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GOV. HAMlLTON'S REFORM "
MESSAGE.

On Thursday of last week the legisla-
ture received from Governor Hamilton a
message, containing his suggestions as to
the reform now needed in the State.
to accomplish which he pledged himself
during the last campaign. While it is a
pleasant document to the taxpayers. it
is by no means such to the army of office
holders who fatten upon the people. We
hope to see at least some of the retrench-
ments realized. The document itself
shows the necessity for it. and if the
Governor succeeds i'll carrying through
the recommendations he makes. he will
Justly earn the hearty gratitude of the
people of the State.
He commences by recommending the
repeal of all legislation requiring the i'll
spection of tobacco the weighing Of cat
tie, grain and hay. by the State, for the
reason that it interteres with the freedom
OF the citizen, amounts practically to
nothing. and entails an unnecessary ex-
pense upon the State, as the cost attend
ing these operations is much greater than
the receipts, which difference must be
made good by the X-payerS of the State
lie recommends the abolition of the
Office of one of the Fish Inspectors whose
salary is 81 800. He asks the repeal of
the law allowing the Secretary of the
Senate to draw annually out of the State
Treasury 81 900 for receiving the records
If the Births deaths and marriages in
the State. 1t is an utterly useless Office
and ought to have been dispensed with
long ago.
BY act of 1873 mine INSPECTOR was
created with a salary of 81 800 per year.
He regards this as useless. and recon-
mends repeal of the law.
lie recommends the abolition OF the
office of Tax Commissioner for the dou-
Bile reason, that it is unconstitutional
under act 6. sec. 3. of the Constitution,
which directs that the Comptroller ''shall
have the general superintendent of the
fiscal affairs of the State &c, and for
another reason that the duties of the
Office can easily be performed by the
Comptroller.
He objects to the office of Insurance
Commissioner, on general principles that
it was unnecessary, but does not specially
recommend its abolition. because. we
Drc sumo IL is So FISH ST 3inino
He recommends an entire reorganiza-
ton of the celebrated 'Oyster Navy
by reduction Of the salaries of its Off.
GERS, and the putting in them, men who
understand their business practically, so
that the revenues derived from it's en-
ployment may be equal to the cost of its
maintenance.
He recommends, wisely we think the
abolition of the land Office as it has out
lived the necessity for its creation. The
Clerk of the Court Of Appeals can easily
perform all the duties pertaining to the
Office. The revenue derived from it last
year was $l,042.14. The expense of
maintaining it was S..350.5l.
The Governor censures the Legislature
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sss.GoUNNY1; NEWS::
PORT OPPOSITE ITEuS.
INF. " FATHER.

IHE WEATHER.
We have had as much spice out of the
variety of weather rs is usually allotted
to man in the same length OF time. the
predictions of the Canada professor to
the contrary notwithstanding, whose at
tempts to penetrate the future are about
rs reliable as all such human efforts gen
orally are.
TOO HIGH FOR RAFTING.
The river has been very full and too
high for rafting. \ great many RATS are
expected down this Spring, the amount
of timber cut being very large ard prices
high
DISTEMPI:R AMONG TIE CANNES.
The canine race here have been suffer-
ing from an epidemic of distempcr, which
tleman, it is said. went into involuntry
mourning for the loss of his ''dorg.'
THE ELECTION OF TOWN OFFICERS.
There will be an election for Town
Commissioners on Monday next. So far
there has not been much electioneerng
nor has the excitement over it run very
high. Who will be the successful candi-
dates for this highly honorable and lucra-
tive CD position will be given in our next.
TO FORM G. A. Il. POST.
The soldiers of this vicinity are about
taking the necessary steps to form a g..
\. II. Post. and Il meeting will be called
for that purpose at an early day.
NEW BUILDING SOCIETY.
Many persons having expressed de-
sire for the formation of a new Building
and Loan Association. 4 public Meeting
for this purpose will be held at Abra-
hams Hall. on Monday afternoon. March
LIST, at ) O'clock. when everybody i'll the
county, who chooses. can subscribe for
stock. as it is not intended to limit it to
any one locality.
Z LAND SLIDES ON THE c. Il p. d. Il. II.
There have been couple of land slides
Oh the Columbia & Port Deposit Rail
road, in consequence of the very wet
weather. No damage was done but the
trains were somewhat delayed. The ride
over this road is one of the most beauti-
full in the country. The varied and ro-
mantle scenery along the entire ride al
most equaling that OF the Hudson.
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BIG FIX IFEuS.
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD,

Never having noticed any accounts
from Big Elk in the columns of The wing.
| concluded a few remarks from us would
not be considered ungrateful. and only
wish to inform our many distant friends
that we are still on the shore of Big Elk.
and keeping in memory that old adage
which says laugh and grow fat"
GRAND BIRTHDAY DINNER.
Mrs. Mary T. Scott gave to her chill
dren, grandchildren, and great-grandchil-
dren a sumptuous dinner. in commemora-
ton of her S0th birthday, on January
9th. at the residence of her son-in-law
Norris W. Pratt, kimbleville. Pa. The
table. which extended the entire length
of the room, was immensely laden with
every variety Of eatableS. Mrs. Scott is
the mother of eight children. forty-seven
grandchildren and nine great -grandchil-
dren. She presented her children with a
cake, upon the icing of which were the
following words, tingcd with pink Mary
I. Scott, born January eth 1900. com
piimentS to her children. January 9th,
1880. Two snuwwhite doves with a
proiusion of white flowers also made it
ornamental. Mrs. Scott was made the
happy recipient of a number of gifts. A
grandson. residing in Philadelphia
brought her a pear. which grew in the
State of California. and measured fifteen
inches in circumference. and weighed l.,
pounds. Mrs. Scott is lady highly
esteemed by all who knew her. enjoys
tolerable good health. and is as lively and
and active as the most Of old ladies who
are eighty years of age. After the guests
had eaten with unlimited pleasure
passed amusing jokes among the gay
circle. and spent The day in merry
making, they babe Mrs. 5. farewell, hop
ing that she may live to enjoy a number
of birthdays.
ILLNESS.
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RRE-EMlNeNTLY VALUABLE FOR us LOCAL AS WELL AS
GENERAL lNTELLlGsNoG. NEWS COMMUNICATIONS A7,s
RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED FROM ALL SECTIONS OF TIA
COUNTY, IN ADDITION TO THE WEEKLY CONTRIBUTIONS
OF ITS REGULAR coRPs OF CORRESPONDENTS.
ANONYMOUS COMMUNICATIONS WILL RECEIVE NO
ATTENTION, THE NAME OF THE WRITER BEING REQUIRED
II! AL GASES AS GUARANTEE OF GOOD FAITH.
MARRIAGE AND DEATH NOTICES INSERTED eeATuI-
ToustY. OBITUARIES WILL BE CHARGED HALF THE
USUAL RATE or TRANSIENT LOCAL MATTER.
Local matter, Ten cents line for a single irser
tjOn.
Transient rates-Eighi cents line for one and
-Four cents a iine for crery Additional insertion.
One inch of space counted as Tpelrc lines One
Column. Fire Dollars PER inch, one year.
Four changes olloicFd to yearly advertisers rhsu.
additional charge.
The circulation Of The Hhig being among the
most Intelligent classes Of Cecil county and the
adjoining couatieS Of Maryland. Pennsylvania and
DekErGr". ats proprietor confidently recommends ii
TO Business iiea most desirable medium for
renunsTG!ire advertising.
To maintain lis high standard as family iour1al-
no oGeasire o" Objectionable Advertisements loiH &c
admitted into its columns al any price.
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"THE UNPROTECTED FEMALE"

Under the above title Mr.. Mast has
drawn, i'll the current Hd,pers weekly,
a capital illustration of the present de-
plorable condition of our naval defences
and other means of warfare. We have
nothing to fear, perhaps, from any hos
tility on the part of our neighbors or our
European friends, but all the same, if an
iumical movement should be made by
anyone. We should find ourselves dis
gracefully incapable of supporting our
vain boasts of national power and of put
ting in force the Monroe doctrine or any
thing like it. In Nast's clever cartoon
Miss Columbia is represented as seated
on a bale representing our commerce, as
il waiting for means of travelling some
where, and her face wears an expression
of proud Scorn aud assumed indifference
while big, Bismarkian Germany with a
long pipe, little cigarette smoking Peru,
Recovered Turkey, insignificant Spain,
Mexico in sombrero, and uniformed
France stand about her, putting smoke
in her face from all their various tobaccos
and bluff old John Bull, with Russia be-
hind him, is. looking on i'll amusement,
enjoying the insolence heaped upon the
unprotected female The whole thing
is admirable, and is a merited satire on
the sham economies of Congress.
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TO THE LADIES
JOHN WANANAKER, GRAND DEPOT,
PHILA-DELPE
GRAND DEPOT,
PHILADEI,PEIA.

All ladies know that it has been get First Glass
Underwear in Phladelphia--we Muslin and Linen
Underwear such the French people indulge in Excepting
of the old Chestnut Houses who have made
speciality others have kept stocks made up principally Of job
lots that have usually for other been adyer
tsed bargains
Desiring to the question often asked by ladies'
"Why must to A 5 and elsewhere in New York for
Underwear? have say, You ne>d CO. unless you
choose other Grand The time past for seek
ing other cities than Philadelphia for shopping
Referring Underwear several months ago
get ready frstcass stock Undergarmens every
scripon. We have said much about it, and propose
let work and words speak for This simply
draw attention the fact that have allotted large
space in the section of the Grand Depot the left of the
Chestnut entrance where locate what will be, in
point of fact
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The funeral Of a Congressman costs,
ut the most, only Il little over 5000, ac-
eording to recently published statistics,
and sometimes less than $500. The coun-
try would lie benefited and save money by
burying nearly all our Congressman. ser
latin.
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GAHcLLoH's attempt to reform the
state of Maine cost the taxpayers SEQ
900, and his raid lasted only few weeks.
If the total cost of the Democratic efforts
10 reform the National Government could
be ascertained, the Democratic party
would never have another opportunity to
experiment in craftsmanship.
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CONGRESS is afraid of its own shadow.
-E,rchGngC. There can be no shadow
without a substance. Where's the sub
stancc9
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Q|'e Qet'| n1h'e.
ELKTON, FEBRUARY n, 1880.

TINS is a good time for the Pope to re-
turn q small percentage of Peters Pence
to the Irish peasants.
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IiLDEN continues to follow closely up
on Thurman in the latters own State.
According to The Cincinnati Enquirel's
canvass of Ohio. Tilden has 1.O97 Demo-
Gratis in his favor 10 1921 for Thurman.
That does not look like solid Thrman
delegation. Hendricks makes a much
better showing in Indiana, for in ~
counties which have been canvassed he
has 1900 supporters TO Tildcn's 80. This
loolss as il Hendricks would be presented
once more by his State. but there is no
sign that any other State will send so
mitch as handful Of delegates to SECOND
,he motion.
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AND now the Democratic Congressman
lind that they have got themselves into
serious danger by their unanimous back
ing of Fitz John Porter.
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NEW DEPARTN EMIT.
The old style of dealing these abandoned
and taken up the business


AS Manufacturers Of Underwear.
Frst-In Jul Workrooms
Secondly special order in Underwear Establishments
Instead of taking jobs receiving dozens and dozens of
Chames Drawers and Night Shirts and putting them
shelves and counters shall put forward only
First-CAREFULLY MANUFACTURED.
Second-NEAT AND HANDSOME SEWING.
hird-UNQJESTIONABLE and WARRANTABLE
MATERIALS.
This charm of cheapness will be the first idea but
cheapness and charming work
After all people cannot well judge by advertisement of
prices If person advertses horse for $780, another
advertises for $780, the buyer will decide by the
advertised price, but by seeing and Judging the horses The
$3.50 horse may be worth two of the other We
goods this What the actual value
We shall do well this work have undertaken and
content with whatever patronage deserve.
So greatly have muslins and labor advanced
began the preparations for present stock that conf
IDENTIFY believe that Ladies have the sewing done
home for anything like the prices marked first stock
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CHHRkEST0W,y IEFuS.
AN INQUIRY.

AN INQUIRY.
Nv hat has become of our temizer? pre-
sumo, though. he will put i'll his appear
anre when anything particularly interest
ing occurs. Allow me then the privi-
lege if you are pleased of occupying your
valuable time, very briefly, by saving Il
few words concerning the health &C.. of
this place which Ihope may be divertiug
to the many readers OF your well-edited
paper, Tie CecH IVhig.
is good, with the exception of case now
and then. of diphtheria that most dread
ed and fatal disease among children.
THE PROTRACTED EFFORT,
under charge OF Rev. Samuel Logan. our
local preacher, which was kept up with
lar protracted etfort-was closed on Fri
day night last, the result of which was
the taking in of fifteen as probationary
members. lthere We're eighteen converts
in all. JON Sunday last. May they hold ont
faithful and ''Shine forth AS the sun that
they who aid in that most noble work
may know they labored not in vain.
\ DONATION PARTY
was gotten up by the ladies of the con-
gregation who together with few gen
tlemen, repaired to his residence (Rev. S.
L's.) on Monday night last and entered
it, singing :" Hold the Fort" with full
baskets, bags &c. and last, but not least
a present in the shape of money. think
| but speak the voice of all when | say
that think all who participated enjoyed
themselves hugely. May he and his wife
live long enough to be the recipients of
many such surprises, is the sincere wish
of your humble correspondent.
AMICUS.
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IMPORTANT TO TAXPAYERS.
IMPORTANT TO TAXPAYERS.
IMPORTANT TO TAMPA i ERS.
IMPORTANT TO TAXPAYERS.
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IMPORTANT TO TAXPAYERS.
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IMPORTANT TO TAXPAYERS.
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IMPORTANT TO TAXPAYERS.
IMPORTANT TO TAXPAYERS.
IMPORTANT TO TAXPAYERS.
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CECIIsT0Y ITEuS.

Although several weeks have inter-
vened since our pen was brought into
requisition in noting the events that have
occurred here and in the community
happy and unhappy ones have taken
place nevertheless.
DEATHS.
On last Thursday week. Mr.. Thomas
CruikshankS was followed to the grave
He was an cid gentleman. well known
and highly respected for his high moral
and christian character. On the night of
the same day. Mrs. Emerson quietly
passed away. after enduring great suffer
ing for several days. A little more than
two years ago. Mr.. Emerson brought her
to his pleasant home to be a sharer Of his
joys and SORROWS. She performed her
duties faithfully and being of genial
and cheerful temperament she was a
favorite with all. and the family have the
sympathy of all in their sad atfliction.
On Saturday. Mr.. Samuel Etherington,
after eating his dinner in his usual health,
his tongue and throat became paralized,
and on Monday he died. On Wednesday
they had two funerals of coiored folks in
this section. SO every few days we are
reminded of the shortncSS of life.
ENTERTAINMENT.
On last Tuesday evening, Miss George
Purnell, the celebrated clocutionist. gave
an entertainment Of reading here. ac-
companied by four gentlemen singers
owing to the bad condition of the roads
and it not being generally known, the
attendance was smaller than it otherwise
would have been. Those who heard her
were delightfully."- entertained and would
plead for repetition.
BALL,
on Wednesday evening, in orr hall, was
an uncommon occurrence in this moral
town and was not well attended by the
young ladies' of this place, for they are
of that type Of womanhood that the ball
room has few attractions and we learn
the managers came out inSolvent.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The owners Of ice houses awaited them
selves of the opportunity last week to
secure ice though of an inferior. kind.
Mr.. Williams. quite an old man residing
in Pearcc's Neck is now lying quite low
with typhoid pneumonia. The great
evangelist. Mr.. Purdy, is now holding
meetings in Gelena, Kent county, with
much success
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No respectable government can aftio. d
to occupy such i dishon.srabie POSITION.
There Is neither dignity nor consistency
nor honesty III it. Even i such claims,
for instance, as those -! the mutual
marine insurance companies, were far
less strong than they are, wise Con-
gress, mindful Of the anomalous position
in Which onr government has been placed
by the do nothing" policy. would
stretch point and distribute literally
the funds which were intended to cover
just such eases,
1t is about time that the statesmen of
both Houses considered the irrefragible
arguments of Judge Davis and relieved
the government of the double disgrace of
keeping its own citizens out of their just
dues and of being subject to the taunts
of Englishmen as to our having claimed
and got va asst amount more than that to
which we were entitled.
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sB Now you see it and now you don't
see 1.-THE good time coming; the Hive will
help the best it knows how, by giving you Il
whole heap of goods for a little money.
70 Black Cashmeres still selling at old
prices, at 4. DRENNEN'S.
~ The GLASS FRONT, to sustain its rep
utation for something new every day.
opens this week, at its Glove Department,
full and beautiful line Of Spring Gloves fer
ladies.
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aD-S>%~-
Wanted.

Sherman & Co., Marshall, Mich, want an
agent in this county at once, at Il salary of
500 per month and expenses paid. For full
particulars address as above.
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~ the election in PHILADELPHIA Tuesday
- republicans, regular democrats and
l independent democrat were elected
magistrates; 2G republicans and } demo-
Gratis to the select council, and 30 regular
republicans, ) independent republicans
and democrats to the common council,
which latter branch, with those holding
over, now stands - regular and indcpen-
dent republicans and - democrats. In
the strong republican wards the democrat
assisted the independent republicans. At
louisville, Pa, Bell, independent was
elected chief burgess by 90 majority over
stevens, Gep) This is the fifth time
Bell has been elected to that office on the
independent ticket
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SENATOR CoNkLIScr said lately that he
shoutd not attend the Utica Convention
ncHt week unless he was selected as Il
delegate. and as yet he had received no
intimation that he would be chosen. He
said that there was not the slightest doubt
III the world that the Convention would
indorse Grant. although he believes a
desperate effort is being made by friends
of the other candidates to secure some
representation in the Convention. As far
rs he had ascertained, he said, the people
OF New York State were almost unani-
NOUS III favor OF third term.
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THE local option bill, which has been
reported by the special committee on
temperance, provides for submitting the
Liquor question to the votes of the people
Of fifteen counties, viz: Allegany, Gar
rctt, Washington. Frederick. Montgon-
cry, Prince Georges, Howard. ST. Mary's
Anne Arundel, Charles, Carroll, Balti-
more, Nicomico, Hartford and Cecil In
nearly all the other counties not enumer-
ated in this list local option prevails to a
greater or less degree. A clause in the
bill gives the right to recover law cx-
emrlary damages for injury to individuals
by the sale of Intoxicating drinks.
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AT SLKTcN. ND,
BY H. r. TORBERT.

SUBSCRIPTION, Two DOLLARS YEAR, IN ADVANCE
SIX MONTHS, ONE DOLLAR. No SUBSCRIPTION WILL
BE RECEIVED FOR LESS THAN SIX MONTHS
Tie OBJECT OF ITS Pr oeasEIoR eElNG 10 MAKE
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LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND,

situate in the village u North East, in said cnun
" designated "n the plat @: i'aihinsvilc. rs Lot
No 50, on the north side OF walnut street.
This Lot has front ut 81 feet un Walnut street,
and runs back to tide water O! North East River
and is unimprovci
TERMS OF SALE. prescribed by the decree
ar: The purchaS" !nrn"r - ,s paid IN cash on
day of sale" Purcha:o: t..a>t pay "">t OF convey
anCc
l.. MARSH Mi. li-.iNi:>. Trustee.
Feb :, ls>l-iS Elkton. Md.
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DR,J.A,S HERMA AN


DIX from
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-02-21

TIE Democratic Sub Committee in
Congress seems not ambitious to make
public the grounds of its extraordinary
decision to commit an outrage by un-
seating Mr.. Washburn. who was elected
by majority of BOP; but it is row un-
derstood that i'll one county. where
Nashbnrn had majority of 42l. , 2>s2
votes arc to be thrown out because tie
ballots were numbered by the Judges.
IN Minneapolis. some / 100 are t. be
thrown ont because the returns were
siSned by wojuSticc@ of the peace and
probate judge, instead of by three jus
tees of the peace. We will have the
re4t President by fair means or foul, is
the maxim of the Democratic party.
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The simple fact that of the So. 500, 900
awarded by the Geneva Arbitration Tri-
bunal to the United States and paid by
Great Britain, 50, 553. 600 remain idle in
the Treasury. undistributed, is enough
10 condemn the inaction of Congress-
This vast amount of money, which was
obtained for us by the elouuence of Mr..
Evarts. the skill OF Mr.. Gushing and the
thorough work of Mr.. Waite, is locked
up: useless, and worse. 1t is standing
rcproach 10 our government. which would
take nothing less than the full fifteen and
4 half millions; which, 10y the ablcst at
tainabic counsel, insisted that the whole
he needed to cover the ascertainable and
de!inablc damages from the rebel prva-
teers for whose arming in. and escape
from. English waters we held the Eng
fish government responsible.
No . case was ever prepared with
greater skill, learning, care and thorough
ness. None was more unanimously
backed by Congress. Yet Congress, by
its inaction, has put our government in
the position of having demanded nearly
three times as much as, according to the
Subsequent policy of Congress, we had
any right to demand Our government,
If Congress has been right, played a gi-
gantic fraud on Great Britain, neither re-
turns The money that was uniuStly ex-
t9rted nor distributes it among those
citizens who, at least, make out good
case for receiving back what was lost
through the rebel privateers.
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Mr.. John w. Esnor, who for several