The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-04-30

. nt3fI Of the ttSitili / HIS - = Ss-.t-
head rirlu AMI they are doing large bust
hess, not only in lumber, bur also in gram,
J hay, straw, fertilizers, &c.
/ Spring has got INTO the lap OF Snmmrr,
II summer has got into the lap of Spring,
! OF tie lap ot' Spring has got into summer,
ar Summer has sprung into lie zap al
Spring, OF Spring il tryin,5 to spring has
sprung too far and GOT away ever INFO the
. m,la. of Summer, ur something else ha.,
harprned Anyhow, Ills hot rs blazeS
The late warm spell has forced veyera-
zion ahead rapidly. Trees thai We're barren
! and brown week ago, are now nearly in
full leaf The showers OF the past few days
have helprd the "ra>s amazingly and il is
now fairly jumping. soon look for nice
grass butter bur the misery of il all is that
the garlic out grows as we'll rs out ranks
! Gin tiavor) the grass.
A steam tug with duInp ScowS arrived
here on "Wednesday, 10 he u>ed in remov
inr the mud from the creek by The ,lr..d. iug
machine. The mud viii. hereafter, he taken
roa noint some distance down the river,
! where the water on the tltrs Is dep enough
for the tug TO tow the harges, and dumped
/ there, far enough away from the channel 10
1,revent its washing into it.
! A SUNDAY school will be opened nj Oft )
+ school house, Iron HILL on the turnpike,
tomorrow, May LIST, ut ~, i. NJ. The
school, which Will continue during The
S,ii la,
iuaticaol, and all, old aS well :,S young, are
! invited 10 attend McSsrS. G.. y. Blake,
/ Reuben HaineS Dr. j. II. Frazer and John
Frazer will 20 there from Elkton.
! Mr.. John N. Thackery. OF this town,
who for thirteen years past has been hold
ing the position of Inspector of Customs in
/ the baltimore Custom House, was, on Tues
! day last, notified of his removal to take
J effect on April 3otll--to-day. Sixteen EN-
I ployeS in all We're discharged by order of
the Secretary of the Treasury, he thinking
the force too large Tor the business trans
acted. Sich is political life.
/ 1t is said that ut 4 circus in Il neishbor-
ing town recently, when the grand act of
& SHOOTING IL NflllslH lI'llI tHIItH " IS per
formed, the spring in the big wooden can
+ non WAS sprung before the powder which
/ makes the report was touched off. The con
sequence WAS that about the time the per
! former elected from the gun reached the
trapeze the powder Went OFF with a "honm,
/ thereby showing up the trick to the audi
! ence.
( The old wharf at Frenchtown, at one
/ time the terminus of the New Castle and
Frenchtown railroad, and the connecting
point of the railroad with the steamers
from Baltimore and in these times Il busy
| place, is now used as a headquarters by
/ fishermen on the river. The glory of the
old place has departed, all the buildings
have long since disappeared, and nothing
hut the bare wharf remains. Like the Bull
Frog, its day has passed.
+ in Il private letter TO 4 correspondent in
this town, our friend. Major Ca>par Morris,
writing from Atlantic City, where he now
resides, says: You can imagine how i'm
provements are going ahead here, when I
tell yon that the sound of the carpenter 5
hammer almost browns the roar of the surf
of old ocean, We notice also from Allan
tic City papers that the rush of improve
ments there is unprecedented in the history
of this popular city by the SEA.
/ -Shad are selling at SO per hundred and
, herrings ut 81 per Thousand on the shores.
! The CATCH this week, has been very large,
! irt SbaI and 100
herrings being landed at one haul AZ Car
penter's Point and Bulls Mountain. One
report has it that al the first named shore
! l50, 600 behring's were caught at one haul
| Sales of shad have been made at some Of
! the shores rs low rs IS per hundred, and as
| high a; l., 800 were taken at one haul at one
! fishery.
| PROF. Eugene Ruby" alias Happy
jack of TAYLOR, Jefferson county Texas,
| the manufacturer and vender of the celc-
/ brated ''lishtning SOAP WAS in town, on
! Saturday. The professor dresses i'll rather
Il striking costume. His Indian hunting
| Jacket and broad brimIned sombrero, with
long flowing black hair, gives him 4 decii-
| eddy wild looking appearance. His soap is
| for the removal Of grease stains from ali
kinds Of material and it does its work with
! lightning like rapidity.
| Another attempt was made on Monday
night to get the money of Caleb Wilson, the
pensioner, upon whom IN attack and at
tempt to rob was made Two weeks ago ana
reported in Tic Wing. This time the at,
lacking party did not gain entrance TO the
house. however. Wilson was alone, and
when he heard them approaching lie extln'
ruished the light and made ready to receiv,
! them He says he recognized the voices o
the rarties, and that they We're the SAINT
rcrsous who made the first attempt.
N--A peramhulating scissor grinder and
umbrella member came to Elkton, on Tues
day. and being Il little dry on account 0
the heat of the day, stepped into a down
town bucket shop to quench his thirst. Ii
half an hour the misguided traveller wa
roaring drunk, aud prepared To take tn
town. BaiIiff Shockity was forced to ar
rest him and Justice Lewis gave lin Il few
hours in Jail to sleep oil the effect of thu
| ugnt nlnI StTpkb tfu W Hipi Mn
he had recovered his equilibrium and til,
Justice allowed him to 20 on his journey.
Last week. we noted a narrow escap
from an accident by a young gentleman 81
North street, near the Jail, where an eNten
,iye excavation had been male for the pur
pose of repairing the sewer Our inform
ant stated that neither guards nor light wa
placed at the point of danger 1t night. =
} This. we find, is an injustice to RailiI
Shockley who had the operations in charge
AS rpon inquiry we learn from undoubte
authority that a secure guard WIS place
around it and a bright light hung in Il posi-
tion so as to make the whole scene plainl
: visible, he says, every night during tn
t course of the repairs.
The detectives accompanying Batchele
: & Doris circus and menagerie proved o
Thursday 10 be more than ornamental. y
? the contrary. they were decidedly nsefu
and saved TO one verdan& rountrynlan Il
. least the contents Of his pocket book. VIII
f. men ordinarily of good sense and JUDI
, meut, can allow themselves to be inveigle
) INTO :, gambling game, 10y Il sharper, pass,
our understanding. Bat silcil was the cas-
A | with Il respectable farmer of this neighb
hood, on Thursday. just before opening
th, circus performance. Had it not bee
for the dctectiye, his pocket-book and ban
account would to-day be about one huudre
:, dollars lighter Than it is