The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-01-02

the figures that they will continue to run
off the ends of the pens, unless it is sharp
ly kept in mind that We are now in Janu-
airy, 1879. How far off this seemed to be
to some of us in our early days. Yet here
it is January first one thousand eight hun
dred and seventy five.
"A compilation of the relative value of
silver coin and fractional currency has been
made by MI. E. b. Elliott of the Bureau
of Statistics at Washington, in order to
determine how great an appreciation of the
latter will be necessary to make it equal to
silver. His conclusion is that 81 in silver
is now worth 81 OF 94-100 or fraction
less than two per cent premium in currency
MIR. Elliott thinks that there is reason to
hope that the difference between paper and
silver may be reduced to nothing before the
mint is ready to put in circulation any
large amount of silver coin. The bill au-
tho1zes the Secretary of the Treasury to
hoard gold in the Treasury in order that he
may be able to redeem in 1879.
The survey of the route for the extern
sion of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal to
the Ohio river, which has been in progress
under the supervision of the War Depart
ment since August last, has just been
completed. The engineers have made a
preliminary location of the line from Cum
6erand to the Falls of Ioughcogheny.
The length of the line is So miles. and it is
100 miles to where slack water is expected
to begin, at Connectsville. The summit is
passed at an elevation of 1 800 feet above
inc Z. Gum neriand, by tunnel 81 miles long.
zen inclihea planes are PROVIDED on the
,rI sue anu iour On the western.
n ~, .'''t""to hiaue las, year - ueetiieu 10
noic s""u. 49, 9-o,o'o,ouo ioi d cahal
fa.N 10 IL, l., g.
~ iee' "lde ana ueep, WIN LOCKS ~ leet
oy ~, capaole OF passing boats OF 2Oo tons.
"A short time ago Camden preacher
was performing the marriage ceremony for
a young couple, who made it 4 necessary
part of the ceremony to inquire the ages
of the candidates for matrimony. The
Young man answered promptly that he was
20. The bride utterly refused to answer,
and the minister as stubbornly refused to
proceed with the ceremony. FINALLY she
sad. am 81 years OF age" This I'M
expected announcement seemed to surprise
the intended bridegroom. and apparently
WIN great feeling, he declared that her
mother positively declared that she was 26,
and as he was -, nc considered this an
attempt to deceive HIM, and after further
discussing and considering the situation,
nv ,h IN 10y uec'.eI iiuI 10 mary any woman
4 n. i
',o l',', ~ ,'',u ~ u'',,se MIN an anS,y
H., ~ INC h.Al unS 'ne l'oy
tooN .nc s.".n ,ni il'l'h9toh' me pace Oh
ne' ieS'oeh'V' "'"he, d wiser IL not petter
-lhe burning OF the British emlgrant
snip cospdtr!c6 on the voyage from Lon
don to New Zealand was one of the most
shocking OF the disasters that have made
the sea the grave OF muititudes of unhappy
'oyaSerS. VI the hfe hundred people who
we're On inc iost VeSsei, we as yet kno" OF
=. .no s"l'"''oii from oeath OF out three, ana
lhey nave only llVea TO tell the tale OF such
telrloie suffering as only the stnrdIeSt en-
" iui anoe cou,u nave "ithstood' lhere were
'nii'y Peopie III their BOAT "hen they lelt
'ne uoo'''eu snip, anu out three survived
"neii rescue came: lhese had prolonged
existence by ieedlng upon the flesh and
blood OF their comrades who had died in
the dreadful days of drifting upon the
south Atlantic Ocean. Another boat with
thirty people on board, put off from the
snip, but lis late Is uncertain. The tragedy
is all the more terrible when we remember
that in an cmigrant ship there must have
been many women and young children
bound Tor new home in the Colonies.
The prospects of the great Centennial
Exposition of 1876 continue to grow bright
er. All jealousy and opposition in the
United States has disappeared, and those
who do not help will certainly do nothing
to hinder its success. In New York large
number OF the most prominent merchants
and capitalists have united in an appeal to
the people TO take decided steps in its favor
to contribute freely toward the stock
and to prepare for an adequate display of
the city S products aud resources. Abroad,
the feeling in favor of the American Cen
tennial seems almost contagious. Nearly
all the important nations Of Europe have
now entered into the spirit of the occasion,
aud will be largely represented in the Elk
position. In Spain the late President,
Emilio CASTELAR,, is at the head of the com
mission appointed, and will spare no effort
to bring distinction upon his country. The
governments of South America. and many
Of the potentates of Asia and Africa, have
expressed their approval of the Centennial
and its objects, and will do all in their
power for its promotion. Here at home
goes on successfully, and much greater
progress has been made than
was the case at Vienna in 1878.
appears IRON olhGiai documents that
vi lne SisI vi so,el,ioer' ehe resident
~ ~. =, VI .'o'''nS "n"
''hIi supPi,eS W t',ose rendered destitute
ny .He @iassnopPei ueFaStatlons IN Kansas
ahu Nebraska, trusting TO congress Tor
future approval. Malor-General Pope had
reported there were IN Kansas, as far as
could be ascertalned, 10, 400 destitute per
sons who needed immediate relief The
counties containing inns number OF desti-
-u,e are Nor'oh' i,hiilps' Hhith, Jeweli,
:, illcoiii' Port"h' fofa' harvey,
a"ssel', l'"nee ana NICE =, MAYOR dudley
y, ~ AUG '" m 1nlouSi 1teu " NOV, roh'ier'
,, IDS anu ii"ii'h couii.,es III Che
'aneys .. 'ne nepuoiican ana the deVaS-
'"'eo SECTIONS "uJ'Gen'' III compliance Win
ne WISHES OF lhe department commander.
l mere are IN rnrnas county aoo lnhablt-
mus mrs IL was positively sad that July one.
l'tn Oh inns number would require full aid
"itNih thlrty days. ana that TINS number
"o".u go on increasing !L until spring each
non. ia nn'li .htee lou OF the entire
!" op''",.on "uoi' t'"'e " NC supPolteo:
1'seS % "cloa' suher'nG "'e related III that |
,hu o'nei COUNTIES mere Is no douot
nat senator liitchcock bili Tor the relief |
d persons s"lellhS from the faVages OF
VIII oecohe law.
The last DAYS of 1874 witness q revoIu