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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1855-04-28
WHOLE No. TT.

CAPTURE OF HAyANA.--A writer in the
New York Mirror is showing the difference
between taking Havana on paper and taking
it u Ell umis. The memories Of the fillibus-
tiers arc refreshed with an account of the at
tack upon the place by the English in l7G2,
and its disastrous results: =
1.-The English fleet consisted of 10 ships Of
the line and IL frigates, with various mall.
or vessels Of war, and some 200 TRANSCRIPTS,
under command of Pocock. and 1000 sol-
dicrs, under General Monckton. ..2g
1.-The cannonade 1--WE are told) continued i
days; the siege had lasted twenty days, with
little hope of taking the Moro. AT this time
the English received reinforcement of 1000
fresh troops. Now inspired with hopes, the
attack was renewed; the eNcr tons rcdoubjetl
and at last with SUCCESS. On the ODD dsy 81
this memora Bile siege the fort was captured.
The city held out few days and then sur
rendered, to prevent unnecessary sacrifice 81
life.
';'rhe loss sustained by the Englisb/
and navy was horrible. The Englv
an, aware how dearly this victory
tanned, prudently omitted to recorh
Der killed and wounded. CotcmpoA
tiers mot English,) say this fort cost b 4
over one thousand men," \ III
After reading this account, an Amen ~.
may make some estimate how many shy Is
and how many soldiers, (fllihusters,) undiS
ciplincd men, it would require to capturg
Moro Castle.
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Mechanical.
NOW is THE TINE TO BUY
CHEAP FURNITURE
AT TIE. ELKToN
Furniture Ware OOms.

by r. MARSHBANK, who would respectfully
ID return his thanks to his friends and to the pub
lie for the liberal patronage heretofore bestowed on
him and would call their attention the fact that
he has removed to his NEW SHOP and W are Rooms
In the ..IloLLow.' nearly opposite the Farmers
and Me.hanics' Hotel where he hats now on hands
the
LARGEST AND BEST ASSORTMENT
Of Furniture ever offered in Elkon, all of bch is
made by the very best @orknicn, of the very best
materials He has on hand and still manufactures
bill kinds of
Walnut and ahosany Furniture;
Spring-selt Sofas; Large Arm Chairs;
Rocking Chairs, of all kinds;
Bure ,is of all kinds Reception Chairs
Enclosed Washstands, marble AID Plain tops
Silebo,rds Secretaries and Book Cases;
Cherry Il Walnut breakfast & dining tables,
Walnut ana NJ ,hogapy Warirobes;
do do Bclsteads 0 Jenny
Lind Cottage and French patterns
High post and plain Maple 5edstcads;
Looking ttasses-all kinds and sizes, with
NJ ,hor, ny Walnut Or Gilt tfar,es;
A large assortm ,nt of c tne-sclt round back,
office pivot and windsor chairs.
All furniture sold as cheap as it can DO bought in
either city Or town.
UNDERTAKING..
Collins made of all kinds; mahogany, walnut
covered with cloth; lined with silk. satin OF hannc
md all Funer lis attended at all tunes, at the short
est notice. and On the Most retsona bic terms.
Feb Sly ROBERT MARSllBANk.
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YrARs.-Ncithcr tough, artificial rngletsA
nor all the resources Of the toilet, can retardS
the relentless progress of that terrible foe to
beauty-Time. But every one must have
noticed how lightly his hand rests upon some
how heavily upon others. Whenever yoi
see IN an old person smooth unwrinklcd,
forehead, a clear eye, and p pleasing chgA
full cxpscsson be sure that life has been paS&
ed in comparative tranquility of mind.
good conscience is the greatest preservation
Of beauty. Whenever you see pinched up
features full of lines, and thin curling lips.
you may judge Of petty passions envy, and
ambition, which have worn out the owner.
High and noble thoughts leave behind them
noble and beautiful traces; meanness Of
thought and scllishncss offeeling league with
Time to unite age and ugliness together.
Fresh air, pure, simple food, and exercise.
mental and bodily, with an elevated ambition.
will confer on the greatest age q dignled
beauty, in which youth is deficient. There
are many men and women, at sixty, younger
in appearance and feelings than others at
forty.
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New Carriage Mandatory,
ELKT0N, MD.
III, A, HALL g. CO.,

ID ESPECTFTLLY inform the public that
~ they have commenced the manufacture
of Carriages in Elkton, at tile shops formerly
occupied by Robert MarshbanE, where all
orders in their line will be promptly attended
TO. Carriages of every description made to
order, Of the best material and :hc most faith
iul workmanship, and insured for one year, if
properly used. Having a practical acqnlnt-
hncc with tho business, acquired in the first
establishments in Philadelphia, and having
some Of the best worklncn in their employ,
they hatter themselves that their work will
compare favorably with that done in the
cities, as to style, price and durability. All
they ask to satisfy the public, on these points,
is fair trial. They solicit II Share Of the
public patronage.
Cly-Old Carriages taken in exchange for
new, and liberal prices allowed. Repairing
promptly attended to, at moderate rates,
march II ly
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A DuELL1NG ANEcDorE--Two Spanish off,
GERS met to fight duel outside the. gates Of
Bilboa, aItor the seconds had failed to recon.
cie the bellgerents.
owe wish to fight, to fight to DEATH" they
replied to tho repre- sensations of their COM
panions. IT.,
At this moment poor fellow, looking like
ghost of Romeo's apothecary, approached
the sec onds, and in lamentabie voice said:
'sGentlemen, am poor artisan, with u
large family, and would'-
'My good man.. don't trouble us now"
cried one Of the officers ssdon't you see that
my friends are going to split each otheli
We arc not in a christisn humor."
"lt is not aims ask tor" said then a
81 am poor carpenter, with eight chi
and my wife is sick and, having hea
those two gentlemen were about to kill ~
other, / thought Of asking you to let nj
the cotilns,' RTE
At these words the individuals AT
commence the combat burst into loisfsN
laughter, and simultaneously throwin9'G a
their swords, shook hands with eachxG
and walked away. 49,
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WAR.-"Now look aside said Jerrold,
"and contemplate Gods image wi tn mus
kct! What a fine looking thing is war =
Yes, dress it as you may, dress it and feather
it, daub it with gold, huzza it, and sing
staggering songs about it-what is it, nine
cases out of ten, but murder in uniform
Yet. o man ofwar you are shrinking, with
erlng, like an aged giant The finger of
opinion has been busy at your plumes-you
are not the fcathercd thing you were; and
this little tube, the goose-quill, has sent its
silent shots into your huge anatomy; and the
corroding INK, even while you laugh Mt it,
and think it shines so brightly, is eating
with tooth Of iron into your sword"
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PAINFUL AND ROMANTIC AFrArR.-Some
three years ago German left his wife and
child in South Natick, Mass, and went to
the west to seek employment. Not hearing
anything of or from him, the wife concluded
he was dead. and about two months since
married another German, with whom she
lived happily until last week, when the first
husband came on from st. Louis, Mo-, where
he had lived in the interim, to take her and
his child to his new home. After much
grief and perplexity, she concluded to 60 to
st. Louis with the first husband, leaving the
second one nearly distracted with grief.
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CRUEL.-The New York Courier, abiding
to the non-arrivat of the Nashville, which is
a slow steamer and not expected in sixteen
days, says lit may be Monday or Tuesday
even beforewe again hear from Lord Raglan
in regard to the state of the weather outside
of Sebastopol. So uniformly does Raglan
commence his dispatches with record of
the weather, that one of the London papers
proposes to recall and place him at the head
of the meteorological or almanac department
of Greenwich observatory, as better suited to
his peculiar talents.
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ROOTS AND SHOES.
PORT DEPOSIT FOUNDRY.

- THE undersigned having
xAs taken the old Foundry stand
s~,xd6,---ASxx.,,o at this place, would respect
fully solicit portion oipub-
Tic patronage. We are prepared to do at the
shortcat notice, and Oh the most reasonable
ferns, all kinks Of
Machincry,' Steam and Water PIPE, Stores, and
Pioy Castings Of ror'ous assor'mentS.
The Foundry having undergone general re-
pairs, together with other advantages, we
tiltter ourselves to be able to DO all work III
our line, to the entire satisfaction of all who
may favor us with their orders.
r. ARMSTRONG u BROS.
Port Deposit, Jan 10Y
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LUMBER TRApE.-Thc Columbia (Pa.) Spy

Lumber IRADE.-Ihc Columbia Pa Spy
Of Saturday says:
''The run oflumbcr thus far has been great,
beyond expectations, and it is still arriving,
the river continuing in the best rafting order.
On Saturday last about five hundred RATS
came in, and on Sunday we estimated the
number lying along shore at about eight hum
dred, besides the immense amount which
passed down. Some Of the old Inhabitants
say there never was as much here at one time
within their recollection. AS yet the sales
have been extremely limited, purchasers hold
ing off under the expectations of lower rates,
while the lumbermcn maintain that they will
not be lower. The prices demanded are
about similar to those of last year. Our
orlnion nov is that there will be some rcduc-
ton, as the demand is not as great, and the
supply much heavier than last season. The
quality Of new lumber is generally superior
to that received for several years past; indeed,
in looking over the number of RATS lying far
out into the river, it is difficult to detect any
Of inferior quality"
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IErom the Literary Gazette.
Things L don't like to See.

don't like to see young ladies venturing
out this Indictment season with thin shoes on,
because ''the thick ones feel so clumsy" or
s.make so much noisc.'' | am afraid they
will take their ssdeah colI.'
l don't like to see young gentlemen were
ing great deal of jewelry, because it looks
very eifeminate and indicates extravaganza.
| never saw man, who was remarkable for
good sound sense, and intellectual capacity,
chain his watch to His button hole. with gold
or gilt chain, large enough to hold an OK,
never saw such man, furthermore, attach
to his watch Or chain, divers little hearts.
crosses, dogs or horse heads, or wore heavy
finger rings, or brilliant breast pins.
| don't ike to see Young ladies wear a
profuson of spirit curls plastcrsd down on
their forcheads, aud temples, wearing per-
haps at the same time little bit of u bonnet,
that covers one half Of their head--the whole
appearance seeming to say-kiss me If you
dare.
don't like to see young gentlemen wear
ing hashy pants-I mean cross barred and
spotted, of divers colors and hues fitting so
lightly to their spindle shanks, that it seems
rery difficult for them to walk, and really
might be dangerous to stoop. I don't like to
see these same young men, have great
many changes of this same kind Of wearing
apparel, particularly when know their sala-
RIGS are very small, or they are depending
upon the means Of Il hard wor king father fol
living.
| don't like to see young ladies continually
on the street on fine days, and every day
with n different gentleman appearing to be
re,p familiar with every one ofthem, because
| fear such ones will die old maids.
don't like to see young gentlemen COM
ing out in squads, from public houses.
know these are the same ones who disturb
my rest by making night hideous and who
generally die, when they should be in the
prime of life, If they do not great dea
earlier.
don't like to see great many more
things, which may mention another time.
UNCLE PETER
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D=A correspondent of the Journal Q
Commerce, dating at Beyrout. Syria, Feb.
IL, 1855 states that at Sidon, thirty miles
south Of Beyrout, while digging for buried
treasures in an old graveyard, three coppers
pots, each containing eight hundred pieces Of
gold met the delighted, but not surprised
eyes of the adventurous diggers. Each piece
was of the value of five dollars, and all bore
the name and head of Philip or Alexander
AGO to 25Q q. G.
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A LAWYER SnsrExpEp. A limb ofthe law

A LAWYER SUSPENDED. A limb ofthe law,
named Perrin, was suspended from the Bos-
ton Bar on Friday until june next for mall
practice. 1t seems that Perrin was defen-
ding large number of rum sellers, and fear
ing his case was hopeless, approached one OF
the jnrymen and remarked to him "that they
both belonged to the same political party,
and that he should rely upon him, that II dis
agreement of the jury, was just as good as an
acquittal,"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1855-04-28

Curious LEGIsLATIoN.-A the Curl
GUS acts of the Massachusetts Legislature is
one for debarring students the privilege of
running up an account for drink or food lin
Guiding confectionery and for carriage hire.
Inn-holders, confcctioners, stable keepers,
&C., are forbidden to give credit to any stu
dent of any educational institution in the
State, whatever his Or her age or character
may be.
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WASHINGTON, March 9th.

SuREwD Observation-Disclosures R;n,, ,a;nr
called upon by a woman in great r.J.hot
haste, and quite indignant at an exnressicn
used to her, addressed him thus
"Alderman, Mrs. Shocks, my next door
neighbor, called Inc a thief; can't mak, h,-,-
prove it 2''
"Well," said the Alderman, after mo-
msnt's deliberations, syou may, but l think
you had better not.''
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0y."Peter, what are you doing to that
boy!" said schoolmaster. lie wanted t,
know if you take ten from seventeen, how
many will remain; so took ten Of his aprles
to show him. and now he wants should rive
EN- back" "Wcll, why don't you do it o.
Cos, sir, he would forget how manu- is bn -
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CAMELs FOR TIE UNITED STATES ARhY.-
1t will be recollcctcd that by recent a t of
Congress certain amount was appropriated
to enable the Secretary of War to try the ex-
pertinent of introducing camels on this con-
tincnt as beasts of burden and for military
purposes AS the Navy Department have
occasion to send stores to our squadron in
the Mediterranean. the storcship Supply,
now at the New York yard, has been select
ed for this purpose, and on her return-voy
age will bring the camcls. This vessel will
be commanded by Lieut.. David d. Porter,
of the navy, and will take out Major Wayne,
an officer of the Quartcrmastcr's department
of the army, to purchase the camels, and on
her honicward voyage she will bring them to
the United States. There is 10 doubt that
the experiment Of introducing camcls as
beasts of burden and for military purposes
in the Southwestern part Of the country will
prove entirely successful. Their great endu-
rance, ability to carry large burdens, and the
length of time that they are enabled to exist
without water will render them valuable
adjunct to the army in the section ofcountry
for which they are NATURALIZATION.
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LOUIS NAPOLEON IN ENGLAND.-It is high
ly pro bable that by this time Louis Napo-
leon and his consort are both in England, as
they had determined to visit the British me-
tropolis on the 10th. The Europeans Times.
abiding to the subject, says:-
1.-The visit, we hope, will produce all the
good effects which are anticipated from it.,
and we are certain that the French monarch
will receive very hearty reception from the
people of this country"
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COOKING STOVES.

THE subscriber would respectfully inform
L his friends and the public generally, that
ne has just received a large supply of Cook
Stoves, which consist in part as follows:
Belle Of the States, tor wood OF coal,
King Of the States, do do
Triumph Complete, do do suita-
for small families,
Atlantic, do do DO
metropolitan, for wood,
Nine-plate, plain top,
" boiler.
Persons in want of a cook stove will do we'll
by giving him call
Feb3 ED. w. STAPLES.
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An IRIsHMANs WiLL.-"I will and be-
oueath to my beloved wife Bridget, all my
property, without reserve, and to my eldest
son, Patrick, one-half of the remainder; and
to Dennis, my youngest son, the rest; ifany-
thing is left, it may go to Terrence McCar-
w
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ovThe half million of inhabitants IN phil,
delphia, have but $3.50 worth of gold lever
watches among them; they have Mai, ,nI,
and silver watches to the amount OF 81 sIo
aud plain silver ''tickers" to the vain -:
$50. Remarkable restitution of w stn av ~
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% Integrity is the first moral virtue, be-
nevolcnce the second, and prudence tho
third; without the first tho two latter cannot
exist, and without the two former would be
often rendered useless. w
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GyTThc idea that to be great is to be hap.
py, is one of the errors of all ages. But, that
to be good is to be good is to be hapnv is
something known, at least to the wis>: ami,
yirtuous.
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A PATRIOT AFTER HIS Bounty LANDA. IN.
following is a copy OF ono Of the two tlle11n9
letters applying for bounty lahds und 81 IN
of the last session Of Congress, which N19
received, yesterday, at the Pension Bur1
The "frog sticker'' referred to which
sent along carefully done up by way circI Il
stanti al proof of the applicants as CLAIM
is an old fashioned half butchers knife
half cut-and thrust sabre, and looks as .ho
it may have gone through all the wars of b
country, from the old French war to the vefy
last encounter with Sioux on the great ovet@
land route to Orcgon.-Star.
WASHINGTON, March 9th.
Mr.. Commissioner Of pentions:
send you my frog sticker. was in the
war at bladenburg, and used this sabcr like
a true solgcr. l want you to give mo land
as they say you am the man for that business
and want you to send my land to mo by the
rale road, so that l can git il, and want You
to give the frog sticker to the C@sfcss d
America, tor see that old presidsm, Jackson
had his sword give to that beneyoent d. yurr,
or you may give it to the Washington monll-
'heh'' 'ouf 'f'eho' ELTON BRENT.
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THE SI.oop OF WAR ALBANY OFFICIALLY
GIVEN Up.-The President has made the pro-
motions in the Navy consequent upon the
death of the officers lost on the Albany. The
officers who went to sea in that ship on her
Inflated voyage are recorded as deceased
men,
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ORATonRIcAL FLlGHr.-In a recent speech,
Mr.. Crane, of Virginia, made tho following
oratorical tight
81 pledge myself to you, anil to the world,
if old Randolph don't give large majority
for Wise, III seize the highest mob Of Cheat
Mountain within her limits, BY the shaggy
tops of its gigantic chesnut oaks, and sling it
clear into the Pacific ocean, ,H
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NrA mountain is made up of atoms o,a
friendship of little matters, and if tha ,. a,,a
hold not together, the mountain is crun n.b
into dust. S'oino'e'
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DINapoleon is said to have remarked of
physicians, whom he found to be material
They do not believe that a man has a
soul because they cannot find it with their
disseeting kpite,'
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ESin China they pay doctor for keerins
MS patent weu' and deduct tile fee for very
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leaning lea hnn Is obtained only by labor it
tann r;o W D,nusnt with money If it could
Wv avn "o"'0 always be intelligent.
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THE JIoRRoRs OF WAR.-4 F,afM Trag-
edy.-Thc London Times lays before its read
ors the particulars of Il horrible affair, which
recently occurred near the Dutch settlement
of Transvaal at the Cape of Good Hope, and
which can only be paralleed in atrocity
among the achievements of modern times by
the exploit Of Marshal st. Arnaud in Algicrs,
when he smoked and burned to death thou
sands of his barbarian opponents who had
sought refuge in deep and spacious cave;
''ln the case at tie Cape of Good Hope,
the Caire Indians had murdered in October
last, under circumstances of great barbarity.
ten or twelve men and women of the Dutch
settlement. Immediately General Pretorious
raised an army Of 500 men, and, accompanied
by Commander General potgietter. proceeded
on an expedition to revenge the blood Of the
victims. After an absence of several weeks,
they reached some remarkable subterranean
caverns half mile in length, and from three
to five hundred feet i'll width, where the CAT
fires had cntrcnchcd themselves. Upon his
arrival at this spot, Gen. Prctorious attempt
ed to blast the rocks above the cavcrns, and
thus crush the savages beneath the ruins.
The peculiar character Of the stone, however.
rendered this scheme impracticablc. and he
then stationed his men around the mouth of
the caves, and built up walls in front of them.
After a few days many of the women and
children were driven by hunger and thirst
from their hiding places, and were allowed
to escape; but every man who came forth
was shot dead by their rifles. On the 18th
of November, at the close of a siege of three
weeks the bcsicgers, seeing no signs of life,
entered the cavorns, and the silence Within
together with the horrible odor Assisting from
the bodies of the dead, told how cfrctually
their object had been accomplished. More
than nine hundred Cail'res had been shot
down at the mouths of the caverns and a
much greater number had persisted by slow
degrees: suffering all the horrors CT stalva-
ton in the gloomy recesses within"
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An autograph letter of George WASHINGTON
WAS M,. recently sold at auction, ii London for
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r 80 ~ ar' n, Hrasop, son Of Tx. Governor
the 18th instant, in tbn ord, coan. Nd on
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MORE NEWS.

TNlIE largest and most fashionable, and he best
l. assortment of mems w"mcns, and childrcn's
Boots and Shoes. in Cecil county. is
to be found ut the subscribers BOOT
e4&and SHOE STORE, opposite the
Court House. Elkton. Md.
The subscriber would respectfully inform his
friends and the public generally that he has pnr
chased of his BROTHER (Enoch Crouch,J his entire
stock of Ladies' Misses and Chillrens
BOOTS AND SHOES,
and has commenced manufacturing Ladies Shoes
Of every description He is now prepared to ac-
commoiate all who may favor him wi h a call.
with Mems, Womens and Childrcns Boois and
Shoes of the best sort ut very low prices
TltuS. G. CROUCH.
N. B. Country produce taken in exchange for
Boots and Shoes. June 1, jl-tf
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C~When the heart is out Of tune the
tongue seldom does tight. ...
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EDER s. BROTHER,
ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS,

Corner MARKET and Church st,
ELKTON, MD.
TOBBING promptly attended to, and exc
u cuted with neatness and despatch.
VPlans, Specifications, Estimates, &c,
made free Of charge. Nov II IF