The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1848-11-18

THANKSGIVING DAY,-Thursday next is
THANKSGIVING day throughout sylvania, Del
aware, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Ken
lucky, and Ohio.
In Stanley county, North Carolina, the
voters were unanimous for old Zach
There was no, one vote cast against him.
Let every Wing inscribe on the tablets of
his memory the name oflhat glorious coun
ty.
The Philadelphia Enquirer of yester-
day says:
The many friends Of Bishop Doane will
learn with pleasure, that he was so much
better yesterday morning that his physi-
clans pronounced HIM out Of danger.
One hundred guns were fired in Boston
on Monday, Tor the great victory achev-
ed in electing General TAyToR.
In Baltimore grand salute Of one gun
for each electoral vote cast for TAYLOR
and FILLMORE will be fired as soon as the
aggregate vote is ascertained.
The Lancaster Tribune, abiding 10 the
fact that Lancaster has again beaten Berks.
says with much truth; The glory has de
parted from Old Berks. Common Schools
and Wing newspapers are death 10 locofo
CO. majorites! Well, she has had her day,
and dark one il was.'
GEE. PERslrEE F. SMITH has pcen ap-
pointed Governor of California, in place o
Gen. Mason recalled The material of the
California post offices will be sent out by
the new steamer Panama, which * 10 sail
for The mouth of the Columbia on the LIST
proximo.
THE BANNER COUNTY OF THE UNION
Lancaster county, Pa, gives Taylor aud
Fillmore majority OF 5,33S! This is
gain of ll25 over johnson! Berks county,
the Gibraltar Of Locofocoism. gives Cass
only 1901 majority. Whenever Lancas-
ter beats Berks The Sta lie i. safe.
The Union says thai "a Wing triumph
must always be an accident.' Well. all
we can say IS. tina, in the present instance
il has been the most deliberately soughl
for accident that we ever read Of or heard
talked OF. and, moreover. ii was an accident
tina, our friend of the Union very deliberate
ly endeavored 10 prevent.-Alex. Gazette.
LEGISLATIVE SNEEzlNc.-The Savannah
Republican OF the Sth inst, perpetrates
the following joke.
1t will be seen by reference to our tel
egrarhc head that Mr.. Calhoun took
snuff yesterday, about 2 o'clock p. NJ,
whereupon 100 members of the South
Carolina Legislature snce-cl.
MErHopisTs INCREASING. The Christian
A dvocate and Journal says that The com
pl elton of the minutes of the annual confer
ences of The Methodist Episcopal Chn'ch,
for 1913, shows an increase III the member
ship Of 7,5Os. This includes only the annu
al conferences of the Northern Division Of
the Church.
STARVATION AT HoME.-It has been the boast
of the American people, tlatall our poor are fed
In the New York papers we find, to our regret.
another story. A native ofLong leland named
Elizabeth Stevens, aged D years, was picked mp
in the streets of that city on the 9th instant, ex-
hans,ed for lack ofiood, and died in the hospital
on SUNDAY nlSht. u was " ven III eVluetict,
that dccea scd was widow, had no means of
support, and for several days before she was
found had had no food.
The Irish Contrib uiion Fund Mr. Greeley,
one of The Vauxhall Garden Irish Directory,
states, in note, that the large sums of money
contributed by our Irish fellow citizens for the
purpose Of furihering the revolution in Ireland.
have been, or are, in the hands of Robert En-
Tho fran II 10 n U M
in the hands of Mr.. G. or others of the direc-
tory-and none expended without voucher.
IN. Y. Express.
GEN TAYLoR's BIRrn DAY-Gen Taylor,
the President elect, was born in Orange CO., Va.
on the 24th day of November, lisa. and, con-
sequently the anniversary of his birthday ia lis
on next Frcay. In view of this circumstances,
the TIagers,own Herald suggests to the Wings
Of Washington county, the propriety Of celebra-
ting the election Of Gen. Taylor tc the Presi-
dencv on the evening Of that day, III tlagers-
town, by grand illumination and Torch
Light Procession.
Hon. GARRETT DUNCAN, of the Louis
VILE District, who won much respect in
the last session, and Hon r. w. TnoMr-
SON, of Indiana, a gifted and eloquent de
batter, both announce their intention OF
retiring al the close of the present Con-
gress. Both are men of talents and val
liable members of congress. We regret
sincerely their determination as thus an
nounced.
A READY RULE FOR FARMERs.-A "quar
Ter of whear' is an English measure OF
eight standard bushels-so ifyou see wheat
quoted a, fifty six shilIiags, it is seven shll
lings bushel A shilling is twenty four
cents-mul'iply by seven, and you have
81 6S bushel.
In Kentucky Corn, is measured by the
barrel, which is five bushels Of corn. AT
New Orleans, barrel ofcorn is barrel full
of ears.
| - T