Smyrna times., 1894-11-21

rise to grave apprehension but as the |
hours passed it was ascertained that
Mr.. Marvil was not sick al all, and
was really moving about the town at
tending to his business as usual.
DEATH OF EvEvETT SNowDEN.-
Everett Snowden died at the home of
Mrs. S. S. Culbreth. his wife's mother,
Dover. Saturday morning aged 80 years.
Deceased was a native of Baltimore
and had had been suffering from a
paralytic stroke for some time. The
funeral took place Monday afternoon
at o'clock, in Silver Lake Cemetery.
Oystermen from the Delaware bay
report that the season in the Delaware
bay is nearly at an end. The bOrers
last year, the Oystermen say, killed
large number of bivalves, and the few
that survived have been dredged or
will be before many weeks. Some of
the boats down the bay have already
laid up for the season, and by the end
of next week half of the feet will have
quit business.
The Republican prosecution of
New Castle County Tax Receiver
John T. Dickey, on charges of illegally
issuing tax receipts from his Office for
the purpose of qualifying Democrats
for registration and voting, collapsed
in Municipal Court Saturday morning.
Receiver D:ckey produced his book of
receipt stubs, and submitted it for ex
animation. The prosecution called
dozen witnesses, but none remembered
when they received the receipts of
Dickey, and the cases were dismissed
by Judge Ball.
BURGLARS ARE OPERATING.-Per
iodically gang of burglars visit the
neighboIhood of Dover and prey upon
the farmers in the outlying districts.
| During the past week several farm
! houses on the road to HaZlettville have
been visited and on Monday night last
they broke into the farm house of
Richard Jones. Entrance was effected
through the window of the bedroom
occupied bv Mr. and Mrs. Jones, and
the thief appropriated a pair of boots
belonging to Mr.. Jones and also a
pocket book belonging to his wife.
A WANDERING Boy RETURNS
John Ratledge, the 19-year-Old son of
| Nathaniel Ratledge of Townsend, who
suddenly and mysteriOusly disappeared
| from his home there about six months
ago, and was not heard from nor seen
! for at least five months, has returned
home much to the joy of his parents,
who had become nearly distracted
over their sons long and continued
| absence. 1t is known that he went as
far as New Mexico and since he re-
turned has been kept busy relating
stories of his trials and adventures
during his long trip to the westward.
After he had been gone five months
young Ratledge wrote to his parents
from town in New Mexico and that
was the first they had learned of his
whereabouts.
Yes The Democrat majority was
increased in ST. Georges hundred, but
no decent Democrat sees anything to
be proud of in that. Every man with
a grain of common sense knows how il
was done. Ninety-One ballots were
thrown out, the most of which were
Republican ballots, on the ground that
in folding them the original stamp
blOtted opposite the stamp and there.
fore were thrown out. If the majority
of those ballots had been counted. II
was game pure and simple. The
manipulation of the Port Penn district
is sly one-Oh, he is a smart one
East st. Georges has a reputation fO
throwing out ballots. Everyone re
members the fyspeck episode a
! Odessa. Those are the brilliant trick
played by the tricksters of this hun
: dred.-MddIetown Transcript.
, FILLED TWENTY DOLLAR Coll
PIECES Es-Lead filled twenty dollar
gold pieces have made their appear
ance in Wilmington. A workman EN-
plOyed at the Pullman works, on bein
paid of this month, received in par
payment of his wages a twenty dolla
gold piece, which he gave to his wifi
to deposit in the Wilmington savin
Bank. The gold piece was subjecte,
to the test. and weighed above tn
standard. Then the piece was thrown
down on the desk but failedto give fort
a clear ring, in fact it fell like a piec
of lead. The gold piece was the
3 placed under a magnifying glass and
. cut revealed where it had been neatl
sawed in half The gold piece ha
I been scoOped out of the centre an
filled in with lead. The gold pieC
was paid to the Pullman Company b
!, the clerks 10 the Wilmington an
! Brandywihe bank in making up the
: monthly payroll.
Republicans are too rapid in slatin
State Treasurer and State Audito
, They will be able to name a U.
Senator but there, their prerOgatiV
= ends. The Democrats will hold
check upon the Treasurer and Audito
' appointment" y SUSSEX COuntidn.
q Several other of our Delaware e.
e changes have expressed a like, bl
: erroneous opinion. They evidentl
J. think the coming session of the Legi
;. lature will parallel that of 1889; but
very important difference this time
= that the State will have a Republics
Governor. In 1889 the Republics
House named candidates for Stat
- Treasurer and State Auditor, and Il
Democratic Senate refused to concu
Had the deadlock continued until Il
y Legislature adjourned, Governor Big
l. would have made the appointment
q ~ AIC dtlC OCLdlC uC4b WIN
Ie refuses to concur with the majority
J. Republicans in naming a State Ire
surer and State Auditor, then Cove
q. nor Marvil may appoint such Officer
"a Milford NelCs.
le A Cheswold correspondent of t
~ Sentinel says: The stricken nam
/ from the registry lists, and the decisi
of our Court in the suit for mandam
8. has been the theme before and sin
" the election. Where are we tending
iii If the argument justified the Coul
le decision (which is in doubt, he
if could they disregard the precedel
Surely a wide door to open in t
future. Our statue laws are apparent
az so many dusty volumes. We new
10 heard so many people before, includi
4r Democrats even, who question sucf
VI thing as justice through our cour
AZ How can we henceforth expect a fr
expression of the people through t
ne ballOtP Our only hope would seem
all
ly