The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-11-28
GENERAL NEWS.


Congress will assemble on Monday
week, 7th of December.
Snow is reported to have fallen, last
week, in considerable quantities, North and
West.
Hon. Alex. II. Stephens. of Georgia,
is in Washington. His health is said to be
better than for ten years past, and he
weighs eighty pounds
The House Committee on Appropria-
tions it is stated, will reduce the Indian
appropriations quarter of million from
the figure of last year. Some of the COM
mttee favor a reduction of the army APP
preparation.
"A despatch from Pinkerton's Detec
tive Agency, acknowledging the receipt of
the photograph of the boy resembling
Charlie Ross, has been received in Quebec.
! The detectives in Quebec have also an
neunced themselves lin communication
with the friends of the child in Philadel-
phia.'
A cask of gunpowder in the black
smith shop at the entrance to the new tun-
mel of the Delaware and Lackawanna Rail
road at Jersey City, exploded on Wednes-
day night. The blacksmith and his boy
were instantly killed. and their mulilated
| bodies were soon afterwards found near the
scene of the explosion.
The California vintage is now so near
ly completed that the papers of that State
are already estimating the result. The
best authorities agree that it will reach
about 10, 600, 900 gallons, quantity equal
to that raised by all the other States added
| to the entire bulk Of foreign imported
| wine.
A Brownsville special to the Galveston
Neus says General Cortina throws every
obstacle in the way of legal recovery by
| Americans of stolen cattle. In one case he
| has seized herd for the return of which
| Texas sheriff had an order from Mata-
moras Judge, and at last accounts refused
to give it up.
A noted procuress received her just
deser in the Philadelphia Court of Quar-
ter Sessions. She enticed young girl into
| her house. where she was kept all night and
| exposed to the grossest insults, but she was
| fortunate enough to make her escape next
morning. The woman was sentenced to
pay fine of 81, 900 and undergo two years
| Imprisonment.
The teachers of Chicago have now for
two years, under voluntary agreement,
dispensed with the use of the rod in school,
and Superintendent Pick claims the follow
ing results: l. Order as good as ever be-
fore. 2. Obedience is prompt and cheerful.
3. righteousness less than ever before. 4.
Suspensions for misconduct are only about
one half what they have been in the best
of former years.
"A terrible tornado passed over por-
tons of Northern and Northwestern Ala
bama on Sunday evening. The towns OF
Tuscumbia and Montevallo were the chief
sufferers. Nearly half the buildings in
Tuscumbia were blown down, 10 persons
killed, and large number injured. The
Mayor has appealed to the adjoining towns
for aid. In Montevallo fifteen houses were
demolished, two persons killed and fifteen
or twenty injured.
A Washington correspondent states
that a gentleman of high standing, who
has spent much time in Florida for the past
two years and is we'll acquainted there,
brings the information that men in that
State are buying up claims for slaves, actu-
ally paying cash therefor. In some cases
one hundred dollars apiece has been paid
for such claims. Among others engaged
in this business is ex-senator Yulee.
Agent Bingham writes from the Che
yenne Agency, in Dakota, under date of
OCCOUeT olSt IudL dUOuI SlAly WHltc iHlueiS
are working on the Sioux reservation, in
the Black Hills, and unless they are driven
off by the Government the Indians will
make war upon. Secretary Delano has
laid this communication before the War
Department, with a request that the mill !
tary officers be ordered to remove white
trespassers from the Black Hill region.
The storm of Sunday night and Mon
day was severe along the Atlantic coIst,
from Richmond north, and also upon the
lakes. Considerable damage was done il
various places by the wind. Part Of a
round house in course of erection on the |
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, at keyser
Station, near Cumberland, Md, was blown +!
down and one man was killed and another !
fatally injured. At Baltimore a number of |
houses were unroofed, and the total dam
age is estimated at $500 Damage to
the amount of about $10,0 was done at |
Trenton, n. j.
Supervising Architect Mullett has re-
signed, and his resignation has been &C
cepted by the Secretary of the Treasury. |
Mr.. Mullett has been managing the con-
tingent fund for building purposes, for |
some years without authority of law, max
ing extravagant expenditures for public |
buildings and improvements; and Secre-
that henceforth it would be better to do |
things according to law, when Mullett de
clared that he would rather resign than be |
deprived of the control of the contingent
fund, and the Secretary told him that his
resignation would he accepted.
"A petition is receiving numerous sigma
lures of taxpayers, merchants and lawyers !
in Washington, asking that the expenses
of the government of the District of Column
bia be shared by the United States; that
careful economy and strict accountability
in the expenditures for the District be Sc
cured by legislation, and that the District
be governed by Congress through Commits.
sioners, "without the popular election of
any officer whate,e:.' Municipal govern
ment by the popular vote, like AN elected |
judiciary, is an abuse Of the elective fran.
chise. In case of the former there is no
political principle involved, but large
amount of property is in danger of being
placed in the control of thieves.
Another large meeting of potters to
oppose a reduction of wages was held IN
Trenton, n. j., on Wednesday evening
A committee of fifteen, representing all
branches of the trade, was appointed to
confer with the employers. Resolutions
were adopted declaring the present wages
reduction Of five per cent on those paid
before the war; that the petters have re-
ceived little or no benefit from the high |
tariff; that if any further reduction is in
sisted upon they will regard it as proof
and an acknowledgment that high tariff
means monopoly and low wages; and that
there is combination between British i'm
porters and American manufacturers to
manipulate the tariff at Washington for
their mutual advantage, and reduce the
wages of the American workmen 20 per
cent and distribute the amount among |
themselves.
Agent Saville writes to the Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs that the Indians
under his charge have at last consented to
have there census taken. The count shows
that there are belonging to the Red Cloud
Agency $3.50 Ogallalla Sioux and 5000 |