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PIGEONS IN TExAs.--Thc Palestine Advo.
cate describes a recent visit made by the ed
tor to pigeons roost, on Wolf Creek, some
twenty or thirty miles above Palestine. The
company arrived at the roost before night,
before the pigeons had come. "On all
sides, large trees were either broken or twis-
ted down, and the trunks of the towering
oaks literally stripped Of their branches
About shutdown they heard a low roaring to
the North, and looking up they saw the
front of a large column Of birds approaching
and for 'scveral minutes it continued to pour
along in one unbroken stream" Directly
others came from every direction, "until the
whole air appeared to be full of them" The
company commenced operations after dark;
shooting them by torch light, bringing down
fifteen or twenty at a shot, until they had
bagged as many as they desired, and then
stat ted for home.
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CONSTABLE'S SALE.

DY virtue OF four writs Of Fieri Facias,
ID three Of them issued by Andrew Orr,
Esq, and one by Samuel Peace, Esq,
Justices of TIE Peace Of the State of Mary
land, in and for Cecil county, two Of said
writs at tho suit Of Jacob Tome, one
at the suit of Wilmer Il Davis. and one at
the suit of. A. Davis Il Co., all against the
goods and chattles, lands and tcncments of
James Warburton. and to me directed, have
seized and taken into execution all the right,
title, interest, claim and estate, at law and
in equity. of the said James Warburton, in
and to all that piece, parcel or tract of land
now occupied by Thomas Warburton and the
said James Warbnrton, described in deed
TO Thomas Warburton recorded on toilo POI,
Liber J. S., No. II, as sspart of tract of
land called 'Resurvey. on Doe Hill and Boar
Point containing los ACRES, Roods
and 20 Perchcs, more or less;" and hereby
give notice, that on
M ndly, the 5th ddp Of .Janmry 1857,
between the hours of | and O'Clock p. NJ,
ut the public house of Ohio NowIand, near
Gipin's Fails, will expose the said proper
ty to Public Sale, to the highest bidder for
cash to satisfy said wrts. .g.
WILLIAM DENNISON,
Dec. 18th, I6b6-ts. Constable.
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Rev. DANIEL WALDo.-The Washington
correspondence of the Boston Irareller says
1.-The Rev. Daniel Waldo, Chaplain of the
House of Representatives, is now in his nine
ty-ffth year, erect, hearty, hale and vigorous
as man of sixty. He was graduate of
Yale, and class mate and dominate of
the Hon. jeremiah Mason; was a chaplain
Of the Revolutionary army, suffered i'm
prisonmegt in the horrible Sugar-House Pris-
on in New York, from which be escaped with
life barely, and on account of which he now
draws pension from Government. He is
now the oldess living graduate of Yale. Be-
fore his election of Chaplain he was pastor
Of the Congregational Church at Manlius
N. Y, over which he has presided for the
last seventy years. lie now studies many
hours day without more than usual incon.
venence, and while at home frequently walks
to Syracuse and back nearly five miles
While we were conversng, an aged, white
haired, but vigorous old man, of about sixty
five or seventy years, took the vacant seal
next to lis, when Mr.. Waldo introduced the
new conner as his son."
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Trpprp. AcfuDENT W

TfRRIB X AcCIDENT-THEW JUDGE
DANIEL BURNT TO DEATH. -inpton.
Jan. A most shocking &C, occur
red here last night. by whichyife of
Judge Daniel, Of the United Supreme
Court. was burnt to death. The and
his wife had just returned fronarty to
his residence In franklin row. al gone
to his libary whilst Mrs. Damcircd to
her sleeping room and COMMUNICATING
preparatory to retiring for the Ii Being
very near sighted, she did not pea can
die sitting on the hearth or tie (which
communicated 10 her clothes unit COM
plctely developed her. She then to her
room. shrieking for assistance, lr mo-
ton only added strength to the fland i
is supposed she also inhaled the t3, fore
eifectual assistance could be rendee un-
fortunate lady was burnt almost crisp
and died after eight hours; intenserinx.
She was an estinable lady, about ,rs of
age. Her terrible death has camuch
regret among her large circle of / and
the community at large. Much shy is
felt on all hands for the Judge in Is sad
bereavement.
One statement says that Mrs. D was
in her night dress which caught An
other is that she was in bed readyhcn
ihc candle cansht to hor sleeve.
Mrs. Daniel was the daughter g late
DR.. Harris, of Philadelphia, formGhief
of the Bureau of Medicine and Suraf the
Navy She leaves two children. thagcst
about eight months old. Judge D. was
slightly burnt in his efforts to cxtile the
flames.
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PUBLIC SALE of REAL ESTATE

A ND PERSONAL PROPERTY, near the
IAtown of Eikton. The subscriber, being
about to remove from the State, will offer al
Public Sale, at his residence about a half
mile east of Elkton, on THURSDAY, Janu-
AIRY Sth, 1857, all his REAL ESTATE, being
about forty five acres, with improvements ;
which will be sold in one or two parcels, to
snit purchases say ont parcel of about Forty
Acres, and the other Fifteen Acres. There
Is House on each parcel.
The above property is well situated for
building purposes. being situated near the
thriving town OF Elkton, in a hugh and healthy
situation. and good neighborhood; adjoining
lands Of Rev. James McIntire and Thomas
Boulder. 4 further description is deemed
unnecessary, as persons wishing to purchase
are Invited to come and view the property
previous to the day of sale.
Also, the following stock, &C., viz One
Horse, one Mich Cow, two ilciters, with a
1t of Farming Utensils, Household and
-.fchen Furniture, with many other articles
too tedious to mention.
Sale to commence at . O'Clock a. NJ, on
said day, wien attendance will be given and
Terms made known by
ELI MENDENHALL.
E!kion. Dec. 20, l856.-3t
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SUDDEN DEATHS OF TWO FRIENDS OF Pres
IDENT BrCHASAN.- town and ncighbor-
hood, Of Fintona, Ireland, were thrown into
state Of CONSERVATION on Sunday morning las,
by the sudden demise of Alexander Buchan.
an, Esq, second cousin to tho new American
President. who, up to the moment ofhiS death
on Saturday night, was apparently enjoying
good health. His brother, Beaver Buchanan.
Esq, Tullybroom, Clogher, was Immediately
sent for, and after arriving had severe at
tack Of disease of the heart, which he had cen
laboring under for some time, and which end
ed fatally on Tuesday afternoon, while the
remains of the former were being conveyed to
the churchyald They were of the ncarcS,
relations; in this country, to the new Ameri
can President, both about forty years of age
unmarried and highly esteemed by all classes
of the community for kindness and beu.yo-
lence to all, without exception to party.
Fermanush iIaH.
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AGRICuLTURAL.-We have made a,

AGRICULTURAL.-W have made an
effort number of times, to induce some
of our farmers to write Agricultural arl
sicles for our columns, but always with
poor success. Occasionally we receive
all article on the /subject-just enough
to show that we have MEN engaged in
that branch of industry who are as ready
with the pen as with the plough or
sickle - but generally speaking our.
agricultural friends will not write. IT
is our intention, as Spring comes on, to
keep up an Agricultural Department in
The Wing, and we shall be gratifed to
have the farmers of Cecil and the neigh
boring counties where our paper circu-
lates, to lend their aid to make it inter-
esting and valuable. Accounts of their
largest crops, and the course of cultiva-
ton pursued to raise them; their methods
of rearing and taking care Of stock; their
experiments in draining, subsoiling, and
a thousand other matters of interest to
the farmer, afford wide field for remark,
and there are few who could not add
something to.thc general stock of inform
alton on agricultural subjects. Who will
commence
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THE CHESAPEAKE AND MILFORD HAVEN
STEAMSHIP LINE.--Thc Hon. YIN. Cost john
son, of Maryland, has written letter cndors-
ing Hon. A. Dudley Manns scheme for di-
rect trade. by means of Monmouth steamers.
between the waters of the Chesapeake and
Milford Haven, in England. lie mentions
that portion of the Chesapeake shore near
Point Lookout lat the mouth of the Potomac
river, as the American terminus of this Ocean
line. The Patuxcnt which cmptes into the
Bay 90 miles north Of Point Lookout, and
the St. Mory's which emptics into the Poto-
mac ten miles from the Point are particular
ly specified as embracing Il region of country
noted tol the eAccll,n,c Of its tobacco and
flour.
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w. Mr.. Davis of this State, made an
able speech in the House of Representa-
tives on Tuesday last. He exposed i'll
mastery manner the Inconsistencies of
the Democracy, on the slavery question,
on which they differ North and South,
as much as they differ from the Repub-
licans, and he held that the Republican
party would be dissolved when Kansas
is admitted into the Union, either with
or without slavery. In regard to the
heightened debate, now occupying the
time Of Congress, he said
at was opened by the President in his an
nnal message. lie did not design to follow
this extraordinary document in either its
reasonings or statements of facts, nor would
he initiate the spirit of bitterness which runs
through it. He quoted the remark from the
message GAS Senators represent tho States
"of the Union, and members represent their
"scveral constituencies, the President repre-
"sents the aggregate population of the United
States" Napoleon Bonapartc said to the
Deputies of his Chamber: You represent
thought but your several communcs re-
present the great nation" In republican,
America we have the President proclaiming
he represents the people of the Union, thus
attempting TO belittle the Seliate and House
of Representatives. 1t was much to be re-
GREETED that the President, smarting under
the Indignation of his northern friends, who
rolled up their condemnation against his
policy, should have so far forgotten the pro.
prieties of his station us to introduce HARSH
ness of language heretofore unknown in any
Executive document. Notwithstanding the
Presidents ideas as to what the people de-
cided in the Presidential election, he Davis
said the late contest shows that majority of
the people have condemned the Democratic
party that majority are against the Kan
sas-Nebraska act; against Franklin Pierce
and his Administration and that a minority
of the people desire to see Mr.. Buchanan
President-that minority prefers that the
existing rule shall be continued four years
longer, and that majority, beforehand, con-
dems his administration.
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APPOINTMENT OF A BMTIsu MINIS
rER.-Mr. Nilliers, brother of Lord
Clarendon has been appointed Minister to
tins country, by the British Government.
A Washington correspondent of the N.
Y. Tribune, says;
"Mr. Dallas writes privately that the
change of intention was not occasoncd BY
the appearance of the Rcsolute, though there
is reason to b'l,eye that the preparations of
this Government to dispatch her and the
character of the mission produced much i'm
preston on English official counsels. Besides,
it is well known that the authoritative tone
Of the Press has much changed of late, and it
is believed that Lord Palmcrston was not in
clined to face Parliament in February with
diplomatic relations suspended toward the
Cnited States
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DELAWARE LEGISLATURE. Mes
sage.-Ths body met on Tuesday and organ
lied by eleeting A r,ham Boys speaker of
the Senate, audGeorge w. Cummins speaker
of the House. Elias s. Road was elected
clerk, and George w. White scrgent-at-arms
of the Senate and e. B. Lore clerk and Joseph
Scott sergcant-at-aims of the House. Gov.
Causey's annual message was sent in soon
after the organization. This document CLAN
ces at variety of subjects, and recommends
the State to lend its aid in extending the
Delaware Railroad to Lewes, with the view Of
uniting with any Southern rout, SO as to ulti-
mately make it The medium of communication
between the North and South.
The message fcclingly refers to the death of
Senator Clayton, and closes with an appro-
pirate alluson to the general prosperity Of
he country and the stability Of the Uniou.
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SPEED On RAILwAvs.-The policy of run.
ming railway trains AT high rate of speed is
being seriously discussed by railroad mcn.-
The Virginia Board of Public Works has re-
commended to railroad companies in that
State Ito adopt regulations for such lower
rates of speed as will eventually diminish the
cost OF repairs and furnish greater security
for passengers" In accoi dance with this
suggestion. the directors Of the Virginia Cen
trail Railroad Company have passed resolu-
ton looking TO a reduction of speed. The
railroad commissioners of New York state
that speed Of forty miles per hour causes
an increase Of fifty per cent. of expense over
speed Of twenty miles. The ma nitudc Of
the interests related 20 this subject invest it
with much Importance. Independent Of any
increased profits to be derived from reducing
the rate Of speed, the diminished risk of acct
dent to passengers is worthy of consideration.
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OBADIAH.

FROZEN TO DEATH On THE PRAIRIE The
recent three days snow storm which visited
the West was one Of great violence, and many
persons were lost. and some persisted in the
snow. Sunday evening before last, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilton and son, of Pleasant Valley,
were lost on the prairie returning home from
church. After struggling through the accu-
mulaud drifts for several hours they left their
team and wandered about bewildcrcd and cx-
hausted, till Mrs. W. sank IN the cold en-
brace Of death. After fruitess and desperate
efforts the son suffered the same fate. The
father struggled on, nerved by despair, till
3 O'Clock in the morning, when he reached IL
habitation eight miles from his own desolatc
home. As soon as possible he retraced his
steps with friendly aid, but when his wife
and child were reached they were cold in
death. The agony Of the husband and father
may be imagined, - Clearciaud Leader.
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SCARCITY OF FLOUR BARRELS. Rich
mond Wing says:.-"With the prcsen. prices
Of this article and the knowledge of the fact
that our Wilers are sometimes retarded in
their operations by the scarcity of barrels, il
is singular that larger amount of capital is
not invested in this line Of manufacture
Fifty to sixty cents are, we believe, the cur
rent RATES in this market. At this scale of
prices, the making of barrels must be quite
rcmuncrative; while, with so many mills
among us, and consequently such constant
demand, there is no reasonable prospect that
prices will ever fall below a paying range.
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AN OLD CONTRACTOR IN Luck. =, one
remembers the history Of the lame iral,
Keeslde, who was large mail contr, in
the stage coach times. lie clai,uctarCe
amount due to him from the govern un-
der contracts. But the department low
ed the claim, and Congress refused tv it..
The Court of Claims. however, gavcldg-
ment i'll his favor, with interest, auinp
to over 100000. The House has cmed
this decision, and it remains for the se to
pass the blll.-ileGandrM Sentinel,
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Of the Ekton, .duora s. Lcw,sciRc Plank
Road Company.
NOTICE is hereby given that there will be
Ina meeting Of the Stockholders Of tho
Elkton, Andura Il Lewisvillc Plank Road
Company, at the house Of Joseph +. Can't
WE'LL in the town Of Elkton, on Tu'sidy the
1911 day Of FEBRUARY nsrt. At this meeting u
proposition will be submitted to mortgage
the Road and its revenues for the benefit and
purposes of said Road. Other business OF
general interest to the Company will, al tho
same time, be presented for the consideration
of the Stockholders.
BY order of the Board Of Managers, and
the undersigned Stockholders.
NICHOLAS HISS,
WIN. MCCLELLASD, stocLbo,a.
- ~ I'm p iM, ,pn,ox cr holding
~, -. =, ~, w over ono
"lnEin s r ror, wv fourth OF the
~ nn ,,, ~; ~ =, a tI i whole mum
GEORGE EARLE, WI -
r. L. MAY,
Test, JOSEPH p. CANTWFLL.
Secretary of Board of Managers
Elkton, Jan. 10, 1857.
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Jan. Sth. near NORTH EAST, 1857.
MIsTuR EDITOR :-Scein as how nobody
never writes to you now lrum these dggins,
and every now and then you're askin fur new
correspondence thought if you had no OBJ
jcctions, and was good hand at rcadin bad
writin and spcllin, Id try and drAp you a
line now and then cnyhow. know its purity
considerable of a thing to be wrtin fur the
papers and secin your own letters in print
and all that kind o'thing. and | feel kind
ojubus about it, but Dad SEE I'm plenty
smart fur literary karackter, if only had
more cultivation so III pitch into the bis
ness enyway-and if don't do it up as slick
at first as them other chaps whats always
wrltin to you, why you must give me time
Dad SEE DR.. Franklin, who writ the Pilgrim s
Progress you know, used to write as bad as
enybody when he begun.
The first thing | reckon is the weather and
craps, as all the other fcllcrs begins that way.
Well the weather about here has ben as cold
as blazcs, and friz things up rite smart, most
everybody ] meet tells me its cold, and I've
about cum 20 the conclusion it is, and
shouldn't wunder if its cold all over the
county. As to the craps when last hcered
from they WIS in ttu q'o Wm--I think that s
it-that is, weren't GROWN much. fur want Of
little warmin up spose and cakilatc
that's the case all over the county too, but
then them other fcllcrs will tell you all about
that.
Now fur North East. amt exactly in the
town but then I'm North Easter: as Shake
spier sez "my treasure and my heart am
thar If anybody asks you, tell EN- it is a
purity big place, considcrn its size has two
meetn houses, and salt box for the nigcers.
six stores, three schools, two taverns, Bord
OF commissioners and a brick-yard and
does big bsness in its line. Just here Mr..
Editur, before they retire behind the serene
of private life, a word about that noble Bord:
they soon retire, like Mr.. Pierce, just as they
cum in--with the unanimous consent of the
people. Among their numerous acts of public
utilize was the bildin of pen on the Point
to imprison vagaboae hogs and gese; well,
one day, while they was on the look out fur
sumthin they cotch swine that was gruntin
along as usual, and not suspicionn anything;
and concluded they'd make an example of
him. So they put him in the pen. The
owner of the hog hearin of it got mad, cum
down, kicked bord off and let the hog out
agin, and there the matter rested. This with
sundry other acts Of the Bord evlncin the
same self sacrificin spirit, has endcared thcr
names to the Nor-Easters; we're proud of
'em. Unborn porkers will grunt their praises
and chatterin gese hiss their honers to passcrs
by. Sur, Romulus founded Rome, Gen. Jack
son licked the Brtishers like everlastin, at
New Orleans, and Die Thomas voted fur the
great fish bill, but Our commissioners built
that hog pen. Thar it stands with its bord
kicked off, fitting monument of thor glory.
Let no sacriligous vagabone huntin for kind
lin wood pollute it with his iinpious hands.
Tuch not single splint-next spring " c
agoin To have it whitewashcd.
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FIVE PERSONS FROZEN TO DEATH Five
persons, a man, three women and a child
were frozen to death lear Monticello, Iowa,
last Saturday night. They were returning
from n neighbours with pair Of horses and
sleigh; they got off the road, and in crossing
a hollow, the horses became detached from
the sleigh and ran off, leaving the parties in
snow from five to eight feet deep. The reo-
pie not returning on Tuesday morning the
ncighbors collected and after long search,
the women and Child were found in Il willow
thcket, covered with blankets, and with a
large quantity of snow over them. all de adj
The man was found, without his hat, frozen
To death about a quarter Of mile from the
women, and within forty rods Of his own
house. Two other men were frozen in the
same ncighborhood, about the same time
while returning from church. The weather
has been excessively cold in Iowa.--St. Louis
Neus, 2Qh nj.
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l.)ic0.

On January list, 1857, in Sassafras Neck,
after = fcw hours ILLNESS, JULIAN CARROLL,
aged years, son and only child of Eugsne
D. n, and Emma Richardson, and grandson
of the late DR.. George X. Pierce. Denton
papers will please publish.
On Tuesday. January 18th, in this town
Miss SARAH JENNA. daughter of Doct. Solo
mon Sharp, U. S. NJ, in the 9th year of her
age.
Though the righteous be prevented in DEATH
yet shall they be in rest for honorable ago is not
that which standcsh in Length of time nor that is
measured by number of ys,rs but wisdom is the
groy hair, and an unspotted life is old age"