The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1855-03-17
Our Correspondence.
| Correspondence ofTlie Cecil Wing.

Spccim Election baltimore Annual Conference
-Mane LauSt te COHrcn'jOh- NcW Hump
shire Election-- Commercial CoNege liner
ican N0minai,oHs IN TTgjaia.
Editor Vhie The sp,cirl election held in
the 18th and 2Cth wards on Friday last, for
the crction Of rclrcsc ntativc to the second
Branch Of the City Cuul,c |, to ill the vara,,-
ry occasi"ntd by the resignation Of Mr.. l..
+. Zimmerman, resulted in the election of
John Hilbert, the American candidate. The
field was most DESPERATELY contested by the
Custom House Officials, who exhibited z2al
and perseverance worthy of a noble causc-
10 means or cxuediens were left untrird to
conrasS the defeat Of the American nominee.
but as the inlolniiallc Sam" was about,
all their Vaccinations were defeated.
The BALTIMORE ANIMAL CONFERENCE of
the VI. L. Church Is now in session in the
Monumental Street Church. The official re-
ports rendered exhibit the various Christian
and benevolent enterprises of the Soricty to
he III j. hly satisfactory condition. Rev W..
L. ID. GLENN, Of Cumberland has introdu ed
INFO the Conference series of Resolutions.
which have for their be-, lay representa-.
iiollin all the enterprises Of the Church. |
am inclined to heopinion that they will pass
the Con crtncc by decided maiority. as they
were we'll received by that body. The laily
Of that denomination here universally APP
prove them.
MAINE LAW STATE CONVENTION. 4 S ate
Maine Law Convention will meet in this city
on the 2Sth Of March 1t is earnestly hoped
that the friends Of the cause in good old Cecil
will see TO it that a strong delegation is S,nt
from that county. The times arc suspicious
for good and permanent NOV. mclt against
the rum traffic in Maryland. Lei every enc
that has q heart TO fee! for The poor IL. o ted
victims of intcmpcrancc, resolve to use all
the powers God and nature has given him, to
produce the enactment Of a law, that will
free Il very large portion Of The citizens of
Maryland from tie West tyranny the sun
ever sl,onc NJ on. The Convention will UNI
duuh;tdly b. numcr, u,ly attend, d. and ar
rangrmons arc being made for grand de-
monstration.
NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTION. The election
for State officers and m,inh rs of Congress- in
the Granite State, came oil yesterday and
resulted in a complete triumph to the Amcri
can cause. The contest was altogether one
of the most spirited ever held in that Com
monwcatl. The Pierce and Forncy Dynasty
spared no pains to carry Il c state money
was appropriated with prodisality hitherto
unknown in that Gibraltar If Democracy
The Know Nothing Governor will have not
less than 5000 ma ority. a majority of
the Senate and House of Representatives and
the three Congressman elect are of the same
party. This victory sindccd a brilliant one
to the Know Nothing party, as two United
States Senators will be elected by the next
Legislature.
COMMERCIAL. COLLEGE. Among the many
public Institutions IF our city, pr, eminent
for us, funesS, stands the Commercial Coll, &c
ofO. X. Chamberlain. There are now in at
tendance students from nearly every portion
Of the Conetderacy; also from the West Indies
and South America. Young gcntle,ncnt de-
sirous Of qualifying themselves for conmcr-
cial life should avail themselves Of the benc-
fits of this justly Gel, bratcd Institution.
AMERICAN NOMINATIONS IN VIRGINIA. The
Know Nothing Convention at Winchester,
nominated 10 day the following strong ticket
Thomas $. Tourney Of Halifax for Governors
j. II. NJ. Ecalc of Mason county for Lieut..
Gov. John NJ. Patton Of Richmand for Atty.
General and X. &. Norris of Richmond for
Commissioner Of Public Works. Mr.. Flour
ney was 4 Wing member of the Thirtleth
Congress. MIR. Bcale was Democratic mem
Der of the last Congress. and Mr.. Patton Was
Democratic member of the Twenty tlrd
Congress, and lately filled the Office Of .Attol
ncy General To which he has been nominated.
The ticket will be elected by l0,0G0 ma ori-
ty. loN.