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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-03-21
THE FOOLISH HAREBELL.

4 harebell hung its willful head;
II am tired, so tired | wish | was dead. -
She hung her head in the messy dell;
"If all we're over, then all were well.
The wind was heard, and was pitiful;
He waved her about to make her cool;
"Wind, you are rough" said the dainty
bell;
"Leave me alone-I am not we'll"
And the wind at the voice of the dropping
dame,
Sank in his heart, and ceased for shame.
{" am hot, so hot ~ she sighed and said;
81 am whitening up; l wish | was dead. y
Then the sun, he pitied her pitiful case,
And drew a thick veil over his face.
"Cloud, go away, and don't be rude;
I am mott don't see why you should
The cloud withdrew; and the harebell
81 am faint, so faint and no water be,
side ~
And the dew came down on its millionfold
path;
But she murmured, {" did not want a bath. =
A boy came by in the morning gray;
He plucked the harebell, and threw it
away.
The harebell shivered, and cried, "Oh oh
| am faint, SO faint Come, dear wind,
blow.
The wind blew softly, and did not speak.
She thanked him kindly, but grew more
weak.
"Sun, dear sun, I am cold," she said.
He rose; but lower she dropped her head
go rain, am whitening; all the blue
Is fading out of me;-ceme, please do"
The rain came down as fast as it could,
But for all its will it did her no good.
She shuddered and shrivelled, and moan
ing said;
"Thank you all kindly and then she
was dead.
Let us hope, let us hope, when she comes
next year,
She'll be simple and sweet. But fear,
fear.
GeOr1e Mac D0ndI
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-03-21

ged away. | had neither slept nor wept.
The doctor who had been called in, looked
grave as he touched my pulse. [ knew
was in danger of going mad. The clock
ticking in the ball seemed to say, :" Duke
is dead .-Duke is dead ~ over and over
again until they stopped it, and still anoth-
er day brought me only pain.
IT was noon, and the sun seemed red hot
to me, and my mother put a heavy blanket
over the white window curtain to shut its
light out; but it did not shut the sounds
from me. At three l heard 1.-THE scream
far away, and faint at first; then shrill and
near. Then chip, chip, again. Of course
the three clock train would come in, if
the Warrior were smashed to atoms and
the engineer dead; but how could bear
it? l put my hands on my ears to deafen
them, but | heard it still-long after the
iron horse stood quiet at the station. And
then | heard another sound-a woman's
scream-my mother screaming, and her
voice crying out, "Duke, 0, Duke, we
thought you were dead - and in a minute
more he was there beside me.
When | saw him, by some miracle alive,
the other terrible truth came back. COW
cred my face with the counterpane, and
hid him from my eyes.
at has nearly killed her," said my
mother. GLOW was it? Don't fret,
Duke. She'll speak to you as soon as she
take it all i'm
"Another~ ran the Warrior on that
fatal trip said Duke. 81 stayed in town.
My sster-the only sister | ever had, poor
girl dropped dead Of heart disease that
morning, and begged off. forgot every
thing but my sister, and we buried her out
of town, at the old place where we were
born. And | never even knew of the War
rior until this morning. You see I'd had
a blow mother. Poor little sis l was
very fond of her, and she had only me
to look to after her husband ran away
from her. went to see her between trips
every day. and I've not let her suffer any
thing; that's my only comfort now. Poor
little sis Mamie won't you look at me
once more?
| did look, though | was almost dead
with shame that had doubted him so,
and put up my hand and drew his cheek
down to mine; and we both burst into tears
and wept together, my dear old Duke and
|.
Charlotte went to packing her trunk
RI, CHI boI ;rbt
to be forgiven, think; but l told mother
all, and we coaxed her to stay; and SO she
did, until after my wedding.
And now that year has gone by, sit
here thinking over this story; and opposite
me Charlotte is dressing a doll for Dukes
little niece, who is our chief pet and play
thing.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-03-21
MISCELLANEOUS.
BALTIMORE RAIL ROAD.
IFAVE.EIETOS
Port Deposit Branch Railroad.

Leave Port Deposit $50, $50 and 11oo An and 2Co,
and 6l5
Leave Perry vile. 73o, GOO and 11.25 AM, and 426
and 100 pm.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-03-21

HARD on THEM-"If you can't i'm
prove such a small matter as women
dresses, you certainly can't improve their
social and political situation. Idiots and
Indians don't vote, nor babies. What's
the reason? It's because they are all alike
in being undeveloped in mind, all sub
stantially savages. You women your
dress is savage. It's out of the question
for man to vote as long as he is SO savage
as to stick feathers in his top knot and
paint his face and fiutter himself out with
strcamers and things, as only savage, or
fool. or a child, or a woman, does. The
quality and quantity of mind that permits
the ornament prohibits the vote. | :ell
you, until you can make the women quit
rigging out those spanker booms behind
them here the doctor pointed with a
grin at finely developed panier or two,
whereat the wearers thereof instinctively
smoothed down the same as if to squelch
them, and then looked both annoyed and
vexed, L." and those wild jungles of things
on their heads in the street, and hair of
corpses, and all such savage fooleries, until
you can make them quit all that, there s
no danger that you'll get the Suffrage
",Scr0pe,' in Old and Nep.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-03-21
OPIUM SMOKING.

Many persons suppose that opium is
used in the same way that tobacco is
This, however, is mistake. Tobacco can
be smoked standing, walking, and at bust
ness. The opium smoker always lies down
when indulging his habit, and gives all his
attention to the process of inhaling the
fumes of the drug. Before opium can be
used by the smoker it has to be prepared
most carefully by persons skilled in its
connection. 1t is reduced from a solid to
liquid form 10y boiling with small guam
tity of water, and when ready for the pipe
looks like thin paste or thick, muddy
molasses. The opium pipe consists of
reed about an inch in diameter. The aper-
ature in the bowl which admits the drug is
not much larger than the head Of pin.
One-hundredth part of an ounce is all that
can be smoked by beginner. Old de-
bauches, however, can use from quarter
to third of an ounce daily. Tobacco
smokers always emit smoke from their
mouths, but an old opium smoker invaria-
bly, blows the fumes through his nostrils,
and very often absorbs them in his lungs.
A tobacco pipe can be lighted easily by
match or a coal of fire, but the opium pipe
must be lighted with great care, and al
ways by the steady flame of an oil lamp.
The small opening in the bowl is held in
the flame, and the light is drawn into the
reed. After the opium is ignited the pro-
cess of smoking is very short one; only
one or two whiffs can be taken, and in this
way lighting and smoking, scores of per-
sons, inhabitants of this city, spend hour
after hour, never ceasing until they drop
off into the death like stupor which is the
aim of all opium smoking.
Inveterate smokers live for nothing but
the qualification of their appetite. When
it cannot be satisfied they suffer fortunes
of the most horrible character. Those
persons who become addicted to the use of
the poison seldom live to be more than
fifty years of age; most of them die within
five years after they have reached that
stage in which they can consume a third of
an ounce day. The Chinese in this city
admit that the effects of the drug upon the
human frame are ruinous in the extreme;
they argue, however, that all nations in
dulge in some dissipation; the Americans
they say, drink whisky until they are
drunk, and they ask, if this be so, why is
it wrong for Chinaman to become sense
less with opium. Those who live in New
York are, with but few exceptions devot-
ed to the practice Of OPIUM smoking. and.
what is far more terrible, a large number
of young white girls residing in their
neighborhood are rapidly becoming ad-
dicted to the same vice. They live with
the Chinese when they can find no other
home, for although people of their own
race close their doors against them, they
are always welcome at the tiresides of
those to whom they sell their souls FOR the
sustenance of their bodies.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-03-21

DIARY FOR A WEEK.-Sunday-Day of
rest; of course nothing can be done.
Monday-Being early in the week, don't
be too precipitate in beginning anything.
Tuesday-Determin not to let the week
go by without achieving something brilli-
ant.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. on vigorous meas
ures for tomorrow.
Observation-Disclosures yesterdays delibera-
tions.
Friday-Rather too late in the week to
do anything.
Saturday-Give yourself up to society
and consult friends (who know best what
is to be done next week.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-03-21

DAN RICE.-Dan Rice, the old clown,
has fallen under an evil STAR and his mis-
fortune will provoke no little sympathy
After quite successful summer tour he
reached Louisville, several weeks ago, rent
ed the Exposition building and fitted it up
at great expense. The first week turned
out badly, and for the second the price of
admission was reduced to fifteen and twenty
five cents, but the show didn't draw AS
consequence the whole concern was at
tached, and not long since, horses, canvas
and general paraphernalia were sold at auc-
ton, the celebrated blind trick horse bring
ing only Sl26. The performers, musicians
and all the employees were minus their
wages, Dan not having dollar left to pay
them. During the summer Dan himself,
with his blind horse, etc, was travelling
with another company in Canada at $1,000
per week, and that, too, went up, leaving
! him minus $4,000
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-21
PARAGRAPHICAL.

A dentist in this city has placard hung
at his office door during his absence, on
which is inscribed: ssAt Meals. Walk in
and sit down. and now an interested pub
lie would like to know how many meals he
disposes of during these short periods OF
absence.
One of the ticket agents, attending the
convention, was out walking with couple
of our vivacious bellies yesterday, when they
'smet up with magnolia tree. "Beg par
don. Miss -" exclaimed this dealer
in bits of pasteboard, ''but isn't that an
orange tree?" He knew he was in the
Sunny South, and that oranges grew in the
South.
There is nothing like having good hotels.
For instance: One of the railroad men
while in convention yesterday urged the
claims of Toledo, o., as the place for hold
ing the fall meeting of the convention, but
his proposition was booted at by brother
member who has the appearance of being
a good Judge of turtle soup and who stated
that any third rate hotel in Chicago
was superior to the best hotels in Toledo,
and implored his brother railroaders to
steer clear of Toledo unless they desired
| to starve.
The couple referred to in the following
clipping will certainly bring up i'll an asy-
| lum for weak-minded people: "A we'd
ding took place in Cairo few days ago, in
which the ceremony was performed by tel
egraph, the clergyman being in Memphis .
A legislator of foreign extraction re-
marked, ''Ven l vas elected l thought |
would find dem all Solomons down here;
but L found dere vas some as pick fools
here as mineself "-ErchGnge
Ruskin says that Madonna of Raphael,
now offered for sale in England at 500, 900.
is ''worth the whole exhibition at the
ROYAL Academy two years running.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-21
Arrest Of a Supposed Murderer.


1t will he recollected that fortnight
since we mentioned the fact that an old
gentleman living near Eagleyiiie, named
VIM. White, had been cruelty murdered in
his own house by some person or persons
unknown. The affair rested quietly until
a few days ago, when suspicion was strong
" directed toward James Puekett, one of
Whites sons-in-law. a warrant was sworn
out here on Monday by John Arnold, pri-
yate citizen, and served by him on Tuesday
at a sale OF the personal effects of the de-
ceased, at which Pickett was present.
We learn that suspicion was fastened
upon Pickett from the fact that he was not
ON friendly terms with his father-in-laW,
and also because a satchel of clothes Is
said to have been found in the accused's
tarn, IlDon some of which were dark
stains, supposed to be blood. A double
barrel shot gun vas round in his buggy
house with blood upon the raIarGd,
4 reward of fifteen hundred dollars had
been offered for the arrest of the murderer.
The above circumstances look suspicious,
but whether Mr.. Arnold has succeeded in
getting the gigLt nan remains to be
proved.
Pickett was brought to town 0n Wed
neSday evening, in charge Of a strong guard,
and lodged in jail. A preliminary exam
in2tion is fixed for to-day.
4 man named John Grinage has also
been arrested as an accessory to the muir
der of White, but says he can prove himself
clear Of that crime. He is also said to be
mixed up with the stealing of horse. He
is lodged in the calabogso.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-21
Anniversary celebration.

Tennessee Council No. 80, L. f. T., and
Sewanee Section No. Z, both celebrated
their anniversaries with grand eclat, 1t
their hall on Union street, last evening
Tennessee No. 80 her 2Tth anniversary,
and the Cadets their Sd.
Isaac LittOn, Esq, presided.
Addresses were made by Rev. A. II.
BEDFORD, John MofIat and Jos. S. Carols.
In the course of DR.. Redford's remarks, he
took strong grounds in favor Of the present
crusade of the women against Kim
Alcohol.
The music on the occasion was rendered
by the Elm Street NJ. Z. Church choir and
a quartette composed of Misses Sallie Wam-
baugh and Libby Douglas and MeSSrs
Abbott and Mulligan. ''Sweet and Low"
sung by the quartette, was perfectly beau
tiful, as was awake the Song of Jubilee"
by the Elm street choir, which has many
excellent voices in il.
During the intemission, the Committee
of Arrangements, consisting of MesSrs.
PlEmmer, Zachary, Miller, Carols and
Lark. served the audience with ice cream
and other refreshments, The number
present was estimated at 800.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-21
IronREn OF 81 aOa.

From the Knoxville Press and Herald, March 10.
Mr.. Warren johnson, of Maryville, was
a passenger on the Western Atlantic Rail-
road train which arrived at Dalton, from
Atlanta, at an early hour yesterday morn
ing. Mr.. John@cR had been asleep on his
seat, and being awakened inoEdar 70 change
cars, hurriedly left the car in which be vas
IL and entered a car on the East Tennes-
see, Virginia 2nd Georgia Railroad. Soon
afterwards he discovered that the pocket OF
his pantaiooRs had been cut FroDl the out
side, and his pocket book, containing 81
200, stolen. There was, Of course, no
trace of the thief, who bad doubtless made
good his escape. Mr.. johnson came on to
Knoxville, and the matter was placed in the
hands of the police, with, however, no clue
by which the daring picdpOcket could be
identified.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-21
TENNESSEE NEWS.

The Kingston East TenResseean pub
fishes call for temperance mass meet
ing signed by fifteen citizens.
\ new pOstOfiice has been established at
Pickles Landing in Roane county, presided
over by Mr.. I. 4. Crawford.
Three new oranges wsr5 organized in
AOAiinn county last week, making nine in
all, so far as the athens Post is advised.
Knoxville consoles herself for the loss of
the Cincinnati Southern road, in the fact
of securing the East Tennessee Lunatic
Asylum.
The .sprHQfeid Record says: "Rev. Mr..
Pitts has raised the Brazil fever to boiling
heat in our town. Several are talking of
starting next fall"
One Of cur exchanges has looked into
the almanac and states .'GOOd Friday, the
day to plant irish potatoes, occurs April
Easter Sunday, the 9Th.
The CldrkSrjUe Tobacco Leaf saws: The
WOOdlaWn cheese factory enterprise is pro-
crossing fayOrably. Nearly enough stock
has been subscribed, and the farmers in the
vicinity are preparing TO stock their farms
with fine lilch COWS.
The athens Post says: Our notes from
this and the adjoining counties indicate the
heaviest crop Of wheat that has been har-
vested for many long year, Similar en-
cOuraging reports come to hand from other
portions Of East Tennessee.
The HOIaoa Methodist, published at
MorristOwn until recently, when the office
was destroyed by fire, sill shortly resume
publication, it is announced, al Knoxville,
Tie Athens Post says the Methodist .ltfeO-
cote, now published at Atlanta, Ga, is also
moving TO Knoxville.
The GreeHerjUe AmeTicGR states that Mr..
Steve Cannon accidentally shot his son on
the 18th. The boy was in the crib Smelling
corn; Mr.. Cannon shot off his pistol at the
crib and the shot struck the boy in the leg,
seriously wOunding him.
We learn from the american that the
Greeneville merchants, with but two eX-
ceptiOns, have consented to close up their
business places for one hOur-frOm 8 to
I0-egery morning while prayer is being
offered at the Presbyterian Church for the
success of the temperance movement.
The hRvEciile Press and Herald, Of the
10Th. Unearths a lively family jar: Before
Squire Joroulman, yesterday afternoon,
two brothers-in-law, Martin and Huckabee,
from MechaniCsville, told the story of their
domestic troubles. Martin being the prose-
eutor. 1here was quarrel; defendant shot
at prosecutors wife, and missing her, seized
an axe; the prosecutors wife threw
rock" which missed defendant, but hit his
wife, knocking her down and nearly killing
her baby. The defendant vas found guilty
and sentence was deferred.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-21

The transfers in real estate for the week
ending yesterday were as follows:
August Kuehlborn and wife to
Mary Rush, land in county =. 81 $50 90
CT. HOwertOn TO George Spencer
lot in Lunatic Asylum plan... 500 90
Charles Dahney to Alfred Kayne,
lot in West Nashville. .. 500 90
James buchanan to r. Rinaldo,
land in ID district. 80, 500 90
Joseph w. Hunt and wife to Har-
vey f. Alien, land in 18th dis
trict. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $3.50 90
Joseph Eggensperger to John Egg
e6nsperger, deed of gift to lots
in Ewing s. Wetmor5 addition.
+. +. GRAY and wife to ThOs. L.
Roach, land in 9th district. -. 400 90
Julia c. Putnam to Mary Ann
Conner, lot in Edgefeld. ..... $50 90
L. J.. Galbreath, trustee, to Sarah
CasilemaR, lets in Edgefeld.. 800 90
Isaac +. Baker to Vim. O. Rives,
land in 9Th district .......... 496 80
Henry Holt, ST., to Henry Holt
Sd, 90 acres land in county,. 800 90
y. Baxter, Jr., Clerk and Master,
10 Chasrles Robertson, lot in
Boyd'S addition. ............. SO %
VIM d. Talbot 10 Jas. 4. Sat
pike s...' "'' - .. ........... $500 90
'V InBd H in 0v Sp o. c. county. 500 90
Geo. P. AorEel. t. Geo. W. Nor
veil, lot in Mt. Olivet cemetery 80 W
Geo. w. Shields, trustee, to Lou
county....s.. '.'.. $500 90
w. G.. Briley to John A. Brlley,
land IT. 9th district. $500. 4OO W
W. p. Cannon to Jerry CQllins,
lot in Woodward's plan. ...... 2UG 90
Margaret Noel to Sarah Player,
lot in Balch & WhiteSide's adj
ditiOn ................. LOU w
Geo. Davis to John Z. Harding,
lot on Park street. .........., OJ 10
John f. Harding to B. 5. Scales,
same lot as above. ........... l25 %
John Lumsden, President State
Insurance Company, TO Union
and American Publishing Com
pany,' lot on Spring street..... $500 90
P. G. Breen to Ferguson, Griffin
fiji Co, land in First district. 394 90
Thomas Conner to Union and
A:,n2erican Publishing Compa-
ny, , teet ! inches on Spring
street,. ..................... GJj 66
Z. {. Huntington, Clerk, to Jas.
A. Yeargin, lots In University
place ................. 49,. 1O5 so
Same to II. L. Galbraith, lot in
par partition of And. Castieman.. 1000 90,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-21
LATEST Markets BY TELEGRAPH.

SAVANNAH, March 20. - Cotton FIRM
stock 62,3l0 bales, exports to Great Britain
1929 bales; to continent 9,247 bales; coast
wise 1878 bales
GALVESTON, March 20 Cotton more
offerings; good ordinary 145c; middlings
1G5c; stock s., $50 bales. Weekly net re-
ceipts 1898 bales; exports to Great Britain
1920 bales; 10 continent 5, $50 bales; coast
wise $685. bales; sales Il, 40 bales.
CHARLESTON, March 20.-CottOn steady;
sock 4. I62 bales. Weekly net receipts
1929 bales; gross receipts 5,953 bales; ex-
ports to Great Britain :, POP bales; coastwise
B 39 bales; to continent 6,7l2 bales; sales
800 bales.
MOBILE, March 90 Cotton dull and
nominal, not much demand; exports coast
wise 100 bales; sales 100 bales; stock 5,S79
bales. Weekly net receipts 4,S29 bales
Gross receipts 1926 bales; exports cOastwise
2.l51 bales; sales 1900 bales.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-21
Ne Antienfe Concerto at GAINESVILLE
APOlO2ie.

Vt hath bene tolde that we wer yeven
mOche TO paTtialitie, whanne that wee tolde
We people how that oaltsyne singing per-
sOnnes, hem hight House, Quarles and
Lurton wode SINCE certayne Olde songs at
We olde folkeS concerto, and some evil per
sonnss have tolde Vt round about how that
We oughte mol to choose We singers. Vt
hath yeven moche offence to hem that we
did not select him hight j. E. Bailey,
ycleped by men colonel, man Termed in We
laws OF harmonic and all othere laws. Vt
was not We purpose of hem running ye Olde
folkes concerto TO have songen We musicke
of Italie and Germanie, no, nor nothinge
that is not of aunciente date.
Dan Bailey vt is well knOwnen Us most
swete voised in Operatike mUsike b0te he
knoWeth not We auncient ballads nor hath
singer hem; bote if in vOise, he vol, to
content We peple, operate in his owen style
''Here me Norma, and if that swete ladie
sholde here him, she vol wish for that wax
werby Dan Ulysses stopped his eres lest he
might here them hight syrens SINCE their
songs of Witeherie.-ClGrkSUale Tobacco
IeUT
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-21
Personals.

Among the guests of the Maxwell House
are Thomas L. KiInball, General Ticket
and General Passenger Agent of the longest
line of railroad in the WeSt-the Union
Pacific, and Mr.. o. F. Davis, Land Com
missioner Of the Union Pacific, which posi-
ton lie has held ever since that road has
owned any land, during which time he has
dispose Of enough real estate to make two
such States as Tennessee. These gentle
men are accompanied by their wives and
will remain several days in Nashville.
a. J. Mason, Of Estill Springs, was in the
city yesterday. Mr.. NJ. i one of the Oldest
railroad agents on the Nashville and Chat
tnOoga Railroad, having served in that ca
pacity ever since 1855, excepting short
time during the war.
Senator Smithson, of Giles county, is
bunked at the Maxwell.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-21
ST. Patrick,s in West Tennessee.

The social party given by the Catholic
Benevolent Society at TOml:n's Hall, on
the night of the 18th inst, was a complete
success. Soon after the guests had arrived,
the dance commenced and continued until
the hall resounded with mirth and pleasure.
Wlsa the dance was over the President OF
the Society. Mr.. Donovan, delivered a
chaSte and eloquent address, reviewing the
objects of the association and impressing
the great necessity of charity. The crown
inc feature of the entertainment was ti,e
splendid feast OF nectared sweets. Were
We 20 attempt TO review the numerous deli
cacies grazing the festive board, our aPpe-
tite might get the better Of us. Everything
passed OF pleasantly, and the large numbei
present retired to their homes well paid fol
attending.-JGckSOn Herald.