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, 1885-06-20

Times" Ord. The race run mn 3lst
uIto. was the French Derby.
The Marquis of Salisbury, it is.
reported, accepted the Premiership
Internationally. His hesitation vas
the cause Of public anxiety.
Her Majesty the Queen in al III.
tograph letter to Mr.. Gladstone, while
thanking him for his past five years
service, suggested his smoothing the
difficulties for his successor. MI.
Gladstone thereupon promised Sir
Stafford Northcote . reasonable
liberation.
Mr.. Chamber lain, in the course of
q speech given by the Golden Club,
azheclared that the policy of protection,
as adopted by the United States, had
proved hurlful TO that country. He
also made a strong bid for an Irish
alliance, by declaring that obstrnc-
tons were produced by one nation in
terfering in the domestic life of an.
other.
, 1885-06-20

FHE Government has by Letter of 18th
May 1885 No. TIC fixed the:
First Ordinary Meeting Of the Coson1@1
Council
for Monday 22nd June 1885 IL o'clock noon =
When the following matters are to DC
dealt with viz:
I. Examination of patents of Nomination
and of Election.
2. Election of the Councils Officials.
8. do. of Members for the several Com
munal Commissions; including
a Member of the School Com
mission instead of Govern
mentssecretary Hanschell.
4, do. of Committee on the Drafts or
Sanitary Regulations.
8. do. of 2 Persons to join in a Com.
mission with the Collectors of
Customs and Brokers for the
purpose of furnishing the
Government with information
concerning the prices of the
Islands produce, for guidance
in fixing the tariff on the
Islands produce.
8. Introduction of and LIST Discussion on
Draft of Ordinance concerning
the Midwife Department III
st. Croix.
7. do. do. of Ordinance by which s 2 of
law dated 2Sth February 1874,
enacting modification in the
existing rules concerning fixed
terms of payment, is extended
to be valid in the Danish
Westindia Islands.
Copies of No. 6 and Z have been dis
tributed.
8. Memorial from the Councils Assistant
for leave of absence for q term not
exceeding s months. No. 8 will be on
the Councils Table,
, 1885-06-20
Charles George Gordon,

A Sketch of his life, by Revd; r. d.
Barnes and Major G. Brown, with a
facsimile letter. COntemts-1. Re
m~iniscences, 2. Inward Life, 3.
Outward Life, 4. Khartoum, s..
Appendix, containing 3 of General
Gordon's letters from Khartoum &C.,
To be had at the AUis Office.
Price 80 cents.
, 1885-06-20
PrOclama.

MLLE og Enhver, som have
H Noget at fordre paa Detailhand-
Ter HERMANN WALLENHElN
THRENS Fallitbo, indkaldes her
we'd MD 3 Maaneders Varsel til for
undert pede Skifteret at anmelde
or bev1 ggiore deres Krav.
st. sThoma Skifteret, den lode Junl
1885.
x
, 1885-06-20
Frederikated.

18th June,-Per schrs. Petrol and
"Atlantic," for st. Thomas,-Mrs. Joshua
and niece Ella Barnes, Mary A. Williams,
Mary Joseph, VIM. Gill. Geo. Becke,
George Wilson, Mary Williams, Cath.
Michael, Mary A. Bernard.
, 1885-06-20
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Bekjendtgjorelse

NET bekjendtgj6res herved, at
- Detailhandler HERMANN
WALLENHEINS THRHNS 30
under G.. D. efter hans egen Be-
gimring err taget under Skiftebe-
handling som fallit.
st. Thome Skifteret, den lode Juni
1885. -
MAXEN.
Cst.
, 1885-06-20
To the Editor of the "St. CroiT AUas."
Mr.. Editor,

Mr.. Editor,
Did you ever hear "Old Watty"
sing "Old Browns Gal"-well if GU
did, you may remember with what
emphasis he said
My dear Sir,
Just so allow me to shake hands with
you and say, Ny dear Sir, let me
thank you for your kind and consider
ate remark to-day. My he"rt does re-
joicel Oh my l have been feeling
most uncomfortable at the idea Of real
ly getting up steam communication.
Just after His Excellency the Go.
vernor's return, the thought struck
me, that having come from "civilized
countries" as they are called, with
railroads and steamboats,, he might
have felt the want of steam here, and
a wish for foolish innovations. But |
nm happy to see that there are no
signs whatever of such like from
headquarters. Next came the NooyG,
which. however, lasted only two days
I think it was.
Will you allow me to thank you
no, to squeeze your hand, in gratitude
for the words (about ''lhe dense bush")
with which you accompany your
statement about the NoOya. By those
remarks you have greatly relieved
my mind, for | will now tell you can
didIy that l entertained great appre-
hension, lest you should side with my
friend you know. Just fancy-lhe
representative Of public opinion siding
with him Now that ! see that it is
otherwise, | feel better. Thanks, my
de ar Sir, | see you have resided
here quite long enough TO side with
me.
Finally there was Capt. Pentheny,
he is not alone an enterpriSing man,
but one that succeeds marvellously in
all his undertakings. Judge of my
horror, when l heard of his going to
Halifax to bring out u sleamer-and
q steamer, that could run and would
pay What a modification it would
have been to NE, what a satisfaction
to my friend The stars be thanked,
that the steamer will be defOrmed-
nay, I mean transformed, into a good
sedate sailing vessel before she reaches
these paradisiacal-or as my grum-
bling friend calls them-of course
antediIuvian shores. sincerely trust
that all danger with regard to steam
has blown over-for ever! Why's
If you read the publication from my
old and honoured friend the Post
master on your first page, | think
you have got as much information rs
you require, and perceive al once the
superfuousness of steamers. Steam
ers indeed!
My friend is SO grumbling and dis
agreeable, that I do not think it right
to publish any of his expressions.
He writes me, however, that he con
templates leaving the island at the
same time as ''the friend of the
island, who according I o a communi-
cation to "Mail Notes, will soon be
leaving.
/ wish them both a safe passage
and p~leasant trim.
, 1885-06-20
T E L e G. r A M S.
ST. THOMAS STATIC

OIs 1hOMAO
New York, June 15th-The Grand
Prix de Paris which was run yester-
day resulted as folIows:-"Paradox'
lst, Reluisantv End, Present
, 1885-06-20
Shipping Intelligence.
June. CLEARED D.
fa-Amr. brig MARY Bartlett, " sSs, Thompson, Frederikstsd'
sugar.
Passengers Arrived.

Passengers Arrived.
Frederiksted.
18th June, Per schrs. Petrol :" aud
"Atlantic' from st. Thomas,-Mr. E. B.
Mallgrav, Salome Williams, Geo. Balfour,
Mary A. Brown. Christine Brown, Rosette
Pike, Sarah Plasket and child, Elizabeth
Henry, Rosa Jacobs and child, Precilla
Martin aud 2 children, Anne Stephens,
Ferdinand Williams.
Passengers Left.
Christiansted.
18th June,-Per schr. vigilant" for
st. Thomas ,-Francis Rodgers, G. Balfour,
James Willisms.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-10
Letter from Harrington.

There are Il few things that i'm our
estimation, warrant in us a measurable
amount Of bUasting. We have the
most cmcrprisiug town, il hats been re-
peatedly said. on the line of railroad
travel in the State. Our increase of
population has cNccllcd any other town
in the last five years, having tripIcd
being now about fifteen hundred NJ.
have the finest public school buldHis
IN the State outside of Wimiu4tan. it,
has been said; and our municipal
government isuue0f the most thorourA
~ compact and efficient. being the
pride of the law abiding and the terror
of the law breaker. Although we have
two hotels that deal in the sale Of
strong drink and a miserable distillerv.
we have little drunkenness among our
toWnspeOple. The idea prevails that
the highest type of responsibility bv no
means belongs to them. whose habits
are imtemperate 4 young man that
drinks is handled by the voung Indies
with considerable suspicion and reserve.
but the moment he gives clear proof of
a determination to abandon his habits
OF lntGmperanCe and make himself n
man, he Is heartily received into the
best circles of society. And this leads
me to observe that our community is
Titled cursed by that false notion of
responsibility we style caste, character
counts more here than lineage. brains.
or riches. The parentagc counts Httle
to ones detriment, if himself is sound
in character and noble in aim and pur-
pose. And while brains holds high
~ a. .
ture enter largely into our plans, vet
brains and culture will not slilt one
into the highest social circles if solid
characted be wanting. And, too. while
wealth Is largely coveted, ana the
wealthy have hold on the masses. if
character be wanting, ones wealth will
not bring social prominence here.
Character, brains, culture, definite
aims and habits of patient industry.
are the chief factors in the social pro
blem here.
The Young Peoples Association of
the NJ. +. Church, which was organ
lied little more than year ago at the
instance of the pastor, has proven sue
cesstul beyond the most sanguine hopes.
The audiences crowded the church to
the last. The benefits to the Young
people have been very marked and
numerous. Their readings, recitatiuns
and declamations their discussions
and original work in the dissertation
JOrrndi, have shown striking improve
ment and strong abilities. The music
has been most excellent, and has re-
manned strong attraction. The meet
ing5 have suspended for the heated
term.
Another thing which we emphasize.
IS the fact that our young people are
mostly church members, and the So
ciaIly highest are all in the church.
This is rather an exception, and hence.
divisions of questionable moral tenden-
cies hold Il slight and an uncertain
tenure in the town, and what aims are
nobler than those which seek to please
Him that holds US to account for our
earthly stewardship? OCCASIONAL.
Harrington, Del., Juae 6, 1888.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-10
Children,s DAY.

Next Sunday, 14th inst, will be OBJ
served at the NJ. f. Church, Of this
town, as with the NJ. f churches
throughout the connection as Chill
dren's Day, the distinctive feature of
which is a flower commemorative
joyous expression of the children, in
harmony with the gifts of nature in
the season of blooming roses. singing
birds, &c. The church will according
ly be decorated with the gifts of the
gardens and the bowers, and the scryi-
ces throughout the day will have q
direct bearing in a Juvenile direction.
The Rev. Mr.. Qaigg, the pastor, will
preach i'll the morning a sermon ap-
propriate to the occasion, but the dis
tnctively children's service will be
held in the evening, consisting of sing
ing, responsive scriptural readings and
an address by l.. Ely Quigg, of Flush
ing, i. /.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-10

Mr.. EDITOR Your KentOn CORES
pOndent undertook to give you some
account of the visit of Baptist preach
er from Alabama to that place, but he
did not give you his name. His
anxiety to save himself for indulgence
i'll Strawberries, appears to have been
the obstacle in regard to giving your
readers this important information.
would respectfully suggest that there
is more danger to his jdiCs from cxer-
cising indulgence in sour strawberries
than there would have been from writ
ing this gentleman's name. Your
readers will of course be curious TO
know what there was perplcXing about
this name, whether il was Assvrian.
Russian or Hungarian. 1t was neither.
will solve the mystery for them, by
saying that there is nothing about it
that need TO pcrpleX any good English
scholar. If he Is as | suppose he is, a
school teacher and "a competent one,
he Is acquainted with such Il word as
pHrgy, and would allow it to be very
suitable and appropriate word by which
to designate Il man whose Office il is
to purify and cleanse the things apper-
tanning to the sanctuary The name
IN question is simply this excellent and
appropriate term. with the addition Of
u single letter in the spelling, J. II.
Puufoy. The end and design OF his
labor is to purify the sons of Levi, and
to purge them as gold and silver, that
they may offer unto the Lord am offer
ing i'll righteousness. "-Malachi H.,
ana 3rd verse. +. X.
heatoa, Dei., Jaae 8, 1888.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-10

THE changes that are taking place
in the Postoffices, are most in those
designated as fourth class, who receive
their appointment directly from Post
master General Villas. Those where
the appointments are made by the
President and to be confirmed by the
Senate are likely to Ego Slow" as in
dicated by the following extract from a
Washington letter:
"The President told a gentleman
who called upon him last week that he
should not hurry appointments for
prominent offices in the customs and
internal revenue services where Vacan-
cies do not exist and ample cause for
removal is not shown. This re-
mark is interpreted to mean that Mr..
Cleveland will not make changes in
Federal offices where the commissions
of present incumbents have not eXpir-
ed unless some reason stronger than
political considerations purely can be
urged. The President is afraid the
Senate will reject many Of his nominal
tiOns, and he wishes, before taking
hold Of the big Offices, to learn how the
confirming power will interpret 'Offen-
sive craftsmanship as good cause for re-
mOvals. When vacancies occur or
charges of inelliciency or dishonesty
are presented and sustained, there will
he no delay in appointing new men.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-10

The statements made hy the VIII
mington EUery ECening of the losses
sustained by the smash up near Mid
dIetoWn last week are rather bewiiler-
ing. On TUESDAY following the acci-
dent 1t stated them to be Sl5O,OO0, and
on Thursday $25, 900 (One-sixth) J, Il care
tul estimate by an employee makes it
$4,000. While not wishing to take
too soWber u view Of the future, we
cannot help feel with the increasing
volume of traffic over this lDelawarc)
division with only a single track, a
constant sense of impending danger.
There Is no excuse for this condition
OF things. The company have wealth.
roadway uucXcelled, and there should
be no reason why this great fault is not
corrected as soon as possible Many
people are becoming too timid to travel
by 1t and would much prefer going 10y
water when not too greatly hurried,
which leads me to say, | often hear the
question m0oted, "What are the pros
poets towards dredging out SMYRNA
Creek?" John ii. Hohecker a gentle
man possessing considerable spirit in
public affairs, made some effort in this
direction sometime since, and if we re-
member correctly started Il subscrip-
ton list for Il stock company, and there
the matter appears to rest. Where is
the hitch? and why should not Smyrna
Landing be again the scene of busy
thrift i'll shipping?
The Sabbath School of Ewell Church
contemplate picnic at Woodland
Beach, as soon as Il date can be ar
V,uo ytrifI IA l,n
Thomas Holiday is very busy in the |
wheelwrght department, having us
much as he can get through with this |
season, especially in making peach |
dearborns.
Anonymous must be wool gathering |
If he does not know the difference be- |
tween irrepresSdbiea and "unerplaindble" |
as his item seems to have reference To |
us. As to the cunning" for us. we
would say to Mr.. AnonvmOusn
y" there's divinity doth hedge a king.u
a title he has kindly bestowed upon us
that makes us invUlnerable, and while
the " Fen is mightier than the Sword -
guns us Well-we shall continue to use
II IN defence of law, order and truth
knowing full we'll that wo shall bnvG
IN this respect NJ least, the indorsement
Of all impartial, right minded people.
George I. Thompson Mt the big
oak farm has II fine short-horned
Durham COW that became the mother
On Friday last of twin bull calves-as
IKE as two peas--both healthy. pretty
lnd weighing fully 30 pounds each
new railroad depot is talked nf
having greater capacity to accommo.
iate the increasing want of room, to be
'ullt north of the crossing on the
Smyrna times., 1885-06-10
School Excursion,

The Smyrna Home School will
make an excursion to Philadelphia on
Monday next by the steamer Tyqert.
The boat will leave Rothwell's Land
ing at u o'clock, returning, leave
Philadelphia at o'clock on tuesday
afternoon. All parents of pupils and
friends Of the school are invited. The
fare for the round trip will be IS cents
for members Of the school and 81. % for
grown persons.
The party will visit Fairmount Park.
the views of Pompeii, the waterworks'
Lemon Hill Park, the Geological Gar
dens, Broad Street Station, Pub
lie Buildings and Independence Hall.
The children will be admitted into the
Geological Garden for cents, grown
persons 20 cents. Mr.. Roe knows the
city well, and knows how to have a
good time. The company will remain
on the boat at night, reaching home
early Wednesday morning.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-10
Personal.

A. l.. Hudson and wife, accompan-
led by John Wiltbank and wife, left on
Monday for a pleasure trip to Luray
Cave, Sulpher Springs, st. Louis and
possibly Denver.
Benz. A. HAZEL returned on Friday
to spend the Summer the last being the
most extended commercial trip he has
made.
Mrs. DR.. Green, of Church Hill. Md,
spent Saturday and Sunday with her
sister, Mrs. VIM. II. Carr.
Chas. d. Everett and wife, from
near Red Lion, were the guests Of VIM.
A. Cummins on Saturday.
Miss Sallle Mcdowell is visiting
friends in New Castle.
Miss NJ. Griffith, of New Haven,
Conn, is visiting Miss Henuie briggs,
near town.
Mrs. George Jones, of Chester, Pa,
is visiting. her father, James Hawkins,
at Smyrna Landing.
Chas. d. Katz, Esq, of Philadelphia,
is visiting his mother Mrs. Sarah Cats.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-10
Rusinesa C,hanrn-

II. II. huntington, who has been
merchandising for the past several
years on what is called the "Hill -
near the depOt-sOld out his business
last week through the agency of J. H..
Primrose & Co., to Joseph Bruton, with
the view of cOnsummating cOpartner-
ship with his brother, John II. HufIing-
ton, in Phillipsburg, Centre county. Pa.
where the latter has been successfully
merchandising for the past eight or ten
years. Mr.. II. grew up here, and
with the exception of one or two short
intervals, has resided here all of his
life, and it is with regret that his
friends see him leave for what appears
a permanent abiding place elsewhere.
Thus is u familiar name obliterated.
OF a family of six children all but he
had, in the pursuit of business, found
homes in other places when last wear
the father, jesse $. Huniugton, died.
and now, with his departure, there Is
not representative Of the name left
thus do populations change; the 90.
ing and coming, making in most of the
toYRs With each generation, largely a
new people.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-10

A CONVENTION called the Charities
and Correction Convention" was held
last week in Washington. The follow
ing appears among the proceedings of
Saturdays deliberations:
Professor A. o. Wright Of Madison,
Wis, read an interesting paper upon
the construction Of jails. The paper
gave rise to some discussion, during
the progress Of which reference was
made to the report read yesterday from
the State Of Delaware, wherein the
beauties and advantages Of the pillory
were set forth.
Gen. BrinkerhOf, cX-prcsident of
the National Conference, expressed
the opininion that the sentiments en-
bodied in the Delaware report ought
not to 80 out as the sentiments Of the
conference.
delegate Griffith, of Baltimore.
founder Of the Prisoners Aid Associa-
ton of Maryland, described the results
of personal Investigations and Observa-
tiOns made by himself in the county
jails of Delaware. These institutions.
he said, were schools of vice. disgrace
and reproach to any civilized com
munity. They were filthy in the ex-
treme, with the exception of that of
New Castle county. Women and
young boys were confined with the
hardened criminals, and there were no
attempts at moral or religious instruc-
tion ut all. Prisoners were without
Bibles or reading matter of any descrip-
ton. Neither ministers nor lavmen
visited them. He had conversed with
citizens upon the effects of the whip
ping post, and found many men of
prominence in Delaware who con.
demned the system as utterly bad.
The pilloried prisoner was rendered
irredeenable and utterly reckless bv
his punishment.
" Delegate Massey, of Delaware, de-
Tended the institutions Of Delaware.
He said that while not a native of the
State, he had taken an interest in the
Jails and the treatment Of criminals. and
had taken pains to consult prominent
officials of the State as to their senti-
ments as regards the whipping post.
1t was his experience that the institu-
ton OF the pillOry was quite generally
approved. Whippings We're not admin
lstered lndiscriminately, but only those
who were regarded as hardened often
ders were whipped. He quoted statis-
tics showing that the criminal classes
In the country at large averaged about
one to eight hundred citizens, while the
statistics Of Delaware alone showed
that the average was about one to fif-
teen hundred. Mr. Massey said that
the intent of the whipping-pos and
pilIory, as now used in Delaware, was
to keep criminals away from the State.
There were SO persons only now in all
the iails Of DelaMare.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-10

REFERRING to the business status of
the country an exchange thus speaks
" The condition of business in the
United States is anomalous. Financial
history presents few similar problems
Business is depressed everywhere. No
one fears a panic. No one COMPLAINS
OF over trading on credit. No one saws
that a shortage exists to cramp the de-
mands Of commerce, On the contrary
there seems to be a general agreement
OF opinion that instead Of having too
little Of anything we haye too much
Inc bank statements shOw that money
Is being piled up in the vaults of the
banks. In spite of the threatened
snort wheat crop grain men say there
Is TOO much wheat stored up. 4 great
strike Is in progress in the iron trades
'ul manufacturers say there is too
iA--" iron on hand; just as the cotton
men say there is too much cotton. Tn
Iact, business seems to be congested
Smyrna times., 1885-06-10

NEARLY all comments on the late
railroad accident near Middletown end
by speaking of the Importance Of in
laet the increasing necessity of a dou-
Die track. The DelaWare Railroad
from being a single line leading to no
important place, has by the numerous
lateral lines that tap it as feeders he
come trunk line with a terminus con-
Meeting with the South and inviting
travel from that vast region. Some
Twelve passenger trains now pass dailv
over this part of the road. six either
way, in addition to which there is or it
Is said will be, during the fruit season
some twenty freight trains. The devel-
0ping trade of the Peninsula has for
some time pointed to a double track as
a necessity, and since the completion
OF the line to Charles City, the demand
comes with greater emphasis.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-10
at of ground owned by the COM

plat of ground owned by the COM
pany.
Since Monday morning strawberries
are being shipped from here pretty
freely, though the crop is not very
heavy, the fruit is uniformity fine and
prices fair as can be expected under
the depressed condition Of labor at the
points of consignment.
J. 5. CaspersOn and B. b. Ferguson
are aspirants for the postmastership
here. We have no idea which Of them
will succeed. Mr. McCOnaughy, the
present incumbent who is dcservedlv
popular, without regard to party, saws
he will not oppose any one or even
make petition for re-appointmcnt, but
simply holds himself subject to the
powers that be. LEAR
Clayton, Dei., June 8, 1885.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-10
Increase in Labor Nnlue.

The Bureau of Agriculture at Wash
ingtOn is sending out from time to time
many valuable reports, especially those
dealing with statistics. One of the last
is comparative record of wages and
prices as has existed for the past
twenty-five years in farm labor. In
1860, the years wages would purchase
93 bushels Of wheat; in 1884, the years
wages would purchase 1877 bushels of
wheat, a shade more than twice as
many. In 1860, years wages would
purchase l73 bushels Of corn; in 1884.
the years wages would purchase $50
bushels, a little more than twice as
many. In oats, however, the increase
has been small, from 433 to $50 bushels.
Reckoning the tree together, the in
crease in purchasing power of wages
has been 77.6 per cent.