Smyrna times., 1865-08-30
Maryland Affairs.

The Snow Hill md. Shield says the corn
crop Of that county will be larger than for many
years
SAD AFFAIR-A little son of Mr.. Jason Rig
gin, in Annanessex, Somerset county, Md, in
catching upa gun in his fathers house, last
week, struck the cock against chest and dis
charged its contents into a little niece of Mr..
R., who was standing near by, killing her al
most instantly,
SICKNEss.-The bilious and chills and fevers
prevail in our town and many parts of the
county to a greater extent than has been known
for many years. Physicians are busy, riding
day and night, But few deaths, however, have
occurred, the diseases, in most cases, yielding
readily to proper treatment ChcstertO,on
ma. Ne,cs
VESSEL SUNK-0n Saturday evening last,
vessel, loaded with wheat, sprung a leak and
sunk, in Elk River, near the farm of Mr. Isaac
u. Ceilings. The schooner had $500 bushels
on board. The grain is supposed to be a total
loss.
FIRE.-Wc regret to learn that Mr.. Samuel T..
Downes, residing near Ruthburg lost his gran
ary and other out buildings by fire on Monday
morning last. Fortunately there was but a
small quantity of grain in the granary at the
time. We understand Mr. DowneS estimates
his loss at 81 200. The fire was the work of
an lncendlary and four negro women and one
boy have been arrested and lodged in iail un-
der suspicion Of being the incendiaries.
The PEACH TRADE ON CHESTER RIVER
The peach trade from Chester river, Md, is
now fairly open, and Notwithstanding the
shortness of the crop, six steamers are employ
cd to their full capacity.
John A. Griffith, of Denton, was killed in
that bt,l lr,b
der storm on Monday last. He was ON hoard
the schooner Francis j. Henry, and the light.
ming struck the main-inast, shivering it into
spllnters, passing into the cabin and killing him
instantly. 80 says the Denton Union.
TIE EAsToN SrAR.-This weekly journal
formerly published at Easton, Md, BY Mr.
Thomas X. Robson, is to reappear about the
lst OF September.
The WISH IS FATHER TO THE TuoUGur-
Toronto Ledder mentions, as a pleasant Incl
dent that while the mothcr-in- law of Jefferson
Davis was in that city, few days ago, having
in charge three of Mr.. DAviss children, the eio
dest, a boy of eight years, "sportcd a little
sword, and when asked by gentleman what
he wanted with the weapon, he replied. to
hex the Yankees. Yes, Jeff, but you know
you are too small boy to lick the Yankees, ;
sad the gentleman. JEFF. promptly replied
y know am now, but when l become man
! will not be too small to do so. Who knows
but that IN twenty years hence that little fellow
may be trying to carry his threat into force at
the head of a Southern army?'
vi course no one knows what may happen
n n twenty years but it is hardly probable that
Nature will perpetuate in this now innocent
child the terrible crimes of his father; neither
great virtues nor gropt vices are hereditary
at least, not moro so than genius--and it is a
cowardly act thus to predics that d little, inno-
cent boy, at most the victim of vicious teach
ing, is foredoomed TO be the enemy andrthe
assassin OF his country, it is most diSgraceful
to Journalism, that these unfortunate children
cannot travel to their chosen homes without
being rudely dragged before the public, and
made notorious in connection with memories
that, for their sakes, all generous men would
gladly avoid reviving.-N. " Times.
A Committee has been forrnedin Cipoinnot;
to erect monument to Major-Gen. McPher,
sonf s5n the brayest ofthe brave, who fell during
the siege II Atlanta :" sNffs