Smyrna times., 1880-09-29
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

Wilmington Democrats have nominated
d. w. Hughes and Josiah Mccall candi.
dates for County Assessors
The next session Of the Superior Court
for Sussex county will begin on October l.
The causes for trial and argument number
n.
Six white and four colored convicts were
publicly whipped at New Castle, Saturday.
In nearly all the cases the whip was laid on
severely.
The firemen Of Wilmington will parade
in that city on Friday evening, in honor of
the visiting Reliance Company, No. 3, of
Bethlehem.
The blind staggers is very fatal to tho
horses and mules in Jones Neck this year
The farmers of this county have lost several
thousand dollars worth already.
Middletown peach growers shipped 6l5
carloads of peaches, from which they real.
lied $l5O,000. The average net price was
between 35 and 40 cents a basket
The canneries at Frederica, Milford.
Lincoln, Harrington and the towns of the
vicinity are packing over half a million
cans of tomatoes week. They employ
about 900 persons.
The funeral of Gen. Torbert will take
place at Milford tomorrow and will be
largely attended and will be under the
direction of the military. A number Of
distinguished men will be present.
On Tuesday October 5th, Cooper & Bal,
ley's great London Circus, will exhibit in
Middletown. Among the many attractions
of the menagerie is the only living baby
elephant that was born in Philadelphia on
March 10th last. This is the only elephant
that was ever born in captivity.
A twelve year old daughter of Bernard
! Flynn, who lives in the western part OF
Wilmington, was fatally burned about noon
Monday while pouring coal oil on the fire
which she had lighted. The can exploded
throwing the blazing fluid all over heI
person, and her flesh was burned to a crisp
A DELAWARE CADET ENGINEER.-A mong
those who have successfully passed the
recent examination for cadet engineer, al
Annapolis, Md, last week, is r. H. Orr, oil
Delaware. j. T. Bootes, of Delaware, passed
90, and may be admitted should any o.
those who passed to-day, fail in their physi
cal examination.
THE BLACKBIRD TICKEr.-The Rcpubli
cans of BIackbird Hundred on Saturday
the 18th instant, nominated tho following
ticket.
Representative-IT. II. Woodkeeper.
Assessor-B. Frank Truax.
Road William B. Naylor
Charles S. Shiveer.
lnspector-J. w. Stats.
peculiar ripping sound was heard il
the Olivet Presbyterian Church, Whining
ton on Sunday afternoon, as the congrega
ton tried to get up to gp The freshly
painted benches were sticky, and very few
of the great number Of persons who attend
ed the rededication escaped with unsoilet
clothing. Nearly every man had broal
streak of paint across his back, while SOM
of the silk dresses were almost ruined.
The Irish Catholic Benevolent Union il
session at Wilmington, sent a message Il
the Pope asking his blessings on thei
labors. proposition TO drop the wor,
"Irish" from the name Of the Union wa
defeated, as was also proposition that tn
Irish and Germain unions hold their ses
siOns at the same time and place. A. NJ
Kelley, of Richmond, Va, was re.eloote,
president.
FALSE ALARM.-On Monday at the fai
grounds five men were arrested on tn
charge of picking the pocket of one of tn
| exhibitors. The parties were unfortunat
in standing by when the man dscovere
his loss. After tho arrest had been mad
: the gentleman found his pooketbook q
) home, where he had left it, and the me-
were released amid profuse apologies o
the part of the merchant.
DEMOCRATIC ExEoUTIvE CoMMITTEE.-
following were appointed tho Democrat
Executive Committee for this county
Horace II. Mustard, Duck Creek hundred
j. Frank Wilds, Kenton Henry L. Wilson
: Little Creek; John r. Pennington, ESQ
}. East Dover; James r. Bowel, West Dover
, | VIM. y. Allaband, North MurderkilI
, Robert J. Reynolds, South MurderkilI
james Satterfeld, Mispillion; DIR. Mar
Lohand, Milford. Phe committee met an
r appointed Mr.. Pennington chairman.