The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-04-13
Local Affairs.


in Session this friday morning, with a pros
peer Of an adjournment to day, The follow
ing cases have been disposed of since our last
report.
State rs. Edward Bradford, free negro, in
dicted for larceny OF ham; verdict not
guilty.
State rs. james Mace, indicted for keep
ing disorierly house, verdict guilty. Fined
$50 and costs, and license for sale Of liquor
Withdrawn.
Bryan g. Son, use Bank Of Newark, rs.
Thomas Lane, verJ let for defendant. ]. T.
Mccullough and o. Scolt, for plaintiff
Archer and Fl. Mccullough for defendant.
James A. Davis & Co. rs. Cecil Co. Mutual
Insurance Company. Action for recovery Of
insurance on building destroyed by fire.
This case is not yet disposed Of Scott and
Earle 4 Creswell for plaintiff. Chambers,
Groome and Ellis for defendants.
.andreu Lyon rs. the Proprieicrs Of The Sns-
qnehanna Canal. This WAS an action of tres
pass, brought in 1854, to recover damages fer
the use Of quarrics, which had been used by
the Canal Company since 1916. These were
the celebrated granite quarrics at Port
Deposit, the stone from which has been
scattered far and wide over the country, for
Notifications, and all manner of building pnr-
poses. The plaintiff claimed title to tho land
by grant from the State Of Maryland for
tract called the " Widows Lot " patented in
1878, and by a regular chain Of title from that
time to the present. The Canal Company set
up in defence, a commission to mark and
bound the lands OF the company in pursuance
of an Act Of Assembly in 1878, and the return
Of the commissioners approved by the Court
also by continuous possession. 1t appeared
from the platS that the quarrirs lad encroucl-
ed considerably on the plaintiffs land beyond
the company claim. 1t was estimated that
100000 perchcs Of stone had been taken from
these quaries. The defence put in the plea
of limitations, by which the damage was con-
fined to the three years preceding the issuing
of the writ.
The counsel for the plaintiff contcnded that
the Legislature had no authority to authoriz,
commission to take the land Vt an individual.
and transfer it to a company and that char
ter to company to make u canal, did not
authorize it to hold land for .l,e PURPOSE of
carrying on the quarrying or other business,
not connected with the legitimate business OF
the canal.
The Court adjourned on Friday morning.
SuAD.-Shad are reported to be plen-
tiful at IIavre dc Grace, where they are SELL
ing thus early in the season at sl2 to SD
per Hundred.
Posi- OFFICE CHANGES j. NJ, Ire
land has been appointed p. NJ. at Brick Meet
ing House, vice John G. Cameron, removed
and John Lackla land at Principle, vice |. +.
| Taylor removed.
SAD ACCIDENTAL little son of Mr..
Samuel lIumes residing near Cherry Hill,
set fire to its clothes on Tuesday last, and
was 50 badly burned before the fire could be
cxtingnishcd that it died the same day.
III MIR. Thomas Hughes, formerly of
North East, and Tor some years resident OF
Baltimore City, was buried at the former
place On Wednesday last
D~Rcv. VIM. II. Elliott, the new
Pastor Of the NJ. f.. Church i'll this town,
| inauguraicd his pastorate on Sunday Last, by
two most excellent and appropriate discourscs.
Mr.. f., is dcservedly popular minister.
thoroughly devoted to the work Of the minis
try, and bids fair to be AS successful in his
present connection with the society, as when
formerly stationed here in lSi9 and 1850.