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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1855-12-29
Our Correspondence.
Correspondence of The Cecil Nhig.1
CHESAPEAKE Cry, Dec. 81, s;

| CHESAPEAKE CITY, Dec. Y, 55.
Christmas times in Chesapeake 7'ou
Bouts-" Rnadalm --Rcmord Of Delauar-
nns-Fdncy BaH-Serenadc, &c.
DEsK RICKETTS,. The merry Christmas
! times passed with the usual ceremonies
Ever, tiPrlcr in the town got most glpriouSly
drunk. the Boys made the powder and crack
ers crack. and two or three dog fights in con-
nection with two or three by human -
| finished up the day. WhiSkcy was abundant;
it flowed i'll perfect torrents, and any advo,
cate of the Maine Law in Cecil County could
have easily seen by the doings here that the
people of the County instead of being ripe foI
the Law were only ripe whiskcy.
The Havre dc Grace and Philad, lphia
Steam Tow Boats have just finished an I'M
usually profitable season. The Superior has
gone to Baltimore for repairs, and the Kings
I ton is lying idle at her wharf here.
Ncwcomb Ranlel & Co., have large force
of wood-cutters engaged, cleaning the pro.
posed Ito for the new town of '.Randaiia" the
buildings in which will be commenced dur
ing the coming year. Chesapeake City, how
| ever has large stride foremost and from in
dications ''Rantlalla'' cannot be of much I'M
portance as an opposition to the business of
the Divided City,
lhe schooner ''Jno. H. prlcc' las been en-.
gagged during the week receiving the goods of
the M.ssrs. Warren of Delaware, who some
time back purchased large tract of land in
Virginia and are just removing thithcr. -
They will be an acquisition to the country in
Virginia for besides being the stcrncst and
most mc.mpromising of ali locolocos thcy;a,e
entcrpIiSing. business men, Success TO tli,m
all such enterprises.
a fancy and grand German Bali was held
on the Bohemia side on Tuesday night. Some
of the young hoods round town attend, d
hut rumor says that the grace Of the Amer
leans was completely ovcrshadowed by he
superiority Of the Dutchmen. with whom
dancing is Legitimate requirement and bust
ness.
Scrcnadcs during the past week have been
much in vogue; but an inquiry has been
started as to the fact whether All cxubcrant e
Of artificial spirits was not the cause of most
Of these. At any rate Christmas is the only
time when the lungs of these same individuals
are exercised in ''wading through" the notes
of Few days. etc. SClo.
Some of them are ''uncompromising"
rowdies, Judging from their behaviour here on
Christmas day.-Ed.
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POSTMASTER GENERAL AND TIE KNOW NorH-

POSTMASTER GENERAL AND TIE KNOW NoTH-
INGs.-"Homo," the Washington corrcspon-
dent of the Pennsylvania Enquirer, says:-
''Thcre is some little excitement among leg
islators attached to the american Order, >
caused by the refusal of Postmaster General
Campbell to appoint gentleman Postmaster
in small town in North Carolina. The re-
port Is that the Hon. Mr.. Purycar, of the
House of Representatives waited upon Judge
Campbell, and presenting to him a strong
recommendation, signed by many respectable
people residing in the reighborhood where the
office is located. ola particular person, Mr..
Purycar was asked by the Judge if the man
named for the office was Know Nothing,
to which he replied he did not know. but he
would respectfully inquire if he did belong to
that organization would it be cause for with
holding the commission from him. Judge G.
replied unhcsitatingly, that under no circum-
stances would he appoint Know Nothing
to Office"
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NAVAL ETIQUETTE Strange reports are
published, both in French and English Jour
nails, about the proceedings of Commodore
Brccse, commander of the American Squadron
in the Mediterranean. A French journal
states that recently. when the Commodore
was lying in the port of Smyrna, two French
mon Of war entered ono after the other. into
that port and that the American Commodore.
contrary TO all custom refused to fire the or
binary salute. The journal adds. that the
sailors of the French vessels were so exaspcr-
atcd at this want Of courtesy Of the American
Commander that they cried out for war
against the United States Immediately The
journal adds, that these acts of rudcncss on
the part Of American Commanders. and of
Commodore Brcese in particular. have become
so frequent and so marked Of late that some
measure for its correction is called for.
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Ccfol affairs.

LAND SALEs.--6I acres OF land lying near
Dysart's cavern, which bcfo"ge to the late
Samuel Wilson, was lately sold by James +.
Mccullough Esq, trustee, for So ,30i, or $50
per acre. john Mackic, purchaser.
Mr.. Edward II. IIyland, of Elk Neck, has
sold 100 acres Of his farm to Mr.. Jacob B..
Ash of this town, for 81 800.
300 MrLEs.-Daniel McCaulcy ESQ, an
ex Sheriff Of this county, is on his way from
Kentucky with drove of three hundred
mules which he has selected with much julg-
mcnt, and there will be an excellent oppor-
tunity for persons wishing to purchase. They
Mr.. McCauley has been to the state of Iowa
and has purchased large tract of land, where
he intends next season to commence the bus
of raising mules. AS abundant corn crops
can be grown there with little labor, and the
prairie grass only costs the labor of cutting
and stacking, 1t is very favorable location
for the growing of mules, and they bring
nearly as good prices in Iowa as IN the At
lantic States.
DEATH FROM a GCN sHOT.-A young man
named John Hall who resided some three
miles from this place was shot on Christmas
day under circumstances which appear not
to be exactly understood He and his brother
4 young man ofcightcen years, both of whom
land it is stated others Of the family beside, J
were drunk, had been shooting at a mark,
about the cooper shop of Joseph. Hall, their
father. In the evening John was shot through
the thigh and blcd to death in few minutes
Some think the young brother shot him, as
he had previously made threats against him.
but the young man states that is was cause
by the accidental discharge of Il gun in the
hands of the deceased: that he was going out
of the door of the shop reaching the gun
which he held near the muzzle, before him
and that the hammer, which was down OH
the cap, struck step and fired the gun The
shot on entering the thigh took direction
upwards towards the groin, which sustains
the young mans testimony. The man shot
was about % years of age and leaves a wife
and two children.
We understand coroncr's jury brought
in verdict Of accidental shooting.
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CORES pOndence of The Cecil Whir

ROCKVILLE, LITTLE Elk, Dec, &c, SIS.
improvement of The County SCHOOL, Debating
Socieiy-Clcrical Change -Stores-Mechaa,cs
-'Sam," &c.
DEAR RICKETTS, Being subscriber to
your paper and feeling All interest in it am
pleased to see your various letters from Port,
Rising Sun, and other places, and seeing none
from Little Elk, have concluded to send YOU
one.
There is great Improvement in this Sec
ton of the county-perSons who lived here
ten years ago would now scarcely know it.
The general face of the country is altered.
stock of all kinds has been greatly improved.
and the manners and customs of the people
are so changed for the better, that think we
could stand up with any part of the county
and report progress.
We have a day-School of about so scholars
at the Rock School House, taught by Mr..
James Kelly, a man of great intellect. A
Debating Society meets at the same place every
Saturday evening, conducted by Mcssrs.
Mackic. Jordan. Cornish, Howard and others.
have attended many such societies but never
saw more talent displayed than at this.
The Rev. Mr.. Marshall has been called to
."he lc NUN rcSDy lcilaIl) Snlifcn lOrlncr-
ly in charge of Rev. Abraham De Witt
Everything here seems at present to wear
smiling appearance; our stores at the Rock
Fair Hill and Andora compare well with any
country stores, and our mechanics are equal
to the best
"Sam" is still at work here and the Pierce
ties are growing scarcer, and the few of on,
old wings who voted the Pierce ticket look as
though they dreaded to reside up Salt River.
Dow.
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lCor cspondcnce of The Cecil Wing
PORT DEPOSIT, Dec. 81. So

State Of the Rirer-Steamboats and Stages
Chr'Simas-Protracicd Mceting--I Temper
ancc Dlccting-Quurrics aud Quarruncn-
Yankee S"Ntran .iJout--Schoomr Sunk, Ne.
MIR. EDITOn:-Our river is not yet eight"
although it has been on Il bender" on sew.
cIal occasions. believe our steamboats, are
all ''lad up" for the winter except the Clip
scy,' which is still fcrrying between Port and
Bells Ferry, and making occasional trips to
llavre dc Grace, whenever the river is 81, al
of ice. Christie Baker is the only one who
has placed hacks on the line of travel between
Port Deposit and Pciryvllc. OF course,
every thing i'll the form of accommodation is
like the handle Of iug-all on one side.
Christmas day passed oil in rather a dull
way III our town in consequence Of the III
ciemency Of the weather, except in those cir
Giles land there were not fewl where egg
nog and ''whiskcy Pun CHI were the order
OF the day. Some mcn had their nmidies
pretty well punched on the eve of Christmas.
lrotracttd meeting commenced at the Nj.
e. Chulrli in this place. on Christmas day
at clock y. NJ. | believe ministerial help
from abroad is expected his week.
We had temperance meeting IA rare
thing IN this town on Friday evening last.
1t was addressed by Messrs. Elijah Reynolds
ST., and George Gather, both Of Port Deposit.
believe operations in the stone quarrirS
at Rock Run have ceased for the winter. -
Tie ''shoyel and the hce' have been laid up,
and the fiddle and the bow taken down in
lieu thereof, and the song for the times is:
"Apple cider and pcrsmmon beer,
Christmas comes but once year;
When comes III have my share.'
The orious prizc-fshter Yankee Su!i-
van, paid our town a visit on Saturday last.
lie was sloricusy drunk, and wet to the
skin. He said he was on his way to Rich.
mond, Va, to have prize fight.
Our friend and fellow citizen Edwin vii.
mcr ESQ.,, met with another serious loss last
week The schooner. "Mary Fancis," Capt.
Scaggs, loaded with wheat and oats, bound
for Philadelphia, was sunk in the Delaware
river, at C mouth of the Christiana creek
during the storm of Saturday night week.
| believe they succeeded in raising the boat,
and, getting the grain out, both being serious
ly damaged. TYBALT.
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hard To get up an argument when company
meets. My advice is to Keep cool; it will
soon blow over and there will be an end to it.
When men grow wise above what is written
and seek information respecting departed
friends through any other medium than the
Holy Scriptures they should be piricd rather
than abused
The Protracted Meet n in the NJ. Church
here has closed. There were 20 to 25 con.
vcrts, most Of whom have united with the
church. meeting is now in progress at
the Union, which bids fair to do good. And
here ii may not be amiss to remind the good
hethcrn at both places that their houses of
worship are too small. and that if they would
get up union of head, heart and pocket they
could soon build larger ones, and in twelve
months after be none the poorer on that ac-
count. What say you
LITTLE ELK.
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Correspondence of The Cecil Wing
NEAR CHERRY HILL. Dec. % ;!

NEAR CHERRY HILL, Dec. 2G '55.
Little EIk's Defence Health The Plank Road
Table Turning -Protracted Meetings
Churches, &c.
Our correspondent "LIrTLE ELK"-nonc
other than the vcritable stream itself, ofcourse
writes us long letter in which it defends
itself against the abuse it received on account
of the late great frcshct, which able defence
we regret we have not room for this week.
The letter then proceeds with some other
items, as follows:
The health of this section is now good.
Mr.. Green is again at work on the plank
road, laying plank on the 9Th mile from Elk
ton. What the intentions of the Company
are respecting the completion Of the road
am unable to say. but must observe that they
have chosen bad time to make good road
Spilitualism and Table Turning cngross
the minds fmany Of our citizens now; some
are i'll favor and many opposed, aud it is not
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AN IMPORTANT DECISION the cace n

AN IMPORTANT DEcIsIoN.-In the case of
Jews Spencer against the Bank of Baltimore,
concluded yesterday, under instruction of the
Court. the following important questions were
dccd.d. That note endorsed 10y resident
of Baltimore, and made negotiable at bank
in the city of Baltimore, the payment of such
note is dcmandable Mt the counter of the bank
where made negotiable, though the drawer
may reside out of the city of Baltimore that
the word negotiable is synonymous with paya-
bic, A bank may retain out of deposits in
hank by an cndorscr on such note a sum
sufficient to cover the amount of the note en-
tered and costs included. This case will pro-
badly be carried to our Court Of Appeals. -
.imer,can Democrat.
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PRoscRIpTloN.-The charge of pro-
scription is the common one made against
the American Party by the Pierce organs
and orators. The proscriptive tendency
of the principles of that party has made
the theme of many a harangue by locofo-
co Orators, who had as we'll close their
mouths on that subject when they read
the following evidence of the proscrip-
tive principles of the present Admins
tration:
FonElGNlsM AND CATHOLICISM REQUISITE
QrAIIFIcATloNs FOR OFF1cE.-The Amcri-
can Organ says:-We published in our issue
OF Saturday a statement to the effect that the
Postmaster General had determined not to
appoint any American to Office. We give
h'lrw letter from the Hon. r. G. Purycar in
relation to the matter, which will give the
country some idea of the Jcsutism in this
Department. and the prescription which is
practiSm against Natives and Protcstants:
llovsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, Dec. a. So.
DEAR SIR: see in your paper of 22d IN
slant statement concerning the appointment
Of postmaster in my district at Madison,
Rockingham county, North Carolina, which
| desire to correct. The conversation to
which you alludc was between MIR. Horatio
King, LIST Assistant Postmaster General and
myself. and not with Mr.. Campbell, the Post
master General, as stated in your article
With this exception, the statement is correct
as far as it goes, but it docs not embrace all
that occurred between Mr.. King and myself
on that occasion.
When | made the application for the APP
polnmtnt, Mr.. King asked me if the appli-
cant were Know Nothing? replied that
did not know whether he was or not and
asked Inn if it were possible that his being a
Know. Nothing would be an objection! lie
replied eyes. am acting under orders not to
appoint any Know. Nothing, and to lurn out
all wkom know TO belong to the order"
then asked him if native. born citizen and a
foreign Roman Catholic. both equally compe-
tent, were to apply for the appointment. OIL
which would be bcstow it lie said he should
be compelled to appoint the foreign Catholic.
then left the Department, and do not know
whether any appointment has yet been made
or not.
Very respectfully, your ohcdicnt servant,
r. G. PURYEAR.
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Che 1flarkcts.


ElKroy DEC. 2S.-Bnycrs hcreto-day are
giving $l.S2 to - for good rcd wheat
Corn brought G. cents 'or new and 90 for old
Oats 37cents Potatoes 50 cents.
WILMINGTON MARKET, Dec. g1th.-We
quote to-day from wagons, ut the mills, and
in Front Street Wheat. red 81 90, whit,
S % 50 90; Corn, new 10 cts, old % cts;
Oats, 80 CTS; Rye, 81 90. Flour--Superiine
IS So. Flaxseed, 81 IS. C!ovcrseed, 81 a
80.
BALTIMORE MARKET, Dec. 2Sih.
Flour: 1887 to SG2, with upward tendency
Wheat: choice white SOB 2U5: good to
prime do $l.S7 l.95 good rcd Sl.S0 4
lS5.
Corn good lots "A to Tets; damp lots G5
GSctS.
Oats: 35 TO accents
Clov,rsced $3.50: timothy 325,
PHILADELPHIA CATTLE MARKET, Dec. 24th,
The number of Bccvcs offered this week
were 1000 head; sales ut SIS 80 a $40 50 per
100 lbs. Shcep-Sales at So co to So 90 per
head. Cows and Calves at from So to 500.
ll"g-Salrs ut IS 80 50 per leo lbs.
New YoRK CATTLE MARKET, Dec. o6.-
Offerings of Beeves 5000 head, and market
firm, sales at SIS Il Sill. Sheep. offerings
10000 head, sales at improving prces.--lIogs
Offerings 5000 head.
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MARYLAND LEGIsLATURE.-The Leg
islature of Maryland meets on the first
Wednesday in January, which is We'd
ncsday next. The session ends by lin
itation of law on the 10th of March,
The Governor is authorized to call an
extra scssionFwhenx he: deems it ncccs-
sary, and We understand an extra scs-
sion is highly probable during the COM
ing year. 1t is said that the Reports of
the Codifers and Simplicrs of the rules
of Practice, &C., will be submitted ssthe
approaching session, and that there will
not be time to act on them and attend to
the other necessary business.
The House of Delegates has major
ity of American Members. The Senate
is part Wing, part American and part
locofoco-ncither party having the ma
jority. 1t is not known how the Wings
will vote, but it is supposed enough of
them will vote with the American Party
to give it majority. If the adverse
were to occur and several of the old
Wings vote with the locofocos, the
Senate might refuse to 60 into an election
of L. S. Senator-but such a state of
affairs is scarcely probable. Among the
many very able gentlemen spoken of to
succeed Mr. Pratt in the Z. S. Senate,
we believe Hon. HENRY WINTER DAVIS
is most likely to be elected.
We notice that Mr.. HOLLAND, of
Baltimore county, whose chances to be
elected Speaker of the House were
about best of any, has met with a severe
accident by the running away of his
horse; his leg was broken and he was
otherwise injured-so the spcakership is
out of the question with him, as he will
not be able to take his seat until the
session is well advanced, if at all.
Our correspondents have from time
to time spoken of varieus laws, of local
character needed here in Cecil, and al
terations in others. A Charter for Il
Bank at Elkton; for Railroad from
Port Deposit up to the Pennsylvania
line; analteration in the Elkton, Andora
and Lewisville Plank Road Charter; in
the Dog-Tax Law, &C.; and among gem
eral laws, the repeal of the law taxing
money coming into the State; an altcra-
ton in the Road Supervisor System; the
repeal or modification of the present
License System, &C., with all of which
and many others not enumerated, our
Legislators will find plenty of work.
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WALL AND'W!NrER GOODS

~ 'ah':rib hts iast .t.rh,i fron New
! 'rE rrk pir!af. IHW with tn, llrs st and
sdIi!iUnH II as'or mcnt Of
E.iLL AND'WIN TER GOODS
that vas cv off re thi. M, kyt re hns been
t'ken thl' goo ar ices and OF the latest fnshion
hs 80 esd ali they We he n purchased 1T the
lowest possible prices and gre It paiLs viii be TAX
Ell that tn y he sol II very SMALL ADVANCE
Ny M tito buv cheap. Sc chap and do large
b 'sinsss." Cloths of al coors ir > - cents to
- 10 per yarL Ga 'simrre. bl eek and nry, 30 cts
{" :. - per yard; Satiiuets black an fancy -!
to - cents per yard Flannel I'd and white, 81
~ 10 10 Gems; Il large assortment OF
DRESS GOODS FOR THE LADIES;
goal t,d VIDE m usin ut u cts. pr yard; a
lars, aSSSgur mt OF
RE.4DY-M9DE CLOTHING;
100 pair Ladies Undr ssei Morroco Boots Mt 81 90
per pair; thin selr Jenny Lind Shoes 81 90 per
eN'r $50 pair wood peggcd Roots. city made. best
srt'o'e chap: rye lot Of boys and misses Boots
and shoes complete assortment of
HARD WE'RE md CT TLERY;
Nails cents per pound, Tess by the keg;
GROCERIES,
brown sugar Ct cts. white and eta Coffee 12l
cts: Mo'asses cheap: Macker,l and Herring hy the
bbl. &c Toge her with very large assortment
Of Ill kinds of goods usual kept in country store
with large number of her articles that ar. not
kept in any or err store. all of which can assure
You will DO sold at n very small advance over the
atty wllD>ssa' prices tor tho Cash or Country Pro
dacc. All kinds of Produce bought TT
J. \. ELIASoN'S,
CuEAp CORNER.
Scp IL 1853 Mdlctown. Del.
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tgOXNETS! HsONNETS!!

NErS. A. Ford having on hand large
Inland well selected assortmcnro OF SPRING
c. and SUMMER MILLINERY, is desir-
EtAelous Of closing her stock of goods forthc
Rttk- season. Persons wishing any thing in
her limo of business will do well to give her
u call as she is certain she cannot fail to
please them, both in quality and price They
will find always on hand lot of Fancy Bon
nets, Straw Bonncts, lined and trimmed, from
81. 90, upwards. Chlldrens fats and ladys'
hats trinuued at all prices, to suit the times.
Very thankful to the public for the pat
ronnge they have bestow upon her, she
wishes by her great desire to please, con
tinnance Of She same.
N. b. Persons bringing the Cash with then!
will be certain not to leave her establishment
without being perfectly satisfied with their
bargains. GyAn Apprentice wanted i'm
mediatcly. june 80, SO.
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rom out tnelr Winter nome,
are favoring us with their welcome presence As
we write ii is as warm and pleasant almost as
April, and just opposite window couple Of
blue birds are singing as bithcly as if the Spring
time was already upon US. The old folks say these
pet days as they call them but the pre-
cursors Of and are sure to be followed by, stormy
and freezing ones. We havo had so many of the
pets, however, that our faith in the venerable
prediction is sadly shaken. and We are becoming Il
little skcptical iii regard to it, Let US all, there
fore while waiting for the vcriicaion of the adage
pray the balance Of the winter may be as mild as
that which has past, and made up of pet days
-Ihc above paragraph was appropriate to
Sunday afternoon; then we had the glow and
splcndor of carly Spring lilac bushes sprung out
into leaf and sparrowssung On the bushes in the
garden; but NOW elnestlay night, three days
after-we find that pet day was but the too sure
precursor of genuine wintry weather and that at
ter all, the predictions of odd folks are entitled
to due respect AS We jot down this ;unconsidcrcd
trihe' the Nor'wester is coming down seward
with biting breath that sings to the quick ice
covers the ponds and the rumble Of passing car
riago wheels tell that the frost has crustel the
ground. Time enough is there yet for long win
ter OF wind and snow and storm.
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A Rich PRlzE.- The British discovery ship
ReSoute. which was abandoned in the Arctic
sea by the last Exploring Expedition. was
brought into New London on Sunday by
Captain Bridington, with all her armament
stores. equipments &C., valued at about $780,
600. When found she had drlftcd over one
thousand miles from the place where She Was
abandoned.
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CGASTAELE,S SALE.

Rf virtue of a writ of vendi Exponas, is
- sued by Edmund Brown, ST., ESQ, a
Justice Of the Peace Of the State of Mary
land, in and for Cecil county, at the suit of
John Matthews, against the goods and chat
ties, lands and tcnements of John W. Old
ham and to me directed, have seized and
taken into execution all the right. title. in
tcrest, claim and estate. at law and in equity
of the said John W. Oldham in and to all
that piece, parcel or tract of land wherein
hcinow resides containing