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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-09-11
UTAH AND NEyABA.

among aII the crlGIcs WHO have
hard things to cay about Utah AID
heF people, none are more severe
than thuse who live IN or have come
from Nevada. The hostile press of
Utah will attribute 6his to conti-
guilty, claiming that by reason of
their nearness the Nevada people
are in a better position TO kD w
whereof they speak than.thos vino
are more remote; bat this, If pre-
scented, would be very sophistical
and unsatisfactory plea, since 1t is a
notorious fact that Nevada people
as rule know as little Of us or our
methods as do the residents of
Maine, Florida or Texas. This
means that they simply know that
We are here, that our portion of the
public domain occupies place on
the map, that some social customs
prevail against which the alleged
civilization Of the period has seen
fit 5to raise its hand. and that is al.
For Nevada to undertake the ar
Taign@ent Of Utah Tor corruption in
pUblic and impurity in domestic af.
fairs, is to present q condition Of
things that would be Iudicrous if it
were net coatemptible. Thst State
is and always has been the rotten
borough of the United States. An
election there has so far all
along been more speculation. in
which certain designing men seek
to obtain political pgeferment by
means Of ways that are dark and
tricks that are Vein, than an express
SIGN of the popular will. The writer
hereof has been witness to soma of
the methods employed there, in the
days gone by, On the part of pOliti-
cal huoksteFs, and has had oppor.
tunities eff noting how an aspirant
goes among the rabble precisely
as stock buyer inspects
Cock of sheep or a herd Of cattle;
and for such "a community to att
tempt the framing of an Indictment
against Utah is simply absuralty
Outdoing itself.
In all this, we haYe no desire to
be understood as entertaining the
slightest ill-wlH against the 4sbattle
born State," which was sliced of
from Utah in order that the Repub-
hean party might strengthen its
hands-yastly otherwise. 1t is a
soureeaf satisfaction to contemplate
the colossal contributions to the
nations Golfers which our neighbor
have Rsde, and the general indus
try, enterprise and thrift of her
people; it is orly when they, or
those who claiR1 to represent them.
lind nothing but what is censurabIe
in the practices of those who settled
Utah, and theGeswho constitute the
msjority OF or population, that we
enact the role or a lawyer long
enough to arise and announce, re.
spectfuliys but firmly, that we OBJ
ject.
Nor do we seek to shelter flag
rant acts Of omi .sion or commits.
zion in this Territory; such are cen
Enrable and punishable here as else
where; wrong-doizg here cannot be
palliated by wrong~doing in Nevada
or any other place. but those who
have mingled in tbs Stygian polit>
ical pools there and handled the
cash ladled out by corrupt men in
tent on corrupting, are not, we
submit, the proper persons to in
stuct this or any community as to
how it should act or what should he
its aim. In such a proceeding the
favor of inconsistency is so rank
that it smells to heaven, and we
you'd have less of it; none at I'll
would be still better.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-09-11

GOVERNOR ALBEIT, OF New Jer-
eey, says that State is good for 7 eco
majority for the Democrats. The
Democrats do not net,d New Jersey,
but lis nine electoral votes will swell
Cleveland's majority.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-09-11

MAINE WENT Democratic in the
Septs mber election CT 1880, and the
Republican Presidential ticket was
elected in the November following:
this time things are ohanged-the
Republicans have carried Maine and
the Democrats will win in NJvem
hrP
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-09-11
MAINE PROHIBITION

Maine has given a majority of
40, 600 votes in favor of prohibition.
The proposition voted on was an
amendment to the constitution pro-
hibiting the manufacture, importa.
ton or sale Of intoxicating liquor in
the State. The total voting popula>
ton of the State numbers perhaps
145, 900, and 10000 majority shows
that more than two-thirds of the
male members Of the commons
wealth of voting age are opposed not
Only to the rum business bat to rum
drinking. With such a prelondesance
of public sentiment and material
influence in favor of temperance. it
should be no difficult task to sup
press the liquor traffic in that State
and make Maine prohibition COM
munity in fast as well as in name.
For years the State has been pro-
hibitory, having strict laws for the
punishment Of those who sell
liquor; but the internal revenue
collectors reports and the police
court records, show that In proper
ton t0spopulation as much whisky
is sold and the per centage Of drunk.
enness is as great rs in the average
American community. THE
HERALD has always believed
that public sentiment was
more powerful factor in the
MANAGEMENT and oontTolI Of the
liquor trade than statute
laws, the latter are practically
valueIess when the majority, or
even a formidable minority public
sentiment inclines to intoxicants;
but when the commSnity is so set
against liquor drinking that it
makes drunkenness or tirpling a
disgrace, something can be done. 1t
is hoped that the expression at the
polls il Maine means more than a
simple statement that the majority
prefer temperance to intemperance.
II it means an earnest determine.
ton on the part Of the majority to
oppose the liquor traffic 10 the State
it will result in good; but ifit means
merely the posingcof that majority
as prchibitionists, while winklng at
liquor drinking, the effect must be
worse than 1t wouldIbe If ne OPP
p1essive effort had been undertaken.
WISCONSIN PRoH1BITIoNIsTs held
q convention In Madison last week,
when they demanded in their plat
form that "the Territorial Gov
ernor of Utah be abolished"
This must be regarded as the uns
kindest blow yet aimed at our hand
some Eli. Very few are opposed to
the removal of the Governor who is
universally admitted to be much
more ornamental than useful, but
the suggestion that he be abolished
is going little too far. Besides, the
proposition coming from prohibi>
tionists is q reflection upon the habit
of his excellency thai The HER
AID feels called upon to resent.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-09-11

Go to Chas. K. BosrIng for all
kinds Of decorating and paper hang
ing. Old Constitution tuilding, 81
Main STREET.
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BEER ALWAYS FIRST CLASS.

Salt Lake City Beer Hail,
100 MAIN STREET.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-09-11
1UFrs & NYs rROM

We have 81 unusually heavy stock of Wines,
Liquors and Cigars,
TIE BEST AND THE CHEAPEST.
Smyrna times., 1884-02-13

ported he will take the opinion of the
local surrogate upon the salient social
question, whether father can lawfully
disinherit n son for such a reason.
g 1t is certain to be an interesting
suit We believe we are right i'll as
serting that the rights and liabilities of
a father-in- laws daughter-in-law have
never been judicially determined. A
decision which will establish precisely
what amonnt of affection a young
woman must lavish upon her father
in-law, in order to estop him from
leaving her husband out in the cold
when he comes to make his will, must
of necessity be of great positive value.
At present the average daughter-in-
law is in a quandary. She knows that
as much cannot reasonably be expect
ed of her as of a daughter by blood /;
but she does not always know just
where to draw the line. 1t was a
doting bridegroom from the Emerald
Isle who, upon introducing his bride
(of the same post-office address,, to her
father-in-law, remarked, You can't
do too much for him, Biddy.' And
Biddy promptly replied, Be aisy
Patsey, l don't intind to-" Perhaps
this daughter-in-law had the correct
idea; at all events it is not known
that her husband was denied his share
of the estate"
Smyrna times., 1884-02-13
DAn,lnr1al.

Mrs. Eta +. Baldwin, of Nyack-on-
the-Hudson, who is visiting this town,
addressed the M. +. Sunday School on
Sunday afternoon, bringing up inter
esting "reminiscences of her youthful
Gavs in connection with this school:
l.. Blais, who has been confined to
the house for several weeks, has 50 i'm
proved as TO be able to be out tins
week.
John p. Hudson, near town, who mas
been sick the past two or three weeks
is still confined to bed.
VIM. c. Spruance, Esq, of Whining
ton, was in town yesterday.
The citizens of Moorton and vicinity
intend invading the premises of Peter
Hardcastle this evening with then
annual surprise party.
Miss Mary V. Spearman has return
ed to Smyrna, after an absence of sew
eral months in the West.
Thos. II. Hoyle, of Holly Beacl
City, N. j., is making II few days visi
to friends in town.
Cards are out for the marriage of w
Polk Cummins, of this town, and Mis-
Sarah Esther Williams, at the residence
of Hon. James Williams, near KentOn
on the 2Oth inst. and Of Harry Rawle,
and Miss Ricka Lienburger, Of thi
town, on 2lst inst.
Smyrna times., 1884-02-13
Floods.

The rains of the past two weeks give
occasion again for comparing Della
ware with the West with the adVan-
tages largely in our favor. We have
been Inconvenience by the wet and
the mud, but nothing more serious.
In the towns on most of the Western
rivers as well as number in Pennsyl-
vania, Virginia and Tennessee they
have been submerged by the swelling
river torrent, the people driven from
their homes and in u number of cases
the houses washed from their founda-
tiOns. The flood last year when the
Ohio river at Cincinnati rose 66 feet 4
inches, is surpassed by the food this
week which is the highest ever known.
The flood of last week was almost as
great as that of last year, but the heavy
rains of this week has driven many
thousands people more from their
homes. The streets can only be naVi-
gated in boats and that for squares.
At Cincinnati, CovingtOn and Newport
houses can be seen peering out of the
water, while down the river almost
from hill to hill the valley is covered.
The cry of distress, however, begins to
grow louder. The manufactures are
stopping and men are thrown out OF
employment. In Newport it is esti-
mated that from 5000 to 5000 persons
are homeless. At Wheeling about
half of the homeless people have re-
turned to their houses or found quart
ers elsewhere. The houses of the Other
half have been swept away or destroy
ed. Fully 5000 persons are homeless
destitute and helpless, and will have tC
be fed by the relief committee fO
weeks. At Pomeroy, Ohio, the people
are camped on the hills and are terri
bly, in want of food and shelter. Ont
hundred and fifty houses have fiOate,
away.
Nearly every business man is bank
rupt. The coal mines at Syracuse ar
flooded. A house went by MiddlepOr
Tuesday morning with a woman sitting
on the gable end. Men rowed out t.
the house and appealed to her to ge
off, but she refused, saying that sh
had four babies below, which were a.
dead.
At Pittsburg 5000 houses wer
wholly or partly under water, whic
are the residences of $4,000 people
10000 of whom have had to leave thei
homes, while $1,000 men are temporar
ly thrown out of employment by tn
stoppage of mills and factories. Th
/, churches and public halls of both citiC
, are filled with women and childrdel
: and everything possible is being don
to supply them with food and clOthiu
and fires, to render them cOmfortabl
Smyrna times., 1884-02-13
GRAIN, &c.
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS
MARRIAGES.

CoLLlNS.--CALDwELL.--In the NJ. E. Church.
Dover, February eth, by Rev. J. II. Caldwell,
ID. d., assisted by Presiding Elder A. W. Milby,
ex-Presidng Elder 7. ). Williams and Rev. NJ
A. Richards, ID. D., Rev. Vaughan S. Collins,
pastor of the NJ. L. Church, Cambridge, Md,
aud Miss l.. Jennie Caldwell, of Dover, daughter
of the officiating minister.
COOk-MOORE-At Wyoming February 7th, by
Rev. A. I. Melvin, Reynolds Cook and Miss
Anna +. Moore.
EI.LIOTr-MACLARY.-A the residence of Thos.
MorSey. by Rev. Julius Dodd, James Elliott and
Miss Mary Maclary, daughter of Jacob S. Ma
elary, both OF New Castle county.
GOODEN-C0OK.-At Wyoming, February 5th,
by Rev. A. I. Melvin, Thomas w. GOOden and
Miss Annie Cook
MARVEL-bEWlS.-At Wyoming, January 22nd
BY Rev. A I. Melvin, William II. Marvel and
Miss Emma A. Lewis.
PLEASANTON-EVENS.- the residence OF the
brides parents. in RaYmOnds Neck February
1th. by Rev. q. Atkins, Alexander PleasantOh
and Miss Lizzie Evens, both OF this county
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Wyoming Janu-
ary 30th. by Rev. A. T. Melvin, Edward Pleas
anton and Miss Mary Marvel.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the residence of the
brides parents, near Smyrna, February 9th. by
Rev. Robert s. Rowe, William b. Weldon and
Miss Elizabeth Amanda Brockson, both OF New
Castle county.
Smyrna times., 1884-02-13

Our correspondent = still in
sists that by the adoption of the pend
ing constitutional amendment that
New Castle county would be divided
into two election districts which we do
not deny, but we differ with him when
he says that The creation of Will
mington into a Legislative district, is
only a recognition of division prev
iously established and the constltu-
tional amendment if adopted makes it
district or unit in the general repre-
sentation." We differ with him while
they both constitute New Castle county
because they must, from the necessi
ties Of the case, have a community Of
interests while in the same county
government.
Smyrna times., 1884-02-13
c. Ii. REGISTER,
WIN. WOOD,
+. J. SMITH,
Committee on Resolutions.
WIN. S. JONES, Secretary.
SMYRNA, February &, 1884.
New Castle County and Repre-
SentatiOn Again.

DEAR TIMEs.-In my communica-
ton last week it was not intended to
discuss the merits of the proposed
change appOrtiOning members of the
Legislature Us contemplated hy the
provisions of the new amendmcnr. FIr-
ther than to allude 10 the ihju.,',e
done the rural hundreds of New Cassie
county in the organization of the Sen
ate. AS to whether the clause Great
ing Wilmington into separate dis
trict authorized to choose and elect
members separate and apart from the
hundreds of the county was intended
to divide New Castle into two legisla-
tive districts, or, as suggested by the
TIMES, only for the convenience of
choosing and electing members" is a
question settled by the terms of the
amendment, and in either event the
county would be practically Y so divided
as each district would elect repreSen-
tative delegation independent of the
other. How they would vote when
once an the Legislature would de-
pend entirely upon the questions at
issue and the pol tical atfinilies of
the members elected. Should Will
mingtOn elect delegation represent
ing one political organization, and the
district of New Castle choose members
of another and opposite party, there
would not be much of "unit" " on
questions of a political nature, and
similar divisions would likely occur on
other matters coming before the Legis-
lature.
To State it palmer and within the
range of possibilities, Wilmington and
Sussex might be represented in the
General Assembly by members of one
party and interest, while New Castle
and Kent might each have a represen-
/ tative from another and antagonistic
! party, in which event Wilmington and
| New Castle would be divided by poll
ties and interests in the same manner
and degree as Wilmington and Kent,
or New Castle and Sussex. In a word,
the Legislature would be composed of
four delegations each representing u
separate and Independent district.
When the present State Constitution
was framed each county was made a
legislative district, and as the respec-
tive populations at the time were near
ly equal the appoPtionment was fair
one, Since then, however, Whining
ton has grown into city and as such
has an organization and government
independent of and apart from the
county, with boundaries as plainly de-
fined as the lines separating counties
or states. The creation of Wilmington
into Legislative district, therefore, is
only recognition of a division prev
iously established, and the constitu-
| tiopal change. If adoDted makes IL n
district or unit in the general represen-
tation. The case of the hundred divis-
ions referred to by the TIMES is not
Smyrna times., 1884-02-13
A Thief Caught.

Two weeks ago detective of Phila-
delphia came to Smyrna in search of a
thief, n young woman named Johnson,
and with Constable Weldon and Police
man Slyhoff searched the house of a
family of that name without finding
the girl or the goods, but his efforts
were attended with better results at
Middletown, as the following from the
Transcript will show:
Detective Crawford, of Philadel-
phia, came to Middletown on Tuesday,
and with the assistance of Officer
CraddOck arrested Mary Frances John
son, a sojOurner at Hamtowp, where
her father lives. Some time ago Mary
Frances, who ia about the color of u
burnt ginger cake, lived at service
with Miss 5. f.. Crook, of South Twen-
tieth street, Philadelphia, but left there
and worked mt other places. On jan
uary 18th she returned TO Miss Crooks
and asked to be employed there again,
and an engagement was made, but
while the family were at supper Mary
Frances stole softly up stairs to i'm
prove each shining hour. She packed
up a velvet dress valued at $135, two
rings valued at $3.50, about $S5 in
money and some pretty trinkets that
she thought might add to her charms of
person. And then she went away in
hurry. She tore herself away in a
space of considerable briefness. She
| fitted in flittish manner. She flew
on the wings of Time. She skipped at
an extreme degree of skippishness.
When Miss Crook had finished her
supper she found that Mary Frances
was gone. And she found also that
her velvet dress and two of her rings
ed were gone. The matter was placed
in the hands of Detective Crawford
and he proceeded to work it up.
Through Postmaster punning he learn
ed that Mary Frances was sojOurning
in the neighborhood of Middletown
and on Tuesday he came down and
caught her at the house of her sister, al
"Johntown." Her trunk was found
at her fathers home and searched by
the detective. The velvet dress and o
few of the missing trinkets were found
It is believed that Mary Frances spent
the money and placed the rings in the
care other 'uncle" in Philadelphia. She
has been putting on considerable style
of late and her fineapparal was the cause
} of envious thoughts and words among
her less favored dusky sisters. Detec'
J tive Crawford took her to Philadelphia
; by the evening train of Tuesday
Mary Frances was given a hearing on
Wednesday at the Central station ano
held in 81 900 bail"
Smyrna times., 1884-02-13

TIE Baltimore DoW announced
Monday afternoon the discontinuance
of the morning edition Of that paper
and that to make it pay at the rate Of
patronage it was then receiving would
cause the sinking Of from S0O,O0O to
100000, and the afternoon issue
made the furthur announcement that
VIM. T. Croasdale, the editor-in-chief
and originator of the paper had retired,
and was succeeded by Geo. w. Cruik-
shank, late of the Elkton Democrat.
The editorial change will cause sur
prise more than the fact complained Of
by Mr.. Croasdale, that the business
men would not leave papers that were
well established in position and char
acter, to support his because it was
party paper.
Smyrna times., 1884-02-13
Smyrna and Vicinity.

Smyrna and Vicinity.
PLENTY of shad is predicted for this
year.
THE annual town election occurs
on the 3rd of March, less than three
weeks off.
ASH WEDNESDAY will come on
February 9th this year, and Easter on
April 18th.
OUR young people will not forget
the Pythian Bazaar now being held at
Middletown.
L. P. Mcdowell & Son, of Middle
town, advertise a fine lot of young
mules and horses.
THE steamer j. E. Tygert will here
after make two trips q week. For par
ticulars see time table.
WIN. II. CARE has received his new
saloon furniture, which will be put in
| place as soon as grained.
MRS. FRANCES LAVENDER will have
a public sale of household goods on
Saturday afternoon next.
II. S. ANTHONY, r. H. Hill and Abel
S. FAIRIES were elected on Monday the
Directors of the Amerieus Club of
Smyrna.
Mrs. VIM. B. COLLINS, of this town,
has rented boarding house in Phila-
delphia and intends moving there on
Saturday.
The effect of the moderate weather
since the coming in of February is
showing itself in the greening of the
J wheat fields.
SUNDAY was the only sunshiny day
! we have had last week and this, and
, even it had a smack of murkiness
about the sky.
THE largest ball ofthe season will bC
given by the young men of the towr
: on Thursday evening 21st. About 30t
\ invitations will be sent out.
PERSONS desiring to purchase extri
A sheep and cattle will do we'll to atten,
the yendue of r. Fl. Armstrong, nea
Taylor's Bridge, on the Goth.
q PROF. MOORE viii give an art, musi
and magic exhibition at the Town Hal
tonight and tomorrow night for tn
= benefit of st. Polycarp Church.
IT THE effect of the rainy weather an
as almost impossible roads has been
q produce large cropof "bluesn anon
: the merchants the past two weeks.
Il
it WIN. J. CoRRIE, merchandising
ly the corner of Main and North street
al will have q public auction of stol
~ goods on Saturday evening, and II
= afternoon aud evening of Saturday
ms next week. Mr.. Corrie intends mo
ng ing to Peterborough in Appoquir
re- mink Hundred.
Smyrna times., 1884-02-13

analogous, as there is no provision
made for other than district represen-
tatiom, and as in this case the county Is
the. unit, il is immatcrial from what
part of the county the members are
chosen.
In larger States where the subdivia-
ions are into Congressional, legislative
districts and counties, with the mum
bers and boundaries arbitrarily fixed.
the legislative districts are necessarily
arranged without regard to county
representation or numbers, each thus
created having IL separate and indcprn-
dent representation in the Legislature
the districts and not the counties form
ing the unit, and, as the TIMES correct
" states, each subdivision or district,
whether large or small. being en-
titled to ami having the same Senator
| ial representation.
As the above is the general rule in
the organization of the Senate both Fed
eral and State, again ask why, in the
re-apporti0nment by the new amend
ment, New Castle is only granted two
members of the Senate, while Kent
Sussex are each allowed four.
Smyrna times., 1884-02-13
The Board of Henlth.

The Board of Health had a meeting
yesterday at the office of the President,
DIR. Ashcraft, to take some action in re-
lation to the probable effect of the mud
flats of the emptied mill pond on the
health of the town, and by a unanimous
vote a resolution was passed begging
of the Town Commissioners to see that
by some means these deleterious in
fluences be remedied as speedily as
possible. The Commissioners, how
eyer, had preceded them in taking in
the importance of a speedy mending of
the break by notifying the Levy Court
Commissioner for this Hundred and
the parties having an interest ip the
property, and hope at the meeting Of
the Board tonight to learn something
definite.
The Town Commissioners yesterday
had bridge constructed over the race
just below the mill for vehicles to pass
over by crossing the meadow, and win
probably have footway constructed
over the chasm at the broken bridge.