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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-04-07
GREAT BARGAINS FOR CASH

Calicoos from to cents per yard, the very best
Prints Unbeached Muslins, from to II cents
Bleached Muslins, from to Is cents Cassmeres from
% cents to 81 so per yard, all kinds Clarks Cotton,
cents SPOOL and all kinds of notions reduced prices
Boots from $l75 to S., Shoes from 60 cents to SO ;
Groceres-A. White Sugar, IL cents per pound; best
Brown Sugar, 10 cents per pound Rio Coffee rs cents
per pound Java Coffee, So cents per pound and other
articles too numerous to mention.
Call and see us, and your money.
Ra-Highest prices for all kinds OF Produce ap7-Sm
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-04-07
Dissolution of Partnership.

TNHE Firm existing under the name of
L AMBLER & WALTON, has by mu-
tual consent, this date dissolved All debts
due the firm contracted at the Fallston
Store of the late firm, will be collected by
JONATHAN AMBLER, and all bills Of
Indebtedness paid by the same and all bills
due and contracted for the Branch Store,
Fork Meeting, Baltimore county, will be
settled by J. G. WALTON.
JONATHAN AMBLER.
j. Z. WALTON
Fallston, 4lh Month, Sd, 1876
ACARD.
The Store and Produce Commission Bust.
ness at Fallston will be carried on by JO-
NATHAN AMBLER, where he hopes by
strict attention to business to receive from
his Friends and the public generally liberal
share of their patronage. ap7,3t
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-04-07

MASONIC LIBRARY. The masonic lodge ut
Hayre de Grace has given practical direc-
ton to the benevolent features fther an
cicnt ORDER by the formation in that town of
public library AT recent meeting the
project took definite shape, and 1000 was
Immediately subscribed. Three hundred dol
lars were afterwards raised among citizens
not members of the lodge, so that there is
now on hand the sum of$1, 300, which will
be expended in fitting up rooms and pur.
chasing books. To defray current expenses
and replenish the library, single membership
tickets will be sold for $3.50 year, or tami
ly tickets for So Il year. Mr.. VIM. f. Wood.
house has been appointed Librarian
This mark Of enterprise and liberality ON
the part of the good people of Havre de
Grace is deserving of all Communications If it
can be made an attractive place Of resort for
young men, oscring a taste for pure litera,
ture and furnishing the means for gratifying
that taste, the Library will accomplish no.
BILE work indeed.
Why cannot the citizens of Bel Airunder-
take similar work: Surely they are not
less liberal and en,erprising than their Hayre
dc Grace neighbors.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-04-07

An extra session Of the State Senate will
be called to meet about the 10Th or 20lh of
April, to act upon the appointments by the
Governor of assessors and members of the
boards of control and review, under the new
assessment law. 1t would have been much
better, we think, if the different delegations
had agreed upon the names of those who
were to be recommended as assessors, so
that the appointments might have been made
and confirmed before the Legislature adjourn
ed. The extra session will cost several
thousand dollars and it ought to have been
avoided if possible.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-04-07
TRADERS LICENSE.

The amount to be paid by Traders for a
License-the amount of stock at the princi-
pal season of sale to be given under oath-is
rs follows:
If the applicants stock in trade does not
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-04-07

All communications for publication must be accom-
panied with the real name ofthe author or no
WIZ De paid to them The real name of the author will
not be publish Il unless desired but we cannot
10 insert communication unless We know the writer
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-04-07

"A week or two ago the telegraph
brought the news ola shower of cats meat in
kentucky. Another and equally curious
phenomenon was n shower of flies which, n
dispatch says, fell at River du Loup, Canada
during Il northeast snow Storm on Monday
They fell with the snow, covering several
acres Millions of these insects were walk
ing upon the snow, appearing unable to fly
In shape they rcsembled mosquitoes, but were
somewhat larger. There are many strange
things in heaven and earth, and We would like
to belieyc these marvellous stories, but we are
constrained to say that we regard them both
simply as showers o f0ies.)
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-04-07
Carriages fer Sale.

T1OUR JUMP SEAT CARRIAGES, new
II 9 JAGGERS, new, 2 TOP BUGGIES
nearly new, 3 NO.TOP BUGGIES. nearly
new, and one TROTTING WAGON, nearly
new.
CB- For sale at bargain.-Es
Apply to
Hopkins L. Barnes,
mh31- Pm Churchville
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-04-07

SMITH--STEPHENSON.--Thursday
evening, March Both, 1876, in the Methodist
Protestant Church. at Hopewell, by Rev. s.
A. Hoblitzell, THOMAS N. SMITH to Miss
MARION STEPHENSON, all of Hartford
county.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-04-07

PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMISSIONERS
Jacob Rutledge was appointed General SUI
pcrvisor of roads in the 4th district, md Will
liam E. Mccain in the 9Th district.
DR.. Richard d. Lee was appointed phys-
clan to the county Almshouse.
Seventy flve dollars was ordered TO be
levied in 1876 for repairing the public road
from Halls X Roads to Havre de Grace, upon
condition that the same amount can be raised
by those interested, to be applied to the same
object.
Thirty dollars was ordered to be levied for
James Rgdon out-pcnsoncr of the 1st dis
trict and twenty dollars for Margaret Crew
in the 9TH district.
Joseph Gorrcl was appointed 10 repair
the bridge over Deer Creek at the Deer
Creek Iron Works." at cost not to exceed
S4O0-the work subject to inspection and APP
proved when completed.
Adjourned to meet on the 10th April next.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-04-07

EXIT AMEs.-Governor Adelbert Ames,
of Mississippi, the sonin law of Ben Butler,
has stepped down and out of the executive
chair, TO avoid the disagreeable alternative
of n trial by impeachment for high crimes
and msdemeanors. Forced upon the State
against the will of the people, in 1868, and
riding rough-shod over them ever since, JUS
tice was at last about to be melted out to him.
To escape it, lie proposed to resign, provid-
ed the impeachment proceedings against him
were stayed. Glad to get rid of him at any
price, his proposition was accepted, and he
has doubtless by this time gone TO meet his
father-n-law, Ben Butler
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MARRIED.

RAYMoND-osBORN.-on the 10Th
day of March, 1876, at the residence of b
III. Hanson, Jr., Esq, by the Rev. Mr.. Col.
burn, HENRY A. RAYMOND and Miss
MOLLIE V. OSBORN, both of Hartford
county, Md.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the
Methodist Protestant Church, at Hopewell
on Wednesday, March Goth, 1876, by Rev
S. A. Hobliizell, ALBERT 7. HARKINS
Esq, to Miss LOU McCOMMONs, of Har.
ford county.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-04-07

wHA mr.. Il. IL. Williams, Of the Bald
Mf@S<s morean, is authorized to transact business
~sS for the 4rgis d Mtslhgencsr, In BatimS re-
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-04-07

"a -situation Wanted.-By practical Miller.
Best references given. Applyto Wm. V. Wright,
Clermont Mills, Hartford Co., Md mhlI.5t
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-04-07
Road N Office.

TNlIIRTY days after the publication of this
L notice, application will be made to the
County Commissioners of Hartford county,
to locate Public Road commencing at or
near Thos. Boofter's, on the new road leading
from La Grange Iron Works TO ]. }.
Streets and running on the land of E. s.
Rogers, until it intersects the public road
leading from James Ervins to the Rocks of
apT-5t
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-04-07

%" For Sale or Rent.-Dweling, Store House
and 20 Acres of Land for sale or rent Wheel
wright Shop for rent Two Horses and Mule
ior sale on 10 months credit. b. + Min nick,
Hickory. mhlI
sag For Salc.-A Sporting Rifle, in good or.
der. Apply at this Office mhl1
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-04-07

sss"J Japan Tca.-The undersigned having
facilities for obtaining the Best Teas from New
York, at Wholesale prices, will deliver Japan
lea, fresh and pure, In lots of > lbs. or more
Tin one neighborhood,) at so cents per H.,
z. u ID. Send orders to II. &. Gorrcll, Clayton,
Hartford Co., Md, mh3
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DEATH OF DIR. GEORGE IL. RoBERTs-
The death of DIR. George H. Roberts, of this
county, which occurred on Monday, at his
home near Mill Green, will be heard with ey.
IRENE regret by all who knew him. He had
suffered during the past winter from a Sc
we're attack of heart disease, but grew better
and was able TO go about again Last weel,
he visited Baltimore, and upon his return
home, on Thursday, was attacked with Sc
we're pain in the region of the heart He
grew worse rapidly, and died on Monday
He was an accomplished physician, and his
courteous manners, united to warm gener-
Gus and Sympathizing nature, made him uni
versally popular. He was forty years ofage.
DIR. Roberts served with distinction through
out the late war rs surgeon in the Confeder
ate army. The interment was at Statewide
Presbyterian Church, on Thursday.
EASTER THIS YEAR.-In answer to in
qulries made concerning the matter, the
CA'"chman explains why Easter will fall
this year on the 10Th rather than on the 9th
OF Aprll, by saying that Easter day is regula-
ted not by solar but by lunar cycle-the
cycle that regulates the Golden Number
Now, by solar calculation day always be-
gins at midnight, but by lunar calculation it
begins at noon. If, therefore, the Paschal
full moon falls on Saturday after - NJ, it
is counted as falling on Sunday; and then
Easter Day is, under the rule in the Prayer
book, the Sunday following. This is what
happens in the present year. The Paschal
full moon falls on Saturday, April 8, at 9.43
p m. 1t is, therefore, counted as falling on
Sunday, April 8, and Easter Day is the Sun
day following, l. G., 1G. 1t may be added
that should the full moon fall on March 81
before IL m, that full moon Counted as fall
ing on March 90) would not regulate Easter
Day, but the one following. This happened
in 1910.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-04-07

DEMOCRATIC VICTORY IN CoNNECTICUT.
The election in Connecticut on Monday
placed that State once more in the Democrat
ic line Hon. Charles r. Ingersoll, the Demo-
cratic candidate, was re.elect ed Governor
and the Democrats have also carried ma
jority of the Legislature This will ensure
the return to the U. S. Senate of Hon James
E. English, Democrat. There were four
State tickets in the field, namely, Democrat
ic, Republican, Greenback and Temperance.
The Democratic victory is therefore most
gratifying, and Connecticut may now be set
down as certain for the Democracy in the
Presidential election next fall.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-03-11

The Proposed EIlon NIiddletovvn
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and
AS will this Of the Delaware
directly
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the line
While
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-03-11
CHRISTOPHER STUCK(E).

In the small army of Congressional claim
ants, by no means the most insignificant, is
Christopher Stucke, who asks the Govern
ment to pay $4,000 for property destroyed
during the war. In his bill of loss he states
the interesting item of hundred and fifty
chickens valued at SIS, a chicken coop val
ued at $40, and a key of grease worth $l2,
which Senate: Cockrell, an ex- Confederate
soldier, has actually reported "were left
defenseless by the laws of war" Isn't it
a proposition plain to the meanest intel
lect, that Christopher should be relieved
not of his shanghais, but of his grief at
the loss of his favorite fowls? Can mag
unanimous Government long delay the claim
of the impecunious Christopher, by refus-
ing him his grease, his coop, and his chicks ?
Who intimates that there is any thing
ridiculous in the claim? Was it not Chris
topher's own grease. and were not his
chickens Matched at home? What if his
late shanghais did interfere with the range
of the Yankee artillery?
Was it not fou(w)l fight at best, cruel
crusade on Confederate coops, a graceless
game for Government grease? Refuse such
a claim, and incur the hate of the latest
generation of Stuckes. What if the pay
ment of horse claims and mule claims
should drain the very life blood of the
nation, Christopher Confederate Stucke
should not be the loser!
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-03-11
NOT UNPRECEDENTED.

The assertion that the Belknap affair is
unprecedented in the history of our Gov.
eminent, is thus refuted by Washington
octogenarian Gen. Glass; Secretary of War
under President jackson, was charged with
adding $685. to his private fortune by
perquisites. He also organized a Land
Company, and made himself rich by it.
Richard VI. johnson, while Vice President,
was charged with procuring the payment
of fraudulent claims in connection with
Indian affairs, for which he received $751;
OOO In 1884, ". p. Harris, main pillar
of the Democracy, Presiden. Jackscn's
appointee as Receiver of Public Money,
appropriated 500, 17S.0S of Government
funds to his own use. The President al
lowed him to resign. Col. Boyd, his sue
cessor fobbed $50, 937.00. The special agent
who investigated the matter, wrote to the
President as follows:
"The man Col. Gordon u. Boyd seems
really penitent, and am inclined to think
with his friends that he is honest, and has
been led away from his duty by the example
of his predecessor and certain looseness
in the code of morality. Another receirer
,oould probably follo,c in the footsteps Of the
t,po. You will not, therefore, he surprised
if l recommend his being retained in pre-
ference to another appointment for he has
his hands full now, and will not be disposed
to speculate any more!. ~
We might fill a column with just such
facts between 1884 and 1860; but we give
only sample of the good old times, of
which we hear so much said.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-03-11
POLITICAL STRAWS.

Municipal and county elections occurred
in Maine, Vermont, and some parts of New
York on Monday and Tuesday of this week.
The result is an almost unbroken series of
Republican successes. In Maine, where
these elections have much significance, the
Republicans have not only held their own
but they have gained largely on the Demo
Gratis In Portland and Bath, for example,
the Republicans have overcome the Demo
cratic majorities of last year, with a fair
margin. The same is true of Vermont,
where the politics of several important
places have been reversed. The city of
Burlington, for example, elects Republi-
can Mayor, and a majority of the Board of
Aldermen, both of which have been here
tofore Democratic. The election in Roches,
ter, N. Y, resulted in the choice OF Re-
publican Mayor, by majority of $500.
These returns are more favorable than were
expected, and their effect on pending State
elections is sure to be encouraging.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-03-11
The New Minister to England.

The President has appointed Richard b.
Dana, Jr., of Massachusetts,, Minister to
England. 1t must be matter of general
congratulations that so prominent man
as Mr.. Dana, should represent this nation
abroad, at time when the shadow of sus-
picion seems to be cast over so many here
tofore respected public men. Whatever be
the real participation of Gen. Schenck in
the notorious Emma Mine Scandal, even
although extending no further than the
business association of his. name therein,
as claimed by him, and which,the impartial
accept as the extent of his Identification
Herewith, yet the misfortune Of the impli-
cation must be admitted. This responsible
position heretofore honored by such names
as Adams and Motley, will not be dishon-
ored by the new Minister. Identified with
Wilson and Sumner as the founders of the
Republican party, and sharing with them
the confidence of each succeeding President
to whom has been confided its destinies, it
can only be matter of regret that his
exceptional fitness for the position was not
earlier recognized.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-03-11
TOWN IMPROVEMENTS.

We congratulate the citizens OF Elkton
that the nterprise-heretofore urged in
the columns of The Cecil Whig-looking to
the erection of new engine house and
commissioners rooms on the site of the
present dilapidated structure is taking
shape. A bill has been drawn and will be
forwarded to Annapolis at an early day,
asking the Legislature to empower the
President and Board of Town Commits
sioners of Elkten to issue bonds to the
amount of $4,000, or so much thereof as
may be necessary for the purpose above
named, said bonds to be payable in 1885,
bearing six per cent interest-ample pro-
vision for their liquidation is also made
provided that upon the submission of the
matter to the people at the town election
in May next, majority of the voters of
the town are favorable thereto.
This is much needed improvement, and
we hope that when the proposition is SUBJ
mitted to the voters of Elkton, it will re-
ceive their Endorsement, and the work be
pushed rapidly to completion.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-03-11
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
PORT DEPOSIT HOMESTEAD ASSOCIATION OF
CECIL COUNTY
WILLIAM 7. WEST AND OTHERS

In the Circuit Court for Cecil county. In Equity,
March 9th, ls16.
THE object of this suit is to procure a
4 decree for the sale of Real Estate in Cecil
uty, for the purpose OF distributing the proceeds
among tho parties entitled
The Bill states that a certain Joseph Roman, by his
deed hated September D. ISL conveyed the real est ate
L. West for her natural life with remainder in fee
each and all her children that said Ruth Ann West
departed this lie in the year lS leaving surviving her
her said husband and eight children that four said
West, have since lied utestate without issue aud
unmarried. leaving stlil Surviving j. Dixon West who
has wife, Caroline West, isabel r. West, Inter
married with JOHN b. Ruth. Sarah West and Philip X
West that said !. DIXON West and wife the 10th
day uf July. 1877 tagged their interest SAID real
estate 10 the complainant: that under said mortgage
said interest sold and purchased 10y the
ant and has been conveyed To said Will
wife, the 2Hth day of March, NO, their
then Interest i'll said real James A. Davis and
Joseph H. Pugh. partners, trading Davis Pugh to
secure tn" u $500 or. that the said John b. Ruth
ln6i conveyed her then interest in said real
said W William T. West: that raid William T. West has
since conveyed sud interest Alexander Mitchell who
has sine cr"nyeyed the Jane West present
OF lm est. that said real estate susceptible
e" division among the parties interested. and that the
said u Dixon West resides out OF the State of Maryland
II /" thercuPUn a'JGlGcd and ordered that the
ini'f by causing copy of this Order he inserted
in SOME new 'paprr published in Cecil county
week for month before thu. ilth day April next
Civ, noti" to The said absent defendant of the object
AMI ~u'>t at this Bill, and HIM appear
this tuu.t in person Icy solicitor, before the
llth day "f iay next to the premises and show
'n". It a., il" ht-. rs decree ought to pass
1G-r'@ a, ". MITCHELL. Clerk.
l'n. copy t'st, A. ". MITCHELL,
Asr II, lsIs-l@ Clerk.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-03-11
To Correspondents.

L. B.-Wiil review the article, if posi-
BILE.
VI. A. Ntzhugh, and grow fat.
F. W.-Your communication is not of
sufficient interest to the general reader for
publication. Try again, on matters nearer
home.
Farmer.-Yes, there was an attempt
made, some years ago, to organize an agri-
cultural society here. We do not know
why it failed. Cecil county should have
such an institution.
Enquirer.-Yo had better wait until
about the first of May, then order of some
responsible party. We would recommend
James Yick, Rochester, n. Y.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-03-11

Mr.. TARBox, of Massachusetts,, in a
speech, delivered at Concord, n. H., on
Wednesday evening, among other silly as
sertions, said that the Republican party
Democrats were not chargeable with
Tweed, and also forgot to state that after
Tweed had been proved to be the most dis
tinguished thief of the century, astonish
ing the civilized world by the magnitude
of his populations, still he was returned to
the Senate Of his State by his party, com
plimented by the largest majority he had
ever received. Pitch over-Mr. Tarbox.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-03-11
Late News Items.

Gen Belknap was formally arrested on
Wednesday, and taken before the Police
Court. VIM. W. Raply, prominent stove
dealer OF Washington, entered bail for his
appearance in the sum of S25, 900. There
are no new developments in his case.
A bill to protect witnesses who testify
before either House of Congress. or any
committee sitting as a court of impeach-
ment, from criminal prosecution, has been
presented to the House by MIR. Knott, of
Kentucky. This is 4 bid for the return of
Marsh from Canada.
The Haytian rebellion has ended.
Queen Victoria is to have the title of
Empress of India.
Chicago has an organized company for
furnishing witnesses and iurymen in any
part of the country, to give such testimony
as is desired to bring about certain end.
$500, 900 of the Government appropra-
ton to the Centennial has been paid.
The Senate, on Wednesday last, voted
not to admit Pnchback.
The jury in the famous six million
suit have found a verdict against Tweed
for Sc 537, ll73s.
Richard Fl. Dana, Jr., of Mass. has
place of Schenck.
The Senate has confirmed Judge Alon-
20 Taft, of Ohio, as Secretary of War.
Col. Fred Grant has been ordered to
duty on the plains.
Ulysses Grant, Jr., occupies Babcock' S
desk at the White House.
Marsh is in Montreal preparing a state
ment of the Belknap affair for the press.
Chin Ian Pin and Yang Win are the
names of the Chinese Ministers to the [.
| s., recently appointed.
Evans, the Fort Sill trader, has been
! removed.
in the army.
"A freight train, with a passenger car
attached. broke through bridge on the
!1arpers Ferry Il Valley Railroad, on Mon
day night last. Eleven persons were killed
and seven wounded.
The new railroad between Philadelphia
and New York was opened on Monday.
"A telegraph message Of 1873 words was
! sent and an answer Of los words received
Tween Philadelphia and London, on last
( Tue -day, in 45 minutes.
/ The London Neics speak in high terms
of Richard II. Dana, Jr., the new Minister
! The testimony Of Jas. f. Lyon, relative
! to the Emma mine, is denounced as false
! by Ex Chief Justice McLaw.
/ "A crevasse is threatened in the levee
of the Mississippi above New Orleans.
! Silver coin is circulating in Philada.
/ Two ladies we're burned to death, in
! Philadelphia, on Thursday, by the explo,
/ sion of kerosene lamp.
The Home of the Aged, at Williams
! burg. \. Y. was burned. on Tuesday last
! There were 1s5 old people in the building,
IA of whom persisted in the flames, and
about 20 others were seriously injured.