Smyrna times., 1878-08-21
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.


to suppress the tramps, and have given
notice that they will be arrested if found
within their jurisdiction.
At the Harvest Home, in McFarlands
woods near Newport, on the Goth inst,
Senator Bayard will speak on Our Present
Financial Depression" and Rev. George |
Bristor, of New Castle, will also make an
address.
A Busy FIRM.-At the Pusey & Jones
Company establishment number of hands |
are kept working until 10 o'clock every
night in order to fill large order for cotton
machinery for various places in the South
ern States.
Rev. DR.. Phebus, the esteemed pastor of
Newark NJ. NJ. Church, was taken suddenly
i'll with vertigo while i'll the pulpit on last
Sunday evening, and Rev. j. L. Polk,
principal of the Academy, kindly preached
in his stead.-NeUark Ledger
The Democratic delegate election for the
county convention takes place on next
Saturday. The convention will meet in
Dover on Tuesday, the oath, to nominate can
didates for the Legislature and Shorthand
coroner. There are so many candidates
for the sheriff's Office that it would be diff
cult to say whose chances are best. 1t now
uulISluSuIly HdppcllS IudG inc uldH WHO
| goes into the convention with the best
prospects is the most easily beaten.
FEVER SCARE IN GEoRGETowN-Mr John
Swain of this place, lost on Saturday last
! by typhoid fever, a daughter and his son
| William Swain who was also i'll and died on
| Monday. There seems to be Il very great
| diversity of opionion as to the diagnosis
and some think that the disease was yellow
! 4
| from Florida where yellow fever abounds.
He had been sick there. The physicians
in attendance say the disease was typhoid.
SttSser Journal.
The Kent County Agricultural Associa-
ton are hurrying up their preparations for
the State fair which is to occur on their
grounds in September The grand stand
has been entirely completed and has a
capacity of 1000. The new track, which
is the best upon the Peninsula, will be in
splendid condition by the time of the
opening of the fair, and the trials of speed
will be the most interesting event ever seen
in Delaware. The association has spent
from $4,000 to $4,000 in putting their
grounds and buildings in order, and
anticipate the largest gathering of farmers
and citizens generally ever held in the
State.
ENTICED FROM HoME.-On Monday last a
farmer named j. B. Shehan, at Morton
Station, came to Seaford in search of an
indentured colored boy, named Joshua
Truitt, aged thirteen years, who ran away
: from home on Friday night last, through
the persuasion of a colored man named
Joseph Belts. Young Truitt was found at
the residence Of Capt Benjamin Stockley,
and taken to the Office of Esquire NJ. w.
Allen, and Belts was arrested and taken
! to the same place. Truitt professed to be
ignorant of the completely of Belts in the
case, but finally acknowledged that he was
, the man who had induced him to leave
. home. Esquire Allen read the law and the
; penalty it imposed for its violation, and
remanded Belts to the custody of the
i constable, to be taken to Jail. The boy
I Truitt, was taken back home on the moor
train.-,Seqtord Inder.
g A MIRACULOUS EsCAPB.-On Tuesday
n morning week, child of G.. F. Brady, Esq.
t of Delaware City, while standing upon
s we'll curb, was, by the breaking of a rotter
/ board, precipitated to the bottom of the
!. we'll, distance of forty fve-feet. A boy
Il named Frederick Hilabum, who was stand
e ing near, Immediately pulled off anothe
= plank, threw his arms around the pump
8, stock and slipped rapidly down to tn
n water, grasped the child as it was sinking
st for the third time, and, though the waite
u was very deep, succeeded in holding
% himself, as well as the child, abov
it until ropes were lowered to him, b.
- which he was safely drawn out. The chill,
is less than three years old, and strange t
= say, escaped injury, save a few scratches
= The boys heroism and presence of mind
10 in his successful efforts to save the child
deserve universal commentator. There ar
- few like him.-lfiddleto,cn transcript.
.e YELLOW FEVER AT THE BREAKwATER.-
e, There was considerable excitement in Lewe
t, last week over the arrival in the Break
s. water of a schooner-the Ida La,orenc,
Ia Captain Alpheus Barrett, from Sague L
er Grande, Cuba, whose crew, nine in number
/ were either dead or sick with yellow fevel
d, The only passenger on the schooner, Isaa
s. II. Warrington, of Camden, N. j., a son
e; the owners of the vessel, died at sea, and h
is, body is preserved in liquor.
IS The schooner sailed for New York O
Ia the 9th inst, and put in at Lewes earl
IS Friday morning. Thursday two of the ere
d. died and were buried at sea off the cape
g. Friday Captain Barrett died. The otheI
are doing very well.
=, A dispatch to Every Eveninq, yesterda,
~ ~ from Rehoboth, says: There is no yello
~ fever now at Lewes and no apprehensio
~ :" of any danger. There is no alarm NJ
II cause for alarm here, and no guests ha,
~ left on account of the yellow fever; on Ii
os contrary they are still arriving as usual.
IT, The COLLINS JURY ARRIVE AT CoNCL
ey sIoN.-The Coroners jury which has bee
st, a week investigating the supposed murd
of of Patrick Collins in Whining gton, last Satu
est day night week, finished their labors, Mo
he day evening, and rendered verdict char
in ing Mrs. McCann, James McClain and AnC
up Finn with the murder, and implicatil
ed VIM. Peyton, VIM. ODonnell and Micha
et- Daven as accessories. AS far as the ev
mt dence adduced during the past week
concerned, the jury could have render
lay their vedict week ago, as they have
us ceived no evidence during the week of al
la. more Importance than that brought out
all the first session. The only new piece
ay, suspicious circumstantal evidence in thu
ute possession was an axe, bearing few spC
the of blood on the handle, which was found
vas Mrs. McCann's bar roam, between sol
md barrels. The accused parties were sent oy
to New Castle to-day.
nee Although the evidence given before
oc- Coroner's jury justified the holding of t
ON accused parties for trial at Court, it
lily doubtful if it will be sufficient to sect
ave their conviction. On Wednesday event
ads the Attorney General stated to the ju
APPS that with the evidence then before him
our could not expect to get single vote of {
cts. Grand Jury for an indictment. 1t is W
ink probable, however, that before the openi
lole of the November term of Court evider
all may be obtained of q conclusive and c,
victing character.