Smyrna times., 1869-04-14
MARYLAND ITEMS.

Eight foxes were recently dug out Of their
burrow near st. Michaels-one old one and
seven young ones.
y, StGb'CS and Nioc Horses Buned. .-Earlv on
Monday night the stables of G. A. skinner.
Esd, IN Deep Rock, Talbot co., were burned
t9"Gther with nine horses and a quantity of
blade fodder.
C"H AcccptnL--Rcv. Jos. n. Watson, of
st. Clements Parish, Millington, has received
and accepted call from the Episcopal Church
on Ncnt Island. lie entered upon his duties
on Sunday. lie is highly popular minister.
! Church Dedicatioo.-The new Catholic Chan
! el (St. Marye) of Salisbury was dedicated on
Sunday by Rt. Rev. Bishcp Becker, Of viii
mington.
R"7road Hrctiog-Thc friends Of the pro-
posed railroad from Elkton to Massevs Y roads
| held a meeting for the purpose of furtherinc
that desirable object, at Elkton, yesterday, 18th
inst. -O'''
;, B'Sbop LaH-Bishop Lay, of the diocese of
Easton, will remove into the diocese during tbe
present month: In the month of May he will
make hurried visitation to portions Of the va
rlous counties ot the Diocese in order that he
may see the work to be done.
Run and Dcserfjon Case-A I0nn0 .Ecrscv
Gut chttnttng her chHd-The CentreviIe
(Md. papers relate that recently, certain Mr.
SENECA SlmckSon from Mt Holly, New jersey.
zane 10 Queen AIMS county, and with his
brother-ln- law. Mr.. ID. l.. Knight. late of tbe
Confederate army, purchased farm a few
miles from that town. All moved along quiet.
" until lew days ago when Miss Mary A. Pan
cost, OF the same town and State followed
Slnlckson, claiming that he had been her rnin
and had with him her child, which she came
TO reclaim She went to Sinick>On's house at
ter the chIld, as she alleges, when the former
forbade her entrance Determined not to give
up without struggle, she lOitcred around the
house IN the hope OF exciting the SvmpatbipS
OF the destroyer Of her character. But to no
effect. SinickSon still refused her admission
| MS was ON Saturday afternoon last. She re-
manned there all night, sleeping on the door
step win nothing but her wearing apparel to
shield her from the cold winds which blew On
that night On Sunday morning Sinickson
came to CentrevlIlc and lodged complaint
against her before Esquire GoldSborough, who
lSaUcd a oummoha tor her arrest. Constable
Straughn went out and in few minutes return
ed with the prisoner That officer states that
when he reached Sinickson's house Miss Pan
cost was lying on the steps with a buffalo robe
spread over her. Her hair was much diShevel-
icd anu her clothing muddy and torn When
he haue his business known she seemed willing
to accompany him. Simckson then came ont
ana suggested to her that she had better fix up
her halr and clothes, but she declined. stating
to the officer, that her di>figured state was
caused hy Snlckson, who that morning had |
dragged her around the yard by the hair, and |
she desired the people of the town to see how
cruelty he had treated her. In the magistrates
Office she gave a lengthy account of her trou-
bleS. Esquire G0!dSborough turned her over to |
the protection Of the Sheriff. In the meantime |
Il summons was issued for Sinickson for NAL |
treatment. The case resulted in the discharge !
OF Miss Panc0st and the holding of Sinckson
III the sum ol $50 to answer to the Grand jury.
Homicide IN Harf3M county, M-A no
man Sh0OtSd HGH.-A case Ofhumicide occurred
on Saturday evening, at Jarrettsvie, in Har-
tOrd county. The facts as stated, are as fol-
lows: a Miss Carnes suddenly appeared on
the hotel porch at JaTettsville, where there
were twenty or thirty persons assembled, and
drawing a pistol before any one could arrest
her, fired three shots at and mortalIy wounded
a Mr.. Nicholas McComas, who died soon after
She gave herself up to the authorities The
parties live in the ncighbOrhOod ofJarrettsvillo
and are very respectable. The alleged cause of
killing is seduction, she charging McComas
with the paternity Of her child, and sometime
since brought suit against him for breach of
promise of marriage Miss Cairnes is about
30 years of age, and McComas was about 37 ,
years. Both parties belonged to respectable =
families and held prominent position in the So 4
clal circle OF the county. The excitement runs f
very high in the neighborhood of the murder, f
and public opinion is on the side of Miss Cairns.