Smyrna times., 1880-03-31

dslphia tomorrow to take situation as
operator in the w. U. Building at 10th and
Chestnut st.
ORANGEs-Henry w. Tygert, who has
been in Florida for several weeks in quest
OF mild climate, sent home last week to
his friends here a box of oranges grown in
the orchards there, the merits Of several
of which we have had the pleasure of
testing, and must say that thOy are the best
in quality Of any we have ever eaten.
| This may arise from the fact that they wore
allowed to remain on the tree until fully
ripe, which is not the case with those
usually gathered for market. The tree
! from which these were gathered had on it
! 5000 ripening, internainglng with which
wore blossoms and young fruit for future
crop The fruit sells there at cts. piece,
and an orchard of 1000 trees is considered
profitable investment. In fact orange
| growing is just now the great attraction to
settlers. 1t takes about ten years for
profitable bearing.
| MAIZE. OLEIXE-The new sign erected by
Alex. q. Cummins at his office on Metho.
dist st. is especially neat and attractive.
In addition to the necessary wording, it
| has two very well executed trade mark
| pictures--an ear Of corn and bovine head
The building erected at the "brick store
landing" for the manufacture Of his brand
OF phosphate, built of very heavy material
80 by GO feet, has been completed. Annex.
ed t. this he has also erected shed build.
ing 80 by GO feet to give tho additional
| room needed. lie has also put in the latest
improved machinery for manufacturing
purposes, and expects to have it done and
ready to start to morrow. His ongino power
is or 10 horse, and he is now running
| a a f~ ha, A =.
to meet the spring dernand for Maize
| OleiHe," which as a new conner seems to be
making friends fast
PREVENTION OF CRUELTY To CH1LDREN.-
Following in the footsteps of Bersh, who
did so much to arrest the cruelty to dnmb
animals, an organization was formed in
most the cities to prevent cruelty to child.
rem. Wilmington, to not he behind the
other cities also organized n society for ths
humane work, and at the last session of
the Legislature got charter passed, a copy
of which, together with the Constitution
and By Laws, has been handed us by DR..
VIM. Cummins, one of the Vice Presidents.
The humanizing influences set on foot by
Bergh have been wonderful in bringing re.
lief TO dumb animals which were SUFFERING
at the hands Of brutal persons, and this
movement for the relief of cruelties to
children will 10 no less important Any
officer of this society land they are in
every town in the State) has two modes of
procedure: by giving the offender into the
hands of a policeman, constable or other
officer, and, by apprehension under war.
rant a short time ago complaint was
made that parent residing in a certain
quarter Of this town beat her child un.
mercifully and habitually. Hore was a case
for the law to be put in force Some
people think about their childrpn or espe.
cially a bound child, as before the day of
the enactment of the law to prevent cruelty
to animals, that they were their own and
they could do as they please with thom.
UnrsstrainSd passions grow more and more
cruel and it was happy thought in bring.
ing in the law as check where reason and
humanity fail. 1t is duty which all owe
to our common humanity to report all cases
OF brutality which comes under their obssr.
Vatoh especially when persisted in. There
will not be noed that many shall be made
examples of.
OUTR4CE.-William Neal, a cOlored man.
entered the house Of Mr.. j. Gosser, near
Walkers School House, on Monday last
about noon, and, after quite a struggle
with his wife succeeded in overpowering her
and cOmMltted rape. He stayed inside
for quite while atterward, threatning if
she gave him away he would afterward
Kill her. This happened during the alb.
sencs of her husband on business a few
hours. When he returned home the Rews
was made public, but, as the constable was
away from home, the crowd did not start
on the pursuit until dark, vet, they were
blood thirsty and desperate, and would have
linched him had their number been larger
From the descriptions given by the lady
Neal was arrested and taken before rs.
qure DeaAyne Of Deskyneville, where lie
was given hearing, and was then deliver
ed to Constable Warner, who took him to
New Castle on Tuesday morning and had
him registered at the " Hotel de Pvles"
fer safe keeping. The several young men
who worked so bravely to capture the
rascal, returned about o'clock with wet
feet, tired horses, well muddsd, but less
| fatigue thaR if their long gloomy rambls
| had been in vain. We would advise such
young bloods TO go elsewhere than in this
neighborhood to commit such depredations,
for II they do persist in such, thoy will
undoubtedly 'drink at the same spring that
| this oRe did" but the essence will most
likely be not so incumbent upon the State.
WEB.
This man is from this town, and on the
morning of tha outrage, it is said, he un.
dertook To thrash his wife, Vho chased him
from tho house with club over several
helds,-hO having to swim Duck Creek to
eluda her
IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENT TO Our CREEK.
| The navigation of our creek has ALWAYS
been difficult and uncertain at times of
adverse winds from certain shoals and sand.
bars which acted as barriers at low tides.
This has given no little annoyance, and ut
times delays attended with considerable OK.
pense. The only way to remedy this was
by removing the ebstructiens. An estimate
places the minimum sum to accomplish
this at $500. On Thursday last Messrs.
John f. Tygert and John H. Hoffecksr set
out with subscription paper asking for
| this amount, the Msssrs. Tygert and Col.
Geo. w. Cummins heading the list with
liberal subscriptions. In less than tweRty.
four hours three quarters of this sum had
oeea subscribed, and the remainder of the
amount has or will be raised, and in all
probability exceeded. Smyrna Creek is
the main artery through which is conveved
the commercial trade of this town, three
| quarters of its trade passing over its channel.
For this reason it should be made a free
and open course. The Messrs. Tygert, by
making their time of departure accord
with the tide, have got along in the main
with comparatively few delays, but is i'm.
pertant that the boat should have o fixed
and regular time of departure. If the
Creek car be made so as to allow a draft of
nine feet of water this can be done. and
always vessels of several hundred tons
burden bringing them plaster rock, bsne,
&C., that now have to proceed to Philadel.
phia to unload and be conveyed down in
smaller crafts, could pressed up the creek