The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-05-31
Eofal affairs.

Van ARrlsr.-Mr. Hechcnthal who has
taken rooms in the Court House is a very
superior Portrait and Landscape painter. See
his, card in another column.
bPosT OFFICE IN CnEsAPE AXE CITr.-David
W.Farra has been appointed Post Master at
Chesapeake City in place of John W. Collins.
resigned. Mr.. Farra resides; we believe on
the Bohemia Side Of 1.-THE Divided City,"
THE CoRN CRoP.-Many farmers in this
county are running out their corn ground
anew and replanting their corn, it having
failed to come up on account Of the unsound-
ness of the seed. A large amount of the corn
last fall was damaged and much that was APP
parently good proves to have had its gcrlni-
mating principle destroyed.
ITHE P0RT DEPOSIT AND BATTLE SWAMP
RoAD.-ln consequence of the absence of one
and the indispositon of another, the Exami-
ners will not meet OH the above road to-day,
agrccably to the notice published for several
weeks and found OH the first page of this
paper. They will meet at future day, of
which due notice will be given.
lyTHE WHEAT.-We mentioned last week the
fine appearance of the wheat in this county
PARTICULAR in the lst and End Districts. Our
up-country correspondents think theirs equal
Tnot superior, 10 any growing elsewhere.
Among the fields mentioned to us is one on
the farm Of Mr.. John S. Everist of the 9TH
District The wheat is of the Gale golden
chaif variety: it was sown on the llth of
September and was beautifully out in head on
Monday last.
ENGINEEr OF THE CENTRAL RAILROAD
The Village Record Says: 1--WE understand
that Mr.. I. E. Siclcs has resigned his suation
as Engineer ofthe Baltimore Central Railroad,
and that j. r. Trimblc has been appointed
The new Engineer was for many years EN-
ployed on the Phil'a, Wilmington and Bati.
more road in the capacity Of Prcsident. Engi-
neer. &c.-and is gentleman of great energy
and large experience. Mr.. Sickles has been
engaged to construct the new water works at
Baltimore"
FATAL ACCIDENT.-Mr. Robert Christie
contractor for stone work on he Norfolk and
Petersburg Railroad. while engaged on the
bridge at Parkcr's mill pond, about . miles
above Suffolk Va. was Immediately killed on
Tuesday evening last. by the falling of der
rick upon him. He leaves a wife and several
children who reside at Port Deposit, Md.
GIVE find the above in Baltimore ex.
change. Mr. Christie was originally from
the 4th District of this county, and was
brought to the old Rock church, (Presbytcri-
am t. be inferred en- Saturday last. lie was
an active and energetic business man.
The GuANo TRADE. The Convention to
consider the subject Of the guano trade, with
view to effect dminution of the price of
that article, meets in Washington on the lOtn
of June. The following gentlemen have been
appointed delegates from this county: Daniel
Lord, James McIntire, John S. Maffit, Wash
ington Hyland and G. NJ. Eldridge Gen
Henry S. Sites and Major John Jones are
members ofa committee appointed at the
Wilmington Convention, to wait upon the
President of the United States "to request
that some measure be taken by our Govern
ment. to induce the Peruvian Government to
permit American vessels without restriction,
to load with Guano at the Chincha or other
Peruvian lslands-a reasonable price being
paid to the authorities in Peru" and report
to the Convention to be held at Washington
on the day named above.