The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-05-16
GENERAL NEWS.

The Grand Army annual reunions were
held at Harrisburg this week.
The wife of Governor McCook, Of
Colorado, died on Tuesday, in Washing
ton, of pneumonia.
Ex-senator Tombs has paid President
Grant a visit of respect, and expressed
much pleasure at the cordial reception
given him.
"A caucus of the Democrats of Connec-
ticut legislature have decided upon Mr.
VIM. w. Eaton to succeed Mr.. Bucking-
ham in the United States Senate for six
years from the fourth of March next.
More crevasses are broken in the Mis-
sissippi levee, near Memphis, and great
destruction has been caused by the flood
A small town, called Friar's Point, has
been nearly swept awry.
The second of the magnificent steam
ers that are being built on the Delaware
ed from Roach's yard at Chester on Wed
nesday. This vessel is named the " City
of Toxic" and is in all respects similar to
the " City of Peking," which was launch
ed some weeks ago.
On motion of Mr.. Morrill,, of VT, the
Public Buildings Committee were directed
unfinished Washington Monument would
be sufficient for the erection, of an arch, to
be called the Washington Arch;" and if
the Washington Monument Society would
consent to such an arrangement.
"A petition was presented by Senator
Conkling from the Working Mems Con-
vention for an adjournment of Congress
sine die. There reasons for this request
was that Congress while in session served
only to keep up a state of uncertainty in
financial matters, which was about as I'M
complimentary request as could we'll be
made to that body of behogged statesmen.
The Chicago 7ribune's efforts to sound
the public opinion of the West upon the
Presidents veto by means of 4 circular of
inquiry sent to the press of Illinois, In
diana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska, has
elected replies showing that of 933 papers
answering the circular, 514 sustain the
veto, 40S oppose it, and II are non-com-
initial. Of these sustaining the veto 295
are Republican, 217 are Democratic. Of
those opposing the veto 1884 are Republican
and TIA Democratic. Indiana Missouri
and Kansas are the only States where
majority of the papers oppose the veto.
The first instalment of Mennonite
emigration from Russia to the United
States was landed at Baltimore on We'd
nesday, by the steamship Hermann from
Bremen. There are 1S5 of the emigrants,
aud they will settle in Dakota or Nebraska.
They came from the vicinity of Odessa, and
represent that the 20, 1000 Mennonites in
Southern Russia are anxious to emigrate.
The Russian Government is throwing every
obstacle in the way of these industrious
and comparatively wealthy people leaving
the country, but they are determined to
forsake land where they will be COM
PEELED to do military duty.
Two members of the Yellowstone ex-
petition have returned to Bozeman, Mon
tana, and the rest are on their way there.
The command penetrated nearly to the
raised by the Indians from the LIST to the
Goth of April, and fought four battles
with the savages, who attacked them in
bands of from one hundred to thousand
In these conflicts they bad one man killed
and two wounded, and they report that 100
Indians were killed. They report that
rich mines exist in the Big Horn Noun
tains, but the vigilance of the Sioux pre-
vented any prospecting.
There was more Sighting at Little Rock
on Tuesday. A company of Brooksites
went to the Cairo and Fulton Railroad to
prevent the arrival of reinforcements for
Baxter. They were followed by three COM
panies of Bakers infantry and one of his
cavalry, and overtaken in the rear of the
penitentiary. After sharp fight the
Brooks men were driven into the peniten-
tiary. Both sides were subsequently rein
forced and there was more fighting be-
tween the detachments sent out. Finally,
a company of L. S. troops marched be-
tween the opposing forces, and stopped the
fight; after which, the belligerants return
ed to their respective quarters. 1t is stat
ed that the Brooksites lost eight in killed
and wounded, while only three Bakeries
were wounded. An excited crowd of peo-
pie viewed the conflict from the house.
tops.
The terms proposed by the President
on Monday for the settlement of the Arkan-
sas difficulty were formally rejected by
Brooks. Brooks declared that he would
not resist what the President might order
his troops to do, but he would with all his
power repel any attempt of Baxter to take
possession of the State House. Brooks
sent a telegram to Attorney General Will
liams, also, asserting that even if it had a
quorum the Legislature is not legal body
unless convened by the Governor, and if
the authorities at Washington recognize it
as Legislature they recognize Baxter as
Governor. He says he will not disband his
troops until the question of who is Cover
nor is settled, unless directly commanded
to do so by the President. He has no pro-
position to submit, and will entertain none
upon the subject other than first just pre-
sented by the President and Attorney Gen.
eral, and agreed to by the attorneys of
both parties and himself. He thinks the
President should act upon the papers
before him and not upon what Legislature
may do in the future.