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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-09-17

SINGULAR DEArH..-A child Of Mr..
James Cummings, in the 6th dist. of this
county, swallowed bone of a squirrel
On Sunday last, from the effects of
which it died on Tuesday. A post
mortem examination being made the
bone was found in the windpipe.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-09-17
SUERiFF.S sale.

UE vrtue OF a writ o! Ficri Facias issued out
IL OF the Circuit Court for Cecil county. al the
SUIT OF Charles +. WtihinS. against the Goods,
and chatlrs, lands and lencmrn,s Of Mark
M"us.Iale. and TO me directed, / have seized
ana taken INTO execution all the right, title, IN
ter,sl, clam and demand whatsoever, at law,
Or IN equity, of the said Mark Moulsdalc in and
to that tract, piece a. parcel OF land % which
he trsr!rS, situated IN Elm Neck, in said c"un-
", known by the name OF ".Jo!tn and Nary's
Wgii1nd,' bounded by land Of Jesse Brown
and Others, containing
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-09-17
IlsSSfSssS~gbN
LDIEE ID.

At his residence in Cat Swamp on Monday
nigh! last, Mr.. John Barclay, millwri eht.
In this town on the 9th inst, Mrs. Ca.harine
Milburn aged SO years.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-09-17

IVA magnificent aurora borealis and
'a'ing stars were seen at Detroit on the
evening Of the lst inst.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-09-17
a'EsH.TE SALE
OF PERSONAL PROPERTY.

d virtue Of an order of The Orphans Court
ID OF Cecil county, The undersigned, admin
iStrators Of Ell CouISon, late Of said county
decd, will ot!ei al Public Sale on
T@eSdoy, Octojey 4M,
next, at the residence of said deceased. near
farlIsvlic, IN" following property: ! horse 3
yoke oxen q well b,oE",} milk cows. . beef
steers, several Young cattle. ! hogs. sow and
pigs; hay by the ton corn aud Ua;S hy the bu.h-
ell, road wagon. dca horn. Il qunniiir Of farm
ing utensils and variety If Household aad
Kitchen Furniture, and many articles not emu
mrrated.
The terms Of sale NO. all sums und"r IS,
Cash. On al! Sujas over 50, a clrIlt of SIX
months, with good sgcnr,y.
JANE CCIISNN.
WI. p. COUL%ON.
Sep II Is. AGG,rs.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-09-17

UDurng August, l2,499 immi-
grants from Europe arrived at Phladel.
phia, and on Tuesday nearly 900 more
arrived there.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-09-17
THE CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE

Mir. EDIToR:-Allow me to suggest
as a candidate for Congress in the I'd
Congressional District, your distinguish
ed fellow townsman, Col. j. G. GRooME.
1t is due TO Col. Groome to say that this
announcement is made without anv
authority from him and without any
knowledge as TO whether or not he will
consent to be candidate. Could he be
prevailed upon to accept nomination,
there can be little doubt of his election
ahead of all competitors. CECIL.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-09-17

which he declined on the plea of bust
ness engagements. Circumstances rem
derIng it necessary, he, late in the eve
ming, galanted young lady to her
home, and on the way--they met. Nor
tilted and chagrined at what she deem
ed unfaithfulness and desertion, and i'm
agining the worst, she left the city early
in the morning, and returned a corpse
Such is the sad story of his early love,
nor can the high places of distinction
and trust make him forget, nor the
wreaths of honor that encircle his brow
bury the memory of the early loved and
lost"
The n. O. Bee mentions it as a fact
worthy of record that the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows in New Orleans
have been severe sufferers from the
epidemic:
"Some of ITS noblest, purest, and best
have fallen victims to the dread des-
troyer. But, to the eternal honor of the
Order, be il said that no Odd Fellow has
been compelled 10 ask assistance, out
side of his own Order, from any quar-
ter whatever Neither have the phil
anthropic workings of the Order been
confined to members within its own
immediate jurisdiction. 1t has been
called upon to provide for and to inter
transient brethren from almost every
quarter of the compass. The duties
devovlng upon it have been faithfully
fulfilled"
In view of these facts, it is a pleasure
to state that the attention Of Odd Eel
lows in other parts Of he county has
been aroused TO the state of THINGS ex.
listing among the Order in New Orleans
and that assistance has been promptly
given. Contributions have been sent
from many points.
PERPETUAL THRSr.-Some wears ago
we gave a detailed account Of the CON
dllon and appearance of man who
was then supposed to be the greatest
drinker among men in America, if not
on the globe. He is vet living, in ex-
cellent health, at the age of So wears,
and still remains in state Of perpetual
thirst.--I'he individual alluded to, is
MIR. James Webb. OF Fairlavrn, Mass
Under every aspect in which the case
NAV be examined, if is remarkable. and
perhaps unparalleled in the annals of
physio!ogv. In early infancy fine o,,an.
titv of water he consumed was so large
as to astonish those who witnessed It.
A development in size and weiyht of
the body required correspondi6o in
crease in the ouantitv orhis ,ouat;c mo-.
tations. Under ordinary circumstances
three gallons of wafer is rather short
daily allowance for him and !, vonId
be impossible, it seems for him TO liz.
through night with less than a naiIfnl
With this immense amount Of cold wa.
ter daily poured into the stomach Mr.
Webb has been in Good bpaltb and
spirits. We l.avs rho 7ta.snant or+hana
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mont makes by far the largest quantity
in proportion to its territory.
Besides the above sugar crop. there
was yield by the sugar maple in the
United States, in 1850, of 10000, 600
gallons OF maple moiassm.
The Sur CANAf.--I'he Dovar (NeN
Reporter states that an agent Of New
York company has called on Henry T.
Rodney, Caleb S. Layton, Ey-Goyprnor
Hazard and another gentleman, Of
Delaware, the four Commissioners of an
old chartered canal to run between
Seaford and Lpwcs, and obtained from
them their consent TO open books for
the purpose Of procuring stocks; and
that it is proposed TO obtain from the
General Assembly, in extra session con-
vened for the especial purpose, a sup,
plement allowing the route to be chang
ed, to cross further up the State.
RAILROAD MEErrvG,-The Board Of
Directors of the Delaware Railroad held
a meeting in Dover on Tuesday last. A
report was made by Major rrimble set
ting forth that the distance in favor Of
a straight line over the one located, was
/. miles; but the former will cost in
clearing and grading $1,000 more than
the latter. The straight line, however.
would save II miles OF the Milford
Branch, equal to $4,000, which would
still leave $4,000 in favor of it. The
final locations of the line will be made
in about three weeks.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-09-17

THE FALL OF TABLE RocE.-We have
conversed with a gentleman who, with
his wife, was, few minutes before it
fell, on the extreme projecting point Of
the Table Rock, looking over at por
ton of the shale of the rock that bad
fallen about o'clock that morning.
Our informant had passed from Table
Rock to the ferry, and was about md
way across the river when the rock fell.
with noise resembling "a broadSide
from fIigate," completely obstructIng
the pathway that leads under the great
sheet of water. The fallen mass Is Of
that magnitude that it is supposed no
effort will be made to throw it into the
river. Indeed, the prevailing sentiment
at the Falls was decidedly against its re-
moval, as it is evident to every one who
knows the locality, that there has at all
times been hazard in gong under the
sheet. Three masses fell, first the shale,
then the large portion of table rock, and
in a few minutes after its small remand
er. There was no person under the
sheet of water when the rock fell, but
several persons were blessing for the
eXpedltion.--.N. Y. Cour.
The WHEAT CRoP.-The New York
Courier thinks we have no such quanti-
ty of wheat as will supply the wants of
Europe, abundant as the crop is. 1t
supposes the deficiency will be lS,000,-
600 quarters for England alone, (Which
we regard rather as the opinion of an
alarmist than matter OF fact. while the
entire production of tins country will
be but 10000, 900 quarters, or $780,
600, 900 bushels. France too, the Cour-
Ter thinks, will require 100000 quar-
ters from abroad. The Courier adds
to this lugnbrlous pictnre--"ln large
sections Of Italy not half a crop is ex-
pected. Spain complains Of defclen
cy, and Sweden has so poor harvest
in prospect, that she is now largely i'm
porting from the Baltic" There is un-
questIonabIy a largely deficient crop IN
Europe, bat we have no idea that there
is to b., anything like Starvation there,
IN consequence OF such dehClrnCV.
Drum EATING IN CHINA.-The en-
tent Of the degradation which th- use of
opium entails, will BE- apparent when
we say that, not IN exceptionally brutal
cases, but in very numerous and I"gu-
laTl y recurring instances, oputH smokers
after running through all their property
and becoming bankrupt in means and
reputation, scruple not to secure a pro-
longed terms Enjoyment for We Lave
heard them confess without opium life
is nothingO by selling their sons as
slaves, their wives and daughters as
slaves or prostitutes, and, horrible to
relate, themselves as substitutes for con.
drmned criminals even about to suffer
capital punishment.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-09-17

1.-THE following communication
reached us late yesterday evening, and
we have said nothing concerning it to
Col. Groome. His abilities, his fitness
for tho station and his popularity wit h
the people are matters beyond quest on.
We presume if lis name goes before
the Convention there will be as little
doubt of his nomination as Of his ultimate
surcaSc IN tho contact
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-05
Tho NNWSnaneT.

As popular lecturers nave frequently of la;c thought ii worth their while lo say un. civil things oi newspapers, we deem il no 'm're 'l'aE right 'o offer ,he following iron, . s"rn"n ny Rev. Dr., Adans, of New York; as an offset to their islanders.
 Why is anything made public, but the { hellef that it will be Cf interest to others Why is il announced that Isaac and Re. brcca were narr ed Un certain day last week, but "D the suppnsiIOn that it will give you pleasure Co know ii. And then tower down on the sheet. under the slari- Ing tcad of deaths, your eve runs along always with apprehensOns lest il fall on some well known name, and read that the aged father, li'e young ch,hl, the beloved wife. the rich, lhe p"Or, the admired, ,he beautiful are g"ne, is il not taken for granted 'ia' strangers will have sigh for the ais fi c,ed, and the world respond in sympathy |" lhe incur lions nC a counmnn foe
 Read ,n ih,s light ,ie cOmMonesi ad- ver;iseDenI which crowd our papers have a kindly order about them. Say not will a cynIc sheer, as ,itouGl, you were doubt. iuI whether ii'ere was any thing honest i, 'he world. when store keeper udver,ises hlS wares. that i x all sheer SeIfiShmess, fOl ii li iS p'elsani for one IU aNntnIltce lIesI s"2plv "f ,alI"w and wuol, hardwares aud 'n"Sl'"s. is il n", 's' as pitasanl Cnr one wl" wishes in know? When brace of y"InH partners in !rade insert ihelr virgin advertisement, iMM niRg the world hnw happy ,hev shall be io wait nn customers, CA" !y"" read il without entering into their new carerr?
 "B"sness advertisements! Waste pa. per! You know not wha, you say. Those sinps which are io saIl for every harbor in the world d-,I"se fabrics which arrive from every commercial mar, on the earth, this 'ron from Russia. lea from China, wool from Smyrna, trui, from Malaga, coffee
 rom C"ba, cotton from Georgia, suga. from L""'siana, d." Itey not preach ,o Il. ai il,e corners of tie streets, al the entering in of ,he gates, in our docks, and in On custom houses and exchanges, sermons 0, the mulnal dependence of mankind ?"
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-05
Pete whstsloue and the Mail Boy.

Pe,e WheisIOne, of Arknnsss, was once l travelling on iWrsei'ack through ihe inierl> or of the State, and called one evening io l stay n'i night ai lit'l. log house near ihe road where eniertB 'nmenI and Post O. lice were kept. TwOO,her strangers were there and iie mail rider rode up aboui dark Supper being over, the mnil carrier and the three gentlemen were invited into small .rOom furnished with gnDd fire and two beds. they were Ia accommodate the four Iers"Ds for the night. The mail carrier was little shabby, dirty, lousy lmknv fellow, with whom hnne of lhe gentlemen
 liked the idea "i sleeping. Pete Whe,s,ome eyed him closely as he asked:
 Where d" you sleep iO night. my lad 5
 'I'll ihleep will, yon. reck0n,' liSpe.. ,he youth, 'Or with one O'Ihem other lrllars, don't care which,
 The other two gentlemen took the hint, and occupied one. of the beds together i'm Mcdialciy, leaving the other bed aud ibe c""lab io be enjoyed by Pete and il,e mai boy i"ge'llrr as best they could. Peie and inc bay boih commenced hauling oH their dnds, and Pete getting into bed first and wishing ,n gel rid 0f sleeping with the boy, remarked very earnesily--
 Nv friend I'il 'elI you beforehand, Ire got the kch, aud you'd better no, gel m here with me, !nr iIse disease is catch,ng.'
 The boy. wim was just getting mo bed io". drawled out very cOoIly, Wal ! reckon ii,at don't make a lil O'diHerencc, I've had T now for nearly these iheyen ycars,' and into bed he pitched slong wi,b Peie, wI," pitched out i1 as grea, hurry os if he had walked up a l.osnei's nest in the bed. Ihe other two gentlemen r0ared, and tie m,ail hoy. who had got peaceabIe possession of bed iO himself draw led nui, why you ip"si be a set Of darned iuIes, mam and dad's gOl the catch heap wurih than is, aud they 'hlep in that bed la'Ir nigh. whe" li.ey wath hear al the ,q"iIliDg.' st
 The other two strangers were now in a worse predicament than Pete had been. aud h'nnciu1 from their nest as IC Ihe house tad been 0n fire, stripped, shook iheil clOllIes, put them on again, Ordrred their horses, and. though ii was nearly ten 6'ck'ck. they slI three Jeff, aud rude several miles tO ihe next town before they slepl, lesving the Imperturbable mail carrier io Il . bliss of scratching sud sleeping slone.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-05
LIrcHFIELD CONN., THURSDAY MAY s. 1853

Th's was uttered im sO quiet aud grave a tone that il'e nerrinIe"l of their triumph over the 'rebeIs' instantly ceased, the glasses were put down, aud Sir William Howe ard his Generals followed the Qua keress as requested. Leading ILen ,o lhe end "t the p"r'lc", she s,o0ped down, aud iilng lhe sheet. uncovered the body ui the poor continental ensign.
 HandsOnie even in death were the iea> lures Of' the youth. His fair curling hair blew !igh'iy over hls marble cheek, in the s"!i breeze. The buff lining oI his GniI;,rnl was deeply slredked with his life blood which lad gathered in a p.n'l upon the HI.iirass. 1he sight was indeed one iO awake emotion in the s,earnest breast.
 'Wh" amnnN you will answer 10 God and Ihis bows nnnrher for the bLmdy deed 1? sad Mrs. Murray, raising he. eyes calmly [" the group "f young officers.
 'TO horse, gentlemen! Madame, sucl are the fortunes of war. Thanks for vo,,I courtesy. FareweIt.' This was the only response of Sir William Howe. Wha, ,nore could he say? In a few moments the blast of the trumpet and drums and flies told ihaI the lrnUl,s were Un the march i0 triumph and vIcIUry-f6r season. Thank God n was only for D short season.
 The main iaciS of ihis sketch are true. Mrs. Murray, the patriotic Quakeress, bv dc'ainng Sir William Howe, saved large body "f American troops near three ,h"u> s"nd-"nder il'e command of Putnam, who would have been penned up in the city with his men if 'he British army had cross. ed ihe Is!and sooner. Might not the loss "f 'hree Ih""ssnd troops 'o Washington, al that time, have been sufficcn, ,n cha nge our whole des',n'es, as regards Republic IL isa grave thought. Al any rate, all honor to Mrs. Murray, the Quaker lady nt olGen time.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-05

again disturbing the family. He con
 cluded himself to be in the possession of some evil spirit. m a'ssd
 At length. when. it was found, by his silence. that he had given up the task as hopeless, and had disposed of himself upon one of the chairs, :he bed was al. lowed to slideadown again, and in the morning Sawney could not but express his astonishment at not being able tO find it in the dark. -ErtrGct Qf q letter sUrittee in l79o. s ~ esss g,s
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-05
woodbury Bank.
 NOTICE.

THE HoR. Superior Court holden al L,ch held within and for ihe County of Litehfeld, Conn. has appointed and limited the ,in.e cl slx months from ihe 2lsi day of Match, 1853. ~"mn which the creditors of. the Woodhury 6anH si'ass prcscnt their cla:ms ao the nnder. s'g"eo, who were appointed hy said Court Bank. '~''' EDwARp A. PHElPs, of Colebrook. c, ! Ra.
 THoMAs BULL, of Woodbury, Ct ce;v. GEo. c. WooDRUFP, of Lachfisld. c, ere.
 Dated Lilchftld, April Eth, 1853. 6,al4
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-05
POETRY.
The Old Man to his Wife.

We are growing very cld, Kate
 feel II every day, The hair upon OUT temples now
 Is gruwing thin and grey. We are mol as we were. Kate,
 And vel our hearts are yORng, As wl,fn we roved the sunny hills, " And flnwery daIes among. We are growing very old, Kate,
 But iI is nn; age of heart, Though speedily ,he hour comes on, When thou aud l must part, Kate, As we have never before,
 Beside our calrage hearth to meet, With words of love no more. But we're growing very old, Kate, And the parting won, be long, 'T,lI we meet within better home, AmiG y0n heavenly ihrOnG, "Till we sing the song together, Kate, The angels sing above; Where ne'er lI'e fear "f parting takes Tie blessedness from love.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-05
LOST.

Supposed to be stolen from the Railroad Depot at HaHfprd on the night of April sth, . large size rus.et-eolofed VALISE, no mark eouO,s in favor of the Bridgeport Foundry and Mscline Company, and al persons indebted fessid Company are warned agaiust making Psymenss "R notes of John H ShuiIx and Olh. sEss unless called for v the undersigned, the aSeni Of ths Company. or come other auihori- seS PeTSOc. "A su'lable reward win be paid tes the TeGarn Of said properly, to- x.
 R ?: WEIGH, Bridgeport.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-05

One fiery day farmer went iale hisa mowing lot. where he had hired a.hSif dozen men to cut down the grass. He came upon them suddenly, and fopnd them all lying under an. apple tFe6, WelL' said the indignant laEmers l'Ik give an extra half dollar Co the Iazieee fellow among you. All jumped hrcn. their feet to claim the reward. bat one !, man who lay still, Ahl. said the lar.. mer. sthat follow has won the uaopey. To which indolence replied, Won't yc4 put it into my pocket
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-05

There is nothing purer than honesty: nothing sweeter than charity: nothing brighter than virtue nothing warmer than love; and nothing more steadfast than faith. These united in one mind, form the pnrest. the sweetest. the lish-l est. the brightest. the holiest, and the most steaifast happiness. aHf9seA <
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-05
sNKiElSaaersy Goods.
c. M. HOOK ERR,

MISS BRADLEY ias returned from New York with full assortment of Ribbons, Flowers, Gloves. Veiss. Dress Caps, Low Priced Straw and Shirred Silk Ha,s.
 Colored Siraws. and Shirrcd Hats for Moaraine. Love Wells, Collars, Sc &c.
 Straw Hats repai'ei as usual with inc as. sprsnce tf giving satisfaction. ......x.
 Li'chfcld. April I2 1853.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-05

PoEr1c.- An exchange. speaking adan~ dy's dickey. says--" ltwas scented and torn like a south wind aftef passing through fence made of horn.bushes.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-03-17
Arrivals at the Principal Hotels. To-

ST. CHARLES - Rane Col o'Neil Brewer GRAY lady
aud daughter h Ward aud servant Richardson
Smith, Or II Howard, Mrs irwin, johnson, Banks
Texas Ii u Magruder, Warren, l. O'Bannon,
Harris, Mess Ca Col Bragg and WIFE, A. L Pat AIossey
Mobile Speyers, U snes p Weeks, NY A G dow I'd
Taylor Taylor sprigg Miss servant Aka
Melcalf DIR and Mrs Hsmmst La Jno Niles
w McGee Misses and White, Master Bods
Dunbar, W Bradford Tenn; W II Paxton, o; W lynch 81
Louis; David TAYLOR Mass; W Bodde N G; Podro Agurre
NowMexco; F Foster, Fletcher, Nil W Wright Ohio.
CITY,. Brooke Barefoot Walker, Kimball Frazier
MeIutosh Ark; Jackson, johnson, DIR W Neal
Ludlow, Mai jackson, McEnsry, Banks Howard
Naldea Johnston Texas Mason, Miss Gov Walker
Irunt II Baltic Mis- Markham, Lieut. cow Farmer and
laly, Barrett Ma leoson La; Frazier, Moon,
well, NO; 7 Hokinsou 7 Eubanks, Cal cun Il Wolf,
Pa; II Labn Ind W Bodpe, G; W Jayne, lady, child
child Miss Fos4r, Ind Mason and servant, Tenn.
ST. LOUIS VIM Vaughn Cal; Mr. and Mrs Shaw nurse
W Hooper W G Wild Miss Wild, Miss Wilson, Miss Antony
Arlington, Mas Mr. and Alrs Preston and
Mira Preston, daughter and three Geld
SC Barrow, Mr. Leroy Pope and daughter Tenn; Shoop
Y; DIR Baakes o; II Gddings Texas Myer, lady
Ala Mira Cutchius daughter servant lady
and servant, Mrs Z Perry Miss.
ARCADE. w Pegram Jacobs W Adams W W Tibbes,
- Mallory M0hs l. Cutter, Howell, Carr,
Coops, o Bawling Ark Doyle, Miss g Nelson w W
Oliver Able, Able Texas Buchanan Street, II
Dobbs II Rose, Tenn.
vERANpA...W II Baker, t Crye Langdou o; John.
Boadders, Jordon, KY W Stone, Hawkins P
Dayidson Mrs Irwin, NJ Clark II Sones La W Langn
Sanborn Ass Capt Robinson, W Tales, Mass Wood
Lindsay, Tenn Caldwell, Nd; A Calm, Pa; Winston,
DR. Richardson E Keoagh, W u FuksrsOn Texas