Smyrna times., 1893-06-28

was appointed consul TO NOLJluB Budun,
England, during the first year of the
Harrison administration and has been
succeeded by the brother of ex-Secre-
tary Don NJ. Dickinson. They were
warmly welcomed by their many
friends.
The graduating class of Delaware col
lsge, numbering 13, were banqueted at
President Raub's Monday evening. The
trustees voted Monday to confer the
following degrees: Bachelor of Arts,
Brooks Ross, Mallery Foulk, w. w.
Knowles, J. NJ. Tharp and r. d. Hof.
fecker; Bachelor of Civil Engineering,
G. A. COOch, A. G. Plumb, J. T.. Ellis,
G. A. J. EdmOnstOn, w. w. Hynson,
J. H. G.. Wolfe and H. H. Taylor;
Bachelor of Science (conditionally) F.
o. Walton.
SENATOR M'MULLIN's DEATH
State Senator James II. McMullin,
member of the last General Assembly,
died early Monday at his home near st.
Georges of Apoplexy.
The deceased was born in St. Georges
hundred, March Goth, 1885. Els occu-
patton was that of farmer.
The deceased was a consistent men,
ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
He was a man highly respected in
private life and maintained the same
high character during his public SER
vices at Dover.
H. C. CARPENTER REWARDED
Henry G. Carpenter of Dover has been
appointed United States commercial
agent at Furth, Germany, FIVE miles
from Nuremberg. Mr.. Carpenter was
a candidate for the position of con-
sui to Bordeaux to succeed Horace
Greeley Knowles, but Asa Dickinson
of New York was appointed. The
position to which Mr.. Carpenter has
been appointed pays well.
Mr.. Carpenter is associate editor of
the DOUer Inder and is also in the in
surance business at Dover.
The marriage of Prof. Samuel Alb
bott' principal of the Milford Classical
Academy, to Miss Madeline White, was
sOlemnized at the residence of the
brides mother, at 2.30 o'clock on the
afternoon of Wednesday last. Bishop
Coleman performed the ceremony in
the presence of hundred or more of
the relatives and friends of the cen.
tracing couple. The bride was pret-
tily and becOmingly dressed in a gown
of white bengalne silk trimmed with
duchess lace. The bridesmaids were
all dressed in white dotted Swiss mus
lin trimmed with bows of pink satin
ribbon. There were six of these happy
bridesmaids as follows: Miss Vert
WessOn, of Centreyille, Md, Miss
Pagan, of Philadelphia, Miss Abbott. of
Boston, a sister of the groom, Miss
Maria Causey, of Milford, Miss Mary
White, sister of the bride, and Miss
May Neall, of Philadelphia.
The number of visitors from Della
ware to the Worlds Fair is large. AL
most every day new arrivals are regis
tered at the Delaware Building. which
is very popular place with all Della
Wareans and former residents of the
State who have become residents of
other localities and who find their wav
to the State building to meet old asso.
Citations with them
Besides numerous Wilmingtonians
who registered there this week are
noticed Representative William Cooch
of Newark and Mrs. Curtis, Miss Curtis
and H. H. Curtis H. P. Cannon, son
and daughter, of Bridgeville; Mrs.
Robert Ferguson of Dover; Mrs. Sue
Haag of Philadelphia, formerly of
Dover; DR.. Thomas V. Cahall. wife
and son, and Mrs. Lister and son, and
Mrs. Robert w. Reynolds of Frederick
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Richardson of
Dover, who have been visiting the Fair
for three weeks have returned home.
MUST BE BY INDICTMENT.-In the
case of the United States VS.. John H.
Fortner, before Judge Wales in the
United States district court, decision
was made which totally reVerses the
proceedings as hitherto followed in
cases of the nature involved.
In the case Monday John H. Fort
ner was charged with selling liouor
without special license. A. r. San.
born appeared for the defendant. The
punishment on conviction is a fine of
not less than 500 and not more than
$500, with Imprisonment of not less
than one month and not more than two
years.
The proceedings were on information
to which proceeding Mr.. Sanborn filed
general demurrer upon the grounds
that the offence charged is an Infamous
crime within the meaning of amend
ment Of the constitution, which pro.
Vldes that no person shall be held to
answer for capital or otherwise in
famous crime, unless on the present
ment of an indictment by grand iurv.
Defence claimed that crime punished
by Imprisonment in a state prison or
penitentiary with or without hard labor.
is the punishment of an infamous crime
within the provisions as referred to.
Judge Wales dismissed the infOrma-
ton, holding that under existing deci-
sion of the United States Supreme
Court ( (Mackin VS.. U. S. 1856 the crime
is an Infamous one and therefore must
be proceeded against by Indictment
This totally reVerses the custom of
procedure in the local district court.
which in cases of this nature, have
hitherto been uniformly by informa-
tiOn. This is the first case here where
the court has defined an infamous crime
DELAWARE COLLEGE COMMENCE.
MENT.-Tbe annual commencement
exercises of Delaware College were
held on Wednesday last. The grad.
uating class was the largest that has
left the institution for years, number
ing thirteen. The exercises began with
an overture by Oglesby's Orchestra.
DIR. A. N. Raub, the president of the
college, conferred the degrees granted
the various students. He also announ-
ced that the defamation contest had
resulted as follows: First prize. 500. TO
Clarence T. McVev; Second prize. $40.
TO George McIntire third prize. SIS. to
Horace Eastburn.
The members of the graduating class
with degrees awarded and the title of
their Orations are as follows.
Francis A. COoch, B. C. F.. "True
Evolution !" George ]. II. Edmonston,
Il. Z. E., "Triumphs of American In.
genuity;" Alfred l.. Ellis, B. G. D..
The Engineer as Factor in Ciyiliza.
ton" Mallery Faulk, A. B.. "Tbe
Education of the Times :" Robert ID.
HOfiecker, Jr., A. B., "The Romance of
Journalism )" Walter w. Hynson. B
G. E., "The Engineer and the Army -
William w. Knowles, A. B., "PopElar
Government )" Abner G. Plumb. b. G.
F., American Patriotism - Brooks L.
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