The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-04-21
Correspondence of The Cecil Whig.l
Letter from CharlestOwn.

CnARLESrowN, April 10Th, go.
Rdiny Feather Business DM-I'he Oilers
The Ncn Lar rclui,Ue 10 Duck Shooting
Nome sharp Talk about the Legislature
Rapid Brick Milking SINGING School--Neu
Hotct-Deaih Of an aged Lady, &c.
DEAR WING After a prolonged Silence. I
again take up my pen to dot down few items
which may be Of some interest in the local
department Of your paper What is to be.
come of use Are we all to be washed away
body and breeches, or is there some one build
ing an ark as Noah of ancient date, to save
the good. and allow the evil to meet with
wateIy graves From the drcnching rains of
the past few weeks we naturally come to the
conclusion that something must be done or
we would meet with the same fate as did the
wicked people Of old.
Business of all kinds bears sagnant ap-
pcarance, owing 10 the incemen"y Of the
weather.
Our OILERS let loose from their mornings,
and set sail for white Banks" " Wild
Duck" and Spesucia Island, on the Slh of
April. For the first week they were very
successful, and had bright ani;cipations Of
making big fishing, as some of our most
venerable fishermen predicted they would do,
owing to the severity of the past winter. -
But the scarcity Of shad leads them to think
that 1t will be a season similar to that of last
year, if not worse. The Legislature of Mary
land is greatly to blame for the failure of the
fishines for the last few years. They passed
Jaw prohibiting gilling after the 10th of
June. In backward spring the OILERS sell
dom get to fishing before the middle Of April,
and this Infamous law prevents them from
fishing after the 10th Of June when there are
plenty of shad about.
That Legislature stopped at that But the
last diSgraceful body that assembled at Anna
polls. thought that it would try it's hand at
para lzlng the prosperity of the State Know
ing that Hartford and Cecil countes derived
great profit from ducking out of sunk boxes,
this body, passed law to prohibit shooting
ont OF boat or box over hundred yards
from shore. Now, there are men in our town
whose all is invested in duckng, who depend
wholly on it TO sustain large families, and
now this locofoco legislature has told them.
you may throw away your sink boxes and
decoys; you shall not gun on the free waters,
even If your children have to starye. Did
they make this law so that the people might
break 1t or did they want to show what obi.
Gus laws they could make if once they had
the power! The most rabii locofocos in our
town, curse them. They know that they
have killed the party here. A great many
doubt whether the law is constitutional or
not. The gunners. however, declare that
they will pay no attention to it !; but will gun
on as usual.
The brick firm of Nicholson & Logan, are
making bricks with great rapidity. They
have machine which turns out ten thousand
per day and makes them much superior to
any that ] ever saw made by hand Their
clay is worked much sitter than it can be
worked by hand and the pressure which fills
moulds gives them a solidity, and correct
ness of form rarely cqualcd by pressed bricks.
We have quite a hourshing singing school
here, under the tuition Of Mr.. S. j. Tammary
who during the day teaches the young idea
how to shoot, and after nishtfall the old one
how to sound Without Dragging we think
for square piece of music we might challenge
any school in the county, and come out iii st
best The music is certainly in Us, all we
want is to let it out.
Mr.. WIN. Thompson has opened a New
Hotel in our town, called I" The Cecil House" "
where the traveller can find relreshment for
IMAM and beast Mr.. Thompson is a cour-
tcous and gentlemanly landlord, and we will
warrant those who give him a call that they
will be entertained in the best manner.
Mrs. Nancy Black, the oldest nhabitant OF
our town died on last Friday morning. She
was in the S4th year Of her age. She could
relate many interesting stories Of CharleStown
when it was in it's infancy, and the Charles.
town Fair, which is now defunct. was place
of great notoriety. She saw the British when
they came up the North East Bay, and our
citizens as they built a fort and then deserted
it. More Anon. Nike.