Smyrna times., 1866-02-07
NIarylnnd Affairs.

RAILROAD Observation-Disclosures to public
notice a meeting was called at Preston, on
Saturday 9th inst, and organized by calling
Col James NJ. McCarter to the chair, and ap-
pointing DR.. Andrew Stafford, Secretary.
The object of the meeting was briefly stated
by the Chairman to be the necessity of taking
action looking to the construction of a Railroad
through the lower part of Caroline county
On motion of the Secretary committee of
four, consisting of Messrs. George W. Carroll,
Twilford s. Noble VIM. Fl. Stafford and Col.
James NJ: McCarter, was appointed to proceed
to Cambridge and confer with the citizens who
are favorable to railroad enterprise, urge them
to unite with the people of this county, in con-
structing railroad from Cambridge to the
Delaware Railroad via Andersontown.
RAILROADS ON THE EASTERN SHORE.-The
people of the Eastern Shore of Maryland are
arOusing themselves to the great importance of
railroad facilities. The Delaware Railroad has
been completed to Princess Anne, Somerset
county, and the first train arrived there on
Saturday last. 1t will be some time yet, how
ever, before the regular passenger trains are
run. Our Legislature has just passed a law
authorizing the commissioners of Somerset
county to subscribe $50,OOO to the capital stock
of the Eastern Shore Railroad Company, and
another law waving the State lien on said
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company, and allowing them to issue addition
al bonds to the amount Of $500,000. The in
tentiOn is to extend the road during the coming
summer, to the little AnnameSSex river.-Sun.
SUPPOSED MURDER. Says the Somerset
i HerdM:-Capt. Pritchett, OF Dorchester cOun
ty, and two negroes, the crew of his schooner
are reported to have been murdered of late. -
He left Baltimore, with $4,000, having two
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the passengers alone on board, arrived in the
river and, when the ice cleared away, it is sal,
they took her to Virginia and sold her, return
ing in canoe. No investigation has yet beer
had of the case.
WHITE LABOR.-Quite a large number o
white labOrers arrived here in the kent OF
Monday. There being great demand 70
hands among the farmers throughout the coun
ty we learn that these new cOmers readily OF
tanned employment Cambridge Intelligence,
Posi- OFFICE AFFAIRs.-The site of Wy
Mills, Queen Annes county, is changed t
Talbot county, and John X. Hopkins is al
pointed post master, vice l.. w. Neal, resigT
ed. DIR. Frank. n. Sheppard has been al
pointed postmaster at CrumptOn, vice L.
: Chew, resigned. j. ~ Lees has been az
pointed postmaster at !HillingtOn, Kent count!
vice j. W. Macbeth, resigned.
+ Some of the citizens Of Denton have pet
toned the Legislature for the passage of u la
prohibiting the sale Of spirituous liquors
Denton and within two miles of its corporal
limits. Whereupon the editor of the .Jouyno
the oracle of the Democracy" of Caron
gets considerably rilcd, aud denounces it as
q pet scheme of the Republicans, which ain
, "a blow at the rights aud privileges of I'll
community under the spacious garb OF m
II ralty." The JourndL man, it will be see
: keeps a sharp lookout for the interests of h
"a party. lie knows if the Legislature grants Il
e prayer of the petitioners, the Democratic
t. vote in that district will be materially reduce
p next election. In the good old pro,slavery C
Y. the two great props of the Democracy" VIC
l. Guffee aud Alcohol, and now that the form
). is knocked from under them, they cling to d
G, latter with redoubled tenacity. And he wi
l. fights it, except in the old Democrats" W
at the bar or by the pint, will bring the " u
terrified" down upon them in solid colum
II is the only redeeming trait about tho " u
). mocracy"-thpy will stick to their friends.
B. Cambridge InteIhgemccr.