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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1863-05-30

GEN. MISUNDERSTANDING the Rebel killed
at Edwards Station, ON the line of the Nicks-
burg and jackson Railroad, eighteen miles east
of NickSburg, is said to have been General
Lloyd Tighman. As the commander of Fort
Henry at the time of its capture in February of
last year, and subsequently, as noted inmate
of Fort Warren, he became well known to the
people of the North, but of his previous history,
few save his near relatives, now residing in ON
midst, and few friends are cognizant. A native
Of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, he entered
West Point in 1881, and in July, 1886, was
appointed Second Lieutenant in the First
Dragons. He held the position, however,
only two months, when he resigned from the
service, and turned his attention to civil engi.
necring. His superior skill, gained at the
expense of the United States, brought his abili-
ties into requistion, and he became Division
Engineer on the Baltimore and Susq,lchanna
Railroad. lie left this road to engage in the
survey Of the Norfolk and Wilmington Canal
and was subsequently employed on the Eastern
Shore of Maryland Railroad. In 1885 and ioiO
we find him connected with the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad. During the Mexican war he
occupied several prominent positions. First as
aid to Twiggs in the battles of Palo Alto and
Rcsaca de la Palma then as Superintendent OF
the deten2cs OF Maiamoras, and subsequently,
us Captain of volunteer battery in the regi-
men: commanded by his friend and neighbor.
Colonel Hughes In January, lS49, he went
to South America as Principal Assistant Engi-
nocr Of the Panama division of the Isthn,ls
Railroad, and upon his return was appointed to
a responsible post on the Virginia and Tcnncs-
sec Railroad The commencement OF the Rebel
lion found him traitor TO his country, and sub
sequcnt events have proved how ill-advisad was
the course then pursued. First surrender,
now death, have been his rewards.
Phiidde. Inquirer
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KINGDOM COMING.
NEW NEGRO MELODY

Say darkeys, hab You seen dc massa,
Wild de muffstash on his face,
Go long de road some time dis mornin'
Like he gwine to .eab de place2
He seen Il smoke way up de ribber,
Where de Linkum gunboats lay
He took his hat an lef berry sudden,
An spec he's run awsy!
CHORUS.
De massa run ha ha!
De darkey stay no no!
1t mus be now de king dom comm
An de year of jubilo!
He six foot one way, tree foot tuddcr,
An he weigh tree hundred pound
His coat so big he couldn't pay de tailor,
An it wont go half way round.
He drill so much dey call him Cap'n
An he get so dretful tanned,
l spec he try and fool dem Yankees,
For to tink he's contraband.
Chorus-De massa run, etc.
De darkeys feel so lonesome libing
In de log house on de lawn,
Dey move dar tings to massa's parlor,
For to keep it while he's gone.
Oars wine an cider in de Kitchen,
An de darkeys dey'l hab some;
suppose dey'I all be corniscated
When de Lnkum sogers come.
Chorus-De massa run, etc.
De oberseer he make us trouble,
An he drive us round spell;
We lock him up in de smoke house cellar,
Wild de kew trOWn in de we'll
De whip is lost, dc hancutf broken,
But de massa'll hab his pay,
He's ole enough, big enough, ought tt
known better
Dan to went an run away
Chorus-De massa run, etc.
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Gen. Grants Victories.

The Philadelphia Inquirer sums up
the brilliant operations of Gen. Grant
in the following brief and comprehe nsive
article;
I" 1t is a chronicle Of military success
without parallel in the history of our
arms. 1t is an illustrious record of
what is meant by "war short, sharp and
decisive"
From the beglning of his march from
Milliken's Bend to Carthage, down to
the hour when his victorious divisions
crowned the heights above Vicksburg,
General Grant has done what all others
Of our Generals have omitted to do
He has controlled his operations accord
ing to the approved Napoleonic maxims
Of war. He moved with secrecy; he
advanced rapidly; he marched in COM
mading force; he covered his own line
of operation perfectly; he broke up the
communications of the enemy having
possession Of the main line of supplies to
the enemy, he held it firmly; he COM
PEELED his adversary to divide his forces;
and he then pursued and beat them in
detail. The results are victory, glori-
Gus, conclusive and priceless.
Look at the record. General Grant,
after series of admirably concealed
movements, landed on the Mississippi
side on the 30th Of April. On the 1st
of May his army defeated Bowen at Port
Gibson, the Rebels losing 1900 men
and five pieces of artillery. Between
that day and the 18th he advanced to
and took, successfully, Willow Springs,
Rocky Springs, Cayuga and Crystal
Springs, and compelled the evacuation
of Grand Gulf. On The 10Th General
Mcpherson fought aud won the battle
o. Raymond, inhicting further loss of
500 on the Rebels. Advancing to Jack
son on the 18th, General Grant there
defeated Joseph Il. Johnston, one of the
best soldiers of Rebellion, took the Cap
ital of Mississippi, burned large amouns
of Rebel supplies, destroyed the rail-
road bridges, killed and wounded four
hundred more of the enemy, captured
seventeen additional guns, and sent
Johnston and his men flying towards the
north Turning his back on jackson,
Gran. advanced on the road to Eicks-
burg, all the time keeping possession of
the railroad track. On the 10Th he met
Pemborton at Bakers Creek, about
eighteen miles from Eicksburg, and
after mos obstinate and bloody battle,
he cut Penberton's army in two, took
twenty-ninc pieces of artillery and four
thousand prisoners, and sent Lovell's Bri-
gado flying 10 the south. Pursuing Penn
berton, who had brought out the whole
Vicksburg force with him, Grant brough
him to bay on the 18th at the great
bridge over the Big Black River, about
ten miles from the city, taking twenty
six hundred more prisoners, and seven
teen more pieces of artillery. On the
18th he marched close up to and invest
ed Nicksburg itself, carried the rife
PTS to he north of the city, cut off The
formidable batteries at Ilaines' Bluff,
and opened up new line of supplies for
himself through the Chickasaw Bayou
into the Yazoo. Next day, being the
10Th, General Steele carried the enemy's
upper water batteries, enabling General
Grant to rest his right wing on the Mis-
sissippi River, where the great stream
is overlooked by the famous Walnut
Hills, just outside of Vicksburg.
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From the Atlantic Monthly
SPRING All THE CAPITAL.
by MRS. PAUL AkERS.

The poplar drops beside the way
Its tassclcd prmeS Of slvergluy;
The chestnut pout5 its great brown buds, impa-
tient for the la%giud May.
The honeysucklcs lace the wall;
The hyacinths grow fair aud tall;
And mellow sun and pleasant wind and odorous
bees are over all.
Down-lookng in this snow-white bud,
How distant seems the war's red iioud
How far remote the streaming wounds, the
sickening scent OF human blood
For Nature does not recognize
This strife that rcuds the earth and skies
No war-dreans vcx the winter sleep of clover
heads and daiFy-eyes.
She holds her even way the same
Though naVes sink or cities ilamc
snow-drop is snow-drop still, despite the
nations joy or shame.
When blood her grassy altar vets,
She sends the plying yiolets
To heal the outrage with their bloom, and cover
it with soft regrets.
o crocuscs with rain-wct eyes,
. tcndcr-lipped unemones,
What do You know of agony and death and
bCod-wOn victories
No Shnddcr breaks your sunshine trance,
Though rear YOU rolls, with slow advance,
Clouding your shining leaves with dust, the
anguish-!aden ambulance.
Wonder n white encampineut huns;
The clash of martial music comes
And now your startled stems are all a-trenbtc
with tie ar Ui drums.
Whether it lessen or increase
Or whether trIInpcs shout or cease.
Still deep within your tranquil hearts the happy
bees are murlnurng, Peace ~
O flowers! the soul llt tunta or gricres
New comforts from your lips receives;
Sweet confidence and patient faith are hidden
in your healing leaves.
Help us 10 trust, still. on and on,
That this dark night will soon be gone,
And that thcse batle-siails are but the blood
red trouble Of the DAWN
Dawn of broader, whittier day
Than ever blessed us with It's ray
A dawn beneath whose purer light all guilt and
wrong shall fade away.
Then shall our nation break its bands,
And, silencing the envious lands,
Stand in the searching light unShamcd, with
spotle5s robe, and clean, white hands
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A SHY1NG HoRsE.-Nine out Of every
ten horsemen start in their seat whenever
horse SHES, and then the horse is
either by whip or spur driven up to the
object. This makes horses look at any
singular object with moro nervousness.
for they expect threshing at the same
moment. The rider should neither shy
himself, nor notice it in his horse and
far loss punish him.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1863-05-30

KICKING Cows.-A correspondent Of the
Nc~ England Farmer, after trying many
methods for breaking COWS of the habit of
kicking. employed successfully the one de-
scribed below added that some of his
neighbors have proved its efficacy as pre-
tentative. He says -" When the cow
kicks, catch the foot in the hand and draw
it close to the cows body, holding it there
until she settles back on you, then let 60 of
the cow finding herself caught in her own
trap, is very careful how she takes up her
foot while milking, and much more how
she puts it down."
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REBEL. LYING.-The Richmond papers as
serted that the Rebel loss in the recent battles
at Charlottesville would not exceed five thous-
and. The Petersburg (Va,) Daily Express of
the 18th has Geographic despatch from Rich
mond, of the i4h, which says:
"The aggregate number of wounded brought
here since the LIST, is 7,lc0, Of whom 800 will
soon return to duty"
Here is Il confessed loss of Z, 100. Add to this
the prisoners which fell into our hands (3500)
and we have Rebel loss of 10000, without
counting the killed and those too dangerously
wounded to be moved, OF who were scattered in
other places than Richmond, where they could
be cared for. Twenty thousand would proba-
bly, be moderate estimate for the Rebel loss,
taking the data which they have furnished.
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LocKJAw-A PREvENTAT1vE.- When
any one runs nail or any sharp iron in
any part of his body, take common
smoking pipe, fill it with tobacco, light
1t well, then take cloth, or silk hand
kerchief, place it over the bowl of tue
pipe, and blow the smoke through the
stem into the wound. Two or three
pipefuls will be sufficient to set the
wound discharging. If the wound has
been Of some days. standing, it will
open again if the tobacco is good.
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SALT FOR FARM STocK. That salt
is beneficial to domcs ic animals, seems
to be universally admitted. We have
abundant evidence that ii tends to pre-.
serve health, and even to res ore it,
when it has been impaired. Its effects
upon the animal system are believed to
be uniform upon man and beast. What,
then, is the form in which We prefer ii !
With our daily food. Why is it no.,
then, equally grateful aud beneficial, if
administered daily to our cattle? If at
ali times accessible, they will never take
it to excess; at least, we have never
known them to do so. 1t should be
placed in !roughs or boxes under cover,
where the stock can have daily access
to it.
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Useful ReCiDes,

| ChedP Gum "7rabac.-Iake the gum
exuding from peach trees, dissolve III
water, and you have an article for stick
ing paper equal to the best gum arabic.
Common Sealing War.-To every
ounce Of shell-lac take half an ounce Of
rosin and vcrmillion, all reduced to a
fine powder Place them over a moder-
ate fire and melt them. Any other color
will do as well as vermillion.
Mahogany and .Marblc.-Qo not use
soap in cleaning either; wash in clean
water and rub quickly, until entirely
dry, with soft cloth. A little sweet
oil rubbed on occasionally will give
them a neat polish. Where varnish has
been removed from mahogany, rubbing
with little sweet oil will generally
restore the appearance entirely.
fl Rich Dnnk-Boil quart of cider,
beat four eggs to froth, and stir them
rapidly into the boiling liquid add a
few grains of allspice, and five or six
cloves, with sugar to taste, and you have
drink " fit for king"
To Clean KID Gloves.--Wash them in
mixture of equal quantities of ammo
MIA and alcohol then rub them dry
The above solution is also said to remove
STAINS and grease from silks and cloth.
Remedy for Burns. -Flour promptly
applied, and repeated until the inaama-
tory stage has passed is tho most efficient
remedy for burns. Salt is also said to
be good.
Roasting Potatoes When you roast
potatoes, rub little butter over the
skin, which will make them crisp
Another way to serve potatoes is to boil
them, skin and all, then roll them in the
yolk of an egg and brown before the
fire.
Blanc Mange.-One quart of milk =,
six tablespoonsful of maizena, (corn
starch) beat thoroughly with three eggs,
add 1t to the milk when nearly boiling,
previously sailing little. Cool in molds
or cups; serve with sweetcned cream
favored with lemon or vanilla.
Po:ato Bread.-This ls simple, cheap
and good when potatoes are 40 or so cts
bushel, but at the present prices other
bread is cheaper. But those who have
potatoes can make them into bread thus !:
Peel and crate the potatoes, then set the
dish, in which the potatoes are, sideways,
so that some of the water can drain off.
Then put in little salt and melted lard,
stir it we'll, and put it in pan which is
we'll creased, and bake till brown. II
should be baked about three-quarters of
an inch thick, and eaten while yet warm.
1t needs no -four.
Tooth Powder.-Calcined bread or
sugar reduced to fine dust is an excellent
tooth powder. 1t cleanses the mouth
mechanically and chemically. 1t is more
easily miscible with water when mixed
with prepared chalk, hence it is prefera-
BILE thus to mix it. 1t may be scented
with few drops of the oil of cinnamon.
At the expense Of few cents as much
good tooth powder can thus be prepared
by any person as those preparations of
tooth powder which sell at the rate of
twenty-five cents for small box full.
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A LAWYERS ADVICE old law

"A LAWYERS ADvICE.-An old law
yer was giving advice to his son, who
was just entering upon his fathers pro-
fession. My son. said The counsellor,
eff you have Case where the law is
clearly on your side, but justice seems
to be against you, urge upon the jury
the vast Importance of sustaining the
law. If, on the other hand, you are in
doubt about the law, but your clients
case is founded in justice, insist on the
necessity of doing justice though the
heavens fall. But" asked the son,
how shall | manage case where both
law and justice are dead against me 2"
" In that case, my son talk around it,
talk around it,"
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W-1n town in Connecticut resides
u man who made fortune in the milk
business by not giving full measure
AS he grew rich he thought he would
change his occupation to something
more respectable, and accordingly
bought grist-mill. In conversation
with his wife, he said he did not feel
right about the cheating which be had
practised in the milk business, and
wished some way could be devised
whereby he could repay in the gris-mill
what he had cheated in the other. At
last they settled on the following plain,
which was 20 have the measures made
which took toll with as much too large
as the milk measure were too small.
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A CELEBRATED REG!MiNT,-The Tween

A CELEBRATED REGIMENT.-Thc Twenty.
first Indiana, now al New Orleans, has been in
thc service twenty-five months. or the mer
who were mustered originally into the service
eight hundred now remain, while less than u
arc in the hospital. Sixty have been killed in
action and forty died of disease. In the late
action on The Teche, the Twenty first did inval.
liable service as artillelists. On the 18th ult
tolonel Mcmillan planted a battery within
2500 yards of the Rebel gunboat Diana, aud IN
thirty minutes crippled her so badly that she
had to be towed off. OF the first ten shots fred
five went through her. The Rebels admitted
that the artillery practice of the Twenty first
took the palm from their crack batteries. One
OF the Rebel officers, when he learned that the
batteries were manned by the Twenty -trst, said:
- that regiment; we have net them rs
cavalry, then as infantry, then as a .iackass bat
terry and infantry, then in the navy, and now as
heavy artillery, and their internal luck has
always given Them TIE better Of us"
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MORE PRIZE FIGurs.-Joe. Cobu,

MORE PRIZE FIGHTs.-Joe. Coburn
is out with card, In which he challen-
ges any man in the United States to
fight him for 81, 200 or $4,000 side,
in four months from the present time,
the place of fighting to be either in Vir-
ginia or Maryland AS an evidence of
his sincerity to the challenge he has
staked $500 as forfeit. James Elliott
is also a candidate for the champions
honors, but out of friendship he with
draws his challenge to Coburn, but will
fight any other man in the United States
for $1,000.-N. Y. Sun.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1863-05-30

TIE BLACK SNAKE.-The copper
heads are fond of calling unconditional
Union men " black snakes" They
would hesitate to apply the name were
they more acquainted with natural his
tory. Place rattlesnake or copperhead
the emblem of Southern treason and
Northern toryism-in antagonism to the
black snake, and the latter instantly
coils his muscular folds around the ven
omous reptiles, contracts himself and
chokes the life out of them. He takes
the vitality out of them from the poison
Gus head to the squirming tail. The
instance is yet to be known where the
ugly, kissing, swapping and rafting
mons ;ers came off victors in contest
with the black snake He is too "many"
for them, as the political /" black snake"
are likely to prove for the poisonous rep
tiles who strike and bite in The South,
but content themselves with a prodigious
Kissing and rafting in the North.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1863-05-30

THE following is copy of bill post
ed on the wall of a country village:
a lecture on total abstinence will be
delivered in the open air, and collec-
tion will be made at the door to defray
expenses.
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For 0Hch S2UU or fractional parts thereof 10 cts
PENALTIES.
For making, signing, issuing acctftIny paying
any bill Of exchange draft, ORDER prvmssory note,
without stamp-S200
For not efectually cancelling stamp-s50.
For buying, paying negotiating foreign bill Of
change payable in United States without fret placing
thereupon a stanip-s100.
Express Companies not to receive for transportation
packages or articles without giving receipt therefor
which is affixed samp-or aixing stamp to said pack
ages or ariclcs-unter penalty Of $40.
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STAMP DUTIES.

BANK CHEcE, OR SIsHr DRAYT-
Drawn upon any bank, trust company, or any per.
son or persons, companies or corporations, for
the payment Of r,cney, exceeding SO, at sight
on demand,
foNIssoRr NOTE, OR ISL4Sr BJIts OF EXCHANGE
-(etherwise than ut sight or or: dcmand)-
AMOUNT NOTE 80 63 % CT "a
Oh DRAFT. days days days mos. mos. M,
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W GEL don't remember having seen
you BEFORE" as lawyer said to his
conscience.
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philadelphia
philadelphia.
Watches, JeweIry and Diamonds.
A Lewis Ladomus & Co., A.
49, 500 Chestnut Street, 49,

PHILADELPHIA, have always on hand a
1 large stock Of GOLD and SILVER WATCHES, suit
Bile for Ladies, Gentlemen and Boys Some Of our
own importation, EXTRA FINE QUALITY.
Our assortment of Jcwolry consists Of the most fash
onahc and rich designs; alec tho palmer and less
expensive.
Silver Spoons Forks, Pie, Cakc and Fruit hives ALSO
large Tarioty Of Fancy Silver Ware suitable for Bridal
Presents.
DIAMOND JEWELRY of all kinds, to which We invite
especial attention 0nr prices will be found considerably
less than the same articles usually sold for
All kinds Of Watches repaired in the very best man.
uer, and warranted to give satisfaction
WEDDING RINGS on hand and made to order. Call,
or address LEWIS LADOMgS 4 Co.,
500 CHESTNUT Street. Philadelphia.
P.S.-The highest cash prices paid for old Gold and
Silver All orders from the country will receive especial
attention. May 2, l8G3-3n.
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&c months or less. over months.
CONTRACTS OR AGREEMENTS
For each sheet or piece of paper on which written Is
AGREEMENT LEASE
For the hire, use rent Of land tenement; or
portion thereof If not exceeding yea.f, 6s
If exceeding years, 100
AprRAsEMENrs Of Yalno OF damage, oS
CONVEY scE-DEED--
Instrument, writing whereby any lands, tene-
ments, or other realty sold shall be granted.
UeasedO assigned transferred, or otherwise CON-
veyed to, or vested in, the purchaser purcha-
sers or any other person persons when the
consideration or value exceeds 800, AID DOES not
exceed 500 and Iot exceeding $500, SO cts; from
$500 and not exceeding $1,000 90
Exceeding $1,000 and not exceeding $500, 200
Exceeding 5250O and not exceeding $4,000, 500
Exceeding $4,000 and not exceeding $4,000 1000
Exceeding SlO000 and not exceeding so 900, 20 GO
And for every additional $40 900, or fractional par;
thereof in excess Of $4,000, 1000
LEGAL DocrMEHrs--
Writ, or otker original process, commented in any
court, 50
PROBATE OF Will. OR LETTERS OF ApMISIsrr ALTON
Where the estate shall he sworn or declared not
to exceed the value of $500. 50
To exceed 300 and not exceeding 5000, 10
" 5000 " " g" 10000, 400
10000 =" $4,000, 500
g. 10000 " g" 100000, 1000
100000 6 150,obS, 600
An, for every additional $4,000 or fractional part
thereof 1000
MoRTGAGg-
For each $500 or fractional parts thereof 10 cts
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DIR. BING
NOTICE.

OWING to the enormous premium and tax on
~ Gold | am compelled to raise my prices SO
per cont all operations VIII ere the metal is used,
except when paid for in gold, when the usual rate,
will be charged Persons wearing badly adjusted
sets Of Teeth, mounted on Gold plate, will lind it
to their advantage to have such cases exchanged
for those mounted on VULCANIZED 9UTTA
PERCliA Call at my Office and examine spcc-
mems EB1 am paying. in the way of exchange
81 90 for what was formerly 50 cents worth If
gold. Or. b j. DING
Klksan, Jan -, 1903. pesttss.
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The poplar drops beside the way
Its tasscllcd pluneS Of silyer-gruy;
The chestnut pout5 its great brown buds, npa-
tient for the la"g;ud May.