The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-01-02
U!)c Cecil }l)l)ie.
ELKTON, JANUARY 2, 1868.


as beautiful winter day as ever blessed
the earth. No sunny April day was
ever more serene and warm and cheering.
1t was indeed splendid day to bid
ones friends 81 Happy .Nep Year!!"-
And catching its spirit and kindliness
we wish to every reader of ours, where
ever scattered over the wide land land
we have them in large majority of the
states,) GA Happy New Year"
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News OF THE WFEK.-The Walkers
are the great men of the times. That
indomitable General, the would-bc con-
ruerer and President of Nicaragua, small
pattern as he is represented to be,
just now fills large space in the pub
lie eye. Too much on the alert for the
Government officers at New Orleans, he
broke away past all their bristling guns
and in good time, with hand full of
followers, landed at Punta Arenas,
where, on the Sth inst, he was captured
by Com. Paulding of the U. s. Steam
Frlgatc Wabash, and sent home prison.
CT on parole, writing, in the meantime, a
letter to the Secretary of the Navy, in
defence Of his course in the matter,
which may be the subject of cavil but
will not be readily answered. Walker,
was landed at New York and proceeded
to Washington, where he was ordered to
be discharged by Mr.. Secretary Cass !;
the South having kicked up such
Il Grow us to scare the Administration.
\ large number of volunteers arc repor-
ted to be ready at New Orleans and
Mobile, TO join Walker in anothsr sortic,
and we suppose we will soon hear of his
cmbarlling again for the land of his
hopes.
The other Walker has been having a
fight with the President and Mr. Cass
on the Kansas question, in which he had
the best Of it, and has retired under his
laurcls to private life.
From Kansas We have rumols of wars
and bloodshcd between parties of pro and
anti-slavcry men. The vote on the
slavery section Of the Constitution was
largely in favor Of slavery, the free
state men having generally refused to
vote. The Kansas subject seems to be
growing more complicated both out in
the territory and at Washington.
Accounts from the army en- route for
Utah; are conflicting the best authen-
ticated seem to be that it has been col
lectod t'gothcr at Fort Bridges where it
will remain with tolcrobly good pros
pcct OF security, during the winter.
10 ~ OF LABoR.-We
have before us the Providence (R. j.
Journol of the 9th December containing
a frightful list OF manufacturing cstab-
lishments, either totally stopped, or
running less than fnll time, in tie man
ufacturing region Of which that city is
the centre. 1t enumcratos seventy
cotton mills, running SOP, 29l spindlos,
entirely stopped, by which ntac tAor-
sand sic A"ndred and s1rfy one hands
arc thrown idle and twenty four ether
cotton mills employing 1910 hands
which are running only half to three
fourths time. 1t also gives the names
of thirty three wooden mills, entirely
stopped, by which several thousands
of hands, (the exact number not given, J
are thrown idle besides twenty four
other wooden mills running only part of
their hands or machinery.
The Journal closes its article on the
subject as follows -
"From the tables, we estimate that
the reduced production of cotton goods
is equal to 1900 pieces, and 2,G44 900
yards per week, Of the value of $3.50,
400 and that he reduced production
OF WOODEN goods is equal to $l27,91s
per week; making total reduction in
these two departments of our industry
OF S21S,3l5 per week. Similar inves-
legations into the jewelry business, the
iron business in its various branches,
and in other kinds of mechanical and
manufacturing business, would add i'm
mensely to this frightful deficit"
: 1t may be matter worthy of the
notice Of those persons here, who have