Smyrna times., 1866-06-06
MARYLAND Affairs.

ACQUGTTAL OF BOOKER The trial of Viii
liam Booker for the alleged murder Of Jane,
LeSage some four weeks since, was commenced
IN Queen Anne's county court on Monday
last. The case was given to the jury. after ar.
gqment by counsel, on Wednesday afternoon.
who after an absence of eight hours returned
verdict of not guilty. "--Kmh Neus.
DEATH OF EX-JrDGE SpENcE.-The Hon.
Ara Spence, an eminent citizen of Worcester
county, Md, died last week, aged - years.
TIE MURDER OF CAPT PRrrcHETr
body OF Capt Pritchett has at last been found.
1t was discovered in the water, at the mouth
of Hungary river on Saturday last, and iden-
titled by the widow Of the captain bv the cloth
ing, as also by the Indian ink marks on the
arms.
ANOTHER RAILROAD.-The Commissioners
OF the WlcOmicO and Pocomoke Railroad Com
pany announce in the Worcester .ShiH that
the sum required in order to organize the com
pany has now been subscribed.
BCRNED.-A negro child was burned ia
death IN Sassairas Neck week or SO ago. at
a place called Wards Hill 1t was locked up
In the house alone and its clothes took fire.
SUDDEN DEATH-Thomas w. Chevnev.
Esq, L. :. Revenue Collector for Chester and
Delaware counties, died in West Chester ON
Friday morning, at about half past nine clock,
from disease of the heart. In company with
his daughter, he had Just arrived in the cars
apparently III his usual health, and after en-
terng his office and while engaged in filling up
drover license, seated at the table, he lift
ed his head and drew his hand across his
breast, when he bowed his head forward until
1t rested upon the table, and Immediately ex-
pired
JACOB THOMPSON.-Thisw well-known rebel
Is at present in Paris, but is said to be very
anxious to get backIto the United States. The
New Orleans Efcayne says that were the ban
removed from him on the charge of ASSISTING
IN the assassination of President Lincoln. he
would return to this country Thompson de-
MES all completely in the assassination. and
says he would like to go to Mississippi, where
his son IS working his plantation, and engage
In facilitating reconstruction He saws his
son has made labor contracts with two-thirdS
OF his slaves. Our advice to Thompson, and
to all others who engaged actively in the rebel
hon, IS not to interfere with the work of recon
structlon. Their attempt to rule the South
was Wretched failure, and only brought mise
ry upon their section; and other should con-
uucI Ihe work OF reorganization now.
The old school Presbyterian Asscmblv
which is now in session in St Louis. does NOT
mean to repudiate the deliverance of last voor
against Slavery. The Louisville Prcsbvtrrv
having passed at it's last annual meeting a rcso,
luton to rcpudlate that action, the General
Assembly on May Is, by the large majority of
2Ol against 80, excluded the Louisville Prcsbv-
terry Commissioners The Slavery party
was OF course, greatly inccnscd ut this act
Ex-GOv. WickliIfc, one of the Lay Commissions
ers, declared it to be Infamous DR.. Van
Dyke, of Brooklyn, threatened with the scces-
sion OF all who sympathzcd with the Louisville
brethren, but the Assembly remained unmOv-
ed.
Among the good results of Northern effort
to promote education among the Blacks of the
South, We rejoice to note the outbreak of South
ern rivalry thereto The Mariom Common
1cedtM (Alabama) contains a call signed by ex-
Gov. Moore, Hon. j. l.. NJ. Curry, &c, for a
public meeting to encourage the freedmen " in
their wishes and efforts to acquire a common
school education {"
This is as it should be- Let the rivalry be
stimulated. There will be work enough in this
field for all who choose to enter it. " If we do
not educate the Blacks the Yankees WILL" is
the Southern plea Let nothing be said or
done to weaken its force.
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A Southerner (who was We believe a Con
iederate GeneraD in a private letter to the
Editor of The Tribune, says:
In short, because a man was n Rebel once
there is no reason why he should be a fool
lie certainly has forcible way of "putting
things. ."-iiIbune
II the ladies want nice Dress Silks. either
PACK q G or fancy, they will have to 90 to Baggs