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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-12-29
CD,NSTjBIE Els SIZE

BY sundry wri's of N"ndi Eyronns,, issued
by Geo. II Joyce one of the Justices of the
Peace Of the State of Mar, land IN and for Co.
c,l county. al tho salt Of DR. Henry H. Mitchell
John 7. Bennett, and MrCnulry s Fennr,t,
against the goods and rhattles. lands and tene-
mons of Robert VI CAnnan, and Wm. Canaan,
and TO me directed, have taken into exccutioIr
all the right, title, inc ~. aud estate at Law
and in equity. % the sud ituncrt NJ C,lt!iaii and
WIN Cannan in aud /, all HAT piece, parcel or
trac, OF Land Ia Inc NoUI;h Election District ia
Cecil r"unty, near Nctrnrs' paper mrIi. an the
west SIDE of LrlIc Elk Geek al lining Ints Of
Robert Carter and others, cnniaiuinr u Acres
AMI hereby give m"'icr. that on ) SATURDAY.
the 5lh tnv of Jauuiry lS5 }, at ; O'Clock Z. VI.
! viii ofur for sale the sad property seized
and taken IN execution, at public auction to til c
hg .st bidder Tor cash, from the CONT House
door in E.lktpn. II. FOARD.
Dec. 18th, 'i9--ts.
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U II 3 R ELIAS.

1t IS not hundred years since very
eccentric hhs'ishman named Jonas Han
way having returned from his travels IN
the east (the record OF which is still PEE
served IN vo'ominous quafto form, with
thst title IN some old libraries') appes!ed
en- me streets OF London on a rainy Day
ut does ram III England sometimesl with
a queer hoiIon imported from China, In
the shape OF what IS now called an UNI
hrel!a' 1t was the firSt ever seen or used
IN ENGLAND, probably the FIRST IN Europe
1t attracted $uch curious and indignant
notice mat the eccentric Jonas was soon
surrounded by iuriohs Engllsh mob,
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WHOLE No l3o

from amidst the high branche, OF q tree,
and was in such case always accongpa-
MED by the plaintiye piping OF the mon
keys, who were seeking to escape from
the unwonted pursuit.
If one asks the indian why this ;nces-
SAINT NOISE and disturbance arises on par
ticular nights, they answer with a smile
that "the animals are rejoicing in the
bright moonlight, and keeping the feast
Of full moon.' To me il appeared tina.
the scene had probably originated IN
some accidental combat, and that hence
the disturbance had spread to other AMI
mas, and thus the noise had increased
more and more. The jaguar parsues
the peccares and tapirs, and these pres
sing against each other in their flight
break through the interviewer tree-l;ke
shrubs which impede their escape; the
apes on the tops of.he trees, being fright
ened by athe crash, join their cries 10
those OF the larger animals; THIS ,arouses
the tribas of birds who build their nests
IN communities; and thus the whole ami
nal world becomes IN a state otcommo.
ton. Longer experience taught us that
il is ~ no means always the celebra-
ton Of the brightness Of the moon which
G;starbs the repose of the woots we
witnessed The same occurrence repeated
ly, and ioGnd that the voices were loud
est during violent falls of rain, or when,
with loud peals of,hunder, the flashing
Lightning illuminated the deep recessss
OF the forest.
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He has prompted our citizens to the COM
mission OF enormous crimes, and to the
disregard of law and order. He has lev
led taxes on us for the support of crime
and paupersm of his own engenderng.
He has converted our grain kindly fur
nlshed to us for the sustenance of l!ft,
into a poisonous liquid, the source ofdis-
ease ard death. He hath done all this
evil, and infinitely mere, without on e
redecmng quality Why then should
We longer hesitate 10 wage a war Of ex
termination against him with moral weap
ons. Let every citizen in view OF what
we have suffered from the Nominations
OF this tyrant, amt of the advantages that
will result to the community from his
overthrow, come up to the rescue, and
by prompt and systematic action, relieve
our county from the blighting, witherirg
curses Of alcohol. Could we ascertain The
amount of money spent in Cecil county
for strong drink in tue last fifty years,
we would be astonished hey ond measure,
to say nothing of crime, pauPerism, loss
of character, disease, suffering and death
flowing from the same prolific source
and which cannot be estimated in dollars
and cents.
No good ever has arisen, nor ever can
arise from the use of Alcoholic drinks as
beverage and the sooner they are discon-
tinued the better. To those who are I'm
willing to give them up, would their dis
continuance be the greatest blessing
The vendors would soon find more useful
employment, and of less risk 10 them
selves and families, and the general cd
vantages throughout the community
would soon be apparent. We would no
longer be shocked with Inc sight OF thos,
poor, bIoaed melancholy remnants OF
mortality, betaking themselves to The |
croggerirs as to the altar Of some demon,
and qnaling AGAIN the poison cup. We
would be relieved from the taxation Of
paupprlsm and crime that now bears so
heavily on OIL ciIZens and thu whole !
face Of society would smile with the
change. The Schools and Churches
W ND be better attended, f~wer persons
would become panpers, criminal prose-
cu'iona would be OF rare occurrence and |
the comforts and happiness of society in /
general would he vastly augmented. A
vast amount Of labor would be pTcduc-
tive, that is now worse than useless, and
would advance rapidly !
throughout the county. Tbs is sab
ject OF deep and pervading interest TO
every family in the County very few
families there are, but have felt the et"
fects Of intemperance in some of their
members) and is deserving the serious
of every citizen. Now is
the lime for every man TO eXclaip1, W
0ue no allegiance to king .i|coAo" and his /
throne shall crun bic INTO dust. SIN the
memorial to the Legislature for his over !
throw, and yon will thereby perform a
duty that will be an honor to you willie
YOU 1--we, and your posterity will hold it
in grateful remembrance.
RAMBLER.
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Nocturnal Life of Animals in the
PriInevaI Forests.

Baron Humboldt relates the following
incident Of his travels in the Last: Be-
low the mission Of Sta Barbara he ARCH
una we passed the night as usual under
the open sky, on sandy fiat on the bank
OF the Rio Apure, closely bordered by
the lmpenetrable forest. Ii was not
without difficulty that we succeeded in
finding dry wood to klndIe the fire, with
" hich it is always customary in thai
country to Surround bIvonac in order
to quad against the attacks OF the a-uar.
The night was humid, mill and
moonlight Several crocodiles approach
ed the shore; think Ihave observed
these animals TO be attracted by fire,
like our craw6sh and many other inhab-
,tants OF the water. The oars OF OUR
boa, were placed upright and carefully
driven INTO the ground, 10 torn poles
from which OFT halnmocks could be sus-
pended. Deep silence prevailed; only
from time to time we heard the blowing
OF the fresh water dol phins which are
peculiar 10 the Orinoco network OF riv-
ers-accordlng to Colebrooke, to the
Ganges as far as -Benares which follow
ed each other in long lines .5Jss &
Soon after eleven o'clock such di>-
turbance began to be heard in the atjon
ing forest, that for the Reminder OF the
night, al! sleep YVES impossible. The
wild cries of the animals appeared to
rage throughout The forest. Among the
many voices that resounded together, the
Indians could only recognize those
which, after short psuses in the geneal
nrroar, were first heard s,ngly' There
was the monotonous howiing Of the
aluates--the bowling monkey; plaintive,
soft, and almost flute. like tones of the
small sapajeus: the snorting gromblings
Of thesriped nocturnal monkey; the IN
terrnpted cr,es of the great tiger, the
cougar or marches American lion, the
peccary, the sloth, and a host Of parrots
OF rarraquae, and pheasant like tirds.
when the sa,igers came near the edge Of
sthe forest, our dog which had bar ked.
ncessantIy, came ho"ing to seek ''iage
under our ham Knocks. Sometimes the
cry OF the Tiger Was heard 10 proceed
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..- For The Cecil Wing
Abolish the License Law.

Are the people of Cecil county prepa-
red for this measured The time has arri
we'd when we are to make trial, ard
let every man stand up to his duty, The
tyrant Alcohol has long lorded it ov er us
with the most d-spotic sway He has
promised US health and happiness, out
insteat thereof he has spread fronnd us
disease and sorrow, pain and wrrtchcd-
ness nd Ieahas highted the prospects OF
parents and brought down their grey
hairs ia esdrrow to lshs. graves He has
encouraged ignorance and vice; the bane
Il free institutions. He has influenced
cur elections by bribery and CORRUPTION.
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Houses for SAFE.
Dec. s, '49-ts Trust'

The subscriber offers at private Sale
the following Houses: the two Brick
DWELLINGS at tie corner of Main Il
Church streets: the frame houses on Main
Street occupied by James Woodford and
1hos. ". Simmons: the frame Sore
House on the corner of Main and Beau
SITS with about 65it front on Beau St =,
and bis frame house on Main Street near
Bridge street.
FRANCIS B. GOTTIER.
Elkton Dec. Slh 40.
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For The Cecil Whig.
A Sonnet.
TO LERN A.

My narp is tuned to sing sober Law
In honor Of thy beauty and thy grace ::
Felicity and joy upon thy face
Portray the temper Of ly heart Away.
Supremey best are they, aud only they,
Among the sons Of men who look On thee,
Queen of my soul, as Cynthia fair 10 see,
And ever brilliant Al the king of day.
The Muses. rrst in Greece old Poets say
We're beautiful and chas'e beyond compare
How beautiful exceedingly they were,
No one has ever known, nor ever may
Declare Lena ipsprer oflny lay,
Thy charms transcend all theirs, FAR. ia away.
.. Ii. p.
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Notice.

Game the subscriber as a stray, trespas sing
upon hIs enclosures, small Dun Maze, about
20 year s old, IS hands high with white spot
in fer forehead and white feet, shod all round
and has worked in galrs. fhe owner Of the
above described mare is reques cd to prove pr OPP
crly, pay charges ana take her away.
Dec. l5--Sw. HOLD HARGRAVES.
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? Postponed Trustees Sale.

BY virtue OF decree Of the High Court
Of Chancery Of Maryland, the undersign-
ed as Trustee, will expose TO sale at the
Store House Of j. & G. P. Whitaker, at
Principle Furnace, on SATURDAY, the
Goth of December inst, at 9 O'Clock P. M,
all that Farm or Tract of Land whereof
David Cunningham died siezed, and where
on he resided al the time of his death, sit
uated in Cecil county, Maryland, adjoin-
lands of J. &, G. P. Whitaker, w. & j.
McMulen, John Cunningham and others,
containing -
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This is to Give Notice That the

MS Is TO Give NOTICE. ! hat The
subscriber OF Cecil county haih obtained
from the Orphans Court of said county, let
iers tesanen'afy o" the personal estate OF
James Thompson, Sr, late of said conu-
", deed All persons having claims against
the said deceased. are hereby warned 10
exhibit the same with the vouchers thereof
duly authenticated on or h.iore the 2lul day
Of December, ! 5o;they may otherwise by
law be excluded from all benefit of said
estate. All persons indebted TO said esla lie
are requested 10 make Immediate payment
to the subsc her Given under my hand
this 22nd dag of December 1919
THOMAS J. GILLESPIE, Exec'lr.
Dec % 'I0-6w.
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wI~sS land is in tolcrable state OF cul-
--s1@ tivation, and with the facilities OF
procuring lime and other manurcs, from
the Chesapeake Bay and Tide Water Ca
nal, might be put in high state of cult
walton at small expense.
The improvements on this property are
comfortable log HOUSE, Ec~eA
log barn. corn house, spring gS@:;:E
house, sc. There is also an Sa s.lIIe l. v
orchard of young apple trees ss1sfzssszs-ss''
OF choice fruit now in full bearing.
This farm is located in a very healthy
and rapidly improving section of the coun-
try. Persons wishing to purchase are in
vited to view it.
1t lies on Principle Creek about 2.
miles from navigabe water, and the Phil.
s. Bait Rail Road, at Principle Furnace.
THE Terms of Sale, are one third of
the purchase money in Cash, on the day
ofsale, and the balance in two equal in
staments at four and eight months from
day Of sale the credit payments to bear
interest an be secured by bonds Of pur-
chaser with approved security, Or the
whole OF the purchase money in cash at
the option OF the purchaser.
WILLIAM DENNiSON,
Dec. S, '40-ts Trustee.
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Annual ksetsOrs ofike Secrcga
ry OIL the Treasury.

The first annual report OF Mr.. Mere.
dnh, Secretary OF the Treasury, accom-
pantes the Presidents Mesa ye 1t is
quite a volumlnous, but ably writer doc
ument and in the present Crowded state
of our columns, we cannot do more than
furnish the following condensed view of
the principal facts which it contains.
The receipts and expenditures for the fiscal year
ending 30'h June, iSi9 were:
Rcceipts from customs S2s,3i6, 1888 50
" public land l,69S,959, s.
!" 3" n,isc-!!an,ons sources LOSS ,G40,l )
d" ava,lso f Treasury notes
and loans in specie LIES, 80, 60
y" Do. funded 1888 600, 90
s59,ts3,o9I,s Sc
Add balance in the Treasury
July l., 1913 lt3,Ssa,Go
s5a,sls,ss2, 10
The expenditures for tho
same fiscal year were s.
in cash 4i6 ,79S 66',sz
IIs'y notes funded io,s33,o00 90
..a $5T.es; ,o51 s..
Leavine balance in tho TEea-asy. ....
july /, 1919 ds,ls4 ,75i.s
.... .f ...... $1,000
The receipts for the fiscal year end s-t III.
ing June so ls5csa.c estimated
al -" .s..- sa7,s.o.4s4
And the expenditures at 1851 $685.
~ ..+ .--------
Deficit July I. 1850 s. $3.50, l2l &c
The receipts for the year ending
June SO, 1876 are estimated at S3i $3.50 vuo.oe
And the expenditures at 44,99 7,o22,7o
Ie6cit in 1851 sa#t ~ $i0,547 .o92,13
+ Total dshcit of 1850 and 1881, $i6,s75,24,so
The Secretary refers to the increase OF
duty to the revenue officers by the estah-
lishment OF The Warehouse system, and
states that 50 additional clerks have been
employed at various ports, to relieve as
mary Inspectors. There are ITO co'iec-
ton districts in the United States, at 81
(Cantnued en sceexi psgsS
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Farm at Private Sa le.

The subscriber offers at Private Sale the
Farm on which he now resides containing
$40 Acres,
with large proportion Of good woodland.
E-N The Improvements consist o
;s;A a House and good Barn, and
ssAaaa ti4 other out-buidings, a pump
~of good water at the door, and
it is well watered with streams running
through it and convenient to landings on
Plum creek and Elk River. The above
property is situated - miles from Ekton
on the road to Turkey Point, cell county,
Md. IT is considered pleasant and healthy
and would make two Farms. Person
wishing to view the property, will pleas
call on the subscriber residing on the prop
erty. BuRBEDG BROCK.
Sept 18th '49-i Sd o.
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NOTICE.

The Subscriber being Unstable and
residing ln1Elkton, respectfully informs
the public that ne is prepared to attend to
the duties OF that Office AL Notes and Ac
counts placed in his hands for collection
will be attended too promptly. .
...-. ...r g. JOHN T. WEST.
Elliton Nov "a 3d. .sss z. .se
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100 Acres.

more or less, about half of which is in val
xssssssssSs, liable WOOD and timber, and
#Iafxzs the residue arabic. The arabic
~IS&S land is in a tolcrable state OF cul-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-04

TIE ALIEN PASSENGER BuI.-The Governor,
few days since, sent special message TO the Senate
in reference to the subject of foreign emigrants
arriving in the State, and with view to protect
the State against the late decision of the Supreme
Court at Washington. The Senate referred the
subject to special committee, who, through Mr..
Giles, reported a coed bill; which, after a good
deal of discussion, passed the Senate, II to 3, and
and OPP osed by MIR. Gray. 1t was finally ordered
to third reading Subsequently, MIR. Schouer,
of Boston, moved to reconsider this vote, and the
motion was supported by Mr.. IIealey, of Boston,
(who is said to be counsel for the merchants to re-
cover back the head-money which has been paid
under the protest by thcm.) Mr.. Burnham, of
Gloucester, addressed the House. In an able and
mastery speech, against the reconsideration, and
in favor of the bill; but it was finally rejected by
small vote, and the bill lost. The State will now
have no protection against the thousands of foreign
paupers which will be thrown into our aims houses
the present season.-Boston I'urehey, 1fay 2.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-04
United States Circuit Court,
Before Judge Nelson.


NAY 3--Charles H. Schneider Cornelius ". La1c-
rence-This action brought by plaintiff against
defendant as Collector Of this port to the
Of $15S and interest amount Of certain duties paid
der protest In June 1S4S, the plaintiff imported, from
avre to this port eleven cases of paint, which in
voiced marine blue The defendant insisted that the
article was under the tari act liable to duty of 80
per cent and compelled the plaintiff to pay it, The
plaintiff did under protest, insisting, at the
time that 1t liable only to duty Of 20 per cent
The Court, in charging the jury said it insisted
the part of the plaintiff that the article in question
was only subject to duty of 20 per cent, and
between 80 and 20 per cent, the amount of duties
paid The importation under the tariff act of 1916
and in the enumeration of the articles under the head
Schedule CO is found water coors which charge
able with duty Of 80 per cent and it is insisted
the part of the that this article fell under
the denomination Of water eoors and is properly
chargeablc with duty Of 80 per cent; while, the
part Of plaintiff it is claimed that it falls under the
ticlcs in Schedule F. upon which duty Of 20 per cent
is chargcablc. The question, therefore, is, within
which of those articles does IL fall and the response to
it depends on what is the proper designation of it in
trade and commerce The enumeration of the articles
in the tariff act made with reference to their
mercial names and the Court and Jury must look to
that source for the denomination of this article
Upon that subject have the testimony of Mr. Rham,
who Is an importer of paints, and must be familiar with
the trade, and he states that the article always
known as paint, but that IL known in COM
under the denomination of water color; the
contrary the article of water color is known trade
and as an article mixed with gum and water
On the part OF the government, DR. bailey is intro
duccd and he states that according his understand
ing this article Is imported for being mixed with water
and gum to produce color; but he also states
that to its designation in trade and commerce he
has knowledge and therefore he states nothing in
contradiction to- or in qualification of the testimony of
Mir. Rham, and II he Ctham) Is not mistaken In his
testimony. in point of law, this article would fall
within the denomination OF paint ground in oil and
would come within The section of the law which pro-
sidcs for the payment of duty of 20 per cent The
jury found verdict for the plaintiff, Slos 90.
Postmaster AZ BrooKLyN-,ioId s. .SIlliman,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-04

CALIFORNIA GOLD IN FRANcE.-We read in the
Journal dn Hare of yesterday The Cosmopolite
brings palpable proofs of the reality of the marvel
Among her passengers were two Europeans, laden
with the opi,ia spol,a of the modern Ell Dorado.
One of them, named Gein, who was blacksmith
of Hesse Cassel, realized, by the sale of small
property he possessed in California, thirty-two
pounds weight of gold Another man, named Mi
chel, has brought eighteen pounds weight, collect
ed by himself. We learn by this vessel that ma
tive OF Havre, named Boo, cooper by trade, who
poying himself Tor month in sterile exporings, at
The end came to place where, in few days, he
collected gold dust TO the value of l5,000f
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SEVERE GALE AT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF
LIFE-ln consequence of the tempestuous state of
the weather, Monday evening last, at Rochester, a
very melancholy accident involving loss of life
CURED, by the blowing down Of WEIGH, Delavau a. Ma
thans Circus. The american says The wind had
been blowing strongly all the afternoon but toward
evening it had somewhat the appearance Of subsdng
and large numbers of people out to attend the
circus The tent owing to the wind had been secured
by double and treble astenings strongly that dan
ger its blowing down apprehended and the per-
Torrance began, the tent being full Of peopeprobaby
about $500 present. About O'Clock, however, there
up sudden gust of wind from the south west. so
strong that the stayropes and chains gave way, the
centre poles broke after another and the canvas
was crushed down upon the heads of the people below
The lights went out of and the confusion that
followed was indescribable After the wreck was some
what cleared away 1t was discovered that several per-
injured and deeply panied to add that
the injuries Of man, William Il. Crowell, fatal
He had been struck the head probably by of the
broken and falling poles and his skull the left side in
the region Of the temple broken He died in about
twenty five minutes after the accident He left wife
and four children. Another person hurt is George Ives
a printer who struck the back and his spine
jur.d 1t is hoped however, that he will recover We
believe there others seriously hurt A fine
horse in the ring when the accident happened but
by the presence of mind of one of the he
out without trampling upon in any injurng any
person. The other horses also taken out Of the
small tent in which they enclosed speedily as
possible, and just at the moment it blew down. The
wind violent that wagon ON the ground was
overturned by it. Chimneys in the west part of the
city blown down, and heard that the walls of a
brick house also prostrated The damage to the
tent which very considerable far repaired
the managers applied the whole Of the OF their
entertainment to the benefit of the widow Crowell
The Democrat says We learn that the roof of j. p
Milliner Co.'s steam sawmill blown off in the
gale The roof of small house Main street also
Shattered by the Wind ana part of it thrown into the
street.
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TWO CENTS.

or heard any thing against him. witness alyavs oons
dered him to be an honest man.
ASToNIErrE HupsoN (coorcd) examined-Knows the
prisoner of and on for or years. knows harm a
him
The evidence for the defence now closed aud
prisoners counsel summed up he relied the prison
crs previous good character, and want of motive on
charged. Cor an acquttal
The DIsrRIcT ATTORNEY summed up, on the part Of
the prosecution; after which the Judge charged
The Jury retired about half past O'Clock and
returned into court about twenty minutes after eight
WIN verdict of guilty against the prisoner
HIS Counsel asked the jury to be He'd and they all
answered yes 1t was understood that eight OF them
Joined III n recommendation to mercy
Prisoner then removed and ordered To he brot,gt
upior sentence on Saturday morning. The Court then