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Smyrna times., 1878-09-25

DELAwAREANs AT COLLEGE.-The follow
ing Delawareans are attending the Uni
versity of Virginia at Charlottesville John
B. Moore, Of FELTON,; Willard Salisbury,
of Dover; E. 7. Cooper, of Camden; \. }.
Williams, Of Kenton; James A. Bayard,
Jr., of Wilmington.
CHAs. FISHER IN TEoUBLE.-A man who
claims to be Chas Fisher, son Of Judge
Fisher of Dover, and well known through
out this State, was arrested in Phiiadci phia
on Friday by Detective Wey!e on the
charge of stealing n dictionary from llollo-
ways book store on Tenth street, near
Market: and which he afterwards sold for
Sc.
EUROPEAN FoRTUNE.-Mr. Aiken Ia
man of New Castle Hundred, sailed from
Philadelphia, on Thursday, the 10th inst,
on the Pennsylvania, on his way to Wales to
commence proceeding to obtain the Griffin
Estate in Wales for It's Heirs; said estate
is estimated to be worth more than a half
million dollars. john a. Griffin, William
II. Griffin and George w. Morrison each
represent fourth in said estate.
Wholesale LIQuoR observation-disclosures
agents from Philadelphia went to Whining
! ton on Thursday and seized the large whole
sale liqour house Of Francis Kelley and
! Francis Z. Kelley, trading as Francis kpl-
! ley & Son, at that place. 1t was learned
that they had been carrying on business as
rectifcrs when they paid tax only as whole.
sale dealers. In the establishment were
found stamped casks which had been re
filed and other legitimate traffic. Thi,
distilled spirits and rectifying apparatus
| which were taken charge Of are valued a
over $1,000. Both men were arrested, anl
being taken before United States Com.
missioner $. i. Smith, waived hearing
and entered bail in $1,000 each for trial a
The October term Of the United States Dis
trict Court for Delaware. The penalty 70
the offence charged against Mcssrs. Kclle.
& Son is a forfeiture Of stock, fine and i'm
prsoumcnt. An effort was made bcfor
the hearing to have the case settled, bu
tie Government refused to make any com
promise.
r1-For cddi'loaal Couaty ant S'ets Tcats, ~ee Gr
| yf
Smyrna times., 1878-09-25

NoMINATION OF CANDIDATEs.-The selec-
ton of candidates in New Castle CO. this
year by ballot as at a general election, we
should judge by the i'll feeling engendered
has not been satisfactory. One of the
candidates on the Democratic ticket in the
I:. -atativc branch secured the place
over his opponent by voting six Republi-
cans. while two or three others complained
L.'.. fair elections. At the Repub-
.4cyn election on Saturday for choice of
candidates for Sheriff and Coroner there
was equal dissatisfaction, especially at New
Castle where there was hot contest be-
tween Clark and Davidson the candidates
for Sheriff. 1.-The latter, it is said, was
supported mainly by the temperance peo-
pie and the Methodists, while the former
obtained his large vote through the in
huence of some of his Democratic friends
who secured for him a number of Demo
cratic votes (some, as high as 75), say
together with the colored vote which was
cast almost solid for him. Quite large
vote was cast by persons who are disquali.
fed to vote at the general election, and
these were all for Clark"
1t is very evident that the mode thought
to be the fairest and most democratic, il
subject to more fraud than the other modes
Of nomination and should be abolished.
Smyrna times., 1878-09-25

The parallel between the political situa-
ton at the time the sands of life were run
ming out of the old Whig party and the
Know Nothing or American party was ris-
ing up like young giant in its place, and
the present, when the Democratic party
seems to be melting away before the inroads
of the Greenback or National party, is too
plain to need pointing out. There is in the
new organization the same blind and un-
reasonable zeal that characterized the
Know Nothing movement; the same class
of men are coming to the surface upon the
first waves of its success, and with the same
delusion about the powers of Government
and the rights and privileges of classes,
while the masses of the Democracy are
running after it as the old Wings ran after
Know-Nothingism, and the same sort of
old fogies resisting the tide of affairs and
trying to convince themselves that there is
really something in the old party besides
its name. All the signs of tho times are
pointing to just such political revolution
as happened in the period referred to,
when the new men astonished themselves
with their own successes.
Smyrna times., 1878-09-25

INDIANA and Iowa hold State election
October 10; Colorado, October 13. Con-
necticut, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Massa-
chusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska,
Nevada, Pennsylvania, South Carolina,
Tennessee, and Texas, hold state elections
November 5th. Maryland elects four
Members of Congress November 5. New
Jersey, Legislature and four Congress
men. New York, Lower House Of Repre-
sentatives, Judge of Supreme Court and SO
Congressman. Georgia, nine Members of
Congress. Kentucky, ten Congressman,
November 5. Delaware, a Governor, one
Congressman, Sheriff, Coroner, seven State
Representatives, two Senators, five or six
Levy Court Commissioners, all on Novem-
Der 5.
Smyrna times., 1878-09-25

If you want a good Cigar, 90 to ITo....
Fiuc<, Cigar Manufacturers, Coumn,o,
near Main, Smyrna, Del ''~
Bo<Es. Bones! Bo&ns,-II;obo.,
pric" paid for old bones. J. L. Tygcr, a. e.
Judgment Notes with and w;,bo,..
elnption clause and Bond, at TIVE. IS; f..
Tschndy ha, lot Of Chester p,v.r,p....
always on hand. They are the oaIr f..
fit tor paving. ''''
For the cheapest and best l.u.,,..,
button or Congress G:,itcr, warranted ,a,,
to amy custom Gaitrr, made with 1T
Screws and something new, call On Y r
Johnson Commerce H., Smyrna, lr..
Goa! and Wood constantly ON l.,,..
for sale by W. W. T-cau1y.
you want Pumps, 20 to T...lnl,..
has big lot and sells thrl cheap. -
BoHns; bosn>: Boxa,.-ii..fu.,
price paid for oid bones. J.E.Tys... g.. 4.
W. 7. Johnson, Commerce : <,mr..
keeps full assortment Of Boots, >.
Caters, Hats and Caps, which he otf.... ;.
less than the usual rates. All good. w., ,
ranted.
Good assortment Of Wall Pareg.. cta..
at Tachudy's
Use DIR. VAN DYKES SULPHUR soap p,
leading external 'Tcciiic for Diseases of tl. III,
Heauiiiier OF the Complexion; Tor the BID, r. r.: q
| Nursery: i rCcDHHtUd,d by Phy>i.s.,, n s.
Druggists. Price - cts. box: cake, ..,,t. ~
/. :. WEBSTER Prop, - y. Fifth Il Phi: = e.
LIVER IS KING.-The Liver is the ;m,.,:.
organ Of the whole human system j.. .
controls the life health and harrinas. :
man. When il is disturbed in ~ rro,.
action. all kinds OF ailmcut, arc the r',,a..
result. The digestion Of food, the n,@r'
ments Of the heart and blood. the action .
the brain and nervous system. are All l.,
medIately connected with the parror
system, are all Immediately connected ri,
the workings Of the Liver. It has bao
successfully proved that Green's Aurp.
Flower is unoquallcd in curing all per,.,
afflicted with Dyspepsia or Liver Coin,lajp
and all the numerous symptoms that rf.p
from an unhealthy condition Of the Liz,
and stomach Sample bottles 10 trv
cents. Positively sold in all towns on i
Western Continent. Three doses will pro,
that 1t is just what You want. Sold br ia
. 7. Hotircker, Druggist, Smyrna. nov r.
Smyrna times., 1878-09-25
TBe Smgrna Gimes,
Smyrna, Del.,
Wednesday Afternoon, September 25.

THE " TIMES" is published every Wednesday after
noon by ROBERT D. HoFFECKER, Editor and Pub
Usher, at Smyrna Delaware.
TERMs-SUBscRIPrIoN-On year 500 in advance, o
$3.50 not paid till the end of the year. No pape
discontinued until all arrears arc paid-only at the
option of the Publisher
will be inserted at the rate of
Seven Cents aline for the rstinseriOn; subsequent
insertions Three-and a-halfcents. Alibcraldiscount
made to quarterly semi-annual and yearly adverti-
sers.
OBITUARY NOTICES will be charged two cents per
line.
Smyrna times., 1878-09-25
DEATHS,

BECK.-In Philadelphia, on the 23d inst sallie r.,
wife of VIM. Z. Beck and daughter of Owen C. Crow,
in her 9th year.
NANFOSSEN-In this town. on the 18th inst of diph-
iberia, Stephen e. youngest son of Stephen B. and
Elizabeth NanFosscn, aged years.
GREEN-0n the 18th inst, near Dextcr's Corner New
Castle CO., John II. Green, aged - years
KERBlN.-In Dover September 9Th, 1S7S, Mary j.
wife Of Z. b. Kerbin, aged p years and 10 months.
Smyrna times., 1878-09-25

The SOUTHERN SCoURGE.-The yellow
fever continues to rage in the afflicted
cities on the Mississippi river The warm
weather is unfavorable, and hundreds Of
new cases are constantly reported. Whole
number of deaths in Memphis up to the
Goth, 2,25O-number of sick over 1000
averaged deaths over GO per cent. Over
half million of dollars have been collec-
ted for the relief of the sufferers. In
Memphis alone, over 10000 sick and desti-
tute people have to be daily provided for
by private charity. Total Of deaths up to
this date G,700.
Smyrna times., 1878-09-25

The Philadelphia Record of yesterday
says: 1t has been many years since the re-
tail establishments of this city have enjoyed
such extensive fall trade as has marked the
opening Of the present season. Those who
doubt the approach of a more active move
ment in all the branches of trade and man
ufactures should note the amount of traffic
being carried on in shopping centres.
Smyrna times., 1878-09-25

THE TRADE OUTLOOK IN New YoRK.-New
York merchants complain that the suspen-
sion of business caused by the yellow fever
and the strict quarantine it has enforced
have seriously interfered with their South
ern trade. They hope, however, that there
will be revival Of trade after frost comes,
especially in the goods needed to replace
the bedding and clothing destroyed because
infected with the fever.
Smyrna times., 1878-09-25

FoREIGN.-The Paris exhibition will be
continued to November 20. A grand con
cert for the yellow fever sufferers is to be
given in the Trocadero Palace=After furi-
Gus fighting before Bihacs, Bosnia, the
fortress capitulated=An Armenian will be
made Governor of Armenia=The bourse
of ST. Etienne favors the Franco-American
treaty and feasts its avocates=The Cardi-
nails decide it will be better for the Pope
not to leave the Vatican=An important
strike by the coal miners in North Stafford
shire, England, is apprehended=It is re-
ported in Calcutta that the King of Burmah
is dead=Germany and England are going
for the Chinese pirates=The Christians
have risen in Turkish Croatia.
Smyrna times., 1878-09-25
For Hc SRy,1,u Tin.
Scntch ErAernrisa.

ME. EDITOR some weeks since l clipped an arti-
Gle from the Philadelphia Record, in which the energy
OF the Scotch depicted in their efforts make
little river hc clyde one of the most important
insGrcat Britain. " 1t is stream much smaller than
the SChuylkiu says the writer, and corresponding
about to the RanCocaS Creek In former times, Green
Ock was the port of Glasgow and above it. in those
days the river an insignificant strcaa with barely
nine feet dcpth III the twenty-five miles OF water up
to Glasgow. But the Canny Scots determined to have
port and their achievements in deepening en-
banking ana preserving the river ana making their
city of the great ports Of the world have brought
them rcnown Constant dredging IS necessary To
maintain the channel, and SIX huge steam -drcdgcS
will bc at work, between Grccnock and Glasgow.
Where rocks have been encountered in opening the
channel they have been blasted out The nine feet
depth of water has been dccpcnCd sufficiently to float
the largest ships although these vessels too long
to turn round in The channel excepting at certain
points, and then a. high water The crooked parts of
the river have been strai%htcned, and this work is
still going on. For few miles above Greenock tine
channel is marked by a series of buoyS. towers and
other bCaC0nS sometimes in only about 200 feet
apart Above this the river is embarked for miles
with masonry walls faced with broken stone to resist
the action Of the wash from passing vessels. There
are range lights and towers, numerous tidal gadgcS
and in fact the channel is fenced in with buOys and
banked i'll with walls ctectually that II IS lmpOSSl
bic to go aStray. The river from short distance
above Greenock to Glasgow is not more than 800 ieet
wide, and in some places narrOws apparently to 2JO
feet At Glasgow itself widcns to almost the dimcn-
sOns of the Schuylkil to permit of vessels lying al the
quays for there is rOOn for piers and the steamers
have to be strung along lengthwlSe. IhlS famous
river is inclect wide canal and navigation is con
ducted somewhat upon the principles governing
railroad Sign boards are posted at various places
ordering Dead SLOW. ana OHlcerS are ~
intervals TO that pilots obey the order There no
such thing seamng at full speed along the Clyde
1t is like crowded street, stream of vessels passing
up and down their steam whistles blowing frequent
signals, and their crews often standing with Tenders
To prevent collisions. Navigation has to be slow and
very cautious. At night the signals line each shore
like rows of lamps along street; The great com
merce of this stream yields Her Majesty Government
| $4,000 900 annual customs duties.
| have been so much interested in the improvement
| of Duck Creek that | have made copiOus extract
from the piece alluded to- with the hope that it would
inspire our citizens with greater interest in it than
they have ever had. The improvement of the Creek
of the town, and it is Gods free gift unto us. s.
Smyrna times., 1878-09-25

Sometimes the impetuous Greenbacller
is brought up with a round turn. In a
Voorhees, declared that the oldest man
were as hard as they now are and when
labor was as poorly paid" An old man in
his audience interrupted him to remark /:
" remember when worked for three dol
lars per month";" Mr.. Voorhees, proceeded
to another branch of his discourse.
Smyrna times., 1878-09-25

PoMPEII.-ExcavationS at Pompeii prove the city to
have been of the most fashionable and beautiful
of Roman summer resorts and but for the eruption il
might have remained SO to this day. As with Pom
pcii, so with thousands of people who have beauty of
form and feature: They might always be admired
and betrNys the presence of scrofua viruent blood
pOisons, or general debility There is but one remedy
that positively cures these affections and that remedy
is DR.. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery. 1t is the
best known tonic Alternative, and TcsOlvcnt 1t
speedily cures pimpleS blotches liver spots and all
diseases arising from Impoverished or impure blood.
1t also cures dyspepsia and regulates the liver and
bowels. Sold by druggists.
Smyrna times., 1878-09-25

The corn-canning factory of the Portland Packing
Company, at CaSco, Maine, was burned last Friday
night by the breaking of kerosene lamp Loss over
$4,000.
Smyrna times., 1878-09-25

The Repubique Franchise newspaper says the p0ril-
Gus times in Europe are not yet over, and warns
France not to enter into any engagements.
Smyrna times., 1878-09-25
THE MARKETS

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Smyrna times., 1878-09-25

DIAMOND SMUGGL1NG.-The Custom House
officials on Monday seized large quantity
of Diamonds, pearls and jewelry, which
they found in the baggage of William Plef-
ferling, passenger on the steamer L0ipsig,
which arrived in Hoboken few days ago.
1t is said the seizure is worth $4,000.
Forty preachers are in the field as can
didates for political offices this Fall. Good
preachers make very poor politicians.
Smyrna times., 1878-09-25

The Greeks are threatening To wrc.t NOV. -,
original Greek territory from Turkey TI q rt
they nave noblIlzcd an army 100000 strong. "'@ c1!
Oregon has elected new Democratic / Z
His name is J. II. Slater. lie is said o l r'a',
money Democrat. ' Aa.,
The New Orleans T1m'< advice to the pao,I..
Crescent City is: Disiulcct carIIoiiI. :r H L.
worry '''' H,l
The hotels and boarding houses Of KI,,y,..,
are filed with refugees from the yellow f.. er
Smyrna times., 1878-09-25
:. very tIU.E,
HENRY ". TYGEET.

The stable Of Nr. Robert Bonner proprietor New
and modern plan both as regards ventilation light.
warmth, etc. Mr. Bonncrs taste for horses is well
known The gentleman in charge of this valuable
stable was NJ. Ross BY the use OF Giles LiuiIncut
lodidc Ammonia hc removed rughonc> and bunch
cS that had resisted all other treatment Send for cir
cular. giving full iu>truc9lS To Dr. Giles 10 West
broadway, New IurE. Sold by all Druggists JAS T.
lloilcCkcr, Agent, smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1878-09-25
MARRIAGES.

philadelphia has subscribed o.er sIlo0)D for tht
afflicted south.
Smyrna times., 1878-09-25

If you want a good Cigar, 90 to IIor.
Fiuck. Cigar Manufacturers, Commerce
near Main, Smyrna, Del.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1878-08-24

Says the Winnemucca (Nev. Sentinel.'
A man by the name Of Rossiter, who is
engaged in the wood business near
Moore's Station, on the railroad, was
visited by his wife and child, who re-
side at Humboldt Wells. While at the
wood camp the child, boy four and a
half years of age, wandered OF, and was
not missed by his parents for probably
twenty minutes after he left the camp.
That day search was made for the little
fellow without finding him, and the next
day large party set out on his trail,
which was followed with great difficulty.
We are informed by Conductor Hopkins
that on the third day fifteen men left
Humboldt Wells on horseback to hunt
for the little wanderer, among them the
railroad agent, Mr.. Watson. He had
found the boys track, but as he had
taken off his boots it was very difficult
to trace it. Mr.. Watson tied the horses
halter to one of his own legs and followed
the track on his hands and knees for
several miles, and at last found the child
on the summit of lone mound near the
Independence Mountains, twenty-five
miles from where he started. The child
travelled four days during the intensely
hot weather of last week, without food
or water, and was crazy when found
BY Mr.. Watson. He recovered rapidly,
however, and when Conductor Hopkins
left the Wells was apparently none the
worse for his adventure.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1878-08-24
Peat Men and Women In Shetland.

The lives of these people are simple
and uneventful enough. The chain is a
very short one and the links are not
scattered. They go forth to their daily
work and return to their daily rest, and
have no thought or ambition beyond.
Their aspect, I have said, is picturesque.
They are of all ages, some young, others
bending under the weight OF years.
There they go, one after another, with
their baskets, or kishes, as they are call
cd. fastened upon the back by means of
a strap over each shoulder, rising above
their heads, and piled up with squares
of black peat. This naturally gives
them all stopping position, suggestive
of hard work and feminine weakness,
that quickly appeals to the sympathies.
Many Of them wear.shoes made of cow
hide, strong and cheap, perhaps, but
without form, and with small preten.
sions to neatness and cleanliness. And
these they often "save" by carrying
them in their hands. Many, too, are
without stockings, and they trudge
along bare-footed and bare-legged, and
only look in consequence the more pow
erty-stricken. Their petticoats are short,
and generally Of some dark, coarse ma
terial, with the color Of which the peat
getting sufficiently harmonizes. Upon
their heads they wear the inevitable ker-
chief of thick Shetland wool, generally
gray, but sometimes red. Their faces
are sunburned and weather-beaten.
Those of the old women are often
strangely and wonderfully wrinkled,
which, with their bent attitude, gives
them look of extreme age, and almost
decrepitude. The younger women are
many of them handsome; saw few
really beautiful faces. As they go along
the road nearly all are knitting stockings
or some other article of wear. They
appear to knit by instinct-an hereditary
gift. Their heavy loads and somewhat
difficult progress in no way seem to in
tei!1re with the flying needles. These
never arrest their motion as their owners
for a moment raise their heads as you
pass and wish you good-day; or. it may
be, turn round to look after the stranger
the gun-no doubt the gun.-Argosy.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1878-08-24
RecitatiOn.ROOm Echoes.

"What emperor succeeded Maxi
milan ?"
"Charles ""
care you sure of that2"
"Not entirely, Sir. did not see him
crowned"
"What is a sidereal clock ?"
"Oh, we'll, it is clock that ought to
be correct, but it amt"
els copper wire, then, simple or COM
plex in it's structure ?"
Complex, Sir"
"Indeed OF what is it composed ?"
Usually of copper and-and-wire,
Sir ?"
"What is physical science?
Physical science, Sir, is phenome-
non."
"How do you define specific gravity ?"
"I call it mere conventional term,
professor.
"Well, how would you describe .
ine2"
GA line is line between two points !;
or, rather, I should say, line is a
streak"
"If you had this glass globe full of
gas, how would you find out its compo-
sition?"
"I think I would ask you, Sir"
(which one of Milton's poems is
mentioned here ?"
81 think, Sir, latter long pause), 1
can tell you if you will pronounce the
name."
"In whose reign was Anselm Arch
bishop of Canterbury
"In the time of John H."
"What is an orbit ?"
Gan orbit-an orbit, Sir, is kind OF
heavenly body"
"What are comic sections ?"
"Prime verticals, triangles, and cube
roots"
"What is crystal?"
"Well, Sir, it is sometimes put on the
face of a watch to keep the dirt out"
"What course of treatment would
you adopt in case of slow poisoning p
sect rid of it as soon as possible"
"What do you "a student who had
not been paying attention) think of this
matter ?"
"Just the same as the last man, Sir"
"What was that ?"
"Don't know, Sir"
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1878-08-24
Sea.Sick Animals.

1t is fact perhaps not widely known,
(says a Liverpool letter to the Washing
ton Star,) that most Of the wild animals
procured for the menageries and zoologl-
cal gardens of Europe and America are
brought from Africa by German New
Yorker named Reichie, who has an aqua
rum in that city. 1t is another curious
fact that these animals should come from
Africa mainly through North Germany.
1t seems they are collected in Africa
(mainly cubs) and brought to Trieste.
and thence to North Germany, and from
there are distributed to the countries
where they are needed. 1t thus happens
that the North German steamers fire.
quently carry these animals to the
United States, and it is interesting to
hear about their habits on ship board.
The lions, tigers and hyenas are great
towards in a storm. They also suffer a
good deal from sea-sickness, and whine
about it. The elephant has little to say
when he is sea-sick, but he sways his
great head from side to side and looks
unutterable things" 1t has been de-
cribed by a famous writer (Oharles
Reade) how the sagacious elephant i'll
storms at sea saves himself from being
washed off the deck by throwing himself
fat upon his belly, with all his four legs
and his. trunk spread out with suction
power upon the pianks. Capt. Neynaber
being interrogated upon this point re-
marks, with sly wink in the direction
of the undersigned, that it will not do to
believe all we see in print. He says
that no shipmaster would undertake to
carry loose elephant on deck. A loose
elephant tumbling about in gale would
be more dangerous object than the
loose gun told of by Victor Hugo. The
elephant and all the other wild animals
transported by steamer are confined in
the strongest kind of boxes, and the
boxes themselves are secured in the
firmest manner. The horse, it appears,
is the most nervous and sensitive animal
that goes to sea, and a hen shows the
most utter disgust with life when sea-
sick by vomiting and eccentric move
ments.