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THE CKors. The Denton INDY Jour
nal says the season in that vicinity has
been very cold and backward. The
wheat, oats and rye look we'll, but corn
will be late. The peach crop is not en-
tirely destroyed, as at first Imposed.
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The OVERFLOW AT NEW ORLEAvs.-
GrcatlosS Of Property. The n Orleans
papers 0! the 18th inst, have full &C
counts OF the damage of the overflow.
The Bee says:
At a moderate calculation we should
say that from 1000 to 1900 tenemens
ara now surrounded by water SO that
oar friends at a distance can Imagine The
extreme Inconvenience to which the resi-
dents arr exposed. Those whose means
enable them to do so, are moving away,
but unfortunately the circum>ta noes Of
by far the larger number are such as rem
der it compulsory for them to remain.
Most Of the gardens on this and the 9TH
er side Of The river have been ruined,
ard the result is that vegetables have al
ready risen 'normous y in price. Those
who are in the habit OF going to market,
inform us that the difference in MANY in
stances are equal TO 100 per cent. Some
very valuable nurseries have also been
completely destroyed, in one case we
are aware ola gentleman whose loss
amounts to 5000 $500 of which was
inv"sted IN dahIias.
We We're unable, yesterday, to pene
fra'e INTO many streets that were quite
accessible on Sunday and not bping para
tiaI to wa'linc or swimming; VIZ cannot
exactly describe the condition OF affairs
there. Suffice 1t to say. the flood has in
many p aces attained height OF two or
three feet, and the locality is admira-
bly, adapted for the ducks and other wat
"r fowl.
After writing thus far, we learn with
much satisfaction that some steps have
been adopted towards preventing at
least the water from reaching a greater
height. Messrs Surgisand and Harrison,
acting under the authority OF the Sec
ond Municipality Council, and having
300 laborcrs at their command, common
ced yesterday to cut a wide canal through
the Metairie Ridge, at the race course,
and had 50 far succeeded last night as to
lower the water some 3 inches on the
New Shell Road. 1t is estimated that
when finished the flood will rush through
this opening at the rate of - miles an
hour, and thus dram off the flood to
very considerable extent.
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HANNEGAN TO REslGN.-" Potomac" of
the Baltimore Patriot, says, that Mr.. Han
negan will resign next month, and that
George P. Marsh is inhuentally supported
for the Berlin ministry i'll his stead. The
same writer says: =.
"The diplomatic appointments generally
will not be made until the expiration of
the present fiscal year. Then it is to hoped
that not few of the men now abroad will
be permitted to come home, where some Of
their anxious mothers are waiting for them
Among them all Major Donelson will fare
the best in the way of emoluments.
have seen it stated that his pay for sin
gle year will be upward of $4,000. He
was transferred from Prussia to the Ger
man States. For his years salary at Ber-
lin, $4,000; his Unfit, $4,000. For his
outfit to the German Confederation, $50 900
and his Unfit, when he comes home, ST.
500 more-in all $4,000 in one year."
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The SITE FlAEp.-The Delaware Cour

The SITE FlAEp.-The Delaware Coun
ty Republican Pa, says that the Commis
sioners of that County have fixed the
site for the new buildings at Neither
Providence, on the property owned by
Mrs Sarah Briggs provided it can be pur
chased at proper price. They have
issued circular TO Architects, offering
apremium Of fifty dollars for a plan for
the buildings.
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ARRIVAL OF STEAMERs.-For the last
few weeks quite number of steamers have
arrived in our town. They come up from
the fisheries below, and generally seem to
have encountered great stress of weather.
Besides these arrivals, there are others
whose trips are confined pretty much to
the limits of the town.
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AcQU1TrAL OF THE Rev Tnos. ]. Bum
RorGIls.-l'he trial. of Mr.. Burroughs for
.manslaughter, in causing the death of Jamas
Byard Bishop, at.Snow Hill, in February
last, by shooting him with pistol, closed
on Saturday, with avettiict of ocqpiiio', the
act having proved one Of sel-defence, or
cj,nniHa1 u:l1e- reasonable apprehension
ofgroat bodily harm. The verdict seems
to.us to be fully sls'o;ne1 by the testimony;
for in the absence of positive proof as to the
DIES! m of the deceased, the acts and the
languas" proved in connection with the
fatal interview, justified no other verdict
1t was not for Mr. Burroughs to ascertain
fine mind OF the asiallant, nor to determine
whether he was armed. The character
Of the assault, aggravated by the circun-
stances Of the preceding evening, was such
IS to cause natural apprehensions Of VIC
leaec; and the testimony Of the prosecution
established nothing more than preparation
fir d:iac'. For this the prisoner is not
amenacls to the laws Of the land, whatever
his responsibility may be in an ecclesiast-
cal Court. e., -; ..
The defence, we understand, consisted
OF some additional facts to the issue, and
general testimony as to character, which
was most substantial and honorable.
The speech of Mr.. Wise is spoken ola
one OF the most mastery, learned and CO.
gent arguments ever addressed to Jury.
lie occupied nine hours in its delivery, and
II the course Of his remarks, reviewed with
such keen and caustic reproof the indiscrect
AMI miscellaneous course of the Shield, pub
llshcd at Snow Hill, that its editor, who
was present, rose and asked the protection
of the court. The court stated that if mat
ter was introduced irrelevant to the issue,
II would interposc its authority: but Mr..
Wise 50 blended the course of the Shield
with his argument before the jury, and
showed It's immediate connection with the
Issue, that he proceeded without interrupt
ton. He closed at 81 o'clock on Friday
night. Tho argument for the State was
resumed by Mr.. Franklin on Saturday NOR
ming, who spoke with great force and abil-
lty for some three hours, when the case was
given 10 the jury. They retired to their
room, am! after an absence of about an hour
AMI half, returned with verdict Of mot
guilty"
After the verdict was rendered, Mr..
Burroughs was surrounded by numerous
f:lendS, and congratulated warmly upon the
result. He LEFT Snow Hill Immediately
for Chcstertown, where his wife and fam
lily remained during the period OF his i'm
prisonment and trial.-Balt. sun.
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INDIAN F1GlIT ON THE PLA,Ns-Fire
Hundred KiNed.-The little Rock Demo-
crat, OF the ith says, that a gentleman
has arrived in that city from the Indian
country, who reports that sancrinarv
battle had been fought on the prariias be
tween the Camanches and an allied
force OF several other tribes led bv a
shawnee chief, and that after a desppr-
ate frht. in which about five hundred
were slain, the Camanches fled, leaving
The field in the possession OF he VIC
tors.
1t NAV be false report, but the gen.
tleman who gave the Information, states
that the Indians had recently made large
purchases Of powder and lead, and il
was feared by many that there would
be trouble among the Indians on the
plains.
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The rumor ola change in the Ca bnet has
heen started again 1t is hardly worth while to
contradict it.; bu, we happen to have before
us a letter from source that knows. we NAV as
well extract from It.
"The rumor that there is to he a change in the
Cabinet. is about again. Who started it, or
fom what motive it is hard 10 say. There is
no truth in it at ALL"
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The WHISKY Observation-Disclosures. whom
the grand jury, Mt iaterstown, Md, refused to
find bill against some time since for stea ling
gallon measure ofwhsky, on the ground of mo-
noman'a, (he having been tw;ce in the penitcn-
tlary tor the same ohnnce helore.) was returned
to Jail again last week, charged with an attempt
to break into disillery in I.citersh"rg district,
for the purpose Of aga in stealing whisky.
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The CABINET. We noiicrd a few DAYS since
the idle reports in reference to dissnDlio,,s in the
Cabinet, and expressed our conviction thu. they
had no foundation in truth. We have since as
cer.a'ned that our impress,on was correct and
that there Is no disagreement among the mem
beis ofthe Cabinet. This we assert in the most
positive manner.
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EFFICIENT MEAsuREs.-In view of the chol-
era, the authorities OF Frederick, Md. have pas
STD an ordnance, requiring the street superin:en-
dent not only to use extraordinary efforts in re-
gard TO streets, lanes and cutters. bnt TO inspect
every cellar yard, saugh,erI,ouse, factory, cattle
pen, &c., in the city and have removed all of
fenslve matter at the expense Of occupants and
OWNERS
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WOMEN IN THE ARMY FIcHrING The late
German papers say that Hungarian ladies' are
fighting with the same enthusiasm for freedom
as their conntrymen. Among one hundred aud
forty Hungarian captives, there were nineteen
Hungarian ladies with mrskets in their hands,
and dressed in military uniform. A Countess of
the highest rank has raised regiment at her
own expense, and her sister is the commander Of
this regiment
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The GREyHoUND-The barque W. H.
D. c. Wright arrived this morning from
Rio de Janeiro, whence she sailed OF. the
9Th ult, reports that British vessel at
Rio reported having spoken off Cape
Horn (no date given ship Greyhound,
ofand from Baltimore, for California 46
DAYS out
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busTUN, way %, 1919.
Fatal Railroad .4ccident-Saiiing Of the Hibernia
-Departure Of Mr.. .Macrsady, &c.
The train Of cars, under full Roadway run in
10 cab near Bridgewater to-day, and killed two
brothers, named Henry and Ethan Leech, who
were in the cab at the limo.
The steamer Hibernia sailed to-day for Liv-
erpool, taking out forty passengers, am ong
whom were MIR. Macready. the trugedian, and
Sir Allen McNab She takes no specie, bat a
very large cargo, valued at $50 900.
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Fran The DEL, .Io"rnnI.
WILMINGTON MARKET

May "A 1919
" heat Flour, (from storey 5 25a 90
Wheat. tprime) los
Oats, from wagons) 81
Corn, from wagons 56
Corn Meal, per bushel; 60
Baltimore Market MAY o.
Flour S1,6!to 4,75, Wheat 81 90 10 ,O5.
Corn, white 40 L 50cents, yellow 81 So, Oats
2Ia ~.
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CHEAP TRAVELLING. The North river steam
hoais are now carrying passengers from New
York city to A lbany, in some cases for shill.
ing and in others for tw" shilhngs each. The SO
excessive low rates of fare induce vast amount
oftravclling, and nightly all the boats are crow
do d,
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Trustees Sale.

BY Virtue Of a d. cree of the high
Court OF Chancrrv Of Mlrvllnd. the sub
scrtnrr as trustee. will oH,r at public
Sale at CE 'ILTON, Cecil County, on
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MEMB
METHODIST +. CHURCH..
FOUNDED A. d. 1881.
UARTERLY TICKET,

is
MINISTER
Orr light affection which IS but for moment,
worketh for us Ear more exceeding aud eternal
weight of glory.-2 Cor. w., II.
y what are all my sntierngs here
II Lord thou count me meet,
With that enraptnrcd host appear,
And worshipat thy feet.
The paper was Of course in crumtled and
wet condition hut rpon exposing it to the sun,
and ironing the kinks out of it. 1t became quite
l"gihle. Wise heads are puzzled to learn how
and wher il got there. Some think the fiSl, was
originally missionary who was drowned aud
transformed, or that the rock has been pckny
some dead mans pocket. Who can solve The
Mystery;- Denton (.Md) Journal.
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ElktOn D vision s. T.

A P'ncual attend,nce OF the members Of tho
Elklon Division, No. is Sons Of Temperance
Is requested on next Thursday night, as bust
ness ut Importance is To be atten ded to.
May goth, f. BROWN Jr. n. S.
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ever unwelcome the intelligence, it nev-
ertheless appears to be certain, that the
Cholera is approaching this section of the
country with slow but sure and steady
step. Coming upthe western waters from
New Orleans, it has reached Pittsb,,re,
committing terrific arages or its way. On
one crowded steamboat there were fifty
three deaths between New Orleans and
jefferson CITY,. Eastwardly it is insinuat-
ing itself into all the cities and has reached
50 near us now as Philadelphia.
With its fearfulness and fatality, all who
have marked the details of its visitations,
are familiar. 1t approaches by stealth and
never warns before it strikes. The Young
and the stalwart fall before it, as quickly
as the aged and infrn. It seizes the mad
reveller of the midnight, and he is cold in
death ere the day, and down upon the
coffin of the laughing youth, whose cheek
blushed to the light of the morning, at the
setting of the sun the cold clods fall with
their appalling rumble.
The surest defence seems to be nrecon-
1ionary steps to prevent its approach, upon
which subject there is chapter on the
first page. There is great diversity of
opinion AMONG medical men in regard to
the proper treatment of patient under
its influence. Precisely opposite courses
are recommended, and that which was
successful in some places seems to have
been fatal in others. From an article in
the Baltimore Sun of Thursday, we extract
the following in relation to it.
cdr. Drake, physician of Cincinnati.
who is highly spoken of as a practitioner,
having an extensive acquaintance with the
disease, remarks that "epidemic cholera
has no premonitory symptoms. The
diarrhea, which is supposed to its torerun-
nor, is the disease itself, in its first stage;
as positively so as when it has advanced to
vomiting, or coldness and collapse"
This accords with an opinion that the
Sun expressed some six months ago in a
general article on the subject. The d.
arrloa is the sickening with the disease,
and proves to be entirely manageable, UNI
less the exciting cause is very great, or the
patient previously debilitated by sickness.
We published in the article referred to
above, the prescription of DR.. Dwight in
his extensive and successful practice in
Turkey. When called to case of diarrhea,
he never failed to arrest it in mild cases bv
administering six drops of laudanum, a: in
tefVals sufficient to test the efficacy of the
dose. Where the diarrhea was more adj
vanced, he used equal parts of laudanum,
tlncturc of rhulard, and tincture of cam
phor, mixed together, administering eieh-
teen drops at sufficient intervals, till the
disease was arrested.-We rcpublish this
as cheap and popular remedy; one that
ought to be in every house, and which, in
ordinary cases, we have no doubt, may be
safely relied upon in the first stage of the
disease"
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MONTREAL. Nav 81.
The Question Settled A

1he Question Settled An address was voted
t" the Governor General, by five majorty,
removing the seat ofGovernment to Quebec and
iort no. every alternate four years. The city
is Tranquil.
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ToR CONGRESS-. The Easton IND
Gazette saws the names of Gen. Tench
iighman and John B. Kerr. Esq. will
he presented by their respective friends,
as suitable candidates for the Congress
sional nomination, in place ofthe Hon.
Johh ~ Crls6eld. .,
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CINCINNATI, May %.
The Cholera.

There were seventeen cases of cholera here
during the twenty -fom hours ending at noon
Yesterday, and four deaths Four new cases
have occurred up to noon day.
There is no special change to notice in the
markets Flour is somewhat firmer. Provi.
sions steady; not much doing.
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EARLY SrRAwBrRRlGs.-Dr. J. II. B,vne, of
Prince Georges county, Md, has Tor two week,
past been supplying the Washington market with
r're Strawberries Of the variety well known as
"Bayncs Ea,lv Prolific"
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New YoRK, MAY 2s-eP. M.

Raising the Steamer Empire.
TIE steamer Empire. which was sunk in the
North River few days ago. has been raised
five feet. No more dead bodies have been DIS
covered. The total number lost will not exceed
their.
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LrNDrR.-We notice large quantity
OF lumber in the river below, belonging to
to Messrs. ]. S. Purnell and J. A. john
son. 1t was brought around from Port
Deposit during the past week, and we UNI
derstand that Mr.. Jacob c. Howard, has
more on its way.
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MARRIED..

On Tuesday the 2eni ml. hv the Rev. John
Wiley, James A. Benson of New Castle county
Del 10 Miss Mary $. Seserson, Of Cecil county
Md,
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UNTRUE. The rumor that 'lr. Macready had
advanced 81 900 to tn" NI,, or Of New York tor
the benefit Of the sufferers by the lle riot, is
unoundcd.
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MAY AT LAsT.-Up till this week the
spring, for the most part, had been cold
and disagreeable, but for the last few DAYS
we have had weather beautiful and worthy
OF May. The sky has been often one un-
clouded arch of blue-the mild south
wind has been playing gently over the wa
tiers and through the trees, and the warm
sunshine has thickened the forests till they
seem piled up like hills of emerald. Thin
coats and straw hats have taken the place
OF cloth and fur, and the windows and
doors OF offices and dwellings are thrown
wide open to admit the delicious air.
THE above paragraph did well
enough for Thursday, but to-day friday
the circumstances have changed. 1t
is cloudy and cold agan-white coats and
hats have disappeared, windows and doors
are shut and fires are again called in re-
QUESTION.
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SATURDAY, the 93rd,

day OF jane next, at II O'Clock A. M.
all that Farm OF Plantation situated in
the lower part Of SaSsai,as Neck. Cecil
Co near the mouth of the Fix river
heretofore helbnging TO James w Wroth
Esq containing about las Acres more
or less. together with the Fishery attach
ed, well known as the' Beach Fishery"
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lieved to be hra'hy--the land is IN
good condition ana under good fencing;
and being Immediately on the water. ev
cry facility is afforded for procuring limo
SC and comm lncating with the mar
kets.
The Fishery is known as one Of the
best at the head Of The Bay. is in excel
lent order, with f-h houses SC. nearly
new, and will be sold with the Farm.
ALSO, tract called Chase" sepa-
rated from the above farm by the land Of
John B. HAYS containing about AS Acres
in good order and under good fencing.
The tenant on 'he arm will show the
premises to purchasers.
TERMS OF SALE-One third cash
on the day Of sale one third in six, and
b alance in l2 months-the two last pay
ments to bear interest and to be secured
by Bond or Notes, with approved securi
ty-or the whole NAV be paid in cash
on the day OF sale at the option Of the
purchaser.
GEO. ROSS VEAZEY, Trustee.
No. Is st. Paul st Baltimore
A~*Del. Republican, will insert once
a week 3 weeks and send bill to this office.
.VDtace.-Whereas my wife Ann
Girvin has without sufficient cause left my
bed and board, this is to forwarn all per-
sons against hatboring her, or trusting her
on my account, as l will pay no debts OF
her contracting, and will prosecute any
one who harbors her.
JAMES GIRVIN.
May 26, 49-3w (pd)
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II EATEP sole, Upper and Morocco fos
Isale bv VIM. PELL.
may sslh.
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ST. LOUIS, May ga P. NJ.
Condition of the Burnt District-Rccoperu ofhhe
Dead-Ihe Lcendimy-Ins ance-Rarapes Of
the Cholera, sc.
The fire is at length entirely extinguished,
though quite cloud ofsm0ke still rises from the
burnt district Extensive prepara, ions are maxi
ing to clear away the rabbish, and number of
workmcn are already bl,sily engaged. A gener-
a rebuilding will Immediately commence, and
Tie burnt district will doubtless ultimately be
the finest district in our city.
Several bodies have been recovered from the
rains, and as the work of cleaning up progresses,
more will doubtless be found, thougi. there are
out few known TO be missing.
Measures are being taken to ascertain the
cause ofthe fire. The watclman on board The
steamer White Cloud, IN board Of which vessel
the hie was first discovered gave information to
some Gentlemen which induced them to believe
ne knew something the parties who caused the
ire. MS same watchman was subsequently
arrested and charged with the offence himself,
ard is To he examined before the mayor.
The cholera still RACES throughout the city to
n great extent. The number of deaths from
cholera during the past week was one hundred
ana twenty eight, being about onc-thrd ofal the
Cases
The St Lons Revielle states that the value
OF lhe steamboats, burnt, is abou. S3lS 900
-cargoes $50 900. Lnd produce on the landu u
oo,ooo-maki"g the entire loss ofbnd1ls, nrer
chand'se, steamboats,, and cargoes. according 10
th' estimates OF the owners Of the property, hut
Sl,6eo, 290-~ far less than any one wonld have
anticipates previous 10 akins an estimate,
All the insurance Companies EXCEPT two will
be able TO meet lhLT responsibilities, and these
TWO VIII pay from 80 TO is rents on their losses
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RELIGIOUS FisH.-A short tima aro, mine
host Stewart, the Denton Hotel purchased u
rock fish weighing about sixiv pounds Upon
opening it he found in IFS belly certificate of
membership of the M. E. Church, which we
read as follows: