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100 TIE SEASONS DAIETIES. 100
RISOITE CREAM RASPBERRY CEEAM,
TRsWDERPY CREAM. ORANGE CREAM.
VANILLA CREAM LEMON CREAM.
An Gayors of Creams aad Water Ices.
uENpy EPENGLE. 100 KING STREET,
las again introduced his summer dclicacics.
uo nrcfcrs to sell them pure and wholesome ut =
fair price, rather than dcprcciatc the quality OF
his goods, and offer them at lower rate. He has
maintancd his good name for pure goods !or
thirty years and still supplies the best and cheap
est goods in his line He invites special attention
to his unique
ICECREA8fSODhWhTE
the most refreshing of Summer drinks. Black,
Fruit, Pound, Jelly and Fancy, Ornamental and
Plain Cakes, arc sold cheaper than they can be
manufactured st home. Also Cream Pnfls, Tarts
and Pastry, Candies and Tatfy Of all kinds. PIES
A SPECIALITY. Fruits, Nuts Confectioncrics,
C.romcls and Sugarcd Fruits. lie caters for FAM
lilies. fairs. balls. and entertainments. my13
nURpER BOOTS AND SUOES-1CO cases
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ro,,,ussIoy MERCmIN TS-

+ CHARLES S. TAYLOR, Jr..
FEED DEALER:
general COMMISSION MERCHANT,
40 81 King street. AieA:sil,fI'' ' =.
,.,nr:alti,s: COTTON SEED MEAI., 'nh VA
ana linnny Chop.
t;,ci,rs, Southern Mill Feed always on hand
Country orders promptly Tiled.
Agent iur HERR & ClSSEi.'S SWISS fEo' f~9 ,
PATENT FLOUR. ,,o
y a. hoS No. 2O3. aug"
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TTOIrR, FLOUR!
u Our NEW SOUTHERN PATENT. Equal
to any in the market Try it. GEM and othcr
brands for sale by "
oct1S THOMAS PEhh1
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RARDEIRE ANn CUTLERY.

JAMES F. CARLIN & SONS,
i
NO 63 KING STREETS
ALEXAN DRIA, VIRGINIA,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
HARDWARE AND CUTLERY.
.:uih!crs hardware. Locks, Hinges, Screws
horBolts Latchcs, &C., Saddlcry, Hardware,
Rriile Bits, Buckles, Rings, Hamcs &C., &C.,
Wh,elwrights' Hardware, Axlcs Rims, Hubs,
Smokes Sawed Fellows Trio Iron, &C., Pocket,
Table, Carving, and Butcher Knives, &C., Guns.
;istols, &c. A full and complete stock of first
..,s, goods away in store aud sold at lowest cash
..,..s, aug15
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skThSl!IEGToN, OHIO AND WESTERN i =
ia ~: ~ ~ -. -. ......... s:,
Smyrna times., 1884-03-05
The WiImi4gtOn Conference.

The sixteenth annual session of the
Wilmington Conference met this moEh.
ing at nine o'clock, in Asburv M r
Church, Wilmington. a number Of
the ministers appointed as examiners
as well as those on trial were in Will
minSton Monday and Tuesday to hear
the latter in their classified studies.
Wilmington will be the Mecca of
Methodism for the Peninsula for tbn
next six or seven days. The following
are the visitors to the Conference for
whom homes are provided:
Bishop William i. Harris, d. DILL
D., president of the conference: Rev
j. G. Hartzell, ID. D., corresponding
secrataCy of the Freedman's Aid Soci.
ETY. Hon, Ell Saplsbury, president Of
the Board of Trustees CT the Confer
ence Academy ut Dover; iteV. J. III.
Vincent, ID. D., corresponding seare-
tary of the Sunday School Union and
Tract Society; Rev. G. c. McCabe, ID.
j.. secretary of the Church Extension
Society Eey !. M. Reid, d. d., CORE
spending secretary Gf the Missionary
Society; Rev. ]. Miley, u. b., professor
of Systematic Theology in Drew The
illogical Seminary; Rev. J. B. Young
ReY. w. Nj. Frysinger, president of the
Centenary biblical Institute, of Balti-
more; A. g. Cox, ESQ, Conference
Missionary Treasurer; t. u. Skinner,
A. M, principal of Wilmington Confer
enoe Academy, Dover; J. NJ. Phillips
aud :. Hunt, Rgepts Of the Methodist
Book Concern Rey. O. II. Septman.
editor of the Conference IPOrEer G.. H.
u. Day, secretary of the board Of trus-
tees OF the Wilmington Conference
Academy; Rev, W. IL, Cole, agent of
the Maryland Bible Society Rev. II.
w. Parker, ID. D.; Mrs. Dr. James
Nudge; Mr.. Foster and Mrs. ]. Ellen
FostePi Rev, w, G, Mallalieu, d. d.
Rey: ID; T. KiddeF, y. D. Rev. ]. A.
McCaulley, ID. D., president Of pIokInr
son College; j. +. E. Hunt, Il, b,
Ceprsey, conference stewards A. 4.
ToWnscHd Rey. w. w. Bowdisch, d. |
D., pastor df tiIe hlFst Place M. E.
Church, Brooklyni Waiter Harmon
trustee Of Wilmington OodfeteHck 4
Academy; Rev. Al Hunt, agent Of |
the bibAg Soriety.
The educational anniversary will be
held this evening; to-morrow oUerino
the anniversary the Woman's FOR. /
etgp Missionary Society," the Church
Extension Society Friday evening;
Saturday evening, the temperance an
niyersafy, as also that OF the Freed
mans Aid Society; on sunday after.
noon the anniversary of the w. G, II.
u, and on Monday evening the anni-
versary OF the Missionary Society.
Smyrna times., 1884-03-05
The Shad Season.

| The cold weather in which March
was inaugurated does not presenta very
inviting outlook to the fishermen wh3
appropriate the waters of the Della
ware, nut the season for them to start
uoWh the bay is near at hand, as the
shad has already made its appearance
III the waters of the Carolinas and Vir-
glnla. The boats make their appear-
ance at Bombay Hook between the
middle and last of March, using the
mouth OF our creek for a harbor.
About fifteen boats, it is stated. will
be down from Wilmington. The num-
Der OF fisherman from Philadelpbia who
give the Spring season to catching shad
amounts, 1t is said, to about 1000 men
IheSe commence in the bay and work
up the river with the advance of the
ilsh and the weather until the season is
ended at Trenton. The nets used nv
the fishermen are from four hundred
to seven hundred fathoms loug and in
the height of the season from 300 TO
fOo siad are sometimes drawn up in a
net at time. The fishermen are on
the alert at 2 O'Clock in the morning
and before the day light breaks on the
East, up and down the bay, for miles
on either side may be seen one contin-
uous light of the lamps carried by the
boats. Of a good season a fisherman
will clear about $1,000; when not SO
good, from 500 to $500. The prospects
tor good fishing down in the deem wa
ters of the river are considered good
from the fact that there is a good deal
OF ice in the head waters of the river
which, coming down, will drive the fish
to the salt water of the bay, which is
much warmer. There are boats i'm od-
dition to the fishing boats, whose es-
pecial duty is to convey the fish to the
city market where they are sold at pri-
ces ranging from $25 to &:j5 per hun
Smyrna times., 1884-03-05

OF the school for the past year, showing
the number OfOllicers to be Is; teachers.
36; scholars, 400; average attendance.
25l; the infant school numbers 96.
with an average attendance of 48.
Herman Roe the missionary sccre-
tary read the report by classes and as a
whole, the amount for the year collect
cd in the school being 1919. These ad-
dresses and reports were interspersod
by excellent music from the school.
infant department and trio, the latter
composed of w. o. HOffecker. l.. M.
Price and /. o. Hough. They sang
three selections" Sweet Sabbath Eve. !"
Consider the Lilies" and "Tarrv
with Me-" and had it been II secular
occasion would have been applauded to
the echo. Miss Beulah Jefferson read
with good voice Il selection of tender
ness and pathOs entitled Mother,
Home and Heaven"
Miss Jennie Smithers was orpanist
for the school, Miss Kate Douglass for
the infant school, and II. w. Jefferson,
cornetist. j. &. Lassell, the Superin-
tendent, made some complimentary re-
marks on the harmony in the school
and faithfulness of the teachers. and
the exercises closed with singing the
Old Coronation in which the congrc-
CATION Joined, and bcnediction by the
pastor.
Smyrna times., 1884-03-05

TIE Supreme Court which has had
the Legal Tender act of March 81.
1873 before it, has finally reached a
decision declaring it constitutional and
valid. Nobody has ever doubted that
Ihis Government had the right to issue
greenbacks during the war; necessity
justified that. But many constitution
al lawyers and statesmen have held
that to reissue these notes in time of
peace, as was authorized by the act of
1913, was unconstitutional. Accord
ing to this decision, however. the
Government of the United States, like
any sovereign power, has the right in
peace or war to decide whether there
is necessity of issuing Treasury notes
which shall be legal tender for the pay-
ment of debts. Timid observers. saws
the New York Tribune, will probably
think that this is dangerous decision !;
and anti-monopolists will doubtless
Halter themselves that it contains the
promise Of the issue Of fiat money
whenever they can get control of Con-
gross. But there is practically no
reason for f"ar-og rejoicing either, for
that matt.
Smyrna times., 1884-03-05
BUSINESS LOCALS

FOR SALE-A good SAFE. Apply
10 Mrs. Frances Cavender, Smyrna.
j. b. Cooper has some BARGAINS in
C"sSlmerea below cost, to close out.
Water Proof Boots, at Phillips.
There can be no better Shirt than
the Que" sold by J. b. Cooper only.
Pulpit and Family Bibles, at J. B,
COopcr's. - - D'
Phillips. " al '''
Order any Book you want, at JB
CoOper's -
B=.J1l If you want pure, fresh DRUGS. 90
to ClOak's Drug Store. -
llominy, Mincencat, &c, at J. B.
COoper's. -
Splendid Line of Winter Underwear
at Phillips. "
See The Specials in J. b. Cooper's
large advertisement.
.zL3-lt you want lirst-class Ready
Mixed Paint, go to Cloak Drug store
Window Shades and Spring Fixtures.
at }. B. Cooper's. Loops and Fringcs'
Finest Ready-Made Clothing, at JE
Phillips.
). 3. Cooper can suit you in Carpets.
See large advertisement.
&@J~lf you want Toilet Articles of all
Kinds, go to Cloak's Drug Store.
Blank Books, all Styles. Sizes and
Qualities, at J. B. Cooper's.
Side Bracket and Extension Lamns
at J. b. Coopcr's.
Ladies', Gents and Children's Gossa-
mcreS, at J. B. Coopers.
COOpcr'S.
Everything Il Gent wants to complete
his outfit, to be found at Phillips.
Deyoe Brilliant OIL, the best and saf-
est oil made, at J. B. Cooper's.
Smyrna times., 1884-03-05

The papers that publish lottery ad-
vertisements do not look upon the ef.
tort OF Postmaster-Ge Gresham
with favor In his purpose to crush out
the nefarious lottery business and
hence we are not surprised to find the
following in the PemnsuLar Ne,cs:
We are no friend Of lotteries. but
we think Postmaster Gresham is max.
ing an ass of himself in the peculiar
manner in which he is endeayorino
to crush such institutions. BeinS
beaten by the lottery men in other
points, the postmaster's latest attempt
to destroy such business is the intro
duction to the House of Representa-
q dves, at his instigation, of a bill that
provides that all papers containing lot
terry advertisements shall be excluded
from the mails. 1t is an open aues-
ton whether or not Congress has the
right to prohibit lottery where a
State has given { a franchise for busi-
ness. We believe the General Gov
ernment has such constitutional power
but this opinion is vigorously combated
Dy advocates of ultra States rights.
10 prohibit the use of the mails, how
ever, to lotteries, is to interfere with
Their business. Such a course is de-
cidedly an act of censorship of the
press, in deciding what they shall pub
Smyrna times., 1884-03-05

rebels under Osman Digma, near Teb
in the Soudan, on Friday. The rebels
numbered 10000 Arabs, who fought
desperately. They lost $500 men
killed, besides guns and other mum.
tions. The British troops, by four
hours march, entered Tokar at noon
on Saturday, recapturing the city and
putting the 1000 rebels holding the
town to flight.
This preliminary success will reas-
sure timorous souls in England, and
relieve the anxieties of the Ministry.
How decisive this first battle will prove
i'll settling the affairs of the Soudan is
now only a matter of conjecture. 1t
has not ended in a rout, but the rebels
have met with a disasterous repulse.
The mission of Gen. Gordon to Khar-
toum is now considered failure the
Mahometan fanaticism is too much
stirred.
Smyrna times., 1884-03-05
Personal.

On Friday evening last on the occas-
ION OF the birthday anniversary of Mrs
D' V. Weldon (which occurs only every
fourth year this being her TENTH her
lflehd TO large number took posses
sion OF her dwelling with an abund-
ance OF provisions and the result was
an evening of full enjoyment in table
and social pleasures.
Mrs. Hannah Saunders, oc Philadel-
pnla, Is visiting her father. 4. II.
Wilson. -
Mrs: Carrie Il. Peterson returned
from her Virginia trip last week. and
Miss Name Bell stopped for a weel, or
two's visit of friends near WiImingtom
Mrs. Rev. j. D. Rigg, who had made
arrangements for spending the week at
conference is detained at home bv
SICKNESS. Her mother, of Chester, Pa.
is with her. ''''
Mrs. Annie II. Martindale. Mrs
Mary J. Bewley, Mrs. Kate Smitbcrs
Miss Allie Smith have gone to vii,
mihgton to attend Conference. and q
number OF others of cur citizens male
and female will 90 sometime durino
the session, including certain ministe-
rial committees.
VIM. c. Mitchell, Jr., of the firm of
mitchell! " Armstrong, Philadelphia, is
on visit to this section. -
Robt. S. Wilds, of Philadelphia is
visiting friends in town.
Chas. Hughes, of Philadelphia. and
Mrs. Mary Buchanan, Of Loves Cross
N9aas, Sussex County, are visiting
relatives in town. .
Smyrna times., 1884-03-05

The OUTLOOK OF TIE EASTER,
WAR.-The war in Egypt which i
now attracting the attention of Europ,
to an unusual degree, is something 81!
months or more ago entirely unantici
pated by England, one of the par
Elephants. She finds herself into wa
unexpectedly, but one from which sLC
cannot retire in honor to herself and il
justice to Christian civilization. The
whole Eastern outlook is full of inspir.
ing possibilities. Through the means
OF the printing press, steam and elee-
trlcal communications, aud above ali
the better government that comes ol
ChrlStianity,a wonderful change is tax
ing place throughout the Orient and
the changes are sometimes STARTLING
when the long-fxed habits and the
prejudices of the people are con-
sldered. A prominent writer thus
reads "The Signs of the Times:
"All things, however untoward
they may look at first, work together
tor England's supremacy in the East.
However reluctant or concientious. she
seems forced into constantly new re-
sponsibility and power by the logic of
events The tribes and nations which
France is harrying and bullying, in her
hyStencal attempt to conceal her weak
ness at home by agressions abroad, in
stinctively lock to England as pro-
tector. The attitude of Russia in
Central Asia obliges her to lengthen
her cords and strengthen her stakes in
that direction. The Atlantic Ocean.
the Straits of Gibraltar, the Mediter-
ranean Sea with its Stations at Malta
and Cyprus, the Suez Canal, the Red
Sea and the oceans beyond, are her
highway. India is her washpot. and
over the Turkish Empire and China
she has cast out her shoe, with all that
lies between. In Western and South
ern Africa and in Abbyssinia and the
Eastern coast, she has all the control
she cares to have. Stanley is carrying
her flag and planting her trading-posts
in the very heart of the Dark CONT
nent.
And now Providence seems deter
mined that she shall, in spite of her
self, be the latest heir of many-owned
Egypt and haply resolve the sphinx
like riddle of its destiny. Every effort
to extricate herself from her complica-
tions with that country serves only to
plunge her more deeply into the mud
of the Nile. 1t is too soon to predict
the result of the False Prophets move
ment, but it now looks as if England
would be compelled in selfdefense TO
assume control of the entire Soudan
from the western limits of Darfour to
the Red Sea.
eve have no more hope in human
pertecting. But till The Kingdom
come, we are best content to see the
world In the hands of the great Teu-
tonic, Anglo-Ameucan, Protestant.
Ireedom-loving, and evangelizing race"
Smyrna times., 1884-03-05
Peach Nursery <t0Gk al Private SaI3.
SHEkRIEk-S S.nLc

SlIEkRIFE'S SALG
- by virtue of'a writ of \rnG.tioni ENPana'
10 me directed. will be exposed t. Public sale
~ AZ me smyrna House in the Town OF SmyHa
DCI LUIS trerk Hundred, Kent County and Stale d
! belaware. ON THURSDAY. the 18th iav Of March
/ to wi;:
All that certain tract. piece. parcel or 10. q
ishdi Siiualed in the Town of Clayton llci
'. 1iveA Hundfe! kah. cCIAtS I'D Sidle q ISi.'
ware bounded and described IS iplldGs ntsla'
llhS al l corner of u lot If land nuW or lGs D.
longing 70 James WharlouLy Gue hHnirei !s,i
Instant ia > SugthraS;cry direction from th-
S"u'neII$ side al Commerce street forty SIX Jug
nun iVtt from the eaStsrly side Of lul OF lA-1
HeIetoioIe conveyed by the said james Wharton
.! !" the Delaware Railroad Company: thence u,
a SouthehSterly direction parallel with the llle 81
the Sald Railroad sixty feet to the corner OF 'sHI
% NOV or Iate OF George Buyer: thence with llne vl
Snlu Boyer land. parallel with Commerce ITet'
one one hundred and fifty feet To Il corner Of aII iI
now or late of Daniel e.. Stevenson thence WIN
SSlu stevenson line and parallel with the l.lr "
the SAID Railroad, sixty feet 10 Il corner Of iAhd
hS nSM or iate of Asa Clifton; and thence Win '.ls
w S''I NIllton land, and land now ur late "l "'
@ s@alu james WhartOnby. and parallel with '"i" COZ"
ie niSICe street. one hundred and fifty tel |" t'
biace OF beginning: and said 10 contain 'Ft
thousand Square Ftei 4f TuHd b. tha same Moi9
Ss lesS.. The improvements Upon Whica y,
tMu-Ssory ir!me' ,bHithnF-. with back tHlld!Hss
attsche ! used as hotel, stablGS. carragt nous,
ahd Other outbhldiugS. Ii being The sane laau
anu premises which JumcS Wharionty by indten,.
iuTs dated the twenty fourth day of April, !: Y
Io's, and recorded in the Office fnr IseorilD5s
ueedsl etc., at Dover. in Gud f4r Aenl loEIl,,
raSaTs GSs,l ~ REGARD Aook (, W., > Fss; sSS;r y. AZ n
pear,
Seized and tsken in execution MS the proEe"f
OF MANY DUFFY, and will be sold for eaSA =
-, j. :. HERRINGTuN, shtll"'
&terigs ,)iice DUrer lel.
February -, 1851. teO"9"
Smyrna times., 1884-03-05
TT III, '5WTJTWtI q
a FaISehOOd COrrecfed

EDITOR SMYRNA TIMEs.-m the
smyrna RecOtd of March lst, there an
peared an article headed "A MARY-
LAND BIGAMIST." a TEMPLE
VILE HoUTH WHO MARRIED Tnr
WISELY BUT ONCE TOO OFTEN ,, nnL
under this is given Il glowing nrconnt
OF Il . bigamist, ," the pcople of Trm'
plcFilie aStlr, &c, and giving no au-
thor' ana as tho editor of that paper is
very severe on plagiarism, we must
necessarily, give him credit for flbrico-
tlhg one OF the most foul and maIicious
IeS-we can call il by no mildernamr-
that ever disgraced the name of editor
The article, with the execution of tho
| location OF This place and the descrin-
ton OF the father of the young man in
| question, and his trip once to the WeSt
Is entirely false. In the first place tbn
people OF Templeville have never been
astlr over, nor i'll fact never heard nf
me second Mrs. Daily until if v,s
brought to this place by the press. and
am sure If she had put in an appear.
ahce ereTy yindividuali in the place would
nave nave seen her rs Templeville is il uuict
ilIIle village, and any little rossip
known by one is generally known to
-;il. III Is true Mr.. Daily went West
Dut not driven thither by his fathers
opposition, but like many other vonnr
men went merely to try his fortune in
that part of the country. ana from
what we could learn the old ,ttacL'
ment was never for moment brokan
ana III regard to bis travelling as
drummer Tor Moore q Bro, the Rec
0rGS knowing editor has got things
badly mixed, us the gentleman in oues-
tloh never represented anv firm as
travelling salesman, yet he has broth
Gr who was in the employ of Moore &
Bro. for several years as salesman.
some time during the first of last
week an article appeared in the Balti- /
more american stating that a second
mrs. Daily had appeared &c. and the
EccTy Ecening, of Wilmington. CON |
tanned the same article, and as soon as
Mr. John Daily (thc father), learned of
II he Immediately wrote to the editors
OF those papers for their AUTHORITY
The editor of the Baltimore 4oprjc9n
replied Immediately that he cOnied II
from some Queen Anne's county naner
ana he would send Mr. Daily Il copv of
Che paper containing it as soon as he
could procure one-wshing to retain
one III self-deiense-also publish n de-
mai of the statement. The articles in
the aforementioned papers were
snort, making no comment, vet Mr..
John Daily, the father, is very indig-
nant and is determined to find out the
author OF the Infamous lie and if possi
Die have justice meted out to him to
the full extent of the law. Doubtless
some of the aCealM that the Records
edit0r knows so much about will be
used to draw an authenticated account
from him of his knowledge of his pub
llcation: He may have mistaken his
man. The young Mr.. Daily and his
wife formerly Miss Annie Dill. are
enjoying life-nothing to mar their
n%tl,,PlnesS' ", VERITAs.
TENPtEvILtE, MR., March s, 1854.
Smyrna times., 1884-03-05
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1'''''ic''~ in I'i:n"~ and
I 1lry:tl

-Ul.s
l., r"r'Ie> "uyingma,ica,ia,.-..,,.... -..,,....
De De careful about two in,,...,. ''.' ''''. D..
f'r't' that the make Of ,b. ;,..,. ,',". .'..
standard one; and second .''''''i:.,
tney buy it from j, tru,,v..,.r. '''. fe''.
ae'' with. 1t i, risky bq..,.. .'' '''e;
these articles from irr.,;,,.. ..,, M o-'..;
i'F the country i Ao,deI with s ', l,..'.'
limitations that bear ciy,r .,..r,,.I ,'-'a.'''.
'Ne standard lnakc, and ,;,,, ','''.''e- -. g.
painted casts look ',bou. it, we,..., ..'. Vs.
INSTRUMENT; but le., ,h;,, . ''' ..
closes tine fact that tL.,, 49,, ''e j.,
traPc' made especially T., mere r.'.
Pert'i.1 purchasers. We rrt..r a., q. '1'.'.
sure u the above hor,,a WIN ...
Market Street ". If. Ny.,,.' .,'"','H a. o..
he>e gentlemen. under.t.,''II' i1'''a:--
, "''"I lhTy d"ai in. and #, rr.r., ,'''!'"-'
"ie Ecitltihrn their r-pl.,.,,..., '.'' !'.,..-
G'n''. lh''y keep in Stock ,r,. ,.'i'''' H..
:''' 4hd standard piano, ;,,,.. h'..-
III Ine country, which has. ,'7. -''.' '',.
merit won their way and ,....lIIh .!e.'.,-
reputation wherever nf.,s .'""'""l .a.-
"PPirTGlaltd irz' 1t j, here, thu, the cl
U!ii.toh U!ia|!etoh Bros. piano. and =. Tijy.faFae NIX
', W me ,"rgans are hrp:. r.,r.J'.ii v i'g'f a
10 be the best in u>r, '''''e''l BY.
by the most favorable ba.f....
nehts with tine nlanu,.,r,.,".r G,f''' ~
NoRrH * CO. are ab.,. To- sci, ~, J., 9i.a's'
.s chGap aN II could be parrE,.al ',..,' "'.: a.
from the factory. i"''''"'ed d!rro:
l Inc increase Of trade which ,.....
seeks seeks thiS centre, j, due to- tb,. ',''.'ay l'.
Standard goods, governed by H.. ,a'i I. ,!.",
nnrnet prices, are the contr,j,;,, ',,' ,'"r,'
llrr = ,i9
Smyrna times., 1884-03-05
The Ship Canal.

The business of locating ton paper
the proposed Delaware and Marvland
canal, which is done everyyear. has berr
essayed again, this time by the House
hallway and Canal Committee of Con.
gress. The Sassafras route is ALWAYS
ONE Of the three, but this time we ser
1t stated instead of plowing throuoh
Townsend and out to the Delaware nv
the Blackbird creek the Dforj,in0 Nem,
locates it along the course of Duck
creek, between New Castle and Kent
Counties. 1t says:
=. The Back river, or upper route.
lies through Cecil county and alone
the Chesapeake and Delaware canal
having its eastern terminus at Della
ware City; the second. or Sassafras
route, lies between Kent and Cecil
counties, Maryland, and very probably
along the course of Duck Greek be-
tween New Castle and Kent counties
III this State; the Choptank route is
mucif further down the Peninsula. and
would reach the Atlantic without
touching the Delaware bay. The esti.
mated cost of the several routes is as
follows: Back river, 81, ,G0J 900; Sassa-
tras, $11 100000, and the ChoptanLI
SlS, $4,000. The estimated cost of re.
pairs annually is $123,5 for the first.
Sill ,OSO for the second, and S114, $50
for the last" ''''O