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vania will for edy Who are the Maine Law's worse enqmiesl Who are doing it the most injuries' or, who àis d rt * ft g more to hinder its passage. It con- mi ».Sts not in open and avowed opposition, de dared in every place or position, when they mui find any one to "blow "out their denunci . ... utioee upon. It is net with those who are tbe t beat practitioners at the bar, or who are the meet vociferous in the praise of Bacchus. No, Who, then, are they who •.land in the way of the progress of this moral renovation 1 Is it the wealthy 1—No ; it does not affect them, so far at least as the use of liquor is concerned; they have this, in common Cjjt &mgm Cimes. HOFFECKER, EDITOR. 6i30do 9 wiDMISDAY, AUGUST 3, 18B4. Tfet Haine Law's Worse Enemies. nos« of these! with other indulgences, which wealth can con fer ; and when men are not personally concern ed, ia their exertions for or against anything, they are not generally very strenuous. Arc they the drunkards : the poor, despicable, nerve less and debasing victims of th.s vice ! No. Poor drunken debauchees, who, though once probably were standing high in the confidence and esteem of their feilow-men, and, in influ 1 euce and as public benefactors, were pre-emi nent, are " mightily fallen "—regarded as mere <1 ranken brawlers, and scarcely muro noticed i.ian the cur. With resolution weakened and destroyed— Um man lowered in his own estimation—the toor* excessive indulgence of the bottle causes t.ie less attention to be paid to hia voice on any question. Neither of these two classes do we call the Maine Law's worse enemies. There many men of influence in the community who are pretty good at " spouting " on the prevailing vices, reforms, and et eelaras of the ».ay, who profess to have a little sharper, vision, or a telescope through which they can see lurough the maze and intricacies ot the wire • re workers in the back-ground, who raise their »oicce—yea, their energies—against this "de stroyer of liberty," as they cull it. They have vociferated and frothed," when, descanting upon this "encroachment upon their ri^ite," that they could be led but never driven fi»jo measures. Well, the noose has already bee'q ustened to the proboscis of many of them—the dear people for whom they are s»$duch con cerned about election time, have taken it into a their heads to pass a Prohibitory *kw, and they, seeing which way the victory will turn, urray themselves under the banner, and are tbe •act active pursuers after the enemy, which has been put lo flight. They achieved a signal victory! This reminds us of an anecdote of Weitern life. In the Back Woods, among the very gerous; as they attacked, indiscriminately, men and beasC It happened, one night, a bear got into the cabin of one of the settlers. The man, terr fled at such a hideous monster, jump ed upon the cross-beams, while Betsy, a perfect heroine, seized the pan band le. and, a tier a hard •draggle, left her antagonist lifeless on the floor. William, seeing the bear stretched out, jumped down, exclaiming : We killed him ! ! Didn't we, Betsy 1 These men are not the most dangerous, they ere satisfied in any water w here the pearls lie. The worse enemies of this law, and (Ji who will be the most bard to conquer, are the large and respectable body of people who have b«en brought up in the footsteps of their fathers —who think that every move to reform is draw ing them closer in the folds of vice—every effort to improve is an innovation on the good morals and steady habits of fact, that the World is growing worse and etery day ; and, with the expression, oft peated with a deep sigh, "Times ain't as they Dae to were I" These men are the "bone and sinew " of our country;—they move along in a quiet way, and are practical, well-doing and moral'—men who give a weight and dignity to their class ; who, after paasing the meridian df life, can look back fipon their pastcarcer, Without discovering black spot marked by the finger of drunken ticss| and yet they have, ^11 tbeif days, been taking what they called a " glass when they I Ye killed him ! M • • 11 ose old times and, in H worse re one These are the steady old fellows who set their faces against the law with such determi nation. Getting along themeelvea without a law, they Conceive that cVefy other man Can do so, and express not the hast charity for those Who Cannot govern themselves. These lire the ones who will need the "scales" re moved from their eyes. The next thing is, the most effectual way to do it This will be meet effectually done by spreading before them tem perance prints, and showing them, unequivocal ly, thc train, justice, and necessity of a Prohi bitory Law. • Tehperancb Mass Meeting. —Don't forget the "harvest home" tobe held to-morrow at Pratt'« Branch, in this county» Preparations iisv« been made for an interesting day. Mr, Chariton, from Wilmington, is engaged to be there, besides several other speakers of ability. Come out all—friend« or not friends to the va n«« - - a nd bear tbe principles set forth which a««, and should be interesting to every lover of Ms country. The meeting will be held on the pie nie plan. All who know the hospitality of Kant county need not fear going dinnerles* t i Th* Dedication. —Remember, next Sunday 4« the day on which the new and elegantly bailt Church, Bethel—situated about five miles from Smyrna—is to be dedicated. All person« nMaolicited to attend, and as they wish to pre tnmt this Church » " free offering " those with I « ready rhino," are particularly invited.— -%H who have ever heard Biuhop Waugh will vaut to bear him ag^.at, and tho«« who have will laatmgly regret it if they do not go. Tall Oat«.— Dr. Will m Me K. Taylor, near i'■Uckistou's X Road«, brought several «locks . i f 0§ta into our office yesteaday, raised by Luutself, measuring five feet eleven and a half muhe«. Rather hard to get ovef! I f the gen Philadelphia Again One Vast Sunday Grogobry !—The Supreme Court of Pennsyl on Wednesday last, decided that an in dictment for keeping a disorderly tippling house not lie against a licensed tavern keeper selling liquor on Sunday, and that the rem is under the act of 1784, which simply imposes a fine of four dollars. This decision made by Judge Lewis, Woodward and Knox, and again opens all the floodgates oi immorality, thesceuesofexceas and debauchery, which that city has been for weeks relvev by the energetic action of Mayor Conrad. The Sun speaking of thes decision says ;— Uncrupe the Flag .'—Liquor Sellers can now f r »j*. th « American flag and be free and indépendant on Sundays, and get as many cus omers inebriated as they possibly can serve their wares to. Rioting : fire alarma ; profanity whiskey and lager ate triumphant. Uncrape « flag—let it float to the breeze, and God ve the Commonwealth ! "ynopsis—said, as there seemed to be some doubt on the part of the Police in relation to Mayor Conrad, in his able address to tbe police, on Saturday last— of which we give a their duties in thc cases of the sale of liquor ou Sundays, I desire to state that their duties are wholly unchanged. They will con tinue, as heretofore, to report every oficuder for selling liquor without license. The lineofcon duct marked shall not for the present be rece ded from. The ruling of the Supreme court in the recent case of the Commonwealth vs. Barr, was tbe Commonwealth being wholly unrepresented, without argument, and strictly ex parte , and applied only to the case before them. The multiplicity of taverns under a system by which all who ask obtain licenses, and the number of intoxicated persons in the street on Sunday, rendered it deplorable. Every consideration of duty demanded, from the authorities a reform; and aware of the utter ineflicacy of a fine that scarcely diminish ed the wages of profitable crime, I adopted the expedient of binding over the offenders to an swer before a Court known to be in earnest in its support of the interests of morality and law. The results amply rewarded the effort. A quiet, long unknown, fell iipon the Sabbaths of of our city. Tbe shouts of revolry and riot, and the clamor of contending fire companies no longer disturbed our streets ; and not a sin gle case of fire riot, or other public disturbance, not a case of gross personal violence was re ported within the city, upon any subsequent Sabbath. j , • Warm Weather. —It is think of it! Here we have to sit, driving " n ' b >" while the thermometer is standing ^v.., ? rees ' and tho bi £ Aro P* of 8weat ro11 mg our face ,lke tears down the cheek of * " othtrle8S ca l f - !t « really too hot to write a P, ra ^'*apb on the weather ! While penning this, we were honored with a visit by several ladies. Our "devil "—polite gentleman—showed them the place that prin orflil " hot.— M ters significantly call "hell, findingany place hotter than they had previous ly found, they made a precipitate exit —the silken folds leaving tbe air in such a pleasant commotion, we haven't felt it so warm since. Horrified at Fruit. —Water-melons, apples and peaches, are becoming quite plentiful in our market.— What is better than a nice, ripe, coöl melon, when the thermometer is 99 deg., and rising, hey ! Peaches are selling at one dollar per basket, and rare-ripe at that ! The crop is very variable. Mr. B. Benton says, his orchard is full—full enough ; as many ns the trees can bear up under. Others, who have always had " enough and to spare," say they will have to "go a begging." The crop in this region will be about a half or two-third one. Powder Mill Explosion. —One of the powder mills of Mr. John P. Gareschec, one mile and a half from Wilmington, exploded on Saturday evening, about half-past seven o'clock. There were three distinct explosions—caused by the mill being divided into so many different compartment. Jan. Lynch, the watchman, was killed, and 3ks. Cannon, the engineer, «lightly wounded. We are informed by several per sona, of (his place, that they distinctly heard the reports. Narrow Escape. —Mr. Joseph C. Fouracrcs, made a very narrow escape with his life, on Saturday last, at Jimtown, near Smyrna. In attempting to jump from a wagon his footcaught iu the check rein, throwing him under thc wheel, which ran along his side, tearing all the clothe« away, but just grazing the skin. It is astonishing that his arm was not crushed.— The wheel ran along it, cutting the clothes off like a pair of shears. EcRtots Occurrence.—O n Saturday after noon last, as a son of Mr. Emory Temple, of this place, aged about ten years, was walking behind a horse, be struck him upon the hind leg, Which caused the hdrse to kick, and, in so do ing,'he struck the little fellow on the side of the head with his foot, rendering him insensible for several hours. He still lies in a critical conditios. Dr. Daniels is in attendance. 03" Blackwood's Edinburg Magazine, for June ; reprint of Leonard Scott & Co., New York. This is a work of world-wide reputa tion, The present is a favorable time for new »«becribers to commence—July beginning a ,,cw volume. This is one of the oldest and best patronized magazines in Great Britain. Th« »rtwle« «« forcibly written. Terms «3.00 per annum. Rusaway. —While Mr. John Lockwood, of Hazletteviile, was about leaving this town Saturday last, his horse became frightened— on ran int0 a Bule P 0 " 1 ' a »d tore the carriage to P ieces ' living the front wheels attached to b««, which were disengaged by his running into another post. The horse was arrested be fore ho got out of town. 03"'Ve understand that, on Tuesday last, Hatton Hannum, of East Bradford, cut his leg severely, though not dangerously, with a gram cradle.— IJ fester Cheater Jeffersonian. Wonder why he didn't use the scythe! W« have a horrid idea of cradles —they're danger 0 us tfiirgs ! C.mp Meeting.— -The Camp Meeting, on old ground in the wood, of the Messrs. ll Cooper, near Red Lion, will commence on Tuesday next, the 8th of August, The mans will be on the ground on the previous Friday to select places for those wishing to tents. The encampment at this place 1. wwll, lh. U. t ..lof in lh. Uni» Putnam'« Magazine,— This number for August has already been received. Among the many article« <tf interest are The Smithsonian Institute, Spiritual Materialism,The Lightning Rod Man, West Point Cadet Life. All the article, are interesting, and tho.ewho bo, it the worth of their money. The terms are *3.00 per annum—in the year containing some twelve or fourteen hundred pages of most valu able reading matter. (£7* We wish our friend who brought us those delicious apples, the other day, would drop in " again soon. W • are pretty good though we say it If you don't believe it, try us ! Camp. —A camp-meeting to be held at the old ground at Pratt's Branch, will commence on Friday, August 18th. judges of good apple ourselves. Communications. Correspondence of the Smyrna Times. Wilmington Classical Institute, Mantua, near Wilmington, Del. Mr. Editor: —The above noble Institution is in ruins ; it was destroyed by fire on the af ternoon of the 4th of July, whilst the Principal, the Rev. Samuel M. Gayley, was at Media, assisting in the service of laying the corner stone of the Presbyterian Church, about to be erected there for the Rev, J. B. Dales, ol Ches ter. Mr. Gayley's very extensive and valuable library was happily saved, through thc exer tions of the firemen and citizens of Wilming ton. The furniture was much damaged by water. I believe the building was partially insured. No building in the neighborhood be ing suitable for his purposes, thc duties of thc Institute will be suspended for the present, but it is to be hoped, that ere long they will resumed, us we can ill spare an Institution, the thoroughness of whose education has long been characteristic. Mr. Gayley is one of the most sound and thorough teachers in the country; every department he has few superiors. pupils are scattered throughout tins great public—us ministers of Christ, sc. .alors, physi cians, lawyers, &c.,—all of whom will sympa thise with our beloved teacher and his faintly when they hear of the desolation of Mantua, connected as it is with hallowed associations and school-boy days of yore. An Old Student. Correspondence of the Smyrna Times. Lewes, Del., July 28, 1854. Ma. Enrroa ;—As I have heretofore men tioned my intention of giving your readers few thoughts on the condition of our country in this vicinity, l now let you have them in a very rough and uncouth style, thinking, per haps it may interest some one unacquainted with our lauds, in un agricultural point of view. It has been a mistaken idea w r ith a great many people not acquainted with thc quality of the soil of this section of Sussex county, that it consists ot a light, sandy and unproductive earth, but, let me tell you, this is a wrong im pression, tor there are not to be found anywhere in the State more productive laud than is to be found in this part of Sussex county. Sand here will yield, at common times, from thirty to sixty bushels of corn per acre. Some ten or fifteen years back, land could be bought for twenty-five or thirty dollars per acre. Every farmer is now turning his attention to improv ing his laud by cleaning up all the woodland, fencing in all the old and worn-out fields, re duced to extreme poverty by constant tillage, and sowing guano on them, making composts, and putting under cultivation every little spot that years ago would have been thought nut worthy the trouble Of putting »he plough into. Guano is the kind of manure mostly used, ns they think it suits dead-poor land hesi because it has effect the first year. Some years back lime was extensively used, butguano has super ceded it for the reasons given above. There was, as I have been informed, about two hundred thousand bushels of corn shipped at Lewes during the year 1853. Corn is the most profitable crop for Sussex county, as thc damp sea fogs that set in about the first of July or last of June, while it is ruinous to wheat, helps, and gives a start to corn. There arc some handsome farms within a few wiles of Lewes, which, for their Uisty buildings and general arrangements, arc a credit to our country. In Rchoboth, thc farmers have organized a club, called the Farmers Club,and have month ly meetings. They have also an annual exhi bition, whore the finest of all kinds of vegeta bles, grain and fruit, arc all exposed to the in spection of competent judge*, and premiums awarded to the successful exhibitor. In Rchoboth, Ihe Presbyterians arc building a new church, which, when completed, will be a great addition to thc relieving of the wants of thc people of that neighborhood, as they have been in thc habit of meeting in an old school house, with rude scats and no back to them, which is very uncomfortable. But with ail tha advantages of a good soil, and being near a good market, there is one thing that has clogged itself like an incubus on society—and that detested thing is Rum— the efleet of it in many an household ; and, on many a countenance is soon in these parts ! Yes, the energies of many an honest yeoman has been blighted by tho effects of the " vile bea sU will be loosed from many an arm, and the pro duce of the soil wiU be sold for thst which sustains life rather than destroys. We have lost one of our oldest citizens, Mr. David Walker ; ha was sick only a few days, and was an elder in the Presbyterian Church many years. • Last Thursday was what is called " Barefooted Thursday," and was conducted by many of tho farmers in this neighborhood, by assembling, in considerable numbers, on the Beach, two miles above the town, and participating in such aport as bathing, fishing, dancing, and various gym nastic exercises. The mosquitoes (or, as they are commonly called, "skeeters/'Y have been hero in abun dance, but, as they have nearly disappeared,we would advise those that want to enjoy them selves, to " come along," as we can find room for a few more. No wort at present. Respectfully, yours, our H Give us a Maine Law and thc shackles BaEvirr. Correspondence of Iks Smyrna Timet. Lew««, July, 1854. M». Editor :—We do not wish to flatter «0 susceptible a writer a* our friend "Brevity appears to bo, but we can but give him credit ft ✓ . . I „ivpn in his last enis-1 * f Btr ong, sensible ar- ! ^ nt8 he ad , ance d u , pr0V e the stability ot ag8er tions ! And. how imooth and senti ntal the expression where h« de«rc= the end be! Now, an end we also des.r^and it r^dn «• Vh^Tf-f^ °But the end we of tSuncoÄ T.SSpipl. of Lew«, in former letterby Brevity. Why thoK rem.rk. were made we cannot tell-—unless the writer thÂiJÏÏ « £ 8S!S3|Wbn«. Now. any per g0 n who has the slightest idea of the business done by the St. Nicholas, will see at once the , Ju Ä X»'^ Ä w>ns. the St. Nicholas; b|U ^ it were not f 01 those "blackberries" aud 0 ther good things that Brevity himself speaks so approvingly of, the steamer, and her company would all ga to the dogs (as the ex pression is) together. . We are always willing to take good advice, without regard to where it comes from ; and as wish to return the favor, we would just re mind Brevity of an old proverb, which says:— " Persons living in glass houses should uever throw stones." We are inclined to believe. Brevity is not ,or if he is, he can have but little we citizen ut L self-esteem, to speak so harshly of himself. It is a habit, which most writers fall into, dilate a great length upon the characters neighbors, and the whole community at large. Now, we would advise Brevity to cease scrib bling, if he can find no other subject, save the sins of his friends, to scribble upon. Yours, respectfully, Jlstttia. PENINSULA AFFAIRS. William Price, of Smyrna, Del. Drowned. was drowned about 0 o.clockon Tuesday morn ing alCatharine street wharf, Philadelphia.— He had been on board the tow boat Wyoming to see a friend, and in coming ashore lie foil tween the boat and the wharf, and was drowned before any assistance could be rendered, body was not recovered. | in The 03"The fortification bill which passed House, on the 24th of July, contained an appro priation of $50,000, for Fort Delaware. Drowned.—W e are pained to announce most fatal accident which happent d on Sunday last;—Four young gentleman Meters. Chas. B.Mitchel, Philemon Harrison,Bordley Wright, and Lawrence Browne, went out in a sail in Queenstown Creek during a (icsh gale wind —a sudden flaw struck the Lout and sized her, throwing the whole paity into creek, allot'whom succeeded in chining to boat except Mr. Browne, who was drowned before assistance could reach him. The unfor tunate young man was about 19 years of and was u son of Mr Chas. C. Browne, a native of this county but at this time a resident Baltimore. The young man came from more ihe day before, on a visit to sec his friends and relations in this county, in anticipation of pleasure, but alas! he is now a li.eless corpse. His body was not recovered until yesterday afternoon.— C'entrevit,le Times. Remember thc Sabbath day to keep it a iy. CoNSECHATEO.-The old Wye (Protestant copal) Church, near Wye MiMs, was consecra ted on Wednesday lust, Right Rev. Bishop Whittinghain officiating. A large number of persons from this and the neighboring counties were present on the occasion .—Centrcvillc Times. Accident.—A colored man, named Morris, while feeding a threshing machine, wu Saturday last, for Ephraim Beaston, of St. George's Hun dred, had one of'his anus taken off above the elbow. He was conveyed to the Alms House but expired about 3 o'cluck on Sunday morning. — Republican. • C a nr-M eeti no. —There will be a Camp Meeting at Lamb's School House, near Dags boru Commencing next Friday .—Sussex yews. 03" Camp-Meeting of the Methodist Episco pal Church will commence at Beckwith's, 8 miles from Cambridge, in this county on next Monday, the2lth insl .—Cambridge Chronicle Solo.—T he new steamer Kent, lias been sold by Capt. Sturgeon, to a company in Sca ford.Del., for about 828,000 .—Kent \ eut. BREVITIES. . 03" The Know Nothing hats are called "wide awakes," because they have no nap. 03"Wli »key drinking never conducts wealth into a man's pocket, happiness to his family, or respectability to his character—therefore, whis key is a non conductor and it is best to let it a alone. 03" R is said that fifty or sixty families from Vermont are making preparations to start lor Kansas. They will probably guuut in August, under the auspices of the Emigrant Aid Society. Thc Secretary of this Society is overwhelmed with applications for information. 03" New Orleans papers mention that a young lady was lined before the Recorder for forcibly kissing a gentleman against his will. Shocking ! 03" None arc too wise to be mistaken, but few arc so wisely just as to acknowledge and correct their mistakes, and especially the mis takes of prejudice.— Harrow. "Which Cage is he in!" — A« the Mena gerie was passing thc Sherman House yester day forenoon, an Irishman standing on the sidewalk exclaimed—"Be jabers, which cage is Douglas iu !"—Chicago Tribune. Kissing. —When a Wisconsin girl is kissed she looks surprised, and says, " how could you! To which, the swain replies "it will give me great ple&snre to show you," and proceeds to give her a duplicate .—MUwaukie Free Dcmo~ crat. Spunky.— When a Tennessee girl is slyly kissed, she puU on a frown and says, " put that article right hack, sir, where you stole it from. Our experience is limited, but we believe a Pennsylvania girl, when she is kissed generally " holds still" and says nothing .—Philadelphia Register. Our 'Duco' says they re-sip-rocate. Strange Occorrenc«.—D r. Jayne of Nash ville, Tenu., put a keg of powder under his house on Wednesday night last, and blew him selfand the house to fragments. The flames from the explosion burnt four adjoining build ings. The loss is supposed 4« be covered by insurance. Wrong.—T he Williamsborg Timet says:— " Since the introduction of green fruit in the markets, we may reasonably expect to see a rise in Dysentery." Yon nocd'nt expect to see any such thing, for as they say on'change, Dysentery has a downward tendency." 03" Mosquitoes.—Sprinkle a little brown sugar on live coals or a hot iron in your room, ami tho smoke of it wifi banish the mosquitoes for the night. —F.xehang e. ft *-■ ■ ' mi,») Th« essence of pennyroyal, sprinkled on the pillow of tho bed, will have the same effect. ' • Coffee is Dethroned. —"Liebing (the il lu.trious German chemist.) «y* that asparagus canU.i», 'LTTLjS prmeiple winch is called ^taurine, t fl I he çonsid^ * e „ rci8c . Takmg the hint jjaron Liebig, a writer in the London Gar- T dener's Chfonicte was led to test asparagus as ' a substitute for coffin He says: 'The young .hoot. 1 fcl p.„»re,l ta » m jlk.l.n. Jute. 1 .fil seeds, these roosted a "* A.- .• fgj-fcje from the'mocha." T^° «eeda a* *asSy, freed ffom the berry If drying.tljft hi a cool ovm then rubbing tliem on a sieve. In gopot .. asparagus yields seeds abundantly, and .1 tu- • "f may be grown in the United Statesal less than half the cost per poumlot the article now large ly imported." —w" , Cork for the Venom of Snakes aw In sects. —A correspondent of the* N. Y. Tribune, himself "Old Physician," asserts that Prussic Acid," and signing tbe virus of snakes, Ac., is stated that the antidote for it is spirits of harls is bitten In horn (ammonia). After a person recommends a few drops applied to the wound, and Sk) drops drank mixed with a Utile and whiskey. This dose is to be taken every ten ot twenty minute, until proluse perspira tion is produced, when all the symptoms of the poison, he asserts, will disappear. This anti dote, he says, is perfect and unfailing, and every person is advised to carry it with him, whenever he goes among venomous reptiles, &c. water new, but is well we are This remedy is not known, and perlkapse is very good, but not acquainted with single case ot its successful use, although we have often heard its efficacy spoken of .—Scientific Amir. A Great Change. —There have been about 500 appointments in the Consolidated Police Department, and out of all the original number of the Police there are, it is said, but nineteen This is a great change, and shows wps and downs," of political life. But it could not be expected otherwise, for the decree has gone forth that " Americans i««a< and will rule America."— Phila. Sun, v remaining^ the a J. of the the age, of of ho Advaxtagkm or Japan to this I kited Status. —Japan, with whom we now have a treaty, on our way to China; whereas, thc Eiiglis! French and Dutch, who usually double the Cape ofGood Hope, will have to go out of their The coal depot which we'have a right to establish in one of the Islands 11 he more valuable to our Shanghai and other lines of steamers to China, than it can ever prove to any other people in Christendom.-—A. Y. Express. The Crops of Illinois. —Accounts fl-uni Northern Illinois, state that all the various crops in that section promise an almost unprecedent ed yield. The number of acres of wheat sowed is one third larger than last year, and the yield bidsfairto surpass the usual yield by an aver age of from three to five bushel per acre. Oats arc luxuriant, and juru is thrifty. 03* Courting in the country is altogether different institution from the city article.—In the former place you get rosy lips, sweet cider johny cake, and girls made by nature; and, is I. way to trade with her. v: i Epis latter, a manners, tine silk, great jewelry and girls got up secundum artem. Always take the rural districts when you want to get a good style of calico. Modest Merit. —In Benton's "Thirty Y'ears View," is an anecdote of Lafayette, that on ii|> proueliing New York, bo made the unsophisti cated inquiry whether his servant would be able to find a hack at the pier ta convey his party to the hotel, so little did he anticipate thc national pageant which anxiously awaited his landing. New York Te.m per ante Convention. Commitee appointed by the State Temperance Society, at the last session in Albany, iu con -The ,* , i , , , junction with committees from the two grand divisions of the Sons of Temperance ot the ' State, have issued a call for a State Convention t to take place at Auburn, September 27th. ; * 1 03" A writer in the German Democrat state ! . 1.1 »>.1111 i. 11 > ! tint when Cortez landed in lower California. ( on liis tour of discovery, he found the weather so exceedingly warm that he called the country Calidn fur nur —Latin for hot furnace—anil) these words were abreviated to California. An Ancient Maine Law.—A mong the an cient German« some two thousand years ago, there was a tribe or nation called thc Suevians, who would not suffer wine to be brought into' their teritory, because said they, it enervates the mind and unfits the body for exercise ot labor. 03" A Post Office has been established at Fieldsboru, in Appoquiniuiink Hundred. MARRIED, On the 31 ult., by Rev. P. Mansfiield, Mr. James Raiighley, of Quceu Ann's county, Md., to Miss Ha nnah Robinson, of Cecil county. DIED, On Friday thc 21«t nit, Mr. Robert Palrna tory, of Duck Crook Hundred, iu tl.o 47th year of his ago. [Obituary next week.] At his residence in Duck Creek Hundred, Mr. Charles CowgUl, son of thc late John Cow gill, ia the 53d year of his age. THE SMYRNA TIMES HI PC BLUSH E» EVERY wsŒsriism'ir Ecoœsmj® } .*9 \ Committee IN THE TEMPERANCE HALL. SMYRNA, DEL., BY KOBi'. ». HOFFECKER, At «1.50 per annum, iu advance; or 82.00 if not paid till the end of thc year. No paper will be discontinued till ail arrearages are paid. Advertisements not exceeding one square, conspicuously inserted one time for fifty cents, two times for seventy-five cents, three times for one dollar, and twenty-five cents for every subsequent insertion ; longer ones in proportion. Wm. R. Cakoon, Esq., and Mr. William Magee, arc authorized to act us Agents for tho Times. ' * NOTICE TO CARPENTERS and masons. P ROPOSALS will be received by the sub acribers, far BUILDING a Brick M, E Church, 40 by (JO feel, in this place, and fur nwiling materials for the same. The whale oontroct taken by ono person preferred, place and specifications can be seen by calling cm the subscribers. It is desirable that all Proposals should be hnuded in by the 4th of July next, ~ L ~ they will be opened. EDWARD LORD, j . „ FRISBY B. CLARK, J. T. VAN BURK ALOW, hi [Ä\ r ^L OF* THE BALTIC. ^ lUablc <| 4 *i c k Trip! Highly Imitant from Europe .'-Evacuation g y " 0 y the Principalities f Thc ab ove is the latest news from ÉsMe^' he latest news in Smyrna is, that U. BTKRNV Main street, a few doorsi below the Post Office, just returned from the city, bringing wrth J;.« .«<k ol M)r-l-fe Uo.h.„ 6 . ! - C1TITEWS OP DELAWARE, U<Z J J TO YOUR INTEREST £ JT is an acknowledged fact in this cOrnmuni v t ;,it CLOTHING la «n Indiapeii'brtfië ar-' ticleano, ;J:«reforo, every one will have them ; hence the nîc.ctf'ty of ascertaining where tin best Good* can be bought for the small*»' union .1 ol money. 77'» People are beginning to wake up ou »lus subject. " a ' ** had dirt thrown W m eyes Ion ff enoogn. — Another declares, that " he is not 5 0in ® ° .f' lieve all the pnßng and blov»i»g bc«C C8 1,1 ( Smyrna Time» while another says, ** " hen he wants u good suit of Clothes, pair of Boot or Shoes, or Hat, Gaiters, Shirts, Collars, Cra vat, or ant thing in that line, lie is going right off to J. EATON & SON'S, where- they can be purchased cheaper than at any other estab^ lisliineiit in town." Yon can buy anything yon want at Philadel phia prices, rf J. EATON &. SON, Main st., opposite the Bank, Smyrna. SMYRNA PRICKS CURRENT. Cons sen.» VV ceklï for the Timm. Slioiililrrs. Muldliiig», Lml, Kcaik-n, I'ulat'MTi, :i7 i U» lun-. Wool, » $1 C5 Wlioat—re.I, •• —Willi», Corn— yellow, " —while, Uye. Oaie, tieuiM. Meal, Khi»» ed, IU i co » i 4Ô *5 UO Buckwheat, \ Ui . y iwi,,»,' itum r, Ui JO 1 •a Wood—hickory, 1 90 •• —oak, 4 90. 4 00 10 OO IS lO < - ooper SiulT, Hogshead hi lives. Wlnle Otik Blit. do. JO Ml. Sjiani.diOak Burk, 14 10 . 4 00 f> Oo C Ml ' 00 co i.o. 90 lo oo 1 90 1 90 tu hid JZJ IVueh 3 90 Black 0 10 While "ÄI-. Purk, lUuifi, Csl.Ut.O, j . Hunt IS.', Wil.MfMîTON, July IT. 1851. t orn Meal, per hush. K i 9 Zj ( urn, •i 05 Outs, •JO Turk, per l>M , 4 00 Kkuweil, Kluur.from wagons. 8Ü oo Uve. •• W heat, per liuehel. Hie. 1 Co. n M 60 4Z T 9o 1 33 l*im.Ain;i.l'HlA July IT. 1854. 9 00 5 25 g (.5 W lii'iil, |M-t Oinki-t, .Corn, •• Oats, •• W'îu-.il Kluur, I Hi« Kluur, ! Cum .W.il. p*T bid., 3 50 ia BAl.TiMOKR, July IT 1854. ss 50 (.'am, I 1.5 Rjc, j Wbi-sil—tfJ, t Coni, VO TO LOST OX Sunday last, <»:» ihc mad leading I'miii Bethel M. E. Uiiarch to Smyrna, a Black W ulere.l-S.lk MAN I'lLl.A, trimmed with laice about one-fourth of a yard wide. The finder will he suitably rewarded by leaving it with Mr. B. 1ÎL...SON, Smyrna. ROSETTA FORI). €>it'ül*jtc Vogt, \ 1 A.VT VCTl Ul-;u OK PIANOS. I'l No. 14<* AKC'll mr««i, Imiavru •J Sixth aiul Se»tu„ii ni reel», ,uutb suie. l'lM|ad«-l|l|li;l. A Iw», !-r.,lcr in, ami lni t iurUT uf Music ami MI'SICAI, y,,, IN suin'Mi; NTS \ ioliu ui.il Uuiliir Sint,,», a,nt MumluI Mcn.haUuvx.--t ucrml). »Uuic^..c 'X umi rt'Uil. Tiw luxai civ nee seiet tiara of all the i;r»v»v Vorcijiii umi American Mime arc euiwtai.ii, uu amt orders nuy be seul bv iiiml ur otherwise, in lud assurance that I hay will receive prnu|tl aUrnUvu, July 2>i, 'jl-Juu hand. I II 4 A K I» i \ HOI* I). Cbesuut street, between Third and Fourth, Philadelphia. OLl\ EU II. P. PAUKKB. of Ohio, ami JAMilS „ i.aiKI». .»i I*Uila.lrl,,hia. have h a rd ih. V.hÎT« weil hm.wu m*d pupuiat hou».-, i,r menu ui }rar..aiv •*"» i-r» ;m.e*i to acuuuiuwuaivgueai» m a uuuiutrrum.I io any ii"h<-me. i lw liM'ul.ou ui IhiK huuav u sii|H'.tor lo any oilier. in nuunUmle pruvuun, lu U iimik-m: uIm, iu UM*pi °J * 1 "' j"*- U' 1 » « *■ I**»« Oil« r umi the Kv chuugr, where m.lUlMMa*. »lull tor «14 ■•arteol (Ur ol tw hu«».- hav.ûg be»-.. ,. u i ... thu.uligu i-imuTiiS new liimitiir. n.hUil.wiih many Hindern niipnmmnmj. "'h iu«« U io the <.>iuiurt ui gm>t>. Mm un«« ".J. 11 a, ' fo"«*-he »apphj'd * V **R ihe best ihe mimL'thJ'Kfov SMJN ''ira y the Tm^wu.!?"' lu Vuur jutlroaago 1 » mo»l respectfully solicited. PARKER & LAIRD. July 2ii, '54.-3m Colored Window (daw. ~ W. MOWBRAY & CO., Smith U e»t . unierTci.iti ami Hunter siree«» m M ru«|>erllully 11 .vile »lie addition ot Me-vliaiiia. liuild «■rsatid Ollier» lu lUr beautiful Variety of v» u rk pro diiceo m llieire«ublisKiueii».«-ou»uiniE uf 8 TaI\V»> WINDOW (iUASS, suitable 1er Hotels, Saloons |.ui> lie u al priva:« building«; Churched OruaUKi.ial (.toss Transuau m.d Side Lights turVes nbules. Balcony, Piaua and Staircase Wind..«» — Also. Lead Sash and stained Wars for Church»» Scriptural f igures and Aliar piece»,accurately ed up In order, and furnished in ted Stales. Flocked, enameled and mailed decorative Chim b Window Uhw uecuted iu GotuU: and other tnfalsb les, und cwiupoleM workmen i_ ol Ihe f mon. Orders Irum a distance snored. N. 9-—An Agent wauled for this place f July 8f..'5|—3m. Slaiued work, any pari of <bo Lin Mv-bitor •uy part piuuipti, an ■CM to -Jr IMPROVED SuptT IMio*phate of Lime, From Cny Clivmk-al and Union W«rk». nm.lo afiar the must improved »Hides, «ml very »nimrior Prepared AAUVDIUTK NIANLIti m«dj «He, ,L. Lngliili Article, ami most xuperiur beiiir »»» lower »ban (Mum. and folly eq„»|. ll.e foal ^ ,< * r * M,r * w pstUeulnrly railed here |,J AI«o. Peruvian GUANO, in lane or small tie«, lor » 4 U by qnaMi JOHN L. POMEROY. , . 8ualh Wharves, Sd door allow CkMi July 'ju. /if-JuL ■Nil »«, VVHULKSAUS Book and Stationery Hou*«* _ , . IN NEW YORK. * On lit» I u,l. Plan? Extensive sales and \o To«.... Make it pmiiiaWe io sell at vsrv Low iw — i»l Autor house. New York, utter ono of «bTnmüi lensive slw-ks umi tumiiU la anturunenhi in lha HOOKS and STATIONERY, for Cush Only The amount of (.»ala in oor line purtlias,^ by cmmtrv merelum.s. * mmaRj S aue «mill compared with ihei dry puds, bard w arr, and other WHs; and tld. verra? ( umstance SbsuhUely c»ni|»U jobber* t„ the book hull uoss, who sell oil Him;, lo gvl forger |«utils m unlvr i u make lip for Hie lo^e* am* extra etnenses ueec-sarile involved . 1 . a rro. 1,1 bus., ess ,4 aawM ZLZSZ , is «l»o cn»y lt»r 1 I 41 Î mcrcUttiii to make urraijcLiucfii» i u buy hl» Imok hill lor tosh; though 11 unehf , lo t he , cmivenanu for hun u. pufobawlm forg.VfolfoÄ: . ' l ,M * emisiderulinn» bnvs led us io adopt m our busme«. irmu , Uu -ui- . Janttary , J8il> : "' ,W,rj,, ' V >' rK "' •«* Befog ourse I vm too sole publisher, of a number of the leading »ud afoul exIsmutly-nJU*/' School Books m the c, win try. us well as works 111 other deiortmeiiu uur fomlino. »« misurposeed. 1 ' Lull upon us. or send ait order, and judge for your Ä^rtoÄ >OU CB " m " ke ^ bU> "' E ° f " Our locauon is very central, and easily found_ Slam! on the Aster House Heps, and look suairhi Sir. WStoanSBM (he corner of Uw I'ark. and yeucammt aVO * a *•*•« our Kemember. ihe uama it H H MASON BRUT«CM. country of Psb 9, W54.