The Cecil Whig., 1870-10-29
Peninsular and State Items.

he fTeentdnS 8 journal continues TO SHOW
up the Democracy in Kent county as it
never has been shown before.
A man named John Russell accidentally
shot another man, named william Lusly,
in Kent, the other day, while out cunning.
He will recover
There are 3,1s1 dogs in Queen Anne's
county, according to official reports.
Twenty-Five cents and costs is all that is
required for the privilege of beating color
ed men in Crumpton.
Col Hambleton, Democratic candidate
for Congress, will address meetings at
Centreville, on November 1st, and at Stu
benville, on November I'd. May be the
"militia Colonel" can explain the conspi-
racy with the Ex-Governor" limited at
by the Easton Star.
On Friday, 21st inst The store house
and contents thereof, of John Wilkinson,
in Centreville, was entirely destroyed by
fire. A keg of powder exploded in the
flames. Supposed to be the work of
burglar. No insurance. Loss between
$4,000 and $1,000.
A little daughter of Jas. B. Malony,
residing in Tuckahoe Neck, Caroline Co.,
broke her arm, a few days since by falling
down stairs.
VIM II, Howeth, of Bay Hundred, Tai
bot county, fell overheard from small
sloop, recently, and was drowned.
A saw-mill owned by DR.. Charles r 'se
in Chapel District, Talbot county, together
with large lot of lumber, was consumed
by fire on the morning of the 10Th inst
Loss about $4,000.
Ex-slave holders are addressing the Tai
bot Democracy on the horrors of miScege-
nation. These gentlemen ought to know.
Rev. DR.. Mansey, of Virginia, a noted
advocate of negro Slavery and the Chris
tian religion, is visiting Talbot county.
The population of Talbot county, by
the census just taken, is 16, 15e.
The two sharpers, who are "jumping'
hotel bills down the Peninsula, registered
themselves at Cambridge, as J. II. Mont
gomery and II. S. Watson, of New York
John Perkins (colored) charged with OBJ
tanning goods on false pretence escaped
recently from Cambridge Jail.
The fishing season on the Cheptank,
opens very favorably.
A. j. Merrill Esq, has again started the
Ne,ctoon Record Some months since, the
record and the Nemto,on Gazette were con-
solidated-but owing to some misunder-
standing between the publishers, the part
nership was dissolved
A man named Arch Hasty, fell into the
river, at Salisbury, last week, and was
drowned.
The Eastern Shorenaan is a queer paper,
and has war correspondent at New Cas-
tie, Del, who writes it at length concern
ing the war in Europe.
The dogs have recently been playing
havoc among the sheep in some parts Of
WicomicO county.
Some unknown disease has appeared
among the horses in Wicomico. The SYM
toms are stiffness and swelling, followed
by sore throat. One farmer has lost five
by this disease.
A colored man, named Dennis, said to
be from Princess Anne, whilst carelesSly
walking on the railroad, near Salisbury, on
the 18th inst, was struck by the cars and
instantly killed.
W. E. Ford, of Somerset county, de-
clines to serve on the Democratic "Con-
servative" Committe. Sensible William
The rebel True Murytander either orig
mates, or else adopts as its own the follow
ing language in regard to the deceased rebel
General r. E. Lee In purity of life and
patriotism, the equal of Washington; in
talents, vastly his superior; he sleeps the
greatest of Virginia S great sons
The Somerset Herald has the audacity
and mendacity to say that the white citi-
zens Of that town neither commenced or
participated in the recent attack on the
the general admissions of Democrats and
Democratic papers this is about the boldest
effrontery we have come across.
A gentleman residing near Snow Hill,
has on his farm a tame wild goose known
to be over forty years old.
The population of New Castle is 1920,
instead of 1, 776, as published.
Some ladies in Smyrna have organized a
"Woman's Missionary Society of SMYRNA
an auxiliary of the Philadelphia branch
The object Of the society is to interest
Christian woman in the evangelization of
heather women; to send out female teach
ers, physicians ect., to the women of In
| dia, and other countries, where the usages
of society exclude females from seeing the
| physicians or having intercourse with any
man except their husbands.
800, 900 dozen of eggs are shipped annu
| ally over the Delaware Railroad.
The colored people are preparing to open
a hotel in Milford.
DR.. Ridgley, of Dover, has pear or
chard of 8, 900 trees.
Some burglars tools were found under
bridge near Middletown recently, left
there, it is thought, by the robbers who
! entered the bank in that town.