The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-03-28

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of Mr.. V. II. Watts against the Town
Commissioners of Port Deposit in our last
weeks report, was concluded on Monday
by verdict for the plaintiff for $780,
The defendants have given notice that an
appeal would be taken from the verdict.
The Court has been occupied this week
with the murder case, of the State rs. r.
kearney for shooting Thompson Fuller,
a full report of which will be found under
that head Court will probably be in ses-
sion the greater part of next week.
Loss by Fire.-About two o'clock, on
Tuesday morning, the stable of MIR. Sam'l
Frazer, near Cooch's Bridge, was entirely
consumed, together with four valuable
young horses and one yearling colt, four
mich cows, one family carriage, three sets
carriage and his entire stock of wagon and
pillow harness. Mr.. Frazer had expected
to move the next day to farm owned by
Mr.. Barney Reybold, and the loss so late
in the season will seriously Inconvenience
him. The loss will reach $500, with no
insurance. Fire supposed to have been
kindled by an incendiary.
Cut his Thr0at.-Henry d. Shippers, a
worthy laboring man who had been occupy
ing the tenant house of Mr.. F. Green,
near Elkton, became depressed in spirit
from being unable to find work, and the
prospect that his family might experience
suffering through want, attempted to COM
nit suicide on Friday of last week by cut
ting his throat with a razor. The wound
inflicted was severe and bled prefussy,
but the main artery fortunately was not
severed, and the wounded man is in fair
way of recovery.
The p, w. & B. r. r. Bridges.-As
fast as the trestles in the p, w. & B. r
r. bridges across the Gunpowder and Bush
rivers require replacement with new enes,
they are put in of greater length, in order
to admit of the laying of a double track
upon them. The object sought to be ac-
complished is the construction of double
track all the way between Wilmington and
Baltimore, which is the case at present
with the exception of few sections, two
of these being in the crossing of these riv'
ers. The work of replacement of the tres
ties has been going on for some time. and
is now nearing completion Wilmington
Commercial.
The Chesapeake and Delaware Ship
Canal.-A project is to be inaugurated
which cannot fail to have lasting effect
upon the commerce Of Maryland and Della
| Ship Canal which is to unite the waters
| of the Chesapeak and the Delaware river
| Tho canal takes tho route of the Sassafras
river from Chesapeake Bay, and connects
with stream know as Blackbird Creek
leading to Delaware Bay. The cutting
and dredging will be about fourteen miles,
the heavy cutting for the distance between
the two streams being about three and a
half miles-thus completing the INLAND
water communication between the two
| bays. The canal reaches the Delaware
twenty miles below Delaware City, and is
intended to avoid the rough outward pas
sage of the Chesapeake. The map OF the
route was filed with the Delaware Score
tary Of State last Saturday, March 21st
and the company will be organized under
general charter granted by the two States
of Delaware and Maryland last year. Ths
scheme will cost about four millions and ii
understood to be controlled by the Balti
more and Ohio Railroad and certain New
York and English capitalists. In addition
to the vast commercial advantages Of this
new route, we must not forget its strategic
Importance in military point of view
| inasmuch as it affords complete inlano
water communication between the North
ern and Southern rivers, reaching practi
cally from Albemarle Sound, in North Car
DINA to Long Island Sound.-Phila. Press