Smyrna times., 1874-01-21

More drreSts On Tuesday evening OF last
week, Jas. j. Mason, register of voters in the
first election district (NlasSeys) of Kent county,
and Mr.. BedI ord II. liackett, residing in the
same district, were arrested by Deputy U. s.
Marshal Bishop, and brought to Chestertown,
reaching there about two O'Clock Wednesday
morning, alter travelling some twenty miles
through heavy snow storm. They were
taken to Baltimore, and held to bail for hear
ing Oh Wednesday next. The charges agaips.
them have not been made public.
Cut Throat Boatmen.-CriSfied, Nd, was
made the object OF attack on Saturday niRht
last by u gang of villainous boatmen, one of
whom, james McCann, attempted without
provOcatiOn, TO cut the throat OF another
named Jordan in a bar.room. Another boat.
man, George w. Reed, set fire to the iaI
which Was destroyed. A bailiff accidentally
shot one Of the gang i'll the leg, when he was
captured. The others, however, made good
their escape. Later in the day, however.
McCann, who attempted to murder Jordan
was arrested near Salisbury, by Sheriff Moore,
of Wiconico county.
} The q A. d, Kent H. R-A statement Of
the financial condition Of the Queen Annes and
l Kent r. r., running from Townsend 10
CentrevillC, has been made by the President
4 Mr. Tlghman. The total earnings of the road
: for the past year we're $24, ,270, while the total
} cost OF keeping IN repair and operating thu
road, the cost of hiring cars and the salaries of
the officers, 500, 457.64. The revenues have
been applied to paying off the floating debt,
a which has been done, while the salaries Of the
i officers and interest on the funded debt have
not been paid for a Year past. 1t is expected
to meet these latter obligations shortly,
8 however Ihe part of the road from Masseys
e to Townsend belongs to tho Del. X X. Its
4 earnings for the year were SIG, SO2 This sum
c was equally divided between the two roads
g that connect with it at Masseys, viz: the Kent
e Go. r. r.. to Chestertown, and the Queen
II Annes Kent K. r., to Centreville.
e Returned Home Captain Mezick Of the
. schooner Rock, sailing from WicomicO river,
II of whose disappearance from his vessel in tn;
d city of Washington, we made mention u few
II weeks since, and who was supposed to have
e been murdered, to- the surprise OF many nsa4s.
r his appearance in Salisbury last week. H
ie says that having sold his cargo (oysters) ho
T. was persuaded to drink, and supposcs that
through the liquor he was drugged, as he lost
. all conscsoasness and remembers nothing that
IS occurred uutil upon regaiRing CONSCIOUSNESS he
st found himself on board Of brig out II SEA, in
TX company with strange crew, his nYJ4aey
IS amounting to several hundred dollars, gone
de and his peEsea terribly bruised, as if from
lst severe beating. Tie finally Landed II New
ed Orleans without cent of money, and wal
I compelled to work his pa~saeyc - New YnrI
ie- from whence he axrSge,i at Sa1.brry ora ErdA.
morning. Capt. MeZicE has heretofore BORN
. good character, We therefore give his state
81 ment without comment.
an The GreensLoromgh Murtler-Afer a laps
he of SOuIe Eye eF SIX weeks Of tilne since tn
,at young man Phillips was first missed. his bol
was found on Tuesday afternoon last fnAtin
in the river Eeary y opposite the residence
Dill and Blades, the two men in Jail on susp
H. cion Of being his murderers. A jury Of inq lie,
I 'I,p was held, but have not made known the
~ decision, owing We learny to the absence
'I1 the States Attorney, Geo. VI. Russuan, wh
~, ~ has been absent from, the county for sever
~ days past. No marks Of violence were foun
"a "a on the body Inc public mind is ia doul
,',' ,Uu whether he was murdered Gr accaleEta.
~ ~" drowned. But the Commercial says there g
amJ suspicious circumstances surrounding the ca
~" III which led to the belief that he was murdrre
ia ia 1t is known that Phillips hiDl on his y, rs
,i ,mu from $l7 TO $50 When the body w..s tOnn
wa, he had but 81. 80 in one of his vest poke
III; 1t is also known that j. ]. Dill tried to borr,
'oa 80 cents III Grcensborough on the night nt 4
NV murder and it was refused. lie also. drSir
to be trusted for a pOGn,l eS bNtter- snl W
refused credit also. OI Monday night at
cI" tho murder, he was arrested and lodged
hul Jail The next day or two afterward he -
OCT his wife $sf(G and the Sheriff found sill on
son, nerson stiU Uara are sII tound IN nj. ~
son, ses.;on oc vb;oh :, .,or,s ho n.r r;v.
For ,o,;sfactor,, oxrIan.,;oo 'rha' 'nrova;l;n. -,
pub ;on in Oon,or !. ~ pIlli,s -. In', - 4.
i"mi az with. 1t is limited that there is evidence
NJ convict Dill and Blades.