Smyrna times., 1878-10-16

citizens OF Milford to the number OF 2OO,
petitioned for an injunction on Frazer's
phosphate works and got it.
The dwelling house of Thos. w. Belville,
near st. Georges, was burned last Saturday
morning. Loss, $4,000; insurance, 81, 300.
Tomorrow the Greenbackers or Nationals
hold their State Convention in Wilmington |
to nominate candidates both for Congress |
and Governor.
The house and out-buildings of Harris |
Paige, near Milford, caught fire on Tuesday
of last week and were burned to the |
ground. The loss is near So, 900; insurance,
$1,000.
RELEAsEp.-Charles D. Usinger, who was
arrested and confined in New Castle Jail on
Churchman, of Claymont, has been released
on bail, the amount being fixed at 500.
Harry Conrad, the Actuary of Delaware
Society for the improvement of the colored
people, visited Milford last week and gave
the colored people a good talking to about
their indifference to the education of their
children.
Last night Georgetown was the scene of
much political enthusiasm. Mass meetings
were held by both the Democrats and
Greenbackers. The former was addressed
by Senators Bayard and Salisbury, and the
latter by Philadelphia and local speakers.
Thomas Young, James Frazer, James w.
Wise, John S. Jester, Wesley Brown, Ma
than Hutchins, Solomon Truitt and David
Walls all want the position of cricr Of the
Kent County Court, made vacant by the
death Of the late Mr.. Samuel Leatherbury.
Salary, $500 year.
A SERIOUS CmARGE.-A local preacher of
Wilmington, name not given, is charged
by mulatto girl in whose house she lived,
but now in the almshOuse, with being the
father of her child. He is to have hear
ing to-day. He declares his innocence and
says he is charged to shield another.
A FATAL FALL.-Edward Bosnian of Sea
| ford was found lying in a pool of blood on
his stable floor on Sunday morning. He
| had fallen from the loft while drunk. lie
| received severe confusion over his left
| eye, besides internal injuries, from which
he died about IL o'clock the same morn
| ing.
The Republican Convention of the Sec
ond Congressional district of Maryland
deemed it ineXpedient to make regular
| Republican nomination, and put in the
| field as opposition candidate to Mr.. Talbot,
George b. Milligan, Independent. Mr..
NIilligan is son of John j. Milligan, a
former Attorney General of Delaware.
1t was never proven until this fall that
the Eastern Shore would take great interest
in Delaware fairs-or in Peninsula fairs
held in Delaware-even though specially
invited. But at Dover and Middletown
there were crowds upon crowds Of Mary
landers, coming from Kent, Queen Anne's
Caroline, and in large numbers from points
below Sussex.
Rev. V. Smith is threatening some of the
official members of the N. L. Church in
Milford with suspension from official func
tions for having fast horses and allowing
them to 90 on the race course, for playing
cards, dancing, etc, etc, and for not attend
ing class-meetings. lie proposes TO see i
what Rev. Mr.. Mann says about enforcing
the discipline is true or not.-Nc,rS.
Bishop Scott who was IS years of age
Sunday, returned on Thursday to hi.
home near Odessa, from East Tennessee
where he had been attending conference
The Bishop intended to hold two othel
conferences in the South, but was compelled
to postpone them on account of the yellow
fever prevailing in the section embraced
! within the conferences. lie is said TO bt
in good health and spirits
GRAND LODGE OF OPP FELLows.-The an
nual meeting Of the Grand Lodge of Ode
$ Fellows was held last week in Wilmington
: About l3O members were present. The re
port Of the Grand Worthy Secretary showed
J the following state of membership Of the
! order:
$ Number reported last year, 245I; numbe
r initiated during the years, LOG; number ad
/ mitted by card, 8 number reinstated 50
= Total received, 26l7. Withdrawn durin;
year, 70; suspended, 204; expelled. 3
t died, 54-243. Total paid for relief, $40,
u 74S.40; other expenses, $9,442.5 "a; tota
t expenses, $l0,920.94 amount of receipts
: S23, ,930l3; receipts over expenses, s., ,000l9
n THE TEMPERANCE TICKET in New Castl
: county has been rebuilt-most Of those wht
I were the original nominees having de
{ clined. The following is the latest ticket
o Sheriff. ohm White, Wilmington.
, Coroner-Nicholas B. Appleton, Whining
= ton.
&c Senators-Jamos C. johnson, Whining
q ton; John X. Babcock, Wilmington.
d Representatives--Joh ohm S. Beeson, Brandy
y wine; f. 2. II. Martin, Wilmington; Jane
Is NJ. Brackin, Christiana; George w. Brin
+ ton, White Clay Creek; John 2. Griffith
If New Castle; Abram Chandler, Mill Creek
" Isaac r. Staats, Blackbird.
!, Mr.. Wells announced that there were n
10 nominees for the Levy Court, as there wer
rt no persons willing to be candidates.
le New CASTLE COUNTY REPUBLICAN TICKET
rs AT a meeting of Delaware republicans a
fe Wilmington on Wednesday II. F. Pickel:
rs chairman of the State central committee
r stated that, after consultation with prom
n nent republicans from all parts of tn
e State, he had decided not to issue a call 70
lie a convention to nominate candidates fo
p Governor and Congressman. He though
the best plan to pursue was to conduct
N "still hunt" go to work quietly, an
Ie thoroughly organize and prepare for tn
G. campaign two years hence. Besides, h
III feared that the nomination of Stat
tn ticket would impair the chances for til
Se success of their county ticket in New Cast
r, county, which he thought pretty good {
I'd present. A majority of the members pre-
rs ent concurred in the view.
Some changes were made in the nom
tions completing the ticket for the count
as follows:
Sherif-Philip r. Clark, New Castle.
eC Coroner-Thomas J. Bennett, Wilmin
ton.
is Senators-James A. Benson, Pencadel
Edwin c.. Reybold Red Lion.
Representatives--John Green, Wilmin
is ton; James NJ. Brackin, Christiana; Abra
Chandler Mill Creek; Joel Thompso
ip White Clay Creek James NJ. Wise, il
New Castle; Merritt N. Willetts, ST. Gee
ges John A. Derrickson, Blackbird.
y Levy Court issioners-JacOb Chan