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Smyrna times., 1884-04-02
Personal.

Rev. J. ID. Rigg is in town superin-
tending the moving of his goods to st.
Michaels, Md. Mrs. Rigg, though still
in very feeble health, expects to accom-
pany him to their new home ON Satur-
day next.
DR.. c. o. Swinney returned home to-
day from attending the funeral of his
cousin, Mrs. Harris, of Shiloh, n. j.
Miss Kate Dukes, of Denton, Md, is
a guest of Mrs. r. E. Hough.
Miss Julia Todd has returned to
Dover from visit of several days to
the Misses Bell, of this town.
Miss Sallie Mcdowell, who has been
spending the Winter with her sister,
Mrs. Cramer, at Ithica, ILL.,, returned
home OH Thursday.
Mrs. Geo. w. Jones and Mrs. Melvi-
ma Thayer, of Philadelphia, are guests
of Mrs w. G. Pierce.
Miss Annie Painter, of Milford, Is
visiting her sister, Mrs. o. b. Voshell.
MedfOrd Beck, for the past year
clerking in this town, has gone to Sud
| lersville, Md, where he will engage i'll
mercantile pursuits on his own account.
John II. Evans, who entered the
telegraph Office here nearly three years
since to learn the business, has accept
ed a position with the Baltimore &
Philadelphia Railroad, in Wilmington
Judge COmegys was in town yester
day.
Rev. B. L. Price, of Wilmington, il
on short visit to this town.
J. Ed. DeFord, who has been clerk
ing in this town for several years, ex
poets to start next Tuesday for Wei
lingtOn, Kansas, where he will pursu
the same business.
ThOs. Holiday, one of the enterpris
ing mechanics of Clayton, has taken t
himself a wife, the bride being Mis-
Pearson, of Wilmington.
John II. Huntingdon. of Phillipsbure
Pa, has been OH II visit to his father, j
s. huntington.
Miss Ida Cah0on, of Dover, is tn
guest of Mrs. J. H. Cotton.
+. j. Colt, Justice of the Peace, Ia
been absent from his office several day
from indisposition, but is now conv;
lescent.
Robt. Gass has gone to New York
spend a week or two.
Mrs. F. J. Carter, of Philadelphia,
I visiting relatives in this town.
t Smith Hickman Hewitt. of Whining
: ton, is moving to-day TO the Ephrahi
=. Sutton farm, Bombay Hook
a Olin I. Hough will leave on Satu
n day for Easton, Md, for permane
It residence there.
Smyrna times., 1884-04-02

remain a sealed book even to those
daily operating the line. But how, as
a cross road, it can be any great ad-
vantage to the B. & o. as Peninsular
route it is difficult to understand.
Of the other roads above referred TO,
there is no question. The road from
Pocomoke City to CherrystOne is rap
idly being pushed forward IAN air line
of 20 miles, in building bridges and
grading the track which will be laid
with Bessemer steel rails. From Cher
rystone to Norfolk, where it will con-
meet with the New York, Norfolk &
Charleston Railroad, a distance Of
IS miles will be made by powerful
steamers able to carry "a loaded cars
1t is expected that the road will be
ready for operation by October. The
$50 miles of the line from Norfolk to
Charleston by cutting out the triangu-
lar and circuitous lines, will effect a
saving of 1S0 miles and seven hours in
time between Boston, New York and
Philadelphia in the North and Charles
ton, Savannah, New Orleans and Mo
bile in the South. If this can be sue
fully made the great line of Southern
travel, its effect will be felt Throughout
the Peninsula.
Smyrna times., 1884-04-02

gress. The police now and then made
a dash for the crowd and arrested a
number of rioters, taking them into the
Jail. They refused to give their names
in every instance. Many of them were
well-dressed respectable looking men.
The burning of the court house was
wholly aimless and malicious except
that one might find an excuse in the
fact that the crowd was angered at the
sight of the place, where, as they be-
lieved, the failure to do justice had
been so marked. The destruction of
the building did not aid the mob at all
in getting at the prisoners OF in doing
harm to the militia. 1t was purely
wanton; nor was there any excuse for
the failure to protect this property.
The crowd was permitted to 60 to
the very windows and break them in
without resistance, and when an op-
portunity offered, some reckless Com
munist, who gloried in pure destruc-
ton. suggested to cast some light on
the subject. This was the trivial man
ner in which he talked. "This will be
the Paris of America, sure enough" !"
said another. With this leadership
and with such motives, chairs, carpets
and desks were broken and piled in
heaps in the treasurer's office and a
match applied. AS this was done the
devil-may-c hOodlums in the crowd
cheered and yelled to burn the ID
militia out.
Deep feeling against the militia was
manifested all the time. Every now
and then stones were thrown at them
whenever opportunity offered.
"Wait till tO-night!' "Wait till we
get good and drunk and we'll hoist you
blue-coated men from behind your bar
rels !" were among the cries.
There was no use now trying to stoI
the iRcendiaries. They went from
office to Office starting fires, and in few
minutes the court house glOwcd like ;
furnace. The fire department wa
powerless, first because the firemel
refused to go out without troops, ant
second because the crowd could easil!
cut the hose and prevent the use of tn
engines. Office after office was reached
by the flames, and as the floors fell tn
crowd cheered.
The united testimony of men, VIII
had opportunities for observation, wa
that from 200 to 800 men composed th
bulk of the violent active rioters, an
that they were not fully armed. The
were stimulated by the cheer
, of others; but the general opinion
very little generalship would hav
been sufficient to put them to flight.
Murat Halstead says that only tn
t overwhelming force of the State trooE
: prevents further demonstrations b
the mob. The mob of Sunday night h
, describes as a vicious rabble of boy
! and desperadoes. He estimates til
l killed and wounded at 200.
Smyrna times., 1884-04-02
Butter,

IL all the butter that comes to our
local market is not what it should he
in marketable quality, showing in some
cases that it comes from very unskilled
hands, our people have the satisfaction
of knowing that it is the product of the
COW and not the nasty compound of
hog fat, oil and tallow which the oleo-
margarine factories are imposing on
the city markets. In discussing bill
in the New York Legislature on Fri
day to prohibit the sale of oleomargar-
inc in the city markets, u member
made the following astounding state
ment:
"One-half of the so-called butter sold
in this State is made of hog fat and oils
imported from France and Italy, color
ed by chemicals. Out of 100000, 900
pounds of butter sold, between 10000
600 and 60,000,000 were bogus. At
present the State raises little grain,
the most being brought from the West.
Nearly all of the 375, 900 farms i'm the
State are devoted to stock-raising and
dairy products. One half of the popu.
latiOn of the State, he declared, derives
its subsistence directly from farms, and
one half of the remainder subsist in
directly on farm industry. Olemar
garine has cut down the price of but
ter 10 cents a pound. involving a los
of 100000 to farmers; and cheese
cent per pound, involving loss of sew
eral millions of dollars; making tota
material loss of from S5,O0O,000 Il
$l0,000,0 600 to the State"
Smyrna times., 1884-04-02
BUSINESS LOCALS.

J. b. Cooper has some Bargains in
Cassimeres below cost, to close out.
Water Proof Boots, at Phillips.
Pulpit and Family Bibles, at ]. B.
COOper's.
Magnificent Stock of Neckwear, at
Phillips.
Order any Book you want, at J. b.
COOper's.
BD@If you want pure, fresh Drugs, go
to ClOak's Drug Store.
HOminy, Mincemeat, &C., at J. B.
Cooper's.
Splendid Line of Winter Underwear,
at Phillips.
See the Specials in J. B. COoper's
large advertisement.
R6-If you want a first-class Ready
Mixed Paint, go to Cloak's Drug Store.
Read large advertisement of ]. B.
Cooper.
Finest Ready-Made Clothing, at ]. f.
Phillips,
J. b. Cooper can suit you in Carpets.
See large advertisement.
B0-If you want Toilet Articles of all
kinds, go to Cloak's Drug Store,
Blank Books, all Styles, Sizes and
Qualities, at ]. b. Cooper's.
Side Bracket aud Extension Lamps,
at ]. b. Cooper's.
Ladies', Gents and Children's Gossa-
meres, at ]. b, Cooper's.
Table and Pocket Cutlery at J. B.
Cooper's.
Good assortmento of Shoes, at Phillips
Ladies' Coats, only few, below
cost, at j. b. Cooper's.
sR@If you want the finest Toilet Set
ever brought to this town, go to Cloak
Drug store.
Granite and Porcelain Tea and
, Chamber Sets, plain and decorated, al
: ]. b. Cooper's.
Everything Gent wants to complete
! his outfit, to be found at Phillips.
Devoe Brilliant Oil, the best and saf
} est oil made, at ]. B. Cooper's.
Smyrna times., 1884-04-02
Fine Cattle.

There is marked improvement in
the size and quality of the cattle that
drOvers bring up the road in cOmpari-
son with those of the years gone by.
This WAS especially noticeable in a
drove of large steers that were driven
to the feed yard of B. B. Allen, last
week, which Mr.. Carey, the owner,
got in Worcester county, Md. They
were larger of frame, big, wide horns
and would readily have passed foi
Texas cattle. Sussex county, of this
State, and the lower counties of the
Eastern Shore furnish a great many
cattle for the up country farmers. A
number of them find purchasers in this
section, and from here up to Chester
county, Pa, they are dropping out
along the line. purchased mainly by
the farmers to be fattened for the bee
market,
Smyrna times., 1884-04-02

The WHEAT epRPLps.-Last week
the wheat market of Chicago fell in
prices because of a lack of foreign de-
mand and the large stock of this staple
in the granaries of the west. A CORE
spondent of the New York Tribune who
has through acquaintance with our
mercantile trade says the recent col
lapse of the wheat market is entirely
attributable to the attempts of reckless
spectators to deceive the public by
false statistics and delusiYe promises of
high prices. The country had large
surplus Of wheat, but was not allowed
to sell it; and now the opportunity of
disposing of it at good prices has gone.
The speculators have "rigged" the
market, and the holders of grain have
missed their markets. The correspon-
dent has no faith that the ruin wrought
this year will avert ruin another year
He thinks that the only way in which
the spectators can be successfully
fought is in the supply of early, con
tinuOus aud complete information re
garding agricultural production from
Government sources. His suggestion
seems not only timely, but practical
The expense of carryingit out in sys
tematic manner would not be create
than the information would be worth
Smyrna times., 1884-04-02
,rhe Proposed bridge.

The Act authorizing the construc-
ton of the causeway and bridge across
Shakespeare's mill pond, near Dover,
named the width lin accordance with
the enlarged views of some of the citi-
zens of that town. at sixty feet while
the natural bed approaching it is only
forty feet. Why the causeway, that
must be constructed at great expense
was wanted twenty feet wider than
the road that seemed wide enough for
all purposes, is financial conundrum,
and member of the Levy Court sug.
gested that they have it eighty feet sc
that a row of building lots could be
constructed on either side. The mis-
take is now seen but too late probably
to get the desired bridge under the
present proviso, as the Levy Court
may hesitate on tho ground that they
are not justified in making an unneces
sary appropriation of the county funds
If so, the only thing for our traveller.
on that route to do is to wait patiently
Smyrna times., 1884-04-02
New Advertisements,

The attention of our readers is called
to the following new advertisements:
Carriage Pole for sale-E. NJ. Cloak
Two Chambermaids and Cook
wanted-Delawar House.
Fits-pr. Kline.
Dentist-M. V. Chapman, Phia.
Moving Apparatus to Hire-Jos. L.
Cavender.
ConsumptiOn-Dr r. A. Slocum.
Mitchell's Atlas of the World-Wm.
NJ. Bradley & Bro.
Alden's Manifold ClyclOpedia-John
B. Alden.
Sewing Machine Club. H. Prim-
rose.
Voshell, Groves & Co.
Merchant TailOrs- -Eichmann& Meier
Maize Oleine-Alexander G. Cum
Minis.
Dry Goods of all kinds-Strawbridge
& Clothier.
The Worlds Cyclopedia.
Smyrna times., 1884-04-02

Hon. WIN. G. WHIFELEY has been
appointed and commissioned Associate
Justice of New Castle county to sue
ceed Judge L. E. Wales, resigned.
Mr.. Whiteley was born in 1919 and has
been in public life nearly forty years
representing this State in Congress
before the war. Mr.. Whiteley's life
has not always been that which would
honor this dignified position, but his
appointment is generally acquiesced in
and IN fact Was expected. He is said
to be well booked up in law.
Smyrna times., 1884-04-02

THE outbreak of mob violence at
Cincinnati which was caused by the
jury disvegardiRg the evidence of guilt
against q Fed-handed murderer is an
UNCONSCIOUS demand In wrepg way of
O. better execution of the laws. 1t is
stated that about 1900 murders were
committed In the United States last
year, only 100 Of the murderers being
hung, while another 100, because JUS
tice was not meted out by law, were
lynched. Iflawyers and jurymen did
not twist the law to avoid justice these
bloody outbreaks would not occur.
Smyrna times., 1884-04-02
.SUsYy'w0, De/.,
Wednesday Afternoon, April z, 1854.

THE TIMES" is published every Wednesday
afternoon by RoBT. d. HoFFEcKER. Editor and
Proprietor, at Smyrna, Del.
TERMS-SuBscRIPTIoN-O year 500 III 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
of Seven Cents line for the first insertion; sub
seouent insertions Three-and-a-half cents.
liberal discount made to quarterly, semi-annua
and yearly advertisers.
OBITUARY NOTICES will be charged Five Cent
per line.
Smyrna times., 1884-04-02

THE papers this week in commenting
on the terrible and bloody riot in Gin
cinnati are urging the importance of Il
well-drilled militia in each State as a
means of defense against such disorders.
Such occasions need the pluck and pre-
eision of war.
Smyrna times., 1884-04-02

RAILROAD MATTERS Spring
opens with renewed activity among the
railroads. The Baltimore & Philadel-
phia, in the face of lawsuits and other
obstruetions more formidable than the
massive rocks that have been blown
out Of the way, is making its way be-
tween those two cities with the enter
prise characteristic of great corpora
tions. The extension Of the Peninsu-
lar railroad to CherrystOne is being Wig
OrOusly pushed by the contractors, to
connect with the Southern combination
st Norfolk, and it takes no prophet to
forsee that the Delaware road is ere
long to be a grand artery, with dou-
Bile track, over which will run an i'm
mense traffic of merchandise az well as
passengers
The road iu which we have a more
local interest, the Baltimore & Della
ware Bay Railroad formerly the Kent
County, Smyrna & Delaware Bay Rail-
road is just now the object of some at
ton, and there is a natural interest to
know its exact status, which ~ yet has
not been clearly defined. In an arti.
Gle which we publish on our first page
the Baltimore Sun gives the impression
that our little road has passed into
the hands Of the Baltimore & Ohio whC
are determined to get a footing on th'
Peninsula. IL comes in a roundabout
way, by combination with the Read
ing Railroad. the latter having secure'
control Of the Jersey Southern tina
was connected with our road ia th
original scheme of Jay Gould. who al
terwards leased IL TO Col. Fred. Gerke
at 81 per year. The annual election {
Directors of the Kent County
Smyrna & Delaware Bay Railroad " ha
been attended TO with great punctuaIit
every Winter since its first organic
tion until the past one, labout the tim
of changing the name 10 the Baltimol
& Delaware Bay Railroadl when it b.
been omitted, as IL there were no fil
ther necessity for it. Col. BingbaE
who represented Jay Gould and pa
the road at least an annual visit, 8
ways aaid that it was very importa
that this should be attended TO. Th
1t has not been this year leaves the 4
inference that there ~ no longer amy .
zzssity for it. The ,Boyement of ]
Gsuld's hand IL very much ljka That
. skillfui chess player--a feipt IN o
direction To open the way for . Wig
ous move in another, and his ways
past finding out. There seems 40 d
mite knowledge of who owns the 70
and its immediate and remote fut
Smyrna times., 1884-04-02

NOTICE.
" /, TERRENCE CARVIN. of the village of
KentOn. In Kent County aud the State of Della
ware, do hereby give notice that ON Monday the
2sth day of Apil. A. ID. 1881, Intend to make ap-
plicatiOn 10 the Court &c General Sessions of the
Peace and Jail Delivery OF the State of Delaware,
IN and for Kent County, then TO be holden at
DOver, for a license a. keep an inn OF tavern and
To sell Intoxicating liquors in less quantities Than
one quart to he drunk ON the premises, at the
house known as the Kenton Hotel situated in
school district, No ., in Kent County and the
State of Delaware, and lQrated in the village of
KentOn aforesaid. Ia tho County aud State aiOre.
said ON the eastern side of The street forming a
part OF the rad leading from the said village of
Kenton To Downs Chapel, aud the names Of the
respectable citizens recommending the same are
Franklin Temple, II Gerker
Chas. z. Bailey. EnOch David,
James ID. Wright John Grady,
VIM B. Bowman, W. d. Wilds,
J. Is. Messick, Eugene Coppage,
Nathaniel Riggs, John VI. Good,
Emory Temple, John Numbers
J. II. Taylor, Francis Greenwell
II. p Mellon, James Williams
TERRENCE CARVIN
Kenton, Del, March Y, IsSl-9w
Smyrna times., 1884-04-02

THE condition of affairs in Peru has
become so deplorably wretched that
England, France aud Holland are tax
ing the subject into consideration, and
are protesting vigorously against the
cruel and arbitrary exacIions of Chill.
Smyrna times., 1884-04-02

In the United States Senate Friday a
Joint resolution was favOrably reported
from the committee on woman suffrage
proposing an amendment to the con-
stitution to extend the right Of suffrage
tn women.
Smyrna times., 1884-04-02
CLAYTON, April >, 1884.
For the Smyrna Times

MIR. EDITOR No longer appears in
the columns of the Record cOmmunica-
tions from the Editors pet correspon-
dents. 1t is entirely unnecessary to
mention their signatures. They were
many weeks too prominent before our
reading community, and one need only
reflect moment and memory will in
form them to whom | refer. 1t is to be
hoped that when they appear again in
print, they will have selected differ
ent theme and will omit their former
signatures.
If ever IA people were inflicted, if ever
n local paper vexed and harrassed its
readers with prOiitless efiusions, the
Record certainly did, publishing contri-
buttons from contributors too unreason-
able to take a sensible view of the sub
ject of which they were writing, and
too preiudiced to admit facts present
ed, wholly incOntrOvertible.
| sincerely hope the controversy is
ended. Our people stand waiting to
offer fervent thanks to our towns oracle
when they are convinced they have
heard the last.
When the patriotism of our Jealous
and sympathetic Editor swells his
bosom to the extent that he again
thirst's for the blood of the British Lion
we will endeavor to transport him tC
Allion's bright shore, where he car
guard more faithfully the interest o.
the PROSTATE and foresaken land ol
what may better please his fancy, con
sign him to the green isle he loves Sc
fondly, there on the banks of the beau
teOus Killarney, wreathed in the sham
rock, he can wander in ecstasy-for
getting cen heaven. Y
Smyrna times., 1884-04-02

two men being taken off by the Life
Saving crew; the schooner Matte
Holmes, loaded with coal, dragged her
anchors to the beach near the Fish
House Piers, and schooner ~ M.
Reynolds OF Milford, came ashore about
noon Sunday"
Smyrna times., 1884-04-02
DEATHS.

MooRE-In FELTON,, March 18th, George Moore.
aged 45 years.
PARKER-Near this town. March 29th Joseph ID,
Parker, aged 6S years. mouths and Ii days.
VANSANT-In this town. March 3lst, Ira Van.
SAINT formerly Of Kent County, MaryHndl, aged
6l years.
COLORED.
| MORRIS.-Ncar SeverSons Church, March 2gth
Hester, wife of George Morris, aged 6S years
Smyrna times., 1884-04-02
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
IN l, LUCIUS p. CAMPBELL, OF Bombay Hook
Island, Duck Creek Hundred. in Kent County
and State of Delaware do hereby give notice that
Monday, the 18th day of April, \. ID. 1854. in
tend 10 make application to the Court of General
Sessions of the Peace and Jail Delivery of the
State of Delaware. in and for Kent County, then
TO be holden St Dover, for n license to keep an
inn or tavern, and TO sell intoxicating liquors in
less quantities than one quart " be drunk on the
premises. at the house known as " The Woodland
Beach Hotel" situated IN School District M. ll6
In Kent county and State of Delaware, and on
Bombay Hook Island, which said house is now
occupied by me as tenant. The names of the re-
spectacle citizens recommending my said appli,
cation are as follows;
d. C. ROcap IOhn L. Royd,
James Cummins. his
John C. Slaughter David = Russell.
VIM. Walsh mark.
william Cole, WitnesS-wm Virden,
James II. ManlOve, Alfred Carpenter
Robert Stephenson, Charles Wood,
William Virden, John Price,
Matthew Hols,
LgCIUS T. CAMPBELL
Woodland Beach, March II. lSS4.-sw
Smyrna times., 1884-04-02
For the Smyrna Times
Respectfully referred to the
truthful" editor of the
Smyrna Record.

Mr.. EDITOR In last Saturdays issue
of the Smyrna Record there appeared
the following lie, under "Clayton
Notes:
" 4 large number of persons are refusing
to take the Smyrna Times out of the post
office
Mr.. McConaughy, the postmaster at
Clayton. told me not word of it was
true, but Il number of persons had re-
fused to take the Smyrna Record from
the Office here. He further said the
TIMES was liked by the Clayton people
much better than the Record.
RESIDENT.
CLAYTON, April ., 1854.
Smyrna times., 1884-04-02

THE Philadelphia Record says after
the Cincinnati mob gets through with
Ohio juries it ought to march boldly ON
to Washington.
Smyrna times., 1884-04-02
Com1mendatory Resol ptions.

The following Is the action of the
official body of the M. II. Church of
Laurel in regard to the departure of
Rev. J. b. Quigg from that place:
WHEREAS, AS the result of the uncer-
tainties Of Conferences, and. by the authori-
ty of the powers that be, our beloved
pastor, Rev. j. b. Quigg, has been remov-
ed from Us to another fold of labor, and
WHERE4s, We. desply feel our disaps
pointment in that no was 50 unexpectedly
taken from us when we so earnestly and
anxiously desired his return, therefore be II
ResotUed, That we hereby express our
appreciation of his valued and untrng
labors among us during his two years SER
vice as our pastor. although we shall sorely
feel his loss and heartily regret bis removal
from US. yet our consolation Is that eur loss
will be the gain of them TO whom he goes.
Resotred, That we tender 70 him and his
excellent and beloved family our heartfelt
wishes for their happiness and prosperity
IN their new home, and that we remember
them in our prayers to him Who doeth
all things for the best"
Smyrna times., 1884-04-02
Holv week at st. Peters.

Holy Week commences on Sunday,
April 9th. During that week the fol
lowing services will be held in St.
Peters Church:
Palm Sunday, at 1890 A. NJ, & &7.3O P. NJ.
Monday, at 1.3O P. M
Tuesday, at 7.3O p M
Wednesday, at lO.SO A. N.
Thursday, at 7.3O P. M.
Friday, at lO.3O A. M
Saturday. at 1902. NJ.
Subject of lectures at weekday SER
vices. 1.-THE Sinless Sufferer" The
Holy Communion will be administered
on Maundy- Thursday and Easter Day.
Our fellow-citizens are cordially invlt-
ed to attend these services. W. b.
Gordon, Rector.