The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-08-05
Brief 1Jaraarapjs

O-TThe Court House st Ccntreville is to be
rcmodelled and repaired.
ErCotton is grown in Utah Territory. and
some samples have been seen in Texas.
1.-THE potato rot is said to have already
appeared in this years crop in New Jersey.
D=Therc have been forty deaths from chol-
era in the Poor House of Chester county.
QTBcwarc of wthc1cd and dried vcycta-
blcs. They bring the cholera or fatal cholera
morbus.
GA public meeting of the friends of the
Maine Liquor Law" has BEEN lately held in
Dublin, Ireland.
OJ-A mill has been started at Skancatles,
n. Y, for maknga coarse paper of straw
and cornstalks.
T-TThc drought in the Immediate vicinity
of Danyille, Va, has been of most protract-
ed and distressing character.
GJ-A delegation from the Miami tribe are
now on a visit to Washington city, having
business with the Indian bureau.
C=Thc authorities of Charlestown, S. c.,
have decided that all vessels from Cuba shall
perform quarantine of five days.
0JTThe Wilmington (Del.) Statesman says
there is in that city much of that sickness
which usually preccdes the cholera.
I'd IN,
prom Use very heavy yield. a few worms,
however, have made their appearance in the
cotton.
O~TI'he Hon. VIM. c. Rivcs has authorised
the editor of the Charlottesville Aduocatc to say
that he has retired from all party and polit-
cal contests.
GJ~One of Garasche's powder mills. near
Wilmington, blew up on Saturday last, by
which James Lynch was killed and James
Cannon wounded.
0TThe Toledo Bladcis in favor of run
ming Thomas II. Benton for President in 1856,
without platform and without the machine
ry of a National Convention.
VA general movement for Tie closing of
public houses on Sunday is taking place
throughout Great Britain, somewhat similar
to the movement going OH in France.
ia bill was passed in the Senate on Sat
urday, rcfunding $3.50 900 to Col Fremont,
with ten per cent Interest," since 1850, for
beef furnished to the Indians in California.
UThc Western Railroad Record estimates
the wheat crop of 1854 in this country at
$50 900, 900 bushels, and the home consump-
ton at 100000, 600, leaving but 30, 100000
for export.
D~Cape May seems to have recovered from
the dullncss that threatened it in the COM
mcnccmcnt of the season, and is now as gay,
attractive, and almost as throngcd as ON any
former occasion.
1.-THE number of deaths in New York
last week were l,l39; in Philadelphia SIS;
in Boston l0S; in Baltimore 2l2; of which
were of cholera 24l i'll N. Y.;70 in Philada.;
% in Boston and in BALTIC.
OC'Hon. John S. Wells, the Dictated can
didatc for the enatorship of New Hampshire,
speaking of his recent failure, said Pierce the
President, had defeated him twice-once by
his cnmity, and once by his friendship.
UIt is estimated that since the appear
ance Of the cholera at Jessorc, in British In
dia, in 1917, not less than eighteen millions
have fallen victims to it-about sixteen mil
lions of whom have died in India and other
parts of Asia.
0J"Thc number of persons who have reach
cd San Francisco by sea during the past six
months of the present year amounted to 3d.
20l; the number who left during the same
time to II ,7S7, leaving net gain to its pop
ulation of ,4l4.
CTThe New Bedford Mercury, abiding to
the Grcytown affair, says that the Admins
tration has shown more magnanimity than
could have been expected by its most ardent
admirers. 1t has felt obliged to thrash some
body, and it has taken one gifts size!
DrIn New York 1000 dogs have been
slaughtered at the pound since the Goth ult.
Fifty cents is the price paid for every dog cap
tured and taken to the pound alive, and over
1000 have been paid to dog-catchers. The
crusade will continue till the middle of SEP
TENDER.
VA correspondent of the Dover IN. H.
Observer says that Charles L. Chase. aged
years, became so intoxicated OH the 4th of
July thot no efforts cSdld revive him, and he
expired at about IL O'Clock at night. The
scoundreI who furnish cd the child with LIQUOR
was not known.