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Smyrna times., 1881-08-31

"There is a general belief among the
Southern people," said Senator Beck the
other day, ''that the Garfield Administra-
ton will do much toward the abolition of
the sectional feeling which has worked to
our disadvantage in the past" 1t has al
ready done much in that line, and the
South shows Il disposition heartily to APP
preciate its good work in many directions.
The Southern Democratic papers have
been much more kind and just in their
comments on the Administration than
their party contemporaries in the North.
Three thousand doctors, delegates from
medical fraternities all over the civilized
world, met i'll London the beginning of
this month with all the prestige and dis
tinctiOn which English hospitality could
devise to do them honor. The Prince of
Wales and half dozen other Royal prin-
ces were present at the opening; the
grand display of sanitary appliances was
made for their especial behoof. All the
London hospitals had been put in order
for their inspection. Nightly receptions
took place in the beautiful art rooms of
the South Kensington; the Lord Mayor
gave them banquet, and the medical
fraternity of London were prepared to
give them, individually, a cordial wei
come TO their homes.
In the grain market. speculation has
been very active. and sales are recorded
of nearly 100000 bushels of wheat,
6,500,000 of corn, and 100000 of oats.
The course of prices i'll New York has
been upward, No. red winter wheat clos
ing at $1444 against $1.39f on the 20th
and corn at ~ cents against 20 cents. In
oats there has been no considerable change
The continuance of the speculation al
| Chicago and other Western cities is an
unfavorable feature, though it has been
supported by some increase i'll the de.
mand for export, and by gloomy news as
to the crop i'll Great Britain. 1t is evi
dent that the British demand is going tC
be larger than it was last year, and jour
nails having special facilities for informa
tion in regard to the home crop of wheat
are still differing widely, some claiming
that the yield will be much below 400,
100000 bushels, while the Commercial BUl
letin estimates that it will be about 429,
100000 bushels. As to corn, the diver
gence is still wider The Bulletin com
putes the decrease will not be more thai
S9,OO0,OOO bushels, or 81 per cent, Will
many other journals claim that it will ex
cecd 35O,OOO,OOO.
Smyrna times., 1881-08-31
For the Smyrna Time.
SmNrnn Landing.

Mr.. EDITOR.-Sir-Please pardon my
intruding but as l am a reader of your
highly esteemed paper and saying so often
things about other small places, ! wish
to tell you something of the dOings and
expectations of us, although at this time
it seems quite dull and one might think
our enterprise had fled, since our ship
yards are silent. No more the sound of
men hurrying to and fro, each seeming
intent on business, and the saw and axe
sounded on the air, but alas they are no
more and some that took part in the bust
ness are gone they have built their last
vessel. But yet we believe our little vii
lage will come up from this lack of energy.
Who knows but soon we may see depot
at one of the crossings to accommodate the
passengers; and it may be that direct
line of travel will be established through
here from Baltimore to New York Look
q few years back before the Messrs. Tygert
commenced business al ROthwell's Land
ing; ali it is now is through their efforts,
and to-day there are men ut our place
maintaining .heir families in those facto-
ries. May kind Fortune still smile on
them and crown their efforts, and while
we can hear the sound of the steam from
the mills and foundries may we not hope
that some one of means and energy may
visit our little place and see our granaries
that used to be so well filled with grain
again grOaning beneath their burdens, and
our creek with vessels both large and
small. But alas. the. great change has
come. May it now change for the better
l wish to tell you that we have some inter
change with other cities and towns. as we
have had visitors coming to our place nj
different times until they have numbered
thirty or mOre-sOme from Baltimore and
some from Salisbury, Md, some from Do
ver and some from Phila, We have had
one death in our place and four births
There is not very much sickness here Al
this time. Some few have had chills, but
generelly speaking our health is good. L
you think this fit to 20 in your paper. al
right; if not, put it in with the waste pa
per. Wishing your paper success. as a sub
| scriber, close
Smyrna times., 1881-08-31
BUSINESS LOCALS.
That Carpet Exhibitor, J. B. Cooper.

That Carpet Exhibitor, j. B. Cooper.
job work neatly done at the TIMES Office
Have you tried the New Perfumery, at
Hotfecker's. mar 9.5m
Great inducements IN all kinds of Hardware,
at Wm FAIRIES y Co.
Crackers and Fancy Cakes, J. B. Cooper
Perkins & House Non Explosive Lamps,
]. B. Cooper,
Sauces and Flavoring Extracts, j. b. Cooper
Noorden's Chimney Cap, Made by VIM.
FAIRIES & Co.
Kid Gloves, equal to Jouvin's Best, J. B.
Cooper
Have your Heaters and Stoves put in repair
before cold weather sets in, by VIM. FAIRIES
u Co.
Everybody says that Ever Sweet "s just
elegant" at Hotfecker's
Autograph and other Albums, ]. D Cooper.
Jos. f. Williams has Fresh Reef constantly
on hand
Oholee Teas and Coffees, j. B. Cooper.
Ladies' Gents, Children's Gauze Underwear,
j. b. Cooper.
Bibles. Hymnals, Blank Books, ]. B.
Cooper,
Roller suspenders, and Linen Collrus and
Cuffs, j. B. Cooper.
Ever Sweet is pronounced "the best of
all,n at Hotiecker's.
Englishmen formerly supposed that Ameri-
can running horses were very inferior to theirs
but during the last two years Parole, Wallen-
stein and Other fast ones that were sent from
this country to England have won hundreds
of thousands of dollars for such Americans as
the Messrs. Lorillard, James Gorden Bennett,
&c. The English have investigated the rea-
sons for the great success of American horses,
and find that they are kept in such fine eondi-
| ton by the constant use OF NJ. b. Roberts
Horse PoWder. -Spprt;1g Times.
Cork trees are being successfully raised
in Georgia. The cork on some of them is
already thick enough for use. 1t is sup
posed these trees can be successfully
! raised in most of the Southern States
Smyrna times., 1881-08-31

PRESIDENT GARFIELD at the end OF
eight weeks, on Saturday, seemed in the
very presence of death. His brave strug-
Gle looked like an unequal contest, his
huttering pulse and cold extremities look
ed as if the icy fingers were closing ABOUT
his yitals. His cabinet, his doctors one
Inv one. until the most hopeful admitted
that the end was question OF few hours,
all but his brave wife felt that the end had
come. In their extremity then it was
that the great physician took his case i'll
hand. There was wall Ofpraycr between
him and death, placed there by the nvo-
cations of millions of trusting, believing
hearts. that the destroyer could not sur
mount. In the midst Of the deepest gloom
a favorable change brought ray of hope.
On Sunday, in nearly all the churches OF
this country and i'll many i'll Europe,
earnest PRAYER was offered for his recovery.
Never in the history of the world was
there q deeper or more intense interest,"
than in the case of President Garheld.
The encouraging reaction of Sunday was
not. as many feared, the last fickerlng OF
a spent candle. 1t proves to be genuine
recuperative effort of the vital powers.
The sick man continues to gain. The
tone of his entire system is greatly i'm
proved: the septic taint in the blood,
which has worked all the recent mischief,
seems to be in process of expulsion; the
wound has recommended the operation OF
healthful granulation; the stomach acts
naturally; the patients voice IS once
more firm and clear, and he indulges
AGAIN in his old habit of apt figurative ex-
pressions. Il wonder" he said Monday
morning. chow many more stations |
must pass before my journey Is ended
With great thankfulness of heart the
Nation can now hope that the journey Is
now leading to restored health, and not
as was so lately feared, to the portals o.
another world and that the stations YET
to be passed will be welcome signs o
progress in the right direction.
The following dispatch was received
Just as We were going to press;
At the dressing of the President thl
morning the parotid swelling was found t.
be discharging freely, it looks well ant
has materially diminished in size, tn
wound remains in about the same state
his general condition is evidently NOR
favorable than at this hour yesterday
pulse. 95; temperature, 9S.4; respiration
Il
Smyrna times., 1881-08-31

A Milford landlord went to his tenant
farm few days ago to get some wheat !
The wife of the tenant was at home and
refused to let him have the wheat. When
he entered the granary she locked him in.
He broke out and was pOunced upon Ly
the woman and her daughter, the two
rapidly reducing his clothing to rags. He
hastened to q loft where there were three
bags OF wheat, but the women took the
ladder away, and thus treed, the discOm-
iited Landlord was forced TO yield
ABOUT a WATCH.--A correspondent of
the DeidUtre Gazette from Blackbird,
says: There is quite a commotion in the
village over the disappearance of n gold
watch. A lady who lives just south of
the village, some time ago took her watch
to shop in Smyrna for repairs. She re-
qucsted a young man of Blackbird to
bring her the watch when it was repaired,
as she could not wait for it. This the
young man did, but afterwards the time
/ keeper disappeared, and has not been
/ found yet. A law suit will probably be
! the result"
A Morning News special from st. Georges
says Mrs. Amanda Henderson was found
drowned Sunday in the canal. During the
night, while laboring under a temporary
alteration of mind, she slipped from the
house, in the absence of the nurse, and ran
to the canal, a short distance, and plunged
in. Her absence was soon discovered and
she was tracked to the stream, but the
search for the body at the time was un-
availing. AT the inquest it was learned
that she had given evidence during the
past few days of acute mental suffering
attributed to the harshness of her parents
who live in Buffalo, \. y. She had mar
licd her husband, who is about sixty wears
of age, against the wish of the parents, and
consequently had been forbidden TO come
home. This prcyed upon her mind. She
F was twenty-One years of age, and leave!
an infant child.
The Indcr makes the following com
plant of it's people i'll SeafOrd: I'VE have
! three churches in our town, and as many
t associations of men and women callin;
t themselves chOirs. Yet we are safe il
saying that from the three ChOirs it is i'm
3, possible to get Il respectable quartettc 0
even Il passible trio or u tolcrablc duet
And may not the same be said of all othe
high toned and healthy amusements? II
SeafOrd there are none. Not because ou
folks have not the talent or the ability t
:. inaugurate and keep alive such entertain
; ments. but simply for the reason that the
have no interest, no ambition, no tast
. for anything higher than the most simpl
" and most easily-acquiredp pastime."
:. There is much truth in the statement {
y the Index as applied to the mass of cit
: zens in all places, but in Smyrna we ca
% show IL better state of things than is con
= planned of in SeafOrd. Our churches cal
. at least when occasions call for it, get IL
respectable" music, and at the NJ. I
! Church this quality is ever present wit
k enough unused material for several MOI
e quartetts. And in addition, as our lad
V visitors can testify, the night songs rev,
e in the air and float in the most harmon
e iOus strains up through the window cas-
q mentS.
Smyrna times., 1881-08-31

THE CHAMPION GRAIN DRILL.-David
c. HOffecker, of Dover has been constituted
the agent for the State of Delaware for the
celebrated champion grain drill. Its quail
ties are know, having been tested by
many Of our citizens, who have given it
the best possible testimonials as to its
workmanship in sowing grain, grass seed
and commercial fertilizers. Every drill
is iswaranted Persons wanting drills should
apply to him ut Dover.
BURGLARY.-On Thursday morning last
our citizens arose to the unpleasant
knowledge that a burglarious raid had
been made on the town during the later
hours Of the night. The Postotfice was
entered from the rear, by boreing out
part of the panel of the door SO as to
reach the bolt. The booty was very small,
however, not more than two dollars in
pennies and three cent pieces, and aduster
| belonging to JOS II. Primrose, which had
| pair of $3.50 gloves in the pocket. Sew
eral letters were opened but it is not
known that they got anything. One of
! the opened letters contained a check and
another note but they were not taken.
! Thomas McCoy's tailor shop was next en-
! tered but nothing was taken from the
| lucky circumstance that Mr.. McCoy's son,
who had been to the Beach, entered the
front door about the time they got in from
the back. AT any rate he found them
making hasty exit.
VIM. 4. Winford did not fare so we'll
His front cellar door was pried open and
they took clothing, hats, shoes, &c, to the
value of about $40. At the latter place
they left the top of lamp and an old hat
They must have gone about it noiselessly
for Mr.. w and his clerk were sleeping III
the room above and were not awakened.
Yesterday as VIM. Broadway, on Geo. ID
StevensOn's farm near Green Spring, was
going into a swamp for Il load of wood he
came across pile of leaves, which in pas
sing over disclosed other articles such as /;
hat, old clothes, package of letters, ;
lamp and the sack they were carried away
in The letters were those that were il
the pocket of Winford's coat which wa
stolen. and the old clothes were those tha
were substituted also by new ones from
his store 1t is now thought that th
thieves were two tramps that had beer
seen about town.
Smyrna times., 1881-08-31

NOTEs.-It is a source of satisfaction to
know that the ''gentlemanly'' pOlygamist
and swindler Marvin. who has married 4
dozen or more over-cOnfding women and
made off with the spare cash of their rel
atiyes, is safely lodged in Richmond Jail
and is likely to be restrained for the rest
of his life from further marital and fnan-
cial exploits.
Probably the notice sent to the Chicago
papers, warning Americans and friends
Of Ireland" against embarking upon Brit
ish vessels after September l, is only
stupid joke, but if any British steamer
should be missing soon after that date the
selfadvertised dynamite villains and
skirmishing-fund rascals will do well to
hunt an obscure hiding,place without a
moments delay.
The New York Tribune says; There
were few churches in all this broad land
where prayers were not offered Sunday
for the recovery of the President. We
live in a materialistic age, and science is
constantly examining into the realm of
fixed law phenomena which were once
thought TO be dependent upon super
natural power, but the mysteries of life
and death are as great as ever. Who can
say that the prayerful sympathy of fifty
millions of people may not have some
effect in strengthing the courageous suffer
ey in the White HOuse?''
it was supposed that the Cash-Shannon
duei was to be the last in the 'new
South and that the code had become alb
sOlete in consequence of the general dis
gust and horror inspired by the sicken
ing details of that melancholy event. But
we had Monday to record the prelimina
ries of aB apparently attempted duel a
Petersburg. Va. mad. s.5.ulc by til,
interference of officers of the law. anC
Friday an account of another near War
rentOn, in the same State. The SECOND
one was more productive of results, a
Oae of the bellicOse parties received
wound in the hand. Both duels, the abor
tive, and the successful one, were due t.
politics, now at fever heat in the Old Dc
minion.
The temperance element I'm Ohio hav
stated their case, and if the facts are a
given, they have real grievance again;
both political parties. Their point is ths
they were cheated In the constitutions
amendment on the liquor question. Th
eighteenth section of the constitution d'
clares that the traffic in intoxicatin
liquors shall not be licensed by the Stat
"but the General Assembly may by la
proUide against the erits resulting ther
from" This has been interpreted by tt
courts to permit liquor selling withOI
license. 1t is strange that the temperano
people did not see this point when Il
subject was up, pending the adoption
the constitutional amendment. That u
decisions of the courts are correct hard
admits of doubt. Now the temperan
people demand prohibition outright, al
affirm their purpose TO vote an indepe
dent ticket if this is not conceded tbel
The demand is that new constitution
amendment be submitted entirely, alb.
ishing the liquor traffic. 1t is claim
that the resolution adopted by the Isepu
lican convention, ON the subject, isimI
proposes to leave the whole subject
legislation This, it is affirmed. amoul
to nothing. Hence the intention TO fig
Smyrna times., 1881-08-31
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For Sunburn Tan and Greasy Skin use Cuficur0
Soap an exquisite toilet, bath and nursery sanatve
fragrant with delicious flower OdorS and healing bal.
Smyrna times., 1881-08-31

THE TIMES is published every Wednesday after
noon by ROBERT n. HoFFECKFR, Editor and Pro-
prietor, at Smyrna Delaware
ERMS-SUBsCRIPTIoN-On year eco 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 alne for the rstinsertion; subsequent
insertions Three-and Aliberaldiscount
made to quarterly, semi-annual and yearly adverti-
sers.
OBITUARY NOTICES will be charged Five Cents per
line
Smyrna times., 1881-08-31

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Smyrna times., 1881-08-31
PHILADELPHIA MARKET
DEATHS.

DAVIE-At Marcus Hook. Pa, on the ='''
Su-an +. DaN lie. aged IS years, ,.heth
KNOTTS.-In this town, August 2Sth, MIS- Di'-
NJ. Knots in her Gath year,
Smyrna times., 1881-08-31

A Harrington mill is filling an order for
$1,000 worth of wagon-hounds for a Cali
fornia firm.
Smyrna times., 1881-08-31
CuTICURA

Remedies are for sale by all druggists Price Of Ci.
cHrG Medicinal Jelly, small boxes Soc large boxes
81. GdtcurG ReSOlreht the Blood Purifier 81 per
bottle. CutcUrG MedicinM Toilet Soap 25c Cgticlru
hddicindt Sharing SUdp l5c; in bars for BARRIERS and
large consumers ,Oc. Principal depot
Weeks & Potter, Boston, Mass.
RH- Al mailed free ON receint of nrce
Smyrna times., 1881-08-31

Reports from various districts ensral 9, ss
United Kingdom show pretty r;day.
improvement in the weather slnce cheer. oI
and the harvest prospects are more W.
ing.
Smyrna times., 1881-08-31
FOUND.

The party who LEFT an Overcoat al Collr, Colar,v and
Hotel can have the same by proving proper" "-
paying for advertisement. o,vxyES pyop'r.
aug 2z-lw l. Z. dFAA'
Smyrna times., 1881-08-31
ASTRAY,

Gxwvv~ Came 20 the premises Of the subscriber
SW&8 on the 18th inst, IL head of Sheep, which
Wv the owner can have by proving property
ssesA~azks and paying expenses.
WIN. ]. CAMPBELL,
aug i4-u Blackbird Landing.
National Republican., 1881-09-03
PRODUCE MARKETS.
Kew YORK eenerai Market.

New YoRK, Sept. 2.-Cotton quiet and
steady; sales to. day ESQ bales uplands l24c Or
leans, 12l<c weekly net receipts, 900 bales; gross
receipts S1T9 bales exports TO Great Britain, l3-
43i bales; to France, 102 bales; TO the continent
S, ,76l bales; sales 2,490 bales; stock s696S bales
Flour-southern firm and quiet; common to fair
extra, SC 25@7 40; good to choice do, q 5O@s 50.
wheat-spring 224c lower under strong pressure
to sell; winter opened kd1c higher and closed
weak with advance lost; more doing for export,
largely in spring; brisk speculative trading; un-
graded spring, 81 206o1 "a; No. do, 81 S0pl 34i
ungraded red, 81 0s@1 42lf; No. do, 81 Al No.
do.,. 81 4iI+si IS; No. red, 81 461+SHl t6s un.
No. do, 81 4l69l AZ No 2 red, september u tS
0pl 50JS; December, 81 52@1 53lS. Corn opened q
63<c better: closed dull; fair speculative busi-
ness: moderate export; ungraded, 6017lzo: NO.
g. 67td6Sc steamer, 69lfc; No. 2, T0l9g1l9Ec; No.
white, 79cb79l1c; yellow, 7Sc; No 2 september. "a
@7lssc:. October, 791s@749kci November, 76@I6ssc.
easier; No. 3. &c. Hops quiet; yearlings, l2@l6c;
Coffee unchanged In price aud very quiet; Rio ~
Gl37zc. Sugar in fair demand and Arm; fair TO
good refining, 7akCD7 l3-l6c; refined firm aud &C.
tive; standard A, 9166e9lSc. Molasses firm and
quiet 50 test refining, 3i@3415c. Rice moderately
active; Carolina aud Louisiana, 4MG7Ac kosin
firm at 81 12lSa2 III. Turpentine strong at &c
pulled 20940c; unwaslied 12@35c: Texas l4g3lc
Pork unsettled and rather easier, with less doing
at SIS Tb6D10 90: September and October, SIS 90
middles quiet and steady; long clear, yIs@igc
short clear, 10l<0l0l<c long aud short clear, lOq
10lEc. Lard fairly active; prices without decided
change; primo steam, spot, Sl1 60o0ll 70 septem.
Der, II 55@11 62h; October, sn 72IS@n s2'E
National Republican., 1881-09-03
OUR NAVAL VESSELS.
News from the Sandwich I.iands-An Act
OF bravery.


Captain ]. II. Gillis, commanding the
United States ship Lackawanno, which arrived at
San Francisco Cal. August 25, seventeen days from
Honolulu, reports to the Navy Department that the
smallpox epidemic at Honolulu seems TO have
subsidcd, and no further apprehension is feltcon-
cefning II. While at Honolulu he exchanged OIL
cial visits with the United States Minister aud con-
sui, with the English and French commissioners,
and with the governor OF Hawaii. He was also
received by the Princess Regent and other mem
bers OF the royal family, being accompanied on his
visit by the United States Minister and several on
GERS OF the Lackawanna. The health Of the officers
and crew continues excellent
Lieutenant Commander George +. Davis. com.
manding the United States training-ship Mime
sota writes to the Secretary Of the Navy. commend
ing the gallant conduct of Adam Weissel ships
cook, In jumping overheard and rescuing from
drowning c. Lorenge, captain OF the forecastle,
who was accidentally carried overheard by the an.
chor and injured about the head so as TO render
him insensible. Wcissel had also saved one OF the
ships boys from drowning about three months ago.
Lieutenant Commander Charles J. Barclay re-
ports to the Navy Department an instance of gal
liant conduct on the part Of Michael Thornton
seaman on board the United States steamer Lam
caster, who rescued, at the imminent risk OF be.
ing killed by the propeller OF tug, landsman
who had jumped overheard from the tug Leyder
while being taken from Boston 10 Portsmouth N
H., with the draft Of men for that vessel The mar
was suffering from temporary insanity, and had
gone down forthe third time when Thornton divet
him TO the surface sustained him until taken OF
board Lieutenant Commander Barclay says: "I
was most gallant act, and one that think is sci
dom eoualcdu