Smyrna times., 1882-08-30

man of the Office business, with a con-
stantly increasing possibility, always
at the wheel to direct and execute
every command. Mr.. Brown, who is
son of Hon. Charles Brown, of Dover,
has had charge of their Philadelphia
office for two years and sustains the
same relations to them through it that
Mr.. Pierce does through the office here.
THE STEAMER CLYDE IN TROUBLE
The Thomas Clyde has got into trouble
by trying to accommodate too many at |
one time. A certain Frank u. Bing |
ham states that on the Fourth of July |
the Clyde carried ,831 passengers, 631
more than permitted by law and the
acts of Congress, regulating steamboat
travel. Mr.. Bingham insists before the
United States District Court that the
owners of the Clyde shall pay the ten
dollars penalty provided for each and
every passenger over 200. She was
seized by the Marshall on Friday night
but on Saturday morning William E.
Reybold filed a claim for the vessels
release before the Clerk of the United
States District Court, and joined Silas
Warren in a bond of $4,000 security,
for possession of the steamer until the
the case Was settled at court. The
Clyde was then formally taken from
the custody of the United States
Marshal, and resumed her trips as if
nothing had happened.
TROUBLES OF THE PEACH CURING
MEN.-A complaint comes from all the
evapOrating establishments in town of
a scarcity of labor. They are all from
third to a half short, and considering
that the season has but two or three
weeks to run, if this deficiency con-
| tinues, as it promises to, the yield of
fruit must fall considerably short of
| the amount contemplated. Women
for peeling and pitting the peaches
could be obtained elsewhere, but with
the other pressing duties claiming the
attention of the proprietors, they have
not the time to leave home and gather
the proper force together before the
season will close. The same complaint
comes from nearly all the towns. The
business is overdOne or too near to be
well regulated. We have number of
women, young ladies &C., that could
do themselves and others q benefit by
courageOusly lending a helping hand
at the factories. The greatest difficulty
has been experienced in Milford and
one establishment got seventy-fve
hands from Philadelphia and another
200 from Baltimore.
SHoT.-A shooting affray occurred
here Saturday evening, which may
probably end in a murder. JOhT
Truitt, Il negro in the employ of ]. b
Donovan, while in state of drunken
ness attacked Moses Rias, fellow
workman, with turtle hook, inflictins
very painful wound on the arm
Moses returned the assault with n shO
from his pistol, the ball striking Truit
in the right side. DIR. Clifton, who wa
called, prObed for the ball, but coulC
not find it. 1t is thought it entered
the lungs, as it pains the man t.
breathe. Truitt bears the reputation
of being a hard character, having
= recently been released from NeV
Castle Jail, where he was committe,
for stealing meat from Andrew Spear
! Alderman Budd when he heard of j
D issued a warrant for the arrest of Rias
which was done on Monday by consta
BILE Weldon. After hearing last even
ing Rias was committed to Jail t
await the result of Truitt's wound, tn
doctor testifying that he is not out {
o. danger. A warrant will also be issue
n for the arrest of Truitt, the real agres
O sor in the affair, who will also be con
mitted as soon as his condition wi
permit. They are both old offender
a (Truitt the worse and dreaded by tn
g colOred people) and if one had bee
= killed and the other hung, to I'll
E community it would have been happ
riddance.
a BAD RAILROAD MANNERs.-Severi
II months ago it was announced, as /
authority, that instruction had bee
g given by the Pennsylvania Railroa
\ Company to conductors and gatem6
10 not to admit intoxicated persons on Il
~ trains. The announcement gave gel
eral satisfaction, as measure of safet
at to the unfortunate victims of the vi,
P. themselves, and of comfort to othe
le who might be annoyed by their pre-
ence and habits. If such instructor
were given, however, along the line,
ne was sadly violated on Saturday,
O, Dover. When the up train reach,
m there in the afternoon a crowd of tV
80 or three dozen negroes were at t
depot awaiting the train. The lol
talking and disgusting profanity attra
"a ted the attention of the passenge
es but they soon found to their disnl
Au that these persons with their beast
eh manners were to be their companion
The shocking language was even wol
~, in the cars than at the depot, 81
u ladies were helpless in preventing tb
pts reeling and staggering against them
-ht passing through the car. Finally {
his officers 1.-THE conductor was in anotl
carr were notified that the trG
would be reported at headquarters
of the bad language was not abated, a
asst they 1.-THE noisy Ones) were conduct
be to the smoking car. They were goi
ers to the Big Quaterly" in Wilmingt,
wo If the railroad company really inter
the to enforce such rule, il should be dc
with such characters as these.
= musk" is bad enough for enfort
IL. companionship in warm weather
md when such foul language and disgust
ar manners are added, it is too much
ger decent humanity.
md
DIR. MURDER OR SUICIDE.-The BODY
can Henry Crater, generally known
COX" Henry, who has been living a
farm hand on the Gerker farm n
mn Kenton for the past twenty years !
!, of found dead on the farm of Peter Lo,
M. on Thursday last, with several cuts
ANS his head evidently inflicted by sh
to instrument and number of horri
ma gashes in his abdomen. One of
4S pockets was turned inside out
ted, 30 cents was found in the other and
lies. pocket knife lying beside him. He
lee left his home on Sunday and was joi
lips by another farm hand, and up to
the Wednesday evening nothing had b
the seen of him. He was 55 years (
! unmarried. and was known as a Sc