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Morning journal and courier., 1880-07-31
The Saratoga Races.

SARATOGA, July 3O.-The five furlong race, for two-year-olds, was won by Bootjack, with Glen Cairne second time 1:O4. Glen won the mile and five furlongs race, Colonel Sprague second time 2:144. The three quarter mile race was won by Observanda with Atilita second time 1:163. The mile and furlong race ended in dead heat be- tween Gold Bug and Go Forth; time 1:5s4.
Smyrna times., 1880-03-17

fruits, and went in swimminr with alIico.
tors swimming all around us. We fouTd
out here that the Counsels wife had gone
TO Cermana and therefore we proceeded to
60 there. W
After three days journey we arrived at
the last named place and found a bsauti
lul little city built on level tract of ground
surrounded by hills on all sides and the
water as smooth as glass. Fruit was SO
PiSAtilui that you could pick it up any.
Where about the dock We laid here five
days and went to CorOpana, another place
lor iruit and nothing else. We encounter
ed very heavy sea here and therefore we
pulled up our anchor and went to Port Al,
Spain, on the island of Trinadad. This is
an English Island and is noted for it's great
sugar plantation. The plantation is cult.
waited by the Indians from Calcutta and ara
sold as slaves. We got liberty here and
had nice time. You can buy a bunch Of
bananas for Is cents, or bushel of oranges
ior ter cents. There was couple of Eng.
llSh Men OF War came in here while we
were anchored, one Of them being the
largest in the world. We STAYED here a
week and then went to st. Thomas again.
A1'er stopping long enough to get coal we
started for the United States. but had head
WINGS and therefore were fourteen days
in making the voyage.
We arrived at HamptoA Roads on the
4th of March. 1t is very cool here at this
time OF the year. The weather down
around the Islands is warmer than the
warmest days you have in Summer and
very COO at night, causing great deal of
fever. We have received orders for the
European Station where we expect to 20 in
ABOUT three weeks. j. F. 2.
NORFOLK. Va, March Sth, 1880.
Smyrna times., 1880-03-17

CHINAMEN FROM CALIFORNIA.-A Scheme 10
Settle them IN Eastern CUics.-A Mrs. Timothy
Sargent, California lady, is in New York
Tor the purpose, so she gives out, OF en-.
couraglng the exodus of Cinnamon frona
California and their settlement in eastern
cities. She recommends them highly as
servants and tradesmen, and thinks that
they VIII do well If they can be induced to
establish large lauRdries at the different
Watering places. Mrs. Sargent also saws
that she proposes shortly to deliver series
OF anti-Kearney lectures in New York, in
which sho will show up the Chinese problem
In Its true colOrs. She thinks that it will
net be long before there is a large emigra-
ton OF Cinnamon to New York from Cali
tornla. LuGl Bing, an educated California
Chlnaman, ROW In that city, however, does
not seem to fancy there will be much of an
exodus after all, and he has a very moor
opinion OF KSarney and his vaporing fol-
lowers. lie says all the excitement in San
Francisco is due to nothing but talk. "The
IHen who support Kearney," he saws. "are
not fit for anything but talking. They arc
either too stupid or too law to work so
they talk. 1t don't cost thera anvthinr tn
do it, or they would never utter n word ~
Their threats have made some Cinnamon
leave San Francisco, but it is evidently Lun,
BlhSs opinion that the threats will rot
soon take the shape of action. Lum B;ur
would certainly be mistaken were not HE
autAorltIes and the conservative elements
OF the community standing in the way. 1t
IS probable that if the Chinamen become
too thick in any part Of the country thew
Will be objected to. whereas a few will mo-,
excite dissatisfaction.
Smyrna times., 1880-03-17
News Items.

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The French cabinet is divided on article 7.
The betting is now 10 to on the Oxford
crew.
Over 1000 peddlers are on a strike in
Pennsylvania.
A large part Of the cargo of the Montana
has been saved.
The new British Artic expedition is to
sail in May, 1881.
More than 1000 piano-makers are locked
out in New York.
The Crow and the Sioux Indians have
formed an alliance.
Famine and brigandage prevail in the
Ottoman provinces.
The steamship Montana has been stranded
on the Eng,i coast.
The st. Petersburg Go2os urges reforms
In the Russian government.
There was big meeting of the Land
League In Dublin yesterday.
The Anglo American Telegraph Company
propose to lay two new cables.
The Tombstone Mill and Mines in Arizo.
M have been sold for $2,0OO,0O0.
The troubles between the Greeks and
Bulgarians have become critical.
Several persons prospecting for mines in
the Indian Territory have been killed by
Indians.
a freeze in the Hudson river has suspen,
dsd the running of steamers between
Albany and New York.
The Rev. DR.. Halls congregation have in.
creased his salary by 80 por cent. and
adhere to their action in spite of his earnest
protests. lie now gets $4,000.
DsnRis kearney has been pronounced
guilty Of using dangerous language; har.
moAy has been established between his fol,
lowers and the citizens Association
The heaviest rains have fallen for the
past four days known in Georgia for years.
All the streams are very high, and over.
flows which will damage the crops are re.
ported.
In the Senate, a number Of memorials
were presented asking the abolition of the
duty on paper; the bill to prohibit the
arrest of election officers was reported; the
Star Route Deficiency bill was debated
In the House. bill was introduced to
exempt kilograms from seizure in judicial
and legislative proceedings; Mr.. Acklen
offered Constitutional amendment to pre-
vent Federal interference with the LEGAL
laws Of States.
a prominent citizen" OF Atlanta. Ga.
has been arrested for threatening to Kill
Rev. X. {. FOule, rector OF St. Philips
Church, in the pulpit, on Sunday, and going
to church ayowSdly for that purpose. lie
accuses Foule Of causing divorce between
himself and wife. lie has been bound over
to keep the peace.
The storm of Thursday offered another
opportunity for our lifesaying crews to
show their mettle. From all along the
Jersey coast come reports of foundered YES.
sells, and crows saved 10y the skilled and
watchtul lii0saving soldiers on shore. The
country has reason to be proud of this
branch of her service.
a desperate fight occurred at New York
on Sunday night between party of ga,nb.
lers, during which William Burke was
stabbed and shot fourteen t.ases, and will
probably diei Dennis Halloran received
seven cuts, and Daniel Murphsy and others
were cut. No arrests were made, as the
parties refused to testitify against each
other.
Smyrna times., 1880-03-17

CUTTING AFFAIR.-On Friday morning last
a cutting affair occurred at the Smyrna
Hotel that like to have been very serious
In its results. Several persons were waiting
impatiently for their breakfast so they
could get off on the o'clock train, but
the cook, Harriet Fisher, for some reason
was extremely deliberate. The waiter, W.
IL. Duker, urged her to hurry, hut only re.
c0iv0d an offensive reply. He slightly
pushed her aside saying that if she was not
geing to COOK the meat he would do it him
self, that he had done it many q time
before. At this point he felt heavy meat
knife come down on his head cutting a
fearful cash. He looked around in time To
see another blow coming which he warded
Oft by throwing up large waiter he held
In his hand, the knife cutting through the
thick wira rim and down the waiter cut
ting three fingers to the bone and severing
the tendon of the thumb. She made two
other thrusts through ths waiter and but
Tor a colOred man who care to the rescue
she would undoubtedly have killed him.
Esquire Budd issued warrant for her ar.
rest and in default of $500 bail was sent to
Jail. She is the wife of John Fisher row
in Jail serving out a term of three years for
cutting the abdomen Of John Mason on
July 4th, 1878, she being the cause of this
almost fatal aifray.
The FESTIVAL for the benefit of the
Harmony Brass Band" was, considering
the bad weather, well attended and success,
ful, the receipts clear of all expenses
amounting to nearly $50. They had the
misfortune to select the worst spell Of
weather in the month or the receipts would
doubtless have been greater. 1t was gotten
up with the usual attractions for visitors
who were entertained during the evening
with music from the string band The
young folks (the older were largely kent
away by the snowy weather) had a good
time and long evening Of social enioy.
msnt. y vote was taken Oh pair of vases
which were secured to Miss Kate Douglass
by about seventy.five votes. Considerable
fun was had at AN auction OF some lads and
lasses; being screened by a curtain, the
purchasers not knowing thsir sex, age or
condition. Some of them went off at a
low figure as is usually the case in buying
"pi@ in poke Altogether, the cboys"
were pleased at the amount of money rea.
lized, which will be quite an item when
| they come to purchase their instruments.
By unanimous vote they have expressed
their thanks to the ladies' and other patrons
who aided them, and return through
these columns such obligations. They arc
trying to raise the remainder of the money
needed by private subscription, and hope
Tor liberal sums from our citizens.
Smyrna times., 1880-03-17
SMYRNA. AND VICINITY.


The yeraal equinox is due in few days.
THE delicate and beautiful! Spirea is in
bloom.
THE Sunday.school of st. Peters Church
IS preparing for its usual Easter Anniyer-
sary Sunday week.
The Rev. Mr.. Gordon will give the third
OF his interesting course of lectures on the
Crusades at St. Peters this evening.
CHARLES T. EczERT at " Shorts Landing
hotel will have sale of personal property
ON Thursday the 2jth inst.
OUR butchers thought they must have a
boom" too, and advanced the price of
oeet last week % per cent at one jump.
Mss JANvIBR and Mrs Raimond of the
select School cen template giving an enter.
talRment at the Town Hall the first part of
April.
IHE Bible Depository has been changed
from the store of A. II. Hobbs to that Of ]
wesley Dennsy; where those wanting bibles
can get them.
OSCAR FISHER and j. V. Smith, our Jewel.
rymen, have put in large fre.proof safes, for
the safe depositing Of their watches and
JeWslry against burglars.
OUR ministers all left for the Conference
at Dover yesterday. A number of our
citizens will doubtless visit the Confer.
enes during the week of its session.
The pupils of the Smyrna colored public
Scnool will give an sntertainmomt on next
!TT,riday RI evening at Bethel A. NJ. E. Church.
Ihsy have good programme
HARRY II. HACKETT formerly Of this
town, but ro'" 80 Oxford. Nd. has bousbt
OF E0be,' ..- ~ Cla,,to,, 80
I"rm eous..,hs OF twenty Eve acres. situa.
tsG near Breniord Station, for nine hundred
dollars cash.
ST. PATRICK must have been fooIad thi,
year by the irregular season. Instead of
giving US one day Of snow. rain. hail aud
blow, he spread il over ten davs in advance
and makes his debut this morning with
bright skies, genial sunshine and ioyous
singing birds. Good st. Patrick.
IHE lrma" Quartette of this town "a.
sisted Miss Gertie BunnelI at Middl0town
on Monday evening, and beth had a pleas.
ant reception at the hands of our Middle.
Gown neighbors. The evening was varv
Taany, but notwithstanding this fact. a
gooa audience awaited them at the Tsvn
hESEwGEG FRIESDsHIPs.-In the davs of
'Hoi' 20: Geo. w. Cunmins' active commsrc;ai
ne covering long period of time. one Of
Hne principal houses that he had business
Teistiens with Haa that Of Thos. D. Onincv
q 20, Boston, to whom he shipped laros
quantities of grain. On Mr.. C.'s rstirins
from thls business and devstinr his attar'
tlon entirely to his farms, their businsss
Gei@tlon OF course ceased, and they had NOT
4eara from each other for several vaars
Lat week Mr.. Quincy (now an oetorsns.
Elanl wrote a fiiendly letter of inouirv
reeylswlng the long years Of BUSINESS frisna'
snip which of course elected a siu;l.r Ior.
letter In reply from Gel. Cummins ~
ostwesn the two there were manv r,s,o.s'
res OF mutual interest which raost 81 az
present day know little or nothing ahou,
Mr. Y. says that Of all tina firms he IA
business with in Boston, New York. Pb;Ia.
asipAia, DC, thin of Thss. d. Quincy & ca ca
h fhs snly enc new remaining. -
Smyrna times., 1880-03-17
From the West Indies.

From the West Indies.
The following is an extract from a pri.
vate letter from j. Frank Pratt, cadet on
the U. 5. s. NipSic, who has Just returned
to Hampton Roads from cruise to the
West Indies:
We left here the 3lst Of December last
and went to st. Themas, West Indies, it
taking us ten days to reach there. When
we arrived all was cOmmOtion,-natiyss
trying to get their boats along side of US
to sell their fruits consisting of oranges.
bananas, pins.apples, &c. They asked more
for thsm than they do at home.
This is great port for steamers to stop
and get coal and let the passengers refresh
themselves. The coal men here have gangs
OF women who carry baskets of it on their
heads. 1t certainly did lock awful to see
them working so hard while great big negro
meH loafed around doing nothing.
This island belongs to Denmark, but they
all talk the American language and use the
American money. The inhabitants are all
colorsd. After staying here four days we
pulled up our anchor and took the Amer.
can Counsel with US to his home, La Guavra
Venzuela, S. A. We were eight days going,
the object Of our trip being to quiet some
natives who had frightened the peaceful
inhaoltants by going on the war path, but
when we got there the fight was all frigh.
tened out of them. The Counsel went to
his home and found that his wife and
childrsH had left for Barcelona. The fruit
at this place was great deal cheaper than
at st. Thomas Island we could get all
we could eat for ten cents; they filling
whatever you gave them for that amount,
hlllpg . bucket % soon % tin pan
We laid here week, and steamed down
to Bareslensi in two days. when We arrived
here we found that we COULD get no nearer
than four miles from the shore. There was
nothing to see here, the city being hiden
oy nils, SO, to pass away the time, we fished
q great deal. ORe of the days we were
anchored here We left the ship and went
up small river where we got some elegant
Smyrna times., 1880-03-17

Tur nen of the satirist is apparently to
.otor LARGELY in the coming presidential
Do;cp This was the weapon primer
.oIIr ussd in the days of Pitt and Fox and
rbotbam in England, and from that day to
tbis the pen of tho satirist has never failed to
he evoked in all great party contests IhS
uTbira Term " feature Of the present con-
te.t is one Just to their liking and some
,.oor vittsd satirist has recently issued
pamphlet, entitled "The Coming Crown"
II giyss an impressively drawn pen-plcture
of the coming en- pirs, under " His Imperial
Majesty. ULYSSES, the l." 1t describes the
rorcsonsoess of the imperial troops, and
dvolIs upon their impressive numbers.
Among the characters mentioned in the
Satire are "The Princess Nellie Lord
Sharon, Earl Of Nevada" " Lord Cameron,
Duke of Pennsylvania, -" Lord Wasbburne'
Dnke Of Illinoise," "Sir 0. Z. Babceek,
"Right Reverend Henry Ward Boecher'
Bishop of Brooklyn" &c, &c.
Among the imperial measures mentioned
are the appropriation of 100000 toward
building a dock yard in San Francisco, the
execution of Thomas Mast, the banishmsnt
of Blaine, the arrest of the fugitive Chas. A.
Dana. formerly editor of the New York Sun,
and the reuniforming Of the army Lord
CoHkling, duke Of New York, has palace
in the imperial capital.
This has called for counter satire IN q
pamphlet entitled "The Recovered Cause, OF
the Administration of Thos. F. Bayard, Sew
enteenth President of the United States. 9
It is illustrated with q cut of the stars and
bars. and some of its hits at the leading
rsccnciliatienists are striking. The chief
extracts are taken from the States R,ghtS,
dated Washington, September J., 1882, and
from the Recorrel Cause, dated Washington,
October, l, 1882, telling of the troubles with
such irreconcilables as Grant, Blaine,
Sheriden, Sherman and ethers.
Under the head Of caring for veterans,
President Bayard and Gen. Gary, Secretary
ofWar are pictured as receiving deputation
of one,legged confederates who complain
that their whisky rations had been reduced
to one gallon ?. day and the number Of
negre walters to five to each maR, and were
assured that he could never forget their
services to the country in the campaigp OF
1880, when it is said they killed more than
ten thousand darkeys who had dared to
attempt to vote under the provisions of the
revolutionary 10Th amendment, which has
since been set aside; paying the claims OF
the Southern States to the amount Of ST.
797,45j, $500 caused by the unholy war
iunding the Confederate debt; reestablish.
ing negro slavery; secession of California
under the lead Of Dennis Kearney, &C., Sc
There is great unfairness in this mode oi
conducting the contest on a political issue,
fer trenchaRt pen can draw very plausi-
be but wholly deceptive picture. The con-
clusionS drawn by the satirist in both these
cases are perhaps as wide of the truth as
possibly could be under sur institutions.
Smyrna times., 1880-03-17
GRAIN. &c.
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS
MARRIAGES.

FLEMING-FOREACRES.- Maryde1 ON tho D.,
inst. by Rev. W. +. McFarlane. John Fleming and
Miss Ella toreacreS both of Caroline Co Md
CARLGLE-MoORE-On the Srd inst bv the san,a
VIM: II. Carlyle and Miss Florence Moore both Of
Kent CO., Del. N0'i' vi
H1NSON-GIBSON.-On the 4th inst at the NJ f
parsonage Maryde by the same Henry w TI,,na ~. -
"a and Miss Annie N. Gibson, both of Caroline co Nd
lAFFOkD-FACLk CLkNER.-On the llth inst nj the
same place by the same. James f. Stafford and Mrs
Hannah Faulkner, both of Caroline CO. Nd
LAWS-PlERCE-On the Sd inst, at the residence af
me 0rlue parents in Cedar Neck. Sussex COUNTY
ny keV; l. n. Foreman. Harry Laws and Miss Iins
Pierce, both of near Milford ''@ 1I''' iil"
CoLLiNS-EDES.-In the NJ. Z. Church. Chestertowp
on lqe iAth INST, by Rev, Charles Hill assisted bI,
rev. y u, Newman, Rev. John NJ Collins and Miss
=, Mamie 4. Edes: both of Kent co. Nd 1-'''
WOODALL-DOWNS.--A the residence of tho br;do,s
mother in Chestertown, on the 9th inst by Rev Jos
a; Welgand, G. G. woodall, Junior editor Of The
N CSheSIsrtown Transcript and Miss Fannie J. Downs
. LAAlo-DANlS.-Feb; ), at the NJ. E. parsonaga
Gjalena; by Rev. j. f. Bryan. E. W. Stats and Mss
Hannah f. Davis. both Of Sassafras Md "'iN MISS
Smyrna times., 1880-03-17

BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION IN PENNSYLVANIA.
-Conrlct.on Of Petro6.-The jury in the
case OF Emil j. Petrof, charged with cor.
ruptly soliciting members of the Psnnsyl
Vana Legislature to vote for the bill ap
pr0prlatlng money to pay the damages
growing out of the Pittsburg railroad riots.
last Friday brought in verdict Of guilty
as indicted. Ex.Trsasurer Kemble and
some ethers similarly indicted have already
pleaded guilty, and it is now said that
other parties who have been indicted will
alss DO put upon trial Judge Pearson, in
his charge to the Jury in Petroft's case.
very properly dwSlt upon the gravity of
the case and the enormity of the offsnse
alleged, striking, as it docs, at the founda-
tlons of society, and spreading its blight
everywhere. The Judge was, however,
more charitable to Harrisburg than com.
mon report seems to be, when he said that
that city had for years been known as sink
OF corruption, because of the corrupt action
ofStrangcrS who come here, the gen eral belief
being that strangers who associate any
length of time with Harrisburg LOBBYISTS
come away more corrupt than they went.
These trials and convictions have been
made possible by the recent amendments
to the constitution of Pennsylvania, which
were adopted AS the result of the strenuous
Sxsrtions Of Judge j. S. Black, ex-senator
BuckaleW, and others Of their way of think
ing.
Smyrna times., 1880-03-17
Milford.
Democratic majority in the

Democratic majority in the
couniy.......~.....,,.......... SIS
In 1874 when there was the sharpest
political contest, there were hearty 1900
negroes assessed. The total number of
voters assessed in the county is 6,l5O. The
Democrats who have been figuring on the
prospect claim $1,000 of these. The CORES.
pondent does not give the Republican osti.
mate of the'situation, which will doubtless
vary from this.
APprOpos Of the above subject the Nil.
tord Chronicle (neutral) has the following
item; 80 judge hy the amsunt of inter.
est taken in the coming fall election by the
young Republicans, it looks probable that
they may be successful at the polls in Kent
County"
Smyrna times., 1880-03-17

When the little elephant was born in the
Phllade phia circus on "Wednesday, the
other Elephants threw up their trunks and
danced around as far as their chains would
let them, and altogether raised suci A
hubbub that the mother became frantic.
She picked up the baby with her trunk and
threw 1t about twenty yards across the
stable. 1t fell near IA stove. Then Hsbe
broke her chains with a terrific plunge, and
followed after the little one. She tore down
the railing that was around the stove and
gave the stove itself a blow that demolished
the pipe. But about this time Stuart
Craven, the trainer arrived The watch.
man had sent for him in post.ha,te when
the baby was born. Craven came lust in
time, for under his direction and through
the influence Of his Voice on IIebr, She was
quletod and secured with chains again.
The other six elephants had become calm
again. The little elephant measured 81
inches in height. and weighed Just 2l34
pounds when born. Her trunk is rather
stumry, but in other respects she is per.
fectly developed.
Smyrna times., 1880-03-17

THE {. TIMES" f" is published every Wednesday after
noon by ROBERT D. HoFFEcKER, Editor and Pro-
prietor, at Smyrna Delaware.
rtpNIS' 'sr-RscrIPrIos-On year $500 in advance of
e15oif not paid till the end of the year No paper
,.oortinued until ell arrears are paid-only at the
onton the Publisher
,Dtr.rpr1sFNENTS will be inserted at the rate of
covon Centsa line forthe stinsertion subsequent
insertions Observation-Disclosures Aliberal discount
made to quarterly semi iannual and yearly adveF'l-
SerS. .. ,,-
line.
Smyrna times., 1880-03-17
For the Smyrna Times.

Mr.. EDITOR In looking over you valua
BILE paper last week, | saw the Annual
Statement of the Receipts and Disburse.
menss of the Town, but in that Statement
they give no accounts Of the fines imposed
upon persons arrested during the year for
drunkenness, &c. Where do these fines
go? Yours, TAX PAYER.
Smyrna, March 10th, 1850.
Smyrna times., 1880-03-17

c. CATHoART TAYLoR.-A Well Kno,On
Newspaper Man Dies By his Oaoa Hand.-Mr.
Z. Cathcart Taylor, city editor of the Phila
dslphia Times, diOd by his own hand Sunday
morning. His health has been exceedin civ
bad for two months past, a chronic state Of
dyspepsia having prevented him from
taking sufficient food to sustain his system.
He has continued at his post, however. and
was at the Times office Saturday night
When he aweko Sunday morning, he was
feeling so weak that his wife summoned the
members of the family while she went
down stairs to prepare some food. Tn her
absence he suddenly placed a revolver TO
his mouth and fired: Death was instanta.
neous.
Mr.. Taylor was a resident of Middletown.
New Castle oounty, in his boyhood. saws the
Wilmington Daily Ne,os, and has relatives
living there now. OF late years he has been
well known ms enc of the most brilliant
journalists OF the couRtry. He reported
Tor oFs of the Philadelphia dailiss the trial
OF the bank burglars al New dastle, in the
Fall of 1873. He has been city editor Of
the Press and the Times since 1912.
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