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County Convention.

The Democracy Of Frederick county
met in Convention at the Court House,
on the 18th instant, to appoint Dele
gates to the State Convention held at
Baltimore on the 10Th instant Capt,
Joseph N. Chiswell, of Blickcvstown
District, was chosen President, II Vice
Presidents, of which Frederick White,
ESQ.,, of this District was one, and
Thomas NJ. Wolff and George i.
Price, Secretaries. The following per
sons were appointed Delegates : James
To-. Clarke, Of Frederick; DR.. VIM. $.
| Mcpherson, Of Mcchanicstown James
Owen, of Emmitsburg; DR.. II. H.
| Donsife, Of Woodsboro' : Mr.. Dorsey
| Waters, of Now Market; James II.
Gambrill, of Urbana; Dewitt G. John
son, of Mount Pleasant.
The Convention passed the following
resolutions, offered by Mr.. James x.
Elder, of the F,mmitsburg District;
RcsoircI, That whilst cordially &C
knowlcdging the high qualities and
! honorable claims of other prominent
gentlemen named in connection with
! the nomination for Governor, the
preference Of this Convention is for
tthc Hon. William Pinkncy Whyte, to
whose faithful and able maintenance
of Democratic principles in official
trust and otherwise has SO materially
contributed to the success OK oul
cause, and or Delegates to the Stats
. Convention are hereby instructed tc
use all honorable means to secure his
nomination, ut the same time pledg.
inc to the nominee whoever he shall
be, or Jealous and unwaverlng sup
port,
Hr,oIr"It That for the position o
Attorney General of the State, We
present as our choice the name OF oul
rstco,hcI f.iIow citizen, Frederick }
Nelson, E>J, hearing witness wlthon
disparagcmcut to bis competitors, t
his strong claims as sterling Demo
crat and able Lawyer; and we here
bv instruct our Delegates to the Stat
Convention to uco all honorable mean
to secure his nominationi at the sam
time assuring our heart; support t.
whomsucvcr may receive the same,
! E,oIrrT, That il view OF the ap
preaching close of the Gubernator!a
. ,or,, ,r IL. ,yrpllpnrv. OGeu Bowie
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~" No crowned head from Europe OF
big gun from Washington, arrived i,
town this. wcck-but young gentleman
from Mexico called at our office and gave
us gl"wing description Of the new silve,
discoveries in that far of Mnd Of Monte.
yuma and Cortes
SINGULAR OccrRREScE.-In 1866
Miss Susan Wflitmore (since married
to Mr.. Miller) trod upon a needle,
which ran into her foot an inch and
one-eighth. 1t could not be with
drawn, as it had disappeared entirely.
Last week the foot, at the place where
the needle entered, became sore and
much inhamed. Mrs. Miller applied
a poultice and in short time the end
of the needle re-arpeared and it was
Withdrawn after having been in her
foot nearly Ave years. This may seem
Incredible to some of orr readers. but
1t Is strictly h'Hc.--fmcyicua SENTINEL
ssn~ lhs Camp Meeting nesr Refs.
terstown (EInorv Groyp), will COM
menc~ "t Thursday, Angupt 3, and
ront 'nue Sor 70 days, The Western
Railroad will issu. Round
Trip Tickets at half price on SUNDAY
'he 9TH of August the train leaving
MechnhlcFtown at E clock, \. NJ.
TIE NARKEr.-The market has
'hahgcd little since our last issue
v heat il row bringing $l.luM$l 20;
Rye 60WTO cents per brShel; Corn
lOWSO cents ; Oats 4CW45 cents
Potatoes 5000 cent. Slaves STA SO
Der thousand.
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Par tie Cntprt:n llari0n.
{:.rrirt4'a !4ssOD.


WhoA some lV5 F"''S "2o N"p''
John N2rrirN gave ms name 10 'i W..
High Knob "hrn "IeF,i'nsS VT ~.
beautiful valley " Tom creek, he
had an II'H mat there was great
wealth emordded m III" "antreS vast
ana d"''rtS "H1 OF that high and
rugged lromoni"rN. hut at that day
srlcnr" ana AIT and the genius OF
American enterprise had not SO far
proFr"S@@'I as to o"veicpc tn" subter-
rtnean spurs OF the bi"e Ridge, Inr-
key Fun, and tn" raN'n"s apd rlvu-
lets winch Wlnd thelr way tto'n the
lofty SUBMITS until they find their
outlet to tn" ocean by way Of Tom 8
creek,th" Monocacy and Potomac, w"
do not even now desire IN the days Of
the Iron Horse as he is heard snort
ing 4a''Y from BALTIMORE TO ths Catoc-
TN base, aHH so"H Will be t. .hls town,
to excite the cupldlty Of the people of
tmmltsburg or Gettysburg on that
subject. We do not wish or desire to
initiate DR.. Daddy, the famous Hes
sian Chaplain, who IN the days Of
knyphausens raid through the Jer-
scys, aroused the sturdy farmers Of
Rock creek, Middle creek and Marsh
creek and Gettysburg and Emmits-
burg with the notion that he knew
', lprp "bllrk heard a Trcasure' 1av
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Cornwall, England, make a survey
and exploration Of this mountain re-
gion, we shall have something more
to sav on the subject. In the mean
time we intend to keep "Carrick 9
Knob in view as the strategetic point
from which to direct our observa-
tons; and in the emphatic language
of Sam Patch We repeat some things
can be done as We'll as others.
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KENTvcNr.--'I'ho colored people OF
| Fayctt" and adjoining counties had a
grand turn-out yesterday. After the
procession, Fassius NJ. Clay, formerly
Minister to Russia, addressed the
crowd. Great interest had been ex-
cited by the report that Mr.. Clay was
to speak, as he has been in compare
tiy" retirement since his return from
Russia. He was foy years prior to the
war the aggressive leader Of the few
advanced AbolitIonists of this State.
After reviewing the situation, and
complaining of the lack Of sympathy
manifested by Gen. Grant and his
Cabinet for the struggling Cubans, at
the time Of the mass meeting III New
\ ork q year or more ago, where he
offered resolutions denouncing Span
ISL tyranny and encouraging the Gu
BAN who were fighting for indcpen-
deDce. h. asserted that this Govern
ment should n,ver be afraid to de-
clare its sympathy with every nation
struggling for freedom. ~ then "o-
clared himself q zone term ln~H' as
the ground that the best and pIresl
of men, with the temptation now Of
lered, would in their first term employ
the power Of the Government to secure
reelection, lie would, if he could,
alter the Constitution in this respect
He was for Horace Greeley for Presi-
dent above all others because he was.
an honest man, an able man, and an
original Abolitionist, who SO years
ago, with himself, declared in favor Of
Universal Equality at n time when it
was dangerous to advocate Enamel
patton.
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Deaths

I'm Eylcr's Valley, on Sunday, 10th inst,
JOHN " ELLEN of John, aEcl SO years
8 months and p days.
Suddenly, on the morning Of the 18th in
slant, in Frederick, DENNIS STCIl,
aged SO years Q months and day.
On the 18th ult., MABEL GERTRUDE,
only child of Cassie NJ. and Valentine b.
Kolh, aged months and days.
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EN.NI7SBIHG ITEMS.

Mrs. Raphael Jarboc, who has
opened Boarding House in this place
has given general satisfaction to her
visitors, and has been we'll patronlzed
this summer. All who tarred with
her during the commencement season
speak highly of their entertainment
1t is pleasant place to sojourn,
Last Wednesday was general nc
Vic day and Fishing and Huckelberry
frolics in this town. Various parties
of our citizens strolled out into the
woods and mountains and along the
running brooks by the cool sequester-
ed wales and springs to enjoy the
pleasure of social intercourse and the
good things of life.
On Thursday the Catholic Society
Sabbath School scholars Of st. Joseph 8
held their Picnic.
The Directors of the Branch Rail
way to Rocky Ridge meet next Mon
day to take into consideration matters
of general character concerning the
enterprise. :,
The oats crop here, just gathered,
notwithstanding the dry weather,
turns out very we'll.
A number of our youngsters are
turning their attention to the compo-
sition Of poetry. I hope we may be
enabled to produce an author to equal
Pope or Byron.
4 considerable amount Of freight
for thi. place comes by way of Rocky
Ridge and the dirt road.
Trips to and from here to the Mon
terey Springs and Claremont House
are of frequent occurrence.
Emmitsbnrg might be more brisk
and prcspefot'st but it never was more
gay and the People more happy.
I shall not attempt to answer the
criticisms upon rIv brief inkIina".
remember too veil the fable of thu
fox and the hlss to- suffer myself to b.
ANNOYED in that respect,
! Public sentiment on the cake ques
ton is about equally divided San
cho seems to hold his own. The arrow
from hi4 1niver struck deep. Thu
wounded pigeons hutters. The con
troversv should close.
There are many things here worth,
of brief mention, but | have not tim
AL
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HYM EN- E. a..

On the "a instant, on Beaver creek, ny
elder \. Cost, Capt DANIEL BRIEEk
to Miss MARTHA Z ', WHlTMORE,
both Of this county.
On the llth instant, by Rev. Or. Dich',
ut the Lutheran Parsonage, Frederick, MI.
JACOB WISNER to Miss ISADORH
NORTHWESTERN, both of this county.
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rhc New County Question

Is fad dead but Slccprth. Like Banquo :
ghost it will not down. 1t is simply oucs.
ton 'f Justice Right and Expedicncy and
it must hc heard. 1t is Il necessity which
the people want, and the pr'ic interest
demands. The people are bordering this
QorS'ioH cautiously and calmly. The cry
of "UIGU INES" will not affect il in
the least That cry was raised some wears
ago to Brighten the people of Carroll coun-
ty from their propricty. 1t will have no
effect now to change the current of public
feeling. The taxes of Carroll county are
lower now than that Of almost any other
county in Che State. The "Tt4h 7mrey' did
not Bankrupt her citizens, nor will it prove
a burden upon the people II
CT TOC7IN COUNTY.
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~ The Democracy Of this State have
hung their banner on the outer wall-all
except full expression Of opinion on the
merits of the "New Departure" Mr.. Sycs-
ter, candidate for Attorney General, in a
speech accepting the nomination. says they
are "distractcd' on that point. They should
not be- The will Of the majority should
govern. Jefferson, an cX FOUNDER OF crccdS
and political orthodoxy, in his frs inaug,l-
raj said: "AhsoIutc acqrsccncr in the will
of the MAJORITY is Tie vital element of
Republican Government" etc DO the
Democracy believe in Jefferson and his in
depreciation ? jeff, Davis & Codidn't when
they undertook to "scocde' The Demo
Gratis Of Maryland in The days of Andrew
Jackson were wiser men than the disciples
of The St Johns Fr'ir,m school. They
didn't hrlicv" ia Modification and SCrrs-
Sion thtn. vhy .Lojl4 they A0W.
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Bv the Census OF 1870, as recently
nroc)ajmed Nv Gov. Bowie, Frederi'k
county loses one member of the House
Of D.legatcs-so that this fall the
noonlc viii have to elect but five
,,o,nbcrs instead Of six AZ heretofore,
\llnuonv. Cecil, Hartford and VAN,
;ngton also lose member each, amt
Tie county Of Somerset gains one
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The County Central Commltt'e OF
lie Republican party meets III 'r'"'-
r;'.,, ,a.dav Tie State Convention
for tic nomination Of Il Govornor, At
aorncy General and 'ontr"Ii"F A ,,,,,
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Mrs. Nellie ilyster edits the "rrel-
liz Department Of the Harrisburg
Temperance EWd,rotor, o very able
Journal devoted to the temperance
cause
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~" The CiTocTlN CLARION Once Is
over the Warehouse Depot, Carroll street.
Communications or advertisements tor IN
rt.iiou in the paper, if left at the foSt
O.iicr, will receive prompt attention.
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Democratic State Convention.

The Democratic State Convention
Of the State of Maryland met at the
New Assembly Rooms in the City OF
Baltimore, on the 10th inst. All the
counties of the State and the city were
fully represented. The members We're
called to order by Hon, Joshua Van,
SAINT Chairman Of the State Central
Committee when on motion Of Ma"
C;riswold, Hon. Frederick STONE, OF
Charles county, was chosen temporary
President, and Thomas IL. Moore, Sec
rotary.
The permanent officers were t.rede-
rick Stone, Presidents; Gen. Hum
phrcys, Hon. Thomas II. Wilkinson,
Maj Elias Griswold, Dorsey Waters
Esq.,, and DR.. +. J. HenkIe, wee
Presidents Thomas II. Moore, Isaac
W. Mohlcr and John j. Snowden, Sec
retaries.
On the first ballot for Governor,
the vote stood: o
VIM. pinkney Whyte......"....'.' ~
Richard Is. Carmicharl....,....." 22,5
y. Lcmuol Shovel ................. 4
| DR.. George r. DennIs............ 4
Mr.. Whyte having received u III
iorjtv of all the votes cat, the honIi-
nation was then made unanimous,
For ATTORNEY Gencrol, the first bal
/ al ~. f,lin1yG.
Andrew X. Sycstcr............'.'... ~
Isaac d. observation-disclosures. ="
Daniel CIark..................'....''. :.
Frederick ]. NelSon..............,... ii
John W. Mitchell .................":. :,
10 choice being made, Il second bat
10, was had, which resulted as toIloWt
NNCSter....... .....'.'..''.' W
Jones ......... ........' $500.
Clark ....... ...... ...... /,
| Mitchell ............... !
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Frederick Xcral1.

tsa5~ The melodious chirp of the
spring chicken is continuously heard,
The interesting birds always run from
white cravats
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PATENT ISSUED. - Mr. Ephraim
Myers, hear the Hunting cree k
Bridge, Creaeerstown District, this
county, has obtained a patent for an
Elastic Chain Link.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-04-01
MEMPHIS, TENN: SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL l. 1871 Il

sense, the sound will take care of itself,
might be instructive TO those who wan
to make a display in their speeches.
Many of the current forms are very
expressive: He'll is paved with good
intentions;" Pull up the stones, you
sluggards, and break the devils head
with them;" "You cannot make silk
purse out of sows ear" 1T is useless
stretching the grasshopper's legs" at
is i'll taking the breeks off a Highlander;
There are as good fish in the sea as
ever came out Of it," Its long lane
that never has a turning" Drop by drop
fills the bucket" Every cloud has a
silver lining" The man in boots does
not know the man in shoes" Occasion
ally the proverbs are to be reprobated,
as Take care of number one;" Every
man must SOW his wild OATS" "In for a
penny in for a pound" AS we'll be
hung for a sheep as a lamb" etc. But
on the whole their influence and teach
ing are good. No country is richer than
our own in these witty and trenchant
epigrammatic sayings, but they have not
yet received that attention which has
been bestowed upon the proverbs of
other nations.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-04-01
THE SHELLS OF WISDOM.

From the New York Citizen.l
A proverb has been well defined to be
the wit of one man and the wisdom oi
many the concentration of the com.
mon sense and experience of many into
some happy, pithy expression. The study
of these quaint condensed sayings has
ever been favorite one with literary
men. Cervantes makes Sancho Panza' S
conversation whole string of them, and
in our day Dickens has frequently put
them into the mouth of the inimitable
Sam Weller, while learned and grave d.
vines have found in these sparkling scin-
tillations a pleasant relief from serious
occupations. A recent lecture by the
author of popular work on the Life
and Epistlas of st. Paul presents an
interesting COLLECTION of those witty
aphorisms Complete proverbial SEN
tences are either exhortatiye, such as
Make hay while the sun shines, "Think
of ease, but work on, Pull down thy
hat on the windy side" or the Spanish.
one of "Dine with thy aunt, but not
every day" or indicative. such as Half
a loaf is better than no Bread" Where
the hedge is lowest most people go
over" or, as poor Richard said, "Silks
and satins put out the kitchen fire.
Poetry has always had a tendency
TO run into rhyme and ALTERATION, and
it is so with proverbs. We say, Time
and tide wait for no man." but the true
form is, Time and tide for no man
abide" Sometimes the form is merely.
alliterative, as Ever drunk, ever dry"
"Willfll waste makes woful want" or,
as the Scotch say " No swat, no sweet.
More often they assume the shape of
absolute rhyme, such az. There's many
a slip 'tBixt the cup and the lip;" Well
begun, half done; April wet, good
wheat" "Who goes borrowing goes a
:, ,,rrowing." These Oriental examples
furt,er illustrate this:
Goods mills turn SLOW.
But they grind Woe."
"In the widows house
There is no fat mouse.
"who sues mite
win catch bite"
"When the sun flies
The shadow dies"
"Who doth the raven for guide invite
Must marvel not on carcasses 70 light.
Should you a cistern with rosewater oil.
dead dog dropped in it would defle it still. p"
A good proverb soon spreads, and pos
iesses wonderful vitality. Building q
GOLDEN bridge for a flying enemy" is
,lder than Herodotus, and Look not a
lift horse in the mouth " is found in
medieval history and among Armenian
Proverbsa are still being made.
Don't shiver for last years snow,
md some people seem TO be starched
,efore they are washed, are recent ad-
litioEs. The same truth is often ex-
PRESSED differently by different nations.
n Friesland they say, Don't sell your
lerrings before you catch them; we
ay, Don't buy a pig in a poke; while
n the tropics it takes the form Of No
nan buys yams while they are yet in the
round. We often give point TO our
idvice by saying, "a bird in the hand is
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Edwin Forrest, disgusted with his re.
cent engagement in New York, has de.
termined to retire from the stage.
Forty-one employees of the Pittsburp
Paper, lately deceased, have entered suit
for the recovery Of $4,000 of unpaid
wages.
No fat men are to be taken by Cap
tain Hall in his Arctic Expedition, they
being-singular to relate-less capable
of standing the intense cold.
Carlotta Patti has met with very great
success in Rio Janeiro, In April she
will return to New York, where she is
under engagement to Max Strakoseh.
Princess Metternich collected in vi
emma, in a fortnight, loo, 900 horins $50
000) for the French relief fund, and is
still employed in the charitable mission.
Maria Mitchell, the female astronomer
of Vassar College, is ifty-three years
old. In lS47 she captured comet, and
received medal from the King of Den
mark for her success.
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FANCY.

l suppose if all the children
Who have lived through ages long
We're collected and inspected
They would make wondrous throng.
! Oh. the babble Of the Babel!
Oh, the hutter of the fuss
| To begin with Cain and Abel,
And to finish up with us
Think of all the men and women
Who are now, and who have been
| Every nation since creation
| That this world of ours has seen;
And of all of them not any
But was once a baby small,
While of children, oh, how many
Never have grown up at all.
Some have never laughed or spoken,
Never used their rosy feet;
Some have even flown to heaven
Ere they knew that earth was sweet;
And indeed | wonder whether,
If we reckon every birth,
And bring such flock together,
There is room for them on earth?
Who will wash their smiling faces?
Who their saucy ears will box?
Who will dress them and caress them?
Who will darn their little socksY
w ere are arms enough to hold themY
Hands to pat each shining headY
Who will praise them? who will scold them
Who will pack them off TO bed?
Little happy Christian children,
Little savage children, too,
In all stages, of all ages,
That our planet ever knew
Little princes and princessess
Little beggars wan and faint,
Some in very handsome dresses,
Naked some. bedaubed with paint.
Only think of the confusion
Such motley crowd would make!
And the clatter Of their chatter,
And the things that they would break
Oh, the babble of the Babel
Oh, the futter of the fuss
To begin with Cain and Abel,
And to finish off with us
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Real Estate Sale
IN
EAST MEMPHIS.
A Chance for Everybody who ca II Save
or Make $40 per Month.
WE HAVE GREAT PLEASURE IN AN.

WE HAVE GREAT PLEASURE IN AN
w nouncing to the public an extensive sale
Of some Of the best property in East Memphis.
on terms in which every possible inducement
is held out TO purchasers. The property is
That portion of the original OvertOn tract be-
lCnging 20 Mr.. Brinkley. situated on the site
the Raleigh road and the Louisville railroad
a be autiful and extended plateau Of ground,
imm ediately on the present east limit Of the
CITY Wishing 10 keep pace with the progress
Of the age, il is laid of in lots Of ample size.
with paciOus streets and public squares. de-
signed 70 beautify the grounds and TO promote
the hea lth and comfort of the population, on
a scale Of liberal ~ which places East Mem
phis far in advance Of her elder sister on the
The ter ms Of the sale are intended to be as
liberal as the property is valuable. and are
fixed at q ne-fourth cash on delivery Of the
deed, and the balance in monthly installments
OF ten dol lars, without interest before ma
turity. seci trcd By trust deed. not to be fore
closed until default Of six installments; and
III the propc rty should be sold under the trust
deed, the sa le 70 be made only to carry out the
terms Of the original contract. and not for all
cash, thus TO tecting the original purchaser
from the DO ssil lie sacrifice Of cash sale. We
cannot too tiar nestly direct public attention
70 this sale. as presenting inducements alto
sether unpr scet tented By any former sale in
this market, bo th as 70 property offered and
the terms Of the eeie4 finns uru in prepara-'
tion and will be issued from our Office and
the lots andstree e marked OF % a. 70 Be ex-
AHMED before thu day Of sale.
ROYSTER. TRELKVANT a CO.,
Auctioneers.
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PUBLIC SALE
OF THE
Most Beautiful Property
I'm AMERICA.
ON SATURDAY, APRIL 8, III,

ON THE PREMISES, WE WILL OFFER
" at public sale, to the highest bidder, the
beautiful homestead belonging To- our old
fellow-citizen, j. +. Mckinney, situated on
the fernando street railroad, and bounded by
Lauderdale and Jackson streets. Desiring to
raise money by the sale Of a portion Of his real
estate, he has placed upon the market that
which he thinks will be surest TO attract buy
ers-the place which he now offers being not
only the prettiest outside of Memphis, but to
use his own language, the prettiest in Amer
ica;" anybody doubling which, need only
drive around the premises and look at the be-
witching flowers. and fruits, and tastefully
cultivated grounds, to be convinced of the
correctness of the assertion. The grounds
laid off, with the improvements, constitute
charming residence, comparatively new, with
ample house room, most conveniently and
com fortably arranged, and a garden of the
choicest fruits and flowers.
Terms liberal, and announced at sale. Mr..
Mckinney has owned and occupied this prop
erty more than twenty ears, and purchasers
need not feel uneasiness as to title. We invite
all his friends and ours, and the general pub
lie, to be present at the sale. promising them
good bargains, with plenty Of hospitality and
n ear ride thrown in;
R0YSTER, IRRELEVANT * CO.,
AuctiOneers.