The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-05-15

mington, last week, but it proved unsuc-
cessful.
James Springer, of Newark, has been
appointed Assessor of State taxes, under
the new law.
At the recent Term of Court for this
county eight negroes were sentenced to the
penitentiary, to serve from one to sixteen
years, respectively. Jim Wilson was con-
victed of manslaughter, and sentenced to
eight years; while his wife, Matilda, was
convicted of murder in the second degree,
and sentenced to sixteen years in the peni-
Tertiary These are the parties who so
maltreated their boy that he died.
The wheat looks well throughout the
county, and there is fine prospect of good |
yield. AS much can be said of the peach |
crop.
The old Board of School Trustees was
reelected.
Fifty-two new shares were taken at the
last meeting of the Building Association |
of Chestertown.
Capt. William D. Burchinal, of Chester
town, has received an appointment in tie
Baltimore Custom House.
The military company, in Chestcrtown,
received their arms last week.
QUEEN ANNE's.
Centrevlle is now lighted by street lamps.
The velocipede has made its appearance
in Centreville.
The C1umptonian states that petition
has been prepared for presentation to Gov.
Bowie asking the pardon of John Elburn,
convicted at the late term of the Kent Cir
cult Court, and sentenced to Imprisonment
in the Queen Anne's jail for three months.
The May Term of the Circuit Court for
this county met on Monday Judge Wickes
in his charge to the Grand Jury, called the
special attention OF that body to riotous IL
quor houses and the condition of the pub
lie roads.
The body of John w. Downes, who was
drowned, a short time ago, in Chester river,
was found on the Queen Anne shore, and
on Tuesday of last week was taken to Mil
lington for interment.
George Harrison and DR.. w. Wallis
have been elected school trustees for dis
trict No. 1.
CAROLINE.
On Monday of last week, one of the old
granaries, located along the river, just
above the bridge, at Greensborough, was
entirely consumed by fire. The granary
was occupied by family of colored people
at the time, and the fire originated from a
! stove-pipe which projected through an ap-
erture in the side
| There is every indication of good straw
berry crop in this county.
| Jacob Alburger has been appointed post
master at Denton, vice Jas. |. Lednuni. Ic-
signed; B. G. Stevens. at Potter's Landing
vice S. f. Liden, removed: Jas. Il. Kenny,
at fredericksburg, vice Willis Charles, re-
moved.
| Curtis Davis, of fredericksburg, has re-
ceived an appointment as Inspector of Gus
toms for the port of Baltimore.
Jas. G. Redden, residing near Denton,
| was struck by TIE sweep of a pair of tim
| Der wheels, last week, and considerably
injured.
hIr. Richardson, recently thrown from
horse, is recovering.
The new school-housc in Tuckahoc Neck
is completed.
TALBOT.
| The st. Michaels Comet says:-Gn We'd
nesday Mr.. f Wiley, Jr., went to Oxford
Ferry and retmned-a distance of fourteen
miles-on velocipede. He was on the
road. going and coming, two hours and for
ty minutes, an average of Il mile III III
minutes.
| But little attention was paid to the cleo
ton for school trustees in this county, but
two or three of the districts holding any
| election.
| DORCHESTER.
John Hughes, the negro who stole gold
watch and about sixty dollars from Jacob
! Wiley, of Cambridge, has been convicted
and sentenced to five years in the peniten-
tiary. Another darkey was sentenced to
fifteen months in the pcnitentiary, for the
theft of pair of pants.
| The pavements and foot-brilges of CAM
bridge are i'll bad condition.
! Capt. Thomas Travers, of Hoopers Is
land, recently died in Baltimore from inju-
ries received by an accident in passing
through the Delaware and Chesapeake Ca
nal.
One hundred tons of iron for the Dor
chester & Delaware Railroad have been re-
ceived. This amount will construct the
road to within eight miles of Cambridge,
and it is thought the road will be i'll opera
| ton hy the tth of July.
Spring Grove NJ. Z. Church, in this Co..
is advertised ut sheriffs sale
| The body of Capt. Madison COobSey.
who was recently drowned, has been re-
covered.
A literary society is about being organ
| lied in Salisbury.
The Princess Anne Herald says:-Miss
| Priscilla Bradley, who has been incarccra-
! ted i'll the jail of this county for over a
| year, and who, it will be remembered pois-
oned the family of Joseph Z. Lynch, of
Wfeomico county, was taken from the Jail
| on Thursday last, by Sheriff Howard. of
Wicomico county, to the Hospital, in Bal
timore. The authorities refused to accept
her, as she was found to be sane. Sheriff
| Howard then conducted her to the steamer
Sue with the intention of returning
home with her, and left her in charge of
| some one on the boat as he wished to be
absent a few minutes. On his return he
was surprised, after thorough search, to
find out that his prisoner had taken unto
| herself wings and flown away
HARTFORD.
| The trial of Miss Martha J. Cairnes for
the murder of Nicholas McComas. at jar
rettsvllle, on the 10th day of April last,
was called for trial on Wednesday morning
of last week, and closed on Saturday night
Judges Grason, 1ellott and Bateman on
the Bench. The State was represented bv
Attorney General Isaac D. Jones and p. II. |
| Rutledge, Esq, States Attorney. II. W.
Archer IL. ID. Farnandis, Herman Stump
Jr., and Archer ii. Jarrett, Esqs., appeared
| for the defence. After the case had been |
given to the jury, it rendered a verdict of
not guilty i'll about five minutes. This case
was the all-absorbing theme in Bel Air and
vicinity during its progress, and the YER
dict OF the jury, we believe was in accord |
ance with public sympathy.
| On Thursday night of last week, diff |
Guilty occurred between Basil Grafton and |
man named Parks, at Forest HILL in this |
county, when Parks stabbed Grafton in the |
left breast, inficting a CHASTITY wound
Sparks was arrested and confined in the |
Jail at Bel Air
On Thursday evening of last week, a |
man by the name of Lafferty, of Havre de |
Grace, while rowing in a small boat, few
rods from the Furnace wharf, fell over
board and was drowned. He was in liquor
at the time. Search was made for his body
but it could not be found
A Fooks has been appointed postmaster
at Aberdeen, vice NJ. GALLON. !