Smyrna times., 1873-12-24
MARYLAND ITEMS.

Land Sale.-M. Bannon, Esq, sold Tuesday |
of last week the farm of John Roph, near Milling
ton, and containing 100 acres, to Mr.. Joseph Malta.
lieu, for S2,025 cash down.
PrOues an AHbi.-Daniel Sharp, formerly resi-
dent of Queen Annes county, proves by several
creditable witnesses, that the charge Of attempted
violence npon the person of Mrs. Whitman in
Talbot county, recently, is untIue that he not
near her during the entire day upon which the
assault is alleged to have been committed.
Disaster in the Chssapedke-The information
has reached the collector of the port of C:seld that
the sloop Anna A. WiLets OF Philadelphia, was
ashure on James Point, IN the Chesapeake bay, On
Monday week. The body of boy found in the
cabin. the crew Of six or eight are supposed TO
have been drowned. Captain John Ward, Of Cris-
| field, is believed to be drowned with the crew.
An Aceident-Dr. Jabez Jenkins, dentist at
| fredericksburg, Dorchester co., met with "a panfYl
accident on Friday last He was operating with
his retort, preparing material for set Of teeth,
when it exploded, injurng him about the bead,
damaged the by blowing out the window
lights and bursting the partitions of the room. 1t is
also believed his mind is somewhat affected by the
accident.
Last week a fellow in a full suit of soldier clothes
went to Denton, and afer hanging round for few
hours made the acquaintance Of a young man named
Williamson, who seemed to take fancy 10 the ma n
or the soldier rig, and the two became seemingly
very intimate. Finally, in the evening, the soldier
proposed TO Williamson 10 change clothes with him
for while, TO have a little fun aud Williamson
pleased with the idea, readily consented. The
change accordingly made, and the stranger
with Wllliamsun's clothes on, "slepped out Tor
mint" and hasn't been since.
Something for BdTRum.-An animal perfectly
white color and which from its shape and slz
led to the belief that it was member o. the cool
family, captured this town. But th
strangest thing of all is now to relate. The 'wha
is it,, had only eye which situated directly
in the centre Of its forehead, and hIs tore feet wer
web. footed like duck Nothing like it eve
seen or heard of before, in this region: II is In
intention Of the gentleman who killed il TO send it
G skin to the "PhIladelphia Academy of Natura
Sciences" in the hopes that the saVants of that inst
tuition may find a name for t-Sdlisbury AdUertise1
i Suit Against the p, W. & B. r. Rim III
Circuit Court for Cecil county at Elkton, last weel
4 the Of John e. BouIden, us the p, w. g. B.
q K. Co. tried. Tins was an action for damage
j., alleged TO have been sustained by the plaintiff,
being struck by train Of cars, while crossing III
:, track OF the defendant ia a carriage one Wints
night about two years ago. This a cOmpanin in
suit to the tried last term, in which plaintiff
brother was party, aud who recovered some s5J
i damages Tried before jury, who ufier being o.
C some hours. rendered verdict for plaIniif for
n damages Notion for a trial filed /
d plaintiff
- - The GrssnsbOrOugh Murder.-Last week we TO
: all about the supposed murder Of young III,
:, named Phillips, near Greensborough, BY two 9th
u young named Dill and Blades, who are now
n Denton Jail. The Denton Union says that Dbl
is wife is much troubled at the fate of Phillips al
:, seems to manifest great interest c0nce- -ning
l. murder. She has been heard TO say that she b.
rahet lost John, (hef husband) and sil the chfdre
a. than that Phillips should have been murderC
D. There can be no doubt Of TIE intimacy exist
Is between Mra. Din and Phillips and this, too, wi
to the full knowledge OF Dill himself The Il
n prisoners in jail Dill and Blades, resided in I
70 same house. Blades was only married last Octut
"a and has No children. The wives of the two pr
% Oners, since the arrest have continued to abide
the same house until last week, when they W,
frightened away by ghosts they say.