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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-06-05
Districtng the Streets Town Com

DiStrictiHT the StreetS.-Ihe Town Com
missioncrs Of Elkton have divided the town
into seven districts assigning a district to
each member of the Board, whose duty it
is made to supervise the district placed I'M
der his charge, and all persons who have
grievances to state, or suggestions to make
in regard to the streets or other matters
Sioners, will report the same to the Com
missioner of the district i'll which lie re
sides. The following is the division made
by the Board:
LIST District-From Elk Landing to W. w.
Henderson's. T. Bremen.
I'd Distrct-Main street, from Henderson $
to Bow Street, Bridge and Water streets.
A. G. Tuite
81 Distrct-All streets between Bow and
Bridge streets, Except Main and Bow
from Back street to the railroad. p. c.
Strickland
4th Distrct-Bow street, from Main to
Back, North street, and all interesting
streets. r. G. Reese
9TH District-Back street, from North st.
to east end and Stockton Street. G.. r.
Howard.
9th District-Main Street, from North st.
to Creek and Mill street, south of Main
street. G. F. Harlan.
nth District-All streets east of North St,
running North and South w. c. Rambo
The CrOpS.-The wheat crop throughout
the county is reported to be very fine and
promising. Some farmers complain of the
cut worm injuring the young corn toa con-
siderable extent, but we believe the stand
is generally good, and when an early stand
is obtained the corn crop is almost certain
to be good. The cool, wet weather of May
has been most favorable for oats, and moth
ing but storms and too much rain between
the present and reaping season can prevent
this crop from being excellent. The potato
crop can scarcely fail of being abundant
The great enemy to this esculent is the rot
which does not make its appearance until
the potato is almost ready to harvest
What may befall it from this quarter, of
course none can predict with any certainty
in advance. The hay crop will be very
short. The majority Of fields seem over
run with weeds, the timothy and other
grasses having been killed out by the win
ter. We fear that this scarcity of grass
extends through all this section of country,
The hay crop of the present season will
be the poorest for years. There has not
been so fair a prospect for fruit and berries
in this county for number of years pre-
vious. Apples, peaches and cherries seem
to be abundant, and seriou4 injury to the
maturing crop seems scarcely among the
possibilities. From present appearance
black berries should be cheap. Every bush
is white with blossoms, and the young fruit
is forming in abundance.
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No. 1O.---StOne Run Mills.

NO. 8. Is Good Frame House and Lot,
High street Elk.on which will be sold very low
Terms made cav.
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REAL EST4 TIE.
For Rent.

The I!1u'e at present occupied hy Mr. Janss Denny.
Apply
Fcir y ls69-tf CHARLas u. ELLIS.
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nos
oNE-ITALF part of 2715 Acres of Woodland.
about miles from Eikton, on the Blue Ball 81
road well set with Chestnut Timber. adjoining $50
lands OF Joseph Miller Thos. Brown and others. EfA
Desirable for the growth of the timber. -
sA-The above farms all well located in n very
healthy and rapidly improving neisbohood convenient
to churches mills and schools the frthes distant being
within miles of the p. W. & B. Railroad. at Ekton.
the county town of Cecil where several trains of
pass daily 10 each of the cities of Philadelphia and Bal
more thereby giving all the advantages Of the markets
of these large cities
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ELkTON
REAL ESTATE AGENGY,
I'd ID & 4 DID I'D 4 IN III
ELkTON

The undersigned offers the following very VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE, situate in CECIL COUNTY for Sale on
Terms So Reasonable and Accommodating TO bring
them within reach of all desiring to make profitable
investment.
Persons desiring to view any Of these properties will
he furnished with conveyance and driven from Elkton
free of charge.
No charge will be made for advertising Real Estate
placed in my hands; but, if sales effected through
my advertisements commissions will be charged whet-
or the sale is made by the owner in person myself
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THE TERMS OF SALE

Are-Onehr part Of the purchase money in Cash the
day of sale: ouethird in Eighteen Months from the day
OF SALE the remaining third part TO remain secured upon
the FARMS Bond and Mortgage interest payable semi
annually during tho natural life of Mrs Eliza Johnson
and due and payable at her death Upon the payment
of the second nstalment the Attorney will convey the
property free and clear Of all membranes taking the
mortgage for the one-third part thereof the whole
of the purchase be paid in cash the day
of sale the deferred payments TO bear interest from the
day of sale payable semi-annualy. The purchasers to
he AT the cost and expense of drawing stamping and
executing all legal papers. 1t is seldom that property
is sold where the chances for onchr part Of the
PAYMENT Of the purchase money to remain so lon. in
the property.
Rp-Nr. Howard Johnson. the Home Farm: Mr.
James Marcus. the liasson Farm and Mr. James
Hammond the Shockley Farm will show the pro-
perties upon which they live. The undersigned will give
all information and show all the properties. The time
when possession will he given made known at sale
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No. I.
The HOME FARM"
Containing 1872 Acres of Land,

or less situate about q miles north of the town
of Elkton. the public road leading Cherry 1Il-
This farm is divided into fields, with sufficient guam
tty of Wood for the purposes of the farm. The arable
land is in good state Of cultivate producing good
crops The entire property is enclosed. The improve
nsnt
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NO. 4.

a New Frame Dwelling House, with ON
ACRE OF LAND, at Lutons 4 Roads. the road lead
ing from Elkton to Cherry Hill. Will make a very neat
and convenient little home.
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The regular monthly sale of stock takes
place at Rising Sun, to-day June 9Th
Horses, cows, oxen, &C., will be sold.
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DANIEL BRATTON,

ATTORNEY, ELKTON, MD.
may %, lS69-ts J. b. ASH. Auctoneer.
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UNDERTAKING.
BALTIMORE.

/ am prepared to make all kinds of COFFINS and
attend Funerals short notice and onable prices
Jan 4, 1S6S-tf HENRY H. NAKINSON
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suREHNAToRIAL CANvAss.

We are not disposed to elaborate upor
this subject, since we have no party can
didate in the field. 1t is we'll enough
however, to keep posted, particularly as
the people generally expect in short
time to have q voice in public affairs.
Taking this view Of the situation, we pub
lish from time to time the progress of the
canvass, and would remind our readers
that Governor Senter and General Stokes
will speak in this city tomorrow. Two
appointments have been made, and we
are really at loss to know which one is
correct. How can we poor rebels know
which wing of the disunited Radicals is
the simon pure, genuine, recti6ed stuff
One set Of them say the speaking will be
out on Court street extended, and the
patchwork says that Seuter and Stokes
will speak on the bluff tonight. 1t they
speak at all, and our people can find out
the place, we advise them to go and hear
what is said, but go merely as spectators,
not to applaud or appear to take sides
when election day rolls around it will be
time enough to take sides.
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vOudo oism-A Rich Trial Before an
Ignorant Carpet-Bagger.
From the Holly Springs Reporter. l6th.l


On Thursday of last week, before the
Hon. c. Drake, Justice of the Peace,
there was tried one of the richest cases,
which deserves to be reported in ertensO,
and printed among the Heading Cases"
1t occupied the attention of the Honora-
BILE Court for two days, and engaged the
ablest legal talent of our city. 1t was
Drake first case. OF course the case was
exceedingly novel, and he was and is
perfectly ignorant of sll law hearing on
that or any other case. 1t seems that a
certain DIR. Fields, colored and Conserva-
tive, was arrested by the Radicals of his
own race for practioing voudooism. he
pretended to cure diseases by charms, or
by requiring simple exercise of faith on
the part of his patients. As he was q
Conservative, the Radicals thought they
could revenge themselves against him.
His arrest was agreed on at religious
meeting at the colored M K. church, at
which brother Moses Adams preached,
and brother Nelson G. Gill, P. M, ex /,
horted. The latter told the brethren how
witches were punished with death in the
olden days. SO DR.. f. was arrested, G.
Drake, we suppose, having been previ-
ously posted, and ordered what DISPOSE
ton to make of the case. At the very
outset of the trial, a point arose as to the
legality of the admission of certain ties.
timony. The point was argued by coun-
sci with great earnestness and ability for
several hours, and finally sumbitted to
the court. The learned }. p. looked
knowingly and wisely over his specks,
and delivered his opinion thusly: Gen
tlemen, this is my first case, and am
considerably embarrassed, but l think
the man ought to be bound over to the
Circuit Court" Up jumped the counsel
for the prosecution !: "If your Honor
please, we have not yet offered the testimo-
ny, and we do not wish you to decide in
our favor until you have heard the evil
dence. We merely argued legal point,
as to the legality of certain testimony,
which we hope you will decide" The
Court was certainly confused as he re-
piled: Gentlemen, / don't know much
about legal points; you must decide them
between yourselves; l think the man
ought to be bound over" And he was
bound over in bond of $50 The
Court, though, oondsscended to hear the
testimony before be gave an opinion
which he was prepared to give when he
issued the warrant. The Court, since
that trial, has been promoted to the May.
orally of Holly Springs. One other case
will fit him for Grand Tycoon Of the
Radical party. GOV
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Roma Eide Immigrants vs.. Cinnamon
Practice vs.. Theory.

Mr.. Smith, q planter having twenty-five
hu ndred acres Of land, needs one hum
dred hands. To get them to his planta.
ton costs only $4,000. Liberal-miuded
Mr.. Smith, after having heartily sup
ported all the resolveds," seconded all
the notions" and affirmed all the
"those in favor, say l, simply backs
out, because Mr. Jones, who needs only
ten hands, and has to pay only $1,000,
also backs out and so dd fnituna, illus
trating the practical results of these series
of resolutions. Mr.. Foresight, having
twenty FIVE hundred acres of land, lays it
of into thirty or forty farms, invites i'm
migrants to examine them, offers favor
able terms, assists the settler in making
first years crop-keeping lien on the
farm invests 10 that way $4,000. To
ten years be has become wealthy, lives
from his income, has q country
seat, and is useful member Of o
civilized community. Mr.. Wise, having
two hundred and fifty acres, acts similarly
invests only $1,000, grows rich, intelligent
aud lives satisfied. These are results Of
practical immigration. How often must
it be repeated2 The period in our agri.
cultural history 10 regard to large plaH,
tations is at an end; it has become
suicidal to the progress of our exist
ence in the South; large farms viii
flourish, but plantations nsvermore
Railroads cannot succeed-they nevel
did succesd-in q land of plantations
Manufactures, railroads, and all kinds o
industry only flourish in countries wher,
there are many cities, innumersble vii
lsges,a farms which cannot be counted
Daring all the period of these series o
resolutions not a single society for prac
teal immigration could be started
Plenty of charters, with their rights AM
privileges, plenty Of books for subscrip
tons have been opened. No, unhl th
plantation idea has been rooted out Their
is no salvation for the South. K.
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CINCINNATI.

CIyCIsyATI, July l6.-There we're sew
eral cases of sunstroke yesterday. Only
two terminated fatally-those of John
Ham and James Thiengier.
Jordan Wilson assailed Charlie Skel-
ton yesterday with Ratchet. He cut
one of his arms nearly off and sunk the
Ratchet in his back. Shelton is consid-
cred mortally injured. Wilson was ar
rested. The ARRAY grew from dispute
about a job of whitewashing, which each
claimed. Both are negroes
Jonathan Davis, an important witness
in the express robbery case, with which
Stephen Hayman, now in Jail, is charged,
was arrested in Kentucky yesterday, and
brought to this city. He will be kept in
Jail until the trial of Hsyman.
Yesterday morning about two o'clock,
burglars entered and robbed William
Schubeler's hair jewelry store, on Fourth
street, Of two thousand dollars worth oil
goods aHd escaped.
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Slaughter OF the InnOccnts I'm Knox
vfIIe-F0ur Infants Tied Up I'm =
Bag, with q stone, and Drowned IN
q Pond.
From the Knoxville Press and Herald. Ath.J
A most foul and hideous murder Was
committed yesterday morning at the
pond of Gay street. About eight o'clock
a mysterious stranger was seen approach
ing the pond, carrying large bag, within
| which were observed the movements OF
some living creatures, and from which
proceeded most ptiful wailings. As he
drew near the confines Of the pond, the
neighbors were startled to perceive in the
noise they heard a terrible resemblance
to the cries of an infant. Arriving at
the pond the stranger hastily cast the
bag with it's living, shrieking contents
into the water and fed, without pausing
to look back upon this dreadful work.
The few who saw this deed of terror
first stood aghast with horror, then
rushed frantically to the fatal spot, while
the agonized walls Of the slaughtered in.
nocents, with one convulsive gurgle, died
away into eternal silence. The ripples
slowly vanished from the tranquil waters,
which reflected the glittering rays of the
sun as calmly as though beneath their
surface there lay no ghastly evidence Of
crime, whose atrocity should draw tears
from the heart of the most hardened in
iniquity. V ~ Z tDt'1 t 3't'
Of course business in that vicinity was
at once suspended, aud the news Of the
damning deed soon spread, drawing
thither an agitEted and sympathetic
crowd. Many Of them thought with
shudder of the loved and cherished scions
of their houses at home, and almost wept
while they pictured in Imagination the
horrors Of such fate for them. 81 Ea q ~
To their credit be it spoken, our city
authorities were prompt in their action.
Policeman Reeder was on the ground al
most before the dying cries Of the poor
victims had faded into silence. Alder
man Wilds hurried for the coroner. Assis-
tant Marshal Osborne, hearing the news,
was seen approaching the vicinity Of the
crime on run. The coroner came, and
with averted heads and mournfnl coun-
tenances, the citizens who had assembled
there, proceeded to drag the pond. The
bag was soon found, and as it emerged
from the water q groan of horror burst
from the indignant crowd. Had the au-
thor of the damning outrage then been
present his life must have been forfeited
to the outraged moral sense Of justly
enraged community.
As the bag lay upon the bank with the
water trucking from it, the forms of the
innocent victims were seen dimly out
lined, all contorted by the agonies of
death. 1t was not strange that for time
none dared to expose the dreadful sight
that lay hidden there. At last Marshal
Osborne took aknife and drew near. One
frantic stroke and then-ths cat pas out
ofths bag. q.
There were four Of them
Four cats
And stone.
The crowd suddenly discovered that
the day was unpleasantly hot, and speed
lily dispersed. .--.,.
The coroner went home, after giving
his verdict, one word-sold. ~,
The police are not on the track Of the
murderer. f~.....-.,'.'l s
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THE YKRoHR TRIAL.
View witnesses introduced I'm Testi'
mony of Prisoners Insanity.

JACKSON, July l3.-After some objec'
ton and discussion before the Military
Commission to-day, the counsel for Col
Yerger we're allowed to introduce new
batch of witnesses in further testimony
of the prisoners insanity.
DR.. W. M. Compton, Of Holly Springs,
testified to certain conduct on the part oil
the prisoner during the sitting Of the
Constitutional Convention, in January,
1868. too unreasonable and eccentric to
be attributable to q sane man. Witness
knew him to occasionally drink and be
social, but never saw him drunk in his
life. In an affrAy, when, on the sdjourn-
ment on the Convention, Captain Town
send caught Colonel Morgan by his
beard and was going to cowhide him,
Colonel Yerger, who knew nothing what.
ever of the difficulty, ran up, and seemed
to be greatly more excited than anybody
else, his eye flashing and his face flushed,
and, brandishing his cane above his
head, shouting: II am determined there
shall be fair play. l will die right here.
There are only two men engaged in the
fight, and If any man interferes he shall
die right here" He was far more diff.
cult to be quieted than the combatants.
Judge Amos r. johnson testified to a
long acquaintance with the accused, and
to his singular and unsccountable ways.
Never saw him under the influence of
liquor; did not believe it possible that he
could ever have had delirium tremens.
Mr.. Fulton Anderson, counsel for the
accused, was next called. Was brother.
in-lsw to the accused; had known the
prisoner from his infancy; knew that in
youth and early manhood he never
touched Intoxicating drink; when he had
arrived at mature years, he took it BY the
advice of DR.. Stone, of New Orleans;
the prisoner was about forty years of
age; never drank to excess, and could
not have been afflicted with delirium
tremens; his manners, of late years,
were excentric, and his alienation from
his family and friends, who we're uni
formly kind to him, coald only be &C
counted for on the ground Of unsound-
ness of mind.
Wiley P. Harris, also Of counsel for
the accused, testified that be had known
the accused several years; knew his
and sccentricity of con-
duct, amounting to q puzzle and mys-
terry to his friends; knew that he did not
drink to excess.
A few other witnesses remain to be
called for the defence.
The Commission adjourned at three
o clock to meet at half-past nine am. on
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
~ THE GREAT BALLOON,
~, CITY OF MEMPHIS.

CAPTAIN THOMPSON HAS CONCLU-
~ ded. after solicitations of q large number Of
citizens, to postpone his ascension until further
notice, in order to crafty the large number of
persons who are DESTROYS Of making the rope
ascension (which will be. made until further
notice), for the purpose Of taking q bird's-ey
view Of Memphis and its surroundings. which
is sublime and beautiful beyond description Of
pen or tongue. The large ampitheater on
Adams street. opposite the Central Hotel. is
persons, very comfortably provided with seats.
Ladies. and gentlemen with families, will be
entitled to preference of seats. The best order
and decorum will be strictly Observed and
everything will be done to make it interesting.
not only to the scientific. but also to those who
wish the pleasant company of their friends.
Ten ladies will be entitled to Q free ascension
this evening, and the same number to morrow.
by placing their admission tickets, with their
names on them. into hat. and the first ten
their representatives to q free ride. ~.
So Admittance, twenty five cents. 11ef
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BY TEE CIR A P Il
LATEST TO NOON TO-DAY.
Dispatches to the Southwestern Press
Association.
NEW YORK.

New York, July l6.-There are Blu
few additional particulars Of the Fri
railroad accident. Mr.. Gibsen, a passen
ger, says, of the burning of the smoking
car, "Thst in it,wedged in his seat by thu
heap of broken timbers, sat Rev. Mr.
Halleek, of New York city, perfectly I'm
hurt, but unable to extricate himself from
the wreck. In calm accents and per
fectly collected tones, he told us to &c,
an ak and to try to cut an opening in the
side of the car. We searched around
and obtained one from house by the
roadside, but it was so blant that we
could do nothing with it. We worked
and strove to liberate the unfortunate
gentleman, who sat there, sound
in limb, watching the approach
of the angry flames. Nearer and
nearer they came until his hair began to
crisp and burn, and his skin to crack I;
then when we, in like manner, found the
heat unbearable, we reluctantly retired,
being compelled to leave this poor gen.
tleman with his eight fellow-sufersrs to
their terrible fate. We moved off until
all was over. Nine persons were thus
burned to death, and nine others injured
more or less severely"
Another passenger says: (" l heard the
little children screaming for their moth
ers, and the passengers, who were in the
ruins, calling for help and groaning with
pain. An sx was got and one or two
were actually chopped out of their i'm
prisonment Most of the passengers in
this car were killed or their bodies con-
sumed or injured. should think there
were sixteen or seventeen persons in the
front end of this car, and think but two
were taken out. / do not think person
was killed by the smash-up, but that all
the deaths were from burning" 'a
A special dispatch to the Herald,
dated Havana, July IL, says: " General
Paello, at the head of 800 Spanish
marines, was attacked by patriots near
Baza, small town situated on the same
bay as Nuevitas, and not far from that
city. The marines were forced back upon
Nuevitas, with a loss Of eighty, including
General Paello who was killed."
Another special to the same paper,
dated Havana, July ID, says; "Iu the
woods surrounding Puerto Principe thou.
sanda of insurgents are concentrating,
and are only waiting to be armed with
breach-loading rifles with bayonets, to as
sumo offensive operations"
General Halquin, one Of the Imperial
leaders, intends to 90 to the United
States for the purpose of bringing back a
force of Americans.
Intelligence from Santiago de Cuba of
the 9Th inst, reports fighting going on
twenty miles from that city. The patriots
were strongly reinforced. General Jor.
dan has Joined the Cubans under General
and now commands large
force. ol
The Spanish Governor OF Baracca is
actively burning the property and killing
all who fall into his hands.
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Register.

The Knoxville Press and Herald Of
Wednesday, gives the following excellent
advice:
Let every disfrsnchised man In Ten
nessee apply to the Registrar Of his
county and learn whether be is entitled
to q certificate under the recent Supreme
Court decision. The Supreme Court has
decided that the Governor has the right
TO remove and appoint Registrars at his
pleasure, and a certificate Issued by the
new Registrar Of the county il undoubted
evidence Of the holders right 10 vote.
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q field where victory is within our grasp.
Let no divisions or selfish motives or
personal disappoiutments mar the CON-
plete success which is ours ifwssre faith
ful q few weeks longer.
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Special Notices.

The Healing Pool.-An essay for young men
on the crime Of solitude. and the diseases and
abuses which create impediments to marriage.
with sure means Of relief. Seat In sealed letter
envelopes. free Of charge. Address. DR.. j.
skillin Houghton. Howard Association. Phil
adelphia, Pa. $3.50