The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-09-17
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L. Santa Anna, it appears, when he
left his residence TO resume his Dictator
ship of Mexico, had no great confidence
in the stability Of his power, for he left
his house in Tubaco, with all It's furni-
ture, cockpits, and every thing read y to
receive him at moments warning. A
personal friend of the one legged hero
thinks nothing will soften him towards
the United States bat good round
sum. seine millions In amount He
thinks the United States will have
trouble with him.
THIRD COMPASSIONATE IsTRyCT, We
understand that William p. Preston,
Esq, has deter mined to submit his name
at the instance of his friends, as an indr-
pendent candidate for Congress in the
Third District. The democratic omI
nee ins this District is Joshua Nansant,
ESQ. II Is said that no wing nomina-
ton viii! be made for Congress in this
district, the democratic majority beng
very large.
BAIT. AND PHrI.A. RAILROAD COMPANY.
1t is stated that this company are
about to rebuild the bridge al Grry's
Ferry, so as to admit Of a double track
over il; and to puj mp a new station
house, Of pressed brick. at Chester, and
Law double track to Wilmington: and
also at other parts o. the road, where the
trains pass each other, The Building
of bridge over the Susluehanna will
be commenced in October.
\ LoNG SnHTENcF.-The longest
sentence We have eye: met in our read
ing, (says the Boston Transcript oc-
cnrs in Mr.. Choatr's euiogy on Mr.
Webster. From the LIST to the middle
.of'hr l5th page OF The pamphlet edition
there is not foil stop. THIS passage,
or singI" sentences, contains about Mif-
teen d"~dyd word, and occupies FIVE
pages and half.
NARROW EscAPE.-John Jones, a
Chis.iana hundred, Del, was milking a
COW, on saturday, when it was struck
hv lightning and INSTANTLY killed.
Another COW near BY was killed at the
same time. The electricity passed
from the COW aloug one Of the legs OF
Mr.. J. He received some slight bruises
also, by the falling OF the cow upon his
limbs.
DEowNED.-Three young men named
James Doughertv, William Ferry and
Andrew Stewart, lett Wilmington, Del
on Saturday evening, for tneir homes
on the Blandvwlne, but unfortunately
a boat in which they attempted 10 cross
the river below Dupont's powder mill
sprung aeaI; and sunk, by which by
which both Dougherly and Ferry were
drowned, being unable to swim.
4 MIRACLE Of FAr.--A young man
in Savannah, whom the physicians Cal
.'miracle OF nature" died last week OF
a rapid accumulation of fat. He weigh.
ed at the time of his death six hundr ed
and fortv-ttree pounds. Ee had been
gaining fat at the rate Of two oHnds per
day for some weeks before his death,
weighing five hundred and sixty five
pounds when he commenced.
Ex-Gov. THoMAs.-Letters says the
Frederick Examiner have been received
from Ex-Governor Thomas by his
friends IN this city, announcing hls
cheerful acce ptance of the nomination
for Congress made by that portion O
the delegates who seeded from thu
Hagerstown convention which nominal
ed Mr.. Hamilton.
CAUSE OF THE MORMON TROUBLES
WITH THE lNDIANs.-A Mormon cores
pondent of the New York Tribune saw
that Governor Young has been making
efforts to put stop to the stealing OF
Indian children by travelling Spanlst
traders; and that in consequence of this
the SpanIards are stirring up the lndi
ans against the Mormons.
IiokSES DYING nat 1alai dlSeaS
among horses, the bInd-staggers, ha
been prevailing in this neighborhood
for some time past, to an alarming ex
tent Many valuable horses have be
come victims to its relentless fatality.
Smyrna Hera'i.
rrBetween Saturday and Monda,
afternoon twerty.one vessels, bringin,
TIA immigrants, arrived at New Yor