Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1879-11-26

Laurel, has been preparing for the press
his manuscript of the life of Asbury, the
first NJ. E. Bishop in America.
Building lots of two acres and upwards
will be given away at Houston, to good re-
spectacle men who will build dwellings
and locate there.
Thieves are migrating around Dover.
By means of drill;jack and crowbar they
ouarreyed pane of glass from the store
window of Mr.. J. r. McGonigal then
visited Gowing's shoe store and several
other places in the vicinity.
Eli Crozer, Wilmington's patriot (who
when he reaches the next world expects to |
try to get the sky painted red, white and |
blue and the stars huddled into an upper |
corner) announces that reception and |
banquet will be given to exprisoners OF
Libby and Andersonville in the City Hall
on Thanksgiving day.
On Friday of last week Messes. Joseph
Dean & Son., sent a cable dispatch from
the Western Union office in Newark, to
Messrs. Bowes Brothers, Liverpool, Eng
land. The message, including the address,
contained only fifteen words and the
charges amounted to $l1.70. 1t was sent
| o'clock, and an answer was received forty
FIVE minutes past one the following after
noon.
SHIP BUILDING IN MILFORD.-There are
now three vessels on the stocks in Milford.
Messrs Abbott & Co. are building three.
masted schooner for Philadelphia parties
which will probably have tonnage Of
about 500. Another schooner Of about
1000 tons is in progress Of construction at
VIM A. Scribner's yard which is not yet
sold. Messrs. NJ. r. Carlisle e. Bro. have
laid the keel for vessel of 500 or 700 tons
burthen.
OFF THE TRACK.-A slight accident &C.
cured on the Delaware railroad, at Canter-
bury station, two miles north of FELTON,,
Monday af .ernoon. Number eight freight
was coming North, when two of the cars
| one loaded with lumber and the other Il
house car. jumped the track, owing proba
| blv to broken draw bar The two car,
. were slightly injured, but no other damage
was occasoned. The train was delayed
S about two hours and a half
: The railroad company have raised til,
rate Of freight on grain from % cents to /.
E cents per hundred pounds between Dove
!, and Philadelphia. The company ought Il
> know their own business, but we predic
= that more grain will be hauled to the waite
:, this Winter than ever before. Those mel
! who are buying grain along the line of tn
road cannot compete with dealers on tn
water lines, as the latter can outbid then
: from | to . cents per bushel. Som
buyers are buying grain at so cents pc
Of bushel and storing it, waiting for rise
Sentinel
in THE DIVORCE CAsEs.-There are thirt,
e seven cases for argument on the trial liz
for this term of court among them bein
ten libels for divorce, as follows Joseph |
OF Canary VS.. Martha Emma Canary, Samu
y, l.. Rogers vs. Sarah Rogers, Rebecca Car
we'll vs. Edwin 7. Carswell, Sarah
Crippen VS.. Charles /. Crippen, Alfred
10 10 Ainscow VS.. Annie II. Ainscow, Mary
~ Deputy vs.. Anthony II. Deputy, jar
Carney VS.. James NJ. Carney, Melissa
"A. Updike vs. James Updke, Emma F. We
of VS.. Simeon L. West, and Mary E. Ber
os. VS.. VIM. Berry.-Ga=che.
AWARDING JUsTICE.-At New Castle, 81
on urday, Henry Brannon, who was indictt
of and arraigned at this term of the court +
mis- outrage committed on the Goth Of July Ia
upon the person of Martha Morris, aged
years, the daughter of farmer, was re;
Ige ranged and permitted to withdraw his pl
ED of not guilty and to plead guilty to assau
at Notwithstanding the usual custom in Il
court when a plea Of guilty is allowed, t
full penalty of the law was passed upon
ing, prisoner, viz: Ten years imprisonme
!, az thirty ashes on the bare back, one hour
'oi' the pillory, and $500 fine.
Farmer Tindall, who lives near Geor
all, town, was killings hogs few days a
} b. When a butcher knife had been shoved
adj the hilt into the throat OF one of
lay. porkers the animal rolled over and beca
-, rigid, as if in death Hardly had the IL
'oiI turned to slaughter another when the
; VI Just stuck jumped to its feet and made
arm the woods. Outrunning host of pursU
pau it was not seen again for twenty-four ho
when it returned to its former pen.
near wound was of the kind that in ninety Il
voe cases out of hundred would have
dov instantly fatal. The hog is still alive
II of has been named Tilden for his tricks
KENT COUNTY SALEs.-Edward Rid
r is ESQ. as trustee, sold on Tuesday the la
oint Of the late John Cosden, consisting of
The farms located two miles west of Haz
ngy vile, near Thomas Chapel. One, oil
acres, was purchased by John borough
$40 per acre. The land was of an inft
unity quality. Tbs other farm, of SO acres
4th' purchased by the County Treasurer, Ht
le by min Cobbage, ESQ.,, at $ll per acre.
eDus, Mr.. Jos. Mcdaniel, Jr., has disposed
his tannery on State street, Dover, to
the ~ "'oon &c eIoo9 A.
many W 81 -: - -, -,
feet, s''0 VIZ '>'' '''' P-''0'''
'H' THE TEACHERS INSTITUTE FOR New Ca
COUNTY, held at Middletown last week
gram a success-a credit to Prof Groves who
= the responsible for the entertainment a
Fiske pleasure to the teachers who were
: and entertained and instructed. The cit
?. entertained the teachers handsomely
attended the sessions i'll considerable
littee bers, the evening sessions being packed
missed number of the teachers took an active
State. in the deliberations. and from outside
es TO organization were Prof. Senseng, of
ID an Chester; VIM. S. Schoheld, Esq, of
delphia; Prof. Lyle, Of Millsrsvile,
=, DIR. Purnell, of Delaware College;
Tue Conrad, of Wilmington Miss NJ.
oa.ur Offley, elocutionist of Philadelphia, an
eu AZ Brooks of Milersville, Pa. Miss Ollie
y ana DR.. Brooks were especially and highl
tnein preciated by the teachers and audience
ATTEMPTED RAPB-On Saturday last
n are Wilkinson, negro, was brought
J. On Squire Beswick charged with an att
F tn. at rape on the daughter of Mr.. /. j.
edings The GIRL in question I is onIv about ten
urious oId end Il SEAMS from the evidanco
N ola similar attack was made upon her by
kinson some months ago, in conseq
Sarah of which Wilkinson, who was employ
senior Mr.. Long, as a laborer, was discfl
hurch, from his service and no further
nee of taken of the offence. Recently, ho'
h year Wilkinson attempted to repeat the o
80 -, whom the girl was on her wav to \