Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1879-12-10


Hon. Willoughby S. Reed, U. S. Minister
1t Greece, has resigned his position. Mr..
Reed is Delawarean, and member of the
Reed family of New Castle.
In the New Castle Court yesterday the
Jury in the Harris ejectment case returned
4 verdict in favor of the plaintiff, the Della.
ware Western Railroad Company.
1t is stated that one of Senator Bayard's
daughters is to be married, this Winter, to
q gentleman in Washington, and that
a daughter Of Col. McComb will be brides.
maid.
Miss Lizzie Torbert, of Georgetown, was
thrown from q carriage, on Monday. Her
foot caught between the spokes and before
the horse could be stopped, her ankle was
broken.
Incendiares are still plying the torch on
the Peninsula. The utbuildings on the
farm of Joshua Philips near Georgetown,
were destroyed by fire, on Monday night
last Loss $1,000.
DEDICATIoN.--A very neat country church |
has recently been built at Bethesda appoint |
ment near Laurel, Gumboro Circuit and |
will be dedicated by Rev. ID. c. Ridgway, |
l4th inst, at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
John Biggs, Esq, who has been reading
law for some time in the Office of Victor
DUPONT, ESQ.,, of Wilmington, was admitted
to the bar last week. He intends to COM
mence the practice of law at Wilmington.
Ex-senator Stockley, Of Sussex, recently
killed q black SNAKE, halfway down
towards the tail of which was a large lump.
The reptile was cut open and found to
contain porcelain egg, which it had stolen
from a nest during the summer.
A mad dog has created great deal of
excitement in New Castle, and Delaware
City during the past week. lie hit many
dogs and one man Richard Alexander,
a carriage maker near Delaware City. John
C. Higgins, Esq, finally killed him.
The DuPonts of Wilmington, already
large land owners are buying up many of
the farms that are for sale in their locality.
| They already own two miles of river front
on the Delaware River near Claymont,
while their lands extend a long distance
into the interior.
The Kent County Mutual Insurance
Company met with loss of 5000 last week
by the burning of the barn and stables of
Joshua Phillips, of Dagsboro hundred
Sussex county. The Company had only
lost up to this fire 81 400, this making their
whole loss up to this time $1,000.
The Washington Critic says: Miss Annie
Fisher, the handsome and accomplished
daughter of Judge Fisher, of Dover, Della,
ware, is visiting General and Mrs Sherman.
Her return has been greeted with great
pleasure by her many friends, for she is
held in very affectionate memory here.
Bold RoBBERY.-Early on Sunday even.
ing the residence of Edward Wilson, neal
, Wilmington, on the Philadelphia pike
was robbed of 800 in money and about
$500 in iewelry and diamonds. The
robbery was committed up stairs while &
number Of persons were in the parlor below
8 Some of the enterprisng citizens of ou
). neighboring town of Camden had construc
4 ted a telephone from their town to Wyom
' ing, a distance of about mile, to connec
f with the telegraph Office at the latter plac
o so that they can be informed at once of tn
G receipt of any telegram or other impOrtan
s news.
|
. outraged a white woman named Ami
a Mills near New Castle on Thursday last
- still at large, no clue to arrest having bee
y found. In assaulting her he said 1.-TWO c
a my color were hung for such a thing a
, YOU" She is about 80 years old an
"a travelled around selling tnware.
- New Castle constables are searching fc
. Elijah Price, otherwise Taylor and Ben
n Matthew'S two negroes, who, according
N a Coroner's jury, are responsible for tn
Nv death of Isaac Palmer, one of their Ow
:! race. Price and Matthews dubbed Palm,
!, in q row at Chrstiana one night two weel
~ ago. Palmer died on Saturday from tt
a. effects of the clubbing.
- The Teachers Institute for Sussex coun
~ held last week at LAUREL was gone throug
40 with very satisfactorily and with muC
~ interest to the citizens. Prof. Groves res
an essay on Music very attentively listent
to. The readings of Miss NJ. Anna Offle
.st were also highly appreciated. The thr
re. days Of the institute were all occupied wi
,rs varied subjects Of interest.
= DIPTHERIA IN WILMrNGLON.-There is
to the present time an unusual prevalence
!
,lv Wilmington, the Western portion which
- considered the most healthy being mo
var subject to the attacks than the lower pt
Is. tions. The diseases says the Republican a
,er said not to be of virulent character al
lie yield easily to treatment though there ha
ers been some fatal cases.
he
itv THE THAYER CONCERT concert Civ
lei. by the Miss Kate Thayer troup in Dover
Saturday night is pronounced one of
,rt. best ever given in the Court House Hi
low Miss Thayer sang her tall operate airs
uc. Italian, which was little too stiltsd for
cts average DoSerene, and to get even with
bnt encored her every time TO the echo, succe
ted ing in bringing her down to such compreh
,ort sible English as Down on the SwaI
hut River" "The Last Rose of Summer"
full Then they were "to home"
~ dashed FOR LARCENY.-James Darragl
,ar. notorious young man of Wilmington,
de. convicted of larceny of pair of Shoes fir
i'm, Benjamin F. Marsh, of New Castle, at
inc present term of court. In his sente
la.. twenty lashes was contained, and the da,
10. the carrying out of this sentence was pla
4 ia at a day few weeks distant, in order t
mn. Mr.. Pennington, the counsel for
and | prisoner, InlSnJ nave time 10 ask the v
ATS ernor to remit t'le whipping. The Cover
at TeIuSsu 10 lnterieie, anu !asC oaturG
: at DArraen receFeo nls PunislinenT:
sells blows were Is9tiy Iaio on anu the SKIN
low only reuoeheu' ne tooN tne "nlPP
&c. WIN eVluen' honchaia"ce'-"@1e
~ INTERESTING MURDER TRIAL IN DELAwI
T Few Monday in the Court of Oyer
'St Terminer, at New Castle, the case of S
49, 49, vs. Hugh Dugan, indicted for the mul
Us of Richard Rowe, was taken up.
~ III circumstances attending this case max
ny ~ of unusual interest Rowe was promir
aoI 90. citizen of Wilmington, and at the tim
~ to his death member of the city council
Low that CITY, He and Dugan were intin
friends. One day last Summer they '