Smyrna times., 1877-11-07

Distinguished Eastern Moremen.-The ,Sona-
erSct Herald says the mother of Mrs. Joe
Jefferson Trip Winkle) was a native of
Tyaskin district, WicOmico county, and
resided near White Haven. The wife of
Judge Herschel V. johnson, of Georgia,
the candidate for Vice President on the
ticket with Douglas for President, is a
native of the Trappe district, Wicomico CO.,
II daughter Of the late Judge Polk, and sis
ter of Col. JAS. Polk, now deceased.
4 Boil Aaoch UOon the H;ghway-On
last Monday night week, 29th ult., about 9
o'clock, as Rev. j. +. Nicholson, (M p.
minister) wife and sister, were returning
to Preston, Caroline county. from spending
the evening in the country, Just before en-
tering the village, in Il dark part of the
road, they were met by four men supposed
to be negroes. One of them suddenly made
an attempt to seize the horse. while the
others took hold Of one of the wheels with
the intention of stopping the carriage.
The horse suddenly sprang forward, leaving
the attacking party in the distance. Mr..
Nicholson thinks the highwaymen were
mistaken in the occupants of the carriage.
-Seqtord Mdcr.
FelontoaS ASSauh.-A most frightfu out
rage was committed upon the person of
IhoS. r. ?. S. White, Il respected and in
offensive citizen of this county, on Tuesday
evening last, about nine o'clock, lust a few
hundred yards beyond the bridge at this
town. Mr.. White was returning home on
horseback alone, and was slowly moving
along, when he was suddenly assailed in
the dark by some white man, and toy two
heavy blows with Il club was feled to the
ground almost senseless-thp first blow
dealt upon his left arm, and the next across
his nose, cheek and jaw bone, nearly
| tracturing all the cartilage with which the
weapon came in contact. Suspicion rests
upon three men-upon one of them
strongly-but it is not generally supposed
that robbery was the design of the evidently
purposed assassination Mr.. White is an
Independent democratic candidate for
county commissioner. 1t seems impossible
satisfactorily to account for it in any way.
-,Snor HI .Micd
Protestant Episcopal Rev Ethan Allen,
historiOgraphcr of the diocese of Marvland
has written letter to the Standard of The
| Cross, published at Cleveland, Ohio, ex-
| planning how the word episcopal'' was in
corporated in the name of the Episcopal
Church. In l116, when a State govern
! ment OF Maryland was organized, the
former legal support of the clergy was
taken from them, except that glebe lands
were given in fee to each parish. In view
OF this condition of affairs ii convention o.
clergy and laymen of Queen Annes, Kent
and Cecil counties was held at Chestertown
Kent county. and the first action was as tC
naming the Church. In 1892, when til,
! Church Of England was established il
Maryland by statute, the statute was " fo
the establishment of the Protestan
religion" But at the time of the Chester
town convention other sects had come tC
the province, all of whom were Protestants
10 distinguish the Church from these sect
the convention passed resolution tha
their Church should he called "The Pro
testant Episcopal Church. and the nam,
was subsequently adopted by the genera
convention of the States The proposed
name was moved by Rev. James Jonet
Wilmer, the rector of Shrewsbury, Ken
county. Rev. Mr.. Wilmer was a native o
that county, large landholler, chaplain
to the United States Senate, and also il
the army of 1912. and prominent author
lie died in 1914. The present bishops o
Alabama and Louisiana are his grea
nephews.