Smyrna times., 1895-01-16

WnOle line OF political rOttenneSS Will
be undermined. We would like to see
the political parties purged of corrup-
tion in Delaware, but unless the cause
is removed and the net work of tax
and assessment laws destroyed, no re-
form will come through either party.
A bill will be presented to the
Legislature which if passed will rid
our State of those wandering bands of
dirty gypsies. Delawareans apparently
do not take much stock in having their
fortunes told by crossing the palms of
the gypsy women with silver. But
still the young folks out on lark like
to have their future foretOld by those
who proclaim foresight in the future.
James B. Bce, who for the past
eighteen years has been connected
with the we'll known firm of Stevenson
& Slaughter, of Dover, has purchased
the interest of the late f. NJ. Steven
son, and the firm name has been
changed to Slaughter & Bice. Thirty
| years ago the business was commenced
| by Messrs. Mcdaniel and Stevenson,
which was succeeded by the firm of
| Stevenson & Slaughter, recently dis
solved by the death of the senior part
ner
| FIRST NATIONAL OF MILFORD.-At
the annual meeting ofthe stock holders
of the First National Bank of Milford.
Henry F. Lofand was chosen a director
to fill the vacancy created by the death
of Hon. James Il. Lofand. Mr.. Lof-
land is the grandson of the Col. H. B.
Fiddeman, who was the first and for
many years president of this Bank.
The old board of directors, as follows,
was reelected: James NJ Hall, Presi-
dent; Col. G. s. Watson, George Rus
sell, Il. }. Davis, c. J. Harrington, J.
B. Smith, l.. 5. Truitt and Il. H. Viii
liams The directors declared a
dividened of per cent. for the past
six months.
The EUery Eoening in speaking of
the act of Governor Reynolds in re-
spiting the death penalty of Michael
FainO, says But the Governor by
his act has virtually nullifed the YER
dict of the jury, and by subjectiug the
man to practically Imprisonment for
life, modified his crime to one of lesser
degree There was not the slightest
ground for the action taken by the
Governor, and it will only prove an
other reason for thank kfulness that he
has but few more days during which
to exercise the pardOning power or
any other function of the high office
in which he has proved such a con-
spicuOus failure.
REsPITFD FOR FIFTY-FIVE YEARS
Michael Faino, who was sentenced to
Z l. n 60 ho u or
I of Carlo Ruya, on April 20, 1898, was
respted Friday by Governor Reynolds
for 55 years. Faino was to have been
executed on January %. FainO will
. be l02 years of age at the expiration OF
his term of imprisonment. The news
f of the Governors action created con
} siderable comment. New Castle people
generally favored a respite. as they
were opposed TO an execution taking
place in that city. Many persons are
outspoken in their condemnation o
! the act, and denOunce it as another o
2 the many instances of the misuse o
executive clemency by the Governor.
A Tough RENTING CAsE.-The resi-
: dents of Milford Neck have been mucl
interested for ten days past in a con
= tention between Thomas f. VirdeI
Il and Trusten P. NcColley for the posses
sion of farm. The facts, as we ge
them, are as follows: Mr.. Nirden las
= summer rented one of his farms t
: Jefferson Banning, who later decide
+ not to occupy it, and sold the CROWN
h wheat crop to McColley, and also sui
! leted the farm to McCol!ey. Virde
d moved upon the farm the last day 0
1894 and McColley moved in upo
o Virden the next day. Virden hrough
i suit TO eject McColley, and the cas-
a was decided in Virden's favor at Dove
!. last Tuesday on the grounds of forcibl
= entry on the part of McColley. Nj
COlley, it is said, will now sue fC
possession on statutory grounds. Nil
n ford Ne1Os.
, LEGISLATION ASKED FOR IN EsTAI
= LIsHING A STATES PRISON AND WORE
II ING BILL "A meeting in the intere
? of prison reform as proposed by ii
Union for the Public Good. was hel
l. at the residence of A. d. Warner la
OF week in Wilmington at which the bi
1t to be presented to the Legislature
II secure prison reform was discusse
II The measure IN its present form prOvid
u for the appointment of board
trustees of the Delaware State wOrl
a. house to consist of nine members, thrt
: from each county. One trustee fro
n each county shall be woman. II
q trustees are not to receive any cor
% | pensatiOn tor their services, other ths
. such expenses as are incurred in a
tending the board meetings. The b
also provides for the appropriation of
rs sufficient sum OF money TO erect
st suitable building with completed equi
- ments, to be completed within tv
* years from the passage of the act. tt
n bill also provides that: "All persOl
Id committed to the custody of the sa
trustees shall be compelled to labor
~ some suitable employment at lea
hs eight hours each secular day, unle
+ physically disabled. For all overwO
m each person shall receive credit. T
r.. money earned by OverwOrk may at Il
rv option of the prisoner be sent to
an family, expended for such articles
he may have in prison, under the rul
or may accumulate, and be paid to hi
ng in lump at the time of his discharl
ng The cost Of the keeping of the prisOnt
10, shall be paid by the counties pro ra
TO per capita, each county paying only
ch so many persons as may he sent fro
all such county, and each shall be credit
ar with the value Of the labor of t
OF prisoners so by it sent"