Smyrna times., 1870-08-17
Large Posters printed at this office.
MARYLAND ITEMS.

Ftre.-Mr. Rash, residing on Tolchester," "
on the bay shore, Kent CO., lost by fire about
three hundred bushels Of oats on Saturday
week. The fire originated from spark from
the steam engine used in threshing.
Terrible Tuaclcr .Sho,ca.-'The upper part
Of Cecil co. was visited by terrible thunder
storm last Thursday, and the lightning did
great damage. Joseph Lincoln, near Rising
Sun, had two cattle killed by the lightning
Robert Maxwell, near Pilot Town, had his
barn struck and burned. The barn of Wash
lngtOn Mcpherson, near Chestnut Level, Lam
caster county, was struck and burned. Amor
Carter and his daughter were seated in a bug
gy at temperance meeting, at Gibson 5
woods when the horse was struck dead Sew
eral other horses were prostrated by the same
shock. H. X. Brown, of the same neighbor
hood, had two hogs killed under tree, and
two mules near Oak Hill were also killed by
electricity.
Cotored Cdmp at OaLigtoa.-A colored
camp meeting was commenced at Darlington
on the ground occupied by the National Camp,
on Thursday, August 4th, and closed on the
lth. On Sunday, at $50, Rev. ID. w
Moore, of Ellicott City, preached at II, Bish-
op Calnpbel Of Philadelphia at P NJ, Dr.
Revels, (brothcr Of Senator, OF Baltimore, and
at 7.3O, Rev. Dudley Asbury, Of Allegheny
City, Pa. Up to Saturday night, there were
not more than 500 or 500 present but the spe-
clal trains from Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Port Deposit, together with those who arrived
from lower Cecil and Kent, in stcamboats
swellcd the numbers to thousands, on Sunday
Like Its predecessor the meeting was held in
the interest Of Holiness.
Jacob Tome, Esq, of Port Deposit, will
have the handSomest house, when Completed
on the Eastern Shore.
A Cambridge paper says that nearly all the
rains have fallen on Wednesday this summer
and about two weeks apart.
The papers on the Peninsula have all or
nearly all, published an article from the Cen
trevllle Observer about man named Perkins.
OF CheStertOwn, who was cured of stammering
at the Darlington Camp, in answer to prayer,
and was enabled to talk aud rejoice without im-
pedlment Mr. L. denies the statement. The
paper referred to says its informant was Il min
ter VINO Said he was present when the miracle
Was wrought.
There is six-toed colorcd girl in st. Mich
aels.
The census-taker in Talbot CO. has been un-
able to find any person one hundred years old
Three women, two colored and one white, are
ninety and upwards.
Prolific. MIR. James A. Oxenham, of Ferry
Neck, has three different cows that have raised
three pair of twins during the past eight years
st. MtchaeLS Comet
The rate of taxation in Caroline county, has
been reduced twenty four cents on the one hun
dred dollars.
First Congressional DiStrict-The Easton
Star has heard the names of the following
well-known democrats mentioned connection
with the congressional nomination in the first
district of Maryland: Col. Samuel Hamhle-
ton, of Talbot; Col j. j. Hockart, of Cecil ;
William &. Handy, Esq, Of Somerset; Ephra,
i'm K Wilson, Esq. OF Worcester, and Lloyd
Iilghman, Esq, of Queen Anne's. Ex-Gov.
Philip Il. Thomas, Of Talbot, refuses to be
considered q candidate for nomination.
Hung. John Walkabout was executed at
Drummondtown, on Friday week, within the
brick wall that surrounds the jail, in the pres
ence of about two hundred persons, Tor the MUIR
der of Ayres Tatum, farmer Walkabout,
although having acknowledged to the killing
OF man in Somerset county, year or two
agO-althOugh not intending murder at the
time, and which he protested Was more the