Smyrna times., 1873-12-31
MARYLAND ITEMS.

Come to Grief-A band Of performers calling
themselves the Yosemite Valley Ministries" u nder.
hook to give three performances in Eason last week.
but had no audience, and had 10 suspend. Each
man ran out Of the town by different road.
A paragraph in a New York paper states that the
negro Fire King, COker, from Caroline county was,
at last accounts, in Sacramento Cal, handling red
hot irons, swallowing burning oils, aud dancing in
burning alcohol, without injury or discomfort.
The solemn services for ordination of priest and
deacon Of the Protestant Episcopal Church was
performed by RI. Rev. Henry G. Lay, Bishop Of
EaptUn in Christ Church. Cambridge, On Friday,
December ~. the Rev. Geo. T. Fitzhugh being
raised to the priesthood, and DR.. d. NJ. Elwood
made deacon.
The schooner Rock belonging 10 H. ]. Dashiell
and Captsin Cadmus Messlck, Of WIcomIeo county,
Is in Washington, loaded with oysters. Captain
MessIck, who was in charge, is missing. and is sup.
posed tn have been murdered lie had a difficulty
during the day with some oyster purchasers.
After supper he went ashore md has not been
since. Capt. John Hooper. Of Sah,bOry, has gone
to Washington to take charge Of tho vessel aud
bring her home.
StG0biSg ARRAY in Cecil COsnty.-At the hotel Of
Mr.. David Craig, near Rowiandv1Ie, Cecil Couaty.
a sabbing affTAy occurred between two brothers,
Edward and William FItzgibbOns, both of Port
DEPOSIT On the evening, of the 23rd inst. Edward
had wondered OH IN state OF insanity, and whilst
PersuadIng hIm to return he drew a knife aud
siabbed William twice IN lie region Of the heart
before he could be dIsarmed, Inliciing serious
though not fatal wounds.
ArTed Of RsgistrGtiOn OEcer.-Mr. l. A.
PeRnngoA. register of voters OF the second election
district Of Kent county, was arrested at Kennedy
vile on Saturday morning week by deputy U. )
Marshal GOidsborough, and taken before COmmis
sSoner Rogers, IN Baltimore. who held him 10 ba /
for hearing at such lime he may be caet
upon. The Kent Neps, (Oem) says: The charg,
against hun we are informed, is that he dropped
the names OF Two negroes from the registration list
The registration list IN the secOId district had
been classified, as In the others, under the head
~whIte" aud "eolOred" until the late registration
, when number Of the best informed citizens from
different PORTIONS of the dstrct met together. and
for the purpose nf facilitating voting as well az
ascertain the relative number Of white and blneI
voters IN the district, they in conUnciiGn with tn
. officer Of registration, classified the .otcrs. Il
] doing 50 II seems that the name Uf Chas Mile
: supposed 10 be white man who had lived in tb
y district, but moved away. was stricken from III
list at the suggestion, il is said. Of Mr. Wills th
republican candidate for sheriff: but at the las
election Charles Miller, colored, made his appeu
ance, and his name not being the list he coul
not vote. The other that OF a nepr
= named White. whose name was drt pped Ga in form,
tion furnished by Mr.. VIM. Jones, TO the fleet III.
= he had lost his residence ia the county. We kno,
nothing personally about the matter but derive
the above Information from reliable sources and
Mr.. Pennington should be called upnn for hearIn,
g we think he will have NO difficulty IN establshin
b hin innocence Of the charge