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Smyrna times., 1879-02-19

regular license fee as provided by the
statute, to expose to sale by public auction
any goods or merchandise which may have
been bought or consigned tosuch auctioneer
from without the State. 1t also provides
that no person shall, under pretense of de-
clining business, dispose of his stock by
public aution unless such person shall have
resided and been a licensed retailer in the
place where his business establishment is
located at least six months preceding such
sale; and at such sale such goods only shall
be sold as are the bona tide property of the
person and then under any pretense of
declining business no person shall dispose
of his stock more than once in any term of
twelve successive months.
In case of a violation of this act the in
dividual so violating shall be subject to an
imprisonment for a term not exceeding
two years and be subjected to fine not ex-
ceeding $1,000.
A bill has been introduced in the interest
of Delaware College which provides for the
free education of ten scholars from each
county at the college, all of whose ex-
penses, including board to be paid by the
State. The free scholars are to be selected
by each member of the Legislature, from
among the scholars of the highest standing
III Inc puollc SCHOOLS Oh his nunureu' IL Is
proposed to pay to the college 5000 year
for each such scholar, making in all $4,000
every year. 1t is said that the bill is meet.
ing the approval of the people in all parts
of the State.
Senator Coochs brother, who is warm
and enthusiastic friend of the college has
been making a canvass of the State and
there will be the strongest petition in its
favor that has appeared here during the
session.
So far this week there has heen nothing
done in either house except the passage o
one or two Sussex stock laws and two private
Incorporation acts, with the introduction
of numerous others, between which tn,
clerks Of both houses read divorce bills.
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19

AN entertainment of select readings will
be given in the M. p. Church at CLAYTON to-
morrow (Thursday) evening for the benefit
of said church by Miss Lizzie Reese and
Miss Maggie Sisco. The readings will be
interspersed with music by mixed quar-
tette and others.
WE record elsewhere the death of an
old citizen near the Union NJ. Z. Church,
Noble Nailor, father of William Nailor,
near Green Spring Station. Mr.. Nailor we
understand, was soldier and fought during
the war commencing in 1912 between our
country and Great Britain.
QUITE lively interest is being manifested
by Smyrna Grange, No. 81, Patrons of
llusbandry, in regard to the various petit
tions being presented to the Legislature Of
this State for its action. On Saturday last,
the petition asking for change in the law,
relative to taxing real estate for school
purposes, so that real estate shall be taxed
at its actual instead Of its rental value, as
now, was taken up for discussion, and the
following resolution adopted:
| RcsOlued That the members of this Grange think
the present system of assessing property for school
purposes better than the proposed by the petition
| asking for change in the law.
The following will be the subject for dis
cussion at our next meeting, and it is hoped
all the members of the Grange will be
present, as a lively time is anticipated.
Resolved. That Smyrna Grange, No. 81, Patrons OF
Husbandry are of the opinion that the present mode
of assessing real estate and personal property in Kent
County is unequal and unjust, and that the contem
plated change of the mode of assessment by the Levy
Court, by the appointment Of three commissioners tC
make the assessment, meets with our appreciation.
F. w. GRIFFITH, Sec'y.
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

There is population Of about 275 in
Port Penn.
There were 2G deaths in Wilmington last
week. from typhoid.
The new Methodist Parsonage at Lin.
coin will be completed early in the spring.
Dover asks the Legislature permission to
issue per cent. bonds to purchase steam
engine.
The river at New Castle was full of ice
on Monday and several vessels put into
harbor.
Wilmington marsh owners want the
marshes to be exempted from taxation for
ten years.
The Middletown Transcript says that
properties at public sale in that county are
bringing better prices than was anticipated
Professor Earnest T. Gennett, of bee,
sugar fame, will talk up his topic at Dover
on the 9th inst. and in Wilmington on the
2Sth.
Townsend is looking up. Thirteen new
building lots have recently been laid off,
and five new buildings are to be erected at
once.
Richard Wingate, a son Of William Win.
gate, the canal-locks superintendent, at
Delaware City, dropped dead on Sunday
night.
Mr.. James NJ. Vandegrift of McDonough
has bought the fast trOtting mare of B. f.
Pleasanton price, about five hundred
bushels of corn.
On Wednesday night several persons
made an attempt to escape from the Sussex
co. Jail at Georgetown. They had cut
through the door of their cell when dis.
covered.
George W. Sparks was on Monday elected
cashier of the National Bank of Whining.
ton and Brandywine in the place of the de!
faulter, Even Rice. Mr.. Sparks was cashier
of the bank from 1885 to 1858.
Mr.. Nathaniel Lank, of Frederica, is
| building another vessel for Governor Hall.
She will be schooner of about 400 tons
burden for the coasting trade. She will be
ready for business in October next.
Mr.. Geo. NJ. D. Hart has taken out let
lers OF administration upon the estate OF
John Newton, late of Appoquinimink
hundred also upon the estate of Absalom
! A'SNA0iij idtO vi DldChOltu uunufeQ.
Sheriff Pyle sold the farm, on Tuesday,
containing ITO acres, in New Castle
hundred, the property of James Russell to
Mrs. Emily r. Truss for $500. This
property was some years ago sold for IS ,000
The Wallace Theatrical Troupe, which
has been performing at different towns on
the Peninsula, cancelled all engagements
south of Georgetown and returned to Phil.
adelphia, sickness and lack of patronage
the cause.
The steamer artisan made her first trim
since the opening Of navigation between
Bridgeton and Philadelphia the first of last
week. The people of Port Penn were
delighted. The absence of the pier debars
her stopping at Bombay Hook.
JEFFRIES SENTENCED.-James Z. Jeffries,
of Wilmington, convicted of obtaining
money under false pretences from Bean &
Bro. Wholesale druggist of Philadelphia, was
sentenced on Monday to one years i'm.
prisonment in the Eastern Penitentiary.
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19

THE CHINESE EMIGRATION BILL.-The anti
Chinese bill intended to control or rather
prohibit Chinese immigration
passed the U. S. Senate on Friday last by
the decisive majority of SO TO 27-the vote
standing Is Republicans and 81 Democrats
voting for it, and II Republicans and 10
Democrats against. 1t will no doubt be-
come law unless vetoed by the President.
The vote of Mr.. Bayard is recorded for it,
while the name of Mr.. Salisbury does not
appear in the vote. We had expected to
see Mr.. Bayard record his name on the
other side. This is likely to be one of the
great questions of the future, and cannot
but think, after hearing the debate in the
Senate chamber, that forcing a vote at this
session was hasty and unwise. The only
reason why it was pressed at this time was to
effect the vote of the Pacific States. Before
the Senate came to final vote upon the
measure Senator Edmunds said, with great
emphasis, that he wished to express his
utter adherence of the principle it was
founded upon, (which is that, without
negotiation, without notice, without any
step that the fair and honest comfy which
should exist among nations would require
to be taken, we take step of this kind, to
abrogate by legislation a provision of a
treaty with friendly power. So saying,
Mr.. President, have said all that | wish
to say, except to add that hope the con.
stitution of the United States has yet pro-
vided some means by which this measure,
that is so odious to me, will fail to become
law" This would indicate that the Sen
ator has hopes of veto. The bill prohib-
its any vessel, whether Of native or foreign
ownership, to take on board at any port
more than fifteen Chinese passengers, male
or female, with intent 10 bring such pas
sengers to the United States, or to bring
any number of such passengers, exceeding
fifteen within the jurisdiction of the United
States, the penalty being 500 fine for each
passenger in excess, with Imprisonment
also, not to exceed six months, at the dis
cretion of the court.
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19

IL recent caucus Of the Democratic
members of Congress, an effort was made
to commit the party to political legislation
in the interest of the South by tacking an
entirely different matter on an appropria-
tion bill, thereby compelling its acceptance
or an extra session of Congress. Mr.. Bay
ard with his usual decsiveness denounced
it as unusual and revolutionary" and by
his bold stand defeated the wild measures
intended to be perpetrated, but brought
down upon himself the ire of some of the
Southern papers. His bold stand against
political tricks and intrigues must however
commend his course to all fair minded
man
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19

In his inaugural address Gov. Hall hunt
ed up one of Mr.. Saulsbury's speeches that
he would now be ashamed of made nearly
quarter of century ago for consider
able part of his discourse, instead of deal
ing with the issues of to-day. The Governor
cannot be blind to the fact that our cleo
ton laws as manipulated, come no nearer
to allowing an expression of the people at
the polls than do the election laws of
South Carolina, and yet he goes back into
the ages of the past and .overlooks the
wrongs of to-day. Mr.. Bayard is authority
for the aphorism that no party gained in
the end by doing wrong" and there is no
greater wrong to free people than that Of
virtual disfranchisement. Has Gov. Hall
no recommendation to the Legislature?
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19

THE STATE owns about three.ffths of the
Farmers Bank and its branches, and the
people have been calling for years for an
investigation of its affairs as is the case
with the national banks, but every effort
has been nipped in the bud. 1t is said
that there is not State official, and per-
haps not man in the State, outside of the
directors and officers of the banks, that
knows anything of the real condition Of
the banks-the security of their loans or
the actual value of the stock.
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19

THE "THIRD HOUSE the Lobby-is
noticeaby very small at this session of the
Legislature The railroad men feel secure
in their charter, consequently are indiffer-
ent as to what they may do. The temper
ance and liquor men are also both without
outside men to push their interest, which
would indicate that there is not strong
conviction by either party that any impor-
tant legislation on the subject will be had.
A few corporation acts and the divorce
cases have furnished all the bones, and
they small at that, for the "third house" to
gnaw upon.
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19

The tendency of all partizans is evidently
to keep all they can and get more. The
ten cent tax on all business licenses, enact
ed for the benefit of Secretary Grubb it is
said sticks with considerable tenacity, and
cannot be got off the statute book without
some effort. But must come, or the people
will make it hot for the present Secretary.
With salary double what it was few
years ago, the people cannot see the right
or Justice in the imposition of this tax.
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19

THE Militia bill is apparently sleeping
the sleep that knows no waking, but
Governor Hall goes on appointing his
Colonels. The Governor if he keeps on
will have regiment like that raised by
Artemus Ward-a1l officers and no privates.
We submit that if the Governor goes on
appointing his aids,de-campS he should adj
vocate the Militia bill to show consistency.
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19
GBe Smprna Times.
SMYRNA, Del.,
Wednesday Afternoon, February 19.

THE TIMES" is published every Wednesday after
noon by ROBERT D. HoFFECKER, Editor and Pub
Usher at Smyrna Delaware.
TERMS SUBSCRIPTION year 50 90 in advance, of
s25Oi if not paid till the end of the year. No paper
discontinued until all arrears are paid-only at the
option of the Publisher.
ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at the rate of
Seven Cents line the first insertion subsequent
insertions Three-and -halfcents. Aliberaldscount
made to quarterly semi-annual and yearly adverti-
sers.
OBITUARY NOTICES will be charged two cents per
line
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19

SAM'L B. COOPER, one of the Sugar Beet
Commissioners, has constituted the editors
of the Sentinel and Delawarean "sugar
tasters," and their united judgment is that
the sugar manufactured in Maine from
beets grown in this State is superior to the
best granulated sugar."
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19

Mr.. DEAN is still plucky for investigation
wherever he hears of moral delinquency,
but his voice is not persuasive or something
is the matter. When it comes to voting he
has to pull at the oars all alone and the
rest evidently intend he shall land in
"Salt River" before the end of the session.
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19

THE editor of the PeninstLar NerS, who
has been the Mephistopheles of the Repub-
lican party, a'teacher Of doctrines ultima
ting in communism, an advocate of the
widest Greenback heresies, an aspirant to
the apostleship of Adventism-everything
by turns and nothing long-appeared last
week in new role. The "advent" is slow
in getting along, and as if to prepare the
way, he has turned alarmist, and is now
uttering prophecies of "what is coming"
His prophecy has a basal foundation on
fact .u .-tr9nomy. "JupiteF, Saturn, IRA.
nua ana Neptune, four of the largest plan
cts i'll our solar system, are all now stimuli
taneously approaching their periheIiOn or
nearest point to the sunl No such an oc-
currence has happened in 1000 years." and
the Doctor rushes to the conclusion that
in the next year or two the world will be
visited with a terrible pestilence, or if not
pestilence, q sickness Of a virulence and
analignancy heretofore unknown, or, if
none of these, that the nearness of these
planets to the sun wild SO disturb the tenn
perature of the atmosphere that we shall
have terrible rains, prolonged droughts.
vicissitudes and disasters. Verify, with all
the changes of the Doctor, it is not sur
prising that he should at last become a
superstitious alarmist.
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19

The Kent County Agricultural Associa-
ton has by an act of Legislature been con-
verted into a State Agricultural Society,
but it remains to be seen how far beyond
the limits of Kent the word estate" will
benefit it. If the whole State should unite
in one grand exhibition, wouldn't it be a
hrster2
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19

Chew Jackson's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco.
Cards and Circulars printed at this Office
Judgment Notes with and without Ex
emption clause and Bonds at TINES office.
For frst.class Custom Work at Prices to
suit the Time.
For Solid Honest Sole Shoes.
For the Neatest and Cheapest Repairing,
go to Johnson's old stands. Commerce st.,
Smyrna, and Town Hall, Middletown. Del.
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19

AUDITOR PRATT's REPORT shows that Kent
county owes the State $4,000, but the
Sentinel goes further and says "it may safe
ly be said that our county is to-day in debt
to the amount of S6O,OOO." Will the Sent.
mel please specify. 1t is a matter that
interests the tax payers whether they vote
or not. The non-property holder who
balances his tax against his disfranchise-
ment, has no interest in it, but the property
holder is forced to pay whether he votes or
not, and these big figures stare him in the
face like an overwhelming debt first re-
vealed to man who thought himself
solvent. The Dela~arean says that Kent
is "ready, able and willing to pay all her
Indebtedness" but, whence this debt at all ?
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19

9 To the C0mmissiOners Of Pensions;
/, ................ o pensioneP under pen
for the arrears due me, under the Act
granting Arrears of Pension. approved JAN
uary 25, 1879. My postolfice address is
there insert the name of the post.otiice,
and if the claimant resides in city, the
name and number of the street and resi-
depca must also be given. Name Of claim
ant
H. Ly.g,oeo1s
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-01
TEXAS NEWS.

Ice cream festivals are the rage In Waco.
J. Crops on the lower Brazos are drying up.
Brentwood visited by heavy rains, and
corn crop safe.
The Iron Mountain Railroad will push on
to Weatherford.
Waco boy didn't know 1t was loaded.
The jury were unanimous.
The Sunday law goes into effect on the
twenty fourth.
Philadelphia capitalists have been examin-
Ing copper mines In Archer county.
The Houston A0e reports the arrival Of 483
loaded cars over the Central Railroad In one
day.
McCulloch county sheep-raiser has sold
this year clip of $4,000 pounds Of fine
wool.
Jefferson ID going to have an enormous
barbecue on the Fourth, and Henry Ward
Beecher ID to address the meeting.
All old Indy III sixtyat Fort Worth took out
d warrant for horse thief, pursued him fifty
miles, arrested him and got back her prop
erty.
the Texas papers are growing because the
Legislature prints its proceedings. They
say they don't care to read legislative drib-
BILE but only to have laws passed.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-01

change the time of the meeting VI Congress-
from the first Monday In December until the
first Monday In January. Referred.
The call Of the States was then concluded,
and no other bills Of importance we're intro
duead.
The House then proceeded to the considera-
tion Of the business on the 6peakers table. and
the following. among others, were disposed q:
The Senate amendments TO the bill relative 70
relieve canal bouts from faes and enrolment
Wers cOncurred In and passed:
The Senate resO nt1On. authorizing the sud-
committee OF both houses to SIT during recess,
and examine and report what changes are nee
eBsary I'M the mode OF collecting the revenue.
and III apDrnpriating the money 90 collected.
Was referred back to- the committee.
Mr.. Gov Tt. OF New YORK. moved to sI1snend
the rules and pass the bill to remove the duty
on qninine.
The bill was passad--yeas 125, nays b..
Mr. Cannon. Of Illinois. moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill making an aDpropTta-
tion Of 10000 to pay the fees OF United States
ii was the vetoed bill with the political clauses
omitted
MI. Springer desired TO offsr an amendment
but Mr.. Cannon declined to yield for the pur-
pose. ,.##
quorum. The vote Of the Speaker WAS neees-
Bary to make quorum.
Mr.. Oonper moved to adjourn In order to give
time for reflection. ~ !.
The motion was agreed TO and the House OF
$50 b. m. adjourned.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-01
DELEGATE BLANCHARD.

We republish the following testimonial
clipped from the Epenis.g Neps, because we re-
gard IL dis fully deserved BY the course Of this
gentleman In the Convention:
THE MARcELLus OF THE CONVENTION.
June 49, 1891
The most careful. industrious and uniformly
w.lI prepared member Of our State Convention
Is the youngest member OF the body. 49,
We refer to Mr.. Blanchard. from caddo, a
beardless youth, who Is never absent from biz
place attentive. elt-possessed In debate. lnde-
fatigable In committees bearing himgelf with
and quick Ia recalling tho too frequent wander
Ing OF other more exetable and less studions
members from the subjects properly before tbs
ife even rarer one Id that body OF d superb
GRITTY to an exemption from al classes end n
local Influences. aud fi1gle devotion to the
securing for tho State Of Louisiana wise. Just
and efficient government.
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A wonderful DiscOvery-An Automatic
Spinning Machine.

NEW YoRK. June 3o.--The London correspon-
dent 81 the Times tells Of The discovery q Mt;
Berms. aged II years. practical inventor and
constructed machinery which could be set at
work at the BEGINNING Of the week and would
10 ahead until the end without being touched.
90 long as the steam engine continued to work
the operation Of manufacturing proceeded con .
tinuously without tending The owner locked
machines maintained thsir busy. revolutions,
turning out miles Of silk cords. frinKes, trim
mings and other things. 80 that where. as he
needed 50 stoker, q bookkeeper and q few
cleaners and packers 70 put up the produce Of
his automatic mill. When there iS y brenkaRa
Uf yarn. the machine pauBe8 mendS the break
and goes on again. Berms thinks OF coming To
Amei lea some day.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-01
MISSISSIPPI.

Il Biloxi Ia to have yacht race on July 4.
ID Thirteen new tents have gone up at the
! Biloxi camp grounds.
81 The Como Herald Is q new Greenback pa
per, published by Major 9. H. Allen.
The Democratic Conservative party OF Va
zoo county has nominated o colored man for
The Legislature.
The Greenbackers Of Chickasaw county
AVE resolved to attend each voting precinct
. b THAT county with duplicate ballot-boxee
pr the purpose Of keeping q check on the
ballots.
Thursday was the commencement day at the
University Of Mississippi at Oxford. X. Juny
OF Providence La, delivered the valedictory
and g. II. Alexander OF Koscinsko the valedic-
tory to the law class. Quite a number Of
addresses on important subjects were deliv-
cred BY other students.
The Wachusetts arrived at Vicksburg FRI
+ day evening, at 7 o'clock, having made the
run from New Orleans In four days. She was
plloted up by Capt. Chas: M: Scott. The
Wachusetts was to have left for Ut. Louis
Saturday morning, but could not do SO and
will remain at Vicksburg several days. A
large number Of Nicksburgers took advan-
tage Of the occasion to visit the vessel. On her
return trip the Wachusetts will remain a
week at yicksburg.
Some two or three weeks ago some fiend In
human shape, who represented himself as
being d government agent, travelled over
Holmes county, ingratiated himself into the
confidence of the negroes and told them that
| on the following Sunday train would be at
Durant station On the New Orleans st. Louis
1Rnd Chicago Railroad for the purpose Of con
feying all who wish to go to Kansas free OF
ell charge. To each darky this scoundrel
kave q flag. with some design upon It, which
~ said was to be stuck upon any land ia Kan
as which they might select, and when once
tuck In the aground 1t gave them clear title
such land. The scoundref unfortunately
BIT ofissIk a good deal of money before he
I'D They are searching dill
IS. / has been found to the party
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-01
The u.onca InaIans,

CHICAGO, June 3o.-A large meeting WAS held
Tonight in Farwell Hall fiji the interests OF the
Ponca Indians. Rev. j. III. Trlbbles of Omaha.
was present, also Gen. Leak. who spoke OF the
legal status OF the Indians. and how they are
deprived OF their rights. collection was
taken up, and commit 90 appointed TO raise
funds to secure the return Of the Poncas to
their old homes by a legal process.