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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-15
PUNGEyT PARAGRAPHS.

81 have bright prospect before
me-" said the loafer. ''You always
/ will have, remarked Fogg. Il don't
think you will ever catch up to it. -
Boston fraascript.
An Alabama girl three years old,
on going to the window early one foggy
morning, cried out: 20, come here
and look, mamma. The sky is all
crammed down to the ground. ="
1t is estimated that the Delaware
peach crop this season Twill be from
two-thirds to three-fourths of a full
crop" As there never has been a
full crop of peaches in that State, it
is difficult to tel upon what the grow
ers base. their estimates. -NOrristoDn
Herald.
A high school girl explained to her
friend that to say, che kicked the
| bucket is slang, aud that the polite
expression is, ''he propelled his pedal
extremitie3 with violence against a
familiar utensil used for the transpor-
tation OF wafer and other fluids. IN
| Y. Post.
Our amiable young cousin, Bar
oness Burdett-Coutts-B Bartlett, etc,
holds $4,000, 900 in United States
funds. A recent interview with the
| Baroness cOnyinces us that she intends
to hold them, too. That's the gall of
it. Georgina was always that kind of
a girl. Burtlette.
Charlie went to see the apple of his
eye the other evening, and, after a
proper amount of afectionate converse
ton, said: "Fll give you a pair of ear
rings, dear, if you'll earn them by let
ting me bore your ears.r Haven't
earned them already, them" queried
the fair object of his affections. = Chicago
Tribune.
Some people assert that they will
believe only what they can see. What
is clearly demonstrable they will ac-
cept, but nothing else. These very
people, however, believe with all their
might that they have brains, and vet
they never saw them, and other folks
at any rate have no evidence that they
possess them. N T. Herald.
The young doctors who have been
let loose from the schools on a confiding
and physic loving public are likely to
try many experiments very interesting
to all except, perhaps, the subjects OF
them. They remind one of the litter
ate fellow who, on being told that a
certain patient was convalescent, said,
''Why, that is nothing / can cure con-
valescence in three hours. ~ Chicago
NeWS.
President Grevy, of France, is a
great eoffee-drinker- he can get
coffee fit to drink. Calling one day at
u country hotel for cup be asked
'sHave You any ehioory p res, sir. ~
Bring me some. = The landlord
brought small can full. lis that all
you kave?" No, sir. we have little
more" well, let me have it, too. -
Another can was brought. Positive.
ly. this is every grain you have9'
"Yes, sir " Very well; now 90 and
make me a cup Of coffee "
A small colorcd boy visited the cir
cas in Baltimore, and during the even.
ing ate three quarts of peanuts unassist-
ed, Afterward he slept calmly and
peacefully, he says, and he is now ready
for the next circus.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-15
FOREIGN LANDS.
GREAT BRITAIN.

LONDON, Oct. Is. Sir Stafford North
cote closed his campaign in Ireland Sat
urday with speech at Lorne. He said
that in order to develop her resources
Ireland needed order and repose. and a
firm, steady government, not offers q
bribes one day and sensational Legislation
the next, followed by violent measures oi
repression the next He deemed the Land
Act beneficial measure if justly admin
istered. There should be no compact
with National disturbers who would seem
to rule through new measures for loca
government, and he warned the c0nser-
vatives to gu0rd against them.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-15

The age of the circus joke has at
last been statstiealIy determined The
= .ircus started OUT in 1927.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-15
CASUALSlES.

CINCINNATI, Oct 15.-At 8 o'clock last
night, pipe used to conduct Ammoniac
gas used in Marerilines brewery, burst
where it passed througha q stable, where il
liberated gas, and twenty three horses
were killed thereby in few minutes
SANDUsKY, Ohio, Oct 15-Three men
were instantly killed at Castalia, in this
county, while trying to drive across the
railway track ahead Of an Indiana, Bloom.
ington g. Western train. A boy who was
in the wagon with the men was badly
hurt
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-15
POLITICAL.

CINCINNATI, Oct. IL. The Commercial
Gazette Yesterday morning published the
figures from every county except Stark,
showing that the prohibition amendment
had 300, Alb votes. while the total vote in
the state was 709, 332, by which showing
the amendment has bean defeated
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-15

The most delicate persons enjoy taking
Emory Little Cathartic Pills, give a
wholesome appetite. put new life in q
broken,down body.-15 cents.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-15
LATER

Careful estimates at midnight make the
total vote of Ohio I'll ,791 The prohibi-
ton amendment vote was 320,454, which
gives nearly $4,000 majority against
prohibition.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-15

A small colored boy visited the cir
cas in Baltimore, and during the even
ing ate three quarts of peanuts unassist-
ed, Afterward he slept calmly and
peacefully, he says, and he is now ready
for the next circus
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-15

Miss Mary CroweE won the liter
airy essay prize at the Vanderbilt Uni.
versity over 12l young men.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-15
WASHINGTON NEWS.

WASHINGTON Oct 15.-The gas com.
panyhas complied with the demands of the
striking coal shovelers and the men have
returned to work.
Smyrna times., 1883-02-21
Land Sales.

E. III. Beck, real estate broker, has
sold the Spruance City lots, six in
number, belonging to Michael Blent, to
VIM. M. Bell, for $500.
Also the farm belonging to Chas.
Numbers, in "The Alleyn to Sherman
Kittle, of New York, for $4,S0O.
John G. Bailey has sold Jacob Lem
burger lot on the Landing road of
about 3 acres, Ia part of the Clement
lott for $500.
John p. Hudson has bought of VIM.
III. Money the Campbell farm, on
Blackbird creek, for S., 900 cash. Mr..
Money bought this farm of VIM. J.
Campbell, December Goth last, for
$500.
The land of the Horace Spruance's
estate lying in New Castle county
(which was not sold when we went to
press last week., was bought as fol-
lows: farm, "a acres, to w. G. Spruance,
$31 per acre; woodland, 40 acres, to
w. c. Spruance, $15.25 per acre wood
land, % acres, to Peter O'Neil, 1923 per
acre. The entire sales of land aggre-
gated over $4,000, which with the
personal will make the estate worth
over $4,000.
Smyrna times., 1883-02-21
Not The Fact.

Smyrna repents at this late day her
refusal to have the Delaware railroad
disturb the quiet of her confines, and,
wearied of the prolonged effort to go
to the railroad, now asks the railroad
to come to her. 1t is said that an
energetic citizen of the town sat, gun
in hand, upon fence about his prop
erty when the preliminary SURVEYS
were being made, and vowed he'd
shoot the first pesky surveyor that
trespassed on his land "--EUery Evening.
If the EUery EVsning knew more of
the facts relative to locating the Della
ware Railroad such a statement as the
above would not be found in its
columns. The people ofSmyrna never
opposed the location of the road near
the town. At the time the road was
located it was with difficulty money
enough could be obtained to build it
either by subscriptions to stock or sale
of bonds and the land damages became
question of important consideration.
The company desired to locate the
road so as to run near all the larger
towns, but were prevented from doing
so by reason of the cost of land
Noh"oSS DOihB hlOIO IAdn buCy WcI6
able to pay, so that the road was finally
located where the land damages would
cost but comparatively little, and il
we are correctly informed the right oi
way was obtained nearly q mile
through the Tibbett farm on which
Clayton is located for q nominal sum.
Had the company been able to locate
the road nearer many of the larger
towns as it has since by the lapse Of
time, proven to be for the interest o.
all persons travelling over the road, nc
energetic citizen of the town sitting
on the fence with shot gun in hand,
as is falsely alleged, could have pre-
vented them locating it just where
they saw proper.
By reference to the editorial columns
of the TIMES under date of July 10
1854, we found the following:
ut is now a fixed fact the railroad 4
not coming through Smyrna, nor near
er than Jimtown one mile and {
quarter distant. We had hoped and i
was the wish of nearly oil our citizen
to have it near the town. Its presen
} location will be very inconvenient hotl
, for travelling and conveyance of mer
, chandise. To remove it from tn
present line would cost the compan,
, $4,000. An effort was made to rails
the requisite sum but as the subscrin
} tion fell short of what was demanded
the whole object was defeated
: We also find that some persons /
other localities who subscribed to tn
Smyrna times., 1883-02-21

elector may be challenged at the polls
if he shall have received or agreed to
receive any consideration for it. When
challenged, the inspector might require
the elector to make oath that he has
not received or agreed to receive any
consideration for his vote and false
oath in such circumstance should be
punishable as perjury. Mr.. Frasher
thought the amendment should go still
further and provide that the eleetor
should swear that he did not expect to
receive any consideration, and Mr..
Bates, acting on the suggestion, put. a
clause in his amendment providing
that the elector should swear that he
would not accept any consideration.
Some of the members opposed it be-
cause the existing statute against bri-
berry is dead letter on the book and
thought this might be also, but a rem
edy is thought to be provided in the
new bill which enables party to the
transaction to testify without crimina-
ting himself. Mr.. Bates in his speech
said:
"We are dealing with an evil which
is not confined to any party or section.
will venture to say that thereisnev
a gathering of politicians in this State
at which this subject is not discussed.
1 have been in political gatherings
where 1 have heard this subject dis
cussed, and l have looked around and
observed there was not a man present
who was discussing it who was not d
member of some Christian church and
professed to be Christian"
Could such statement show great
er depth of political decentralization in
our politics and consequent need o.
some measure to remedy it?
Smyrna times., 1883-02-21

THE biennial report of Prof. James
H. Groves, document of sixty pages,
is an interesting report of the condi-
ton of our public schools. The whole
number of schools in the State is SIS
and the number of white children be-
tween the ages of six and twenty-one
years, SS,139; the whole number of
colored school children outside of the
city of Wilmington, $500; the average
cost of educating each scholar, $685. !;
the averge age of pupils enrolled Oil /;
the average number of children to
each district, 81; the average daily at
tendance in each school 80; the whole
number of teachers in the State, 545
the average monthly salary of males
$35.S7, females, $26.O1, being an in.
crease of 1910 in two years. New
Castle county takes up about all the
year not included in the holidays and
heated term, or 81 of the time; Kent
averages 8.5 and Sussex SO, or little
over half the time. While there ha!
been no rapid growth, the improve
ment has been substantial and perma
nent,
Smyrna times., 1883-02-21
PERSONAL.

Cards are out for the silver wedding
of Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Il. III. Haynes, of
Chestertown, formerly of this town,
to take place on Monday evening,
February 26, instant, from to II
o'clock P. NJ.
The Rev. John Mccoy some fifteen
years ago pastor of the Presbyterian
church of this town, has just received
% new members into his church at
Franklin, Pa.
Mrs. S. L. Booker spent last week
with her daughter at Belmont Hail."
but has returned to her home in Phila-
delphia.
Alonzo S. Raymond who has spent
the last six weeks home with his
parents has returned West and ex-
poets to locate at Helena, Montana
Territory.
G. w. Kennard, of Chestertown, Md,
spent Sunday in this town, the guest of
VIM. III. Thompson.
Howard VanBuskirk, of Williams
port, Pa, has taken a position at the
phosphate office of Alexander G. Cum
minis.
Mrs. ]. 7. Umsted is visiting friends
in Washington Miss Sallie Stephenson
near town, is also visiting relatives in
Washington.
Miss NJ. Anna Ofiey, who is located
at Little Rock, Ark, is succeeding we'll
according to the following from the
Daily Sentinel of Hot Springs in that
State:
Miss Anna Offiey, of Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, made her first bow to q
Hot Spring audience, and recited the
"Creed of the Bells" Well, if ever
there was an audience surprised, and
agreeably SO, it was the people there
last evening. Among a number of lady
recitationists we have heard, Mis-:
Offley carries off the palm. Her pro
nunciatioD is about as perfect as human
tongue can make it. while her expires
sion is in harmony with every wore
she utters. 1t gives us pleasure x
speak highly of her effort because sh,
deserves ii. Three times did sh,
appear to appease the delight manifest
ed by every one, and she could hay,
recited for hours with the same undi
vided attention. We are glad to hav
! such an accomplished lady in our mids
I, Rnd hope she will be appreciated ac
: cording TO her worth.
Smyrna times., 1883-02-21
sale fthe william Taylor Lands.

Yesterday George V. Massey, Esq,
sold in front of the Court House, Dover,
the real estate of William Taylor,
deceased, situated in Kenton, East and
West Dover Hundreds, as follows:
KENTON HUNDRDED.
No. 1.-Home Farm, near Downs
Chapel, 202 acres, to w. w. Taylor, at
$3.50 per acre.
No. Farm near Downs Chapel,
80 acres, to w. w. Taylor, at $22.50
per acre.
No. 3.-Farm near Downs Chapel,
119 acres, to w. w. Taylor, at $3.50
per acre.
No. 4A.-Farm near Downs Chapel,
ia acres, to S. M. Taylor, at $3.50 per
acre.
No. 4B.-Tract of land at Downs
Chapel, 27 acres, to w. w. Taylor, at
$17. so per acre.
No 4C.-House and lot at Downs
Chapel, to Richard Colt, for $117.
No. 4D.-Building lot at Downs
Chapel, to Jas. GuessfOrd, for $25.5O.
No. 4E.-Building lot at Downs
Chapel, to S. NJ. Taylor, for $50.
No. 4F.-House and lot at Downs
Chapel, to Geo. w. Downs, for 1886.
No. 4G.-Building lot and house at
Downs Chapel, to w. w. Taylor, for
$165.
No. 4H.-Building lot at Downs
Chapel, to w. w. Taylor, for $25.
No.4-Blacksmith and Wheelwrg ght
Shop at Downs Chapel, to w. w. Tay-
lor, for 5000.
No. 4K.-Building lot at Downs
Chapel, to w. w. Taylor, for $25.
No. 4L.-Building lot at Downs
Chapel, to w. w. Taylor, for $27.
No. 5.-Farm near Downs Chapel
130 acres, to VIM. Masten, at $11.50 pei
acre.
No. 6.-Farm near Downs Chapel
189 acres, to w. w. Tschudy, at $1&.2;
per acre.
No. Tract of woodland, neal
Downs Chapel, 10 acres, to S. NJ. Tay
lOr, for $3.50 per acre.
No. 8.-HOuse and lot in Kenton, t.
F. Greenwell, for 500.
No. 9A.-Building lots, t acres, Il
Downs Chapel, to w. w. Taylor, TO
$3.50 per acre.
No. 9B.-Store and Dwelling, a
Downs Chapel, to +. B. Downs, TO
$5l5.
: WEST DOVER HUNDRED.
No. 1OA.-Farm at Slaughter's Sta
tiOn, 1913 acres, to John II. Taylor, a
500 per acres.
No. 1OB.-Tract of land at tSlaughter'
, Station, "a acres, to w. A. Dodd, Il
$26 per acre.
: No. 1OC.-Store house and dwellin
at Slaughter's Station, to J. b. Messicl
for 1920.
No. 1OD.-Building lot at Slaughter
Station, to S. NJ. Dewitt, for $50.
No. 10E.-Building lot at Slaughter
Station, to S. NJ. Dewitt, for $50
EAST DOVER HUNDRED.
! No. 11.-House and lot in Dover, t
, Mrs. w. NJ. Taylor, for 81 800.
f No. 12.-One acre of land in Dove
| f. Scotten, for $475.
4 Total amount of sale, $31 ,402.38.
Smyrna times., 1883-02-21
legislative Notes.

The bill of Representative Justis of
Christiana hundred dividing North
Christiana hundred into two election
districts has become law, thus secur-
ing another Democratic inspector of
elections.
No action has as yet been taken on
the bill introduced by Speaker Bates
some time since to increase the repre-
sentation from New Castle county, aud
thismeasure is still in the hands of the
special committee unacted upon.
There have been several divorce petit
tions presented since the Legislature
has been in session, and referred to the
divorce committee, but none of them
have as yet been reported back to
either House favorably or adversely.
The proceedings before the Legisla-
ture last week, were confined princi-
pally to acts of Incorporation, stock
laws in Sussex county, acts in relation
to certain school districts, town char
ters, bills to lay out new roads, and
other matters of like nature.
On Wednesday afternoon the B. & o.
r. r. bill was called up in the House
for final action, and PASSED that body
NAVhOuO NiSSOuVluR fOJCy HOJWIbn-
standing the arguments of Mr.. Dean on
the evening previous against it.
The immigration bill as amended
in the House, making three commits
sioners, one from each county, without
any salaries, limiting the bill to two
years: and appropriating $500 for the
purposes of the act, was called up for
final action on Wednesday afternoon
and passed. The Senate nonconGured
in the amendments and the bill went
back to the House.
The House passed the bill regulating
pilotage on the Delaware bay and river
as it had previously passed the Senate.
1t provides that actions for pilotage
fees may be either IN personam or IN
rem; that no license shall be hereafter
granted by the Delaware authorities tc
any one who has not served regular
! apprenticeship on a Delaware pilot
boat, and that when a pilot takes q
vessel from the Breakwater to Phila-
delphia he or one of his boats crew
shall be entitled to pilot her down
again, and in case of a captains refusal
to take one of his boats crew, the
amount of pilotage may be recovered
by suit at law. The Legislature will
adjourn tonight over to Monday.
Smyrna times., 1883-02-21

SENATOR ROE has revived project
in the interest of agriculture providing
for the appointment by the Governor
of two persons to act in conjunction
with three from the Board of Directors
of the Agricultural Society of the State
of Delaware including the Governor,
who will be known as the " State Pre-
MUM Committee" The object is to
incite true spirit of generous rivalry
among the tillers of the soil. The pre-
miums are not to exceed 81 900, the ex-
penses of advertising, &C., to be paid by
the agricultural societies. The bill, ii
is thought, will not get through both
Houses.
Smyrna times., 1883-02-21

The emasculation of the immigration
Bill by the House in robbing it of its
force and potency in doing away with
a commissioner and appointing a
board of three men, one for each coun-
ty, who are asked to give their time as
a "labor of love" in looking up set
tiers, by motion of Mr.. Cavender was
non-concurred in by the Senate. He
thought the bill seriously encumbered
and wholly impractical. A Committee
of Conference will doubtless eomprom-
ise on some plan so as to save the bill.
Smyrna times., 1883-02-21

The anti-bribery bill of DIR. Crawford,
furnishing the buyers and sellers of
votes came up last week in the Legis-
lature, and was discussed i'm committee
of the whole. The debate disclosed an
evident diversity of feeling regarding
the bill the Sussex members gener-
ally regarding it with discouraging 81
lence, while the New Castle members
were as generally outspoken in its
favor. Kent was divided: DIR. Wat
son opposing and DIR. Lewis and Mr..
Frasher supporting the measure.
The bill provides that any man who
sells his vote shall be disfranchised
and shall be disqualified to serve on q
jury for four years and shall upon q
repetition of the offence, be disqualified
as q juror for eight years and so on.
Personal addresses were made on tht
subject, and Mr.. Bates was particular
iy earnest when he came to speak. HI
offered an amendment to the bill
which provided that the vote of al
Smyrna times., 1883-02-21

Mr.. SUTTON has introduced bill in
the House for the maintenance of the
colored schools which, as it touches the
color line, will of course excite opposi-
ton, the DeIaWGrean already having
opened its blast against it, as it did the
bill appropriating $2,4OO at the last
Legislature, the latter however, pass
ing despite the opposition of the Sauls-
burys. The bill is in harmony with
the recommendations of Governor
Stockley, on the subject of Education
in his inaugural.
Mr.. Sutton's bill provides that the
Levy Court of each county shall lay
and collect tax of sixty cents on the
500 upon the assessments of the real
and personal property and poll of COL
ored persons" and the amount so
raised shall be set apart as separate
and distinct fund for the support and
maintenance of the colored schools of
the State. The bill appropriates s., 900
out of the State Treasury to be paid to
the treasurer of the several counties ON
or before the 1st of October in each
year and the same to be divided equally
among the counties. No school shall
be entitled to receive its "pro rata "
share unless it shall have remained
open for at least three months during
the year with an average attendance OF
at least twelve scholars.
The County Treasurer is authorized
to pay the teachers of the schools on
presentation of certificate from the
Board of Commissioners. These Com.
missioners, as well as clerks are to bt
elected by the colored voters of eaci
hundred at a meeting to be held on tht
first Saturday in April of each year
Every colored person residing within
the hundred and who has paid schoo
tax for the preceding year, shall be
duly qualified voter.
The bill also provides for the appoint
ment annually by the Governor O
some suitable colored person of GOO
moral character, and we'll qualifie
with regard to his mental attainment
for the position of Superintendent @
the colored schools of the State of De
aware, who shall receive a salary {
$500 per year, visit each school 6
least once every year, examine all al
plicants for the position of teacher, an
give certificate to those whom b
deems qualified for the position
teacher.
Smyrna times., 1883-02-21
GRAIN. &C
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS.
MARRIAGES.

REES-STAATS In Smyrna, February 4th. by
Rev. I. J. Umsted, Thomas A. ReeS and Miss
Lille H. Stats. both of Kent county. Del
EVANS-COOPER.-In the Presbyterian Church,
Smyrna, February 18TH by Rev J. f. Umsted.
Frank +. Evans and Mary B.. daughter of E. V.
Cooper, Esq, all of Smyrna. Del.
SAVIN-MOORE.-Februa l4th, at the home of
the brides parents near MORTON, by Rev. J. 7.
NanBurkalOw, William c. SavIn and Miss Olena
n Moore, both of this county.
HEWITT-VANSANT.-At the NJ. f. parsonage,
this town. by Rev. J, d. Rigg, Solomon B. Hewitt
and Temple A. Nansant, both of Cecil County.
Nd.
MANLOVE-BLANE.--In this town, February 10th,
by Rev. J. V. Smith. Edward ManlOve and
Harriet Blame, both of Cecil County Nd.
HOBBS-DONOVAN.-At the NJ. f. parsonage,
Dover, February l4th. by Rev. J. H. Caldwell.
d. D.. Samuel II. Hobbs and Miss Sallie DOno-
van, both of this county.
JOHNSON-DILL.-In Dover February 14th. by
the same minister, Z. Wesley Johnson and Miss
Annie Dill both of Dover.