The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1851-07-19
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per year, l76; No. Of families 3,Il4; No Of
white citizens: mOIes 1851, females 1921,
total whites l5Ai2i free co!ored, nai2s 800,
females ,2jl, total free colored 1923; slnycs
S44, total colored population 9,461 total popu
latiou 1899; No. Of deaths in the year previous
10 June 1880 was 227. In point Of fee popua-
tiun Cecil is the seventh county in The State; in
point of slaves there are only two that have
fewer, Allcgany having but 12l slaves AMI Caro-
line SC9. IN the number Of manufacturing cs-
Establishments Cecil stands al cad Of all the coun-
ties except Frederick.
BURNING FLUID EXPLOSION. An explosion of
lamp ind can Of burning fluid occurred here
few nights ago. which VIC mention by way of
warning TO those who use that light: of which
too much care cannot be taken. 1t occurred in
this way: a lady finding her lamp growing dim,
proceeded to fill it from mitigation can part
full ofthe fluid. Aware there was danger in
having light too near, she pni out the lamp,
but being thus left in the dark she lighted
twist ofpaper and holdinglt some foot and
halclrom the can and lamp began to FIJI the lat
ter. While doing SO, the blaze darted of from
The paper to the fluid, and the lamp and can in
stantly exploded with reports like pistol shots
The cause was the escaping oithc volatile vapor
from the fluid that had accumulated in the part
filled can, which spreading in the air far as the
light, was as nfamahlc as the fluid itself. The
house for Il time was in great danger Of being
burned, the blazing fluid having been scattered
all about the room but strange to say, the lady
escaped entirely unhurt. This case will slow
the necessity Of filing lamps with fluid, entirely
away from any other light.
1,5y"The following paragraph we find in The
HGyord Gazette; the Leonard krauss referred
to is the father of Mr. Barnard krauss, Inn
keeper, OF this town.
|. LONGEVITY AND FEcUNpITY.-There is at
this time, residing in the upper part Of Cecil
county, in this State. q man by the name of con-
ard krauss, who Is 81 years Of age. He is quite
active, and III the full possession of all his men
tal faculties. The wife olhis youth is also liv-
ing. and is active and full ofvigor, for one OF her
age. He was a solIicr during the revolutionary
struggle for Independence. and 4 captain Of the
war of 1872. They have II children, 80 grand
children, and 45 great grandchildren, Surely
such Il couple deserve well of the county,, the
husband having twice defended it in war, AMI
they jointly have reared barrier of defence 10
guard and defend its perpetuity.
The North East Rail Road.
We find in The MINERS JouynoI,
pottsvlllc, Pa. the following reference
to the rail road at one tine proposed 10
be made between the village of North
East in this county, and some point on
the Columbia railroad, at or near Pen
ningtonvilIe. We have not n doubt but
such a road might be made profitable,
and it certainly would be OF vast inpor-
lance to the country through which it
would pass 1t very probably would he
such an object to the Phil. vii, & Bait.
Railroad Co., as to induce them 10 lend
material assistance. More latterly We
have heard a plank road talked of, and
meetings have been called to take steps
to make one. Better make a rail road
at once.
Some Of the chrome mines alluded to
are in Cecil county.
PENNSYLVANIA CHROME MrNEs.--On
the Octoraro Creek, which separates
Chester and Lancaster counties, there is
Woods chrome mine, about nine miles
from Nottingham, which is about 10
feet deep, 300 feet long, and about 80
feat broad. This is considered to be the
largest chrome mine in the world, and
the researches and analysis of several
chemists both of this country and Europe
have ascertained that it yields the best
ore, being nearly pure b--chromate Of
iron, 93,3S4 is oxide of chrome. The
mine has been worked about fifteen
years, with briefinterruption,
The site of this mine is represented
as oaering-what, indeed, the whole re-
MON has long been--a rich field Of inter-
est to mineralogists. 1t abounds mag
neslan and chrome minerals yielding al
50 beautiful specimens of emerald, MIC
kle, penninp, kammcrite, marmoIito, &C.
The magnesia ore is found IN horizon-
tai veins in serpentine, some of which
have been followed into the side Of the
hill nearly one hundred yards. Each.
We Mapped to be somewhat familiar
with this nelghborhood. The greatest
Inconvenience is now experienced by
/ the owners Of these mines in sending
their products to market. They are
hauled in wagons, over hillv country,
a distance of 1920 miles to Port Depos-
/ it, on the Susuuehanna, the nearest Shin
ping point. Chrome is very heavy ore
requiring one horse to each barrel,
thus enhancing the expenso very great
| ly over what it would be, if some more
economical method of conveyance were
substituted.-Thcre are also several
large cotton manufactures, owned by
the Messrs. Dickcy, in Chester county,
not far from the Maryland line. They
suffer n similar DISADVANTAGE in th, trans