Smyrna times., 1867-05-15
Marvland Affairs.

| EXPENsIvE.-SOme time ago Mr.. VIM. IT.
Grace, being offended with Mr.. VIM. M
| Goldsborough for some cause, used his cane
rather roughly upon his person. Therenpor
MIR. GoldSbOrOugh entered suit against him
estimating his damages at 81 900. The case
was tried during this Court, and though the
jury could not agree that he had been hurt tc
tue amount claimed, they concluded that he
was at least entitled to so, and rendered ,
verdlct to that effect. This, together with the
coSeS' VII amount to over four hundred dol.
lars. This is what we call putting stick to
an expensive Durpose.-Cohtbride MtedigeR
cer.
- A CAPsIzE. Eight Mem Rescued from. a
Hdteiy Gl0Ue. The schooner HELEN was can
si2ed on Monday last of l'COle's Island in Tho
chesapeake bay, during severe storm Mr.
James Kendall observed the disaster from the
hent shore, AMI with two others immeIiateI\
started In a rQw boat to the rescue of the crew
who were clinging to the vessel. They .wcrl
al rescued In safety, and taken to the house o.
Nlr. Joseph Venable on the bay shore, in this
county, where they We're properly caled for
VT hehdall deserves great praise for his he.
rolc efforts IN encOuntering the dangers of the
| STORM Tor distance of some two miles In q
small boat to rescue the party, as but for hi,
timely assistance the whole crew would soon
have found watery grave. The vessel was
owned IN Philadelphia, and cleared from that
port.-hrd Ne~$.
CAMP MEETING. The Quarterly Conference
or the Methodist Protestant Church for Oueen
Anne 5 Circuit has determined to hold Camn
Meeting, commencing on the 9th of August
next The place is yet to be determined upon.
A CoLORED MAN SHOT-A colored man.
name unknown, was shot by one VIM. Moore,
white, living near Yorktown on Saturday last
Reports as to the cause that has reached us
are contradictory, and we only state the occur
renee. The wound inflicted was slight.-Sal-
tSJmY Nc,o Eu.
lie REBELS MOBBING A UNIONIST. .-Dr
d. L. f. Knowles was selected by the Republi-
cans OF Tyaskin District on Saturday last, as a
delegate to the Convention to be held in Prin-
cess Anne on Tuesday. On Monday night his
premises was surrounded by mob of rccon-
TlUcted Democrats, who with brick-bats and
other missiles assaulted the house, breaking the
windows and frightening the inmates. DIR.
hnoWles was struck several times about the
head and face and severely injured. Some of
the parteS engaged were recognized, and it is
hoped they will be brought to Justice. .-,SaIis-
Gury NeIU Era.
RAILROAD MEETING. Pursuant to public
aOUiOC " iHCClIuS vi TIC clClLenS OF Queen
Anne's county was held at Centreville on Tues
day last. Books were opened to receive sub.
scrlptlOns to the capital stock of the Queen
Anne 5 and Kent railroad. The meeting was
brought to order by calling Hon. Jas. r. Earle
to the chair and appointing w. H. Jacobs,
secretary. Speeches were made by Col. i.
Roberts, Lloyd Tilghman, Esq, Major b. T.
Blggs, of Delaware, and J. Counsellor, ESQ.
OF Newark, New Jersey. Crumpton Gazette.
The Centreville citizen says The subscrip-
ttlons only amounted to $1,000. 1t will be a
burning shame upon the citizens of our county
If this enterprise be permitted to fall through.
after the assistance that has been rendered By
the State and County. But a small amount Of
stock Is to be taken by private subscriptions.
we hope to see this enterprise succeed but
have great fears that it will not do so for long
time yet