Smyrna times., 1877-09-19
MARYLAND ITEMS.

The basket factory in Cambridge has
suspended operations and passed into the
hands of a receiver.
hotel 4Ox2OO feet, to be finished with
French roof, has been begun at Ocean
City by a Baltimore firm, the papers say.
w. +. FARRELL near Chcstcrville, Kent
county, lost his pocketbooll last week, con-
tanning $500, or checks and money to that
amount.
Dcla~arc's Grcm Orator.-We understand
that Senator Thomas +. Bayard. of Della
ware, will deliver an address to the Talbot
County Agricultural Society, on Friday,
2Sth-the last day of the fair Our people
will be delighted to hear Deaware's great
orator.-EdSton Star.
Large tracts of timbcred land in Dor
chester county over which the flood swept
during the terrible storm Of September
year ago, became so imprcgnatcd with salt
that the growing timber is now dying and
the lands will soon be covered with salt
marsh.-Dc,ton Union.
Sudden Dcath.-Vincent Hadley, living
in the forest, near Millington, aged G4.
whilst smoking week or so ago, after
return from town, fell from his chair and
died without a struggle. lie had been
chasing pig, and the exercise brought on
heart disease, it is supposed.
Shocking Acci{cuh-Levin Dickinson. =
colored man, was seriously injured at
Lldens grist mill. in Caroline co., on Fri.
day the 7th. While passing about the mill
his clothing came in contact with a shaft.
making over 200 revolutions minute, and
he was carried around with such force as
! 70 break his right arm in two places and
had both legs broken by coming in contact
with posts III close proximity to the rapidlv
moving spindle.
A Split Tlckel-In Caroline county the
ioloWlng ticket has been nominated. 1t
Is composed Of democrats, republicans and
relormers, and IS in opposition to the
regular democratic nominations: For
Senator, Thomas F. Carey, democrat: for
| House OF Delegates, James Massey and G.
II. Todd, republicans; for sheriff, Jonathan
Evltts, republican for county commission
ers, W. II. Casho, rcformer, James II.
Holmes, democrat, and Salisbury Hobbs.
reform democrat; for surveyor, J. Islcr. re.
publican.
Sog''l~ Acc;h.,a.-A most painful &C.
| cldent occurred to Samuel Fisher. an old
gentlemen Of CheStertown, on Sunday
afternoon. lie was leading horse, the
he@ -Nc'cS says, which .erkcd back, snatch.
| ing the rope in such a manner as to
entangle Mr.. Fishers left hand, Baforn
he could eXtrcate it from the rome if had
torn and laceratcd his hand in such =
manner that it was found necessary to
;amputate his index finger at the hand Joint.
Two tendons. 10 and - inches long, were
snapped at the elbow and drawn with the
finger.
still A',ottcr Desperate .16ar in TalJot
Connf9-Charlcs Underwood lives on the
Choptank river. between Dover Bridge and
Baker 5 Landing, in Talbot county. On
saturday night last, 18th, he and his wife
were walked about ! | o'clock by two negro
men, who were trying to enter his bed /
room, on the ground floor Mr. Under |
wood went to the door to drive them off, |
but the scoundrcls forced the door open
while Mr. Underwood was pushing against |
1t to keep them out. As soon as they got |
in, they struck at Mr.. Underwood with a |
hatchct, but the hatchct striking the top |
OF the door frame, flew out of the assaSsin's |
hand, and was lost in the dark 4 regular |
hight then ensued between Mr.. Underwood |
and the negroes, and Mrs. Underwood |
coming TO his assistance with a stick. one
of them took the stick out of her hand and |
Knocked her down with it. Although il |
was quite dark in the room, Mr.. Under. |
wood says he knows they were negros both |
by their smell and hair which he had hold |
OF. They were both bareheaded, and had |
on ragged clothes. Two ladies who slept |
up stairs heard the noise below, and started
10 the rescue, and the negroes hearing
them coming, left the house, and ran ont
T.. | Jn(lnpXyOO1 II, i
followed, but did not get a shot at them
Inc next morning he took the hatchet
around the neighborhood, to see if anv
body could identify it. Meeting James i.
Frampton, he inquired of him if he knew
whose hatchet it was? without telling any
thing about the attempted murder.
Frampton said eyes; [ owned that
hatchot not great while ago and traded il
with Jim Green "a negro living in the
neighborhood) for hammer" Green was
at once arrested and lodged in Easton iail.
but there seems to be no clue to the other
party.
The Fit7jarreN Murder Case.-No Clue 10 the
M'Tder.-Says the Easton Star of Yesterday
Inc Jury OF inquest concluded their in
vestlgation Of the Jarrelltown murder case
on Thursday afternoon without discovoring
any clue to lead to the discovery of the
murderer, who is still at large. Tho
verdict was, that James Fitziarrey and
wife came to their death by the hands of
some one unknown to the jury. There
nelng no proof that Mrs. Kate Waddell did
the deed, she was discharged. On Thurs.
day Mrs. Fitzjarrell's missing money was
found in a white china teapot, on the ton
shelf OF cupboard standing in one corner
OF the room in which Mr.. FitziarreIl was
murdered. 1t was discovered tbronab %
drcGm. q3,.1I. On Wednesday afternoon Miss
Willie jackson told Mr. William SewoII
that on Sunday night she dreamed that
Ine III money was in a tall cupboard in Mrs
@adelPs house wrapped up in a red
paper box. Parties accordingly searched {
the cupboard in the Fitziarrel house. and 5
mere mere found the money-49 silver trade {
collars tied up in the bag they were re-.
celved in from California, and 500 in pancr
m9loney-four n $2O's and one $40 note. r"I The
,Sar ~ thinks it probable this is all the money
Mrs F. had by her when she was mnrdorc3 {
ana that the assailants got nothing for the !
CRIME they. committed, except the pair of Of
Pahts, which they lost on the road to c
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