The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-06-26


on the case. AS this party Il stanced nl-
Office, it is t" he hoped he will be speedily
to serve his country in
another capacity.
There arrived at IIayrc de Grace, per
Tide Water Canal. during the week ending
June 10Th. the following boats: For Phila..
- LoatS loaded with lumber. grain, &c
For Baltimore. 30 boats loaded with lum-
Der. coal. Nc.
AT the first annual meeting of the Sus-
quc!iannah Building Association of lIavre
lie Grace, held last Monday night, the fol
lowing officers were elected to serve the en-
suing year :: President-John l.. Williams
TreaSuler-R. r. Nandiver. Directors
John B. Coale, S. II. Reason, W. b. Nor
gan, c. p. Field, John Wright, ]. VI. Sim
mons, J. T. Friezc, r. Lamplaugh, \. Nos-
bury. The report of the Secretary showed
the whole amount of cash received during
the year to he Sl2. }96.30. Amount of loans
secured by mortgages, $1G,900. Whole
006. 90, maxim" each share worth ST and
six mills. $1,000 was sold at % per cent.
premium.
CHESTER.
Messrs. Merrill Il Co., of Lancaster co,ln
ty. have been awarded the contract for lay
ing the track on the Wilmington Il Rcadin.
Railroad. They are now putting down the
ties at Gainesville, and mailing down the
iron. The road from Coatesvilc to VIII
mington is ready for the track, but the en-
tire line will not he completed before fall.
On Monday afternoon, 18th inst, James
Gould, young man. of East Fallowiicld,
while carrying a loaded gun OH his shoul-
der, slipped and fell, and in getting up the
gun went off, lodging its contents in his
right side, intlicting a wound from which
he died i'll a few hours.
Two weeks since. a son of George Kirk
patrick East Nantmeal, about II years of
age, went out on 4 fishing excursion. at
night, taking along a coal oil lamp, which
exploded, burning him SO badly rs to cause
his death i'll Il few days. Hayward
Thomas, i'll Wallace twp, had his leg bro
ken, recently, by a large stone rolling on
1t. \ young daughter of Daniel b.
LatShaw, East Vincent ran against an axe,
recently. and cut her heel very badly.
\ Mr. Shuler. the keeper of Montgomery
humcd and reinteIrcd the corpse of Il child
that had been buried fourteen years. He
had to die the grave in Il hurry, and got
very much heated. The mother of the
child, wanted the coffin opened, which was
done, and all that remained of the child
had to be handled by Mr.. Shuler. He had
Il cut on his hand but it gave him no con-
Germ at the time. Within twcnty-four
hours after hurying the child, his arm be
gan to pain him very severely and i'll the
course of Il few days he died. The idea
seems to lie that the corpse had still retain
ed some of the poisoned virus, that results
from Decomposition, and in the heated
state of the blood, and it virtually poisoned
the whole system. Indications of NORTH
cation set in even before death.
About $l40 was realized by the festival
in aid of the NJ. f. Church. at Oxford Hall.
and SO by that held at Mt. Vernon, for
the benefit of the Sabbath-school.
VIM. johnson, the colored man who was
struck on the head with Il stone. by John
Moore. in West Bradford. died on Tuesday
of last week.
Thos. Cunningham, of East Bradford.
sold calf, 6 weeks old which weighed
24J pounds.
LANCASTER.
4 correspondent of the oxford Press,
writing from Bartville Lancaster county,
furnishes the following items of local news:
One of our most enterpriSing and thorough
going citizens. Henry W. Manahan, is
building Il splendid house and large barn
on his farm near Bartvillc. Hugh Collins
and John Coulter are building additions to
their barns: and Martin Greenleaf is build
4 large dwelling house.
Day Wood, Il young man living in Fulton
township. was sevcrIy injured at the raising
of a barn of Joseph Stubhs, near Peach
Bottom, by the falling of some timbers,
last week.
\ son Of Isaac Bu>hong, ESD, of Lea
cock twp, was driving along the Bridge
port and Horseshoe turnpike, on Sat
urday morning the 18th inst, when the
horses ran OF into piece of woods, near
Stamm $ tanncry. The lead horse ran
against Il tree. and was instantly killed
Mr.. ii. Thompson. Il freight brakeman
on the Pennsylvania railroad. had three of
the toes of his left foot cut of by the ears.
at Columbia. on the same morning The
injured man is from Lock Haven.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company are
building new freight depot al the corner
of Front and Walnut streets, in Columbia.
The building will be completed early in
July. 1t will be ninety feet in length and
thirty-thrce in width.
y. w. Carpenter, Esq. of Burlington.
Iowa. died recently at tic house of his
mother in New Holland this county. De-
ceased was prominent citizen of Iowa,
having filled acceptibly the office of Sheriff
of the county. and was recently the mayor
atty of Burlington.
The Columbia Spy says that the suit of
Samuel B. l1cise against the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company for land damages in
Columbia. a jury composed OF Frederick S.
Boas, Eli 5. Fox, VIM. 5. Allgaier, VIM.
Arnold and Philip Zeiber, from Reading.
Pa. heard the parties and their witnesses
and counsel, and awarded Mr. HeiSe SIS,
G04.3S damages. This was the third trial
and will pr"bbly he final.
On Monday the 18th of July, parade
and meeting of the Order of United Amer
lean Mechanics will be held at Litiz.
Gen. John G. Parkc has presented to the
Ipxtord Library ten large volumes of reports
Of Explorations and Surveys of the Pacific
RAILROAD, all finely illustrated.
Wheat and hay are being harvested in
some parts of Chester county.
The commencement exercises of Lincoln
University, near Oxford, on Wednesday.
18th inst, was a grand occasion for the
colored race and the friends of progress
The day witnessed one of the browning eff
forts of the Institution, the graduation of !,
class of colored men i'll Il manner equal to
almost any college of the land The
speeches were very crcditahle to the students
and their teachers Two fine portraits were
presented to the Collegc-one of President
Lincoln and the other OF Tha,l,leuS Stevens
The presentation speech was made by Gen.
Gregory and they were received on behalf
of tie College by the Hon. Washington
Townsend. of West Chester 4 large mum
Der of people from the surrounding country
and many from distance gathered in the
woods where the meeting was hcld-in a
large tent 1t was thought that about :.
900 people were on the ground-wlitc and
black. The graduates go forth into the
world as preachers and teachers to their
race.