Smyrna times., 1892-02-03

CARRIED OFF A COLORED WOMAN's
FINGER.-At Wilmington Saturday,
when Edward Anderson was searched
previous to being sent to Jail, human
finger wrapped in paper, was found
in his pocket. He refused to say to
whom it belonged. 1t looked like
that of a female, and had been chopped
off with a razor.
The Daily Republican said of the
late James G. NAPLES, of Dover: "He
was member of the PRESBYTERIAN
Church, and although a Democrat, he
was law abiding citizen" The editor
of the Delaware City Ne,Us evidently
takes the thing much to heart, for he
cries out: shame Shame on such
petty partizanship."
No less than eight candidates are
already announced for the sheriffaltv
nomination of New Castle county, five
among the Republicans aud three
among the Democrats The RepubH-
can candidates are Pierce Gould +,
Levy COurtman Paul Gilles, Horace g..
Rettew, w. J. Lank and Alexander
Beggs Among the Democrats the
candidates are Peter J. Ford, James h.
Carmichael and Fred Kienle.
The Odessa Herald, in speaking of
the recent meetings there, where some
| 65 persons have prOfessed conversion,
saws Over score of young men
at the revival meetings, have deter
mined to lead a better life. They need
all the encouragement they can get and
the establishment of a reading room.
where they can spend their leisure
hours in avoiding dangerous places,
and in gaining useful information from
books, magazines and papers.
The pupils of Little Greek public
schools have bought a typewriter and
will print a paper called the Little
Greek ReUieW
Troop BIS handsome new armOry at
Twelfth and Orange streets, Whining
ton, will be formally opened by a prom
enade concert and full dress ball on
evening of Washingtou's birth day.
The Governors of Delaware, Mary land
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and their
stalls will be invited.
GOES To JAIL FOR LIFE.-Saturday
night shortly after midnight, the jury
in the case of the state vs.. John X.
Lodges, indicted for murder in the
second degree, in having performed a
criminal operation upon Miss Martha
|. Evans, of Indian River hundred,
resulting in her death last uly, re-
turned with the verdict of guilty, and
the prisoner was sentenced to pay the
cost of the prosecution, 81, 500 fine, and
be imprisoned for life.
VIM. J. Gibbons, convicted of firing
one OF the Dupont barns, was plllOried
for one hour and whipped with forty
lashes at New Castle Jail, Saturday
afternoon. In the absence CT Sheriff
simmons. Warden Tucker welded the
cat" This is the first time in many
years that this punishment has not
been administered by the sheriff in
person. The whipping was very light
barely reddeniug the skin. GIbbens
bore it without hinchiug, chewed to-
bacco and left the post with grin on
his face He is serving ten years
imprisonment.
A public reception will be helG at
the State College for Colored Students
on Thursday, February 4th, at ,
O'Clock, p. IN. The board of trustees,
members of the faculty, and the
teachers of the colOred public schools
of the state, will be present. Addresses
will be delivered bp the Hon. Charles
b. Lore, president of the Board of
Trustees, who will preside; by Rev.
w, d. Cook Of Wilmington, Presiding
Elder T. II. Johnson, of Dover, II. c.
Conrad, E-q., of Wilmington and
/ Wesley Webb, president of the faculty.
The event will be the formal opening
of the college.
JOHN p. MCLEAR. p McLear
of the real estate firm of Clark & Me
Lear, died at his home in Wilmington,
of acute pneumonia after briei
illness, Sunday. He leaves wife and
three daughters.
Mr. McLear was son of John and
Elizabeth Bush McLear, and was born
November %, 1882.
Mr.. McLear was an ardent Republi-
can. and in war time a leading pOliti
clan He was member the Wesi
Presby erian Church, in the OrganizA
ton Of which he was a prime mover
and for many years an elder. Henry
G.. McLear, of McLear & Kendall, car
riage manufacturers, Samuel B. Nc
Lear, of Philadelphia, and EliZlhett
McLear, of Wilmington, were broth
ers and sisters of the deceased.
The electric light question is being
agitated in Dover. The Sentinel II
discussing it. says: We want tn
streets of our town lighted with elec
tricity. We want the arc light; W
don't want any firebugs. Now tn
question is, how shall it be done? Ii
one of three ways-First Have tn
town put in an electric plant in con
nectiOn with the waterWOrks. Sec
Ond: Bond the town, purchase tn
. gas plant, and combine with it a.
electric plant. Third: Petition tn
. Dover Gas Light Company to cOmbin
an electric plant with their presen
, facilities, and contract with the CON
pany to light the town.
I
/ County Assessors John J. O'Hara, N
= 4. COnOway and Charles Whann, clos
D ed their sittjngs at the court hOus
/ Saturday evening. During their 81
: tings of five days 1878 names wei
added to the assessment lists. TheI
were many waiting to have their nam'
a placed on the lists when the hour f
II closing arrived 1t is estimated
II the assessors that at least 1000 vote
j. have been returned as delinquents
d Collectors DOugherty and McKe
le The disfraRchisement was not cOnfiuC
to members of the Republican part
for many prominent Democrats we
n, also fraudulenlly returned as deli
IL. quents when they had paid their tax
Y. and obtained receipts. Voters W
'e. have thus far been unable to quail
in themselves. will not have anOth
se opportunity until the first Tuesday
March, when the Levy Court "
begin to hold daily sessions as boa
"a Of assessment, revision and appeals.