The daily gazette., 1876-05-15
Peninsula Correspondence to the Gazette.
GEORGETOWN, May 10Th 1876,

GEoRGETowH, May 18th 1875,
l arrived hero in the Trumpster yes
terday from Rettertown, at the head
of Bay and the mouth of Sassaffas
river. Georgetown is at the head of
Sassafras and of navigation. This
place was burned dswn in the war Of
1912, by the British; enc of the prin-
cipal dwellings was saved by the bra
very aud address Of Miss Kitty Night,
a maiden, who is entitled to as dis
tinguished honor as the tabled conduct
of Barbara Fretche. This place has
passed through many changes since it
revived and faded away. Its old Epis-
copal church has mouldered away, and
on its beautiful lot new Presbyterian
, church has been erected, and is pros
porous under its popular pastor, Rev.
Mr.. Gaylord, the younger. This place
has many eligible sites for dwellings,
and has several very fine situtions. It
is more noted as mart of trade, under
the auspices of Capt. Woodal; it is a
place of great business; lumber, mer'
chandize, sail vessels and steamboats,,
make it the scene Of busy enterprise,
and much trade and travel. His sons
are his coadiutors ready and eff
cient help-mates.
An excursion went from here by
steamboat, to-day, to the North East
river fishery OF Capt. Fletcher Wilson,
the son-in-law of Capt Woodull. There
is generally one gala day in the fishing
season, this is Whitsuntside. l fear l
have nothing to report very faYorably
of the fishing this season. think the
catching has been quite limited, and
prices have ruled comparatively high.
The Centennial opened yesterday at
Philadelphia; was grateful for pro-
pitious morning, but in the afternoon,
where l was, there was a shower of
rain, and to the farmers of this county
it was more important than the Cen
tennial, scattering flowers and fruits
3 in the track of Spring-transposi
0 the poetry applicable to the Centen-
: uial-God made the country, man
. ! made the town-man made the Cen
= tennial, God made the country. hope
4 this may be realized in the views and
! feelings OF our people, and that we
;. may see God in nature, in providence
' and in history, By the by, the Rev,
:. Mr.. Houston received orders for the
g finest history of the United States ever
y written, the latest and in many of its
features, new and incompatible. II
is thought that this year everybody
g ought to know something about theil
1t own country the last hundred years. -
10 This history brings us up to the Cen
tennial-but to the present-in nature
and providence.
N The crops seem to be growing. The
wheat-fields are lifting their light
A green heads, and seem to promise ar
abundant harvest; the grass is growing
os for the cattle, and herbs for the ser
vice of man.
AZ Since writing the above, l see tht
y Centennial has opened very auspicious
ly with its grateful acknowledgement
eloquent utterances, grand display
and surging thousands. l do trus
(. they will keep up the morals of it,ant
that they will keep the Sabbath day
and while the hcathens worship idols
:, our countrymen worship the meme,
n' :, god, or the Goddess of pleasure. Wha
mas m an exhibition would this be of Bacha
+. nalian rows and all monstrous thing
in the eyes of the nations on the earth
e. Better that there had been no Centen
he nial than that it should lose its Chris
r. tian effect on others. and our peopl
ng be demsralized; let it be seen that ou
Christian civilization is Superior t.
that of the barbarisns or half-civilize'
Y. nations of the earth. Let US not dc
grade ourselves, but remember tina
L. "Righ.eousness exalteth nation, bu
IT sin is reproach TO any people" I'll.