Smyrna times., 1892-08-24

/ 1NGDuDlIGAn nArfV
OF Delaware is an eagle, and the EN-.
0iem of the Democratic party is q
plow. Both of these emblems are in
cluded in the list of emblems suggested
IN the new election law, and were
CHOSEN by committees which seriously
discussed the matter and reported
their choice TO the state conventions
held in Dover on Tuesday and Thurs
day of last week.
The Rev. A. N. Keigwin, pastor of
the West Presbyterian Church. Will
mlngton, believes that in 1897 the
Jews will be restored to their country.
and will build the temple in which
Christ will enter at his second coming.
lie also believes that the second com
ing ofChrist will take place soon, and
that we are on the threshold of what is
the beginning of the end of the world.
| DIED AT THE BREAKFAST TAB1E-
! While seated at the breakfast table
Monday morning, James Culbertson. a
| lie long resident of MiddletOWn. and
lor a number of years connected with
the firm of w. II. Moore & Co. was
suddenly y seized with an apoplectic
stroke from which he expired in about
an hour. He was about 70 years of
age, was widely known and left a large
estate.
The WHITE JOKER KNOCKED Orr
William Griggs, a white employee of
the MarshalltOn Iron Company. anus.
ed himself on the Baltimore accommo-
datlon train Saturday afternoon. bv
setting fire to lot of paper which he
had piled around the feet of Charles
Ralsln, Christiana negro. The col.
ored victim of the joke dealt Griees a
powerful blow in the face that cut an
uSly cash and knocked him sillv.
Grlggs was severely injured but Raisin
has not yet been arrested.
The great fire at Delmar is said to
have been caused by lighted cigar
cite thrown by small boy into a bas-
ket of waste paper. The boy should |
not have been allowed to smoke CIGAR |
cites, nevertheless he was smoking and |
was the cause OF conhagration which
ruined many persons and DESTROYED |
much property. In all towns there is
a great deal Of recklessness in the dis.
posal OF cigar stumps and the like. and
1t is remarkable that so few fires occur
from this cause.
Evans, the man suspected of poison
ing well at Oak Grove, Sussex conn
ty, whereby child died, and several
other persons were affected. is now i'm
custody and will soon be brought to
Justice. If ever a case demanded the
most determined efforts on the mart of
-ne authorities to ferret out and punish
the guilty parties, this one does. The
crime Is too heinOus, too horrible in its
possible effects to be cOndOned in the
slightest degree.
EDITOR SENTAIAN's NEW VENTURE.
e. II. Sentman, editor of the Odessa
Herald, will remove the paper and a
lart of the fixtures Ofthe plant to New
1asIie tnls week, and shortly segin the
publication of FIVE column, daily
'aper. The name Of the sheet has not
yet been decided upon. It will be
printed from new type aud a new press,
'nd II 1t proves success the publish.
r proposes to enlarge it before it
eacnes It's second year. 1t will be of
iepublican politics.
MIR. Sentman still retains the good
Will and part of the fixtures of the
odessa Herald. The press and some
u the machinery will remain in Odessa
'ut the type and other Office para.
lhernalia will be removed to New
Jastle.-AiddLetOlUn Transcript.
ANTHRAX, OR SPLENIC FEVFR.-A
meeting of the Farmers Instit ute of
New Castle county, will be held at
newport tomorrow. Subject, "Au.
hrax, or Splenic Fever" {
During the past 80 days 20 COWS and
Wo horses have died of this disease on
arms IN New Castle connty living in a
adlus of two miles. Man, and ali the .
over animals are subject to it. One
outbreak generally insures a second {
Ihiess precautions are observed i'm ,
urylag or cremating the bodies of
lcums. Farmers and stOckmen are
rged to be present to listen to an ad-
ress to view experiments and to take
art in discussion.
A STEAMER BURNS AT NIGHT.-Tbe
-eam propeller, Christiana, of the New
ersey and Wilmington Ferry Com.
any, was completely destroyed by
re early Monday morning. The boat
aus between Pennsvlle and Whining.
On and was tied up at Penusgrove for
ne night. The cOnflagration started
bout three o'clock in the morning
nd was hrst discovered by the stew
rd, Smith Hewitt. Howard HiIes
ne purser, barely escaped with his life.
-e 1ad TO run through the flames to
'acn the wharf. Hiles lost all his
OthIng except the underwear he had
?, and $50 of the cOmpany's money.
The loss is estimated at $4,000
he steamer Delaware took the place 2
the burned boat. II
To MAKE SHIP CANAL or IT.-An !
spectiOu has just been made. under 9
ie auspices OF the engineers of the n
Trade League. of the Il
nesapeake and Delaware Canal. with n
'IeLehce 70 It's capacity for enlarge Il
ent TO ship canal dimensions. Tho
inaI IN Is thirteen and five eighths of a d
ille long, and extends from Cbesa. | a
eaAe ~ City, Cecil county, Md, to Del. =.
ware City on the Delaware River, a D
lort distance south of New Castle. o
crosses the narrow point of the Del y
ware Maryland Peninsula, and for y
le greater part of its length is a nat II
raj waterway. IC is proposed To
llarge the canal and give it a mean
ePth OF twenty-seven feet, thus max
g 1t one of the largest shi D canals in
le world. 1t is also proposed to abol-
the summit level entirely. making
TIDE level canal, with but one oh.
ructlon, tide lock at Delaware
ity. al . y,
WORK ON THE AssAwOMAN CANAL.
state Treasurer Burnite has paid the
st OF the awards for land damaoes
is'aihed 0y reason of the construction
"nat IS known as the Assawoman
anal. The General Assembly at its
'ssion OF 1887, passed an act provid-
q Ior the payment of damages. and 2
lpointed Nathaniel Williams. Jere- y
ian Long, commissioners TO assess
le same, limiting the amount to
.,6OO. In 1889 this sum was increas. "
! y 900, and the last Legislature add. b
$4,000 more, making the entire an =.
,opriation $4,000, and very nearly The s
hole amount has been paid out. a:
The original act limited the width -
the canal TO 2l0 feet, but this was ]"
lbsequently amended that II MIGHT 81.
, made 300 feet wide. General w
smith represents the government