The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-12-20
GENERAL NEWS.

-Udderzook has been sentenced to
death, the motion for a new trial being
denied.
The funeral of Prof. Agassiz took
place at Harvard College chapel, on Thurs
day afternoon.
"A centennial "tea party - at Faneuil
Hall was addressed by Wendell Phillips,
William Lloyd Garrison and others.
A very large number of New York
lottery-poicy shops were broken up by the
police, and many arrests were made.
The discovery of the embarrassed con-
dition of tho National treasury, created
great excitement and considerable alarm at
Washington.
Gold has been on the steady advance
this week. 1t was quoted on Monday at
1909: on Tue sday the premium reached
1lls; on Wednesday 1923.
Elk Associate Justice Nelson, of the
United States Supreme Court, died of apo
plexy, on Saturday, at his home. in Coop
erstcwn, New York, at the advanced age
of 81.
The steamship Nirginius was surren-
dered to the United States at nine o'clock
on Tuesday morning, the 10th inst, and
sailed from Bahia Honda at four o clock III
the afternoon of the same day
The Navy Doctor Galardo and four
seamen, on Wednesday night, 10th insant,
attempted to burn the Virsinius at the
Arsenal to prevent the vessel being given
up to the United States. They were ar
rested and the plot was frustrated.
The centennial of the throwing Of the
tea into Boston harbor was celebrated in
Boston on Monday by the " New England
Woman's Tea Party Tie celebration
took place in Faneuil Hall, and about
5000 persons were present.
General Sickles rendered his resignation
| as Minister to Spain, which the President
refused to accept. The cause was said to
be the State Department ignoring Minister
Sickles in its negotiations with the Govern
ment at Madrid in the Nirginius difficulty.
The immense railroad tunnel under
| Church Hill, at Richmond, Va has been
finished, and the trains OF the Chesapeake
and Chic railroad commenced running
through it on Monday. 1t is said to be the
| largest and longest tunnel in this country.
The death sentence of the court mar
| tial Of Bazaine has been committed by
! President Mcmahon, and Marshal Razaine
has written letter thanking him for his
course, which is all very natural. The Re
publican candidates have been successful
in the French elections.
Mrs. Ann Eliza Young, the last and
recently divorced wife of Brigham Young,
| told the story of her life at Denver, Colo
RADIO, in a public lecture. The Denmr
Necs which reports the lecture at length,
says her manner was quiet and straightfor-
ward, creating very favorable impression.
The locomotive Of passenger train
Oil the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ex-
| ploded, after the train left the depot at
/ Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday afternoon.
! Samuel Cooper, the engineer, was killed,
and three men were injured. Heavy nieces
of the engine were thrown to q distance of
800 yards.
"A terrific hurricance swept over Shelf
field, England, on Tuesday, which de-
stroyed many houses and several persons
were killed by the falling walls. To add
| to the general terror, the chimney of
manufacturing establishment fell on the
boiler Of the engine, which exploded, and
killed some of the workmen.
! According to reports from the interior
the Cubans captured Bay3mo, Guaimaro,
and the regiment Cazadores de Valmaseda,
| 1,200 strong. They killed Col. Veches,
ten other officers, and many privates.-
After sacking the towns these were aban-
doned. The Cubans exult at the removal
of the Virginius from the harbor of Ha-
vana, but this causes great indignation
among the people, and the volunteers
threaten to disband. The bombarlment of
| Cartagcna has been renewed. it is said
that the Republican Government of Spain
will be acknowledged by the Great Powers
as soon rs Cartagena falls.
| The election on the adoption of the
new constitution of PENNSYLVANIA was
held in that State on Tuesday last, and re-
] suited in its adoption by $50 coo majority
Philadelphia gave %, eco majority for the
adoption of the new charter. This city
was reputed by the New York Tribune and
! Philadelphia Press to be the stronghold of
powerful Republican ring of office hold,
ers who were using every means to defeat
| the nGw constitution. But Immediately
after the election, it is announced. there
was no organized opposition. The Tri-
bune's zeal in caviling and fault finding,
with every thing connected with the Re
! publican party, is something astonishing
under IT'D new role.
The farmers of the Northwest seem to
! be moving to better the condition of the
agricultural CLASS. AT their meeting on
Saturday the Iowa State Grange recon-
mended that circulating library should be
connected with every subordinate grange,
and also that newspaper published under
| the auspices of the State Grange should be
taken by each member of every subordin-
ate grange and largely distributed outside
of the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry,
tho paper to be strictly an educational
sheet. The Committee further reported:
| That we recognize that the education of
our children should be of more practical
character; that such branches of knowl-
edge should be taught rs will secure this
end. and as no steps have yet been taken
by the order of tho Patrons of Husbandry
| to educate its members in those branches
which especially relate to agriculture or
horticulture, we should Immediately take
such steps as may seem best to secure such
modification of our school laws as will
| introduce into our rural districts such
branches; that the farmer needs more edu-
cation for the intelligent performance of
his duties than Is required in other callings
is no less true than the painful fact that his
requirements average less.
ST.. NICHOLAS FOR JANUARY.-This is
the holiday number of Scribner's new
magazine for young people, and it comes
loaded not only with its own store of good
things for the Christmas time, but with
the best of what had been promised to the
readers of OHr I0un0 E,ILS-for the last