The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1851-10-18
LOCAL SMALL TALK"
Reported for The Cecil Hhir.

n NcU .dcQGeTfy.-1he inconvenience and
unsuiia bleness of the present Academy building
has, from its earliest days till the present, been
a just .cause OF complaint. And now tina, it is
growing oil and fral the, are urged afresh, with
the new objections that the cracked old house is
leahy, cold, and in every respect uncomiol table.
We are pleased TO hear that VIC are likely to
have new building to supercede it. We un-
dcrs,and that the Odd Fellows wish to join with
their fellow citizens of the town and neighbour
hood in the erection ola building, on the Acad-
envy lot, which will answer the double purpose
OF an Odd Fellows Hall and an Academy. This
seems to he entirely feasible. A building large
enough 10 have both departments Of the Acad-
envy in the fist story, leaving the second story
for the Hall. could be built at no very consider
able cost. The Odd Fellows may have no OBJ
jectons 10 invest their money in it by having the
use Of the Hall permanently ensured to them.
There would be no probable danger of the
two interests elashing. Each could have scpa-
rate entrance and neither need 10 interfere with
the other. The Academy would be used in day
time--the Hall at night, and then but once a
week; unless on some extra occasions, which
would seldom happen.
We hope this matter will be followed up, and
the building thus bravey begun hastily complct-
cd But seriously; this project deserves consid-
cia,icn by all the parties concerned
TIE IHrcDine IFHlou. The frosts of the Au-
tunln have been making sad havoc with the shade
trees; most Of them are faded and yellow and
the broai leaves of the mulberry are already
thickIy strewing the ground. Green among its
withering fellows still remains the weeping will
low. a few large and beautiful ones stand here
and there through the town; their long and slend-
or branches howng over and hanging down,
sway gracefully to each passing breath Of air.
The weeping willow is associated with grief
its head is bowed down like mourner-it Is
sculpturcd on tombsones, and hangs over every
pictured urn. Some one of the poets has written:
SIN love, the sad forsakcn wight
The willow garland weareth;''
and every one in Elkton remembers the old par
oily, sung by Mr.. Temperance Beck, comnenc-
ing,
"Ali around ny hat wears a weeping willow"
"The Encyclopedia Of Plants" speaking of
this tree. says: SIT has been said that the cele-
brated Pope Introduced this tree into England,
but this appears 10 be a mistake, since hc was
only few years cid at the time of its introduce
tion. The celebrated specimen Of this tree
which stood IN the poets garden at Twckcnham,
was cutting from some rods employed in a
package which came from Spain. Pope being
present when the package was opened, observed
that one of Tie rods was still green, and under
the impression Hat il might produce something
new in England, planted il in his garden. From
this came Pope's famous willow, so often men
sioned by travellers, and which, though it has
given rise 10 many others, is not the parent tree
Of all the others, nor was it the first in that coun
n.y."
g.#'., "'- -uaglC:--.- W-nr~-, Las b,ars
astonishing the natives here the past week with
"saiaAt Of hand' and ventrIoquism. He pour
ed some twenty different liquors out oflhe same
bottle without changing it, turned water to wine,
and ink to water; suffered himself TO be shot al
and caught the bnil in his hand. aud did many
other things equally surprising to the unnitiated.
W!man is oae Of the most dexterouS of modern
maeicians, and a FIST rate fellow withal. Speak
W
irom Baltimore paper:
"Passlng the horse market yesterday our at
tcni!on was arrested by the apparently low price
al which an animal was selling.
"Going at twenty dolars,' cried the auction
eer' "onIy twenty, done at twenty-he's fine
horse, gentlemen, and Pm only offered twenty
dollars for him. "What's his ase?" asks an
elderly, Quaker-ooking gentleman, stepping
up and opening his mouth. ''He's perfectly
sound and only six years old-look in his
mouth" Giles liar don't you believe him.
says the horse. "Who was that spoke2" says
the auctioneer.-"Why declare, )" says the Qua
kcr man, ''why it was the horse himselC'' eyes
ii was me, says the horse. spawned, and
nineteen years old next foalng time--I guess
know how old am.'
A rich scene of laughter now ensued.--The
crowd started, the auctioneer examined, the
Quaker backed out, and we came very near 60
ing into fits as we caught glance of Wymau,
the vcnrioqust and magician as he left the
stable, satisfied that the crowd was sold, and not
caring to take away the cream ofthe joke by
undeceiving them. We left acknowledging the
corn, and in our note book, pnling down to the
credit ofthls prince Of performers, inimitable
joker, and wonderful ventrloquist."
AUBURN, Oct. Is. --Twenty of the
prominent citizens of Syracuse were ar
rested this morning by the United States
Marshal, ON the charge of treason, in
aiding in the escape of the fugitive slave
Jerry, and taken before Judge konk-
ling, and held to bail in $4,000 each
for examination, which was to take
tomorrow morning.
HE HAVANA CoNsULsHlP.-It is an
nounced that Charles c. Langdon, ESQ.,,
OF Mobile has been appointed United
States Consul at Havana, vice Owen, re-
moved. Mr.. Langdon is Union whig,
and a gentleman much esteemed in Mo-
bile, He is the editor of the Mobile
Daily Advertiser, and though he lately
run as the Union candidate for Cnnnrrs