Smyrna times., 1882-04-19

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Senators Salisbury and Bayard and Mr.
Martin were before the River and HarbOr
Committte Thursday and recommended
several appropriations for Delaware rivers
and harbOrs, among them $4,000 to ina
p 'ove the Christiana.
There are nine young lawyers in Will
mington who are fond OF base ba lplayii
and one of their number has asked the
college team to challenge them for match
game to be played on the college grounds.
The challenge will be sent as soon US
convenient time can be arranged for the
game.-Delaware Ledger.
The SUSSEX journal says that worth
less dog at Delmar was clubbed to death,
as was supposed, and for whole day
buzzards lowered over the spot where he
lay. He turned up alive week or o
later with both eyes pecked out He was
then taken out, shot and left for dead,
only to turn up alive again. His owner
then rather sinSularly decided to spare
the manned aniH.al and the dog is still
alive
The city papers are viewing the annual /
scare of the Delaware fruit crop in the /
true light. They have ceased to make !
sport OF our fears they begin 10 realize
that the loss of the fruit crop touches the
pockets of the city merchants. both whole
sale and retail. With plenty of fruit and
good sales, not only our merchants are
enabled to buy heavier and pay more
promptly for their goods. but our citizens
generally are enabled 10 bny more and
better goods also
On Sunday evening last near Camden
Charles Thomas, col. attempted to commit
an outrage on the person of Annie Masten
an ll-year-old girl taken TO raise bv
Elisha Johnson. Mr.. Johnson was away
| from home ut the time the outrage was
attempted. \ Mr.. Webb came along, and
/ hearing screaming, stopped his horse, and
| went to the girls assistance. Mr.. Johnson
! came home and sent Constable Smith after
/ the negro, who brought him before the
! Squire ut Camden and be was committed
! to Jail.
MEETING OF HErTAsopHs. The uuiunl
! session of The supreme Cyncia\ G u! The
! United States. Improved Order of nepta-
sophs, is being held in Odd Fellows Hall.
Wilmington. this week. commencing on
Tuesday morning and continuing three
days. The Supreme Archon. Dr. Mcclure.
of York, Pa. will preside, and about
seVenty-tive delegates, representing eight
EldlcSi " III DG III aljCuOdICt. MS even
ing the local organization viii entertain
the supreme Conclavn n the 'iayton
House, with a hlnq,;ri
At the April term of the Court, of Sussex
county. Tabitha TimmOns, indicted for
selling liquor without a license. and sem
fenced to pay fine Of 500 and costs, ia
defanlt of which she was sent to Jail. An
effort will probably be made TO get the
Governor To pardon this woman, as she
has 4 family of three helpless persons
depending upon her for support. Since
she has no vote, iust what the Governor
will do is not known. Indictments were
found against II cOlOred persons for var
ious offences, all of whom were convicted
! The Grand Jurors appointed by the
Levy court for the lower part of New
Castle county, are:
St. Georges hundred William Wood
: William s. Vandyke.
> Appoquinimink hundred William F.
Riley, Andrew J. Collins.
Blacllbird Observation-Disclosures Naylor
Jacob Hill.
Petit Jury, first pane -:--AppoquiniminE
!, hundred-JOhn W. Naudain, John B
- Stradley
q BlaCkbird hundred-James r. Pryor, b
i +. c. ROthwell.
- Second panel--Appoquinim hundred
4 James T. Holt, Walter Ford, Mark H
- Davis.
~ Blackbird hundred-James T. Webster
= Owen c. Crowley.
Rev. c. w. Miller pastor Of Grac
Al Church, Wilmington, preached to a crow
n ri house om Sunday, ON "the liquO
81 problem" He charged it with being TIA
/ cause Of wasting wages, fostering ignOI
or ance, crime and diseases, an enemy Of do
y mcstic peace, and concluded as follows
re Whoever has to bear the burde
10 should have the power of decision. Socie
IN ty at large has to bear the burden of thei
IN mischiefs and should therefore have tn
Ia right to abate them by abOIishiHg tn
es cause of them. This prOhb ton train
ut going through by way of the State capi
a. tails to the National capital. 1t is~ NJ
going to stop at any Of the way station
- such as local option" henceforth. Lie
THAT eminent friend of personal liberty
who is credited with writing letter t
Is. defeat the passage of The Local Optic
Law in his own State and who fights I'll
passage of the National Liquor Commi
ng sion bill in the Senate, and when upabl
to defeat it by fair means undertakes
90 ohstruct its passage by loading it dow
W with nOnsensical amendments, and a
u others who are like minded take warniE
and clear the track. This train is goir
ill through to absolute prohibition by natio
ro- al constitutional amendment. We ser'
public notice on all trimming politician
that our battle cry is " on il or under it