The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-10-02
OUR NEIGHBORS.
DELAWARE.

A company for the recovery of stolen
horses and detection of the thieves has
been formed in Middletown.
Wilmington Presbytery met at st.
Georges on Tuesday, 21st ult. Rev. Z.
Webb acted as Moderator. The usual rou-
tine of business was transacted, the reports
showing the churches to be in flourishing
condition. The Presbytery unanimously
voted in the affirmative on the question of
reunion. Rev. c. p. Mallory, of Long Is
land, n. Y, was received as a member of
Presbytery, he being the stated supply of
the church at Chesapeake City.
The peach season is over, after a dura-
ton of two months. The total number of
cars sent from Middletown station was SIT,
carrying an aggregate of 26l, 800 baskets.
From Ginn's Crossing, 30, 239; from Arm
strong's Corner, 139, GEL, total 434, 415.
Gen. \. 7. A. Torbert started on Mon
day last for San Salvador, to which place
he goes as Minister of the United States. -
His lady will accompany him. The family
have been in active preparation for their
departure for some time.
Union Lodge, No. ), A. F. A. NJ, of
Middetown, have fitted up their Lodge
Room in the third story of the Town Hall.
with new carpets, chairs, settees, desks,
pedestals, curtains, &c. 1t is now believed
DC the nallUSOmcSU anu nlOSU compete
Lodge Room in the State.
Every day makes the necessity of n lock
up of some kind for Milford, apparent.
The new line between Harrington and
Lewes was opened for the transmission of
messages on the 22d ult. No office has yet
been opened either at Georgetown or Mil
ford.
A few nights since some scamp broke in
to the Post Office at Harrington, and stole
therefrom some money and candy and made
good his escape.
The Georgetown Journal of the 18th inst,
states that the fire in the cypress swamp is
still burning but fails to give any particu-
lars except to state that the loss is estimat-
ed by some at 100000.
The Middletown Transcript of the 9th
ult, says:-On Wednesday night last police
man Joseph Urian and detective Andrew
Donohue, of Philadelphia, made their APP
pearance in this town, on their way to
Head of Sassafras, in search of certain
horse thieves, it is alleged, and who have
been operating extensively through all this
region, for some time past. A clue to these
transactions was obtained in Philadelphia
through the arrest of niggro man named
Henry Gibson, an accomplice of the band,
who is now in prison. Information was
thus obtained which led to the arrest of
young man named Joseph W. Morris, who
is also i'll prison. and the pursuit of another
named John Harrington, who lives at Head
of Sassafrass. Harrington left home on
Wednesday night, about II O'clock taking
Il horse and two carriages with him; when
the officers reached his residence he could
not be found. Six buggics, three horses
and seven sets of harness, all believed to
have been stolen, have been recovered
We understand that DR.. Suddler's horse
and buggy, and Iurlock' are among them,
One new buggy was found covered up in a
hay NOW. 1t appears that the thieves
have been shifting the tops from one car
riage to another, and repainting them, so
that they could not readily be Identified
Another of their tricks was the cutting of
small white star from the forehead of
fine black mare, which has been recovered
and Identified. 4 gray horse, slightly spav-
incd in one hind leg, believed to have been
stolen from Denton, Md, has also been re-
covered, and is now at the stables of Walk
er'S Hotel, in this town. David Jones
horse. stolen from kenton Camp. has also
been recovered, and is now in Philadelphia.
Harrington and Morris are both respectfully
connected. The negro Gibson, it is said
lived with Harrington.
There are now slXty-tive prisoners in Jail
at New Castle, and if commitments con-
tinue at the same rate as for the past month
or two there will he, by the time the Court
meets in November, the largest number of
prisoners ever confined in that jail. \
large number of the commitments are on
charges of petty larcency.
The corner stone of a new NJ. f. Church
at Lincoln, will be laid with appropriate
ceremonies on Sunday, the 10th of October.
Rev. n. w. Bennum is the preacher in
charge.