Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-21
TO PUT PRISONERS At WORN
New Convict Labor Law |,
Wicomico County.
STRANGE FREAKS OF LIGHTNING
Bids for the New Bridge Owe
Cambridge Creek.
The Delaware Construction Co. ANON
the Bidders--Ihrown From a Horse AM
lnjured- Prisoners to Work on md
Public Roads in Wicomico County,


Public Roads in Wicomioo County.
SALISBURY, Mp, June 13.-Messrs, III
j. Morris, ID. j. Holloway and Il. Il, III
Rider, Il commission appointed by a,
Of the Legislature at It's late session
supervise the Jail of Wicomico coun,yE
met yesterday and organized Mn
Morris was appointed president Of lin
board and Mr.. Holloway secretary. TIN
commission is empowered to regula,M
the labor Of certain Of the prisoners
Jail. The law requires tine president
the board of county commissioners, It'll
county treasurer and the States attor9
ney TO act as Jail supervisors without
pay. They shall have supervision and
control OF the Jail and adjoining grounds
with the right Of visiting and INSPECTING
the same at any and all times; they shall
pass and enforce all necessary rules IN
the protection of the health, cieanlnesH
and comfort of the inmates and for M
regulation of all matters connected with
the general management Of the Jail, and
all persons sentenced to confinement
there, either by the circuit court or III
any justice of the peace, where the sen !.
tencc is TO hard labor besides imprisonT
ment, and all persons committed to III p
Jail IN default OF payment OF any fin
imposed, shall be subject, during III
time Of such confinement, to work upoH
the public roads Of the county or on HI N
streets Of the city Of Salisbury, or sue A
other manual labor and work as thu e
may be required TO do by the Jail super
yisurs.
The commission is framing rules
regulate the labor OF the prisoners and
for other things required by the law, u
be submitted Tor approval by the count II
commissioners. This law reauirnH
prisoners TO work on the public road
and streets is considered good move
Wicomico.
LIGHTNISG'a QUEER FRANKS. e
CnEsTERTowS, Mp, June ia id
structive hail'storm passed over Ken
county Tuesday afternoon and las
night The wind blew a gale and for
time rain fell in torrents. Lightnin. !,
struck shade tree in the yard
William I. sutton, in ChestertowIN Fl
then passed to the meat house within f
few feet of the residence of PostmasteN
James A. Shaw. The weather. boardinl
was torn from one end Of the house AM.
spliniered.
Lightning also struck the dwelling be
longing to Clinton Waters, tenanted 81
Mrs. Rosa White, in the upper section
Chestertown. The bolt first struck +
tree and then ran OF to the combing d
the house, where the current divided
One part passed into a bedroom, spl
the post Of bedstead, shattered thl
plasterlng in the corner of the room x
passed down into the parlor, burst thl
back of an organ and shattered lookS
glass. The other current tore out thI
casing Of one window, and, skippinX
another window, it passed 10 u thir
window and tore the casing out AMI
broke off the shutters. Nc one was
the house at the time.
The storm struck the steamer Emn
Ford when of the mouth of Queenstown
creek. The weather became So thic%
that Captain McConner deemed it al
Yisable to wait until the storm abatel
before making Queenstown wharf.
Wheat was badly beaten down by thX
hail and wind, and as it is SO near rip4
it will not rise, entailing much loss AMI
trouble 10 farmers. Corn was badly cuM
by hail, the damage will not be great
that crop.
BIDS FOR A NEW BRIDGE.
CAMBRIDGE, MD, June l3.-The iroI
I drawbridgr to be built across Cambridge
creek, at Cambridge, will be 1877 fed (
long, with two openings, each with
clear width Of 80 feet, Tor the passag
OF vessels. II will be uncovered an
the joists and iioorings will be the on
wooden portions. A carriageway Is fed
| wide, Will be in the middle of the bridgd
| with foutway feet wide on each sid.
The suOstructure will be built on pild
and have granite coping on the piyd
pier Hand power will be used to turI
the draws. Engineer Charles II. ii
trobe OF Baltimore, has prepared ID
| specifications. 1t is thought thd&
the bridge will cost about $1,000
and that it will be finished in oepteu
Der. The contract will probably
awarded at the meeting of the brids
committee, next week.
The following bids have been 81
mitted for tue construction of the supe
structure Toledo Bridge Co., SAM
Groton Bridge and Manufacturing Cd
S4,s4Q; Youngstown Bridge Co., $4,74
The King Bridge Co., $4,000; Delawat
Construction Co., SG,63O; Wrought Ire
Bridge Co, $4,000
The following bids have been sui
mitted for the construction of the sud
structure: Benjamin Glenn, S6,S4l'
Andrew Brown, So ,40S; Delaware Coz
struction Co., $l,175.
THE STORM AT cRIsFIELD.
| CRIsFIELD, MD, June 13.-The storiN
I which swept this region last night au X
this morning did but little damage,
far US yet reported, though ii is expecte
soue Of the Chesapeake bay craft sui
tcred. The wind blew severe gal
Several vessels were compelled to See
harbor at Cristield until the storm Va
| over. The freight steamer Goldsborous
OF Baltimore. was obliged to lay T.
| anchor off Cristield. As the storm Id
creased the captain steamed under grei
difficulty up to the railroad wharf heFs
where the vessel remained until th
morning. Several small fishing schoo1
ers were sunk, but they can be read
raised. 1t was reported that white ms
| was drowned from one of the crabbil
boats, but the report was not verified,
Thrown FROM MS HORSE.
DENTON, MD., June 10. job
Meloney, u years of age, living wit
Robert Jones, near Denton, was throw
from horse this afternoon aud rendere
unconscious. DR.. Hardcastle rendere
medical attention.
Wheat harvest has begun in Carolin
county, and by Friday will be genera
Farmers say wheat is well filled 40
expect coed yield. Fallow whei
| this wear is poOrer than TINT seeded D