Smyrna times., 1871-12-27
MARYLAND ITEMS.

>, Nose, Potts, colorel man living with W.
J.. Needs. near Ruthsburg, Queen Annes 90.
fell dead in his tracks last week.
! The young CO. red men Of CheStcrtown have
/ orghhz.d debating association, under the
name OF Morning Star Lyceurn.'
Doct SnirherS, formerly Of SMYRNA
DENTIST, OF Denton AMI Doct p. Stack. OF
kaston have made an exchange of location.
Mr.. Granville Anderson, acting in the capac
ny OF master OF IA vessel hang from Sails
bury, has been missing since the arrival OF the
schooner at Baltimore three weeks ago.
Burned 10 Deah-A woman named Mrs.
French, residing at Mr. b. + Smiths. in Snow
I'M, as maid servant, was burned to death
on Thursday by her clothing catching fire.
In Easton, last week, negro woman named
Jane Sprouse stabbed her brother Matthew
Sprols., letting out portion OF the rntrail>
and producing dangcrou, wound. She is in
Jail.
new paper is to be started at Felerals
burg, Caroline county. on the lSt of January
next. How the proprietor is to keep his heal
ahoye the water, Is what the Deat0n Union
can t tell. We either.
Stoch LnW.-Petitions are in circulation in
Caroline county to be presented at the next
session OF the Legislature. asking for an act
preventing stock running at large in the public
highways. move for similar act is being
made in other counties
Sunk.-A vessel belonging to CAPTAIN
Joseph NIckersOn was cut through by ice near
Rolph wharf, Chester river one day last week
and sunk. She had on board at the time
about !. 100 bushels Of grain, which was gotten
out but IN damaged condition
De1th ofd NnjSter--Rev Henry c. Havrhe
pastor OF Kennedyville VI. Z. Church, died at
the residence of Mr. I. Benton Sutton, in that
village, on Sunday morning W, elk, after short
mess, OF small pnx, some say. others say
chicken pox. He was but about 24 year, old.
Importaa Discovery Il. j. Catrup, Esq,
o. Talbot county, has discovered process, by
which peaches can be preserved in their
natural state. He showed the ElSton Star
some hne specimens on saturday,, a. whole and
tir'n as when they We're taken from the tree
lie intends to apply for patent.
=, Frozen 70 Dcdth- Saturday night week
Henry Jenkins. coorcd man. living at
fIcderlcktown, Cecil co, was frozen to death
whlle attempting to cross a creek on his way
home. The ice being rotten it broke and he
went in. On Sunday morning lie was foun6
standing up erect in the water where he had
peri>hed.
Acqmtted. Capt. Robert VI. Smvth. from
near MIington, was tried in the Discr;ct
Court at Baltimore last week on the charge of
em6ezzLng Government funds while weigher
IN the Baltimore custom house. The case was
submitted to the jury without argument. and
they, after brlet absence for consultation
rendered verdict of not guilty.
The Platter Inquest --Aitera thorough invcsti
CATION INTO the facts connected with the death
OF Mrs. Eliza G. Platter, said to have committed
suicide by taking poison, near Easton three
weeks ago, the second Jury of inquest made
their verdict on Friday evening that "She
came to her death from cause or causes, other
than poison, unknown to the jury" The
analysis of her stomach made by Dr. Aiken, OF
Baltimore, showed no traces of poison