The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-10-19
The Battle near Rock Run.
Tie hOlliC MaguirGS al Port Deposit.
Budd Haines Takes and Holds the Fiel
NO BLOOD SPILLED YET.

II may not be generally known, ncyerthe-
less II is true, that Port Deposit, which is
the residence of many good citizens whose
superi"Ts are not to be found in any other
town III the county. has lately been infested
by Il gang of daring boys and half grown
youths, who have assumed the name of the
infamous organization, the members of
which, for years past, have done such
dark and damnirg deeds in the mining
regions of Pennsylvania. 1t seems 10 have
been the ambition Of the juvenile gang at
Port Deposit To emulate, as we'll AS circum-
older one. and for some time past they have
been making nightly forays upon the or
chards and corn fields Of the farms near
Rock Run and along the road leading
towards Liberty Grove. Becoming embo!d-
ened 10y success, part of them made a
raid upon Mr.. Haines' orchard 4 week or
so since, and were proceeding to gather his
crop OF apples, preparatory TO carrying
them of, when neighbor informed him
OF the matter Mr.. II. was away from lone
and his family were absent IN Port and
lie hs>tened home, aud at once entered
a cavcat against the irregular aud obuox-
ious proceeding Of the drprcdators The
young g"mins thereupon took flight tax
ing some of the apples with them FOR a
short distance, but being haTu pressed, and
no doubt having heard of sailors throwing
a tub 10 an en,aged whale, they soon &c.
cumplshcd the double object Of lcsscuing
their load and trying To appease the wrath
OF their puTsucr, by cmptying the apples
on the groutd. But this " uu!d not do,
AID Budd stack To them Ike grim death To
a deceased African. and pursued them to
the residences of their parents IA the sub
nrbs OF Rock Run; aud soon afterward Oh
tanned warrants Tor their arrest.
This proceeding Of Mr.. Haiues seems to
have cxaspcIated the Mullics, and they
deter to have revenge. and in order
tu obtain it, they gathered the members of
the claa on last "Wednesday night, or rather
on Thursday morning. week ago. aud
proceeded along the road near which the
orchard i'll question is situated, intending
10 put an end to the controversy. by steal
ing what few apples were left. When ;hcy
arrived at point III the road near the or
ci!Hrd. they divided into two squads. one of
which entered the orchard and began to
shake the apples, while the other remained
in the road to do duty as seatincls ard
give The alarm at the approach of danger
But the iIe of Mr.. Haines had been aroused
b. the long continued and oft repeated dep
relations al the Mollies, who had not only
invaded his orchard. but had also broken
INTO his spring house and stolen his butter
and i mix strainer that once belonged to
his deceased grandmother; aud OWING To
strFs L. "A ,-.l
Burns man, had nursed it To keep it warm:
owing tn all of which, he slept not suurdly.
but slept rs a cat sleepeth in The nj hit time,
with one eye open and the other only
partly closed. And SO when this gang Of
Moilles began to shake his apples, lac arose
from the couch wherein he lay. and snatch
ing up his t!usty fowiing piece, he eau
tiuu>iy and quietly descended the stairs.
aud stealing out with stealthy and cat like
tread To n convenient location, planted 4
load of fine shot III the posterior cxiremi-
ties of the gang in the orchard. All this
was as unexpected To them rs clap OF
thunder fIom a clear sky, and they took to
their heels and joined their comrades III the
road As If 40 600 hornets had been let loose
upon them, and were doing the best that
hornets could to make things pleasant not
for the Mollies but for themselves, for the
a great pleasure for him 10 have an oppor-
tunify Of doing so.
However. the Mollies in the road not hav-
ing the fear of fowlng pieces before their
yes, and not Yet having felt the eilec; of
the shot from Budd's gun. rallied their ie-
treating comrades and bssought them Ia
stone and whip the degenerate son of a
female canine that was pursuing them.
Why the Molio Maguires and other pen-
pie of low and groveling instincts delight
To characterize those who offend them, aS
being nearly related to dogs, we have been
IT much pains to ascertain. and after much
inquiry for many years, We have been uu-
able 20 arrive at any satisfactory solution
nf this mysterious practice. We believe i;
is owing TO the fact that they are very
. hearty related To this animal themselves
and knowing all about il, they try To di-
vert attention from their own dIsrepuiable
relationship by attributlng the same thing
tn their superiors.
The entIearies of the sentries in the road
had the effect Of rcviving tue dropping cuur-
age Of the retTea;ing Moiles from the or
c!iard. and the courageous Buid cautiously
advanced and sent another lnad of shot into
The crowd with tellin. effect, when the
Nnlirs hecamc iismayci and started for
, Rock Run upon the double quick. it is
belle we'd that the mail was never Carried 50
quickly on that route before. Il not being
quite clear u the mind of the courageous
Budd that this retreat was not 4 rusc In
draw him i-l'o an ambuSca.l- and capture
ann, he retts. ued To his house aud aimed
! himself with twu ,evoivrIS and an iron bar
! from his pump house do n and sailed forth
again, but only IL learn that the retreat
Was made for no feigned purpose. bu, be
cause I'll. Mollics had been stung more than
they liked 10y the shot from his gun.
Al this writing. Mr.. HaineS seems TO be
master of the situation, ard intends To re-
main 50.