The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-12-10
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InGS' there, are oil interest 10 all parts OF thC
county, particularly when coming from such
pen as that Of '.GGq.''
GrWe fear we have much TO answer for on
the score Of neglect OF correspondents. Many,
very many. letters which should have been au =
swcred during the last two months lie neglect
ed. The excuse thai our time has been lhckly
crowded with other duties ana many pcrplcxi-
ties is scarcely good one, but 1t is the only
one We can make, and we make ii in goml
faith. We hup" ere long To redeem much thai
We have, i'll this particular, lost by neglect.
GIVE have our doubts about the propricty
OF admitting the discus sion Of the subject re-
tcrred TO by sd Constant Reuter-" rruublr
generally grows up in such cases; however, we
will think If ii. Will he when he next writes
give us his proper name.
DECISION INTERESTING TO LrMRER-
MEN.-Chict Justice fancy has render
ed a decision in the Circuit Court ni tie
United States, which is very interesting
to lumbermen. Some Lumber drttcd
down the SuSquchanna river and was
saved by Mr.. Davis, who boarded it at
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fused to admit, and filed their libel IN
the District Court to recover possession.
Ihe District Court (Judge GLENN deci
ded that Mr.. Davis was entitled to salv-
age, the owners appealed to the Circuit
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coming down 10 Port Deyosit or car.
ripd away bv trr>l-ts from Port Depos.
ii after having been anchored or other
wise deposited there is not The subject
of salvage. That compensation for any
assistance rendered TO the Owners hv la
king care of such lumber, must be- sued
for in the state of common lax courts
and that for such compensation there is
no lien. That the Admiralty Court ha;
no jurisdiction OYER tine SAID lumber
when retained for auy purpose, and lAat
a writ OF rrplrvn, or other common
law action is the appropridtr remedy.
| hat the owners have ri si to subject
property which would ordinarily be H.
able to >alvag-. to RISKS necessarily con-
templatrd by them WHEN they put it in
a certain position and involved in that
position; and any interference with it
whiie subject to the dan GERS thus rislirl
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TIRE Day Goops TnADE.--lt is stated
as a noteworthy circumstances, in rcll
tion TO the PRESENT c. lt"n OF the dry
goods mark,, OF the Us.itrd States, that
while foreign fabrics are abundant and
prices low, ,hoS" OF domestic manntac-
ture are in demand at high prices. The
first i, to he attributed manly TO the inn
mrnse importaiion> which have Hooded
the country The custom hon s statistics
Of the port Of New York tor tn" present
year, show a most extraordinary amount
OF importation Of foreign dry goods, 70
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CALlFoRHlA FIGuREs.-BusneSs mat
tore IN san Eronrisco ,rr rnnIuctpl M
on a scale 50 widely different from the
customs in Atlantic cities that many Of
the common incidents in mercantile al
fairs seem almost incredible. \ grca,
many stores in san Francisco rent for
1925 600 per annum and several of the
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