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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-05-27

PREPARATIONS FOR THE INVASION OF CUBA.
The New York journal of Commerce pu .
lihcs letter from commercial ho' sc at New
Orleans, from which we make the following
extract:
Some parties here arc now anortiing means
privately, and giving their influence openly
to the "fillbusers:" forsmong them we KIN, W
most influential and wealthy planters, who
have heretofore bitterly opposed their scht mes
publicly and privately. Some of these per-
sons are well known as public influential men
in Washington, and the fact Of their entering
Ito purchases of sugar estates. negroes, &c.,
latterly, satiies us that they have great con-
fid nee in an carly and dfectua dcmonstra-
lion upon the Island of Cuba, which will pro-
ducc the results mentioned above.
The active preparations for an expedition
are kept as quiet as possible. The most sus-
picious circumstance is that the bark Grape
shot, which cleared from your port with mus
kets, &C., for the Thames, has been lying at
the mouth ofthc Mississippi for month past
ana the captain has been staying in the city.
Many runors are alloat OF men being drilled
IN the interior; of large subscriptions from
Cuba, &c,, in which we can express no rel
ance nor doubt.
The general conviction of the near ap-
proach of such difficulty in Cuba would imrart
hrmncss, and might produce speculative ad
vance in sugars; but we would not be willing
to speculate on it proSpectivcly, or to act on
it upon the first demonstration: because it
might end as rapidly AM disastr,usly as the
previous attempts on the Island.
Your Friends, &c.
p. S.--We further beg to say, that we know
that there are immense orders here from New
York for sugars, and that these orders a,e
from your mes spacious merchants, who
may be calculating upon some such affair
We allude to.
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ANNEXATION OF HONDURAS TO TIE UNITED
SiArEs.-Gen. Parruntia, the recently arrive d
Minister from Honduras, Cen raj An erica, is
said to be charged by the secret in truction
of the Legislature of Honduras, in their re.
cent proceedings at the capital of the State,
Comayagua, with nothing less than the mo
mentous proposition ofimmediate and absolute
alneNa'ian to Il c Unit d States of the inte
pendent ale of which he is the representa-
tive. This ruinor is set ahoat by the Wasl.-
mgton correspondent ofthe New York Herald
and may well be looked on with doubt uni
some better confirmation of its truth is given.
There are, however, some circumstances
that give it probability. Honduras is the last
stronghold ofRepu blicanism in Central Amer
ca. All the other States are fast verging into
despotism and Honduras must fall in with
them in this retrograde movement, or endure
the enmity of all. In this dilemma, it is not
improbable that anneSa ion to the United
States may be contemplated as final re-
sourcc.--Bah. american
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New YORK, May 26.--The steamer North
ern Light has arrived from Aspinwall, bring
ing among her passengers Mr.. Borland, U.
S. Minister to Nicaragua, who proceeds d.
rectly on to Washington; Col. j. G. Fremont,
and Bishop Simpson. The Northern Light
also brings 100000 in gold.
1t appears that serious difficulty ccoul
red at Greytown, between Mr. Borland and
the authorities. 1t appears that the latter
attempted to arrest passenger by the Mic
aragua route, when MIR. Borland interfercd,
and he was taken into custody by the Mayor,
but subsequently released
Five thousand lives were lost by the late
earthquake at San Salvador.
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ROAD N @ TICE.

Notice is hereby given to all whom it may
concern that application will be made to the
County Commissioners of Cecil county at
their first meeting after the 18th day of June,
next, to appoint three persons as '.Examin-
ers" to view and lay out Public Road be-
ginning near David Jenness' MILL in the Sew
enth District and running through lands Of
Elisha Brown: heirs of William Campbell
decd, John B. Campbell, JOS. & G. p. Whit
ker, John Little, George Pickering and Levi
II. Evans, to intcrsect the road leading from
Charlcstown to Perryville, at or near s'Prn-
dpiO Church. May l3th-4w.
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IMPORTANT FROM MExIco.-A private let
ter from Mexico, to gentleman of this CITY,
dated the 5th of May, states that Santa Anna
had reached Tuckabaya, 3 miles from the
capital, and that Madame Santa Anna had
left the city that morning to join the prcsi-
dent at his summer retreat.
The general impression was that he had re-
taken and garrsoned Acapulco, and opened
the communications between the capital and
that port, which had been INSTRUCTED by AL
varcz and his Pinto adhcrents.
There had been an alarming earthquake in
Mexico, but it fortunately passed off without
any injury to the city, although the inhabi-
tants were greatly alarmed by it, rushing
from their houses during its continuance into
the public squares for safety.
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The KING BIRD.--ln the article in our agri-
cultural column to-day it is asserted that this
notable member OF the Flycatcher tribe never
destroys sin gle honey bee. If so, it is time he
was cleared Of the charge; for although &C.
know!edged to be a bird ofv usefulness, he
is harrassed and shot at by halfthe boys (and
many Of the men too,) for destroying bees.
1t were a shame if this is all mistake. and
we have known of similar blunders equally
GORGEOUS, as, for instance, the shooting OF
the c, 'rd for pulling up corn, when it never
yet touched a stalk. We hope our Intelligent
young readers in the country who have an
opportunity of closely and fairly watching the
King Bird, will see ii they can detect him in
bee hunting and inform us.
The ornothologist Wilson had great par
his ce-cating propensity. He says:
"Whatever antipathy may prevail against
him for deprcdations on the drones, or, if you
will, on the bees, l can assure the cultivator
that this bird is greatly his friend, in destroy.
ing mutitudes of insects, whose Larvae prey
on the harvests OF his fields, particularly lis
corn, fruit-trces, cucumb RS and pumpkins. -
And while describing this bird and its hab
its, he introduces, as in several other instan-
ces in his work, poetical description Of it.
which closes as follows:
"Ah ill-timet triumph dreful note to thee.
That guides thy murderer to the fatal tree:
See where he skulks and takes his gloomy stand
The dccp-charsed musket hanging in his hard;
And guant for blood he leans it on "A rest.
Prepared. and pointed at thy snow-white breast
All friend, good friend! forbelr thy barbarous deed
Against it valor, goodness, pity. plead;
Ife'er flmilys griefs widows woe,
Have reached thy soul, in mercy let him 60
Yet should the tear of pity nought avail.
Let INTEREST speak, let GRATITUDE prevail
Xii! not thy friend who thy whole harvest shields.
And sweeps ten thousand yermin from thy fields;
Think how this dsuntless bird, thy poultry's guard
Drove every hawk and eagle from thy yard
Watched round thy cattle as they fed and slew
The hungry, backening swarms that round then
Some SIN Ill return-some little right resign. flew
And spare HIS life whose services are thine"
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NOTICE.;

WAS COMMITTED to the Jail of Mont
w gomery county, on the Bird instant, A
NEGRO NAN, who calls himself jim TRu-
MAN; he is feet 2 inches high, very black,
and about fifty years of age; had on when
committed, gray irock coat, striped cassinet
pantaloons, and black cloth vest. Jim says
he is from Prince Georges county, and be-
longed once to the late NJ. B. Carroll.
The owner OF the above described ne gro is
requested to come forward, prove property,
pay costs, and take him away, or otherwise
he will be discharged according to law.
NJ. FIELDS,
May 13.-3t. Sheriff.
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Che Alarkets.

ELKroN, May 27th.-Flour $500: wheat
1886; corn 0 cts; oats SO cts.
PHILADELPHIA, May 26.--Flour So. 90 SIS
Wheat, red 81 a 2. O5, white 81 II; Rye
81 IL; Corn IS cts; Oats SIS cts
BALTIMORE, May 26.-Flour IS 8 %; red
wheat 95 a 50 90, white % a 81 05; Corn
6S a 10 C, yellow 10 y cts; Rye ST IL; Oats
So a 81 cts.
Fish-Potomac Shad II S11 SIS, and Her.
ring at SIS 80 per Dbl.
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NOTICE.

TNHE undersigned having been duly ap-.
l. pointed Commissioners, to mark and
bound certain tract, piece or parcel of land,
situate in Cecil county, called and known by
the name of"The Resurvey on Mount Pleas
anti hereby give notice that they will meet
on said Land on MONDAY, the 18th day of
June next and will then and there proceed in
the execution of their commission.
WILLIAM WARING,
WIN. 7. WEST,
JAMES j. CARROLL,
ANDREW ORR,
ROBERT GATHER,
May 9th, 1854 I'm Commissioners.
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NOTICE..

CTRAYED OR STOLEN from the stable
- Of Mrs. Reynolds, Port Deposit, ON the
evening of the nth inst, bright bay Horse,
rising six years old, a star in the face, white
foot, scar on the hip, lump on the nigh
hind leg above the knee, and natural trot-
ter. Any person returning said horse. or
giving information so that l can get him. shall
have reward of Twenty Dollars; or Fifty
Dollars will be given. for the horse and con-
viction of the thief il stolen.
THOMAS RICHARDS, JR.,
May y. 1851 Near Port Deposit, Nd,
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ACCIDENTAL HANGING IN SPORT. A boy
named Warren Auchmody, at Roscda'c, New
York, on the 18th inst, met his death while
playing with chain, which was attached to
hitching post Putting the chain round his
neck, he observed, GLOW easily mi, hit hang
myself with this chain," when his feet sliI
ped, and the chain tightening with jerk, his
neck was instantly broken.
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correspondence of The Cecil Whigl
Letter from Port Deposit.
PORr DEPOSIT, May 25, IS

p. {. RICKETTS,, ESQ. DEAR SIR - S nee
my last nothing of very great import ancc has
transnircd in our town, if may except two
wed, gs last week, notices of which appear
al in Your last edition; this is important of
course, among the young folks: who seem to
have quite man a for matrimony at present
There have been six marriages here during
the spring, and Ial more arc expected to
come Off soon.
A t IN era: ce m citing was held last Tues
day night at the Hall but was rather poorly
attended. and such will Re the case, until our
spe alers learn the use of more moderate Ian
euagc than they have been using. 1t has not
been long since speaker remarked at one Of
our importance meetings, "that the man who
I'D rum, would sell The Epitaph from his
Mothers Tomb" and on Tuesday night
gentleman rose and said "no decent man
would h" sren going into place where rum
was Sold" Now, docs not such foolish IA
la ical language as this, do coed cause
more injury than good That gentleman
ought to remember that three fourths of o,
citizens visit such places when they feel so
d Snosed. and are Sttn TO do so, and still rank
as dectnt as any in the community. That
the rum traffic is curse to our county, do
no: attempt to deny, but there is more sue
cessful way of supp,essing the evil, than by
using such slanderous language as tlcaLovc.
The 70; d> in the neighborhood have been
terribly We shed by the late lcavy rains, and
require filing up very much. While write
the rain is faiin" in torrents.
The Wharf and Foundry of f. D. McClcna-
han, ESQ, We e no. sold, but the buildings
machinery and contents were all disposed Of
The spirits of our Farmers, are buoyed up
wi h the bright prospect of the next wheat
harvest. anticiT atng heavy yields and large
prices: they should remember tie old adagc,
and mot count the chickens before they're
hatchcd." RENoyAToR.
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FARM FOR SALE.

A DIES FABLE FARM AND STOCK. sit
"A uatcd on the riverAi..lt mile from the
village Of North East containing 100 Acrss,
in good state Of cultivation, with good build
ings thereon; consisting Of Il Dwelling, Ten
ant House, and Barn; which viii be sold on
reasonable terms by application to
T.. l.. W OOLEY,
May q If North East, Nd.
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PENMANsuIp.-We mde stand that Mr..
Wolcott, who hes been teaching Pcnman h =
in this town is about to visit Chesapeake City
to teach the art there if there be any who
wish to improve thcmselyesin it.. He is !,
splendid enman, has been very successful
teacher and we are informed that he has Civ
ell great satisfaction to his classes here.
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CNTHE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, owing to
unavoidable circumstance, did not meet this
week as advertised. Mr.. IIaincs was present
Oh Tuesday and Mr.. Scott on Wednesday, but
on no one day was there quorum. No bust
ness came in, however, which could not be
laid over without detriment, until their next
melting, which will le on the 18th of June.
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nlorrie0.

In Easlon, Pa, on the 10th INST, by the
Rev. James Gallager, C. W. BIDDLE, of Cecil
county, Md, to HARRIET, daughter Of W. C.
Brown, Esq, formerly of Philadelphia.
On the Odd inst, by the Rev. Joseph T..
Brown, Mr.. WIN. j. GRANT to Miss MARY A.
GIBSON, both Of this county.
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-)ic0.

On Saturday last, suddenly while on a visit
to his farm at Carpenters Point, WILLIAM
SINCE ESD, of North East, aged :. - years.
He was an estimable and valuable citizen and
in 1910 represented Cecil county in the House
of Delegates.
On the 22d inst, at the residence of her
brother, John Price, Perryville, Mrs. MARTHA
r. HANDY, wife of Benjamin r. Handy, ESQ.,,
after protracted illness, which she bore with
christian fortitude.
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FAIR AT HAvRE DE GRACE.-A circular in
forms us that the ladies Of the Presbyterian
Church at Havre-de-Graee intend to hold a
fair for the sale of useful and fancy articles
on the evening of the 9th of June.
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NOTICE.

TVHE subscriber having removed from Port
Il Herman to Charestown. Cecil county,
Md, all persons having business with him
will please direct their letters to the latter
place. JOHN YEAMANS.
May 20 3w
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Tlp Qefit iubig.
ELkTON, MAY ~, 1864.

TIE PLANK RoAD.-AIr. GatchcI, the Sill
;lerintcndcnt, has been at work with from 90
to 30 hands, several days this week, grading
the ground for the Plank Koad
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CUT WoRM.-The cool, we. wta her pre-.
vailing since corn planting has been f..voral
to the cut worms, and they have seriously
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School Teacher Wanted.

A Sandy Hill School House, Elk Neck.
IA Cecil county. Md. Address ALExAyprr
WILSON or JONI A. WnsoN, North East, &C.
Gil county, Md. MAY 81 3w.
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I-The farm of NJ. Kemble, in Queen
AIMS county, Nd. containing 800 acres, has
been sold to Pere liner for $4,000.
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TRUSTEES SALE.

by virtue of a Decree Of the Honorable
- Albert Constable, Judge Of the the Cir
cnit Court for Cecil county, in Chancery, the
undersigned as Trustee will sell at Public
Sale or TUESDAY the 18th day Of JUNE.
next, at tEe Court House door, in Elkton, all
tlastract of land lying in Cecil county, where
of George F. Moore, died seized. The tract
contains
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Cne Hun dred and Fifty Acres.

more or less, of which about thirty acres arc
i'll WOOD. The land is of the very bes
quality, in high state of cultivation and al
under fencing.
The improvements are large STONE
dwelling with slate roof nearly new and il
thorough repair, large frame barn and al
the usual out buildings. There is also, flint
Apple Orchard on the property. 1t lies about
miles from Port Deposit, in aneighborhood
provcrbial Tor health.
The terms of sale are one third of the pur.
chase money to be paid in cash on the day OF
sale; one third in nine and the residue in
eighteen months from the day of sale, pay.
ment of the deferred instruments to be secur.
ed by the bonds or notes Of the purchaser
with approved security and bearing interest
from the day of Sale. Sale to commence at
z O'Clock P. NJ. THOMAS D. HISS,
May 18th, lS5l-ts.s TRUSTEE.
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Che Goitur's Arm-Gl)air.
.sA snapper-up of unconsidcred triiles. "


n Dry Of Sorm.-What a day of storm
Thursday was cold, dark, heavy clouds and
a copi0us descent of rain in the forenoon =
in the afternoon boiStcrous thunder gust,
with all its concomitants Of terror and beauty
believing Misunderstanding Pushes all
across the Notwithstanding wind-sunlglt
cleaning from beneath the passing cloud, and
IA Trace Of brilliant rlinbows in the southeast
Sminish.-A log, the reader will find to be
defined as ga pachydermatous mammal of the
genus Sus;'' well! upon the swinsh depart
mcnt Of that genus war has been declared.
A decree hath gone forth in Elhton that
hcnccforth, whether they be large or small,
ringed, yoked or '.poked" they shall have no
larger liberty than that afforded by the sty;
and sundry of them that stepped out the other
day hoping for protection under higher law
suddenly found themselves in the bailif's
"lock-up," out of which difficulty nothing
can help them but the almighty dollar. SO
mote ii be.
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GUANO! GUANO!!

T have just received Cargo Of No. 9 Peru
l. Wan Guano, which l will sell low for cash.
This Guano is only slightly damped, and is
decidedly the cheapest Guano now offered
for sale.
All kinds of Guano constantly on hand and
for sale on pleasing terms, at the warehouse
of the Baltimore Steamboat Company Port
Deposit j. TOME,
May 10, 1854,
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NOTICE.

TNHE County Commissioners of Cecil coun-
l. ty will meet at their office on TUESDAY
the 18th day of June, next, at which time
persons having business will attend.
BY Order, Pc. RICKETTS,,
May 81 TIM Clerk.
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SALT S.ACKS.-200 empty Ashton's salt
~ sacks, for sale by VIM. TORBERT.
DOMESTIC PLAIDS.-20 pieces new style
~ Domestic Plaids, just received from the
manufacturers, by WIN. TORBERT.
CEGARS.-Choice brands of Segars, for
~ sale whole sale and retail, by
Nay q WIN. TORBERT.
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TAKE NOTICE.

TAKE NOTICE..
DOTH friends and enemies, that HENRY
- EREK is no longer nor never shall beg in
the employ Of the undersigned.
THOS. G. CAZIER,
May q 3w Tobacconist, Elkton.
WWANTED, an, Apprentice.
Washington telegraph., 1854-08-23
EsaEfcar and Conservative.

John Mitchell defines the difference Of
his political position il Ireland ana Tie
United States. He ID right and gives good
reason for being conservatives The Ab-
Iolitionists are sample Of The Radical-ism
we had Ike to have said rascal-isrn-which
j endeavoring to "cut TIP IVY tile roots"
every thing that il good and noble--con-
seryative--in our land.
Mitchell was for change where every thing
needed regeneration, and becomes q conserv-
ative under the genial Influence VI free in-
stitutions. These abolition traitors would
bc conservative where there was nothing
worth porsevering, but become rabidly rad
ical whenever there is any thing good to be
destroyed Hear Mitchell:
For the name 'Radical" which you are
pleased 70 give ne: was certainly III Ire
land Radical in America go soon as 1
have the honor To be citizeu.) mean 10
be a steady Conservative In Ireland the
whole governmental aud social system need
ed to be cut UP BY the roots, in order that
some justice might be done there There
fore was Radical Here. where there
ATE institutions worth conserving, [ am
conservative. Men do not usually preserve
worn-out garments, or degayed ohal, or rot
ten eggs, or dead mems bones (eZcept occa-
sionally for reliquaries)-but they try 70
preserve what is good and fresh and fair
Chat IT may long be blessing and glory
to mankind
Washington telegraph., 1854-08-23
Tlle Public Expenditures.

As the country i doubtless anxious 70
learn ~ early as possible how much the
government VI the niied States is 10 cost
during the current fiscal year-that wy. huw
much il Is ~ be authorized 20 pend hv
Congress al tl4 present zes-i0n-Te hava
to say that. IL tie opinion q those of bath
Houses, who. from their position, should
know best in The present confused state ot
thg general appropriation biil. the t1tul ap-
preparations viii be about Sj0.000.OJ0, ex-
elusive or the money voted HIT long since w
pay Mexico under the Gads1en treaty
There are some six Or seven millions Oi dol-
lars OF unexpended balances Of appropria-
tions still Az die command of the Executive
branch Of the Government, and about nine
millions are put annually ut the disposal VI
the same authorities under the operation oi
laws long since passed providing in their
enactment fyT taking money under them
from The treasury annually without new an-
nual appropriations-for the expenses Of
the collection of the revenue, The payment
Of certain pensio~s, DC.
Thus, the national administration will
find themselves clothed with power to ex-
pend about 565,000,O00 in all, Exclusive
Of the payment TO Mexico,) in tie course q
the fiscal year. About fifteen millions NJ
this aggregate have been or are Yet to be
voted, over the opposition Of majority Ut
the Democrats Of the House. and probably
Of the Senate, who in their disposition to
cut down The public expenditure to tue low
eat possible figure, are understood % be act
Ing for the most part in strict sympathy with
tho national administration
Washington Star.
Washington telegraph., 1854-08-23
The Mails AGAIN.

Still worse and more of it The stage
on last Sunday evening brought for this
place no letters aud about four newspapers
end half, of which our share was one Lit
tie Rock paper. We have been complain
ing of the great weight of the mails brought
to this place, and the impossibility Of con-
veying them in two horse coaches Per-
haps the Postmaster General, determined to
silence our complaints on this score, has es-
tablished Post-oifice DEPOT, somewhere
east of Us, where our mails are 20 be depos-
ited and only a few letters and papers sent
us at time. IF our mails are to be no
larger than the last, We shah quit talking
about four-horse coaches, and, shall recon-
mend that the mails be brought to us on
foOt This would SaUe erpease to NE De-
partment, and give us as much mail as its
Solomon-head at Washington city seems to
think we are entitled to receive.
Like the man who said that millers al
ways kept fat hogs, "some things we know
and some things We don't know" We
know that mail from Fulton to Rocky
Comfort is very much needed, and chat the
people in the vicinity of the latter place
have to go twenty-five or thirty miles for
their letters and papers We know also
that bid Of $500 year to carry the mail
between these points was sent in by an cid
contractor. residing near this place We
don't know why that bid was not considered,
and the route established unless it is that
the Postmaster General considers that ride
of twenty-five or thirty miles, once Or twice
a week, viii assist digestion, and materially
contribute to the health of portion Of
Uncle Sans people.