The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-02-21
GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS.
Julius Howe, imprisoned in the Albany
penitentiary for Ku-Kluxism, has been
pardoned by the President.
-Garret &. Banta. of Paramus, N. j.,
was married on Saturday and hanged him
self on Sunday. The cause of his suicide
is not known.
AT Richmond, Va, a three-year old
child OF Jacob Kech, a butcher, was at
tackled on Monday by four dogs belonging
to another butcher, and fatally injured.
Chief Justice Waite arrived in Wash
ington on Monday night. He called upon
the President and was formally presented
to each member of the Cabinet.
"A st. Louis despatch reports that the
men who robbed the Adams Express Com
pany at CRANKY, Mo-, few days since,
have been discovered, but the money hav-
ing been returned they will not be prose-
euted.
The Chinese population of New York
celebrated their New Year on Saturday
night, by banquet and "opium smoke "
in Baxter street tenement Yesterday
they paraded in the lower section of the
city.
The women's temperance movement
has broken ont in T,incnln Nebr.sLo IN
Tuesday thirty women visited the saloons
there. At one place the crowd vas 90 Great
that the floor cave wav. and several ner-
sons were injured.
-!loh. A!eAahuer IL. otephens, OF Heor-
ga, is very Ill IN washington OF neuralgia
OIL the Kidneys. lis condition was pro-
ON Saturday night. but he was somewhat
easier on Sunday and Monday.
The anti-liquor crusade began Monday
at Jacksonville, Ind, where devotional
exercises were held in eight saloons. Bust
ness was partly suspended, and the novelty
OF the sensation attracted large crowd,
but no saloons were closed. AT Ripley,
ONO, all the liquor places but one-a
i'o 'o'N 'io'oo'
The Ohio State Grange, in session at
Nenia, passed resolution pledging its
support to the female Temperance crusade
The Temperance prayer movement has be,
begun by $40 women in McConnellsvile,
Ohio. It has been going on for a week in
Nenia, SPRINGFIELD. and Oxford. in the
same State. 1t has also been started in
Mahchestef' iowa.
between nine and ten o'clock Friday
oln 81 , iinS Week' eerrloie acc'asn'
son streets, Philadelphia. The ice house
attached to the brewery fell in, buryiug in
the ruins some eight of the EMPLOYEES.
The ice house was estimated to hold 1900
tons, but the walls gave way with the
weight of 400 tons.
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Inc Sta.e orange OF North Caronna
met at falelgh on "Wednesday. ia
oranges out OF the 80 IN the State were
represented. greetings were received
South Carolina and Ohio. DR.. Columbus
Mills was elected Master. and r Williams
Overseer. TO fill nnexrired forms The
session will contirrn several d,ys There
are about 7 600 ORANGES in North Carolina
Inc Coatesvlile Lhien says that many
o! the LADIES OF that Borough have declar-
ed they Will commence war against the
puolic houses OF that town II whisky is
ever sold in them again. They have been
consulting and two thirds OF the ladies OF
the town are reported as willing to join In
Th;s : 49,, ho.. - .,,- g.
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Clare remarked TO cousin Vermont when he
presented Topsy.
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While ex-Judoe VIM TT Cool ,ss;s+oJ
Inv his son was TEARING down bis old now
der mill, near Beaver Meadow. pa he
struck an iron bolt with his aye causino a
spark to tly and ignite about twenty or
thirty kers of nowder dust scattered over
the floor The moment Mr. Cool saw the
shark he darted for the door and he had
inst passed ont when the exnlosion occur
red He was knocked down and consider
ablv burned Int nat fatally ininreJ The
mill which had heen abandoned for sevor,1
wears. was SneeQilV consumed
King Lunalilo died on the 3rd instant,
at his palace on the island of Hawaii
His demise had been expected for several
days. The members of the Cabinet were
called together at once, and they ordered a
meeting of the Legislative Assembly on
February 18th, to consider the affairs of
the Government. At Kahoolawe, on the
4th instant, mass meeting declared in
fnI cb;ef in ths na.ion ,s rnaI;I, t w.,
cessor. Queen Emma. the widnw of Kan
ehameha. is also named for tba snccassion
and there will probably he = sevaro contest
in the 7 eoislatnre over rho onestion
Large transfers of ammunition are
being made from Fort Leavenworth and
the Rock Island Arsenal, for distribution
to the military posts in Nebraska. All the
post commanders have also been ordered
to hold their commands ready to take the
field against the Indians at any moment.
Two companies of cavalry and one of in
fantry were to have left Omaha on Satur-
day for Fort Laramie. Two companies of
cavalry were also ordered to Fort Laramie