The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-05-23
GENERAL NEWS.

Congress has fixed upon the 22nd of
June to adjourn.
10 No risk in buying Of MIcHENER &
Co., at Colora. Md, for they always war
rant their goods. RS
Ten thousand dollars worth of dia-
mond jewelry, brought by Solomon Abra-
hams on the steamship Scotia, was seized
by the New York custom officers on Sat
urday, on suspicion that it had been snug
gled.
Seven criminals-two white and five
colored-were logged and pilloried at New
Castle, Del, on Saturday. One of them,
a colOred man named Ringgold, had been
whipped twice before.
Governor Moses, of South Carolina,
and exTreasurer Humbert, of Orangeburg
in the same State, have been indicted, at
Columbia, for breach of trust, with fraud
ulent intention and for grand larceny.
The Delaware liquor license law has
the effect to shut up more than half the
grog shops in the city of Wilmington.
The Circuit Court of New Castle county
last week granted 50 licenses and refused
20 applications from the city.
Another enemy to the peach has been
discovered in Caroline county, Md, a small
black bug, which destroys the buds of the
young trees. Like all other destructive
insects, they exist in countless millions,
and double their numbers in day. No
remedy has been discovered that will de.
stroy the bugs which does not also kill the
plant
1t is stated from Washington that
General Sherman will establish an army
headquarters at St. Louis in October. AS
the bulk Of the army is stationed west of
the Mississippi, Gen. Sherman thinks that
in case of an Indian war or other troubles
i'll that section army operations could be
better directed from St. Louis than from
Washington.
1t is stated from Boston that the
Cunard Company are contemplating the
transfer of all their Liverpool and Boston
steamers to New York. The reason as
signed for the change is the high rate of
railroad freights on grain and other pro-
duce from the West. There is much feel
ing in regard to the matter among Boston
business men, and they are cndeavoring to
induce the railroad managers to lower their
freights.
AT daylight on Tuesday Brooks vacated
the capitol at Little Rock. lie was accom-
panied by a small squad of cavalry, and is
Fort Smith. The Federal barricade across
the street in front of the capitol was re-
moved about noon, and the building was
then occupied by Baxter and the Secretary
of State. The friends of Baxter filled the
Executive office and offered their congratu-
lations, and a salute of 101 guns, heralded
by the discharge of 74-pounder, followed.
The city government was then turned over
to the Mayor, who appointed special
police to protect persons and property.
Tive Attorney General sent his resignation
to Governor Baxter, who accepted it, and
appointed J. L. Witherspoon to fill the
vacancy. In the Legislature, J. B. Berry
presented a petition contesting the right of
Wheeler to the office of State Auditor.
Several members of both Houses who had
been actively engaged with Brooks ap-
peared and took their seats. In the Senate
a committee appointed to inquire whether
any Senators had been engaged in the
Brooks rebellion reported that John NJ.
Clayton and r. A. Dawson had been so
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