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Smyrna times., 1889-08-07
Weather and the Crops.

If the meteOrOlOgists in the employ
of the Government, and especially
those connected with the Weather Sig
nal Service, fail to make careful and
thorough study of the rain phpnOmena
of the present season they will iniss a
great opportunity, and especially will
they be doing detriment to their SER
vice which of late years has been con.
siderable of disappointment to those
who are favOrably disposed towards
and wish it well. Among these the
Ledger claims to be classed, and it is of
the opinion that now is the opportunity
of the lifetime of the Weather Service.
Not only is the long prevalence of wet
weather of the months of May, June
and July of this year 1889 remarkable
throughout the United States, but it is
remarkable because of the coincidence
of such wet and stormy weather-Of
excessive dOwnpOurs of rain in the
northern NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
throughout the world. OF the southern
hemisphere, being mostly inaccessible
for early news or covered by the great
Antarctic seas and oceans, we know
but little, but if the hydrographic ser.
NASO 10 a W WA0g - We BuOulO
be at some early day in possession Ol
information from ships logs to inform
us whether the same wet weather did
or did not prevail over that great ex
panse of water and Of sparsely settled
countries on the coasts of Africa anC
South America.
Although people generally are in
clined to regard the present season
whenever it Oeeurs) as an exceptiona
season if it has any striking or peculiar
feature about it, there can be no doub
that this season of May, June and Jul,
of 1889 ds an exceptional season in re
spect Of the excessive precipitation o
moisture in the form Of rain every
where. We doubt If its parallel can B
cited for torrential rains, Ucloul
bursts" sweeping and destructiv
floods and all manner Of devastatio
coming from excessive precipitation {
the aqueous yapor caught up and hel
In suspension in the upper atm0spher
till it is condensed into rain by chill {
shaken down. The mete5rol0gistsan an
other scientists in the employ Of Il
Government Weather Service, we r
peat, will miss the opportunity Of the
Smyrna times., 1889-08-07

THE town of Newark has set its sister
communities of the State a worthy
example in holding out inducements to
the KnauffO Organ Company, of Philadel-
phia, to remove their entire business to
their town including $50 skilled oper-
atives, which means thousands of dol
lars annually distributed in the channels
of trade to the butcher, the baker and
the candle-stick maker" To do this it
required a sacrifice and risk on the part
of the people. The business men not
only subscribed $4,000 in stock, but
made the company a present of the
necessary ground, in whatever part of
the town they might choose to locate.
The site has been chosen and a building
is to be erected 200 by 100 feet. Every
body is happy, as it is thought it will add
300 to their population and stimulate
the general trade and industries of the
place.
Smyrna times., 1889-08-07
A Subject to Think About.

Several weeks ago the Board of
Town Commissioners appointed a
Special Committee to ascertain the
probable cost of constructing a sewer
from Market street down Commerce to
the basin below the town, and thence
across the land Of ]. Leinberger to the
creek, and large enough to take off the
surface water that frequently foods
lower Commerce street. The following
is a synopsis of the Committees report:
from the creek to Commerce street
and up Commerce to Main street 1042
yards, "a inch terra Gotta pipe at $500,
$312600. Thence up Commerce TO
Market street "a yards 20 inch pipe at
$500, $188.OO. Total, $3314.OO for the
pipe alone. The freight, hauling
and laying in place would cost $1,000. .Oo
more, and the necessary inlets, cribs
&C., probably $4,000. The Board are
anxious 10 do, but where are the
means? Echo answers where? True
progress is a careful calculator,
Smyrna times., 1889-08-07
New Way to Make Sugar.
A SCHEME WHICH MAY REVOLUTIoNIZE
THE BUSINESS ALL OVER THE
WORLD.

The first Ignite sugar refinery in this
country, says the Philadelphia Record.
is about to be put into operation, and if
it carries out the expectations of its
projectors it may revOlutiOnize the
sugar industries of the world. The
Keystone Sugar Refining Company of
Philadelphia has established plant at
Riverside, on the Philadelphia, Will
mington and Baltimore Railroad, Just
above Wilmington, and in a few DAYS
the machinery will be put in motion.
The scheme is to utilize the waste from
the mOlasses. houses known as "black
strap" and turn out an excellent grade
of sugar.
The process is the invention of a
man named Kleeman, a German, who
has superintended the erection of the
machinery at the Riverside refinery.
He has one or two large refineries in
Germany, which at present are the
only ones in the world. The "black
strap" is thrown into a reservoir and
thlnned with water, and then large
quantities of pulveriZed Ignite are
thrown in and mixed with the refuse
mOlasses. The process of purifying
UdSSlnK
through a sort of a press the Ignite
and sugar are separated, the Ignite be-
ing turned out in blocks, which can be
used as fuel. By this means there is
absolutely no waste.
The Ignite is sort Of coal, and the
company at present is receiving sun.
ply from Germany, although It is found
IN large quantities in this country. In
Vermont and Alabama there are great
fields of it, and deposits of it are found
in some parts of New Jersey, but there
1t IS Of an inferior quality.
The black strap" is to be secured
from nolasses houses in Philadelpbia.
IL has always been a problem puzzling
the reiiners to find some way of using
TINS waste, but it never was solved un.
I'll Mr.; Kleeman invented his process
The "black strap" formerly was shin.
pea TO Europe, where it was used for
coioring cordials, making rum and for
other purposes, but the product has al.
ways been in excess ofthe demand.
Smyrna times., 1889-08-07

THE editor of the DelaOCGrean is rather
generous in spreading our position on
Trust combines over the proper use Of
capital in legitimate manufacture and
trade that could only come into exist
ence and be self-sustaining by judi
cious fostering. The "trust" is a new
institution which our contemporary did
not explain how it could be a result Of
the tariff and yet have its origin in a
free-trade country
Smyrna times., 1889-08-07
A COLORED NAIL AGENT.

Kent News.
Postmaster Fowler has received notice
from the department at Washington
that Alfred f. Johnson has been APP
pointed mail agent on the railroad be-
tween ChestertOwn and Clayton. The
Wilmington Evening Journal states
that this Johnson is "a young c0Iored
man of the ninth ,Uard of WiJmiagtOn."
This desirable appointment is the
one formerly held by Frank II Green
wood He was Democrat, and moth
ing more Was expected than that he
should be turned out. But Senator
Higgins, of Delaware was strongly CEN
sured by the Republicans Of this sec
tion for snatching the prize away from
a Kent countian and giving it to Del
awarean, and that, too, in such indie
cent haste. Now comes the second act.
The Office becoming vacant by the pro-
motion of Mr.. Higgins Delawarean,
some good republican of this locality, it
was thought, would now surely get the
appointment. But 10, and behold! it
is given, not only to IA foreigner, but to
a FOREIGN COLORED MAN
Smyrna times., 1889-08-07
Washington Letter.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Aug. 5.
The census of 1870 was taken by the
United States marshals under the
direction of "A superintendent. who
worked under the Secretary of the In
terror. As the marshals were EMPLOYEES
of the department of Justice, the con
fusion was very great. The actof 1879
which governed the census taking of
1880, and will with few notifications
apply to that of 1890 was properlv the
work of James A. Garfield, Represen-
tative Cox, General Francis A. Walker
and Eugene Hale. 1t provides Tor the
centering of the work at WASHINGTON
and the enumerations by persons who
are solely appointed, except the su,n.r-
visors, by the superintendent Of the
census.
The house to house count will com.
mence ON the first Monday of next
June, and will involve inquiries as to
age, sex, nativity, race, physical condi.
ton and dozen other things. Forty
thousand enumeratiOns will be in the
lI5 census districts and for each of
these districts the President will in
February appoint a supervisor. who
will receive 1925 per month and in ad-
dition thereto $l.00 for every | 600 of
the population in the thickly settled
districts and $1.4O in Others. The
enumeratiOns will be paid two cents
for every inhabitant, birth and death
reported; twenty cents for each farm
and thirty cents each factory
and for every veteran of the late war
hve cents. In addition to these ONT
door employees there are many speciaI
agencies which a very cozy places for
the friends of statesmen, insolvinc lit.
tie labor and no expenditure of ideas
the duties being merely to 20 to manu-
iacturlng establishments i'm cities and
ask pointed questions and put down
the answer.
The amount of information obtained
ana the number of subjects treated in
our census are amazing. Every field
Is covered. Great Britain sends n
policeman around in the evening To
each mousse with printed slip asking
information and in the morning he car.
RES II away, and the thing is done
But IN this country census taking Is
invoicing everything on hand THE
work OF the Tenth Census was EN-.
braeed in twenty-five volumes and
some of those were not issned nntii
1881. The work bid fair 10 last forever
There was even volume devoted n
forest trees, and two volumes of iono
essays on social subjects Il was s
dumping place for waste information
The new census will attempt to be less
ambitious, though the protectors of the
census of 1880 made the same promise
When the man who wants to know
goes to the Weather Bureau TO find ont
and succeeds in interruptinc the inter.
minable fight that is in progress be,
tween the Army officers aud the civil
alleged experts of that Office lonp
enough to get an interview, he fndS
that he has had his labor for his pains
Inc other day asked one of Prof
Cleveland Able's assistants for his
theory as to the causes of the heavy
rains since April lst. II will give
You the agures be gr8cehslly replied
ana MS face grew serious aof course
the occasion for every phenomenal pre-
cipitation is not certainly apown, vet
may say in general Of this sse at least
] tnat these recent preeipitaN 5ns Of rain
Rave been due to the facs a the con
Smyrna times., 1889-08-07
Arrested and Fined.

On Sunday morning between one
and two o'clock Officer Grant while
going around extinguishing the street
lamps heard noisy crowd of men up
the street and on coming up to them said
to them mildly that they were making
too much noise, that it was late and the
people did not want to be disturbed i'm
their sleep-that they had better go
home and get quiet. One of them
James Adams, replied Extensively with
an oath that they were not noisy-that
he paid tax and had a right TO be where
he pleased on the street. The officer
said that his paying a tax did not give
him a right to disturb others. that he
was noisy and must quit. To this the
darkey replied to the officer that he
was a liar. Mr.. Grant made for him to
arrest him, when the other colored
men crowded around, and being alone
and unarmed. desisted but with a de-
termination to have him, which he ac-
complished about eight o'clock at his
home that morning, putting him in the
lookup. Alderman Budd fined him
the next day $500 and costs and prom
ised at the next offence to put him un-
der heavy bonds. This Adams Is the
same one who lost an ear In a brutal
fight last Christmas Eve, and is consid-
cred by the better class Of colored neo.
pie dangerous man they would ike
the community rid Of.
Smyrna times., 1889-08-07

Rhode Island having by popular
vote repealed its Prohibitory Liquor
law, the Legislature had to be called
in extra session to pass a License act,
which has at least been adopted, after
q long struggle between Senate and
House, The rates of license-really
the feature Of least importance-are
graded, according to the population OF
cities, from 5000 10 $4OO for retail
licenses and from $500 to $1,000 for
wholesale licenses. The people Of each
community determine each wear
whether they will have license granted
or not
Smyrna times., 1889-08-07
MIR. BAYARD AND LOCAL OPTION.

MIR. BAYARD AND LOCAL OPTION.
Odessa Herald.
1t will be remembered that some
years ago, while the question of local
option was pending in our Legislature,
the Hon. Thomas f. Bayard wrote
letter from his seat III the United
States Senate to a gentleman of Will
mington, giving his views on this sub
ject. But for the name appended to
the document we could not believe it
possible to have emanated from so
learned a political economist as ME
Bayard. 1t sounded more like the bar
rem echo of bollated oracle of Delphi
than the veritable voice of living
statesman. He traversed grounds over
which the moss had thickly grown for
at least quarter of century. With
all his scholarly attainments and
breadth of intellect, he had obviOusly
not given careful attention to the in
vestigation Of the subject upon which
he then so earnestly counseled the
state legislators. His letter was sim
! ply a re-hash of dead issues touching
the controversy that had been vigof
ously waged on this subject during the
lifetime Of the gentleman himself, and
yet the grim parody seems to have
stopped the progress Of the measure
through the Legislature, aud to have
finally defeated the bill in one of the
branches of that body.
Smyrna times., 1889-08-07
The SMYRNA TIMES.
.Sm12'v0, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, Aug. z, 1889

THE "FIMEs" is published every Wednesday
afternoon by RoBT D. HOFFECKER Editor and
Proprietor, at Smyrna, Del.
S-SUBsCRIPTIoN-On year, strictly IN al
vance, s1.5O; if not paid in advance, $780, No
paper discontinued until all arrears are paid
only at the option of the Publisher.
ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at the rate
of Seven Cents line for the firstinsertion; sub
sequent insertions Three-and-a-half cents. A
liberal discount made to quarterly semi-annual
and yearly advertisers.
OBITUARY NOTICES will be charged Five Cents
per line.
Smyrna times., 1889-08-07
DEATHS.

lIlOMPSON;-On July 5lSt. Harrison, infant son
OF Daniel Thompson, aged months.
FELL.-On Friday ID inst, Chas. II. Fell. aged
p years and months
GkEEN;-on the 4th inst. near Blackiston's
cross Roads, Matilda D., daughter of Charles f
ana sallie j. Green, in her 9th year
ONES.-On Thursday, August lst, John W.. son
9mOnths 49, 'eN
Smyrna times., 1889-08-07

THE Evening Journal of Wilmington
quotes the SMYRNA TIMES as among
those papers which approve of trusts.
This shows the flippant, reckless meth
cd of statement, that characterizes the
editing of that journal.
Smyrna times., 1889-08-07
HON. JAMES WILLIAMS FOR GOVERN

HON. JAMES WILLIAMS FOR GOVERNOR
Middletown Transcript.
Thomas F. Bayard is spoken of as a
possible candidate for Governor of Del
aware. We don't suppose there is a
Democrat in the State who would saw
aught against the eminent fitness of
the gentlemen for this or any other
office in the gift of the people Of Della
ware. Yet for some reasons we yetsee
fit to hold to our previous choice, Hon.
James Williams, of Kent. 1t has been
said that the Democracy of Delaware is
in such bad plight that it cannot win.
in the coming GubernatOrial fight un-
less Mr.. Bayard steps forward to save
it. Factionalism, both in New Castle
and Kent counties, have, it is true,
strained the ties of the party sorelv,
and it is everywhere admitted BY sober
thinking men that the next State cleo
tion will witness a struggle in which
the elements which have so largely
contributed to place the Democratic
party in the strait it finds itself, will be
eliminated or the party will 60 down.
Smyrna times., 1889-08-07

Side Bracket and Extension Lann,,
at J. b. Cooper's.
Don't buy bogus sewing machine
needles, nor rebuilt sewing machines
Buy none but the best, and from one
that can show you how to operate it,
Lots Of rebuilt sewing machines now
on the market. If you want the best
at the least money, buy from Primrose
Over 20 years actual experience in the
trade. Can furnish you any kind vou
want; as low as $40 and as high as SIS.
Genuine oil. J. H. Primrose, real
estate broker.
Smyrna times., 1889-08-07

If the whirligig Of time should land
Murat Halstead in the Senate. which
BODY rejected him as Minister TO Ger
many, there will bea great rattIjng of6rv
bones. for Mr.. Halstead can take very
good care Of himself when he meets
antagonists on even terms.
Smyrna times., 1889-08-07

kx- president pleyeland ashed for
6iack bass for over four hours at No
Mans Land, Massachusetts, on satur-
day morning, and caught nothing but
rain. q ?
Our Consul General at Cairo reports
that smallpox is raging in the lower
provinces Of Egypt. As there is large
Importation Of rags into the United
states from Egypt, the communication
Will be referred to the Surgeon General
Of the Marine Hospital service.
Smyrna times., 1889-08-07

When baby was sick We gave her CA-toris
When She was Child, She cried for CASTOR.
When She became Miss, She cluug 10 Ca,,orIa
When she had children, she gave them CaSl0rs
Smyrna times., 1889-08-07
LOST.
ICE CREAM !

CARR'S rooms on Market
Street may not be the fin
est" on the peninsula, but
they are large, cool and COM
Portable, and still the most
popular because the quality
of the Ice Cream is undOubt-
edly without a rival in the
State.
1t requires years of study
and experience to become
celebrated" in any branch
of business, especially in the
artOfmaking GOOD Ice Cream
and after nearly twenty
years experience in the Ice
Cream business, we think
we know something about
it. Come once and you will
come again.
CARR'S, Market Street.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-03

BY Alderman Myers
Resolved, That the clerk Of council be and h
is hereby instructed to advertise for applicant
to fill the certain offices to become vacant an
contracts to expire during the month of JAM
airy next under the terms and conditions of -
isting ordinances TO be voted for at the frs
regular meeting of council, to be had on jar
9, 1899.
Adopted
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manuscript whereof being now Of file in the
office of the clerk of council be adopted as the
code of the city of Savannah.
SEC. ?. Be it further ordained by the au-
thority aforesaid that this ordinance shall not
have the effect of repeating any ordinance,
resolution, rule or regulation of the mayor and
aldermen of the city of Savannah, cons istent
with the Code hereby adopted. and which was
of force at the passing of this ordinance al
though such ordinance. resolution, rule or regl-
laton may not be found in the Code hereby
adopted.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Committee on Fire
RESOLVED, That the committee on fire be au-
thorized to purchase one horse to replace one
unfit for service.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The mayor called the attention of council to
the expiration of term of sinking fund commits
soners. On motion council proceeded to elect
commissioners for the ensuing term (ten years.,
and the following freeholders were duly elected:
J. d. Weed, Simon Guckenheimer, John L.
Hardee, William Garrard and John L. Ham,
mond.
Council adjourned.
FRANK f. REBARER,
Clerk Of Council.
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CITY GOVERNMENT.
oac,a1 PROCEEDINGS of Council.

SAVANNAH, GA, Dec. &c. 1888.
Council met this evening at o'clock: Present:
$500 Chairman of Council: Aldermen
fsnncan Ellis, Haines, Mills, Myers, Nichols,
Reid. Thomas and Wells.
The minutes of tie last regular meeting were
read and confirmed
ACCOUNTS.
The committee on accounts report that they
Lora examined and found correct bills against
tie city amounting to sixteen thousand six
hundred and forty-seven dollars and eighty,
r;1 cents as per accompanying schedule, and
eeaaHconn,end that the same be passed for pay
o,t GEORGE j. MILLS,
Chairman Committee on Accounts.
Tho renort of the committee was adopted, and
.ha accounts as per schedule annexed, were
nassed for payment.
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of each of the city officers, hereinafter named,
his salary and compensation shall be as herein
after set forth viz:
The Mayor, per annum. ................ S2.501 w
Clerl, of Council per aunun .......... l. 500 90
City Treasurer, per annum .......-.-., S.lU0 ~
City Marshal per annum. .............. 1900 %
City Printer (by contract). .............
Clerk of the Market, per annum. ...... 500 %
City Surveyor, per annum. .............. 1000 w
Messenger of Council, per annum 1900. 600 %
Keeper Pest House, at the rate per
Keeper Forsyth Place. per annum 900 90
Corporation Attorney, per annum. $50. 500 %
Chief Firaman ner annun ...... 1 500 90
Assistant Chief Fireman per annum. 450 90
Engineers Fire Department, per annum LOU W
Drivers Fire Department, at the rate
per month, $50 and $50
Tillerman Fire Department at the rate
per month ....................... so 90
per arnum ....-...........e..... 900 90
Harbor Master and to furnish his own
Deputy whenever required, and shall
be responsible for said deputy Off
cal acts, per annum ................. 1880 90
Chief of Police, per annum .......... 1000 90
per month DECENTRALIZATION. SO 50
month. .......'.................. 65 90
Health officer, fees and per annum. -. 1900 90
annum NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1000 90
Keeper City Dispensary, per annum., 1000 90
Assistant Keeper City Dispensary, per
Superintendent and Engineer Water
Works, per annum ................ 1900 90
per annum ..................... LOO 90
Works. per annum .,..........,, 100 90
Turncock Water Works, at the rate per
month ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IS 90
Two City Physicians each per annum,
and to keep horse and buggy at his
own expense INSTRUMENTATION. 1000 90
nsr ann,IIn e. 2oo ~
SEC. 2. All applicants for city offices must file
with the clerk of council at or before O'Clock
p. nl,, on the donday preceding the day of cleo
tions requiring bonds the names of the bonds
men two in all cases. must accompany the APP
plication6.
All bids for contracts must be filed with the
clerk of council at or before 2 O'Clock. p. m, on
the Monday preceding the day of election, which
bids must be accompanied with the names of
the surstieS or bondsmen, who will be required
to qualify before a notary public or other Off
Ger, such qualification to accompany the bid.
No application or bid will receive the considera-
ton of council unless filed in accordance with
the provisions of this ordinance.
SEC 8. All ordinances and parts of ordinances
nance, be and the same are hereby repealed
Ordinance read in council the first time Dec
12, 1888 read a second time Dec. rs, 1888,
amended and passed.
PREAMBLE.
WHEREAS, The administration of the govern
ment of the city of Savannah, for the fiscal
year 1899 will cause an expenditure in the
various departments Of said government in
sums estimated as follows, tO-wit:
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His honor the mayor stated to council thu {
he had appointed Capt. Charles A. II, Umbat h
keeper of the powder magazine, to fill vacancy
accustomed by the death of James Kelly. Tie
appointment was confirmed by council.
Council adjourned, subject to the call OF the
mayor. FRANK u. REBAR K,
Clerk of Council
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ORDINANCES.
nee on its first reading.

Chairman Committee on Streets and Lanes.
Report adopted.