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Smyrna times., 1892-07-06
PRErrYMAN's for shoes or oxfOrds

THERE will be an excursion to Cape
May, on Monday, July 11th, 1892, on
the magnificent palace steamer "Ex-
celsiOr," from Woodland Beach via
Baltimore and Delaware Bay Railroad.
Leaves Clayton at $50 a. m. and Smyr-
ma at S35 a. m, giving from to 6
hours at Cape May. Fare for round
trip S1.OO, including railroad and boat.
Meals, ice cream and other refresh
ments at popular prices. Concert by
band, and music for dancing on board.
so family state-rOoms can be secured
from Purser on boat. Only a limited
number of tickets will be sold by agents
at Clayton and Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06

ONE day last week a son Of Hiram
Johnson employed with Chas. II. Reg
lister, ia going down the Neck with the
butcher wagon TO get calf, took his
little brother, three or four years old,
along in the wagon. While they were
getting the calf the little fellow slipped
away and could not be found. After
bringing the load home the boy rode
back to hunt for his brother again, but
being unsuccessful, returned and said
nothing about it to Mrs. Register or
his parents. When Hiram had finished
his days work and returned at night,
the child was absent, and going to in
quire of his son learned that IL had
beep lost down the Neck, and had
been since before dinner. He got a
team and started ia search of the miss
ing one, succeeding Anally in coming
across it but in a different neighbor-
hood, two or three miles from where
it was left. It had wandered through
the woods until it had become exhaus.
ted and fallen asleep, and was thus
found by man and taken care Of. II
was near midnight when Hiram gol
home. but the older brother win moi
soon forget what followed his arriy al
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06

THE showers that fell on Thursday
were very unequal in their distribution,
some places having good rain, and
others near by only "A light shower.
While good growing showers, there
was not enough to wet the lower
tubers in the potato hills at this place
until the heavy fall of Sunday evening.
The rain in some neighbOrhOOds on
Thursday was accompanied by streaks
of eavy wind and in some places by
hail John II. Farrell, near Leipsic,
had every shock of wheat in his fields
of some eighty acres blown down, re-
quiring a force of seven men three days
it is stated, to right then again. In
Baltimore it unrOofed houses and did
great damage. In Philadelphia and
vicinity buildings were demolished and
people buried in the ruins, while boats
on the river were carried to the bot
tom with all on board. Gloucester,
New Jersey, appears to have suffered
more than any other point as far as the
destruction of property is concerned
several persons being killed.
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06

MEGEAR & Son had green corn for
sale this morning, grown in the vicinity
20 cents per dozen. The first basket of
green apples was also brought to mar
ket this morning.
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06
Smyrna and Vicinity.

E. BECK advertises mules and colts
for cola
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06

mo peaches this year
Comes the cry from the growers.
"Our leafs in the sere:
No peaches this year;
Bankruptcy we fear;
Our courage it lowers"
mo peaches this year."
Comes the cry from the growers.
But, oh, we've been told
This story too often.
The tales rather old:
But, oh, we've been told
It's worms or the mold,
Till our very brains soften.
For, oh, we've been told
This story too often.
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06
TUT slatIOhs sOutn OF harrington
time and rates will be as follows:
DEATHS

Returning the special train will leave
RehOboth $40 p. m, Ocean City, 500
D. IN.
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06

The Union Signal of last week coE-
tanned the following item concerning
our State w. g. T. u, Superintendent
Of the Flower Mission:
"Chautauqua, always on the alert for
the best and the latest, has introduced
a new feature into its summer feasts.
1t is a club for girls, to be called "The
Outlook, !" and to be under the skilled
management of Miss Mary Mather, of
Wilmington, Del, graduate of Smith
College, and a writer of well-knOwn
abilities. 1t will hold sessions of one
hour each, five days in the week, from
July 1lth to August 18th, and it is pro-
posed that all who enter "The Out
look" land all young women will be
welcome) will bring their very best
thoughts so that these conferences will
add valuable experiences to the triple
theme-Our Neighbors, Our Homes,
and Ourselves.
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06

CnurCn, UnlS town, July ZoGn ana ZSGui
Bishop B. T. Turner presiding.
JAS. K. ORRELL, near BrenfOrd has
threshed his wheat, twenty acres, get
ting about % bushels to the acre,
weighing 63 pounds to the bushel. This
is fully up to his expectation.
MEGEAR & Son had green corn for
sale this morning, grown in the vicinity
20 cents per dozen. The first basket of
green apples was also brought to mar
ket this morning.
A REPRESENTATIVE of SimOns Bro.
& Co., Philadelphia, gives notice that
he will be at the Delaware House to-
morrow, from $50 to 800 o'clock, as a
specialist where eyes are needing at
tentiOn.
THE second quarterly conference of
Smyrna Circuit was held on Saturday
evening. That for the Station will be
held on Friday evening next. Presid-
ing Elder Smiths sermon at SeversOn's
was on national subjects.
FRED LANG and ]. w. Jones each
sent up balloons last night about 10
O'Clock, very successfully. They as
cended high and hoated off in the di-
rection of Blackbird until they looked
no larger than a star, were finally seen
to take fire and burn up.
The following officers of Union Cas-
tie. No. II. X. G.. E.. were elected last
Thursday evening: N. g., Charles
Weller; V. c., G. E. Wiley; S. II
Frank Webb; NJ. of R., B. F. Matti
ford G. of E., Fred Lang; K. of E.
A. E. Fowler; V. H., Henry Palmer
Trustee, Rev. G. W. Dame.
The rain last week was a very i'm
pOrtant one to the young tomato
plants, which were making very slow
progress under the prevailing dry
weather. 1t brightend up the pros
pect of all departments in the canning
line. The addition that has been madl
to the cannery near the depot for can
ming corn as we'll as tomatoes, is nearly
completed.
WOODLAND BEACH hotel was filleC
up last week to repletion, every room
being taken. Some parties who cam,
down for a short stay were so wei
pleased, that they made arrangement
to come again and stay a week or 50
The 4th was big day; over 400 pc opl
besides those attached to the hOte
took dinner, and a large numbe
took supper.
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06

THE reported failure of the peach
crop calls forth the following from the
Philadelphia Press
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06

THE Sentinel, in noting the game be-
tween the teams of Dover and Smyrna
on Saturday week, using the informa-
tOn furnished it, says: THE Dover
ball club went to Smyrna last Satur-
day and defeated the Smyrna club in
FIVE inning game by score of 5 to 4,
when the game was stopped by dark
ness. The Smyrna club only made
one hit off of Honey, the Dover's
pitcher, he striking out II of their
batsmen." The DeLGVGreGn gives the
score as 6 to 4.
This is not as we understand it. In
stead of being stopped by darkness the
Dover team stopped about o'clock,
nearly two hours before dark, because
they said they must 20 home, fearing,
as was believed by the spectators that
if played to finish they would have
lost the game. By the rules the
Smyrna team could have claimed the
game by 8 to 0, as their opponents de-
serted the field There was a great
deal of kicking and dissatisfaction
though the umpire was from their own
town.
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06

NtGHT-wATCHMAN PRATT had an
experience on Thursday night that he
don't wish 10 occur every week. He
was on his beat about midnight, and
just after passing the Hosiery Factory
a brick bat came from the board yard
on the opposite side with such force as
to indent the board fence where it
struck just ahead of him, only missing
him by a foot or twO's space. Seeing
the object aimed'at was neither hit nor
disabled, the miscreant started in full
run up the street. Pratt fired two
shots after him from his revolver, but
neither took effect, his dog chasing him
out of hearing up the street. Two
men, hard looking characters, enough
so to create suspicion, were in town
that evening, and it is believed but for
the above episode, there would have
been a safe or two cracked that night
as these men disappeared about tha
time and we're not afterwards seen.
The morning news., 1892-03-27
CHICAGo's BooDLERs.
Two More Alderman Added to the
Seven Who Must Stand Trial

Two More Alderman Added to the
Seven Who Must Stand Trial
CHICAGO. March 26.-Ths expeota tions
that the differences Of opinion In the ranks
of the prosecution would prevent the indict-
ment Of Aldermen Bowler and Michaelson
were disappointed to-day. Two new in
dictments were finally presented in court,
making nine city fathers in all who must
now successfully defend themsel yes bSfcre
a judge and jury or don striped clothing
The specific charge against Bowler
is that he attempted to "mace"
real estate owners to the extent of
$4,000 for putting through a street car
ordinance that would enhance Milwaukee
avenue property values. Michaelson' 8
alleged particular offense is that he tried to
blaokmail a coal merchant who wanted
permission from the city council to lay a
new switching track.
BOARD OF EDUCATION INVOLVED.
This afternoon the investigation took an
unexpected turn, the inquiry leading away
for the time being from the crooked alder
men to the members Of the city board of
education. Otis Jones. heating apparatus
manufacturer, was called to explain how his
firm received nearly all the contracts. Mr.,
Jones was under fire but few moments
when he tainted. Great commotion
ensued among the jurors, but
the witness was revived and
the examination was continued MIR.
Jones' testimony IL true. would seriously
reflect on ex-State Senator M. b Hereby,
one of the members of the board of educa-
ton, and Banks Cregier, son of ex-Mayor
Cregier. Through Mr.. Jones' clerk,
G. T. Goodrich, now secretary of
the observation-disclosures Club, it was
claimed that about $4,000 had been
paid sHerely and young Cregier-to the
former to get fat contracts and to the latter
to have Hereby reappointed by Mayor
Cregier. Mr.. Goodrich succeeded Mr..
Jones on the witness list, and declared that
Mr.. Jones' testimony was maliciously false.
Except Aldermen Bowler and Michaelson.
none of the many suspects were indicted to-
day. Bowler aud Michaelson each gave
R1O 600 hail
The morning news., 1892-03-27

be paid eventually by somebody" said
Judge Pardee.
'Do you think the Georgia Pacific made
the lease at all. or did the Richmond and
DanvIlle make itF' inquired Judge Speer as
Mr.. Erwin was discussing this point
THE DASVILLE THE LESSER.
Mr.. Erwin then proceeded to show that
the lease was made entirely by the DanVille
and that the Georgia Pacific was a mere
nonentity. Mr.. Erwin discussed the point
OF oomlty between the states and read the
charter OF the Richmond aud Danville.
showing that they were not allowed to lease
competing line in Virginia, and conse-
quently could not do that in Georgia. Mr.
Erwin argued that the issue could not be
properly settled by returning the propsrty
TO the directors, but that permanent re-
celyer would be necessary to dissntangle its
affairs.
Judge Pardee interrupted Mr.. Erwin's
argument to say that so long as they kept
within the bounds OF the charter the
majority Of the stockholders had the right
to control the road.
From the questions OF the judges 1t ap-
peared that they are inclined TO return the
property to the directors.
MIR. Erwin closed at 8 O'Clock.
THE EMPLOYEES TO BE PAID.
Judge Pardee said the case was taking
more time than he had any idea of. He
was In hopes 1t would be decided in time to
pass an order for the payment Of the
February pay rolls of the employees If on
Monday, he said, it appeared that the case
was likely to last much longer he would
pass an order for the temporary receiver to
pay the pay rolls.
Judge Pardee ordered Gen. Alexander to
file report as receiver OF the money on
hand available to pay the February pay
rolls. IL would appear that the receiver is
to be ordered 20 pay the hands until the
question Of the responsibility of the Dam
Vile or Central can be decided.
MIR. Lawton, Maj. Bacon and Capt Jack
son will speak Monday. Neither are ex-
pected to make long speeches. It is ex-
pected that they will occupy the entire day
at best, however.
Edward Mcintyre is mentioned as the
probable temporary receiver. His pane
receives the highest Endorsement on every
side when mentioned.
Judge Adams left tonight for Savannah
to spend Sunday, and Mr.. Mills has gone to
Americus with Mr.. Harold.
The morning news., 1892-03-27
HILL AFTER SOUTH CAROLINA.
One OF Bis Lieutenants DickerinR
With the Tillrnanites.

One OF Bis Leutenants Dickering
With the Tillmanites.
COLUMBIA. s. G., March 26-Elliot Dan
forth, state treasurer Of New York, is again
In the city. Although he will not admit 1t,
it is generally believed that he is here in the
interest Of Senator Hill. and that he came
for the purpose of consulting with the
dominant element" las the Tillmanite ad.
ministration term themselvesl, about getting
the South Carolina delegation to support
the senator. Mr.. Danforth was here once
before during the week, ostensibly for
the purpose of searching documents in
reference to revolutionary heroes for
book which he is said TO be writ
ing, but to the ordinary political
observer that appears TO be a mere subter-
fuge and his real object is generally be-
lieved to be as above stated. The don't
nant element" would like to turn the state
over to Seuator Hill no doubt, but the
Cleveland sentiment is strong here aud 10
remains to be seen whether Mr.. Denforth's
negotiations are successful. During his stay
here in search of revolutionary documents
he was hobnobbing with the administration,
who are not as much interested In revolu-
ttonary matters at present as they are in-
teTested in ping in power.
The morning news., 1892-03-27
A CARPET MILL BURNED.
Damage of Nearly 100000 Done ir
an Hour.

Damage of Nearly 100000 Done in
an Hour.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 26.-Fire
broke out shortly before O'Clock tonight
and damaged the great carpet, rug and
curtain works Of John Bromley g. Sons, at
Lehigh avenue and Front street, to the ex-
tent Of nearly $500, 600 within an hours time.
The flames were confined to half of
mill No. /. an immense:4-story brick struct-
ure used Cor the manufacture of turcomsn
curtains, originating in the picker room, it
is supposed by spontaneous combustion, and
In short time completely Quilted the entire
plant Of valuable machinery. The walls of
the wrecked half Of the mill fell in, while
the rest of the building escaped serious dam
age through the protection afforded by a
division wall and fire-proof doors In the
center.
The spinning and carding departments,
which occupied the lower portion OF the
building, were completely wrecked, and
this will cause suspension of work in the
entire plant. employing $500 hands. Ia
addition 10 the mill. fourteen 3-story brick
houses, the property Of the Smith estate,
were destroyed with their contents, entail
ing an additional loss OF 800 ,001. The fac
tory is fully insured.
The morning news., 1892-03-27
SHOT WHILE RLOPING.
Officers Mistake a Couple of Lovers
for Horse Thieves.

OnCO1E bnlSbdhe q OOupl9 OF Lovers
for Horse Thieves.
New ORLEANS, LA. March 26.-The
Times Democrats Corpus Christi Tex
special says: "a tragic affair occurred In
Hidalgo county yesterday. which is touching
in the extreme. Two state rangers. with P.
s. Coy of this county as guide, were in the
locality mentioned above on the outlook for
horse thieves. Suddenly they came upon
two Mexicans riding the same horse, and
called to them to stop, as they were officers
and wanted information. "I'u die
before you shall take me,n
replied the Mexican riding in front, and
drawing his 6-shooter, he fired at the ran
gers. but without effect. Coy Immediately
returned the snot 9nd brought his man to
the earth. The ball passed through his
body and produced almost instant death.
The Mexican riding behind sprang from the
horse, and kneellng beside the prostrats
form OF the dying man, raised his head and
began sobbings and begging him not to
die; the rangers came up and discovered that
the uuinjnred Mexican was 16-year-old
girl, dressed in mems attire, aud that the dy-
ing man was her lover. They had eloped
for the purpose OF getting married"
The morning news., 1892-03-27
oHARLEsroN's NEW ROAD.
Directors Elected for the Norfolk,
Wilmington and Charleston.

Directors Elected for the Norfolk,
Wilmington and Charleston.
CHARLESTON, s. c., March 26.-The in-
oorporators of the Norfolk, Wilmington
and Charleston Railroad Company met here
to-day, and opened the books of subscrip-
tion to the capitol stock Of the company.
One hundred thousand dollars was sub
scribed on the spot, and that amount will
be increased to $10,OO0,000. The Stock
holders then held a meeting, aad elected
the following board OF directors A. A.
Gaddis, H.. Z. Young, Thomas
Pinckney, T. A Huguenin OF
Charleston; X. Duncan Harris of
New York, j. c. McNaughtin and J. White
BERTHE OF Philadelphia, Kirby =. Upper OF
Charleston and Maj. J. q. Gibbes of Column
bia. The board OF directors Immediately
held a meeting and elected the following
officers for the company: A. A. Gaddis
president, H. +. Young vice president and
Kirby 8. Tupper secretary and treasurer.
The morning news., 1892-03-27
TERMINALS SLUMP.
Fahpestock Denies That the Plan Is
to Be ReorRanized.

Fahp estock Denies That the Plan Is
to Be Reorganized.
NEW YORK, March 26-Richmond Ter
minsl stock continued to decline to-day on
the stock exchange, going as low as IL and
closing at 11A. The Tribune says a rumor
was started to the effect that the reorgaui-
zation committee was revising its plan and
would have several notifications to offer the
first of the week. The report is declared to be
unfounded by those who are in position to
know exactly what the committee has done
and Is doing. II. C. Fahnestock said that
the downword movement of the stock was
entirely the result of stock exchange opinion.
"The committee has put forward PLAN"
he said, 'for the consideration of the public,
and it is now being discussed. They have
net made any revision of it and have no
modification to offer, although Of course
they have power to modify it if it should
be thought best to do so. At present every
thing is waiting for the verdict Of the
stockholders and the public.n
The morning news., 1892-03-27
ON TO OKLAHOMA.

Negroes of Memphis Start on Long
Tramp.
MEMPHIS, TENN, March 26-Six hund-
red and fifty negroes left Memphis this
morning for Oklahoma. They will make
the journey in wagons and on foot. 1t is
expected that 1000 more will leave for the
same place Monday. The exodus is not di-
rectly due to the late lynching. The matter
had been talked of before, but the lynching
and action Of the colored mass meeting ad
vising all who could to leave, precipitated
and caused many to make up their minds to
go who, perhaps, would not otherwise have
done go
The morning news., 1892-03-27
EXECUTIVE SESSION LEAKS.
James R. Young the Object of Petty
Persecution,

WASHINGTON, March 26.-Apparently
with the absurd idea that by so doing they
could force the newspaper men to reveal
the names Of the senators who tell executive
session secrets, the leak hunting senators have
not only excluded the principal executive
clerk OF the Senate, James r. Young, whose
sole duty is 10 connection with executive
sessions from the executive sessions Of the
past week, but have taken tentative steps
toward remov wing him. in spite of the fact
that they know, as everybody else does, that
Mr.. Young never betrayed a secret in
his life, and that persecution of
him will not make other newspaper men,
even out of sympathy for him as a news
paper man, botray the senator's Il is un-
likely that these senators will do more than
hold the threat Of removal over Mr.. Young,
but it is very likely that he will resign out
Of self-respect and express his opiRion OF
such unfair treatment.
The morning news., 1892-03-27
DEMMINo's STORY NOT BnLIEvED.
FRANCE AND TEE ANARCHISTS.

The Governments Decides to Expel
the Whole Brood.
PARIS, March 26.-The SolieI to-day says
the government has decided DO expel all the
anarchists from France. Some Of the am
bassadors in Paris, it adds, have furnished
M. Ribot, the foreign minister, with a list
Of their oountrymen in Paris who are sus.
pected Of being anarchists. Prince Krapot-
KIN, the we'll known Russian anarchist, in
an interview to-day declared that a social
revolution is on the point OF breaking out.
The Oppressed" he declared, would extern
sively employ dynamite in the Cause OF
freedom.
The morning news., 1892-03-27
MAY BIC JACK TIE RIPPER.
The Melbourne Prisoner Said to,Have
Made q Confession.


MELBOURNE, March 26-Consid srable
excitement was caused here to-day by a
statement published by the Argus which
declared that Demming. the murderer, had
made a confession There has been a strong
suspicion entertained here and in England
that Demming is none other than the noto-
rious Jack the Ripper" the slayer OF the
Whitechapel Uondon) outcasts, and this
suspicion is borne out In measure
not only by Demming's appearance, which
closely tallies with the description given of
the Whithchapel 1end, but by bis alleged
confession. The Argus is reliable news
paper, and there is no reason to doubt the
truthfulness OF the statement il makes to-
day that Demmiug has acknowledged that
he killed his wife and four children at Dem
ham, at Rain Hill, near Liverpool, aud that
he murdered and mutilated the last TWO
women whose bodies were found
In Whiteohapel. Although he has
confessed that these two Whitechapel
women fell victims Co his mania for murder,
while not denying be does not admit that he
killed the other Whitechapsl women whose
murders at the time attracted the attention
of the whole world. 1t is believed, however,
that when he finds all hope OF escape from
the clutches Of the law out OFF he will con-
fess, not only these murders, but others OF
which the police know nothing. In his con-
fesslon the Argus says Demming makes no
mention Of his object OF muti-
lating the bodies Of mis- Whioechapel
victims and removing certain OF the organs,
but. IL adds. there is scarcely doubt that
the man Is afflicted with disease similar in
some respects to nynaphomania. The case
is most peculiar In ali its aspects, and pub-
lie curiosity here is aroused to the highest
pitch to learn all the details of Demming's
many crimes.
DEMuNG's STORY NOT BELIEVED.
LONDON, March 26.-Scotland Yard au-
thorities have received no nrivate informa-
tion from Melbourne regarding Demming's
confession and they attach little Importance
to Demming 'slstatement thAuheikilled two OF
the Whitechapel women. They say they
believe Demmings object in making that
confession is to secure q remand and to be
brought to England. This is well known
trick Of criminals.
The morning news., 1892-03-27
OAROLINA's RAILROADS.
They Are Ordered to Pay Their Taxes
Inro Court.

They Are Ordered to Pay Their Taxes
Into Court.
CHARLEsToN, s. c., March 26.-A decree
was fled in the United States court to-day
directing the railroads in the state to pay
into court the amount of taxes based on the
old assessments aud directing the clerk of
the court to turn the money over to the
state. The suit grew out Of an attempt on
the part OF the state authorities to raise the
railrohd assessments, which was
resisted The railroads made q
tender of taxes based on the old
assessments but the state refused to receive
the money. subsequently the state applied
to the courts to be allowed TO receive it. All
of the roads have taken out injunctions re-
straining the state from levying on their
property, Ths matter will be hssrd in
April
The morning news., 1892-03-27
Rarrison,a Candidacy

WASHINGTON, March 26.-It seems a
waste of time here iu Washington to deny
reports that President Harrison is not q
candidate for denomination. II ought to
be understood onoe for all that President
Harrison is candidate for denomination,
and that in the opinion OK most Of the re-
publican politicians here in and out Of CON
gress. he will be renominatsd. 1t should
be added that most of the shrewdest ones
do not think he can be elected.