The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-07-18
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GENERAL NEWS.

The Queen Anne's railroad was sold
out on Tuesday to the first mortgage bond
holders for $4,000.
The Presidep. and Mrs. Grant visited
the lnternatloral camp meeting at Round
Lake on Wednesday.
-si--ty thousand young shad, which had
bes.l Matched by Seth Green, at Holyoke,
.onn., We're placed in the Rock river, at
Rockford, H., on Friday of last week.
1t is stated from Washington that the
vessels now in the Gulf and West Indian
waters will remain at their present stations
during the Summer, so as to be available
i'll case their presence should be required
in Cuban waters.
The Western papers have full reports
of the great destruction that is being done
among the crops in Minnesota by the grass
hoppcrs. 1t is estimated by the Chicago
Tribune that fully five thousand people are
now in actual want of food.
Theodore Tilton publishes another let
ter in which he promises to prepare state
ment to lay before the Beecher investigat-
ing committee of Plymouth Church, in
which he intmates he will make all the
worst of the charges in circulation against
that eminent divine, good.
"A tank in the oil yard of the Erie rail
way Company, at Weehawken, N. j., was
set on fire by lightning on Friday evening
of last week The flames spread to all the
tanks in the yard, and 10000 barrels of
oil, besides other property was consumed.
The loss is estimated at 100000.
1t is announced from Washington that
the controversy between the Post Office
Department and leading railroad companies
regarding the postal car service will prob
ably result in compromise, "but it is
understood that, in no case will the demand
of the companies be acceded to-"
In the Local Option elections in Caro-
line, Queen Anne's, Dorchester and Talbot
counties on Monday, the anti liquor men
carried all except Queen Anne's, by MAORI
ties ranging from two to four hundred. In
Queen Anne's the liquor interest proved
itself too strong for the opponents of
license, and swept every district but two
in the county.
The rancho of J. G. Lavings, near
Lost Valley, Texas, was attacked on Tues
day by thirty Indians. The savages, after
a severe fight, were repulsed by fifteen
whites, but carried off several horses in
their retreat. John Heath, one of the
whites, was killed. The commandment at
Fort Richardson sent fifty cavalrymen in
pursuit of the Indians.
The anniversary of the battle of Boyne
was celebrated by the Orangemen of New
York, on Sunday last. Twelve lodges,
the Church of the Holy Trinity and listen
ed to sermon by Rev. S. Fl. Tying, Jr.
The preacher advised them to "beware of
all party discussions and difficulties, and
unite in universal brotherhood.
E;rbt Nv ,,ipa f,rr,orc Of OrJop tou,,
ship, near Toledo, Ohio, spent Sunday in
saloon. On their way home they got into
fight, in which one of them named
Michael Smith, was killed, and another
named John Simmonds, was mortally
wounded. All the rest were injured by
knife thrusts. 1t seems that feud had
for some time existed between several of
the party. Some of them have been ar
rested.
On Wednesday morning, at 8 o'clock,
the shore end of the new Atlantic cable
was landed at Rye Beach, from the steam
ship ambassador. The steamships crew
and the electricians were assisted at the
drag rope in hauling the cable ashore by a
number of citizens and visitors-among
those lending hand being several ladies.
BY 6 O'Clock the splice was completed, and
communication established with the steam
ship, lying three-quarters of a mile off
shore.
AT Pembroke, Me-, on Friday of last
week, a sail-boat containing four or five
boys upset. The oldest youth, son of
John Babcock, aged IS, made the others
take hold of the gunwale of the boat,
while he went behind and propelled it to-
ward the shore. One of the boys sank
twice, and was twice brought up and plae-
ed upon the boat by young Babcock. Be-
fore reaching the shore, however, Babcock
was taken with cramps and drowned.
While Prince Bismarck was driving in
the country towards Saline Springs kis-
singer, Bavaria, on Monday, he was fired
at by young man. The ball grazed his
wrist. The wound is Insignificant. The
The populace were, with great difficulty,
prevented from lynching the man after his
arrest. The name of this attempted assas-
sin is Kullman. He belongs to Magde-
burg, and is cooper by trade. He is
member of the Catholic JourneymeA' So
ciety of that city. and had been observed
of late frequently in company of Catho-
lie priest.
Another great conflagration Occurred
at Chicago on Tuesday evening and night,
which for time, threatened to be as great
calamity as the fire of October, 1871.
The fire broke out about 2 o'clock and
ragged till midnight, during which time it
destroyed over fifteen blocks of buildings,
covering about sixty acres of ground
Among the buildings consumed were 344
places of business, hotels, 3 churches and
2 synagogues. The losses are estimated at
upwards of 100000. Another frs in
the northwestern part of Chicago On We'd
nesday afternoon, destroyed Il or 20 frame
buildings, causing a loss of about 100000.