Smyrna times., 1892-04-06


F, Levy Court of New Castle placed mr.,
the assessment 2,41O names. wbicb
with the number assessed bv ~,
D assessors at the court house the Isst ~
January and the first of Febrmo r,r
a:4VO more, runs the total assessment,
~ Cne court house up to $500. The
ho 'No was never KNOWN before and it is
Z hoped never will be again. " g
vi tnis S,oOO names about 200 were
rom the hundreds outside of Wilmin o..
Uon, anu not more than 800 were Dem.
0cratS, leaving about $500 who were
nePuDilcans residing in Wilmington
auu VINO had been left off.
APRIL WEATHER.-Hick's weatber
forecast for April is as follows: The
iasC storm period in March will RIM
TWO Gays into April. Rain, hail and
snow VIII result. A cold wave will
appear about the I'd or Sd, but in con.
sequence OF extra disturbing causes
present, much stormy and unsettled
s.I SGaVner VIII continue past the 5th and
OUn' Inc 10th to 18th inclusive is a
SUoe period of special excitemens
"aIGh the storms. Heavy hail with
hucn thunder. A frigid wave. result
ing IN frost and freezing, is ant to
| appear at the close of this period
warmer, with secondary storms abont
1ICn ana 18th. Easter squalls-eolder
with snow furries. The 23d to 26th ia
also storm period, followed by cold
weather. Warmer, with storms on
29th and 30th.
AN interesting case, docketed as
coates VS.. Coates, is set for trial in the |
sussex county court, which convened
aC georgetown yesterday. The case
involves the validity of a marriages |
ceremony between J. Harvey Coates |
and Miss Lillia Farrow. which VS.
performed by the Rev. r. c.. Jones Mt
brldgeville, on June IA, 1891. Coates
mas deserted his wife, and denies thai
Ihey were ever married. The woman
says that he abused her and urevented
Isr from telling of her marriage under
threat OF killing her. A forged mar
rage license and memoranda of tho
marriage has been found among tbe
papers OF the Rev. r. G. Jones. He
mas since been declared insane. and
because = OF his disability the woman
mas Oeen unable to prove her MARRIAGE
EQUALIZATION OF TAXATION
SIX tax eommissioners-Wm. M. Canbv
ana Nathaniel Williams, of New Castle
count y; b. II. Bancroft and John r
remington OF Kent county. and Ed.
ward Il. Martin and Daniel J. Lavton
oi sussex county-who were aDn0int.
eu Oy an act of the Legislature of Del
aware on May 16, 1891. met for the
lrst time at Dover on Tuesday.
The meeting was for the purnose of I
organization. Edward L. Marin v,ss
5iected chairman and William NJ
oanoy WOs appointed secretary. The /
'oln - lnullS9ioners also discussed whether >
'ney Should carry out the purpose of
ne legislatures act, which read "To +
HVestlgate aud consider the whole
question OF taxation and submit full
FePorV OF their investigations to the Y
'tneral Assembly at its next session y
ne commission decided to carry ont q
ne purpose OF the act and each one to
tudy the subject of taxation bv watch g.
ng experiments being made by other -
taIeS ana compare opinions with each
tner when they meet again, which il
VII oe In the latter part OF April. :
II AOkN ~ GENERAL NICHOLSON II
Governor Reynolds on Saturday an
olnted John r. Nicholson of Dover
ttorney' general to succeed John Biogs {
nose term expired. Mr.. Nicbolson ..
once telegraphed to Deputy s
ey General Thomas Davis, to meet
lm at Georgetown. Mr.. Davis will ie
'siSt Mr. Nicholson until the latter d.
7comes familiar with the cases now III
7iore the courts. Mr.. Nicholson's &
ppolntment was considered bv most
ersons in the two lower counties as
'regone conclusion, although Lewis al
: Vandegrift's friends in New Castle /,
'unty, were hopeful. The salary of "
lie ONCE is 5 800 year with an add. al
onal SoOO for a deputy. Peter /. r
OOPer, William T. Lyman, Willard
all Porter and Branch H. Giles are az
entloned as candidates for the position &
deputy. There will be no deter. D
lned contest for the place. ID
Attorney General Nicholson is a WI
and a leading member of W.
e Kent county bar. He will be AZ W.
a RS old on May 10. In 1884 he mar. w
"a Miss Isabella H. Hager, Of Ian
Ster' Pa, a great grand niece of
'orge Read, signer of the declara.
N of independence. 81