The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-04-27


rebuilt.-It is expected that It will be
ready TO 90 into operolion this spring,
Drlawarian
THE HANDSOME RESIDENCE Of Mr.. Jerc-
miah w. Duncan, near St. Mary's Col
leg", in Wilmington, Del, was sold at
public sale on Saturday last, 70; six thou
.and two hundred dollars-purchaSer, T..
w. GiIpin, Esq. .a
The VINO CANDIDATE. The Hon.
Dixon Roman appears at present TO BE-
the most prominent Wing spoken of Tor
Governor. TIE last Rock land Journal
sass:
1--WE have no hesitation in declaring
for him at the start. Tie Possesses the
qualifications for the distinguished post;
l'e is fine speaker; popular. not only
IN his own county but in the whole Of
western Maryland: court ,ous and ac-
complished gentleman: who!e-soul-d
Wing, and can. be beat. Let Roman
be our man, and the day will be ours
ALTERED NorEs. The PittSburg Jour
nal has been shown BY Nrssrs Patrick>
& Friend, brokers, an altered note pur-
porting to be of the "Fell's Point Saving
Institution" at Baltimore. The note is
altered from some counterfeit plate, and
has a general bad appearance. ], car.
easily DE detected as Tar as the a terra
ton is concerned by holding il up TO the
light.
NOMINATION ELrcrrov-The locofo.
COS held held an election in this city ON
Saturday last for the purpose of nomi-
mating candidates for the different Offices
Of Mayor. Alderman and Treasurer ofthe
city. The successful nominees We're
respectively as follows: WIN. r. Sellar-,
YIN. Fl. Jones, AID John n Harkrr,
ESqS.-Dc. Jour.
C"rNTERrElrs.-We take the follow
ing from the Delaware Gazette:
There are countriii, five dollar notes
on the Bank Of Wilmington and Bra1dv-
wine, in circulation. they ar" we'll px-
fcutrd and calculated to deceive. Thu
signature Of the President is written
more <titly than on the genuine notes,
and by this We should detect them more
readily than by any other mark. The
bank is getting out new plates, and has
dc'' rninrd ply out no more fvrs of
thu old issue.
GREAT DECLINE IN CovrEE 1t will
be seen by our Commercial article, say.
the \ g. Crescent. of the 9th inst. that
over 5000 oa5> OF Rio coffee have been
4 IL, 4 a.,
per pound. Early in February the cur
rent rate was | - cents, so that the fall
IN pric. since that time is aho.t six and
half cents per pound or more than SO
per haE.
Tue NAVAL ACADEMY. We learn
from tn" Annapolis Free Press that or
ders have been received at the Naval
Srhool, for tn" complete REORGANIZATION
of the institution upon tn" plan of the
army school at Yves, Point. A number
OF new proi"s>orships in the different
branches of Natural Science are created
and many new buildings will have to be-
erected. The school Is henceiorth to be-
styled 'The Naval Academy"
National IntclIg-ncnr that the absence
OF thu Hon. Mr.. Pratt, of Maryland,
from his place in the >nnate during the
las few days, has been caused by his
professional engagements, requiring his
attendance at the Spring Terms o! the
in which he resides. These Terms.
however, will soon be closed, and the
Hon. Senator will resume his regular
attendance in the Senate.
Mn. CALnorN's RrmA1Ns. The NOR
tal remains ofthe iluS'rous Senator Of
South Carolina reached Richmond on
Monday afternoon, by IA special tram OF
cars. They were received at the out
sktrIs Of the CITY, AID having been pIa.
crd in a new and beautiful hparse drawn
by four black horses, were escorted to
thu capitol by a military and civic pro-
Ce>sIon marching in III" order previous
" announced. The curious and brauti-
tul metallic sarcophagns, co..ta,ning the
corpse, wasdrpos$rd on the Clerks la
BILE in the Hail OF the House of Dele.
gates, and all appropriate prayer was
offered upby the Rev. Stephen b. Tay-
Tor.
CRors.-7he crops in this County do
not look a, promising as could be wish
ed. They have been retarded in tn, ir
growth very much by the cold and back
ward Spring. For tie past week the
weather has been unusually cold for the
season Of the year. MANY Of the far
mers have TIN ir corn ground in rpadi-
ness for planting; but owing to tn,
barkwardness Of the Spring and chilled
state Of the earth have concluded. and
we think very wisely to-. to postpone
il for while at least The ground |,
evidently too cold to receive the seed
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