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The Cecil Whig., 1856-10-11
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JOSEPH Al. FOSTER,
A w N I NC vi A K E r,

OEG NORTH THIRD STREET. (Enst Sid
Ae(C Above Willow Railroad Depot. Put
pELpHIN. where can b, obtained. at the shnrc.t
notice. SAILS ron BoATs American and Business
II 'gs of all Nations. Awnings Tents, Wagon and
Canal Boat Covers Sackng Bottoms, Hammocks.
Bags etc y. b. Fail and Whe II Rop,s spiced
O'd Awnings rep ,irel, Residence, lS0 South
Front stree. above Pine
Jan 2i. 'j6-ly.
The Cecil Whig., 1856-10-11
Phila., Wilmington and
f:fs.z fsaa. ss:s. s:3....ts.l sl.s.ll
1i LTISi ORE RAILROAD.


Eor hdtimore For Philadelphia.
2rl l fnight 3rd 6 sip.M. a' M
~ ssidrs which regular trainstherc win b. a
"a - "a ger gar attached to hethroush freight sra,n
ftyri.,b 1yii' ptss sonthward at % o'cock P. M.
,,<irr . ,glfn.ars FOR Baltimore and all the in
BENZ WELLS,
TAG Il 1885 Agent.
The Cecil Whig., 1856-10-11
PORT DGPGsET FOUYDRY.

-. TIE undersigned la,iIg
>>.+.S%.- taken the old FoIrdr, stand
ss..,. at this place. would respect
--1''~ fully olict rt rtion Of II IT,
lie patronage. Wcarc prepare d 10 d a y
ShortcHt notice. and on the most rcuStLtI G
tcrmS, all kinks Of
HmtincrN, Steam am Water Pipe, Stores, c,d
Pto1r Castings Of rGrio"s GSsortmeuts.
Tn Foundry having undergone general re-
uairs. together with other advantages We
Hattcr ourselves to be ahlcto do all Nolk in
our line. to the entire satisfaction Of all vi o
may favor us with their orders.
II .lRMSTRONG X co.
Port Deposit. Jan 10y
The Cecil Whig., 1856-10-11
UEDRlOE STH2ge

4 ENI +. BOULDEN, having removed to
Il 4 his old stand in ELkTON, is now pre-
pared to manufacture Feather Beds, Hair,
Htsk and Sir0u Mattresses. of all descriptions
as cheap as they can be bought in the cities,
and in the most substantial and durable man
ncr. He will also make to order Cashions
for Chairs, settees &c, and attend to any
other business in his line.
Oy-REPAlRlNG done with neatness and
despatch
0g~0rdcrs received Through the mail will
be promptly attended TO. may II, '56.
The Cecil Whig., 1856-10-11

ALEXANDER EV AHS.

A TTORNEY AT LAW.-May be found
IA at the Office TO which he has lately re.
moved. opposite the store OF VIM. TorLcrt.
Esq. in the building recently occupied as
the Post Office; or at the Office adjoining his
residence, Elkton, Maryland.
April -, 1Sji-tf.
The Cecil Whig., 1856-10-11
Sheriff 8 ga!fs.
SHERIEr'S SALE.

'N,3 virtue ofa writ Of Vendition Exponas
rs and two wr.ts Of Ficri Facias, issued
""l OF the Circuit Court for Cecil county.
The writ OF Vcaiiti"ni Exponas At the suit Of
thriatuEh.r unrSu. uS'. oi Jacob &. Howard,
the one vii 1i Firri FaGias at the suit OF
J" Drr5, I"siler y Morris, and the other at
In7 Sult O.! joseph Byan & Son, against the
goods and Gh"Jtit lands and tenememts Of
john handel. Jr and Lctita NJ. Randul; and
=" iae directed. nave seized and taken into
execution all the right. title. claim, interest
aid estate. at I.W and in equity; Of the said
John !iaunr! Dr., of, in and to the following
described
TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND,
t. Wit a! hat tract or parcel of land, lying
and being in Ceri county aforesaid, con
tairinr
The Cecil Whig., 1856-10-11
SUPER-piiOSpnATE or LIME.

PGNNaNLvANIA STATE Agricultural Society.
NEW JEESEr
BrCkS CUTNrY
SCHrrKlLL County
EEEES CuUNTT "
NEw CASTLE CouNTY. DrL.. =
The q4al aHd high character Of orr prep IA
ton j. wei known. il Is considered the best and
mos; reliable Manure for
Corn, outs, Wheat, Pofafoes and Grass.
Not only producing LArGE CROPS, but permanent
ly IMPROVING THE SOIL.
Price sa5 per 2OO0 lbs. (2a cts per lb)
Owing 10 til" high price of articles used ia IN ,nu.
featuring the above, we have been compelled 10
ndvaEc" our price to SO.
CATION Dbs,rvc that every barrel Of our ar
ticlc has ORR N>NG and that of poTrs Il kLrTr
slammed on the head.
- Pamphlet. describing its quaity and modr
Of using can be had at our store or by IN Ill. when
desired. 4 liberal deduction made To DEALERS.
AGENTS w WANTED.
Wo have for sale the celebrated PACIFIC
OCEAN GuANO. similar 10 that sold lv US las
season. and which gave sHch great satisfaction
CANCERlNE. OR FISH MANURE.
\ full supply of this new and valnab'e article
to which We call tn" attention Of Farmers.
No. GONEhNMENT PERUVIAN GCANo
constantly on hand and for sale At he lowest rates
ALLEN NEEDLES,
No % 5 Wharycs and 80 W atcr ST.
First store above Chestnut St. phila.
W Farmers can load 1T the Water st front and
aro,l tn. crowded wharf
August ,, iSjG-";m.
The Cecil Whig., 1856-10-11

All that TRACT OR PARCEL or LAND
lying and being in Cecil county aforesaid
containing
The Cecil Whig., 1856-10-11
Fifty-E'0ur Acres 0CEand.

more or less, being the same tract Of land
devised by oAmacl Crothers. deceased unto
Lewis CrotlirrS. together with all the hu.ld-
IhGs, improvements and appurtenancvs there
mt" belonging; seized and taken into eXrcu-
ZION at the suits of William Priest and
Philemon Walters, all against the said Lewis
Crothers. JOHN s. ROSSELL.
Eiktoii SEP 70, lSoG--tS. Constable.
The Cecil Whig., 1856-10-11
TiN-WARE AND STOVES,
At PORE HlEFGsET,

fISiE Undersigned having purchased tf
Il Il obcrt ChriSty the above cstaLENM1t.
is prepared to Furnish every hing in his liz
of business upon the most accommodate @
terms.
full assortment of Sheet Iron and Tim
War always ON hand.
q tooiiing and Spouting done rig1t and
warranted.
STOVES OF ALL KINDS,
which will sell as low as they can lie OBJ
TONED any where in the State.
Attention is particularly invited my stock
Of o OklNG STOVES, either for wood or
coal; any of which irnot found. upontrial to
b" asin presented may be returned. Give
ne auall am dct crmined to please.
JAS. Il. TRIMBLE.
Port DEPOSIT. July 2S-tf.
The Cecil Whig., 1856-10-11

WANTED.
Every one to know that VIM. j. March,
bank has the largest stock Of ready made
carriages on hand ever offered to the public
in Cecil county, all of which have been made
of the very best of seasonal stuff and by the
best of workman, and will be sold ten per
cent lower than the same can be bought any
place within any reasonable distance of him
and will be warranted for one year if fairly
treated.
WM. j. MARCHBANK.
Brick Meeting House, April l2, '56-6.
The Cecil Whig., 1856-10-11
THE GREATEST MEDICAL DISCOVERY
CT TIE AGE, IS
AYERS CATMARTIC PILLS.

THEN don't HELP COM
paints. hut they CURE them.
One Box has cured Dyspep-
sia.
Three Boxes have cured the
worst cases of Scrofula.
Two Boxes have cured Fry
sipclas.
lnn Boy nl,ynya cnrns ihn
The daily union., 1856-12-19

He proceeded TO make auslons to the doctrine
squater sovereignty which he considered ohe great
political humbugs Of the day The orgnauon of thai
phrase had been attributed the venerable from
Michigan Mr. CAss Il bat he believed the term was first
used In derison by Mr. Calhoun In order show the
dangerous of the efforts OF the aboonst he read
several extracts om speeches made at different times by
prominent members OF the republican party TO demonstrate
that they aborng for the eventual extnguishmen
OF slavery within the States He remarked that he could
not voueh for the accuracy OF these extracts but II any
OF them did injustice 70 any senator he should be glad
be corrected He then read from speech of Mr.
SEWARD, which appeared in the "Unionh
Mr.. SEWARD inquired whether the speech was giyer
la full #M.~
Mr. JONES replied God forbid that the aUnion" should
I'LL its columns with speeches of that character He
membered that the senator from New York had advertised
the Senate the other day that his speeches had been print
ed by Reded in three volumes where senators could find
his opinions laid down in full If they desired to read
them but he had particular relish for that kind OF
literature and did not like to purchase II and carry II
home SO be preferred to depend upon newspaper extracts
Mr. SEWARD said he did not intend to have the
tor purchase the books but he referred TO them
tained in the Congressional Library. He had supplied
senator with copy OF his works at his expense
and he would give the senator from Tennessee copy
any other senator who chose the risk Of accepting
them and desired to read them
Mr.. JONES answered that he never allowed any to
outdo him IN generosity and he would cheerfuly accept
the offer of the senator from New York. with the provsC
that he should not be required to carry them south of Ma
and Dixon's line [Great laughter He would read
them here in the District of Columbia but he
but that he might get into the penitentary If he should
carry such books home. Renewed laughter
Mr. WADE. Then, it seems that you have no freedom in
the South.
Mr. JONES. We have no such freedom as permits men
TO there and ncte insurrecon among slaves and
them TO murder wives and children Mr.. j. pro-
ceeded at length to show how ungrounded the
orepeaed charge of southern aggression When ne had
concluded his remarks,
Mr. WILSON obtained the floor and
The Senate adjourned.
The daily union., 1856-12-19

BAYARD TAYLoR's NEW BonR-willis In letter 10 the
Home Journal tells the story Of Bayard ay e new home
in Germany. With a German gentleman, who had been
his travelling companion in the East he had formed one Of
those friendships Of which had been speakingan in
expcable interchange Of magnetic recognition and trust
They together in far remote from both their
homes and their acquaintance brief IL was was Jet
kntby unusual associations and BY sympathy that had
been recprocslly complete They pariedeach to return
- his land, but without promise of corresponding
and time before Bsyard heard from his Ger
man friend Tho missve, when II came, was startling,
however II formal conveyance 70 him of an estate
TO belong to him and to his heirs-s free gift and given
irreversably, pledge and token of friendship The
grounds complete, the house furnished
The daily union., 1856-12-19

enor the purpose of showing that the South was not
behind-hand in this kind ofimproyement
He denied most emphaeay that there is any difference
Of opinion among democrats to their construction Of the
Kansas Nebraska bill The democratic party all agreed
that the people OF Territory left free regulate their
institutions In their way subject only TO the constn-
on but he did not believe that Territory could legis-
late upon the question OF slavery There no squater
sovereignty in making that bill and he for one will
ling TO abide by the decisions Of the this point
tie would rather trust TO squatter sovereignty TO decide
tns question than the present Congress He for Bu-
ehanan and Breckinfidge and free Kansasfree 10 work
out is own nstuons free from the restraints thrown in
its way, and free from fanaticism He was for the white
people OF Kansas being free but the blaek-repubcan
party were for making the negro free ~. .s..
Mr. DAVIDSON, OF Louisiana, discussed at considera-
bic length the power Of Congress the question Of slave
~ IN the Territories lie reviewed the history of hs past
legislation OF the country TO show that Congress has
power over the question Of slavery in the Territories
great deal had been said about squaer sovereignty and
the right of the inhabitants OF Territory TO form their
own institutions for themselves If this power not
vested IN the people OF Territory he did not understand
the institutions OF our government He believed that the
people of Territory had political rights and could
not assume sovereign power until they like Pennsylvania
adopted constitution, and admitted State
the coniederacy
Mr. CAMPBELL of Ohio, remarked that as three weeks
OF the short session had already been consumed in debate
upon the Presidents message and as there were several
important bills awaiting the consideration of the House.
he should move the previous question. If gentlemen
wished further to debate the Presidents message they could
do SO in Committee of the Whole the state of the
Union lie hoped the previous question would be sus-
tanned
Mr. McSlULLlN, of Virginia. appealed to the gentleman
to withdraw the previous question He had been trying
get the floor all through this debate but had not succeed
ed He would submit that the gentleman had been of
the hrst to debate this question: and he had given notice
then that he should take the first opportunity Of replying
at length TO his remarks and but of his colleagues
had spoken on this subject he thought it right and
proper that he should be allowed to speak. "a
Mr. CAMPBELL declined to accede to the request OF the
gentleman from Virginia He desired to say that when he
took the floor to the reference OF the message had
been led aside from the line OF legitimate debate by
the gentleman and his friends and the door having
opened by nterrogatories he did not feel himself
PEELED to close the debate now that each side Of the
House had made four FIVE speeches. he would de-
cline to withdraw the previous question
And hen at twenty minutes past three o'clock the pre-
vious question pending the House adjourned.
The daily union., 1856-12-19

BLOODY AFFAIR IN ILLIsoia-From private letter to
the Rochester American dated Monmouth Warren county,
Illinois, December IL:
"A bloody tragedy was performed at the Baldwin
House In this city this afternoon. About o'clock the
terrible cry Of murder heard and all started out
to discover the Distant only few yards there
welterng in their booday the victims Of the most
culinary hand conflict IL has ben lot TO witness
The circumstances are follows: Mr. Fleming, ell
dey gentleman and about 25 TO 28 years of
had called upon Mr. Crozer at his at the b. House.
armed each with loaded pistol TO the latter gentle
man into concession and reracton Of caumny affect
ing their daughter and sister with which they charged
Mr. O. Mr.. G., after some warm language bad passed be-
tween the parties did sign retraction in the presence
friend whom the Messrs. Fleming had brought with
them.
Immediately after delivering the Paper into the posses
sion Of their friend the Messrs f. Of the brothers
said 10 Mr.. c.: am going TO cowhde you, and one
Of the boys holding cooked pistol TO his head directed
the other to nhict the threatened punishment which he
Immediately commenced. He had struck three four
blows when O. pulled dirk from side pocket and pass
ing at the same time bis left around the neck Of the
who piled the asb stabbed him In the left breasts and
quick as thought withdrew the knife and struck the
who held the pistol backhanded blow which reached
did the first, the heart Of bis victim. - ....
Both brothers received their deah-wounds in less than
two seconds and both bloody corpses in three min
utes after they struck The old man had gone out
the hall and locked the door and stood upon the out
side with pistol to keep out assistance
aThe affair has created immense excitement here,
ASSURE YOU The young Crozer s under arrest hay
ing surrendered himself into custody and is 10 undergo
examination tomorrow.
The sympathies of the people mostly with Crozer.
lie acts and looks the picture OF despair He Is young
man, 81 or 30 years old, and unmarried. He Is
said 10 have been engaged 10 the lady in question: who Is
at present out OF the State The other parties were
spectacle farmers and two Of them, understand were
members Of the church, in good standing
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have been issued during the year eight warrants
count Of revolutionary services for in ALL 100 acres and
wenOur warrants account Of services IN the war OF
1872 for ia all 3640 acresmaking thirty-two warranty
for 4940 acres
Under the act Of February H. s47 have been issued
during the year 3lT warrants for in all AZ 800 acres
Under the acts OF September 1885, and March, 1882,
have been issued during the year 27l warrants for In all
"a $40 acres.
All the foregoing amount TO 620 warrants for 72260
acres, under all these acts
2. Bounty land undsr The act Of March 3, l9b5.-The
business under this act has embraced by far the most inn
ceedng all others in and in interest 70 the public
At the of the year 2l6,200 claims had
been presented under the OF these about oneha had
been registered less than $4,000 examined and only 33T
issued. Since that time al 800 additional claims
have been presented making the whole number under the
act up September 30th last 1853 100. The proper
pete up date During the year nearly 10000 different
claims have been examined and 1854 have been allowed
and warrants issued thereon, as follows:
The daily union., 1856-12-19

l72 OIL warrants for, in ALL 20 9l85l0 and the
whole number Of acres for which have been
sued under all the acts including that Of March 1855
since their passage up 10 the same date was 54s55242
These statements of the operations Of this Office n the
two branches of pensions and bounty land show the
ca results Of lis business since the last annual report
From them Il viii be that the peounary result the
allowance Of immediate claims for Of pension to the
amount Of $2os3OT &C. and for 800 Of bounty
land amounting, at 81 20 per acre, TO SAL 037 90
making total amount Of S2l 329 24b 46 In addition 10
hs has been the allowance Of pensions for the future
the yearly amount Of S79,535 65.
Notwithstanding the vigilance by which frauds upon
this Office have heretofore been detected and the with
which prosecutions for the punishment Of the perpetrators
Of them have been conducted they have not been dscon
nued On the contrary during the past year. the
ton Of the bountylsnd act of March 1855 particularly
has disclosed extent Of attempted frauds beyond
expectation The fu extent Of bounty land granted by
the act has held out greater inducements for frauds while
at the time the very short Of service required by
the TO entue parties TO the benefit Of its provisions has
afforded greater facilities for their successful accomplish
men The extent Of the fraudulent claims presented
greatly increased the difficulties Of the Office in the execu
ton OF the act by the greater and caution required
guard against them and has also operated the prejudice
Of honest claimants by the stringent rules and
quremens which consequently have been found necessary
and applied to all claims from about which the Of
fee had no reliable information II has been impractical
BILE with the at the command Of the Office insti
ue prosecutions for all the very offences which
have been detected m isolated during the year They
have been instituted only in Of repeated violations
law, and Of systematic frauds During the past year
trials have been bad which resulted in acquals and
FIVE convictions. During the time nine arrests
have been made in Of undoubed guilt and prosecu-
tons pending 0thar Investigations are now in
progress with reference to still further prosecutions In
the most important cases and in instances fraud
uen claims have fortunately been detected before allow
The magnitude of the frauds attempted upon this
office viii appear from the fact that within The past year
in case claims for pensions amounting $4,000
and for nearly 5000 Of bounty land and in another
claims for nearly 10000 Of bounty land have
been presented for allowance by the party and all OF
them founded upon and supported by gross corruption
In closing this report allow me to commend the general
attention and diligence OF those employed in the Office du-
ring the year TO their efforts and efficiency the
its operations is mainly TO be attributed.
am, with much respect Jour obedent servant ~.
J. MIN0T Commissioner.
The Hon. RoRERr McCLELasD
Secretary Of the Interior,
The daily union., 1856-12-19

THE DEATH or CotosEL YoAKuu-The Galveston News
of December lst the decease OF H. Yoakum
prominent member Of the Texas bar and late resident Of
Huntsville Mr.. Yoakum was known at the North the
author Of an excellent history Of Texas published short
time since by Redfsld Of New York. The Houston cor
respondent Of the Galveston News thus notices the oss
which Texas has sustained in Colonel Yoakum's death:
Colonel II. Yoakum, the historian OF Texas died in
Houston at the Capitol Hotel Saturday last Colonel
Yoakum had been sick for considerable time with
chronic disease and had only arrived in Houston two or
three days before his death Colonel Yoakum high
y esteemed member Of The bar and possessed Of high
der or legal attanmens He belonged to the Methodist
Church, Of which he exemplary member The die
trict court in session In Houston adjourned day
account Of hs death and meeting Of the bar In that
city passed resolutions in honor Of his memory
The daily union., 1856-12-19
FROM BUENOS AYRES.

By the way Of New York we have dates from Buencs
| Ayres to the llth Of October:
The British Packet Of that date contains the following
paragraph in postscript ...s an .as
"We have Just heard that mutiny has taken place in
the Coonia Agrcoa and that COL Oliviere has been
murdered We have heard Details but fear the
port is too well founded"
The same paper in Its summary of for the week
| ending the lltb, says:
"Gen Hornos has gone to establish his headquarters al
"The Minister of War is expected daily in town but
very little has transpred to his proceedings In thu
| North.
aThe reports from Santa Fe are contradictory 1t ap
pears that come military preparations being made but
whether defensive or offensive, deponent saith not
at is said that to elude the effects Of the derentia
duties the government of the Oriental republic has made
treaty with Urquina and that stringent
already force along the of the Platte and Uruguay
to prevent the landing of goods from this quarter. We
find nothing Of this in the Montevidean papers but
believe the report 10 not altogether unfounded.p
From Montevdeo we learn that the government has
nounced its adhesion to the principles of international
law adopted at after the peace conferences of Paris
One Of the most important Of those is that in shall
an appeal be made TO arms till the Of friendly
mediation have been tried and exhausted
The Cpaereie del Plata of Montevdeo also hints that
the British and French ministers the Parana
ed to proer their good Offices IN the misunderstanding
pending between the Confederate Provinces and Bgenos
Ayres and as it may be presumed that President Urquza
has also given in his adhesion 70 the international principles
above mentioned il becomes indirect guarantee against
armed yasons for the present good effect Of
the general pacfcaon and the sober views that be-
gin to prevail on the subject of war.
The British Packet publishes the draught of law
thorzng certain parties TO build railroad from the
customhouse Buenos Ayre to the mouth Of the Rachue-
To- The Packet says;
eve need offer comment an the spirit and object OF
this measure 1t is line which there is already inn
traffic and think there be little doubt of its
being safe and good investment for capital
The daily union., 1856-12-19

DrArH OF THE CELEBRATED DR.. PUsEY-By the arrival Of
the City Of Baltimore at Philadelphia yesterday have
intelligence says the New York Times Of the death Of the
celebrated Doctor pusey the most famous theological wri
Of the present century He the originator Of the
Anglican Puseyite party in the Church Of England and
though bis early associate Dr. Newman, and vast num-
Der Of his disciples have gene over to Papocy Doctor P
soy remained in the English Church Iii little than
twenty years since he first created excitement in the
theological world by the publication of the Oxford Tracts
In which his great learning and subtle powers Of reasoning
were employed sustain theory OF church worship based
upon the Apostoca succession and attrbutng efficacy
10 the ritual Of the Church Of Engiand equal TO that
claimed by the Church Of Rome On account Of the publ
cation Of the Tracts he suspended from the duties Of
preacher for four years. he OF great learning
and unquestoned pey and filed the Office Of Regius Pro-
fessor Of Hebrew at Oxford, and canon OF Christ
Church He always protested against his being usod
designate the party Of which he the acknowledged
head