Smyrna times., 1872-04-17
MARYLAND ITEMS.

Congress has appropriated the sum of five
thousand dollars the Improvement of WicOmico river
Bishop Lay, (EpiScopal) Of the diocese of
Easton confirmed at Centrevle and three at
Church Ilil on Sunday week
A coal-oil lamp exploded in the house of a
Mr. Farlow bury, last week. and Mrs Fs clothing
fire. but gentleman passing extnsuished the flames
before she was injured.
The Mccullough Iron Compony, Of North
East CO.. donated valuable lot of ground, the
railroad station, for the of erecting NJ. E
Church, and Sabbath and day school.
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis, a disease that
has since the trial OF Mrs Wharton
part county 1t reported have
assumed the form Of an epidemic and to be still spreading.
BY a vote, 13S to Al, the citizens of New
town. Worcester Thursday last instructed the Town
Commissioners endorse the Bonds of the Worcester and
Somerset Railroad Company, the Of This
will complete the road
The Maryland Legislature, prior to its ad-
onnmen passed bill supplemental the school ap
proprang SOOOO for the support of coored schools The
will be distributed the counties in accordance
with the number of colOred people resident therein.
! The ten hour system is the exciting theme
Salisbury large meeting faborers held
demand the system but the employers disposed
ceed An employer demanded Of hour day
what had already been worked aud this the boe
| to self defence.
| One Oystermdn Shoots hn0ther.-A quarrel
over some occurrtl on MOnnay Oetween TWO
colored men, employed oyster boat Crsfed. Md
which resulted of the shooting the other through
the lungs with shot killing him instantly. The guilty
party arrested.
| HING HinlSclf-On Saturday evening, Both
ult.. James Welsh. residing Pkevle in wicomco
hung himself For he had exhibited Of be-
ing right in his mud Difficulties with reference to the will
Of only recently deceased supposed have been the
inciting cause TO the commission OF the rash act
On Tuesday afternoon Of last week an old
cooed Jack GodsborolEh better known ODD
Jack Cotton tall found Of Capt HarlcaStle.
about three miles from Easou with his throat cut bundle
by, in which bloody enclosed in
A decided he his death BY his
hands bat what could induce old Jack to take his life is
not known neither is it that he had who
would murder such an inofensive old man.
Death Of u .JuTymdn. of those cases
wherein has ckend and died whilst in the deter
minaton of has just anspired in Caroline Last
Wednesday week Vau>taven will brought be-
trial appeal from the Orphans
Court progress several days JAS
L. Adams juror from Of the lower districts, taken
suddenly died within short time Tie delicate
health when summoned and the confinement and tedium Incl
dent the trial wrought his produce
proSratinn, from which he recovered
the proceeded with before the
remaining eleven and has been decided to this
writing
arrested for HcendidriSm few months
ago the store of Ghas Ringgold at HsborouRh
burned together with the stock goods which there
was considerable insurance. German named Miller wa
the sleeping the stole understand and il
alleged Miller asserted the store tina
overheard between Rnggod and James
arnck Uhe young who formerly conducted business
"recian Bend. this county in which the burning wal
plotted the insurance the stock of goods
making this assertion Miller died suddenly picio
became excited that his death cause,
circumstances have been worked together to caus
the Of the named charged with
ing Of the store, and also the murder of Miller The pae
= in Denton jail.-Centrevie Citizen.
: Suspicious Character. Tuesday of las
finely dressed gentlemen stopped OF the fears
Elkon who had draft by Albany Bank
New York Bank which they the tn
National Bank Ekton aud had cashed After reflection tn
officers ct the Bank summoned the Sheriff pursu
of the two strangers. They found depot watu
the train. Teller Brown explained them that be felt
der the ceumstancesthey being entire strangers hero
Obliged to request them to refund paid on the
draft, till they produced satisfactory evidence er ident
The gentlemen readily agreed to this and
the and doubtless felt greatly relieved when they oun
paying the money the sheriff that they " or
allowed to proceed without aud detention Jail This
they couple of orgers and should have detane
till further investigation of their the Renen
opinion The fellow in whose avGr the draft
his HaydOn They promised the next da
s and satisfy the Bank officers but they careful not to
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