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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1855-08-18
Cur Correspondence.


k PoRr DEPOSIT, Aug. 18th, IS.
Nety Steam MA-Ihe Old BrMge-Ihe
Lumber I'r@dc-Guano aud Grmn-Ihe
h Harre-de-Grace Sickness -Hc0lh Of Port
Purchase Of The Steamer .Cetir'--E. Hii.
mer, ,Esq.-"Sam' Railroads a,d Ral-
road Bridges, &c.
EDITOR OF Tue CECII. WmIG-Dear Sir
| improve the leisure of this morning in Civ
ing you atew dottings from this "Poft' of
I1niscry and happiness.
Among the improvements in town. I notice
the steam mill of WIN. Mccullough, ESQ,
which is now ready for grinding corn; he is
making extensive arrangements Cor manu-
featuring ground bones, which will be great
ly accommodating to our farmers who know
all about their tcrlilzng properties.
The Susquehanna bridge is the source of
much conversation by the citizens Of Hartford
and Cecil counties. There are only two
spans broken, and although it docs not pay
stockholders. 1t must pay the few who han
die the ''rhlno; tits certainly strange that
such profitable affair is not put in order.
great deal of lumber is beng piled, by
the river men to be left on commission, fo.
potter prices: there is at present few buyers,
Consequently little doing IN that line.
Our grain dealers are doing all extensive
business in guano, but not 50 with grain
Farmers are holding back for higher prices,
which they seem to think will last
forever Every thing III the grain line is
abundant and potatoes stock the ground:
should we have much rain those planted in
low grounds will undoubtedly BE- diseased:
this Is the only thing to prevent boultiful
supply.
lie iiavFc.ae'G'acc sickness raised quite
an sSelenlrnt' a dozen per day was said
n.y. ia. nam, hh"or to be the mortality while
f,m;i, WI" un, Wv eAceP''oh Oh Nir; hradpWyS
u "''y ~ " ,, was severely afflicted there
w." w. ~, Nv Ao'e "ea'l's 'ian usually occur dur
ny u,e s'''soh' .,
~. Town Is as healthy as 1t usually Is at
'", H, "s"son
oui e''''rPr,"lng 'ownSman Edwin Will
~ iSq'' mas, WIN Three others, purchased
'n' steamer . 'ecll' intending Ctiic'e, I"
by "ei ,pe'~ S baltimore ana Wilmer
oiN' oh ''e HasSa'raS river from tolrra
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kOwLANDSyILLE, Aug 10th, 1855.
The Central X. Rod-Caution 10 Land Or
ncrs-Ncm MIL &c.
DEAR RICKETTS,. question is frc9ucn-
tly asked "What is doing with regard to
the Central r. Rca9. TO Such LGuiri,s
would say: That from the best information
W" have, the Road is progressing toward
the Maryland Line as fast Us circumstances
will permit and as soon as this part Of the
work is completed, if property holders alc
willing the Road shall pass through Cecil at
reasonable compensation for right of way the
Road will be continued to the S,Squchanna
as speedily as possible But if farmers pur.
sue the course that property holders have
done in Cecil aforcimc, they may yet divert
the course of the Road aud rob Cecil County
Of all the benefit as in the case of the Tide
Water Canal. / hope owners of land along
the line ofthc Road will look to their interests
lest they be deceived by bad advisors and
have to mourn over their folly after it is to
late. .-
The merchant mill spoken of some time ago
as going up in our village, is progressing ra-
pidly i. Reynolds Esq. Of Port Deposit is
the architect and Alex. Mcfatlicn of Andora,
the millwright under the general Supcrintcn.
dance Of John S. Cllristy one Of the propEie.
tors. p.
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CHESAPEAKE CITY August 10th, 1855.
1r@le Of The Canal Business of the Tomn--
More Houses aud Better oncs-Ihe Poiu-
'rog battle deferred hH November &c.
DEAR RICKETTS, The trade in the Canal
being on the increase our town and its in.
habtants wear more cheerful, business
like aspect. The harvest Of the farmers too
is over, and as considerably portion of the
trade OF our City comes from the Agricultural
region around, this assist to pl,asunt appear.
ancc Of things.
New houses are being erected in our town
now i'll every available place, and the improve
mcnts during the coming ycar-notWithstand-
ing the hard times and high priccs-will pro-
badly exceed that of any other. The private
dwellings are better built, better looking and
more substantial, than those already here
which, for the most part, look as though they
were planned and built in week.
writer who must either be mere school
hoy or novice in the art OF condcnsing his
Neutrality-suspicious. in the Cecil Democrat OF
of last week ridicule Of The word Poiwros'
as applied in 'Se,o's' letters, and were it not
that the unmistakablc marks of a veracous
and doughty writer hard by the office of that
delcctabe sheet, appears in the article, h
reply might here he attempted but long
since VIC have learned to decline such contests
and beg leave here to assure Eyes" whoever
he may be. that We will answer the question
of what is Polywog 2" in November next.
I'LL then adieu to him and all his claim.
SEQ,
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Correspondence of The Cecil Whig.l
WARWICK, Aug. i6, IS


Mr.. EDITOR A meeting of the inhabi-
tants ofour village pursuant to public notice
was held on Saturday. the lllh inst, At the
tavern Of James Bolton, to elect Trustees for
the Primary School here: when Edward Pen.
nington was reelected, and Perry Hendricks
son and James Bolton elected as new Irus-
tees.
1t was at the same time determined to re.
move the School House to more suitable
location, namely, at some convenient point on
the new road leading from Warwick by the
Catholic Church. 1901.
Our respected citizen, John Morton, Esq.
with the view of improving the town, has
leased piece of ground for brck-kiln,
which is already in operation; and We may
soon expect TO see handsome cdificcs adorn-
ing it. One new dwelling has Just been
erected near the Meeting House and we UNI
derstand. Mr. Levin Dickson intends immc-
diaicly, to build some handsome and COM
mod!ogs residences.
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Correspondence Of The Cecil Wing |

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18th, '55.
dterdad3id & Wa,hineton Il. R.-Ihe Cape
lidy Excursion Hotel Changes-1he Way
heyfaEe Heads of &c.
FRIEND RICKETTS, Since my last letter
our City fathers have granted the Alexandria
4 Washington Rail Road company the priv
llcgc of extending their Rails from the Ion.
bridge (acress the potomac) up Maryland
avenue by way Of the capitol and FIRST
Street to tho Depot of the Bait. & Wash.
Road. This will form an unhIokcn rail from
New York to the Sunny South, and will
save at least one hour i'll the transport alton
OF the great Southern mail 4 travel. Under
the prcSant arrangement the mail is carried
from here 10 Alexandria by land a distance Of
about eight miles from depot, to depot, where
1t connects with the Orange and Alexandria
Road to Gordonsvilc and from thence to
Richmond. In about one year the extension
of the >ircinia Central Rail Road will be
complete. lo I.ynchbnrg AMI from thence
to Nashville Tennessee. When the time oc-
cupicl for trip from v. York to n. Orleans
Will be about three days, instead of three
months, which was about the time isrequire,l
twenty years ago. What do some Of our old
stage drivers say TO this.
Quite a number of our citizens left here for
Cape May on the Excursion, gotten up by
the proprietor Of the Baltimore Museum, but
owing to the accident to the steamer ten.
Mcdonald they were compelled TO return
from Wilmington, minus nights rest and
lour dollars the price of the tickets.
Our Hotels are undergoing general repairs
and changing hands. Mr.. {. Baker Of the
Exchange is about rriitting t;adshy's old
place: Mr.. VI. \. Dexter late Of the Nationally
has taken the Avenue House: this is new
house built about three years since, but has
not been occupied more than six months
The National has been leased 10y Mr.. Vim.
Guy who for a number Of years kept the
United States in Baltimore from the popu-
larity he mas Won as a Hotel keeper and Cat
crcr have no doubt but what the National
will be The Hohi in Washington for the next
five years. The house will be newly painted
and furnished throughout.
Your corr, sTontrnt happened in the Com
miS>oncrs room Of the Patent Office short,
time since when one Of the administration
plmps made his appearance; addressing the
Commissioner he said:
81 see You have some X. Ms in here yet. "
NV no rs 1t {" asked the functinary.
MIR A"-repli ID the pimp.
The bell rung and a messenger made his
appearance.
Tell Mr.. ~ wi.h to sec hn."
I'm n !sw minutes Nj. A. arrived.
lis this your name" referring to list
published in little pap-fed shcc. called The
Evening Star.
ltS that Is my name. but dill not vote
at the last election for either party"
That will do"
MIR. A. rcircs, and in f " minutes he was
handed polite note stating that his services
were no longer required. C.P.H.
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THE CHOLERA At FoRr RurY.-.Thc st.
Louis Republican of the 18th inst, has intel
ligcncc ironIa gentleman who had just arriv-
ell in that city from Forte Laramie. to the ef.
feet that Fort Riley has been completely
swept by the cholera, the few that escaped
the p,stiencc having fled to the hills for re-
fuge, leaving the sick to die and the dead uu-
buried. Major Ogden, l.. $. A., and most
efficient officer, was among the victims of the
sco'lrge. As many as forty died in one day.
Fort Riley is new military post recently cs-
tablisllcd by the Government, AMI it was deter.
mined to make this prominent post on the
Western border, and for this purpose a larg,
number of mechanics were employed to pro.
coed ththcr and constr uct additional barracks
and other houses.
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ROCK KUN, Aug. 10, 30.
Terrible Fire IN Port Deposh-1Ac Crops
Tile Rircr-Pic-Nic, &c.
DEAR W"u This morning about 3 elk
the sash factory of Wiley, Thompson & Co.,
was discovered to be on fire and ere any
thing could be done it was entirely consum-
cd, together with the Ware House Of j, A.
Davis, office Of +. d. McClcnahan, several
small dwellings and large amount of lum-
her' With great difficulty the Post Office,
Tome & Taylors Ware House and some
other buildings were saved.
The farmers at last have finished their
larvcsts and have good corn crop in en-
pcctation Potatoes are plenty at low
price.
The Susquhanna river still keeps high.
One of the picncs spoke of has come off.
a large company assembled in the woods OF
Hon. y. Constable ycstcl day at ! | o'clock
A. NJ, and soon the merry dancers were
tipping it on well constructed platform.
Dining at o'clock they kept up the merry
lance till % at night, when ali, well pleased
with the enjoymcnts Of the day, reluctantly
started homcWard
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GovrRN"R REIpEE's RHMoE rL.--Tllc st.
Louis lntrlligcnccr Stems to be- rather doubt
inl with regard to the n7otircs ut the Ndmi,L
iStralionin removing Governor Rcc,,cr from,
Office. fop instance it rcry nl,:sriciuusly
Siys:--+
This removal is we'll enough for the Fcrli-
tory. perhaps, but the ..land spccuE,funs -
alleged as lis cdllSc are Il false prctcnr.. If
All RcrdcrS movements had been rs un"i,..c-
ii"nahlc rs his land operations. there would
ha'" been no reason To turn ".nl ... We
have no particular adm III, "a Tor the Ex-Goy
e,rnor hsit - i,,,ar ding in Pierce to turn
I'm Oh. blasted with the charge OF improper
speculation in lands, mhcn facts no MT sustain
it. AT territorial! Governors bllo have had
any sense. from General Clss down. have &C
quircd lands in their Territories: and rightly
too.-Gov. Ramsay, Il large land owner, is
now one of the most useful citizens of Min
nesota. But then. Ramsay is a Prnnsy lvanian
not from Feeders district. II such Il man
rs Ramsey had been in Kansas. as Governor.
there would have been no trouble.
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QUITE 4 fLrrTEh.-Our expose of the To-
cofoco pledge bound band whose names and
pledge were printed with such parade in The
Democrat, created quite futtcr here in
Elkton: and over the county, We understand
1t is having different effect from what they
intended.
The people SEQ who the diSitcrcsted potriofs
are who are so extremely anxious that the
Know NotIings should be putdown and Mc,r
party kept up. We say their party-and so
Is, they cont,o it, they live on it and their
whole effort is to keep it up for their own
sgrandzemcnt. But country voters and
some town voters too, are getting their eyes
open.
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" Est NOTTINGHAM, Aug. 10th

WEST NOTTINGHAM, Avg. 10th So
.New Post ONce Ncedcd-N. CropS-Sun5cu
School Cclbfa'ioa-'Jo nes''-Score,iv of
" cddines-Guis and GUiiers-. Uajor Jack
The dutho5 Of "Cerncr Kefcs" &c.
Mr. EplroR. We had Post Office at
this place you could hear from us oftcncr, but
as VIC are situated about midway between the
"Sm' and the "Sndmp," by going to the
former office there is Il danger of getting sun
struck AMI to- the &tttcr we might get swamp
cd so we think under such circumstances
we arc entitled to Post Office.
With regard to the growing crops we vii
only say that the corn exceeds any thing ever
than usual has been planted and its growth
and caring lnGicatcs an enormous crop.
At the Celebration on the | lth the Rising
day Schools were all largely represented. and
the thckly settled country around poured
out its hundreds. BY 10 o'clock, there was
from 500 TO 1000 people on the ground
The exercises commenced with speaking by
the children, followed by speeches by Mr.
Poul>on of Port Deposit and the Rcvtls Scott
4 Gilroy, the latter gentleman creating con-
siderable amusement by pronouncinp himself
The beauty Of The Cr::,ury was well repre-.
seii'', put -s your correspondent Jones
, ,,"s present he will no doubt describe that
part of the celebration that has reference tt
the Ladies'
The young farmers in this section have
been so busy with their work that they hav,
neglected an important duty. Only one
marriage has come off since New Year W,
cannot see how they can stand in the grov,
at tins place on a Sunday morning and gazt
on the "fair daughters Of the land as they
trip along toward the Chfirch in theil little
garter boots, without losing their hearts a,
once.
We hope to hear from Machanicsyillc thi,
week something rich from ".Hojof Jnk," nc
doubt he will fill a larger sheet than usua
with help from his partner"
We would like to know why Shanghai
Chickens arc s" ely Of preachers! II j,
| So that if a minister be about there is III
use in trying to catch Shanghai.
"Corner Kctch," by Oliver Goldsmith
is considered an excellent production and wei
entities its author to the name of the grra
poct-hopc to hear ftom him again.
In my next I'll give an account Of Sbang
hal Shooting that occurred near this place
lately. SHANGHAI.
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E'ES! lsONNETS g.!

faErs. {. Eard having on hand Il large
= aanH well sell ctea assortment Of SPRf ING
ers... and SUMMER MILLINERY, is dcsir-
T<,2 A3"ns of closing her stock Of goods.ror Bllc
IN season. Persons wishing any thing in
nor line Of business will do well to give her
a call as she is certain she cannot fail to
please them, both in quality and price. They
win find always on hand a lot Of Fancy Bon
nats. STRAW Bonnie *, lined and trimmed from
81 90, upward. tiIildren's fats and ladys'
hats trim,n d at all prices, to suit the times.
Very thanlul to the public for the pat
Honagc they have bestowed upon her. she
"$.:s by her great desire to please, q con-
tiananco "f the Sl,se.
\. b. Persons bringing the Cash with them
II! be cer.ain not to leave her establishment
without being ,rfcrtly satisfied with their
n'gains. 15"ra Apprentice wanted i'm
lcdiatcly. june 30, '55.
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NEAR l.oMnAEpvILLE August 18th 1855.
The Nnyhborhood not behind in Literature
Locaiion Of the TaIags-Hs Business and
Bmhiinss-Crops,-Era Doings &c.
MIR. EplToR While intelli gcncc Of a
general character is forwarded for publica.
ton i'll the columns of The Wing from nearly
every conspicuous place in the county, the
people Of this n-iylsborlNod seem to mani; st
an indifference Or THIS point nor very comra-
ublc with that int diligence for which Ainrli-
cans are almost universally dstmcui>ln L.
We will not acknowledge that We are so far
in the back ground Of literature. or whatever
may be considered cnnobling to human ma
turc. as our position might hitherto admit Of
but wo claim to be masking advanccrncnts
equal with those Of the rest OF our EGow
ci,iyens of tl,. co,,tv.
My present location rs within neighhoring
bounds of the little vrllage of Lombarlvillv.
This little town is situated along the direct
road from Port Deposit to West Chester, Il
short distance south west Of the place where
that road crosses Mason & Dixon's line -
Its history is not generally known. 1t re-
ccivcd its present name. few years ago, and
has Since. been place Of increasing business
The principal buildings anta occupations Of
note consist of a dry good & grocery store,
hotel, three or four mechanical shops, and
four or five dwelling houses.
Our harvest is over and the yicd of wheat
and oats it is thought will he very good. J
have heard old citizens remark that the APP.
pcarancc for IA good crop Of corn in this neigh
borhood the present year, WAS never exceeded.
1t looks remarkably well.
The peace and quiet of our comn,unitv is
sometimes disturbed br Ne evil a. ::nvs Of
the bad. WI claim 10, to he totally exempt
''"m .."is class Of people Last week poor
honest, hard laioring man witha large family
of small children, who look to him for their
bread was literally cheated out of his hard
earnings by rasen! for whom he laborcd in
Pennsylvania. What kind of a heart must
that man have who can thus line his own
purse with the miserable mttancc which was
calculated to give sustcnamcc to the young
and nccdful. More anon.
SOCRATES.
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ARRIVAL OF TIE AMERICA,
FIVE DAYS LATER FEOM Ell ROPE.


The STEAMER america arrived at Halifax
on Wednesday with crlooI ds.cs to tf,
rfth inst.
The latest news from the Crines Is to IA.
10th of July. Everything was prepared TO,
the general action Of the sea and land force,
against Scbastopol, which was to como off in
Is days.
Russians had slcr, c,lcl in establishing ri.
flv pits in front of the French sappcrs.
Advicys geographically from the Crinta
to the 9th ult. announce continued prepare
tions for the grand expedition of the allies
against Scbastopol. All the vessels of the
fleet had assembled at Kamicschc.
A report prevailed in Paris that the F'lvnrl,
government had received official notification
Of the bonsbar!mcnt of the MalakoT and
Redan batteries. preparatory to the assault.
The vrer"y of Egypt has been negotiating
with the E,'lotiins TO .srrr III tie Grim,a.
Tire Queer sent a message to parliament
asking adtitlonsl provisions for the war.
which resulted in the Chancellor of the FIX
rheqncr proposing to issue 1900, o00 ofcx-
chcqncr bills.
Lord PalmcrSton. in reply to question in
Parliament touching British cnliSlrn, nts in
ia" n,i"h St.'.s stated that in order to pre-
vent ali probability of " diTru4ty WIN INC
American, government, the British government
had stopped cnliS,ing at Halifax.
Heavy rains had occurred in England. but
the mconnts from tho crops are favorable,
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Obitllarn.

Died on Friday, Aug. 3r,l. at the residence
OF his father in Strickcrsville, Chester en-,
Pa., GEORGE CLINTON, eldest son of Jolu c.
and Esther PoHlcy, aged Is years and )
months.
In beauty he bounded
with joy OH his brow.
> His light Laugh res,uudrd ...
Where s-m.r is now: no..
Ia lnirth and in gl;ldnvs. ....r..
HIS young years iirw past
\" clouds were by sadness
oer his spirit east.
In Offering this humble tribute to the
incm"ry "f"nr departed friend, we will not
indulge in detail Of the many virtue, ,h,.
adorned his short life; those to whom he was
personally and intimately known are familiar
with them.
We may he permitted t. say. however,
that seldom if ever has it been our privilege
10 bccon'. acquainted with any one who at
=" early period in life had made so many
warm and adrliring friends.
None knew him hu, to love him.
None named him but To praise
Asa he was all that fond parents coukl
desire, around whom gathered their brialIc,.
hopes. Asa brother and friend he was at
icctlorat- and faithful. IN his intercourse.
NOT only with his more intimate friends, hut
all with whom he came in eoirtucr, there WAS
degree, all ofthe finer and pnrer feelings and
qualities of or nature; and while VIZ bow lrf
submission to the mysterious dcspensatiun
Of Providence that has cut down in tho y.rv
morning of life, one in " HON centred so MANY
bright hopes: We are again iorcibiy re naindrd
OF the instability and uncertainty Of all Of
earth that we hold doar. and how soon our
fondcN hopes and brightest authorizations
may bs blasted forever.
"Mppf by the ~ind's untin,vIy blast,
. PaFchcd BY the .un'. direct.r ray.
The moinentry gloriss waste
The short-livsd beantie, die auav'
JEW.
-M""rh, Del. .fag I'm, 1855.
omthc 10Th instant, ANSX ELizt. infant
daughter OF Andrew amt Harriet Alexander.
aged W months and day.
"Slle died in beauty, like \ rose
Blown from its parent stem;
She died in bcaut Y. like pearl
Dropped from sor,r ,th,,trsr.
She's gone and ike pretty flower
That oTce in hearty biuoned,
Struck b! the hand of heavenly bower.
She sleeps Within the tomb.
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STATE CANDIDATES.. The locofoco State
Convention, held in Baltimore on Thursday
night nominated Col. Walter w. Bowie OF
Prince Georges for Comptroller of the Urea
sury' and Col. George Gale of Kent for Lot
tory Csmmissioncr. ...
We have heretofore neglected 10 state. we
believe, tina 1.-THE American or Know Nothing
party, at their Convention held few
weeks ago, nominated William ii. Purncll,
of Worcester, for Comptroller of the Treasury
and Major Daniel II. McPhail, of Baltimore,
for Lottery Commissioner.
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POSTAL NEGLIdEScE.--Wc have frequent
complaints about our paper not reaching its
destination III time. The p. N. at Charles
town writes Ms Of its failing TO reach there
several times lately, and mentions that let
ttrs from Philadelphia directed to himself
have been as long as eight days in reaching
Inn, from when we infer that the neglect
must be with the agent or agents on the cars
"e.are always careful to have oar papers
mailed in time.
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Camp NIcctiNS.-'

Camp 1Iccting.-The great Camp
Nee ing which a week ago caused more talk aud
carried away more ppp'e than any similar meet
ing of that kind or any kind, Lc:osc did, in
this part of the country. is ended The tents are
strurk-the dw"!lcrs therein have departed aid
the great woods is yocelr,s save now and then the
cry VI some returning bird. For week there was
mighty population thcre--four 'nou. md regular
'ojourncrs Increased to twenty thous ,nda in aday By
transient visitors. II WAS n canvas city-i,s
thou 'ands were like a i.hty army-thcre were
forty acre. Of carriages and fifteen acre, Of people
people of every sort. size. shape. age and condi.
uon--''ry good people and very bad people
ana scoundre.s. Some went ,hithur to preach:
some to pray; some to hear; som" to see 1t wa. n
rare and miscellaneous crowd carried there hv
'All thoughts. all f.c.ing. all delights"
'he'r various characters and conduct a enacted
there, were but an cpitome of the world at large.
Az they have passed away To their homes leaving
silence in their room. :" will they pass away to
their long home in little Willie and be forgotten
We calhu' say. lo"king all over tn. ground, TIM,
we are in favor Of Camp Mettimgs-w rather
think in these days. with III their attendant cir
cnmstances. they are OF doubtful ben, fit,