Smyrna times., 1882-03-15
Maryland Items.

Andrew Riggin has been arrested at
Crisfield for an attempted felonious assault
upon Sallie Ward, colored girl
Daniel Bratt0n, a successful business
man of ElktOn, and Il native Of Pencader
hundred, died this week at the age of 81.
The bill to punish wife beaters. in
NJ lryand, at the whippinS-post has pass
ed both houses of the General Assembly.
The Oystermen of Eastern bav, Wye and
Chester rivers, report fewer oysters upon
tho bars than they have ever knOwn be-
fore and that they are of an inferior
quality,
Mrs Clara NJ Wilson, of Milford, Del,
has received $623 from the commissioners
of Caroline county, for injuries received
from the breaking of a bridge Mrs.
Wilson's son obtained Il judgment for
81 900 for injuries from the same accident
against Talbot county.
Governor Hamilton has been for the
past fortnight quite i'll, and has been un-
able to give needful attention to the bust
ness growing out Of the legislature session.
His family pronounce his condition i'm
proved, but there is a general apprehen-
I
4 freight train OH the Worcester Rail-
road, when approaching Snow Hill.
i Thursday morning. was thrown from the
track by switch which had not heen
/ properly closed. The engine and three
cars were overturned The engineer and
! tireInen crept out of the wreck unharmed.
| Cambridge and Oxford are on opposite
Z NF an or,lr nv
/ Shore. Each wishes to be made a port of
entry and they are warmly urging their
several claims to the honor. 1t is not de-
Gliding between them to say that while
Cambridge is the largest town Oxford lies
near the bay.
Three young men who thought it FUNNY
to occupy CONSPICUOUS seats at a Crisfeld
entertainment, drinking whisky from a
pocket flask and annoying all the decent
people in the audience by their ribald
jokes and rowdy behavior, were not so
much amused the following day on being
arrested and fined 500 each.
General Humphrey Humphreys ofSalis-
bury, died Tuesday morning of last week
! His death was attributed to the genera!
debility of advanced age. He was an in
tiuential citizen and church member. a
sturdy supporter of the Democratic party
and had done much in early life towards
building up the business and enhancing
the prosperity of his town
Local Option Booming William
Daniel, president of the Maryland State
Temperance Alliance says: 1--WE are
moving both upoA the Legislature and
Congress. In the Legislature the bills for
local option in Hartford and Anne Arun-
del counties have already passed. In the
Senate the bill for local option in Queen
Annc's has had second reading and will
go through. The bills for local option in
Washington, Baltimore and Howard
counties have been fAvorably acted upon
and will go through. In the United States
Senate Mr.. Frye has asked for some action
to be taken in reference to local option
throughout the country.
The haul of oyster pirates by the Gov
erhOr Of Virginia some weeks ago does
not seem to have included all the pirates
there were. Several fleets of pirate boats
are now reported as depredating about
the mouth of the Rappahannock, where
the Governors captures were made. 1t
seems that some very vigorous measures
will be needed tc drive these people off
They are in some places well organized
and defy the laws and the people, The
Philadelphia Times suggests that I" if Gov.
Cameron expects to keep up anything like
a Warlike reputation he will have to aban-
don the business of attending to Mahone's
schemes OF reputation and continue on
board his flagship until the oyster pirates
nave all been captured and properly pun
ished" -