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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-10-14
PORT DEPOSIT ITEMS.

"A little extra power in one of the +.
B. c. engines, drove car of, the end OF
Vanneman & Sons switch, and knocked
the end out of carriage-house. 1t is not
thought desirable that any car loaded with
powder shall again be unloadcd at night,
! with lanterns around, within the limits of
this corporation. Our Branch Railroad has
finally bid adieu to engine No. 53, and has
No. 50, heavier locomotive, instead
The latter is new except the boiler-a
| re- build from wood-burner.
| Tie corner stone of the Protestant EpiS-
copal Church was laid by Bishop Lay last
Saturday afternoon. On Tuesday Mr.. J.
F. Knight finished the foundation walls,
and the frame will be raised the present
week.
-Messrs. West & Carroll are framing a
church for Georgetown, d. c. Our highly
popular and enterprising merchant, Jesse
r. Coulson, Esq, is devoting portion of
the profits of his business to the enlarge
ment of his country-seat one mile above
Rock Run.
The new iron bridge at Rock Run is
all wood except the arches, which are of
light boiler iron, and the bolts through
the .ioists. fit were called an Iron Arch
Bridge" it would be more appropriate
The Bridge is all right, but the name is
Objectionable.
Last Sabbath Mrs. Annie E. Evans and
family were prepared to attend service, but
were delayed by the non-appearance Of the
carriage. Mrs. Evans went to ascertain
the cause, and found her carriage broken
beyond repair; the colored man had at
tempted to drive with the lines on the
horses back; the horse took to the woods
with the above result.
Mr.. Stephenson run his left hand
against circular saw, this week, and lar
cerated it badly.
Mr.. VIM. Phillips has an invention at
Jamar's drug Store. 1t is little chest,
locked, and fabulous things offered to who
ever can unlock. Largo patterns of the
same may yet be applied to the vaults of
the U. S. Treasury. The New York Re-
formers might get them for the City Hall.
The next Grand Jury will probably
ascertain why, how, or where some men
will get tight on Sabbath.
October sales of money were by the
Homestead Association at 80 per cent, and
by No, 1 at 151 and TIA.
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RISING SUN ITEMS.

Dry Times, notwithstanding the late
rains, still continue. Streams are low, and
many wells have failed this fall, that were
never known to do SO before.
.Shock.-On Monday forenoon, we were
quite astonished by Il general shaking up.
Anxious inquirers attended at the depot at
train time, in the evening. to ascertain the
cause. In reply to their question Of
"What's blowed up?' a man put his head
out of a car window and replied, 1.-THE
Democratic party 1t appears he was
about correct.
Hah.-Our new Hall rapidly approaches
completion, and in Il short time will be
ready for occupants. 1t will be finished
month inside of contract time
4 Radish, as is radisb, was left at the
drug store, by John Kirk, a few days ago
1t measured 30 inches in length by II in
circumference, and was still growing.
Cheese Etctory.-At long-last we are to
have the cheese factory. After much trou-
BILE, proper location has been purchased
by couple of enterprising young farmers,
and the thing may be looked upon as a
certainty.
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CHESAPEAKE CITY ITEMS.

Religious.-There' will be no preaching
in the Presbyterian Church on next Sab
bath, nor the Sabbath following. Rev. Mr..
Mallery expects to be absent to attend the
Presbyterian Synod, in Georgetown, D. C..
Shock.-A considerable shock, supposed
to have been from an earthquake, was
felt here, on Monday morning last, at 40
1t was thought by many, to hove been a
steamboat explosion in Back Creek. The
tug boat, Sioalloo, was sent down the creek
to ascertain if such was the case. After
proceeding a few miles found all right, and
returned.
Building.-The Presbyterians have begun
building the addition to their Church.
The new addition is intended to be used
as a Lecture and Sabbath school room, and
when finished will be quite an improve
ment.
Muddy .Streets.-The streets in Chesa-
peake have been very muddy since the
Commissioners began to repair them
Hauling new dirt on them, and good rain
falling soon after, made them very muddy
and caused some of the citizens to grumble
not little at the Commissioners for mend
ing the streets and then letting the rain
fall on them.
Miscelianesus.-Busin dull. . Chest
nuts plenty. -. Writ, of Bohemia Manor,
won the harness, at the Tournament. i.
The Knight of the Lone Star, concluded
not to bring the buggy to Chesapeake. :.
Business brisk in the canal. . Throw
ing balls in the street is an every day &C.
currence. The Good Templars intend
holding fair. :. Flour $3.50 per Dbl. :.
Potatoes $1.00 per bushel. . Butter 80
cents per fb. . Eggs 25 cents p doz. {.
Lard 124@15c ents per tb. . Beef 14@
1ec. per fb.
Deceased.-Mrs. Caroline Hederick, wife
of VIM. Hederick, Esq, of this town, died
on Saturday night last, of consumption,
the funeral sermon was preached in the
NJ. E. Church, by Rev. C. P. Mallery, of
the Presbyterian Church. Her remains
were inferred at Bethel Cemetery, on
Tuesday afternoon last. She leaves large
circle of friends to mourn her loss.
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Fine Tomatoes.-Mr. Charles H. Evans,
of Town Point, left some very large and
excellent tomatoes with us this week, a
sample of his producing. They were the
finest favored tomatoes, we think, we ever
had served. The variety is certainly a
very valuable one, and we understand that
it is the result of blending the "Trophy :"
and Cooks Favorite," by which the
good qualities of both these popular kinds
have been secured. If Mr.. Evans has sue
ceeded in producing distinct variety by
some such process, the new tomato is worthy
of a name of its own, by which its fame
shall be handed down through seedmen's
ANIMALS to posterity.
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PILOT TOWN ITEMS.

Accident.-On Saturday, two colored men,
working on Mr.. Grubb's contract, at Fra
ziers Rock, while squibbing a rock, were
badly hurt by the premature explosion of
the powder. Their names were Crout and
Baily. Crout is not expected to live.
Shock, Our town was shaken on Tues
day morning by what some thought an
earthquake; it caused the windows to rat
tie for two minutes.
Religious Rev. Mr.. Eversole preach
ed a very able sermon, at Bethesda Church,
on Sabbath; and after service baptized
three children. Protracted meeting COM
mences on 23rd inst.
Married.-By Rev. Mr.. McNair, on
Thursday 2Sth, ult., Alexander Fulton and
Mary Emma Evans, of this town.
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For The Cecil Wing.
Second Annual Exhibition of the Oxford
Agricultural Society.

second Annual EXnlDltlOn OF the UX1Oru
Agricultural Society.
The second Fall Exhibition and third
Fair at Oxford, Chester county, Pa, COM
menced on Wednesday, Oct. 4th.
The first day was devoted to the entry
and arrangement of articles for exhibition
and the large building was soon filled to
overlooking with articles for exhibition of
all kinds, SO that the large number that had
deferred entering until the following morn
ing had hardly room to bestow their goods.
The display in all the ladies department
was immense, fully 1,40O individuals hav-
ing entered on the Secretary's books in this
class. Of stock the sheds were full long
before they were all entered, and Agricul-
tural Implements Of all kinds were ranged
over the grounds in profusion.
On the second day the crowd was i'm.
mense, the numbers being estimated by
some at $4,000 the whole grounds being
literally packed with people and vehicles.
The third day was too wet to admit OF
trotting, and the fair was continued in con-
sequence, yet the crowd on the grounds
was scarcely diminished. The husking
match and trial of horses came off on Sat
urday, but for some reason the OK team did
not turn out. There were but few fast
horses on the ground and no premiums
offered for them as they are not desired,
not being of any benefit to agriculture, and
standing nuisance at most fairs of the
kind, together with the class of men who
mostly accompany them.
AS it was, the best of order was preserved
and no drunken or dsorderly person was
permitted on the grounds, although there
was no lack of drunken men and boys about
the two gerry respectable hotels that you
have to pass in going to the place, and we
were..sorry to see Cecil county largely repre-
sented in the little crowd.
On the Fair grounds we noticed that
Colora was represented by one Thrashing
Machine, one Grain Fan, lot of Green
House Plants and some Pure Bone Dust,
together with what may have been entered
in other departments without any name
attached.
A four year old steer, raised near Row,
landsville was awarded the first premium,
and was by odds, the largest steer on the
ground, of like age, standing over feet
high.
Judge Watts, Commissioner of Agrieul.
ture,) of Washington, d. G., delivered the
Annual Address, and he and many others
united in saying that this was the best
local Fair they ever saw exceeding many
State Fairs in the extent and vanity Of the
display.
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Proceedings OF County Commissioners

proceedings OF County commissioners
The Commissioners were in session on
tuesday and Wednesday. Appointments of
Judges of Election were made, viz: LIST Dis
trict-Joseph Biggs, Thomas Price and
Jeremiah G. Price; I'd Distributions P.
Hazel, John S. Hendrickson and John M.
iced; Sd District-John Partridge. N. P.
Maniey and John Perkins, Jr.; 4th District
John T. Willis, Robert Lynch and Israel
Reynolds; 9TH DISTRICT. n. Black, David
Z. Cameron and ]. r. Stout: 9th District
Jas. y. Mccormick, Samuel Tosh and ].
w. Caldwell; 7th District-Samuel Cham.
berlain, Thomas H. Patten and Theodore 7
Vanneman; Sth District-Wm R;cb,rds
John E. Gillespie and w. T West. 9TH
District-H. H. Duyckinck, John Donabua
and s. ]. England.
Sundry accounts of collectors and others
examined and passed.
Francis A. Everist, Alexander jackson
and VIM. McMullen were appointed cyan
liners to determine the question of vacatipp
road from Coulson's saw mill to the road
passing through the lands of Ira White,
James A. Mackey, William Armstrong and
c. G. Brokaw were appointed examiners to
determine the matter of widening and
locating as county road, the road from
Blue Ball and Elkton road to the Blue Ball
and Brick Meeting House and Fair Hill
road. Messrs Thomas, Stout and Shippers,
examiners, reported unfavorably to closing
road ON north side of North East Creek,
from the North East and Bay View road.
Supervisors Bonds of job Kirk, of the
9th; ]. G. Egan, of the 9th, and w. II.
Ewing, of 4th Districts, approved.
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Notice to Creditors.

This is to give notice, that the subscribers of Cecil
county, have obtained from the Orphans Court of said
county, letters Of Administration the personal estate
Of DIR. THOMAS A. ROBERTS,
late of said county. deceased All persons having claims
against the said deceased are hereby warned to exhibit
the same, with the vouchers thereof duly
On or before the Both day of September 1872;
they may otherwise by law, he excluded from all benefit
Of said estate All persons indebted said
requested to make immediate payment to the subscri
bers. Given under hands, the It'll day of October
1871. A. AUGUSTA ROBERTS,
JAS. T. MCCULLOUGH,
Administrators of DIR. Thomas A. Roberts, decd.
Test-REusEN d. LAMAR, Register.
Oct I, 1s7l-6w
A-Al claims due the above estate are in the hands
of j. T. Mccullough ESQ., for collection and settlement
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Piles or Hemorrhoids.

PILES OF ALL KINDS perfectly and permanently
CURED without pain. danger, eastics Instruments by
VIM A. MeCANDLISS, M. D.,
No. 2001 ARCH STREET, PHILADELPHIA.
Who refer you to 1900 cured in Phadel-
pha alone We desire to say to those afflicted there
positively deception in tho OF these DISEASES It
matters not how long or how severely you have been
afflicted you We also Fstula, Fissure
Prolapsus Structures and liberation Of the lower bowel
Come that suffering, will not deceive you-
We have patients from almost every State in the Union
aud nom Europe Have treated these diseases for 20
years without . failure. [april 20, 1S71-1y
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Lecture.-Mrs. H. N. X. Golf, of New
York, will lecture in Warwick NJ. P. Church
on Wednesday next, October 18th. Sub
iect-" Aims" Proceeds to be applied to
the Warwick school. Doors open at Z;
Lecture 745 Admission, % cents.
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The attention of bidders is called to the
4th section of the Post Office appropriation
act OF March B. 1871, which requires that
all bids Of $4,000 and upacard. shall be
accompanied be check, or draft, Of not less
than fire per cent of such bid.
RAILROAD ROUTES NOTIADyERTrsEp,
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First Premium. -Mesrs. John w. Wood
and Rev Gabriel Moore, of this county,
received the first premium at Mt. Holly,
On. J.) Agriculture Fair, last week, for
their corn and phosphate drill.
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INSTRUCTIONS To BIDDERS AND PosTMAs-
TIERS;

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS AND PosTMAs-
TIERS;
Caataiaiag also conditions to BE- incorporated
in the contracts to tho ertent the Depart.
ment may deem proper.
1. Seven minutes are allowed to each
intermediate office, when not otherwise
specified, for asserting the mails.
9. On routes where the mode of convey
Post Office Department, also post office
be conveyed without extra charge.
3. "Way bills" OF receipts prepared by
postmastors, or other agents of the Depart
ment, will accompany the mails specifying
the number and destination of the several
bags, to be examined by the postmasters,
to insure regularity in the delivery of bags
and pouches.
4. No pay will be pasde for trips not per-
formed; and fcH each of such omissions,
not satisfactorily explained, three times the
pay cG the trip will be deducted. For
arrivals SO far behind time as to break con-
nection with depending mails, and not suf-
ficiently excused, One-fourth Of the COM
peasation for the trip is subject to forfeit
tare, For repeated delinquencies of the
kind herein specified, enlarged penalties,
proportional to the nature thereof, and the
importance of the MAIL may be made.
5. For leaving behind or throwing off the
mails, or any portion CT them, for the
admission of passepGess, or for being con-
cerned in setting up or running an express
conveying Intelligence in advance Of the
mail quarters pay may be deducted.
g. Fines will be- imposed, unless the
delinquency be promptly and satisfactorily
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Proceedings Of the Orphans Court
The Orphans Court was in session on
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, and
the following business was transacted:
The following bonds were examined and
approved: Bond of Elizebeth McCul-
Tough, administrators of Elizebeth McCul-
Tough, deceased; bond of VIM. J. Preston,
administrator of Jos. Preston, deceased;
bond of A. Augusta Roberts and James r..
Mccullough, administrators Of DR.. Thos
A. Roberts, deceased; bond of George w.
Clifford, guardian to l.. H. Brown and JOS
ephine c. Brown
The following inventories were duly ex-
amined and passed: Inventory of the goods
and chattels of Jos. Pierson; inventory of
the goods and chattels of Joseph II. Kelso.
Ihe following accounts were duly exam
lned and passed: Second account of A, E.
r. Bennett, Joseph H. Steele and Noble
Biddle, administrations of George w. Ben
nett; final account of Emma A. Langdon,
administrative of John A. Langdon; Sc
cond account Of James H. Rowland, guar
dian to Mary, Samuel and Edwin. Rowland;
first account of Jonathan z. Finley, admin
istrator of Thomas Finley; final account of
Oliver w. Currier, administrator of Jona-
than Currier; first account of Rebecca
Krauss and Jesse 8. Krauss, administra-
tors of JacobKrauss; final account of VIM,
}. Preston, administrator of Jos. Preston,
and distribution struck on same.
Applications will be received at the next
regular session of the Orphans Court to fill
a vacancy in Washington College, Chester
town, Maryland.
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Real Estate Sale.-Mr. Andrew Adams,
of Philadelphia, has purchased OF the
Havre Iron Co., 100 acres of land in Elk
Neck, for $4,000. and intends to erect at
once Il summer residence, and occupy the
land as cunning ground. Mr.. Adams is a
gentleman of wealth, and will build a
handsome house.
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l.OO3 GIFTS.

Grand Gift Concert and Distribution for
tie Benefit Of the Founding Asylum Of
Neoc York, and Soldiers g. .Sailors'
Ophans' Home. Washington.
To he held in Washington AS soon as all
Tickets are sold, of which Ten Days notice
will be given, aud not later than November 23rd,
1871. Entire number Of tickets, 52OO0-$5 each OO,
Gifts amounting $4,000 to be awarded Send for
Circular giving list Of Gifts and References. Tickets
he had of ". ii. o. II. MORRISON
Pcnna. Ave, Washington, D, C.
Or. p. C. DEVLIN. General Agent,
81 Nassau Street, New York.
IIOS. II. MCCULLOUGH, Elkton,
Nal GEO. T. CASTLE Baltimore o"AHi''ioh'is'
Hon. j. $. NEGLEY. Pittsburgh. Trustee. TJg
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.

The Elkton Building Society meets to-
night.
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New Refreshment Saloon. Refreshments
such as Oysters. Cakes, Candies, Fruit &C.,
at the new saloon of B. NJ. Wells at the
Elkton Depot. Everything fresh and nice.
Give him call, rs
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,tNke Gsttl MNIht9
ELkToN. OCTOBER II. 1871.

rB Mr.. John c. Hindman Is our regu-
larly authorized Agent and Collector to
procure subscriptions and advertising for
THE Wing.
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Address.-Thc address Of Rev. Thos L.
Poulson is 70 Aisquith street, Baltimore.
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The econmical housewife goes to LEWIS
to purchase her Groceries and Domestic
Dry Goods. The fashionable young lady
goes to the same house to purchase the
latest French and English Dress Goods;
and the gentlmen who have a weakness for
fine cassimers, and affect fancy articles OF
dress, visit the same establishment.
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FERTILIZERS.

Peruvian Guano,
Rhodes Super Phosphate
Moro Phillips do,
Whann's Raw Bone do,
Baughs do. do,
Tasker Clsrh's pure Bone Dust
and ether Fertilizers. For sale BY
JOHN PARTRIDGE.
sept !, 1855
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Second Crop Of Peaches.-Mr. Richard
T. Ceilings, who has the Lort's Point Farm,
about miles below Elkton, ON the Elk
River, exhibited at our Office, a few days
since, a specimen of perfect, ripe peaches,
of the Crawford's Early variety, which
were the second crop of fruit this season
from the same trees. The specimens
which were examined were small, not much
larger than an ounce musket bail, but per-
feet peaches, OF excellent flavor, and some
what less acid than the first crop of fruit.
These were below the ordinary size of
the fruit, which was that of hulled wal
nut. About dozen trees only, all in one
spot, bore this second crop. in large
orchard, where among a general assert
ment, there were several hundred trees of
the Crawfords's Early variety. This Sec
end crop was quite plentiful, Mr.. Ceilings
stating that several baskets could have
been gathered from the bearing trees. 1t
is a singular phenomenon; the more
remarkable, that the trees in particular
spot should bear second crop Of fruit in the
same year, while other trees of the same
variety, growing in the same orchard, and
in other orchards on adjoining farms, man.
ifested nothing of the wonderfully prolific
qualities of this group The trees have
been in bearing for 8 years, and last sum-
mer yielded very abundant crop. This
second crop matured about the 9th of
October, inst.
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Bidders aciW examine carefully the forms,
and Instructions annexed
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There's no use in talking-Goods are
cheapest at the BEE HIVE.
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MRS. E. ASCHERFELD continues to give thoroug
Instructions the Piano and in Vocal Music.
Elkton. Sept Is, 1S71-6w*
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THE MARKETS.

Powder, Shot, Caps, and Wads,-a full
assortment at the BEE HIVE.
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DIED.

HEDRICK.-In Chesapeake City, ON Sat-
urday, 7th inst, Mrs. CAROLINE S., wife
of William H. Hedrick, aged 90 years, 5
months and 80 days.
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FORM Or PROPOSAL, GUARANTEE, AMI
CERTIFICATE.
PfAf,AsQE.

t"fsSSss
The undersigned -- -, whose
post office address is -, county of,
State Of proposes 10 convey the mails
of the United States, from July 1, 1872, to
June 80, 1875, on route No. -, between
- and -. under the advertisement of
the Postmaster General, dated September
30, 1871, with "celerity, certainty, and
security" for the annual sum Of
dollars.
THIS propaa d IS made sciA full knowledge
Of the dista'e,e Of the route, the petght Of tho
mall to be carried, and all other particulars
after careful examination of the lars and
Dated (Signed.)
Guarantee.
The undersigned, residing at--,S State
of -.-=--~--, undertake that, if the foregoing
bid for carrying the mail on route No. -
be accepted by the Postmaster General. the
bidder shall, prior to the LIST day Of July,
1872, enter into the required obligation or
contract to perform the service proposed,
with good and sufficient sureties.
This zoe do, understanding distinctly the
obligations and liabilities assumed 6y guaran-
tors under the 9Th section Of the act Of Con-
gress Of July 2, 1886.
Dated (Signed by two guarantors.)
Certificate.
Tho undersigned, postmaster at -,
State of -, certifies, UNDER HIS OATH
OF OFFICE, that he is acquainted with the
above guarantors, and knows them to be
men of property, and able to make good
their guarantee; and that bidder and
guarantors are above the age of twenty
one years.
Dated (Signed.)
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Molasses Barrels, in good order, at the
BEE HIVE.
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VOCAL MUSIC.

A limited number of Glasses in Vocal Music adults
or ChiIdren) secure thorough instruction, sFp
cation to JAS. 5. CRAWFORD.
Oct I, ISL iw North East. Nd.
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UNITED STATES MAILS.
MARYLAND.

Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
Washington, September 30, 1871.
PROPOSALS will be received at the
Contract Office of this Department until
3 p. m. of March 1, 1872. Ito be decided on
or before March 30, 1872, for conveying
the mails of the United States in the State
of MARYLAND.
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From July 1, 1872, to June so, 1876,
on the routes, and by the schedules of
departures and arrivals herein specified.
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Earthquake.-The shock of an earth
quake was felt through this section of
the county, on Monday morning last,
at $40. The vibration was quite violent;
several of our correspondents speak of it,
and in Wilmington some walls were crack
ed by tine shock. and chimney partially
thrown down. The shock seems to have
been the most violent in that city and
vicinity, and was at first supposed to have
been powder mill explosion; but nothing
of that kind having occurred, the general
belief is that it was an earthquake.