The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-04-30
Peninsular and State items.

WIS toHStlileu DN ire Oh NuHudy, l"lH
inst. 1t is supposed the fire was commu-
ncated from the chimney. Loss about
81, 800. No insurance.
\ fire occurred at Bethlehem, Caroline
county, on Saturday, 9th inst, which re-
suited in the total destruction of Thos. c.
Eaton store, at that place, and its entire
contents. 1t is not known how the fire orig
mated. Loss about $500
Choptank lodge, A. F. & A. NJ. has sub
scribed 81, 900 to build public building at
New Market.
Mail matter intended for Melville. Caro-
line county, should be directed to IIender-
son.
Thomas Everingham, residing near Pot
ter's Landing, Caroline county, had his
head and hip crushed very badly by being
caught between the wheel Of a cart and a
tree.
The wheat crop, in Caroline county. bids
fair to be good the present season.
Tile Kent Ners says: At recent meet
ing of the board of directors of the Kent
County Md railroad, held last week, it
was decided to commence operating the
road by running tri-weekly trains from
Kennedyville, on Mondays. Wednesdays
and Fridays, until further notice. \ com
mittee to make the necessary arrangements
was appointed. 1t also was decided to in
crease the force on the grading and hridg-
ing between kennedyville and Chester
town.
Rev. Thos. L. Poulson, Grand Worthy
Chief Templar of the State of Maryland,
will deliver 4 lecture at the NJ. L. Church
at Chesterville, Kent county, on Thursday
evening, May 18th. Subject: Temperance.
Judge Bond delivered an address to the
negroes of Crestertown, week before last.
The st. Michaels Camel will again make
its appearance about the first of May, I'M
der the title of Ph0Hir, and will contain
twenty-four columns.
Croquet, is all the rage it st. Michaels.
Shad are plentiful at Denton, and the
price low.
The sale of liquors, on Tilghman's Island,
Talbot county, is prohibited by law.
The railroad company is erecting freight
house at Cambridge.
W. f. RezzeH has left at the Office of the
Cambridge Mtel6igencer a stalk Of wheat
measuring % inches. which he says is a
fair sample of the entire field.
Money is scarce and business dull at
Cambridge. Ditto in Elkton.
A building association is talked Of by the
Cambridge folks.
A wife, in Cambridge, rocks the cradle
with one foot and works the sewing ma
chine with the other.
They have quit drinking whisky in Cam
bridse-and now pour it down.
The fruit growers, in Somerset county,
are vet uncertain whether there will or will
not be good crop of fruit this year
\ lodge of Coed Templars was organized
at Frederick, week before last
Eight hundred dollars in notes CA the
Farmers Bank of Baltimore, were found in
an old desk, belonging to tho heirs eff Jacob
Cannon, residing near Milford. The notes
are supposed to have been in the desk
twenty-five Years.
\ reading room has been opened in Mil
ford.
is not injured yet. and the prospects so far
is good for a heavy crop of every variety.
Rumor has it that the Dorchester and
Delaware Railroad does not pay expenses.
The Snow Hill Messenger says: The ship
:: Crest of the Wave" went ashore on the
the shoal off Hogg Island, during the
storm on Sunday night, 18th inst. Every
body ON board was lost They are sup
posed to have left the ship in the boats,
which were swamped before reaching the
shore. A number of bodies have been
washed up on the Beach, together with the
ships yawl and Captains gig, and guam
tity of women ard children's apparel
Among the bodies that came ashore, that
of Captain Jones was identified All the
bodies have been decently buried on IIogg
and Cobbs Island.
The Preachers Association. of the Dover
District, Wilmington Conference. will hold
its next session in the Methodist Episcopal
Church, at FELTON,. commencing on Monday
evening. May End. The preachers of
Dover, Easton and Snow Hill Districts will
meet at the same time and place to con-
slider the prepriety of consolidating the
three Districts into one association.
The following real estate sales took place
in Hartford county last week: J. 5. Rich
ardson, auctioneer, sold at public sale, Oh
Monday, 18th inst. for Daniel Scott
trustee, Sc acres of land, near Clark's
Bridge, to VIM. B. Norris, for 200. AL
so. 11S acres for s. Archer. trustee, Situa-
ted as above, to Geo. l.. Van Bibber, for
$4,000. Both of these tracts belonged to
Thos. Robinson. Also, at the same time
and place, $50 acres, near Churchyille, the
property of the late Thos. Archer, to Mrs.
Hannah Archer and Harris Archer, for
$4,000 On Tuesday, 18th inst, the same
auctioneer sold, for E. II. Webster, trustee,
30 acres, situated on the public road leading
from Thomas Run to Sandy Hook. the
property of the late Hannah Clark. to VIM
Bull, for 5000. Also, VIM. s. Bowman,
auctioneer, on Tuesday 10Th inst. sold for
the owners, on the premises, at Darlington,
the dwelling house and lot. the late resi-
dence of Dr.. John Sappington. deceased to
DR.. John Sappington, Jr.. for 81. 600.
Samuel G. NoSheli was brought to Dover
Jail on the 10th instant, charged with the
murder of his wife under circumstances of
atrocity seldom paralleled. The particulars
as we learn them are about as follows: On
the 9th inst, Noshell, who lived on a small
place near Slaughter Station, in this Hun
dred, came home, and on some pretence
numerically beat and kicked his wife
Two women, who lived in the neighborhood
interfercd to save her, put her to bed and
gave her such attention as they could
She suffered terribly during the next two
days and Neshell was vainly appealed to to
send for doctor. Through the kindness
of neighber DR.. Knots, of Templeville,
was called in, and on Tuesday, Mrs. NosheIl
was delivered Of dead child-its skull
crushed by kick from it's fathers heavy
boot. Mrs. V. died soon after the doctor
went away. Noshell wanted to put her
body in rough box and bury her on the
farm, but better counsel prevailed and she
had decent burial, her body being inferred
near Hazletville, on Thursday. Noshell's
conduct at the grave the treatment his
wife had received at his hands, the rumors
Of his brutal behaviour during her illness,
induced some of the neighbors to notify
Coroner Thompson of the state of affairs.
That officer very promptly made an inves-
tigation, summoned Il jury had the body
disinterred and 4 post mortem examination
made by Drs. Knots and Brown After
the testimony of several witnesses had
been received, a verdict that murder had
been committed was rendered and war
raut was placed in the hands of Constable
Pratt for the arrest of Noshell. Noshell
hearding that the Coroner was about to dis
inter his wife's body, came mp to interfere
with the Coroner's proceedings just as the
Constable was starting to look for him,
and was promptly lodged in Jail. The post
norton examination revealed the extent
of Mrs. Noshelrs injuries-two blows or
kicks, one in the stomach and one on the
back above the kidneys, breaking rib,
either sufficient to kill woman in her con-
ditioR, had caused the blood to coagulate
in great masses about those organs. and
there were appearances also of dose of