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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-18
rnoruAc1r DRIVES A GIRL TO SUICIDE.

PoRT JERvIs, March 17.-Miss Lena Couch,
Of Hancock. y Y. committed suicide Saturday by
taking Ian anum because. she said, She tired OF
living suffering. she had just returned nome win
bad toothachc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-18
IYQUIRNG INTO TIE UTICATIBE.

UTICA, March 1.-THE great topic OF discus
sion ia Utica to-day Jhe Of The recent destructive
fire. Insurance men have been asked to investigate but
thcv have $50 much a. hand th9t they lave NO direct T.
telo,t 600 the matter Assistant tnrt b"g"eu dlo ON
Ger. Ol tlc police force began operations to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-18
ACCIDENTAL DROWNING N CHATHAM.
tBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRBCNE.l

CHATHAM March 1.-THE body OF man
drowned in Adamss Pond this village Friday night
was recovered yesterday and inquest was held to day
The man was Jacob Vantasscl of Livingston, and was
Identified bv his brother-iuaw verdict Of accidental
drowning rendered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-18

An AEkAArA- ILANILK KILLED.
IITTLE IOCh, March IA special dispatch 10 The
Go-eHc from Camden says late saturday night g.
Cumsur, prominent planter, WAS killed aiTLy by
Captain L. u. COBB.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-18

loss OFA VALUABLE COW.
Iowa CITY, March 17.-Merccdcs, the cele-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-18
rsIyG IT IN PREFERENCE TO DurHR.

: H. Hilton, OF the WoodlaWn Dairy Company a com,
mission dealer m uleomar-arlue, stated tl"l W '
lar,e ouaut te, OF Imitation butter ana AWAY s"" 90
,t, il WAS. but did not that his customers 'o''
am t merits lie declined TO give the name, Oh 'N'' -
I,it with The present Law he Thought al r.It IA -
i,nid moi be changed and hc was decidedly oM'-'U IN
,,liIf,i IIr and uis family used ulc1mtiAiA y ~.
'.r,,, I'D natural butter. The ucu WuO LIsltt'e''~
manufacture used it ma their homes. , , ..i,,sd
llcury Lauierty, nduua1currr sald i' Gun 'ieo-
fr,n FORTY 90 tfty aud women; aN U,'l III
ltarsarue from h, factory and h'd ever been M
~, IT, lie churicd them tAe regular MnoI'''' t'-''
or ID cent, Ger ptund. - a.. .,..,...l,.es or
Do ,oa know whether they use 10 thein',4',3
sell II to othcrsi Al Go u0, out suppose '''9 a."
: d. Martin. "a manugactur,r OF butterinc "n" 20
docr commission dealer Ia cheese, butter "n' ~
,,oreripe In Grcruwichst. thought that thr ".ii "a
t,r,,t. of the country were NOS ulch f he
l, ,le,mlr.lllnc. which had iah'u tio ,t,'..e..t II
,Reape. grtleOf .huttrr onIy ana hu n"' ' a. nj aOt
i,,,nr,ing the 1ualA Ol the better siid''. A'.rts
favor A prohibor law. hat Thought nn''S tr "a law
Gonid hf .old oo their merits lie wonu lo,''--.. aud
which would give CLOSE Inspection "a 'N' '
/ fhti, ,rclie "a pure aud clean ptYu"c' bis
senator Low. said e. TRIBUNE reporter - -
so.i,n ended the hearing oleomargarine ".' I'm.
AMI, on al. dairy products IN this ely, hut ui '' nd
| ,,itt,e expected TO investigate the adnilet"'"''
/ ,,tiou Of other articles OF food ia a few Ms~As
Smyrna times., 1884-08-27
An Enisoda.

On saturday night two young men,
one from near Taylor's Bridge. and the
other from Philadelphia, drove to a resi-
dence on one of the most northern
streets of our town, where, in waiting.
were two damsels, one from Whining
ton, visitor. Entirely disregarding
the advice of the policemen given
some time previously, against hitch
ing horses to lamp-posts, said young
men wrapped the hitch-line of their
restless steed firmly to the post. Going
inside they were soon engaged in Il
pleasant tete-G-tete, which was rudely
interrupted by the sound of broken
glass and a snOrting horse All four
soon jumped to the door Just in time to
see the horse, with the lamp-post over
his back, making q break for Main
street. This wholesale appropriation
OF town property was not Verv agree
able to the owner of the equine robber.
and so, with surprising alacrity he
jumped, seized the bridle-rein, and
turned horse, carriage and lamp-post
up lane which happened to be very
convenient for the occasion. Disen-
gaging his horse from the lamp-post he
found more secure hitching place
The next morning the full extent of
the damage was ascertained to be one
oak lamp-post broken off short to the
ground, four panes OF glass broken in
something less than million pieces.
door broken OF Of lamp frame and
tin kerosene lamp confscaled by some
passing negro. Luckily, not feather
OF the eagle on top was ruilled. Now
if stranger looks inquiringly at that
fallen post a smile of dumb Intelligence
wreathes itself over the faces of the
inhabitants Of the whole street. Moral
Heed the words of town policeman.
Smyrna times., 1884-08-27
Peach Notes,

Under continued favorable weather
peaches are in fine condition for ship
ment, carrying nicely to distant points.
The Eastern markets are now healthy
as to prices, and Western dealers are
scattered all along the line-as the
boys sometimes say, "the woods is full
of them" In the meantime the sea-
son Is rapidly passing away" Grow
ers are now commencing to gather
Late CrawfOrds, which is all in all.
perhaps the most popular and profit
able variety grown, and this variety is
surprisingly fine this year.
Prices last week were down. down.
and the faces of many PRODUCERS were
yard long, figuratively speaking. but
now the clouds that lowered DER
their houses are in the deep bosom OF
the ocean buried" for the present at
least, and the frOwns of last week have
given place to CHEEKY smiles. We hope
the propitious present may continue
even unto the end of cropping time.
Hardcastle & Jones, the leading
dealers and oVapOratOrs hereahOut. are
shipping three or four cars daily to
Eastern and Western cities, to what
are called outside points, also large
quantities to New York and Boston.
Nearly fifty cars went from the PENN
sula yesterday to the West. When it
is taken into consideration that there
are so many shipping points on the line
of the road, and so many dealers, and
all as mute rs mice rs to where they
will consign cars for the day when
loaded, each trying to select the most
desirable market, and thus get ahead
of the other fellow, it is strange that
the shipments from the various sta
tions should result in such remark
ably even distribution.
One hundred and lifty-seven cars
were shipped from the Peninsula yes
terday, rs follows, as we learn from the
efficient Superintendent of the Della
ware Division, /. N. Mills:
Smyrna times., 1884-08-27
Shot HIMSELF

On Sunday at Clayton, little boy.
one of a pair of twins, sons of David
Boggs, went up the stairs at his fathers
residence as was his custom sometimes
to play. Shortly after report some
thing like that of an explosion of a fire
cracker was heard and on going up
stairs the little fellow was found wing
insensible with a bullet hole in his
breast. In his play he had lifted the
lld OF trunk and found inside a re-
Volyer with which by some means he
had shot himself. He Law unconscious
for several hours and his case was CON
sidered hopeless but he has since
rallied and at this writing seems to be
gaining permanent strength. Drs.
Harmonson, Of Clayton, and Clifton. of
this town, have not been able to find
the bullet. The suppOsition is that it
struck a rib and glanced to one side.
Smyrna times., 1884-08-27
A Good Chance

To get the best Clothing at
very Moderate Price, is offer
ed by us.
Wen tell You why We
have desirable Clothing. We
are constantly making to
order for our best citizen,
and study up the styles and
kind of garments to be worn.
We are very particular about
the fitting Of our garments.
have them we'll trimmed and
made, SO that we claim our
Suits are much more desira-
ble than the ordinary Ready
Made are. We carry ii very
large assortment of sizes and
kinds. We can tit from the
least Boy to the largest Man.
ABOUT PRIcEs.-We tell
you how we do to make them
low; we buy from ISt hands
as far as we can. By that
we get a great reduction in
prices and can know the
better what we are buying.
and then we pay cash for
them, thereby making a
great saving. You know a
cash buyer can have the in
side track all the time.
Our manner of doing
business is to try to please
and give satisfaction. We
show our goods cheerfullv.
price being marked on each
garment or suit, SO that YOU
can see at a glance what we
are offering, Wcme anxious
to sell, but never want a
customer to purchase unless
they are perfectly satisfied
to do so. Anything bought
from us not satisfactory in
tit or quality can be returned.
Smyrna times., 1884-08-27
Acci0Rnla.

One evening last week, f. NJ. Fow-
Ter, with his mother, wife, Mrs.
Beckett and child, started on car
rlage ride to the residence of John =.
Hudson. Shortly before getting there
a broken shaft that had been ioined
together separated and the sharp point
struck the horse in the side, causing it
to start in run. Mr.. Fowler. finding
he could not hold the animal concluded
the best thing in the possible dangers
ahead was to run him plump i'm n
thorn hedge, which he did, the animal
being suddenly brought to a halt. and
In a docile mood too, but the carriage
was upset and badly broken and one
or TWO OF the women tainted, but for
tunately none were seriously hurt, A.
!. Griffith was luckily near the spot
and took the party to their destination
in his carriage.
On Saturday Ex-COrOner Jackson, of
Kenton, narrowly escaped n very ser
ious accident at Clayton. lie started
across the track in the face of an ap-
preaching train he did not see. A man
threw up his hands as a signal of dan
ger but there was not room to turn.
and besides the horse had become
heightened and the only thing was to
dash ahead, escaping the train, but col
liding with n vehicle in which sat a
woman with babe. Fortunately. in
the collision the swingle tree Of Mr.
JacksOn's carriage broke simultaneous
with which the gears slipped from the
horse leaving nothing attached to him
but the reins in Mr. J 3 hands, in hold
ing on to which he was thrown from
the carriage to the ground and so Sc
yerely hurt as to need medical atten-
dance aud be conveyed to his home.
The vehicle struck received no mater
ial injury. The woman on being
asked IT she wasn't very much fright
ened, replied, looking down at her lit
tie one, 81 wasn't thinking about a
thing but this baby"
}. w. Elliott ran a narrow risk at
Brenford on Monday from a special
train that came dashing down theroad.
lie stopped on the track for a moment
or two cOnversing, not thinking of a
train passing at that hour, and but for
timely warning by Walter r. Massey.
himself and team might have met with
serious accident.
Smyrna times., 1884-08-27

THE French bombardment on Satur-
day Of FOO-ChOw, proves to have been,
what nobody doubted it would be, a
safe and easy proceeding. 1t appears
to have been performed with the feroc-
ity characteristic of French attacks
upon defenceless enemies. IL is said
to have been "sickening," and all the
neutral witnesses agree in declaring
that it was not fight but a massacre.
The feeble resistance Of the Chinese,
says the New York Tribune, was
crushed in few minutes by the pow
erful artillery of the assailants, and
then the bOmbardment proceeded for
several hours, the French, contrary to
the rules of civilized warfare, deliber-
ately and persistently firing into Grip
pied and sinking Chinese vessels after
they had surrendered. Perhaps it was
To avoid the restrictions of civilized
warfare that the French Government
undertook this affair without formally
declaring war, but the censure of civil
lied peoples cannot be so avoided. No
Power that approves or allows the de-
liberate massacre of defenceless people
deserves to be called civilized, and it
must further be considered that this
massacre has been perpetrated in what
Is formally Il time of Dpace
\ later dispatch from FOO-Chow says
that the French irOnclads entered the
river Monday. The Chinese opened
fire, and the French ships retired, after
an hours engagement. 1t is rumored
in Paris that China has made formal
declaration of war.
Smyrna times., 1884-08-27

THE editor Of the Denton UaioR
notes the fact that the camp meeting
season is over and with grim humor,
says that the next great event of the
season is-fodder saving. This last
seemed to strike tender spot in the
memory of the editor of the Erery
Ereaing who says that fodder saving
can only be appreciated by those who
have been there, and he thus draws
the following graphic picture Of the
event:
There is no job on the farm so dis
hearteningly tiresOme as saving fodder.
70 strip blades the whole long day
under the blazing midsummer sun; to
resort again to the corn field after sup
per and cut out tops for two or three
hours by moonlight then turn in and
swelter, perspire, fight mosquitoes and
try to sleep; to turn ont at four the
next morning and bind the blades and
tops while the dew is on them; to
keep up this wearying routine day
after day until exhausted nature calls
for sleep when your aching limbs
touch the bed, no matter how hot the
night or how numerous the mosquitoes
and then tanteiiZes and disappOints
and completely demOralizeg you by
forcing you to live over ia your
dreams the tolls Of the day; these are
among the things which make the farm
laborer stop and scratch his head in per-
plexity over the conundrum Is life
worth the living?'"
From which we may infer that the
editor Of Z. f. had hard time of it in
his teens and made tracks as soon as
he could break loose from his moor
ings. 1t would be a little curious to
know just where he passed those de-
lectable days. The picture puts it be-
yOnd the memory of agriculturists in
these parts.
Smyrna times., 1884-08-27

A LITTLE son of Jos. L. Cavender
was thrown from a peach wagon on
which he had climbed while passing
through the streets on Saturday, by a
sudden starting of the horse, receiving
a severe conclusion of the head in the
fall. A little boy named Davis from
Smyrna Landing also fell last week
from wagon, breaking his collar bone.
B. A. HAZEL on Friday last was the
happy recipient of a trio of Poland
China pigs from the Big Elk Diaries of
Chester county, Pa. Mr.. H. lost no
time in transferring them TO Wood
side, " where they will add much to the
already picturesque landscape, where
the COtswOlds and SOuthdOwns vie
with the meek-eyed Jerseys and clar-
ion voices of the Plymouth Rock chan
tlcleers greet the rising orb of day and
the embryo Jay-Eye-Sees gambOl over
the green.
The hot weather that has been pre-
vailing should prompt our people to
the utmost care in regard to keeping
their premises in the best possible con-
dition of cleanliness. From reports
this Is not done as it should be, when
the matter of health is taken into con-
sideratiOn. Our streets have too MANY
things thrown into them or the scaVen-
gers are dilatOry in gathering them up.
hog pens and cess pools should be
guarded with the utmost care and
never allowed to accumulate filth.
The grape growers on the Hudson
river, whose grapes come in market
after those of Delaware are harvested.
were made happy by the warm wealth
er OF last week because it insured the
ripening of their Concords before the
trOsts of September visit that section.
They give a great deal of attention TO
grape growing in some portions of
New York State, and it is said that
agents for wine making houses have
been purchasing tons and tons of
grapes at $50 a ton. This is nearly o.
cents a pound, net figure that would
hardly pay for their culture in this
State.
In the flying of kites which is now n
pleasant pastime with the boys. in
dulged in after nightfall on breezy
evenings occasionally, Il lamp is at
tached that looks in the distance verv
much like a bright star. A few even
lngs ago some parties not knowing
what the boys were up to observed the
very unsteady movements of the an
parent star and were discussing what It
was when one of them exclaimed TO
another, " You fool, don't you know
what it is, its the evening star" His
knowledge Of " starology" had greater
significance in the fact that the appar-
ent evening star was in the South,
Smyrna times., 1884-08-27
Catalogues.

The catalogue of the Pennsylvania
State Fair and Premium List of the
both annual exhibition is a book of 100
pages giving full account of the arti-
cles to be on exhibition at Broad street
and Lehigh avenue, Philadelphia, from
September Sth to the 2Oth.
The catalogue for the Delaware
State Fair, which will be held Septem-
Der both and October 1st, 2nd and 3rd
will be issued in few days. Exhibit
ors are especially requested TO class
their exhibits and send list of them
in by September 23rd.
We have received a copy of the
catalogue of the Cecil County MIDI
Agricultural Fair to be held at Elkton
and Friday, 7th, sth, 9th and 10th davs
OF October. Premiums over $4,000
This fair is improving and promises to
be the best this year.
Smyrna times., 1884-08-27
Assault VIII a Razor.

"Jim Viney is a darkey who has
the reputation of being perfectly peace
able and quiet when sober, but the
same cannot be said always when
drunk, or at least it could not on Sat
urday when he struck at and cut a
cash in his wife's shoulder with a
razor. She had borne milder assaults
before uncOmplaining, but this seemed
too much like murder, as it was reach
ing for her throat, and complaint was
made before Esquire Colt. "Jim :"
plead that he did not know what he
was doing, but it was thought best to
teach him a lesson by sending him to
the Harrington Institute at Dover.
Jim" however slipped away before
the arrangements of travel were fully
completed, but his initiation papers
are all ready for his entrance when he
and the constable can fix on day of
travel.
Smyrna times., 1884-08-27

INDIVIDUAL independence in poll
tics is more manifest this year than in
any previous campaign since the days
of Adams and Jackson, which charac-
terized the breaking up Of the then
political factions. People will bear the
strain of party tension and the humil-
iatiOn of defeat with remarkable forti-
tued for years, but there eventually
comes a time when the fences are
jumped and the herds mingle together
with the enjoyment of a new freedom
and a wider range. Such seems to be
the case this year. The nation is full
of Independents men who for the
first time have aspired to the foil pos
session Of their individual sovereignty.
This " indiVidualism may not always
be in the right direction, in many cases
indeed just the reverse, but it is Just
the same, an assertion of personal pro-
prietOrship. 1t is this phase of the sit
nation this year which the machine
politicians did not conceive in their
original programme, and which will
result in a smash up in some quarter.
" Fealty to party is a phrase that
does not count the same this year as
formerly. The Independent Republ-
cans give as reason for bOlting their
candidatc-the taking advantage Of
his Office for personal gain, reason
that some years ago could not have in
spired organized r...It And SO the
breaking from the party enclosure Of
the Irishmen in Independent organiza-
GOnA to vote for men who represent
certain measures inimical to those in
their party lead, marks an era Of per
sOnality or individual sovereignty that
had not been entertained in the making
up Of political forces. The men of
African descent, always counted as
sure for one side ~ those above named
were for the other are breaking over
the lines and the two camps are inter
mingling in a way that bewilders the
drilling OfIicers. Then there are moral
issues ut stake. There are thOse-and
they may be possible counted by thous-
ands-whO are seriously convinced
that the manufacture and sale Of intox-
ieants is the greatest bane Of the ma
tiOn and as sneh its eradication is par
amount to all other issues now claim
ing state and national legislation.
Then, on the line Of moral issues there
are those who believe that pure home
is the ideal Of American excellence,
and that our representative men who
are put forward for high offices should
be of stainless honor and integrity.
The present unrest in the great pub
lie is indicative of good rather than
evil. There is more safety when peo-
pie act on an intelligent individual
opinion than when they FelyOn others.
1t is also indicative Of q higher grade
Of public and private virtues when The
voters demand that the character Of
the candidates who are selected for
high places shall be able TO bear the
aevefest crucial tests, if they are to sit
Ia exalted places.
Smyrna times., 1884-08-27
a Lucky Land Purchaser.

r. il. Darrah, who about three years
ago bought the DR.. Gootee farm on the
Middle Alley road, has also been one
of the many lucky" purchasers of
farms which have come to this section
during the past few years. He has
had the good fortune Of having three
full crops Of peaches in succession. this
year some Of his trees yielding as high
as nine and ten baskets to the tree and
all fine large fruit. Mr.. Darrah thinks
that with this years peach crop the
farm will have cleared itself from the
profit of peaches alone; about one
fourth of the farm is under that fruit
Mr.. Darrah has also made some sub
stantial Improvements on his farm.
having put up fine Out-buildings the
past year. and intends putting up a
larger dwelling house during the com
ing Fall or Spring. In Mr.. DIS. case
we might bring in the old proverb,
" Industry brings its own reward" to
supplement the providential "lucl ="
Smyrna times., 1884-08-27
Temperance Address.

II. w. Morrow, Corresponding Sec
retary OF the Delaware State Temppr-
ance Alliance, addressed Il meeting in
the NJ. +. Church of this town last
sunday afternoon on the subject of
Prohlbltory Legislation and Local
option: Though not feeling very well
he spoke in plain and earnest man
ner for about forty-fve minutes. The
address contained no vituperation nor
tanaticism, but was a straight-forward
portrayal of the evils and sufferinos
caused by the use of intoxicatino
drink, with many instances as HAVING
come under the personal observation
OF the speaker. Some striking statis-
tics were given, which are calculated
to cause thinking people to shudder
ana inquire what are we coming to ?"
from June 1888 to June 1884. six
hundred and fifty million dollars were
spent IN this country directly for in
toXlcating liquOrs,-the quantity con-
sumed in that time would fill a canal
ten feet wide, eight feet deem and 3O7
miles long. The number of those slain
IN our land IN year by the demon Of
drlnk II ranked four abreast and
marching at twenty miles day would
De ten days passing a given point. lie
says this mighty wrong must be put
down by legal action, by giving liberty
to the people,-the people do not re-
quire the legislatures to forbid the
sale of liquor, they only want the law
makers to give them liberty to vote on
the question and to say whether we
shall have the free sale of rum in our
midst or not. A mighty conflict is
arising, and within the coming ten
years it will be decided either bv the
whiskey power assuming undisputed
sway, or by the triumph of morality
and virtue. Mr.. Morrow spoke on the
same day at Bethel Church and at
henton, in the latter place, it is said,
he had a very large audience. the
largest that has greeted him during his
connection with the work. extending
over a period of eight wears
Smyrna times., 1884-08-27

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