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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-11
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From AeLaDrsRceciis fG1.l Rsraid.
An interesting contest TOOK place ne.
Gently between two parties, who | will
call Nickie johnson and Sug smith. Ii
seems that Nlc1le had sold old sue "A COW
and when pay day came Sug was not able
to honor his draft. Nick called ON HIM,
not expecting TO get the money. but In.
tending to take the COW back, but Sug re-.
fused 20 let her CO. Nick, determined 10
sacceed in collecting his debt without
waiting for the slow process or law,
reached over the fence and grabbed the
calf by the ears. attempted TO hft II over
tue fence, and sag seized the tail. and
they seesawed there until tail aud ears
at both ends
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-11

with an Affection Of the Throat from
childhood, caused BY diphtheria, and
have used various remedies. but have
never found anything equal 10 Browns
BRONCHIAL TRoCHEs.- q. ~. r.
Ha9lDt0n. P@,et0a. IN. sold Onlpin boxes.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-11
WONDERFUL TO RELATE.

For forty years I have been victim to Ca
tarrh-three -foufths of the time sufferer
from eXcruciatng pains across my forehead
and my uOstrils. The discharges were SO
offensive that 1 hesitate TO mention II. except
ior the good it may do some other sufferer. 1
have spent young fortune from my earnings
during my forty years OF suffering to obtain
relief from the doctors. l have tried patent
the four cornersOf tine earth. with nc relief
And at last 81 years Of age have met with a
remedy that has cured me entirely-made me
a new man. / weighed rs pounds and now
weigh l45. ] used thirteen bottles of the
medicine, and the 0nly regret I have is that
being IN the humble walks Il life l may not
have influence to prevail on all catarrh suffer-
ers TO use what has cured me,
Smyrna times., 1886-01-13
Fatal Railroad Accident.

About 7.30 o'clock Saturday morning !
a collision occurred on the Philadelphia, |
Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, near |
the Wilmington Station, between a
train which was preparing to leave the |
city on the Wilmington & Northern
Railway for Reading, Pa, and a shift
ing engine, which was engaged in
clearing the tracks of the heavy snow.
The train consisted of a baggage
car and passenger coach, and it was
backing up to the station of the Phila-
delphia, Wilmington Il Baltimore Rail
road, to take on its passengers when
the collision occurred. As the tracks
were clogged, had an extra engine,
No. 9, attached to the rear next to the
passenger coach, and was backing at
full speed, when shifting engine No. 16,
which was coming from the station on
the same track under full steam, in or
der better to clear the track cf snow
with its snow plow, dashed into the
extra engine of the backing train. A
binding snOw-stOrm was in progress,
and the engineers could not see their
danger. Engine No. 9 was driven into
the passenger coach, the boiler of the
engine was fractured, and the car took
fire from the furnace. A, G.. McCaus-
land, uperintendent ofthe Wilmington
q Northern Railroad, and Geo. Black,
conductor, who were standing on the
platform of the car, were thrown out
into the snow, but Black was piniOned
in the debris, and badly scalded by the
escaping steam. The engineer of No.
8, his fireman and three brakemen
were crushed in the wreck The city
fire department extinguished the
flames after three of the bodies had
been practically incinerated.
1t is probable, however, that they
were dead before the fire added to the
horror of the occasion, as their limbs
had been torn off and other frightful
wounds were discovered upon their
bodies. Four or five wounded men who
lay helplessly piniOned were rescued
before the fire had reached them. 1t
was nearly two hours work to remove
the bodies and gather up the human
/ fragrants, work SO revolving and hor-
rible that nearly every one engaged in
| the task sickened. A nauseating OdOr
of burning human flesh filed the air,
and parts of the bodies of the mangled
victims were strewn over the snow in
all directions. One dead body had the
legs cut off and the flesh of the trunk
was roasted to a crisp. The entrails
| protuded from the second body taken
from the wreck, and the face was so
much burned that the flesh fell off, ex.
posing the skull to view. The other
dead man was in a cramped posture
and his arms stood alOft, quivering and
trembling, the heat producing a
rigidity which added to the ghastliness
of his appearance. His skull had burst
open, the hair had burned from his
scalp, and the brains were cracking
and sizzling with the heat. Many men
tainted at the sight, and but few could
continue the humane work. The dead
and wounded were all residents o.
Wilmington. The dead are; Albert /.
Jones, conductor of shifting crew, {
young man, unmarried; George w
Brinton, the signal-tower telegraph
operator, recently married, identified
Smyrna times., 1886-01-13
The Extreme Cold.

The temperature is slowly moderat-
ing in the extreme northwest. The
lowest record was at Minnedosa, $40
below zero. The temperature at
Chicago fell to ld' below zero during
Sunday night. Monday morning at s
O'Clock it was = below. At the same
hour the signal service reported tenn
perature of 12o below at Des Moines.
Iowa; l4' below at Fargo, Oak. and
20o below at st. Paul, Minn. Through
out Illinois on Sunday night, the ther-
mOmeter registered 15o to 24o below
zero.
A temperature of 70 below zero was
reported by the signal service at Chat
tanOOga Monday morning. In east
Tennessee, north Georgia and north
Alabama, Sunday night was the cold
est ever known.
Passengers who were snOw-bOuGd on
the Western Maryland railroad among
the mountains were brought back to
Baltimore yesterday. They suffered
much from the cold, as the fierce wind
prevented fires from burning freely,
but they were supplied by adjacent
farmhouses with food. All the tribu-
tarles of Chesapeake bay are frozen.
Many of the cattle arriving on trains
from the west are found to be frozen
to death. The temperature in Balti.
more Monday morning Was g. above
zero.
The weather at Augusta, Ga, Mon
day morning, was colder than at Phila
delphia or New York, the signal ser
vice record being sos above zero. Tht
mean temperature of the last thre,
days at Augusta is the lowest know
since the establishment of the sigma
Office The Savannah river is filleC
with floating ice and the canal is frozei
/ over.
Smyrna times., 1886-01-13
Personal.

]. Ed. HofIecker and wife, of Balti-
more, are on a week or twO's visit to
relatives in town.
Mrs. S. A. Fowler, of Wilmington, is
visiting her children here.
John Cosgriff, wife and daughter, are
visiting friends in Middletown.
Mrs. John S. HOhecker, of Whining
ton, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Van
dever.
DR.. John w. Cooper, of fChestertOwn,
was the guest of DR.. T. c. Moore, Mon
day and yesterday. He was en- route
from Philadelphia but could not get
through to ChestertOwn until this
morning.
Editor Phelps of the Record, an
nounced in his last issue his departure
for the South to be gone for several
weeks during which time the paper
will be in the charge of L. l. Handy.
Miss Allie F. Smith, left on Saturday
for Centreville, Md, and Baltimore
and will probably be gone until the re-
turn of Spring.
Smyrna times., 1886-01-13
New Advertisements.

The attention of our readers is called
to the following new advertisements:
18th Dividend-The Fruit Growers
National Bank.
A 8 roOmed House For Rent-Wm.
G. Mitchell.
Mules, Sheep, &C., For Sale-R. S.
Maram.
A roomed Dwelling For Rent
John H. Bewley.
Pure Drugs, &c.-Dr. G. Harmonson,
Piano Tuning-E. P. Potter.
Ely's Cream Balm.
Dyspepsia-John H. McAlvin.
COnsumption-Dr. T. A. Slocum.
Deafness-T. S. Page.
Cure Fits-Dr. H. G. Root.
Wanted-Crown Mfg Company.
Advertisers-Geo. p. Rowell & Co.
Stoves, &c.-J. G. Brinton.
Houses for Rent-W. w. Tschudy.
Insurance and Surveying-W. o
Hoffecker.
Smyrna times., 1886-01-13

THERE is every indication that an
act will be passed this session of Con
gress which will be the death-blOw to
the lottery swindlers throughout the
country. Senator Wilson last week
reported favorably from the committee
on post offices the bill recently intro
duced in the Senate to prohibit the
mailing Of newspapers or other publ
cations containing lottery advertise
ments. General Bingham has intro
duced a similar if not identical measure
in the House. The feeling is very
strong against the lottery companies in
both Houses and this is supplemented
by the influence Of the Post Office De-
partment. Anticipating the onslaught
to be made upon them this Winter the
Louisiana Lottery has sent a strong
and very select lobby to Washington
Smyrna times., 1886-01-13

IN the course of the debate on the
private relief bill last week Senator
DOlph gave some interesting statistics
and facts concerning the growth of leg
islation since the government. 1t is a
fact, as he set forth, that the number
of bills introduced in Congress is in
creasing rapidly from Congress to Con
gress and that the number upon which
action is taken is diminishing almost
iu lAe same ratio. Most of these bills
are for the benefit of private individ-
uals, of which many have been intro,
duced Congress after Congress and
others added each new Congress.
Every year it is becoming more i'm
pOrtant that some general legislation
should be passed which will cover
these bills and thus take them out Of
Congress.
Smyrna times., 1886-01-13
For the Smyrna Times.
Letter from KentOn.

The lOng-looked-for ice crop is here,
and our tOwnsmen are making good
use of it.
The new school building has been
accepted by the committee, and school
opened therein. Miss Katie Graham is
the assistant and promises to make a
capital teacher.
Business is dull in every department.
The Downs Chapel Literary Society
will debate the question" ResOlUed
That the pulpit is a better field for elo-
quence than the bar" at its next
meeting on Friday eve, Jan. 10Th,
Speakers are as follows: Affirmative
N. II. Griffin, d. S. Clark, John Hut
ton, M. G. Smith, r. E. Cantwell, A.
Slaughter, d. +. Hazell Negative
w. d. Wilds, II. Shaw, S. r. King, j
w. Griffith, II. Griffin and J. B. Hut
ton. These meetings are proving very
attractive, and large, attentive Scrowd.
are nightly present ALPHA.
KeDtOn, Del, Jan. 18Th, 1886.
Smyrna times., 1886-01-13

The authorship of the philippe
against Hon. T. F. Bayard in the
North american ReUiew, tracing his lin
cage as we'll as his public life, in Ian
guage extremely caustic and personal
is still undetermined. Arthur Rich
mond " is, of course, a myth, but whose
pseudOnyn it is is the question. Who
ever he may be, one fact is demOnstra-
ted, that he has reached a high point
in scholarship as well as in invective.
Several guesses have been made, one
that it is DIR. ThOs. c. Fraim, of Wyo-
ming (entirely imprObable), and
another that it is Mr.. Hurlburt, for
merly editor of the World. Whoever
it may be, the writer hes evidently
used too strong a bow and shot his
Parthian arrow beyond the mark.
Smyrna times., 1886-01-13

SENATOR SALISBURY, in the debate
in the Senate week or two ago on
the subject of excluding liquor from
the capitol, spoke briefly but pOintedly
in favor of its exclusion. He said:
"As Il senator called upon to say
whether liquor shall be sold or exhib-
tied around the Senate Chamber, be-
lieve that the Judgment of the country
is that it should be stopped, and hence
/ voted for the proposed joint rule. 1
think it is a disgrace to the American
people that the capitol of the country,
erected for the enactment of laws for
the government of the people should
be converted into a grOg shop, where
liquor can be exhibited and sold and
where the youth of the land who come
here and who see proper to go to the
restaurant may purchase liquor. l
think that we should not suffer this
capitol to become grOg-shOp for the
dissemination Contemporaries through
out the land. l stand upon the resO-
luton firmly fixed in my own mind
that such a joint rule ought to be
passed and that liquor should not be
sold within the bounds Of the capitol.
Smyrna times., 1886-01-13

SENATOR GRAY delivered his maiden
speech last week in the Senate on the
question of silver coinage. taking a de-
cided stand against the unlimited issue
of silver dollars. He was cOmpli-
mented by a number of Senators at the
close of his speech, which has received
favorable notice by the press. He said
that silver had served a useful purpose
as a subsidiary coin, but deplOred the
attempt to make it take the place OF
gold, that had kept US in easy relations
with the rest of the world. 1t will
suit the people of the State if not the
politicians, who will await with some
interest the full text of the address.
Smyrna times., 1886-01-13
SMYRNA Library.

At theannual meeting of the Smyrna
Library, on Thursday evening last the
old board was reelected as follows:
Presidential G. Budd.
Vice President-Rev. w. B. Gordon.
Recording Secretary-Walter o. HOf-
fecker.
Corresponding Secretary-L. Irving
Handy.
Treasurer-W. Polk Cummins.
Managers-Wm. A. FAIRIES, VIM. H.
Baggs and VIM. II. Janney.
The report of the Treasurer showed
good balance in the Treasury. About
forty new books have been placed on
the shelves during the past few weeks,
and n larger selection of other new
publications is soon to be made.
Smyrna times., 1886-01-13

SENATOR EUsTIs, of Louisiana. last
week offered a resolution declaring
that the bonds maturing in February
next, aggregating s1O,OOO,OOO should
be paid in silver dollars. OF course it
will 90 no further than the finance com
mittee at the time, but it shows the
greenback tendency of those who could
not pay the national debt in paper to
do it if possible in silver.
Smyrna times., 1886-01-13
A Word to the Wise should be Sufi-
cient

William c. Fountain, formerly of
Dover, but late of Wilmington, Del,
died last week and was insured in the
Mutual Relief Society, of Rochester,
n. Y, for $1,000. Why delay when
the cost is so light. Don't put it off.
Apply at once for an insurance, as to-
morrow is not yours, and death gives
us but little warming; you can't afford
to be without some protection,
): II. Primrose is the local secretary
at Smyrna, who will give you any infor-
nation you desire. This Society is
very pFo'hpt in paying their losses and
has never failed to pay single death
loss.
Smyrna times., 1886-01-13
Eleotion of Banlc Directors.


The Banks of our town held their
election for directors yesterday, as fol-
lows:
The Fruit Growers' National Bdnk.-
Geo. II. Raymond, John II. Hoffecker,
r. G. Johnson, Thomas James, Samuel
Roberts, VIM. Ellison, A. l.. Hudson,
+. II. Harper, N. +. Wilds. officers Of
the Bank-Goe. II. Raymond, Presi-
dent; N. f. Wilds, Cashier; S. G..
Wilds, Teller; l.. M. Fowler, Book
keeper,
The National Bank of SmyrnG.-D. J..
Cummins, J, E. Collins, J. G. Bailey, j.
M. Voshell, w. George Hill, William
Hutchinson, A. +. Sudler, J. B. Com
nor, w. @. Satterfeld, ]. i. Denney,
A. b. Roe, Henry Lea. This is the old
board reelected except Henry Lea, of
Wilmington, who takes the place of
], e. Tygert resigned. Officers of the
Bank-D, J. Cummins, President; w.
H. Janney, Cashier; o. b. Yoshell,
Teller; Eugene Davis, Book-keeper.
Both boards dined ut the Delaware
House, one at 12l o'clock and the other
J at o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1886-01-13
Enr fhe Smnrnn Tlnles.
A Denial.

Mr.. EDITOR I'm last weeks issue
Of the Smyrna Record there appeared,
under the caption of IAN Unlaithful
Secretary" a canard Of falsehoods and
personal abuse that wish to deny.
in the first place the editor states
that ], as secretary of Smyrna Lodge
No. II, /. o. G. T., was instructed to
have q vote of thanks 20 both local
Smyrna times., 1886-01-13
THE Washington correspondent of

THE Washington correspondent OF
the Baltimore Sun says:
"Ex-Gov. Dingley, of Maiue, one of
the most prominent members on the
Republican side of the House and who
is a member of the committee on bank
ing and currency, thoroughly cOncurs
in the opinion heretofore expressed IN
this correspondence that no legislation
repealing or modifying the silver coin
age act need be expected at this session
Of Congress, and that nothing short OF
a great financial calamity will bring
the silver men to their senses. Mr..
Dingley says it is in the power of the
Secretary of the Treasury to bring a
panic in a week by making large call
for bonds, and announcing that they
will be paid in silver. He thinks the
resolution of Senator Eustis directing
the payment in silver of the ten mil
lions to be presented under the recent
call will pass. Senators, however
doubt whether the Eustis bill can pass
that body, although it is undeniable
that the sentiment is growing that the
best way to prove the fallacy of the ar
guments of the silver men IS to try
their experiment to the utmost"
Smyrna times., 1886-01-13

1T is alleged that the lobby at Wash
fngton this Winter will be unusually
large and powerful. Several corporate
interests having large means at com
mand, and, wishing some legislation or
no legislation, are credited with having
agents there with full purses. In the
latter category is classed the Mormon
Church corporation, which is i'm
mensely wealthy.
Smyrna times., 1886-01-13

SENATOR VOORHEES, declared himself
boldly in the Senate last week in op-
position to the Administrations posi-
ton of the Civil Service Reform, and
in favor of the sentiment that to the
yictors belong the spoils." 1t will be
interesting to see just how he and Mr..
Cleveland will "gee" on that ques-
fiOn
Smyrna times., 1886-01-13
DEATHS.

KENTON.-ln Indiana, November 26th,
1880, of consumption, James N. Kenton,
formerly of this State, aged 80 years.
PARVIS.-In Little Creek Hundred.
January 2nd, Beulah May Parvis, daugh-
ter, Of DR.. ". II, Parvis, aged years
and II months.
TRUITT.-Near Camden, January 7th,
Sarah f., wife Of John r. Truitt, aged "A
years.
WELCH.-Near Dover, January lst, Robt.
Welch, aged G3 years
Smyrna times., 1886-01-13
J9e Smprna Gmes.
SMYRNA, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, Jan. Is, 1885.

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Smyrna times., 1886-01-13

THE storm of Friday night extended
from the extreme Northwest TO Florida
and from the Rocky mountains to the
Atlantic coast. The coolest weather
for years is reported in sections of the
South. A number of marine disasters
were caused by the gale.
Smyrna times., 1886-01-13

BRYAN-ATTIX.-At the residence of
the brides father near Kenton, Decem-
Der 3Oth, by the Rev. e. NJ Thompson.
William Bryan, from near Clayton, and
Miss Lizzie Attix, daughter Of Thomas
Attix.
FARSON-ALEXANDER.-Atth the resi-
dence of the brides father December
30th, by the Rev. G. s. Arnot, Ii. Nj.
Farson, of Brenford, Del, and Miss
Mollie 4. Alexander, of Oxford, Chester
county, Pa
REYNOLDS-ODELL.-Attheres the residence
Of the BRIDES parents in Bridgeville,
December 29th, by the Rev. +. Davis
w. Scott Reynolds, of Clayton, and
Miss Minnie Odell, daughter Of John T.
0dell
Smyrna times., 1886-01-13

Now THAT the House is in trim for
business, sentiment is overwhelming
that speedy action should be had on
the bill regulating the succession to the
presidency, which was sent to the
House from the Senate before the
Christmas holidays. The Senate in
passing the bill rose superior TO all
partisan considerations, and the meas
nre which it passed does not seem to
permit Of o possible contingency
whereby during the term for which
4lr. Cleveland was elected the control
~ the government can pass out Of the
hands 81 The Democratic PARTY. u Is
10 doubt true, a. alleged By some Of
the House Democrats, that more sat
Smyrna times., 1886-01-13

REPRESENTATIVE c. B. LORE did
not get craftsmanship from Speaker
Carlisle in the new organization of the
House as was expected. In the pres
sure that is made in the House by the
larger States, Delaware always gets
left.
Smyrna times., 1886-01-13

President Cleveland has adopted a
novel devise with the contending office
seekers. Last week he promised the
MARYLAND delegation a banner if they
would unite in recommendations for
Office.
Smyrna times., 1886-01-13
PUBLIC SALE
OF
Valuable Real Estate.
The undersigned, will offer at Public Sale,
in front of the Hotel of +. Thomas
Clayton, in Smyrna,
On Saturday, January 80, 1886,
At , o'clock, p. NJ, the following described
Real Estate:

=
Real Estate:
No. An that three-story frame dwell
ling house and lot in tenure of Rev. John
France, having ten rooms, a hall with open
stairway and cellar under the whole, the
lot has front on Delaware Street, OF ~
feet and extends back in parallel lines ia
feet with the line of ThOs. Buckmasters lo%
No. "A two-story frame dwelling house
and lot in tenure of Joseph Hammell, nav
ing six rooms, a hall and cellar, the lot mas
front on Cummins Street of 80 feet ana
depth on Benson Street of 81 feet to the liIe
of Buckmaster's lot.
No "A two-story frame dwelling house
and lot in tenure of Isaac NJ. Wilson nay. %
ing seven rooms, hall and good cellar, tn0
lot has a front on Cummins Street OF 70 leer
running back parallel with No. :, 81 iee' "
BuOkmaster's lot.
No A building lot adjoining No q q
having a front on Cummins Street VI -
feet and depth of 81 feet to Buckma'e'
lot.
To persons desirous of securing NOME h.s
or looking for an opportunity to l5veo' I,'co'
capital, these properties offer many ihuLSoS ihLoso
ments. If desired, One-half the purens.SS'O
money can remain a lien upon the pr3Pe!a.'yj
Attendance given and u plot exhiON'N
on the day of sale by
JOHN H. HOFFECkEk,
dec 23-6w for s. P. WRIGHT
Smyrna times., 1886-01-13

THE bill for the better suppression of
polygamy in Utah passed the Senate
on Friday by the decisive vote of SS to
7. The Mormons are being driven to
the wall as they never were before.
Smyrna times., 1886-01-13

Science is approaching the cure of
consumptiop-a disease caused by a
deposit from the blood Of impure matter
in the lungs. For stimulating to heal
thy action the spleen, liver, kidneys,
and skin. organs which remove waste
and poisonous matter, no remedy is
equal to DR.. Walkers California Vine
gar Bitters.
Smyrna times., 1886-01-13

isfactory bill can be framed, but the
Senate bill is an entirely safe measure,
and its enactment into law will remove
all danger of trouble or difficulty in
case of any casualty to Mr.. Cleveland.
Smyrna times., 1886-01-13

NOTHING SLOW IN THIs.-Slowness
is not a desirable quality in these bust
ness times. There is nothing slow
about st. Jacobs Oil. It goes TO the
spot at once and cures. No matter
how serious the attack of rheumatism,
how deep the cut, or how severe the
wound, by its magical power it removes
all main.
Smyrna times., 1886-01-13

by a small ring taken from a finger of
his hand, which was parted from the
body, and Harry Ahrens, brakeman of
shifting gang, a young man, unmar-
ried, whose body was almost entirely
incinerated. Fourteen others were
more or less injured.
Geo. Black, the conductor of the
Wilmington & Northern train who
was so badly injured in the col
lision on Saturday, died at noon Mon
day, aged thirty-twO years. The cor
Oner's investigation of accident, thus
far shows that ElwOod H. Coyle, engi-
neer of the southbOund engine, No. Is,
disObeyed the orders of his conductor
to return to Third street, but obeyed
the order of Assistant Yardmaster Gar
ry to go forward and clear the track,
and that act caused the collision.
Garry is not expected to recover.
Coyle was only slightly injured. The
telegraph operators at both ends of the
lines are fully exOnerated.
Smyrna times., 1886-01-13
18th Dividend.

THE FRUIT GROWERS NATIONAL BAyKl
SMYRNA, DEL, January l2;h, 1856.
Inc Directors have this day declare Dividend
OF FODk per cent, payable on demand
jan l"--w y. r. WILLIS, Cashier.