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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1841-11-20
OISO N IN G.

The New York Picayune -says:-The
ship Swanton, Capt. Heath, arrived'at this
port yesterday from Liverpool. From
last evenings Post we learn 'thapa mos,
atrocious attempt was made 10y the black
steward, Charles Britton, to poison the
whole crew with corrosive ,sublimate,
which he put into their food. Nine per-
sons were poisoned-and have suffered
mos. excrucisting pains, though none
as yet have died. 1t was the intention
of the black villain to poison the whole
captain, passengers and men once. lie
made an, attempt to escape after his detec-
ton, but was taken. secured and is now
in irons. We hope he'll Saving,
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A GRAND SCHEME OF SUBJEcTIc

A GRAND SCHEME OF SuBJEcTIoN.
The intelligence of the commerce
ment of McLeod's trial had just reached
England at the departure of the late steam
ship from that country, and the newspa-
pers were all busily engagedIn discussing
the probability of war. A writer in the
London Times who takes it for granted
that collision is inevitable, has been a.
musing himself and the public with a
long dissertation on the proper method
of carrying on the war, which he propo-
ses to wage in the following manner.
1. The breaking up of The Union, by
detaching the Southern States from the
Northern and Middle States.
2. TIE destruction of the recources Of
tie Northern and Middle States.
Great Britain should Immediately pre-
pare to ally herself with the Southern
States, and wage war upon the resources
of the Northern.
This is a very pretty scheme, and to
its success there arises only one objec-
ton how is it to be carried out2 The
contriyer of it should have remembered
that the fate of those who NEEDLE with
family quarrels is to have their ears box
ed by one of the parties, and to be kicked
by the other.
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qf-GENERAL RULES don't apply to all
cases. We knew man so careful not to
offend, that, in speaking of general faults,
he would qualify his remarks by saying
"present company excepted" He chan
ced to be in company with some ladies'.
ard spoke OF an absent one as the ugliest
person be ever saw, present company &C.
copied.
Now this mistake was perhaps worse
than that made by the boy who, speaking
Of the greatest man he ever saw. was told
by his mother he must always except
their minister. A few days after he rush
ed into the presence ofhis mother, and OK
claimed, ''mother,1 have seen the great
est hog down town that ever saw, e.
cept our minister"
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ExTRAoRpINARY ,OccURRENcE.-

EXTRAORDINARY 'OCCURRENc E.-The
following relation appears in the Sentin-
ellie of Toulon on the.authority'of letter
from Algiers.-"A lady of Algiers who
some time ago buried one OF her children.
recently obtained permission from the
municipal authorities to have the grave
and coffin opened, for thepurpose Of plac-
ing in the latter a still-born infant. The
coffin was found to be entirely empty,
and inquiry being set on foot as the cause
of the disappearan ce Of the remains of the
child, ii was ascertAined that the grave
digger, who is the owner of an immense
numbered pigs, and who supplied most Of
the pork butchers Of Algiers, fed his pigs
with the corpses which he buried. In his
house were large quantities Of human flesh
chopped Up, and OH examining the graves
in the cemetry, every coffin yves found
empty. A discovery was elso made in
the house of the grave-digger, of jewelry
to the value of about fifty thousand francs,
which had been buried with the bodies
The criminal is arrested and the prose-
eulion is going on; but, what dreadful
reflection it is for many persons to think
that they have been eating pork fed with
the flesh of their own relatives! The use
of pork has been interdicted for some
time, all the guve-diggcr's pigs have, by
order of the ProcGreurGenerai, been Kill
led and Instantly buried"
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CHILDHOOD.

Ali! Childhood-beautiful MYSTERY,
how does nature Jlic all around thee, US
treasure house of wonders. Sweet and
gentle season Of being! whose flowers
bring on the period of ripening, or bloom
but to wither and fade in their loneliness
time of "thck coming" joys and tears!
of tears that pass quickly away, as if they
did not belong to thee, of joys that linger
aud abide long and yet make the long day
short-'ime of weakness! yet of power to
charm the eye of sages from their lore
Childhood what mystery art thou, and
what mysteries dost thou deal with
What mystery is there in thy unfolding
faculties, that call forth wonder from
those that gaze upon thee, and seem to
,hysell at times almost as if they were
strange "reminiscences of an earlier being!
What mystery is there in thy thoughts
when thou art first struggling to grasp the
infinite and eternal: when thou art told OF
immortal regions where thou shalt wander
onward forever, and sayest even to the
teaching voice of authority, "it cannot,
father! it cannot ben'-De1oeg.
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DELINQUENT Subscribcrs.-It I

Delinquent SubScribcrs.-It has often
been remarked that no class suffer go
much loss, in proportion to the capital
invested, as the publishers Of periodicals
in this country. Many hard toiling
man has been overwhelmed with debt, and
ruined, when, if only one half of his SUBJ
scrlbers had come forward and paid what
they were justly owing. the publishers
might have gone on their way rejoicing
The following item, presenting the iinan-
cial condition of a religious publication,
gives but too true picture OF publish
er's accounts generalIy.--.N York En-
press.
There are $4,000 due for the Missi-
nnary Herald by delinquent subscribers
since the year lS2l-"And," SAID one OF
the officers Of the American Board, at a
recent meeting, "were all the delinquents
to pay up, the Board would at once be
free from debt
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REGARD Of Curiosity.-At- Palermo, in
Sicily, is an elegant private garden which
are a number of ornamental buildings
On the door of one is written Mon
aprite," that is ''don't open" This pro-
hibilion only serves to excite the curiosi-
ty of the visitor, who Immediately pro-
ceeds to disobey the hospitable owners
injunction. On opening the door, for
chile Jet of water is squirted full in his
face-ajust, though not very severe retri-
button for q prylng curiosity.
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An EYE PAiNTER.-At the Westmin-
ster Sessions, on Wednesday, G. Hunt
was condemned to three months labor for
stealing coat. The prosecutor,J J. Ding
ley, said, in his examination; 81 am hair
dresser, residing at Windmill street; the
prisoner came into my shop to have his
eye painted! | paint bruised eyes flesh
color. My own eyeis painted now. A
board knocked against my eye and black
ened it. have had the pleasure of paint
ing some of your fraternity" A laugh. !
Mr. Pendergast, Zone of the 3 rristers: J
"Don't look at my brethren here, there's
a good fellow; perhaps you may recog-
Mise some of them" Loud laughter. ]
Examination continued: "The prisoner
had black eye; as barrster gets goo,
fec, charge him half crown for paint
ing his eyes barrister's clerk or poo,
man ] only charge 3d." Uproariou,
laughter, in which the Court joined.]
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VEGETABLE -SERFENT.-No curiosity
@, Of the vegetable world, that we ever saw,
ecuslled that shewn us a few days ago,
at the store of Messrs, Hogan & Lyon IN
this city It .was vegetable resembling
the gourd or squash species, 3 ieel D
inches long and 81 inches in clrcumfer-
arcc, at the largest swell. 1t was green,
except the ten greyish horizontal stripes
F., that run taperingly from the head to the
tail;snd had the exact appearance of a
snake of that size, even the contortions
and Jumps Of the body, with the ''curled
and sharpened end. We understand that
it grew suspended from post, which &C
counts for its general straighmess; but
that other vegetables on the sama wire,
that rested Oh the grorEd, assumed cur
ling attitudes, with head erec','as if 10
yt.ike 1t was raised in the garden of l..
u Mcmillan, Esq., Of Elyton, Jefferson
,.o,laty, and Is said 10 resemble in its in
steror, with perfect exactness, the organl-
aation of snake Hundreds of persons
have seen it, and all express their wonder
a; his serpentine freak of nature ms
cal9om Monitor.
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MopEsTY.-The extreme modesty at

MopEsTY.-Thc extreme modesty at
,ribu,ed to females of the present day, ap-
pears to have been productive of some be.
nefit to married men. We heard yester-
dav of husband who has thereby be-
come "master of his house" again---a
matter he has been unable to accomplish
for sevcra, years past. On aslight SQUAD :
bic in the morning, as to who should
"wear the pants," the wife got the best Of
it and had put them on, when the "gude
mon" suggesting that the buttons had eyes
his wife's modesty was so shocked that
she burst into tears, and pulled the pants
Fright OFF,
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CAUGHT AT LAST.

The young lady who has driven such
"a bold business in '6orroacing Cloaks,
Shawls, Scarfs, Night I APPS and Bonnets,
and several times been recommended to
public attention is this paper, was de.ec-
ted Oh Thursday last: mot by the vigil
lance of our city police but the simpli-
city of child inspecting handbook I'M
der her bed, in the room she slept in, and
struck with the taste which Mary finn
had displayed for velvet and artificial flow
ers-reported the fashions to her mother,
Ill whose house she was living as a SER
want girl on wages by the week. The
discovery Of the bonnetslolrn some three
or four weeks ago, led to the finding of
cloaks, ng ht caps, whole pieces of goods
and divers o.her.matters. To most of the
owners these goods have been returned.
Some jewelry, and whole pieces remain
unclaimed at the Mayors office. The
barefaced impudence of this girl, living in
respectable family and bearing a repu-
table character as a good servant. Prov
ling about for months past and begging
every description of garments and wear
ing apparel, and storing them away in her
room apparently without fear of detection,
is most remarkable instance of bold
ness and depravity. She is bound over
on security to answer for her crimes; let
her folly and wickedness, be an example
herealter.-An inordinate love for dress
and iinery, has prompted her to these re-
peated disrepuable acts. Let all heraaf-
ter who would initiate her example and
practice upon it, remember the adage.
"Tha1 honesty is the best policy.7
DEL Republican.
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STRANGE TRIcK-Bennett A. Craw-
ford, of New Orleans, was recently an
nounced in the Washington papers as
having been appointed Judge of the Unit
ed States Court Of the district of Louisia-
Ia, in place of Theodore II. McCaleb, de-
ceased. An extraordinary imposition APP
pears to have been practised in this in
stance on the President, as Judge McCaleb
proves to be alive and we'll, and the ap-
pointment Of Mr.. Crawford is therefore
a nudity There is mystery il, the
matter which will probably be unlsycl-
ed.
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U N I'T'ED STATES AND TEXAS

We are sorry toseeit broadly asserted.
IN some quarters, and strongly in.imated
In Others, that an effort will be made at
the approaching session of Congress 3
annex Pexas to the United States. ",
deprecate>such intention for several rea-
sons.
l. We have territory enough.
Z. We have sufficient number of
lawiess citizens in the South West. with
out adding all the vagabonds copgreqated
in Texas to the number.
3. we do not consider it either right
or expedient to tax the people of the U.
dates, with the care and guardianship of
le&as which may cost millions, for the
purpose of enriching thousands ofadven-
turers from the Southern and southwestern
States, who have purchased immense
tracts OF lands for song there, and ex-
pect 1t to become very valuable under
ag's OF the United States. We are oppo-
SET to 1t OH many other grounds, which
we may hereafter mention.
The above article, to every word of
which we subscribe, we copy from the
Delaparc Republican. Let Texas be
admitted into the United States, and then
hosls OF refugees, and outlaws, who have
to flee from justice, will make farther en-.
croachmenls upon the Mexican territory.
and IN their turn ask to be taken under
the protection of this Government.
The character of majority of the in
haoltants Of Texas, is a sufficient reo-
on,independant of every thing else, for
their not being admitted into the Union.
The Natchtoches Herald states that in
Eastern Texas, the people are divided in.
to two parties, called the Regulators, and
Moderators. The former are the homes,
and well meaning porton-the latter
band OF "loafers, rowdies, and gamblers
who set all order, and law, at defance,and
murder, and rob, and commit every kind
OF depredations, upon the peaceful citi-
zens. These parties are now in open war
win each other; the desperadoes being
the most numerous, are driving the other
party before them, and destroying their
property.
And yet an effort is to be made, accor-
Ding to the Natchez Free Trader, at the
ensuing session of Congress, to attach
those people to the United States. Every
newspaper i'll the country should speak
out against it.
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CHESTER COUNTY ASSOCIATION.

In the Old Guard of the Sd inst. pa
per published in Lancaster, Pa. we find
report, of this association, in which thew
allude i" the following manner, to a case
which took place in this town, while
speaking of the law forbidding free people
OF color from coming into the state. The
Editor of that paper says he "dissents in
toto from the views entertained by those
who framed the report but that they ''pay
the printer" on which condition he will
admit reply. The Report says:
"We know, however, that the law is
not permitted to lay as dead letter. Sew
eral prosecutions have been Instituted in
the neighboring County of Cecil, and there
is one now pending in the Court at Elk
ton, which forcibly illustrates The opera
ton of this iniquitous enactment, and
which cannot fail to excite the sympa-
thies of all whose hearts are not steeled
against pity for the oppressed. This is
the case of woman from the State of
delaware, WIN iSHoiuit Oi tne provisions
of the law, removed last spring into the
State of Maryland, to reside with her hus-
hand Michael Kerr, who was repu,ed
legal slave. but who was permitted by his
owner to shift for himself, after he had
been worn out in service and become of
little worth from age aud deere ,itude.
She was soon seized aal lodged in y is
on; from which she was ex rcated by the
payment of the requisite fine aud costs,
after which pursuant to orders. she mn
mediately left the state, taking with her
one of her children After some time she
returned for another child, who was left
behind with Its father, supposing that by
coming late in the evening and returning
before day light in the morning, she could
pass unobserved. In This however. she
was mistaken for about mdnight she
was dragged from her bed, and again i'm
INJURED in prison, from whence She will
probably be sold unless she pays fine
OF 800 dollars, with The costs of her ar
rest, confinement, and trial, sum which
enc Is utterly unable 10 raise herself, and
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Horrid Accidcnt-The Morris jersey
man gives the following dreadful incident
of drunkenness:
On Sunday morning the 24th ult., Mr..
George Vonduvne, of Pequannac town.
ship, in this county, aged about 80 years,
was found living on the fire in his own
house, literally roasted to death. On
Saturday evening he purchased a quart of
whiskey as usual "to keep Sunday" and
during the night, whilst intoxicated, fog
ged his wife. On Sunday morning he
piled the bottle again, and his wife, fear
ing another fagellation during his intox
lca'lon, took her only child, and went to
a neighbours few rods distant, leaving
him sitting IN chair by the fire. Some
time after. an rnusual smoke was discov-
cred pouring from Vonduyne's chimney,
when Mrs V. and son.a of the neighbors
went to the house, and disco Tered him ly-
ing on the fire lileless, with his breast,
bowels and body so burned that it was
with difficulty he could be removed.
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One ,uay to get Rum.-A RUNNER, who

One ,Day to get Rum.-A RUNNER, who
occasionally tried to run short of change,
had recourse to the following expedient
to ::rase the wind" He got two pint
bottles exactly alike, one in each pocket.
lie entered the groggery and called for a
pint of gin. The bottle was filled and
handed to him, when he put it in his peck
ct, at the same time telling the landlord
he had no money. "Then | wont trust
you, so give meback my GIN" said the
landlord. "lf you wont, there's no harm
done," added the other, reluctantly pull
ling the bottle of water from his pocket;
and handing it over, it was quickly en-
piled into the cask There wasn't much
harm done to the landlord, that's fact;
for although rummy had his Gnttle of gin,
the Sam" number Of pin!s were drawn
from the cask. ~ Y Organ.
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DETECTIVE Guns.-An able writer a
Washington is addressing a series of let
iers to Mr. Clay, on the subject of South
ern and Western Armories. In one of
them the writer says: in urging the i'm
.portance Of gooG guns, such as national
foundry would give to our vessels OF war
It IS only necessary 10 remind you ofthe
fact that in the last war ace had more men
killed on the Lakes BY the bursting of
our own guns Than BY the shot of The enc
ma. 1t is terrible thing in action, and a
great ,lsmper upon the bravery of the most
galier.triar, when he is afraid of his own
niece"
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FIRST SNow.-On drawing aside the
blind of our window, yesterday morning,
we were much surprised at seeing the
roofs on the opposite side of the street. CO.
vpred with snow, the first this fall. But
1t is not so surprising after all, we have had
snow much earlier in former aulumns.
How desolate, how lonely, one feels
to wake up in the morning, alone in a cold
room, and hear the cold wind, mournfully
moaning around the corners of the house
and see the houses and fields covered with
SNOW. Such situation CONVEYS more
vivid sensation of loneliness to our mind
than we ever experienced when roaming
alone in the dreary wild wood. But it
is bachelors loneliness, and for it, as for
every other i'll, there is sovereign RENEE
dy."
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A Pattern Subscriber.-Mrs. Elizabett

A Pattern Subscriber.-Mrs. Elizabeth
Oakman, Of Fh9nixville, Pennsyi. snia,
whose death occurred few days since.
at the advanced age of 90. has been a
subscriber to Poulsen's Daily advertiser
for more than so years. When that pa
per was united to the North American
she sill continued her subscription: and,
what is better than all the resi-, through
this whole period Of more than 20 years.
her subscription 'as pnnciuai aid
She is gone, but her good example se-
mains.
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 90, ls4l
II. e. RiCket Is, Editor.

ELKToN LYcEUM-From a notice in
this paper, you will see that this institu-
ton has commenced its meetings for the
winter, Turn out! old folks, young folks
all, next Thursday evening, and hear the
Lecture and Debate.
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A man named Noble, in N. York. &C

man named Noble, in N. York, ac-
cIdentally shot his daughter on Monday
morning last. He was raising the ham
mer of his pistol to show a friend that it
was loaded, when his finger slipped and
the hammer struck the cap, and fired the
pistol, the ball from which passed through
the unfortunate young lady's head, and
caused her instant death.
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BErTlNG.-By law Of this State pas
sed lew years since, at the instance, we
think, of the Senator, from this county
all money staked upon the results of cleo
tons is forfeited for the use of Primary
Schools in the county where the money
is deposited. A suit was tried in Balti-
more County Court last week, in which
the Commissioners of the County claim
ed two hundred dollars, which had been
slaked upon the result Of the last Presi-
dental election in Pennsylvania. Vari-
Gus shifts were resorted to for the pur-
of defeating the claim, but the jury gave a
verdict for the Commissioners.
Frederick Etamiacr.
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Nj r. CT A Y

tits now generally believed that this
distinguished statesman will resign his
seat IN the Senate on account of enleebled
health, brought on by his arduous labors,
during the late extra session of Congress.
The intensity of his EXERT ons and his
great anxiety to secure the fuflm ent of
those great measures which he believed
would be of such benefit to his fellow
citizens, of every part Of the country,
were Unparalleled, and his absence in the
Senate will be regretted by thousands of
his countrymen; but they will be cheered
by the hope, that his retirement may res
torehm again to vigorous strength, when
they may have an opportunity of show
ing their attachment and regard, by pla-
cling him in higher and more important
station.
He is expected to spend the winter in
some of the Yves. India islands, perhaps
Cuba. He will be succeeded in the sem
ate, in all probability, by the Hon John
J. Crittenden, late Attorney general of the
United States, and who was for long
time his able collea .ue in that body.
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1t IS rumored that the Hon. William C.
Dawson of Georgia, has resigned his sea,
in Congress.
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A MoNuMENT-The citizens of Gin
clnnati, were to have held meeting on
the 10Th inst, for the purpose of taking
the necessary steps towards erecting a
monument, to the memory of the lament
ed HARRISON.
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The Secretary of State, has returned to
Washington, from his late visit to Marsh
field.
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UNPREcEDENTEp DisTREss.-The vii
age of Truro in Cape Cod, is in the most
rnparrelled distress, on account of the
5,eat number Of its inhabitants, that per-
shed in the tremendous gale in October
The Selectmen have made IN affecting
appeal to the citizens of Boston, in which
they say:
The loss of property in this town is
without parallel in its former history
and the loss of human life is truly aPpall-
ng. Forty seven of our townsmen have
cen swallowed upin the mighty deep, OF
asst lifeess upon our shores, leaving. al
most in single neigbborhood, twenty
ne widows, and thrty-niAe iatherless
hildren, many of whom are |. # in wan
/ the most common necessaries Of life
food, clothing, and fuel
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A RARlTY.-A very fine shad was
caught last week, in North East river
near Charlestown. A rarity this time Of
year.
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CURRENCY BY THE CoRD-The fol-
lowing capital hit is from the Baltimore
Patriot
A Charles county boatman came to
Georgetown with a load of wood.
"What will you take for your wood2"
asked dealer. "Four dollars a cord,'
was the reply. "Will you take Canal
scrip" "What! that money OF Mr.. Tho
mas" eyes" eff take that, must
have cord for cord"
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aS-Wm. l.. Brent, the gentleman who
published the card againt Mr.. Clay, is
now being tried at Washington, for forge