Smyrna times., 1855-10-17
Communications.
Correspondence Of the Smyrna Times.

DENAON, OAROLINE OO., Md, }
Oct. 9th. IoJ5. {
Dear meS:-llaving a spare moment, |
have concluded to improve it by inf citing ON
you prosy epistle. ! presume your readers
know enough Of our county to know that our
soil is sandy; but, although we have a great
deal Of sandy land, we have other lands that are
free from sand and we'll aIaTtcd to the growth
of all kinds of grain, and our light soil VIII. il
improved, produce fine crops Of corn. We are
we'll watered by the noble stream Chuptank
passing through our cousty for some fifteen or
twenty miles, and bounding its southwestern
side for many miles further on. Greensborouuh.
Dcnton and Hillsborough, are the only towns of
any note we can boast OF, and | do not know
that 1t Is worth while 10 boast a great deal
about them. The former, Just above s.oop navi-
CATION on the Choptank, is the best business
place IN the county Some of our people in
dnlged the hope that the Bank recently cslab-
lishcd there, would be properly conducted. md
afford our citizens additional facilities for the
transaction Of business, but the nnn-rcsidcnts
who furnished the capital, seem not to have
been taught that honesty is the best poicy.'
and the directors of Caroline thought it best
to Close up us business as speedily as possible,
and GreensborOugh Bank presume, NAV be
looked upon as one Of the things of the plst.-
The President, Doct. Rousset, continues to re-
deem its notes, aud wall do 50 while the funds
hold out.
Denton is well located for business. bnt
is not Tuch OF a Business place. It is on the
Choptank, with good navigation aud steamboat
communication with Baltimore several times a
week, but It's business is cut off by Greensbo-
rough, Hllsborough on Tuckahoe creek. and
various other business points along the river
1t contains about five hundred inhabitants. its
public buildings consist of the court house and
Jail, an academy, market house, and churches
belonging to each of the following denomIna-
lions: Catholics, Methodi,ts and Presbyterlans.
Our court Is in session now, His Honor
Judge Hopper, on the bench. The Judge seems
disposed to make himself useful in his day and
generation in addition to his judicial duties--he
preached an excellent practical sermon last
night IN the M. H. Church, from the words, "my
people doth not Consider" and is to deliver a
funeral sermon over the remains Of our fellow.
citizen, Mr.. Bishop, at 81 o'clock, this after
noon.
There is nothing before the court that would
be OF particular interest to your readers. The
negro girl charged with poisoning her mistress,
(Mlss Mary E. A. Reed,) has been tried and
found guilty of murder IN the second degree.
and will go to the Penitentiary for long term,
Political excitement runs high here-the
! light Is between the American party and n
combination of what is left of the Wbip and
Democratic parties, under the cognomen of the
"Unon Party" 1t is thought the conflict
will be close in Caroline. The good old couso
of Prohibition, which know you have so mucb
at heart, seems to be thrown into the shade
during the present canvass. There are a proot
many persons IN this county warmly in favor Of
ProhIbl'ory Law, but they deem il best to
make no demonstration, by way of poIiticol
Organization. this fall. The Legislature 10 be
elected will doubtless be pPtitioncd for the mas
sage of such law, with what success time
must determine. II is prophesied bv our rn,D-
mics here, and by some of the same stripe fLa,
occasionally visit, us from Delaware, that the
law will be repealed in Delaware. You mus,
sec to it, Mr. Editor, that these prophecies do
not come true. The friends of temperance in
Delaware should be up and doing. Having
nooly struggled to obtain the Prohbltory Law,
let them not dream the work s done. Thew
must labor to keep it on the statute book, and
see That It Is properly enforced. Please, Mr..
Editor, excuse this impertinent meddIing with
your atiairs' for feel a deep interest in the
cause sauSe' ana pray Almighty God to crown your
Truly yours, y,,nyr