The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-05-14

licans are seeking power through the aid OF
Cinnamon and Indian votes
The above are my reasons for resigning
my position on the National Committee of
the defunct Democratic party. l will not
vote for any man who is directly or indi-
rectly in favor Of negro franchise or negroes
to be put in schools, OF negro equality in
any shape. or for high tariff, or high taxa
ton. SAMUEL TOWNSEND,
Member for Delaware of the Democratic
National Executive Committee.
SEVERE HAIL SToRM.-A terrible hail
storm occurred in Philadelphia OH Sunday
afternoon last, shortly after two o'clock
The loss by breaking Of windows and sky
lights is estimated at not less than $3.50, 900
while the incidental damage by water is
probably as much more. About 1000 of
the city street lamps had the glass broken
out of them. West Philadelphia, German
town and Camden suffered little. The CEN
trail portion of the city, east Of Sixth ST.,
suffered less than the other portions. 4
| large proportion of the hailstones measured
from four to six inches in circumference,
and some even exceeded that size. The
damage to the vegetable and other crops in
the neighborhood of the city is very great.
The same storm visited the upper part of
this county, in the neighberhood of Como
wingo and Bald Friar. One of the old res
| idents of that section reports that the rain
was harder than he ever before saw it come
from the clouds, which must by his descrip-
ton have been little less than a water-spout
| The newly plowed ground suffered a great
deal by washing. The hail in this section
learned. Our informant reports the storm
as covering very narrow belt of country.
All tornadoes and hail storms travel in
veins, as it were, but move with great rapid
ity and violence.
! CUBA AFFAIRs.-There is information at
Washington that things look rather squally
in Cuba, and that the hopes Of Spain rc-es-
tablishing her authority over the Island are
waning. The "volunteers are clearly
disal1ected, and say openly that they will
not receive the successor to Gen. Ealmaseda
now on his way to displace him. There
are indeed signs that they will cealescc
with the Cubans, if necessary, against the
continuance of Spanish rule, and declare
the independence Of the Island. Gen Jor-
don. who is now in New York, is very
active in promoting the patriot cause, and
cess of the rebellion. He is after assistance,
and will certainly obtain more OF less. An
expedition of three hundred men is said to
have recently landed from New York
A SHARP CoLoRED POIITICIAN.-A sharp
colored politician named Isaac Anderson,
of Chestertown has filed deed in the
Clerk Office Of Chestertown, conveying in
consideration of Fifteen dollars. three feet
nine inches of ground fronting on Chester
River, to .fortyJou' colered persons, which
title in this moiety Of real estate will emit
tie them to vote at the corporation election
to take place on the 23rd inst. The charter
of the corporation requires all voters fo1
town officers to be owners Of real estate in
their own, er their wives name. The
Democracy of Kent will he likely to change
their opinion of the colored mans political
qualification, if he shows such aptnes,
already for political strategy, talent, Of
all others, that party most admires.
THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT.-The col
ored voters have participated in municipal
elections at the following places in this
State, since the ratification Of the Fifteenth
Amendment Towsontown, Elkton, Cecil
ton, Upper Marlborough, Laurel, Hagers
town and Cumberland
When Tile Wig published, some three
years since, that the colored man would b.
clothed with the right to vote in Maryland
at day not very distant in the future, ths
organ Of the home guard of the rebellion
in this town, fairly howled at the very sup
position. The Wigs prediction only failet
in the matter Of time, which, on account
of rebel virulence, has been much shorte
than we anticipated.
The trial of Mcfarland for the shootin.
} of Albert d. Richardson, which has beef
on hand in New York for several weeks
|
after consultation of three hours, render
ing verdict Of acquittal. Mcfarland wa
doubtless very much of a brute and whel
: drunk abused his wife, going so far as t.
} strike her on one occasion yet the ,jur,
seems to have considered the interference,
with his wife, by another man, as justifyin!
any retaliation that might be inflicted b,
the lawful husband. No jury, it seems, il
the United States, will convict man 70
shooting another for trespassing on hi,
marital rights. A man who will abuse hi
wife as Mcfarland did, should he placed il
the pententiary.
PARIS BY SUNLIGHT AND GAsLIcmT, by
James ID. McCabe, Jr.-We have jus
received this interesting book frem tn,
National Publishing Company, Goth Soutl
f 18th Street Philadelphia. The work is de
scrptive of the Mysteries and Miseries, tn,
Virtues, Vices. Splendors and crimes o
the city of Paris, and will prove to til,
general reader one of the most interesting
and instructive books issued from the pres
of the Company. 1t will not he for sale il
the book stores. but is published and onl.
sold by subscription. The publisher
desire to employ an agent i'll every county
and those who have a taste for canvassins
could not select better book for selling.
The Committee on Ways and Means
| have tho T,y Ri11 ,,pdar consideration T