The Cecil Whig., 1871-09-23
PORT DEPOSIT ITEMS.

Some insolent fellow, who deserved a
bullet, thrust his hand into buggy, on
the road leading from Port to Liberty
Grove, and attempted to pull young lady
ont. Her brother was with her, which,
when the villain discovered, lie fled
A young man, with good looking
black horse, passed too rapidly through the
town, few days since, which was per-
ceived by our local sheriff. The driver was
more spirited than his horse, and used his
whip to force the animal away; but the
officer not only held the horse, but very
properly pulled the driver out of the wagon
and escorted him before Esquire Beach.
MIR. H. c. Nesbitt, one of our most
enterprising merchants, who, since his
return from California, has been rather
noted for his robust health, has been stead
lily sinking, for some days past, land it is
astonishing how stalwart, active, well
developed men will sink,) well, on High
street, in the rear of his residence.
The Miltonian hell and heaven may be
visited this evening, at Odd Fellows Hall,
for 25 cents per head, with sight of chaos
thrown in. No return tickets advertised.
Rev. Samuel II. Cummings, of Balti-
more Conference, held a meeting at the
Methodist Episcopal Church, last Monday
p. NJ, for the purpose of organizing a
"Christian " at Work" society. About $50
persons, chiefly ladies, were present, but
as the Presbyterian and Episcopal congre-
cations had not been notified and were not
represented, and as the society is to find
material in all evangelical churches, the
organization was postponed until such time
as the present engagements of the Rev.
gentlemen will give him liberty to return.
Hannah Cornish, a universally respected
colored woman, living at Coxbury, near
Port, was shot and mortally wounded, last
week, by the accidental discharge of pis-
tol. Her son had 4 loaded pistol in his
pocket. In the act of STOPPING it fell upon
the hearth. exploded, and the ball entered
the lower part of his mothers stomach and
lodged near the heart, from the effects of
which she died three days afterwards
Esquire Beach held a past mortem exami-
nation. DR.. Miner officiated, and YER
dict was rendered of accidental death.
Another more terrible accident occur
red on the 18th, at the railroad depot, just
after the arrival of the Pa. Central train,
at II A. NJ. Casper Danfeld, brakeman,
and son of the conductor on the same train,
while attaching link to the rear of the
tender, fell over cross-tie and was Slowly
crushed and split open, before the engine
could be stopped. He was taken to the
Washington House, and attended promptly
by Drs. John Evans, lamar, Miner and
Bromwell, who, after careful examination,
pronounced the injuries mortal. His suf-
ferings were alleviated as much as possible,
and about P. NJ. he died. His father was
with him when he died; his mother came
from Chester too late to see him alive
His body was removed to Chester.
On Wednesday afternoon, DR.. Miner
was summoned to Lapidum to attend boy
who fell from wagon and was seriously
and singularly injured. The wheel scalped
his forehead, and crushed his cheek-bone,
but did not injure his jaw or teeth The
case may result seriously.
The thermometer stood at 44o here on
the 21st instant.