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ASSIGNEE'S SALE
OF A
Complete and Desirable Stock of
FINE DRESS & STAPLE GOODS,
Groceries, Hardware,
BOOTS AND SHOES, NOTIONS,
and such Varieties as may be found in a
well kept country store,
AT COST FOR CASH.
Comprising, in part, Fine Dress silks,
Barrges, Tissues, Fine Lawn and Organize
Robes, Valcncies, Poplins, Challies, and
Dress Goods generally.
Notions, Trimmings, Hosiery, Vaneleer,
&c. Ladies' Caters, Boots and Shoes, a
good assortment, all at original cost prices.
Mems Boots and Shoes; Chinaware. Hard
ware, and u general assortment Of Groceries
and Teas.
This entire stock is to be disposed Of
1T COST FOR THE CASH.
And Buyers may rely upon this as an oppor-
tunity to purchase Goods generally at much
less than the usual rates.
Call and examine the Stock, which is well
worthy an examination at least
HENRY r. TORBERT, Assignee,
Torbert's Old Stand, next to Court House
Elkton, April 20, l86l-tf.
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FARMERS.

Z AILNI EICtoe
IF you buy one of the new Thrashing
l. Machines advertise, which is warranted,
will 60 and put the machine up and stay at
least one day to sed that an works we'll.
will also say that if anything should break
through carelesness, or any way, will have
all the fferent part to repair with, without
you having to send your machine away to
the shop. hope, therefore, you will give
the machines a Trail and net them have
chance to recommends themselves.
JACOB b. ASH.
Elkton, July Z, 1860. Agent.
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Ayers Cathartic Pills,

FOR THE CURE OF
C'stirenoss, J0mdiec, Dyspepsia, indigestion.
Dyse"tr,y, Font &omach, E'ys;pr'as, Headache.
Piles, Rheumatism. Erujficns end Skin Diseases,
Lip~ Gomphain', DropSy, letter, 7"mo,s and
SAX Rhsun', Worms, Gom, Neuralgia, as q
Dinner IiH, and far Purifying the Biood.
They are sugar-reatct, that the most scnsi
tive can take them pleasantly. and they are tho
cst apericnt i'll the world for all the purposes Off
family physic.
Prico Is cents per Cox; Five boxes for Sl.oo.
Great numbers Of Clcrgymen. Physicians, States
men, and eminent pcrsonapcs, have lent their
names certify the unparalleled usefulness ofthcse
remedies, but space here will not permit the
insertion of them. The Agents below named fur
nish gratis our AMERICAN ALMANAC in which they
are given; with also full descriptions of ,hl above
complaints, and the treatment that should be fol-
lowed for their cure.
Do not'be put off by unprinciplcd dealers with
other preparations they make more profit on.
Demand AYERS. and take no others. The sick
the hest aid there is for them and they should
have it.
All our Remedies arc for sale by
On. WALLACE and Dr.. MITCHELL. Elkton J
n. BLACK. Charlsstown; l.. W. Thomas, North
East j. NJ. IRELAND, Brick Meeting House
RlTrENHoCsE HESTER Rising Sun; J. WILSON.
Port Deposit; GnonGE TAYLOR, Perryvillo; IL.
PEACOCK, Warwick, and by Dealers everywhere.
jane s, lS6l-ly cow
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" The lIagerstown (Md.) Herald reports
the wheat crop OF that county to be unusually
promising.
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rTThc wheat crop Of Camden and Bur
lington counties, N. j., has not for years pre-
scnted so fling a reward for the tolls of the
hnsbandnan- All crops promise well.
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4 Card from Elias Hone, T.

cara from l/HdS IoEe, T.
Al persons are cautioned not to mike deaf
in, CT use any Sewing Machines which sew
from two spoo,s and mako tho stitch known
as the Grover 4 Baker stitch. unless the snme
are purchased from the Grover 4 Baker Sew
ing Machine Company, OF their Agents or
Licenses, and stamped under my patent Of
September 10, 1876.
Said Company, and their Licenses, alone,
are legally authorized, under their swn patents.
and my said patent, during the extended
terra thereof, to mako md sell this kind Of
Sewing Machine, and alf others nre piracies
upon my said patent, and will DO dealt with
accordingly wherever found.
ELIAS HOWE, JR.,
Jan 20, 1s6l-1y. New York.
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Tho largest and most complete assortment in
the city. which We selling nt greatly
reduced prices.
All kinds of Military Uniforms made up to order
in the best m amer and at the shortest notice It
TOWER HALL, 5ls MARKET street. PHILA
pELPHIA. BENNETT l. CO.,
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MANHOOD.
HOW LOST, HOW RESTORED.

Just Published, in n Sealed Envelope: On the NATURE,
TREATMENT, and RADICAL CURE Of Spermatorrhoea,
or Seminal Weakness Sexual Debility Nervousness and
Involuntary Emissions. inducing impotcncr. and Mental
and Physical Incapacity by ROBT. J. CULVERWELL,
NJ. D.. author of the Green Book &c.
The wordrenowned anhor, In this admirable Lecture,
clearly proves from his experience That the awful
consequences Of Selfause may he ecctRaily removed
without medicine and without dangerous surgical opera
tons bousics instruments, rings cordials, pointing
ont mode Of cure Mt once certain and eectaa by which
every sufferer, matter what his condition. may be- may
cure himsclf cHEArLY. PRIVATELY and RADICALLY This
lecture will provo boon to thousands and thousnn1
Sent under seal in plain envelope to any address,
POSTPAID, on the receipt Of two postage stamps by adj
dressing DIR. CHI j. c. KLINE, 127 Bowery New-York.
Post Office box 1856. Tapril 90 lS6l-1y
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SPRING CLOTHING.

Something 10 strengthen anil exhIerate
See Prof Woods advertisement elsewhere.
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PeltOn's Triple Ge0red Horse
Powers;
WITH W. W. Dingce 4 Co.'S IRON
w THRASIIER, and Revolving Straw
Carrier, warranted for one year. For sale
by JACOB B. ASH, Agent,
July 7. 1860. Elkton, Nd.
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PURE AND UNADULTERATED
LIQUORS.
WHOLESALE IND RETAIL.
ROSSELL u HINES,

1tOSOLhA w 1AlASAOS
ELKTON. MD, keep constantly on hand. ut
e their New Store, formerly occupied by Mr..
james Denny, large and general assortment of
Liquors. embracing the highest grades and most
superior brands.
WINES.
Champagne, Madeira, Malaga, Port, Claret, Wine
Bitters, all very superior.
BRANDEES.
Larochelle Cogna.; Otard Dupuy Co. Cognnc
Cognac Brandy; Pale do; Blackberry do; Cherry
do; Ginger do.
WHISTLES.
Superior Pennsylvania Wheat Whisky superior
Old Monongahela Whisky. XXXX superior Old
Monongahcla Whisky. XXX superior OF Monon-
gahela Whisky, Xxx superior Old Monongahela
Whisky, X; Double Distilled Old Nonongahcla
Rye Whisky; Old Rye do Pittsburg Whisky.
GIN AND RUM.
Pure Holland Gin, warranted. Portland New
England Rum.
ALE AND PORTER.
India Ale, Abbey Brewery, Edinburgh; London
Brown Stout.
rv'We guarantee our Liquors md pledge our
selves to sell at Philadelphia prices, LESS THE
FREIGHT.
All orders will be promptly attended to.
March O. 1881.
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Valuable Town Property
FOR SALE

THE STORE HOUSE and DWELLING
l. formerly belonging to Wi liam T. Giles,
on Main street, in Ekton, is offered fol
sale.
The Lot fronts thirty feet, and runs back
seventy -four feet. The houses are new
two story frame, with good cellars and
kitchen. There is a good Smoke House
and a good Pump of Water on the premises
~Persons wishing TO purchase will apply
to the undersigned for terms, &c.
JOHN B. ROWAN,
Attorney for William Giles.
April IS, lSel.-tf
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NOTICES..
NOTICE.

Alexander McNeight, In tho Circuit Court
VS.. for Cecil county. In
Samuel Getty and }chanccry. May 2slh
his wife.
TN1IE object of this suit is to procure a
Il Decree for the sale Of certain mortglged
/, premises in Cecil county, which were on the
ftth of January, in the year 1860, mertgaged
by the defendants to the complainant.
The Bill states that on the 10th of January,
in the Year 1860, the defendants being
indebted to the complainant in the sum Of
$4,000, current money, for the purpose of
securing the same and the interest thereon
conveyed certain Real Estate, which is
described in the Bill and its accompanying
exhibit, to the complainant, by way of mort
gage that the condition annexed to said
deed Of mortgaged is, that il be void on pay
mcnt by the defendants to complainants of
the sum of 500. 90 and the interest thereon.
on or before the 18th of January, 1851. and
the further sum of $4,000 and the interest
on or before the 10th of January, 1862, and
the further sum of $4,000 and the interest,
on or before January 18th, 1868.
1t is further charged that no part of the
first instalment Of 10000 and the interest
thereon, or the interest accruing or the
remaining instruments, has been paid. but
that the whole of said sum is due and owing
to the complainant.
1t is therefore adjudgcd and ordered, that
the complainant, by causing u copy of tins
order TO be inserted in some newspaper
published in Cecil county, once week for
four successive weeks, before the second
day OF July, next, give notice to the said
defendants, who are nOn-residents, of the
ofjrct and substance Of this Bill, and warn
them to appear in this Court in person. or
by solicitor, on or before the third day of
October, next, to answer the premises and
show cause, if any they have, why Decree
ought not to pass as prayed.
". ii. RICKETTS,,
true copy; test, Clerk.
W. II. RICKETTS,,
June l, 1S6I-4w Clerk.
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NOTICES..
S25 REWARD.

WAS stolen from the premises of job
w Gatchell. near the Rising Sun, Cecil
county, Nd, on the night of May 18th ult.. a
WHITE MARE.
All mlk-wh,e, except the name and neck,
which are black, but Il white streak runs
through the black from her head to the
breast on the left side; the left ear is white
and the right ear black. She is 8 or 8 years
old, heavy bodied, with short legs, and
blind with the left eye. The above Reward,
if demanded, will be given for her return,
either to Job Gltchell, near the Rising Sun,
or to the subscriber ut Beartown, Lancaster
county, Pa. REV. JACOB A. APG.AR.
June |, lS6l-2w.
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GRAIN, CLovERsEEp, &C., BorGHT.-The
" subscriber buys all kinds Of Grain and
Seeds, at the Warehouse, near Elkten Depot,
lately occupied by II. s. Sites:
Fcbls. JOHN PARTRIDGE.
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A GREAT SHOCK FELT IN ELKToN The
~ prices of Goods brought down so low. Mt T.
DhEN MEN ., Elkton, Md. [april 20.
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T Attest NEWS.-SECoND ARRIVAL of
- New and Elegant Good, for the Season. nj r.
DhENEENS, Elkton, Md. Iapr 20.
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KEEP 1T BEFORE THE people,
That You can purchase the hest Dry Goods the best
Grocercs: fine best Clothing. the best Boots and Shoes
tn" best Flats and Caps the best Hardware the hest
Qucrns"aro the best stock Of goods in Ektcn the
place to buy cheap is at r. DRENNEN'S.
March g'6l If EIkI,p Nd
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DRESSED Wash Bowls and Pudding Pans,-a
L new articles, received this week, and for sale
by jos. p. CANTWELL
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T OOK AT Lawns and ChaIlio Delaines
- selling at " panic prices" by Il. F. MAY,
juno |, 1861. In the !" Hollow"
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NOTICE

Benjamin c. Pearce
CovIngtOn Wood,
Henry Wood. and
Henry C. Mackall.
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Interesting Southern News.
MESSAGE FROM GOV. LETCHER.

MESSAGE FROM GOV. LETCHER.
FORTRESS MONROE, Dec. 9th, UiG BALTI.
MORE 6th.-A flag of truce came down from
Norfolk bringing several Charleston pas.
sengers, but no news of any kind. General
Wool also dispatched a flag of truce for
Norfolk with a number OF letters and cloth
ing for the prisoners at Richmond.
The steamer Illinois for Port Royal with
troops for Gen. Sherman left this evening.
The Norfolk Day Book of to day con
tains a message from Gov. Letcher, the
main point of which is his regret that Fort
Monroe is not in the possession of the Con.
federate States. The rebel Congress at
its session on the Sd instant, passed reso-
luton of thanks to Gen. Sterling Price
for bis active service in Missouri. Govern.
or Letcher urges forward movement. He
says that the banks OF the Potomac are not
the place to fight, but the banks of the Sus~
quehannah are.
SAVANNAH IN DANGER
BALTIMORE, Dec. Ga despatch from
Savannah in the Richmond papers of yes
terday dated 18th inst, says l6 ships of the
enemy are now inside of the bay, and an
attack on Fort Pulaski is hourly expected.
The Richmond Despatch of yesterday
says it is currently reported that General
Fioyd's command has been ordered to an
other important point. A telegram dated
Nashville Sd inst. says that General Floyd
has fallen back to within 30 miles of the
Virginia and East Tennessee Railroad.
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TELEGRAPUIC DISPATCHES
HIGHLY IMPORTANT {!
The Views Of the Government
on the Negro Question.
order to General JucCyeyZuss i!
PROCLAMATION OF sEc'Y CHASE !
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, I

DEPARTMENT OF STATE, I
WASHINGTON, Dec, 4, 1861
To Major General George b. Mcclellan,
Washington
GENERAL-I am directed by the Presiu
dent to call your attention to the following
subject Persons claimed to be held to ser.
vice, or labor, under the laws of the State
of Virginia, and actually employed in hos.
tile service against the Government of the
United States, frequently escape from the
lines of the enemy's forces, and are received
within the lines of the army of the Potomac
This Department understands that such
persons afterward coming into the city Of
Washington, are liable to be arrested by
the city police, upon the presumption arris'
ing from color, that they are fugitive from
services or labor.
By the 4th section of act of Congress,
approved August 9th, 1861, entitled an act
to confiscate property used for insurrection-
airy purposes, such employment is made a
full and sufficient answer to any further
claims to service or labor.
Persons thus employed and escaping are
received into a military protection of the
United States, and their arrests as fugitives
from labor or service should be Immediately
followed by military arrest of the parties
making the seizure.
Copies of this communication will be
sent by the Mayor of the City of WASH
ington and to the Marshal of the District
of Columbia, that any collision between the
military and civil authorities may be
avoided.
am, Gentlemen, your very obdt servant,
WILLIAM TT SEWARD
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"A Negro at Beaufort, on being ques-
toned by one of our officers, told the fol-
lowing story:
Well, Massa, you neber did see how dem
white pussOn did take on when dey jus hear
bout hundred ship come down off fort such
packing and tracking load four horse team,
four mule team, OK team, all kind team, and
take all thing could take, and all ladies and
girls, cause they might do like dey did in Alex.
how that was, was told "That ali dem sol
diers they did buse dose women most shame
full, violating them promiscuously.' Den when
dey hear dat all ships done pass battery down
dere, all clear right out and don't come back,
only sometime when no ship here, den run
away gain when youse all come back den
dey dribe off all we niger and tell we dat you
gwine to take Us all down South and sell rs for
berry low price," The idea of being sold for
"berry low price" was to him intensely dis
tasteful.
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field pieces, mounted on frameworks of wood,
instead of regular carriages. Besides these,
strong earthwQrks have lately been thrown
upon the maitland along theriver, and on
the islands in the river, to resist naval
attack, as we'll as earthworks on the west
and south to resist a land attack. Every
spot OF vantage ground has been seized
upon ana prepared for defence. The city,
like every other secession city, considers
itself impregnable. Nevertheless, it seems
the people a0iU decamp when they hear of
Port Royal and such things. The cotton
shipped from Savannah amounts to ABBOTT
100000 bales OF upland annually.
SECOND EXPEDITION.
The vessels of the second expedition are
now fully coaled and provisioned, ready for
start. We expect to sail by Monday at
the farthest. The troops comprising the
land force will consist of the First Brigade,
y. O., Brigadier General Viele, command
ing, comprising the Third New Hampshire,
Eighth Maine; Forty-sixth, Forty>seventh
and Forty>eighth New York Volunteers
Companies l, K and G, of the Third Rhode
Island Volunteers, and two companies Col.
Serrell's Volunteer Engineers.
The expedition will probably make
demonstration on some other point along
the coast. Its destination is not known.
Brunswick is thought to be the place. The
project is one of Gen. Sherman's; but most
of the army officers are opposed to it.
They think the taking away of 5000 or
5000 men (the force necessary for such an
undertaking) from Port Royal wonld leave
that place too weak to encounter any de-
termined attack from the large rebel force
which, there can be no doubt, is collecting
on the main land. 1t may be that this ar.
my is intended rather for defensive than
aggressive operations but officers of ex-
perience do not think it prudent to present
too favorable an opportunity for the South
Carolinians to retrieve their losses. 1t is
said that Gen. Sherman is somewhat nettled
at the fact that the navy reaped all the lau.
rels of the recent fight, and is anxious that
the army should distinguish itself as well.
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Near Beaver Greek, in this State, De.
putty Sheriff Ford was fred on and instantly
killed by man named Scarce who be was
attempting to arrest, few days since.
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Servile Instructions Ina south Caro-
lima,
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Circular of Secretary Chase.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.
The Secretary of the Treasury has just
issued the following regulations relative to
securing and disposing at the property
found and brought within the territory now
or hereafter occupied by the United States
forces in the disloyal States.
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indeed would have been the Legislature

indeed would have been the Legislature
which attempted to interfere with them.
In war the proper forces to garrison the
forts we have examined would be as follows:
Forts Pike, Macomb and Livingston.
300 men each; Fort Jackson, $50 men |;
Fort st. Philip, $50 men; the Battery
Bienvenue and Tower du Pres, 100 men
each. - :.
To complete the defence of the approaches
to New Orleans, another battery Of twenty
guns ought to- be erected on celtain BAYOU.
which for the present will not be named, as
it . not our purpose to expose weak points.
The environments ,oithin the country must
not be COMPOUNDED with the fortified places /:
they are as near like them as the pig
pounds of our city wards are like Fort
Sunpter; and the surrender of Brevet Ma.
jor Haskins at Baton Rouge to six hundred
Louisiana troops, which was reported in
yesterdays kilograms, can thereby be sp-
preciated. He probably had about thirty
men. The Major is Captain in the same
regiment with Major Anderson, and was
80 severely wounded in the assault upon
Chapultepec that his left arm was dissected
out at the shoulder joint.
NOTE. A barbette battery is the upper tier,
entirely uncovered, except by the breast
height parapet in front. i.aG
A casemate battery is covered and fires
though embrasures, commonly called port
holes. N
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Spiking Cannon.

One Of the most important movements
in connection with the South Carolina
secession, was the recent retreat of the
United States forces from Fort Moultrie to
Fort Sumter. Before the former work was
abandoned, its guns were spiked and, as far
aspossible, dismounted, by order of Major
Anderson, and the question of how far the
guns would be disabled by such process,
has led to considerable discussion in this
community, many persons contending that
it would forever impair their serviceableness.
As any information in regard to the matter
is of considerable interest at the present
time, we publish the following communication
from an ordinance officer of this city, of long
experience and extensive acquaintance with
the operations Of the ordinance department,
in reply to request for information
addressed to him: a-H .o iia.g
|. ..''. P1rrsBuRG. January 9Th, 1861.
DEAR SIR There is no method of
piking cannon, which will forever prevent
its use. If the spike is made of iron or
unhardened steel, it may be removed by the
drill. If it is loosely inserted, or without
force, it may be blown out by firing a
charge of gunpowder placed in the bottom
of the bore. But if the spike is made of
hardened steel, to fit the vent closely, and is
driven in with great force and if its lower
end is made soft and riveted within the
bore, then neither the drill nor gunpowder
can remove it; the vent remains permanently
closed. The remedy in such cases is to drill
new vent, which may be done without
impairing the serviceableness Of the gun. A
new vent may be drilled in any cannon by
skilful machinist in two or three hours.
In experimental firing, when vent
becomes too much worn and enlarged, we
drill new one, and sometimes as many as
three or four vents are made in the same
gun, and many hundred fires are made
afterwards. o. 90. so7l rara'Is* p
During the recent Crimean war, an article
relative to spiking cannon was published in
the London Times, in which it was asserted
that the use of new "patent spike" would
destroy the serviceableness of the gun. The
spike was described as a piece of finely
tempered steel, turned to fit the vent, but to
move freely in it, and turning out in a
forked spring in the bore. This spike, it
was alleged, could not be removed, as it
would turn readily with the drill, but it
seems that the possibility of cutting or
breaking off the tongs or forks of the spring
inside the barrel was not considered. The
communication given above, from high
authority, may be looked upon as conclusive
that the worst effect of spiking would be
few hours delay in the use Of the gun-often
a very important matter.-Pittsburg Des-
patch. I'd