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Smyrna times., 1888-08-22
Disastrous Cyclone.
NEARLY A DOZEN PERSONS KILLED.


Our peninsula was visited Yesterday
by cyclone as destructive in its nature
as those we read of in the West. The
Morning NelCs thus traces its course
and results:
We print this morning very pain
ful story of death, destruction to prop
erty and general ruin, caused by a
wind storm yesterday afternoon on the
Peninsula. So far as is known as we
write, the storm first touched the Pc
ninsula at Still Pond, Kent county.
Maryland, about four o'clock. Nine
persons were killed outright there,
men, women and children, and others
injured. The storm travelled in a
northeasterly direction, and touched
next at CeciltOn, in Cecil county. It
blew the roof off a church there, and
crushed several houses. 1t touched
next at Hare's Corner, about a mile
beyond the New Castle Almshouse,
just missing the almshOuse, moved on
to the National Dredging Company's
wharf on the Delaware river, at the
foot of Fourth street continued, and
then disappeared up or across the river.
At Hare's Corner man was killed, and
several others were injured, some of
them severely, before the storm reach
ed the river. Pretty nearly every
thing standing in the course followed
by the storm was also destroyed. An
hour and three-quarters elapsed be-
tween the destructive work at Still
Pond and the appearance of the storm
at Hare's Corner.
1t was the judgment of those who
saw the storm that it was a cyclone.
A distinctly whirling motion was OBJ
served, and the fragments of buildings,
so far as they could be seen in the
darkness, were strewed as if they had
whirled down.
Such an event as this is fairly stupe-
flying. 1t is as if death took wings and
went careering through the air. merely
for the delight Of killing innocent
human beings and destroying the
fruits of human industry. The mind is
simply appalled, in the contemplation
Of such catastrophe, and although it
can be accounted for by the nature OF
the atmospheric conditions, it is still
difficult to say why these destructive
atmospheric conditions are permitted
to exist
Smyrna times., 1888-08-22
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Arrival Of Peach Trains

Editor Of the Smyrna T1mes-DEAr
SIR-Please find enclosed the date OF
the arrival of peach trains for the Dast
week, which you will please publish
for the information of the growers and
shippers of peaches:
Aug. 14-First train, u cars. 1918
A. NJ; second train, 81 cars, I2.3OA. M:
third train, 10 cars, go A. NJ; fourth
train, % cars, 4.3O A. NJ; fifth train. 3
cars, 6 A. Mo cars.
Aug. l5-First train, % cars. 100 A..
NJ; second train, 20 cars, , A. NJ: third
train, l8 cars, 3 A. NJ; fourth train, 8
cars, 43O A. NJ; fifth train, 2 cars, 7 A.
MI cars.
Aug 16-First train, 7 cars, l A. NJ:
second train, % cars, lis A. NJ; third
train, IA cars, 2 A. NJ; fourth train. II
cars, 3 A. NJ; fifth train, 3 cars, 7 A. NJ.
81 cars.
Aug. 17-First train, 80 cars, 100 A.
NJ; second train, Is cars, 2.3O A. NJ:
third train, Is cars, 8. 80 A. M.-6O cars
Aug. l8-First train, 20 cars, 1.3O A.
NJ; second train, IA cars, 1.45 A. NJ:
third train. Is cars, 2.3O A. NJ; fourth
train, 20 cars, A. M.-72 cars.
Monday mOrning-69 cars arrived
Sunday; market brisk this morning .
we have sold at so cents to S1.25. verv
few for less than 81; part OF the train
Is late this morning; peaches not all
over at 7 o'clock. Yours respectfully.
G. II. REGISTER.
334 Washington st., N Y. Aug. 81, '88.
Smyrna times., 1888-08-22
Better Prices for Wheat.

Wheat is selling now for at least Is
cents per bushel more than it brought
at the same time in August of last
year. The Baltimore wheat market
was remarkably strong Monday.
Weather advices from Europe indica-
ted damage to the crop. While the
wheat movement was not very extern
sive, the feeling was strong in this and
the other local markets. September
delivery, which is the principal deal at
this time, was quoted on Saturday af-
ternOOn at OH, and closed Monday af-
ternOon at 934 to 93}. Southern closed
earlier in the day at 81 to 95 cents for
Fultz and Loughberry to millers. The
receipts were sold before the highest
prices of the day, which would have
put it up about one cent more. A
gentleman who is veteran in the
shipping and commercial business of
the port of Baltimore says: Europe
will take all the grain that the United
States have to sell of this years crop.
North America and Russia have the
only good grain crops of the world this
time. There will be an active ship
ping trade for Baltimore this fall and
winter. The supply of sailing ships
has been Short because the steamships
are driving them from the ocean.
The steamer fleets are largely in the
Mediterranean and East India trade,
but they will be brought this way as
soon as practicable. ."-BaitimOre Sun.
Smyrna times., 1888-08-22

election of all public Offices by the
direct votes of the people.
Examine the leaders of both factions.
they are almost wholly those who have
held or expect to hold Office by appoint
ment, and not by votes. The people
should have the right to select those
whom they wish to serve them. The
time has passed when the power To an.
point more than One-half of the most
Lucrative Offices in the State should be
placed in the hands of one man-the
Governor.
We should have District representa-
ton, for, as the law now stands. there
Is nothing but party usuages to pre-
vent all the members in either county
being elected from one hundred. There
has been time in this county when
one Hundred had two members in our
Legislature at the same time. Ofcourse
this robbed some district of its reDre.
sentative. A candidate for Lew Court
or General Assembly can be defeated
by large majority in his own district.
as was the case in Sussex county last
election, and be elected by the other
hundreds where he was unknown. The
revision Of our judiciary is very neces-
sary, as it has been stated bV an ex-
5herln that the law now requires that
II snail occupy the attention of over
nifty different men to try the most
trltling case of larceny. And our Judges
are so old and infirm that cases are
continually being put off on account of
their being indispOsed through infirm-
ltles incident to old age. But there is
no way to retire them but bv death
Nothing but Constitutional Conven-
ton can raise the Democratic party
from the low place it now occupies
Let us have some live issues in this
coming State campaign which will ben
eht the State at large. It will allav
TINS bitterness and do away with this
vie personal abuse that now cOnsti-
tutes our campaign literature. There
Is only one way to accomplish vour
wishes, for although the arguments are
all IN its favor, and it is the almost
unanimous desire of the voters of the
state, the present political machinery
Is solid against it. We can do better
than attach ourselves blindly to either
faction, which are wholly in the inter-
est OF either Mr.. WolcOtt or Mr.. Sauls-
bury for United States Senator, one of
which is the author of the amendment
which was attached to the bill in the
Senate for holding the election for or
against a convention last November,
and was intended to strangle it; and the
other during the last session and at the
present time openly opposes conven-
ton in any form. We can do better
than take either. Both worked hard.
and thought that they had buried con-
vention at the last session of our Cen
eral Assembly, but now pretend to be
in favor of it, but are secretly at work
to defeat the wishes of at least three
fOurths Of the voters of our State.
Let it be clearly understood that
none but those in favor of calling a
Convention on the vote already taken
shall have your support, and there will
be no trouble in having men put on the
':"kot favorable to calling Convention
at the earliest date.
A CONVENTION DEMOCRAT.
Smyrna times., 1888-08-22
Wait.

Joged in the winding sheet of Del
aWare's hOnOred United States Senator
Is the picture of a spry Dover LAWYER.
exposed to view for the contemplation
OF every passing voter. This picture.
conceived, designed and executed bv
Its own subject cOnclusively proves to
all admirers that the author at least
does not lack presumption. Would it
not be better for this freshman to whack
away at the law a while longer. until
his hat full of conceit can ripen into a
wise head, for even ripe gourd is of
more use than a green one. If this
hlmOle Jim will put on a pair of good
brain enlighteners and through them
see his own picture, doubtless he will
laugh heartily at the spectacle pre-
sented.
Yes, let him wait till the good Dem
ocratic Nestor departs hence, his body
to be laid in an honOred grave with
Clayton, Bayard, and other good men,
Wheh friends can then weep together at
the tomb of these noble peers.
AT the aged Senator's translation
perhaps the young aspirant may re-
ceive his mantle with double portion
OF ms spirit, and then being amply
qualified for Senatorship, the Diamond
State would proudly award him the
coveted position.
The aspirant for Senatorship ought
to be in such company as will inspire
confidence in the voter, favor all needed
reforms and endeavor to secure them
through legislation to the people. This
is what the serious voter wants, and he
is not likely to be fooled away from his
purpose by any man or set of men as
suming to be the Democratic party.
when only wanting office.
Who is the Democratic party. any,
how? Is anybody that assumes the
position the party? Then why not tie
to the Smyrna Record, and with il
change your politics every month. for
you would be certain of being riobt
part Of the time whilst revolving.
Whomsoever he may be that assumes
to be the party, need not fret himself
into passion, for be assured the wise
voter can find men for the legislature
that will grant the desired reforms
make United States Senator and AT
the same time make the party better.
Are you willing to trust the voterP
UNo.
Smyrna times., 1888-08-22
Peach Notes

The weather until this morning
since Saturday has been very much
against marketing peaches. The wet
condition of the ground in its effect on
the sap will be likely to affect the good
carrying quality that belongs to dry
weather.
The high wind that prevailed
throughout last night doubtless dam
aged old and brittle orchards. =
The Reeves and Old Mixons are gen
orally finding their way to market, and
in the main at satisfactory prices.
The highest price we have heard was
II. p. Hazel, Boston, 1925. The Or
binary price is below $1.0O.
The most handsome peaches carried
through town have been those grown
by James Startling.
Eight car loads were shipped from
Clayton yesterday. This is only about
half what was shipped in 1875, the
great peach year.
II. Q. Conrad Esq, is busy with the
bureau of Distribution, which is get
ting hold in different parts of the
Peninsula but as yet has no local agent
at Clayton. Among those who ship
through it are Arthurs & Hutchinson
Of Kenton.
we are now approaching the period
IN the crop that usually gives us what
is denominated the "Old Nixon glut."
Two hundred and ten car loads Of
peaches were shipped over the Della
ware railroad Monday, distributed as
follows: Jersey City, rs PHILADELPHIA.
"a Boston, % Providence, @; Hart.
ford, 4 Buffalo, 3 Newark, N. ia;
Scranton, 81 Chester, 2; Syracuse, 2:
Utica, 2 Rochester, 2; Elmira.
Cleveland, 2; Worcester, 2; Shenan-
doah, 1 Reading, /; North Penn
Junction, Binghamton, / Oswego.
i; Albany 1 Waterford, Ont. !:
Cortlandt, I Bellefonte, 1; wilkes
barre, l.; Johnstown, 1 I.andisville.
I; Houtzdale, Lewisburg, / /;
Greensburg, Peoria, Springfield,
Mass, I +; Bridgeport, Conn, / Ger
mantown Junction, Previous ship
ments, 1922 total to date, 2i32.
Smyrna times., 1888-08-22
DELAWARE is not the only ST

DELAWARE is not the only state by
a long ways where there is complaint
about the election laws, and the inter-
ference of partizan politics with free
ballot. Thus, Gen. Harrison in ad-
dressing one of the numerous visiting
delegations of his state, spoke of what
Indiana had encountered in this direc-
tiOn, and what it had accomplished:
Il will call your attention to one
such subject that seems to me to be
worthy of your thought. 1t is the re-
form of our election laws. A cOnstitu-
tiOnal amendment to which a great
majority of our people gave their sane
ton has removed the impediments
which stood in the way of progressive
legislation in the protection of an hon
est ballot in Indiana. Formerly we
could not require a difnite period of
residence in the voting precinct; now
we may and have. The same amend
ment authorized our Legislature to en-
act just and strict registry law which
will enable the inspectors properly to
verify. Every safeguard of law
should be thrown around the ballot
box until fraud in voting and fraud
counting shall receive the sure penal
ties of law as well as the reprobation of
all good men. The Republican party
has always stood for election reforms +;
no measure tending to secure the bal
lot box against fraud has ever been op-
posed by its representatives. am not
here to make imputations, but submit
this general suggestion Find me the
party that sets the gate of election
frauds open or holds it open and 1 will
show you the party that expects to
drive cattle that way. Let US as citi-
zens, irrespective of party, unite to ex-
alt the name of Indiana by making
her election laws models of justice and
severity and her elections free from the
faint Of suspicion" Great applause. J
Smyrna times., 1888-08-22
PERSONAL.

Rev. D. G. McCaulley, of New York
State, wife and child, have been visit
ing Col. Geo. w. Cummins at "Wood-
lawn" The Rev. Mr.. McCaulIey is a
son of Hugh McCaulley, who was a
clerk in Mr. Cummins' store between
35 and 40 years ago.
Miss Name Townsend, of Baltimore,
who has visited our town for several
summers past, is a guest of Miss Annie
Cunningham.
Mrs. Moses Price, Mrs. H. l.. Collins
and VIM. FAIRIES and wife are on a visit
to Ocean Grove. DR.. d. T. Smithers
7. L. Mason and Ed DeFord, also
made a few days visit there.
John G. Mustard is home on a visit
10 his father.
Maurice Stanger, of GlassborO, Pa,
is guest of Mrs. F. F. Evans.
Miss Maggie Ruth, of Philadelphia.
IS a guest of Miss Florence Beck.
Miss Lydia Evans, of Philadelphia,
is a guest of Miss Lucy Taylor.
Miss Elma Groves, of Wilmington.
daughter of Prof. Groves, is guest of
Miss Bertha Smithers.
DR.. r. S. w. Hirons and wife went
to Atlantic City last week.
Mrs. A. S. Fowler, of Wilmington is
visiting her sons.
JOnty" Emerson as he is Familiarity
called, of Philadelphia, is on a visit to
his Smyrna friends, and does not fail
of cordial greeting on all sides. His
mother who came with him has gone
on down the county.
VIM. P. Mansfield returned to Phila-
delphia yesterday after spending sew
eral days with friends in town.
r. S. Culbreth, ESQ.,, of Baltimore,
spent several days in town the
past week. guest of Jas. P. Hoffecker.
w. F. G. Colt has returned to In.
dianapolis. A. P. Spruance expects
also to return thither in few days.
Smyrna times., 1888-08-22

THE Republican AdUance is the name
of a new weekly journal to be
published in Middletown, the issue last
week being a prospectus. As its name
designates, it is to be Republican in
politics. The issues of the campaign
such as protection, the assessment laws,
the purity of elections, &C., are clearly
presented in its leader. The following
is what it has to say of machine poll
tics:
The way it operates is this: By
some means the name of a citizen is
gotten off of the assessment list. If he
is a freeholder this accident or design
does not happen. If he is a poor man
and is not of our party, it happens
often. Now as it has taken place, the
question is, how shall he get it on
again? Well, suppose he resides at
some remote point distant from the
county town. He cannot get there
without loss of time and heavy ex-
pense and he cannot secure his rights
without going to the county town, so
eAAeAb AAC ID OOLA4 pC44Gl " ounCl b4lG lOSS
of time and money, or sacrifice his
rights as a citizen. Not only so, but
he must incur the additional expense
of taking a freeholder with him to
vOuch for him or else he is helpless to
mend the wrong he has suffered after
he gets there. Thus a mechanic.
whose name has been taken off and
who seeks to make the corrections, has
to expend ten or more dollars, and is
exposed to the liability of having the
expense doubled on him because he
may have to go more than once to
make certain of his privilege. If this
is not gross injustice then what is it.?
Il is injustice and wrong perpetrated
for the perpetuation of power by the
dominant party. The mere politician or
party manager resorts to this method
to save himself from defeat. He can
and will manage that any poor man
who is willing to vote at his dictation,
and be his slave, shall get on the list
all right, without any expense, if by
any accident or Eaa ot bis name has
been taken oil. linus poor man has
his political rights in Delaware ny suf-
ferance. Thus a party maintains its
p pIwer. Thus every hOuest man in the
party is compromised"
Smyrna times., 1888-08-22

this direction, as was manifested in the
election two years ago, and it is voice
that will not only be heard, but must
be needed. This, like all other re-
forms may be as it has been, of slow
growth, but all the while it is taking
deeper root. When the politicians
learn that the men holding temper
ance sentiments are as tenacious of
their opinions as are those whose ap-
petite or self interest lead them to
favor the saloon with its train of evils,
the old parties will be found catching
on" to the advanced sentiment. In the
national clamOr of this, it must not be
thought that the Temperance and Re-
form effort of two years ago was lost
with election day. It is only over
shadOwed by a larger contest. The
old parties will still be appealed to.
The Democratic party, which has had
it in its power to do at any time,
has been to busy with its own affairs
too hear the cry. The Republican par
ty, which as a state organization was
packed up and laid away on a shelf, is
resuscitated into a new life with a more
elevated view and better promises in
fact, at the meeting of the State Com
mittee a few weeks since the essential
features of the Temperance Reform
Party of two years ago were incorpor-
ated in their platform. If the Demo
cratic party does not indicate a similar
position in regard to reform in its State
platform, the voters who hold temper
ance legislation as a matter of par
amount Importance in our State, will
be driven to look to its weaker oppo.
nent as one that stands committed to
hear and heed their PRAYERS.
Smyrna times., 1888-08-22
business T,Ooo1

A few Carpets and Mattin
figures. 'O "' very low
GEO. NJ. STEVENSON win
and fill all orders for ice craa ",ll receive
shortest notice. " cam at the
VIM. P. Smithers has to loou
IN sums of 81 900 each and Iu oIla 5000
on mortgage on farm land 'o 1880
Try the Wilmington citu
Laundry W. F. BUCHANAN. Igeot.e Stean
Goods called for and deli,s
9he m agent for the Wilmingttoonre by
Steam Laundry, s'oh City
Cooper's. ''''S' at J. B.
States, Pencils, Pens. Ink IT..
Erasers. Blank Books. Crav"n Ian,lets,
SoR, Sther School Stationery, and ITp AN a al
School Sfd" Books, at J. B. Cooper" al Bdi3 The
For the BEST Lemons in ,,,,...
TO Geo NJ. Stevcn-ou's, Market ;1' 81 go
Wilmington City Steam T..,
W. +. BUCHANAN, Agent. "'iuFy'
81 Deyoe ley Brilliant Oil, the best and ..,
est oil made at J. B. Cooper. anu SAL
Blank Books, all Styles. Size.
Qualities, at J. B. Cooper's. N'' and
Table and Pocket Cutlery q, D
COOper's. at ). B,
Granite and Porcelain Tea 49,,
Gham6er Sets, plain and decorate" "ul ~
J. B. COOper's. '"'eu at
Window Shades and Spring Fixtn.,.
at j. b. Cooper's. Loops and Fripgess rim, Is
Order any Book you want o,Tt.
COOper's. AZ D. Z.
Smyrna times., 1888-08-22
For the Smyrna Tin
Letter from Cheswold.

Quite a severe wind and rain storm
visited this section last Saturday, but
we have not heard of any casualties
yet.
There was an immense crowd at the
camp at Hardcastle's woods on Sunday
last, and a number of white ones also.
Peaches are coming in lively now.
J. G. Emerson died at his residence,
near here, on Friday afternoon last,
from pulmonary consumption. The
deceased was about 5S years of age
and a well known farmer. Inferred at
Bethel Sunday.
Frederick Emerson is erecting a
commOdious dwelling near town.
Miss Elva Collins, Of Dover, is spend
ing a few days with Mrs. w. F. Col
Inns, Of this town. STYLUS.
Chesa0old, DeI., august 21st, 1888.
Smyrna times., 1888-08-22
For The Smyrna Times.
To the Democratic Voters of Kent
County.

You have for the past six months
been compelled to read from the papers
representing the two Democratic fac
tions of our county from one to five
columns each week of the most dis
gushing and vile abuse of each other
that the English language is capable of
expressing. Each claim to have
proved the other wing guilty of the
most dishonOrable crimes known, and
lately it has come to personal encoun-
ters, while some of the leaders now 90
around to defend themselves from the
ire of those they have offended.
A gentleman who has moved here
from another State, after hearing both
sides explain how corrupt the other
was, replied, have always been n
Democrat, but cannot attach mvseIf
to any party SO vile and corrupt as Won
say your leaders are, and I suppose I
will have to vote Republican ticket
to find an honest man."
1t is but three days until our pri-
maries are held, and the nomination Of
any one by the delegates elected at
that time is equivalent TO being elected
and there are not ten men in each hun.
dred who know or by the most persis-
tent inquiries can find out what man is
intended to represent their own district
IN the next General Assembly, while
the leaders or bosses of the factions
nave had them slated in many cases
ever since the last election, but to in
form the voters who the intended can
dldates were would be fatal to their
nomination, as the people would select
better men. The whole requirement
OF the managers is that the candidate
VIII support their man for United
states Senator, and they put their
money in this hundred and elect RI
delegates next Saturday. Does NOT
this call for reform, when five or ten
men at Dover select the whole renra.
sentatives for our eountv9
Now, fellow Democrats, there Is
cure for all this; it is a Convention ana
convention means Reform and tba
Smyrna times., 1888-08-22

REV. r. G. JONES, Of Odessa, who
preached the sermon on what is called
Temperance Day" at the Brandywine
Summit Camp, took the ground in dis
cussing the outcome of the liquor ques-
tion that whatever Legislative action
that should be received to aid in its
eradication, would come from one of
the old established parties. In this
apinion Mr.. Jones more wisely fore
casts, probably, his ministerial breth-
rem, who in an anNearnest-desire to rid
humanity ofthe evils of the drink habit,
have mainly allied themselves to the
Third or Prohibitory party. They
have done this from the fact they have
lost all faith in the old parties, be-
cause they say, of their broken prom
ises, and believe that the Prohibition
party is to ride into power on the de-
feat and discontinue Of the Republi-
can party. This event is fixed for
1892. The solution by their aid is to
have its sure ugury in November
1883. This is politics as seen through
a very visionary aspect: its practical
side, as Mr.. Jones gets a glimpse Of it,
presents it in quite another view. Old
parties that are long in their establish
ment, extending their roots wide and
deep, p,are not SO easily torn up. Besides.
they have the machinery Of politics, .
that gets down into the rocks and
crevices below the reach Of such mani
pulators as now command the Prohibi-
tion party.
The result however, to those after
the eradication Of a great evil, pure
and simple, and not political prefer
ment, is the same. The difference is
as to the method in attaining it. There
iaa strong sentiment ia our State ae
Smyrna times., 1888-08-22
Eor The Sol,Lc,,n Tin, .

Editor Of the Smyrna TTmes-DEAR
SIR have seen in several of the
papers in this State copied from the
EcentaQ J0UrnGl) that l am candi-
date for the Legislature from Duck
Creek Hundred. wish to state that
the article in the EueniRg Journal Is
without any foundation whatever. I
have no ambitions that way and never
expressed desire for the honor.
w. a. c. HARDCAsTLE.