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The Cecil Whig., 1870-08-20

Horse and Carriages Stolen.-The Sher-
iff received a telegraph despatch on Tues
day morning last, from Wilmington, to
look out for and arrest parties who had
stolen horse and two carriages in that
city. Not long after the despatch arrived,
word was received by the Sheriff that tn e
parties described in the despatch, had just
driven passed the Depot. The Sheeiff had
horse put in his buggy Immediately, and
started in pursuit, but unfortunately took
the Blue Ball road, while the parties with
the stolen property took the opposite di-
rection. 1t is believed that they drove in
different directions changing their ..ig sS sSgrse
: country below Elkton, in order to baf,,f
pursuit, which they succeeded in doino
/ and have not yet been arrested.
The Cecil Whig., 1870-08-20

ReligtouSh
onco and meo@
Methodist Epiaspa
on Friday and NJ
2sth insts. A i
night, and the lol
morning, after. MI
| Curtis will preach.
| Vacancy Faled.,1l
appointed School
District, in the pll
who declined the
Tile Rains.-TIl
of rain that hay
country have grej
earth, making If
anew, giving prom
yield of corn, pota
Good 1snaplars.
Good Templars6
named officers,
ter, viz: w. C. ~
V. r., Mrs. AM
bur F. Shippers; %%
Benjamin; Treassol
Marshal, Willianb
Veasy; 1. G., Enls
Perkins; Deputy1
R: Z. II: s., Mrs. =
Harriet Sturg, frontil
! Bait
H-" Immor'P,si ,so
he " Rain DR. wv
lcxt week.
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Excursion.-The fifth annual Excursion
from North East to Fair Haven, on the
splendid and commodious steamer i" Geo.
Weems," will take place on the 14th Of
September next. The former excursions
of this kind were pleasant affairs, and we
understand that band of music, dancing,
bountiful supply of refreshments of all
kinds, and pleasant sail on the Chesa-
p,ake Bay, are among the attractions in
anticipation of the coming one. Further
particulars hereafter.
The Cecil Whig., 1870-08-20

Broke Jaii.-John T. Knight and Thos.
Taylor-the latter an old Jail -bird-made
their escape from the Elkton Jail on Mon.
day last, by making rope of ther blank.
cts, and tying stone to one end, which
they threw over the wall, and by this
means reached the top of the wall, when es-
cape was not difficult. The parties made
good their escape, and have not been re-
arrested. The offences they were charged
with are not of very serious nature.
The Cecil Whig., 1870-08-20

Proof against Falls.-A painter while at
work for Mr.. Lieberman in the third story
of his store, on Monday of last week, fell
from the window to the ground in the yard
receiving no injury by the fall. The same
man was at work the following day, paint
ing in, or about the second story window
of Mr.. Lieberman's dwelling, when he
again fell out fetching up on the ground,
and, strange to say, received no material
iniury
The Cecil Whig., 1870-08-20

Lightning.-On Thursday afternoon, nth
inst, Mr.. W. R. Freeman, of Sassafras
Neck, had a rick of hay, containing six or
seven tons, struck by lightning and burned.
Mr.. John Morris, at the same, was picking
peaches on the farm of Mr.. James Clark,
and took shelter from the gust under a
large tree, which was struck by the
lightning; the fluid striking him on
the shoulder, tore his clothing down his
side, and made two rents in his boot. Mr..
Clark conveyed him to his residence, and
though seriously injured, it is thought he
will recover
The Cecil Whig., 1870-08-20

Damage to the Canal.-The Chesapeake
and Delaware Canal was damaged by til,
storm of last Tuesday night week, so that
navigation was stopped. The embank
ment near Summit Bridge, was washed
into the Canal, filling it up at the point OF
abrasion, SO that the water was not more
than three feet, obstructing the navigation
and OBTAINING number of vessels on either
side. Laborers were set to work immedi.
ately to clear away the obstruction. This
interruption to the Canal has caused 3
heavy loss to the peach growers of Sassa-
fras Neck. On Wednesday night follow
ing, the Diamond State loaded with
peaches, and the steamer "W. Weldon -
on Thursday were detained These boats
were loaded from the Sassafras peach orch
ards, and the peaches had to be transferred
to the other side of the break in the canal,
where they were loaded on the steamer
Franklin and taken to Philadelphia
much damaged by the delay and reship-
ment.
The mill dam at Back Greek Mills was
washed out, seventy feet in the centre of
the dam being carried away by the flood
The dam at Murphy's Bohemia Mills, COM
menced to go, but was checked by timely
discharge of the surplus water.
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DIED.

STEWART.-Ncar Chestertown, Aug. 9th
of cholera infantum, ROBBIE infant o
r. P. and Lizzie L. Stewart, aged 81 X
months.
BURTON.-At the residence of her parents
in Elkton, August 18th, KATIE BURTON,
aged months and II days.
DUNBAR.-In Elkton, on the 10 of July,
1870, SAMUEL. FoARD, son of Morris and
Mary C. Dunbar, aged two months.
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THE MARKETS.
CORRECTED EVERY FRIDAY.
Elktcn Markets.
MARRIED..

K-ALDRIDGE.-On the 18th inst,
by Rev. J. S. Cook, b. E. Cook, of
Church Hill, son of the officiating min
lister, and LIDIE j., daughter of Mr.. +.
Aldrdge, of Chestertown.
The Cecil Whig., 1870-08-20
Debating CIub.-Tb. noho.;. r.,

Debating Club.-The Debating Club
"hlch assemblies daily on the broad nave.
ment IN front of the Registers Office. un-
der the shade of the naples, keens nm mos,
Il. ahlmated discussions on questions drawn
@ from almost every conceivable subject
ING discussions are very animated. and
ito'e' zoo, II lung power is reckoned in this
oiass' BENG, as it were, at the very base
vi the foundation of law, that subject
naturally claims a large portion of tho
forensic eloquence of the members. ,,,t :.
mas an unlimited variety; the whole field
VI oeoate' In fact, is secured by the Clnb
Ihe following are some of the ouest;ons
s discussed by it this week: eff staamor
/ leaves Troy for Buffalo and one lcaves
Buffalo Tor Troy every day in the week er-
I cept Sunday, and it requires six dave -
I make the trip, how many boats will o..l,
boat meet on the trip?'' "The Wz;o osf.a
was burned October 3oth, 1868, is the time
since the fire higher one year or tbroe
years Many moro questions similar
and dlssimilar are discussed by the C1nh
with an ability which is truly labyrintbine
Ieaehers' Quarrel. appeal was taken
~ the Board of School Commissioners from
.ne chesapeake School, by Miss Martha
nladie' and Miss McKinsey, from the de-
I.Sion OF the School Commissioner for that
o'' nir. Carpenter. The Board met :.
,r, nv '''o'r oihce i'll Elkton on Tuesday last
s,n ~ powef to appoint the principal teacher
,oi d school is vested in the District Ro,rd
w 'ne present law, but the appointment of v
assistants a the law seems to invest in tlo d
commissioners. This right was c,.;uad
a and exercised by the Commissioner from tbs tt
''econd District, and the choice not h.;nn - 81
acceptable to Miss Biddle, the princ;n.i lie
VINO desired to retain Miss McKensev an til
appeal was taken to the School Ro.r1 " in
=: a,ss Biddle and Miss McKensev, wa are in
we were unavoidablv absent
ueu .neir case quite ably before the pi
and legal opinion in constru;un ~ ~ an
"a" was In their favor, but the Road ..o tn
u on the construction of the law.
holding that the right to annoint be- BE-
teachers was given to memhdS, s ~ die
ne School Board. The action Of tha cs. ~
missioner Mr.. Carpenter, was conseouo'. % sam
confirmed by the Board and The anno, Per
snts lost the case. "ppo'- Del
The Cecil Whig., 1870-08-20

Young Peoples ASS0ciatfOn-This organ
ization held its regular meeting in the lee
ture-room of the Elkton NJ. f. Church, O.
Friday night, 18th inst. The entertain
ment, provided for the occasion, was good
but the attendance was small. As we hav
before remarked, the Association possesse
within itself the means with which to d
much good, aside from affording a pleasan
and profitable evenings entertainment
but if it does fail, utterly, in the specific
object for which it was organized, there i
no reason why such ceremonies rs tool
place on the occasion referred to, shoult
not be monthly enacted. Not denomina
tional affair, and the entertainment being
Of such a character as to please the NOR
refined and intellectual, that class should
at least give the Association countenance
by their attendance.
Vocal and instrumental music, essay
and select readings is the order of the ex
ercises. The music the last meeting wa.
well worth listening to, and the thoughtful
and well-written essay, on Temperance, by
l.. NJ. Haines, Esq, was worthy a mucf
larger audience.
An attractive programme will be made
out for the next meeting, on the 9th OF
September. Among the attractive features
promised, is an essay Music-It's Rela-
ton to Religion by ]. E. Wilson, Esq.
All are cordially invited.
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From the chapter of Menace
ries, in Olive Logan's =" Before
the Foot Lights and Behind the
Scenes" we make tho following
extract:
Monkeys are snch cunning crea
lures, one would suppose them
more difficult to catch than other
wild animals. Pitfalls will take a
lion, aud the famished monarch of
the forest will, after a few days'
starvation, dart into a cage con.
tanning food, and thus be secured.
But how are monkeys caught q
The ape family resembles man.
Their vices are human. They love
liquor and fall. In Duf.ur End
Sanaar the natives make fer,nent.
ed beer, Of which the monkeys are
passiOnately fond. Aware Of this.
the natives go to the parts of the
forests freqaented by tile monkeys,
and set OH the ground ca!abashes
full of the enticing liquor. As
soon as the monkey sees and tastes
it, lie utters loud cries of Joy, that
coon attract his comrades. Then
an orgie begins, and in short
time the beasts show all degrees of
intoaication. Then the negroes
appear. They are too tar gone to
distrust them, but apparently take
them for larger species cf their
'oxn gems. Tie negroes take
some MP, and then begin immedi.
ately to weep and cover them with
kisses. When a negro takes one
by the hand to lead him off, the
nearest monkey will cling to the
one who thus. finds support, and
endeayOr to go of also. Another
will grasp at him, and so on, till
the negro leads q staggering line
of ten or dozen tipsy monkeys.
When finally brought to the vii
lage they are securely Gagged, aod
gradually sobered down; but for
two or three days a gradually di-
minisI'ing supply OF liquor is Civ.
en- them, 80 as to reconcile them
by degrees to their state Of captiv.
ity.
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voLU4E XylHls::S0.sia&.
The End Of Four, crsat Men.

The four great personages who
occupy the igmostl 9oonspicuous
places in the history !of, the world,
are Alexander, Hapnibal,. ;. Caesar T,
and Bonapartes {a srst. ,.tr ,..,.,q,
Aexauder, after having climbed,
the. dizzy heights of, ambition, and,
with chaplets dipped in the blood
ofemillions, looked down upon a.
conquered world, and wept. that
there was not another world for
him to conquer-sct a city on fire
and died in a scene Of debauch.
Hannibal, after having, TO the
astonishmcnt and cynstcrnation of
Rome, passed the Alps, and after
having put to fligh. the armies, Of
the mistress Of the world, and
slipped "thrce bushels Of golden
rings from the, fingers Of the
slaughtered nights, !" and made her
foundation quake, fed from his
country, being hated by those who
once exultingly united his na,ne to
that Of their god, and called him
Hina Baal. died at last in a foreign
country, by poison administered
with his own hand, unlamented
and unwept. @ .. ...
Cmsar, after having conc
eight hundred cities; and dyeinS
his garments i'm the blood of one
million Of his foes 3; after having
pursued to death the only rival he
had on earth, was miserably assas.
sinatcd by those lie considered his
dearest friends; and in that very
place the attainment of which had
been his greatest ambition.
Bonaparte, whose mandates
kings and popes obeyed, after hav-
ing filled the earth with the terror
of his name-and after having
deluged Europe with tears and
blood. and clothed the world in
sackcl"th-closed his days in lone.
ly banisllment, almost literally OK.
lied from the world, yet where he
could sometimes see his country's
banner waving over the deep, but
which did not and could not bring
him aid.
Thus these four great men, who
seem to stand the representatives
OF all those whom the world calls
great, these four men severally
dicd-one by intoxication, (or, as
is supposed, by p ,ison mingled in
his wine.) one suicide, one murder
ed b. his friends, and one lone
ly exile. How are the mighty
fallen"
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n igit kissed the young rose, I,
aud IL went softly TO sleep. Stars
shdne, atd pure dew drops hug
upon its bosom TO watch its sweet
sluinbors. Morning came with it's
dancing breeze; they whispered
TO the young rose, and II awoke
Joyous and smiling; lightly dane
ing. 70. and fro IN oil the loneliness
Of youth and innocence. Then
came, the ardent sun,god sweeping
from the East, he smote the Young
rose with his scorchlng rays, and
ID otaiDted.li Deserted and almost
heart broken II. dropped to the
dust in loneliness and de,pair.-.
NowTthe gentle breeze which had
been ghmboling over the sea, push.
ing on tho home bound bark.
sweeping over hill and dale-by
the'neat cottage and still brook,
turning the old mill. tanning the
brow Of disease, and frisking the
curis Of innocent crildhood-came
tripping along on her errand of
mercy, and when she saw the
young rose she fastened to kiss it
and fondly batIied its forehead in
cool refreshing showers, the young
rose revived, looked up and smiled
in gratitude to the young breeze /;
but she hurried quickly away, I.er
generous task was performed, yet
not without reward; for she soon
perceived that a delicious fra
GRANGE Ind been poured OH her
wings by the grateful rose; the
kind breeze was glad in heart, and
went away singing through the
trees. Thus true charity, like the
breeze, ga hers fragrance from the
dropping flowers sIIe refreshes. and
unccnsciously reaps a reward in
the performance OF her offices of
Kindness, which steals OH the heart
like a rich perfume, to bless and
TO cheer.
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Selrttra purtry.
The Sword Of Robert Lee.
mr. "NoiSA."s

. Br ".NoiSA."~
s4.1e> - r
Forth from the scabbard. pure and bright,
Flashed the sword OF Leci
Far in the front In the deadly fight,
High DER the grave, In tho cause of right,
Its stainless sheen, like beacon light,
Lod Ms to the victory.
Out Of Its scabbard, where full long
1t stunt ercd peaccfully-
Reused from its rest by tho battle songj
Shielding the feeble, shifting the strong,
Guarding their right, avengiug the wrong
Cleaned the sword Of Loo!
Forth from the soabbard, high in tho air,
BewcaAh virginia's sky-
Md they who saw it cleaning there:
And know who bore il knelt to swear
That where that sword led they would dare
TO follow and to die.
oat Of its scabhard-Ncvor hand
Waved sword from stain as free,
Nor purer sword led bravcr band,
Nor drawer bicd for q brighter land,
Nor brighter iaRd had cause a. grand,
Nor cause, chief like Lee!
Forth from its scabbard! how We prayed
That sword might victor bel
And when our triumph was delayed,
And many q heart grew sore Of aid,
We still hoped os while CLEANED the blade
o. noble Robert Lee!
Forth from its scabbard all In vain
Forth flashed the sword OF Lee!
'Tis stranded now In its sheath again,
II sleeps the sleep Of our noble slain,
Defeated. yet without a stair,
Proudly aud peacefully.
fFaiher A. J. Ryan, author Of the ceiebrat
ed liues on the " Conquered Banner"
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Froa the Charleston News.
ROBERT EDMUND LEE.
The Career Of the Great Captain
BlRTn AND LINEAGE.

BrRTn AND LINEAGE.
Robert Edmund Lee, was born at
Stratford, Westmorelamd County,
Va, January 10. 1907, in the room,
where Richard Henry aud Francis
Lighsfoot Lee were born De
scended from the Lees Of Ditchley
in England, one of whom married
one OF the daughters Of Charles
III by the Duchess of Cleveland,
his family has been distinyuishe d
in Virginia for two hundred years.
Two of his grand.uncles were
signers of the Declaration of Inde.
pendence. His father was the fl.
NOUS Lighthouse Harry" of rev.
ointionary fame, who served terms
ia the Federal Congress, and as
Governor of Virginia, and whose
first wife was also Lee. Robert
4. Lee was of the issue of second
marriage-the second son OF Hen.
ry Lee and his wife Anne. daugh.
tor Of Charles Carter, OF Shirley.
AT WEST POINT.
At the age of IL his father died,
and he was placed by bis mother
in the Military Academy at Wcst
Point, where he remained funr
years, graduating in 1929, second
in q class Of eighteen, since re.
markablc for the brilliancv of their
records. The young cadet was at
once appointed to a lieutenancy in
the Corps of Typographical Engi
neers. In 1882 he was married ia
Miss Cnsiis, the daughter oi
George Washington Parke Custis,
the adopted son Of General Wasi,
ington. and thus became proprie.
tor OF the celebrated Arlington
estate. By this marriage he had
four sons and three daughters
For years Mrs. Lee has been un.
able to walk, bnt has borne l,er
affiiction with Christian fortitude
and patience which wonderfully y
snsfains her under her present sore
bereavement.
THE MEXICAN WAR.
Through the uneveniful years, O!
military life between his appoint.
inent and the Mexican war, he
rose only to the rank of captain,
His singular capacities had i'm.
pressed themselves strongly on his
superiors, however, and when tIen.
eral Scott invaded Mexico, Cap
tain Lee was appointed chief engi
neer Of the army under General
Wool. In this branch OF the ser.
vice, General Lee, like the grea.
Bonaparte, won his frat rec0gni.
tion, and General Scott instantly
advanced the young officer, to t.
whose skill he attributes tile re-.
dnction of Vera Cruz ie was
placed on the general staff. and
directed almost exclusively the en-.
gineering operations Of the army
OF invasion. In every action sub.
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and ss th6rv'werc mo sdeclsivc In.
ficaticns sof paralysis ORA Of apo
lIexy. II VIDA h0i)ed fhaY Via ot q


and as ttses1'werc mo rdecisivc im..
ficaticns s0f paralysis ora Of apoyi
Plexy, II was hoped athar the AZ d
,eck al !. would b! prove nSsl,ing more &c,
Iio9ss usaQ = temporary neryvns
iprostration- = All of the, .indica,'
ItieHs aeened- favorable to, his ye,,
covtrys snWsils 1 laAis d MSsday. He
opckc hut, iittles asd that .s.nly, in.
answer TO Questions concerning lsis
ipltyeical condition. But sois tbis
SLOWED that he had Recovered ti,e
power. OF speech 'Ilis's Intellect
seemed entirely clear, and. lie g gave ,e,
,post pnmistnkable evidences that
While he lay, for the most part in
a. stuper, to which the medicines
given him no donbt lara ely, cor.
tribnted,S hea wac, WHEN aroused.
entirely cohscioms. lIeseenied Ell
much better on Saturday tl,,st DR..
Madison piayfuIly said TO him {:
"Gcncral, YOU Ranst make la ste
and gvtiwp'ff6m this bed }; tsTrav.
eier 20 getting lazy, and you ,nast
make haste and give him the exer.
else he needs. |" Tire General fix.
ed his eyeststeadily upon him and
shook his head very e,ripha ically
rs II TO fmdicate that he did NIT
expect 10 ride y Traveller |" again.
Ou Monday lie became suddenly
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The Two Brothers.

No, my dear sir, that piecc of
ground is mine. I cannot co sent
to l,'se what belongs TO me.- ~
Thus said young farmer to I,is
minister, His brother, with
wlioni he had hitherto been cordi.
ally united, had recently demand.
ed as his own o field which was
o part Of the property left them
by their father. Their feelings
had become embittered toward
each other about il, and thew
could not speak peaccably ono 10
another. - AIR
." But" said the minister, show
mach Is that piece Of ground
bringing you inl'
Z n"About ten dollars a year,
when the crop is good"
Ten dollars And what can
you tuy with ten dollars 2 a
coat. a piece of 'funiture, a barrel
Of -four, or So Q"
es, or even two barrels some
years."
It seems to me you might buy
Tor that amount something better
than either"
What may that he, sir ."
1t youa could with that sum
secure to yourself the affection of
a friend--ene who would help YOU
in iime.Of need, who would visit
you at your fireside winter even
ings, nnd welcnne you to his own
house, who w'mld lend you a help.
ing hand at'haying or harvesting,
and would loSe your children,
and serve as a protector for them
would not that be worth ten
dollars to You ~
"Certainly, sir; but what do
you mean r.
mean, my dear friend, that
for the sake Of gaining these ten
dollars q year, yon arc on the point
OF losing tie brother who has been
your companion from infancy /:
you will becloud your whole
future life, and that Of your fsmi.
ly; yon will grieve yomr mother
in her old age, and alienatc from
yourself the favor of God. What
would Your father say if lie could
return to life, and witness this
quarrel Of Ills children Q"
The yOnng farm was tonchcd.
lie went and talked will, his
brother, and both together sought
ont their pastor To- ask him to set
tie all the questions between them.
Great was his Satisfaction when he
saw them, at the end Of their con i.
ference, heartily reconcilcd to each
other. .r''' ~" '
How many bitter qnarrels, the
source If dc, ,lorable divisions in
families, might be avoided or cnt
short ut the outset by little re-:
Election. Even if charity did not
induce us to forgive our brethren,
should not self Interest oblige us
to do sO2 Do you know Of any
one who ever gained anything by
giving himself up to bitterness
and revengea To break Will, ones
own kindred is to break those nat
ural ties with which God has
bound us; it is to i,npoverish and
despoil our own life. And 80 it
is, to some extent, to break with
any one 4; for have we not all
one Fatherl" aud is not every
man thus our brotber2
tAmerfcan Messenger.
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WATER is the strongest drink.--
1t drives mills. IL is the drink of
lions. Samson never drank any.
thing else. The beer money would
soon build a house.
The effect of the prohibitorv
law in Massachusetts has been to
double the manufacture of malt
liquors in Boston.
ILLINOIS claims to have grown
more rapidly in population during
the past ten years than any other
State in the Union.
IF we only knew how little some
enjoy the riches they possess, there
W uld not be SO much envy in the
world.
Biz not affron:cd at a jest. If
one throw salt at thee, thou wilt
receive no harm, unless thou hast
sore places.
TnE contemplation of celestial
things will make a man both speak
and think more sublimely and
lnagnificen,ly when he descends to
human affairs. Cicero.
WE often omit the good we
might do, in cOnseq nence of think
ing about that which is out of our
power to do.
AN exchange says that a roast
cd onion bound npon the pnlse on
the wrist, stops the most inveterate
too,hacle in few minutes.
IT is an interesting sight to see
a young lady with both hands in
soft dough and mosquito on the
end Of her nose.
AN Ir;shman was challenged to
fight a duel, but declined on the
plea that he did not wish to leave
his mother an orphan.
The most direct method of de.
termining horse power-stand be.
hind and tickle Ills hind legs with
q briar.
| AN old Greenland seaman said
he could really believe that croco.
diles shed tears, for lie had often
seen whales blubber.
MAN may he n worm; but a
glance at the dandies proves that
he is not the worm that never
dyes.
LIFE sometimes hangs by n sin.
gle thread, but not long-hemp
and fifteen minutes docs The busi
ness.
WHEN man is sleepy, what
sort of transformation does he de.
sire2 lie wishes he were a bed.
DoN'T use microscope to SEQ
the evil around yon /; but magnify
all the good you zee.
MOST mistortuncs can be turned
into blessings by waiting the tide
Of affairs.