Daily Republican., 1889-08-01
sussex County Items.

Sussex County Items.
BETHEL, July 30.-Tbe constant topic
OF the day here ls the rain.
You would be astonished to zee the
country here. Everything is flooded,
fields, towns and roads.
Tho writer, on Sunday, In going to
church, only three miles, was over one
hour. For two aud three hundred yards
az time the horse would have TO walk
knee deep aud more. Nearly all the
bridges on the roads have been washed
away several times, but last Sunday was
the worst.
Tho con crop is almost nothipg.
What there is Is standing ia water.
The peaches are ro,ting on the trees
and falling off; many stanaing in water,
making it difficult TO gather thain. 1t Is
also feared that the trees will be so iD-
jured that they will die.
This will DO very hard year on the
farmers, many not raising enough of corn
and even fodder TO supply their own need,
and as the berries were a failure there is
very little money 10 buy the necessaries
OF life. One of the largest farmers sad
there will be famine bere. The miuis-
ters Of the gospel and churches alike will
suilcr. The conference collections can
not possibly be met, or even up to last
year.
There is considerable typhoid fever
here, and tho doctars prophecy that this
will be q sickly fall, ior there is u very
large growth Of vegc.ation and much
stsndlng water.
10 this town tho citizens do little bet
ter, as they are nearly all supported by
the shipping interests. Nearly ell the
heads OF families are captains oi vessels
and supported by vessel property.
Vessel property is good Investment,
bringing as high as twenty-five per cent.
Oh the stock.
Our railway is very busy building
large new vessel, and repaiiing others.
The rainy weather, however, is very
much against tho progress OF the work,
as nearly everything is done without
shelter.
The churches on this charge are well
attended, notwithstanding the unfavor-
able weather. Our pastor, W. b. Gregg,
last Sunday afternoon, had a good con-
gregation at Mt. Zion N. r. Church.
lie preached the text, In 1st Samuel,
IL % encouraging the. people to trust in
the Lord, IN consldaE<' ion of the great
things he hsd1one a shem iu the pist.
&aisF VI OCCASIONAL.
The Seizures in Accordance with Law.
BANGOR, Maine, July 31.-As secre-
tary Blaine passed throu.h this cityjth's
evening en- route 70 Bar Harbor, re-
porter called his attention to declara-
ton of a Boston paper 10 the effect that
It would he impossible for the National
Government to ''sustac The pretension
OF Secretary Blaine tia; Behrlrg sea Ia
dislinG ly American wate." The Sec
rotary OF State simply remarked that 1t
might be well for the paper in question to
indicate the occasion, Official or unofiic-
ial, where he had said anything at all on
that point Mr.. b aibe made tho further
statement that everything done In the
fur seal question since March last was
in literal compliance with the directions
contained In the act OF Congress, which
was approved by President Cleveland on
the last day of his tern.
TICHESoR's PLAIN PALK.
WASHINGTON, d. G., July 3l.-Assis
t7Dt Secretary Of the TreaOury Tichenor,
In talk with @ Post reporter tonight
about the Benr.ng Sea seizure. said:
"There will be no child's play about
this Administration. Officers of the rev.
enue cutter ia Behring Sea have plain
and unequisocsl o,lers. They will
seize every v,ssel. American or British,
found violating the law,
"GrCat Britain claims right to the
fisheries, it is true, but Great Britain is
in the habit Of claiming everything. All
idea OF redress or Indemnity under the
circumstances Is absurd. The matter
will be treated as a small trespass."
Commissioner oil Customs Holiday
said 1.-The only trouble Is that we have
not enough vessels in Behring Sea at
present 70 properly defend the tshsstes.
No men-oi-war, think, are on duty in
Behring Sea-"
AT anything Is done by the English
Government it will probably be as an Off
set to our claim on the Canadian fisher
ies."