The Morning herald., 1876-02-28
THE PENLNSULAR.
DOvn Country In a Nat shell.

DO,cs Country In a Nut shell.
The Cambridge revival has added fifty
members to the NJ. T.. Church.
A lodge of Knights of PYthias has been
established at New Market, Eastern shore.
Two thousand tramps stopped at the
Cecil County Aims House during Janu-
ary.
David Scott, Esq, of Elkton, has been
appointed by Governor Carroll, Weigher
of live stock.
One of Elkton's citizens is about to make
trip to the Black Hills, for the purpose
Of digging for gold.
Mr.. Samuel E. Collins has been ap-
pointed deputy sheriff of Dorchester county
under Sheriff Dunnock.
Oysters, salt and fresh, have been sold at
the Chesapeake City wharves as low as
twenty-five cents bushel.
On Tuesday last Mr.. John Bird, of Sea-
ford, laid the keel for % ton sloop, for
Captain Samuel Gray, of Fishing Bay.
Mr.. Thos. r. Burton has recently been
appointed Postmaster at Harbeson, Sussex
county, vice John G. Thompson resigned.
1t is reported that an imposter is visiting
different parts of the State, representing
that he has authority from the Postofiice
Department TO collect money.
Hiram Griffith, the young white man that
shot John Fisher, colored near Hazlettsville,
several weeks since, was committed to Jail
in default of 1000 bail on Wednesday.
The "Centennial Tableaux and supper,
for the Episcopal chapel, at Millington,
which came off last week, were quite sue
ho pato ho;n
A large automatic signal buoy, painted
red, has been placed for experiment about
three-quarters of mile Sc of Sandy Hook
Light-ship. Mariners are warned to take
notice.
The Woollen Mills of Dean Il Piling, at
Newark, are doing thriving business and
are, at present, turning out from a thou
sand to twelve hundred yards of finished
cloth, daily.
Wm. Simmons, lad of thirteen, was ar
rested in Chestertown, last week. for rob-
bing the captain of vessel of his pocket
containing large sum of money-about
$3.50 was recovered.
The Board of Directors of the Mutual
Fire Insurance Company has refused to pay
the loss of Owen Lynch, Of Caroline coun-
ty, upon his dwelling for failing to pay the
premium when due.
The building Of the Dorchester & Della
warc Railroad cost Dorchester county
$4,000. 1t has directly added in wealth
and taxable property 10 Cambridge alone
sum nearly double this amount.
ncv. Mr.. Bristor will entertain the Chess-
reakc City public on Tuesday evening next
with some choice readings. Mr..
Bristor is spoken of as the COM
ing man at st. PauPs Church, Wilmington.
The Cecil "Whig' contains fine photo
graph of Ex-sccretarv Creswell, which is
an accurate likeness. The paper proposes
from time to time to give series of per-
sonal sketches of prominent men of Cecil
county.
On Wednesday morning last, Mr. Grifin,
fisherman, shipped box of spring shad
containing between twenty and thirty large
size fish, from Cambridge to Philadelphia.
This is fully thirty days earlier than shad
usually make their appearance, even in
Cambridge.
While digging a WELL says the Citizen"
on the other side of the Nanticoke, few
days since, a colored man found several
gold and silver coins, the gold being 81 so
pieces and the silver, the old Mexican dol
lars. While the gold was black, most of
the silver was exceedingly bright. 1t
amounted to some $l5 in all.