ELECroH-The Republican thus refers to Il
lnIa in Npyy
rs hoped that the day of election approaches near
IS that the Republicans not yet dlslTlhcseu VII ma
up their minds go to the polls ana cast at least
n, complimentary vote for the Republican llcket'. II
true that with 2OOO distranchsed Republicans IN u
county there is very little hope of success but that
10 no reason why the election should be lett go oy
he fault
rn Lazy EyANGELIsT-Rev. Mr. Brstor, at New Cast
has been having the services of Mrs Roach the pa
~ week who drew immense congregations CORE
NJ pondent says of her: Mrs Roach is rather youl
no lady being only 32 years of age and possessing
. | pleasant cOuntenance and pleasing address, she
p well calculated to make herself attractahe TO al
m congregation She dresses very neatly and plainl
H. without the least display of pride or oSteniation
" very Jealous in her work, and has made her lntuen
he TO be felt here well other places She left Mo
Sig day for other fields OF labor
m. The Every Ercnng in speaking of the course Of
~ PennSudr Nccs says Doctor Prettyman had better
" West. 1t is certainly rather hard on him, now III
a he has denounced and left the Republican party
re account of its supposed devotion to hard money pr
- ciples that he should be in state where the Den
uS Gratis are devoted TO hard money than the /
ess publicans are and unlike their opponents, awa
nave Deeu. II lne utclOT Hul OHly Eouc W MI "
ham, that worthy might have privately told him h'
To have avoided doing violence to his friends by
or nouncing the party under which he SO recehty III
ier office.
ng TIE srop,, no,,s THE 81 ,rrwe have on our fl
page number of incidents of the late storm mos
ian pertaining to the towns. The following mtellSei
IL shows the disaster esewhCre
'oi AT KITS HAMMOCK
overy building but the hotel has been ioated on
get the water four feet high on the fTSt ioor caS
red Mr. Levy and his family to move out in boats II
- lost much of their clothing and even the porches
eIj gone and all the fences on the place. Inc Dar-rO
We. Is lying in the woods back of the Logan farm Ala