The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1852-02-28
THE CECIL WING.

ELKTON, MD, FEB. IS, 1852.
No MAIL.-We were without anv
mail Yesterday from Port Deposit, North
East, Rowlandsville, or any ofthe west.
ern post Offices in the county-the post.
master in the cars having no key to open
the bags-which was a matter of dsap-
rointment to us, as no doubt, they con-
tanned letters from some OF our atten-
tive correspondents.
The Baltimore Mail, which was
expected by Frenchtown, also failed to
reach here yesterday.
MR. CLAY.-Some accounts express a
fear that Mr.. Clay, whose health is very
precarious, will not again leave WASH
ington, but will tall Oh the field of his
brilliant achievements.
ILLUSTRATES. In the list of county
appointments, as copied from the Balti-
more Sun, the Justices of the District
Court, should read, we suppose, simply
Justices Of the Peace.
Gilt will be noticed that among TIE
State appointments for Baltimore city
is that Of Mr.. James Hasson otthis coun-
ty, as clief Inspector of Fish. Mr.. Has
son is just the man for the post-having
been qualified for it by long attention
to the fishing business.
~The Legislature of Pennsylvania
has passed a resolution authorizing the
employment of council to defend the me-
gro fri, Rachel Parker, of whose alb
duction by McCreary, so much has been
written.
IT, The Hartford papers mention the
shock, supposed to be Of an earthquake,
as happening in that county on last
Monday week, at the same hour it was
felt in Cecil. The Village Record learns
that 1t was felt throughout Chester
county.
u The Baliimoreans are still vigi-
liant in their efforts to have the Stamp
tax repealed; but we are quite sure the
Legislature will let it remain. After
all their noise about it, we suppose coun-
Try merchants bear the burden of most
of it.
MAIL CoNTRAcTs.-The contract for
caIrying the mail between Elkton and
Cambridge has been awarded to Edmund
Brewer, whose bid was $2,422; he has
also, the contract between Elkton and
Chestnut Level, three times week, for
the sum of $499. These are said by
some persons to be ruinously low bids
but we suppose Mr.. Brewer, of whom
we have no knowledge, knows what he
is doing.
DEATH OF JupGE HEATH.--Hon. Up
ton S. Heath. Judge ofthe U. S. Distric
Court for Maryland, died in Baltimore
on Saturday last. John Glenn Esq, il
strongly recommended to the President
to fill the vacancy. Judge Heath for
merly resided in this county, and We
believe was a native oft. Mr.. Gl-nr
is native of Elkton, and was born ir
the brick house now occupied by Mr.
Pagan Earnest.
The AIMS HousE.-The matter of tn,
appointment o! the Overs,er of the Aim
House, has caused more stir in this sec
ton OF the county, than small matter
usually do. We have before stated tina
Mr.. John Cantwell, the present Over
seer, has been appointed, as required by
law, for a year from thu 25th of Marcel
next. 1t isnow circulated as law, tina
he will have to remove il the new trus
tees "see proper;' and upon the follow
ing grounds: "the overseer is the agen
of the Trustees, whom they can remov'
at pleasure, just as rail road company
or other corporation can remove an,
agent whose tenure of office is at thei
will" And reference is mad. to the re
moval of the previous Overseer, at tn
instigation of the Viii IS. In regard t.
TO this last point. we presume that re
moyal would never have taken place,
the locofoco trustees bad kaoun thei
duty and performed it.
In regard to the matter, general y;-
we say now, that whatever Iocofoco la,