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Attempted Horse Stealing.

A daring attempt at horse stealing
was made on Saturday night by James
Ford, who lives out near Delaney's.
William II. Armstrong, of near this
town, drove a fine four-year-Old colt i'm
town and hitched it near Joseph Coles
barber shop. As he was passing
around the corner he saw the wagon
move forward, and, thinking the horse
was starting of its own accord, he
shouted whoa and went back to it.
when he discovered Ford in the car
riage trying to force the animal along.
which had stopped as soon as it heard
its owners voice. He Immediately
sprang to the horses head. seized the
rein and drove the would-be thief out
of the wagon. He was at first disin-
clined to prosecute him, but, upon the
advice of the two policemen, gave his
consent and Ford was arrested by the
officers at Smiths saloon, whittier he
had gone Immediately after, and con-
veyed to the lock up. On being
searched it was found that he was a
young walking arsenal, being armed
with II revolver, two knives and a
heavy iron wedge. On Monday morn
ing he was given hearing before Al
derman Budd and in default of 5000
bail for the attempted theft, and like
sum orcamying concealed weapons, he
was committed to Dover Jail.
Smyrna times., 1884-07-09

THE Fitz John Porter case IL not
settled rs it was hoped it would be.
but still is an open question to be set
tied probably by the next administra-
ton. The bill passed both Houses but
the President vetoed it. The House
by over a twO-thirds vote refused to
receive the veto, but failing to pass the
bill over the veto in the Senate by the
constitutional majority, the relief de-
sired was not granted. The argument
contained in the veto message has at
tracted considerable attention for its
strength. Almost everybody seems to
overlook the fact that the pending bill
did not concern the rightfulness of
General PoFter's original sentence, but
the prOpriety of putting him back into
the Army. over the heads of other Off
GERS, and B1tbont the exercise Of the
discretion which the President has and
ought to have in making appointments.
The Presidents veto message brought
this fact 10 the notice Of Congress, and
40 answer appears to his statement
that, if Congress creates an Office, his
constitutional power 10 exercise discre-
ton ia filling that Office cannot be de-
nied.se ~ afarsad taa astl
~ Neither can it be denied that it
would be a bad precedent to establish
that verdict of a court maFtial-could
at any time be set aside, and cash.
tered officer restored 90 his command
by political influence, even ia tims Of
war and in presence Of an enemy
For, if Congress has power to reverse
the findings Of court martial atall, il
has power to do oat any time and in
any case The Presidents message i,
temperate and unanswerable.
Smyrna times., 1884-07-09

THERE are some strange occurrences
in the make up of humanity, showing
that in the matter of fright they are
little better than a flock of sheep. A
few days ago there was the small mat
ter Of five or six deaths day in Tou-
Ion and Marseilles, France, and in less
than a week some 10000 persons had
deserted their homes and fled to the
country, while a much larger number
were dying every day from diseases
equally fatal, but causing no fright be-
cause the people have become familiar
with them. Just in the same way Il
dozen in country town or hundred
or a thousand in the city may commit
suicide by the use of alcoholic drinks
and nothing will be said about it, but
il one should take a shorter course and
use pistol or knife, the daily paper
emblazons tie "hOrrid" deed to the
public iu IFS most striking head lines.
The czeit4bility Of the people, espec-
tally in the cities, over new things is
one of the wonders of this enlightened
age.
Smyrna times., 1884-07-09
The Basket Manufacturing.

The situation is somewhat different
this year from last with the basket
makers. Up till that time there had
been for some time but one mill, which
IN large sense could fix the price of
manufacture. Last year the starting
of two other mills, because of the great
ly increased demand for makers. put
them on top, and the price was soon
bulled up fifty per cent. The sharp
competition from the number of mills
on the Peninsula engaged in the enter
prise made 1t an Improbable year ex-
cept to the boys" who got off with
the half cent profit This year, because
OF the condition of the basket market.
there was no vim or push in starting.
stephen Walker started first, at CLAW
ton, at cent Il basket. Tschudv Il
Cats following, II. r. Mustard & Co..
being the last to put their machinery
in motion. After a brief run the
second named firm finding they had n
badly assorted lot of nails, offered the
boys Il cent and a-half a basket to
work them up which of course was ac-
cepted. The boys of the Clayton fac
tory on hearing of this struck for the
same wages, which, as the same condi-
ton did not exist in the working mate
rial, was not granted and the mill
stopped, but is running again to make
up the material on hand. The "tan-
yard " factory which last year advanced
the price to u cents, started this wear
at one cent and has run along briskly
without interruption. On Monday the
lot Of nails referred to being worked
up, Tschudy & Cats lowered the price
again to one cent; the boys struck and
the mill has since been idle but started
up again to-day. The numbers of
baskets on hand makes our manufac-
turcrs Indifferent, and it does not look
as if the boys will be able to "bull -
the labor market this year as they did
| last.
Smyrna times., 1884-07-09
stndving the Pnlse.

One of our young men who belongs
to the counting brigade while recently
sitting within reach of plump, deli
cate hand, belonging, of course, to one
of the fairer sex, could not resist the
temptation to appropriate it to his own
use, so far, at least, as the holding of it
and gently nursing it, as it were, is
concerned. There being no organized
resistance on her part to this course of
procedure on his, he, as if confronted
with the gravest problem of his life,
sat demure and pensive for some con-
siderable time and then with the air of
a philosopher said, in his usual very
deliberate style, "there amt no fever
in that hand" Report has it that every
young man in town is interested in
physiology to the extent Of studying the
pulse, and that they are only willing to
experiment on the soft, delicate hands,
by which we mean those of babies, in
order to the practical part of the study.
Smyrna times., 1884-07-09
Murder on the Night Of the
FOurlh.

YOUNG NEGRO KILLS HIS RIVAL.
The statement on Saturday morning
that a man had been killed BY the cars
nearly half way between Clayton and
Green Spring while lying on the track
drunk was corrected later in the dav
by more correct intelligence that he
had come to his death by Il foul muir
der. The dead man proved to be
Charles Bartley, who had spent the
first part of the night with a mulatto
girl in Clayton named Susie Clifton
who had also another admirer named
Emory Blatcher but for some reason
the girl had shown preference for the
first named. thatcher had been heard
to make his threats that he would kill
his rival if he persisted in going to see
his girl
Prompted by his feelings of jealousy
and revenge he went in search of his
victim, followed him on his way to his
uncle's whittier he was going. Knocked
him senSeless with black lack and
cut him with a razor until life was ex-
tinct, He had an accomplice it is said
in Emmet Brown who was also fellow
laborer on the same farm, that of Eugene
Crow at Sunnyside.' The body was
then placed on the track to make it ap.
pear that he had been killed by the
cars but John Wright happened to dis
cover the body early Saturday m0rning
before the cars passed. Blatcher was
at his home in the morning, Brown
was nOt), but seemed agitated, and ex-
cused himself from working that day
as he wanted to go and see a sick rela-
tive. They both went to the scene of the
murder where about $50 people had
assembled to witness the inquest of
Deputy Coroner Palmer which assem-
bled mt O'clock.
The coroner i'll making up his jury
chose three white men from the crowd
but they declined to serve, so the panel
was composed entirely of cOlored men.
Their names were: Isaac Morris
Clinton Gibbs, Major Iodine. Sr.
Major Iodine, Jr, John G. Neal. Jacob
Hill, VIM. ii. Cooper and Simon Loot
After hearing the testimony the inrv
returned verdict that the deceased
came to his death from injuries inflict-
ed by Emory Blatcher and Emmett
Brown.
The Jurymen made their marks on
PV9ito Unelr names on the verdict, none
being able to write, although they are
said to be fairly sensible men.
Special Officer Jones at once took the
men IN custody, and searching them
found y dull barlow knife in the pockets
OF thatcher, and revolver on the in
side of Browns trouserleg, with the end
resting in his boot leg, also a razor and
blackjack. Upon the razor was n spot
Oh something supposed TO be blood.
The two accused men were taken to
New Castle Jail, and the dead BODY
carried to Wilmington for interment
Dy the county. 1t was buried on Sun
day in tAe pOtters field.
There were no cuts excent ON the
head and face and if Bartley was kill
ed BY Hatcher as suspected, the theory
!hat he was struck down and rendered.
lnsensible and afterward cut with a
Smyrna times., 1884-07-09
Smyrna and Vicinity.
WHAT delightful weather.

WHAT delightful weather.
JUNE-BUas have been scarce this
Summer.
EARLY apples are being shipped to
the city market.
New corn was in market Saturday.
selling at 20 cents per dozen.
RED raspberries have never been
finer than they are this year.
II. r. MUSTARD & Co.. are now
turning out about 1000 baskets per
day
THE farmers Of the neighborhood of
Clayton will picnic at Woodland Beach
tomorrow,
CURTIS & Co., OF Boston, sold to-day
crate of peaches forwarded by !, S.
Lapham for $500.
The Fruit Growers National Bank
has declared dividend Of per cent.
for the past six months.
ONE of our citizens had ripe tomatoes
from bis garden yesterday, one of them
measuring eleven inches in circumfer-
ence.
YELLOW fever in Cuba and cholera
in France. These are two foreign arti.
cles that we do mot care to see imported
here.
The soda-water fountains in OuI
drug stores have been playing lively
the past week for the refreshment Of
ths thirsty.
! OLD potatoes are still in market, but
4 the new crop is Of such fine size and
4 quality that the former remain almost
undisturbed.
THE weather since Saturday WouiC
answer very we'll for October, the muT
curry falling at night to Co., But Il
! was refreshing.
Smyrna times., 1884-07-09

razor or knife is quite tenable. It is
difficult to account for the breaking of
the leg unless it was done in a scufle
or possibly while conveying the body
to the railroad track.
The most singular thing with the
suspected criminals is that by some sort
of an infatuation they were drawn to
the spot as the bird is to the snake
that charms and devOurs it, when the
natural prOmptings it would seem would
have been in any other direction.
Smyrna times., 1884-07-09

With definite improvement every
day in the really excellent crop pros
poets, says the New York Tribune, the
commercial world regains confidence
slowly. This years crops are going to
add very large sum to the clear profit
of the country, unless we allow specu-
1atiOn to slaughter our foreign trade
again. With $5OO,OOO,OOQ more to be
applied to the development Ofresources,
the building Of houses and mills and
railroads, or to beinvested in securities
an impetus will certainly be given to
all markets and all branches Of trade
Smyrna times., 1884-07-09

THE appropriations made in the
River and Harbor bill for our State
are: harbOr at New Castle, $1,000 ;
harbOr at Wilmington, $25,OOO, and the
Delaware Breakwater (which is really
for general commerce., $4,000. The
sum of $4,000 out of an appropriation
Of $l3,699,7O for the improvement of
rivers and harbors is decidedly meager
even if ours is a small State.
Smyrna times., 1884-07-09
Conference Academy.

Rev. T. E. Martindale, Rev. J. r..
NanBurkalOw, Rev. w. H. Hutchin,
Rev. DIR. Caldwell and Rev. J. b. Quigg
met at the NJ. f. Parsonage in this
place, yesterday, to arrange for
the celebration of a Conference Acade-
my Day, during this centenary year of
the Church, the object being to raise :
First, what can be secured to make
sure of the Wharton legacy; second.
ten thousand dollars to erect a Lady's
Hall; third, whatever else may be OBJ
tanned to pay the last $4,000 of the
Academy debt.
Smyrna times., 1884-07-09

WHEN some of our readers were
school boys the Asteroids or little
stars" numbered four, but now they
number 237, the last telescope discov-
cry making the number reach this fig
ure. They revolve between the orbits
of Mars and Jupiter, and are estimated
to be from ten to one hundred miles in
diameter. They are supposed to be
the fragments of an exploded planet.
Smyrna times., 1884-07-09
Getting ont Wheat.

Among the first in our community to
place new wheat in market this year
was w. Polk Cummins. He threshed
and delivered his crop last week, and
says he got a good yield. The general
report is that wheat is turning out very
we'll from the straw, and that the berry
is unusually fine. Several crops have
been threshed during the past week
and there will be no let up now till a
majority of the fields in this section
have been put through the cylinder,
as threshing out of the field has be-
come quite a general practice. Good
weather is now earnestly desired by
the farming community, in order that
the business of threshing may go
steadily on until the peach picking
commences, and the wheat not be
sprouted in the shock.
Smyrna times., 1884-07-09
Reaper Accident.

On Saturday a colored man living
with VIM. b. Wilson, near Prices
Corner, met with a severe but for
tunately not a serious accident from
the knife of wheat reaper. He had
just finished cutting the field of wheat
andwhile the team was stopped, in pull
ing something from the machinery a
rattling sound was made that caused
the mules to make a sudden turn, the
knife cutting piece out of the calf OF
one leg and gashing the other sharply.
He held the reins tightly, thus pre-
venting what might have otherwise
been a very serious accident. DIR.
Clifton dressed the wounds.
Smyrna times., 1884-07-09

AT the Bi-centennial celebration in
Cambridge on the 4th inst, when 5000
people were gathered in the town,
it is said there was not a drunken man
in the number. Local option prevails
in the place Now let this be COM
pared with the State of affairs in our
Delaware towns on that day, and ask
what made the difference?
Smyrna times., 1884-07-09
Colored Odd Fellows Lodge.

The lodge that was recently organ
lied by the colOred men of Smyrna to
be known as the Jas. A. Garfield Lodge
Grand United Order of Odd Fellows.
has since been changed to John f.
Slater Lodge, No. 2561, G. U.O. ofO. f.,
in honor of John +. Slater, Esq, of
Norwich, Conn, who deceased MAY
5th, 1884, and who gave 81, 10000
towards educating the colored youth
in the South. The membership of the
lodge is now 40. The dispensation is
received and they are now in working
order; they meet the 2nd and 4th
Wednesday of each month at Centen-
NAL Hall. The following are the Off
GERS: n. G., A. b. Demby; " G., Isaac
Daniels; N. F., Sam'l c. Potts; p. S,
W. II. Duker; E. s., Ed. Smith; w. r,
James Milbourne; p. n. G., William
Whartenberry; w. c., Rev. d. A.
RidOut, Past Noble Father.
Smyrna times., 1884-07-09

For thirty years the price of wheat
has not been so low in the port Of Bal
timOre as the present rate of 81 cents a
bushel. A declining demand from
abroad and the prospective increase
from the new crop are assigned as the
obvious causes of the condition of the
country's wheat market.
Smyrna times., 1884-07-09

THE appointment of John A. KassOn
to succeed Mr.. Sargent as minister to
Germany seems to be popular in both
countries. 1t is hoped that he and
Bismarck will understand each other
ON the " hog question better than was
the case with his predecessor.
Smyrna times., 1884-07-09

CONGRESS adjourned on Monday
after - seven months session, with
very little legislation. OF the 1874
bills and 38l joint resolutions intro
duced in both Houses only 128 bills
and AZ resolutions were passed and
have become law through Executive
approval.
Smyrna times., 1884-07-09

THE city papers say there is notice
able increase of easiness in money
transactions. The banks are recover
irg their wits and their deposits at the
same time, and are using their money
with discriminating judgement in dis
counting the bills of regular customers.
Smyrna times., 1884-07-09

ONE hundred and ffty-four deaths
have so far occurred at Toulon from
cholera. The disease has spread to a
number of towns and Paris is greatly
alarmed. The European countries are
all more or less agitated.
Smyrna times., 1884-07-09
abe Smprna Gimes.
SNgYrW@, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, July 8, 1884.

THE TIMES" is published every Wednesday
afternoon by RoBT. D. HoFFECKER, Editor and
Proprietor, at Smyrna, Del.
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paper discontinued until all arrears are paid
only at the option of the Publisher
ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at the rate
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Smyrna times., 1884-07-09
New Advertisements

The attention of our readers is called
to the following new advertisements:
Lost-W. F. Weldon.
BOarder's Wanted-I. X. Shortman.
18th Dividend-The Fruit Growers
National Bank.
Phosphate-Walton, Whann & 60.
Cemetery Lots-Thc Trustees of the
Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Blaine q Logan-Hubbard Bros.
Smyrna times., 1884-07-09
Insurance Notice,

Office the Kent County Mutual Insurance C,,,ap1a
D0rCr, DEL, Jule 24th lSSi
The bylaws Of this Company forbid the use Of
steam power within sixty yards Of any building or
permission
Special permits for placing steam engines with.
IN the above limits for threShing grain can be oh
ained OF the local agents, OF at this Office for
Whlch a reasonable charge will be made 10 cover
the increase of risk thereby
july 3w WILLIAM DENNEY, Secretary.
Smyrna times., 1884-07-09

1t is said that France will demand
100000 OOOf from China for the vioio C,i.u
ton of the treaty at I.annsou ''Oi"-
Smyrna times., 1884-07-09

Ten thousand of the working men oe
Chicago turned out and gave GennnouiI oI
Butler an enthusiastic reception ~, nn a.
his arrival at that city Saturday nioII In
as a delegate to the Democratic 9n' cor
Vention. ''O con-
Smyrna times., 1884-07-09

The PrOhibitionists of Mime.
have nominated full electoral ticLot g."
and are going to join heartily in MI, t5,
prohibition canvass for a probibi,;nee
president. ''i'ioN
Smyrna times., 1884-07-09
iRAIN, sc.
PER nrsMEI
PHILADELPHIA -MARKErs
DEATHS.

RlCHARDSON.-At Little Creek Landing. June
25th, James B. Richardson, in the 18th year OF
Smyrna times., 1884-07-09
FOR RENT.

a slore-house ON Market StPeet-glass front and
All modern improvements, Would make n good
stand tora Millinery or Notion Store. Also an
once on Market Street. ''''
Apply TO
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Smyrna times., 1884-07-09

A dispatch to the London IT,,
dated Saturday, from Dongola, saws. I,s9
The Mudir of DongOla has achieve35 > = :
brilliant victory over the rebels "a a
Debbah. The enemy was routed vitt az
a loss of 1000 killed. We now "1,n "dn Il
slider ourselves saved" Oo'''
Smyrna times., 1884-07-09
FOR SALE.

4 good twO-StOry Frame Dwelling IL
with buildings attached. good smoke flA
mouse, very large garden, good well of lssSlH
water, building lot adjoining the prem h-l-7.
lSeS. known as the property of Daniel D. Faries.
situated on Methodist Street SMYRNA Del
For particulars, address
may 2l.tf Red Lion. New CaStle a. Dol
Smyrna times., 1884-07-09
LOST.

, Lost on sunday last, between my residence and
me NJ +. Church, or in the church two FIVE
their return. F~'N iOA
July 9lw w + VFTDON-
Smyrna times., 1884-07-09

.NoU CAS- HAVE H. My dear. what ,,orr,
give 10 nave your har' l. often said bv IifJJi-
aged ladies' to young "uc- Madam. Won ,'s,
have Just such hair. rWkr.~ Hmr Bli,ar, ','i ,'.i
give It 10 You il will stop your hair nom f,
on, restore the original color and make r. it.'"5
thick soft and gcN>y. You need not stand ii-'
leSsly enyying the girl. The HI,-uu is ll.t niit
not a dye but is ana r.",tal dr,-,fus and !.
purity. i,I,. 5ii '.i
Smyrna times., 1884-07-09
Trunks and Nalises big lot at
Phillips.

Window Shades ll ~p,jn4 Fixtures
at }. b. CooPrr'1. L"ol- ami Frngcs
New Stock Of Spring and Summer.
Clothing, at John f. Phillips.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-19
Miscellaneous Notes.

The Union Pacific railroad earned last year
500, 761, 100.
The Baltimore & Ohio have reduced the work
ing force of their road about 10 per cent in the
last thirty days
Several freight conductors on the Boston &
Albany road are in trouble. They have been
robbing freight cars.
The Black Hills Times saws 1t is an open secret
that the Sioux City g. Pacific intend to build to
Fort Fetterman by next September.
The Stakeholder says the Seney syndicate
pluck property bare, and then abandon it, the
Ohio Central road being fair sample of their
operations
The arbitrator appointed by the trunk line
pool and the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
road have decided to allow the Lackawanna IA
per cent of the traffic of the trunk-line pool
President Sloan is said to be satisfied with the
award.
The controversy between the present manage
ment of the Chicago, Pacific g. Rock Island and
William H. Vanderbilt is referred to as the bat
tie of the millionaires The aggregate wealth
interested in the fight is computed at over $500,
900, 900.
According TO the statement Of the president of
the Chicago e. Rock Island road the earnings of
nine months of the fiscal year will show more
than the full years dividend earned in this time
The general business of the road is good, and no
cutting is going on.
Fifteen hundred stockholders attended the an
nual meeting of the Boston & Albany road A
lady stakeholder, Elizabeth o. Stone, offered a
resolve that the running of gravel trains on Sun
day be discontinued The motion gave rise to a
little discussion, but was finally referred to the
directors.