Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-10-27
The Peninsula.
TALBOT COUNTY.


The Democrats propose, in order to maintain
order at the polls to erect a high fence
on one side of which shall be the white
and the other, the colored voters. Colonel
Cowgirl veryproperly objects to making invidious
distinctions between voters and says all that is
needed is that the Democrats shall be peaceable.
The Republicans will make no attack.
Ex-Slave-holders are addressing the Talbot
Democracy on the horrors of miscegenation.
These gentlemen ought to know
Rev. DR.. Mansey of Virginia, a noted advocate
of negro slavery and the christian religion, is
visiting Talbot County.
John McCafferty of Easton, was recently
thrown from hand-car on the Maryland and Del
aware Railroad, and run over. His injuries are
severe but not fatal.
Robert Smith of Easton, recently lost a fine
horse, whichit is supposed died from eating new
corn.
A saw mill owned by DIR. Chas Rose, in Chapel
District, together with large lot of lumber was
consumed by fire on the morning of 10Th inst.
Loss about $4,000
VIM II. Howeth, of Bay Hundred, son of
Capt Levi Howeth, fell overheard from a small
sloop and was drowned.
Lambdin & Sons, of st. Michael's, launched a
fine schooner last week. built for Capt. Joseph
Hamlin, OF Bay Hundred.
The chestnut trees are dying out in the county.
DORCHESTER COUNTY.
lIl6 TWO bldTp6Ib WIZ arc HOtoi
bills down the Peninsula registered themselves
at Cambridge as J. H. Montgomery and H. 5.
Watson, of New York.
Cornhusking was the rage last week.
John Perkins (colored) charged with obtaining
goods on false pretense escaped recently from
Cambridge Jail.
On Saturday, 18th inst, large Republican
meeting was held in the Neck District, which
was addressed by Hon. j. d. Askew and b. Ken
nard, Esq, of Baltimore. They had previously
invited any Democrat to discuss the question of
the day with them, but none of them appeared.
Cambridge merchants are doing good BUSH
ness.
QUEEN ANNE's COUNTY.
Col. Hambleton, Democratic candidate for
| Congress, will address meetings at Centreville,
on November 1st and at Stubenville, on Novem-
her I'd. Maybe the "mililia Colonel can explain
the conspiracy with the "Ex-Governor," limited
at by the Easton Star.
Twenty-Five cents and costs is all that is re-
quired for the privilege of beating colored me n
in Crumpton.
A protracted meeting is in progress at Crump-
| ton NJ. T.. Church in charge Of the pastor Rev.
L. +. Aldred.
| Revival meeting are being held in both the M
| Z. and M. p. Churches at Ruthsbury.
The Centreville Observer is.another of the rebel
papers that put on mourning for General Lee.
WORCESTER COUNTY.
The dwelling and kitchen on G. G. Lloyd's
| Naswadax farm, occupied by Mr.. Stage, were
recently burned. The property was insured in
the Somerset & Worcester Co. for 81 800, hut
| Mr.. Stage, who has been singularly unfortunate
| for the past year or two in the loss of valuable
horses, is perhaps, the greatest loser. and it
falls most crushingly upon him.. Besides being
completely turned out of doors by the disaster,
| he lost all of his furniture, save what little was
| in the parlor all of his beds and bedding, wear
| ing apparel of himself, wife, and children, two
gold watches, one silver watch, some money and
/ two stacks of fodder.
The Shield rebukes people for pretending that
| they are too poor to take newspaper. They
might very properly retort that the Shield is too
| poor paper to take.
The Democrats have arranged for public
meetings throughout the County.
Court met at Snow Hill, on Monday.
Tho Berlin Times is now openly Democratic.
CECIL COUNTY.
Beef sells for 10 cents pound in Elkton.
Samuel b. Foard, of Elkton, has sold his cele-
brated trotting horse Cecil to Thomas b.
Marrett and H. D. Howard for $4,000.
Blind Tom will give a concert, in Elkton, Nov.
LIST.
A correspondent of the Wing earnestly urges
the formation Of Farmers club for Cecil
County.
On Wednesday night, of last week, Capt. Ben
iamin Walmsley, of Fredericton, Sassafras Neck,
was informed, after his store was closed, that
there was light inside it. Procuring the assis-
lance of two neighbors he and they armed them
selves and proceeded to the store They found
that parties were inside and summoned them to
surrender. Two of them did so, and the other
attempted to escape. He was shot and wounded
80 that he will probably de- His name is Russell:
The names of the other two were Spencer and
Brown. AL are colored men.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The rebel True Md,yldnder either originates,
or else adopts as its own the following language
| in regard to the deceased rebel General r. Il.
Lee In purity Of life, and patriotism, the
equal of Washington in talents, vastly his su-
perior; he sleeps the greatest of Virgina's great
sons"
VIM. Z. Ford declines TO serve on the Demo-
J cratic Executive Committee. Sensible William.
wIooauco COUNTY.
The lecture room Of the M. P. Church, in
Salisbury, will be dedicated next Sunday.
] Ben johnson, shortly to be hung for rape in
Sussex County, halls from Salisbury.
Samuel Gordy, aged about 65, well-known
! and highly respected citizen of Salisbury, died
. recently. He was buried on Wednesday of last
!, week and the stores in the town closed during
7 the funeral.
The Salisbury Association Of the Old School
Baptists held its Goth annual meeting, in Sails
: bury on Tuesday of last week.
i From the rage in which the Eastern Shorendn
a order in Philadelphia, one would think it had O
! pet scheme of riot on hand which it fears may be
lnipped ia the bud.