Smyrna times., 1872-09-18
MARYLAND ITEMS.


Rev. Nottingham D. Mitchell, formerly
Rector of Trinity Episcopal church. Ekton but who resign
ed about to locate in milder climate died in
Florida, of pulmonic consumption, last week.
NoUet ROUender.-Several farmers In Cecil !
utilizing rag-weed" hay The crops
straw both light, owing to the spring drOughta
less other substance be found TO feed cattle during
the winter perish Hence these
ing their stubbe fields and putting the crop weed
for winter use-Cecil Democrat.
COngreSSiOndl.-lt is rumered that the Dem.
ocrac Congressional Convention the
ed nomination Judge Carmichael 2sth utmO will
be reconvened at Cambridge ts rumored that the Hon
Geo. Vckes will be candidate the place of Judge wicks
who will withdraw and throw his influence for the Senator
and that his honor Judge Stewart has already withdrawn from
the field. and decided to remain the Court OF Appeas
| Republican Congressional Convention. -
The Republican Congressional Convention the First Dis
ct of Maryland assembled Salisbury Wednesday last.
Samuel Maaeu Esq., Of Queen Annes county the chair.
series OF resolutions passed, which Judge J. A.
Spence of Salisbury Independent candidate Or Congress-
endorsed as the candidate Of the Republican party.
Attempt at Burning. Monday night
Mr. William II. Arrlngdae living in Kingsceek Talbot
found his arrival home that his house fire. He
extnguished the Aames and had two negro and
the 1t said they dropped
lighted matches through knot hole the weather boarding
into closet filled with old papers, under stairway
The Cecil County Lynching Septem
Judge stump in his charge to the Grand Jury strongly
buked lynchn2 of the negro the lower part Of
Cecil some two months He said that there mott
in the history criminal proceedings before the
which he presided which warranted suspicion
would not have been fairly tried if found guilty
executed and that h orcibe seizure aud illegal ynching
great crime and ko punished He charged the
Grand Jury make thorough investigation of the
order possible to dcOver the guilty and bring them
j to trial
| An Independent Candidate j udge Spence
Salisbury following
Congressional District OF Maryland: II
Independent candidate this Congressional District
Congress the United Whilst my politi
cal principles Republican not and will not be slave
If elected shall hold myself free to crcise wha'
evemay be legislation and to redress
imposed under the party and by machinery
Offering myself Independent
Conventions CQues and RingsI believe shs! meet the de
e and receive the of the unsefh honest and nte
gent all parties The people feel that by sIavsh adhesion
&c party. they directly and indirectly oyerbuhened
taxation County State and Natonal always i'm
the benefit of the people, but for the benefit of fs
designing politicians who the OF the party to advanc
their selfish The people have tried for tn
politicians Candidates. aud the results have been dsappoin
e aggravaon their evils They relic
on, independent Candidates. candidate OF and 10
- the people. t. A. SPEScE-
g A Great Clerical Scandal IN Elkton.-Th
Cc Whig Saturday last Our town thrown into
state Tuesday morning by the
y an intrigue between former clerical gentleman OF Ekto
very the estimation O his congregation
10 circles Of EktOn society and brtgi
mulao girl who had lived lOr several
= family The girl a native of this bat left with II
minister few months and continued servant in
~ family to about three tour weeks since On hOnd
last Constable Davis of North East brought the g
with her child North and placed her
OF the custody Sheriff Thomas, who provided her with pa
I'D jail The K had been by two who werki
e. in field near North East Depot, about o'clock
70 Monday enter field from where they at
nj carrying small bundle. Alter she had passed along
that through patch of high weeds, they noticed that
had not her. and her rat
singular they the place where had left the bund
infant They reported the fact a
Constable Davis took charge the girl and accused her
infant She confessed and accOmpani
of the officers to spot where the child four
1e She was then required BY Magistrate Benjamin to d
ed the father oath. which she did witho
charging aforesaid clerical gentleman with
paternity child The girl visited in Jail by numt
persons Tuesday the number several OF
respectable ladies' memberssOme OF them at leastf
accused while he the minis
had advised her TO leave the eh
bic on some This she but
fnd favorable opportunity TO thus rid herself OF the ins
led On Monday morning girl with her infant
go ticket EktOn. When the reached North East
dread shame OF her mother and other aeQuantan
home induced her to get out OF the there Crow
desperate she finally resolved to hnd
place the child where would be found This
e executed above narrated. We underst
Ia the gentleman be cited before the Pres
be- terry which will shortly Newark Del where his
will be Investigated by the Church The girl well raj
ing and geneel aud cOmeyoOkin colo
girls Ekton. Alas much so. it would for
I'd clerical weakness Like the Patriarch of old
~ had an Amabe wife. heirs and the hand mad
Hagar, fallen victim to that misfortune.