Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1890-09-10

Physicians report an epidemic OF
diphtheria in the vicinity of Preston.
The disease is principally among col
ored children, and there are said to be
over twenty cases.
Tho following horses of Caroline
county are in the lists for the Dover
home races: H. s. Daily's s. M, Weno-
ma ; Daniel Hayden's b. M, Carrie c.,
and L. Medford's b. m, Queen.
Hon. George M. Russum, of Caro-
line, is the candidate selected by the
Cambridge Convention Thursday to
represent the First Congressional Dis
trict of Maryland in the Fifty Second
Congress. Mr.. Russum is well-known
in his district. He was the Republi-
can nominee for Congress in 1884, and
headed the judicial ticket in 1882.
Green Goods Schemer Arrested.-JO-
seph J. S. Nicholson, of Talbot county,
Md, was arrested on Thursday for de-
vsing a scheme to defraud through the
mails, by enclosing $40 in letter to Ho.
boken, N. j., asking for $10O in "green
goods" He says he wrote to that
city, enclosing the money, but he did
it to entrap the ''green goods" men in
the hope of a reward from the govern
ment.
The Fifth Annual Fair, at Idlewild
Park, Easton, Md, which commences
Tuesday, the 23d inst, will be the fin
est exhibit ever seen on the grounds.
Every convenience for the comfort of
the visitors will be provided, and co.,
slant round of pleasure awaits those
who shall be in attendance. By the
advertisement which appears elsewhere
in our columns, it will be seen that the
purses and premiums amount to over
$4,000.
Last Rail Of the EdsternShOre Road
The last rail Of the Baltimore and
Eastern Shore road was laid Saturday
evening, and there was good deal of
popular rejoicing Ocean City now
has rail connections with Baltimore,
and on Thursday next the road will be
open for travel by running trains for
the accommodation of delegates and
others who will attend the Congress
convention at Ocean City.
The race issue has been raised by
the Dorchester Republicans. In Cam
bridge, Saturday, open war was de
clared between the faction supporting
N. w. Dixon, of Somerset, aud the one
supporting Daniel Lloyd, brother of
Ex-Governor Lloyd, of Cambridge.
The Lloyd ticket contained the names
of two cOlOred men while that of Dixon
was composed entirely of whites. TO
the surprise of everybody race issue
was raised and white men were i'm
pOrtvned to vote the white mems tick
ct. The result was a signal defeat
for the Lloyd delegation.
The Eastern Shore Fgh.-A hot
squabble, one hundred and seventy
seven fruitless ballots, much uneasiness
and stubbOrnness, were the principal
characteristics of the Centreville Dem
Ocratic Congressional Convention on
Wednesday and Thursday. The con-
ventiOn then adjourned to meet at
Ocean City the following Thursday.
The first ballot gave Weldon from
Queen Anne's, Gibson 10 from Talbot,
Caroline and Kent, Page eight from
Dorchester and Somerset, TOadvine 4
from WicOmicO, and COvington from
Worcester. The last ballot gave Glib
son eleven from Talbot WicOmico and
Caroline, Weldon II from Queen
Anne's, Dorchester and Somerset and
James A Pearce from Worcester and
Kent.
WicOmicO started the ball to rolling
by Withdrawing Toadvine's name and
voting for Gibson, which ran up his
vote to fourteen or within two of
nomination. The Page men promptly
checkmated this by temporarily drop
ping their man and voting with Queen
Anne's for Weldon. which gave that
gentleman twelve votes. Worcester
next added to the excitement by TAX
ing down COvingtOn's name and sub
stituting that of James Alfred Pearee.
of Kent. This was done by the Gibson
men, who hoped by this means to
force Kent to support Pearce and pre-.
vent stampede to Weldon. After a
few ballots it was thought Pearce
would be dropped and Kent 90 back
to Gibson. This was the situation at
the end of the l75th ballot.
The opponents of Gibson then de-
termined to force an adjournment I'M
til tomorrow.