The Cecil Whig., 1874-06-06
GENERAL NEWS.

The prevalent opinion in Congress is
that nothing can be done the present session
toward passing the Civil Rights bill, by the
House.
Of 81 candidates for admission to West
Point, 80 were sent back to school last
week to learn more of the rudiments of an
English education.
Nearly all the drinking places in Lock-
port, N. Y, closed on Monday and Tues
day, the Bolrd of Excise having refused to
renew their licenses.
The decrease Of the public debt DUR
ing the past month was nearly four and
half millions of dollars, the largest reduc-
tion that has been effected in any one month
since September last.
The Poland Bill in relation to the
Courts of Utah, has been passed by the
House. If it is passed by the Senate the
Polegamists in Salt Lake, will be brought
up with a short turn.
The National Republican Executive
Committee has been called to meet in
| Washington next month, TO consider the
political situation and consult regarding
the good of the party.
Tho House has agreed to the Senate
amendment on the Centennial bill, which
be, either directly or indirectly, responsible
for the debts which may accrue.
The first criminal trial for the violation
of the railroad law Of Wisconsin took place
at Milwaukee on Friday. The station
agent of the Chicago and Northwestern
railroad was convicted of charging more
than the legal rate for tickets, and fined 81.
eBT The Ithaca Horse Rake has proved
to be the best and is sold by M1cHENER. at
Colora, Md. Be sure and see it before
buying, and order early as the demand is
great. [76
Colonel Thomas A. Scott was on We'd
nesday, elected President of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad Company, by the unanimous
vote of its Directors, to succeed J. Edgar
Thomson, deceased. This was unquestion-
ably the best choice the Company could
have made.
1t looks now as if Congress would
adjourn on the 22d of this month 1t is
thought in Washington that if the present
high pressure speed in the passage of bills
is kept up, there will be nothing left for
Congress to do but go home when the day
fixed for adjournment arrives. 1t is pity
that this sudden and somewhat indiscreet
industry had not been distributed over the
past five or six months Of the wasted ses-
sion.
Decoration Day, Saturday, 30th ult,
was generally observed throughout the
country. At Washington, the centre of
attraction was Arlington Cemetery, where
President Grant, several members of the
Cabinet, and officers o. the army and navy
were present, and where General Hawley
delivered the Grafton. The graves of the
Confederate dead we're also decorated by
their friends, flowers for the purpose hav-
ing been furnished from Richmond, Wash
ington and other places.
George Cordes, aged II, died at Harris
burg, on Sunday, of trichinasis, caused by
eating raw ham few weeks ago. A sis
ter of his, who partook of the same ham,
died several days since. At Harrisburg, on
Monday, post-mortem examination was
made of the body of George Cordes, who
died from eating ham containg trichna.
Under a microscope, thousands of trichine
were visible, sixty. five being counted in
whole body doubtless containing millions.
Cordes suffered terribly before DEATH
President Grant, accompanied by Sec
retaries Fish and Robeson and General Bah
cock, arrived in New York Tuesday morn
ing, to attend the laying of the corner stone
of the Museum of Natural History in Gen.
trail Park. The corners stone was laid by
the President in the afternoon, in the pres
encs of 5000 persons. The Museum is to
be 25 feet longer than the capitol at Wash
ington, and its cost is estimated at S6,000,-
600. The President returned to Washing
ton in the evening.
The Board of Aldermen of Paterson.
n. j., on Monday night adopted resolu-
tions partly in accordance with the recon-
mendations of petition presented tive
weeks since by delegation of temperance
ladies. 1t was decided to make the liquor
license fees $50, SIS and 800 for the re-
respective classes, and to require each ap-
plication for license to be recommended
by six freeholders of the ward from which
application is made, the recommendation to
certify that the proposed saloon will con-
duce to the public convenience"
There was no opposition to the confr-
nation of Gen. Brstow, as Secretary of
the Treasury, by the Senate. Judge Rich
ardSon's confirmation as Associate Justice
of the Court of Claims, was sharply cen-
tested. He was roundly denounced both
by Democrats and Republicans, and at one
time it looked as if he would be defeated,
but was finally confirmed by two majority.
1t is known now that Assistant Secretary
Sawyer will resign at an early day. Should
he fail to do so, it is said the Ways and
Means Committee will report resolution
censuring him.
Tho National Brewers Convention
publish statistics, showing that the num-
Der of barrels of fermented liquors brewed
and sold in the United States during the
year 1878 was 500, 1928, an increase on the
number for 1872 of 91O,S54 barrels In
1868, the capital invested in breweries was
SS9, S91, 1928; in barley lands, $44, 554, 100:
in malt houses, SAG, 707, 703; in hop lands,
1908, 960; total, $152, 776, ,696. The num-
Der of persons employed in breweries and
malt houses was IA, 704; in barley and hop
culture, 41,773; total, 56,477. The total
number of acres of land under cultivation
was l, 153, 952, of which lib, S53 were for
barley and 40,099 for hops. The question
at issue in the temperance agitation is,
whether this investment tends to increase
the wealth and prosperity of the country
| or curtail them.
Henri Rochefort arrived in New York
on Saturday night. He remained secluded
at the residence of M. Pelletier on Sunday,
and declined to be entertained by any
society. 1t is understood that during his
stay, which will be for eight or nine days,
he will remain at the house of M. Pelletier
in Yonkers, which has been offered for his
use. Rochefort has published letter in
the New York Herald, arguing that the rise
of the Commune was justified by the evil
dent monarchical tendencies of the Assem-
bly, and its Government, and approving the
execution - of the hostages as acts of
reprisal. He says the Communist prison
ers suffered terribly during their trial,
transportation and exile in New Caledonia
He bitterly assails Mcmahon as having been
placed in power through the disasters of
France and predicts that his term of Office
will be brief, and that the speedy dissolu-
tion of the Assembly twill surely usher in
the Republic"
eg The American Farmer for June is at
hand, we'll filled with a great variety of
useful and attractive matter. This old
journal has something for every taste, and
no branch of farm or garden work but is
treated in its pages, thus making it valu-
able hand book for every farmer and hor-
ticulturiSt All ran aYamina If who wSh