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Late News Items.

Four inches of snow fell on Mount Wash
ington on Wednesday morning.
The L. S. school ship Juaiata sailed from
Bristol to Newport. on Wednesday.
About 200 of the clerks in the various
departments at Washington are to be dis.
charged.
Two girls were burned to death near Lo-
gansport, Ind, on Sunday night, while
pouring coal oil on the kitchen fire.
Four men, members of the Molly Mcguire
organization, were convicted of murder in
the first degree, on Friday of last week, at
Pottsville, Pa.
They have had a woman walking over
Niagara lately~n a rope, just as Blondin
used to years ago. She is pretty, modest,
and draws immense crowds.
The Trinity College Boat Club of Cam
bridge University, England, has arrived at
Philadelphia, and will go into training for
the coming Centennial regatta.
The White Star line steamship britannia
recently made the trip from Queenstown to
New \ orlS in : days lG hours and 3G min
utes, the shortest time on record
Edward S. Stokes, since his transfer
from Sing Sing to Auburn prison, has been
treated like convict. He sleeps in cell,
eats prison fare, and is to be employed as
Il packer in the collar shop. He entreated
the store keeper not to compel him to wear
an i'll fitting pair of trousers.
A man giving the name of Rev. George
Cassell, was arrested in Elizabeth, n. j.,
Wednesday morning, on the charge of at
10, a.
There were found upon him tifty-two let
tiers from ministers throughout the Middle
States, which are supposed to have been
forged.
A terrible disaster to the yacht Mohdock,
in which Commodore Garner and wife and
two guests lost their lives, is supplemented
by the sinking of the steam yacht Stella
in the Hudson river, and the loss of five
lives. In the latter instance, the vessel
was swamped by the swell raised by
larger boat plying on the river.
The Senate, on Monday, confirmed Thos
]. Brady, of Indiana, as Second Assistant
Postmaster General; William c. Spruance
L. S. Attorney for Delaware; Mason Bray
man, Governor of Idaho; VIM. 7. Wright,
of Maryland, Consul at Santos, Brazil;
Thomas b. Shannon, Collector of Customs
at San francisco, and Commodore John w.
Livingston, Rear Admiral on the retired
list.
Advices received at Cheyenne from Gen.
Crooks camp, dated the 23rd instant, say
that the main body Of the hostile Sioux
have gone to the Big Horn Mountains and
that owing to the efforts of the Indians to
burn the grass of the valleys Gen. Crook
finds it absolutely necessary to follow up
and attack them at once without waiting
for JUNCTION with Gen. Terry's command.
Gen. Crook S force muStcrs about 200
regulars and volunteers, besides 200 Snake
allies, and he is confident of being able to
hold his own in any emergency. A vigor-
Gus and careful advance on the Indians
will Immediately be made. Gen. Merritt
left Fort Fetterman with eight companies
of the Fifth Cavalry, and two mole com
panies will follow in few days.
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Wood. Wood.
800 Cords of good Fire Wood,
for sale, at
Little Elk.
RUDOLPH BENNETT.
Our NeighbOrS.

Oxford is short of water, her wind mill
is out of order.
The cows in the vicinity of Crisfield are
afflicted with disease similar to that of
the epizootic.
A. NJ. Porter, at Worton station, Kent
county, had his stackyard and 200 bushels
of wheat burned by lightning, last week.
Two tramps were killed by lightning in
an outbuilding near Hummelstown, York
county Pa, where they had taken refuge
during the storm OH the evening of the
18th inst.
young lady of Snow Hill, Md, who
had been visiting some friends in Delaware,
fell down well with six feet of water in it,
Fortunately, in falling she seized board
lying across the top of the well and by this
means managed to keep ahoat until assist
ance came to hand.
servant at the d" Bright House." some
time since shot the old hawk which had
built it's nest in the very midst of Rehoboth,
and every since the inception of the enter
prise had been an object of great interest
to every visitor. The Indignation against
the perpetrator of the deed was SO great
that he was compelled to escape from the
place.
An accident occurred at Angola, near
Lewes, Del, this week. John, young
lad ten years of age, the son Of Jas. Brin-
ton, a farmer Of that locality, was driving
an OK team to the farm house, and had
hooked the chain which held them around
his own body. The oxen becoming fright
ened started eff on hard run, dragging
the unfortunate boy to the ground and
along the road, and when they were stopped
he was mangled corpse. The terrible
accident was plainly visible from the house,
but all efforts to rescue the poor victim
were in vain.
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Rising SUN Items.
IMPROVEMENTS.

lMIEDN EMENlS.
Il. W. Rittenhouse is putting down a
new pavement in front of the Mammoth
Store, and filling up the road with stone.
HARVEST
is mostly gathered aud the crop an extra
ordinary large one. Many barns are unable
to contain the crop. Threshng machines
in active demand.
THE ARCTIC WAVE,
following the Torrid one, has been very
much appreciated by every one. The hot
spell overed the memory of the oldest
inhabitant and Dutch almanac.
STOLEN.
Quite an excitement was created in our
borough, on Tuesday afternoon, by two
gentlemen in falling top buggy, with
sorrel mare, driving through towards Brick
Meeting House, as such a team had Just
been described as stolen from Long Green,
and as having crossed Porters bridge
Quite number of our citizens started after
them, but on being arrested they turned
out to be an entirely different kind of men,
Awkward and no 500
The Bank has had a chronometer lock
placed on their safe, and now money mat
ters have to come to time.
THURSDAY, TIE 10Th,
was the day that tried mems nerves. 1t is
said by all to have been the hottest and
hardest day of the heated spell.
JONES.
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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
THE MARTINS,


\ correspondent enquiries through Tile
Wing last week, concerning the home,
habits, ETC., of our familiar little Summer
visitor, the purple martin.
The home of this bird is the whole
American Continent. The martin appears
among us on his migratory visit north from
the 9TH to the 10th of April. His love for
a dwelling near the hauntS of man, and his
habits while he remains with us are too
we'll known to need special mention. The
martin is one of the most powerful birds
of passage that we have. His breeding
grounds in the Northern Hemisphere eX-
tend far into the regions of British America
and as southern visitor he is familiar to
the Inhabitants of South America. Orni-
biologists inform us that the bird is as
common in Chill as with US.
In August, the young martins have at
tanned their full growth and strength of
wing, and the birds begin to prepare for
their annual southern migration. They
collect from large section of country to
one place of rendezvous, about which they
may be seen whirlng and circling in i'm
mense tlocks, few evenings previous to
taking up their final march, as if drilling
and exercising for that effort; and suddenly
the whole flock will disappear, save a few
lone stragglers. which soon follow the
main body.
A few Summers ago, Elkton was ap-
pointed the rendezvous for the assembling
thousands before taking their departure for
a more southern cline, the numerous shade
trees in the streets affording excellent roost-
ing places for the large army of winged
emigrants. The extensive colony which
breeds in the Howard House yard every
~,
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A CARD TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC
For many years we have made two med
icines suited to the ailments of a vast class
of sufferers. Thousands of cures have
been made by them, and, in fact, the word
failure could never be coupled with them.
But within the last two years counterfeits
of our medicines have sprung up, danger
ons in their close imitation of our Trade
Mark. To secure the people we have
placed upon each genuine box of Holoway's
Pills and IIolloway's Ointment the fac
smile of the signature of our Agent, Mr..
Jos. IIayd6ck. To counterfeit this is felony.
We shall relentlessly pursue any one who
initiates this with the utmost vgor of the
law. We most earnestly beg that the
great mass of the American people will
aid us in our efforts to protect their health,
and help us in our task of bringing these
most unprincipled men to the bar of
justice. Uniformly refuse to purchase
Medicines purporting to be ours unless Mr..
JOS. Haydock's signature is attached to
eack Box of Pills or Pot of Ointment and
the end will soon be reached.
The public's obedient servants,
HOLLOWAY 4 Co.
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CAMP MEETING CORRESPONDENCE .

CHESTER HEIGHTS, July 25th, 1876.
Leaving Elston at o'clock | arrived on
the camp ground about II o'clock, and
saunterng around, noticed that the num-
Der of tents were fewer than last year, and
the tented throng seemed to have dwin-
died down from the aggregate numbers of
former years; and the clerical body were
not composed of those "big guns " who
are generally announced some time previ-
Gus before making their appearance.
The location of the grounds cannot
BE SURPASSED,
and the geniality of the people seem to be
a second nature, and all one needs is pa
thence to climb the hills, and a visit to this
place will help any one physically. The
lay members, though fewer than formerly
are workers and seem to act as if evangel-
izing the world did not wholly depend upon
the ministry.
Miss Lizzie Sharp conducted a children S
meeting from the stand, and it would be
useless for me to attempt to eulogize her
manner. To sum it up in a few words,
"She is the right woman in the right
place" Mrs. Lizzie II. Smith, one of
earth's jewels, who never tires in any good
work, assists in the meetings; though fee
bile in body, her strength seems to be more
than ordinary when called upon to talk,
and in
SIMPLICITY AND ELOQUENCE
she holds the listening multitude spell
bound. Though so popular, yet as hum
bic as little child and tear from her eye,
writes volumes upon the most callous heart,
and one of the mysteries of this world is,
why we haven't more such women If
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Chesapeake City Items.

Our town was made lively on Tuesday of
last week, by the meeting here of the State
Council of American Mechanics. Nearly
all the lodges in the State were represented
and they had good time, the only draw
back being the hot weather. They put up
at the Bayard House, where they were
made TO feel at home by the attentive pro
prietor, who also was much pleased to enter
tain body of such gentlemenly visitors.
This class of men will be power in the
present Presidential campaign throughout
the country.
The next gathering was
BASEBALL MATCH,
on Thursday last, between the Warwick
and Chesapeake clubs. Every thing passed
off pleasantly, but our boys were beaten
badly.
There are
MANY STRANGE FACES
on our streets: the heated term has brought
all our city cousins out to see their uncles
and aunts What 4 nice thing it is to have
these uncles and aunts this hot weather.
''and aunt, she bakes such splendid cake
and her chickens are SO nice. Why bless
me, | guess | will stay another week. I've
only been here five, and dear me, uncle
WIFI you COHc W IllC SeHleIluldl 40
try and stay one night with u.s." and SO it
goes-impositions will never cease.
THE PEACHES
are ripening earlier this season than usual
by nearly two weeks. The Ericsson peach
boats are running, and will, hereafter, dur
ing the season, make daily trips, taking
the fruit from Cecil and Kent counties.
THE cDowppS
are in fine spirits. They expect to be well
paid this season. Some have been offered
fifty cents per basket in the orchard, but
is blest this season with large crop, while
other sections are bare. The next big crop
is the
TRAMPs OR PEACH PLUCKS
We are overrrn with them, begging their
way to the orchards. Quantities of
wATERMELoNs
are passing through here to the Eastern
markets, principally from Anne Arundel
county. The fruit is large and fine favored
THE GOOD TEMPLARs
have broken up and sold their furniture
The hot weather was too much for them.
Ice water wouldn't do and besides, they
being sensible feeling men, they think our
last Democratic Legislature prosecuted the
landlords sufficiently, and at the same time
failed utterly to do any good If any of
those scamps ever want office again, they
needn't look in that direction for votes, for
they are all Hayes and Wheeler men, and
not Dimmey in the ranks. If the ven
derS of liquor are awake to their interests,
they too will refuse ever again to vote for
a Democrat for any place of trust for they
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Nervous Debility,-YITAL WEAK

Nervous Debility.-VITAL WEAKNESS OR
DEPRESSION: A weak exhausted feeling,
no energy or courage; the result of MENTAL
OVER WORK, INDEsCRETIoNs OR EXCEssEs,
or some drain upon the system, is always
cured by Humphreys Homeopathic Specific
No. %. 1t tones up and invigorates the
system, dispels the gloom and dependency,
imparts strength and energy,-stops the
drain and rejuvenates the entire man.
Been used twenty years with perfect sue
cess by thousands. Sold by dealers. Price,
S100 per single vial, or 500 per package
of five walls and $500 vial of powder.
Sent by mail on receipt of price. Address,
Humphreys Homeopathic Medicine Com
panV. see Broadway, New York.
s95 See large advertisement.
Great Reduction in the Price of Sewing
Machines for Cash. The Howe and New
American, or second handed Machines
Call and see for yourselves.
JOHN WILKINSON,
Wig Building, Elkton.
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MARRIED..

LE-SIMPSON.-On Wednesday, June
81, 1876, by Rev. VIM. Downey. CALEB
V. PYLE, of Philadelphia, and ALICE
SIMPSON, of this county.
RD-OLDHAM.-On the 25th instant,
at the house of Thomas c. Crookshanks,
Esq, by Rev. E. Miller, FREDERICK A.
FORD, of Philadelphia, and MARY f.
OLDHAM, of this county.
BOWEN-REID.- the Goth inst, at
the NJ. f. Parsonage, Cecilton, by the
Rev. +. Miller, GEORGE BOWEN and
ARIA REID, all of this county.
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DIED.

BOU CHELL.-On Saturday, July 22nd,
1876, after a lingering illness. MARY F.,
wife of Wilmer c. Bouchsll, aged 26
years.
MERRITT.-On Sunday, 23rd inst, at the
residence of his parents, in this town,
HOWARD, son of Calvin and Rebecca
Merritt, aged years and months.
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THAT FISHING PARTY.

A party of young gentlemen, concluding
to try their hand at fishing and grabbing,
chartered Mr.. J. n. McCullough's boat, on
Monday last, and left the same evening for
the fishing grounds down the bay, sailed
all night, arrived on the grounds early on
Tuesday morning. Having prepared them
selves with nice bait, they commenced fish
ing, fully expecting soon to have supply
for their breakfast, but the fish didn't bite,
and they were compelled to eat their cold
snack without warm fish. Finding no fish,
they tried grabbing, with but little better
success, only catching a dozen of small
ones. The same partydo not intend going
again, unless they hear Of fish being more
plentiful.
+ RETURN OF AN OLD CoLoRED MAN.
Henry Allen, a colored man, brother of
old aunt Polly Howard, and formerly a
slave of old Mr.. Gale, who left between
two days, tifty-two years ago, came here
on a visit to his sister. When he left there
was very few colored men free. What
change. None are now slaves. He makes
his home in Hayt and intends visiting the
places of his childish sports and see the
very few remaining friends that are left,
and then return to his adopted home.
PICNIC PROSPECTIVE.
Our young people are making great
preparation for the picnic in Mr.. Abrahams'
grove. Judging from the names of the
managers, everything will be conducted
with due decorum. We wish them pleas
ant night and a good time generally.
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Personal.

Hon. John A. J. Creswell was at home
this week.
Hon. jacob Tome has been unwell,
since his return from Rehoboth.
Reuben Haines, Esq, and family, re-
turned from Atlantic City, on Thursday
evening.
Mr.. E. E. Ewing and family are visiting
Cape May, previous to starting for their
new home in the west.
Mr.. Charles Finley and family, accom-
panied by William McCrery, Esq, left for
Cape May, on Tuesday last.
Geo. A. Blake, Esq, is visiting his old
home, near Trenton, N. J. He will be
absent for week or two yet.
Mrs. Fowler, who was severely burned
by the explosion of coal oil last week,
though terribly burned, is now expected to
recover.
At the annual meeting of the Rehoboth
Beach Association, Messrs. VIM. ]. Jones
and VIM. II. Elder, of this town, were
elected directors
w. E. X. Frazer, Esq, our telegraph
operator, is off on vacation, visiting his
friends in Delaware. Mr.. Joseph Wells
has charge in Mr.. Frazer's absence.
Capt. Philip H. Ellis, L. S. Army, son
of F. y. Ellis, Esq, arrived in town,
on Thursday evening, from New Orleans,
where his regiment-the 18th infantry
is stationed.
l. F. Vauarsdale, Esq, our popular Com
missioners' Clerk, and r. c. Lewis, Esq,
of the Glass Front, accompanied quite a
large party of ladies to Cape May, yester-
day morning.
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Port Deposit Items.


Emanuel Fury, while driving mule in
a cart for Messrs. McClenahan Il Bro, had
his left arm broken, near the shoulder, by
the mule, on Friday of last week. DR..
Mccullough reduced the fracture, since
which time he is doing well.
Mr.. ii. Winter Davis Abrahams came
near meeting with a serious accident, while
driving in his carriage, on Wednesday.
The spindle Of the axletree of the hind
wheel broke off, letting it fall on the
ground. The horse started to run, but,
fortunately, he was able to stop it without
doing much damage.
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The selling race at Saratoga Tuesday
was won by a Maryland horse Mr.. L. \.
Clabaugh's Picolo which has thus added
another to its many triumphs during the
present season.
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SEABURY g. JOHNSON,
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ton OF an eminent pnySlcldH.
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4. DinrrhGn, of Children or Adults, Is
5. Dysentery, Gripping, bilious Collie, .
6. ChOlera-MOrbus, Vomiting, IS
:. Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, -. %
S. Neuralgia, Toothachc, Fareachr, Is
O. Headaches. Sick Headache, Vertigo, IS
TO- Dyspepsia, Bilious Stomach, IS
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20. xyhoopin Cough, violent coughs, 80
81 Asthma, oppressed Breathing, so
%. Ear Disc hnrges, impaired hearing, so
%. Scrofula, enlarged glands, Sweines, 80
a. General Debility, Physical Weakness, SO
IS. DropSy and sclnty Sccretions, 80
&c Sen-Sichness, sickness from riding, SO
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IS. Epilepsy, SpnsInS, st. NltuS Dance, Il W
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FAMILY CASES.
Cuse tNloroccol with above 35 large walls and
Manual OF directions, 80 90
Case Morocco of 20 large Walls and Book, w
RYT These remedies are sent by tho
case or single box to any part of the
country. free of charge, Ola receipt Of
price. Address
Humphreys
homeopathic Medicine Co.,
Office and Depot, No. 5G2 BRoApwAx, New YonK.
For Sale by all Druggists.
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NOTICE..
ORDERED, That the sale made and re-
WILLIAM DEAN AND OTHERS
IS

a
In The Orphans Court for Cecil county. In Equity.
July 10th 1876.
ORDERED, That the sale made and re-
" ported 10y Joseph Miller Trustee for the sale of
the real estate mentioned i'll the proceedings in this
can>r lee ratified aud confirmed, unless cause to the
contrary thereof be shown before the llt day of
september prov i-l, copy ut this Order be
Inserted i'll some newspaper printed III Cecil county,
week Tor month. before the 10th day uf
Au.u~t
The Report states the Of sale to he Il 90.
Il. d. LAMAR Register.
True copy test, H. D. LAMAR,
July Ii. lS1G--lm Register.
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MRS. M'NULTY

offered her stock of cows for sale. last
week, but they not bringing the prices she
anticipated, after selling one cow and TIVE
heifers, withdrew the rest. Any one want
ing good cows can buy them from her at
privata
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Z THE SToRM.-The thunder storm of the
Goth inst. was the most severe ever known
in the upper part of this county and lower
Pennsylvania. In the neighborhood of the
Rising Sun, the corn fences and many trees
were blown down. The rain was heavy
and the lightning and thunder terrific
Four cows, belonging to William Preston,
in the Eighth district, were killed by the
lightning. The dwelling house of George
Lynch, near Zion, was struck by lightning,
but was not greatly injured. At J. Hos
singers, a fine orchard was nearly ruined
and many forest trees were Frustrated.
The Oxford Press says:-At Lombard
vile it was tornado, tearing trees up by
the roots, blowing down fences prostrating
the corn flat on the ground and knocking
off the fruit. At S. II. Clements, several
large trees were blown down and an extra
line field of corn was tlattened to the earth.
The rain fell in torrents. At Elk Mills, a
COW was killed by lightning. The storm
was very heavy in the ne:ghborhood of
Taylor's tannery. The track of the hur-
ricane here was about one hundred yards
WIDE
~ The time to buy. viii offer the en-
tire stock chaaD durinp AnuuSt Call at
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.ly -Mackercl and Herring, new and
cheap, at T. DRENNEN's.
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HOWARD HOUSE,
IL VIM. Falls, Proprietor. Cor. North and Main sts.
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THE MARKETS..
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