Smyrna times., 1867-12-18
MARYLAND Affairs.

terminus, is little over thirty. one miles, and
thesenglneer estimates the cost of construction
at 1913, 800, CO. As soon as the finances of the
company will permit, they suggest that sur
vey of line from Centreville to Queenstown
should be made, and estimates had of the cost
OF deepening the channel at the mouth of
Queenstown Greek, so as to obtain sufficient
depth OF water for navigation at all tides They
beleve that the Delaware Railroad COMPANY
will construct the road from Massey's Gross
Roads to Townsend, and they think it very de-
SlFable to connect with the Delaware Road at
Massey's Gross Roads, instead of connecting
With the Kent Road there and the Delaware
Road at the State line.
The present available resources of the cam
pany are to be found in the State subscrption
stock, 81 10, $50, the country of 100000 the
individual subscriptions of $50, ,225, and in the
power OF the company to issue bonds and mort
gage its property and franchise
The following gentlemen were elected Off
GERS for the ensuing year: Lloyd Tilghman,
Esq, was unanimously elected President Nor
decal Fnce, ESQ, was unanimously elected
Treasurer.
Directors-Benjamin T. Biggs, Thomas Fl.
Crane, John ", +. Sudler, Ezekiel T. Mer
rick, Charles McCoister, VIM. H. Jacobs, and
John ii. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We are informed that the contract for build
ing I1g the road has been given to Mr. Stearns, of
wilmington, one Of the officers of the p, w.
4 b. Railroad,
M"eTtteF dnd Arrest-A party of disreputa-
ole and lawleSs characters living in the vicinity
0t Q, mt Neck in Accomac Co., Va, calling
themselves John Browns men," dressed in
some kind Of rough uniform and pretending to
be y. ). soldiers have been visiting negro
CABINS Tor some time past taking guns, watch
es' Nc.! and otherwise maltreating the negroes.
some time IN the week before last, they visited
the house or peaceable, industrious and in.
offehslve negro living on Mrs. Dennis proper-
ty, near Pitts wharf, who has lately been dis
charged from the army, and demanded his gun
ms the man refused, when some member of
the party put his gun to the negro's face, and
nred blowing oft the side of his face and scat
terlhg MS brains IN shocking manner. The
matter was reported to Gen. Schofeld by the
civil authorities, with the assurance that the
parties were known and would be arrested
since that time nine or ten of them have been
arrested by Fred. A. Tull, Esq, Deputy Sher-
III, and formerly of this county. ONLY two re-
main to be arrested and these have fed from
the county. The desperadOes had established
a terrorism over both white and black. and
threatened death to any who should inform on
them.- Somerset Herald
accident at Crisfeld A man got drunk on
Friday, at Crstield, and mixed water with his
rum on rather extensive scale by falling over
board into the Annamessic River A night
Waterman on the Railroad jumped in and saw
ed the fellow from drowning.
4 Large HOg.-Mr John Wavman. near
St. Michaels, slaughtered hog last week,
weighing 625 pounds. Its length was feet 3
inches
Btach Tongue-A disease by this name is
killing the horses in Talbot co.
At the Boston election last week. Sburtlef
democrat, was elected Mayor by 45S majority |
AT tne state election, month ago, the Dem
ocratlc majority was over u thousand. Shurt- !
LETT had also the Workingmen's and Liouor
League nominations. He was war Demo |
crat, and sent two sons to the army, one of |
whom was killed. He is in favor of qualified |
negro suffrage.
hlchmond correspondent of THE World is |
distressed to learn that one James Morrissey, |
a delegate to the Virginia Convention. lis |
desertor from the British Amy, an Irishman
by birth, plasterer by trade, and the keen.
2r OF a low grocery supported by negro custom"
IL these things We're universally disuuali6ca
TONS for office, what would become of the
democratic = members Of the New York City
doverument?-N T. Tribune.
A. dreadful railroad aqsidont, so-callad oc.
,urred on the Vermont Central Railroad We'd
neSday A car, containing seventy five men.
IN repairing bridge recently burned,
was backed Oft the abutment, through the
'arelesSneSs OF the engineer. About score of
Inc unfortunate men met instant death. and
almost all OF the remainder received serious in.
urles. - ~
In the Georgia Convention. Friday roso-
utiOn asking the repeal of the cotton tax was
adopted. white delegate offered his resic-
latlon as member, when colored delegate
'alsed the point that it was doubtful if he could
'eSlgn under General POpe's order. The Con.
'entlon adjourned without deciding the matter.
The widow of a former member of CONGRESS-
esldlng in Hallowell, Me-, lately married her
lostIer. lie treated her cruelty, and she an
'nGd 1pr divorce, whereupOn he decamped
9lth $4,000 In bonds, leaving her in destitute
The California Democratic caucus bavo bod
3 Intellectual ballots for Senator The r.
publican Legislative caucus has chosen judge
grown as Its nominee, and approved of Gen.
Irant for next President,
The domestic exports of the United States
or the quarter ending on the lst cf Octo Der.
mounted to over $90,00O,000. During the
period of last year they were
7S,000,00Q. {
In New York, Friday morning, a messenger
the Bank of the State of New York, was
obLed OF satchel containing checks to the
mount OF 5 100000, by three mon, who drove !
II with the booty in sleigh,
The Union League of Philadelphia, at their c
n1ual meeting, last week, passed resolutions
ndorSlng for the record of General Grant, and f
him President I
GeneralOrd has fixed Tuesday, January 7tb. o
; the time for the assembling of the Mississin. t
Convention at Jackson, and that for Ar v
ansas at Little Rock. 4
Edward Moore, employed in the NAVY Yard
Norfolk, Va, murdered his wife a few r.
ghts since., He was drunk at the time. he u
now in Jail.
The Tennessee Senate has passed tho hill a.
wing negroes the same rights Of travel as tbn IL II
hltes IN that State. 1t had previously passed
An exclusively negro meeting in Montoomo. n
; Alabama, on Thursday night. adon.ed b
solutions opposing the new Constitntion
% organized itself into Conservative club Ii
The American Print Works at Fall River