Smyrna times., 1881-04-13
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS

mlsPllloh Light.
Milford Grange has passed resolutions Of
respect to the memory of Mrs. VIM Dean.
deceased, OF Newark.
D 'laware shad are becoming more plen
tifu, hut they are still too high in price.
tor the every day buyer.
Rev. Charles Minor, pastor OF the Epis
rOpal Church, Milford, has sent in his rrsig
nation, 10 take effect the LIST OF June next.
Mr.. William Bright says that Rehoboth
will take r "GreSh START" this season. and
the railroad will De completed to the Bright
House.
Rev. T. E. Terry Of Seaford has been in
Philadelphia for several days past for the
purpose of having his eyes examined and
operated upon should the doctors think
the latter course advisable.
ADJOURNMENT OF COURT Chief justice.
C0n+gys has decided Ia adjourn the April |
term of Court for Sussex county until Junr
or July, because of the small p0x which is
raging in one section of the country.
The frame dwelling occupied by Mr.
! II. ClOthirr, tenant ON Il farm belonging Ia |
Joseph Price, E-q., about one mile from
! Murphey's Mill, on the road leading To
! Warwick, MI., was burned with u | its con. !
tents, Wednesday evening.
Byron D. Halstrad, Of the american ia
ricult,riSt after examining number at
! peach twigs sent him from Milford, writes
the Chronicle that the prospects for a crOl.
in that region are far from good Not
single one Of the buds sent was alive.
Rev. A. Lightb0urne, lately stationed at
| Wyoming. buried his oldest hoy on the 1t
inst. While Mr. Lightbourne Was at con
ference the child fell down stairs and in
jured his head He was conscious when.
his father reached home, but died in u lew
days after.
The bill chartering a company to b..
known as the " Delaware Heat AMI Light
Company" authorizes works and to go into
the business of lighting AMI heating dwell.
lIngs on new and impravsd plan which
will be cheaper and better doing away
with much Of the annoyance Of ashes an
dirt.
Our Legislature has incurred the wrath
OF Pennsylvania 10y passing the pilot Till.
The general opinion is that il will Cause n
conflict of authority between the tw"
States and that the General Government
will step in and take the management OF
the affair upon its own shoulders where il
properly belongs.
The advance of public sentiment in the
lower part Of the State is noticeable in the
increased amounts raised in most districts
for school purposes. Where years ago it
was difficult to raise any tax 1T all, liopral
amounts are now raised. Though Preju.
dice and meanRass yet remains, a cOmpAr
. son with the past is encouraging.
: A. NJ. Cooling. f O.. left this State yes.
ttrday Tor the State of Nebraska. He has
resided in Dover nearly seven years, going
there when quit" young to attend the vii
mingtnn Conference Academy, and gra,lua.
: ting at that institution IN 1877. lie studied
= law three years under the direction of the
J. Hon. n. b. Smithers, and was admitted TO
y the bar in the October term of 1880.
y The Wilmington election cases, about
twelve in number, growing out OF the ale
: ged interference of Deputy ShPritls with
d United States Marshals vt the general cleo.
ton in EOTemnPr last, came up in the
y United States District Court in that CITY
Yesterday. The trial, which will probably
= last week, excites great interest, owing tC
IL the conflict between Federal and State
' authority.
d The NEw PILoTAsE LAW OF THIS STATE
r. The PhlIadrlphia Evening Telegraph gorr
o ahead al any Of the other papers Of tina
y. city in itS comments on the action of ouI
nf Legislature in passing pilotage law. |
lie suggests that in case the PhilaIplphia ppa
W pie make up their minis MT to suhmlt I,
Is the Delaware law that ~ small tug with
10 small crew and u small hOwilzer on boar.
will settle the whole business IN very shor
il. order"
- EveTy Evening must understand that oil
- tine question Of representation according L
~ population as with any other political q
general question the TINES speaks only 70
:, itself. While il holds t. the principle q
- Senatorial equality of representation. tn
~ reactionary or restricting power Of SUISSE
~ land in which Kent is not entirely guitlesS
- to nearly all reforms, moral and otharwist
. 1t may become necessary to admit strOr
ger force to overcome this resisting power
er The Baltimore and Ohio railroad, throug
en its engineer in charge Of the location q
>, The new line. has applied to the presiden
ID. of the Wilmington and Brandywinp Gem.
ay terry Company, in Wilmington. for permi
sion to run a tunnel underneath the GENE
Is terry. II, rs is now proposed. the lin
should pass through the western part q
ay the city tunnel of nearly mile in lengt
IN. will probably he necessary. Permission /
construct the tunnel will doubtless l.
granted.
IN. LEGISLATIVE HUMOR.-On the last nigh
10. Of the session in the HOu-e friend Els
,ot hurn turned joke at the expense Of N
IA Robinson, of Indian River The Mi
~. Creek representative had made an expli
nj nation, and Mr.. Robinson, in order to polS
en- fun at him, asked him to repeat it, for h
nv. is not a speechmaker and seldom arises
10. say anything. When he WAS done. sal
nv Mr.. Robinson apolorstically, 81 did M
10 hear the gentleman the first time. ] mu.
no have been dull of Comprehension "ExCu,
ny me. but il seems that thee has been dull {
ng comprehension all the time" The Hous
|, i roared.
ar. The STATE Sentinel is going ia do somethin
en- when 1t fnds time, if the following ~
~ nouncRmEnt is to he trusted; 1--WE Tefrai
TIC FROM any extended discussion, for til
nat present, Of the liquor law recently passe
Srs by the Legislature. Hereafter We sha
pc" anayze the measure and present To OF
Dut renders our views touching subject
'hI vitality affecting the interest of our people
AZ IL further says: " IL has heen for weeks n
ne open secret on the streets that certai
ing members were either directly or indirect
II purchased. There are Rlemhers who wi
IT'S squirm when we say to them that the
Ost who aoln ara well known thav