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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-27
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS,

SEALED PROPOSALS, to he addressed to the
Comfy Commissioners of Cecil County, Elktou.
Nd. will be received up to TUESDAY, AUGUST
18th, neNi, mt . O'clock NJ. for the building OF u
BRIDGE over tide water Plum Creek, in Ri;
Neck, and making tAuSEWAl connecting there
with.
The Bridge to he an OPEN CANAL or HOWE
TRUSS structure, eshty-Iiye feet span ana fourteen
feet wide % from ont to out"
AHuTMENTS.--S0uth side, all stone on north
side to be buiit on pling at the edge OF the magen
Roth to i'' seven feet above ordinary high water
mark fifteen feet long and two and one-alf lee
thick al top, and battered outside faces and ends
one inch 10 the foot On the south side, to extend
Tor depth 10 solid and secure foundation; and on
norm Sld", the stone work TO extend for depth To
one foot below extreme low water. The WING
WALLS on south side to be twelve feet long, same
depth aS abl'llheht WIN wnch.they connect, two
feet thicl, at top or level Of abumen and battered
on outside faces as abntmcnt. On north side same
thickness ana batter and twenty feet l0ngsTastinu
on piling, and extending for stone work same depth
rs the abu'ment ON that side; 10 be twenty-five feet
apart on south side, The GUARD WALLIS 10 be
built ON wing walls, same lcngth, twenty niche.
thick, rooted WITH pine boards.
on North side, 10 he not less than one foot diameter
At the top and not less thau seven inches diameter
at points, to be driven 10 hard bottom and not over
three and onc-halr feet apart from centres, The
Ping 10 he cut so far below extreme low water ms
to allow The masonry TO reach one foot below that
point, and TO be sheet piled AL round.
The CAusEWIi 10 he built over the marsh abont
loo Yards long, and connecting with The filling OF
north ahnment, 20 feet wide on top-2O feet wt,Ia nj
bottom or Level of marsh and To 4 hahi Of ~ feet
below The level of the Bridge Hoor, which will make
The emhankmenl about . feet in hight, one foot OF
which, at least, to he Of gravel. Material for ibr
tanse"ay othet Than what the marsh furnishes by
ditehing, is proeurabe at the north end OF same
good cement-pointed.
Proposals for Bridge 10 include necessary filing
n OF nnuments and wing walls, and full speciiicg
Proposals Tor tnrseway win he received, either
separately or with the Bridge, and 10 he ut 50 much
per hncal yard The masonry of Bridge to be com
pe,ed on or before September 18th next and wood
work OF Bridge and causeway b, October l5lh, next
tha whole lindcr the direction and control Of the
County Commissioners or IN aren't 10 be aiu.ujntad
by them. -
e. W, M0RRiS ia. Esa, ut plnm Point farm, will
point out me size OF Bridge and t'alsawuy.
ny order J.S CRAWFORD. Clerk
July ~, lsGT-@W Cum'rs Cecil comfy
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-27

HARVEST HOME Pic NIc.--A grand Pic
Mic will be held in the woods of h. NJ.
Rawlings, near Rowandsville, on Thursday
the 18th of August, next. A superior String
Band viii be in attendance and Refresh
ments, Horse Feed, &c, will be on the
ground.
There will also be grand Basket Pic Mic
held in the pavilion at Broad Creek Valley,
on the Main road, halfway between North
East and Charestown, commencing at one
o'clock PM, August 7th, 1867. fine
Cotilion Band Of Philadelphia is engaged
for the occasion.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-27

Bay" The most unhappy person in the
world is the Dyspcptic. Everything looks
dark and gloomy; he feels " out of sorts -
with himself and everybody else. Life is a
burden to him. This can all be changed by
taking Peruvian Syrnp "a rrotoxle Of Iron. J
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-27

NEWARK ACADEMY.--Prof Edward ID.
Porter, Principal, gives notice that this old
and well-known institution will open for the
Fall session, on the 4th of September next.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-27
.tWhaf circla tlf

-"What circle do you movein?" is quite
n popular catch sentence about town at
present. Will our learned readers excuse
our ignorance if we inquire into its origin 2
We wonder if it originated in Wash pgton.
QrtRisT,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-27

SABBATH SCHOOL CELEBRATIONS. The
Southampton Sabbath school will hold their
annual celebration on Thursday, August lst,
next, in the woods of John W. Holt, near
southampton schoolhouse. Refreshments
will be for sale on the ground for the bene
fit Of the school. The public is invited.
The annual celebration of the Union
Sabbath school will come off on Satur-
day, August Sd, in the woods of Jesse H..
Shippers, near the Union Church.
The annual celebration of the Zion NJ. f.
Sabbath.scho will be held in VIM. j. Car
harris woods, on Wednesday, 7th of August,
commencing at 10 O'Clock AM.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-27
lofal affairs.

nation Of Andrew W. Evans, of this town,
as Major of the Third Regiment Of Cavalry.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-27

AT the woods meeting tomorrow (Sun.
day. the Rev. 4. A. Fernley, of Phladel
phia, will preach in the morning, and Rev
l.. c. Matlack, of Elkton, in the afternoon
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-27

CoMING.-Robinson's Great North West,
ern Circus will visit Elkton, on Thursday,
August lst, and give two performances, af.
ternoon and evening. See advertisement.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-27

FAIR AND FEsTlvAL.-A Fair and Festival
for the benefit of st. Johns ME-. Church,
ut Lewisvile, Pa, will commence Wednes.
day, Aug 18th, at o'clock PM, and con.
tinue each afternoon and evening during the
week. Supper from a to 7 o'clock.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-27

Medical Examiner c. M. Ellis, o
Ellton, has been appointed Chief Medica
Examiner for this county, under the State
Mlitiaa law.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-27
WESLEYAN Female College,
WILMINGTON DELI WARE.

The next Annual Secession vii! begin on MONDAY,
SEPTEMBER 9TH 1867.
Thorough instruction ia given in all the hranchee
Of a complete English Education. superior :liytl4.
ttgrs afforded for the study of the Ancient anal
Moi"rIi langIl"-,. Instrumental and Vocal MUSIC
Drawing aud f.intin"
49, Teachers al experience and ability are en-.
li"y"d IN ali the depu tln"nla.
JOHN WILSON,
Imly u lsGT-- 1m rreallrul-
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-27
MILITIA.
pOAD NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that application will be
made TO the Commissioners of Cecil county, at their
first regular meeting 10 b" held after the 18th day
August, next, Tor the appointment OF Examiners to
lay ont and locate road commencing on the Rock
Springs and Rising Sun road, near Henry REYNOLDS
in the Eighth Election District, and running thence
by - near the line or through lands of said Roy-
ncids and Nm. kritfl"y (iarmrrl then through
lands OF John Z. Demickson, to the PENNSYLVANIA
Line, near Josiah Reynolds, to intrrsrc road pro.
posed to be opened in Lancaster county, P,nut., to
meet the road herein described
InlY Il lSu--.lM
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-27
DEPARTMENT FOR CUSTOM WoRkl
AGENTS FOR OILED CLOTHING.
Mar 30 lSt7-ly
62S. HOOP SKIRTS. 629.

NEW SPRING STYLES, "ouR OWN MAKE
EMBRACING every New and Desiable size, style
r and Shape OF Plain and Trail lioOr Skikfe, -"
~. ~ 2M, 3, "a ~, "a aud yards round every
length and size waist: IN every r"apt" fIthf tluAL
ITY, and especially adapted To meet the wants OF
FIReT CLASS aDd most fashionable IEtDE.
"OuR Ows Maze 81 Hoop SEnis are lgfter, more
elastic more durable, and REALLY CHEAPER than any
other make of either Sin2i" 81 double SprinG Skin
III the American market. They al" WARRANTED IA
every res ec and wherever introduced give hn
yersai satisfaction. They are now beng extensively
sold Ly Retailers, and every lady should Try fh+ln.
Ask for Hopkins own Make and see !hat rari
skirt il STAMPED w, r. HufkINS, MANuFht
TURER, G2S ARCH Street, tiliLADtlfIilA" NJ
OTHERS ARE GENUINE. A CATALOGUE, containing style.
Size and RETAIL PRIcEs, sent to any address.
Uniform and Liberal Discount allowed 10 DEALERS =
Orders by mail or Otherwise promptly and carefully
filled-WHoLEsiLF and RETAIL,
at Mandatory and Sales-rooms,
No. 628 ARCH Street, PHILAD'A.
SKIRTS made to order. Altered and Repaired.
TERMS, NET CASH ONE PRICE ONLY
VIM. II. HOPKINS.
Mar 9, 1sG7~l0m
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-07-27

The MANAGER wonld respectfully state thu. II,
ncmhrf ll9e, labor nor money, Ia make The present
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-08-28
COTTON.

Our observation of the reports in our
Southern exchanges justify us in saying
that the prospects for even q moderate
crop are diminishing. The seasons have
been unfavorable, and it now can be cal
culated, within reasonable proximity,
what the yield will be- So far as we can
learn, that yield will fall short of an aver
age, even on the limited breadth of ground
planted.
The stock on hand is very low, and the
quality inferior 1t is stated that the
amount on hand and on ship-board is less
than 100000 bales, and that probably rot
less than $4,000 bales of that on slipboard
is bound for foreign ports The amount,
therefore, really available for American
consumption, probably not exceeds $4,000
bales, and most of this is of inferior
grades. This, taken in connection with
the prospect of a diminished supply and
the latencss of the season, is considerably
disturbing the calculation of American
spinners and manufactures.
1t requires about Il, 900 bales per week
to supply American spindcs, and from
this date until the new crop begins to
come freely into market, say nine weeks,
1874, 900 bales will be required. 1t has
been shown above that not over $4,000
bales can be thrown on the marlcts-and
it is doubtful even if this amount will be
offered, many parties prcfcrring to hold on
for better prices-so that there will be co.
600 bales deficiency, even for supply re-
quircd by home manufacturers This may,
to great extent, account for the New
England mills stopping or running short
time, and shows the sagacity of those
Eastern capitalists--lords of the spindle
loom. What our Southern planters may
choose to do with their coming crops, or
the stock on hand, We do not know; we
give the above facts and figures for their
consideration, with the inference drawn
thcrefrom, that there can scarcely be any
decline in the price of the staple.
Columbia PhGair.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-08-28

A BARBER PUZZLED Three brothers,
bearing remarkable resemblance to one
another, are in the habit of shaving at the
same barber shop. Not long ago, one of
the brothers entered the shop carly in the
morning, and was dnly shaved by a Ger
man who had been at work in the shop for
a day or two. About noon another broth
or came in, and underwent similar oper-
alton at the hands of the same barber. In
the evening the third brother made his
appearance, when the German dropped
his razor in astonishment and exclaimed,
"Vell, mine Gott dat man hash Gle f;'sht-
est beard Inever saw: l shaves him dis
nornin', shavcs him at dinner times, and
he comes back now, NIT his beard so long
as it never wash"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-08-28
Tlte 9farllt a1td Gardeu.
FUTURE PROSPECTS OF COTTON.

Those who have held that "Cotton is
King.' now that the king is dcthroned,
seem determined that he shall not be even
citizen among US. They prophesy evil
of the plant, and advocate the growing OF
other crops in the Cotton States. "Let
us raise the cereals and the meats that we
consume at home, and let the world take
care of itself. If we grow cotton, let it
be only in such quantity as we can manu-
facture at home" This outcry of dsap-
pointed ambition is very natural and very
foolish. The vindctive feelings of peo-
pie will have very little 10 do with the
crops they raise These will be governed
mainly by commercial considerations
Men will raise that by which they think
they can make the most money, whether
it accords with their political views or not.
We cultivate land to get ahead in the
world, and to sustain our families, and not
to build up or demolish political theories.
1t is the best economy for the common
wealth and for the individual that every
locality should raise the crops for which it
has the best natural or acquired facilities.
The new lands in the northwest will grow
wheat very largely, because it pays better
than anything else. In the valleys of the
Susquehanna and its tributaries, they will
follow the rotation, corn, oats, wheat, clo-
yer, and timothy, because these crops suit
the soil and climate, and pay better than
dairy farming. In New York they will
raise butter and cheese. About our large
cities, they will follow truck farming. In
the cotton belt, they will continue to grow
cotton for the same reason. The plant
fourishes there better than in any other
region where it has been tried, and can be
raised most economically. When mon
can make from fifty to hundred dollars
per acre by putting in this crop, they will
not plant corn and oats to get halt as
much. Men will follow dollars rather than
dogmas in their industries. We expect to
see cotton flourish in the South more cx-
tensivcly than ever. With all the de-
struction of the war, very large capital
is still invested in lands, gins, gin-houses,
presses, and sheds, and the people have
the requisite skill to raise and send it to
market. The plantations may gradually
grow smaller under the new order Of
things, but the old crops, with some slight
variations, will be continued. Last year,
with an almost unparalleled drouth and
other hindrances in the matter of deficient
capital and disorganized labor, nearly two
millions of bales were raised. With IA
vorablc weather, at least three millions of
bales would have been sent to market last
year. Within very short period, we cx-
pcct to see the old time cotton crops
greatly exceeded. Violent partisans may
wall because thereof, but they cannot help
it-American Agricultnalist.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-08-28
A NEW SYSTEM OF LABOR.

Several planters in Kinds and Madison
Counties, Miss, believe that they have dis
covered this most desirable modus operan-
di; and as it cannot fail to be interesting
to our readers, we will briefly sketch the
system. They don't believe that working
large gangs of hands, with one or two to
watch them is the best way with free
blacks. They don't pretend to undertake
the raising of meat for their hands. They
fence out their woodlands, and then place
the blacks in cabins several hundred yards
apart, and on the borders of the wood
lands. To each family of blacks they as
sign such an amount of land as they can
cultivate well, and loan to each three la
borers two mules and other needful arti
cles The blacks grow corn, cotton, or
other things: and half the crops, after de-
Quoting the cost of supplies furnished, is
given to the black producers. Living on
the border of the woodland, each family
of blacks, without trouble, raises its own
pigs which fatten on the mast in the
woods. When, owing to the drought,
there is partial failure of the corn crop,
the wood-buds on the trees are certain to
be checked, and thus throwing the strength
of the trees in fruit buds, there is always
most abundant crop Of acorns and 9th
er mast. Where there is gang OF sixty
hands, the supplying of meat has been
great trouble. If the meat was purchased
from a commission merchant, its cost re-
duces greatly plantation profits, and if it
was grown on the plantation, it cost much
trouble.
Heretofore one Of the greatest annoy
ances of plantation lite has been the diff
Guilty of getting the blacks to take care of
the plantation stock, but when each fami-
ly of blacks look after its own stock and
raises its own meat, the difficulty is SUR
mounted. In every gang of hundred
hands there is certain to be at least fifteen
lazy ones, and in the field ordinarily the
whole gang is content with the pace of
the fifteen most lazy ones. Where flmi-
ly has its own allotment, and is to profit
by the amount Of the crop, the head of
the family is pretty certain to keep the
others we'll up with the work. Each
working family, having its humble home
at some distance from others, that pilter-
ing which is so prevalent in and about
quarters is pretty much done away.
The friends of this system are sanguine
that its general adoption will give to the
South such an organization of labor as it
needs-will tend to stimulate production,
will advance the physical, social and
moral condition of the negro; will har-
monizc the interests of employer and en-
ployee, and cause the Southern States to
blossom with prosperity. This system Of
labor is not unlike the cottier system Of
Scotland. It's advocates claim that it is
infinitely better than efforts to import for
eigners and to learn them to cultivate cot
ton, and to harmonic their modes Of
working with those only familiar with
slave labor.-Erchange.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-08-28
Mr.. II. Riyes. who furnished the ed

= Mr.. II. Rives, who furnished the ed
itor of the Jackson Na.) Flag with the
largest onion the latter ever saw raised in
that section, and which came from seed
planted this season, Notwithstanding the
old fogy idea that onions large enough for
use could not be produced from seed in a
single season, says you must keep the earth
scraped from the onion, while growing, if
you want to make them large.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-08-28
When Chang and Eng were first

When Chang and Eng were first ex-
hibitcd in New York, o curious inquirer
went up to the exhibitor and asked :
"Thcsc the Siamcsc sYcs SIR Broth
ers, prcsume?' On the whole he thought
they were.
An editor never leaves any money at
home for fear of fire, andnever carries any
with him for fear of robbers, nor deposits
it in any bank for fear of speculative bank
officers.
: An Ohio paper gives the names of
three prominent radicals who have commit
ted suicide during the past year-an eX-
ample which the entire radical party is
following with certainty of success.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-08-28

Bedbugs, according to lady cores
pondent, have q great aversion to salt.
She states that if the articles and places
infested with bcdbugs are washed with
salt water, and crcvices in which the YER
min hide arc filled with it they will give
no more trouble.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-08-28

= An old miscr, who was notorious for
self:denial, was one day asked why he was
so thin Il do not know said the miser !;
Il have tried various ways for getting fat
ter, but without success 'Have you
tried victuals % inquired the friend.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-08-28

AN INFAMOUS RADICAL FRAUD-OLp
STORIES REvAMpEn-Thc story started by
the New York Evening Post, and now
going the rounds of the Radical press, to
the effect that two Texan planter refused
'to go home until they had shot ncgro,' %
and did finally bring down an unlucky
darkey whom they Glanced to meet, is
recognized by the New Haven Register
as an old acquaintance, it having first been
published In an anti-slavery almanac, some
twenty years ago, to illustrate the prevail
ing cruelty of shareholders in South Caro-
lima
Afterwards" says the Register, cit was
located in bleeding Kansas and did duty
for two border ruflians,' who would not
leave town until they had shot Yankee.
1t is an excellent bit Of sensation stuff, but
we question the policy Of using it oftcner
than once i'll twenty years or SO. The in
ventor of the story was remarkable for
rnodesty, or far cunning-as he has never
taken out copyright-but it is passing
strange that man with thimbleful Of
brains could for all instant believe such a
barbarous act could be committed with
impunity in any part of this country.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-08-28

A young lady refused to go into the
Wateryliet Arsenal the other day because
she had heard that some of the muskets
were without breeches. She viewed the
arsenal from q distance.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-21

s,royed py fire on last Tuesday after
noon. The loss was about $4,000. No in
surance.
The indianapolis Herald has informa-
ton that Zeph. -Heustis, a well known
conductor on the Indianapolis & Cincin-
natl Railroad, has been. made Superinten :
dent of the Terre Haute a Alton road
Mr.. James Barnes killed a wild cat on
his farm near Elizabeth. Harrison Coup
ty, last week, that meakured three feet In
length and two feet two inches in hight.
Henry NJ. Nourse, FORMERLY editor of the
Lafayette Journal, died at that place on the
evening of the 10th instant. aftsr a severe
illness of but three days' dufatioh. He
leaves a wife and five children to mourn
his early depar ure.
4 crazy woman, in a state of nudity, was
found on a sandbar, near New Albany, a
few days ago. She says, that a, bpatman
with whom she had been living, attempt
ed to drown her, but failed of his purpose.
Parties in New Albany accused a Mrs.
Tracy of keeping a house of bad repute,
whereupon she and her husband brought
action for SANDER, claiming damages in
the sum of s25 900.
A lady, says the Cambridge City Mirror,
stopped off the train in the town OF Dub
lin some nights ago, for the purpose of
visiting her brother-in-law, who, she sup
posed, lived there, and going down. Main
Street. she passed, or was about 10 pass,
two men, one of whom waswhite and the
other black. The black rascal accosted
her, and wanted to know where she was
going. She gave him a short answer, by
telling him that it was none of his bust
ness. The white man also asked her, and
received4 a similar reply, where1pon he
knocked her down and treated her most
brutality. .il'... - -. :.
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To CORRESPONDENTS.

We never notice communications
not accompanied with the name of
the author, who must be made known
to US if unacquainted.
Write on only one side of the paper.
Don't write unless you have some
thing to say of interest to the public;
and be as brief as the subject will al
low. p
The publication of comnunica-
ton is no evidence that the editors
adopt its sentiments. The author is
alone responsible for them.
Communications should be address
ed to the Editors of the JOURNAL, :"
and not to individuals.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-21
CORPORATION NOTICE.


rI.4 saF SEA October 18th, 1867.
ORDER FOR PLANK SIDEWALKS.
n ND now IL is hereby ordered and
IA directed by the Common Council OF
the city of Evansville, that all owners of
lots or parts OF lots, fronting on or adjofn-
ing the north side of Franklin street, from
Washington street TO the I1ongworth tract;
South side of Franklin street, from Wash
ington street to the Longworth tract;
North side of Eighth street, between Ed
gar street and Oakley street;
North side of Eighth ,treet. between
Oakley street and First avenue;
North side of Eighth street, between Ed
gar street aud Mary street;
North side OF Eighth street, from First
avenue to Second avenue;
North side of Eighth street, from Second
avenue 10 Third avenue;
East side OF First avenue, from Seventh
street TO Eleventh street;
North side of Ninth street, between
second avenue ard Third avenue;
In said city, cause the sidewalks thereon
to be brought TO the proper grade, and that
they cause a sidewalk OF Class No. 2 to be
LAID down thereon within thirty days from
the publication OF this order.
A. M. MC5RIFF, Clerk.
City Clerks ONCE, October IS, 1867.
ocl9 d3t Union copyl