The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-08-16

Town lTFMs.--Our excellent Board
| Of Town Commissioners seems determined.
, notwithstanding the war excitement to
improve our ways-both moral and pcdes.
trim. We understand that the street TO the
Depot will be paved IN short time. This
is much needed improvement, for n.muddy
times it ia awful walking up that way, and
almost ali our citizens necessarily have to
pass along there. The Depot has, also, got
to be quite II resort, in the evening, of late.
10 hear the news" by the cars. Some of
the CUTTERS are, also. to he paved with stone,
which will relieve us of several sinking
mad holes. An order has gone forth for
the staying Of all jamestown and other
noxious weeds that now infcst the corners
and other places and we may soon expect
to see the contraband with his hoe.
going the rounds
Another very wise order is, that from the
10th inst. the Conrt House bell is to he
ring every evening, at ten o clock fifteen
| minutes after which time all negroes must be
from the streets. If found ut large within the
limits of the town after that hour they will
be arrested and confined in th" iail till
morning. when they will be fined s;l.00 ::
unless they can give q sufficient reason why
they should be so on the streets. Some
persons. who are always picking holes in
acts and laws say that rs the principal COM
plant against the Z" cullcrd population was
that they obstructed the sidewalks so that
ladies had TO go on the streets to get around
, them, this order Of the Commissioners will
not abate the nuisance complained of; and
that 1t looks like putting the negro above
the white man. For, they say, that by this
order, if the negro is found out too late
white man may stay ont all night and nobody
will see after him: and moreover they
intimate that the ladies' have no business on
the streets after ten o'clock. But what do
they know about it! We hope the order
will be rigidly enfoced.
- Drafting has been the absorbing
subject of conversation with our people this
week. The matter has been canvassed in
all its ramtications. Many Of the Union
men determined they would not be drafted.
and have gone and enlisted the Conteds.
wear long faces. wrigge and twist, talk
about rotting," &c. BY the way, we see
this " rotting' business is favoritc threat
with the rebel mpathisers-,hcy are
making use of it up in Bucks county, Pa.
it sounds very much like the dying in the
last diteh.'' We will venture to say that
three bayoncts will eticctualy Danish all
IDEAS of "rottngh from their fuddled
brains. We shah see who will " rot"
- The weather for the past week or two
has been very dry and hot. Clouds of dust
have risen in the streets and swept over the
town, giving everything s. coat of dirt"
and converting one proboss into d" sand
hole" On Tuesday afternoon We Ind n
slight rain, which laid the dust Tor q few
hours, and the atmosphere has been quite
pleasant since. The gardens ere suffering
for rain, and the corn will be cut short
unless We are soon visited by soaking
shower.
LEFT their county for their county's
good those young Confcds. who, ever since
this Rebellion commenced, have been blow
ing about 8 Southern Rights" Southern
Chivalry,' &c, but now, when there is q
prospect that they will have to show their
"spunk,' are among the missing. 1t is a
fine thing for the town that the weather here
is too warm for these bloods and it is to
be hoped they will always find it convenient
TO stay away.