The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1855-02-10

| LAND chLrS. Hc PiopSi " VI the i"p'
Jesse CHINA, near the Brick Mscting House,
containing A acres Of land vas sold at Trus-
tees saeon Saturday las; .or So 500; Doct j.
Turner, purchaser.
On the same day the real estate of the late
VIM. W. Ruttcr, in Elk Neck, near North
East, containing l05 acres, was sold for
$500 John Mauldin, purchaser.
The real estate Of the late Hugh jackson.
lying rear Perryvillc and containing 81 acres
was sold on Thursday, by Jas. y. McCul-
Tough, ESQ.,. Trustee, for 81, 400. Joseph
McMullin, purchaser. ..
The Matthews houses in Little Fix. on
ground rent for three years, with the priv
ilcSe of removal, were bought at the sale on
Tuesday last, by Mr.. james Denny for $500.
A GREAT TcE PoND.-Thc mill dam at
Iron Works of Mccullough & Co., last week
furnished the best quality of ice for many
icc-houses in Elkton and the surrounding
country. 1t was from four to six inches thick
there, when there was none thick enough to
cut elsewhere in the ncighborhood. Tie
dam has seventy acres of surface and could
well supply the whole county.
CARRIAGE MANrFAcroRY.-An advertise
mcnt in another column gives notice that a
carriage mandatory is about to be started
in Elkton. Such an establishment has long
b en- needed here and will succeed we'll.
ArrLEs.-'Squire f. Brown, Scn'r. at his
Office in the basement of the Howard House,
has for sale a variety of excellent apples
Call and see him: he can furnish as fine a
supply as an orchard in September.
0J~Leonard Campbell has been appointed
postmaster at Rising Sun, i'll this county, in
place Of Samuel Williams, resigned.
FIRE.-A small dwelling on Back Sire,
belonging to Miss Mary Bolton and occupied
by Nelly Wallace, an old colorcd woman,
was burnt on Tuesday last. "Old Nelly"
lost all her clothes and furniture and her cas- e
deserves the attention of the benevolent.
SNow.-A fine, dry snow fell here on
Wednesday and Thursday, and lies to the
depth of four or five inches. The weather
has been very scvcrc-Tucsday last was Il
bitter cold day, the Thermometer being be-
low zero.
The Posi- OrrICE.-Our accommodating
postmaster, has had his office handsomely
painted this week. The Judge" likes to
keep things neat about his premises.
CoIoNIzATIoN.-R John Seys, Travell-
ing Agent of the Md. Colonization Society,
reports for january the following sums from
Cecil county: Elkton (addl,ionaD So so;
Charlcstown $50; North East $C5.
TIE CASE OF ROBERT SwIFT-So quietly
in prison lies this unfortunate man, it has
seemed as though he were already in his
grave. BY notice from the Secretary of
State in another column, it will be seen that
application has been made for Communication
Of his sentence to imprisonment in the Pcn-
tertiary for life. Oh which the Governor will
decide on the 9th day Of March.
SLIT FOR DAMAGES. The Cecil Wing
should not he SO careful of its '.autholi,y'
as to do violence TO the truth. VIII it please
20 inform its readers, that the Delaware
Statesman, was correct in its FIST announce
ment. that the suit by Mr.. Philip Quiglry
against the Phil, vii. and Bait. Il. Il. Com
pany for libel. was commenced at the time
specified. and that the good authority
was misnfor1ntd. = Del. Statesman.
We copy the above with pleasure, and have
TO say i'll relation thereto, that such was the
character ofour "authority' we can only re
concle the conflicting statements, hy sup,
POSING that notice of the suit had not beer
served upon the Railroad authorities at tho
time we were authorized to make the contra
dicton.