The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-01-24
GENERAL NEWS.

DR.. Geo. A Christian was convicted in
Washington of having resurrected" dead
bodies for the purpose of selling them.
During the year past, fifteen hundred
cars, containing 30, 000, 900 pounds of wool,
passed through Omaha, on their way East
from California.
the anthracite coal miners of Pennsylvania
on account of a proposed reduction of
wages by the companies.
"A Georgia girl allowed three hundred
men to kiss her at ten cents each, and gave
the money to the church. There are as
pretty girls in Elkton as Georgia.
The colored man Berry, who murdered
another colored man, Berry, in a quarrel
about cards, in Baltimore, on Sunday night,
was given up to the police on Monday.
The unlucky Spanish iron-clad Arapilcs
will have to go on the dry dock again, to
repair the damage sustained by striking on
the reef in New York harbor, recently.
The political troubles in Texas have
been settled, Governor Davis retiring and
Governor Coke taking possession. The
President refused to interfere, at the solic-
itation of Governor Davis.
A Grand Charity Art Exhibition :"
for the benefit of the poor, was opened in
Baltimore on Monday night. About 1000
persons were present. The exhibition is
to last two weeks.
The New York Commissioners of
Emigration, it is said, intend to pay the
fares of numbers of idle able bodied i'm
migrants to parts of the South where
working men are needed.
-McMann, who attempted to murder
William Pannell, by cutting his throat, at
Crisfield, Nd, on Saturday night, has been
arrested near Salisbury. 1t is thought
Pannell will die. McMann was but recent
ly released from the penitentiary.
A City of Mexico special to the New
York Herald says that Congress has ap-
proved the grant to the Mexican Railroad
Company, and the grant to the Tehuante-
pee Company has been suspended for one
year. All Mexico is peaceful
The Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections, on Saturday, considered the
proposed abolition Of the Electoral Col
lege, and election of the President by a
direct popular vote. The matter will be
again considered by the committee at its
next meeting.
Bills have been introduced in the New
York Legislature. ito restrain specula-
ton in gold" They require actual deliv-
cry in all time contracts, and prohibit GER
| LITIGATION of bank checks where the drawer
has not the full amount on deposit. Nlo-
lation of these provisions is misdemear-
| or.
The Indians at Vermillon Lake are
dying of starvation. They have eaten two
children and one man. Scarcity of game
70; l,,,o r. l,;, tha
They claim that thcGovernment failed to
send the usual supply of provisions, -
| Eighty of the Indians are coming into the
the settlement for relief.
| The Siamese twins, Chang and Eng
are dead. Chang expired first and Eng
about two hours after, it is reported from
fright; though it is hardly possible that
he could have long survived the death OF
his brother, even in the absence Of fright,
being Connected inseparably with q dead
body
Rev. J. T. T. Lattone, Rector of St
Matthias Episcopal Church in Wheeling,
W. Va, has resigned his pastorate "on ac'
count of the growing tendency of the
Episcopal body to ritualstic practices. y
1t is stated that he will not at present join
the Cummins movement. but will await
| lOT dWullc Lue dCllOu VI IuC SHulCu III ' Ia
ginia and West Virginia"
The President on Monday nominated
Morrison r. Waite, of Ohio, to be Chic
Justice of the United States. Mr.. Waite
is President of The Ohio CONSTITUTIONS
Convention. He was one of the three
counsel for the United States before the
Geneva Tribunal. His age is about 5;
years. Mr.. Waite was confirmed on Wed,
nesday by unanimous vote.
Samuel M. Goodman, the manufacture
er of Pawtucket, r. l., who has been mis-
sing since December 90, when he took
train for New York, has turned up il
Liverpool. Goodman writes from Liver
pool that "he has no recollection of wha
happened after he reached New York, unit
he awoke on Liverpool steamer many
miles from land" 1t is stated that MIR
Goodman was " financially embarrassed
when he departed in SO unaccountable
manner.
The Fruit Packers Board of Trade o
Baltimore recently adopted STANDARD
measure for peach boxes and baskets, al
follows: The standard bushel for peaches
shall be box 9 inches deep, IA inches
wide, and 22t inches long in the clear, witt
half. inch partition; that the standard half
bushel for tomatoes shall be a basket II
inches deep. 10t inches across the bottom
and Is inches across the top and the bar
rel for measuring peas shall hold not les
than two and half standard bushels.