Smyrna times., 1876-09-27

river. The tide rose higher than ever
known before, and submerged not less than
ten thousand bushels of wheat in store.
Shooting IN Gri&feM-On Saturday Benja.
Riggen shot and probably fatally wounded
James Ford. Riggen had been paying his
address to the daughter of Ford, and it is
supposed that the trouble arose from the
opposition manifested by the girls parents
to her marriage with Riggen. The assailant
escaped in boat to the Virginia shore.
Easter, Shore C6agressman.-Th Republi-
can convention to nominate q candidate
for the first Congressional district of Mary
land met at Salisbury on the 10Th inst,
| Capt Ruth, of Kent county, in the chair,
and l.. A. Parsons, of Wicomico county,
! secretary. All the counties were represented
except Caroline. No nomination was made
and the convention adjourned to meet at
Salisbury again on October 4.
Blooolq 1Bfay at lEHiugton.-On Saturday
night Sept. 9th, James Stanly who has
for some years enjoyed an unenviable
notoriety as Il successful fighter, was attack
ed by John Wood, III the street opposite to
Mr.. Johnson's restaurant, i'll Millington.
Wood struck Stanly, and as he did so re-
marked that "yOu know why | do this. "
lie followed up the flows so rapidly and
punished Stanly so badly, that he (Stanly)
had to be carried home as limp as dead
man, and for time his condition was con-
sidered very critical. His face was fearfully
cut by the severe blows of Wood, and his up.
per lip was split clear to his nostrils Anoid
grudge caused the fight, but what the
grudge was is not stated.
4 Cambridge McrcLaH Cuts His 1Hroat.-
On Monday morning the llth inst, Jas
W. Shaughn, jr., prominent merchant o
Cambridge, committed suicide. Afte
eating his breakfast, he went out and 90
!, shaved. Then, returning to his store, he
procured shoe knife, and repairing to hi
: room up stairs, deliberately drew the dcadl,
; blade from ear to ear. His brother, hear
ing fall, hastoned up to his room anC
} found him weltering in his blood Iii
death was almost instantaneous. Tn
< Cambridge Uroaicic says he was man o
t great public spirit and generous impulses
D but in an evil hour, became his own wors
| enemy. Temporary alteration Of tn
= mind it is supposed, caused him to it. II
C was about 40 years old and a member c
K the order of Knights Of Pythias.
, PorpoiseS IaIicating the Late .St0rm.-Th
9 Easton LcCiger tells this curious story ahou
some proposes that ran well up the Mile
{ river, near st. Michaels, Talbot co., da
: or two before the storm. "On the Satu
day before" says the Lclgcr, " they appea
II ed to be very much excited They chase
:, each other around, rolled about an
k churned the water into foam for sever;
|. hours, frequently showing their whol
a bodies above the surface and were watche
It with much interest by parties on tn
g bridge, to which they approached yer
e near in their unwieldy gambols. One vel
Y curious performance was the throwing
t. fish into the air. One would dive an
n rising upright several feet out of the wat,
J. would throw fish twenty or thirty yard.
n another and another would follow, eac
j, throwing a fish, evidently in mere wantc
r. sport. Sailors usually regard this scene as
Sc sure sign of heavy weather