Smyrna times., 1869-09-08
MARYLAND ITEMS.

1t costs so cts per crate to ship peaches from
Millington to New York via railroad. 1t costs
% cts by water to Phila.
accidental Drouning. The engineer of the
propeller Bolton, plying between Buck Neck
and Baltimore, was drowned in WOrten Greek
on Thursday morning last by falling overheard.
Speaking of camp meetings the Newtown
Record says: Camp Meetings are over with
us for the season-among the visitors, more
politics was talked than religion. More people
wanted to go to the legislature than to heaven.
Land Sale.-The farm of the late John W.
Jones, situated near the Trappe, Kent CO.,
containing about AZ acres, was sold at public
sale on Tuesday by j. A. Pearce, ESQ.,, trustee,
and purchased by Mr.. Josias Ringgold for
S. 600.
Serious ccident-John Hudson, eldest son
of Mr.. John NJ. Hudson, of Kent co. met with
serious, if not fatal accident, on Tuesday
night week by being thrown from his carriage
by running into another vehicle. It'll suppos-
ed that he sustained a concussion of the brain.
StnbJing ARRAY at Church HM-An unfor-
tunate alteration took place at Church Hill on
Saturday last between Colin f. Hollingsworth
and Sam'l Brown, which came near resulting
in the death of the latter, he having received
several severe knife thrusts in different parts
of the body. Brown still lies in a critical con-
dition, but he is expected to recover.
The efforts to unite the two wings of the
Democrats of Queen AIMS have failed and
there is probability they will have two tickets
in the field. The Regulars nominated yester-
day and the delegates to the Second Ticket
convention are notified to attend an adjourned
meeting, on Tuesday 14th Sept, for the pur-
pose of nominating a county ticket
Narro,c Escape.-Rev. VIM. NJ. Poisall, Of
the M. p. Church, who resides near st. Mich
aels, met with a narrow escape from a sudden
death recently at camp meeting in Dorches-
ter county. He was going through the horse
pound and while passing near vicious horse
he received a severe kick, the hoof of the
horse striking him on the back of the neck
He was at first thought to be dead, but reviv
ed.
Riot at D,7man,ondto,on- have received
: intelligence from AccOmac County Virginia
, of terrible riot which occurred there on last
} Monday, in which one negro was killed. two
mortally wounded, and several others severely
injured. A white man and also a white boy
were stabbed the former in the side and the
latter through the hand. Five white men
have been arrested and lodged in Jail, as impli
Gated in the affair At night several buildings
were fired, and much property was destroyed
} The Court House narrowly escaping confagra
tion.-Smoso Hill Messenger Of the 4th.
ATTEMPTED Murder at Waroick. During
horse race at Warwick last Wednesday, thu
cries of murder u short distance from the
course attracted the attention of the crowd
Some ran to the spot and found Frederick Gil
. lespie, son of the proprietor of the hotel anC
Joseph Dixon engaged in a struggle. DixoI
] had Gillespie grasped tightly round the body
and Gillespie had a pistol, which he held t
Dixon's back, vainly endeavoring to cock anC
fire. The pistol was taken away and the mer
separated. Dixon is charged with seducinl
Gillespies sister, and this is the reason assign
ed for Gillespie endeavoring to kill him.
/ Woods on FIRE Immense Tract of Timber
e Being DesToyed-The Snow Hill Messenge
: of Saturday says: A fire broke out in the for
e est, in the northern part of this County, nea
4 the Delaware line, on last Monday, and In con
o sequence of the dry weather, spread very rap
o idly, burning through the swamp and IN 1t
O progress destroying several fields OF corn. AL
efforts to stay its course were frultless, and vi
t to our last advices it was still burning, with NJ
" prospect of its being extinguished unless thu
r section is blessed with rain, which from pres
l. ent indications we have little ground to hop
IS for. Since the above was in type, we have re
h ceived the following from Berlin. Inc ex
tensive tract of land, known as the Burn
Swami" few miles north of here, has beel
ia on fire for two weeks. Everything that ca
20 burn. is being consumed, dense clouds of smok
: are waited into town, filing the dwellings an
making it very unpleasant, particularly at night
70 Col Jacobs and others are heavy sufferers b
- the loss of cypress timber. Nothing short @
a moderate flood, will be likely to arrest it
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