Smyrna times., 1882-10-18

corntv and State Items
D.I,ware's losses by fire in August
we're $9,SOo'
o.o hundred and twenty witnesses
One ,n,mmoned from Milford to appear
IN the Hallett trial, heid at georgetown
last week
III. ship Npr Constitution which is
li.S ;.;nr m in Sussex amid much enthusi-
cru,',r9 rrss presented with Il blue hen at
asln aGsIlno"wo6d "~, on Monday by Mrs. Mary
A. Stewart.
n,u;oI Brewton. conductor of the
opnrassional nal.,, trains on the p. w. " B.
OGhs ';iEsaod committed suicide ut the resi-
iHlrly Iuncn Of a friend in Philadelphia,
Yesterday morning
Snnerintendents Groves and Carpen-
tor bpoon visiting among the schools Of
" Vou, castle county as soon as the
-,b"ols & opened. They will work their
~ny down the State, taking the dis
tricts in regular order.
coroners jury yesterday rendered
yar,Iict of accidental death in the case
"f William c. G.. C0lescott, aged 1G,
who was killed near kirkwOod ON
saturday bv being run over by Il ground
mIIer. Neither the spine nor any OF
fine bone were broken.
Harry r. Tricker entered upon his
duties AS brakeman of the =. W. 4 Is
PR. Co.. yesterday morning, anC
about 2.SO o'clock in the afternoon ht
va, Knocked from the top of freigh
carbv the bridge beyond the Delaware
Junction, and instantly killed.
The Rev. Madison \. Richards, u
D. pastor of st. Paul's NJ. L. ChurcI
Of Wilmington, has been asked for h,
the congregation Of the Green Stree
NJ. E. Church of Philadelphia an
will probably succeed the Rev. Jaco
Todd, D. D., the present pastor of tina
church.
Monday the management of the ne'
Hotel Richardson at Dover passed OF
of the hands of Colonel William {
Fountain. He will be succeeded ,
host by an hotel man from the Catski
Mountains. Ii is said, though II,
authoritatively, that the house vi
hereafter be run on temperance prime
pies.
Coil. HALLETr CoNViCTED ,
MURDER.-Thc jury in the case
Collingswood 7. Hallctt, indicted t
the murder Of James B. Deputy
Milford last April, brought in Il seal
verdict at 8 o'clock Monday mig
which found the prisoner guilty
murder in the first degree.
The next morning the prisoner W
brought into court. His manner "
wild and excited. He seemed utter
unnerved and in the widest ago
repeatedly saying George Cir
murdered ny babies, why not murC
me-"
The verdict was made amid silel
and the prisoners crazcd mani
became one OF startling intensity.
Ills whole manner indicates that
Is deranged, and he was returned
his cell An examination will be III
dition.
The court deferred sentence II
November l0th.
LOCAL OPTION PLEDGES .-M. Gu
Gnd Dr.. Chandler Reply 10 the Quest
frao0nd,d.-The Rev. l.. G. Natl;
D. D., President Of the State Tenn
ahce Alliance, furnishes the follow
letters from Mr.. S. NJ. Curtis and
,,%itmn Chandler, respectively, Rel
ncan and Democratic senatorial nc
n hees In Mill Creek hundred, in ans
70 70 questions recently propounded
'le Alliance to legislative candida
III 66ETAsK, Oct lG, 1ss2.-E Edirard Bringhursi
SboE15 SbE1S FIR In reply to your circular
III ti%oliI iT9ulq DC elected to the senate | shall
81 & " Ioung ready and willing to vote fO
ri %%lloiesOme law for the suppression
secro .O =, ~ intoxicating liquors and if local d
LiG ~, =" 1e tEe best way to crush the evil
III sano,; ~ mat eject be brought before Us wit
# bas,,iTI,n bTn @ oi the people. ! will cheerful!
AL "'! 'OIe lOr aud sustain il.
d. Yours respectfully,
S. N. CCI
a. pibEANDYwINE SPRINGS. oct. II. 1sS2-E
M l0tl lgguua' Eq.-DEAE SIR: Your circular
& an"oaIlth Instant received . As the te
AL Ian question did not enter into our nomin
nj h s .ot so prepared to make pledges Of any
@ sny i'm nne'hing that am not disposed L
M lours very resnectr,,u,