The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1847-10-30
AFEARpTL RESPON SIBILTFY.

A FEARFUL RESPONSIBILITY.
Bathing Machine Proprirtor-"Did
you get that Ter" gents siXpence atore
he went into the machine"
Assistant, Ia novicel-"No Sir
thought as the coves paid when they
comes out.'
Proprietor--''Pay when they comes
out. Why, s'pose that gent gets out of
his depth and goes and browns himself,
| may whistle for my sixpence. Amt
you ashamed of yourself!' =.
liverpool Lion.
CAPT. WALkER.-A letter in the N.
o. Delta, dated Jalapa, Sept. 10, says:
On the 9th of August Captain Wal
ker came from Perote and went over to
a town about six miles from here, called
Quatepec, and sacked it. accompanied
the expedition. We drove the Mexicans
entirely from the town and took possess
sion of it. The reason for the eXpcdi-
ton was, that the Mexicans had taken
tax one of Captain Walkers express
rid rs, wounded him, and kept him i'm
prisonrd in Quatcpec. Col. Wynkoop,
who commanded the expedition, had tn"
alcalde brought up, and threatened to
hang him if he refused to giveup the ex-
prcss-ridnr, so he was forthcoming in
short order.
LETTER ENvELoPEs.-The Editor of
the Charlestown Patriot makes some
very sensible suggestions to business
men upon the use Of enve opeS, now be-
coming so general. As he very justly
remarks:
"Where the subject matter of the epis-
tie is business, and where there may
possibly be occasion at some future pc
Rod to refer to the postmark as a proof
OF the time when the letter was mailed,
envelopes should be carefully eschewed.
Merchants, therefore, IN the transmits
sion of business correspondence, should
never use them. Letters on which the
post-nark is not endorsed ,(and this is Of
course, the case in all letters that are put
up in envelopes,) are evidence against
the writer, but afford none in his favor.
As carelessnces on this point might
entail loss upon some who have not re-
hected upon the subject, we give the
warning, although the majority OF BUSH
ness men are doubtless we'll aware OF the
fact, and do not need the caution.
THE PREs1DENcY. The National Lib
crty Convention closed its laborS at Buff
falo, New York on Thursday night after
making the following nominations. For
President, John P. Hale, of New Hamp-
shire. For Vic" President. Lester King,
of Ohio. Mr.. Hale received 1913 votes,
and Garrett Smith AZ, the contest for
the Presidential nomination being be-
tween these two.
WARS IN A NAMr.-Tol. Towns (loco)
has beaten Gen. Clinch (Whig) FOR Gov
ernor of Georgia. The name OF Col.
Towns is said to be George W 'Shngton
Napolcon b." ",rt" Tomm. There was too
much 'hond1' in that name even for "Nld
w ithacoochlc.''
A Rvre MovsrrR.-('ontra"ts have
been made Tor the building Of a steamer,
to run on thu Hudson, fin" h'ndrd .fet
long. The calculation is, that she will
run to Albany and back daily or in
twelve or thirteen hours. The Hendrix
Hu lson is, W. believe, the longest boat
hitherto built. She is $50 feet long.
A Curious SocIETy.-A society in
Cincinnati, called the Last Man," held
its anniversary meeting in that city, on
Wednesday last. 1t was organized six
teen years arc, and but four of its MEM
bers now survive,-which remnant met.
No new members are taken in after Or
ganization, and the society continues an
nually to meet as long as one survives.
Sugar The prospect for the rev crop OF
sugar OH the island oil Cuba. was favorable
al last accounts The stock OF old crop SUI
gar now remaining in the State of Louisia-
ma, is estimated al 1000 hhds The stock
on the island of Cuba is estimated al 70 10
so 900 boxes,
The Mercantile Crisis A letter from one
OF the leading bankers in London, and an
En- Governor OF the Bank. has been shown
III the monetary circles OF New York, IN
which he write, says: Within week there
will be crash which will astonsh the
void"
THE MEXICAN DRAIN.-The N. 0. cor
respondent of the National 1ntelligencer
states that since the first OF August, onc
mhton eight hm.d,td ho"snnd dollars in spe-
Gle have been shipped from New Orleans
for Mexico. Besides this, large amount
of ills have been drawn on Mexico by
the Quartcrmastcr at \. Orleans.