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~CENTRAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION
S ,,Aregular monthly meeting Of this Assscia-
ton will be held at the City ii ali on TUESDAY
EVENING next, the 18th instant, at O'Clock
fesN VIM. W. MOORE, Sec
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WOOD AND COAL.

lie 8Sm No. 4S7 llth street, above Pa ave.
w ATKB PROOF OvERCoATs
FOE SIX DOLLARS,
AtODEON HALL,
fesN No. 40 PESNA. AVENUE
DETERSONS MILLION EDITION FOB THE
PEOPLE
GREAT EXCITEMENT
Persons must come n one door and 20 out OF the
same. Carriages face to the right about. An Aw-
full police in attendance.
mutual Friend, Just in, 30 cents.
No Thoroughfare, cents.
All the reet, 20 cents.
ALFRED HUETER,
It's and 204 Penn. avenue.
fe86t Great Antiquarian Bookstore.
ATT. w. sRLBY & co. STORE.
Continuation of the Annual Closing out sale Of
FALL AND WINTER GOODS.
at cheap rates
BLACK SILKS AND FANCY GOODS
IMPORTED DRESS G0OPs,
NELVETS, &C.
Medium DRESS GOODS, at half price,
SHAWLS, very cheap.
CLOAKIEG. CLOTHS, CASSEMERES &c
323 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
fe T6teo South side, near 7th street.
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CREAT BARGAINS
VI In PIANOS that have been used
One octave, four round corner gbickerins a.
meet new, $50.
One octave. Boardman q Gray, Aasc 6X
One 60 octave, barley 4 Rosewood in beststvN Nv
One Ok octave, Gsehie q Co, 9fp.
One octave Rose ~ God Chickerine, Sl8.
W0. MKrZERoTr q 90.
de 81 Sole Agents Of 6teinwayh Pianos.
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hFFICE ROOMSli
~ OFFICE RO0MSti
For rent in my ne building, cerner New York
avenue and 18th street, severesl ROOMS, suitable
for ofhces or sleeping apartments For further par.
nculArs inquire OF GEORGE n. PLANT,
Office room, 10 Plants Building,
"a Nv cor. New York ave. and 18th street
E'QR REET.Eicely furnished PARL0RS and
BED ROOMS. with or without Board. at No
aos OH 81 pet ana La. ave. - 10 In
i !DENCE on the Heights Of Georgetown, for.
msrly occupied by Lieut.. General Grant.
1t Is only deemed necessary 10 say that II NOS
sesses all the requisites which make it one OF the
most irablelresdencee in the District For par
uculars inquire Of JOHN J. B09UE,
Real Estate Agent,
Corner High and Bridge streets,
no 1911 Georgetown, d. U.
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BRICK MEETING HOUSE ITEMS,

Good Templms.-We have organized a
Lodge Of Good Tcmplars, at Rose Bank
Hall. There are now about thirty five mem.
bers. The meetings will be held on Thurs
day evenings. All persons wishing to join
will please send in their names.
Nev Stage.-Our friend Mr.. Widows has
put fine, comfortable new stage on the line
between this place and North East, and will
be leased to accommodate all persons who
may be travelling on his line.
Ice Crcdm.-B. II. Wilson has opened an
ice cream saloon opposite the Farmers Inn
Mr.. Joseph Wilson has fitted up saloon
and confectionery opposite the coach maker
shop.
UWresi.--Our farmers are busy with their
wheat now. The idea of famine has long
since left their minds.
Corn.--The corn looks well in this vicin,
ity.
Big Ca!f-IIamiton Riddle & Co.,
butchers Of this place, purchased of John
hurry, near Bay View, this week, calf,
nine weeks. old, which weighed 100 pounds
gross. Beat that, Elktonans, if you can.
Di@t.-john NJ. Ireland lost n very valua.
Bile colt, on Monday last.
Camp Meeting.-A Camp Meeting com,
menced on the 18th inst, between l.ancas
ter city and Columbia. A stage will run
from this place to the camp, on Saturday.
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NORTH EAST ITEMS,

.lccidcm-As Mr.. C. W. Shippers was
driving through North East, one day last
week, in passing over the bridge near Mr..
Simcoc S gate, his horse suddenly broke one
OF the planks in the structure, and fell heay.
lily to the ground, receiving considerable in
jury. One OF the horses limbs became
fastened in the aperture, and was extricatcd
with much difficulty.
Grand Pic Nc. The Good Tcmplars and
NJ. Il. Sunday school, of this place, will
hold grand pic mic, in McDaniel's woods,
about one mile below North East on Wed.
nesday, the 22d inst. An invitation is ex.
tended to the public to participate in the
festivities of the occasion. Several distin
gnished speakers are expected to be present
to address the meeting.
Recommendations W. Kyle, tho
gentleman whose hand was so badly injured
not long since, at Mccullough e. CO. Roll.
ing Mills, an account Of which we gave at
the time, is disabled from working at his
usual employment in the mill, and is there
fore compelled to resort to some other means
of supporting his family. He has taken
an agency in the sale Of books and period
Gals, and we cordially recommend him to
the sympathy and patronage of those whom
he may visit as worthy the confidence and
CIV uIaSelHcHt Vi tnc puDlc.
Correction. In the account we recently
gave of the comm exercises mt the
North East Classical Seminary. we uninten
tionally omitted the name of Miss Annie G..
Simcoe, who read an essay on Music. .
IN the same paper we spoke of the Rolling
Mill hands going to work at an increase in
wages of five and six per cent. We ought
to have added that some Of them went to
work at old wages.
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BAY VIEW ITEMS,

Hcitgi6"S. -Onr very excellent and learn.
ed minister, Rev. James NJ. Elderdice,
preached powerful and appropriate ser.
mon, on Sunday last, from the following
word =" Put ye in the sickle, for the har.
vest is ripe. joel Sd chap. and 18th verse.
The discourse was listened to with marked
attention. The calculation of the subject
was an able effort, both in literal and met.
aphysical sense.
The Rev. Mr.. Switzerland, President of
the NJ. =. Conference, will preach at this
place, on Sunday, July Goth, at 10! AM, at
which time public collection will be taken
up. Mr.. Switzerland is fine speaker, and
will. no doubt, draw large audience
Harrest. The wheat is wel.nigh cut and
put in shock; and our farmers say the pros.
poet for Il large yield is very favorable. -
The weevil may have been in other parts of
the county, but this section is almost entirely
free from the insect.
the present owner OF the Rittenhouse farm,
largely engaged in the milk business. He
keeps over thirty cows, and ships to Balti.
more daily, by the P.W. Il B.RR., about
III gallons of milk, or over 800 per week.
Potiticat-The agony is over and the
Coprerheads have made their selection. -
One wool-dyed Rebel, the other a Janus
aced-Democratic-C conservative. Renegade
Republican, or whatever you please for a
Belmont bid. The unterrified in this sec.
ton say its all right the best ticket in the
world. of course it is; anything the Rebel
horde at New York might have produced
would have satisfied the Union hating, ne.
fearing, repudiating Democracy.
Hot Weather. weather has been in
tenscly hot for the last ten or twelve days.
Some of the harvest hands were compelled
to seek the shade for few hours, during
several days of last week. Our infant com.
missioner says the heat has been almost in
suiferabe, but he has been trying to keen
cool under the circumstances.
Place of ResoH.-One evening during the
week, quite party of the young beaux and
the I" lovely dcars," as the poet calls them,
assembled at a certain swing in this locality,
and made the very woods melody with
their vocal music of sacred songs.
Improrcment.-Ihe johnson Bros. have
built new dye and wool room at their fac.
tory. half a mile below here. They are
driving away. Notwithstanding the hot
weather, and doing good business.
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PlTTSBURG, Pa, April >, 1865

+. L. EWING, Esq.-Dcar Sir The de.
lay in answering your letter has been caused
by my absence from home; having been en-.
gagged at work in PittsEurg for several
months past, and only going home once a
month. Being at home one day last week,
my vile handed me your letter, which |
shall most chccrtully proceed to answer.
From my experience with the Ncwbuy
machine, think am prepared to rive Won
an honest opinion. While in Kittanning, i
set up two Of these machines: the first one
in the Democrat Office, which run for one
year, and found it perfect and satisfactory
machine the second one in the Free Press
Office. which run for two and :: half wears.
producing newspaper work Oh it which was
pronounced the neatest, cleanest and most
perfect amprcSsion of any country paper in
the State. The constructive principle Of
Power Presscs-whether to run by steam or
hand is pretty much the same, the advant.
age being simply in the gearing. Now as
compared with the Campbell, Potter, and
Hoes Railway Presses, the Ncwbury Press
is superior, because the Increment is secured
with about one half less friction than in
either of those named, while the impression
Press in existence. The Ncwbury Press
mW do good work Of all kinds, newspaper
book and job, and il the Hghtcst runniny-
the wheel the easiest turned-oi any of the
so'called country newspaper Power Presses.
An ordinary sized boy can run it. When
properly geared and adjusted, the cylinder
does not batter:' thetype any place. never
knew either OF the two ] run to batter the
type at all. ! consider the Newbury Press
u well. built. reliable machine. 1t has the
most convenient fountain and Distributing
arrangcment-the best roller arrangement
and the most complete piler of any hand
Power Press in existence.
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Mutual Fire Insurance COMPANY

OF CECIL COUNTY.
The Annual Meeting of the members of this Com.
pany will he held at their room in the Odd Fellows
Hall III the town of Elkton, SotU,iy tie Ist dan
q august n'r at II o'clock AN for the purpose Of
electing Nine Managers to serve for the ensuing
year.
On that day, the Premium Interest of the different
members will be dHc and payable. Parties who fail
to pay on or before that day will he liable an extra
charge of ~ cents for the Internal Revenue Stamp
which the law requires to he placed on the receipt
in all such eases.
by order of the Board of Managers.
F.A. ELLIS
July Is, 1sGS-tm Srcrrtary
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DEATH OF JACOB c. HowARD.-J. C. How
ard, ESD, an aged and respected citizen of
Elkton, died at the residence of his son.in
law, A. G. Tuite, Esq, of this town, on
Thursday morning last. The deceased had
been in feeble health for several years. For
many years he was one Of our chief Lusi-
ness men, being largely engaged in the lumber
trade, and by this means was well known in
Cecil and counties contiguous thereto. The
g Howard House, probably the largest and
finest hotel on the Eastern Shore, was built
by him and its present owner-Dr. II. IL.
Mitchell-and called for him. He had ac.
quired considerable wealth-all the accumu-
lation of his own hands. Thus within one
week have we lost two of our oldest and
wNealt,hiest citizens,- DIR. John Gilpin and
Jacob C. Howard.
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The Prospect.

Too great confidence in the success of GRANT
and CoLFAN we especially deprccate. That
they will be elected, we do most heartily be-
lieve: that they must be elected whether the
proper effort be made or not, We do not believe,
and we would warn every friend of our cause
and its representatives against the dclusion. Ii
we would generally conclude that we, cannot be
beaten, and thercupon continc our cxertion,
to shouting over our anticipated victory, we
shall awake, when to late. to find ourselves
badly beaten.
What we do believe is this: 1t is at least
twice as easy to elect Grant and Colnx as it
would be to elect Seymour and Blair. Ii the
efforts put forth on either hand shall be equal,
we believe the Chicago nominees will receive
fully two-thirlS OF the Electoral Votes cast
And such is the result that we confidently cx-
poet to work for and secure.
The WorM attemps to show good front for
its candidates rs follows:
STATES FOR SEYMOUR AND BLAIR.
In canrassing theqieston with the Delegates
to the Convention since the nomination was
made, the following States are put down rs sure
for Seymour and Blair;
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Mobile has ratified iha Tommsny n

Mobile has ratified The Tammany nom.
nations, and, as might have been anticipa-
ted, the occasion has brought to the surface
those whom an intelligent public opinion
heads the list followed by long list of col.
oncls, whose Ties have been conferred by
the Southern Confeleracy, aud whose only
laurcls were won in battle against their
coutry. 1t must be IL pleasing thought for
Democratic indulgence, that their action at
New York has proved the resurrection of
such an element.
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DIED.

HOWARD-In this town, on Thursday,
10th inst, JACOB c. Howard, aged Gs
years.
The friends of the family are invited to
attend his funeral this Saturday morning,
at . O clock, from the residence of his SON
in.law A. Il. Tuite, Esq.
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focal Affairs.

FIRE AT PoRT nErosIT. On Friday night,
lolh inst the citizens of Port Deposit were
alarmed by the cry Of fire. The flames were
seen issuing from frame shop, owned by
e. l.. lamar, and occupied by J. Klein as
tailoring establishment. by prompt eff
forts the fire was soon extinguished, after
doing damage to the shop to the amount of
$500, and also spelling and burning some of
the goods of Mr.. Klein, who, however, had
them insured to an extent that will cover
the amount lost
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BUSINESS LOCALS,
Fail but not Fatal,

The prices of Goods at the Yellow Posts,
are still so far below those of other stores in
Elkton, that they have the run. Go see
'em-loE lIrDsoN Il Dick Foam, at the
yellow Posts, or DlcK FoARp g. .IoE Hpp.
son, at the Yellow Posts. No humbug; but
solid, undeniable fact. New Goods this
wooE
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Goods Of all kinds are selling cheap at
REESE 4 FoAnp'a Cheap Cash Houses. -
Dry Goods, Notinns, Carpets, Hats and
Shoes at the Hall, and Groceries and Pro
visions in the Hollow. You can get lots Of
Goods for small amount of money.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-07-18

The credentials of the newly appointed
Senator from Maryland, William Pinckney
Whyte, were on Tuesday presented by his
colleague and he was sworn in, thus becom.
ing member Of the body.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-07-18

Be ECONOMICAL, Money, time, labor,
and clothes all saved by the use of MOORE
Il BROS Wilmington City Soap. Families
use it, and we are certain that you will he
convinced of the fact.
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MARRIED.,

the 9TH
inst, by the Rev. Mr.. Hill, at the resi-.
dcnce Of the brides fatheL, ALBERT A.
JOHNSON, and Cora w. ABRAHAMs, sec.
ond daughter OF John j. Abrahams, ESD,
ofPort Deposit Cecil county Md.
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INCOMING DAILY AND WEEKLY GAZETTE,
AND GENERATION OFFICE, 81! PlXESr.,
WlLLIAMsroRr, Pa, March IL, 1868. J
L. Il. EwING-Eikton, Nd You have
requested statement of the Newbury Press.
We have in this city Hoes Railway and
Potter Press; we have been in the Govern.
ment Office, in Washington city, where there
were GO presses in constant use but we pre-
fer the Newbury for cheapness, durability
speed and good work, to any other press
cxtant. Again, a twelve.year, old boy can
work off any edition with little instruction
and labor. We have never had occasion to
make repairs and sec nothing which can get
out of repair. 1t has many advantages over
other presses. No changes of tape; no
trouble with ink fountain; and decidedly
the best delivery of any press we have yet
seen. Having one in use ourselves and
knowing its merits, we most chccrtully re.
commend Newbury's Power Press, and be-
lleve It to be the press you want. The press
occupies space Of )! feet wide and 10 feet
long.
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LOST.

MICH COW; is of u dnrki-h white color
black about the nose, and has some black hairs
hhon the face aud body; j. about five years old; of
medium SIZE; and j. IN po"r condition. A liberal
reward VIII Ia" paid for her return, for information
mat VIII lead to her recovery. s. T.. FORD,
July Is, lSiS-lwE North East
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"TmE WHITE MEMS PARTY" IN GEoR.
GIA.-In Georgia, negroes have been nomi,
mated and elected to Office on the Demo.
cratic ticket, and negro voters carried on
the backs of white Democrats to the polls
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The CRors.-Wheat in the Brick Meeting
House neighborhood is reported good crop
-unlnJured by the rust or weevil. Oats are
very, much damaged by rust. Potatoes are
good. Corn that was planted early on good
ground is fine and growing rapidly; but the
late planted corn is very short and will not
produce well. That neighLorhood has been
favored by several fine showers within the
last fortnight, which materially benefited
corn and potatoes.
Our inquiries among the farmers residing
i'll different parts of the county lead to the
conclusion that the wheat crop of this couu-
ty is midling crop, the straw being very
heavy, but the grain not in proportion to
the yield of straw. Oats has been bliebted
by the intensely hot weather, and will be a
very poor crop. Corn at present promises
well,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-07-18

The platform of the Democratic party
was drawn up by platform committee com
rrising. among others, the rebel generals
Wade, Hampton, Preston, and Barksdale,
and the rebel legislator Babcock, and Lang
ton, q rebel editor. These are the men who
fix the principles of the Harty which asks
Union soldiers for their votes.
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C0NSTABLE'S SALE.

Iy virtue of two writs of Vcnditioni E.nonos n,
the suits of ''co. W. Miller and Eli Edwin Ewing
and one writ of Firii Ftrias, at the suit of Azuriah
Rittenhorl>c, all issued by Isaac II. Taylor one Of
the Justices of the Peace of the State OF MARYLAND
IN and for Cecil county TO me directed will expose
t" Public Sale at Rising sun, on
Saturday, the 25h day Of August, 1868,
for Cash, certain LOT OF GROUND with the fol-
lowing llnprol cnIcnts: one good BRICK ky.AI,
nWELLlNti HOUSE. one STONE DWELL &W9..
ING. one SHOP, and Frame Stable, situated "!
AZ ,n'2"r i'i Mount Pleasant in the 9Th Mkul
Election District of Cecil county, late the
property Of Jacob Is. kennar; seized and t,ken il,
execution At the suits of the said Geo W. Miller and
Eli Edwin Ewing ''''
Sale to commence at o'clock rN
JOHN C. HINDMAN,
""! ~ '>">-lS Constable
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In answer to letter making further in.
quircs, we received from the same Office the
following:
DEAR Sln:-iour interrogations about
the Newbury Press, although no object par.
tlc9lary to us, we attend to at once. Daily
and Weekly, and german paper all printed
on the same press. There is splendid
heglster machine for book work, &c. Will
print large or small jobs, Zone line if YOU
wsh.) 1t is the cheapest, fastest and best
press for work that we know of.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-07-18

COllectiUns,-IAS. DENNY, ESQ.
is the regularly authorized Agent for TIE
WING, for the collection of Advertising and
Subscription bills.
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DoN'T WANT IT ABOLISHED. The Senate
bill for the discontinuance ofthe Freedmen's
Bureau was taken up on Monday, and after
being strongly opposed by Mr.. Brooks and
other Democrats, was amended so rs to i'm.
pcratively abolish the Bureau in the recon.
structed States after January, and was then
passed by a strict party vote, the Democrats
going solidly against the bill. We have been
deafened by the howl from the Rebel Dem.
ocracy for the adjustment of the Freed
mems Bureau ever since it was established.
When it has served its purpose, and is no
longer useful, and the Republicans move to
abolish it, we find every Democrat in Con
gress voting to continue the "niggcr bu
reau." The people may well ask What do
these men mean?
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Local MIscELLANY.-A little son of Mr.
Charles b. Lewis, Of this town, was bitten
by a dog, belonging to Mr.. John NJ. Terrell,
on Saturday evening last. The child was
with his father, who was getting water ut the
pump in the yard where the dog was, and in
passing him is supposed to have patted him,
When he seized the boy by the face iniuring
him quite severely a day or two after,
wards Mr.. Lewis went and killed the dog.
At the monthly meeting of the Elkton
Building Society, on Saturday night last, the
money-some 81, 200-sold at an average of
335 per cent
Tomorrow afternoon, at 3 O o'clock, Rev.
l.. c. Matlaok will preach his regular quar-.
terly sermon to the children. All are in
vited.
At the meeting of the Town Commission
ers, on Monday night, an order was passed
allowing 5 per cent. discount on all town
taxes paid previous to August 18th; per
cent. to Sept. Is, and per cent. to Oct. Ii.
The depot at this place has Just boon newly
painted and cleaned, and other improve.
ments made, which render this nice build.
ing still more attractive.
For n week or two past there has been q
scarcity of butter in Elkton. 1t brought the
present week 30 c,s. per pound.
For about three weeks the weather in this
locality has been intensely hot-=amost un-
enAurable. Within our recollection SO long
aperiod Of such extreme heat has never be.
fore occurred. During the time mentioned
we do not think the mercury has been be-
low SO, and from that up to 9Go. Every
body complains, while the perspiration rolll
off in great drops-and no one exems him.
self any more than he can help. Men, the
present week, have been compelled to quit
work, and we have heard of several persons
being overcome Ly the heat. lIarvestcrs,
carpenters and others have had to sacoun,b
to the searching rays of the sun. On We'd
nesday, the workmcn on the railroad receiv.
cd orders to stop. Among those overcome
by the heat We have heard Of the following:
On Tuesday last, Mr.. William Tuf, near
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-07-18

SAD OccuRRENcE.-W clip the following
from the Goshen Indiana Democrat of July
sth, in relation to Il gentleman well known
in this city.
"On Thursday of last week fearful ac.
cident occurred which caused a gloom of
sadness to rest upon our entire community
Mr.. Henry {. Whitaker, gentleman who
had been stopping in this place for the last
ten weeks, and whose parents we believe re-
side in Mary land was thrown from carriage
while returning to his boarding house, and
struck the ground with such violence as to
cause his death in an hour afterwards. lie
was almost a stranger here, but those who
were best acquainted with him, speak of
him as kind, highly educated, and whole
souled gentleman. His untimely death will
be a severe ailliction to his numerous friends
and relatives at home, and they have the
heart felt sympathy of our citizens.
On Sunday evening, the Rev. Mr.. Newton
preached very touching sermon upon the
snddenness of his death, and paid high
tribute TO his many generous qualities Of
mind and soul
Ills body was embalmel by Drs. Latta
and Sparklin, and forwarded in care of Capt
Mitchell to Pittsburg or Philadelphia, where
his relatives were to receive it,
Wheeling Mteliqenccr.