Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1880-01-21
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

Cyrus Little has been committed to the
Georgetown Jail for turning his grand. |
mother, Juda P Smith, aged 10Y years, out |
of doors.
There is to be daily paper published in |
Dover during the session of the Wilmington |
Conference, which will convene in Dover on |
the 18th of March next
Edward Mileham tried to kill the well
known Beniah Fleming, of Harrington, last |
week, with pistol. Fleming captured the |
weapon and Mileham has Disappeared
The Presbyterans of Dover have decided
to build chapel on their church lot Tor
the accommodation of the Sabbath School. !
The school is in flourishing condition.
Las, year in Dover all those dors that had
no owners were killed. There were 1853
dogs registered, costing $l65-ths town
making $50 clear after paying all expenses
of registering, killing, &c.
Applications for new insurance come
pouring in upon the Kent County COMPANY
so extensively that Mr.. Denney, the present
efficient and obliging Secretary and Treas
urer, will require the services of clerk to
! keep up with the work
! +. NJ. Dunn, sheriff sold at the town of
! FELTON,, on Monday of last week, the farm
of WIN. Greenley, of l4j acres, to VIM Sapp,
! for $40. At the County building, in Dover,
! on Tuesday, farm Of Vincent Summers,
deceased, of sc acres, to John Goodea. for
$3.50
John Short, from near Hoffeoksrs Mill,
ant inf III 4 4
captured his deer. He passed through
Dover with him, but few persons recognized
1t as the same deer, some person or persons
having sawed its antlers OF close to the
head.
HOTEL CHANGE.-Geo. A. Mllington OF
the jefferson House, New Castle, will take
charge OF the United States Hotel, vii.
mington, on the 25th Of next March. The
present proprietor Of the latter hotel. Mr..
Geo. w. Ortlip. will 80 10 the Clayton
House of the same city.
HARRINGTON.-Tha brandy contest SO
long carried on here between Solomon e
Levy on the one part, who made the liquor,
and Philadelphia firm, Wardell e Co.,
who tried to capture it under legal process,
us the property of Levy, their debtor, is now
ended by the abstraction Of the liquor by
parties unknown, and the entire carrying
away of it to parts unknown, or as is sup
posed, to Philadelphia. Mr.. Solomon has
removed away from there to Philadelphia,
and the liquor went about the same time
The spirit was nominally in the custody OF
the United States, and was unstamped,
though tho tax had been paid by the Pha
delphia firm, who lose not only their case
against Levy, but also the $500 cash paid in
taxes to the government. The stamps were
issued to the Philadelphia firm who never
, succeeded IN getting possession of the spirits
long enough to put the stamps On the
barrels. The whole case has been a regular
imbroglio.
DEATH FROM HYDRoPHoBIA.-Rich G.
; Alexander, of Delaware City, who was bitten
by dog about six weeks ago, died of hydro
, phoba on Friday night, after an illness OF
five days. The united strength Of six men
was required to hold him and he had after.
! ward to to be bound to the bed. In lucid
intervals he begged to be killed.
The attack and progress Of the disease is
thus described by the Gazette:
Thursday morning, when he attempted
to wash, on arising, he felt an invinclbls
; aversion to touching tho water. He re
1
: it was probably because the water was cold
and that she would bring him warm water
: This being brought, Alexander was still
unable to dip his hands into it
and at the breakfast table could not drink
, his coffee, although he contrivsd to make
=, a fair meal otherwise. He still resolutel,
u refused TO believe himself i'll or to consen
to have doctor His wife, however sum
!" moned DR.. Mitchell. On seeing the physi
clan the patient seemed much ANNOYED
= 1t is nothing worth troubling about. Tn,
= only trouble is that want to sneezs all tn,
u time and can't do it, he said.
: This the doctor took for very unfavor
y able symptom, inasmuch as the fangs of IL,
y dog tore the cartilage of his nose, and it i
: y we'll known fact in the history OF sucl
cases that the first sign of the malady
. morbid sensation in the wounded spot
y Strong anodynes Of morphia, bronine o
: potash and choral were presented but tn
patient was unable to swallow them. Tn
sight of liquid caused aspasm that he coult
not suppress. By blindfolding him he Wa
NJ enabled to swallow half a dose and three c
~ four small potions were so administered
= Towards evening the first CONFUSION super
= venod. 1t was very violent and was accom-
" panied by swapping jaws and frething a
, attack he begged piteoue ly to be put out
. his misery and warned these near him t
u keep away lest he should bite thea
~ Meanwhile, Doctors Dunlap and Bellvill
20 had been called in consultation and ia
% been unanimous that the disease was hydro
v phobia. DR.. John j. Black of New Castl,
~ was also summoned and concurrsd in til
opinion. Chloroform was resorted to an
o the patient was kept under its influence
ne much as possible. The spasms became fr
40 quent and terribly violent and it WAS ioun
NC necessary to tie him for the first tim
" Even yet between his spasms he implore
, speedisr death and spoke comfortir
- words to his relatives, who surrounded h
y bedside. WOorara, the war arrow poison
IT South American Indians, was tried as Il
:, last remedy. quarter of grain injecte
=, under the skin produced happy result
~ at first. 1t was administered every ha
'o hour until it was found TO agravato rath
~ than alleviate his synptoms. Chlorofor
was relied upon. The event has thrown
-" gloom over the entire community. Blu
-y ness was suspended in the town and Il
- only conversation has been expressions
~ wonder at the fortitude with which ho DO
"a. his terrible condition and sympathy for
~ wife and three young children.
Mr.. Alexander was 80 years of age,
-; coach maker and highly respected. Tn
IA lea tried Sam'l Townsends pills, which we
~ considered a sure cure, and other rsmsdi
-, after the bite, but to no purpose. II
nv makes the fifth victim to this terrible disea
'En in Wilmington and it's vicinity during t
NV past eighteen months. The first was t
.nH child Clarence Carson, and then in ord
=. George w. Sedswick, Mr.. Dobb Of N
Wy ~ Castle, George w. Powell, and now Richa
que - dna,h rooorJ snfso;ant - r., ,
ms. -. -, 1000 - -. ~ s'' -
ler. q 80 - - 80 n
s ~ and assisted in wiping the froth from
h,,r mouth, was SO overcome by the chlorOfol
nm that he has bsen quite sick. Another W