The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-06-03
Ole Cecil il)bie.
ELKTOx, JUNE 3, 1854.
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The news of the week as found in the sun

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The intelligence by the Asia from the Euro
p,an war shows there is little prospect of It's
speedy termination. The hostile position as
Sun,d by Austria may tend to alarm the
Gar, but he is too confident of the strength
of his empire to come to terms while in dis
advantageous position.
Tire signs of a rupture between this country
and Spain are thickcnine up and it is probable
the Administration will endcavor to bring it
OH to attempt to make some popularity. The
sentiments of the French Emperor on this
question, as found in the foreign news, will
arrest attention. On Thursday Pr,sidtn'
Pierce issued a PROCLAMATION against the fill
busters WHO are preparing for another dcst ent
upon Cuba. This is said by those who have
good opportunity of knowing, to be only a
blind to be followed by proposition to send
two Commissioners to Spain to asst Soul
who has dsgractd himself and the country.
The great gunpowder explosion in Viii
mington shook our whole county and most OF
its aw full resi-, It's fearful, indeed, was it as an
earthquake or a bombardment from bcllig-
ercnt navy. The loss of human life is not
exactly determined and may never be. III e
destruction of property is immense. We
went over an hour to visit the scene; directly
after leaving the railroad station-a mile
nearly. from the scene of the accident bro
ken panes in the windows and mortar from
plastcrcd walls show how severe the shock
had been at that distance: hts signs increase
as you approach: part of the sash is broken
out in the town hall, halfa mile distant: d.,
r,ctly your feet CRATES at every step on h
glass ground to small particles by the tread
Of the passing crowd; next. as you reach with
in few squares of the fatal spot, you oh
serve the roofs of buildings raised from the
wall plates; marks Of the furious conclusion
thicker on every sid weather oarding f ON
! frame buildings, bricks from chimncys, piles
of mortar elected from dcspoiled halls and
deserted drawing rooms. Hurrying on you
see cracks in the strong walls, widening into
assures as you proceed. You turn into Four
:ccnth Street and the startling scene of devas-
+a'ion is before you; pushing your way among
the solemn and curious crowd You reach tn,
Immediate spot Of the explosion; in the hard
street, beaten by the travelling of half a (per-
huS whole century, three indcntationS
mark the position Of the fatcd Wagon S; the
hard earth, the size ola wagon-bcd, is forced
down to 3 feet. Raising your eyes you SC,
Il noble mansion, q hundred fct back among
dishcvclcd trcos-its roof broken and stick
ing up in scraggy fragments-its dcnlolisht d
front leading your gaze into its devastated
chambers; near by the walls of other noble
habitations bend over, and hanging loosely
forbid the Observers approach. Closer.
bricks, scattered like chair b,forc storm,
tell of buildings totally demolished. One
large tree lies beside you torn up by the roots
the trunks of others stand with every branch
wrenchod away, and others still, farther off
are stripped of every green leaf Fences.
shrubbery, stables are blown out of sight, "A
pie, of hub and few scraps Of tire are all
that remain of the wagons The tattercd
shrcds of the drivers bodies have been COL
lected, as far as they could be found, and re-
moved; the horses too are taken away but
spots of dark and bloody ground show where
the explosion left them lying in shapclcss
masses. Such was something like the seem
when we visited it the next morning; the par.
ticulars arc found in another column.
The account of the the Fugitive Slave case
at Boston occupies much space and will meet
with serious attention. We have few conf.
mcnts to make on it, but the remark is en-
torted that the Nebraska bill, forced on the
country against the desire of the people, by
that petty demagogue Douglas, has not tend, d
and will not tend to still the slavery agitation.
Indian warfare is becoming not only vex-
a;ious, but Il serious matter, OH the far of
borders of the country. Sec the accounts OF
bloody conflicts in another column. For this
there are various causes; unprinciplcd emf.
grants and borders shoot down Struggling
savages and thus provoke attacks from tribes:
hunger, too, has its influence; the emigrant
trains destroy and drive off the game and the
hungry Indians plumber and kill for food. For
this there seems to be no speedy remedy.