Smyrna times., 1880-06-30
Delaware Items,

~ NCH9"S VI W lllnlnSlon VIII exceed
10000.
A mad dog was killed in Wilmington on
Tuesday morning.
The census returns for Dover make the
population $3.50.
The population Of Newark by the recent
censes is ,l40, gain of POO since 1870.
The tax rate of Wilmington has been
fixed at $l.10. The assessments is, So, 100.
600.
Company f. one of the Dover companies
OF tho Delaware State militia, has been
| disbanded
The recent conses puts the population
OF New Castle at 3, ,S00 nearly double what
it was in 1870.
Mr.. w. f. Clcavcr, tho Delaware CITY
Gamer, will pack about 100 acres of toma-
toes this season.
The School Commissioners of Scaford
threaten with arrest and Imprisonment
the delinquent tax payers of that place.
President Hayes, in reply to an invita-
ton to attend the Georgetown Fourth of
July jollification, says he'd like to, but can't.
Over so tents are taken already for the
Camden camp, and from present indica.
tions the camp this year promises to be
larger than for many years.
VIM. II. English, of Indiana, the Demo.
cratic nominee for Vice President, is OF
Delaware stock, his grandfather having
cmigrated to the West from Sussex county
many years ago.
Constable English, of Kenton, brought
Noah Laws, a colored man GO years old, tc
the Jail on Thursday. lie was as crazy as q
man could get upon religious subjects II
is said that he acted in manner that
alarmed some of the citizens of Kenton
and threatened to kill colored man
hence his arrest. The Jail, however. is moi
the place for him.-,Se7ttaI.
The ninety.seventh annual commence
ment of Dickinson College, Philadelphia
was held last Thursday. Among the gradu
ates were Marion D. Learned, of Dover
and J. Hope Caldwell, of Wilmington
The honor Of delivering the valedictory
devolved upon the latter, who is son o
Rev. }. II. Caldwell, pastor of St, Paul.
, Church, Wilmington.
HENRY w. CANNON CHAIRMAN OF THE STAT,
t CENTRAL CoMMITTEE.-Th Republicans yes
, terday got themselves into shape for th,
campaign which has now opened Tn,
State Central Committee met at Dover il
t the Office of Judge George 2. Fisher anC
f elected Henry w. Cannon, editor of tn,
> State Sentinel, its Chairman. Robert c
Frame OF Wilmington, was made Secretary
t There were two men added to the commit
tee from each county, az follows:
| New Castle-John &. Baker, S. r. Choate
Kent. n. Mills, Lemuel II. johnson.
/ SusseX-Amos Small, Robert Arnold.
8 !. y. Mills had declared in advance tina
he would not accept the chairmanship O
the Committee, and the position was ten
. dered to Levi G Bird, ESQ, and urgentl
Y pressed upon him, but he emphatically dc
y clined to accept it, and it was then be
slowed upon Mr.. Cannon.
= The PEACH CROP.-The Wilmington Neu
: publishes reports from various sections G
the Peninsula in regard to the prospects G
the PeaGf crop which, summarized, is "A
! follows Port Penn. fully g bali etQp
= : Odessa, the outlook is the most encour;
i gng tor five years Smyrna, the prospeC
: is entirely satisfactory Camden, plenty {
= : Hales, Troths and Early Yorks everywhere
but of later varieties there are but fe,
full crops; Frederick, only one. tenth of
:. crop ~ . circle of ten or twelve miles
= Greenwood, oEllQQi gloomy, scarcely an
peaches for miles around, l4eNEs, pos
: pFospect--not more than enough on tn
70 trees for home use; Seaford, not over on,
tenth of q crop in the neghborhood; Ea
II | ton Nd obOnt tbroo- -fOurfbe of =, ,,o,o,,
n crop, which, however, are expected to /
= more profitable to growers than full Gro
!, would he. Peaches will be of prime qualit,
d The crops will ripen in RboEt tYo gOel
" y earlier than last year,
y sHERIFP's sALR.-Sherift Dunn sold
n public sale on Monday, at Lsipsic, I'll
IL property of Thomas and James Kirkle
The residence of James Kirkley was bougl
n by the National Bank of Dover, for 81, ,95
The property of Thomas Kirkey sold
lie follows: No. l, to Mrs. S. L. Kirkley f,
n $505; No. 2, to Mutual Building Loan A
sociation, for 5000; No. 3, to Minos Con
"a way, for $3.50; No 4, to George Paris, f,
is $3.50; No. s, to W. II. Barnett, for e95t
No. 6, to Mrs. S. /. Kirlsley, for $40; n
le 7, residence, to same party, for 81, los N
s, to National Bank, for $500; No. 9,
Margaret PruaK, for B36a. No. 10, to Nj
y A. Kirkley, for $1,000, No. II, for $l5
a. and No. II, for $685. Aggregating 81, ,9T
TX The Carey property, situated in the tow
or of Wyoming, was sold at the County Bull
:" ing, in this place, on Tuesday, to Nj
oy George I. Carey, for $3.50.
OF The Dillwyne Smith property, in Sou
N. Murdsrkill hundred, was sold at FELTON,,
Wednesday, to Matthew Howell, for 81, ,lC
OF Dcla@arsqg.
Mr., Archibald Forbes, who is coming
- the United States next fall to lecture
~ Royal People Have Met" saw the ST
20 80 render of Napoleon at Sedan, aocompani
~ ~ the shah Of Persia during his recent vii
u to England, passed some time with Il
iO bloodthirsty Theodore at Mandalay, W
an intimate friend of the prince imper
:. ~ of France, and has had long personal
", terviews with the emperors of Austria al
Au Russia.
DIS There are three things in which t
average North Carolinian eXcels, name
ssnS discussing politics, drinking whisky al
~, good nature.-N. y. Sun. The fact th
AI after literally mixing politics and whisl
Su any one remains alive in that State is,
20 itself proof that they have an abun
al ance of good nature.
6ambsttta 0enss 10 the fropt when pc
aS ular cause is to be advocated, Public sen
r ment in France has urgently demanded t
VI pardon of the few remaining Communis
ln' and Gambetta delivered q brilliant spec
w. in sunport of the measllure Tho Der