Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1888-05-12
PENINSULA NEWS.

Al a meeting Of the directors of the
Lcwes Pier and Transportation Company
on Monday evening the contract TO build
the pier was awarded TO w. II. Virlen.
The pier Is TO be l 900 feet long, 300 feet
Of II 10 be 10 feet wide and 100 feet on the
outer end to be 32 feet wide. The plans
were furnished by the Rev. f. X. Arm
strong. The pier isto be finished within
sixty days from date. A steamer will run
between Philadelphia and Lcwes, stop.
ping at several points along the river
Sussex Journal.
Captain Truitt, of the schooner Will
liam Wiler, from Darien, reports that
fifty miles southeast OF Cape IIcnlopen,
he passed the hull of an old vessel APP
parently schooner about 100 feet long,
lying on Der beam ends with part of the
rail out Of the water. The steamship
Bcncroy from Santiago dc Cuba, passed II
vessels lower mast sticking about six feet
out Of the water forty-fye miles southeast
of Cape Hcnlopen. \ schooner's lower
mast with rigging attached was passed
floating six miles south OF the above
wreck.-Susscx Journal.
Bull johnson, n colOrcd man, who
has been in the pcneteniiary since July IL,
1872. serving m eighteen year sentence
for murder was released Wednesday. lie
shot Josiah Garrctson ON April 8, 1872.
near Crisficld, aud was sentenced to bc
hanged. lie was on the scaifOld and was
about to be hanged when messenger
ar rived with his communication and sen.
fencing him To imprisonment for eighteen
years, but the sentence was reduced
through good behavior, though he was
somewhat surely for u short time after
his Imprisonment. On account OF his
good behavior he was allowed to do con-
siderable outside work.
On Sunday night last one OF The mem.
beers of the family OF the late Moses X.
Ford, who resides near Slaughtcr's Sta
tim, Del, was awakened by the odor of
burning clothing. Hastily investigating
he found that il proceeded IN the room
of Miss Elizabeth Ford, and discovered
that several articles in different parts of
the room were ON fire. These were easily
extinguishcd but the family were horri-
fled To find In the same room the dead body
Of Miss Ford, she having committed sui.
eide by hanging. Deceased was about -
years of aye, and since her fathers death
about u year ago, has shown unmistakable
signs oil an unbalanced Mind She was
dcvotedly attached to her parent, and
brooded over his loss continually. \ coro.
ner's inquest was held Monday, and a yer.
dict in accordance with the above facts
rendered. -Delawarcan
Harry Faulkner. young man about
eighteen years Of age, residing near Mag
nolia ON his fathers farm, had an expert
cncc ON Thursday of last week that lac
does not care about repeating very soon.
lie was narrowing u field, driving u pair
of young horses to the harrow. Across
the field new barbed-wire fence was
being constructed, and the wire was
stretched along the ground. In some way
one oi the horses became tangled up in
the wire and was thrown. Harry jumped
To the animals head 10 hold him down
but the horse struggled to his feet, and
with his mate started on run, throwing
the young man among the prickly wire
and dragging him some distance. When
hc finally extricated himself Mr.. Faux.
ncr Ind scarcely u thred of clothing left
upon him; miraculously. however, though
even his boots were cut through, lac as.
capped with very few scratches. One Of
the horses was badly gu, about the legs.
-Delawarean.