Smyrna times., 1878-04-10
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

The number of marriage licenses issued
in Sussex since October, 1877, is l93
The Republican County Convention is
called to meet in Dover on Thursday, the
18th day of April, at = P. NJ.
Mr.. Jacob G. Lewis has broken ground
for a store.house on Loockerman street,
Dover, on part of the Schaich land.
Mr.. Henry Levy has sold the storehouse
occupied by Newman, on Loockerman
street, to Mrs. Graham, the millner for
$500.
The new steamer to run during the sum.
mer between Philadelphia and Cape May
is expected to make the run in five and
half hours.
The Seminal charges loss of $4,000 to
this county as the result of delinquent tax
payers. 1t further says there are abaut 700
assessables not on the list.
The Middletown Transcript says that on
Saturday morning pair OF horses, driven
by Mr.. ID. G. Goodwin, ran away near Sassa-
fras, Nd, throwing that gentleman out,
breaking his arm and otherwise injuring
him. We have been unable to gain further
particulars.
w
seven years has filed the responsible posi-
ton of Principal of Dover Public Schools
resigned that office on Thursday evening
last. He intends entering the office Of
Mr.. N. B. Smithers, of Dover, for the pur
pose Of continuing the study Of law.
The number of deVinquents returned at
the March session of the Levy Court was
l,l09, distributed as follows: Duck Creek
hundred, 1873; Kenton, 1873; Little Creek
46; +. Dover, 1911 West Dover, II North
Murderkill, AS; South Murderkill, lOl f.;
Mispillien, 90; Milford, 1856.
The number of delinquents returned to
the Court in 1877, and allowed, was 9l6.
FIRE.-On Wednesday night last the
| dwelling. house of Ezekiel Graham, situated
on the main State road, about 9 miles
north of Dover, was destroyed by fire.
The family had hardly time to save their
wearing apparel. The fire is supposed to
have originated from a defective nue. The
house was insured in the Kent County In.
surance Co. for $3.50.
MURDER IN WILMINGToN.-Wm Thomas,
a blacksmith working at the shipyards ia
| Wilmington, killed his wife during a
family quarrel last Friday evening, by cut.
| tluB Hef lnfOaL WIN fOHOf. ne Jnen at
tempted suicide by cutting his own throat.
! Thomas was arrested and is now in Jail at
New Castle with prospects of ofrecovery. lie
had been drinking hard lately.
SHERIFF SALRs.-The sheriff Of New Castle
co. has the following properties advertised {:
VIM. M. Vandegrift, terre tenant, near
Odessa, l49 acres, Thursday llth inst.
Napoleon b. Deakyne, in Thoroughfare
Neck, lat acres, at Townsend, % inst.
John II. Calder, town property in st.
Georges, 10Th inst.
Samuel Graham, Of Blackbird Hd., II
acres, at Townsend, "a inst.
COLLECTING TAxEs.-It costs New Castle
co. the clever sum Of $4,000 to have
$l50,000 taxes collected. The delinquent
list amounts to from $4,000 to $4,000, for
the reason the collectors are not compelled
to require the payment of poll taxes. The
law appears to be administered more with a
view to its political effect than to its rela-
ton TO county revenues, and where q
person not known to be in accord with the
party in power neglects TO pay his tax, the
collector does not bother himself about
the matter, while from the adhersnts OF
that party the money is either collected or
else the party organization is notified and
pays it for them. This method Of admin.
istering the law operates to disfranchise
immense numbers of negroes who never, az
rule, think of paying any taxes they are
not forced to pay.