The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-09-28
LOCAL A FFAIRS.

next, the Elkton Union Club viii assemble at
I o'clock. James r. Mccullough will ke the
speaker ofthe evening.
TIE JACKSON UNION CLUB of the
Fourth District, will meet at f. Jordans
Mill, on Wednesday evening, the 2nd of
October. at 7 O'Clock. j A. J. Crcswell has
promised to address the meeting
UNION MEETING AT BAY VIEW, Nh.
on Tuesday evening. October LIST at ! o'cl'k
p. NJ The public are requested to attend
Several speakers are expected. Turn out
one and all. By o;dcr of
TIE CLUB.
OPersons wanting to purchase
superior stock should attend the sale of the
Rev. 4. Snowdcn Thomas at North East to-
day. Sec advertisement in The Hhis.
30 men wanted for the 2nd Del,
Regiment 10 which the company of Capt.
Ricketts, belongs. See Major II. Andrews
ad, erlisem,nt IN this weeks Wig.
the g Balm OF Chins'' made his appearance
in town on Wednesday. aud opened Il sort Of
lottery ia which every person who bought Il
bot le Of the 8. Balm !" and paid half dollar
had chance 10 dlaw for ga gift" Strange
to say, dozens OF vc,dunt individuals about
town were tempted by The slitterins bait and
foolishly invested their hard-calncd dollars.
The next morning The patent medicine gam
bier removed, before the Sheriff got hold of
him, carrying of at least hundred dola's in
good money, and leaving in lieu thereof a
considerable quantity Of worthless ware and
jewe'ry. The fools aint all dead yet.
ELECTED.-A. Il. A. Torbcrt, of
Delaware, has been elected Colonel Of New
jersey Regiment. lie is graduate of West
Point.
FAST DAY IN ELKToN.- Thursday,
the day appointed by Proclamation of the
President for public humiliation, fasting and
prayer. was observed in This town very zen
orally. The places Of business were closed.
and the Presbyterian and Methodist churches
were opened and prayers offered up for the
nations dclivcrancc from the dangers that
surround it. The Episcopalian church re-
manned closed in solemn silence.
The funeral Of Mrs. May took place on that
day; and altogether. Elkton presented a
scene of solemn sadness on the day appointed
Of national mourning.
MILITARY CoMpANY.--The Young
men Of Ccclton, Md, have recently formed
themselves into military company TO assist
in UNFOLDING the Government. 1t is COM
mandcd by Capt. Thomas =. Jones. and mum.
bcrs 81 men rank and file, which is quite Il
large company for ~ small country village like
Cec'lton. The company has employed Lieut..
Thomas E. llnrn, Of the Clayton Light
Guards at Mid1letown as drill master, and
We learn that under bis instruction the COM
pany has acquired II considerable degree of
proficiency in dril.-lVu. Commonwealth.
A HORRIBLE FlGnr.-A horrible
affair took place at Port Deposit last Saturday
Afternoon. "A party Of ten or twelve soldiers
from llavIc dc Grace and Perryvile went up
to Port on spree, aud. as is shown BY their
inquiries in the town. to break up the Peace
meeting: which had been advertised to be
held there on that day. The meeting was
nearly over when the soldiers got to Smiths
Hotel, where it was held, and two or three of
them went into the room where the tcllcrs
were counting the ballots for delegates to the
County Convention, swearing they had come
10 break up the secession meeting. An effort
was made 10 eject them from the room, and Il
general fight took place. The soldiers were
driven from the house: bat not until they had
killed Robert Stephenson and Thomas Kelly,
and inflicted knife wounds upon John McCul-
Tough, George Gorrcll, and Samuel Aiken.
Three Of The soldiers were wounded, one in
the side with II knife, and two others on the
head.
An inquest was held on Monday, and some
twenty witnesses examined. The jury found
that Stephenson and Kelly came to their
deaths in riot which grew ont of an ATTEMPT
on the part of the soldiers to break up the
meeting. They also declare that the insin na-
Port instisated the soldiers was totally dis
proved by the evidence.
Five soldiers, including tire three who were
wounded. were returned by the jury as having
been engaged in the riot.
Two lessons will be taught by this sad
occurrence First. that soldiers shall not be
allowed to roam about outside the camp. aud
second, that persons engaged in meetings
ought not to enter into conflict with every
wordy disturbance thereof by disorlerlv men.
Such things should be referred to the officers
of the law.
Warrants have been issued for the arrest of
the five men who were implicated by the jury
OF inquest and the officers showed DISPOSE
ton to afford every facility for fair invest-
gallon of the case, and to have the parties
delivered up to the civil authorities.
The examination was conducted by W. j..
Jones, ESD. States Attorney, who has been
untirng in his efforts to find out and bring to
justice the guilty parties. VIM. Meade
Addison, U. S. District Attorney, appeared
for the soldiers.
ATTEMPT BY A NEGRO TO COMMIT RAPE
ON A WHITE GIRL.-THE NEGRO Hume BY
TIE CITIzENs.-A negro man. the property
Of Capt Pearce, residing in Elkton, at
tempted to commit rape on young lady,