The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-03-04
Peninsular and State Items.
DELAWARE.


1t has been decided to tear down Asbury
NJ. E. Church, Wilmington, and erect a
handsome new cdifice, Go by 112 feet
Three hundred and seventy new build
ings were erected in that city in 1870, at a
cost of S765, 800. This is an increase over
any previous year.
The Indian Queen hotel, in Wilmington,
has been sold to a Savings Bank for $36, 600
VIM. b. Virgins, formerly well-known
Conveyancer and Deputy Pension Agent,
in the above city, and who left there rather
mysteriously, q few months since, leaving
a bad record behind, in connection with
his business, was recently arrested, by the
L. S. authorities, in Monroe county, West
Va, taken to Wilmington, and held to bail
in the sum of $1,000, for his appearance
at Court.
St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church, Will
mington, has just put in $4,000 organ
the largest in the State.
On the Goth ult, Outten D. Jester, a
druggist at Delaware City, was almost
instantly killed by the accidental discharge
of his gun.
Hon. p. F. Causey, Ex-Governor of Del
aware died at his residence; in Milford, on
the 18th ult., aged 20 years.
The store house occupied by John Biz
zard at Carey's X Roads in Sussex, was
destroyed by fire recently. Evofy thing
destroyed-no insurance.
Rev. John T. Gracey will not return to
India.
The mailcarrier from Chestcrtown to Ken
nedysville lost the mail bags, in which were
several registered letters, last week, but
did not look for them, because he had two
passengers who wished to meet the train
The mail was afterwards recovered
Two colored men fell from the gravel
train on the Kent road below Kennedyville,
last week, and were both injured, one hav-
ing his leg broken, and the other his back,
and it is thought his spine.
QUEEN ANNE's.
The 9TH and 9th Divisions Queen Anne's
and Kent counties) of the LIST Collection
District of Maryland, have been CONSOLE
dated, and will hereafter be known as the
9Th Division, and be under tie charge of
the Assistant Assessor of Queen Anne's
county.
Congress has appropriated $1,000 for the
purpose of cleaning out Queenstown Creek.
CAROLINE.
A two-story frame dwelling, in Denton,
owened by Robert A. Nicols, was destroyed
by fire recently. Loss estimated at So, 900,
on which there was insurance in the Cecil
Company, Of $500.
DORCHESTER.
Two weeks since, little son of Jacob
Corsey, residing in Straight District, had
his clothes take fire, from burning grass
and was burned SO badly that he died in
few hours.
wJcOufCo
Engineers have been surveying and sound
ing the river at Salisbury, and if they
report favorably, the chanel will be widened
and deepened.
A new paper is to be started in Salisbury,
called THE Bachelor. 1t will not stake"
with-the ladies, and particularly old maids,
Irish potatoes are SO scarce in Wicomico,
that farmers will have to send to the city
for seed.
During heavy wind storm, on the 18th
uit., the steeple of the NJ. P. Church, in
Salisbury, was blown down.
Shad and herring made their appearance
in Salisbury last week.
HARTFORD.
The stock holders of the Bel Air Build.
ing Association are not in want of money;
and consequently, the amount of the
instalments paid in for the last few months
iS luin tho t,o