Smyrna times., 1871-11-15
MARYLAND ITEMS.

SOme voter In CnCSt5rt0Wn voted 4 memo
randum instead of his ballot, on election day
In Dorchester the average Democratic ma
jority was about 300. The Republicans have
majority in four districts.
Mr.. G. w. Chids, Of the Philad'a Lc,lger,
has purchased the farm Of W. G. Carter, ad-
joining Marley Paper Mill, Cecil CO., for $l4,-
600 cash.
In Somerset co. the Democrats have ma
jorlty OF 116, but the reports in the local papers
are 50 meagre that we can make up no esti-
mates from them.
In Worcester CO. the Democrats elected
their ticket by about 675 majority. Last year
the county gave Col. Ham Teton, for Congress,
LOLA. The Republicans feel encouraged
The Revenue district included in the Eastern
Shore has been consolidated with the second
district, part OF the Western Shore, and Mr.
Mcintyre, of Elkton, is retained as collector.
The new NJ. f. Church at Port Deposit,
built mainly by Mr.. Tome, is fast approaching
completion 1t is being trescoed, and the
audience room is said to be the iuest in the
State.
The Easton .J0HfHal has received communi-
cation trOma prominent gentleman recommend,
lng Gen. Geo. Meade OF Penusyivania, for
President aud Senator Geo. Nlck rs of Mary
land, for ice President K thrr an ola mix
turc for a Democratic ticket.
Iu Kent the Democr4ts carried their ticket
by an average majority Ui 2D7 votes, which !,
- more than the III ijorty OF last year, when
Col Hamoleton carried the county by Isl.
Ihe 81 aud 4th Districts Chrstert0wu and
w hartUu, were carried by the Republicans
j union temperance meeting 0l all the reli-
gIou~ denominations was held in the Southern
Methodist Church, III Salisbury, last Sunday,
Reys. AlGssrs. " are, Southern VI thodi,t.
Buoy, Northern Methodist. MIls, Me.hodls;
Protestant, and Hammer, Presbyterian, took
part
In Cecil county, Mr.. Tome, the Republican
candidate for Governor, got l. "a majority. The
Republicans also elected their Surveyor and
one county commissioner. The Democrats
elected the balance Of the ticket by about $50
majority Last year their mrjorlty was G32
The Republicans are happy over the result.
lu Caroline the Republicans elected their
States Attorney and Sheriff, Messrs. Russum
and Evl't., the former by 36 and the latter by
- majority. The Democrats elected the
balance Of the ticket Their majority for
Governor is Il. Gordy, for surveyor, was
voted for by both parties, but fell behind nearly
200 on each ticket on the average vote.
In Talbot the Democrats carried the county
by l10 majority for the State ticket, and
elected every candidate for County offices by
maj9rltles ranging from 6S to b. In Easton
the Democratic majority was 36 for Governor.
81. MichaclS and Tr4ppe went Republican, the
former by 63 and the latter by %. Five or
SIX coorcd men voted the Democratic ticket in
EastOn.
A Notorious Thief Killel.-As the train on
the Qdecn Anne - read was returning from
townsend to Centrevllle, on Thursday night
laS;, 1t ran over negro man asleep on the
track, which proved to tie Gus. Davis, notori-
GUS thief, who ran away from the county about
twelve months ago, since which time his where
abouts h d been unknown. Watches and
various articles OF iewclry were on him and
Identified as those stolen from the store of Mr.
Charles Il. Hartman, of Centreville. the night
previous Gus. lived till Friday He gave
his name as Sam Severe when first found.
: Fair Dry. Monday week was the day
SET apart by long e,tlb lbli>hed custom as Fair
Day IN Salisbury. This was formerly great
occasion for both white and black, e>pcciallv
the latter, who came to town by hundreds or
thousands, and ate aud drank aud fdl!el and
danced all day long. The Salisbury B1chel9r
says: 1t was a holiday highly appreciated
by the slaves during the days Of sllvery, as
they had respite from the exactons OF their
ma ters aud turned it to good account for eniOy-
ment. But since slavery is no more. the ne
groeS care little for these holidays and have
almost ceased to regard them. Not many.
either white or bl; OK, came in town on Monday
IN consequence Of Tuesday being election day.
lu Queen Anne : the election was somewhat
interrupted The Centreville Citizen saws
" In the Church Hill District, Republican
ticket holders were driven from the polls, and
their lives threatened In Kent Island, num-
berS OF them were either induced to stay at
home or vote the Democratic ticket The Re-
pu"llcans should have had a majority of at
least twenty there while the Democratic ma
iorlty in Church Hill is about hundred greater
than fair election would give them" The
Dem4cratc majority IN the county is about $50
"a Democratic loss of 100. In Dixon's and
CrntrevllIe the Republicans did gallant work,
reducing :he majority one half in the former,
and achieving a handsome Republican majority
in the latter district