The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-03-21
GENERAL NEWS.

| Dawes, and h. X. Hoar.
| "A hundred thousand persons have
applied for relief in the Tirhoot District,
trict, India, during the last ten days.
Tile Boston Adrertissr and Neo York
Tribnne both advocate the election of
Charles Francis Adams to succeed Sumner.
1t is reported from ,Tacksboro, Texas,
that formidable raid upon the frontier,
by Indians from the Fort Sill reservation,
is apprehended.
The New York State Grange of Pat
rons of Husbandry, met at Albany on
Wednesday. The secretary's report show
ed that there were $50 subordinate oranges
in the State.
The temperance people of New York
talk of prosecuting Dee, who sold liquor
to Lowndes, the wife murderer, and also
of prosecuting the owner of the house
occupied, and giving the damages, if any
are obtained, to the children of Mrs.
Lowndes.
Andrew Harris, colored mail driver,
was arrested in Richmond, Va. for robbing
the mails. Packages of letters were found
upon his person, and in his room there
were checks, drafts and money orders to
large amount. The thefts aggregated
about 5000, 0O0 though most of them yield
ed nothing to the thief.
DR.. Paul Scheppe has been arrested
in Baltimore, on the charge of being {" a
common swindler," and was committed to
await the action Of the Grand Jury
Numerous papers, including several rail
road passes, all bearing the name of 81.
Z. Schulenberg," were found in his posses
| sion.
| The Senate of California has passed a
Compulsory Education bill. The Cover
nor of California has signed bills granting
the right of way to the Texas Pacific Rail-
road along San Diego river and bay, and
providing for school ship for boys in San
Francisco harbor. 1t is believed that he
will sign the Local Option bill recently
passed.
1t is officially stated that since January
LIST, 1873 forty millions have been added
to our gold coinage, making altogether one
hundred and fifty millions, including S.
600, 900 of gold bars from the melting of
| British soveregns. now in the Assay Office
at New York. The gold coinage for the
next three months will be three millions
Prince Kalakau has been elected King
Of the Sandwich Islands to succeed Lunali-
| 10. When the election was announced a
mob of Queen Emma adherents in Homo
lulu attacked the House of Assembly, beat
the members-one fatally-and then tore
up the seats and desks and set fire to the
building. The mob was dispersed by
force of marines that landed from the
American and British war vessels.
Major Baker, with six companies of
cavalry, arrived at Fort Laramie on Tues
day afternoon. Four companies of infan-
try aud one of cavalry are stationed at the
Spotted Tail agency, and there is an equal
force at the Red Cloud agency. There are
few Indians now at these agencies 1t is
difficult to keep cavalry there, on account
of the lack of grazing. General Smith
returned to Laramie from Spotted Tail
agency last Thursday, and he reports Spot
ted Tail "quite friendly" General For
syth returned on Tuesday. The Indian
Commissioners have left Fort Laramie
with an escort.
The great steamship City of Peking
built for the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany, was launched at Chester, Pa, on
Wednesday, in the presence of an immense
crowd lining the wharves, and numerous
steamers and tugs ahoat in the river
Special trains brought about thousand
strangers from New York, Philadelphia
and Washington, and many in addition
arrived too late to witness the spectacle
A salute was fired from the wharf, and the
screams of steamboat whistles, with music
from the bands on the steamers, lent
additional excitement to the scene.
The remains of Senator Sumner arrived
in Boston on Saturday evening, and were
received by the authorities and deposited
in Doric Hall, where they lay in state on
Sunday. On Monday the funeral took
place. The attendance included the most
distinguished citizens of Massachusetts,.
Services were held in Kings Chapel, Rev.
Mr.. Foote officiating, and at the grave by
DR.. Sunderland, Chaplain of the L. S.
Senate. The remains were inferred at
Mount Auburn. An autopsy of the body
showed that the heart was the only inter-
nal organ diseased. The brain showed no
traces OF the assault committed by Brooks.
At Toronto the colored people closed their
places Of business and held meeting in
commemoration Of the illustrious dead.
An intestng report comes from RAJ
eigh, n. c., and Knoxville, Tenn, of the
appearance of volcanic action in the noun
tains of Western North Carolina. The
Raleigh Despatch says that passengers in
the trains from the western border confirm
the rumor. Bald Mountain is the new
volcaoo; it is affected with rumblings and
shakings; the people on its sides and base
are moving away, and an eruption is
momentarily expected. Several newspaper
reporters were to leave Raleigh last night
to investigate the phenomenon. The
Knoxville despatch has no posive informa-
ton to confirm the Raleigh report, but it
gives another report from Ashevile. in the
mountain district, to the effect that the
rumblingS are not in Bald Mountain but
between Asheville and Old Fort and that
for two or three weeks past they have been
"heard and felt frequently for some dis
lance in that vicinity
"A San Francisco correspondent of the
Albany Journal has discovered in that city
a new Young American orator, named Ellie
Brown, and only five years old. Somewhat
enthusiastically he communicates the news,
which may be classed as sad by many
readers, thus: Ellis declamations are
really astonishing. He has spoken many
times in public, before large audiences,
reciting the most difficult and lengthy
pieces in manner unsurpassed by many
of our distinguished orators. He has full
voice, and he speaks distinctly, and with
the most accurate pronunciation. His elo-
cution is such as we would expect only
from an experienced orator of mature
years. His rendition of the ''Personal
Character of Abraham Lincoln, " Sheri-
dams Ride, Charge of the Light Bril-
gade, "Shamus O'Brien,' "The Fire
man," and several other pieces, astonishes
every one who hears him, and almost
induces the belief that there is something
supernatural in his efforts. He is very
bright, vivacious lad, full of mischief and
play, and his speaking does not seem to be
at all laborious. 1t is only necessary to
read to him piece two or three times, to
enable him to commit it to memory. and,
what seems SO strange, he does not forget
any Of his two hundred and fifty pieces
He is great fi.vorite, and his parents Mr..
| and Mrs. l., A. Brown have reason To ha