Smyrna times., 1872-03-20

A widow lady named Phillips died in Queen
bnnes co. last week at the advanced age of lO(
years she was very active up to the time
OF her death, and her eyesight remained unin.
Jured, having no occasion to use spectacles.
Legat Ltterest.-A petition is in circulation
IN Denton tor signatures asking the Legisla.
ture to so amend the law relating to interest a.
to allow larger rate of interest to be contract
ed Tor in writing, but in no case shall the
amount exceed twelve per cent.
Mr.. Thos. A. Smith, of Denton, the other
uay Droke open an egg and upon the inside
another egg was found both being perfect eggs.
and each having perfect she'll The inner
egg was small-being about the size Of SPAR
rows egg.
S~lden Dedh.-William Steptoe, and a
ecomradc were at Welsh Point, on the Elk
RlYer, on Sunday morning week cunning for
ducks. They fired at a bunch of ducks and
Steptoe hastened to push their boat into the
water, and jumping in seized one of the oars,
and that Instant dropped dead.
THE US'uy Ldw.-Ihe bill to amend the
usury law has been defeated in the House of
delegates OF the Legislature by striking out
tnnG tnG eHactlng clanSe--yeas 81, nays 80. This
Dill did not propose to change the legal rate of
SIX per cent, but provided that it should be
lawful 70 contract to pay or receive discount at
any rate and to contract for payment and
receipt at any rate of interest.
Since the death of Mr.. Cowlev. of Oman
Annes CO., there has been some doubt rs r.
whether he committed suicide or not but the
following note was found last week on the ton Of
MS papers by those having his affairs i'm hand
winch shows concluSively that it Was suicide
do tins to assure the public that no one
else need be charged with my death but nv.
SCI; as my life has become a burien to me
1. l. e. Cowley.'
CbPrgcd Wdh an Lnnatur0I O8cosc -
y lanes l1ayman near Snow Hill was arrested
on thursday night last, charged with having
qrlVeh q MS wife and four children from hi,
mouse ABOUT two weeks ago, and having refused
alleged that MS wife aud children were driven
out IN the snow without cause, almost sboale.s
ana ioodleSs, to work their own way in the
"orIo. lie Was committed to Jail
The Ifgeon Hntch last week at Elkton
between Messrs. Cochran, Wilson and Dndlev
OF hIddIetown' and Messrs. Bennett, Shocklev
ana Maxwell, or ElktOn, was won bv Middle. !
toWh. Fhghteen shots were fired Mr.
cochran killed l6 birds, Mr.. Dudley Il and
Slr. Wilson s, for Middetown. For Ekton
9Ir. BSnnett killed IL, Mr.. Maxwell 10 and
Mr. Shockley 9. Mr.. l.. T. Bennett heinz
sex Mr Chas. Bennett was substituted for
nm. n large amount Of money is said to |
have changed hands on the result.
Co'2ret SchooLs A letter from Annanolis
to the Baltimore SIM under date of 8th inst
says :" The Joint committee on education Iast
lIght heard addresses from VIM Perkins Of
!hestertown, and VIM II. Butler of Annano.
IS both c9lored, asking for increased facilities
'r colored education. The addresses were
modest and as far as learned, the speakers
made a very favorable impression upon the
committee; Tie educational bill will probably
'e reported next week, and a very handsome in.
rea over the sum now devoted to colored
cno1l' VIII be reported from the committee
or the use of colpred cducation.' -