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Smyrna times., 1879-07-23

THE case of the sad drowning Of COL B.
s. Ford, President of the Chester River
Steamboat Company at Ocean City on Sun
day is not mitigated by the fact that it
might have been avoided Mr.. Ford was
strong man, such an one as would be likely
to take his life in his own hands Sunday or
Monday, but while this is the case, it is no
excuse for the lack of appliances that every
watering place asking the patronage of the
public should be provided with. 1t is stated
that the life saving station was closed and
there was no boat that could be used. The
people in their desperation in seeing two
people struggling for life, exhausted and at
times submerged by the heavy breakers,
tore off the boards from the pavilion, but
which in the face of such high wind and
sea were little moro thar straws. 1t seems
that not even ropes were provided at any
time for the safety of bathers who resort to
this beach. Two thousand persons, it is
said, witnessed the tragic scene and could
donothing only in their individual capacity
A number of brave men rushed in to be
beaten back by the fierce breakers, and but
for friendly plank which they did sue
ceed in getting to Mrs. Emory, there would
doubtless have been two sad funerals in
stead of one. At this distance from the
fearful scene, it looks as if Ocean City wa
culpable for the unfortunate death las
| Sunday.
Smyrna times., 1879-07-23

"The report made elsewhere of the pros
poets of the Hudson fruit crop announces
in all probability that New York is to have
peach region of its own, rivalling in time
that of Delaware and New Jersey. The
success obtained in growing many varieties
of peaches in the Ulster district has brought
about what our correspondent calls ga
mania upon the subject. 1t is believed
that more than 100000 trees have been
set out during the past two years, and there
is to be even more planting next Spring
than before. Meanwhile this years crop is
very abundant, and promising in all re.
spects, and will also have the advantage,
owing to the short distance it needs to
travel to market, of remaining ungathered
until it is fully ripe"
The item above we find in the New York
Tribune of Saturday. Samuel Townsend to
the contrary, who swares or rather afirms
that peaches cannot be grown with profit
or success north of the upper part of New
Castle county, here is a statement of the
fact reaffirming what we have heretofore
published that peaches can, and are being
raised in large quantities in New York
State up the Hudson river. The "mania,
as the Tribune calls it, if favored with the
success thus far attending it (for if success
ful in having their trees we'll set in frui
such seasons as last year and this they may
we'll expect it) the Hudson river region
may in a very short time become danger
GUS rival to our "Peninsular Canaan" a
Howard Pyle calls it. The growth of straw
berries in the north for the city market is
recent thing, and their effects has been fel
in our blackberry and raspberry returns
Now hear comes the Ulster district with it
100000 peach trees to put in competition
with ours in the same market. Delawar
has one advantage, and possibly only one
that Of being two or three weeks ahead il
time. For this reason it would be prudent
we think, for our farmers in putting ou
young orchards to give their attentio
mainly to the best early varieties.
Smyrna times., 1879-07-23

THE yellow fever, which broke ont nearly
two weeks ago in Memphis, and which has
yielded more readily to treatment than it
did last year, has disappointed the people
who thought it only a sporadic develop
ment, by assuming in the past few days
decidedly epidemic form. Thirty.six new
cases and seven deaths were reported atMem
phis yesterday. So many people have now
left the city, and so many places of bust.
ness have been closed, that the place
begins TO look deserted. The Secretary of
War is about to send 1900 tents, and
rations for 10000 people for twenty days to
the infected city. A rigid quarantine is
being enforced at all Western cities, ex,
cept at Louisville, and the whole State of
Tennessee has also been quarantined
against the city of Memphis. There are
five cases of malarial fever at Mississippi
City, La. special train was sent there
from New Orleans, carrying doctors to in.
vestigate. Considerable alarm very naturally
exists through the Southern States in re
gard to the dreadful disease.
Smyrna times., 1879-07-23

CAUSE OF THE FEVER IN MEMPHIs.-The |
Baltimore Sun is advancing the theory that |
tho decay of the wooden pavements with
which Memphis was laid some years ago
has much to do with the outbreak of the
yellow fever there. 1t says:
"The wooden pavements of Memphis
are deplorably bad. They have been con-
tinually denounced as foci of pestilence
ever since 1873. The joints between the
blocks and the ruts are so deep and SO en-
larged that they are soon filled in with
filth, which, in warm, damp weather, offers
n wide surface for putrefactive action and
for the generation of noxious ef1uvia. The
blocks themselves become water.soaked
and rotten below the surface, so that when
any one is taken out it is found to be no
more than black, pulpy mass of decay,
upon which the sun is acting all the time,
eliminating malarious gases from it. The
cause of the yellow fever which devastated
Norfolk in 1856 was very largely attributed
to the decay of wood shavings, which had
been used to fill in wharf. The Memphis
pavements must supply much larger pro-
portion of poisonous malaria to the air than
was given out by these decaying shavings
at Norfolk. 1t is a peculiar property OF
lalI-QecayeQ WOOu III AhdoSCS W AO1"Ah
moisture, to continue long in state OF slow
fermentation, and to give off malarious
effluvia. In country neighborhoods many
a case of typhoid fever has been caused by
| neglected wood-pile near the house,
where, upon a gradually accumulated mass
of chips and sawdust that is fair enough on
the outside, but rotted down to mould at
the bottom, all the kitchen slops have been
poured. 1t is a well-known factin sanitary
works that hospital gangrene often results
from washing the wood in floors of wards
with water, and on shipboard new or moist
timber is injurious to the health of the
sailors. The damp timbers of the United
States steamer Plymouth retained and were
able to revive and propagate the yellow
fever germs recently, in spite of the most
careful fumigation, disinfection and re
frigeration during whole winter. The
decayed wood of the berth deck of thi:
steamer could not be disinfected, so reso
lutely did it retain within itself the fever
germs. Memphis is paved with mile after
mile of this sort of decayed wood, ant
every block, exposed to sweltering sun
may nurse fatal fever germ. These pave
ments were laid down from ten 10 twelve
years ago."
Smyrna times., 1879-07-23

REcEIvED.-We haye received catalogues
of both the Dover and Middletown Fairs
The former is entitled "Premium List
Rules and Regulations Of the Grand Expo
sition of the Agricultural Society of Della
ware" and the latter "The Peninsllar and
Pomological Association--Rules and Regu-
lations and Schedule Of Premiums for the
Exhibition for 1875" They each have about
so pages including advertisements, and will
be valuable to exhibitors. The Dover Cata.
logue very strangely was printed in Will.
nington, but the Middletown one was
printed in their home Office. Copies OF
each can be obtained by addressing the
secretaries Richard Harrington at Dover OF
J. B. Naudain at Middletown.
Smyrna times., 1879-07-23

The New Hampshire House of Repre-
sentatives has passed a bill giving the State
Railroad commissioners the right toregulate
the tariff of charges on any railroad in the
State and prohibiting any Railroad Com
missioner from holding Office on any rail-
way corporation or from owning the stock
or bonds of any railway.
The Legislature of this State had before
it last winter bill to create a Railroad
Commission, but it was though by some oi
those tOise ~ representatives of the people
TO be unconstitutional. How long will il
take Cor the average Delaware Lawyer and
Legislator to learn that what is constitu
tional in. other States ought to be constitu.
tional in Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1879-07-23
OIIr Crock.

Our congressman got, they thought, and
so announded to our people, an appropria-
ton of $4,000 for the improvement Of Duck
creek, but it slipped out Of the bill some
how between the time of leaving the com
mittee room and the vote in the closing
hours Of the session. This is greatly re-
gretted, as the successful navigation of our
creek needs depth of eight feet Of water
in passing over the shoals, whereas there
is now only six. By communication else
where, it will be seen that an effort is
about being made to partially remedy this
and our property holders should see that
it is successful.
Smyrna times., 1879-07-23
Drought.

The continued drought which has pre-
vailed in this section for some weeks, is
causing the farmers considerable uneasiness
about the result of the corn crop, much of
which is now in silk and tassel and in that
stage of growth that it must have moisture
to mature a crop. The land near the bay
side has suffered the most, reversing the
usual order, what showers we have had
mainly bearing to the western side Of the
State. The Neck" farmers have had but
one good rain since corn planting Peaches,
though not SO easily affected as the grain
crops, cannot grow so finely as when there
is proper moisture in the soil. The pasture
fields indicate short rations for the feeding
stock
Smyrna times., 1879-07-23
PRIVATE SALE

me following property at Middctpwu B,J,,..
Hulhlng, 5'A3O feet square, stories in Leii,i' "
feet to each story, cellar under the whole Of !,
cement iioor. There is one aud one quarter ~.
land, within lHl yards Of main line Of DrIavar y y
rOaI-sWltch INTO building This building va. I-i. i,
in the year 1870 Of the most substantial linn il u
could be bought. 1t cost SlOOc to build il a, .'
be bought for H.1U. Would make an rxasr yea. az a!
supcr-IIOSphate factory or canning housa T:
terms can be made TO ,uit the purchaser ,r .. ine
municationS answered promptly ''' ''-'
july 23-3in Middir,n,,l,,H 4 l.,
Smyrna times., 1879-07-23
Wild Deer.

1t is rather an odd thing for farmer in
this section during the past century to be
troubled by the depredations of deer on
his crops, but such is the case with James
McKnatt on the "Senn" farm near Bishops
Corner. Two deers have for some months
past been making their home in the woods
adjoining his place getting their living
mainly off his crops, his truck particularly
suffering. Fences are no protection against
them and hence they go where they please.
Mr.. McKnatt occasionally comes upon
them in the day time when they bound
away like streak of light. One of them
has leather and the other a roap
around their neck, showing that they have
been in duress, and escaped from some
ones enclosure.
Smyrna times., 1879-07-23
odd Fellows Reunion.

Next Friday is the day set for the re-
union of Delaware Odd Fellows of Della
ware at Rehoboth, and from present indi-
cations there will be big time. Special
trains will be run from Wilmington and
the Southern section of the Delaware road,
and also from Harrington and points on
the lower roads, and hundreds of Odd Eel
lows and their families and friends will nc
doubt join the excursion. A large number
of the Odd Fellows of this town intend tc
unite with the parade of the order thai
day on the beach.
Smyrna times., 1879-07-23
Cain Seats and Backs put in Cb,;..,
VIM. b. Start, at moderate prices ''S by

Fruit Growers should seq T.chn,
Cats Peach Basket before bnv;n"y
other. any
USE DIR. VAN DYKES SULPIIUE so,p,.
affections of the SKIN AND SCALP: ais, ~ rVRal
Toilet and Nursery Sold by Druggist anryi I,t iE%
GRIER'S PATENT EXcELsIoE Frr,r f..
RAToR.-They are Of large capacity w @ro, arc
easily operated. The fruit can be ar,,'i -? ana
ed at any and all times during the nronlo ,n,nlh'
Of Evaporation. \ good size bdy 'CeS'
manage the largest size machine. Yo uah
of heat as all Of it passes through tho E"sle E.,
The Machine has forced draught, M jn
creasing the evaporation, doing more ,.o.I ni
than any other Machine of same Iva "oIK W
price. 1t is portable, not being buiI, "'iu y
or fastened to the building. and car IN
operated in the open air, as the rnaci,;,',C Ce
complete in itself. The Machine or MI Wo5S Is
should be seen to be appreciated. '''eI
Smyrna times., 1879-07-23

Acoege professor once said that he who expects TO
rate nigh IN his class must Lot expectorate on the
doubt caused by catarrh, which the professor knew
could be readily cured by the Use of few bottles Of
DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
Smyrna times., 1879-07-23

THE TIMES is published every Wednesday after
noon by ROBERT D. HoFFEcKER, Editor and Pub
Usher, at Smyrna Delaware.
TERMS -suBsCRIPT1oN-O year 500 in advance, OF
$3.50 if not paid till the end of the year. No paper
discontinued until all arrears paid-ony at the
option of the Publisher.
ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at the rate OF
Seven Cents line for the rstinserton; subsequent
insertions Three and a-halfcents. Ahberaldiscount
made to quarterly semi-annual and yearly adverti-
sers.
OBITUARY NOTICES will be charged two cents per
line.
Smyrna times., 1879-07-23

FoREIGN.-The array of idle looms and spindles and
OF tenantess houses in the English cotton districts is
growing rapidly dly-Cholerah has appeared in ,molensk,
Russia, and dtphtheria which has been raging for
seven years in Bessarabia has carried 10 tho grave in
some districts nearly ell Of the rising genefaton-
The International Art Exhibition was opened at
Munich, Bavaria, Saturday The Bonapaifiss have
passed a resolution declaring Prince NapOleon the
head of the Bonaparte family.
Smyrna times., 1879-07-23

THE GREAT EXPRESS COMPANIES The three great
express companies are the United States. Adams and
tho American. They employ. all together an army of
men and host of horses. For their men and their
horses. these three great companies exclusively
Giles Liniment Iodide Ammonia Giles Fills cures
Suppression.
Sold by all druggists. Jas. p Hoffecker, Agent,
Smyrna. Trial size 25 cents. Send for pamphlet.
DIR. GILES,
100 West broadway, n. Y
Smyrna times., 1879-07-23
Excursion to the Brealzwate
The Beatrice.

The Beatrice peach from its small size,
has not been voted a success generally by
growers this season, but with Hon. James
Williams, of Kenton, from what we have
heard, his orchard has been profitable in
vestment. He has about 10 acres in this
variety which will yield him some 700
baskets or crates. He has shipped them
mostly in the crates holding the six gallon
hear about 81 per crate. At this rate, the
ground employed is yielding fine profit
per acre.
Smyrna times., 1879-07-23
Excursion.

The NJ. f. Sunday School of Chester
town, Md, have arranged for an excursion
to Cape May, on Wednesday the 30th inst,
via the Kent County Railroad to Bombay
Hook, thence by steamer TAOs. Clyde. The
fare from Clayton and Smyrna to Cape May
and return will be 81. Here will be another
opportunity for our citizens to visit the
great watering place.
Smyrna times., 1879-07-23
MARRIAGES,

iaACKIsToN--MILLs.-I1n July 10th. 1879, in the
Sypherd, assisted by Rev. Wm T. England, Rev.
Mm r. Blackiston, of the Baltimore Conference OF
Ihe ~ r. Church, South, and Miss Annie Mills, of
Smyrna times., 1879-07-23
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
IT always rains the first of August.

1T always rains the first Of August.
CANTALEUPEs are in market this morning.
JOHN P. COLLINS is agent for the Salem
Steamboat Company at Collins Pier.
The steamer Pierrepont is now carrying
wheat from Leipsic Creek to Philadelphia.
A CAR load of watermelons went up the
road yesterday from the lower part of the
Peninsula.
WE are indebted to Jas. j. Turner for
basket of very excellent early harvest and
strawberry apples.
SUPT. GROVES will hold an examination
for teachers in this town on July Goth, and
August 23d and 30th.
THE Irma" Quartette has the thanks of
more than one individual for the pleasure
of midnight serenade.
JONAS KEIsER, real estate agent, has
changed his office from his residence to
Main st., taking part Of the Office occupied
by Esquire Colt.
WIN. GEO. HILL, of Clayton, is shipping
large quantities of wheat. He expects to
forward this week 30 car loads to the Phila-
delphia market.
THIS day week the Smyrna Grange and
Capital Grange, of Dover, will unite in a
pic mic at the residence Of Frank Smith,
near Holfeckcrs mill.
T. j. LAMBDIN has two Beatrice peach
trees in his garden that are maturing fine
fruit He shipped six small baskets of the
fruit, picking week ago.
| PHOTOGRAPHER BRADFORD has taken a
large picture of the Messrs Tygert's phos
phate factory, wharf and new steamer thai
has attracted attention for its accuracy anC
finish.
BLAcKBERRIEs and red raspberries are OF
their last legs, being cut short at least two
weeks by the drought. Two or three day
more will finish them for marketing. They
have been bringing fair prices, from s to II
cents per quart.
FIVE cents a pound for cheese. That
what our merchants are selling it for now
one of our large firms ordered q ton OF
Thursday and has sold it and ordered agail
in less than a week. This rapid consumI
ton shows that somebody loves cheese.
THE John E. T5gert seems to be cOntr
uously growing in favor. The list of pal
|, sengers has steadily increased, the las
trip the number amounting to thirty five
The principal items Of freight just now al
cattle and wheat and the proprietors al
having an additional building erected "a b
40 feet two stories high, to be used as a ba
storing room and cooper shop.
Smyrna times., 1879-07-23

Wednesday will long be remembered as day of
extreme high temperature. In many cities business
was almost entirely suspended. At P. in Phila-
depha the mercury stood at SO 70 i02 in the shade;
in baltimore 90 to 10 st. Louis, 9S 70 1907 New York
on 10 10l Richmond. Va, S6 10 lO4: Strange TO say
few cases Of sunstroke were reported
Smyrna times., 1879-07-23
Peaches.

About four car loads of peaches are now
going up on the road daily, and the guam
tity will be increased daily from this time.
The general shipment of peaches from this
section will not commence until the end of
the first week in August. The amount
from our shipping station will probably
aggregate 125,000 baskets for the season.
Smyrna times., 1879-07-23

New England was visited by great storm on
Wednesday afternoon. There was great damage TO
properly in Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and
ports show that eghteen lives were lost on land and
water.
Smyrna times., 1879-07-23
DEATHS.

GORDON-ln this town, on the 18th inst, Ida, wife
Of George II: Gorden. in her S2nd year.
ChEMENS--At Stih Pond, on the 18th inst, after a
~
Smyrna times., 1879-07-23

Chew Jackson's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco
Try DeCole's French Polish for Furniture.
johnson is selling lot of odds and ends
in Shoes and Hats, very cheap. Call and
save so cents pair.
Smyrna times., 1879-07-23
The Oat Crop.

Oats, contrary to the general expectation
as to what would be the result as a conse-
quence upon the dry weather, are turning
out finely, except in the very stiff or very
light land making a full average crop, and
better weight than usual. The latter
quality arose doubtless from the fact that
the weather was cool while they were ma
turing. The straw was generally shorter
than usual
Excursion to the Brealzwater.
The new iron steamer John +. Tygert will
make an excursion down the Bay to the
Breakwater, on Wednesday next, the Both
inst, leaving Rothwell's Landing, at
o'clock, sharp. The fare will be IS cts. for
the round trip. Meals will be furnished on
the boat at so cts. Tickets can be bought
at Tygert's Office. This will be most de
lightful trip. The boat will make hei
regular trip to Philadelphia after the excur
sion returns.
Smyrna times., 1879-07-23
TOOccan CitN.

The experiment of night excursion to
Ocean City by the R. r. with Sunday
thrown in as day of recreation, seems to
have been satisfactory to the road. The
train left Wilmington at 1920 Saturday
night, passing here about midnight, and re-
turning left the beach at o'clock reaching
home at late bedtime Sunday evening.
There were two trains one from Baltimore
that went right through without stopping,
the Wilmington train leaving there with
about $50, the number being swelled to 400
when it reached Ocean City gathered from
went from this town; number Of others
had intended to go, but were deferred by
the fresh east wind and overcast sky. 1t is
understood the Railroad will continue these
trips.
Smyrna times., 1879-07-23

What screalneri Is a tribute oftenpald to crying
baby but DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup by alleviating the
pains Of the little soon stops the crying. ta m
Smyrna times., 1879-07-23
WANTED.

EOR SALE.
I One Double Carriage Three Wagon. amt =.
Horse Cart. anu Onr
EOR RENT.
l. Two dwellings, on Pearl street; Boom -.
over W. +. lial store, and Office on Nr,Is,-
street Apply to ''%
july 23-jw VIM. B,Xfrr =,
Smyrna times., 1879-07-23
Attempted suicide.

Last Thursday morning when the steam
er Thomas Clyde, with the excursion of the
Franklin Reformatory Home from Phila.
delphia was approaching Collins Beach
about half q mile distant, q man about 25
years of age jumped overheard with the in.
tention of committing suicide. Boats were
lowered and the man, after being in the
refused to give his name and declared his
intention of committing suicide at the first
opportunity. AS it was thought he was
insane he was locked up in the cabin.
Smyrna times., 1879-07-23

The most ineXcuSable folly is to indure Dyspepsia
with all its mscricS, when Il p cent bottle Of lr
Bulls Baltimore Pills will cure the malady.
The trial Of Chastine Cox. the murderer of Mrs.
Hull was concluded Thursday evening. The jury,
after celebrating thirty minutes, rendered verdict
of guilty Ofmurler in the first degree The prisoner
was then sentenced to be hanged on August 18th.
BUSINESS REvIvING.-Fifty cents each is now paid to
jOurneyman tailOrs i'll Philadelphia for making heavy
Winter OvercOats for the next seasons sales, The
price paid common pants is IS cents and vests 10
to -
Smyrna times., 1879-07-23

Uncle Sam pays Senator salisbury 5000 year;
Tom his nephew. gets $1,000 from the government;
John. his nephew, $500 from the state; the Dcid-
Chancellor besides But this prosperity. says the
Newark LcdgCr, does not turn the head of the family
the family is used to it, and has been forsOme weeks
Smyrna times., 1879-07-23
TPanlpsS.

With the ripening of peaches comes the
tramps or 'peach plucks." A day or two
ago some thirty or forty of them were at
Clayton. This will probably be a distribu-
ting point down the railroad lines. 1t is
probable that in few weeks the country,
as in the past summers, will be full of them.
Some are really seeking employment and
make good honest workmen, but large
number of them are "intolerable nuisances." "
Heretofore there has been no law for such,
except when caught in law breaking in
some form, but at the last session of the
Legislature a law was enacted authorizing
the arrest of any impecunious individual
who may be found sleeping in any out
buildings or trespassing on any property
without permission of the owner. When
any such tramp is arrested he may be put
to work for the public or hired out for a
period of month, he to receive such COM
pensation as his overseer may deem his
labor worth If our officers will execute
the law it will be o benefit and safeguard to
our people.