The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-04-03
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.

BINGHAMToN, n. Y, Mar. 90, 1875.
DEAR WHIG:-As the Susquehanna river
winds in and out among the New York
hills, one would scarcely think the bosom
of the placid little stream was ever ruff1ed.
But in the Spring, when the accumulated
snow on the hills begins to melt before the
genial rays of the sun, the little brooks
that intersect the river become filled to
OVERLOOKING, and then comes the most
dreaded of all times-the break up. The
water will overflow all the bottom lands
and great bodies of ice sweep down, carry
ing everything before it. Those living on
farms in close proximity to the river will
hastily collect the stock together and strike
for higher ground. Those living in the
lower part of the city will beat a hasty
retreat before the advancing water. Some
that can afford it take lodgings at the
hotels, some rely on the hospitality of
friends, those less fortunate commingle
together in the Firemen's Hall. Last
week there was quite scare. The sun
came out and shone brightly, the snow
fast disappeared, the river began to rise,
and many of the timid folks in the lower
part of the city thought the dreaded day
had come; but during the night there was
turn of affairs, and in the morning every
thing was frozen up again. So the dreaded
day is put off for the time being.
Quite an incident occurred in regard to
the new Board of City Solomons. 1t has
always been customary for the City Council
to recognize some one of the city papers
as their official organ; and with Republi
can Board, heretofore, the honor has always
been conferred on the Broome Republican,
the only Republican paper in the city.
The present Board consists of four Demo
Gratis and six Republicans. They con-
ceived the idea that it was better to bride
enemies than to reward friends and recog
nized the Times, an independent paper, as
their organ, which may prove dangerous
experiment.
l find here many of the colored popula-
ton. Many of them came here before the
war, thinking they were far enough away
from the vigilant search of their masters,
and never again to feel the cruel lash OF
the drivers whip. And while our political
friends with the Civil Rights bill have been
strainng at gnats and swallowing camels,
Binghamton opens its school doors to the
little wooley heads, and the result is very
beneficial both to Binghamton and its
colored citizens; and as proof of their
morals, they have two neat little churches
well represented; and if Binghamton's
worst class was it's colored citizens, it
might dispense with more than half of its
police force, the Recorders Office would
become deserted and it's lock up one of the
things of the past. But it is a daily occur
renee to have Pat Murphy, Jimmey Maloney
and this class up for drunkenness, dsor-
derby conduct, street fighting, &c. They
whisky straight. Poor Sambo don't do
either One full of real, the other imagin-
airy evils; but of course this cannot be dis
cerned through Democratic spectaclcs.
Socially Maryland has much to learn
from New York. Here we find personal
qualifications and purity of character go
more toward making the man than long
bank accounts or ancestoral roll, and labor
is not scorned at as degrading, as it is in
my own Cecil county.
Yours, MARYLAND.