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ELxroy MARKET.-Thc produce named
below, when of good quality, brought the
following prices here yesterday: Wheat,
go 800, red 30: Corn, old 20 cts, new 20
cts; Oats SO cts: Mercer Potatoes 80 cts.
WILMINGTON, Nov. GIVE quote to-day
from wagons at the mills and in Front Street,
Wheat 2I0c; Cora 92c; Oats 3Sc; Flour from
wagons $3.50 Il 962. Potatoes ~ 50 cents
per .-Sinfcsman.
BALTINoRE. Nov. 29.-Flour 50 90 to %:
Whcat-whitc good to prime go 90 tn %;
red, goo! to pt inc, 81 0S a > II; Com-yeI-
low, new. 80, new white 70; Olts--19 n Al;
Rye-Sl oS Il l 20. Cloversced, 50 - a
I 80; Timothy So so a 8 81.
PuILADELPnIA, Nov. 29-Flour 1913 to
9.Sl; Wheat-r'd, S2.l5 to 2lS; white So 20
to 2.2j; old corn 81 90 new 10 cts; Oats Al cts
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Nov'r GOTH
The number Of Becvcs offered at the scales
to day reached 500 head, ofwhch leo were
sold to grazicis, so left over unsold, and the
balance, | $50 head, taken by Baltimore
butchers and packers at pricce ranging from
, 80 to 81 IS averaging 50 o5. The gen
c,al quality Of a large number WAS rather lean.
whilst some lots which obtained the highest
figures were prime. Hogs-Thc market was
rather bare. with brisk demand prices from
8 25 to IS - per 100 lbs. Sheep were in
good demand, and sold at prices in advance
OF previous quotations. say from 80 to s..
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Correspondence of The Cecil Wing

Rock SPRINGS. Nov. 9th, '55
Il false RumoW-Bmncss.- Improrcments &c.
Mr.. EDITOR There has been report
currently circulated throughout the county
which has no foundation in truth, and which
asa good citizen feel INVESTIGATED upon thus
publicly to correct. The report is that
few mornings after tie late Election our
friend and fellow citizen j. II. the "IIigh
Priest" Tor better known at home here as
The Father of the Eighth District ~ was
found dead under shock of corn from the
effects of severe chill which he took about
ten o'clock on the night of the Election But
| am happy to inform the people of the coun-
ty genclly. and the "untcrifcd' particularly
that "Dcd" still Hrcs, though in an emancia-
ted condition.
There is quite a brisk trade carried on
here in D,ygoods, Groceries and Liquors
though the demand for the last named article
has somewhat abated since the completion of
a neighboring mill-dam.
The Miss loves are about finishing n
handsome new Brick Dwelling House. which
will add much to the appearance of the place.
PETER.
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STATE SENATOR FROM CAROLINE CoUNTY.--
At the late election Mr.. Chiffon was chosen
to the State Senate from Caroline county Md,
in place Of Mr.. Rawlings. deceased The
Denton Journal seems to think that the elcc.
ton was informal. because the governor had
issued no warrant for such election. 1t ap-
pears the constitution requires The governor,
when vacancy occurs during the recess Of
the legislature, to issue his warrant for an
election to fill said vacancy. No provision,
however, is made for officially informing tho
executive of the existence Of a vacancy, and
probably accounts for the non-issue Of tho
required warrant. The journal says the gov.
trnor has been written to OH the subject, and
it further adds:
Should no further action in the premises
take place PRIOR to the meeting of the lcgisla-
turc. Mr.. Chiffon will 60 on, we presume
and claim his scat in the Senate, and it will
be for that body to determine whether or not
he is entitled to it under the provision of tho
section Of the constitution as above quoted.
We cannot think, under the eli eumstanccs, il
would bc refused him.
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TERRIBLE ExpLosIoN.-Losso of Hf.-Wc
learn from the Richmond Dispatch that a
fire damp explosion occurred at the English
Company's Black Heath Coal pits, in Chcs.
terficld county. Va, on Monday night last
resulting i'll the death of four men. and in
the injury of three more. The victims were
as follows:
John Marshall, killed. lie had his head
droadfully crushed. lie leaves a wife and
seven children. all very young Charles
Thompson. killed; leaves wife: Nicholas
Luke, killed, leaves a wife and one child.
Joseph Burton, killed leaves wife and three
children. George Cotton, aged 20, had leg
broken and crushed. a colorcd boy named
Wiallam Wright bruised and burned serious
ly. Fourteen others who were below at the
time of the explosion were not injured, and
come out safely.
The scene at the pit on Tuesday was most
distressing. The sight Of the bodies Of the
dead and the suittrings of the wounded were
of the most painful nature. The melancholy
scene was heightened by the lamentations of
the families Of the dead. all Of which were
exceedingly helpless.
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Mr.. FILLMORE IN KENTucKY.-NIr. Fill
more is evidently favoritc with large por-
ton of the American people. We recently
gave resolution in his favor. as adopted at
public meeting in Montgomery county. We
now snbjoin another, as adopted Oh the 18th,
at Barlstown, Ky.:--
Resolved, That Willard Fillmore, ."thc
Model President" is our choice for the Chief
Magistracy of the United States in 1856, and
that We present his name to the American
people for that high Office las one whom we
best love, most admire. and deem fittcst for
the general needs ''-confitlent that his cleo.
ton would be hailed with qualification and
delight 10y the tue men of all parties, who
love the Union, the Constitution and its COM
promise, and in every section of the country
wherever our banner waves and our drum.
beat is heard. lie has sisnalizcd his career
by stern devotion to the best interests of
the nation knowing and recognizing no geo.
graphical lnes--"no North, no South, no
East, no West'-hls public virtue and large
nationality, tried by every test, yet Excepting
step to the music of the Union,' regardless
of the cries and clamors of the Abolitionis is
and Nulllfiers. fearing neither and abhorring
both, and trusting to the ultimate judgment
and approval of a free and enlightened people.
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Telcgrapic.-Evcry day brings some

Telcgrapic.-Evcy day brings some
thing new, and one day this week brought some
thing new in the shape of Telegraph apparatus
and Office at Elk,on. Long tine we have had the
rushing by of the steam till they are longer
II curiosity. Time was when We could reach either
of the two great cities, near us on the right and
left. in couple of days. Then came the railroad
and the distance could lie passed over in the in
credible short space of 1 hours improv ements
have gradually bccn sho rcning time til Il hours
is al ;hat is required in an ordinary train to reach
Philadelphia. But now greater wonder than all
has come to town. II you have friends country
men or lovers" in those cities or indeed in almost
any other cities, you have The lighting at command
to bear them an instantaneous greeting. Fast
times these; liuirah for ORR telegraph
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MOVEMENTS OF GEN. KEARNEY.-Tt is
stated that advices have been received at the
War Department from Con. Kcarncy at Fort
Pierre on the Upper Missouri. where he had
just arrived from Fort Laramie, with ten COM
panies of infantry and four companies of
cavalry. In his journey he Travelled dis
lance of over four hundred miles directly
through the Sioux country without meeting
any Indians. The guides report that the
savages have all gone north for the winter, so
that the Indian compaign is at an end for the
present season. The troops with Gen. Kcar-
ney will winter at Fort Pierre.
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Frs. A. Ford having on hand la

rs. A. Ford having on hand a large
Land we'll selected assortment of SPRING
and SU MINER MILLINERY, is dcsir-
E}ons Of closing herstock Of goods for t1e
season. Persons wishing any thing in
lin" of business will do well to give her
AZ she is certain she cannot fail to
fsase them, both in quality and price. They
ind always on hand lot Of Fancy Bon
w, Straw Ronncts, lined and trimmed from
%, upwards. Cmldrcn's flats and ladys'
IN trimmed ut all prices, to suit the times.
s8cry thankful to the public for the pat
agc they have bestowed upon her, she
la}{;,es by her great desire to please, q con
{zance Of the same.
M b. Persons bringing the Cash with them
" be certain not to leave her establishment
S out being perfectly satisfied with their
,nins. DSAn Apprentice wanted i'm
Gdate!y. [june 80, 50.
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CANNlBAL INDIANs.-Thc Hon. Gardner
d. Williams. of Saginaw, Michigan, informs
the editor of the Detroit Advertiser that he
encountered near Pigeon River, tribe cf In
dians bearing the name Bots 'rortc. who last
winter were reduced to such straits for food
as to have eaten their own children. This
they are said to have done almost to the cx-
tent of determination: and Mr.. Williams con-
vers,d with two women of the tribe. one of
whom had given up two and the other three
children successfully, to be slain and eaten.
The region where these Indians reside is on
the north shore of Lake Superior, just on the
national boundary between the United States
and Canada.
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MEETING OF CoNGREss.-Conpr

MEETING OF Observation-Disclosures
meets on Monday next, and many of the
members are already in Washington
1t is anticipated there will be some diff
fculty and delay in organizing the House
of Representa- tivcs, account of the va
ried political complexion of its members.
According to an estimate lately made its
members are divided as follows. IS
Americans, 81 Locofocos, 6S Abolition
Fusionists, 9 Wings, and there is one
vacancy, which does not look as though
there would be any great degree of har-
mony among working majority.
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Ecfol Small Gal!i.
"a snarper-up Of unconsidcred triiles."


Deccmber.-TIis first morning of
Winter will bring to every re !dcr visions OF snow
and ice and bitter cold Drcary pictures Of want
aud suffering will come up among the pleasant
ones of blazing igcs htpry family circles around
the glowing hcnr7h, and romping children in
warm and cheerful homes Dreams of the whit
cncl highway with dashing slcghs and happy
youths will be shaded with ragged and shiverirg
foomcn hUbblin ing on to squalid huts of VIZ etched
ness So will We picture-So dream to-day Ms we
remember. Winter is here. Pictures and dreams
will give room 10 the rcities-soon be ecI:ps-
ed b. the bitter truths Of distress and poverty all
around. This week have heard the petition
Tor aims OF an age man, who has passed his three
score years and tea Living in howell of thin
boards. often two days without n morsel to eat
without sufficient clothing, and unable 70 earn II
penury by labor Such is the lot of not few
even here in our very midst. i he old man mourn
full story was not without its lesson In his robust
days he drank away his means and his strength
and COW he is paying tho penalty. Nor is that
the whole Dry. He has SONS in middle lifc-why
did they not maintain him I hey are drunkards
Taught by their father. and unable support their
own families Such is common tale of suffering
and Gifts causes; just such eases abound in our
owl county Of Cecil, and the rum mills that
swarm amongst us are busy to-day manufacturing
more SLen of the land turn your attention to
the Evil the Causes oft and the Remedy.
! q After the above in type one of The
WING correspondents sent in the following para
graph OH December mhioh thus comes in to follow
our own remarks, though in all other respects ell
titled TO precedence:
For The Cecil Uhig.
DECEMBER. A little time ago the hills were
bcSprcnt with flowers. the fields and woods were
ROBBED in gorgeous attire. the birds sang on every
spray. and the soft winds came up from the south
mild and balmy. But now all is changed The
flowers have faded from the hills. the fields are
brown and the woods lcaflcss, the birds have flown
to n warmer CLINE and Tie winds blow raw and
chilly. 1t is December. so far-for the season.
the weather has bcc.l pleas ant; but in few days
or weeks ut farhcst. the sky will be covered with
black: b!uStcry clouds and the ground white with
snow. 1t lisa drcary and tlcsnlatc season to ALL
But ah. how many poor suffering creatures there
are to whom it is loubly d. :oLc. In how many
sore and bleeding have the bright hopes been chill
cd the joyous mticipaiors w;hcred. and the
brilliant expectations blasted forever To such it
is December indeed; December that no Spring can
rcjrvcnatc, no Summer make glad till their pill
grimagc is ended, and their tents pitched in the
borders of that promised lard where blooms n
Nav eternal,
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Tte Cecil lubia.
ELkTON, DECEMBER 1. 1865.
THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF

THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF
DELEGATEs.-s'Who shall be Speaker
of the House of Delegates - is a ques-
ton of some moment and one which i,
already agitatcd in various sections OF
the State. 1t is matter of little I'M
portancc who the man is, or what part
of the state he is from, so that he be
fitted for the station.
Although the American Party has a
Large majority in the House, its force
would be greatly diminished and the
business of the session greatly retarded
by the selection of an inefficient presid-
ing officer, for the reason that the OPP
position has some very able and expert
enced men, such as EX-U. s. Senator
Merrick, Nh. Stone, of Charles county,
and Mr.. Harris, of St. Mary's, all old
and practised legislators, thoroughly
versed in parliamentary rules and tactics,
and hence competent to take great ad-
vantage of a Speaker unskilled in such
Legislative accomplishments. What is
needed, therefore, in the Speaker is that
he shall be man of ability of expert
ence in legislation, of strength and de-
cision of character. Only such a man
can sustain himself in Body where
there is SO much ability and skill in the
Opposition, and the American Party has
such men among its part of the House
Mr.. Anthony Kennedy of Baltimore
City, Mr.. Holland of Baltimore county,
Doct. Goldsborough of Queen AIMS,
Mr.. Brenglc of Frederick, Mr.. Frazier
of Dorchester-hcrc is list of names
(and there are undoubtly others we do
not think of at the. momcnt,) from
amongst whom man with all the neccs-
sary qualifications can be had, to ad-
vance the public business, to Emaintain
the dignity of his station and of the
House and to detect and guard against
the wiles of the artful old legislators of
the Opposition.
Most of the gentlemen we have named
have been spoken ofclscwhere. We have
also heard the names of Messrs. Travcrs
and Partridge, of the Baltimore City
delegation, spoken of i'll connection with
the place. These are very superior
men-men of talents and attachments
and entitled to great consideration-but,
in our opinion, they lack the necessary
age and experience. Neither of them
has ever been in legislative body, and
although during the session, they would,
no doubt, become excellent presiding
officers, that is not what is required
The Speaker should be master of the
place from the start, and that position
In such a body no young and unskilled
man can take.
The consideration Of this subject is
recommended to such members of the
House as may meet with these sugges-
tons.
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For The Cecil Uhig.
sac and L.

These cool and crisp November nights
Revive within me strange deli ghts,
Aud bring the times again to view
When sue loved me. and loved Sue
When each thought if fortnight parted
We'd certainly die brokcn-hcurcd.
Those times have long since passed away,
And I'm becoming stiff AID grey,
But still lead II single life.
While sue "A country bumpkin's wife;
ct. though for years we have been parted,
Nor Sue nor | are brnkcu-heartcd
All we who for some ..ducksy Ann
Are dyins-pau$e. Adopt my plan,
And III the future you II rcjoce,
warned you TO the better choice
That from your famcicd love yoa parted,
And riskcd the being broken, hearted.
OLD BACH
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NOTICE,

rs hereby given that Commissions have
l. been received from the Governor for the
justices OF the Peace and Constables elect
IN the several Election Districts OF Gee ii
county, and that it is necessary for all who
have not appeared at the office of the Clerk
OF the Circuit Court for Cecil county and
taken the oath prescribed by the Constitution
to do so. on or before the 9th day ofDecem-
Der, 1850, if they accept the Offices to which
they were elected.
III. III. MITCHELL. Clerk
Circuit Court for Cecil County.
CS7"lt would be well for the Road Super
vlsorS to appear and take the oath before
the 9Th day Of December, 1855.
ii. ii. MITCHELL,
Dec. 1--3t. Clerk.
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Notice TO Credit0rs.

TN1flS Is TO GIVE NOTICE That tho sub
l. scrbcr Of Cecil county. has obtained from the
Orphans Court of said county, letters Tcstamen-
tary on the personal estate Of
Robert Aiken.
late OF said county, deceased. All persons having
Claims against the said deceased are hereby warn,
ed to exhibit the same, with the vouchers thereof
duly authenticated, Oh or before the
18th day of October. lSj6
they may Otherwise. by law. be excluded from
all benefit Of said estate. All persons indebted to
said tstate are requested to make immediate pay
ment to the subscriber. Given under my hand
this LIST day Of December 1850
HENRY :. Sites.
Executor of Robert Aiken. dec d.
Test-JAs. II. LAMAR Reg iDcc I-rw.
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TIE DEPOT NEAR SMYRNA.-According to
the Smyrna (Dcl.) Times the presidents and
portion of the directors of the Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad company
and of the Delaware Railroad company, met
on the line of the Delaware Railroad, near
Smyrna, on Thursday week, for the purpose
of deciding upon the site for depot. Two
places had been named as being the most
cligibe-Jimtown and on the farm of Mr..
Richard Tippit. After examining the ground.
il was decided that Tippcts was the most
advantageous, and, accordingly, there the
dcpo. will be built.
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hartford CouRT.-Thc Circuit Court
for Hartford County met last week,
Judge Price on the Bench. Tho new
Judge, we find. las proved highly salts
factory to the people of that county, Of
all parties. The Bcl-air Republican
which opposed lhim, since the election
speaks in verv ,,-iatory terms of his
ability and fitness for the place.
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ROAD NOTICE.

The subscribers having been appointed by
the County Commissioners of Cecil County,
Examiners to examine and determine,
whether the interests Of the public require the
opening of Public Road IN the Sixth Elcc-
ton District described in the petition tor the
same as follows:
From the vicinity of Octoraro Forge to
the Road leading from the Rising Sun to the
Pennsylvania Line -
Do hereby give notice to all persons intcrcs-
ted, that they will meet at the fording south
of Octoraro Forge, which is at or near the
place for the beginning of the proposed new
Road on Monday the 3lst day of December,
inst, and proceed with the duties which de-
volve upon them by the appointment a(ore-
said.
BARCLAY REYNOLDS, J
JOHN EVANS,
BENJAMIN HANNA.
Examiners.
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HOG KnLISG.-Priccs,- Hog killing is
now quite active in the West. At Louisville
tky.) up to Wednesday evening last 1000
head had been slaughtered. All the packing
houses in that city, says the journal, will be
IN operation in a day or two. Prices on
Wednesday, were still unsettled \ sale,
however, of 900 hogs to be delivered next
month, was reported at SG25 nett. The
Courier notices Cincinnati prices which were
somewhat higher and adds These rates can
only be sustained for n short time 1t is oc-
casioncd partly by light supply and an ac-
tive demand from Eastern purchasers, and
partly to direct hogs there.
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GONSOlatiOn.-Thcrc appears to be
consolation for every fate. and happy is it for our
humanity that such is the ease How many lives
would he drcary and miserable were it not for the
thought of some f,nced or real evil escaped or for
the hope Of some good to come. From an "Old
Bachelor friend we have the following lines
which show that even in his sort Of life he looks
back on what others would dcprccate as matter
for II Sratulntory poem, meantime commenting
his eXnmrlc " others.
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WOODLAND
AT PUBLIC SALE.

AT PUBLIC SALE.
TNlIE subscriber will sell at Public Sale q
l. the Court House door in Elkton, Gee
county, Md, on
SATURDAY., the 22nd doy of December, 1856
tract of WOODLAND, containing 4
3G6 Acres, More or Less. (
This land is situated in Cecil county, abos
one and a half miles south of the Philad,s
phia, Wilmington and Baltimore ralroa
and about two miles distant from Elk Rives
between Elkton and North East. ltabouns
in CHESTNUT TIMBER suitable for maxi
rails, posts, cross ties, &C., and will be q
divided into smaller tracts, so that perss
who may desire a small tract to furnish 4
timber for their farms, can be suited.
TERMS OF SALE. g.
One third cash; the balance to be pai,ss
two equal instruments in one and two 80
with interest from the day of the sale;
credit payments to be secured by bond
mortgage or by the note of the purci4
with approved security. A plot may be
at the office of the subscriber.
Cy-Salc to commence at . O'Clock p. n
JAMES 7. MCCULLOUGH
Dec. l, '55-ts. co.. Cd, AitornG
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December 1st l255-lm.
ROAD NOTICE.

We, the undersigned, have been duly APP
pointed and commissioned by the County
Commissioners of Cecil County, Road FIX
AMINERs," to view the grounds and examine
and determine whether the convenience of the
Public damands by the laying out ola new
Public in the Northern portion Of Cecil coun-
ty. designated in the petition in relation to
it as follows. .r..
ITO lead from ,Jackson's Mill on Stone Run
to point at the Pennsylvania line near the
residence Of james johnson, to intcrscct u
road being laid out from thence through the
lands of Isaac Tyson to mtersect the road
from Carters Mill to Kivcryille in Lancaster
County, Pa.
And we do hereby give notice that we will
meet at Jackson's MILL the place named as
the point of beginning of the new road applied
for, on "wednesday the 2"d day Of January,
1856, and will then and there proceed to dis
charge the duties enjoincd on us by the aforc.
said Commission from the County Commits
sioners Of Cecil County.
BARCLAY REYNOLDS, }
THOMAS MAXWELL, :
MARSHAL J. HUNT.
Dec. LIST, lS55--lm
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EMIGRATION FROM IRELAND.-Thc Tri-
bune SAYS it learns from good authority that
in consequence of the great numbers of dis
ablcd and destitute German. Polish, Irish
and other passengers, who have been sent to
Great Britain and perhaps to Ireland also,
during the last summer and autumn by the
Comni, soncrs of Emigrat ton Of New York,
the British Government have determined TO
take stringent measures against all ships
conveying that class of passengers hereafter
~ the United Kingdom.
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MISSISSIPPI CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION
The report, that the antiAmcrlcans had sue
cecded in cecting all their Congressman in
Mississippi, turns out to be erroneous. Mr..
Singleton. in the Fourth District, was defeated
by Hon. William a. Lake, the american can
dldate. who, during the canvass, (says the
Mlssiss1pian,) had the holiness to declare his
opposition to the Nebraska act. The ont,cs
elected the Congressman in the other four
districts, as has been previously reported.