Smyrna times., 1880-12-08

organized In Wilmington, with William Is.
Norton as president. The club now has
ITO members.
Wilmington people are excited over
libelous publication called the Otol, printed
at Lancaster, Pa, and in which several of
them have been written up. A number of
supposed correspondents have already been !
thrashed by the victims.
WILL RAISE THEIR Own FIsH-The pri-
vate parties in this State, to whom were
consigned the large number of carp sent
down the Peninsula few days ago, intend
stocking their private ponds and raising
their own fish. Those who pretend. to
know say this would be profitable, as the
carp is a vegetable fish, and can be fed |
entirely from the kitchen. and is much |
cheaper per pound than pork, poultry and |
beef. They grow very rapidly and have
fine flavor.
THE TEMPERANCE ALLIANCE.-The Della
ware State Temperance Alliance met in the
NJ. Z. Church, at Dover, on Wednesday
afternoon, and was called to order by Pres
dent L. c. Matlack. Rev. Geo. S. Gassner
was introduced and read a paper in refer
ence to Deaware's legislation on the liquor
question from the formation of the State to
the present time. A committee on Finance;
on Resolutions, and to nomination officers
were appointed, and the constitution was
read and adopted, with few unlmportant
amendments,
EUening Session. President Purnell of
Delaware College presiding. Rev. T. II.
IIaines read a selection from the Goth
Psalm, and Rev. j. A. Brindle led in
prayer. Rev. A. Stengle offered resolu-
ton embodying thanks to the citizens of
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reduced fares, the trustees for the use Of
the church, &c. The following are the
permanent officers of the State Temper
ance Alliance:
President-Charles w. Rowland.
Vice Presidents-Rev. r. B. Cook, c.
Huntington, Hon. C. S. Layton.
Permanent Secretary-Rev. A. w. Light
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Treasurer. NJ. Cooper.
State Central Committee-Rev. G.. J.
Porter, Newark w. Brown, Wyoming :;
Alfred P. Crockett, Middletown; J. A.
Fulton, Dover; Thomas F. Plummer, Will
mington; 6. 5. Gassner, Milton; Allen
Gawthrop, Wilmington.
After the transaction Of business, the
chair introduced as first speaker, Rev. DR..
L. Marks, of Wilmington, followed by Rev.
NJ. A. Richards, of New Castle, who made
effective and telling addresses in favor Of
Local Option temperance principles. At
this stage of the meeting, Mr.. Janvier, a
member of the Maryland State Temper
ance Alliance, was introduced, who stated
in his remarks the good that local option
had done the eastern counties of Mary
land. That twelve of the twenty.four
counties in the State had adopted it. He
was listened to attentively. Rev. T. F..
| cd no IOp of
Asbury Park, New Jersey, should be
brought into the State to lecture on the
subject, his lecture being considered the
grandest effort in the cause of temperance.
A collection was raised for this purpose,
and in a few moments $Sj was raised, and
delegates from several towns asked for
him to lecture in their town.
Among the towns that asked for DR..
Boole was Smyrna, and we may expect to
hear this forcibe speaker sometime this
or next month.
Mr.. MARTINS ELECTION TO BE CONTESTED
BY JUDGE HoUsToN.-Judge Houston served
notice on Z. L. Martin, on Saturday,
while the latter was in the cars near Clay.
ton, seated besides Senator Salisbury, con.
, testing his seat in the next congress. The
charges are:
First, that the assessment laws Of this
State were devised to defeat the operations
a of the Fifteenth Amendment; Second
! that the law is so construed and operated
as to effect that purpose Third, that more
, than 1000 legal voters were left of the
lists; Fourth, that men voted on false tax
I receipts; Fifth, that non-residents voted
!. The counsel are willing to give at large
the reasons of the action that has been
, taken, but decline to indicate the lines oil
f sources of proof
. All the leading Republican lawyers o
the State have been or will be retained as
! counsel, among them Smithers, Higgins
Fisher, Bird, Harrington and Moore, and
also Democrats, including Edward Ridgely
o who assisted in drawing notice on Mr.
? Martin
q The notice is a voluminous document
= with "a counts.
To the general counts of illegal votinJ
4 and fraud Martin must serve an answer OF
4 Houston within thirty days, Houston an
a swering within ten after that TESTIMONY
. will be taken. The Republicans express
q confidence that the contest will result il
r seating Judge Houston in Congress, anC
q Mr.. Mills, speaking for the State Committee
IS says the case will be pushed with tn,
r utmost vigor, and he has no doubt of it
a success.
p The Democrats everywhere were great,
!. surprised as were the Republicans, tn
n knowledge Of such intentions it seem
a being confined to few leading politician
= of Dover.
o Washington letter in speaking of Mr.
I. Martin quotes him as saying: ~ hav
n given the matter no concern whatever a
=. yet The charges of fraud against tn,
20 Democrats will not hold, for it can b
:. shown that large amounts Of money wer
used by the Republicans in the endeavo
- to defeat me. AS high as 81 600 was put u
for 30 votes in one place alone. Men wer
purchased like sheep. The idea was t
Ar leave me out, and to capture the Legisla
1T ture, so that Mr. Bayard could not be re
elected. 1t was point Of the deal mad
n oil over the country to secure Congress I
- the Republicans. For every fraudulent vot
NJ shown on our side, if there were any, W
~ will be able to Offset is by three of til
other party"
ID The Wilmington Republican on the cor
i, trary says:
tx ave have more than once predicte
that light would succeed night of dark
- ness, and To- the light is breaking. Til
" two Democratic Assessors Of this city 70
~ 1878 and 1879, Messrs Ward and Hughes
will now be given an opportunity for show
ing why they assessed between 400 aud 50
n, Democrats who were upon the error list c
I'd 1879, contrary to State law.
ID The Levy Court Of New Castle count
re will now be given an opportunity for tel
en- ing why they refused to strike those 400 c
Id 500 names illegally assessed from the asses
n ment book. 1t will now be called upon I
en- give reason why it was legal to strik
ut hundreds of names from the lists in 1877
an while in 1880 they refused to strike an
names form the lists which were illegal
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