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Court Proceedings.

At the close of our last report the case OF
with assault with attempt to kill, upon one
J. c. Crainor, was on trial. The jury rem
dered a verdict of guilty in both cases, with
a written request that the Court impose the
heaviest penalty provided by the law. He
was thereupon sentenced to pay a fine OF
$50 and undergo an Imprisonment i'll the
county Jail for six mouths in each case,
making in all 800 and twelve months
imprisonment.
The following cases have been disposed
of during this week.
p. b. Spaulding rs. Robert NJ. Baker;
action on prommlSsory note; tried before a
jury, verdict for defendant for $16l. Will
son for plaintiff; Constable for defendant.
John Brewster rs. Francis NJ Burnite;
action of trespass; verdict for defendant.
j. T. Mccullough for plaintiff; Evans and
Constable for defendant.
John Cavander rs. Barney Rey bold; &C
ton on promissory notes for $4,000; on
trial. Archer, Constable, Nandiver and
Physic for Plaintiff; Jones, Haiues. McCul-
Tough and Alexander Evans for defendant.
Eleanor A. Oldham us. William Benja-
min, Robert G. Logan aud Thomas I. Ben
.iamin; an action for damages for SANDER;
Judgment confessed for plaintiff for 800
damages and costs as counsel fees This
was a suit brought by plaintiff against the
Trustees of Bethel NJ. P. Church. The
circumstances of the case were these: A
young man, a member of the same church,
was charged with improper conduct. On
the trial the name of the plaintiff was
mixed up in the matter-hence this suit.
The Trustees, solely to escape the bleed
ing process of the law, and not in the most
remote manner admitting wrong done, com
promised the matter by paying her 800.
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Orphans Court.

The Orphans Court was in session, on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of
this week. Presentation. Jas. McCauley,
Chief Judge; Hon. James VI. Evans and
Hon. James \. Lewis, Associate Judges.
Sundry claims against deceased persons
were duly examined and passed.
Bond of G. 5. Abrahams, Administrator
c. {. a. of Robert Todd, examined and
approved.
The following list of sales and list of
debts were examined and passed: List of
Kirk list of sales of the goods and chattels
of Aaron Minglin; list of debts of Allen
Kirk.
The following Executors, Guardians an6
Administrator accounts were duly exam
ined and passed: Final account of Adam
r. Magraw, Administrator d. b. n. of
Henry S. Magraw: final account of II. II.
Haines, Administrator c. (. a. of Ann Eliza
Evans; final account of John f. Gallaher,
Administrator OF Isabella Gallaher; second
and final preferred account of Mary V.
Drennen and Reuben Haines, Adminstra-
tors of Jonathan h. Drennen, and dividend
struck on same; third account of w. p
Ewing, Guardian to J. A. p. Ewing; final
account of Andrew Orr, Executor of Ann
McClain, and distribution struck on same
first preferred account of George B. Brown,
Administrator of Benjamin B. Brown, and
dividend struck on same: first account of
VIM. r. Holt and J. I. Holt, Admlnistra-
tors of John w. Holt, and distribution
struck on same; second and final account
of Thos. p. Jones, Administrator of John
w. Jones, and distribution struck on same:
second account of John 5. Benson, Guardian
to Sam'l p. Benson; first account of Sarah
r. Tamanv, Executrix of Rachel Tamany:
final account of Johnson Shippers and Alfred
Ford, Administrators of John Shippers, and
distribution struck on same.
Court adjourned to meet in special ses-
sion on Wednesday next.
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Chesapeake City Items.
HE SLEIGHIEG

was considerably roughened by the warn
snap of last Sunday, but the roads wert
soon worn down, and it is now as good a.
ever.
is also fine, and the boys and girls are en-
joying it finely.
THE PRoTRACTED MEETING
commenced in the NJ. E. Church last Sab
bath evening is we'll attended and promises
much good. 1t is in charge of the pastor
Rev. Mr.. Newman.
POT HUNTERS
are at work still. We heard of number
of cartridges being killed by them last
week. Such persons should he sent ovel
to our Democratic little sister States whip
ping post.
STORES ROBBED.
On Tuesday night last our town was Wis
tied by regular gang of house breakers.
Three stores-Mr. VIM. Barwick's, Mr.. T.
Miler's and Philip Young entered,
false keys being used Instead of the usual
burglars tools. At the irst-named place
they secured thirty or forty dollars in
change, which had been left in the two
money drawers. They made an attempt
upon the safe, and moved it some ten feet
from its usual position, but it was too much
for them and they failed to get it open.
The second place visited was
MILLER's STORE.
Here they failed to get any thing but three
or four dollars in change, Mr.. Miller hav,
ing taken his money out with him. They
helped themselves to good cigars here.
THE THIRD ROBBERY
was the store of Mr.. Philip Young. Here
their booty was confined to the change in
the drawers. They seemed not to want
goods as they took none, but were going
on the cash principle exclusively. AS usual,
after 1.-THE horse is stolen, we lock the sta
BILE door," and sharp lookout is now kept
by all hands and night watchman;: but it
is hardly to be expected that they will try
such tricks soon again.
A MAN ABOUT Town.
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WHO;
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DIED.

RICKTTS.-On Thursday morning, Janu-
airy 18th. MAMIE, daughter of the late
Thomas Ricketts,.
The friends of the family are respect
fully invited to attend her funeral. from
her late residence at Ricketts,, Mills, on
Tuesday, January 10Th, at l2 o'clock NJ.
BROWN.--On the 18th inst, HELEN G.
only child of T. Bond and Kate A. Brown,
aged one year, 2 months and IA days.
The relations, and friends of the family
are respectfully invited to attend the funeral
from the residence of her parents, in Elkton,
to morrow Sunday 18th inst, at p. NJ.
Interment at Cherry Hill NJ. E. Church.
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THE PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON &
BALTIM ORE RAILRoAD.-The annual meet
ing of the Philadelphia, Wilmington &
Baltimore Railroad Company, was held OH
Monday, in Wilmington, at which the
thirty ninth annual report was presented
and read. 1t shows the total earnings OF
the Company, including those of the Phila-
delphia, Wilmington & Baltimore, New
Castle & Wilmington, and New Castle &
Frenchtown railroads, to have been So, 45S,
1863, an increase over the earning of
1915 of $409, 965.11, or about IS! per cent.
The operating expenses, including State
and local taxes, were 81 1874, S22 90, an
increase over those of 1875 of 500, Ola. 70,
or about 60 per cent.
The net earnings, after deductiug operat-
ing expenses, taxes, interest, ground-ren
ETC., are $1,000, 019.97. After paying two
dividends of per cent each, subscription
of $50, 900 to Centennial stock. cost of ad
dtional equipment, buildings, fences, &c,
and other expenses, there was left a sur
plus of 1856, 77427, of which $3.50, 900 was
placed to credit of renewal fund and &c.
774.27 to credit of revenue account, making
the amount to credit of that account, Octo-
Der 3lst, 1876, $545. 3S2. so.
The passenger receipts of the Philadel-
phia, Wilmington & Baltimore railroad
alone were in excess of those of 1875 by
1908, 900 OF, or about 80 I 10 per cent, while
the passenger receipts of the New Castle
& Wilmington, and the New Castle s
Frenchtown railroads, exceeded those Of
1875 by only 81 1854 SO, or about Z. per
bo inhf ffio @
compared with those of 1875, in both cases
including the receipts from same traffic
upon the New Castle 6 Wilmington, and
New Castle & Frenchtown railroads, show
decrease of 1886. 261. n, or about 159 per
cent and those of the Philadelphia, Will
mington & Baltimore railroad alone show
decrease of $136, 194.47, or about IS per
cent.
The increase in passenger receipts is
attributable to the Centennial Exhibition,
without which there would probably have
been decrease in passenger traffic as conf
pared with 1915. For the half year ending
Both of April, the passenger receipts of
1876 were less than those of 1875 by $685.
121, Is, or about g., per cent.
The decrease in freight receipts was due
partly to reduction of rates, and partly to
large diminuton of the fruit traffic of
the peninsula as compared with that of
1873
An election for officers was then held,
resulting as follows:
President-Isaac Hinckley, Philadelphia,
Pa. Vice President-Enoch Pratt, Balti-
more, Md. Directors-Samuel NJ. FELTON,,
Thurlow, Pa; VIM. Sellers, Philadelphia;
Isaac Hinckley. do; Joseph Bringhursl,
Wilmington; Sam'l Harlan, Jr., do; Chas.
Warner. do; Thomas kelso, Baltimore;
Enoch Pratt, do; Thos. Donaldson. do.
Samuel NJ. Shoemaker do; Jacob Tome,
Port Deposit; Nathaniel Thayer, Boston,
Mass; VIM. Minot. do; Chas. p. Bow.
ditch, do; Robt. II. Stevenson, do. Secre-
tary and Treasurer-Alfred Horner Phla-
delphia. Assistant Treasurer-Robt. era
ven Philadelphia.
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THE MARKETS.
ElktOn Markets.
CORRECTED EVERY FRIDAY.
BY D. SCOTT & BRO.

The PHILADELPHIA CATTLE MARKET
Beef cattle were rather dull this week, but
prices were we'll maintained. 1900 head
sold at the West Philadelphia Drove Yard
6!a7 cts. for extra Pennsylvania and West
ern steers: 5!a6 cents for fair to good do,
and 4a5 per pound gross, for common, as
to quality; and 900 head at the North Phil
adelphia Drove Yard at 54a64 cents per
pound gross. Sheep were unchanged
10, 900 head sold at the West Philadelphia
Drove Yard at 5a6l cents per pound gross,
as to condition. Hogs were firmly held.
8, 500 head sold at the West Philadelphia
Drove Yard at So 5oas9.25, and 800 head
at the North Philadelphia Drove Yard at
IS. 50a$9 so per 100 pounds net.
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MARRIED.

WALTERS-BOUL Bird,
1877 at the residence of the brides father,
by the Rev. Charles +. Malery, CHAR
LES WALTERS to HANNAH G.. B0ULDEN,
both of Cecil county.
LOFLAND-WATTS In Fredericktown,
January 10th, 1877, by the Rev. f. w.
Gaylord, THOMAS A. r. LoFLAND and
LAURA Fl. WATTS, all of this county.
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Us Long indulgence in over eating or
drinking produces dis rganized Liver,
and all the evils attendant upon such de-
rangement: depression of spirits, habitual
costiveness, nervous exhaustion, indiges-
ton: pain in the head, with nausea; full
ness of stomach after meals, chilliness,
general debility and languor. Seek relief
from Simmons Liver Regulator. " 1t is
very valuable remedy for dyspepsia, sick
headache, torpid liver and such like dis
eases.-W. ). Holt, President of S. w. r.
r. Co., of Ga" 81
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A LONG TRIP ON SKATEs.-Mr. Philip
T. Bell, of Conowingo, fifteen miles above
Port Deposit, upon the Susquehanna, on
Thursday last, skated from his home to
Elkton, a distance of forty miles, and re-
turned in the afternoon. He left Como
10 NJ. He followed the canal from Como
wingo to Port, and thence down the Sus-
quehanna, across its mouth to Turkey
Point at the mouth of Elk river, thence up
the Elk twenty miles to our town. Mr..
Bell does not consider this an unusual feat
at all, as he frequently skates longer dis
tances. He had some business in Elkton,
and thought he would just slip on his skates
and run down.
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County Commissioners.

The County Commissioners met on Tues
day last \ full Board was in attendance.
Orders for merchandise were issued to
INDECENT persons to the amount of $50.
Collector Bddle, of the Second district,
was ordered to release VIM. II. Easton
taxes for 1876, on 1000, and collect the
same ($12.6sj from Capt. J. Fl. Young.
He was ordered also to release same party
of tax on $3.50, LS3.21), personal and re-
turn the same insolvent
Collector Wilson, of the First district,
for 1876, was ordered to release the estate
of JAS. II Benson tax on $1,000, and return
the same insolvent.
Ordered, that r. II. Crothers, Collector
of the Eight district for 1876 release Philip
and f. +. Conner tax on $40, 1000. error in
assessment aud return the same insolvent.
Amount of tax SO %.
The following accounts were examined
and passed: Jas. w. Morgan, Inspector
First District. $50 81; w. H. Harrison,
stone work, $3.50; J Gnldsborough, pau
per TO Aims House. $500; S. 5. Rambo,
hardware, $3.50; Lloyd Balderson, plank
for bridge, 1920; Thos. Price. Inspector
FIRST district. $l5.0S; Capt. Andrew Wood
all, lumber, IS; John w. Clifford, foot
log, So 90; VIM. T. Boulder. Superinten-
dent Second district, S575; Richard Har-
per, bridges. 80 70; w. w. Price. pauper
to Aims House. s. 90; r C. Thackery,
attorneys fee, SEQ; John Cooper, bridges.
1921; Alex. Patterson. pauper to Aims
House, $500; John w. Caldwell Assessor
$476; J. W. Beavan. Assessor, S204; VIM.
Lindsey, lumber, $11.41; c. Mccullough,
States Attorney, $50.
Ordered, that Amos Wilson, Collector
First district. 1876 collect from William
Bland taxes on $500, personal property.
Amount of tax, -. 10.
"Wednesday, Jan. 10Th, lS71.-The Com
missioners met.
Collector Reynolds, Of the Seventh dis
trict, was ordered to release I. J. Nanneman
tax on 81, 200. personal property. and return
the same insovent. Amount of tax, 50
Ordered, that 5. II. Miller. Collector
Third district, 1876, release heirs of An
drew McIntire tax on $500, error in the
assessment, and return the same insolvent
Amount of tax, $l4.21.
THE EYE AND EAR.-Dr. D. Fl. Stern,
oculist and aurist, will be at the Howard
House, Elkton, on Wednesday and Thurs
day, the 18th and 18th of this month,
for the purpose of treating diseases of the
Eye and Ear, and has glasses for every kind
of defective sight. Dr. Stern has qualified
himself as an oculst by fifteen years of
close application and hard study in the best
institutions of Germany and France, and
has practical experience of ten years. AS
a proof of his success, he refers to great
many he has already treated in this and
other States, especially in Somerset. Wor-
cester, and Wicomico counties, Md. An
opportunity will be afforded to all persons
suffering with such diseases to obtain a
cure. by one SO eminent in his profession.
Y. B.-The Doctor does not attend to any
other diseases, for he made the Eye and
Ear S! ecialty.
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For The Cecil
MASQUERADE PARTY.

DEAR WHIG:-A jolly party of masquer-
Torbert, Editor of The Wing, on Wednes-
day evening last. About ten couples were
present, and all enjoyed themselves hugely.
Miss A. r. W., as "Morning,' was un-
usually bright and sunny. Miss NJ. *. E :,
as dainty and modest as the flowers in her
basket Miss F. J. w. was quite romantic
as the "Chieftans Daughter Miss A.
H., with rosy cheeks and glowing eyes, as
"Gipsy Girl Miss A VI. was sweet
and blooming as the early "Spring. -
Miss NJ. l.. NJ. held royal sway as Queen
of Hearts," Miss l.. r. was well disguised
and sweet as the Flower Girl" Miss B.
NJ. made merry jingle with her bells, as she
gracefully danced to the music of her tam
BOURNE. Miss NJ. c., of Middletown, Del,
shone brilliantly as the "Star of the Even
ing" and Miss A. F. was melting and sweet
as a "Summer Night" Among the gen
temen we noticed J. B., who was very
warlike as an "Indian Chief" J. l.. w.
was staid as "Quaker Gentleman and
was completely disguised. H. c. H., as
"Mr Scudder," was awful in his ugliness
F. r. S. was merry, as Little Boy Blue, :"
but was minus the horn. G. NJ. B. was
enveloped in an enormous black domino.
C. F., as General Debility" was for
some time a mystery, and MeSSrS F. NJ.
and H. A. NJ. of Baltimore, were attired
as bold "Soldler Boys" At about eleven
and ahalf O clock the signal was given to
unmask, and surprise and merriment were
depicted on all countenances at the funny
mistakes that had been made.
Then the party adjourned to the dining
room, which was very prettily decorated
and after IA bountiful repast, with merry
iests and laughter, the dancing was re
Sumed until the "wee sma' hours" when
all went home happy, contented, and salts
fled that nothing had happened to mar the
pleasure of the evening.
A CARD TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC
For many years we have made two med
icines suited to the ailments of 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 Holloway s
Pills and Holloway's Ointment the fac
simile of the signature of our Agent, Mr..
JOS Haydock. To counterfeit this is felony.
| We shall relentlessly pursue any one who
initiates this with the utmost vigor 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
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BUSINESS CHANGES. Already quite a
number of business changes, to take place
with the opening of Spring, are announced.
The firm of Campbell & Vinsinger, Head of
Elk mills, will dissolve by the retirement of
Mr.. Campbell, who takes mill near Lewis
vile. The business here will be continued
by the remaining partner, Mr.. Vinsinger.
Mr.. James Mercy hes rented his farm, and
will again enter the boot and shoe trade.
The firm of Scott & Litzenburg, "mllin-
cry" will dissolve by mutual consent; Mrs.
Scott remaining at the old stand, and Mrs
Ltzenburg will occnpy her store house
now occupied by Ltchenstein. Mr.. NJ. l..
Litchensten will discontinue business, re-
moving his stock to Wilmington. A new
clothing store has been opened on Main
street in the hollow.
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tB Be sure and call for DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup, if you are troubled with bad
Cough or Cold 1t will give you relief.
For sale by every respectable Druggist.
One bottle, % cents; five bottles for Sl.00.
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North East Items.
RESUMED.

Part of the Iron Works of this place
have resumed operation, greatly to the en-
enlargement of a portion at least of the
employees.
THE HEAVY RAIN
of Saturday night last raised the streams
to a considerable height on Sunday, doing
no damage as we heard Of, but reduced the
quantity of snow very considerably, but
not destroying the sleighing; it reminds
us very much of sliding over turnpike on
one of our coolest evenings.
HORSE BORROWED.
On the evening of the 9th instant, while
Mr.. Kirkpatrick near Boulden's church,
was attending meeting of the Order of
United American Mechanics at this place,
we are informed a colored gent, who re-
sides in Elk Neck, borrowed Mr.. X. IS horse
without permission, and rode home, after
which he turned the horse loose. Mr.. X.
spent a consideral portion of the night in
search of the animal, but had to return
home some three miles in the snow minus
4 horse. Fortunately, however, the horse,
pn Sunday morning, wandered back to
North East, when Mr.. X. took possession
Of him again, feeling greatly relieved, as
the horse was borrowed one, belonging
to his father.
BAD MANAGEMENT OF HORSE AND SLEIGH.
We are informed Mr.. John Moke, our
estimable liveryman, hired a horse and
Sleigh to sewing machine agent who We
understand in little WHILE got up steam
sufficiently high to run a thrashing ma
chine, much less sewing machine. Tie
consequence was the Thing soon became
unmanageable and he rolled out, letting it
90 at speed of about 240. We are pleased
to learn, however, nothing more serious
occurred than breaking up the sleigh. The
horse was taken up at the depot about the
middle Of the night, white AS a snow ball,
being literally covered with frozen sweat.
Fortunately for Mr.. Moke, the horse was
discovered and cared for with warm blank
cts and 4 good stable or doubtless he would
have persisted before morning.
az You can buy from Messrs. VIM. Read
& Son, 10 Faneuil Hall Square, Boston, a
good English Breech loading Gun, for the
small sum of $500; they keep also the
finest guns, and there is nothing in the
sporting line that they cannot furnish you
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THREATENED FLooD.-The warm wealth
er and heavy rains of Saturday night and
Sunday, at one time promised serious
freshet. The two Elks above town broke
up their icy covering and swept like tor
rents down their course, overlooking their
banks and scattering over field and road
huge cakes of ice. A gorge formed at Far
creek fording on Big Elk, the ice piling up
and completely damming up the water.
This caused it to spread, and much of the
surrounding country was flooded. The rain
ceased, however, on Sunday morning, and
the water passed off without much damage.
The ice on the creeks and river below town
remained firm and immovable. Far creek
fording is still impossible, in consequence
of the huge piles of ice blocking the way,
and travellers by the turnpike have to cross
at Head of Elk Mills and drive around
through the meadows.
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| THAT FAST MAIL SERVICE Wonderful
promises Of quick time and prompt delivery
of mails were made when few weeks ago
the fast mail service was again resumed.
Previously we had been jogging along
resignedly. if not contentedly receiving
our New York mail matter at o'clock p.
NJ, it seldom failing to arrive at that hour.
But under the new arrangement we were
delighted to know that we were to have
our New York papers at 9 30 A. NJ, pretty
near as early as up town New Workers them
selves get them. Everybody was pleased.
The 425 A. NJ. train from New York, with
the mail, was to connect with the $50 A. VI.
train South at Philadelphia, reaching us at
$50. This would have all been nice enough
if the arrangement had been carried out;
but it wasn't, and isn't, and we now get
our Yew York mail matter enthusiastically,
once in while in a haphazard sort of
manner: some times at $50 A. M.-more
frequently at P. N. But in the majority
of cases not until the ) r. NJ. train. The
outgoing mail matter, especially that
going South, is much delayed also. When
the New York train is late at Philadelphia,
as it almost always manages to be, and
connection is not made with the 7.30 A. NJ.
train, it comes with no mail car attached,
as the agents are instructed to '.wait for
the New York train" Thus it frequently
happens that our mails South do not get
away until ) p. N. This is particularly
vexatiouS, when it occurs on Saturday
which it has done with wonderful regu-
larity for the last few weeks. AS our
papers, the bulk of which are taken by, or are
supposed to be taken by this morning mail,
do not reached our subscribers within the
county, until the following Monday. This
is absolutely and unquaitiedly miserable.
There is a terribly big screw loose some
where, which should be looked after. 1t is
generally believed that the New York dvi-
sion Of the Pennsylvania railroad design
eddy fails to make connection, for the graft
fication of their i'll will towards the mail
department.