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The daily gazette., 1882-05-27
Rsadsn's Conviction.

The unwilling conviction OF James Red
den, colored man, for the heinous crime of
rape, by soIidly Republican jury, one
member Of which was Of the same race as
the prisoner, shows how rapidly the impress
sion is gaining ground in the minds Of Re
publicans in this county that the Outrage Of
a poor white girl bya beastlg negro should
only be treated as . case Of ordinary assault
and battery. ssD
Reddeu's trial Is over and his doom pro-
nounced, therefore nothing can now be said
which his negro-loying friends can object TO
as calculated TO prejudice public feeling to
his detriment. OF his guilt, as developed
by the evidence, there was not the slightest
doubt. Every word of the testimony so
directly established the crime and his indis-
putable connection with it, that TO all minds
not distorted by political love for the
negro which condones lawlessness on his
part of any grade, it was plain that Redden
had committed the dreadful crime charged
against him. Yet jury of his political
friends wrestled for nearly twenty-four
hours in vain attempt to give him loop
hole Of escape and only agreed to an unwill-
irg conviction when imperatively told by
the court that nothing but a verdict of
guilty could be decently rendered In the
case.
1t was unfortunate for Redden that his
trial took place at this time. Republican
sentiment was strong for his acquittal on
the broad principle that II is not, and should
not be, capital offense for a negro to out
/ rage a white woman, but the public indigna-
tion at the verdict that released William
Neal from his just punishment for the same
flendish crime was so deep and widespread
that it was deemed dangerous to anger the
people by q repetition of this miscarriage OF
justice. Redden, therefore, was left to his
fate, but even with no special efforts made
for his rescue, jury composed of his politi.
cal friends hestitated long before convicting
him, and only did so when decency and the
plainly expressed opinion Of the Court left
them no other alternative.
The escape of William Neal and the un
willing conviction of James Redden, provt
conclusively that Republican sentiment in
this community condones negro outraget
upon white women, or at least considers
them as mere misdemeanors, undeserving o
the death penalty imposed by law.
The daily gazette., 1882-05-27

THE GRANTING of one hundred and thirty
seven licenses at the session of court just
ended is regarded as evidence of unusual
liberality on the part of the Judges
The daily gazette., 1882-05-27

THE DESTRUCTION of the McLear q Ken
alls carriage mandatory by fire last night
is most deplorable calamity. These works
were the largest of the kind in the country,
and aided materially in gaining for VIII
mington the enviable reputation for excel
lent manufactures it has so long enjoyed.
1t is gratifying to learn that the firm are ar
ranging to continue operations without any
material interruption in the old Hunsberger
building at Water and Market streets
The daily gazette., 1882-05-27

THE CITY ELECTION takes place one week
from to-day. Every citizen who desires to
secure good reputable city Cover nment
and at the same time strike another blow at
the disreputable "City Ring" now endesvor-
ing to sneak into power once more, should
vote for the Democratic candidates.
The daily gazette., 1882-05-27
....., New PUBLIcAT,o,.

NEW BOOKS.
Smyrna times., 1882-05-24

with letters, the mental training and
habit are the extremes of each etner.
The preacher is troubled with one, or the
most, two trains of thought during the
week. and these are not necessarily forth
coming; dip into the barrel" can bring
up at any time substitute and leave the
preacher month or year to elaborate
tavorite subject. He is rarely troubled
with the nolVness of the thing, whereas.
with the journalist it is nov all the time
through heat or cold, sickness or even
death, the rcm0rsless cry for copy" is
ever coming up from the compositors case.
The Journalist has perhaps a hundred sub
jects to write on during the week. num-
her of which may be reduced to copy
while the sermon writer is rubbing his
eyes and bracing up to his subject. In
the case of the Enterprise, the scholastic
method Of the preacher has,n yet been
substituted by the nervous alcrtness OF
the editor, or it would have more than
one column devoted to local and State
matters and not three of its inside columns
to two subject, namely, DarwiGism'' and
The Indians" Our brother doubtless
has the ability and we extend to him a
sympathetic hand in his effort to adapt
himself to the stirring habits necessary for
his new vocation.
Smyrna times., 1882-05-24
News Items.

Senator Hill, of Georgia. is ,4il' in Il
precariOus condition,
4 portrait of Robert c. Winthrop has
been completed for the House of Repre-
sentatives.
Edward Marshall was murdered at
Stamford, Conn, because he declined
drink of liquor.
On May the 9th Miss Edwards. of
Washington city, and Mrs. Bayard Rich,
nee Miss L. Bayard, Of Delaware and
Baltimore, were presented to Queen
Victoria at one of the most interesting and
impressive drawing-rOom ceremonies held
during the reign of her majesty
Mr. Samuel NJ. Shoemaler's recent pur-
chase of Jersey cows passed through Bal
timore day or two ago, and safely reach
ed Burnside" his beautiful f;lrm in the
Green Spring Valley. These COWS
Princess H., Oxford Kate and Mahala IL
were purchased for So, 500, $3.50 and
1915, the sum first named being the largest
ever paid for a single animal Of this race.
CoNsUMPTION.--TOp prevent night sweats,
to ease the cough and arrest emacation
! anu hCCllAN1 uO OlliCl AOlhl vi IDdll OI
medicine can possibly equal Malt Bitters.
! This original Nutrient and Tonic is rich
in nOurishmeht and strength. 1t tides
the patient over the most critical stages of
the disease, digests and assimilates food,
enriches and purifies the blood. 1t builds
up the system by stimulating into new
life the entire process of digestion.
The platform adopted at the Indianapo.
lis Congressional Convention, which nom
mated Will E. En- Sish for Congress, con-
tanned a resolution in favor of free liquor
and against the proposed prohibitory
amendment to the state Constitution
Concerning this platform the Indianapolis
Ne,Cs says: The Hon. William III. English
first prepared the platform after long and
careful consideration. AS soon as he had
become satisfied with the draft he took il
to the Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks, wher
it was again carefully reviewed by botl
gentlemen, and after few verbal changes
was approved by Mr.. Hendricks"
Smyrna times., 1882-05-24

THE deliberations of the Temperance
Alliance at Dover, last week, were charac-
tcrized by harmony and earRestness.
The conviction of the entire delegation
vas, that the time nAu come for earnest
work work by law, as we'll as work in
The family circle the schools and the
oharches. How tl.. ctiYely to DO
this was the subject Of some animated dis
cussion on different ways to accomplish
the same result-prehibitiOn Some want
ed to reach this by way of local option"
but former decision of the Court and the
more recent position of Senator Bayard,
were decided barriers in the way. The
plan reached was to support candidates
only who are in favor of prohibition and
this obtained, to clinch it by cOnstitu-
tional amendment and thus forever re-
move the subject from politics. The
Democratic, as the dominant party has
had the control of this question legally
and local option or prohibition can be
had whenever they are in the mind tC
giveit. The women are nOtanxious for the
XVI amendment, if they can have theil
wrongs redressed without demanding anC
using the high prerogative of the ballot
But the failure of the one will certainly
bring the other prominently to the front
Smyrna times., 1882-05-24

THE New Castle Star is bellicose towards
the railroads. 1t has declared war ave
would ask farmers" it says. what is the
benefit of high prices for their crops if the
railroads take all the profits for transpor-
ting it to commercial centres. We would
ask the workingmen what is the benefit
of beuntiful harvests if they have to pay
the extortionate demands Of railroads to
get wheat and corn TO eat p This is a
startling question, or would be, were not
the fact apparent that the railroad is the
vehicle that turns the farmers crops into
money. What advantage would the straw
berry crops of the lower peninsula, the
peach of this, or the corn and wheat of
the far West, be but for the railroads ?
They may and do become oppressive
InonOpolies, just as individuals become
"Shylecks" and the leading politicians
bosses" but the people in this country
have never failed to rise against their tor
mentors when the thumb scrrw was turned
Oppressively tight. MOnOpolies have no
more Immunity than individuals, though
the hand of justice may be little tardy
in being raised.
Smyrna times., 1882-05-24

TIE markets of oar large cities as can
be seen by passing through them, contain
all the early Summer products, such as
peas, potatoes, cabbage, cucumbers, straw
berries, &c. The raising of market truck
by the Southern farmer for early shipment
to our Norther markets, has assumed i'm
mense proportions, and comes in direct
and fatal competition with the market
gardeners in the vicinity of Boston and
New York. Yet nature seems to have
favored the farmers of Maryland, Virginia,
Carolinas and Florida with a soil and
climate specially adapted to this industry,
not to be ignored. This rapid transpOrta-
ton, with the large increase Of canned
goods, makes the table supplies but little
different in Winter from SumMer. There
is no question but that it is good for the
health of the people, though there may be
clashing in the interests of the growers
Of the different sections.
Smyrna times., 1882-05-24

WE ARE in the Aidst of as prosperous
times as could well be imagined-at least
as far as trade and mechanical production
are concerned-and yet those who know
the condition of affairs in the cities say
there are great many persons seeking
employment without finding it. If such
is the condition BOW, what may we not
expect in regard to the army of tramps
when the next business depression comes,
as it willP This may be partly owing to
the large number of young men who
grow up without business or mechanical
training, but there are other causes at
work. A city paper says:
Although there is no unusual stir
about hard times, the great mass of people
who are out of employment and who are
at their wits ends for means ofsubsistence
was probably never larger than at the
present time The New York Times in
referring to this matter says the great
number of immigrants landing at Castle
Garden every month, without more money
than will support them for few weeks,
has made the supply of labor far greater
than the demand This is one of the un-
pleasant consequences Of the great immi-
grafton movement to this country
Smyrna times., 1882-05-24

The sale and purchase of the Kent
C 'unty Railroad by John W. Sterling, of
NV York, and Richard Hynson, of Ches-
leftown, trustees for certain preferred
bond-holders, was completed on 'Wednes-
day. The road with all its franchises was
conveyed by deed to the purchasers.
Messrs. Sterling and Hynson, as trustees
aforesaid. The present management will
be continued.
Port Deposit is doing heavy lumber
business at this time.
Smyrna times., 1882-05-24

THE discomfort in Egypt it seems has
not been allayed. Arab Bey, the leader
of the revOlutionists, who has the army
with him, it is said means 10 fight. The
Khedive is mastering his troops. The
Bey, on his arrival at LaGaeletta, was
saluted by the French feet. The pur-
pose of the English and French squadrons
seems to be to protect Europeans. Egypt
is evidently on the eve of crisis that may
have an influence beyond its own borders.
Smyrna times., 1882-05-24

The seaford Enterprise takes our allu-
sion to the incongruity of man being
preacher and editor at the same time,
qHite seriously. The editor says:
"We fail to see how minister is any
more liable to contamination in editing a
local paper than in any other honest avo-
cation. Surely local Journalism is not yet
tion."
Brother Teasdale has quite mistaken
our meaning; we had reference entirely
to the incompatibility of business and not
character. Except that both have to have
q knowledge and familiar acquaintance
Smyrna times., 1882-05-24
GBs Smgrna Gmcs.
Smyrna, DeI.,
"Wednesday Afternoon, May "a, 1882.

THE TIMES is published every Wednesday after
noon by ROBERT D. HoFFECKER, Editor and Pro-
pretor, at Smyrna Delaware.
MS-sUBsCRlPTIoN-On year $500 in advance, or
$3.50 if not paid till the end of the year. No paper
discontinued until all arrears are paid-only at the
option of the Publisher.
ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at the rate of
Seven Centsa line for the first insertion subsequent
insertions Three land -haifcents. Alberal discount
made to quarterly, semi-annual and yearly advert
serS.
OBITUARY NOTICES will be charged Five Cents per
line.
Smyrna times., 1882-05-24

THE Assembly of the Southern Presby-
terians have decided not TO take action
approving the Revised New Testament at
present. The churches seem to be max
ing haste slowly" in adopting it, there
being thus far no formal declaration we
believe to substitute it for the present
NcrCiOn
Smyrna times., 1882-05-24
DEATHS.

hoffman Delaney's Church. March 29th, Mary H.
wife of William Holt in her 37th year
SLAUGHTER May l7th near smyrna Hannah w
daughter of Ezekltl and Mary l.. Slaughter, aged
years and months.
TukNER-ln this town. May 18th, Hannah wife of
EnOrh Turner. in her 3lth year.
NIlSON.-ln this tuwn. May 22d George NJ son of
Isaac NJ. and Thomasina Wilson, in his Dist year
Smyrna times., 1882-05-24
BEEF.

hereby give notice to the citizens of Smyrna that
my WAGON will be In town regularly on "Wednesday, 5
and Saturdays to serve them with FlRSr.CLASS
BEEF.
may 24.1m FRANK GREENLEY
Smyrna times., 1882-05-24
" The Wise Man" "

Says buy your Clothing where
you can get the very best for
the Lowest Price and this is
the reason that People are
rapidly learning to come to 9th
and Market. When YOU come
to Wilmington call at ON.
establishment and we will be
much pleased to show You an
assortment of Mems, Youths
Boys and Chilclrcn's Clothing
full and complete in every par
ticular and at such price that
will always take YOU to
Smyrna times., 1882-05-24
A Druggist Cured.

Boonsboro, Md. n.;. -. :....
Gentlemen: Browns Iron III.
'erS cured me Of bad ATTACK o,
Indigestion and fuilncss in the stou,.
ach. Having testedit, take plea.
ure in recommending il TO my Go.
toners, and am glad TO say il Civ,
entire satisfaction to all. ."
Gro. W. HopFMA%, DruSgis:
Ask your Druggist for BRowA's
IRON DITTERs, and take no other.
One trial will convince you that il
is just what YOU need.
Smyrna times., 1882-05-24
SOLD r.,
]. H. PRIMROSE, Sn

Dealer ia Boots and Shoes of
tics. The Largest Stock in
Good and Reliable Goods Il
Prices. Come and see us.
Smyrna times., 1882-05-24
A Challenge.

hereby challenge James VI Sprout. manufacturer
of the Williams Evapuratnr 10 contest between Thai
ma|hlne and the Phillips Eyaporator: the machines
comfy. Del. and to be run for two consecutive
days ON peaches will put up my machine free /
make thlS challenge in order that the public may
JlEe concerning the merits of thee respective ma
chimes Nm Il pin lips
Milford. Del May . lSS1 iw
Smyrna times., 1882-05-24

nesc machines are made after n ,
Nl we SINGER Mig CO. INA, hines. uuC
TAG -,HuIlc~ q! tari" machines in >hau
lAu"H and .,rne.ua!!rc with tine exc.
iSItcEiuG "u .ae h.H g.. Ma,hiue al
hiaTs All tEr parts are made 10 "a
the same - The ,iAa.- co., ra!r, ,
SirGC'td. :,>l'H lively. o! r!,r;.riv n
tcr!ul,
The utmost Ca!, j. rxr7ri,.si j.. "a
the metals Used. und only liz. very I >
purchased. Eari mavhil." I. li,.,
made 1H& j. fixed with Ike utmost
tX&"int>- ana iiU il.rtii.., : permit
SpcrlnT [" < "llt Vi the SHOPS uuti
l"liy tested and p.uyCI :ndp pe:.e .
I'lH Ugh, and without noise.
lie CHICAGO ~iN@rE MACHINE i.s
pGrlan, imprurtueHt In Il Loosl Eatc q
Von>.!Ected - - permit winding J., A!
"'t' '"HuE!iig The work from ndchin .
TIE Lo,>E EALANGE wHrrl
! sctuGted by ,o!iG bolt passing III :,
lar securely pinned to the SHAFT ou.s
balance wheel hirh holt i firmly {
tioE 10y strong spiral spring Wh.n 4
- lc wound. the bn.; j. pulled tut Ter
release The h2!aE' wheel aut ,a.ut j
The right ur left, where i j held Is
until the bDhbiu j filled. Where the
liable u h, W.icirl With by child
can he l,.r a.. 90 '.r wheel when a
tha; the i.'.,. "~u uog be opel I
tTeadl"
Tie l!r>aa cyct-L ana III" Iced c
made LIZ THREADING. Thict. :, q yC
NeV!t.t. - ~. -.'f H.'C.&'Or.
Smyrna times., 1882-05-24
Challenge Accepted.

MUNCY. PA. May s.. ISS1.
EdN" SWyRd Times, Smyrna, Dc,,-ItGr Sir:-Eiay-
ing been handed cory ot your paper containing ii
challynEe Tor contest between the Williams and
Phillips EvaporatOrS We authuze you tn publish
that We have deiW'>ited ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
IN the FTht Growers National nank of Smyrna, and
request MF Phillips To deposit the same amount as
forfeit money If either party backs down. And when
inc money Is thus deposited agree To meet Mr..
lhlIiipS either at Smyrna or Clayton where our
machines viii be in operation the To- be de.
clutH DE lhree competent men, one 10 be cho,e!i by
eirh ana lhey 10 choose the third one and their de-
cl>"n shall be final. The one having the best ma
chine possessing the most advantages and the greatest
capacity shall be allow ed Ia hdW hi> deposit AID
ue remaining money 81 dep 'Sited shall %0 l., the
support al the poor of the Town of smyrna.
may left = ~ NJ SprnrT
Smyrna times., 1882-05-24
DR.. RICHARD SArINCrUy.

one Of Baltimore's oldest and laos.
reliable physicians, says:
CAN who have used IL !rai>= il,
standard virtues, and the well
Known character Of the house which
makes it IS q sufficient guarantee
of its being all that is claimed, iJs
they are men who could no; be ia
duced 20 offer anything else Lht ..
reliable medicine ~ .ubli- us-
Smyrna times., 1882-05-24
q RI AND N RK ET 81 R EETs D Z L
NOTED MEN +!

DR.. JOHN +. HANCOCK,
late President of the National Thar
maceutical Association Of the United
States, says:
browns Iroa Eltters mas =
heavy sale, IS CONCEDED 10 be =. i:r-
tonic; the character of she niara-
facturers is 4 vouchrr f3E its 9.!rl''
and medicinal excellence"
DIR. JOsEPH ROBERTS.
President Baltimore Pharmaceutical
College, says:
al indo-se It as fine medicine,
reliable as a strcng, henInE tonic,
free from alcoholic poisonS."
DIR. J. FARIs AIooRr, III.
D., Professor Of Pharmacy, i~,l!i-
more Pharmaceutical College, SOS;
Browns Iron Filters is :: SAFE
and reliable medicine, positively
free from alcoholic poisona, and c..
be recommended as tonic or u.c
Amcag thosc who oppose sic"'.oi.
DIR. EDWARD EARICKsON,
Secretary Baltimore College Of hay
macy, says
Z" indarse it as an excellent
medicine. good digestive aEcrt,
and non-int0xjcanr ia ihe ii,ie,.
sense
Smyrna times., 1882-05-24
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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-10-18
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY, PA,

"A reception was given the new min
lister and his wife, at the NJ. f. Parsonage,
on Thursday evening of last week.
After being idle for about sixteen
weeks, Whiteley' s cotton mill commenced
operations yesterday Tuesday morning.
-Eastburn Reeder, of Solebury, read
paper on the benefits and disadvantages
of soiling stock at the recent meeting of
the Pennsylvania Board of Agriculture.
Barclay J. Smith, formerly of New
Town, Is nun IN tne grocery business AT
San Francisco, California. The house is
called the San Francisco Cash Grocery,
conducted by Harper A. Smith, Barclays
son.
Mr.. A. j. Solomon has been adding
improvements to his hotel ever since he
has been at that place. For the past
week he has been leveling the pavement
in front of the hotel. 1t is an improve
ment that has long been needed
TOMS foot was little larger than
common, one day last week, and the con-
sequence was while working around his
horse it stepped on his foot, laying Tom
up for a day or two. We do not know
whether the horses foot was injured or
not. Better put your feet in your pocket
when you go around 8" lobe after this,
Tom. Have cigar?
Simpson Kelley, a resident of this
place, and employed as spoke turner at
Finney's Spoke Mill, in Lambertville, met
with quite severe accident on Friday
last While splitting spoke to suit the
lathe, the broad axe slipped and cut his
foot across the instep. Simp. seems to
have pretty bad luck of late. Not long
since piece of emery flew in his eye and
laid him up for few days.
"A grand surprise party was given
Mrs. Amy Stackbouse, an old lady of this
place, in honor of her SD birthday, on
Saturday evening of last week. An invi-
tation had been extended TO all, and
large number were present and helped TO
make the occasion a pleasant one. The
old lady was the recipient of quite num-
Der of presents from her many friends.
After hearty wish by all that she would
live to celebrate many more birthdays,
they all returned home.
The Bristol Observer Democratic in
speaking of the result of the Democratic
county convention, says
'Bristol and its 500 Democratic votes
have been entirely ignored, and that
against the earnest protest of those who
claimed to understand the public senti-
ment Of lower-end people. The conyen-
ton was emphatic in naming the candi-
date for Senator, and was nearly two to
one against the fayorite Of the section
that best knew the merits of the two
leading candidates. The methods which
brought about the defeat of Phillips we
don't propose to discuss, for the least
said the better in that particular. Van
degrift's nomination may mean Repub-
lican Senator from Bucks. Judging from
the sentiment of Bristol at this writing,
there is no doubt about it, for there could
not today be 100 out of the 500 and over
that are registered, be induced to vote
the Democratic ticket, either state or
county"