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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-06-20
BAY VIEW ITEMS.

Sunday School. The Shclemiah Sunday.
school was re-opened some weeks ago, and
Il large number Of well dressed children may
bc seen assembling every Sunday morning
Tor instruction in this nursery of the church.
Last week the superintendent received the
new books for the present season, aud on
Sunday he distributed a large number OF
books, tickets, &c., among the scholars, who
received them with much pleasure.
lecture. Prot. T. Aschcrteld, Of Elkton,
will deliver lecture at this place, on Satur
day evening, 10Th inst, at Il o'clock. Sub,
iect--)ite Insurance. Those who attend
may expect rich treat, as the Professor will
dispense some excellent music to the audi.
ence. Admission for gentlemen Is cents {;
ladies free. Proceeds appropriated to Shell
emiAh Sabbath school.
improvements. Mr.. =. A. Ricard is tear
lug away the old, dilapidated fence which
enclosed the front part of his yard, and is
substituting substantial stone wall instead
Rev. VIM. Brckley is putting up an add
ton to his dwelling, which will add much to
It's appearance as we'll as comfort.
Mr.. VIM. Cameron has torn down the old
stone house lately occupied by him as res
idence. 1t was built by Mr.. Joseph Gilpin,
about the year 1862 and had become unten
able. Mr.. Cameron has commenced to erect
fine new dwelling where the old one for
melly stood.
Sugicol.-Mr. John T. Janney had "a tn
NOR taken out of his neck on last Saturday
week. The wound made by the incision was
quite painful for several days, but he is now
convalescent. DR.. Housekeeper performed
the operation
Road Mending. Our supervisors have at
last commenced to do something on the
roads. The public thoroughfares have been
in a wrctched condition since the month of
February. If the money levied for the pur-
pose OF repairing roads was applied between
the first of May and the first of July, and
with little more judgment our highways
would not become almost, and in some cases
altogether impossible in the spring.
Laurel Root. -Messrs. Il. b. Hall and j.
p. Burns have been engaged for several
hanna, taking out Laural Root, and sending
it to New York to be manufactured into
pipes. They have forwarded about Is tons.
Acquisitions. The Copperhead party have
made two heavy acquisitions in this vicinity,
one sometime since, the other of recent
daX. In talent, principle and morals, both
r3tdr abore the ordinary TN a horn!
Erc.-The dwelling of s. Burns auction,
Ger narrowly escaped being destroyed by
fire during the early part of last week. Mr..
Burns got out of bed about O'Clock in the
morning, when he discovered that the doors
which closed the fire place where wood was
kept for the stove, were on fire, which after
considerable exertion---water fortunately
being handy-was extinguished. The fire
originated from stovepipe which entered
the aue through boards that were not suffi.
ciently protected.
Sudden Death. Mrs. Mary, wife of Mr..
Joseph Tyson, died very suddenly, Thurs,
day evening, June 18th, of heart disease
She enjoyed her usual health up to within a
few minutes of her decease
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The RIGHTS Of Suffrage.

The Cecil Wing is not aware of having
borrowed the idea from the Wilmington
Commercial, as The Cecil Democrat asserts ),
"that Congress must regulate suffrage in
the States We think, however, it is the
duty of Congress to protect all the citizens
of the United States in all of their rights,
and we hold that suffrage is among the dear
est rights enjoyed by Il free people. A citi.
zen may forfeit that right by crime or loss of
residence, but that an oligarchy in State
should be allowed to deprive of, or withhold
the right of suffrage from any portion Of its
citizens, by arbitrary or usurped power,
is anti-repubican in principle and cannot,
and will not long be tolerated under our
form of government No Republic can
possibly withstand the test of time, with the
most important political rights of a Repub-
lie denied to any part of its citizens. The
fact of color can have no influence on this
fundamental principle of free government
The evil may be mfelt for season, but il
will grow, and disease the whole body poll.
tic in time.
1t may be that the majority Of the people
are not willing to admit this great funda
mental TRUTH at present., and it will be no
cessary TO educate them into its acl:now.
| Judgement, bnt receive it they must egentu-
ally, for no antirepublican principle can
exist in republican government and not
produce evils which will be constantly aug,
menting. The second article ofthe Chicago
Platform may reflect the views af majority
Of the people on the question of suffrage al
present, bnt it is radically unsound, and the
whole country will be convinced of this fac,
in the test which the next four years viii
bring.
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:" oh wad some power the giftie gle us
To see ourselves as others see us,
Is wad frae monte "A blunder frae us,

We wonder if it ever occurs to it's inno-
cent editor that the Democrat is universally
looked upon by both political parties in this
county as the most unmitigated "blow
hard y in the State that its attempts at ,rit,
pass with everybody for impertinence, and
its filthy political articles, as Il rehash of the
vulgar abuse of prominent men, cleaned
from such rebel sheets as the La Crosse
Democrat.
In the witty attempts of this remarkably
humorous editor he seems to rely principally
on the long cared animal for inspiration,
and "assine," "asship," and assifica.
tion,' are his leading rhetorical figures, evil
IDENTIFY Of home manu- acture. The poet says
"A felIow-feeing sometimes makes us woulerous kind
This is evidently the Democrats case, for
1t is so VIGOROUSLY a iackass humorist, that
one of the most common remarks heard
every day among the people is, What an
ass that Democrat fellow isl "The want
Of deccncy" being "a want Of sense this
characteristic appears nowhere more con,
spicuouSly than in its weekly vulsarisms to-
ward Mr.. Creswell. Last week the reckless
taisehood, i'll connection with its more than
accustomed swinsh habits, astonl.hed even
the partisans of the kuklux klan Let the
present incumbent, who occupies the seat
formerly SO ably and houorably filled in the
United States Senate by Mr.. Crcswcll, be
compared, i'll point Of talents and influence
in that body, with him. The contrast will
prove AS favorable to the former as the DEM
ocraFS literary deity to the Arabian barb.
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"OUr Book Tablc.',

TnE JACK ASS HuMoRlsr. We have re-
ceived the advanced sheet Of IL new work
bearing the above title, to be issued shortly
from THE Cecil Democrat Office. The wit OF
this remarkable book is entirely original,
being from reim never discovered by the
ancients. We predict an extensive sale for
the work; as something Of the kind will be
much needed by the Democracy after the
Presidential election, and the sober humor of
the Jack ass - will best harmonic with the
feelings of that demoraized party after Grant
has ''gone through it." The work contains
an admirable wood cut of the author in gray
coat and long hair, which bears a striking
resemblance to the original stock imported
from Malta The color of the thorough
bred animal is always a dusky gray.
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eliminating General Grant,

The New York World reproves those wit
less journals which suppose that if they can
bespatter with their filth the character of
distinguished men, they are achieving a
great success. The World says:
General Grants position is above the
reach of calumny. Calumny levelled at him
would recoil upon the calnmniator. No
Democratic journal, however vigorously OPP
posing General Grants election, will be so
foolish or so unjust as to calumnate him."
Weekly the Cecil Democrat teens with
such filth toward Gen. Grant as butcher"
" wooden head, y "cats paw of the Radi.
calls, :" " figure head" etc. The World has
not seen the Democrat, or else DOESN'T class
that paper among Journals" 1t is evil
IDENTIFY too foolish for the great leading
journal of the party to notice. The Demo.
crat doubtless finds it convenient to be low,
the recoil" striking above it.
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: Hon. ReYerdY Johnson has been l

Hon. Reyerdy Johnson has been nomi
mated as Minister to Great Britain and unan
itnously confirmed by the Senate. This
prompt action Of the Senate, in the case OF
Mr.. Johnson, was intended a. mark Of re
spect for the able Senator from Maryland
and contrasts tavorably with the stupidity Of
the Maryland Legislature, which gave him
but two votes for Senator, while it elected
George Vickers The Maryland rebels are
are at least consistent in exchanging the
giant for pigmy. They can appreciate the
latter as a kindred spirit
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Four OF ANDY's "SATRAPs" SENTENc ED
TO THE PENITEYTIAsY.-Judg Chase, on
Monday last, at Richmond, sentenced John
Ii. Anderson, Collector ofInternal Revenue,
to two years imprisonment in the Peniten.
tiary and fine of $4,000; Robert w.
Elsun, Inspector, and j. ii. Patterson, AS
sistant Inspector, each to two years in the
Penitentiary and fine Of IS, 900 and Alfred
j. Gouldman, $4,000 and one year in the
Penitentiary.
The crime of which these worthless was
found guilty, was conspiracy to defraud
the government in tax on whisky. The Col
lector received salary from the dealers in
whisky of $4,000 for allowing the whisky
to be shipped without paying the tax.
In noticing this conviction the Baltimore
american remarks :-'' We are glad to see
justice SO promptly administered in these
| cases. If rumor be true concerning the op.
erations of the Baltimore ring, and the
members thereof were arrested aud placed
on trial, the Chief Justice would have a
busy time of it on his visit to this circuit -
We venture the assertion that, the quantity
OF whisky manufactured in this city and its
immediate vicinity considered, there is less
revenue paid to the Government than from
any place where the like amount is distilled
in the country. The ring" is most poten
tial here, if the fact Of whisky being offered
in the open market at from 80 to 100 cents
per gallon may be regarded as any indication
OF its power.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-06-20

The LoCusrs. These distinguished visi
tors are inst now attracting universal atten-
tion everywhere throughout the region where
they have made their appearance, Our ex
changes from all parts of this State speak Of
them III immense numbers. The present
week they made their appearance in onl
town, where, in limited numbers, thcil
mourntul cry has been heard among tho
shade trees. In the country round town
where woods abound they have appeared ii
swarms for the last two weeks, where they
fill the air with their constant hum.
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HORSE DRowNED.-Mr. Francis L. Brad
bury lost a very fine horse, on Saturday
last, by the hostler driving the animal, which
was hitched to a carriage, too far into the
creek, in order to clean the carriage or battle
the horse-which is their custom. The an.
imal become frightened, and plunged into
the deep water, where it was drowned be-
fore it could be got out. Mr.. Bradbury had
but recently purchased the horse.
Messrs. Thomas Il Finley are agents in
this town for Live Stock Insurance Com
pany and all owners Of valuable horses and
cattle should have them insured. 1t is as
judicious to have stock insured as buildings
and every thorough business man will event
ualy ADOPT it.
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MAMMOTH STRAWBERRIES. We received a
box Of Strawberries from Mr.. Stephen OFT,
Of the american AgricultHrist variety, which
are among the largest and best looking Der
ries we have anywhere met with. The Ag,
riculturist is a mild berry, being less acid
than many other kinds. The fruit is firm
and not liable to mash in carriage. Mr..
OFT is one of the greatest strawberry grow
ers in this part Of the State, and can furnish
large quantities of all of the various kinds
of plants in vogue among strawberry ianci-
erS.
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CONFERENCE DIvIDED.--The General Con
ference ofthe NJ. Il. Church, at its recent session
ut Chicago, divided the Philadelphia Confer.
ence, creating the Wilmington Conference,
which includes the State of Delaware and the
Eeastern Shores of Maryland and Virginia.
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EDITORIAL Association MEETING. The
Semi Annual Meeting and excursion of the
New Jersey Editorial Association will take
place on Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
the 25th, 26th and 18th of June inst.
The excursionists will visit Melbourn and
Vineland, and thence will proceed to Cape
May where the party will remain till Satur
day morning 9th.
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FOURTH OF JULY PIC MIC,

A PIC MIC for the benefit of the Catholic Church
Of Port Deposit, will he held in the cool and shady
Woods of John j. AbrahaIus, Esq, near the town.
on next FOURTH OF JULY An Grafton will be
delivered on the ground. Wards Band IN secured
for the day. Good order will be preserved.
The public are invited to come and enjoy them
selves and aid i'll paying of the debt the Church
recently built June ~, 1s6s-2w
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The fact is, that REESE & FoARD are sell.
ing Goods cheaper than any other house in
the county and farmers in want of Gro.
ceries, Buckets, Queensware, Knives and
Forks, or harvest supplies Of any kind, will
save money by buying Of them. No doubt
about it,
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BUSINESS LOCALS.
Desperate Fight in ElktOn.

They are still doing the same thing, Sell.
ing Goods Lower than they can be had
elsewhere go see them; no humbug
we've tried them, and it is so lowest cash
price is their motto, at the Yellow Posts,
you will find DICK FoARD & JOE HUDSON on
time. Remember Yellow Posts.
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FOR SALE.

- FARM OF One Hundred and Sixty Five
Ifh Acres, more Less, situated rs miles
s& northwest of Elkton. The buildings con-
Iii sIst af "A FRAME DWELLING, with the
usual outbuildngs. Ayoung and thriving
Peach Orchard of over two thousand trees. There
is on this farm valuable Mill Site; the Race being
already dug. Price, 5000.
Terms to suit tho purchaser. Apply to
VIC. HOLLfNGSWORTli,
June 20, 1S6S-1m Elkton Nd.
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BASE BALL CLUB.-The "Elkton Juniors u
have organized a Base Ball Club, the
following officers were elected for the ensu
ing year:
Presidential. NJ. Alexander Vice Pres
n. X. Hiss Recording Secretaey-C has
McCrea Treasurer-C. F. Weaver Capt
First Nine-D. 0. Karsner Directors-G
7. King, G. W. Taylor, G. Bye, and T. w
King.
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There will be picnic in Mr. }. }. Abraunl,
woods, near Port Deposit on the 4th of July
proceeds to be applied to paying the debt of the
Catholic Church.
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We have some lazy, loafing young fellows
about Elkton, who live on their mothers
soap suds, in preference to earning a living
by their own industry.
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lolal Affairs.

LEG BoKEN.-Mrs. Kimble wife of Mr.. Chas
w. Knble, of Fox Chase fell and broke Que
of her legs, ON Thursday of last week.
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Chief Justice Chase, the New York
Herald's correspondent reports, will accept
the Democratic nomination for President if
the party will adopt Universal Suffrage in
its platform. The Chief Justice is anxious
enough for the nomination to accept it with
out any platform, if he can get it.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-06-20

Hzas" We invite the readers attention to
the advertisement Of North East Classical
Seminary in to days why.
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THE CRoPs.-The grain and grass crops ale
reported to be good in all parts of this State
but the fruit crop of almost all kinds is nearly
II failure
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The HOWE SEWING MACHINE. Mr.. Nc
kenney, Agent for the Howe Sewing Ma
chine, renews his advertisement this week
The agent assures us he is meeting with
great success in the sale of these unrivaled
machines. A Il who try the Howe Machine
prefer it to all others, on account of its easy
management and fine quality of work. The
lock stitch made by the Howe Sewing Ma
chine, has all the elasticity necessary to Sc
cure it from breaking in the most pliable
fabric, with the additional advantages over
all chain stitch machines, in beauty of seam
and a saving of forty per cent of thread.
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THE LEVY FOR l3GS.-The County Com.
missoners having made the Levy for 1868,
the amount of taxable property in the county
under the new assessment is shown to be !:
Real, SO, 925, 7l2; Personal, So, 2O9, Sill
Total, Sl4 235, 523; on which there is levied
the present Year 10 cents on the 500 for
State, and 20 cents on the 500 for county
purposes, including 10 cents on the 800 for
county school fund The tax for State pur.
poses of 10 cents on the 500, also includes
10 cents for the State school fund, which is
divided among the counties and the city of
Baltimore according to population, inciud.
ing in this count, all persons, colored as well
as whites. By this arrangement, the coun.
ties of St. Mary's, Charles, Prince Georges,
and others with sparse white population
and large colored census--better known as
the etfete slave counties, will receive SO large
a fund from the State for school purposes,
that bat comparatively light county tax
will be sufficient to keep their school treas
ury full, the blacks being counted for the
purpose of drawing money from the State
Treasury, at the expense of other portions
of the State, but not allowed to enjoy the
fund tn educate their children which Is re-
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SUMMER HATS.---At the store of Reese e. Foard
III the Hall of the incest quality and latest styles
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House. R.kEs (Spring SteelTeeth and Re.
volving), will he sold bargain, by How
ARD TITUs.
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NOTICE.

NOTICE.
CHARITY NJ ROSS, iy her next friend Il. ". Cazier
WILLIAM NJ. ROSS, AND OTHERS.
In the Circuit Court for Cecil county In Equity
Notice is hereby given that testimony to sustain
the COmplanants cause, will be taken in the above
case Al the Office of John Z. Patterson, Market
street, Wilmington, Delaware, on THURSDAY, the
I'd day of July, next, between the hours of eleven
O'Clock AN. and four o'clock pm.
JOHN G. PATTERSON,
June %, lSGS-lw# Commissioner.
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CoMPARlsoN.-L week, Reuben Haines,
Esq, Trustee, refused $1lO an acre for the
Mccullough farm, containing lG7 acres, To-
Gated near Rising Sun, in the 9th district
The week before, Jas. B. Groome, ESQ.,, as
Trustee, sold the Veazey property, in Sassa-
tras Neck, first district, ut prices ranging
from So 10 $50 per acre. The facilities for
culture and markets are in favor of the Sas-
satras river lands, and in point of natural
qualities they rank first in the county, while
the improvements on the farm known as the
Neazey home place, were nearly, if not
quite, equal to the Mccullough property
This wide difference in price of the two
farms is the result of political, acting on
social, Influences. The first district was
slave district till the breaking out of the
rebellion and the sixth district has been
free district for fifty years, largely peopled
by friends or Quakers. Under the charitable
regime and liberal teachings of the latter,
enterprise, capital industry and society have
found a pleasant neighborhood and desra-
BILE home, while all the bitterness and haugh-
ty, iliberal prescription peculiar to slavery,
remains heritage to the Sassafras district,
and the cost Of maintaining this state of
things is shown to be $50 an acre on her
lands. This comparison holds good in every
foot of territory on which the shadow Of the
dark wing Of slavery now rests, and so long
as the present illiberal and proscriptve spirit
is maintained by the apostles of the slave
power, it will continue.
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III ACRES, MORE OR LESS.

Of which about 60 acre. III Wood. and the residue
arabic land N fair state Of cultivation divided into
four fields.
The land Is OF the frs, quality, susceptible Of tho
highest improvement No better opportunity has heeu
offered for many years to buy A. moderate price land
capable of beng made, at very small expense. most
valuable farm. The neishborliood Is of the finest
in the county The convenlences to market unsr-
passed being miles from the North East depot On
the Philt., vii BAIT. Railroad, miles from Rising
Sun depot the Bait. Central Railroad, miles from
Port Deposit 10 miles from Elkton and surrounded by
thriving Villages, only to three miles distance.-
There Is fine Touring mill the adjoining farm and
church Of all denominations and good schools are in
the immediate ueghborhood.
The improvements are a comfortable Frame ,u.,,
DWELLING HOUSE, two stories high, new 800
Barn, 10 by 50 IT, with Stabling underit Smoke Ehii
House, Milk uousc and Granary, two Pumps Ht,lltI
one in harnyard. There is good young Apple niA--A
Orchard in bearing on the place.
TERMS-Oneialf cash the day Of sale; and if
desired 10y the purchaser, the balance may remain IA
mhrtsagt on the fti I'M as permant Investment.
UY-Sae to commence 1T O'Clock
SARAH Il. HOWARD.
June 20, 1S68-2w. s BURNS Auction,er
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THE EUROPEAN CIRCUS still remains the great
attraction in our city. Under its spacious can
vass, stretched on the open ground, Eight ST..
above Race, there gather each weekday after
noon and evening dense throngs OF people tc
witness the pleasing and varied programme there
presented. The wonderful contortions and ter
rife leaps Of the athletes, the dashng grace d
the equesriennes, the laughable droely of the
clowns, with the fine stud of trained animal,
make an entertainment that meets with unpoun
ded enthusiasm and pleasure. 1t is matter d
regret that this show cannot remain with II,
more than week longer. All should see it
and now is their only opportunity.
Efening Telegraph
This grand combination will exhibit in Elk,
ton on Thursday next fine 1,ih inst
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ORPHANS CouRT. Orphans Court
held special session on last Tuesday, at
which the following business was transacted.
An order was passed extending the time
Of Samuel i. Wood, Adm. OF John r..
Smith, decd, four months for the settle
mcnt of the estate
An inventory of the personal property Of
Henry $. Magraw, decd was returned TO
the Court. The inventory states the amount
of property to be SlS1, t3Ll3, divided as
follows:
Amount OF Household, $3.50 Al
stocks, ll2,6lO 90
Mortgage Claims, $3.50 90
Other 2,l8i 70
The widow was ordered to take the prop,
erty at the aprraisement.