The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-10-21
Peninsular and State Items.
DELAWARE,

The CommerciA says: Caleb Milburn, a
colnred undertaken, who resides at No.
1906 Orange street has carved a book ont
of stone, which is really Il work of rare
genius. The stone is of the serpentine
variety, taken from the West Presbyte-
rian Church, of this city. Mr.. Milburn
will present it to the Smithsonian Institute
at Washington.
The Wilmington City Council decided
that it had no 1)o,56r to vote funds for the
relief of Chicago. Should Wilmington be
visited by L similar fearful calamity, the
Council would have power to receice all
the generous metropolis of the West might
bestow upon her. 1t is but just to add,
that several members of the Council We're
in favor of the appropriation and voted for
it. The Commercial is heartily ashamed of
the affair. A large amount is being raised
in the city by private contributions.
Was you at the concert last night? will
be the leading question tomorrow" Very
bad for the critical Commercial.
A stranger attempted to swindle the
First National Bank, of Wilmington, out
of $4,000, on Saturday, by presenting
check purporting to be drawn by Tatnall
& Richardson, but the deception was de-
tectcd and payment refused.
The large barn of VIM. d. Cornog. near
Newark, was entirely destroyed by fire, on
Thursday morning, 18th instant, with all
its contents, including three horses and :,
colt, an Attorney bull, two cows and calf,
a large quantity of farming utensils, about
30 tons of hay, the entire crop of wheat
ana oats, causing loss of about $1,000
The barn and contents were insured in the
Farmers Mutual, of Wilmington. It is
supposed that the fire was originated by
some tramp who had slept in the building
over night.
J. G. Morgan, of Sussex county, recently |
ran nail in his foot, causing lock jaw,
which resulted in his death in few days. |
A gentleman at Lewes, by proper medi- |
cal treatment in Philadelphia last week,
was relieved of Il tape worm, twenty-four
feet long.
Charles White colored, accused of MUIR
dering James Mehawney, near Middetown,
Del, was arrested near Kenneayville, by |
Constable Hurlock, on the 10th inst, and |
lodged in Jail. A reward of 5000 was
offered by the Goverdor of Delaware for |
his apprehension.
The October term of the Circuit Court !
commenced last Monday.
A. J. Wallis has sold his home farm, |
near Kennedyville, containing 266 acres, to |
gentleman from Louisiana, for S15, 500.
QUEEN ANNE's.
A new mail route has been established
between Townsend and Centreville, to be |
carried daily 10y rail. SudlersvIlle. Milling
ton, Massey's and Vandyke's will be sup
piled by this route.
The Building Association has declared n /
dividend of 3-100 per cent. for the past
six months.
The Railroad Company have erected a
very substantial platform, but a very infe-
Il "substantial platform " has turned up
for the Democrats, at last, ell?
TALBOT.
Some days ago, A. w. p Robinson. at
Cordova, took about thirty grains of arsenic
for quinine through mistake. AS soon as
he swallowed the poison, he discovered the
mistake, and at once swallowed a quantity
of sweet oil, which acted as an antidote,
and the gentleman experienced but little
injury.
Tie home farm of the late Col. Samuel
Dickinson, in Trappe District, has been
sold to DR.. G. w. Goldsborough at $4G.50 !
per acre. The tract contains about 2G0
acres. 80 acres of marsh land were sold to
the same party for 1921.
Miss Olive Logan will lecture in Easton
on the evening Of the 25th inst, Oh Nice /
Young Men,
The oyster business is not SO brisk as it /
has been, owing to the warm weather.
Several puncies were unable to dispose of /
their oysters in Baltimore, and had to
return last week, and take their loads out
to save them.
HARTFORD.
Jas. d. Walters has retired from the
editorial profession to accept judicial hon |
OFFS. He has published the Democrat for .
the last three years, and made it one of the .
best of Democratic journals in the State. |
The paper will be hereafter published by |
p. II. Rutlcge & Co., with p. Ii. Rutlege /
rs editor. We wish the new firm financial /
success.