The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-09-16
Peninsular and State Items.
DELAWARE.

Wilmington. Isaac Pierce and a compan
ion entered the restaurant, and called TO
something to eat and drink, which the,
refused to pay for. The bartender, insist
ing on the payment, Pierce drew pisto
on him. In the meantime, man nance
Robert Booth, employed by the p W.
3. Railroad, who was present, interfered
Pierce then went outside of the house
raised the window curtain, and fired a
Booth, the ball entering the left breast
embedding itself about two inches. The
wound is not at all dangerous
Wilmington City Council stands 70 Re
publicans to 8 Democrats.
Heretofore the president of Council ant
City Treasurer have been elected for Z
term of one year; but, by u law passed
through the Legislature, last winter, theil
term was fixed at two years.
Mi. T.; d. Maryott, young graduate o.
Crozier Theological Seminary, has accepted
the call rendered to him by the first Bah
fist Church of Wilmington.
The bequest of $500, made by the late
Miss Bedford, was no. to the Wilmington
Institute, but to the Historical Society.
1t is stated that the cabbage worm is
doing great injury to the crop of cabbages
around Wilmington. One grower who
planted 10000 thinks he will not be able tc
| market over 3OO heads.
One of the rolling mills, at du Points
powder works, recently exploded, doing
little damage, save to the building.
The sum of four hundred dollars has
been apportioned to the Wilmington Con-
ference as its share of the $500, 900, which
is due by the Foreign Missionary Society.
Harry G: Leibrandt, little boy between
five and six years of age, a grandson of
VIM. c. Leibrandt, residing at ills Tatnall
street, Wilmington, was run over by a
street car, on Monday morning, and so
badly injured that his life is despaircd of.
James Riddle, Esq, has erected a neat
frame building at Riddles Banks, and
presented it to the NJ. E. Church, at that
place, to be used as a chapel.
Over 800 sail of cOasting vessels passed
up the Delaware, one day last week, so
were in sight at one time
The Chapel at Armstrong; Corner. is
nearly completed, and will be dedicated on
the 18th instant, at o'clock, p. NJ.
Middletown Building Association funds
sold recently for %! cts. premium.
George, son of the late Capt Gardiner,
fell in fit from the gang board of the Pilot
Boy at Collins Beach, and rolling from the
pier into the river was drowned
Capt. Watson, washed overheard and
drowned from the brig Welsh, ON the coast
OF Florida, recently, was native of Sus-
sex and former resident of Milford.
A serious cutting ARRAY occurred at Mil
ford between two lads, on Wednesday of
last week, over some trifling affair, which
came near resulting fatally The partici :
pants were Walter Collins, white, and Geo.
Brinkley, colored. In the fracas Brinkley
inflicted severe cuts upon Collins, one on
the fieshy part of the left arm, one on the
wrist and another under the arm Bridkley
is said to be VIGOROUSLY vicious boy. He
is still at large.
The "Old Slide" Methodists at Lewes
are engaged in building a new and commo.
dious church edifice, 60x4O feet, with base
ment and tower. The estimated cost of
the new Church is $4,000, and of the sum
S4,ooo has already been raised.
Alexander Crew, residing at Blacks
Cross Roads, had his hip dislocated. on
the I'd inst, while assisting to unload a
thrasher-the machine falling on him.
According to the Transcript the health
of Chestertown is excellent.
The peach season in this section has
about closed, and has not been profitable
one to the growers. The crop was too
abundant, overstocking the market and
more money would have been realized from
much smaller yield. Some varieties, par
tlcularly the Heath, were more Indifferent
this season than for many years past.
IL is SAID that an effort is being made to
establish bank at Massey's, and that DR..
Massey has headed the list with Sa5. 600
subscription to the capital stock.
Between sixty and seventy persons pro-
fessed conversion at the Chesterville camp
meeting.
QUEEN ANNE's.
The young man Thomas H. Lepo. who
recently committed suicide, did so because
he loved young lady, and thought She
gave preference to another. Notwithstand-
ing the lady remained in blissful Ignorance
of his attachment for her.
county temperance convention was
held at the Court House. in Centreyille, ON
Tuesday, 9TH inst. The attendance was
rather slim, and lack of proper interest
IN the subject was plainly manifest. The
convention adopted resolutions to circulate
petitions for signatures, to be presented to
INC Legislature, asking a modification of
our Incense laws, SO as to leave the voters
OF Election Districts, wards or corporate
towns, the privilege of sayina whether
liquors shall DO sold within the respective
limits of such district, ward or town. and
also to make the venders of Intoxicating
liquors responsible for all the damage that
may be done to person and property by apv
one under the Influence of liquor purchased
at their establishment.
CAROLINE
The total expenditures of this cornsv
for the year just closed were S332. 7Ga s9,-
Levy the present year, 81 centS in the 500:
which with the State ,ax added, makes
$1.03.
Since 1864 sase population of the county
has Increased 9T2.
A parsonage for the NJ. p. Church At
Caroline Circuit, is to be built at Huntsville.
TALBOT,
The public schools e-opeu ON the 18th.
The farm OF tho late Isaac Bowers, near
Easton, has been purchased by John Will
liaE..on, for $4,000. The farm contains
no acres, with fair improvements.
The Masons OF Easton will give steam
boat excursion to Baltimore, on the Goth.
to witness the grand parade of the KNIGHTS
Templar, ON Thursday.
The barn, two carriage-houses and sta
bles, courthouse and thrashing- house on
the "Bloomtield" farm of James Dixon,
near Easton, were entirely consumed by
fire, on the 9TH inst, together with large
lot of blades, hay and straw. and 400 bush
els of sheled corn. The fire is supposed
to have originated from matches in the
hands of colored boy. The loss is abont
So, 500; insured in the Mutual Fire Insur
ance Company of Montgomery county, for
1000.
The oyster business is active Canoes
last week made as much as ten dollars Der
day. Common oysters, bought by the pun
gies bring % cents per bushel.
A lighthouse is soon to be erected on the
Talbot county shore of the Choptank
River, to take the place of the boat now
stationed on the Dorchester side.
DORCHESTER.
The Neps says: Citizens are paying ND
their Indebtedness to capitalists, and in
several instances these rnoneyed men have
begged their debtors to keep the money at
six per ceHs, II they could find any use foY
it. These facts sound very strangely when
We remember that twelve months ago
money could not be borrowed for less than
ten or fifteen per cent.