Smyrna times., 1871-05-03
MARYLAND ITEMS.


house OF Mr. A. w. p. Robinson, at Cordova
above Easton, on the railroad, was consumed |
by fire on Tuesday morning week. The fire
was discovered at 10 o clock, and in one hour |
the house was destroyed, with all its contents, |
including the furniture and clothing 1t is |
not known how the fire originated The house
was insured in favor of Mr. Luther NJ Rey-
nolds for $1,000, not One-half its cost.
attempted Snicide-Mr VIM. B. Wheeler
OF EastOn while laboring it is supposed under
temporary alteration of mind, on Saturday
morning week shot himself in the ear, causing
painful wound. He was in critical condi-
ton for day or two, but is now recovering
This is the second attempt of Mr. w. to take
his own life within few months. He is high
ly esteemed by many friends
DidLolism. week some fiends moved
some OF the sleepers and rails of the railroad
bridge over a branch Of Peach Blossom Greek.
below Easton, to one side, so as to break the
connection with the track, and cause smash
up, but fortunately the accident was discover
ed before the train passed over.
Terrible Rcnc0ntie of Dn{y mih Colored
Burgtar.-A most terrific rencOntre with
burglar by lady took place about midnight
on Monday week, in Baltimore county, near
the northern suburbs Mrs. Carlotta Saracco
whose husband is a teacher of music and dane
ing, but who was absent in IIagerstown, Md.
on professional tour, resides a few hundred
yards beyond the city limits. The house is
situated on an emlnence, commanding view
OF the city and bay, and just the cOzy little
| spot that person of refinement would select
for residence. Mr.. Saracc0 being absent the
only occupants of the house were the lady and
a coOred servant boy The lady states that
about midnight she was awakened by some one
feeling under her pillow and about the upper
part OF her person. She Immediately sprank
up into half recumbent position, and asked
hat do you want I? seeing at the same
time large cOlored man standing over her
The reply was, Hush, or I'll Kill! YOU" Mrs
SaraccO, who is large and muscular woman,
evidently weighing not less than two hundred
pounds, instantly jumped from her couch and
grappled with the negro The contest must
! have been terrible one of strength, as was
evidenced by viewing the apartment on Tues
day, when finally the man drew the weapon
which has recently become SO popular with
colored desperadoes, sharp razor, with which
| ne inflicted several severe cuts on the face of
the lady, she bravcly holding on to him all the
time Finally, the man became desperate,
and inflicted severe cash across her throat,
the razor cutting downward toward the breast
bone, and merely grazing the windpipe Mrs.
SaraccO still held on to the would be murderer,
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window, by which he had evidently entered
In the meantime the noise Of the scutfle awak-
ened the colOred boy, and he rushed up stairs
! to the rescue OF the lady, but his footsteps
were heard by the rufhan, who at once knock
ed the bleeding woman down with his fist, and
after kicking her several times made his es-
cape out oil the window, leaving his hat behind.
He escaped just as the colored boy entered the
room. The boy at once raised an alarm, and
! 0c f,r tho al
lady was at hand. Drs. Grindrat aud Page
were called in and dressed the wounds, which
they pronounced not necessarily fatal, although
of very painful character. As before stated,
she is very large woman, apparently about
As years of age, and everything about her
house and beautiful flower garden show evil
dence of culture and refinement. The negro
has since been arrested and proved to be
gardner who had been working for Mrs. s.
He has made fall confession. His object
was plumber. The above account is from the
Bait Sun.
A little girl named Murphy was burned to
death in WycomicO CO., last week by her
clothes taking fire.
Bloody Affair IN Cambridge. Satur-
day morning week, the quiet of our town was
broken by desperate encounter between Jos.
d. Richards of this place and William GrasOn
of Wallach's Landing in our county. There
has been feud of some standing between the
parties, and as Mr.. Richards was passing up
High street in company with some friends he
espied Mr.. GrasOn walking behind him, and
upon turning and demanding why the latter
was following him, he received an indignant
denial whereupou after few words between
them the former wheeled and fired pistol at
Grason, the ball striking the latter in the CEN
ter of the hoad just above the ear aud glancing
upwards, passing between the seal p and bone,
and out at the top of the head. Immediately
upon firing Richards retreated into Mr.. Todd's
store followed by Grason with a drawn pistol
in his hand, who, remarking that a." he could
kill him but did not wish to, beat the former
over the face with the butt-end of his pistol in
a fearful manner. The Chronicle says both
parties are badly hurt, but are doing well.
They are each we'll connected, and the affair
has caused good deal of feeling in the COM
munity. Mr. Richards has been held to bail
in $1,000.
Richard s. Thomas, a well-to-do old bache-
lor of Chestertown, lawyer by education and
a farmer by choice, died last week. He was
a man of Infinite jest, and "a years old.
Kent County Railroad The ballasting of
this road having been completed to Worton
. Station, trains will hereafter be run from that
place instead of Kennedyville, leaving daily
Except Sunday at 6:45 A. NJ, aud returning