The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-09-25
EofoI GtEuirs.

COMMITTED TO JAN John Moore
was committed tothe Ell;ton Jail on Thursday,
charged with attempting TO break open the
store OF jacques Ca, OFT, on Bohemia Manor.
CorHT.-l'hc Fall Term of the Cir
cult Court for this county, commences on the
second Monday Of Octobcr-thc 1lth day of
the month.
ArpLFs.-'Thc scarcity of apples III
This county, and the neIghboriug counties in
Pennsylvania and Delaware, is very rrnnrlia-
bic. Ia many instances large orchards have
not bushtl on tn IN, AMI in some cases,
we are told, not single apple. In New
York and the Northcr States, there are snid'
TO be abundant crops. SO that our people may
probably be able to procure them at Il reason
able price.
REMOVED CASES FROM IiAEroRD.-
No less than ten criminal cases have been re-
moved from Hartford for trial at the Court
here. THIS will be apt to giyt us another
long and tedious term.
IT. Pinkncy Ewing's lecture on
$ Success, read in the Court House on
Tuesday night, had large audience ont to
hear it, and was quite successful affair.
SAD ACClDENT.-David Shields, a
promising boy seven years old, son OF the
late Rev. David Shields, who formerly was
stationed here. was run over by the ears in
Philadelphia on Wednesday, and injured SO
that he died the same evening.
FRENCHToWN RAILRoAD.-.An advcr-
tiSrmcnt OF certain road Examiners, in another
column, rccitcs that they are commissioned to
consider the laying ont of county road on
the track of the irenchtown Railroad. rhjcl
has been Qj;tadoal. Frcnclltown. for Hanv Il
day was Il prominent point with the travelling
public of this country. First packets, pro-
PEELED by sails, shortened the land travel on
the great northern and southern route, bv
| carrying passengers between Baltimore and
Frcnchtown. Across to New CASTLE the pro-
pri"torS Of the line made Il turnpike, which
remains, public road, some places but little
used. Then, when steam locomotion WAS IN
vented, railroad, (among the first in the
counly.) Was laid down between FrrnehtOwn
and New Castle, and for years it was crowded
with travel. The Citizens Union Line had
excellent steamboats, on both the Chcsapaake
and Delaware ends Of the line. Subsrournt-
" the owners Of the Phil, VIII. x Bait, Il.
Il. Co., became proprictors of that line. and
iihnih@ the through railroad competent TO
carry all the passengers, and cheaper, they
have g abandoned " the Frcncht,wn track.
taken up the rails, and now it is about to be-
come (palt Oft At lcast.) a common neighbour
hood road. Frcnchtown will remain a name.
but its glory hath departed. No gallant
steamers longer come treming up to its wharf.
driving the narrow river into cauldron of
waves, no whistling engines, or Rubbing
cars fly along the old emJankmcnt with their
loads Of human freight no carriage loads from
the country around crowd down to its shore to
take the boats or cars. 1t dwullcs down TO
Il pLun country hotel; boarding house for
people Who seek quiet rotrrat, away from
the noise and dust OF busy life. 50 change
the thorouslltHrcs, the habitations and the ui-
fairs Of men,
1--WE find the following communica-
ton in The ,8Hn"poiis Gu1eHc Of the 10th inst
TUE EiCE PnESiuENcy.--M Mn. Eplron Il
perceive that Col. joins c. GHooME, Of Cecil
county, has been named in connection with
the next Vice Presidency. As Il set Off to