Smyrna times., 1870-12-14
MARYLAND ITEMS.

attempted R0pe.-A mulattO man by the
name OF Chas. Hughes, attempted 10 violate
the person of little girl, aged aLeut - years
the daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Davis, on
Thursday last in Chapel District, Talbot
county. The little girl was on her way to
school when the wretch Knocked her down.
grasped her by the throat and attempted to
accomplish his helsh purpose. He evaded
the pursuit OF the officers Of the law and is still
at large.
Jane Bell, eoored woman, living at Port
Deposit was burned to death recently whist
attempting to till lighted coal oil lamp.
Mad dogs are quite numerous in the vicinity
of Galena.
Loss Of Cutie Mr. Jas r. Jones lost two
fine cows, Mr.. Jas. Pennngton lost two, and
Mr. John 5. Newman lost one, IA fow days ago,
near Mllington, hy allowing them to iced in
husk field too long without water.
A little son of Mr. VIM. Burgess, near
Chesterville, aged about II years was clught
in horsepower last Wednesday and had his
leg so terribly crushed that it had to be smpu-
tated
}. Marion Emerson, editor of the Denton
CH'On, has decided to remain in charge OF that
paper, Instead of leaving. for another field Of
labor, as previously announced.
Doc" stout negro, Of Rising Sun, Cecil
CO., one day last week performed the astonish-
ing teat OF killing csw, belonging to his EN-
plOyer, by blow with his fist between the
eyes.
L0rge H0gs.-The weight of thrty-six hogs,
recently slaughtered at Ceclton, by different
parties, was II, 736 pounds, an average of 33G
pounds. The heaviest, raised by Lewis Price,
weighed 655 pounds.
Thjering.-Kent and Cecil counties are
troubled with thieves and outlaws. One nigh
recently gentleman named kasin, whilst on
the public road near Miiiington, had his horse
seized 10y two men, and stopped, hut he put
whip to his horse aud escaped. The house of
! Wm Jones, Esq. Rear Warwick was entered
! by thieves on MOn1ay night week, and after
obtaining watch aud chain, ard ten dollars
the thieves set down and ha4 supper.
Rev. t. i. Pou,on, pastor of the NJ F..
Church, North Fast, Cecil CO., was honored
with donation visit last week.
Seventeen of the largest hogs in Chester
town, killed by different parties, last week,
averaged 4l0 lbs. and Ii ozs Heaviest, sos,
by K. ). Usulton.
Mortality we understand that there have
been about thirty eight deaths in the town OF
Church Hill the present year. Ce,.treriUe o.
serUer.
A Fen Of Good Hogs John Brice. OF
Kent county, killed last week pen of fourteen
hogs which averaged 327 lbs and | ez.
Committed for Rape William Matthews,
a white lad about ID years of age, on the 9Th
ult., was committed by justice Mock Of New
town and lodged in the Snow Hill jail. on a
charge OF perpetrating a rape on a negro girl
named PhilliS Harmon, aged about years.
The boy pleads CONSENT which the negro child
denies.
Col Wm. J. Leonard, Of Salisbury is build
ing paper mill,
Arrest of an Edior.-A deputy U. S. Mar
shall went to Snow Hill last week aad arrested
several persons for violation of the Internal
Revenue Law. Among those arrested were
Is Everett Smith, Editor of the Worcester
County Shield, a newspaper published at that
town. The charge is understood to be non
payment OF the special tax as manufacturer, -
which is imposed on newspapers. A negro
man was a.se arrested They were taken 10
Baltimore.
A negro woman living with a man named
Collins, in Snow HiI was burned to death by
the explosion OF a coal oil lamp last week
John N. Hambleton, for many years, a paw
master in the navy, died at his residence in
Talbot county, on the 5th inst He was a
brother of Hon, Samuel Hambleton