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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-07-01

REPLACE THE SToNE."-Onc day
General Washington and some of his
officers, while stationed at Boston, went
to visit Chelsea On their way they
stopped to rest and refresh themselves
at the mansion of Mr. Dexter, beauti-
full place surrounded by stately elms
and green fields. The GOODNESS of the
shade and the kindness of the host
were very tempting to the tired horse
men on warm summers day.
They alighted, and after hitching
their horses under the trees, went to
partake of the cheer within. When the
party came out, one of the gentlemen
accidently knocked off stone from the
wall which ran before the house Gen.
Washington said he had better replace
the stone
NO" answered the officer, " | will
leave that for somebody else"
Washington then went quietly and
put the stone up again, saying, as he
did so, /" | always make it my rule in
visiting place to leave things in as
good order as | find them"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-07-01
EPISTLE TO A YOUNG FRIEND.
BY ROBERT BURNS.

You'll try the world full soon, my lad,
And, Andrew dear, believe me,
You, Il find mankind an unco squad,
And muckle they may grieve We.
For care and trouble set your thought,
Fen when your ends attained,
And all your views may come to naugt
When every nerve is strained.
Aye free, off-hand your story tell,
When with bosom crony,
But still keep something to yourself
Ye scarcely tell to opy.
Conceal yourself as wells We can
From critical dissection,
But look through every other man
With sharpened, sly inspection.
The great Creator to revere
Must sure become the creature,
But all like preaching cant, forbear,
And cen the rigid feature.
Yet ne er with wits profane to range,
Be complaisance extended
An atheists laughs a poor exchange
For Deity offended.
When ranting round in pleasures ring,
Religion may be blinded,
| Or if she gle random string.
1t may be little minded;
When ON life we're empest-driven,
A conscience but canker-
A correspondence .fred aoHh Heagen
Is sure noble anchor!
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-07-01
SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.

The School Commissioners of Cecil county will meet
at their Office in Elkton for the transaction of current
School business, the SECOND TUESDAY of each
and every month. JOHN SQUIER,
May .. 1s7+H Secretary.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-10-28
DoNALDsoNy1LLE, LA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER

soldier or otherwise; and to the end
that this challenge may be practical,
| likewise tender for your scrutiny
the preserved records of my claims
transactions, and any other records
bearing upon either my private or
public career.
| appeal to the American spirit of
fair play whether wantoh calumny in
politics shall avail as argument, or
shall receive its merited rebuke !;
whether, in fine, mans good name
is at the mercy of partisan editors
caprice. l have no misgiving as to
the answer in November.
Very respectfully,
S. B. PACKARD.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-10-28

THE CAINHoYTRoUBLE.- The other
day when the industrious agent of
the Associated Press at Charleston
told us of that negro outbreak near
that city. we suggested t0Our readers
the propriety of suspension OF opinion
until the negroes had been heard from.
Their side of the story is now coming
to the surface, and it is very differ
ent version of the cause of the COLI
sion from the story us told by the
Associated Press. 1t seems that
crowd of white Democrats went up
from Charleston for the purpose of
creating disturbance by demanding
that they should have half of the
time at the meeting. The negroes,
feeling themselves numerically able
to hold their own and protect tIlcir
rights, refused to- have their meeting
interfered with. The white men then
offered violence, but the negroes not
only stood their ground, but attacked
the whites and drove the them off.
Louisville ComrucrTfal
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-10-28

When Tilden heard that BOSS
Tweed was captured, he ran up two
flights of stairs, palled the stairs up
after him, locked his door on the in :
side, piled the sofa, bureau and bed
stead and two chairs against it. threw
the key out Of the window, and back
ing into the closet, lay down behind
the trunk and pulled gum overcoat
and pair of gum hunting boots
over himself, exclaming: Well, what
difference does it make to me if he
does come lack Let him come. .r-Elr.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-10-28
Republican COngratulatiOn.
The Republican National Commit

has issued the following address
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CoMMITTEE,
Fifth Avenue Hotel, October l9, 1876
The Republican National Committee
coDgratulates the party which it rep
resents and the, country upon the re-
suits of the fall elections already held.
In Maine, a Republican majority of
less than 5000 has been increased to
nearly 10000. In Vermont, the old
ascendency has been fully maintained.
In Colorado, Democratic majority
of 1000 has been overcome, and Re-
publican Governor and both branches
of the Legislature have been elected,
securing two United States Senators
and three Presidential Electors. In
Ohio. Republican majority Of $500
has been increased to between 5000
and 10000 and five Republican Con-
gressmen have been gained. In lndi-
ana Democratic majority of 1900
has been reduced to 5000, with gain
of four Republican Congressman and
the Legislature upon joint ballot.
These highly gratifying results have
OCSH OuGdIUGu III tI6 IuCE VI tldiuS ut
the ballot-box and an unparalleled
use of money by the opposition. They
show the drift OF popular sentiment,
and clearly Indicate IL national vie
tory for the Republican party in No
vemher. All that is now necessary is
to continne the vigorous prosecution
of the canvass, to secure protection
for ali citizens in the right of the bal
lot, to bring all legal voters to the
polls, and to practice the utmost Wig
ilance upon the day of election. For
tunately for the country, our caudi-
dates represent the best spirit of re-
form, to which they are pledged by
every act and lutheran e of their lives.
Their success alone will insure honest
administration and preserve the guv-
ernment from the unfriendly hands of
those who recently sought to destroy
it, sand Who now seek to prey upon
its resources
Il. CHANDLER, Chairman.
r. c. MCCORMICK, Secretary.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-10-28

Ohio has 500 colored voters, and
Indiana 4400. 1t States that are re-
garled as critical in November the
colored vote is as follows: Connect
icut, 100; New Jersey, 5000; New
York, $500. The enfranchised are
thus seen to be an important factor in
the result, and the question becomes
pertinent, what would the Republican
party do without them ? In Southern
States which we might fairly claim if
voting was as untranmelel as even in
Indiana land that isn't saying any too
muchl the solored vote wouId give
the party of the people and the Union
the victory: Louisiana, Sc, 300; Mis-
sissippi, 80, 700; North Carolina, a.,
900; Sonth Carolina, $4,000. Tilden's
sole hope is in a t'solid South" and
in order TO secure it he must gag the
tongues and manacle the hands of
over quarter of a million of enfran-
chised citizens, to whom the new CON
stitntion of the republic is vainly sup
posed to guarantee freedom of speech
and of the ballot Omaha Bee.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-10-28
AGENTS FOR THE CHIEF.
ASCENSION PARISH.

ASGENSIUN PARISH.
VIM g. Wilkinson. DonaltlsonvilIe, La.
DR. John Dominique, Dominiquc's Landing
kugustus Knight, Linwood Plantation.
John Dixon. New River.
J. b. Hehert,- g a.
Alex. Meyers, Manehac and Port Vincent.
ELSEWHERE.
J. Curtis Waldo, New Orleans, La.
Geo. p. Rowell & Co., New York.
Rowell & Chesman, st. Louis Missouri
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-10-28
Texas and New Orleans Railway.

Texas and New Orleans Railway.
By the following article from IL re-
cent number of the Houston Age, it
will be perceived that the prospect
for the connection of New Orleans and
Houston by rail is imminent and
cheering, though in the excitement
of politics the important matter has
been almost entirely overlooked in
this section. The Age says:
At the headquarters of the Texas
and New Orleans railroad in this
city it was learned that it would be
completed and opened for business to
Orange in ten days, certainly by the
first OF November.
Only two miles of track remain to
he put down-at the San Jacinto
bridge and Neches bottom, where con-
siderable trestle work remains to be
constructed. The road runs through
the Texas counties of Harris, Liberty
and jefferson, and through the i'm
portant towns of Liberty, Beaumont
and Orange, on the Sabine river, at
which point it crosses and will even
tually enter louisiana.
Miles.
Houston to Orange, -l0S
Orange TO Donitldsonville, Louisiana, -. 1873
Donaldsonyille to New Orleans, ,-... 7S
Total miles. Houston to New Orleans, .322
The road has been completed from
New Orleans to Donaldsonville, and
is now in full operation, which makes
Except the two miles above) 184
miles finished, and leaves the gap be-
tween Orange aud DoBaldsonville of
135 miles. OF this gap it may be said
that it is nearly all graded and ready
for the cross ties and iron, and that
the officers have the highest hopes of
finishing the whole line to New Or
leans in about twelve months. The
work viii be pushed beyond the Sab
inc as soon as it is completed on this
side.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-10-28

Ey- AEl ite City Democrat: Farm
ers living across the Tangipahoa re-
port that for week past the woods
have been burning at rate never
before known.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-10-28

crs living across the Tangipaloa re-
port that for week past the woods
have been burning at rate never
before known.
E Delta Sentinel: Sheriff Cramer
was thrown from his buggy aud his
right Shoulder tiislOcatcd No per
manent injury will result Mr.. j.
NJ. Wilkinson had his arm terribly
mangled ia Il cotton gin.
B Assumption Chronicle: Hon.
Eudaldo g. Pintado died on the 18th
inst, in the fifty sixth year of his age.
He held several important public po-
sitions here during the past ten years
with honesty and ability.
r Baton Rouge Adrocate: Thirty
seven llogsheads of new sugar made
hy Messrs. Burke &. Colwell melted
them over 5000. Thirty hogs
heads were shipped by them and sold
III New Orleans and the renal Mug six
were sold in this city. This fair
centennial showing. Who can beat
it?
~ Morgan City Register: A col
ored man was drowned in the Teche
near Patersonville by the capsizing of
his skiff- Mr.. Morgan has sued the
city of Galveston for damages on ac-
count of the recent quarantine
Sallie, little push behind steam
boat; sunk at Franklin few days
ago in bayou Teche. No freight was
lost, and with little pumping Sallie
will be all right again.
~ w. B. R. Sugar Planter: Mr..
Eugene Hebert, the heroic pilot of the
ill-fated Southern Belle was but
slightly injured in escaping from the
burning boat, and is now at the wheel
of the 0uachita Belle doing regular
duty. We mention this more partic-
ularly because one of the metropolitan
papers made him jump from the hur-
ricaue roof to the main deck, breaking
all his legs, smashing several arms
and crushing any number of back
bones, besides seriously injuring him.
"a Lafourche Union: The crops
are improving daily. A number of
planters commenced rolling this week
The orange crop has matured and is
abundant. This season promises to
he unusually prolific of game.
lMessrs. A. Badeau, w. 4. Ford, H.
Pierson, H. Lehdp, P. e. Trone, J. o.
,Knobloch, L. A. Lagarde. E. n Braud,
Jno. Fl. Curtis, and JOS. Webre. club
bed together and bought three-twen-
.tieths 0f ticket in the Havana lot
tery which drew a S200.000 prize.
They viii realize about $4,000 each.
g Shreveport Telegram: While
salute was being fired in honor of the
Republican victory in Ohio, a prema-
ture discharge of the cannon occurred
by which the right arm of Mr.. VIM
Clark was badly broken and shattered,
necessitating amputation near the ell
bow. A similar accident occurred next
day when Democratic salute was
being fired and Mr.. Charles Dewing's
left arm was mangled, but not so se-
yerely as to render amputation neces
sary. Mr.. Dewing also received Sc
we're contusions on the breast and his
face and body were badly powder
burned. Mr.. VIM. Delacy, who was
attending the vent hole, had his thumb
so badly injured that it had to be am
putated.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-10-28

T Delta Sentinel: Sheriff Cramer
was thrown from his buggy aud his
right Shoulder tisl0cated No per
ananent injury will result - Mr.. j.
NJ. Wilkinson had his arm terribly
mangled in cotton gin.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-10-28

W Assumption Chronicle: Hon.
Eudaldo g. Pintado died on the 18th
inst, in the fifty sixth year of his age.
He held several important public po-
sitions here during the past ten years
with honesty and ability.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-10-28
Our Gallant Standard Bearer Vindicates
his Character.

The following plain and manly let
ter from Hon. S. B. Packard, Repub-
lican candidate for Governor, explains
itself:
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-11-23
Skill of u Chinese Thief.

John certainly deserves to take rank
among the most expert thieves in the
world. There are several aids to his be.
coming an adept, as, for instance, his
magpie love for picking and hiding; his
utter shame,essncss in the matter; his
stolidity OF feature his loosencss OF gar
ments. | well remember being in a
cigar store one evening when John en-.
tered, asked hi, way to certain street,
some two miles off, with the innocence
Of cherub, and slipped box Of Bou-
quets" up his sleeve with the adroitncss
Of c0ckney Cracksman. \ mirror,
however, had betrayed him. and John
was delayed in setting out on his walk
until policeman was called. " He has
stolen box of cigars" said the proprie.
tor, land las it on him. John smiled
with beautiful simplicity, and kept up a
reiterated protest that Me honest boy
alice same belly good" and took no
exception to being searched. And then
began quest. A box had slid up his
right arm minute ago, but wasn't there
now; nor was it up the LETT sleeve, nor
was it in the depths of his loose breechcs
" Ne belly good Chinaman," said John
-" no cigalIee " and the policeman was
on the eve of leaving, with the cOnvic-
ton that a mistake had been made, when
he saw something moving about Johns
elbow A grab or the part, a smile from
John, but no box. Then | saw some
thing moving about his right shoulder,
made dart for the box, and 'twasn't
there. Then, while both held an arm,
The cigar man, who was behind, ~"
something creeping across Johns back,
clappcd his hand on it, and 10! the
ci.srs. Then the active officer took .
hand turn in pietail and marched q
placidIy smiling Cliinaman oil to The
police station: and, when they searched
him there, they found two more boxes--
one under each arm.pit .-Ct"ago Hi'
bune
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-11-23
THE EXPLODING TRUNK.
q Hunt icr thr Wretch who was EmulUu-
IS Th0uIaN-rn S0tOTictN.

The officers Of the PENNSYLVANIA rail-
road are irving ia discover lhc sender oi
the trunk containing the internal ma.
chine shinnod IA New York on Fridqy
but without success. II was checked ON
prrsar,g,iou Of ticket in the usuql wgy
and there Is no means ol fnJinr ont who
owned if ~ far y. the Transaction is con.
ccrucd 4 number Of detectives exam
ined thc machine on saturday, but if is
NOT rroh,hlc that any c}cw will he ol-
tanned from il. 1t consists of the brass
works of 3, rlorL occuuyino = sporc about
.iv inches in loncth and tour in width
The wond- work og the clock had brrp
sawed off and the minute hands taken
from the face 4 small pistol loaded
with metolic cartridge was firmly
screwed ON tom az thr clock frame. and
,hn ,rirror.natrh flied dawn until if
barely held. The muz2lr extended over
The hack of fine clnrl; ot an acute anglc
with fine face leaving the bottom Of the
rcntor of tLo dial over the Grurc twelve.
wooJcn button, such a, is used ON
door. wos screwed to the woodwork,
in sucb a no.ition that one end touched
thc trirrer and fine other was in the
course Of the hour hand when it reached
twelve ON the dial. The clock and the
nistol were ulaced in a pasteboarl box,
and This imbcddcd in 4 mass Of hay and
shaving, in Saratoga trunk, 1t is
tLon~Lt frnm fine fragments Of class
tnunI in tbo hov. that the cxplosivcs
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-11-23
Mounting rOlu
l,hiuun kuuntp
A ;,uSSIgu Palace.

One Of the curio,itics of the emperor
Of Russia palace at lsarskoc Selo is the
horse asylum, where the imperial char.
gcs live in snug quarters when they are
no longer fit for use. Near the comfort
able stables is the cemetery, where the
history Of many famous stccd may he
read in tine inscriptions on the tomb
stones. The rooms which pres"At the
greatest historical interest are those
which are occupied by Emperor Alexan-
der J., and which are shown exactly a.
he left them and the chamber which is
considered of the greatest curiosity Is the
room in which all the walls are OF amber
Bcyond the garden, in front Of that part
Of the palace occupied by their majes-
ties, is little island in which there is a
Russian cottage, a garden, a cowhouse-
in short, complete establishment on a
diminutive scale, arranged for the amusc-
menl of the duchess of Edinburgh when
she was child.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-11-23
The Arctic Expedition.


\ London dNpatrh OF oct, 10 gives
the following account OF the voyage oi
the steamers Alert and Discovery IN the
arctic regions:
\ narrative OF the arctic expedition
IS Published. 1t relates that alter hroi
cmcuuntcring ice the expedition was de-
tanned some day at Port Payer. 1t
started thence on Aug. 5, but before
reaching the shore Of O'rnclI land the
vessels were caught IN an lcc-pacE, After
this their progress northward was an IN,
ccssant struggle through chance openings
made IN the zee by wind ana current,
the channel through winch the shlp-
moved constantly closing behind them
The Discovery wlntcred in a well shccI-
tered harbor on the west sid" OF IlaliS
basin, a few mlics north OF f9IarN pay,
The Alert pushed forward ana rounded
the northeast point OF Grants land, put
instead OF ilnnlng a7 expected, c0htiI-
uous coast a hundrcd miles toward Iht
north, she found herself ON the bQrder. OF
an extensive sea, "lth. InPehelfGaoIe zee
on every sue ana no h'i w. i"o 'T'l
Wl''erGo Gt''l'iu p'l,''I y, ,,;1 lI"",io" Ta'.
icc' ine ''o'''!E Dl'''sr, l y, '',un , ;oa' ;,;
ICE ilaa III ner''nH ''tS'GI' W. I""".,',,' I,.,
OF Intermediate ice InOo p,oGN' T i ,IrIue",, u,
~ "Li'e III u'a"'rt,, cS. "," n, i ni'tSI"l 'S -,
helgUV from yen W h'!! ~ 5'L, t o,,", ~ aI
o' thl5 kihu "e',iol'i an '''i's " ''",'- Va
ing lhe Pole Dy 'ItTI'' p',oio % 'n'
attempt was Illa'e' me l''"Se pau,
y. was o"''gc" ~ H'hHe IHt -, - 'J3" "a;
VITA p'cKaST' Hct''y ia'. ,n' .,'"' u'a.
lance 1t tr4Fe'e"' ~ T'a "l""!, i,, ,ai,
e'Sary 10 diaS the S'e''EI lo",'' ny 'i''"ai, ,
mehtS' Ihe parry i'aly ;I' tI"''.Isp ,G',',L wv
hundred ana 'e'eht y''iH hlil'S ''tno"Eti ~
II ohiy Progie7I1e,a 'eEehIy.inLee' i !, AN Al'
W. Ii,. '''', -, ,.;;,nl .I,o L,n, Ini,,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-11-23
Bad ChirOgrNnIlN.

The anecdotes told at the expense OF
the late Horace Grceley's bad chrogra-
ply, if gathered together and published
would fill good-si2cd volume. Many
Of them are true but Il fair proportion
have no foundation in fact, Ii is not so
generally known that John w. Forncy,
Of the Philadelphia Press, writes an en-
ccmblc hand, but he does, and most COM
poSitors who have had his "copy" know
it by thccXpressivenameo of "chow,chow,"
and the colonel il sometimes iamilarly
alluded to by this soubriqUet, Like
Greeley, Mr.. Forncy experiences great
difficulty in reading his own writing
when II grows cold
The writer remembers ON one occa
sion impartng piece of intelligence to
the colonel which he concluded to send
IA Il Especial TO the Press; and accord.
ingly he wrote message ON n tclCgraphiC
blank while in his room in the hotel ut
which he was putting up, and, after fin.
i-hing it, sent it downstairs to the opera
tor, The lightning manipulation yainly
pndcayorCd to understand it, and finally
IN pure desperation, for your thorough.
bred operator hates to acknowledge him
self concrcd in thing Of this nature,
walked up stairs to have it translated
Scarcely halt an hour had elapsed be
tween the time the dispatch was written
and when it was returned to the colonel,
yet he could not dcciphcr it, and had
not the rcmotcst idea of its contents
The opportunc return OF the writer fur
nishcd Mr. Forncy with clue, having
obtained which he managed to unraycl
his own hicroglyphics.
An occurrence which actually took
place during the time that fomey con
Quoted the Chronicle is also related by
an cmployc of the paper, and as it never
has appeared in print il will doubtless
prove interesting TO most readers II
upon the occasion OF visit OF
a delegation Of iircmcn from Il ncighbor-
ing city. The fire ladies'" after their
parade was over concluded to Scrcnade |
The Chronicle olliccwith their band. The |
design was carried into execution, and ,
Ol. forncy made a speech in response to
he compliment, Not caring 20 trouble
he reporter to report his remarks, he
made them ont and handed them to the
reporter to work in with the description
If the remainder Of the demonstration,
Instead Of using il tor this purpose !
the wicked luhrr slave deliberately car |
rird it to Il restaurant and gave the pro-
prictor to understand that it was I'M or
der 20 entertain the iircmcn. The boys
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-11-23

and retiring to private life does not deny
that this is his purpose, although he does
not directly admit II, As the cardinal has
lately recovered much Of his former strength,
II Is stated that there Is strong probability
'hat he will perform the wedding ceremony,
Rev saul ID, Waddy, DID,, who was
made president Of the Wesleyan Methodist
conference in 1859, is dead,
Prominent postonice officials are of the
opinion that the postollicc commission now
investigating the subject Of railway mail
transportation will recommend the rc.cstuh.
ishmcnt Of the fast mail trains, and will
support the recommendation by strong cvi.
denre of their necessity. The testimony
taken in nearly all Of the western states is
sngularly unanimous in favor Of the resto-
ration Of this system, II is certain, how,
ever, that none Of the railroads will restore
thee fast mails unless increased compcnsa.
ton is gwen.
The Charlie Ross case has been rc.
yiycd, Sam. Benncrs, Il fellow named Pick.
eft and trull answering to the name Of
" Dutch Sal, - are in duuncc vile at Harris.
burg, Pa, on the charge Of knowing some.
thing about little Charlie Ross. The yus.
picion against them is contained in some
letters, in which "a missing jewel" is re.
fprrpl tn aud thr instructions tn t,n ,vp,nnu
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-11-23
rIsGELLaNEDtS.

# !. stated in socia! circlc-, on the
hest authority, that, after the excitement Of
Lo ,rection .ball have sub,idcd, Mr.. John
Ve,Iv will retire from the leadership of Tam
many hail. and marry Miss Theresa Mullen,
the Younger 'of two unmarried ni'c"s OF
Cardinal NCloskey. Mr.. Kelly, when in
,r;,ies were made concerning his intention
al giving up the leadership ..ot Tammany