The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1866-01-27
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

In the United States Senate, on Mon
| day, Mr.. Fessenden, from the joint commit
tee to inquire into the condition of the lately
| rebelliouS States, reported a JOINT resolution
proposing the following amendment to the
Constitution ofthc United States: "Artce
| Representatives and direct taxes shall e
apportioncd among the several States whi h
may he included within this Union according
to their respective numbers. counting the
whole number of persons in each State, ex.
| Guiding Indians not taxed; provided that
VIE never the elective franchise thall be de
MED or abridged in any State on account of
race or color all persons of such race or
color shall be excluded from the basis of
representation. 1t lies over under the rules.
A lady who was coming from Montreal
to Portland. had bought a love of silk at
the former place, and after entering the cars.
II custom house officer asked her if she had
anything that required examination. Very
innoceutly she produced her valise. the silk
lying in her lap all the while, done up in
coarse brown paper. and asked the officer to
hold that parcel while she exhibited the con
tents of the vaise. The innocent victim
Of being an offender, allowed her to 90 on
her way rejoicing.
Over five hundred original Union men
of Alabama. noted for thriT answering f.
deity to the national cause. have forwarded
a petition to Washington. setting forth that
they are prescribed in that State as ORATORS
to the South. rccounting the continued bit.
terness and violence Of the men recently in
arms against the Government. and deprcca-
ting the withdrawal Of the Federal troops
from that State.
The ship Lancaster left Philadelphia on
Saturday for Antwerp. taking ont the largest
cargo of petroleum which has probably been
taken ont of any port in the United States
The cargo was placed on board by Mcssrs
Haetier De Nertl, and consisted of s.7n'
barrels, containing 27ol3l gallous refined
and 3i. IS gallons crude oil, and is valued
ut over S2JoUU0
Two brothers, named Daniel and vii
liam kImbaIl, employed on the Pi!tShurg and
Fort Wayne Railroad one AS station engineer
and the other rs brakeman. have been arres-
ted at Valparaiso, Indiana. for rohbing the
trains Of n lnrg" amount Of property They
ha sbeen in the habit of pilfering daily from
the cars, and IA large amount of plumber WAS
found on their premises.
The Baltimore Gazette reports that EFF
Davis has twice been very sick within TIE
past six weeks. suffering from erySipc,s
and at one time was at the point of death -
so near to it that he gave to his physician
many farewell message to wife and family.
As the Gazette is a sccesh concern, this
story is probable set anoat to create sympa-
thy for the arch, rebel.
Mr.. Lawrence, of Ohio in the honsr {,
has proposed the following as an amendmcn.
of the Constitution:
!. Neither Congress nor any State shall
ever authorize, provide for. or make payment
| to any person or persons on account Of the
emancipation of any slave or slaves in the
United States. oras compensation therefore.
=. That Congress shall have power, to in.
force this article by appropriate legislation.
In vonng mems debating society in
nrighboring town. says the New Bedford Mer-
| curry, the following question was ably discus
sed and decided in the atirnative.S as the
records show: /" When horse or OIL her beast
of burden is disabled by age. ought the ami
I NAL to be killed or turned out to die:'
On Friday one of the clerks of the Bal.
, timore Postotlce was arrested on the charge
of abstracting money and letters from the
United States mails. and letter was found
upon his person. This makes the second
arrest of employees of this office during txo
months for robbing the mails.
The House of Representatives the Ten
nessee Legislature has passed Il series OF reso-
lutons on the death of Henry Winter Davis,
regrettng that in him the nation had lost
one of its brightest ornaments and the Union
one of its defenders. Thirteen members
voted in the negative.
An alligator, over six feet long, was
lately caught near Cincinnati. 1t is supposed
to have fallen overheard. year ago. from
steamer which came up from the Arkansas
river with troops.
"A movement is on foot, among the
friends and admirers of the late Hon. Henry
Winter Davis. for the erection of hand
some monument to his memory.
Elk Senator Toombs is in Havana and
has plenty of spondulics-so the letter wri-
tiers say Much cotton will be raised in Ten
nessee this year.
After recent English execution men
went through the streets of London selling
prefer ded pieces of the fatal cord at two
pence for &" alf an hinch.'
The proprietor ofthe New York Hotel has
removed a large portrait of General Wash
ington in order to make room for one of
Robert +. Lee, the traitor general.
Hon. Montgomery Blair is to be dele
gate to the CONSERVATIVE Convention to
take action for the repeal ofthe Registration
law.
Buffers reply to Grant is soon to be
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