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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1881-05-18

>,HERIFF'S SALE
- By virtue OF a writ of Nenditoni EXpunas 10
directed. will be exposed 10 Public Sale. at the
Hotel OF Jefferson 4 Collins, i'll the town of smyrna
duck Creek hundred Kent county and state OF Della
ware, on THURSDAY, the 2d day of June. 1881,
~ O'Clock ~, all the right title and interest OF
JAMES T. BLACK, i'll the following described lands
and tcnementS:
No An that certain lot piece or parcel of land,
situated Main street in the town of smyrna. duck
Greek hundred. Kent county and State of Delaware.
adjoining land of Henry e. Douglass and land of NJ
L. Church, and No hereinafter described, and have
ing front said Main of eighty so
Church lot said 10 contain SIXTEEN THOUSAND SQUARE
FEET Of LAND be the same more or less: improve
mentS, three-Stnry brick dwelling house, smoke
house stable and granary.
No. All that certain piece or parcel of land
situated on Main street in the town of smyrna. Duck
Creek hundred, Kent county and state of Delaware.
adjoining No above desc riGed and land OF Mary f..
Beck having front on Main street of thirty
feet and running back two hundred feet to an alley
dividing ii from said NJ. f. Church lot said con
tain SEVEN THOUSAND AND FOUR HUNDRED SQUARE
FEET OF LAND be the same more or less. no improve
mentS.
and premises and lying the south side of the
leading from Smyrna TO Smyrna Landing. in Duck
Creek hundred. Kent county and state of Delaware
adjoining land of John NJ. NOShell. land of samuel
reynolds, and other lands and said To contain ONE
HUNDRED AND TWENTY ACRES AND FIFTY-SlX PERCH F.
OF LAND be the same more or less the Improvements
| upon which are twO-StOry frame dwelling house
smOke-houSs. milk-houSe. granary, carriage-huusc
stables ard hay house.
No ALI that certain lot piece or parcel of Wood
land situated in RaymOnds Neck, on the road lead
! ing from smyrna to IeipSiC in Duck Greek hundred
Kent county and State of Delaware adjoining land u
Everett, and land OF Mrs Marh,. CumminS, and said
4 To contain SEVENTEEN ACRES AND one HUNDRED AM
/ FORTY-TwO PERCHES. be the same more or lass.
Seized aud taken in execution as the property OF
| JAMES E. BLACK. and will be sold for cash.
Shrlf's Office Doucr Dei,
Nay Il, 1851.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1881-05-18

was yesterday sworn in as Associate JUS
tice of the Supreme Court.---lt has
been raining in Maine and New Hamp-
shire all this week and damage is feared
from the floods of water.---A fire,
causing loss of $5OO,OOO occurred in
Nashville yesterday. ---In Baltimore,
on Monday, Mr.. Bayard commended the
Presidents frmness, and thought he
would have the support of Democrats in
the Senate---At q caucus of the
Republican Senators held Monday after
noon, it was decided, with only four dis
senting votes, {" to bring the Robertson
case before the Senate for action forthwith,
and to procure an adjournment of the
Senate sine die this week"
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1881-05-18
What a. Changed

As a change in pasture makes fat cattle so
too change in the ownership of the p, w. &
b. Railroad, and the Delaware Division seems
to be resulting to the mutual advantage of the
new owners and general patrons OF the road
Already very satisfactory changes have been
made or the Delaware Division and more may
be looked for when the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company take full possession, which Is un'
derstood will be on the first of July.
Under the old management of the r, w. y
b. road a general lack Of accommodation, lib
eral disposition and a want of common eOur-
tesy on the part of some of the subOrdi-
nate officers, particularly on the Delaware
Division, was q too common remark and COM
plant with many patrons of the road which
had the effect of doing much business from
the road to water transportation. Then too
the antagonism on the part of President
Hinckley and the fruit growers--the best Gus
toners of the road-every spring caused Il
bitter feeling by reason of unusual exactions
and extortionate freight charges for the trans
portaton of their fruit TO market.
These things and many more caused such a
feeling of hostility with the customers of the
road that they were glad of the opportunity to
show their feeling of hostility that was pre-
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1881-05-18

THE TIMES" is published every Wednesday after
noon by ROBERT D. HoFFECKER, Editor and Pro-
prietor at Smyrna Delaware.
-SUBSCRIPTIoN-On year 800 In advance, of
$3.50 if not paid till the end of the year. No paper
discontinued until all arrears paid-only at the
option of the Publisher.
ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at the rate OF
Seven Cents line forthe rstinsertion; subsequent
insertions Threeand a-halfcents Aliberal discount
made to quarterly, semi-annual and yearly advert
sers.
OBITUARY NOTICES will be charged two cents pei
line.
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DEATHS.

HowARD-In Kenton, on the 18th inst, Mrs. Eliza
Howard. aged 50 years.
RAWLEY-In this town. on the 18th inst of measles,
Clara, daughter of John Rawey. aged l3 years.
BU&S0N.-on the 18th inst. near Townsend, Vim. f.
Buxson. aged As years.
CAHALI-0n the 10Th Of April in Frederick Sarah
A wife of DIR. Thomas Cahall, In her 50th year.
HARGADINE.-On the 23d of April Elsie r., daughter
Of DIR. Robert W. and Evelyn Hargadine, aged Z
years months and % DAYS, -
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1881-05-18

L. J. Coppin was transferred to the BaltOmere Con.
ference.
G. II. Green was transferred to the New Jersey Con-
ference.
Tho Conference adjourned to meet at West
Chester, Pa.
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WANTED.

widow lady experienced In housekeeping wishes
TO take charge Of house where the family Is small
widower or elderly gentleman Has no children.
Address A. B., Forest r. o., Del.
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FOR SALE.

a good YORK WAGON. recently repainted, on easy
terms, Apply to
may ls-sw W. 7. COLLINS.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1881-05-18

Everything nobbY, pretty and very eheap
at the Popular Clothing House of j. p.
PHILLIPS a Co. "
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1881-05-18

Ar THE convention of the Episcopal
Diocese of South Carolina at Charleston,
last week, the presiding Bishop devoted
much of his annual address to denuncla-
ton of "the code Of honor" Within
the past few years. he said, no less than
five or six communicates OF the church III
that State had engaged in duels, either as
principals or seconds; and he strongly
urged that such persons be rigidly exclud-
ed from the sacramental table
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1881-05-18

HILLsBoRo, MAY 10th, 1881.
Mr.. George H. Cole, Sir:-I used the Marrow
Bone Phosphate, manufactured by Alexander
q. Cumnins, ESQ.,, of Smyrna, Del, and sold
by you last August, on my wheat last FALL and
now think / havea field Of 54 acres of as good
wheat as can be found in Queen Anne county,
or upon the Peninsula. It stands ON an aver
age, waist high. over the field. / take pleasure
in bearing testimony to its qualities as wheat
producing phosphate. Yours, &c,
GARRETTSON SMITH
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1881-05-18

A Tapestry Brussels Carpet nearly new. For ineor
nation, apply at the TIMEs office
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-18
Philadelphia Epicures.

At william Henry Patterson's Dinner.
There was a dish made of chicken
breasts done up aud cooked like outlets,
which had name almost as fascinating as
it tasted, and there was salad made of
oyster crabs, brought from Baltimore es-
pecially, champignons and all that sort Of
thing, of course, and the cream was frozen
in hOrseshoes, with the nails Of a different
color to the shoe ITSELF For the first time
here there was introduced the latest thing
in Partisan dinner-favors-large imitation
roses, in different colors, with stems,
leaves and all, which are filled with frozen
ices and other sweets. The flower opens
so that its contents can be eaten
with spoon. There were ever So many
other tavors-miniature muffs, candy
babies, frogs, toy helmets and museum
Of other things-from which the ladies
extracted the sweetness and then carried
off as trophies strung to their girdles. The
cards containing the guests names were
worked in silk with raised figures Of var
ious domestic animals. No two bouquets
were alike and each was of two clors, one
lady, for instance, having her bouquet one
half of pure white and the other half of
pale pink roses, with two bows and
streamers of ribbon Of the same colors.
The ladies and gentlemen who were part
ners had similar cards and bouquets and
boutonnieres to match. Cut glass pitchers
contained the champagne, frozen to the
consistency Of cream and showing its fine
natural color. Following the dinner the
party adjourned to the Chestnut street
opera house, where they had one of the
lower boxes tothemselves and were charm
ed for the hours that followed by Emma
Abbott and her vocal aviary.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-18
STATE ITEMS.

Rev. J. Moffat, Of Wheeling. has been
elected president of Washington and jeff
erson college.
accompanied by her three children, sailed
yesterday for Europe, to be absent one
year.
The house OF Robert Turner, at Doug
lassvillc, Berks county, was burned on
Thursday. Loss, $1,000 partially in
sured.
Fame Dow, an old engineer Oil the Del
aware & Hudson railroad, was killed at
Carbondale, Luzerne county.
The clothing of Mrs. Henry DUNN, of
Barr township, Cambria couty, accident
ally took fire and she was burned to
death.
Mr.. Harry c. Devine, once an editor in
Johnstown and Ebensbarg and an associ.
ate Judge in Cambria county, has died in
Elder township. lie became addicted to
drink, and at the time Of his death was Il
log driver.
An express train on the Lchigh Valley
railroad was thrown from the track near
switch. The engine remained on the track
but the rest of the train went down an en-
bankment, and three cars were wrecked.
There were few passengers on board aud
they all escaped serious injury.
In the national labor congress at Pitts
burgh, yesterday, much time was spent in
perfecting a federation of the organized
trade and labor unions of the United States
and Canadas. The object Of the fedora
ton ais the encouragement and formation
of national and international trade and
labor unions, to secure legislation favor
able to the interests of the industl ial
classes" The sessions of the congress arc
to be held annually, beginning on the third
Tuesday of November, at such places as
the delegates may select.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-18
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
COLUMBIA NEWS.


OUR REGULAR CORREsYONDENCE.
The "GObble" song of the MascOtte'
il; in great demand here.
The new Columbia orchestra plays very
we'll.
Work Oh the Shawnee furnaces was
recommended this morning.
Prayer meeting was held in the NJ. E.
church last evening ; afterwards the re
vival services We're continued.
Capt. D. L. Case was in town yesterday. He
expects the inspection pay for the encamp
ment at Wilkcsbarre to arrive this month.
The men who sold their time are now
sorry for having done so.
The cOlorcd men of Tow Hill have given
up the idea Of raising a military company.
The state will not furnish them arms and
equipments, neither can they get anybody
to drill them.
Mrs. AdcIne ROllen, white, sued
George Eddie, colored, for slandcr before
Squire Young, last evening, but as tho
principal witness of the plaintiff was not
present the case was postponed until to.
morrow evening at o'clock.
Four boys, Simpson, Hippy, Brown and
ShatZcr, were summoned yesterday by
Officer ROdenhauscr to appear before Chief
for acting in disordcrly manner in the
opera house at ono of the recent perform
anceS.
Parents should be careful in selecting
nurses for their children. There are sew.
eral young girls who come down Locust
street, with baby carriages, and as soon as
they cross Locust street they have race.
Yesterday, while they were amusing
themselves in this way, one of the car
riases running too near to the gutter was
upset and the baby thrown violently into
the gutter. Luckily it was not hurt but
serious results might have happened.
"My Geraldine was performed in the
opera house last evening to a full parquct
and IN empty gallery. The play through.
out was one of the best Columbia audi
ence ever witnessed and received we'll.
mcrited applause at every "hit,' which
were frequent. The different characters
could not have been performed better.
The transformation scene in the fourth act
was instantaneous. The Citizens band,
for whose benefit the play was performed,
worked hard, and, although not realizing
what they expected, cannot complain.
Borough Briefs.
Rev. J. ". DesnOng in tOwn--P. II. X.
yards blocked with freight-A. II. Hougen.
doblcr's piano broken in removal to opera
house for "Mascotte ;" G. A. II. will pay
it-ShawAcc men worked arduously-
Butcher Charles Shillow and Butcher John
Lcbergcn fought in Henry Kiefter's saloon
MountvilIe Squire Grilcr will hear the
suit against Lebergcn, wEo frightfully cut
his rivals face.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-18
The {.uitcau Trial.

The conduct of Guiteau cannot but
impress everyone with the idea that
there is something wanting in the nd.
ministratiOn of criminal justice where
unsOllndnts5 of mind constitutes the
prisoners defense. This court room
bids fair to degenerate into the style of
a circus arena if the prisoner is permit
ted t. remain in it and exhibit his noisy
refractoriEess. And yet he cannot prop
erly he excluded. There seems to.be no
way open to avoid his interruptions and
his revilings of his counsel and everyone
to whom he takes exception. AS we
have before SAID, the position he takes
that ne is cntitled to be represented in
the trial by himself, ur by counsel of his
own selection. is 4 sound Ole and he can
only be denied on the ground of his in
sanity: but this is the very question
which is on trial.
1t would seem to be better where the
defense is insanity that this issue should
be tried before the prisoner is arraigned
before Il jury for his offence. The
different question from that Us to
whether the unlawful act was perpe-
trateh by him and if this matter was
first considered it could I've determined
with much more satisfaction and cer-
tainty than if it was complicated with
the consideration of other questions de-
termining the prisoner guilt. 1t seems
to bc an inquiry more properly for the
court than for il jury 4; however it is de
terninpt it does not, or should not: set
the prisoner free in one case he goes to
an insane asylum, and in the other to a
Jail or the scatfOld.
No one will doubt that Guiteau,
whether sane or insane, is an unsafe man
to be ut large. The protection of society
demands the confinement of this class of
persons and one great defect in the Sys-
tenn of government is in the fact that SO
many of them are permitted to run at
large. Unless they commit some crime,
Justice does not regard them whereas
VIC all know of persons, dangerous by
reason of their manifest unsOundness of
mind, who should be confined for the pub
lie safety. Iii a question indeed whether
most criminals are not of unsound mind
and whether they should not he con-
fined for that reason rather than in pun
iShment fortheir crimes. Certainly many
convicts are of this kind. Scientific in
vestigation into the mental state of Jail
inmates would certainly show very many
of disor lered intellect, lowering about
that uncertain line which determines
responsibility for crime. Guiteau's de-
rangement is of this class. No one
will question his infirmity of intellect
but the query is whether it is such as to
make him irresponsible for his acts.
The doubt being accorded in his favor,
he should he held in confinement but
in an asylum from which escape is as
difficult rs from a Jail. The prejudice
against the plea of insanity arises largely
from the fact that the acquitted law
l-eaker SO often is again let loose upon
community 10y an escape through a
certificate, bought with a fee,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-18
1t be Of history, geography. philosophy OF
any other study.

1t be Of history, geography. philosophy OF
any other study.
Ei"cution.
Prof. Brown continued his talk Oh read.
ing and elOcutiOn. In answer to a ques.
tion he said the parrot could be taught to
articulate few sounds, because it has
free tongue, more like man than the
tongue of any other bird. He gave an
amusing Illustration of the manner i'm which
tue yell ocutiOniSt is wont to read Mark
Antonys grafton. He urged teachers
to be natural in their readings and to
teach their pupils to be natural never let
pupil read aloud until you have given
him an opportunity to read his lesson in
silence and gain a knowledge Of its pur-
port.
The report Of the committee appointed
to conduct the election of = committee ON
permanent certificates reported through
their chairman. Mr.. V.Lichty, the result
of the voting that Miss Lizzie Neepcr
James {. Gable, Franklin Smith, Caleb
Conner and Elam Herr, having received
the highest number Of votes, were elected.
NoTE.-lt was proposed to discuss the
following question during the Institute, but
rs the programme was crowded it was de-
cided to refer it to Deputy Superintendent
A1OuCh stS tuc VIC III authority (O ueCNlc
the matter ''Should pupils be marked
absent who are allowed to leave ut any time
before the close of the session. upon the
presentation of good excuse:' The su-
per,ntendent decided that they should bc
marked present. In this view ninc pro-
fessors, whose opinions have been obtained
agree. The deputy superintendent meant
to express this opinion from the platform
yesterday, but in the excitement Of the
occasion it was forgotten.
TO-nighl's Programme.
The concluding entertainment of the H.
stitnte series will be given at tho opera
house this evening, when Prof. Moses T.
Brown, who has been prominent in the pro
ceetings Of the week rs lecturer on elOcu
ton and the voice, will appear in pro
eramme Of selected readings, rccitatiOns.
sc. There will also be music by losal
talent.
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of his recovery. Such things should not

LAWYER SCov1LLE astOnished Mr..
Blaine with his very pertinent questions
about the row in the Republican party
which excited Guiteau to his bloody
deed. Mr. Blaine undertook to wriggle
He had to face the music ; and the fina
brief answers and questions in his cross
examination photograph Garfield as
the victim of the quarrel between tn:
Half-breeds and Stalwarts. The quarre
excited and embittered the adherents Of
each side g; and disturbed one mind 81
much as to impel it to murder.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-18
Aancaster fnteIliQerrer.
FRIDAY EVENING, NOV. %. 1873
MacVeagh's RESIGNATION.

And they now say that MIR. Mac
Eeagh's resignation as attorney general
has not been accepted by the president.
Nevertheless Mr.. Mac Veagh has vacated
the Office and the solicitor general has
been assigned to perform its duties. 1t
is hardly supposable that the president
denies the power Of an attorney general
to resign his office, although the story we
now have runs that Supreme Court
Bradley once upon time decided that
cabinet officers resignation did not re-
lieye him Of his place until it was ac-
cepted. It would not be safe to deny
that Supreme Court Bradley had made
such a decision because there is no know
ing what that Judge will do under pres
sure. since he made decision on the
electoral commission which he was per-
suaded TO upset next morning. Still it
is so manifestly silly to undertake to hold
Il man in an Office that he will not
have that it does not seem likely that
Mr.. Arthur really thinks that he can
retain Mr.. MacVeagh against his will.
of leading horse to water to make
him drink. 1t may be plausibly argued
that when man accepts an Office he un
dertakes to keep it for its term a; an ar
gument which would prevent any man
who is elected to Office by the people
from su:rendcring his place without
previously obtaining the peoples per-
mission a cabinet officer who is chosen
for no fixed term, would be less lightly
bound to stay in it beyond his pleasure.
The common sense of people tells them
that there is no real soundness in any
such position. 1t cannot be admitted
that the public interests will suffer by
the resignation of any official there are
too many men Mt hand to take his
place.
If there is Il resignation of any official
that ought to he promptly accepted by
the president it would seem to be that of
a member of his cabinet, whom he is in
confidential relations with and ought
to regard with perfect trust and
confidence. 1t is notorious that
no such feeling Us this exists between
Mr.. Arthur and Mr.. MacVeagh and
Mr.. MacNeagh would have been re-
moved from his place but for the fact
that the president desires his services
until the prosecutions of the star route
people are done with. His Ostensible
reason is that they will he likely to be
more successfully prosecuted under the
officer who initiated them. His real
reason is To relieve himself from reSpOn-
sibilty far them. The three able law
yers who were placed in charge of these
cases bv Mr. MacVeagh still remain to
prosecute them, and SO far rs the attor-
neys' services go, the prosecutions are in
as good shape as ever. 1t is certainly
very unseemIy in the president to refuse
to part with an attorney general who
Spurns the office and him. Whether MIR.
MacNeagh is right or wrong in per-
emptori!y resignins, Mr.. Arthur is GER
tainly wrong in declining to receive his
resignation. 1t is SO silly that we can
hardly think it possible ; yet the failure
to make an appointment of al attorney
general gives color to the story.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-18
n Zig stone.

Yesterday while workmen were blasting
iii the quarry on the Hardwicke farm,
lately purchased by Mr.. Il. J. McGrann, a
stone measuring IS by ii and -, the d.
mensiOns entire amounting to 1T yards,
was blown out, and thrown distance of
thirty feet. The product of this new
quarry is of blue limestone, and Of a
quality which renders it capable Of beng
cut into square blocks without difficulty,
while ut the same time the stone possesses
an exceptional degree OF hardness and
durability. The stone now being extracted
is for use on the railroad bridge in course
Of erection on the New Holland turnpike
near Mr. McGrann's residence.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-18
railroad consolidation,

The Central Pacific, the Southern Pacific
and the Galveston, Harrisburg Il San
Antonio railroads, known as tho "Hunt-
inston roads," have entered into con-
tract with tho Texas & Pacific Gncluding
the New Orleans Pacific, the Missouri
Pacific, the Missouri, Kansas & Texas,
the International & Great Northern and
the St. Louis, Iron Mountain s. Southern
railroads, commonly known as the "Gould
roads," by which both systems shall be
operated as joint line with q pro rata
mileage division of earnings.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-18
Men Inji,r..,l.

Last night three men in the employ OF
Armstrong, contractor. Oh the new track
of the Pennsylvania railroad were walking
on the ''dump,' when two horses which
had got loose ran over them. They were
all knocked down and two were SD badly
injured that they were taken to the hos
pital. All Of the parties reside in Phila-
delpha.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-18
Real Estate Trars,cfton.

Last evening b. +. Rowe, auctioneer,
offered for sale three houses on Orange
street, belonging to Peter Dinenbacb.
They were withdrawn at the follow
ing bids: No. 237, 5000; a39, $4,000;
241, "a 900.