The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-02-07
GENERAL NEWS.

The Treasury payments during Janu-
uary, exclusive Of those on account of the
public debt were Sl4, 1S1,774
"A fire at Frostburg, Nd, DESTROYED
public hall, four stores a saloon and
dwelling, causing less of about 5000 900.
James NJ. Harvey, Ex-Governor of
Kansas, has been elected T. s. Senator, to
succeed Caldwell, by the Legislature of
that State.
The income from licenses to boats to
scoop for oysters in the waters Of Dorches-
ter county for last year was 81, 74O which
goes to the school fund of the county
The weather was very cold in Northern
New York, New England and the Canadas,
on Monday morning. At Lancaster, n.
H., the thermometer marked 46 below zero.
Captain Mitchell, of the oyster police
force, has arrested the Captains of the
atlantic and Leonidas, charged with violat-
ing the oyster law. They were taken to
St. Michael's for trail.
"A Deputy United States Marshal al
rived at Louisville on Sunday night with
five Ku klux, arrested in Henry county,
Ky. While on the way to Louisville, on a
steamer, an alleged leader in the outrages,
named VIM. Smoot, made his escape.
The Mississippi Legislature on Tues
day elected Il. l.. Bruce, colored, as L. S.
Senator for the long term, and II. II.
Pease white, L. s. Senator for the short
term. They were chosen on the first bal
lot, the opposition to Bruce having been
withdrawn.
Not q dollar has ever been missing
from the Department Of the Comptroller
of the Currency, where women exclusively
are employed as Clerks. Nevertheless
they are not all SO honest as the Washing
ton clerks.
On the 2Gth ultimo the dead body of
Littleton Mumiord, residing near Pitt :
vile, Wicomico county, was. found in tie
woods, near his house. He had gone to
the woods to work, about noon, i'll good
health, and near night-fall he was found
by his wife dead, supposed from heart
disease.
1t is reported from Fort Defiance that
the Mormons and Navaioe Indians who
live near the northeastern boundary of
New Mexico, have begun hostilities against
each other. The Mormons have killed
three or four Navaioes, and the latter are
retaliating. The Indians in the vicinity of
Fort Defiance have asked the Navaioes to
join them in war on the miners and set
tiers.
"A duel between Jefferson Davis and II.
5. Foote has not yet been fought. The last
little belligarent correspondence was writ
ten by the latter OH Monday, and in it the
challenge to 9 meet in the field of honor
is accompanied with an invitation to bold
a public discussion. By all means let Mr.
Davis accept the latter Invitation. Such
an exhibition would "draw - better than
the most wonderful circus ever organized.
Mail advices from Cuba give details of
the capture and execution of tho Spanish
Colonel Montanor. The Colonel was con-
voying a train with 600 men, when the
force was attacked and dispersed the train
taken and Montanor captured. He was
marched by General Gomez to headduart-
ers and soon after shot. The Spanish
soldiers captured near Puerto Princips
have also been shot.
AT Summitville, twelve miles from
Middletown, II. Y, one hundred employees
of the New York, Midland and Gswego
Railroad have {" chained the locomotives
to the track, spiked the switches and tore
up the track, ~ and they say they will allow
no more trains to pass until their arrears of
wages are paid. The employees of the
Midland Railroad, at Ellenviile, have also
struck on account of the non-payment of
their wages, and have seized the road at
that place and spiked the switches and the
turn-table.
While d. d. Williams, cashier of the
First National Bank Of CCHneautville Pa,
was writing at hiS'desk on Sunday evening,
he heard rap at the side door. He opeu-
ed it, wheE two masked robbers rushed in.
bound and gagged aim, and made off with
S44, GOO of the banks funds. including
$50 600 in United States bonds and $li. 600
in currency. Williams was found on Mon
day morning IL an unconscious condition,
but he recovered in about two hours
Ought to've been at Church in place Of at
his desk.
Counterfeit So notes, "well executed
and calculated to deceive" are circulating
in New York. They are upon the follow
ing banks: First National, Ninth National,
Marine National, National Shoe and Leath-
er, National Bank of the State of New
York and National Bank of Commerce.
In addition is circulating in New York,
the following upon banks in that State have
been discovered: Tens, on the First
National Bank Of Lockport, Central Nation
al Bank of Rome and Flour City National
Rochester; twos, on the Westciester Coun.
ty Bank Of Peeksiill and Citizens Nation
Al Bank of Poughkeepsie. Counterfeit
twenties on the First National Bank of
Plainlield, N. j., are also reported All
are said to be "well engraved, and liable
to deceive good judges"
Boots! BootS!! Boots !-McCRERy
" boULDEN have some Boots that are well
bought and are half soled; some that are
half double Soled. come that ara dnub,o
soled; some that will be sold, and some