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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-05-12
JOSEPH BOOTH & SON,
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

JOHN WuRTIIINGTON
ELIZABETH JANE THOMPSON. LEWIS THOMPSON
and AMELIA EIs wife, HUGH CAMERON and
MARTHA, his wifi. RICHARD IL. RICHARDSON
All LOUISA. his wife JOHN JOHNSON and MAX
t'AkE!, his wife, JACOB HYLAND and HANNAH
lis wife
In the Cir' Mt Court for Cecil county In Eauty
No. 30 D. g. May s. 1877.
I'HE object of this suit is to procure a
a decree Tor the sale of certain nurtyar-d premises
IN cecil county, which were on the sth ddy of Anr,
1865. n"rt.ag~ by John Thompson now DECEASED and
TIL !"frndtnt, Elizabeth Jane Thompson to the com
piaiuant.
Tn" Bill states that the sad John Thomson d.c.d
anu Elizabeth }. TIM mps"n, the Sth day of April
i-bS conveyed certain real estate which particularly
described III the Bill and hiiit
mt" the comp hinant by 1ay of mortgage to secure
me payment Of S35nOOO with ntrrest from the dat. f
sid deed whch Was then due and owing from then, to
him III one year from III" ate thereof That the whole
Z" sHH sam :" money and Interest is still due and
OWING. That the saId John Thompson has since did
leaving wiz which did dispose said real estate
mat Ii" lett tn" said EliZ ,urth Jan. Thonpson his
WHO" am the said Lewis Thompson, Martha Cameron
louisa RIclIarrsDn, Margaret johnson and Hannah
~ iahi, his only children and heire-At-aw and that
III" sad Jacob liS!and and Hannah yland reside out
vi the State Of Maryland
1t Is thr:cUprn tiiuigrd and ordered that tba cop,
Pait hy causing copy of this Order to be inserted
III some newspaper published in Cecil county once q
week !nr one mouth before the 18th ,iay of June ue.t
give notice 10 the said absent defendants of the sui-
stance anu Object Of this BILL and them to appear
IN inns Court IA person 10y solicitor on or before the
l'h day "f September next to the premises and
show cause" if any they have why decree ought not to
pas" as prayed A. W. MITCHELL Clerk
itnh copy; test A. W. MITCHELL,
NAY i--im Clerk.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-05-12

The subject of specie payments is being
considered by the Administration.
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The Rev. Dir. J. Mckend, ee Rail made
N address. in which he said that he WIS
p trticnlariv IN favor Of the reform nov
anent which had been stared under Mur
ply.
Rev. MIR. Powell said that Snrc way to
secure local opinion was To give the ballot
/" women. Great applause
Rev. :. Y Leech said he had been chap
lain IN the Legislature, aud knew, of what
little value we've petitions, no matter how
lengthy the roll OF names. The men who
usually get bills through remain on the spot
and use their personal influence with mem
bcrs. The Rev Mr.. Nice 10y his efforts at
Annapolis had been instrumental in secur-
ing the law relating to the observance of
the Sabbath. In that effort it was remark
able that the Sunday law received the sup
port OF men who never visited the mouse
of God, while prominent church members
could not be persuaded 10 speak in it's be
hall. lie was convinced that only by fetal
prohibition could the evils OF intemperance
be eradicated.
The Rev. Theo J. Holmes said it was
good to pick the drunken out of the pit.
but 1t was better to prevent him from
falling iii at first. An agricultural editor
had lately answered a correspondent to the
cifect that he coUld save his potatoes from
the raVagcS of the potato bug by putting
the seed i'll carly enough and letting the
potato ,!et good at.lt Of the bug. So
men might be saved from unieuneSs il
lie seed was planted early enough in child
hood.
REFORMED DEUNkARD
Colonel Hoy was introduced and made
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-05-12
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.

WASHINGTON, d. c., May Sth, 1877.
DEAR MISUNDERSTANDING the per
sistent attempt to make it otherwise, Old
Probabilities gives up in despair and leaves
g Winter lingering in the lap of Spring"
The frost king clings to the embrace OF
gentle Spring with d tenacity which far ex
cells all his other endeavors. The North
complains of eager and nipping winds,
while the Southern States have been atfic-
It'd with later frosts than have ever been
known in that section. The GOODNESS in
tue South is caused, no doubt by the ex-
odus OF warm hearted carpet baggers from
that section.
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THE MARKETS.
Eikt0n Markets.

CORRECTED EVERY FRIDAY.
ny ID. SCOTT & BRO.
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OLD INDICATOR

did not give us sufficient notice of the re
turn of cold weather, and We are forced to
break out rs follows.
Bring back that stove, put up the pipe
And stick it il the hole:
Don't begrudge the kindlng wood,
And fill her up with coal.
The bluebird with the speckled thrush.
Have warblcd all i'll vain,
The lilac's lie lacks lots OF heat,
For Winter is here again.
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ELECTION or OFFICERS

Tie following officers were elected for
he ensuing year: William Daniel, Pres
'ent: G. 5. M"sher. Secretary, and James
Mcmillan, Treasurer.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-15

agreed that the Sultan could open the
Black Sea to the war flags of friendly
ana allied powers whenever in his
opinion the stipulations of 1855 re.
qulred it. Russia was thus released
from her promise not to build and
maintain military and marine arse
neIs, naval stations aud ships of war
III the Euxine. This was in 1871
Who in this country knows what Rus
sia has since done under that permis-
sion AS to foreign ships of war the
new arrangement gave the Sultan
sole power over the Straits, and put it
within his discretion to say when. if
ever, in time of peace, the policy of
the arrangements of 1856 would tole-
rate the presence of any war flags of
the allied powers on that sea. This
was no doubt step towards making
the Sultan sole master of the Straits
9s to ships of war, and it row leaves
Russia free to make its demands as to
the Straits OF the Ottoman Empire
alone and not of the other powers. Ev-
erything made public in 1871 and since
demonstrates that neither Germany,
nor Austria, nor Italy, nor England
was prepared in 1871 to resist Russia,
and, of course, the Sultan could then
do nothing but submit with dignity
and good temper, as he did. Was this
the price of previous services render
ed to Berlin by Russia? When NJ.
Ihiers, in his mission of 1870 was at
st. Petersburg, he was told that aid
given to France then would involve a
re-opening of the Eastern question.
Among the most instructive, huwev-
err of all the documents published at
st. Petersburg respecting the Eastern
question during this period Of Russian
filtration with each of the great DOW
ers in turn, are those issued in the lat
ter part of 1866, as having been ad-
dressed by the Russian Cabinet to their
Ambassador in London on the occa-
sion of the Cretan insurrection, which
miscarried mainly because the Austro-
Prussian war terminated so Suddenly.
In note, dated November %, 1866,
Russia directed her Ambassador to in
form Downing street that "by the con-
cession of self-governmeut only can
the Christian population ever gain full
confidence in the Turkish Govern
ment."
During this negotiation or confer
enCe in London in 1871 Mr.. Gladstone,
then Prime Minister, did not hesitate
80 VIZ AANN'N VI S'lAltl' W uClbAuNt
the arrangements of 1856 and to pledge
England to an entire reversal of the
CT rendon policy
We may Ge perfectly certain that he
will find the cup which he then filled
commended to his lips tonight with
deadly emphasis 10y the very men who
six years ago were deluded by his pres
tige and elOqucnce into adopting a
COurSp " lirb IhaV nugt OOW DplpSi.
tatingly repudiate, If England is to
keep the place which for her own sake
and for the sake of freedom through
out the world it is vital that she
should retain.--N. y Worid, 7th.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-15

In cleaning out an old we'll in
Lynchburg, few days ago, the
naked body of girl some seven
years of age wasfound in an adj
vancod state of decomposition, and
yet no inquest was held. SO says
the News:
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-15

the necessary mills, ETC., for the mans
uiaclure of the machine, during which
time the price Of it may be kept up
by the present monopoly. The cost
OF manufacturing a $40 sewing mas
chine is little over SIS when it is
landed in the companies warehouse.
The companies say, however, their
profits have been greatly exaggerated,
and while admitting the above cost
for the manufacture, claim that the
cost of selling the machine only
leaves them a margin of about $lI
profits, This cost is in the distti5u>
tion Of them, the commission an agents
and cost of collecting the monthly
and quarterly payments, most ma,
chimes being sold upon time
The downfall of the Wheeler Grover
Singer combination is hailed with de>
light by all other companies, one of
which says that in the last ten years
it has paid the sum ofSS0, 900 to it in
royalty for the use of the Batcheler
patent, The time will come when
one can 60 to hardware store and
order a machine the same as a plow
or hoe.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-15
GONE UP HIGHER.

The Petersburg papers announce
that Mr.. E. S. Gregory has retired
from the editorial chair of the
INDEx-APPEAL, a journal founded
and almost made famous by Him in
few years. lie announces in his
valedictory card that he retircs to
engage in "higher profession" p
Even with this announcement, we
regret to part company with him
in the rank Of Journalism. Grcgo-
ry has shown himself a journalist,
inciSiye, ready, informed and long
winded. lie ought to have been
OF the metropolitan press, and
would there have achieved Lis
promised distinction.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-15
THE CAUSE.

Men may pooh>pooh at advertis-
ing our schools, but if Roanoke
has net made it pay, then we are
mistaken. The fact Is, a first>class
advertiser is a man OF life and en-
crgy and enterprise, and the public
have found out that a man who
does not advertise has not nerve
and force enough TO engineer and
run an institution. Roanoake
College is getting the lead of all
the institutions Of learning in this
portion of tho country.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-15
A DIFEERENCE.

Tho Abingdon STANDARD and
it's Bristol correspondent 90 not
seem TO agree as to Narrow Gauge
matters. On broad gangc matters
they appear to fit like wheel aid
axle, but the fifteen miles between
them seems to cause some embar-
rassmcnt. Ye Bristol individual
says the election of Mcssrs. Bur-
SON, james, and Terry to position
On the town board was great
triumph for the Marrow Gauge
The STANDARD says, in ,tf'ct, that
Narrow Gauge is tzzling out.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-15
IIAItS.

Kara, which now occupies the at
tentiOn of the Russian Grand Duke
NICHOLAS, who IS report q advancing
in great force, is in Arm mia, in Turk
4h-Asia. 1t is near the Russian bOr-
der, and 10 mixes northeast of EiZe-
roUm, which il on the Euphrates The
population of Kars is Nariously esti-
mated at from 1000 to IL, 900 and is
mostly Armenian. Strategicully, the
town is very important point. Be
tween il and the extreme east coast of
the Black Sea the dit nee is little
more tEan 100 miles, and As the Grand
Duke is understood to contemplate
going overlant to Turkey in Europe,
he cannot afford to leave so strongly
fortified position as Kars in his +, ar.
The Russian General. PESKEVITCH,
captured kars in 1928, and occupied
the town two years. General WILL
LIAMS and IsMAIL PASTA defended it
against the Russians under MURA-
VIEFF in 1855. They reTulsed with
great slaughter an attempt to capture
it by assault on September 10Th
of that year, but in the November fol-
lowing famine forced surrender -
Sometime afterward Kars was restored
to Turkish authority, which has held
undisputed sway for more than twenty
years. 1t was his defense in 1866 that
won for General WILLIAMS the name
of 1.-The hero of Kars, ," aud caused the
British government to give him
barOnetcy and a life pension of S., 900
year. Norfolk LuRdBlu9E.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-15

regard it as n sacred duty to make the
Ilttie ones unhappy who SyStemaH-
cduY try to render life as bare, ugly
and wretched a thing as possible
Ihey never praise their children when
they do right, but punish them severe :
y when they do wrong. They seem
to hate to see their children lively or
cheerful or happy in their presence
They repel sympathy or confidence on
the part of their children, and then
urge as proof that their children are
possessed with the devil because they
always love to get away from them.
They take pleasure IN cutting off any
little.eujOyment. They rigidly carrv
out the fundamental principles of
their creed, which is that nobody
should ever please himself : neither
anybody ever please any body else, be-
cause, in either case, he is sure to dis
please God,
To DO oVertasked with lessons brings
sorrow to many little mind. Here
and there you still see idiotic parents
striving to make infant phenomena
of their children, and recording with
a great deal of pride how their chill
dren could read and write at an un-
naturally early age. Such parents
are fools not malicious fools, but
fools nevertheless.
The first six or seven years of life
ought TO be given to laying the foun-
dation of q healthy constitution in
body and mind, and the instilling of
those first p inciples of duty and re-
ligion which do not need to be taught
out of books. Even if you do not per-
manently injuIe the young brain and
mind hU n II ngly -,
them even if you do not permanent
ly blight the physical health and
break the minds cheerful spring, you
gain nothing. Your child at fourteen
il not one whit farther advanced in
his education than a child who began
his, years after him. The result of
your stupid driving, therefore, has
been to mar the beauty and sunshine
of those days that ought to have been
the happiest of his life.
l haven't a single doubt that real
depression Of spirits, usually the sad
heritage of after years, is often felt in
very early youth. 1t sometimes comes
of the child's belief that he must be
very bad, because he is SO often told
so. II sometimes comes of the Child's
early fears as to what is To become of
him. His parents, possibly, have ta-
ken pains to impress him with the
feeling that if his father should die he
will certainly StdrUe, or that in all
probability he will become wander
ing bcgger. And these sayings have
sunk down deep into the little heart.
A friend told me once that his con-
stant wonder at the age of twelve or
thirteen was this IF life was such
a burden already. and SO miserable to
iUok back upon, how could lie ever
bear it when lac had grown older ?"
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-15

The boys at Chattanooga, on
last Thursday, laid the corner stone
of tho Confederate Monument, and
they made the occasion decent and
memorable.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-15
Sale ola Railroad.

The Paducah and Memphis Rail-
road has been sold to II. w. Smith,
ers, John 7. Edmonds, and Charles
Canada, trustees, for slO5, 900. This
road is 168 miles long, and has
capital stock of $4,000, 900, and
funded debt of 81, ,45O, O.-AHens
Post.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-15
Episcopal Vlsitations.

NASHVILLE, May 8.-The Episco>
pal Visitation for the present year
includes Bishop Martin, western St.
Louis, Missouri, southwest Missouri
and Indiana conferences Bishop
Keener, Memphis, north Mississippi,
and Alabama; Bishop Pierce, moth
Georgia, south Georgia, and Florida;
Bishop Doggett, Tennessee, Virginia,
North Carolina, and South Carolina ;
Bishop Painea' assignment includes
Louisiana. Bishop Wightman holds
all the Texas conferences.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-15
DOWNFALL OF 4 MONOPO-
LY.
Every Man His Own Sewing Ma.
chinc>MaKGr
From the Washington Critic.

From the Washington Critic.
Tomorrow at noon the last of the
patents upon the essential portions CT
the sewing machine, by which the
owners Of the patent have been ena>
bled to exact royalty from all other
manufacturers, expires. The patent,
which is known as 'Ihe Batcheller, -
belongs to the Singer Manufacturing
Company, the Wheeler g. Wilson
Company aud the Grover 4 Baker
Manufacturing Company, who form a
combination, and all other companies
have been forced to pay royalty to
them of three dollars for every mas
chine sold, except for expectation, for
the privilege of using this patent. The
Batcheller patent is an essential part
of every machine, without which it
would be incomplete aud is for what
is called the needle plate. The needle
plate is the small piece beneath and
through which passes the needle to
connect with the shuttle. 1t was
granted in 1856 and renewed in 1870,
but further renewal has been denied
the combination, aud after to~morrow
any one can make a sewing machine
who desires to do so. There are Of
course hundreds Of patents belonging
TO the different companies an infringe
ment Of which would be violation of
the law, aud punishable as such, but
none Of those are essential to the
manufactury of machine
The expiration of the Batcheller
patent will cause a reduction in the
price Of sewing machines, but wheth-
er such reductions will be immediate
is doubtful. Other companies will
enter upon this enterprise. but it will
take some time for them to establish
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-15

THE JAMES RIVER AND KANAwuA
CANAL.-The Richmond Dispatch
says: Major John w. Johnston, of
Botetout county who was at the re,
cent meeting of the stockholders of
the James River and Kanawha Com
pany elected President in place of
Col. Carrington, resigned, reached
The city on Saturday. Maj Johnston
has been urged by bis many friends in
this city and elsewhere on the line of
the canal to accept the position ten
dered him, and now has the matter
under serious consideration. On his
way to Richmond he passed through
Lynchburg, where he was importuned
not to decline the office He was
assured by friends of the water,ine
there that they would take large
amount Of the stock of the Clifton
Forge and Buchanan railroad, aud
that they would lend their aid and
influence towards the early compile
tion Of this important connection. -
II similar interest is manifested else>
where, and it becomes applraht that
a sufficient am0aut Of the stock of
the railway is taken in this city, Ma
ior Johnston will be inclined to accept
the Presidency Of the canal and rail
way. 1t is hoped that he will consent
to lend his aid to this important work
by consentiug to become its chief
executive officer, and those Interested
in the Improvement feel assured q.
with his vim and determination, the
line to Clifton Forge will DC built in
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-15
Por the Bristol News.
Sorrows of Childhood.
by REV. J. l.. LLOYD.

There are some parents who delibe-
rately vex their children. There are
two classes Of parents who ar the
most RCrOyd6y cruel aud malignant,
1t II hard to determine which class
excels, but 1t is certain that both clas-
ses exceed all ordinary mortals. One
Is the blaokguard-the parent about
whom there is no good nor pretence of
good, The other is the wrong head
ed, conscientious aud religious.
There are parents who. having start
cd from an humble origin, have at
tanned to wealth, and who, instead OF
being glad to think that their chill
dren are better Off than they them
selves were, exhibit spirit OF jeal-
ousy or envy of their children. You
VIII lind such parents insisting that
thsir ohtidreA shall go through need-
less trials and notifications because
nty had to go through similar ones.
Now, | do not hesitate to say that one
OI the thoughts which would most
powerfully lead worthy mau TO val
ue prosperity would be the thought
mat his children would have Il fairer
hsppler start in life than he had, aud
would he saved the many difficulties
on which he looks back with pain and
sorrow. You will find parents, espe'
SlalIy OF the pharisaical and wrong
ueauvuly religious class, who seem TO
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-15
TUESDAY, MAY IS, 1877.
EVENT and COMMENT
The Clinch Valley NesoS favors Gen.
FItz Lee for Governor.

The Clinch Valley NesOS favors Gen.
FItz Lee for Governor.
Ex-Gov. Joe Brown has his back
up, and means to have John B Cor
don by the ears. He says Gordon is
responsible for the counting in of
Hayes, and this of course means that
Brown wants Gordon out of the SEN
ate and himself in.
Roumania proclailns her indepen.
dence and declares war against Turkey.
It is said President Hayes comedies
the loss of Ohio to the Republicans
next fall. That man Hayes is a can
did man,
On last Thursday Wheat was worth,
In Cincinnati, 81 80 to So so for Red
Corn was worth 81 to 81 cents. In st.
Louis Flour and Wheat were dull and
declined little.
Col. John Blair McLin was aged 5S
years when he died last week in
1OnesborO.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-15
Cut this out,

Refuse all s. notes on the follow
ing banks.
First National Northamton,
Mass.
Merchants National, New Bed
ford. Mass.
Hampden National. Chicago,
Illinois.
Traders National, Chicago, I'll. =.
Merchants, National, Chicago,
illinois.
First National, Aurora, I'll.
First National, Canton, Ill.
First National, (no such bank
GaleHl, ILL.,
Nearly the entire amoant Of the
genuine 81 nO,cs Of these banks are
withdrawn from circulation.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-15

One swallow dosen't make a spring,
but nine grassLoppers out Of every ten
do, just when you think you've got
your hand on them. - Worcester Press
Kalafat has been occupied by the
Turks. MarrOwfat may fall next,
and then farewell for peas. Carson
AWeM
Eminent but Incorporate citizens
who are hereafter invited to dine at
the White House are arranging to
pretend that they are Russians.-
NOr7oicb Bulletin.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-02-08
Il LAM LAY.

, 8a for the world, with its bOthers and worries,
It's days Of distraction, and night3 OF regret,
Tia cities Of commerce, where everyone hurrie8,
some to get into, and some out Of debt:
Close } %e the 'o""-n""'e with bar and with door
Leave me to bask meath zenith Of blue,
Cnheeding old Time with his scythe and his fore
50 long as I've freedom and nothing to do.
Sot On the Continent there You have mountains
w That call for eXertiOn and straiEing Of nerve;
xot bg the famous old classical fountains
w C0uld the calm tenor of living preserve
CIR there YOU meet some one so learnedly talking
~ OF things he has read Of and men that he
That, to make your escape, you must struggle at
Walking
Not at al in accordance with nothing to do.
,,ot in the covert nor yet in the stubble,
Mid rattle Of guns and mid clamOr Of birds:
lanai further escape from the region of trouble
OF keen emulation and feVerish words,
rcan ind no enjoyment in steadily whipping
stream where the fish are much wiser than
whore still run the risk of a shown or dipping,
Which are both inconsistent with nothing to do.
7recau fternoons in bygoRe September
The happiest days Of my lazy old life
Ubcn a pleasant COmpaniOn-but now I remember
That pleasant companion is somebody's wife
Univ did she leave me- and cease her sweet chatter
And wed such priggish and prosperous screw
rye a sort of suspicion that what was the matter
was rooted belief l had nothing to do.
IN, "a far from my point az I was at beginning,
And only request folks to leave me alone;
haven't now energy even for SHINING,
But l never waste breath in the making OF
moan.
,Tis ali in ourselves that we're joyous or bghted,
You'll find the Old dramatist's dictum is trHe;
so ri rest in the shade with a cigarette lighted,
Ana the b1ssful reflection, I've nothing to 10.
John Tb9m8u.