Middletown transcript., 1874-02-14
Maryland Affairs.


! Miss Mary Rowley, the young lady who was
SO shockingly burned at Stockton, Somerset
county, a week or two ago, has since died.
A special election has been called, to be held
in Cecil county, on the 18th instant, to fiji the
vacancy in the Legislature accustomed by the
resie aatioa Of Mr.. Groome. f
Mr.. John T. Graham, of Salisbury, Worcester
county, was wounded by the accidental dis
charge Of his gun last week, and aied shortly
after from the affects Of the wound.
Two men were hung in Maryland yesterday
week, 9Th inst McCotter, at Cambridge, Dor
chester county for the murder Of his father-in-
law, and Davis, at Westminster, Carroll county,
for the murder OF his employer, Abraham Lynn.
Both made confessions Of guilt on the scaffold.
TaE SPECIAL ELECTION IN CEciL The Demo-
Gratis of Cecil county have nominated II. D. NJ.
Howard, of Elkton, as their cand date for the
House of Delegates to II the vacancy caused by
,hs resi-. nation Of Hon. James B. Groome Gov
ernor elect. The Republicans have as yet made
no nomination. The election takes place next
Wednesday, 18th.
In the case of United States Us. james s..
Mason, indicted under the act of Congress Of
| 1870 for striking the names of colored voters
from the registry lists in the first election district
Of Kent county, tried before the U. s. District
Court in Baltimore, the jury rendered verdict
of guilty, and the defendent was fined $500 and
| costs.
| In the case OF G. Bedford Hackett, indicted
| for intimidating negro voters in the same dis
trict, the District Attorney entered nolie pros.
on the payment Of costs $4,000. The other e
| lection cases were continued until next term.
FATAL AccIDENr.-Othe Nowland, Sr. an old
and respected resident of Charlestown, Cecil Co.
Md, was killed on Tuesday night, while walk
| ing across the railroad track, just below the
village where he resides Being rather feeble
| and hard Of hearing, Mr.. Nowland was unaware
of the approach of the train which leaves
Charestown about $50 o. clock, until it was too
late to get out Of the way. The engine struck
him with great violence, hnrling him several feel
from the track. He was Immediately picked uI
| by several persons who witnessed the accident
| but life was found to be extinct. The unforiu.
nate man was then taken TO his residence and
the Coroner sent for. Deceased leaves wifi,
and grown up family.
SHOOTING AFFAIR The Cecil Whig gives tht
the following account of the recent homocidt
near Rising Sun, Cecil county :--On Monday af
ternoon last, three men entered the yard Of Robt
Kearney, who owns small farm about quarter
of a mile above Phillips Mill, in the Sixth Elec
ton District of this county, and were about II
cross over into his wheat field, and were request
ed by Kearney not to cross his wheat. The.
bade him go to hi as they would 20 wher
they pleased. Kearney caught up his gun, whicl
was near the door, and ran out, he says, will
the intention of frightening them, when one 0
the party, named Thompson Fuller, seized Kear
aey by the hair and tiled TO drag him over tn
fence. Kearney got loose and raising his gul
discharged it, the load lodging in the head @
+ Fuller, killing him almost instantly. Kearne
gave himself up 10 the authorities, and va
f lodged in Jail on Tuesday morning to await tn
action Of the Grand Jury.