The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-05-21
Correspondence Of The Cecil lTiig.
Letter from Frog Town.
FROG Town, May 18Th, ;,

Mr.. EDIToR:-AS You have no cor
respondent or reporter for The " hig,
and deeming it necessary that this ro-
mantle spot should have a representative,
III try to give YOU few "items"
This place derived its name from be-
ing surrounded by 'irog ponds" We
have the benefit of a fine "choir' com
posed of "iross," (not b'pedS,) and such
street sounds are rarely to be heard.
'.Orpheus himself might hang his Tyre,
Upon the willows after this,
Nor hrncciOrth impiouSIy aspire
To lap the senses all in bliss;
For he, who heard that thrilling strain,
Would find al other music vain"
Some Of our neighbors are incpnsed
at Peter for using this language: "the
way ginger bread and candy disappear
ed was cantion.' am deputcd by
them, to say in reply, that it is better TO
juy "gInger bread and candy" than to
beg it. Judging from ocular demonStra-
ton, those who had the "city strut ap-
propriatej more Of the ''confectionary"
than "the county back
On Saturday last We had a very heavy
frost, and ice was formed of considerable
thickness. Tuesday the 18th, the mer-
curry ranged from &C to SO, at 3 o'clock
a. NJ, G6; ! O'Clock p. NJ, IS in the
shade.
The farmers have fine prospect o f
full crops Of wheat, oats, grass and corn.
There will be a grand May Party
the latter part of this week and if any
thing worthy of note should transpire,
my reporters will give an accurate &C
carate account Of the "richness of the
scene"
The merry May hath pleasant hours, and dream
ily they glide,
As if they doa,ud, like the leaves, upon silver
tide;
The trees are full Of crimson buds, the woods
are full OF birds,
And the waters flow to music, like tune with
pleasant words.
If any "bricks' are thrown | shall
endeavor to ''dodge,' as there are but
few individuals who ale as wide awake
as OLD ZGKE.
HoRErLE TRAGEDY IN WASHINGTON.
w ashington, Nav - This COM
munity has been shocked by an awful
affair that occurred about 10 O'Clock;
last night. Robert Hawke, Messenger
OF the General Post Office, cut his wife s
throat, about an hour after they tad re-
tired, completely severlng the wndpipe
and arteries. He then made two cuts
at his own throat, but was, as he SAYS,
prevented from killing himself by hs
wife knocking the razor out of his hand.
Their daughter, thirteen years old, oc-
cupying an adjoining room, was wakrn-
ed by the screams Of her mother. who
jumped out OF bed and ran down stairs.
In the mean while Hawke raised the
front window, loudly eXcIaimnG-"l
have cut my wiie'S throat and my own
and intend TO cut my chid's" The
wife succeed in reaching the front door
but was unable to speak. The neigh
borS on entering found her on the door
in d wing condition, and her husband
standing over her with extended arms
eXclaiming "Oh. my wife. my wife! |
have cut her throat!' Their child was
screaming from the steps. The wife
expired in about twenty minutes.
An inquest was held this morning,
and verdict returned of death by the
hands of her husband, he being in
deranged state of mind" Hawke has
been arrested and committed. He was
honest and generally ino.ienSive; but
for some time past, was extremely de-
pressed in his mind. Intending suicide
he had written letter, saying that all
the world was against him, and as he
could not live happy here, he want all
his family to 90 10 heaven with him.
DREADFUL SHpWREcK -GREAT Loss
OF LTFE.--fh- brig Reuben Carver ar
rived at New York on Monday morning
from Sagua Ia Grand, and her captain
reports on the 18th inst, in latitude 81,
longitude 90, he fell in with a boat BE-
longing to the ship William and Mary,
Capt. Stetson, of Bath, Maine, bound
from Liverpool for New Orleans. He
took from her the captain, mate and six
Of the crew Of the Inflated ship. They
report that the William and Mary had a
cargo of railroad iron and POS passed.
gers; that on the Bird Of May, when near
lsaacs, she struck on a rock and almost
immedIatel y sunk, and soon afterwards
went down, carrying with her over 900
souls to watrry grave. Two of the
passengers got into life boat and were
afterwards taken on board the brig and
saved.-These, with those in the boat
picked up BY the Reuben Carver, are
the only living BEINGS left TO tell of the