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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-02-12
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Our venerable School Commissioner is
pushing the Transformation otthc Court House
celia rapidly ahead and soon the young idea
will be training below for the duties which
may he required Of il overhead. He gathers
hope for the School System as its WORKINGS
are developed, and We may soon expect to
hear him crying "Sn4hsg pa to its all opponents
One ponderous, overpowering thought,
like a g iiity-siH has been for days weighing
down the minds Of our townspeuplc-tle
solemn thought Of muA. Mud, too, has
weighed down their feet. They have stuck in
the mud-thcy have swampcd in it their
shoes are lost in its depths. In their cxtrcra-
lily They have cried out oh! for the apoc-
ryphtl ducks, which, in the long ago DAYS of
babyhood, We were told would come and eat
up the mud" An embargo of mud shuts
custom tromHhc stores and pens the flai and
timid within doors. If, as the poet hath it
e, Your serpent of Egypt is bred Of Your mud. by
the operation OF your sun ; so is your croco liIc;''
we may look out soon to be eaten by snakes
and crocodiles. Citizens, awake ! g sound the
hcw-gag, beat the tom-gong.' Defend your
hcarths against the monsters Of the mud--take
out your hailifl and 8 sock - him in to appcasc
them; " sock " III all your town commission
crs-bcttcr few (and they the guilty) should
perish. than that the town should be dcyasta-
ted. Already the baitl's horse has been
sacrificed, and a little niger went down in
Denny 'Siholc; but these will not suffice. All!
the muddyfr fruits Of thirty cents in the hundred
dollars.
1t seems that one Of Bccche1's men has
been about town this week. Several cartridges
for Sharpc's life have been found, and no
such tirearm belongs in the town. If the
owner of them came with burclarious intent,
he might find his operations rather dangerous,
as here in Eikton there are sc blows to give as
well as to reccivc.'
The following question is submitted to
the Elkton mathcmatcans If our town
bailitr with an freshman four feet high under
his command, and his famous horse (now,
alas dead OF the mud, y with taxes at 80 cents
in the 500, in single summer, put 10 inches
Of mud on the streets, what depth could be
placed there in the same length of time, by
two of Green's men, with a mule, at half that
rate Of taxation
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-02-12

o. The following Report and Resolutions
show the Elkton Academy 10 be in a highly
flouri,hing condition under the able supcrin
tendance of Nh. Fachtz:
SECOND Pu2LIc QrARrERLy REPORT OF
Elkton Academy.
The second term Of the current Academical
year will expire on Tuesday 18th. AT the
close Of last term there had been a loss Of 3
pupils, so that the present quarter was com
mcnccd with 81 scholars, but during the II
weeks OF which 1t consisted, There was an in
crease Of - male and / female students, SO
that the present total number is IS, Of which
% are boys and II girls. The instruction is
still impaired by the same teachers in Is hours
daily, 10 Of which arc dedicated to the male,
and To the female department. The follow
ing statistical table will show without COM
mtntlry, whether the character and standing
OF the school has improved or not.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-02-12

Mr.. EDITOR Call up your printers, devil
and all. till give them talking to, for they
played the devil with my letter of las, week :
but probably it was my fault. Printers are
supposed to know everything and be able to
read ovcrykind of scribLing and it may be
that presumed too much on this latter
quality and paid too little attention to my
pcnmanshp.
The first error Of moment occurs in the
location of the School House; your types
say it is "neary on the corner of Daniel
Lords land" which is very indie finite, as Mr..
Lord owns some 900 acres of land, which
must bave many colncrs; and if the House
were near any corner o! Lords land whether
on his land or not, would suit tins description
equally well. 1t is wonderful what charge
one letter will make in the meaning ofwords:
all this obscurity and inaccuracy arises from
your printing the word " nearly" in place of
smear by," which fixes the School House on
Lords corner near Grays House.
Your error No. o. occurs in that part Of
my letter which refers to the dam built by
Francis Green for Daniel Lord on his FISHER
Factory property, "a permanent work y as
had been speaking Of the dam and afterwards
of the factory, it might Seem uncertain which
was referred TO as " a permanent work." and
with view to be more explicit and at the same
time to joke little say " mean the dam
and not the factory - for the old factory is
not worth DAM Instead Of which you
make me say " | mean the factory" Those
are the principle errors and as | suspect it
was my fault more than yours, We will dis
miss the subject, each promising TO do better
in the future. Indeed am not sorry for
these little mistakes for without them should
have been without any thing to write about
this week and am happy to have an OPP
porunity to cultivate the acquaintance Of
such clever fellows. FOURTH DIrTRlCr.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-02-12

BUSINESS CHANGEs.-Among the
business changes We hear Of rs to occur in
Elktoa, the coming Spring, are the following:
Mr.. Daniel Bratton is to go in partnership with
vi. I. Dlennen, their business to he conduc-
ted at the old stand OF I. Bremen Il Co.
Mr.. A. &. TUte is to take the storehouse
now occupied by Mr.. Il. G. Reese, and CON
tinue there the mercantile business. Mr.. John
II. Mahony Of near Cherry iii, is to open
store next door to Smiths tavern. Mr..
Richie, tobacconist leaves town, and into the
house now occupied by him Mr.. r. wilson
is 10 remove his oyster saloon. L. Brown,
ST.. ESD, gives up his business as CONNECTION
or, aud removes lis magistrates office in with
Mr.. A. G. Cole, tlilJr.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-02-12

OAKLAND, ND.-The house of Mr.. Carey
Hall, near Oakland, took fire on Tuesday OF
last week and was saved by the eXerliuns OF
those present, with but little damage. Carey
Hall, Esq, whose mills are located near this
town, has contracted with and is now furnish
the govetnmtnt of Cuba. with large number
of Railroad Splice Blocks. Mr.. George p.
Thomas, killed near this town, on Tuesday
last, large White Rabbit or Hare. They
are about twice as large as the common
Rabbit, and are very wild-Mr. j. Nj.
Armstrong is now erecting fine dwell ing
and so are DR.. Tyson and Mr.. uarwards, OF
Baltimore city. Francis p. Blair, of Mont
gomery county, and Others are erecting. not
large, but com lortablc fine looking, cottages.
Adjoining Oakland, Mr.. William Schlcy is
erecting large brick mansion house, and is
improving large daiy farm.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-02-12
DROWNED A melancholy case Of drown

DROWNED a melancholy case Of drown
ing occurred in this place yesterday morningf
George. aged ten years, n promising son o.
Capt James F. Taylor accilcntlv fell over
board whist playing upon the deck of his
fathers vessel. Nc. WIN. Palmer, who was
engaged in the granary at the time heard the
noise and instantly FASTENED to his rescue
supposing at the time that it was his own
child When he arrived at the spot where
the accident occurred nothing was visible ex-
cept the hat Of the deceased Every effort
was made to recover the body at once,
but it was not accomplished TIL after search
of three quarters Of an hour. Az attempts
at resuscltation were unayalling.
kent News, 5h,
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Eofo! GUoirs.

THE CoUKTs.-The February term of
the Circuit court for this county, commences
on Monday next. There is Jail full Of
prisoners to be tried, and much other business
to be done.
The Orphans Court meets on Tuesday next.
The County Commissioners, also, meet on
that day.
The several courts will bring many people
TO the town and will afford a number OF those
who eve this otfce, for The Wing, or fer
printing, to cali AID pay. Persons who are
not coming to Court, could, in many instances,
send US money by their Ieighhors. All who
pay us next week will do US Il great favor
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.-The Dye House
at the wooden factory Of Mr.. James CraW ford
OH the North East Creek, in this county, WAS
destroyed by fire on Wednesday night last
Among lis contents were 80 lbs. Of wool,
1900 lbs. Of yarn, 8 $50 lbs of cotton, and Il
quantity ofdyc stUHs. The loss is about. 8, 900.
of which 81 800 is covered by an insurance in
a fhilAdclphia Office. The origin Of the fire
is unknown.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-02-12

Our ncighbor of the Delaware
C0sctfe notices at some length, our re-
marks Ct last week on an article Of its
own Of the previous week, in relation to
the tariff question and he questions us
thus -
Does our friend not remember tha! so long as
The ar'n OF 1915 raised fryenue enough 10 support
the government and Ic,,"a SUI plus il the treasury
Ina neither of The dfunc parties of which he was
thu ehainl ion. ever raised camor for protecliont'
Our intelligent neishbor might well
have seen the answer in the state of facts
that existed in 1916 and which continue
to exist until the present. At that time
the locofocos had clean majority of FIVE
in the Senate; at every session since
they have had more than twice as many
majority, aud now they have two thirds
Of that body. 1t is mere triGing, then,
to ask US why change was not attempt
ed. All the time till the present, when
suffering country has grown clamorous
for change, all tho locofoeos were the
advocates Of the tariff of 1916. Now,
with, a bcggsrcd locofoco Administration
and the terrors Of an onragcd people be-
fore them, some of those locolocn4-the
Delaware Gaseite prominent among the
number--repud a'c the present tariff But
that Senate-that locoioco Senate, which
was always in the way of the "defunct
partics," at which the G0ecUe affects a
sheer, now shakes its hand at The
Gasctte and all who think with it, aud,
IN locotoco caucus assembled, says there
shall be no change in the tariff. The
Gazette has announced that it repudiatcS
the present tariff the locofocos of the
Senate resolve that the tariff shall be
maintained unchanged Of course it only
remains for Tile Goseite TO repud,ate the
/occtoco Senate--to "spit" GU it, as it
"spits" on tariff which does not afford
millions enough for the present spend
thrift government.
And it is equally trifing in The
Gozette to charge any other party with
being the authors of the present tariff,
which it knows was prepared by Mr..
Hunter Of Virginia, and was the only
tariff the locofoco Senate would allow to
pass, and had to be taken as the best
that could be done. The GascHe sadly
undertakes the intelligence of the people,
even of Delaware, whcnsit undertakes to
allcge any other state of facts.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-02-12
VA reliable correspondent in the

ia reliable correspondent in the
Fourth District, sends us the following items:
BIC TnEE.--Mr. Norris L. Haislett, sawyer
at SCOTS Mills, on Big Elk creek, sawed the
past season, for Scott 4 Addison, a hickory
tree which measured ., $50 feet of inch stuff,
weighing, at least, seven and a hall tons; the
top made three and half cords Of wood, Of
equal weight with the trunk, making an ag-
grcguc OF fifteen tons weight. This father Of
al the hickory trees grew on the farm Of Israel
Reynolds, near the Blue Ball, in the 4th
District. If any body has Il bigger or better
hickory tree the same parties would be glad
to have it. SD.
A CALF Gas Is 4 CALF. Mr.. JOSEPH
Warren, tenant on Charles Murlhy's farm.
near the Fox Chase" turmcrly Dysarts'
Tavern,> in ,hc Fourth District, has Il calf,
tcn months old, which weighs $50 lbs. A hard
cllfto beat, that will some body ,rot out
a b.ueE one S. D.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-02-12

OD7Thc official returns Of the revenue o ctfc
Island of Cuba; both land and sea, (renfds
marltlntaS yisrrrsires) for The month of Novcm
Der, says the New Orleans Picavunc, hrve
Just been published. They add NJ for the
former 1853 0l6; for the latter $762 326 -
Total 81 ,32l ,343 for the month mentioned, -
The total income of the Island from both
sources for the first eleven months of the past
year, amounts, to SIC ,513, 1913. upwards of
sixteen millions ard half of dollars The
income of the Island for the same period last
year was $l5, 1862, 1888.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-02-12
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

THIS is to give notice, that the subscriber,
L Of Cecil county, hath obtained from the
Orphans Court OF said county, letters tcsta-
mentary on the personal estate of Thomas
Burnside, late Of said county, deceased. All
persons having claims against the said de-
ceased, are hereby warned to exhibit the
same, with the vouchers thereof, duly anthem
ticated. on or before the 3rd day of February
1860; they may otherwise, by law, be eX-
clGdcd from all benefit Of said estate. All
persons indebted to said estate are requested
to make immediate payment to the subscr-
Der. Given under my hand this 18th day Of
February, 1888.
MARY A. NJ. BURNSIDE,
Executor of Thomas Burnside, deed.
Test-JAs. MCCAULEY, Reg.
Feb. i2 lS59-Gw.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-02-12
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

VNIIIS is to give notice, that the subscriber
/ of Cecil county, hath obtained from the
Orphans Court OF said county, letters Tcsta-
mcntary on the personal estate Of Nathaniel
Founders, late Of said county, deceased -
Ali persons having claims against the said de-
ceased, are hereby warned TO exhibit the
same, with the vouchers thereof duly authcn-
ticatcd, on or before the 18th day of January
1850; they may otherwise, by law, be cXclu-
dcd from all benefit Of said estate. All
persons indebted to said estate are requested
TO make Immediate payment to the subscli-
Der Given under my hand this 18th day
Of February, 1859.
JOSEPH MILLER,
Executor Of Nathaniel Founder, decd.
Tcst-JAs. MCCAULEY, Reg.
Feb. u, iSJJ--6w
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Cons.ah;c's Sale,

Epf virtue OF writ Of Ncnditipni Exronas
AS issued by Jesse Coulson, Esq. one of
the Justices Of the Peace Of the Stnc %
harA Land, in and for Cecil county. t., mo
directed, | viii expose to sale at Public
A"ctl"n, at the Hotel Of John S. Pierce,
Battle Swamp, on
1"nrsday, Tie 26A Dig Of February. 1852,
between the hours Of = and 4 O'Clock T.. ~
Tor cash, t" satisfy said wit and costs, ALI
the right. title, interest anI claim of Henry
Bond IN and to I'll! that Piece, Parcel OF
Tract Of LAND, containing
THREE ACRES, More or Less,
with the improvements thereon; aud about
TWO acres in Rye adjoining lands Of Ell y
/. Howard and other. near Battle swamp,
Iatc the property of Henry Bond. seized and
taken in execution at the snit of William
}. Marchhal X. S. UADnOCK.
req l.. Io3?--2w Constable.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-02-12

VIRGINIA WIG STATE CoNvENTioN-
Richmond, Ft l0.-Ihe Wing State Con.
ven,ion met here this morning and was very
largely attended. VIM. Ballard Preston was
chosen president. The COMMITTEE nomination
reported for Governor Hon. VIM Goggin, Of
Bedford. The announcement was loudly
chcercd and the report adopted. Mr.. Goggin
is therefore the gubernaloriGl nominee. The
remaining nominations will be made to-mor-
row. The convention is composed of highly
respectable men and much enthusiasm is
cyinccd.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-02-12

" There is news from lIayti to the 10th
ultlmo. The revolution continued, and Sonlou'
que had been defeated botn on sea and land.
Reinlorccments were joining General Gcll'ard
from oil parts, and it was believed that Soulou-
que would he unable to force his wav back
to the capital, the city being surrounded by
the Republicans. The emperor's coffee had
been seized and sold At auction. Port au
Prince was under arms and no mails were
allowed to leave.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-02-12

CJ=McCcrmck patent for improvement
in reauing machines has expired, and the in
vention now becomes public property. The
Commissioner Of Patents overrued the appli-
cation for extension on the ground that,
though the invention was new and patcntable
when patented, :" he is well satisfied from
the exhibits and testimony in the case that
the patentee has received not only reaSona-
bic, bat IL most liberal, compensation for the
time, ingenuity and expense bestowed on the
invention and its introduction"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-02-12

TMroRTlNG FLOUR From LIVERPOOL. The
Detroit Tribune says that Mr.. John Young,
Of Montreal. has purchased at Liverpool TO-.
coo barrels supeIine flour, at l5s. per barrel
to be shipped to Qubec at Is Sd. freight, SO
that it will be put down Ct Quebec at cos:
of only about 50 90 per barrel, exclusive of
insurance The above shipment is thought
TO be Oswego flour. which will thus have
made two voyages across the Atlantic.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-02-12

Destructive FIRE --EnrHing Of ITHi;nm
and liary Co!ieec. We have by sprcla! tclc-
graph and regular dispatches from Peters.
burg the announcement that William and
Mary Coll,gc, nj Williamsburg Virginia.
one Of the most distinguished and vencr.
atlc institutions of leaning III the country,
was destroyed 10y fire at three O'Clock ycstcr
day morning Its valuable library and labo-
Iatofy are said to have fallen prey to the
flames. This calamity will cause the deep
est regret Throughout: the whole country, es.
pecally among the many distinguished men
who have graduated In its balls. All the
students escaped unlarm:& The total loss
is estimated at about Sl00G0O, and the in.
surance is only 500 eco. We suhioin bli Ct
history Of the institution: - BUh. SIN.
8 The college Of William and Mary, the
oldest, except Harvard University. in the U.
States, was chartered in 1903 by King VIII.
liam III, and Queen Mary, who gave out of
their private means nearly G2,GO0 sterling
towards erecting the necessary buildings
This, with twenty thousand acres of land
the office Of surveyor general lin virtue Of
which one sixth Of the fteS received by pub.
lie surveyors in the colony, and the sole power
of appointing them. were given,) and one
penny pound on al tobacco exported from
Virginia and Mary land, granted in the char
ter, t2.5OO raised by subscription in the colo
ny, and IA gift Of 600 from the House Of
BurgcSses, constituted the endowment of the
college.
within the last few years large additions
have been made to the philosophical and
chemical apparatus, both Of which ale now
amply sufficient for all the purposes of in
struction in these sciences. The library has
been enlarged, and now contains nearly
5000 volumes, among which arc many curl.
Gus and rare books
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-02-12
Nru COR Discoveries 81 Lnnis Eth

New GOLp Discoveries Louis. Feb.
9.-Maipr Culbertson, has arrived at Sioux
city. and reports the discovery Of gold Dig
gings in the dividing range of mountains be-
tween the sources of the Columbia and Mi.
souri, rivers. near Stevens Pass. He brings
81 300 worth Of Jumps the size of a kernel Of
corn. lie reports further that the mines can
be reached by steamboats,. The two rivers
are separated only by half an hours ride.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-02-12
WASHINGTON ROUSE,
Fort EsenHssf- Md.

TENIlE undersigned respectfully announces
Il to his friends and the patrons generally
OF the WASHINGTON HOUSE. Port De
post, Md. that h. has succeeded Mrs. Il.
NJ. Reynolds in this establishment, and is
now in possession. fully prepared to accom-.
MEDIATE those who may visit Port Deposit on
business or pleasure.
Having rciitted and improved this Old
Si is guests eS )" I P'i'' cycy TO e"'o s4
and convenience his Table is f-;Ss TN
supplied with the best the ;s.s- 80 8,
market affords; and his stables arc .IL.1''s.
u He asks that the liberal patronage
heretofore extended TO the WASHINGTON
House may be continued to him.
WM. CHAMPION,
Feb 5, lS59--y. Proprirtnr.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-02-12

THE CoDE.-ILe following list has
been furnished Wy the Secretary Of TIE
Legislative Committee Oh tie new code.
The titles enumerated embrace TIE whole
Of the gcscral laws Of the State. This
part Of Tie Code is Eow complete and
lhe local laws have been seat to Mr..
Wilson, the State Printer, at Annapo-
liz, to be printed. The Code Of General
Laws will bc contained in volume
about the size Of Latrobe's Justice
Arbitra'ons and Awards, Agents, Factors
aud Attorneys, hiirus, Appeals, Apprentices
Attorney. At Law. Attachments, Agricultural
lh,mist, 4 bitrati,H, snd Awsrd, Arn,ulcis
Actions for Wrongful Killing, Assignment d
tho-,s IN Action. Abatement. Boundirs
Ian Is &c, Bis Of Exchange and Pror.i,,o,y
Notes, B,stardy and foraicalion, BANKS
Ch,nc,y, Crimes sod pMisImcns, County
to,nrni>,intr., Comptroller. CORPORATIONS
Clerks Of Courts, Commissioners Of beds
Courts CoIu,icrS, Con>ts'lts, Conveyanccs,
Commissioners Of Pubic Works, Crows Cur
rcncy, Costs, Cd0u,,a,ion Societies kstrays
Bind, Elections, fl'gi'lli,y Of Officers, Fem,
c,cor's Fines ! O Cultures and ena tics, Fish
an Fisheries, lie les, G vr.o H'bras Co,.
pUs House cfk,iu9r, Husband IA Wife, In.
heitan'c, lnso.yents, Joint Obligations and
Tenancy, JUr;cs, Justices Of dc Peace, kccl
crsof Clancery Records Landlord AMI Ten
ant, Librarian, Licenses, Land Office, Luna.
les, and Insane. Limitations Of Actions Man
dsmus. MAJ, az S. Militia, Merger Maryland
Hospital Mortgages, Nola,ics Pubic, Ne
eroes, Ordinary Keepers and Retailers, Oys
tr's Official Oath. pubhc Printer, Protcc.
ton of " ilI Fowl Public Schools, penrtcn-
ta'v, fTI", rship, Pilots, Eallioads, Riots
Revenue aud Taxes, Set of, Surveyor, Stcre
Of STAG, SANDER, : aman, Standard o.
Weights aud Measures, Safe WhaI.inee,
and Whsivos, S ate Reporter, Sheep, Surc,irg
She;lfls, Sales, md Notices, Supervisors o
Roads, Tcslamenlary, Treasurer, Wnarvcs.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-02-12

1.-Two Democratic papers in Virginia
the Lynchburg ReTuJlican and the FredeI icks-
hurg Recorder have simultaneously come
out for Mr.. Hunter for the Presidency. The
Richmond Enquirer says that Mr.. Hunter is
dcsirous Of taking issue on Gov. Wisc's Tam.
many letter.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-02-12

TIE PRESIDENCY. A Washington letter,
speaking Of Mr.. Buchanan. says:
Again and again, on every possible occa-
sion, he dsavows with contempt and ridicuc
his supposed aspirations for a second term Of
office Two old men" he says. "mysclf
ahd Lewis Cass if We live so long. will quit
this city on the 9th Of March, 1851, with
much lighter and less burdcned hearts than
we bore with Us on coming here"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-02-12
MISCELLANEOUS.
EMPLOYMENT.

G.SO A MONTH, AND ALL EXPENSES
sD-JO PAlD.-AN AGENT is wanted in every
wton and county in the Untel States, to engage
in a respectable and easy business. by which the
above profits may be certainly realized. For fur
thcr particulars, address DR. j HENRY WARNEl.
corner Broome and Mercer streets New-York City,
enclosing one postage stamp. Jan ID, 1859 -6m.