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Smyrna times., 1884-03-05
Smyrna and Vicinity

smyrna and Vicinity.
The railroad has engaged number
OF farm hands to work ON the grave
train.
TWELVE miles to the south of us. at
Dover. yesterday the sleighs were run.
ming.
A LARGE bald eagle was seen fvinn
week. -''7
SAMUEL 7. PORTS has commenced
new dwelling near the Centennial
Church.
SUBSCRIBERS changing residences
who may miss their papers by the car.
rier or mail will notify US at once.
JOHN ALsToN, of Raymond's Neck
mas procured a considerable quantity
OF barbed wire for fencing.
The contribution Of the NJ. E. Sum
day School to the missionary cause ia
nearly Sl.OO for each child in it.
BUSINESS men say that the past
month was the worst they ever expe-
flehced both as to weather and business.
PERSONS in want of bea4tifuI prints
to make up for Spring use will find
thelr wants anticipated at Cotton's
store.
VIM. A. FARES &c Bro, and Z. w.
mcdowell have each been receiving
large invoices of new furniture this
week.
a AGMBER of employees came on
Monday from Maryland to work i'm the
mill mill of the PeniRsuIQF Bone Fertilizer
Company.
1HE uppermost question now stir
ring Methodist circles is, who shall the
next pastor be? We will announce
the name in our next issue.
LEWIS & PRICE, the new phosphate
manufacturers, have rented for an
once the room recently occupied bV :.
p. Garter, OH lower Main street.
GEO. M. STEPHENSON has Spanish
half dollar bearing ti,i date of 1889. II
Is an heirloom in the laIl,4lJ, being re-
Gently given him by his mother.
DR.. J. Z. PITTS, as will be seen bv
advertisement has taken an Office in
the Johnson Building, second floor
and is now ready for all kinds Of SER
vice pertaining to the teeth.
some of the philosophers are now
attributing the continued rainy weather
to the cosmic condition of the atmos-
phere that has for some some months
been causing the red sunsets.
yoHE CosDEN, Jos. Smithers and
5ohn III. HQfecker were elected Trus-
tees Of the ~. y, Church on Monday.
to fill the three expired terms. The
two last named were reeiecteg.
EEE officers of the PhiladeIphia
Wilmington 81 Baltimore Railroad rec,
ommend farEess TO use Longbery
Wneat ior seeding Instead Of Fultz as it
sells more readily in the marsSst,
4 LEE CgNAfINs has connected him
self with the DeimSrvia Fertilizer Com
papy of this town, and offers the en-
@re outfit Of his basket factory Cor sale. !
For particulars see advertisement.
The burning Of the establishment of
tne great qHinipe mapufactpRers. Pow
ers q Wightman, IN Phijadelphia, has
caused this product to advance 40 centa
an ounce, with an upward tendency.
The sorrel mare Maud" to be sold
at Hudson's sale tomorrow. is
superior road mare, young, stylish,
wei, broken, fearless of cars, and can
Smyrna times., 1884-03-05
New Advertisements

new AdVerJ1seIn9ntS.
The attention of our readers is called
to the following new advertisements
Dentistry-Dr. J. r. Pitts.
Office for Rent-W. w. Tschudv.
Financial Statement of the Town OF
Smyrna.
Special Notice-John Clendaniel,
Kennedyville, Md.
Outfit of Basket Factory for Sale
A. Lee Cummins.
Pianos and Organs-F. A. North &
Co., Wilmington.
Carpets. &J. Dodson, PhiladeI-
phia.
Watches-World Manufacturing Co..
New York.
Carpets-John NJ. Evans, Philadel-
phia.
DR.. Lindsey's Blood Searcher-R. E.
Sellers, & Co., Pittsburg.
Carpeting-Payne G.. Green, Phila-
delphia.
c9 Manila ! IRQofng-W. H. Fay, & Co.,
Consumption-Dr. r. A. Slocum
New York.
Books-John B. Alden, New York.
Smyrna times., 1884-03-05

HE recent explosions of dynamite
IN the public places in England where
1t would be hazardous to life has pro.
dueed very naturally bitter feeling in
England against the plotters. The
detectives have not succeeded in max
ing any arrests, but have discovered
considerable evidence indicating that
the conspirators had an American base
of operations. The London press
unltes in denunciation of the supine-
ness Of the United States Govern
ment and the Indifference shown by
the American people. There is a
elamerOus demand that American Off
clals shall not shirk the obligation to
suppress dynamite plotting.
Smyrna times., 1884-03-05

The effect of the election two years
ago on the political leaders is still
bearing fruit as may be inferred from
the following from the Press:
"The Republicans of the country
approach the National Convention in
excellent temper and under the best
conditions: There is no angry strug-
gle of candidates to leave the seeds Of
bitterness and discord. There will be
no scars of strife and no sores to heal
Men have their personal preferences.
but they are engaging in no acrimo-
lous contests. The general DISPOSE
ton Is to find out what is the best
thing to do, and then do it."
Smyrna times., 1884-03-05

From the following resolution Of
iered by Senator Bayard, which was
agreed to in the Senate on Monday it
would appear that the Senator is not
so adverse to war measures as for
merly:
" ResOLred, That the Committee on
Naval Affairs be, and they are hereby
instructed to inquire into the exped-
iency OF the preparation and equip.
ment OF foundry, with steam ham
mer and proper machinery for the
manufacture by the Government of
modern artillery of the largest calibre
and most improved construction. and
TO make report thereon as early as
practicable"
Smyrna times., 1884-03-05

GEO. V. MASSEY, ESQ, is now
prominently spoken of for the vacant
United States Judgeship and it is said
he would not decline the Office if ten
dered. His fitness is everywhere ack-
nowledge, but an opposition comes
from certain party leaders who pur-
posely ignored and left him out of all
the plans and deliberations of the last
campaign, and now object to him be-
cause he did not work when it was
foreordained that he shouldn't.
Smyrna times., 1884-03-05
News Items.

a financial panic in China is re
A league Of Continental powers te
oppose England is discussed.
The Republicans yesterday carried
Elmira and Rochester, N. Y,
The PrOhibitiOnists of Connecticut
nave nominated full State ticket.
The House Monday passed the hill
penslonining the survivors of the Mpx-
lean war.
The municipal elections i'm Maine
Monday We're nearly all carried by the
Republicans. WV
The London police ape actively
searching for the perpetrators of the
dynamite oqtrages:
The Senate Monday resolved from
the president II number Of important
nominations to Office.
The tobacco dealers and cIgarmnkers
OF San Francisco have made a dead set
against Chinese labor.
The British Governments Euvntion
policy was attacked in the the iiouso
OF Commons yesterday.
Heavy fields of floating ice seriously
lntetltHed.Witk the shipping in New
York Hapbor yeaterdasi" =,
The Iowa Senate yesterday pass.d
the Kennedy strict prohibition bill. and
it was signed by the Governor.
The SopGt9 Monday passed hills
making APPROPRIATIONS for public builJD
Ihgs to large number Of cities. z -
The House Monday adopted n reso- l
Intiqn directing the Committe omNavoI !
Aihaf!Es " inyegilsPie the Facts connect |
cd with the |ea4iApStte oEBdqqitiGGR::.
The Legislative Committee in New
fofk city has discovered a large ouan-
tity O, ehesse G9mpssed Gf 75 per cent.
81 iarq ana 2s perceRt: of butter.
Philadelphia journalistic circles are
eSGlted hY the discovery that for sew
sfal Gays theFo haYe been employed by
the Times thFDe Gaiored reporters,
1t is claimed that 700 persons voted
)n fraudulent tax recipts in Scranton
v tho laat election, and Frank Beamisb.
he newly.elected Mayor, has been ar.
esIed for uttering the bogus receipts.
Nx1ax |
Smyrna times., 1884-03-05
Observation-Disclosures.
For the Syjij,.f

Was it the influence of "sun spots. :"
or the abnormal positive electrical CON
dition of the atmosphere, or the defec-
tive ventilation of the church, or what
was it that made last Sunday such n
good day for throwing bricks?"
Flowers are better than brick hats
sometimes, and there is more of refine
menta and gratitude about them. even if
the brick-pitcher does observe tbn
complete parabola Of the projoctile.
NON.DoDGER.
Smyrna times., 1884-03-05

THE course of the blizzard which
ragged with such fury last week was
caused, it is said, by the light expan-
sive atmosphere, resulting from the
several weeks of rainy, warm weather.
A body of condensed polar air from
the polar region came rushing over the
continent to take the place of the rari-
fed air and hence the cold heavier
atmosphere. 1t was on the principal
that one great extreme produces
ouOthpr
Smyrna times., 1884-03-05

GENERAL GRAHAM's first engage
ment with 0sman Digma's forcesdem-
onstrates the superiority of European
troops, evenif they ill-prepared for a
campaign. The English regiments
had been concentrated with precipitate
haste, and shipped from Suez to Sua-
klm with meagre military stores and
very little artillery. With something
less than 1000 soldiers he attacked the
Smyrna times., 1884-03-05
Public Sales.

4 fhe following persons will sell their
personal property at public sale:
John p. Hudson, noer CLAYTON on
Thursday, March 9Th. ut ST -
JAS. Carrow, on the !" Crane swampr,
jerm, on the Tead leading from Thomas
JornsT S.I 2 pelIaaapey's cbapel, ON Mon
I, gohn n Shelton, one-half mile from
nS,eS Ig,h Station, on Wednesday, March
Smyrna times., 1884-03-05

THE decrease in the debt for Febru-
airy, is S2,582,586. There was, how
ever, an actual reduction of the inter
est-bearing debt by the calling in of
3s, of very nearly S1O,OOO,OOO.
Smyrna times., 1884-03-05

THE TIMES" is published every Wednesday
afternoon by RoBT. D. HoFFEcKER, Editor and
Proprietor, at Smyrna, Del
TERMS-SUBscRIPTION-O year s.. 90 in advance
or $3.50 if not paid till the end of the year No
paper discontinued until all arrears are paid
only at the option of the Publisher.
ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at the rate
ofseven Cents line for the first insertion sub
sequent insertions Three-and-a-half cents A
liberal discount made to quarterly semi.arnuaI
and yearly advertisers.
OBITUARY NOTICES will be charged Five Conts
per line.
Smyrna times., 1884-03-05
NOTICE.
~ f-'4-r

Al persons are forewarned not 10 negotiate n
iPh0MlssoRY NOTE for $40, dated It is thonsht
~ ~ reoruary, 1881, at eifhery or II months nayd
l, p,si1ware, ware, TO the order OF John Clendahiei and
slgneq by person or persons unknown. ana an.
dorseq By John Clendaniel. -"1 ei'-
- JOHN cLENDANIEL.
A liberal reward win be phfd for In for,nat,a.
leading 70 the discovery of the above note 'T'oa
Address JOHN CLENDANIFI,
'a"s ''u kennedyville, Kent Co, Nd
Smyrna times., 1884-03-05
FOF tHe SmYfHn
Sapphire Blue.

Emerald blue, or green blue, certain
~ not very harmonizing colors, l no
uce IS changed to sapphire blue. AS
sapphire is scommOnly restricted to blue,
are we to understand the color, is blue
blue. If so, what of your grammer on
repetition.
Was the color Beryl blue?
NOT-TOO-OLD-TO-LE
Smyrna times., 1884-03-05
The Town Election.

The Town Election on Monday was
rather more spirited than it has been
for several years, the votes polled
reaching 1913, about double the vote ot
last year. In response to a call signed
Many Citizens" but whose paternity
was not known, n number Of people,
(52 by actual count when the ticket
was made OUT, met at the Town Hall
ON Friday evening to nominate tick ct
and discuss town improvements.
There was very little discussion, as the
attendants seemed to be attracted to
discover if there really was mooted
question, but number of names were
put in nomination and o committee of
live appointed to select a ticket, which
was called the ;" Citizens Ticket" Un-
der the impression that there were GER
tain axes to grind by the projectors of
TINS movement, some parties informally
got together on Saturday morning and
made out ticket headed "Improve-
ment and Reform" This was followed
by another called Progressive Ticket, "
and Monday morning by two other
Citizens tickets varying from the
iirst of the name only in u few candi-
dates. Some candidates were on all
the tickets, some on less and others
again only one. In addition to which
there was great deal of scratching
and individual tickets made up frum
the lot. Hence the varying figures of
the ballots. The figures of the candi-
dates on the two leading tickets were
as follows:
IMPROVEMENT AND RE CITIZENS TICKET
FORM TICKET
Smyrna times., 1884-03-05

PEOPLE in other places than Della
ware are complaining about the dila-
tory habits of tho President in filing
vacant offices.
Smyrna times., 1884-03-05

Maud" the fine bred sorrel mare
owned by w. G. Pierce, of this town
viii be sold at John p. Hudson's sale
tomorrow.
Smyrna times., 1884-03-05
CITIZENS TICKET.
alderman,
HlU6fNluIl,
Henry q. Budd,
james i. lIollecher, III
Joseph u. FAIRIES.

Votes We're Cast iur the following
named gentlemen for Commissioners as
follows:
John f. Tygert, %; John C. Bailey,
70; y: +. Wilds, %; W. 7. Cavcndcr,
20; VIM. G. Fairbanks, 27; L. NJ.
Richard NJ. Johnson received 81 votes
Tor assessor; VIM. NJ. Bell, 20 for treas
urer; Robert II. Hill, is for assessor
Besides these there were number of
scattering votes of one name each for
different offices.
Smyrna times., 1884-03-05

GEO. T. CATHCART, one of our young
painters, has been getting married and
last evening the Smyrna Cornet Band
honored the event in the lives of the
young couple by a serenade, and in
turn they were invited in and treated
to feast from o well loaded table.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-08-14

-PRoF Virchow, in a recent
pamphlet, sustains the Turks in the
apprehension Of disease coming by
way of the Suez Canal, which he
regards as the chef, if not the only,
way by which contagious maladies
are imported into Europe.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-08-14

ADVICE TO MoTHERs.-Are you
disturbed at night and broken Of
your rest by sick child suffering
and crying with pain of cutting
teeth? If so, send at once and get
a bottle of Mrs. Wuaslow's Soothing
Syrup for Children Ieetbi'ag. Its
value is incalculable. It will re-
lieve the poor little sufferer i'm
mediately. Depend upon it, moth
ers, there is no mistake about it,
1t cures dysentery and diarhea,
regulates the stomach and bowels,
cures wind colo, softens the gums,
reduces inflammation, and gives
tone and energy to the whole sys-
TEN. Mrs. Wi,asl6acs's Soothing Sy-
,ap for Children Teething is pleasant
to the taste, and is the prescription
of one of the oldest and best female
nurses and physicians in the United
States, and is for sale by all drug
gists throughout the world. Price
25 cents a bottle.
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- .- .
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET
For PRESIDENT:
GROVER CLEVELAND,
OF NEW YORK.
For Vice President:
THOMAS A. HENDRICKS,
OF INDIANA.
For Congress-F0uth Congressional
District:
Hon. N. c.. BLANCHARD,
OF CADDO.

AFTER one Of the most dlsas-
trous London seasons on record, the
Royal italian Opera Company clos
es its career by going into bank
ruptcy.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-08-14

Or clergymen in the United
States, according to the figures Of
the last census, there are 64,966-
about $50 more than there are
lawyers.
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-SEYEaTY Of the most prom;

Seventy Of the most promi-
nent Republican business and pro-
fessional men of Newport, R. l.,
have signed call for meeting on
August 18th, to denounce the can
didacy Of Mr.. Blaine and concert
measures by which he may be de-
feated.
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STRENGTH OF THE PR0H1B1-
TI0NISTS.

The Republicans are very much
alarmed over the strength and en-
ergy that the Prohibitionists are
displaying in the two close States
of Ohio and Illinois. The st. Louis
Globe Democrat, Republican, no.
tees that "the Prohibition move
ment seems to disturb the Illinois
Republicans somewhat" The Globe
Democrat cannot understand this.
"How the temperance extremists"
it remarks, "can hope to advance
their cause by an Independent can
vass in Illinois passes comprehen-
sion. If they should get all the
votes which they claim, they could
only help to throw the administra-
ton into hands that would do less
for them than the Republican par
ty. Imagine Prohibitionists fur
thering the elevation Of Harrison to
power J" But appeals like this do
not excite or worry the Prohibition
lists in the least !; indeed, it only
makes them more bitter against the
Republicans, whom they evidently
mean to punish for their duplicity
on the liquor question-their en-
deovor to win, at the same time,
both. the liquor and prohibition vote
of the State. The Prohibition can
didate for Governor of Illinois pre-
diets that. either himself or Harri-
son will be elected Governor, and
that the Republican candidote does
not stand the slightest chance Of
success, and he means what he
says. As everybody agrees that
the Prohibitionists have no posi-
bility of electing their man, it
would follow that Carter Harrison
will be the next Governor of Hi
nois, with every chance that Cleve-
land will carry the State. The
same causes that are affecting Iii
nois are potent in Ohio, where the
Republican party has pursued ex-
actly the same policy on the liquor
question. 1t is plain that the Dem
ocrats are offered opportunities in
Ohio which they ought to seize, for
should that State go Democratic in
October Blaine would at once
abandon his canvass. The Repub-
licans appreciate this danger, and
are endeavoring to hoodwink the
Democrats by pretending that they
are going to carry West Virginia,
so as to turn the Democratic atten-
away from Ohio, where, if we can
believe the Republican papers
themselves, the Prohibitionists are
making great inroads into their
ranks and threatening their defeat.
= Times-Democrat.
| NEW York City, Philadelphia
land portions Of interior Pennsylva-
MIA and New jersey, together with
the adjacent seacoast watering pla-
oes were visited yesterday by a
shock of earthquake which lasted
fully ten seconds. Great alarm
prevailed at all points visited, par
ticularly in Few York City, where
the shock seems to have been the
most severe. No lives were lost,
]
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= : - I---- - $4,000 2. :
Why the Girls Dislike Electrioity.

And when night approaches dark
ness never settles down upon the
scene, for grounds and streets are
flooded with electric light. Young
men and maidens, by the way,
frown omniously upon this inven-
ton Of modern times. Good-by to
whispers in shaded corners, or ten
der looks unseen by any but the
one for whom they are meant, when
the electric light sends its searching
beams into every nook and Granny,
and defines even shadows with such
clearness and accuracy as to make
concealment impossible. The same
cry goes up from Mount Desert, and
will soon be heard from Narragan-
sett Pier, the very strongholds Of
flirtations and stolen '!joys. ;. Elec-
tricity has spoiled our lives" they
say, "turned romance into common
place, poetry into prose, and made
piazza corners delusion and a
snare"
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7. h P. RAILROAD.
TEXAS And PACIFIC
RAILWAY.

GREAT POPULAR ROUTE
DETWEEN THE EAST AND
- the West: Short Line to New
Orleans and all points in Louisiana,
New Mexico, Arizona and Calif"r-
MIA. Favefite Line to the North,
East aud Southeast.
PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPING CARS
daily between St. Louis and Dallas,
Fort Worth, Ell Paso aud San Fran
cisco, Cal. Also Marshall and New
Orleans without change. SOLID
TRAINS Ell PASO to ST. LOUIS. B
Fast, Time, First Glass Equip.
ment, Sure COnnec.
tiOns.
u See that your tickets read via
Texas and Pacific Railway. For
Maps, Time Tables, Tickets, Rates
and all required information, call
on or address any of the Ticket
Agents, or
H. p. HUGHES,
Passenger Agent, Houston. Texas.
B. w. MCCULLOUGH,
Assistant General Passenger Agent,
Marshall, Texas.
II. G. TOWNSEND,
Gen. Passenger Agt., St. Louis, Mo.
III. NJ. HOXIE,
Third Vice President. St. Louis.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-08-14

Tue Oldest Democrat in the
country is Capt. lothian johnson,
of South Durham, Me-, born Sep
TENDER 90, 1884, who voted for
Jefferson and every subsequent De-
mocratic candidate, and who hopes
to live long enough to vote for
Grover Cleveland, for second term
if necessary.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-08-14

The anti-Blaine and Indepen-
dent Republicans Of Massachusetts,
have completed an address to Re-
publicans which will soon be
published. They claim steady &C.
cessions to their ranks. They will
proceed now to organize young mems
campaign clubs.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-08-14

-SoMETH1NG rotten pervades
the postal service. The Brooklyn,
N. Y. scandal refers to petty thieve-
ry by the Assistant Postmaster, who
manipulated the pay rolls to his
own advantage: The Assistant
Postmaster Of Boston is under ar
rest. So is the Atlanta Postmaster.
--[Exchange.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-08-14

The Democratic State Committee
Of Indiana announce Wade Hamp-
ton, Carl Schurz and Senators Bay
ard, Blackburn and Vest among
their campaign speakers, The Re
publicans have secured Senators
Frye and Hale, and Congressman
John S. Wise, OF Virginia.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-08-14

The nomination mi Of Blaine has
put out Of the s, heads of the people
Of the country, for the time being,
the subject Of the tariff. The peo-
pie, since Blaine. was put up, are
principally impressed with the idea
that it is necessary to suppress him
to put 2 stop to- the growth Of admin
istrasive corruption.
-8uLER will draw votes from
both sides. he always looks two
ways at once. If his running
should throw the election into the
House, Cleveland will be elected.
The Democrats have a majority OF
Congressman from twenty:oAe out
Of thirty-three States. There is
little danger in Buffers candidacy.
He represents neither principle nor
party.-tStates.