Smyrna times., 1891-02-11

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A crowd of four hundred men and
boys assembled in the New Castle jail |
yard Saturday to witness the whipping
by SheritfSimmons of eleven cOnvicts. |
The rain pattered upon the barred
backs of the victims. James Wiley,
colored, found guilty of larceny, and
Robert McClintOck, convicted of forg-
ing checks, endured the pillory for an
hour. All were convicted at the pres
ent term of court of petty Offenses.
FIRE AT TOwNsEND.-The store and
dwelling of w. A. Scctt, at Townsend,
were burned on Friday morning Feb
ruary 6. The fire was discovered
about 4 o'clock in the morning. The
occupants Ofthe house were asleep and
before they could be awakened the
building and its contents were badly
damaged by the flames. The damage
to the stock is estimated at $500 and
that to the building at 5000. The
building was the property of George
NJ. d. Hart. The fire was finally sub
dued by bucket brigade.
Two limited newspaper sensations
have been attempted in the Evening
Journal IN regard to john F. SaulS-
bury's management of the Office of the
secretary of state and both have 6zzled
out like poor fire cracker. Mr.. Sauls-
bury telegraphed the Morning NelUS
Saturday that he was getting tired of
this sort of thing and at the next at
tempt should cow-hide the author.
The blonde legislative correspondents
next showing is awaited with some in
terest.
In the Sussex Levy Court when it
came to the selection of the Overseers
of the roads, the Republicans, contrary
to all expectations allowed the Demo-
Gratis to name men of their own choice
in their own hundreds. This is
thought to be caused by the bill for
division of Little Creek and Cedar
Creek hundreds, now pending in the
Legislature. The Republicans reelec-
| ted Bacon attorney for the Levy
Court, Robert c White being nOmina-
ted by the Democrats and receiving
| their six votes.
Ex SECRETARY of State Salisbury
states that the sensational article pub
lished in the Evening Journal Friday
regarding the finances of the depart
ment lately under his control, is a lie,
blankety- blank lie, cut of the whole
cloth. John +. says that the committee
has never notified him of It's appoint
ment or waited on him in any way;
that he has receipts from State Treas
urer Herbert for every dollar received
as license fees, etc, and that he ha'
been anxiously awaiting the com
nittee's notice to settle, as the Stat
is indebted to him.
Unless Governor Reynolds extend
executive clemency-and there is bu
"A slight possibility as to one of the con
demned men, and none whatever as t
the Other-Dover will be the scene G
double execution -On Friday nexi
when Jesse II. Proctor and Ere
Young, colored, will be hanged fo
murder. From present appearance
the execution will be public one. a
the Jail yard in which the executio
will take place is surrounded only by
board fence of scarcely ordinary heigh
and the sheriff will not build an enclC
= sure unless he is authorized by tn
, iail commissioners to prevent the d.
2 moralizjng spectacle. Fully 100 pc
b. sons visited the Jail Sunday to see th
condemned murderers. Religious Sc
vices were held in the Jail Sunday b
= the students of the academy.
The Milford Chronicle thus states i
i "The last campaign in Delaware deu
onstrated to the Democratic party tn
it must pay tue taxes of the hundre,
:, of men that have heretofore heen Ca
Y ried bv its collectors, and to save Il
d many thousands of dollars this entail
1t the bosses have deCreed that their le
islature must assist them to save Il
money, by dividing Cedar Creek al
/ Little Creek hundreds in Suss
!, cOunty-thereby gaining two le
a courtmen for Governor Reynolds
i. appoint, and enacting a Five Comm
g sioner bill to take effect at once
New Castle county. That work II
Is was done in the Legislature was
ne tended to affect not only the campaI
Or of 1892, but that of 1891, when Sen
~ tor to succeed Senator Higgins "
re be chosen. We think Senator W
Iiams would not have voted for I
shameless = political measure, whi
w was conceived only to reverse the
ne pressed will of the people at the bal
ee boxes.
nd KENT's LEVY COURT.-The X
ed county Levy Court Thursday re-elec
Albert Harrington county treasul
IN and appointed the following collecto
lss. Duck Creek hundred, r. Y. Wall
for Kenton, H. e. Mowbray; Little Gre
of Thomas Hopkins: West Dover, jar
ate R. Powell; East Dover, John /. Kei
North Murderkill, Thomas K. La
Mispillion, William r. Peters; MilfC
est John T. Dill.
a. The following were named as Il
ora tees ofthe poor: David l.. SpruaI
om of Kenton hundred, Henry Pratt,
oiv of East Dover, L. w. Killen of So
Murderkill.
John Wharton, Republican M
,re ber of the Levy Court offered the
mt lowing resolution just before the
p lectors were announced:
,er. "Whereas, The farmers and taxi
md ers of this county are demanding
trenchment in county affairs, there
Resolved, That this Levy Cour
ela. now agree that for the collection
ono the county taxes for 1891 the co
rti77 tors he allowed but per cent.
So mission"
nm, Mr.. Wharton made an earnest sp
tar in favor of the resolution, but 1t
voted down by a strict party
ion only Messers. Wharton and JacI
for voting for it.
10 KENNEY's RESPONSIBILITY j
7oh- addressed to the editor OF the Nor
|, 40 Mems saws: 'Mr. Kenney said b.
the legislative committee that II
b;cb had been any wrong doings in
I'D management Of the state militia 1t
I 'rios ne and he alone who was guilty.
.ar -, most in the same breath he brin(