Smyrna times., 1874-02-04
MARYLAND ITEMS.

mt nearly $9,OOO into the treasury OF that
State last year.
youne McCOtter. convicted of the murder of
1,.lv his Gather-in.law, in Dorchester county will
bs hung in Cambridge next Friday.
Frs at Princess Anne The steam saw mill Of
,hs Calm Brothers, in Princess Anne, Somerset co..
S.s burned on Saturday night last. Loss, about
$4,000.
Mad Dog-A pet dog, belonging to VIM. 8.
Green. OF Millington, supposed to be mad, on
Monday week backed himself in the mil.ra
nntil he was drowned. He had bitten several
persons in play day or tive previous, who are
unite uneasy about the effects.
The Sheriff at Easton was aroused one night
last week and into the Jail yard Just in time to
Keep a prisoner from making his escape through a
hole he had picked in the wall. So certain was the
prisOner Of escaping that he wrote on clip of paper
- Farewell Sheriff; by 2 o'clock to day shall be
in PhiladelPhls."
Jesse X. Hines, Esq, Speaker of the House
of Delegates is a bricklayer by trade. He
commenced public life as a tax collector in
1856, and has had an office of some kind ever
since, most Of the time clerk Of the Court. He
never went to school after his 18th year,
though he is we'll read and was admitted to
the bar in ChestertOwn in 1867.
Found DeGd.-On Monday the 26th ult, Littleton
Mumford, man residing near Piusville, Wiconico
county, vas fnund in the woods near his home dead
He had gone TO the woods TO work about noon, and
appeared to he in good health. Not returning at
near night.fa his wife became alarmed, went in
search oil him. and found him above stated, lying
where he had been at work, dead. A Coroner's Jury
returned vel rdict of death from apoplexy.
The Pigeon Shooting which was to have
come off on the 10th in Millington between
Shepherd, of CrumptOn, and Engle, OF Balti-
more. was failure, Engle not being present.
A match came off between other parties,
resulting as follows: Harry Gatzmer, L. w.
Spear and Alexander Maxwell, FIVE birds each:
GatTmer killed 3 out of 5, Spear l out of 5,
aud Maxwell out of 5.
1t has been the custom for several years
past Of Mr.. Thomas Mallalieu to celebrate the
18th day of January as the anniversary of his
Wedding day by inviting the officers and
teachers of the VI. Z. School, at Millington,
out to his own house. for the purpose of the
annual reorganization Of the school. This was
accordingly had on Sunday week, when the
ladies presented Mr.. VI. with token OF
friendship.
Church Buned-The VI. f. Church in
Oxford Neck, about two miles from Oxford,
occupied by the colored people of that Neck,
was burned to the ground on Monday week
about noon 4 colored school was kept in the
church during the week, but the fire was well
under way before it was discovered by the
occupants, and it was found impossible TO
extinguish it. The FIRE is supposed to have
originated from the stove pipo.
Ndrro,o Escdpe.-On Friday morning last,
Harry, about II years old, son Mr.. Stephen p.
Jump, residing near Hillsborough, had a
mivaoulOua aaOana from haatb He fall off
while riding on a log wagon sud the wheel
passed over his shoulders with the weight Of
the log on it, weighing over a ton. Strange to
say, not bone was broken, and the attending
physician could not perceive that he was
dangerously injured at the time.
At Zion, Cecil county, last week, fashion.
able wedding was celebrated. Suddenly, in
the midst of the marriage ceremony. in few a
good sized pheasant, which alighted upon the
carpet, about the middle of the room. After
calmly cycling the aStoniShed guests a few
moments, the bird few out the window again
aud disappeared. So strange a visit from so
rare bird was very singular, but what
troubled the party was to know whether it was
good or evil omen.
PresLyterinn Sunday School Institute.
School Institute, under the auspices of the
Southern Division of New Castle Prssbytsry,
was held in Salisbury last week under the
con1uct Of j. Bennett Tyler, Esq, of Phila.,
General Superintendent of Sunday School
Work of the Presbyterian Church. The
following ministers took part in the proceed
iugs: Rev. w. NJ. Hersman, Berlin; Rev. j..
Hill; Rev. A. e. Heaton, Princess Anne !;
Rev. Z. l.. Boing. fredericksburg Rev. Z. p.
Mallery, Chesapeake City; Rev. Mr.. Fries,
LAUREL
A "Duck' War.-The Talbot County Duck
ing Club, composed of number of gentlemen
Of Eastou sometime since rented favorite
ducking shore on the Choptank river, below
Trappe, and gave public notice to that effect.
The sportsmen of Trappe, having always been
accustomed to shoot ducks there, determined
TO have a shot at the ducks, so they ereetel a
blind on the forbidden premises. One day
last week three of ths Talbot County Club
went to the marsh, and seeing the blind, went
TO it and threw off some of the bushes. Some
of the Trappe Club arrived on the spot and
ordered them out of the blind, with threats Of
violence if they did not leave it. The matter
has been taken to Justice for settlement.
Excitement In 11ilIingtoR.
MmLINGroS, Feb. 2d. 1874.
Mr. EiiOr:-Many Of our citizens were aroused
from their slumbers at an early hour this morning
persons who had been summoned by U. s. Marsha
70 leave their homes and appear before the U.
District Court, at Baltimore, On Tuesday, the 81
inst at o'clock, A. NJ, 10 testify against James
Mason. Register Of Voters in the lst election
district (Masseys) and A. Pennington, Register fo
the I'd district Kenned yVie) indicted Tor obstruct
ing cOlOred voters. and G. Bedford Hlckett. on tn
charge Of intinidatng cOlOred voters at our recen
election. About TOO witnesses. one fifth OF whom
are eolored. have been summoned. THIS causes
som thing like stampede in MiIlington. from 4
o'clock this morning, IN getting off to CrumPto
to take the steamboat, which had run up there 70
their special accommodation and left at o'clOc
for Baltimore. Respectfully Yours. 7.
A Destructiue Ftre near CentreUiLe. .-Abou
O'Clock on Sunday morning week, 25th ult.
Solomon Downes, colored, residing in hous
belonging to George Frazier, also colored, m
situated near the Centrsville Wharf, wa
aroused from his slumber by chunk bsin
thrown through the window Of his room an
into his bed. On looking out he saw th