Smyrna times., 1879-07-16
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

NIllet JuSJlce NODeSyS. OIL lDS Sate. VINO Is
eating at Rehoboth. was capsized while sailing IN
q yacht ON Rehoboth bay, few days ago and got an
unpleasant ducking
The Rev. r. H. Murphy has received ar d accepted
call to the Church of the Ascension. Claymont He
will continue TO reside in Wilmington. and will teach
at the Rugby Academy the next term.
Father William Taylor, perhaps the greatest of
Methodist Missionaries and traveller who has cir
last Saturday on his way TO RehobOth lie break
tasted with Esquire Hagany.
giving the number OF men furnished the Union army
by each State and Territory and the District of Column
i$S70. ''''' inv -'''' 80 '''''- y ="
QUICK TrME-The Chester Times says: "On Thurs
day last the steamer Republic made the trip from
Philadelphia to Capo May Point. distance of 102
miles in five house and five minutes which is said to
be the quickest time ever made on the Delaware.
This is about twenty miles per hour.
The following gentlemen are spoken Of in connec.
ton with the Attorney Generalshp: J. b. Pennington,
the present incumbent; George Gray. of New Castle;
John O'Byme and Walter Cummins of Wilmington;
Charles H. Is. Day andJ. Alexandra Fulton of Dover;
and John H. Paynter and Charles Cullen, of Sussex.
A MIssTEP-Thomas Smith, of Philapelphia while
crossing the Brandywine bridge, last Sunday night
fell into the water and was drowned. He had been in
Wilmington since Tuesday in the employ of Bowers
Dure and Co. Saturday evening" after quitting work.
he went to Philadelphia for his clothes and II was on
his return ana while on his way to his boarding
house. that the accident occurred His valise, which
he is known to had at the time has not been re-
covered.
A SNAKE SToRY-The Sentinel of last week tells q
snake story seven feet long and between two and
half and three inches in diameter Mr.. John Moore.
citizen Of Dover, and his son Claymont are repre-
times without producing any impression whatever.
1t was only when one of them jumped from the car
riapp and by qabbin0 IL thrOuQh the head and neck
killed it that the snake knew there anyone
| around. 1t is very seldom that instances of such
hardened sensibilittes are recorded.
| A NEW CHURCH-Mount Salem Church, near VIII
mington was dedicated last Sunday with appropriate
| ceremonies DR.. Dashiell, of Annapolis, Nd was
the afternoon. after which the floating debt of the
church raised by subscription. The edice is dis
cribed as a very handsome structure; in many re-
spects an improvement on that destroyed by fire one
year ago., The Rev. George X. Bristor, formerly of
| New Castle. preached at the District Conference
| which met there yesterday.
SENATOR BAYARD AFLoAT.-On the afternoon of
Saturday last Senator Bayard and wife left New York
via the line of the North Lloyd for Europe on the
General Uerden The senator remarked to reporter
! who intervened him that he was glad to get away.
II am going however. more on Mrs. Bayard account
than my own. l am taking her to some German baths
which She hopes will restore her to health expect
~ return in October" When questioned politically.
he announced his belief that the extra session OF
Congress will be productive Of much good If in no
sariy from recent political circumstances, a good
deal Of pent up indignaton. An opportunity for its
nortiInitv and IL was used-not always wisely proba-
bly. Many things were said and done that might
have been avoided IL Congressman and Senators had
heen in a different frame of mind These mistakes OF
manner Of speech. hasty doing and OF unbalanced
Wisdom and will not think be repeated IN any future
Congress. Wisdom has come py expennsnee, and
tas With more csPHess greater debefan
and truer wisdom