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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-05-05
Che 1flarIscts.
Elk ton Market.
[REroRTED BY JOHN rARTRIDGE.7

ELKToN, May 4, 1860.
Red Wheat 81 SO to 5000, White do:
$ G5 to 5000, Corn, old 70, new, -, Oats.
40, Lime, l5a cents per bushc.
BALTIMORE. May 4th.-Good to prime
red wheat S l.45 10 s! so, prime white wheat
81 .6o to Sis. Corn both white and yell
low IS to 10 cents. Rye % cents. Oats II
to 10 cents. according to quality. Flour
Howard street. Extra SG.44
WILMINGTON, May 2nd.-Whcat SI.55
Corn IS CTS: Oats A: Flour S7.OUa S. 25.-
Clover Seed, $4,50; Timothy do, $3.50.
TIE PHILADELPHIA MARKET, May 3rd -
White Wheat, $l.75 Red do, 81 So :;
Corn, II cts; Oats, As cts. Flour, Sc. IS
to $50.
PHILADELPHIA CATTLE MARX EFT, April 80.
Beef Cattlc--The offerings this week amounted
to about = 00O head sales at 800 1850
per 100 lbs, as to quality. The market
was brisk. Cows and Calves--Saes Of
fresh Cows, at $25 s so: dry do. at 20a $50
each. Sheep-OiitringS 5000: and sales at
5.25 G.75 per lUOlbs. Hogs offerings about
2UOO head, sales at 81 50a rs 50pcr 100 lbs.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-05-05

GIGANTIC CHEAT UPoN THE ADMINIsTRA-
TIoN BY NORTHERN OFFICE HOLDERS. One
of the most remarkable of IL the develop,
mcnts that have been made by the discus
sions at Char lcston in and out of the Con
vcntion, is that the principal supporters of
Mr.. Douglas, the persons who have pulled all
his wires and actually put him before the
Convention for domination, are prominent
office holders at the North and West. The
prchensiveness of this case Of political
swinding may be better understood when we
recall to our minds the fact that for the last
three years Mr.. Douglas and his especial
friends have been at war with the administra.
ton and constant drag upon its movements,
The idea of the Northern office holders in
using the very patronage of the admipistra-
ton for the purpose Of breaking it down and
leaving the field clear for Douglas. But it
really appears that this had been the course
pursued by nearly all Mr.. Buchanan s appon-
tees in New York, New England and the
West. There could hardly be a more strik-
ing proof Of the utter decentralization of North
ern politicians than that which is afforded by
this remarkable erpose.-N. Y. Herutd.
If Bennett had, in the last sentence Of the
above paragraph, omitted the word Northern.
and written " democratic" instead, he would
have been more nearly correct.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-05-05

SusorEnANNA SnAD. This best Of all fish
that swim, says the Wrigh,svi,e Star, are
still scarce among us, and but few taken by
our fishermen hereabout. Perhaps not. more
than bakers couple Of dozens have been
taken altogether at the fisheries below the
Dam this season. On Monday and Tuesday
last fourteen were. caught in a fish basket,
whilst the efforts with seines proved still more
unsuccessful. A few have been Intercepted
in their upward route, some ten or twelve
miles below this point. but little more than
sufficient TO create an odor from the pam
If we may credit the representations of fish
pedlars, who haul shad about in one anG two
horse wagons for sale, the fishermen lower
down the stream, at the " Bald Friar Fisher
les, y" must be taking them pretty extensively
for we iind on inquiry from these truh-tel.
ing piscatory merchants, that their stock
usually comes from that locality. Shad sell
much more readily and for higher prices under
the name of Susquchanna" than Potomac
fish.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-05-05
For Tile Cecil Wing.
Resolutions Adopted by the Leaders
Meeting at North East. Nav lst. 1860.

HhereaS, We believe the facilities afforded
in our town and vicinity for indulgence in
intoxicating liquors, have proved most lnjuri-
Gus to the health, morals and happiness of a
large proportion OF this community and
whereas, we believe it to be our duty to act
promptly and rcsolutely in dong all in onr
power to remove or abatc the evil and where
as, we fear some of our citizens have in the
past, without due reflection, given their sig
natures to applications for license and
whereas, the time for renewal of licenses has
arrived; therefore
Resolred, That it is the sense of this meet
ing that every good citizen should withhold
his recommendation from any and every
applicant for license to sell spirituous Liquors.
ReSolrcd, That we earnestly request all
within our town limits to refuse their sigma
lures to any and every such applicant.
Resolrea, That this preamble and Rcsolu-
tons be sent to the county papers for publ
cation, and be read BY our Pastor in the
church of this place.
JAS. A. BRTNDLE, Chairman.
E. W. THOMAS, Secretary.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-05-05

UNION CoNsrITUTIoNAL Convention. Al
:he railroad lines and their connections, lead
ing to Baltimore, have agreed to issue round
trip tickets at half fare to the delegates to tn.
National Constitutional Union Convention
which meets in this city on the 9th inst. As
matter pertaining to the interests of Balt
more, the officers Of the Baltimore and Ohio
road have used their eXeitions TO effect this
agrecm ent, and with the assistance of the
other railroad companies, have secured thi,
desirable purpose. The Committee of AR
engagements are making every provision foi
the assemblage of the Convention. A larg,
and respectable Committee of Reception ha.
been appointed.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-05-05

D@The Philadelphia Inquirer, of ycster-
day contained the following special despatch
relative to the effect Of the dust up at
Charleston
The moderate Republicans are delighted
with the result Of the powyow of the inter
riticd and hitherto harmonious Democracy
SewaId's enemies are chuckli ling over the
defeat that awaits him at Chicago. Not even
sham delegates from the Southern States can
save him now. The signs of the times as
indicated by the late elections in Connecticut
and your city, have filled his heart with ter
ror. Demagognes of every stripe, shade, and
color, are bound to be defeated at the ensuing
Presidential election in November.
The excitement among the Democrats, how
ever is Intense. The sudden explosion of the
Charleston Convention has had a stunning
effect upon them. The Doug las men here are
greatly mortified at the want of strength OF
their leader they had no notion of the intense
hatred entertained towards him by the South.
The cunning course of the New York {" Peter
Cagger' delegation in first buying the South
and then selling Douglas by voting for the
two.thirds rule is calculated TO excite even the
most sluggish partisan Of the " Little Giant. "
Stephen \. Douglas is an old bird in poll
tics and it is a hard thing to catch him with
chat. lie has time enough between now and
the middle of June to manage all the " fshy''
Democrats, and secure his own nomination at
Baltimore.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-05-05

The BEARD The deaths by consumption
have decree scd some fifty per cent, per annun
amoung the stone cutters of Quincy, Milton
Kockport and the marble works Of Vermont
since they have ceased shaving and given
nature her sway in matters she may be sup.
posed to understand. Workmen in Western
Hour mills ; golfers in the numerous mines
of the Middle States: miners at Galena
Dubuque, and the copper regions Of Lake
Superior: employees In drug mills, drivers
engineers, arctic navigators ; residents in
low wet countries, and thousands of artisans
whose employment is prcjudlclal to healthy
lungs, generally wear the mustache as a
sanitary rather than an ornamental appendagc
to the face of manhood. Lynn Reporter.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-05-05

0JThe Municipal Election in Philadelphia
on Tuesday last, resulted in the success of the
Peoples ticket, for Mayor and other city off.
GERS; the majorities as compared with those
of last year for the same offices, being some
what reduced by the IIerculean efforts of the
locoS, and through the lethargy OF the Oppo-
sition. Mayor Iienry's majority was 500
The locos, appear to have concentrated their
efforts against the Mayor and City Controller
in particular. The City Councils are largely
Opposition.
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The Duties of Postmaster

To the Editor Of The N. Y. Tribune. Sin {:
The Complaints made by many members of
the refusal of Postma sters to distribute pack.
ages of speeches sent to their Post Offices. led
me to lay the matter before the Post Office
Department for an official decision on the
subject, which, for the information Of the
public, send you annexed 1t may be bet
ter understood when add that, in order to
save unnecessary labor to Poslmasters on the
route and to insure safe transit in the mails.
speeches -after being ranked nd directed -
arc generally tied up in packages Of 20 or 30;
and that many Postmasters refuse to cut the
strings when they reach their offices, and To
distribute them individually, tut insist IN
handing them over to whoever the outside
speech of the package is directed, and citing
him distribute al Of them as best he may.
Respectfully yours
~
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-05-05


GREAT FIRE IN CUBA Loss halfa .NjNon
The n. Y journal of Commerce publishes
tneiol!owlng extract Of a private letter from
Havana:
:" On the 9th inst, the largest fire ever
known in the Island occurred in the valley of
Trinidad, 1t commenced at the sugar estate
called "Gnaimaro, D." and extended along the
valley distance Of six leagues rs mics) to
another sugar estate called Iona del
pnerta, sweeping all the standing cane before
It, The scene, as described by the inhabl-
tants OF the town Of Trinidad. is said to have
been awtulIy grand The burnt cane leaves
were Strcwn all over the town, which was so
Illuminated by the contlagraion that pin
could be picked up In the street after dusk
lhe loss Is estimated at upwards Of half a
million of dollars, and will reduce the pro-
d"cton of the staple article of the Island this
year over 5000 hogshcads. "
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-05-05

D"The old democratic party has breathcd
Its last, and to day we enter upon new era
in national politics. The Convention at Char.
lesion has split, and whether it be on men OF
on measures, the practical result is the same.
N Y. Herald.
ifthe " old democratic party has d" breath
cd its last" (Which appears to be highly pro,
bable), is it not case of felo de se--politca
suicide? That corrupt organization has for
years been preparing the poisoned chalicc for
its own lips in the everlasting agitation of the
slavery question that it has induced by its
legislation, and that is now proving its own
overthrow.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-05-05

THE MUSCLE MANIA. Porte Cravon recent
" visited Judge Douglas house at Washing
ton, Tor the purpose OF sketching its interior
for Harper Weekly. Little DIR wasn't at
home hut the artist being shown to the lux
nrons library of the Senator, pulled ont his
sketch. book and pencil and WAS industriously
" taking down the interesting objects. when
the judges mother in law entered, and with
genuine Southern impe;uosty. but none OF
Southern p"llteness, percmptoriIy ordered the
al list to emlglatc into the outdoor atmos.
phere; poor " Crayon" attempted to explain,
but the irate dune diSdained to listen. and
seizing him by the arm, escorted him to the
front door, where he again made an effort to
explain things but his grafton was cut
short by vigorous shove it might have beer,
" from the shoulder" which sent the aston,
lShed artist pitching down the steps, and
landed him in the middle Of the street.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-05-05

FATAL ACCIDENTAL young man named
Shields, conductor on the Baltimore Central
Railroad, was crushed to death on Wednes-
day. in shocking manner He was on the
platform Of the station house at Touchkenai-
men talking, when the car started intending
to step on, he misplaced his foot and his body
fell between the Car and platform, and was
crushed so that he died a short time after
wards. Mr. Shields has been on the road
since last summer, and came originally from
Baltimore He was active, intelligent, friendly
and agreeable, and his loss will be deeply
felt.-Record
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-05-05

TIE Court HOUSE,, Commissioners
to superlntend the building of new Court
House for Kent county, met on Thursday last,
and after an examination awarded the con-
tract to the Messrs Adams, OF Baltimore. -
We understand that the contractors will at
once enter in bond for the faithful perform
ance of the work. and that in few days the
work will be commenced. We learn that the
plan of the purposed building Will greatly
promote the convenience of the public--insure
the safety of the public records and prove an
ornament to our town. Kent Ne,cS.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-05-05


NETHEnED's SuPERHEArED STEAM ApPA-
RATus.-A recent number of the London
Times, in describing the Improvements order.
cd by the Board Of Admiralty to be made on
her Majesty s steam storeship Rboiamanthus.
gives the following account of this highly
useful Baltimore invention, which is now
being adopted in the British service.
Mr.. Wcthercd, it W i'll be remembered, was
the Wing candidate for Congress, in this Dis
trict, in 1853, but was beaten by Sho wer
locofoco:
The order further adds that the Rhada-
manthus Immediately after her trial will be
fitted, at the cost of the Government. with the
patent improved apparatus Of the Hon. John
Wethcred. a member Of the United States
Congress, for the supply Ct combined or ord-
nary and Superheated steam mixed and which
1t is stated, cannot fail, as proved by prcy-
Gus experiments, to increase the power of the
engines, and also cconomize The consumption
of fue. from 80 to so per cent. The mode
adopted in carrying out the system is to attach
another steam pipe to the boiler for conveying
the steam to be supplemented to pipes, or other
contFlvances placed in any convenient form
near the fire, or in the uptake or chimney Of
the boiler, or in separate furnace the super.
heated steam being added to the ordinary
steam at or before its entrance into the cylin-
der. In its passage through the supelheating
apparatus that portion Of the steam is raised
W the waste heat to temperature of 500 deg.
or GOO deg Fahrenheit. The hea thus ares
ted is conveyed to and utilized in the cylin-
der by its action on the other portion OF steam
from the boiler, which is more or less Satura-
ted, according to circumstances. The comb
ned steam is used in the cylinder at from 300
deg. to $50 deg. Fahrenheit, instead of at the
low temperature at which steam is llv
employed. The effect Of using the two kinds
of steam has already proved the fact that the
superheatcd steam yields portion Of its ex-
cess of temperature to the ordinary steam
converting the vascular water, which it
always contains, INTO steam, and expanding
it several hundred-told while, at the same
time, the ordinary steam yields portion OF
its excess OF moisture, converting the steam
gas into a highly rariied elastic vap0r- in
other words, into pure steam ut a high TEN
peraturr. Repeated endeavo!s have been made
to employ steam simply dried or Superhrated
al Of which have been partially abandoned
as, owing to the high degree of temperature
necessary, the lubrcaung materials have
dried up, and the packing and rubbing parts
of the machinery have been destroyed, and
the temperature of the steam in the cylinder
has been found to be beyond the control of the
engineer. 1t is asserted that Mr.. WethcIed' 5
Improvement, now about to be adopted by the
Admiralty, arose from the above diff
cultV.'
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-05-05

PAY or CENSUS MARsHALs. The pay of
Marshals will be one dollar per thousand in
the district if the population exceeds one mil
lon-.if less. then 81 % for each thousand
The pay Of the assistant is cents per head Of
the population, 10 cents for the statistics Of
each farm, Is cents for each establishment Of
productive industry, aud 2 cents for each
death reported The Marshall is prohibited
from receiving any part of the fees of the
assistant under penalty of 81 900 tor each
ottense. The assistants have five months in
which to perform their duties.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-05-05

THE PRIZE FIGHT BETWEEN IIEENAN AND
SAVERS. contest between these two
cruisers" for the Championship of the world
took place at Marlborough. about forty.nlne
miles from London, on the Eth ult. By the
arrival Of the Vanderbilt and other steamers,
accounts Of the fight have been received
The Vanderbilt arrived off Cape Race on
saturday afternoon. and was intercepted by
the agent of the Associated Press. and that
evening extras" were flying III all directions,
every body seeming to be anxious to know
how the affair had terminated. We have no
sympathy with either of the combatants, on
the contrary, We condemn prize fighting as
brutal and barharouS, but as the recorder OF
public events it becomes the duty of The Wing
to give some account of the affair.
There were AZ rounds fought, lasting two
hours and twelve minutes. On the 39ib
round the ring was broken into by the mob.
as 1t is SAID, t. save Snyers from being beaten.
savers was knocked down some 81 times,
aud several times fell to escape punishment
and every time, with one exception, when he
and ieenan went together he was thrown. -
tlcenan was not knocked down once. Ilec-
nan came to the scratch erery time first, and
he did all the attacking. preserving constant
smile, and showing not only good humor, but
sort Of honest love Of the game. The Eng
lishmcn all declared that they never saw so
grit man for his age, in all their lives. -
When the ring was broken into the referee
left without deciding who was the winner,
but somebody decided it was drawn bat
tie Wilkes Spirit SAYS that the conduct of
the English was outrageous and that John &.
lleenan is entitled to the belt.
a passenger on the Wander ilt, who wit
messed the tight, gives the following account
Of the closing scene:
"On the last call Of time IIeenan came up
promptly, and the referee left. Savers vas
not up to time, but was sitting on he knee
of his second. llrenan, after waiting for him
walked up to him, with his second behind
him, and said: Give me this fight!' To
this there was no reply. " Give me this fight
| say !" repeated Ilecnan but still there was
no reply, and the sponge was not thrown w.
lleenar then drew back and slapped Saver
in the face with the palm Of his hand. knock.
ing him down, when outsiders rushed in and
ended the fight"
The same passenger states that when tn,
English rushed in to break up the fight, MIR
Wilkes called upon the Americans to see fan
play, whereupon the latter rushed in anc
cleared the ring Of the English in Il moment
striking FROM the shoulder
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-05-05

WOur correspondent Dogbeyry sends
us the following items from Cherry Hill:
Tho workmen are busily engaged put
ting in the machinery in the new Marley
Paper NJ ills. This W i'll be fine mill when
finished. 1t is expected the mill will be put
in operation some time in July. Mr.. James
Kelly is building frame house, near the mill ;
and there is some talk that Nj. Pricstly will
shortly build row of stone houses. If so,
this will soon be quite place.
MIR. Earle, Of your town, is having the
house on the old Founders farm thoroughly
repaired. Mr.. Joseph Miller, is building a
fine barn, on his lot in the rear of Rev. Jos.
7. Browns dwelling. Mr.. J. Borland has
just finished snug little wheelwright shop
at Lutton's corner.
The fence lately put up around the
county land has been whitewashed and now
presents quite fine appearance. The citizens
ofthis village would do we'll to ssfollow suit, %
and treat their houses and fences to little
lime and water.
- The old building where the Methodist
CohSi eSatlou "otSHiPpcu loI Solne thiTty years,
has been torn down and entirely disappeared.
So we advance. The congregation now have
fine brick cdifice.
i see there have lately been number
of new "signs put up. Some of them are
very well executed.
--The wheat looks promising. Many OF
our farmers have planted their corn.
The Sabbath School attached to the
NJ. L. Church, will meet on Sunday morning
at O'Clock to re-organize, elect new teachers,
&c. The school is quite large but teaches
are scarce. This is good field for those dis
posed to gratutously teach the young branch
how to shoot.
There is new public school house
wanted here the present being inadequate
to accommodate the scholars who are entitled
to admission to it. The present teacher, Mr..
Steadman, gives general satisfaction.
! DoaBERRY,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-05-05

GA friend from Port Deposit informs
The Wig, that
Rev. II. +. Hurn will deliver a lecture
before the Port Deposit Library Association,
on Friday evening l til inst, for the benefit of
the Association. Admission ten cents. The
subject has not TRANSFERRED.
1.-The Lumber Inspectors have a season
of rejoicing because of the omission by the
new Code, of the customary tax Of $50 on
their commissions.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-05-05
REMOVAL
Pustle, rustic. clear the way.
We move, you move. they move to-day
Pots. pans and kettles rattling.
Ihillrnn sunn linz ,rn,nnr tnItlinne

T'nt', pNns and Kettles rattIing
Children squalling women tattling
Such was not the when the subscriber
removed his CLOTHING STORE to the room in
lie basement of the Howard House. He deems it
necessary. however, to form his friends, patrons
and the public generally, that he has Row on hand
in extensive and superior lot of CLOTHING of
all kinds which he will scl at reduced prices at
No. 2. next door to the Post Office
As the time approaches for the meeting of the
Charleston, Baltimore and Chicago conventions he
hopes that the several delegates and visitors there
10 will give him call, before purchasing then
outfit elsewhere.
The people OF Cecil county will find it to thei,
advantage 10 purchase whatever Clothing they
may want Mt LEVI D. LEFFMANN'S Chcar
Clo'hing Store No. 2, next door the Pest Office
TIA Large assortment Of WATCHES and
JEWELRY, HATS CAPS, and Gcntlelnen's Furn
ishng Goods. [April H. 1860
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-05-05

GTThe crowd poured out of the circus, the
clouds poured ont their rain. a rustic lassic
most weepingly lamentcd to her swain, 81
like those funny circuses, like your cakes
and beer, but had known twas going to
rain, you wouldn't have got me here like
the silly clown, like the horses dash. but
blessings ont my fine new bonnet went to
everlasting smash. like those jolly circuSes,
| sometimes like the ram, but it always rains
on circuses-bless me!-lll never so again. "
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-05-05
Spring Millinery Goods,

and is now prepared in the shortest time TO
make all kinds Of Fashionable Spring and
Summer Bonncts, and also to alter Bonnets
of all descriptions into fashionable shapes.
lIyA fine assortment of Head Dresses,
Ladies' Caps, Ribbons and other Millinery
Goods, constantly for sale at city prices.
Her business is in the room formerly oc-
cupied by Levi d. Letfmann, as a Clio thing
Store, opposite the Fountain Inn, Elkton.
April Ii, lSG0-tf.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-05-05

TIE GREAT MILL.-FiA Statistics. An
amateur OF the Ring" furnishes the follow
ing memoranda:
Blows Received. Thrown. Knocked Down.
Heenan, 10
Savers, sc - 81
If receiving thrcc-fuur'hs Of all the blows,
twelyc-thrtsenths of the throws. and all the
knock downs constitute man the victor,
then Savers has the belt
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-05-05

GJ@tt is stated that the Pres dent tcle.
graphed his friends at Charleston not to send
Inn dispatches on the Sabbath.
o! how religious the old fellow is getting !.
This far exceeds his Fort Daquense Letter"
We next expect to see that he has made a
clear breast of it, and acknowledged all his
villainies Of the past three years.