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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-05-21
[CHAPTER 4l6.l
AN ACT

To amend certain portions Of the Act entitled An Act
to Incorporate the Cecil anl Hartford Counties Boom
Company, passed at the January session of 1867, chap
ter 49, and to require the said company remove
certain and all distractions placed 10y them in the
Snsquehanma River in violation of the aforesaid Act
WHEREAS, The Cecil and Hartford Counties Boom Com
pany claim, under their of incorporation passed at
the January session of 1867 chapter 1876 the right and
power TO condemn generally, the shores and fisheries
which claim if allowed, will give this mere private
operation the monopoly and control of shores and
fisheries aforesaid to the great hurt and permanent ill.,
jury of the owners thereof and the public and
WHEREAS, 1t hath been shown by actual survey and
measurement, and substantiaed 10y alavits of certain
citizens of Cecil and Hartford counties of good standing
and repute that the said Boom Company have violated
their corporate powers and franchises by building and
erecting piers of wood and stone. and 10y erecting their
main boom and auxiliary booms forbidden points on
the Susquehanna River, by crossing and o- tructng
divers channels thereof and by preventing the exercise
of the common right to use the public of the
STATE and preventing nsress to and from public
landings on the said river, therefore
Sec l. Be enacted by the General Assembly of Mary
land That so much of the Act entitled An Act tn in
corporate the Cecil and Hartford Counties Boom Com
pany passed at the January of 1867 chapter
49, as empowers the said company 10 condemn land and
fisheries and to place piers and other Instructions in
fisheries below the head Of soop navigation be and the
same is hereby repealed.
Sec. And he it enacted, That the Cecil and Hartford
Counties Boom Company, incorporated under the afore-
said Act hereby directed and required to remove all
piers booms and other Instructions placed by them in
the Susquehanna River below the head of Soup nayiga
tiun in violation of the aforesaid of incorporation
Sec. J. And be il enacted That unless the provisions
of the second section of this Act shall complied with
by the first day of October 1870 then the aforesaid act
of incorporation shall be vacated. null and void.
Sec. !. And be it enacted That i'm the provisions
of this Act not complied Sth by the fist of October
1870 hereinbcfore provided then prosecuting at
torneys of Cecil and Hartford counties shall institute
proceedings forthwith against the Cecil and Hartford
Counties Boom Company and the said company to
comply with the requirements conditions and provisions
of this Act.
See. j. And he il enacted That this Act shall take
effect from the date of its massage.
Approved April 18th. $50. ODEN BOWIE,
Governor.
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Very Slv.

The Cambridge Md Democrat and Her.
aid, complains Of the lack of beef in that
village, and the editor says his present diet
makes him feel sheepish, and .'inclines
him to butt up against everybody he
meets This is apparently playful re-
mark, but it conceals deep meaning. 1t
indicates revolution in the Editors pelit-
ical policy. A few weeks ago he was a
rabid "white man. no,o, he confesses to
feeling sheepish, and before month will
swear he has wool, and by election time
that he is no whittier than he should be-
Look what desire fer familiarity is init
g Everybody" includes negroes. He is
afraid to come out before the white man of
old Dorset, and say this plainly, so he pre-
tends it is joke about the markets, now,
but will some day point back to it as an
evidence of his cary conversion to the doc
trine of negro suffrage. Such duplicity
won't work. Let him come out and say
what he means.- Wilmington Commercial.
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lCnArTrk 19l.
AN ACT
To authorize and empower the Co

To authorize and empower the County Comm
Cecil county TO build repair certain public buildings
in said county.
Sec J. Be it acted by tho General Assembly of Mary
land, That the County Commissioners of Cecil county
be, and they hereby authorized and empowered in
county to repair rebuild the old one and to repair
or remodel the present Court House for said county,
Sec > And be ii enacted. That the County Commits
sioners of said county hereby zed to issue
proposals and make contracts for repairing rebuilding
said old Jail, for the building of one us they
present Court House. and to make such levy levies
on the assessabe property of said county may he
necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Section j. And be il enacted, That the said County
Commissioners" of Cecil county hereby authorized if
in their discretion they deem il proper sell aud con-
to purchase other lands for the of said county, on
which to build Jail and the necessary outbuild-
ings.
Sec 1. And he it enacted That the said County Com
mis>ioners OF Cecil county majority of them,
enable them to carry into effect the first section of this
Act he and they hereby authorized and empowered
if in their discretion they deem expeent and proper
to issue the credit of said county, bonds amount
not exceeding forty thousand dollars much thereof
as may e necessary to carry into effect the first section
of this Act; the said bonds To be redeemabe before
the first day of July eighteen hundred and eghty-v
at the discretion of said County Commissioners with
legal interest payable semi-nnuay and the faith and
assessabe property of said county hereby pledged
for the payment and redemption of principal and inter
est of said bonds.
Sec 4. And be it enacted That all Acts or parts of
Acts inconsistent with this Act lie and the same are
hereby repealed
Sec. And be it enacted. That this Act shall take
effect fren the date of its passage
Approved April l. 1870 ODEN BOWIE,
Governor.
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The Baltimore Jubilee.

The Celebration by the colored people of
Baltimore of the adoption Of the Fifteenth
Amendment, held in that city on Thursday
last, was one Of the grandest pageants ever
exhibited in that city. From eight to ten
thousand were in line, and at least ten
thousand celored men, wemen and chill
dren lined the sidewalks. For hours the
procession wound its serpentine course
through the city, with bands playing and
banners and flags waving. Soldiers in the
line with cleaning muskets and bright
uniforms; Masons, Odd Fellows, and other
societies in gay regalia, with hundreds Of
gay devices carried by the companies ia the
procession, lent animation and beauty to
the scene. In the afternoon, about three
o'clock, the head Of the procession entered
the square, which ran over with the multi
tude and the streets entering from all
directions were filled. The stand which
was erected for the speakers broke down
when the speaking was about to begin,
but fortunately no one was seriously in
.jured. The speakers then repaired to the
Gilmore House and spoke from the portico
to that sea of upturned faces which filled
the square, and sent up cheer after cheer in
response to the sentiments uttered by the
orators.
John NJ Langston, Prof. of Law in How
ard University, Washington, delivered the
first speech, followed by Postmaster Gen
eral Creswell, who was succeeded by Fred
Douglas. Judge Bond and Hon. Horace
Maynard, of Tennessee, made a few re-
marks, and gave way to Hon. F. A. Saw
yer, Of South Carolina. The three first
manned were the principal speakers Of the
day, and seldom three better speeches are
heard on similar occasions, which was evil
IDENTIFY the prevailing opinion among the
audience, by the hearty cheers that rent
the air.
The day was proud one for the colored
people of the State, and particularly for
these of Baltimore, and cannot fail to have
moral effect upon the prejudices Of the
people of that city, which will not be
effaced but deepened by time. That the
colored people are free and worthy the
proud title of freemen, few will have the
face to deny, who witnessed their noble de-
pertinent on Thursday last. The day was
passed without single disturbance to maj
its pleasures. The police of the city gave
the ruffians to understand that order INNS,
be maintained, and it was. What might
and power there is in even the pririlegt
which the ballot bestows, before it has been
practically employed, can be Inferred from
the teachings of Thursday last.
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eE-The Denton Union is "disgrundled'
at Tile Wings TESTING on facts. Well, that
was cruel. Will the Union explain that
huge Caroline joke of, we think the jokers
called, a Central Committee of the First
Congressional District, or something of this
kind, which was formed by Charge and
enthusiastic meeting, composed Of delega-
stiens from all the counties on the shore"
Gin hornD The joke was published in the
american some days since. The Wig is
favorable to any good Republican who may
receive fair nomination, but the % Tom
foolery" practiced by some of the peliti-
clans of Caroline is understood and laughed
at by all men. The Union understands
very we'll.
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tChapter 415.l
AN ACT

For the better protection of the Bridge Sassafras
River, from Fredercktown in Cecil county to George
town, in Kent county
Sec l. Be enacted by the General Assembly of Mary
and That all persons passing the Sassafras River
Bridge on horseback in carriages carts wagons slegs
or other vehicles shall be required to put their horses IN
walk otherwise to be fne, five dollars for each and
every offence.
1t shall be the duty of the bridge tender to see to the
enforcement of this Act: Justice of the Peace for
either Cecil county Kent county, in when any party
violating the above provisions may he found shall have
jurisdiction in thc matter Said penalty to be recovered
in the name of the County Commissioners 81 said cou
ties in action for debt.
Sec ,. And be il enacted That all captains, owners
masters and sailors vessels going through the draw of
said bridge, shall be required to lower and take in
much sail as shall he necessary to prevent damage by
carecssnsss before going through the same and at
sufficient distance thercfrom to remove liability of injury
damage to said draw bridge, by the Roadway of such
vessels and shall in the management of said vessels
reasonable care to prevent injury.
Sec B. And he it enacted That any person persons
by reason of gross neglect nattenon shall violate
tho second section of this Act rhal he fined twenty-five
dollars for each and every such oense and pay all dam
ages that may be done to the said bridge.
Sec. 1. And he it enacted That thi Act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April l. 1870. ODEN BOWIE,
Nav Civ. Governor
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LCHAPTER SS.l
AN ACT

To add new Section to the Code of Public Local Laws
for Cecil county for the purpose of apIoroning the
Academic Fund of said County among the several
Academies thereof.
Section l. Be it enuctsd bU tie General ASSEMBLE of
NGIHidHd, That the annual donation twelve hundred
dollars. known the Academic Fund of Cecil county
be and the same is hereby apporoned among fine follow
ing named Academies of said county: To the Elkton
Academy the sum of five hundred dollars the North
East Classical Seminary the of hundred dollars:
said sums to he paid annually.
Sec. , And be ii enacted. That the Treasurer on the
warrant of the Comptroller is Lereby authorized to paw
annually. on the first day OF April in each year the said
sum of five hundred dollars to said Elkton Academy
and the said sum of five hundred dollars said West
Nottingham Academy. and the said of two hundred
dollars to said North East Classical Seminary.
Sec. J. And be il enacted That all Acts or parts of
Acts inconsistent with this Act be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Sec. t. lad be II enacted. That this Ac, shall take
effect from and after its passage.
Approved March IL. 1870 ODEN BOWIE
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l'""p''' '''' ANAcT

To prevent Swine from running at large in the First
Election District of Gee county.
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary
land That it shall not be lawful for any person to allow
swine to run at large i'll the First Election District of
Cecil county.
Sec = And he it enacted, That any person may I'M
pound any swine found going at large within the limits
OF said District, and the of such swine. on
recaimng the same shall pay to the person impouni-
ing at the rate OF fifty cents head for every twenty
four hours such swine may have been impounled: and
any swine so impounded shall be advertised by
writing set up at two of the most public places in said
District.
Sec. g. And be it enacted, That if any swine shall
remain mpounded for five days after notice given as
aforesaid the party so impoundng may sell the at
pubic sale after five days notice, given provided in
the preceding section for the payment of costs and
expenses, including the said fifty cents per day.
Sec 4. And he it enacted, That all disputes arising
between the owner of such swine and the person i'm.
pounding the same shall be determined by "a Justice of
the Peace for said county. who may witnesses
and decide the matter in controversy.
Sec D And he it enacted, That this Act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April 4th, 1870. ODEN BOWIE
Governor.
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New Lumber Yard.-D. G. Nivling &
Co., at Chesapeake City, Md. A full as
sortment of all kinds of Lumber, Sash,
Doors, &C., for sale low, and saw Pine,
Oak and Hemlock to order at
CHESAPEAKE CITY STEAM SAW MILL.
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AT the cor. of Sd & Orange sts., in
the City of Wilmington Del, there is an
establishment from which issues weekly
thousands of pounds of an article which to
every housewife is like "good news from a
far country" That establishment belongs
to Moore 4 Bro;-that article is Whining
ton City Soap"
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eBThe Wilmington City Soap chal-
leuges the world to beat it. 1t is pure,
harmless, beautiful and effective article,
warrented to do all claimed for it. The
whole country is beginning to appreciate
its superiority. Moore q Bro, manufac-
turers.
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CHAPTER 500.
AN ACT
Az AZ
nreties on the official bond Of ] B. Price.

To release the snretics the official bond of B. Price
Sheriff of Cecil county.
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland That b. b. Price, Joseph McgilI. W. H. Emcr-
son, Francis King Josias Blackway and Benjamin Mil
Ter, suretirs the official bond of James b. Price Ser-
i'll for Cecil county for the years 1864 aud 1865 he and
they hereby released from the payment of interest
all sums due the State from the said James b. Price
P,0r6ie That before the 1st day of october 1870
the suretes pay into the Treasury the amount of the
principal sum due the State ascertancd by the Comp
troller Of lhe Treasury.
Sec. J. And be it enacted. That this Act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April ith 1870. ODEN BOWIE
Governor
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HIT.-A copper loafer has been trans
fixed by random shaft from Tile Wig
and bites and laccrates himself most
venomously in last Saturdays lie nocra'.-
It's hopeful sign that one Of these slug
CARDS can be penetrated by an arrow
There is prospect of reformation if he
can only be brought to realize how mean
and debased he is
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-05-21

sy7We print an interesting letter from
Utah on our first page this week, to be
followed by one from Salt Lake, shortly,
by the same correspondent.
We have another letter from Augusta
county, Va, promised for next week. The
writer speaks highly of that part of the
Old Dominion, but it is still cursed with
that bane Of the Country, Virginia politics.
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Chapter 36S !
AN ACT

10 authorize the Governor TO appoint additional
Justice Il" the Peace for the Seventh Election District
of Cecil county.
See BE it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary
lah mat the Governor be- and he is hereby authorized
10 appoint an additional Justice of the Peace Tor the
seventh Election District in Cecil county.
Sec = And he it enacted That this Act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April 18th, 1870 ODEN BOWIE
Cover pr.
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Deafness, Blindness g. Catarrh.

J. 1SAACS, NJ D., sos Arch Street, Philadelphia
Oculist ami Aurst Professor in the Medical College
PcnnSy van;t Of the Eve and afflicted with
diseases of the EYE, EAR or CATARRI will be scie-
cay treated and cured, if durable. lie HAS been per-
ma"ntly located in the city for years and makes the
above, spccalitcs in his practice. The Medical faculty
is invited. he has in his of treatment
bn-Artitcia eyes inserted without pain. No charges
made for examination
Jan %, 1S69-1y
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TOWN LOT LOR SALE

A LOT IN ELKT0N, fronting 81 feet on the Phila-
deiphia Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad opposite
the Depot, and los feet deep. Would make frsclass
Business Stand. Apply to the subscriber.
BENZ WELLS.
april l6, 1SI0-tf Elkton. Nd
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NOTICE..


AN ELECTION for Director to represent the
interests of the Individual Stockholders in the Bohemia
Bridge Company will he held in Chesapeake CITY on
MoNDAi May 2rd, 1870. J. III. STEELE,
may H. 1S70--2w Sccrstnry
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NOTICE.


The object of this Bill is to procure Decree for the
sale OF certain Real Estate in Cecil county Maryland
The Bill alleges that certain Reuben Alexander
departed this life interstate. in 1856, siezed of Real
Estate IN Cecil county: and leaving widow Catherine
Alexander. and the following children and heirsat-law
VIZ: Reuben Alexander, John Alexander, Andrew
Alexander, Curtis Alexander, James Alexander Isaac
H. Alexander, Milton Alexander, Chronomous II. Alex
ander Rachel, Gnermarriad with Ephraim Worth)
Catharine, (intermarred with William r. Giing Mar
gerry Qnternnrried with Allen Prigg) Hannah (inter-
married with Franklin Cook, who is since dead that
Curtis Is since dead, leaving widow Elizabeth that
James Is since dead leaving a widow Jane and three
children, Merritt L., Sidney NJ and James, all minors
and that said widow and minor children and Ephrain
Worth and Rachel Worth non-residcnts
is thereupon ordered by the Court this third day
May, AID, that the compliments a copy of this
Order stating the object and substance of the Bill to
inserted in some newspaper published in Cecil county
once week for four successive weeks before the 18th
OF June, next. giving notice to the nonresident defend
ants in said Bill and warning them appear in this
Court IN person or by solicitor before the 18th day
OF September, next, to show if any they have
why Decree should not pass prayed.
DAVID SCOTT. Clerk
True copy: test DAVID SCOTT
may {. lS7O-+w Clerk
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La Crosse Democrat, but only succeeds i'll
the dirt feature.
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NOTICE.

BY THE ORPHANS COURT OF CECIL COUNTY.
May 18th 1870.
OEDRRED, That the sale made and reported by William
Warning. Executor of Edmund Physck deceased of the
ReahEstte of said deceased. he ratified and confirmed
unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or
before the second day of July, next provided COPY of
this Order be published week for one month in
some newspaper. printed in Elkton, in said county
before the thirteenth day of june next
The Report states the amount of sale to he 81 $1,000
r. d. LAMAR, Register
Irue COPY TEST Il. u. LAMAR
IT, 1ST0-1m Rnrist,r
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS,

LA Vs.
ICH,pTER 323
To repeal the Act of eighteen hundred and sxtyeigh,
lS6SJ Chapter two hundred and thrty-four relating
To the annual donation of five hundred dollar, the
West Nottingham Academy, in Cecil county.
Section l. he II enacted Gy the General assembly Of
HnTudHd, That the Act of eighteen hundred and sixty
eight 1s6s,) Chapter two hundred and thrty four emf
tied an " An Act 10 restore to the West Nottingham
Academy in Cecil county. The annual donation Of iv.
hundred dollars TO he paid of the school fund said
county, and which authorizes the Treasurer of the
state 10 retain the OF five hundred dollars out OF
the Free School Fund Of Cecil county and pay over said
sum To the Treasurer ui said ACADEMY I and the SAINT
Is hereby Repealed.
Section , ind be il s"act,i. That this Act shall take
effect from the date of it, passage.
Approved April 9Th 1870. ODEN EOWIE
Governor
[CHAPITkE 1884,
Supplementary To an Act for the establishment of an
Academy at Elktnn, in Cecil county passed al Decen
her session. in the year eighteen hundred and seven
WHEREAS, BY the provisions Of Chapter Twenty Sec.
ton Seven of the Acts of the General Assembly OF
MARYLAND, and for the establishment of an Academy
at Elkton. in Cecil county, passed the December
session. in the eighteen hundred seventeen til,
Trustees of said Academy required meet twice in
every year: and whereas heretofore especially in the
years 1860, 1866 and 1867 the said Trustees have failed
to meet in senannual stated meetings, from time to
time, as y the said Act of Assembly required for the
VI business. ana where's, doubts
whether the said Trustees have not forfeited their right.
and powers corporation under and by virtue of said
Act of Assembly: therefore.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General Asssea5ly OF
Mdrdad, That the said Trustees and their succ, ss,r.
he, and they hereby vested with all the rights pow
erS and franchises conferred upon them in virtue of the
Act o Assembly aforesaid. fully and to all ntents
and purposes. if their annual semannal or Other
meetings had been regularly held in accordance with
the provisions of the sail Act and that all corporate
acts done performed by the said Trustees in purs
ance of the provisions of the said Assembly
and the same are hereby made valid and tual in law
as fully as If all the said meetings of the said Board
Trustees had been held at the time REQUIRED y he said
Section ,. And he ii further enacted That this Ac,
shall take effect from and after its passage
Approved March 81. 1870. ODEN BOWIE
Governor
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Contains full descriptions of HUNDREDS OF FARMS,
TIMBER TRACTS, MILLS, WATER POWERS.
COUNTRY STORES. ETC. Also. of large tracts suta-
BILE for Colonies and heavy Investments.
These properties situate in Maryland. Virginia.
West Virginia. North Carolina, Tennessee Georgia.
Alabama, and the Western States.
We have a large number of Farms from 80 to GOO
acres; good soil good buildings, well timered, plenty
of running water accessible to good markets
to churches, schools, stores, shops etc. which
can sell TO pay 10 to 20 per cent. on the price
asked B9-and parties wW realize large gains in the
adrace IN price these lands will make in less than five
years.
AJ-We furnish POCKET MAPS of either of the above
mentioned States Small size. 80 cts large size Sl50.
Ilr.ssI cul
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f. Frank Goes Ammop'ated Bone SupG-Phospha &C.
For sale nv JOHN PARTRIDGE
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GEO W. HARLAN. ROBT J.. HAYES
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A WAR OF RACES DESIRED.

1t may be said that this course will inten-
sify the antagonism naturally existing
between the superior and inferior races
OF course it will, and that is just what is
wanted 1t will be hard on the poor nesre
who is innocent so far as he is concerned
in the false position in which he is placed
by wicked men. But white men cannot
help that.