The herald. (Smyrna, Del.) 1870-1871, 1870-10-08

The buildings con nected with the ma
rine railway at Shad Point, OF the Wy
comico river, near Salisbury, were To-
tally destroyed by fire on Friday nigns
of last week. This property was owned
by Messrs. Parsons q Co., and was par
TALLY insured in a Baltimore Company
Loss about $4,000.
VIM. johnson, and James Wheatley,
both colored, were arrested IN cam
bridge, on Monday week, charged WIN
perjury. Their perjury consisted IN
having sworn before the Register for the
Isevrnth District that they had never
been guilty ofany infamous crime, wnen
| it was known that both had been IN .tne
Penitentiary, and SERVED out tne Tune
for which they were sentenced
On Tuesday, the scaffolding ofthe M.
p. Church in Easton, gave way, preclp-
itating Mr.. Edward Leanord anu TWO
other bricklayers from height OF ABOUT
fifteen feet TO the ground. Mr.. Leonard
4 fell with his back across a Jolst, anu n = Z
was carried home, as he was unapie 10
/ straighten himself, or walk, and IL y
4 thoughthis spine isinjnred. hls breast,
i arms, and other parts of his pooy Were
lmuch bruised. Dir. Anderson rendered
medical assistance. The two others
were not injured, one having broken ms
fall, by cntching on the wall.
Miss Mccullough, daughter of Hon
TT. Mccullough, of Elkton, lost hel
pocket book, containing $40, IN me cars
on Wednesday afternoon. The book was
I lIvino in her Zap. When the cars stop
/, bed al Wilmington, she moved to ths
seat ON the OPP osite side, to speak 70 :
lady friend, when the missing purse lei
on the floor, IT is supposed. The mex
. moment, the lady that renamed on TN
seat, and was looking through tne ca
, window, had her attention nttracteu pl
, q man who stepped forward as II to oc
! cupy the seat, but Immediately passed
I on. In a short time after the cars start
!. ed the pocket book was missing, ah'
: has not been heard Of since. m
r On Monday evening last, AIRS. Cham
bers. residing in this town, was arreste'
land carried before Justice russell, o.
l. the charge of poisoning a Mrs. Sinith
& a Mrs. Garrett and a Mrs. Rasin; after
10 partial hearing she was committed L
g iail for the action of the Grand Jury.
\, The facts are as far as we have bee
T. able to learn them, that during Monda
W afternoon, Mrs. Chambers sent by
p Mrs. Caleb, piece of pie or pudding !
Of Mrs. Smith, who was working ny u
canning estaDllsnfnehto VI Rusn " ~,
Mrs. Smith gave portion OF 1t to MIR
wi Garrett and Rasin, and all three WEI
ir Immediately after eating, affected VII
o, SYMPTOMS of poisoning. Mrs. Kasin Oh
~ charged the most she eat from her ston
y ach, and was less effected than the 9th
III 1.-TWO. iirf .s;4
ne II appears that Mrs. Chambers a
d. tempted some time since TO purchase
+. senic Of drngaist'in ourtown, and WI
refused, that she subsequently purcha
3, ed through her sou rat extermlnatc
sh which she denied all knowledge OF wh'
,e, arrested. The bottle, however, W
nd found locked up in her premises al
a partially used. The pie or pudding Sc
is was taken from a cupboard, where it W
all csfefully wrapped up.
All tile circumstances connected WI
this matter seem to point 20 a case
n premeditated poisoning by some one
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