Smyrna times., 1878-11-06
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

lmated to be $2,OOO. IL
The Lincoln people are making preparations to
If the material for its erection is already on the st
,round. 1t will have front of 81 feet and including Il
he ell attachment, will extend back 30 feet.
Bishop Lee of Wilmington in his address giving d
IN account Ofhe Lambeth Palace Conference ciarac-
erized the Roman Church soul blghting des-
DOtism." This offended the Roman Bishop Becker, 4,
who replied Bishop Lee last Sunday in St. Peters y
Church, Wilmington
MIDDLETowN Docs PoIsoNED.-The dog poiSoncr is =
around i'll MiddletOwn, During Tuesday night. the !
10Th ult pieces of poisoned scattered from
end of Main street to the other, and i'll less than
twenty four hours, y dogs were dead Several dogs
were poisoned that chained within the CnCu- :
sure of their owners. :
On Sunday last Il new NJ. L. Church was dedicated 7
Mt Hickory Hill" Houston. it is now called
which is about miles of Frankford. Rev. T. f.
Murtndale preached in the morning and Rev. I. q.
Ayres in the afternoon There was good concour.e
of people in attendance. The church is neat gothic
structure, and cost about SlOFl
HOTEL CHANGEs-A number Of hotel changes are
Fountain of the Pavilion at Lewis, goes
To the Capital, of Dover and Lake K. Elegood. of
Georgetown and T. Jones' of Princess Anne, Md,
have taken charge of the trSt-naned hotel solomon
of Georgetown, takes the hotel occupied by Westcott
at Harrington, and Mr. W. viii open public house at
Seafurd.
The Wilmington Republican, says " One Of our citi-
zcns has cut off coupons ON United states bonds ms
interest to the amount OF %rMgPrf Wo"Sd"d d"LtIfS
This would make his revenue from this source alone
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars year. on
the purchase of the stock of one railroad alone he
once made 81 sO00D but afterwards lost, are in
formed great portion of il. There is no doubt to
his heavy dividend ON I. 5. bonds.
AFTER THE SToRM-Both salt and fresh water fish
appeared to suffer much by the storm as other ami
NAL life The salt marshes are covered since the
waters subsidized with alcwifc, sardinc, blue fish and
sea trout while cat fish, bitter head and perch
literally piled up along the edge Of the fast land
where the water could 60 no further Noother storm
known produced such destruction of fish; in fact,
heretofore, they did not suffer at all.
GREAT CRoP OF SWEET POTAToES.-1hc Milford Nc,rs
says that Mr.. John H. Lodge, who resides near that
Nis tlaur1
ground. 700 bushels OF sweet potatoes This crop
raised little expense, and comparatively speak
freight and barrels 500 Only think of this 500
from acres in one season! Kent county is the
place to grow good sweet potatoes at small cX-
pense.
4 TIME WITH GAIA lady in this town 20 get rid
of cat She did not want shipped IL away by rail to
Georgetown, sixteen miles distant, and in less than
twenty four hours it demurcy and peacefully re-
turned to her domcile The next day she had it
| shipped to Iewes twice as far away, but inside OF
| fOry-eight hours it came home again and IS now
resting quietly on its old rug in the corner. The
lady declares it Shall never again be sent away
! Ny0fd NcrS.
According to the Milford Chronrlc thereis abonanza
| for some one on what is known as the Polk farm
now owned by Peter Tulbert During the Rcvolu
tionary war French frgatc with million of dollars
in coin on board was chased up The bay by Eng
liSh man-Of-war and the rigate officers seeing cap
ture inevitable put sixteen kegs OF gold in small
boats rowed ashore and buried the treasure on the
farm mentioned. In 1913 two French officers spent
| month searching for the treasure.
\ DELAWAREAS IN ST. LoUIS-FT0m the -. L0uis
J0,rnai--No one man has contributed more towards
the grand triumph which is To crown the Republican
party in the First district than Hon. b. Il. CahoOn.
He the president of the convention which nOmi-
mated Henry ZicgenhCin, and the perfect harmony
and concord which prevailed upon that occasion
were due in a great measure Mr.. CahOOnS tact and
discretion. since that convention Mr. Cahoon has
been continually in the canvass organizing the Re-
publican party and leading into its ranks large num-
bcrs who never before had embraced the faith. His
convincing logic and brilliant cloquencc have been
| heard all over the district.
| he II r. (alODu Of
William r. Cahoon, of Dover Del. and through the
most of lis boyhool a resident OF this town.
Is He ELIGIBLE II Dfmocrodic Cunclidate far C,n-
grces Dis,ruucdjtd 6y the CoutNO Ecr0ri 4f lis Fr-
doH.-Edward l.. Martin, the Democratic candidate
for Congress from the District OF Delaware was at
the April term 1S of the United states District Court
of Delaware convicted of aiding assisting and ncit-
ing rebe lion against the United States, by cnliStng
and sending recruits to the rebel army and was fined
81 900 and his slaves liberated. As conviction like
that carries with il diSfranChiSCmcnt from holding
any office of trust or honor under the United States
Government, il is question whether Mr. Martin i
eligible to hold the Office to which he is elected OF
his conviction at the Court referred to there can be
U no denial. though his name onl! appears there a.
; II is claimed bv the friends Of Mr. Martin that he
: pardoned by President Johnson during his term
of Office hut of this there is record the dockc
of the court of this district where Mr. Martin con
o Victed.
, 1t is always requisite that pardon by the Presden
should be sent to the court in which the conviction
Y in the case of Mr.. Martin there is either ,
;, mistake about the pardon having been grant
d warded the District Court OF Delaware 10 be re
corded. In the case Of Mr. Martin it is hardly pre-
sumed that he would allow himself to become Il can
> didate in the face of the disqualification which ap
pears against him on the records OF the court, ant
l. this presumptivc evidence strengthens the report h
X he was pardoned by President Johnson.
t. 1t may be possible that there is miSapprehenSiO
in regard 10 the affair, and what is called remova
~ | of disabilities be taken for pardon During tn
II Presidency of Mr. Johnson the disabilities of a arg
n number of offenders We're removed but this did ne
. reach the courts III which convictions had take
, | place.
e We shall be very glad to know that Colonel Marti
10 has been pardoned 10y the President, for he is Yer
q much of a gentleman.
Is The above is from the R.ppb.eoa of yesterday fo
90 lowed by copy of The record of the in the L.
= District Court. Among the jurors who sat the
t. Jas p. HofIrcker Of this town IT, Mr. Martin Iii
obtain pardon the question of his eligibility b.
ne comes interesting and in he is inelibl
whether John g. Jackson, his leading opponent wi
10 be eligible, or whether new election would be o
m dered.
~ COURT PRocEEDINcs.-The court met on Monda
-, the 18th ut Chief Justice Comegys and Associate Ju
e tCes WOOten and Wales on the bench. The tulOwil
IS criminal cases were tried during the term:
a. state VS.. Win. McAiee. Indicted for selling liqu
10 without license. Plead guilty. Sentence, SO al
le State VS.. John wilkinson Indicted for sellir
TO liquor without license. Plead guilty Sentence ;
~ and costs.
as state vs. James S Moor Indicted for obstructil
nj public road with fence Jury trial. Verdict guilt
y Fined Slj and costs. Pennington TOR state; Massey
pn State VS. John r. Laird Indicted for selling liqu
~ MOTTO be drunk on the premises Plead guilty. Fine
'r State vs. benjamin D. Burrows: Indicted for d
NC sault. Jury trial. Verdict, not guilty
e State Robert Lewis. Indicted for selling liqu
oh to a minor. Jury trial. Verdict not guilty PENN
n, ton for State; Fisher and Reed for delendcnt.
II State vs.. Eulck F. BOurke Indicted for Sellil
~ liquor without license Plead guilty. Fined $50 al
err costs.
- and battery. Verdict, not guilty
~ State VS.. Julian Kemp Indicted for assault WI
OF intent To kill Jury trial Verdict guilty. Sencn
od deferred. Pennington for State }. X. Nicholson
defendant.
&C. trial After the evidence the AttorneyGenerl aba
- doned the case, owing to defendants mental conc
'ge ton Harrington for defendant.
cir State VS.. John Fisher. Indicted for assault wi
- intent to kill Jury trial Verdict guilty Sentenc
ol pay fine of $500 and costs of prosecution stand
as pillOry hour, and to stay i'll prison years re
he ington for State; Reed for defendant
"a State vs. Mary Minos and Elizabeth Mines ]
AT diCed for larceny Jury trial Verdict guilty as
he Mary MinOs and not guilty as TO Elizabeth Sente
Nv deferred. Pennington for State Reed for defence
az State Albert Stevens Indicted for taking al
ng | carrying away fruit. Jury impanclled. Indictme
an quaShcd and defendant acquitted Pennington
ler The Grand Jury were discharged Wedncsdi
. having only found p indictments.
of On Thursday the civil list was taken up, ana |
ol following case called for trial:
A. James Harrington Cove salisbury, adminis
" This was a trial where Judgment was entered oil
zen bond of S6O which Harrington alleged he had PAID
90 Jury trial and verdict for Harrington: HarrinSt
representing James Harrington salisbury and
49, for the administrator.
'ed The next case was summons ease. Russell Coe
10 Johnson d GoldSbOrugh. This case turned on qu
~, ton of agency, and the defendants council, Geo.
no Massey got a non-suit Fulton for plaintiff
set On Friday morning the criminal cases were tr
;n State VS.. James Gibbs. Indicted for larceny. it
AN trial Verdict not guilty.
nd State VS. stephen Lewis Indicted for selling liqt
nr to a drunken man. Jury trial. Verdict not gull
9 Pennington for State; Pennewill and Harrington
est. dcfendent
lail The afternoon occupied principally in maxi
nc. motions ana arguing law points All the license
''" plcatOns were granted except Carly and Wullen
hat Clayton and Shortman of smyrna, and at oclC
me Court adjourned without day. On all sides the
thnrn fptgnr nor