Smyrna times., 1890-02-12

After quoting our editorial concern.
ing the canning of tomatoes. last week
Sne Dover Inder lay all the blame of
low prices upon the tariff. We ex-
pected this; for ifthe farmers hens re-
FUSED to lay, or his potatoes do not
sprout, or there is frost. drouth or
hood-the Inder with much vehement
sympathy cries out against the rob-
ber tariff.
The real reason that tomato canning
IS depressed business is because of
over-prOduction. For every four acres
put up there is demand for but three,
-PeninsutGr NetUs.
The feed bill" controversy in Will
mington, which was started bv Chief of
Police Swiggett receiving 15 cents per
meal for the feeding of local prisoners
and paying but q cents per meal for
the food, was settled by the CITY Coun-
Gil on Thursday night, when the bills
for the food for September, October.
November and December, 1889, were
allowed at the rate of Is cents for each
meal. 1t is thought that inasmach as
Chief Swiggett has previously returned
to the city the difference between the
actual cost and the appropriation that
he will follow the precedent.
THREE BUILDINGS BURNED AT HAR-
RINGToN.-The most costly fire ever
occurring in Harrington broke out a.
l.3O O'Clock Friday afternoon.
The canning factory, packing house
and residence fl. G. Reed, with all
their contents were destroyed.
| The fire broke out in a canning fac
tory a large frame building, RAPIDLY
spread to the other buildings and in
less than three hours reduced them to
a heap of smoking ruins.
The loss is estimated at $4,000. with
only partial insurance.
The fire is supposed to have been
the work of an incendiary.
KENT COUNTY LEVY CoURT.-The
following are the officers appointed bv
the Levy Court County Treasurer.
d. M. Ridgely. Collectors - Duck
Greek, William A. Riggs; KentOp.
Franklin Temple; Little Creek, Thorn.
as Hopkins East Dover, Lewis Scha
binger North Murderkill, Charles
Smith South Murderkill Beniamen
Hurd; Mispillion, Robert H. Stafford
Milford, Thomas A. Watson. Trus-
tees of the poor-Little Creek, Thomas
K. Taylor North Murderkill, Geo. H.
Gildersleeve Milford, John H. Bye
JanitOr, James Frazer. In North Mur
derkill Hundred George H. Glider.
sleeve, was made Trustee of the poor
instead of John G. Graham.
Word has gone out from the leading
Democratic paper of Wilmington tn,
EUery EUening, warning Democrats il
their primaries to be very careful il
making their nominations for the Leg
islature, so that none but the friends
of constitutional convention NAV bt
selected and put upon the ticket.
f Says the Republican: our neighbo
had two or three apples out of that ba,
in the last Legislature. It was herald
. ed far and loud that Senator Donahoe
and representative Gray were the un
compromising friends of constitutions
2 | reform before they were elected, bu
their real sentiments were disclosed b,
= their determined opposition to the on
5 y fair bill before the Legislature pro
viding for a convention.
MRS. MCCOMB's CAsE.-A cOrrespon
= dent from Wilmington contributes tn
following to the Philadelphia Record il
1 reference to the recent shooting a
Mrs. McCOmb, in that city, and point
, connected with the diverse case no1
pending.
q The sensational features in the fa
nous suit of James G. McComb for
r diverse from his wife, Mary E. Nc
f Comb, have been considerably enhar
# ced, owing to the latter's assersion ths
the person who fired the two shots
her while at her home in this city
e week ago last Saturday night, wa
: none other than a woman. At til
l. time of the shooting public opiniO
l. thought it was probably done by SON
l. over-zealous friend of Mr.. McCom
who wanted the respondent out of th
way so as to end the divorce proceed
., ings and make the husband free ma
q Mrs. McCOmb, however, dispells a
U such theories that she will not for Q
g instant believe her husband directly
e indirectly guilty of attempting such
d heinOus crime. II have every reasC
for believing" said Mrs. McCOmb tn
ut was the work of a certain wOma
= who has given it OIt that she will y
y be the wife of James McCOmb.
- The footprints IN the snow imm
: diately after the shooting cOrrespOI
- with those of this female, and
VI have grounds for making this accus
ton"