The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-11-12
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MARYLAND AFFAIRS.
CECIL COUNTY.
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familiar with, as it has been waged for wears mast
against marauders from all quarters, who have
tresspassed with dredges, &c, contrary to law
upon the oyster beds of the Chesapeake But the
wild duck war is something new and grew ont of
the legislation of last winter forbiddng the shoot
ing oil wild ducks from sink boats, sneak boats &c
An expedition fitted out from this place on
Niionoay morning last, under Sheriff Oldham, con-
sisting OF thirty men, well-armed, who took the l
O'Clock train to North East and there embarkad
on the steamer Cecil, and proceeded to the fats of
the S9squehanna, below Havre de Grace. capturing
some four or five boats and the men in charge of
them, together with all their propertv in bo.ts
guns, ducks, DC. The parties captured all belong
ed to Cecil. They made no resistance, but quietly
submitted to the process of the law.
There were other parties on the ducking grounds
from Havre de Grace, who made a show of fight
One boat, commanded by Barney Barto of Havre
de Grace, sailed round the boat which contained
the Sheriff and several of his men, and Barney ss-
luted them wtha volley of Oaths giving them addi-
tonal emphasis, every now and then bv leyellinp
his fowling-pece at them. Several of the Sberif's
men were anxious to draw upon Barney but the
Sherhs orders not to fire were strictly obeved
There was another boat containing only four men,
commanded by one whom Barney knew who re-
turned Barney's polite epithets with additional
compliments. Barney did not level his piece at the
men In that boat, or he might not have survived to
tell the story of that eventful day The commander
OF that boat had given strict orders to one of his
men to cock his gun and keep his finger on the trig-
GER and it Barney should level his piece toward them
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tainly have been obeyed, had Barney levelled his
gun at them. Fortunately he did not behave to-
ward the men in that boat he did toward the
Sheriff and his party, and Barney still lives as good
shot at canvass.backs and red-heads as floats upon
the blue waters of the Susquehanna flats.
= The Havre de-Grace duckers able to raise a
notliia OF brave, hardy and adventurous men, and
it will be no light task to prevent them from sheet
ing ducks, or to capture them when caurht in the
act 1t is said they are very much excited in refer
ence to the duck law, and are resolved to shoot
usual. all 6nVard5 Tha
eSIed IN enforcing this law will find it no chiId's
pay lhey need not undertake another expedition
vi we hIhu with less than hundred men and sew
eral field pieces, as well tho reouisitp small arms
and several fastsang small boats of lipht draft
to run over the flats. The duckers will ipht baforo
they will yield, and they are already prepared witb
boats, cannon, and heavy lowling-pieces and can
raise hundred and fifty or two hundred men at an
hours notice. and with Barney to command them
they would constitute formidable foree-for Bar
neY Is said to be made up Of sterner stuff than
his namesake of hotilla notoriety in the last war
win GTreat Britain who gave the redcoats so much
trouble at Bladensburg.
Fatal Accident,-As Mr.. John i. Pierce, of Bat
tie Swamp, and Mr.. ThOs Fisher were raturninr
nome from the Rising Sun polls on Tuesday
last in dearborn, the coupling of the wheels gave
way, the front wheels passing from under the Wap-
on, the body falling to the ground with such vio-
lence as to throw both gentlemen out The shock
to Mr.. Fisher, who an aged and infrm man
being in his SD year. was so great as to produce
death in an hour or two after the accident. He
died without struggle sitting in his chair in the
hotel at Battle Swamp.
ST. MARY's.
From the 81. Mary'S Beacon
Census Hatistic8.-Number of deaths in this coua-
ty for the year ending lst june 1860: lst district,
l6; I'd do, 40; Sd do, SO; 4th do Al; 5th do, lS
9Th do, 23-total 1893. Number of slaves in LIST
district ,O98; I'd do, 1885, Sd do, 1,228 4th do
l,599 9th do, SlI; 9Th do, 475-total 6,55O.-
Number of slaves in 1850, 5,842-inCrease in ten
years, 7O8. Population of the village of Leonard
Town, 272 whites, lG free blacks and 2l2 slaves
making a total of 500. True cash value of real es-
tate, S4,43O, 235. Cash valuation of personal es-
tate, S6,327, ,755-total SlO,757, 800.
Distressing Occurrences Josephine Cough, a
1ree negro woman, living on the Beaver Dams, in
this district had occasion snort time since to vi
sit Leonard Town. leaving her house in charge of
two young children. During her absence, the
clothes of one of the children took fire, and the
child was burned to DEATH The other child start
ed IN pursuit of its mother, missed its way, and
died in the woods, probably from famine or expo
| sure. The body, when found, in state of
decomposition
GARRoTER WHIPPED.-A gentleman named
Haines was attacked in the streets of Memphis on
| last Monday evening by highwayman, who at
| tempted to garrote him. Somewhat anticipating
! such movement, Haines was prepared, and being
powerful fellow, he Squared" himself, and sud
denly striking out from the shoulder, his adversa-
ry measued his length on the bridge. Haines fol-
lowed up his blow with series of kicks, which re-
suited in the rascal opening his mouth and piteous-
| ly begging for his life. Ordering the fellow to get
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after satisfying himself that he had no weapons,
told him to 'clear out" which he did in much less
time than we have consumed in its relation.
HoRRmLE MURDER-A Jfan SatIrated ,giM IFhis-
| Key and Set Fire.-A horrible affair has lust
/ come to light in California. Some time since
George Wilson and two of his ''friends'' got drunk
at Reeds Rancho, Marion county; his ''friends,"
not so much the worse for liquor, "amused' them
selves with soaking the clothes of Wilson with
! whiskey, and to make sure of their project, they
poured a considerable quantity down his neck, in
order to thoroughly soak his shirt with the liquid
after which they set fire to the clothes of the
wretohed man. He remained there abandoned
without charitable hand to offer him a glass of
| water during hia ivu5 ~5orias. Worranfs have
been issued for the arrest Of the murderers.
MORE CABINET MAKGNG.-The Springfield, ILL.,,
! correspondent of the New York Times furnishes
another cabinet made up for him by his friends at
that place. 1t is as follows:
/ Secretary of State-Wm H. Seward
Secretary of War--F. p. Blair Jr
/ Secretary of the Navy-H. W. Davis.
/ Secretary OF the Treasury-John Sherman
Postmaster General-H. Etheridge
| Attorney Generals 7. Logan.
! Secretary OF the lnterior-John Hickman.
| CUBAN TELEGRAPHIc OPERATIONS IN SEPrEMBER.-
According to the official report published in the
| Gdceta, the total number of teeprams sent over
the different lines in this Island during the month
OF September were 2,797, and paid So ia 20; dur.
| ing the same month last year the teegraphic de-
spatches were l29, yielding SO 064 30 thus show
! ing a decrease this year of 1872 telegrams and
! $3.50. l0.-CHban Messenger.
FIRE IN New YoRK.-0n Friday morning the
| large drug warehouse of Penfold, Parker & Mower
No 10 Beekman street. was discovered to be on fire.
! The hremen succeeded in confnng the flames to the
cellar, where the fire originated, and after des-
perate struggle extinguished the conaapratiop-
The loss is estimated at between fifty and one hun
dred thousand dollars, which is covered by insur-
ance. The damage to the building was but triaing.
From BUENos AYREs.-By the latest advices re
celVgd RupnOs rya laorp tlaEtb Dro
dent had forwarded to the Legislature a project of
a law enabling the executive power to contract for
the establishing of telegraphc lines between Buenos
| Ayres and Montevdeo, or other points In Para
quay visit of courtesy had been made by the cap
tain OF the American ship Pulaski, and expressions
OF the most amicabe nature exchanged.
CARLYLE PLEAsED.-The American edition of Car
lyle's Essays, published By Brown Taggard, of
Boston, has pleased even the crusty author. In a
private letter to the editor of the edition, Carlyle
writes: at is of the prettiest books imaginable;
printed with beautiful accuracy and taste; beautiful
paper; careful index; nothing deficient, nothing su-
perfuous; perfectly got up in all respects"
A Washington correspondent states that an ap-
pcation has been made to the President by Mr.
Booth, who has given the Federal authorities Of
Wisconsin so much trouble, for remission of his
line, on the ground OF poverty, but the application
is accompanied with insoRnt defiance and determi-
nation on his part to repeat the offence upon the
next xtopportunity.
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, the Press and
other journals of that city have of late been feici-
tating themselves on the addition OF a number of
free negroes from South Carolina to their popula-
ton. If they desire any more of the class, Mary
land, or any other Southern State, can easily and
will gladly supply the demand.
Dexter, the sculptor, states that Governor Will
lard of Indiana took the deepest interest in having
State collection of the sts of all the Governors
: of the HOOsier State-and advanced money toward
having copy Of his own made-little thinking that
it would so soon be a monument to his memory.
The bark James Gray, of Boston, reported in our
dispatches as having hoisted and sauted the Pal
metto flag at Charleston, South Carolina, belongs
to John VIM. Gushing Of Newburyport, who are
half brothers of Caleb Cushing. The latter is un-
stood to be interested in the firm.
Mr.. Hunters claim for services as acting Secre.
tary of State during the period when Mr.. Webster
, was absent has been disallowed by the Attorney
. General, it having been submitted to him for hi:
, decision.
( There has been a regular stampede of the stu
dents, both male and female, of the East Maine
t Conference Seminary at Bucksport in consequence
of the breaking out of the small pox in that insttu
tion.
News has been received from Col. T. F. Shaft.
ner, who writes from Iceland under date of August
49, that he is confident Of success in the North At
lantic Telegraph undertaking. He was about
leaving Iceland.
The Legislative printing of New York for the
next two years has been awarded by the Secretary
and Comptroller to Wrightson & CO., of Cincin
natl.
One of the express agents in New York, was ar