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Smyrna times., 1880-01-07
reforming.

Mr.. BAYARD on THE MAINE UsURPATIoN.
Senator Bayard spent part of the holi
day recess in New York and in the inter-
view with the editor of the Star of that city
on Saturday said:
"GOv. Garcelon may have acted honestly
in all he did, but his judgement evidently
must have been wrong. Again he may
have acted dishonesty. On these points
can not decide, but if there was any wrong
committed in passing upon the returns and
the unssating of members who claim to
have been rightfully seated-if there was
any political chicanery in the official action
of the Governor and Council in canvassing
the election returns he cannot and will not
be sustained by the sentiment of the Demo
cratic party. No party can afford to be dis.
honest. If this great Republic is to be
maintained men must be honest in public
as we'll as private life. Men must be
honest in political as we'll as in any other
positions. If the adjudication of the Gov
ernor and the Council has not been clearly
in conformity with the Constitution anC
the law, let the wrong be righted at once
and let the legislators who were properly
elected given their seats, be they Republi
cans or Democrats"
Smyrna times., 1880-01-07
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
For next weeks time table of steamer
John Z. Iygert, see another column.

For next weeks time table OF steamer
John +. Iygert, see another column.
FRANCIS FoUsT will make public sale of
his personal property at the residence Of
Henry Gsrker, near Ksnton, ON Tuesday |
Jan. Goth.
REV. J. T. UMsTED tenders his thanks to |
the members of the Lyric Gles Club, for
their complimentary and well rendered |
serenade on New Years night.
CHAs. f. MOORE, of Clayton, has been
appointed Express Agent at that place and
also Transfer Agent for the Delaware and
Chesapeake and Kent County Railroad.
John H. Hoffecker, Trustee, has sold the
John Shorts farm, situated on the road to
Bombay Hook, in Duck Creek hundred,
containing l76 acres to Alexander Humph-
ries, Guardian, for $4,000 cash.
The festival Of the Epiphany, the
twelfth day after Christmas told christmas)
in commsmoration of the appearance of
Christ to the Magians, was properly OBJ
served yesterday at St. Peters P. L. Church.
The Presbyterian Church as usual is
observing the ''week Of prayer'-meeting
every afternoon at 3 o'clock. This church
is alone in the observance of this exercise
in this town, as recommended by the
| Evangelical Alliance.
DIR. JOHN w. FLICK, of Stroudsburg, Pa,
after spending the holidays among his old
friends in this town, has returned to his
home. He is looking well and succeeding
beyond his expectations in his new field.
DR.. Flick has way of making it go. Mrs.
Flick is spending the Winter in Florida.
SALE OF REAL EsTATE.-James Daley,
who purchased the "Crowley" farm Of so
acres last Spring Of our real estate agent,
A. p. Griffith, has disposed of it to New
Jersey farmer for $4,000. Mr.. Daley will
, have a sale on Tuesday next, the 18th, of
his stock and farm implements, previous TO
his removal to Philadelphia where he ex-
poets to engage in the manufacture OF
I carpets.
AND now the colored people have had a
rejoicing in the name of Jehn Pullman to
whom tlocal orders had been given
became too devoted in his attentions to q
"heart smasher" who had already TIVE
. husbands living, and didn't claim either
John was warned, reprimanded and finally
{ slenced by his more circumspect brothers
. in authority, but love proved stronger thar
ecclesiastical law and John married hi
iiamorota. The church speedily vindcatst
/ itsslffrom the scandalization by "whopring'
! John out.
New YEAR's Eve was hardly a success
oweing to the icy condition OF the streets
a Nevertheless a considerable congregation
y the young people largely predominatine
2 met, as is the custom in the NJ. i. Church
D. to observe in a religious way the dealt
of the old and birth Of the new veal
just as the old year took its leap int
10 oblivion, the bells Of the Methodist an
"a Presbyterian churches rung out merr
u peal in glad welcome at the birth {
a lusty New Year that comes bearing in il
plume sany promises q peace and an plsant
Smyrna times., 1880-01-07

The Greenback" movement which
showed such lusty life year ago has
turned out to be all that was prophesied of
it-a bubble and fraud. Their cure for
depressing nlalady was to stimulate us to
delirium, taking everything out of the
hands Of nature, the great restorer. Fortu-
nately, the curative process was begun and
the laws Of trade revived to healthy action
before they had an opportunity to apply
their nostrums, but their purposes have
been laid bare. Not only would they cir
culate through our system a diseased life
current in vitiated currency, but in the
attempt Of the late disgraceful affair in
Maine to get control of the Legislature, they
have shown disregard for the first princi
Piles of American citizenship-an honest
and untramelled expression of the ballot.
When papers like the PeninSular Ne,cS which
find SO much corruption in the church and
state that they cannot affiliate with any old
party or organization, but in their zeal for a
new herssy and new political associates
condone such frauds as has been attempted
to be perpetrated in Maine, it shows that il
is the reformers themselves that neeC
reforming
Smyrna times., 1880-01-07

As OTHERS SEE Us.-T. B. Potter, the
English member of Parliament, who lately
visited this country, ON his return to his
own land, two weeks ago, paid graceful
tribute to the American people. The first
thing that struck him, he said, was their
remarkable sobriety as compared with the
English. There were no laws in America
such as in England, which tended to make
the land the play ground of the rich instead
Of the working ground of the poor, and
when men wish to immortalizs Themselves
they did not found family" but bene-
icial public institution. Her Won Boden-
stsdt, who is at present living quietly in
Hoboksn, says that while he does not find
in this country the formalitiss of European
poiteness, he does find more genuine
courtesy and kindness of feelings here than
there"
Smyrna times., 1880-01-07

A PECULIAR BREED OF HoGs.-The follow
ing interesting hog item has been furnished
us from our nsighboring village: "Mr.
William Meredith, of Duck Creek, came in
possession of u young pig about eighteen
months ago and fed it abundantly for ore
year. Then it passed into tho hands of Mr.. j.
Hawkins, who curried and charcoaled it for
some time. Then it was transferred to
Master Willie Taylor, who gave it child
like care for time and then gave it as
lasting remembrance to Moses Kerr, who
stopped it for few months. Then Jake
Davis (cOl.) becarae the happy possGssor of
this much owned pig which seemed that
every we'll regulated family in Duck Creek
must own. Davis killed it on last Saturday,
but we have not learned at what notch t
tipped the beam, but Jake sold the whole pig
for fftV cents.
Smyrna times., 1880-01-07

STIR AMONG WILMINGTON EDIToRs.-lthas
been current fer the past week or two IN
Wilmington, that the Morning Herald was
to change proprietors and politics. The
correspondent of the PenlnSul0r NctCS has
the following in relation to it:
"Appropos Of editors and newspapers, it
is rumored that Anthony Higgins, Esq, and
Harry C. Conrad, Esq, have or will, buy the
Morning Herald. | am informed also that
j. Marion Emerson, Esq, editor of the
Naugatuck Sentinel and Solomon Hersey OF
the Daily Rcpubhcan have gone to West
Chester, Pa, for the purpose Of inducing
Mr.. jenkins to accept the editorShip Of the
now paper. Francis Vincent, Esq, late
Treasurer of this city is spoken of as
possible editor.
A DEER CHAsE.-The deer we spoke Of
last week which has been running wild in
the vicinity of Morton, for the past year or
two was purchased from the man who cap
tured it and turned loose on the farm of
Daniel Cowgirl on New Years Day. From
800 to 500 persons assembled TO see the
sport There were not as many dogs
! brought for the chase as there should have
! been only about fifteen Of the tieetest fox
| hounds being present The deer was in
/ splendid condition, being as round and
! sleek as could possibly be. About half past
! ten, when all was ready, he was taken out
into field and let go. lie was very much
/ frightened and it was two minutes before he
got into a full run. Whom the dogs were
let out the deer made a run for the creek
and then doubled and started on a straight
line for Jones Neck with the full pack o.
dogs not far behind him. After an hours
chase, he was caught upon the farm of VIM
Dawes, in the Neck, and secured before the
dogs could hurt him. He was completely
exhausted, having run himself down. Ed
Pardee, who captured him, has him now a
his farm, the logan Place and he vii
be turned loose again tomorrow, the Stl
inst. The day was splendid one for
chase, and those who participated in it say
the Sentinel report rare days. sport.
Smyrna times., 1880-01-07

REGIsTRATIoN.-We gave an account last
week of an action inauguratsd by leading
citizens of Wilmington asking for regis
tration of the voters of that city such as is
contemplated by an act Of Congress author
izing the appointment of supervisors of
elections. 1t was stated that a similar
petition was or would also be sent in from
number of prominent men of Dover named
for an application of the law to Kent CO..
but for some cause the State Sentinel makes
no allusion to it at all. 1t is said that the
law cannot be made to apply to country
districts, but it hardly looks lawyer like
for the men named not to know this before
going so far as to take formal action in an
application to the judge of the district.
The Delawarean takes up the matter assert
ing that the assessment Of taxablss is no
registration of voters, and says:
"That if Judge Bradford seeks to cloths
! persons with authority to interfere with the
duties of assessors or the several Levy
Courts of the State, or lends his Office to a
| conspiracy to prevent the due execution oil
| bnb lAUS Vi Luls DI1to Tclall0R W dbSebS
ments, it will be misdemeanor in office
cognizabls by Congress, and punishable by
impeachment"
Whether the law can be made operative
outside of cities of 10000 or not, is quss
ton for legal minds to decide, but the Law
that appoints the supervisors from both
parties in equal numbers, and that toe
with view to give both a chance to pro
t0ct and prevent fraud, cannot be com
planned at as unfair or unjust. There is NJ
Partially in it. For want of such law i
is said that there are hundreds of men il
Wilmington who are disfranchised by mol
assessment and other methods, and in tn
State they number from three to fou
thousand. TIE deliberately rob man Q
his franchise is no better than robbing hir
of his purse, and our leading politician
who purposely plan to do this, are guilty @
, crime. ..s.fa.
The PeninsuIar Ne,os in brief article o.
| the subject of registration, says:
"We have always believed tbs pressr
law to be unconstitutional, in that it d.
prives the citizen of his freedom to pay h
tax within two years preparatory to exc
! cising the right Of suffrage, as provided i
;, the fourth article of the constitution {
v the State; and still further that it obstruc
g that freedom of elections provided for
u Section s, of article 2. Why the lawye
o have not made a case before our courts an
d brought the constitutionality Of the act
n the test we do not know. But that the
. is good ground for the opinion that the Ia
g 10 unconstitutional seems clear. II such
Q. case can be made it will prove the shorts
as wall as the most satisfactory way
which the act can be annulled. Will n
some Of the lawyers try it?"
Smyrna times., 1880-01-07

Chew JacksOns Best Sweet Navy Iob..,
1t will soon be time to prognost.c,,. :.
next peach crop.
Mason Cough Syrup speedily cure, ..,..
This week We have had what the .,.,,,.
calls - variable weather"
Fine Assortment of Candies, at Gordon,
Now resolve to stick to your new ,..o.
tons
For Gents Fancy Slippers, 90 70 Ry
Johnson's Shoe Store.
Several of our merchants have Ind .,
immense poultry trade, this season.
Don't forget to go to Gordon's.
GA slsety winter, il fruitful summer
No one need doubt the reliability OF m,
saw; it's in the almanac
Masons Cough Syrup is highly recommends,
| by many of the most intelligent citizen, oftRi,
! county.
Editing a newspaper is very much Tx,
| raking ths fire-every one thinks he can
perform the operation bsttsr than the MAJ
! "AN ASiNS Wv POhOA'
Sole Leather Tipped Shoes for Children
dressy and very durable at r. NJ Johnson
Shoe Store.
1t doesn't take school boy long to evinc
a love for division, provided another boz
owns the apple.
80 elegant assorted cards for 10 cts; !,
chromos, 10 cts. Address VIM. A. Dsvnhh
Smyrna, Del.
There are only three things you can %.
for nothing in this world-.ir, water AID
advice.
happy, buy bottle of Mason Cough Spru,
Sold by JAS. p. Hoffecker, Smyrna Prit,
% and 30 cents per bottle.
A whispered word of caution for the
private ear of our bachelor rsaders-this i.
leap year.
Fine York State Apples, at GOrdon's.
1880 came in with all the assurance Of Q
, forward youth who thinks he is capAels Of
anything and everything.
Fine Lot Of Ladies', Misses and Chit
| Icn OIOsS OnOee1 IcCelEeu OH IIlusg Vi
Saturday at r. n. Jehnson's Shoe store
Cheap.
The horseshoe is now a popular smbl.E
. in jewelry, &c, And now Edison b.
7 adopted that lucky emblem in his elsctr
|. lamp, everybody will be wishing for 81
= "lucky horseshoe
GotoGOrdon's for Teas, Coffess and Spice
q This is the season, says the Middleton
a Transcript, when man opens new medic
/ almanac and is Mortified to learn that
can't count on more than half liver
|. start on the new year with.
o The coughing and sneezing season has set
r Don't fail to provide yourself with bottle
d MasOn's Cough Syrup, it never fails TO eui
. Sold by Jas. p. HOtfecker, Smyrna. Phi
y Is and 80 cents per bottle.
e Wanted.
V Sherman & Co, Marshall, Mich, want
|. agent in this county at once, at a salary Of u
y per month and expenses paid. For full p
!. ticulars address as above.
Smyrna times., 1880-01-07

n,,,1, g TIMES is published every Wednesday amer
ne ~. PoprRT D. HoFFEcKER, Editor and Pub
Usher, at Smyrna Delaware ,,o,oo &c
,I,pIJc srpscR1PrIoN-O year $500 in advance'oi
sa5oif not paid till the end of the year. No paper
.;soo,tnued until all arrears paid-only at the
ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at the rate OF
oo,o Cents line for the firstnsection subsequent
sor+;ons Three-and a-halfcents. Aliberal discount
made to quarterly. semiannual and yearly adVer'i
sers. , .o. oon+s NOR
line.
Smyrna times., 1880-01-07

THE PERUVIAN REvOLUTIoN.-The flight
of President Prodo from Peru, the overthrow
of his government, and the proclamation of
Pierola as dictator are the natural results of
the popular discomfort at Lima, which has
been growing deeper with each defeat of the
national forces. Having needlossly plunged
Peru into war with Chill, President Prsdo
could not expect to escape the penalty of
failure. His conduct of the war was marked
by gross incompetency. He entered it unpre-
pared, and never succeeded in redeeming the
blunder., The ruin of the Navy, the destruc-
ton of the Army, and the loss of important
ports are the immediate net results of his adj
miniStratiOn ''7.'ae
Smyrna times., 1880-01-07

GOVERNOR GARCELoN has determined to
take no heed to the unanimous decision Of
the supreme court adverse to his pro.
r"e'ture in counting out members legally
elected. He set out to have majority of
the Legislature and seems determined to
doitrightorwrong. Hecan only dedicated
because there may be members to whom
he gave certificates, more honest thaa he.
The Legislature meets to-day. The excite.
msnt in the State is intense.
Smyrna times., 1880-01-07

THE PREsIDENcY.-Ths probability of the
nomination of Senator Bayard for the
Presidency, by the Democratic party,
seems to be increasing. 1t 10 stated that
the delegation from Pennsylvania to the
Democratic National Convention, will be
solid for him on the second ballot The
twsnty.six voters frem Pennsylvania will be
a great spoke in the Bayard wheel. There
is also strong movement in his favor in a
number of the States, and he appears to be
the second choice of all the leading candi.
dates. ltwould not therefore be Surprising
IL the Democratic ticket should be Bayard
for President and Hendricks or Potter for
Vice President at the coming election.
Sweet Florida Oranges, at Gerdenis.
Smyrna times., 1880-01-07

III the editor Of the Transcript will take q
little friendly advice he will not be hasty in
defending wrong, though done under a
rsvered name. BY waiting little, an
older pilot could have directed him in a
safer channel.
Smyrna times., 1880-01-07

Willis Brown, of Seneca, Knnsa, w..
denying the story of a man ha,jr, ~.
killed ny an asrolite near there. lie .5a
Kansas is meek and long.suffeI no. '- ~
submit to the many exaggerated ,,os..
grasshoppsr raids. Indian masscr.,
clones, hailstorms, exodustsrs. with =, "
casional epidemic Of dangerous dlsea,s ~
IT the parsgraphsr gets to killing u, :.
with aerolites we shall protest"
Smyrna times., 1880-01-07

kDlsoNs ELECTRIC LIGHr.--A Wnr;
lady on Saturday refused an ofF.r " ~ y
Tor one share of stock in Edison,.V - = Wv
Light company. A New York lett. ,','cl'
says =" That there is more than write
hclal interest in Mr.. Edison's end.a, 'up',
solve the problem Of the divj,ion @' VI
electric light is shown by the rsn,. ~ IN n
advance in the price Of the stock ~ T' .
Edison Electric Light Company , ,T =. Ii
which has par value Of 500. To 1""'e
OF these sold for $500, and own.r, "a" y, Oh Oh
stock are said to be holding il AZ =. ~ u
LEI, len days ago they were quoted a. = ~ ~
There Is probably no other ipst,n wv
record approaching this confidence IN =
! experiments Of an inventor" ~ "
Smyrna times., 1880-01-07

BODY SNATcH1NG.-A report from Rich.
mond, Va, states that since cool weather set
in over forty bodies have been stolen from
lakewood Cemetery, situated in the eastern
suburbs of the city. Nearly all of them are
supposed to be those of colored people.
Smyrna times., 1880-01-07

The IRISH VlsIrOR.-Tb. W.;
the irish patriot to this count ,,tr, mel
quite differently by those Why :, ''t,a
best D. interests Of that nation oEo h-'s t..
From the standpoint of sons " nj at L-m
embodiment of patriotism. and ~ L Is ths's,
Tor the amelioration of his f.Iia Ms method
men worthy the endorsement rti, "p, counts.
aid OF those who would . 81. %ats'a
redeemed. But Others tat. see lrelap'
different view. The New Yorl an - entire.
sxamPe says Anything rsct. d to,t 70
perlty' and a condition of co,n Iterlal pro,
the people for Ireland and the 1 lori anon.
at any time command generous I na "'oui,
ton and material help from con'idera
but 1t Is not for this that Mr. AppneIican,
coming among US. lie is comm "FNsll
encouragement and aid for 3D.! 70 See
lawle'S methods Of seeking -'o d.i an
object. We cannot wish h., auSlou
! success" n'm gre:
Smyrna times., 1880-01-07

S THa editor Of the Evsry Evsning saw the
reflection of foundry cupola In thin film
of cloud and was in quandary more than
week whether it was an electric light, or
tho rear end of boom" bss - NJ 49,
Smyrna times., 1880-01-07

The editor of the Gazette is " dociled
down" little on the Maine issue, but the
undertone still is. ! would if ] couId.n
Smyrna times., 1880-01-07

:. Rev. Gilbert Haven, Bishop of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, died in Maiden, Mass,
on Saturday evening, aged 90 years.
Smyrna times., 1880-01-07

LARGE ENTERPRIsE.-Messrs. William
and Jos. E. Worden, father and son, who
have for the past fifteen years prior to the
last year, been doing business in this town,
have entered on new and much larger
enterprise in the South than any they have
heretofore engaged in. In company with
New York capitalist, acting under the
name of VIM. Worden e. Co., they have
purchased the timber of 5000 acres of pitch
pine, said to be one of the finest sections
Of timber in the South. 1t is at the con-
fuence Of Blaunts Creek and Tar River in
North Carolina, and there is a landing on
it where the steam boats stop. One of the
lines 10 the "Old Dominion" which runs
from this river to Norfolk and stops at
this place twice a week. II is ten miles
from any important town, but has post
Office and they will soon have store,
blacksmith shop and other things necessary
to busy community. They have COM
mencsd saw mill $50 by so feet, and have
purchased in Pennsylvania an engine and
boiler of 140 horse power to place in the
mill. 1t is expected to have it ready for
work by March. The Eill will have the
capacity they say of cutting $4,000 feet of
lumber per day, which will be conveyed to
! the markets of Cuba, Baltimore, Philadel-
| phia and New York. In getting timber,
saving, loading, &C., the mill will give en-
| ployment to about so persons. In making
the necessary calculation between the OK.
penses Of the standing timber and the
timber prepared for market, there is left a
large margin Of profit to the credit side OF
this business venture.
The lumber yard, which they started in
Easton last year, will still be continued in
the hands OF an agent. Mr.. Worden leaves
this week for his new place of business
near Washington, Beaufort CO., North Caro-
lima. A Sly @ lii. 9s1t,aH
Smyrna times., 1880-01-07

CHAs. f. MOORE, of Clayton, has been
appointed Express Agent at that place and
also Transfer Agent for the Delaware and
Chesapeake and Kent County Railroad.
Smyrna times., 1880-01-07

John H. HoffeckSr, Trustee, has sold the
John Shorts farm, situated on the road to
Bombay Hook, in Duck Creek hundred,
containing l76 acres to Alexander Humph-
ries, Guardian, for $4,000 cash.
Smyrna times., 1880-01-07

Sweet Florida Oranges, at Gordon's.
Smyrna times., 1880-01-07
Wautad.

Sherman s Co., Marshall, Mich. want an
agent in this county at once, at a salary Of SIT
per month and expenses paid For full par
ticulars address as above.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-08-07

this pitiful shadow ofprotection for
the sugar planter he pays a duty
on almost every article that enters
into either his comforts or necessl-
ties. 1t is barely possible that the
Democrats, if they were in power,
would reduce the small duty on
imported sugars. If they did, 1t Is
not unreasonable to believe they
would also reduce on the hundred
or more articles now in daily use
by the sugar planter, on which he
pays a much heavier duty than pro-
tects bis sugar. Thus it would APP
pear that reduction of the tariff
would not hurt the sugar growers,
and we hope the Ledger will be
able to take its regular rest, instead
of worrying over the woes OF the
sugar planter when the Democrats
take the duty off of sugar.