The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-05-03

lady was the wife of Mr.. David Parker,
who formely lived at Cherry Hill.
A sad accident occurred upon the line Of
the West Jersey Railroad, near Woodbury.,
last Wednesday afternoon, Gath. The
train due in this city few minutes after
five o'clock, while approaching the former
place, ran over and instantly killed lady
who was lying on the track, but who was
not observed before it was to late to stop
the train. The body, terribly mangled,
was taken up and conveyed to the station
at w., at which place it was given to the
coroner, by whom it was soon identified as
being that of Mrs. Rebecea Parker, Sis
ter of Hon. ]. L. c. Tatem of Gloucester
county, and VIM. P. Tatam, Esq, of Cam
den. 1t is believed that Mrs. Parker was
suffering from an alteration of her mind
at the time of the accident. She had left
her home but a few minutes before the sad
occurrence, and was not missed by her
friends until they were informed of her
| death.
A Valuable Quarry.-A quarry of what
is said to be very superior quality of
Surpentine Stone has recently been open
| ed in Nottingham township, Chester coun-
| ty, Pa, ON the Maryland and Pennsyl-
vania line, and near to Rising Sun.
The quarry is owned, we believe, by Mr..
Martin of Rising Sun and Mr.. Dunlap of
Pennsylvania. Parties from Boston and
New York have examined the stone and
proposed to purchase the entire quarry.
| The stone is capable Of reviewing fine
polish and has been pronounced superior
to that generally in use. A piece of the
rough rock weighing s or 10 pounds has
been left at our Office by Mr.. Gray, of the
Elkton Foundry. The specimen is of
| light green color and when dressed we
judge would prove very handsome stone.
Its caapcity to withstand fire adds to the
value of this particular kind. Some spe-
cimens in use are easily destroyed by heat.
The following item was prepared for
last week. but was overlooked.
Shooting Affair.-A shooting affair oc-
CURED at Cecilton, on Wednesday night,
10Th inst, in which John Pizer received
two balls, one through the wrist and the
other grazed his hip, fired by Thomas
Jones, son of Thomas P. Jones. ga
woman was at the bottom of it." Pizer
has step daughter, young lady, whom
Mr.. Jones had been waiting on, much to
the dissatisfaction of Pizer, it seemed, who
had threatened to shoot both the girl and
her lover, when the dark Of the moon made
it safe to proceed. The girl charges Pizer
with abuse and violent threats against ler
life, and shows letter Of the most abusive
and obscene character, which she alleges
Pizer wrote to her. On the night above
stated, young Jones was in Cecilton, in
conversation with friend on the subject
of Pliers threats, when that parsonage
passed along the street, going in the direc-
ton of the house where the young lady
resided. There was no man about the
house where the young lady was staying;
only two other women. His comrade, who
was first to recognize Pizer, called Jones'
attention to him, and they concluded, from
the course he was going, that he intended
to visit the house where the lady,
the subject of contrition was, perhaps to
execute his threats, as the night was dark.
Jones Immediately started for the house,
taking short cut across lot, and was
crouched down near the house to await
further Developments, when he saw Pier
coming directly toward him, he having
left the street also, and was approaching
the house by the lot. As he came up,
Jones saw he had hand in his pocket, as
if ready to draw a weapon. Without
waiting for any further development, Jones
raised up and fired. Pizer did not halt or
turn till second shot from Jones pistol
fully aroused him to a sense of the dang
erous neighborhood, when he beat hasty
retreat, his foe giving him couple more
shots to accelerate his speed. One of the
balls, as allow stated, wounded Pizer in
tho wrist of his pocketed hand and another
grazed his hip cutting tho clothing, con-
vinsing Pizer doubtless, that Jones is a
most provokiagly crsdulous fellow, and
when man threatens to shoot him, he
thinks he mems what he says, and sets
about forestalli,g him after the most ap-
proved border style.
Piers wounds are not dangerous
Jones gave bail to answer, and we are in
formed, intends to have Piers answer
before Court forhis ugly threats.
Fatal Accidental ShOoting.-The follow
ing account of accidental shooting we clip
from the Baltimore american, which is
another warning to careless people who
point guns at each other. The gun would
not 60 off when .ried at the pigeons. but
the moment it was pointed at man
it went. And ayun is sure to do that
almost always, especially if pointed by a
friend. The deceased has brother in this
town:
On Saturday mo'ning, about g. O'Clock,
case of accidental shooting occurred at
the public house If Mr.. Henry Grey, on
Madison street, neT the bridge over Jones'
Falls, by which j. Andrew Crow came to
his death almost Instantly. AS far as the
facts can be learn,d, it appears that on
Friday afternoon, John Bell, the bar ten |
der, a young man a'Out nineteen years of
age, and J.. Andrew crow, boarder in the |
house, aged about 5tyears, were carelessly
playing with an oil gun that had been
lying about the heus for some time. They
took it into the yard md endeavored to fire |
it off at some pigeons that were flying
around, but without success. The gun
was then put back in he place from whence
it had been taken, and nothing more was
| thought of the matte. On Saturday after
breakfast, Mr.. Grey vas engaged in white
washing the fence aound his yard, and
hearing a report of agun in the house,
! hastened in, where he 'ound Crow lying on
the floor shot in the had, the contents of
the gun having enterd the left eye. A
| physician was at once summoned, but in
| about half an hour Cow expired. The |
| young man Bell stoot by the bar in an
almest frantic condition he and Crow hav-
ing been on the most intimate terms
Bell, by the advice of friends, proceeded
to the Middle District Sation House and
gave himself into the ostody of Captain
John Mitchell. There appears to have
been no witness to the Unfortunate transac-
ton, no one being in the DOM but Bell and
! Grow. Bell states that 18th of them hav-
ing endeavored to discharge the gun on
Friday, neither thought FRA moment that