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ET Not many ycars ago a certain
Vermont church was IN need Of a pastor.
One Sabbath the minister supplying the
pulpit, we'll known Tor his eccentric turn
Of mind, prayed fer "a man tor the
Lord" In this fashion,. "Ssnd us not an
old mar III his dotage, nor young man
in bis goslinghood, but . man with all
the modern IMPROVEMENTS" ~
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WoNpERfULLER One day little blue.
eyed friend Of mine was playing merrily
in the parlor, seeming to have no
thoughts beyond her pleasures, when a
gentleman and lady in the room began to
talk about the Bible. The gentleman
thought that great many things in that
wise book were not meant TO be tnder-
stood exactly as they were writer, For
instance, that the bunch Of grapes which
required tho strength oftwo men TO bring
out OF the /" land flowing with milk and
honey" was really an entire vine. The
lady agreed with him. Ny little four.
year old friend dropped her toys. and,
going to the lady, put her hand upon her
arm, and, looking at her with pitying
eyes, said =
'Anntyr
what, dear ? the lady answered.
DO you know who made your
Yes ~ .t
'WhoY ,0....
God
Then, summoning all hor strength, in
solemn. tones the baby asked, ID you
think it is any ,condeyfnNsr for God to
make that big bunch OF grapes than to
make yon Little Corporal. III.
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fyou want the bess cussom ,asds
Boots and SHOES, 90 70 rs,l'o RI
'faua P0WELL b DlCKSOES. !

~ Fanny Fern says: III ono hslfs<
the girls knew the previous lives OF the
men they marry, the list % ~ Old hsids
would be wonderfully incsssssd.'' Whsss-
upon the BostAsnp ysost asks 8: II tie nsa
knew what their future l,ves wsss 70 ~.
.wouldn't II increase the list Of old haaids
still furthsrf z gol as aay sar
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H A Western paper thus does up
recent incident IN immortal versss: II
told you story, shout Mr.. Boris, and
then my story begun, hoy bic bsautissi
daughter, saved Reeves from the watst.
and now my story's' undonerfar3 Roris
hasn't any daughter. 81. ".
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VAN BUREN,, ARK, OCTOBER 2e, 1869
"My dear madam

~ ain't none Of your dear madam !;
Tse lust free white womans and 90 10
Kitty Grim, and we amt ne nigger to git
passes, and Tsc gwins long this pike to
Strasburg. Now Pse done talking.
With this she settled herself on the
seat and leaned back with most deter
mined air, and the discounted man shut
the door. amid psals Of laughter from
without In q few moments we were
quiet again and all began to settle them
selves for sleep, when the silence was
broken by our heroine. 40 al hoIa ts
kitty, 10 you sick u 30 e9s "a
"Ne." said Kitty. eog ats a. sia3
.Woll, it ;s wonder. Gentlemen,
can't one of you take Kitty's seat and
give her your'nl She gifts monstrous
sick when she is riding. with her bach
to the horse. ."aga@alaa a. go 5000
There was q death like silence. and my
curiosity was aroused TO know how sh'
would manage that point. After few
minutes she began again. oa0 s1sg
!" Kitty. is you sick 2 ao a8g
"No.' says Kitty, "not yit." ga
Well, do wish one OF you gentle.
men would give Kitty his seat"
Stillno reply. All was becoming .qui'
ct again when she raised her voice:
Kitty Grim, is you sickf" I
"Yes," says Kitty, Just little"
II know'd it; know'd she was sick
and when Kitty Grim gifts sick she most
in general filings up"
The effect was electric. }o fi
a"My dear madam exclaimed both
gentlemen at once, take my seat"
The methodist clergyman being near
sst, gave mp his seat and took hers. The
change was soon effected amidst the most
uproarous laughter, all feeling that they
we're fairly out generated tho third time
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Among The sssissitiss lately plassd
in museum. i Z lpusquits's hlsddsr con
tanning the souls Of twenty.folr govern
mshl soasnstpss,o ssd IlbsisuSs II twelve
|dis'". l'f AsAfl' ssl fplll sai4a ,ss
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~ A correspondent Of the New Yesk
Commercial xays; Gold may cure Advs1.
sity and putty up broken heart. but
when you come 10 cons umption, thsu.
rnatics, and Brights disssss efiths kld.
nsys, it l. ~ useless ~ ssowbAr u 70 .
drowningman. set,.la xs,gsa
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~ II Il net uncomm0n conplsint
against . newspspsr that Il " hasn't life
enough" But brother editor rcposn
the objection made " HE paper By gos.
sip loving old lady; ~ Rss ysss paper
very much ] have Only eps oAjastiOs -
it--it hasn't deaths enough" i,lw hpess
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- he passeods vvdaisg: - "
1GtSss iSvslty, sld ibths dtss ~ ~ iisl
| II Il siv,u sa ~ Asss aniissshSx -
l.sssia = ssgpb We NV astaR!'ss MI
!e'sssa Hph - eslNl.,i.a II. Il l.sslsSsq
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HousknoLp WoRps. -" Dye, bye" OF
!" buy, buy" just as eirsanstsaess ~
quite. < sasqem siU sfeiin .hoa..
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H .----,i'As leader sf semp.mSGDiv n
Ohio snHsnac>ds "Ths bsslhsrliRsabw ~
President Grant win nov lssd - u PsAlq.'
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-HUI NIT5 10 sUFTFfaaTfIlI FIlIf a iF)FGII3 n
~ The more . man fears 0ed ths
more he don't fear naa +,
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An AwruI SixxER--In Arksssss.
Elder Knapp. while baptising convsrts ~
a revival meeting. advanced with . wiry.
sharp. eyed old chap into the wster, and
asked the usual question, whether thess
was any reason Why the oriihsncs Of
baptism shsald not bs administered. ~.
ter pause, tall, powerful looking chap.
with an eye like > blaze, who was leac,
ing on long ride, and quietly lookisg
on, remarked: Elder, don't ter iutsf.
fers In this yer business any but wsns
to say that this IL IN old sinner you bsse
got held OF, and J know tthst owe div
won't do him any good. II son vast 70
get the sin ont Of him, yeu'll have 10
anchor him out in doep water over night"
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~ Prcutics says, TIE Eouthssn ~.
gross must be getting ricA. Z They tsAs
stock in every farm yard thay conn 4. ~
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NO.s19
s4rrp 81 I Ml.urr--Ths fsIlevlh

SAVED ss x Misu1s~-Ths following
anec.lete informs % how ussrewH ~
world escaped never hsvir' BoasSeEse,
Probably il the early life e :~o-thifds q
the famous men were hasssd over. i
could BE- made 10 appear thst history Just
missed Of losing them: ,a ssea.s.,
On the 9Th OF January, l1Sl, several
young pupils from the Ecols AiIissirs
were skating on the deep moat than Ssa
along by the fort se Auxsunns. ~ u
struck i've, one ofths party prosssdsd "
take on bis skates. u. 5ssia 4. DDS
Don't ao-one more round 7 -
NO, no l have had enough sf i BE-.
sidea, am hungry, and want nv Gnset.'
Aftsr the departure Of thsis ssWseas,
the rest continued % skata, when sM49ee-
" the ice broke. and one and ~ teii tnsr
the water and persisted. The young nsa
who 20 miraciilously escaped BY gOlsi
of . few minutes before wss no SsSsI
than Napoleon Bonaparte.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-05-29

CUBA.-Advices from Santiago de Cuba,
dated the 10Th instant, and coming from
Spanish sources, report that several days
previous a steamer, supposed to be the
steamship PERT, landed large body of
fillibusters in the Bay of Nipe. While
they were engaged in certifying their posi-
ton they were surprised by a strong force
of Spanish Soldiers, who attacked and car
ried their uncompleted works, capturing
seven pieces of artillery and a flag marked
Presented by E. c. Villarade to the Rifle
men of Liberty"
Before the Spaniards could avail them
selves of the advantage they had gained the
fillibusters rallied, and after a severe en-
gagement retook the position and all the
guns, but failed to recapture the flag, which
the Spaniards carried off with them in their
retreat. On recovering their artillery the
fillibusters turned the guns upon the Span
ish steamer Marsella, sending two shots
through her hull and forcing her to retire
beyound range.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-05-29

PAcKARD's MONTHLY, for June, has the
following very attractive table of contents:
The Blind Girl of Water Street, by Oliver
Dyer; Horace Greeley on the Riot, Edmund
Kirke; The Olden Time in Cincinnati, G..
L. Frankenstein; Tolingsby's Pond, Thos.
P. Cantwell; Prisoners and Prison Life, l..
Gaylord Clark; American Women, by c. L.
Kellogg; The Coming Man, and the Present
Woman, Eleanor Kirk; Plato in America,
w. E. Tinney; Struck, Geo. E. Patten;
Boston Peace Jubilee; Women-Plain
Words, by E. Cakes Smith, and an Adven-
ture with Kangaroo Snake, P. Wheeler.
Also, Editorials on great variety of topics.
S. S. Packard, Publisher, New York. 81
year.
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THE ATLANTIC FOR JUNE, contains the
following table of contents:
Melbone an Oldport Romance, V I; Nor
embeg; The Hamlets of the Stage, the
first paper; Earthquakes; the author has
exhausted his subject as well as the interest
of his readers; The Foe in the Household,
"; By the Roadside; Birds Nests; Buddh-
ism; A Carpet Dagger in Pennsylvania
gives an interesting paper on the Oil
Regions; China; In the Kitchen will inter-
est many perplexed housewife; The Paci-
fic Railroad; Open, concludes the series of
interesting articles on this region which
the Pacific Railroad has opened to the
tourist; Reviews and Literary Notices COM
plete the June Number.
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MARRIED..

FORACRE-LOGAN.-In Elkton, at the
residence of Geo. Turner, on the 18th in.
slant, by Rev. Samuel Logan, JAMES R.
FoRACRE, of Delaware, and LYDIA A.
LOGAN, of this county, daughterof Sam'l
Logan of Thomas.
Observation-Disclosures the
25th inst, by the Rev. l.. H. Jackson,
PETER HARTENsTINE and SARAH r.
JACKSON, both of this county.
N-SCOTTEN-At North East,
on the 9th instant, by Rev. Thomas L.
Poulson, CHAs. MCGU1GAN and LAvINIA
G. ScoTTEN, all of Cecil county.
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A REMARKABLE EPIsCoPATE.-It is we II
known that the Bishops of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, in this country, are not
diocesans, but exercise a joint and general
authority over the whole church. One of
them, Bishop Kingsley, is about to start on
course of Episcopal visitations, which
affords a striking illustration of the breadth
of the field over which our American Meth
odists have extended their missionary oper-
ations. He goes first to Colorado, where
he will organize an Annual Conference
Thence to Oregon, to superintend the meet
ing of Conference. Then back to the Cal
ifornia Conference. and then to Shanghai,
in China, and from that to the Conference
in Northern India. After that he is to
visit the work in Germany, Denmark, Swe-
den, and other European countries. This
visitation round the world is to end in
France next summer, and the Bishop ex-
poets to reach his home again, if life is
spared, in September of next year. In the
programme of this tour the days of the
month are specified on which each meeting
is to be held; and such is the completeness
of modern arrangements for travel that
very little apprehension is entertained of a
failure in the appointments. We are often
told that the drum beat of the British army
is heard round the entire world, but we
have never heard of tour Of inspection in
that organization to complete the circuit of
tho plobe in fiffean months
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NOTICE.,

NOTICE.
WM c. BAKER, Jos. BAKER and E. D. BAKER
trading &c. Baker 4 Brother.
VIM G. KELLY and TIIOS. ROBERTSON, Admiuis,ra-
tor OF James Robertson.
In the Circuit Court Cecil county Sitting in Eauity
No. 2Gl. y. ID.
ORDERED. This 2sth day of Nav 1869 that the sale
made ana reported by John F. Wilson, Trustee for the
sale of certain Schooner Victoria mentioned in the
proceedings IN the above entitled ratified and
confirmed unless the thereof shown
on or before the 2nd day of August next: provided Il
copy Of this order be inserted in printed
IN Cccil county once week for month before the
End day of July next
The Report states the amount of sales he $1,000.
DAVID SCOTT Clerk.
True copy test, DAVID SCOTT.
may %, lS69-Im Clerk
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TREsPAssERs ON FRUIT GRowERs.-One
Of the greatest annoyances suffered by fruit
growers near large cities is the petty thiev-
ing to which they are subjected. The boys
code of morals does not rank depredations
upon orchards as high crime, but these
little thefts of the youngsters are nothing
to the more serious raids sometimes COM
mitted by gangs of rowdies, who not only
steal the fruit, but damage and destroy the
trees, and often insult the owners. To
have fine tree, bearing some choice va
riety of fruit, the bringing of which to per-
lection has perhaps been the pet hobby of
the owner, whose growth he has watched
with jealous care, broken and destroyed,
and the fruit, which he expected to exhibit
with pride as the result of judicious culture,
caraied of, is an annoyance which cannot
at all be measured by the mere money value
of the thing stolen. To protect fruit grow
ers against such trespasses the Legislature
of Maine has passed law capable of
prompt and rigorous enforcement against
offenders. The owner has the power to
arrest trespassers, who can be fined twenty
dollars and subjected to thirty days i'm
prisonment by a magistrate. Such a law
should be in force in all the states.
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stolen from the subscriber. Thursday night 2oti
inst. one set of BUGGY HARNESS. Including Bride
Collar AMI Lines. The hold-back and hame straps were
not with the harness when taken. The harness old
and the sae-tree broken. Tic above reward will be
given for the apprehension of the thief for informa
ton leading to his detection. ALMON CALKINS
may ID lSGJ-2w% near Elkton Md
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az r. P. Button, General Advertising
Agent, office at Lynchburg Va, has been
transacting business as agent for procuring
advertisements for The Wing for several
months past, and we have always found
him most prompt and reliable business
man.
SURPRISE THEM.-If you want to sur
prise your neighbors and "cut dash -
this summer, just go to Oak Hall and buy
a suit of clothes, made of material that is
entirely new and never before seen in this
part of the country, and cut in the very
height of the fashion. Cheap for cash and
warranted to beat anything made for beau
ty of style and finish.
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TIE STEAMER ALICE

Will resume her regular trips between Port Deposit,
Lapidum and Havre de Grace, on Monday next. March
LIST proxmo Leave Port Deposit for Lapdum at 500
AN, and $780, 40, and $50 For Havre de Grace
at 9.+5 AN. and 1;;0. and 800 Leave Havre de
Grace tho arrival of the $40 and go trains
from Baltimore. and II As AN train from Philadelphia.
Will attend the ferry from Port Deposit to Lapidum
between the regu lar trips. u. NASNEMAN,
Fob ~ lSGY-,m Captsin.
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s s 5 5 3 s 3 : s 8 5

To THE WORKING CLASS Il am now prepared to furn-
ish all classes with constant employment at their homes
the whole of the time for the spare moments Bust
ness new, light and profitable. Fifty cents to IS po~
evening is easily earned by person either sex and Tho
boys and girls earn nearly much men. Great in
ducements offered those who will devote their whole
time to the business and that every person who
this notice send their address test the bus
ness for themselves. make the following UNPARALLELED
offer: To all who not well satisfied with the business
will send 81 to pay for the trouble of writing nc Full
particulars directions &c. sent free. Sample sent by
mail for 10 cts. Ahdrena E c. ALL.S. Aupnsta Ne
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THE FARMERS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE
Co., of York, Pa, ranks among the best
mutual Companies. The rates are modcr-
ate, and all losses promptly paid. Persons
desiring Insurance in this Company, by
leaving their applications at Tile Wing
office will receive their Policies without
further trouble.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-05-29

The antagonism between the Ritualists
and the ti-Ritualists of the Episcopal
Church has brought forth from the latter a
call for Convention, to be held at Chicago
in June, to protest against the doctrines of
the Divine presence in the sacramental
bread and wine and the general ceremonials
which have been adopted by the innovators
upon the established ground of the church.
1t bears the signature of nearly one hun
dred ministers, none of whom-with the
exception Of Rev. DR.. Stephen II. Tying
are prominent in the Church. The docu-
ment appears to have mainly circulated in
Western villages, Judging from the location
of the signers. In this contest we may ex-
pect the intellectual weapons, sharpened to
the finest edge, will be brought into the in
tellectual and theological fray, with what
result it is impossible to forecast, but GER
tainly with one that will be fraught with
profound Importance to the Episcopal
Church in this country.
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163 Acres, 3 ROods and 8 Perches

100 acres, 5 K00dS anu y PercieS
OF LAND, more or less, occupied by Mr.. William
Il. Gin, situate about miles north the Town of
Elkto. the east side of the public road leading To
Cherry Hill and bounded the south by the public
ro; leading from the Cherry Hill road to Ricketts, Mills.
The arabic land is divided into convenient fields under
good Fencing. and is well adapted to the growth of all
kinds of Grain Truck it will make No. Graz
ing FARM having several good Springs the place
There i. sufficient quantity of WOODLAND for the
purposes of the farm
The improvements, except the Dwelling $50,
nearly all new, AMI comprise = LARGE FRAME Esf!!i
ID" ELLiNt, rough cast, having two stories fMii,
and attic containing 10 PiaZZa front and ESl
rear. large Frame Barn. Granary Carriage House.
Corn Cribs Sheds for cattle wagons and carts Stables
ll". Pens Ice House. Brick Smoke House. and many
other necessary out'uildnss, with two Pumps "f excel
lent Water one at the house. the other the barn.
Thrrc is also this property another large FRAME
DIV ELLlNti HOUSE, with Granary. Stable and other
"G'butlinss adjoining. There is Il thriving Young
Apple Orchard with Peaches Pears and a variety OF
other fruit On the place.
This property originally in two farms and could
be easily divided again; it would suit gentleman
retiring from business, who might want place with
every convenience in a healthy and pleasant neghbor-
hood, with all the facilities of travel being the
citation at Ekon, of the p, W b. X. r. whore several
trains pass daily to Philadelphia New York. Baltimore
and Washington.
TERMS, which will be easy will be male known at
sale AT least onehslf of the purchase money. if de-
sired ty the purchaser remain secured upon the
property by Bond or Mortgage for of years.
Possession can be given at carly day after sale For
further information apply to the owner OH Pine St.
Philadelphia to
DANIEL BRATToN, Agent,
may %, lS69-ts ELKTON, MD.
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STEAM ENGINES
AND ROLLERS

LHR0M to $50 Horse Power, including the
- celebrated Corliss Cutoff Engines, Slide Valve Sta
tionary Engines. Portable Engines, &c Also Circular
Mulay and Gang Saw Mills, Shafting Pulleyr &C. ath
and Single Mills Wheat and Corn Mills Circular Saws
Betting. &c. Send for dcscriptiv. Circular and Price
List WOOD K MANN STEAM ENGINE CO., Utica,
New York.
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u We would call the public attention
to the justly celebrated @ Wilmington CITY
Soap," manufactured by Moore 6 Bro
1t works like magic! and no good house
keeper who has once used it, will be with
ont it.
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LIPPINCOTT s. BAKEWELL,
Pittsburgh, Pa,

-
-ns and Red Jacket Patents.
With the COTTAGE PRESS and
the printing material accompany
ing it, every man can do his own
printing neatly, quickly and
cheaply. They are so simple in
construction, that a boy ten years
old can easily manage the largest
size. Printed instructions arc
sent with each office, enabling
the purchaser TO get at work with
out previous knowledge Of
printing. A circular, containing
full description, prices, testi-
Inonials, &c, sent free to ALL
Our Specimen Sheets of type,
cuts, &c. ten cents. Address
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COLBURN'S PATENT
RED JACKET AXE

Is better than ourregusr shaped for these
wood. Third-It does not jar the hand 70 .rth-No
time wasted in taking the Axe of the cut Fifth
With the same labor you will do onethrd more work
than the regular Axes. Red paint has nothing to do
with the good qualities Of this Axe all our are
painted red If your hardware not keep our
goods we will gladly answer inquiries fill your orders
direct give you the of the nearest dealer who
keeps our Axes
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The clothing store of Messrs. Turkheimer
& Catlin, Chestertown, was entered on
Thursday night, Goth inst, and robbed of
several hundred dollars worth of clothing.
The Sunday-school exhibition held at
Galena, recently, was a success.
A camp meeting, under the auspices Of
the NJ. f. Church, South, will be held i'll
Chesterville, on Friday, the 9th of August
next.
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BONE DUST!

The subscriber has just erected at his farm the
city the most improved machinery for making BONE
DUST and is really to fill orders for any quantity
which will he delivered at the shortest notice.
The BONE DUST will lie finer than any heretofore
made by him mo chemical process resnrted enabling
the Farmer or Planter to it with the Drill.
MR.. SAMUEL SANDS. we'll known to the Farmers
and Planters of the United States the former Editor
of the American Farmer and Rural Register " i'll have
charge Of his Office. No. 63 SOUTH GAY STREET near
Pratt and will be happy to receive the visits or orders
of his old friends.
S45 per ton. put in new bags. No clnrse for bass
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LANCASTER.


A man aged apparently about 20 years,
and five feet nine inches in hight, was found
lying dead on the Harrisburg turnpike,
about half mile west of Landisvile at
about o'clock on Wednesday morning,
10Th inst. He had on a dark suit, and had
in his possession $195 in.money, bull-eye
silver watch, key and several other arti-
cles of no intrinsic value. He is supposed
to have died from natural causes.
The InteHtgeacer of Wednesday saws
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Mccartney. formerly
of Lancaster. but now of California, reached
here this evening. They left San Francisco
on the 9Th inst, and were in Columbus,
Ohio, three days and New York City two
days. They are the first passengers that
have reached this place from California by
the new railroad across the continent
Henry G Hopkins, of Drumore twp, has
been appointed Inspector, to inspect the
postal service in the second district com
posed of New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl,
vania, Maryland, Delaware and the Eastern
Shore of Virginia.
George white, aged IS years, and a SOL
dier in the war of 1912, died in West Hemp
field township OH Saturday May 18th, 1863.
He was pensioner. and for upwards of 80
years has worked at the Chestnut Hill Ore
Mines.
The present prospect for good wheat
crop in this county is excellent.
Isaac E. Hester. of Lancaster, is spoken
of as the Democratic candidate for Gov
crnor.
On Sunday Morning last John Boyd, a
well-knewn citizen of Drumore township,
was found dead in his bed at the hotel of
John Dunwoody, in the village of Fairfield.
tie had been subject to some affection OF
the heart for several months, perhaps a
year, and had been complaining within a
few days previous to his death.