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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1855-12-15
Our Correspondence.
Correspondence of The Cecil Wing
CHESAPEAKE CITY, Dec. IL, 'j5.
Scio Resumes-Nsr Bmhd,ngS-1he "Poly.

CHESAPEAKE CITY, Dec. l3, 'j5.
Scio Reconnaissance BuiM,ngs-Thc "Poly-
poa" Question Scitl"d h Tide "Duck-
mg'-Chid Scaldpd 10 D,dt Heath of
tie Nciehhorhood &c.
DEAR RICKETTS, The election season has
passed, and again find time to inditc a few
''hurrygraphs" to anuse. instruct or divert
the readers of THE WING during the winter
New buildings are Sprlnging up all around
town. a handsome three story on the Boz
hernia side is the principal one, designed for
Il residence by Mr.. VIM. Lindsey. Some ten
or twelve more very respectable ones are in
progress and the coming Spring will find the
number OF houses and inhabitants vastly in
creased.
You will rccollcct that correspondent of
The Democrat attempted last Summer to
rdicule man nominated for one of the
principal offices by SEQ" and asked the
question What is Poiyros" | then de-
clntd answering it. Now the little more
than one hundred and seventy five majority
for Jno. j r. Poole will inform him both
who and what is Polyrog. My prediction
last Summer that "Polywog" and the People
would be a hard team 10 beat. was proved
literally true, and all the anonymous Scrih-
bling and lbclous stories could not prevent
him from out "Urigglns' his opponent
whose name uns IIancs."
The rain and strong Southcrly wind that
prevailed here on Sunday last caused Il higher
tide than has been seen here for years. We
learn that one of our young hoods in at
tempting to procure boat to cross the swol-
len stream secured a gcntccl ''ducking. -
Gallantry is not often so coolly rewarded
Report says that the gentleman, not satisfied
with being immersed up to his arMpits, af-
ter reaching the shore showed a willingness
to wade into some of the bystanders for
ycntuling IA laugh.
Some ten days ago little child of Mr.
Hugh Steele in falling from chair upon
which it was sitting: upset tca-kcttle near
by, Scalding itself to such an extent as TO ter
inmate fatally in a day or two.
The health of our ncighbolhood appears
Gndging from the constant presence Of our
NJ. DIS in our midst,) to be unusually, good.
SClo.
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THE Mon AT CENTREvILIE. MD.--Thc Cen
trcville Sentinel confirms the st ltcmcnt of the
attempt TO lynch Dave Sc,ncy. the slave, con-
vic,c'l Of murder in the second degree for kill
ing Mr., Porter. 1t appears the mob hung
about the Jail until O'Clock inAhc morning
when they concluded to dispense. having for
several hours previous been engaged in wloop-
ing halooing and threatening vengeance upon
those who were guarding the building
Bricks, stones and other missiles were thrown
and numh,r Of the guards were struck. but
fortunately none of them seriously injured
The Sentinel adds:
Fearing that another attack would lie made
his honor Judge Hopper had Dave brought
into court at an early hour next morning and
sentenced HIM to the pcnitcntlary for seven
Nccn years and six months. lie was immcd-
atcly taken to Queenstown and placed on
board the steamer Champion, for Baltimore,
and was that evening within the walls Of the
State prison and out Of the reach Of those who
so thonghtlcSSly sought his blood.
1t was thought that though the negro, Dave
was ont of the reach of mob violence it would
he prudent to be better prepared to guard the
Jail IN case of an attempt to lynch Saul whose
trial was then progressing. and accordingly
dcputation was sent to the Easron armory
for fifty stand of arms and six hundred bail
cartridges, which reached town about nnc
o'clock on that night. No other attempt was
made, however, and all remained quiet up to
the present time, the wrath of the mob lav-
ing become appcascd by the rendition of the
verdict against Saul
Saul, the accomplice of Dave, as we have
heretofore stated, was convicted of murder in
the first degree. On Monday, Edward Lucas
tried for participating in the same murder,
was acquitted.
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AID NERTISEMENT,1
500 REWARD.

"llEREAS Nathan Griffith asserted to
w the Examiners, when ON the Chester
road in November, 1851, that II certain cher
ry tree standing in my line, on the south side,
OF said road. was Il corner of my lands pur-
chased Of EIihn Rowls, in 1872, and thereby
induced the said examiners to lay the whole.
road on my land. Now the said Nathan Grit
fifth is requested to prove to the satisfaction
OF three respectable. DISTINGUISHED men.
mutually chosen by him and me, that the SAID
cherry tree was made or designated for u
corner OF the lands sold to me; and if the said
Nathan proves his assertion true as
aforesaid. then promise and bind my settle
pay to the said Nathan the sum of
twenty dollars, and to the Rose Bank School
House eighty dollars. But ifthe said Nathan
Griffith, either by his silence ur inability,
does not prove his assertion true, then he
must stand before the public convicted of
having uttered an untrnth to benefit himself
and iniurc me. PHILIP NJ. STEELE.
Dec. l5-lt.
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BONNETS! Es0NAElE's!!

J: A. Ford having on hand large
"a well selected assortment of SPRING
va SU MINER MILLINERY, is desir-
f'S OF closing her stock Of goods for the
fenson. Persons wishing any thing in
nc of business will do web TO give her
as she is CERTAIN she cannot fail to
! them, bota in quality and price. They
J always on hand y lot Of Fancy Bon
'aw Bonnets. lined and trimmed. from
Yards. Chlllrcn's flats and ladys'
nod ut all prices, to suit the times.
anl>t'nl to the public for the pat
~ have bestowed upon her, she
her great desire to please, con
)fthc same.
'erSons bringing the Cash with them
rtain not to leave her establishment
eng perfectly satisfied With their
1yAn Apprentice wanted i'm
-. june 80, '55.
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Correspondence of The Cecil Whig.l
Franklin. Dec 10, '55
Schooi-Lorge Corn-Nem Buildings, &c.

Sthooi-Lorge Corn-Nem Buildings, &c.
Mr. EDITOR This place Is situated be-
tween Pennington and Corner Kclch". We
have a Furnishing school here under the care
of Mr.. j. II. Mccullough. Our farmers have
generally finished huSking their corn. which
crop is better than for some years past. |
have seen two ears of corn raised by Mr.. VIM.
p. Coulson. one was 81 inches long and 9
inches in circumference at the larger end the
other l2s IN length and the same thickness.
Who can beat this!
Our ncighborhool is improving rapidly
Mr.. James Egan ST., is about completing a
commodi"us dwelling, and Mr.. John 7. Eyan
is soon to commence another. Corner Kctch,
about one mile west of here. is a houriShing
place. Mr.. Eli CoulSon has new store
house there nearly completed, in which he
intends to commence the mercantile business
about New Years. Mr. John 7. Reynolds
has built Saddlcr'S shop and barn.
The matrimonial fever which ragged in our
midst this fall has somewhat sub>id,d not
however. until a great many of our most
promising youns people were carried of by it..
UNCLE JACK.
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Central Railroad.

m Office is hereby given to the Subscribers
VITO the Capital Stock Of the Philadelphia
and Baltimore Central Railroad Company,
resident in Cecil county. Md J.. that the CON
diti"ns ftlci' subscriptions have been COM
Piled with. and that part Of the work between
the PENNSYLVANIA State line and the S,lsque-
hanna river put under contract.
The first instalment of five dollars. a share,
will be- due and payable on Tuesday, Jam
nary LIST, 1856, and each succeeding install
mcnt will be payable on the first day of each
succeeding month until all are paid.
Payments may be made to Samuel J.
Dickcy. Treasurer, II"pewcl Cotton Works,
Chester Co Pa; to Jesse Kirk, Rising sun,
or VIM. Waring, Cecil county, Nd, author
lied receivers.
GTPnnctual payments are desired as il IS
intended to push the work as rapidly as pos
siblc. L. V. DICKEY,
Dec. 10, 90. Secretary.
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TO BRIDGE ERS
AND CONTRACTORS.

PROPOSALS will be received by the Conn
l. ~ Commissioners of Cecil county, to he
directed to them ut their office in Elktcn, up
till the 18th day OF February next. al ,
O'Clock p. NJ, for budding Bridge over the
North East Greek, ON the road leading from
the village of North East to the Depot Of the
Phla., vii. X Bait. Railroad Company at
said place and on the site Of the old bridge,
recently carried away 10y frcshct. Said
Proposals to include the masonry and wood
work entire, according to the following
PLAS:
The ahutmcnts to be 90 feet at the base
and 10 feet at the top; 81 fee. thick at base
and 80 feet thick ut the top; six feet high
from The level OF the dam breast Immediately
below the site Of the bridge; and the found
ations to be four feet below the bed Of the
creek, unless solid rock is sooner found
The wing walls OF the abutmentS 10 be 81
feet long an 70 feet apart at the ends. The
foundations Of the wng-wallS to be of the
same depth as those of the alutmcnts at the
ends next the same and to run hy successive
steps ofequal height to 3 feet below the SUI
| face OF the ground ut the ends. The tollnda-
tions Of the said wing-walIs to be i feet thick
at the ahutn,ents, and three feet at the ends.
| t" be built to the level Of the abutmcnts and
to be battered to . feet at the top.
The guard walls to be the same length ~
the "ing-walls and 3 feet high and 20 inches
thick; to have good fastenngs built therein
| for Il roof TO pitch outwar,ls.
| The abutmcnts and wing-walls to be bnilt Of
| large stone, (to be furnished by the cor-
tractorD I" be laid in good mortar made os
sharp sand and good wood burnt lime; all the.
| walls above ground to he well pointed: the.
| abutmcnts to be filled in, and the road gyae:.>
eel to the extent of the wing-walls so AS to.
Afford an easy passage over the bridge.
The wood work To be built on the pl,lr
known as Burr's patent. The span to be 100
| feet and width II feet from out to ont, 10
feet from string pieces to square, to have
double ribbed segments, double arch and
double string pieces.
| The size Of the timbcrs and full particulars
must he specified in the proposals, and all
the work VIII be required to he done in Il
substantial and workmanlike manner, and to
be completed on or before the LIST day of
June, 1886, under the direction and control
Of the County Commissioners of Cecil coun-.
| ty.
A plan of the bridge required can be seen
at the office of the County Commissioners
in Elkton. By Order,
JAS. S. CRAWFORD.
| Dec. loth-9w. Clerk.
del. Replican and Village Record at
West Chester, copy once u week till 18th of
February and send bill to Clerk County Com
missoncrs Cecil county.
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AN ERROR THAT WAS NOT AN ERRoR.-1n
our notice of the prolonged ballotings for n
Speaker of the House, some years since, we
committed some errors which we hasten to
correct 1t was in December, 1919 that
this contest took place, and ultimately re-
suited in the election ofNr. Cobb. That was
the session when California applied for ad.
mission into the Union, and when large
number Of Southern men were opposed to
her admission in such haste, and with con-
stitution excluding Shareholders. The dis.
cussion respecting it had continued for some
months i'll the newspapers, and became quite
an angry and excited one, and the germ of
the Union party that passed the compromise.
that same session. had been formed some time
before Congress met Mr.. Cobb was il,nti.
fled with the Cnionists who we've for admit
ting California with or without slavery, and
for this IT a,on he was opposed by the Southern
seccssionisls.
Shortly aftcrward Mr. Cobb run MS the
friend of the compromise for Governor of
Georgia, and was elected by an ovcrw helm
ing vote. In 1851, Linn Boyd, Of Kentucky
was presented AS the Union OF ''compronise-
of-lS5O" candidate for Speaker. and was cleo
ted without difficulty. though opposed by
some of the scceSSioni>ts. Though we erred
some in names and dates, We did not cir in
the facts. The majority Of the spells party
were for admitting California with the cxclu.
sion Of slavery i'll her constitution in 1910.
and in 1881 their great object was to endorse
those who had supported that compromise
under which SHE was admitted. At the con-
grcSSonal session Of 1853, that compromise
was broken up root and branch. and now the
aim of the spells party is 10 endorse those who
did the breaking. Such an inconsistent par
ty is unworthy Of respect from anv source.
Amer. Democrat
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FARE TO CALlroRNIA.-Th arrangement
lately existing between the two California
lines from New York having been broken up.
they are now at variance again. The prices
of passage by the mail steamers via Panama
have been reduced, and that line has deterlnin-
led to carry on a vigorous opposition and make
no moie arrangements. The Nicaragua Com
>pany express themselves confident of being
able to do profitable business even under
the open competition of the other rout The
travelling community, at any rate, will be
benefited by this state of things, whatever
the effect may be on the interests of the
steamship companies.
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COOn-lIun tinS.-Ilcrc Rover! Here

loWScr' Here JUWlcr.
'.Thc ra.coon walks alone tonight
Within the frozen bog
And leaves his foot prints in the snow
Upon the map.c log
and we must off in search of him. sHie away
Seek him out - Already they are on his trail.
and in hot haste we follow scrambling over rocks
wading through boys falling over fences crawling
through bushes, and enjoying the sport hugely
Hour after hour do the dogs give tongue while
the coon doubles and win ls aid dcccivcs them
and hour after hour do We follow the music no.
ping the game will every minue be freed and we
will be i'll ut the death. Morning dawns but the
game is not yet baggel-- and we fnd ourselves
miles from home. with scra: chcd face and hands
wet and muddy clothes, weary limbs, and gnaw-
ing appetite. Rare sport is this oon-hunting-
aint it!
-The above "reminiscences of bOyhood fitted
across our memory. and we !jottcd it down. How
many of our country readers have not indulscd in
such amusements? We venture to say but few.
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ChriStnlaS.-No

ChristnaS.-No youthful reader, We
presume, has need to be advertised that Christ
mas comes but once year and that that ONCE is
now near at hand. Most of them are already joy
GU: in their anticipations of the coming of old
SANTA CLAUS" ar KRIS KnISaI.E by which
ever name that strange old patron Saint of good
children who have faith enough to hang up their
stockings by the chimney, may be known IL them.
Their dreams at night OF comedy old sran-
ger thicky booted AMI govyd, with beard of rcver-
end grey. and Il backload of tiny drums. trumpets
squeaking cats whstlng birds and other toys in
Vulnerable, and any amount OF candies cakes and
fruits; and already they deem themselves the
prospective recipients of II bushcl Of thos e
accompaniment Of the Christmas days. Happy
children; few days will bring the realization in
greater or less degree. of your dreams; hut alas
when you grow older there may be no Santa Clau.
to bring fruition TO your hopes and form and sub
Il ance 10 the pictures Of your i'm gin ,ton..
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A stirring Blast from IL Southern
Kuglc.

Hon. J. Mcpherson Bcrricn. of Georgia is
out in a letter TO the Savannah Republican,
mountaineering upon some characteristic com
mcnts Of the New York Tribune upon the
able and eloquent exposition Of American
principles he put forth some weeks since
The letter concludes in this manly strain
The great and leading principles of the
American party must and will prevail. 1t is
cherished by the majority of the American
people, by mHltitudcs who are enrolled in tie
Order. The collateral circumstances which
decided the election in our State will have no
| influence in the great national struggle which
awaits us. They will all be merged in the
primary and vital interest which will then be
prrscntcd-tl,at of native or foreign domina-
| ton in this great republic. The American
rarty, having Invested itself of those ohjec-
,ionahlc features which were deemed essential
in its infancy, now stands in the strength of
its manhood, seeking no conccalmcnt, openly
avcwing its principles, malshalling its hosts
in the face of its opponents and bearing alufI
a standard under which every American may
rally inscribed with these glowing words;
Americans shall govern America.
| | have said that IN my address to the pco-
pie Of Georgia, made noappcal to our North
cm brethren. and | did not. Since its pub
|
in a leading New England Journal, what ]
rejoice to receive as evidence that conservative
men of Massachusetts are disposed to fpmgo
the further agitation of the slavery question
to consider as false and calumnious the ac-
cusaians which have been made against the
people Of the Southland to deal with us in
the fla,crnal spirit which is that of frccmcn,
Of American flctmen. devote d to the prcscrva-
ton of our glorious Union, to the conStrva-
tiSm ofthat gallant State, heretofore so illus
trious in orr national history, fear not, as n
Southern Wing to make the appcal-to call
upon them to stand forward in this pcrlouS
hour-to Danish from the politics of the Stat,
the dstracting question of slavery. which has
strengthened fanaticism and ali,natcd us from
each othcr--to leave it with all It's response
biitics, where it exclusively belongs to the
States in which it cxists-to unite with us in
one grand national effort to free us from the
dominion of spoism and fanatics and the
corrupt foreign influence which susains and
supports it-and once more to repeat at the
altar of the constitution our united VOWS OF
fidelity to the Union.
Respectfully yours,
JNO. MACPHERSON BERRIEN.
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The Fire .Silfc.-Thc economy q

stoves in both fuel and hcat-for warming our par
lors and cooking in our kichen--has within the
last few years induced us to adapt ourselves to
their black and unsainly appear ,ncc; yet we all
love to look back to the old time fire place with its
ample jambs and massive hearth. and picture to
ourselves, with pleasurablc emotions, the huge
andirons. the social blaze, the glowing cmbers and
the Fantastic figures on the wall. These are things
associated with the patcrnal honest ca,l-wi,h the
place where our boyhood Was spent, and where i;
rpcncd into sterner man hood; and it is no doubt
wisely ordered that through all the years of our
struggling and toilng should often revert to
them, and with salleEed hears. remember how
widely we have gone astray from the innocence of
our youth and become contaminated by II rude in
tcrcoursc with the world. All how many MEM
cries does the mere mention of the Jingle side
bring back to all Of us--mcmorics that sadden AS
well ns sladlen-ncmorics that are painful as we'll
pleasant
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Eotal Small Golk.
"A snhpper-up of unconsidcrcd tribes. -
The FIRST SnOXv.-The fir.

whten the ground fell here on Thursday morning,
but it w,s transient af ,ir having melted entire
ly away long before noon. The huys shout
isg with delight at the prospective snow balling.
bit their hopes fc'l with the evancscent shower on
which they were built; and we Il ire say many old
CT children who were eager for II dashing drift
deep enough to bring the music of bells and the
rushing Of seishs, were equally disappointed thu,
the white vcsture of winter was so soon put on
again for its sober brown. Yet, long before tn,
Winter is over children and youths alike may
have more snow than enough to satisfy all their
notions of The sports it induces.
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ALBANY. Dec. 1lth.-Last night set in
cold. and the canal this morning was covered
with ice. We have reports by telegraph from
various points along the line which indicate
that today will put an end to navigation this
year. Fortunately the great proportion of the
boats ont have succeeded in getting through,
and many of those remaining are near enough
Ito their destination to be able. by the use of
the lce-brcakcr, to reach it. West of Utica
the water has been drawn off.
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SENATE CLERK. J. II. Nicholson. who
was elected on Saturday last by the United
States Senate. in executive session. as the
principal executive clerk. is from this State
The position is a responsible one the person
holding it being in charge of all the papers,
documents, &C., appcr'aining to the business
of the body. when in secret session.
MIR. Nicholson has held several important
offices in this State: such as Secretary of the
State Senate, Secretary Of State, and Clerk of
the County Court of Anne Arundel County
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A Rainy Slinday.-WithS Sunday yo

"a hilHy SEnuay.-N It'll Sunday you
associate the idea Of brightness of pleasantn.ss of
rest and enjoyment. 20 in youth it came to you
to relieve you from the tasks of school or tho IA
tiSncs of lnborious employment And now when
DIRK and drcary Sunday comes, with its moan
ing blasts and paicring rain, us was last Sunday
how dcsolate and lonely the feelings it produces
You look out ON the street.-The places Of business
are closed the busy clerks and chatfcring shoppers
ara gone; the rattling carts and swifter teams do
not pass by the scene i not enlivcncd as on n
bright Sabbath morn, with well dressed people on
their way to church, and carriages mcrry dash
ing past The sky is bI"ckly overcast and cloud
rests down ON the very streets. darkous your win
dowS, dainpcns your spirits and m Ike. you yawn
and feel uneasy and languid. albeit among all the
scenes calculated to give you pleasure. You mend
up the hre--you get your best book or call your
child to your knee and the mist clears up little
but still the rainy Sunday presses you down as n
burden and you heartily wish the wind would
moan and the clouds hang overhead and the rain
pdtcr down ON some other day in the week.
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1florrir0.

In Wilmington, on the 18th inst, by the
Right Rev. Alfred Lee, DR.. SOLOMON SHARP,
of the U. S. NJ, to Miss MARGARET He DGEs,
OF that city.
In Salem. N. j., by Rev. Mr.. Friczc, Mr..
Edwin VANGEsEL. Of Kent county, Del, and
Miss JAIL ENGLISH, of the former place.
On the 9Th inst. in this town, BY Rev. T..
G. Murphy, of Philadelphia, RoBr. D. HoF,
FECKER Editor of the Smyrna Times and
Miss ANNA. youngest daughter of Rev. p.
Mansfield, both of SMYRNA, Del
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Horse Company Meeting.

TINIIE first annual meeting of "TlIE FELL
Il LOWSIIIP PERSISTIYE HORSE
COMPANY" for the recovery of stolen
horses. &C., will take place at Friends
School House, West Nottingham, on 18th day
the Goth inst, at | O'Clock Z. NJ. Those
who wish to become members and to have
their horses and other property under the
protection Of the Company are invited to at
tend. WIN. WARING,
Dec. l5-~2w Secretary.
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ROAD NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that application
~ will be made to the County COMMITS.
sioners of Cecil county at their ext regular
meeting after the 18th day OF January, 1856,
for the appointment of Examiners to lay out
Public Road, to commence ut or near
Ebenezcr Meeting House in the 9th Ele ction
District of Cecil county, and to end at the
road leading from North East to Principle,
near the gate on said road which opens to-
the residence Of Gen. Henry S. Snites-
Dec. l5-Im.