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From he Richmond Despatch.
Wool Growing In Virginia.

We are grati6ed to observe that the planters and
farmers ofthe Old Dominion are bent upon making
themselves practically independent
An ounce of hard, earnest effort in the right di
rection is worth half session of defamation.
Wool is one Of the great staples which has been
neglected in Virginia from time immemorial. The
Northern States have hitherto possessed almost a
monopoly of this essential article.
riahs Mas .'s' nav - ~ supply has been fur.
.---- W spain and South America, with an occa.
sional supply from Germany and Saxony. Fir-
gina has stood aside and seen the wealth derivable
from the growth of wool absorbed and appropriated
by her neighbors. but new era haa been opened,
and we boldly predict that our State will shortly
| rank among the fret in furnishing wool for the
niarts of the world. We saw, yesterday morning
sample of fine Saxony wool, grown in this State.
that would bring, in any market, from IS 10 go
cents per pound. We also looked over some SAM
pies of Nlerino, grown within twenty miles OF
| Richmond, that brought go cents in this market.
The grower remarked that at such rates he could
not engage in more profitable business. II seems
that he had entered upon wool growing merely az
an experiment. and has only one hundred and
seventy eheep in his flock For this seasons clip
be received about $3.50. He informed US that he
had one hundred lambs for sale, for which the
butchers had repeatedly offered Sd per head, but
that they were full blooded Merino, he had sold
most of them at S 10 each, and expected no diff
Guilty in selling the remainder at the same price.
At this rate his profits for single year will be from
| $3.50 to s $50 upon one hundred and seventy
sheep. On being asked the annual cost per head
OF feeding them, he replied forty cents, but added
| that sum, he concluded that his wool had really
cost him less than nothing. Considerable attention
is now being paid to the growth of wool upon the
| poorer lands of Fairfax and Prince William, and
the business is steadily increasing throughout The
whole Piedmont region, from Harper's Ferry to
the North Carolina line. We doubt not that even
in the Underwater sections of our State the growth
OF wool will be found profitable.
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The RUSSIAN ISTRIGuEs in Denmark, with re
gard to the succession to the Danish crown are said
to have aroused some suspicious in London that
Russia aims at the sovereignty of that country.
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Pure Drugs.

me poet recommended to "throw physic to the
oogs,' put recent reports of medical men in Con.
gress, ana the legislation thereupon, prove that If
drugs, a. imported, unworthy the bowels of
humanity. they not even worthy the entrails
OF the canine species Indeed, certain WORTHY doc
tors who happened to intermit their practice for
awhile In order to indulge in legis ation. demon.
d. c '"a' W. we're --..neruIiy defrauded in our
..s. uy the authorizations of foreign chemists: and
that when we were getting well, as we imagined,
from prescribed calomel, we were sometimes re-
Gov ering by the "bare ina ination'' of sauary
pill Yet all these compositions were not harmless
Deleterious elements were often mixed with the
drugs, that the power OF the original fnedl-
cine was not simply diminished, but altogether
changed.
Accordingly, Congress passed law in lS4S TO
ssprevent the importation OF adulterated and spu-
rious drugs and incidence and directed the ap-
pointm ent of special examiners, who had the right
to deny admission to impure articles. But it seems
that doubts have arisen in the custom houses and
among the importers as to what are "drugs and
medicines" SO that the province of verbal hair
splitting has been transferred from the lawyers to
the merchants. In order to meet this difficulty,
the Secretary of the Treasury issued the cir
cular which we published some days since; and in
future we imagine there will be little doubt az to
the operative qualities ofrhubarb, aloes, gamboge,
and jalap.
There is another difficulty, however, which we
fear that national legislation will not entirely
meet If the drugs and medicines are imported
and sold at wholesale, in Immaculate purity, what
prevents the vendor from transferring his spurious
laboratory from Europe to American There is
quite as much ingenuity in this respect on our
own shores as across the water; and, as the drug
has to be swallowed by retail and not by whole
sale, think it very likely that the pure article
will be amazingly disguised on its passage from
the warehouse of the importer to the shop of the
apothecary.
Now, in order 10 Insure the safety Of the con-
gunner, the laws protection ought to guard his
physic from its arrival in America until it is
pounded into a presl ription. This can only be
done by local enactments. Upon the continent Of
Europe apothecaries are not only subject to exani
nation as to fitness for their occupation, Gas they
should be everywhere,) but their shops are liza BILE
to viaits from sworn examiners at all seasons, so
that the fraudulent posoner of health may, at any
moment. be detected in nefarious commerce.
1t strikes that if it is well to examine our
drugs at one time, it s equally to carry out the
idea at all times. The patient must get his physc
pure. That is the true object of legislation the
subject. But it is evident that all general laws
must fail to this end unless special ones are
made to back them. Watch the apothecary as
well as the merchant Baltimore american
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IGe nlarkcts

ELKToN, Apr. 18th Brown & F. ard ray
cash sl,O0 Tor Wheat and So cents for Corn.
BALTIMORE sMARKEr, April l4.-sales Of
Howard street brands at 1917 So. City Mills
So O6! per Dbl. Rye Flour 8 rs 1881:
Corn Meal SO l2a per bbl
Grain and Seeds-Red Wheat / OS a 81 10:
White Wheat ii 10 81 20 per bush. Mary.
land Rye 10 cts, P.nna do 81 So cts per bush
White Corn 81 % cts, vellew do Sc a 81 cts.
Maryland Oats IS cts, Penna do 30 cts hush
Cloyersred so o 81 75 Timothy 81. Flar.
seed ST. 40 per bush.
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EsgsssEs SALE.

FHNtiE subscriber viii ohrr at Public Sale on
Il Tnemiay, Tie lO.G day. Nay,
1853, al O'Clock, p. NJ. his FARM. situated
on Broad Creek in Hartford comfy, mile from
Mil Green, containing
O. Acres.
of good quality and easily improved. II has on
1t, log House, two story aud basement: num-
Der Of Fruit Trees; is we'll wa'rrpd aud there
is never tniIn" spring near the door is con.
venient TO churches, schools, mill. lime: etc.,
and has many other advantages not necessary
TO mention, a persons wishing TO purchase viii
call and see for themselves.
There will also Dr. offered for sale on the
same day. lot of FARMING Utensils one horse
Spring WAGON, one mich Cow, lot Of Hay
Straw, Household and Kitchen Furniture, sc.
Terms made known on day II sale.
TIL" sale VIII take place on the premises.
For further information apply on the premises
TO JAS. B. SMITH.
Apr 18th, '53 3w
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EDEaG'G.

By the Orphans Coutl,
Cecil county, set Auril IL, lf53.
ORDERED, That the sale made aud r,r,,,ed
" by Samuel Brown, Executor Of jas. brown,
decreased, be ratified and confirmed, uDieSs
cause 10 the contrary thereof b shPwn, on or
before the second T"esfay oil juno next; pro-
yiled copy of this or,irr b" inserted IN some
news paper printed in Cecil county oGcc in esch
Of three successive weeks o,'ole the second
Tuesday Of May Ge%t.
The Report states the amoUh, al sales To be
$1,000. Test, JAS. ii. JA MAR.
Apr l6 3w Register.
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SALE OF THE LATE Mr.. WEBSTER s
LIVE Sroc K.--rhe live stock of the
late Hon. Daniel Webster, consisting
Of cattle of the Attorney, Devonshir,,
Hereford and Ayrshire breeds, sheep.
horses, &c., was sold at auction by or.
der of the executors, on Wednesday, at
Marshfeld. Many of the best speci-
mems were bought in for the use OF the
farm by James W. Paigne, Esq, but
yet the number sold for removal from
the PREMISES was large. The BUYERS
were mainly rich, experime entail farm.
ers, and they paid high prices. The
horses which were given to Mr.. Web
ster by his New York admirers, IN 1850
were sold Tor about 500, and were
purchased by Col. Thompson, of Bos,
ton. The number Of persons present at
the sale was quite large.
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Mrs. TYLER's LETTER IN IRELAND
At the celebration Of st Patrick's day
in Dublin, Rev. Dr.. Cahill thus enthus-
iastically expressed himself with regard
10 Mrs. Julia Gardiner Tyler:
81 long to stand in the presence of
the patriot, the accomplished Mrs. Ty-
Ter, and the Incompatible ladies Of
America, that may offer to them the
deep homage Of my greatful heart-that
| may present to them the respect and
enthusiasm ofthe people Of Ireland Tor
the whitening chas'isement they have
inflicted on the sainted cruelty Of the
Duchess Of Sutherland, and for the
graceful dignity with which thry have
exposed the well-meaning hypocrisy OF
her noble committee
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Wool IN EtHorE.--W DOL is rapidly
rising in price in England and on the
continent. The London Times says:
al the late public sales nearly all
the stock then in London was sold, and
the warehouses are consequently begin
ming 10 look very empty. The advlcps
from the continent represent light stock
and high prices. In Germany the old
stock Is nearly exhausted, and thu con-
sequence is that the next clip has al
ready, in many Gases. been contracted
for at much higher prices than those OF
last year,
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The National In.cliigencer publish.
es card, signed by Charles Lanman
Benz amin ?. Poor and J. Abbot, an.
nouncing the receipt, b. subscription, Of
eight hundred dollars for the purchase
and emancipation Of "Daphne" and
child; the wife and daughter Of the slave
belonging to the late Hon. Daniel " eb.
ster, known as 'WjlIiam." and who
was "nancipated by MIR. Webster some
time before his death. The money
subscribed for the purchase Of thu wife
aud child has been paid over, and bott
are now free.
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NOTICE..

THE undersigned having again associated
IN partnership with them O. p. ki!tingswurlh,
under the firm OF Rowlan!, Roman Il Co.. for
the purpose Of carrying on the retail Dry Goods
and Grocery trade at kowandsviile. Md.
WM. b. ROWLAND,
Apr |, '53 JOSEF II ROMAN.
Thankful for the ih"rai patronage received,
they respectfully solicit continuance oil Me
sane TO the new finn, assuming the pdbic their
stock shuIi always be worihy OF lhrlr patronage
ROWLAND, ROMAN X CO.
RowlandsvIlle, Apr Is W.
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OUTRAGE At EAsToN, Mo'--On the
the night Of the 4th inst, Messrs, Gle.
ment Rust and Jesse beaverton arrived
in Eason, Nd, and left their horses
fastened near Mr.. Sneed's blacksmith
shop, and. on going to the spot to re.
turn home, found the throats Of both
horses cut, from the effects OF which one
had died, and the other died in a short
time. The author of the cruel outrage
is suspected, and it is thought be mis-,
took the horses for those Of another par.
ty. The mistake, however. should not
shield him in the least from condign
punishment.
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Faithfully yours, AcHA1Es.
CT5sApEAHE CRY, Apr. II, '53.

The WoRLo's FAIR IN New YoRE.--
1t is SAID that more than fourteen hun.
dred packages Of articles for exhibition
IN the crystal palace in Reservoir square
have already arrived at New York from
foreign port, and fears are entertained
that there will be insufficient room in
the building to accommodate ali the ap.
plicanis.
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The HIrPoDRoNE. The grand como
py of the Hippodrome was raised on
Saturday-the building being complet-
ed within the time of the contract. The
covering of this immense enclosure, re-
qulred ninety thousand square feet Of
canvass, and the amount of cordage re-
oulslte TO secure ii would rig an ordna.
ry ship. FranconIa, with his troupe of
characters and other artstes, principal
ly females, will arrive here in til. Wash.
inston steamer, probably ON Thursday.
The End Of May is set down as the day
for opening. The saloons belonging to
the Hippodrome were rented last weel,
for four thousand dollars the SEASON
which fact a lone will give some idea of
the mul'itudes it is expected will visit
it.---.N. Y. Herald.
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"A FEMALE VOTER A woman has
been sent to Jail at Cincinnati, for 90
days, on bread and water. for voting in
one of the wards Of that city, at the late
election, by dressing in male attire, and
passing herself off as man. 1t appears
she attempted to vote a second time.
when her vote was challenged, row
ensued, and her hat being knocked off,
heg sex was discovered, and she was ar
rested.
POWDER MILL ExrlnsroN.-The pow.
der mill of Mr. GaIesche, situated about
two miles from Wilmington, (Del.)
blew up about o'clock on FRIDAY even.
ing, the Sth inst, with a tremendous
noise. There were two distinct explo-
sions. Conrad, the engineer, wasnstant-
ly killed, being literally torn to atoms.
The hands employed in the mill had
ust left work. The mill was totally
destroyed.
SILVER ColN.-Spanlsh quarter dollars
are on y in trinslcally worth 90 cents.
Government is preparing an enormous is
sue of new quarter dollars. The Span.
ish quarters will then be "called M at
90 cant. Those old fogies who have been
boarding up Spanish coin had better put
it in circulation, or they will lose 20
rsr cent,
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Eoeal "GlnaIl Ialk."
ia snapper-np Of unconsidefed 'riacs."
WiE!sr's Tale, ..ci ". Zee. II.

Many things, 'ioo tedious TO ennmerate," a,
as they say in the venduf bills, having for some
time prevented rs from giving any attention to
rhis column which though Of little account
seems 10 find many readers-we had determine
Ell this week to fill il oui with various "tres,' -
such as usually find place in it, but are pre-
vented this Friday, CHE 'sunlucky' day of the
Editor Of a Saturday paper,) by sickn which
having lasted several days, confines us 10 our
room: and renorrs il wearIisome TO US TO write
three l.ues at Il time Of this we are saying.
Numerous things would have suggested par
agraphs.
The First Thunder Gust-of Spring, for we
had previous one this year, in the winter, $50
strange winter was it, which came on Thurs
day, with its shocks and flashes and.t O rrents OF
rain, would have been worth a remark. II was
not genuine April shower,
"Now soft and still like little dew,
Now DIR enchins all the ground"
but real midsummer .sCust" with a wide
sweep of muttering black cloud, stretched all
around the west and north. Well worth no.
licing would it have been because of the fresh
ness, and sreenncss, and the .'start in the
world" too which is something-t gave to
vegetation. How beautifully the 81 ort grass
by the waysides sprung up yesterday.
Suggestive Of items too, We're many incidents
OF the court, which adjourned this week. Here
lsa paragraph by some newspaper philosopher:
".4bout the Jug.-TEe jug is singular uten-
sl. a pail. tunbler, or decantcr can be rin-
srd, and You may satisfy yourself by optical
proof thai ii is clean, but the jug has but a lit
tie hole in the top and the interior is all dark
ness. NO oye penetra,es it, no hand moves
over the surface. You eau clean il only bv
putting In water and shaAng it mp and pour
Ins II out. lftne wafer comes out clean, YOU
may Judge YOU have succet drd in cleaning The
jng, and y;ce rersa. Hence the jug is lihe the
human heart. No mortal eye can lock into
It's recesses. and you can judge only of ns puri-
~ by whci comes out OF it,"
! Much about This same Jug was said and
heard during court. 4 wife swcars her life
is in danger from her husband, who drinks from
that mysterious btg; lhereupon he is Jugecd
TIL he gives $500 security. The murdered
wife OF Pritchasd was found with A Jug in her
hand-hnw care it there and the source OF
the Decentralization of all that elan came out
OF the dark mysterious Jug. Nor were these
cases all The business the jug" furnished TIE
court. "J.e OF no Jug, thal's the qucs,io OF
The times.
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s1"t'e' DEo"tSe--i' HSWt&S .heH-- fHus
on the Canal-Tim5er-.Ne,c Build
digs Eating Houses, Sc.
CTEsAPEAXE CRY, Apr. II, '53.
Deer RtchenS:-That life-like BUSH
ness aspect which spring invariably
gives to the divided CITY," is now Wis.,
lble in all transactions of trade EVERY
department and branch is pres ,ntng an
animated look; The prosperous condition
OF all is remarkable at the present time,
aud that, connected with tine interests
Of our citizens and the advancement of
our growing city, is we'll calculated to
excite and stimulate each in their par.
ticular pursuit of industry and labor.
EmphaticalIy this is business place;
our citizens in general are business men,
and Mr. George W. Bennett, doubtless,
the prince OF them.
For the week past trade upon the
canal has been steadily upon the in
crease. The Rafting season has com.
menced and goodIy number OF timber
RATS have already arrived in the waters
Of Back Greek, Many strangers are
appearing about the city and ere long it
will be cro.'ded with those connected
with this branci! IT trade, many OF whom
Are the boys, TO make a noise,
And spend their .uncy free.
The improvements O. the place con-
tlnue to go forward rapidly. Mr.. VIM.
Reese has opened new store in the
basement Of The brick house at the foot
OF "Bohem,a Avenue" and Beach street;
Messrs Murphy & Walstien's new build.
ing has just been commenced on the
Avenue, which they intend for mercail.
tile purposes; Mr.. John Fl. Biddle will
in day or two open his new restaurant
"a Ia European," where can be had at
all reasonable hours a meal at the short.
est notice. The Broadway "Cufe du
Hote" still continues to flourish, and
"mlne host" the gentlemanly Hanna, is
renovating and setting to rights the
"Chesapeake House isr the accommo-
dalton and comfort Of all who may ia.
vor him with call; which all should do
who love good cheer"
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To TIE PENlTENTIARY.-Sheriff Jan.
ney yesterday took to the Penitentiary
the parties convicted at the term of the
Cecil county Court just ended, viz: John
Prtchard, for murder IN the Second De.
Er@", sentenced to Is years; and Chas.
br'ckel!, for burglary, sentenced to 5
Wears.
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Door. L. D. HANDY. says Of STaBLER'S
ANODYNE CHERRY EXPECTOkANT, II
have administered 1t in several cases Of Brou-
chial affections, with the r'ast happy results
and from knowledge OF its a;'ursbl. effects l.
can with The greatest confidence Tero.nmrnd IN
&c. See advertisement in anothe, column.
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New Aims HorsE.-The Act author.
'zlng the building OF new Aims House
IN this county, has passed both branches
OF the Legislature. The Commission.
ers, We believe, only contemplate re-
building the frame end Of the present
house; the other part, which is stone.
Will remain as at present. with some re.
pairs.
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The New YoRK TRIBUNE has com.
menced the thirteenth year of its exfs.
tence, in an enlarged form, and now
bears some resemblance, in its general
apPearan &C, 10 the London Times.
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No MsII.-No way-mail from the
Western and Northern parts of the
county yesterday-cause, no mail agent
in the cars. This is an unsatisfactory
state Of affairs to the printer.
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TIE EleHrH D!srnlcr.-The Bill,
which PASSED tn" House ofDelegate*,
making another Election District in this
county, Of that part OF the 9th and 7th
districts whic1 lie north end west of the
Octoraro, has not yet, We believe, passed
the Senate. We understand the people
there. generally, petitlon-d for it, and
we know no objection TO it, now that
the Commissioners are no longer elected
by districts.
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Died,

In Elkton on Tuesday morning last, after a
lingering illness OF several years, Mr.. WILL
LIAM MAHAN, in the 6Iih year OF his age. He
had resided in our town upwards Of forty years,
maintai ming all the time the character OF a
peacrablt and order loving citizen, and man
Of unques,io nable integrity.
At Port Deposit, on the 10th INST, ofscarlet
fever, ELLIOTT Muller, son Of Alexander and
Sarah R. Brown, aged years and 3 months.
Lonely the house and sad the hours
Since thy sweet smiles are gone;
But brighter home than ours,
In Heaven, is now thy own.
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The CIRCUIT CoraT.-On our first
page VIZ givG Report Of the Trial of
John Prf,chard, indicted in connection
with Caroline Pritchard. the widow of
Henry Pritchard, (who was shot by
CHM and Caroline Pritchard his sister,
for the murder Of Maria PvI.cIlard, his
wife, on the night OF the oath OF No.
>ember last. The verdict, as there stat
I'd, was rendered on Tuesday afternoon.
On Wednesday his counsel moved for a
Irrw srisl on the ground that the jury
while out with the case had held con-
versation with other persons. Some
stir, for the timr. was caused by this
announcement. Witnesses were sum-
moned and hearing fixed for Thurs
cay. 1t turned out that Juror had
called from window 10 a person in
the Court House yard, if a jury had been
obtained in the case Of the women, and
~as ansvs.c1 i had not. An afidavit
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10 the tact was submitted 10 the Court
and Creswell argued tina, new trial
ahonld be granted, when jurors held any
communication with persons outside.
The Cour. held, however, that ar an.
swer such as g,ves TO the jurors ques,
ton could have no possible influence on
the verdict, and overrulsd the motion.
Pritchord was then sentenced 10 the
Penitentiary until the lst Of May 1868:
Is years and few days.
Public opinion here, generally, is with
the verdict and sentence. The evidence
seems to warrant no mllder result; and
SO bad is the character Of the parties
indicted, that they stand poor chance
of any sympathy. The Cafolinps would
not, we think, have Jared much better
here than John. if their trial had gone
on: nor do we anticipate different re-
suit in Hartford, particularly rs regards
the widow.
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n ss'g'IG;lI.

The Commissioners Of Cecil county will meet
at their office in the Court House on Tuesday,
the 19h inSlant., to take into consideration
preparatory measures Of building new Aims
House. y full board is desirable.
Apr IL 1t By order, u. SCOTT. elk.
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II Thomas Swami, ESQ.,, has resign.
cd the Presidency Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company, and VIM. G.
Harrison has been elected to succeed
him.
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IT, Roberts bill to apportion the
State into Six new Congressional Dis
trscts, passed the House Of Delegates the
day before yesterday. by vote OF 80
to 81. 1t places Cecil with Hartford
and Baltimore counties and some wards
OF Baltimore city, making it an ire
trievahlv loco district. We understand
j, will no, readily pass the Senate.
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NEwArK.-We see il stated that the
citizens Of Newark are eudeavorng 10
get the Phil, Will. and Bait. Railroad
company to construct branch road TO
that place. The distance is about a
mile.