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Grain Inspection in Baltimore City.

The newly appointed grain Inspector
General of Baltimore City, BENZ. +. May,
Esq, since entering on his duties has
experienced some opposition on the part
of Independent wcighers and mcasurcrs
Of grain, who insist that the inspection law
is a nullity, and have, heretofore, been
acting on this assumption. When Mr.. May
assumed the duties of Inspector General,
the independent men found they had caught
a tartar, and one ready to contest their
right to weigh in defiance Of law.
The following circular was accordingly
issuca
OFFICE OF TIE INSPECTOR GrS. OF GRAIN,
baltimore April, 1862.
To oil rhom il may concern The under
signed hereby gives notice that having
entered on his duties as Inspector General
of Grain, he will insist that 'all Grain
within the City of Baltimore which may
arrive for SALE must be weighed and
measured under the authority of the under.
signed, except Grain brought by car or
wagon, and that no persons not appointed
by bin are authorized to weigh or measure
such Grain. All persons so weighing or
IL =,
will be proceeded against under the 395thi
Section ofthe Code of Pubie Losal Laws,
Article City Of Baltimore, relating to the
Inspections, Weighing and Measurine Of
Gain III the City of Baltirere.
BENZ, F. MAY,
Inspector General Of Grain,
Disregarding shis warming, however, one
of the Independents contncd to weigh and
measure grain, but the offender was brou 1T
before Justice Hiss and fined $25 The
parties mutually agreed to take the case mp
to the Court Of Appeals, and have the mat,
ter satisfactorily decided, and thus it rests
at present.
Mr.. May thinks the inspections of grain
in the city of Baltimore will yield consider.
able revenue to the State, if the law is pro-
pcrly carried out, as we'll as afford ample
system that has been in vogue heretofore,
thc farmer paid the fall amount of tax for
weighing his grain, which the law required
but, IN place os it yielding reuenwe to- the
State the proceeds went into the pockets of
independent weighers, who could afford the
seller no projections from buyers that threw
up their con tracts whenever it proved to
, their advantage to do so which was an almost
daily occurrence. The revised law requires
inspectors to return all fractions of bushels
not less than three ounces. Under the old
system nothing less than four ounces was
returned. This difference in fractions will
count largely in favor Of the farmer:
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EOtiGc 10 Gre llitNrs.

TIll3 to give notice, that the subscribers.
1T Cecil county, have obtaiLcd from the
Orphans Court of said county, letters Of
Administration on tile personal estate of
William Wilson, late hfsaia comfy. deceased.
All persons having cTafrrs against the said
deceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same, with the vouchers thereof duly anthem
ticatcd, on or before the 18th day of
February, 1863 they may otherwise, by
law, he excluded from all benefit of said
estate. All persons indebted to said estate
are requested to make Immediate payment
to the subscriber. Given under our hands
this 10Th day of April, 1862.
SARAH A. WILSON,,
JAMES WILSON,
Administrators of W lliam Wilson. decd.
Tcst-JAs. McCAuLEY, Reg.
April 10, lS62-Gw
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r + M o Y A, L
MRS. LEHMAN


DESPHCTFUM.Y informs the Ladies' of
IL Elkton and vicinity HAT she has
removed her place oNbusincss-frsm her old
stand to that lately occupied by Mr.. Willis
Rutter, Merchant Tailor, one door below Dr..
ii. II. Mitchell's Drug Store.
Having just rcccfvcd from the city new
and splendid assortment Of
Spring and Summer BonnCtS,
Ribbons, Flowers, &c, &c, she invites her
friends to call and examine her superior stock
Of Goods, which keeps constantly full by
sresh supplies from the city.
GA great variety always on hand of
Ladies Spring and Summer Cloaks. Also. a
full assortment of Ladies'. Needle Work, such
AZ COLLARS. SLEEVES, HANDKEncnIErs,
RrrrLiNGs, 1NsERTINGs, EDGISGs, INFANT
BODIES, and DRESSES; DIMIrN BANDS, MAGIC
arrrLEs, &c. &c. Also, a good selection
" LINEN, COTTON and SILK LACES.
a fuliassortmcnt of Ladies' BUTTONS for
Dresses. Of the latest styles. Various kinds
OF DRESS TRIMMINGS of latest styles Z;
CORDS and TASSELS. A splendid assort-
Ihcnt Of LADIES' KIDD and other Gloves.
A good assortment of Ladies' Cotton Hose ;
all colorS OF Skirt Braid, and a variety of
o'rr fancy articles for Ladies' Wear.
~ Ready Trimmed Bonncts always on
Land from s 80 upwards.
All of which will be sold at city prices. In
order TO keep up with the fashions, new sup
plies are received every week from the city
Mar -, 1862.
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Extent OF the VictOry,at Island No. 10.

AS yet, there is too much confusion to
learn accurately the extent of this great
victory. gained without injury to the fl-tilla,
or any sacrifice Of loyal blood. But ir
round numbers, it gives us upward of 4, 900
prisoners, 10 heavy guns, % field pieces,
200 horses, 800 mules, 100 Wagons, 1000
or 5000 stand ofarms, halfa dozen steamers
a floating battery, 1000 hogshcads OF sugar,
hundreds of barrels of powder, immense
quantities Of projccties of all descriptions,
and great amount of other ammunition
and valuable conmissary stores. The
armament is the heaviest taken on either
side since the rebellion broke out, and its
blsodless capture, with 50 many prisoners,
of the war.
The auspicious result fully yi,dicatcs the
delay which preceded it. Honor to General
Pope and his brave soldiers. Honor to
Commodore Foote and his gallant scamcn
Neither army nor navy is entitled to the
exclusive credit; but both, acting harmoni-
ouSly together, like the two blades of the
scissors. have cut the Rebel knot in twain.
The gnnhoats, all uninjured. are ready.
whenever the order shall be given. to move
down the Mississippi. General Pope
telrgraphs to General Ilallcck that before
Monday night. iftranSports can he furnished
for his army. he will plant the Stars and
Stripes in Memphis. The great Northern
flood rolls on toward the Gulf, and in its
rcsis;lcss torrent there is no reilucnt wave.
Inquirer.
From ISLAND No. 10.-The troops that
crossed the Mississippi have returned to New
Madrid. The number of prisoners will
exceed the statement of General Pope. -
They continue TO come INTO camp in lots
from five to fifty. and the whole number
will probably exceed seven thousand, over
five thousand now being enrolled. 1t is,
therefore, certain that but few, if any, of
General Mackall army escaped Yesterday.
Two batteries Of light artillery, rlled
guns were found in the woods, and large
amounts of valuable property are being
found by our troops, consisting Of horses,
mules, wagons, arms, Nc.
This movement has certainly been n most
complete and successful one. Everything
has been captured, and not man lost by
our forces.
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BLACKS
Celebrated Premium Horse,
NJ A 4 E p p A.

NlLL STAND for service this Season,
w at the Stable Of the subscriber, in
Chailcstown, Cecil county, Md.
TERMS.-SS.O 90 for Insurance, if paid on
or before the lst Of April, 1868; if not,
5000 will be charged. 5000 for the Sea-
son, to be paid at the end Of the season and
$500 fort Single Service, Cash. Persons
parting with Insured Mares before they are
asccrtancI to he with foal will be held
responsible for the amount of the Insurance.
MiZEPPA was awarded the first premium
AZ the Agricultural Fair, held at Lancaster,
Pa, in June, 1850, as a horse Of superior
Innts; and one of the landsomest horses
on exhibition.
Season to commence T5r! of april, ard
ending on the 10Th Of July, 1862.
For particulars respecting Pedigree, see
handbils. in. BLACK,
cllalles,own, Mt., April II, lSs2-tf
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it is called, which has passed both BRAN
ches of our National Legislature and
been approved by the President, docs
not propose, directly or indirectly, to-
in erfere with State authority nei her
does it claim for, the Congress of the
United States the authority to interfere
with the domestic insti, utions of the
States. Yet every Member from Mary.
land dedgeJ, or voted against it. Why
was this! The resolution simply asserts:
"That the United States ought to coop.
crate with any State which may adopt gradual
adjustment of slavery, giving to such State
pccuniary aid. to be used by such State
in its discretion to compensate for the incon.
venienccs, public and private, produced by
Snch change of system"
And We submit it to all right thinking,
unprecedented men and ask, what is there
in it tina; is Objectionable Have not
the people Of Maryland righs to say
whether Slavery is an advantage o,
disadvantage to them? Have they not
right to say whether they will perpet-
uate or abolish it within their borders e.
Have they not right to legislate against
it, or in favor Of it =! or is the &C peculiar
institution" Of. such a sacred nature
that they,liavc no rights W hateyer in the
premises.
/ We have been educated in the belief
that the citizens ofa'Sta:c are capable
of deciding for themselves whether they
will accept or reject any measure that
may be submitted to- them; and hold
that the question of Maryland initiating
Emancipation and accepting or'rcjectihg
pecuniary ala, as proposed by this res
oluion, is as proper for us to discuss
and determine as any other question of
governmental policy: But our Repre-
sen atives in Congress seem to think
differently. They lack faith in our hon
esty or our intelligence, and by sum-
mary process endcavor to preclude us
from considering proposition, of vital
importance to us, and to the nation
1t strikes us as great piece of presump-
ton for them to pursue such a course,
and our confidence in either their wisdom
or loyalty has not been strengthened by
it. We have arrived at period in our
National career when the people, who
are anxiously watching every movement
of the men they have selected to admin
lister the government, will Indignantly
resent any attempt to deprive them of
a single right or privilege. They have
not delegated, and never intend to dele.
gaze, to their reprcscn; atives the
authority to dictate to them in regard
to their own domestic affairs. The time
has gone by when member of Congress
can stop his constituentssfrom agitating
the negro question. The people are the
real legislators in this country at the
present time. They are fighting the
war, and putting down the rebellion
and they have made up their minds to
take the Slavery question out of the
halls Of Congress and settle it for them
selves, and In so etfec.ual manner that
it will never again be cause of con;cn-
ton.
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From Fort Piekens..

Fort McRae Abandsned-Captmrs Of Rebel
Fort al S0nia Rosa.
The Steamer PHILADELPHIA arrived n;
Havana on the 10th instant fl ON Fort
Pickens. She brought nine refugees from
the rebel camp. one of whom was u sutler in
the army. The party ran away from the
rebels, taking with them $4,000 in gold and
a large amonnt of Confederate scrip.
There. were only ten hundred rebel
soldiers at Pensacola.
Fort McRac had been abandoned.
E. The fort at the eastern end of Santa Rosa
Island had been taken by the United States
troops.
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Re CarfHre OF Fort Pulaski.

BALTIMORE, April 10 The Savannah
Republican, of the 18th announces the Hneon-
ditonal surrender Of Fort Pulaski upon the
preceding day. Several large breaches
were made in the walls by our batteries Of
Parrott guns at Kings Landing, and all the
b,rbcttc guns on that side and three case mate
guns were di,mountcd. Three balls entered
their magazine.
Col Olmstead, the rebel commander, sig
nailed the day previous to surrender that our
fire was 30 terrible that no human being could
sand npon the harapet for even a moment.
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SPRING.-Thc vcrnal season is here
with her balmy breezes and bright sunshine.
The birds are piping their love songs, the
modest. smiling flowers are peering ont of
the cold sad earth, and filing the air with
their sweet breath the trees are bursting
their young buds and the field and mea,
dows are putting on robes of emerald green
The husbandlnan is driving his plows atield,
and all the world seems filed with busy
life. The bright days of the past week,
with their sudden warmth, have Frustrated
many of our citizens with that annual cpl
demic, the Spring Fever. Some have had
very malignant attacks of this prevalent
disease Of the season, and have been even
confined to their beds by it. Yet as it
rarely proves fatal. no apprehension is felt
by anxious friends for their recovery, and
after few warm days we hope to hear of
their convalescihs.
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LITTER FROM .CENER A. RE ay,pEG4ED
Headquarters of the Dept Of the Mississippi.

Monterey. April $.
SIR At the close Of the conflict Of yesterday frees
being exhausted by the extraordinary length of time
during which they engaged wit. guns Mai and
the preceding day and II being apparent hat y,T had
rercive and were still receiving renk'rcemeds felt it
duty to Withdraw my troIs from thu immediate
If conflict. Under these circumstances. in accordance
with the usuaEes Of war. shall transmit this unl-r
flag Of truce to ask permission I" send mounted party
To- the battlefield Of Shiloh. for the purp@. Of givm.
decent internent to dead. Certain gentlemen wish
Ing to avail themselves Of the Opportunity to the
remains of and friends r-dte>t for tfetn
privilege IF accompanying the Luria party and in this
connection. deem it proper to sas that | asking
only what have extended to your ruuntryn,pn
under similar circumstances. Respectfully. General.
Your obcdicut servant, J.. L. BEACREGAED.
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NOY.AE TO, CHEnLTNRS

THIS is to give notice, that the smbscri.~
L bers Of Cecil con,.ty, have obtained from,
the Orphans Court of said county. letters Tes~.
'hmcn;arv orrthe personal estate OF Samuel
Smith, la'e of sad county. deceased
All PERSONS having claims against the sad'
deceased. are hereby warned to exhibit the
same, with the vouchers thereof duly anthem
ticaicd, on or before the l2th day OF March,.
1853; they may otherwise, by law, he
excluded from all benefit of said estate
All persons indebted to said estate are
requested tn make immediate payment to-
the Subscribers. GiveEiunltr our hands this
l9th day Of April, 1867.
SARAH J. SMITH,
TffADDEUS S. SMITH,
Executors of Samuel Smi h, decd.
Trst-JAs. McCArLEY, Reg.
ApriTI9, ISt2-6w
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.
THE GRAND jury of the Apri! tern

of Court, bestowed to the Ladies' Relief
Association of Elkton, the sum arising from
fines imposed upon members Of the Jury for
violating the bylaws. The custom of i'm
posing fines on the members of the Grand
Jury is an old one. The fines were formerly
spent in something to drink or in dinner
at the close of the term. This - contingent
fund" by the last Jury has been appropra-
ted to more patriotic purpose.
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ELKToN MARBLE YARb.-ESut fey

ELKTON MARBLE lARD.-But few
of our smaller towns can boast a marble
yard amongst their varied branches of bust
ness. In this respect Mr.. Carr has placed
Elkton in advance of most others of like
population. We dropped into the Marble
Yard Of Mr.. Carr, on North street, the
other day, and were shown some beautiful
specimens Of his work We were struck
with the delicate and exquisite sculpture on
several of the stones. On some were taste.
fully and elaborate chiselcd wreaths of flow
crs, with stem and leaf most naturally dclin-
Gated. On others hand holding a
bouquet, or birds, while others aeain, had
open bibles with the corner of leaf turned
down, as if to mark the sacred page, all cut
into the solid stone in the most finished
style of art.
In addition to the plain grave ssene, some
of which were lettered, and others ready for
the chisel, were two monuments of Italian
marble, their polished tapcring spires,
ornamented with a single wreath of roses,
awaiting but the sommons of the living to
record the names and virtues of the unforgot-
ten dead.
The handsomest piece Of workmanship
was an enclosure of Italian marble with
drapery cushion beautifully wrought, having
wreath delicately chiseled on the top.
Mr.. Carr does all kinds of plain and orna.
mental work on Italian and American mar.
bic, in the best style of art and at city
prices, and should receive the patronage Of
our citizens in preference to city artists.
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Further Accounts of the Battle of
Pittsbusg Landing.

From Cen GRANTS Official Report extract the FOL
lowing;
The loss nhYer ami wounded will be known in
day ur two At prcsemt'i eau only give it approxi-
mately At l5G0 killed aud ah Wounded. The loss If
artillery was great, nlary pieces being dsahirI ly the
"neuys shots. aud losing all their horses aid
Not less than 100 horses killed. The loss
the encu y in killed and lief. upon the field greater
than ours. In wounded the estimate cannot he male.
many Of them must have been sent to tnrutl and
fher puS The enemy auhrred terribly from dcinrsl-
zatun aud tie. rrtf,n. flag of true in tn-ty
from irn.ra Bcauregard enclose herewith copy Of
the correspondence.
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MECHANICAL.
PORT DEPOSIT
Planning Mill and Sash Factory.

WYE invite the attention of all persons in the
w City or Country. who contemplate the
tion of Dwellings. Barns &c TO our extensive
sock Of Building Materials in the Tough and pre-
pared for ase, in pat - fo;lurs
DOORS and WINDOW FRAMES,
Circular and Plain y
BE1NDs. VENETIAN AND PIVOT;
PANEL SHUTTERS;
SASlIES. tGlazrd and not Glazed;
WOOD MOrLDINGS;
lpT-BED SASH;
BRACKETS;
WOODEN MANTELS;
NEWEl. POSTS, } r,
HALUSTERS. 1"rheu'
BARN VENTILATOKS
WINDOW GLASS;
EtfLDERS- LAUDWARE;
SASH WEIGHTS AND. CORD;
IVA ND RAILING;
ClHRCH PEWS.
Also
DRESSED FLOORING
YELLOW PINE. NORWAY PINE, WHITE
PINE and HEMl.0Ck well seasoned.
All Ct the above we offer low fog Cash or ap-
ptoytd piper.
i3rOrders BY mil or otherwise" promptly
attended to by RINEHART'S EXECUTORS,
N. ". holland. Manager.
Fort Deposit, Mar. 70, lS62-Gm
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DESTRUCTION OF A FREIGHT CAR

DESTRUCTION OF A FREIGHT CAR
On Friday morning., about 2o'clock, when
the second through freight arrived at the
Elkton Depot, one of the cars was dis
covered to be on fire. Efforts were made
to extinguished the flames but proving
Intellectual, the car was detached from the
train and left on the switch. The contents
of the car, consisted chiefly of dry goods,
queens ware, shoes, etc, all apparently Of
the most ordinary kinds, were destroyed,
and the car almost wholly consumed. When
we visited the scene of destruction the
% wreckers" had selected what little OF
value that was to. be found among the burnt
goods and broken dishes
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GENERAL GRANTS REPLY.
Headquarters If the Army.l
LII tic Ei..ll piItsl.Ilrc. Anril OIL

headquarters Of the Army.
In the Field. rittshurg. April OH. I
General =. T. BeaucGrd, Commanding the Confederate
Army Of Mississippi, Monterrey Tennessee:
Your despatch Of yesterday i. just received. Owing
the warmth of the weather ! deemed it atlvisnhr
have all t,eiead Of both Iartir- buried h,mtnliay.-
Heavy details made for this purpose and it is
accomplished There cannot. therefore. be any neccs
sity Of admitting within lines the parties y'u desired
10 send, the grounds asked. shall always 10 glad to
extend any courtesy consstant with duty. and especially
when dictated by humanity. am. General, respect
fully. your obcdient servant: u. = GE,Nr,
Major General Commanding
Brig. GES. W. T. SHERMAN rcrsued the enemy f,r
several miles. bn in consequence of the bad condition
of the roals, he unable to Impress them quite rs
nnfivorahly as his patriotism prompted.
SOUTHERN ACCOUNT or RATTLE.
From the Southern accounts # the late grand BATH
it appears thar the rebels lost ay. if not mole
Officers of note than the Union army. Gens. Albert
Sidney Johnston aud BuShrod x. johnson were killed
while Gems Gladlcn. lIiniman. and several others.
were seriously wounded In adt On to these. several
colonies and numerous minor officers fell during the
battle. Very evidently the rebels considered it life
and"at struggle and both officers and men therefore
lnf fhth every Effort 10 defeat army. Too much
credit cannot be awarded to brave officers and men
who participated in the battle for the heroic courage and
sublime tr:tulc i'll c"ntrnding successfully for an
entire day against greatly superior force. and from
prospect Of disaster wrestling noble victory.
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GENERAL MAcKALL AT Fort WARREN
Boston, April l6.-General Mackall and five
other rebel officers, captured at Island No
III, were taken to Fort Warren to day.
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SHAD.--There were eleven thousand shad
cries below. They selling at ten and fifteen dollars
hnndred.
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TIE ELKToN AcArEMY.-TIiis instr
tuition is at present under the able and
efficient management Of Henry W. Thorpe.
A. NJ. Mr.. Thorpe has been managing the
school unassistcd, during the short period
that he has been teaching. The removal
of the family Of the Principal from their
former residence near Annapolis to Elkton,
has made suspension of the school till
Monday, the 2Sth, necessary, when it will
be resumed, with the assistance of Miss c.
W. Thorpe. Mr.. Thorpe's reputation as a
teacher stands very high. and parents wish
ing their children to have the advantage of
an aeadcmical course of studies cannot
discharge thefr Obligations in this res
poet, to the youth under their care, more
eiicctually than by placing them under the
prcccptorship Of Mr.. Thorpe. For terms
and branches Of study, see advertisement in
The Wing.
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ENTERED THE NAVAL SCHOOL,

Mitchell T, son of Reuben d. lamar, Esq,
of Elkton, has been: aG.litted to the Naval
School at Newport r. [. Young lamar is
a smart and studous boy and will doubtless,
if he lives, make good naval officer
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

BEE Tax Collectors can obtain blank
receipts at The Mig Office.
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THE 5.h' Maryland Regiment was
paid off on theoth instant, and the privatcs
Of Company I, Captain Faehtz, sent home
to their families this week $1,000

to their families tins week : 900
The BEAUTIFUL CERTAINTY AND UNERIiNG
JUSTICE OF THE l.Aw.-Some years ago Il
gentleman in this county hired a'horsc to
neighbor, and the horse was afterwards
taken in execution and sold for the debt of
the person to whom he was hired. The
owner rcplcvicd the horse, and the Justice
of the Peace decided it to be his property.
The purchaser of the horse took an appeal
to the Circuit Court. The case was tried
sometime last year and sealed verdict was
signed in favor of the owner of the horse.
but one of the Jurors changed his mind
before it was handed to the Court. and
being unable to agree after they went to
their room, they were discharged andI the
case continued. Last week the case was
again tried before Court, and again iudg.
ment was given for the owner of the horse
The next day the Judge had doubts. and
struck out the judgment, leaving the case
still unsettled. \ question which any hon.
est nan would have settled in five minutes
has thus been bothered about the Court for
nearly two years, costing hundreds of dollars,
and though twice decided is still unfinished.
The people of the State here have paid
nearly one hundred thousand dollars to
half dozen lawyers to codfy and simplify
our laws, and the result is seen is this case.