Smyrna times., 1883-11-28
MARYLAND Items

The good folks at Salisbury pronose
70 lndulgein hOrse-racing and fox-hunt-
ing on Thanksgiving day.
A convention of Maryland Gamers
was held at Havre de Grace on Satur-
day and took important action toward
an organization of the trade.
The Court OF Appeal of Kent county
last week decided that q note which
contains a clause to paw cost and char
ges for collection is not a negotiable
note.
According to St. Michaels Talbot
county Democrat, of the 344 votes
polled for his party in that district IA
were bought and paid for, which is at
the rate OF ~ out Of every 100.
Maryland's United States SENATOR
ship to become vacant in March next.
IS conceded to the Eastern Shore and
the present incumbent, Senator James
Is. Groome, of Cecil county, ex-Gover-
nor Thomas, Of Talbot, Judge Robin
son, of Queen Anne's, and Judge f.. K
Wilson. of Worcester, are mentioned
as candidates.
Moses Lowther, professional thief
and desperate character, was run over
and killed Saturday night by a train ON
the F., w. & B. railroad at Havre de
Grace. He missed his footing while
attempting to jump on freight train
and fell under the car. LOwther had
figured for quarter of a century in
police records and spent a great portion
of that time in prison.
A correspondent of one of the Den
ton Caroline county, journals esti-
mates that 600 votes were bought in
that county during the late election.
The journal, a Democratic paper, ad-
vlses lenity toward the present often
ders, but thinks that in the future thew
ought to be punished. But another
correspondent wants the laws enforced
ut once, and points out the fact that
under the law of the State, all such
brlbe-takers have DISTINGUISHED them
selves.
The candidates for surveyor of Caro-
line county tied each other in the re-
cent election. The democratic candi-
date, Thomas B. Johns, lives in Della
ware and shows no disposition to move
into Caroline. The other candidate
holds the Office as his own successor.
having been unanimously chosen two
years ago. But he intends moving
away from the county and going into
Delaware. A new election NAV there
fore be necessary to secure for Caro-
line county surveyor.
The new railroad which is to cross
this Peninsula from Georgetown, Del.
to Kent Island is making rapid pro-
press. Chief Engineer, J. L. Mapes, of
the Washington and Atlantic Railroad
Company, Il new road to commence at
Georgetown, Del, and chartered to ex-
tend to Cumberland, had a corps of
civil engineers ut work Monday at
Horn Point, opposite Annapolis, through
which the road proposes to pass. The
eastern section of the route has nearly
all been surveyed, and the course is
now being made westward. 1t is stated
the road will he built by New York
capitalists, and portion of it from
Georgetown to Bridgeville, Del, about
fifteen miles, will be completed by july
next. The road will touch at Kent
Island, whence Horn Point will be
reached by boat, and thence to Wash
ington, d. c., by direct line. We
predict that the building of this road
will result in the sale of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal, and the tow-path of
the Canal will finally be the r0ad-bed
from Georgetown, d. c., to the coal
regions in the Alleghla:cs Some Of
Maryland's leading politicians are in
terested in the scheme.-CeRtrerHLe
Record