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power over any one who approached
him, and a person who saw the inter-
view beteeen Mr.. Clay and MIR. Web
ster, on an evening of January in this
memorable winter, when Mr.. Clay called
to consult with his great rival as to the
best mode of action to settle the diff
eulties growing out of slavery, declared
it to be, in his opinion, one of the finest
exhibitions of "mauner" ever seen be-
tween two English speaking men.
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grasp of any average intellect. Now,
there is no physician living, however
eminent, who pretends to have mastered
or even to be moderately versed, in all
the details of medicine and surgery.
So it is with science, with law, with
mechanics, with journalism, until each
calling has reduced itself to an agglom-
Grafton OF specialties and without
doubt each speciality in the future will
be divided and subdivided as learning
and education advance.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-04-02

was once without form and void Well
might the sons of God shout for JOY,
when the first man of our race stood up
erect amid the trees of Eden. 1t was
the birth of mortal spirit, and tnat
paradisal wonder is repeated in the
growth of every infant and throughout
the life of every man !-Moat'aford
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-04-02

TWELVE years ago an efficient Michi-
gan prosecuting attorney nearly roarei J
away his lungs in convicting Henry
Smith of murder, and Henry has been
in the penitentiary ever SINCE. Now
the friends of the prisoner are trying
TO procure II pardon for him, the muir
dered man having died a short time
ago, confessing that the murder had
never taken place.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-04-02

ARABIAN HEAD GEAR.-A correspond
ent with the Gordon expedition IN
Africa, writes: "Scanty is the attire
Of our five Arab attendants. Bat what
ever want of attention is displayed as
to scarcity of raiment is made up by the
nagnificence of their head-Rea COif-
lures that would make the first OF Mr..
Truefitt's young men envious are pos
sessed by each of our Arab band, and
cosmetics in the shape of liquid fat be-
daub and beplaster the erection Of hair
which is piled up some seven inches
over every mans forehead. Very
beautiful 7 / remarked to the Sheik Of
the party, who accompanied us a few
miles out of the town, at th same tin q
pointing to his hair. He was delighted
at my feigned admiration, but after
wards seemed somewhat disappointed
when observed that probably he wore
it so as a protection against the heat.
Can the child of the sun fear his
father 2 was the slightly contemptuons
answer, and the man turned on bis heel
and strobe back 90 SOuakin, pensiyely
scratching bis head with a long silver
skewer which he wore as hair-pin."
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-04-02

PUNoH's ADVICE TO A BABY.-Don't
come into the world in cold weather.
III YOU are the heir of a branch Of the
house of Smith, by no means permit
your parents TO christen you Howard,
or Stanley, or Clinton, or Spencer. II
you are lsdy-babv. don't let them call
you Mary Ann, or Merry Jane, or Soph-
onisba, or Sophronia. Think Of your
future husbands misery under such
conditions. Be intensely cross 10 every
body. Nobody asked whether you
wished to enter the world, and you have
a right to protest against being brought
into it. Dry Justify. IL is good for the
lungs, and il generally results in some
thing nice being produced 10 quiet you.
Allow no one TO talk politics in your
presence. Howl when you are smacked,
and resist all attempts 10 put you 10
bed early.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-04-02

A FLORAL OFFERER.-A Liverpool
paper says that an action involving the
question of the right mot to hiss butt
to throw bouquets to actresses, is about
to be brought against the manager of a
theatre there. An elderly gentleman
almost nightly for some time took his
place iu the stalls prepared with bou-
quets, and threw them with great reg
uiarity to certain of the actresses at
certain points of the performance,
sometimes rising on their acceptance
of the nosegays, and acknowledging
the honor done him by profound obies-
ances. The manager, finding that this
had assumed the character of bur
lesque and nuisance, had to interfere
at last, and to take legal proceedings.
THE Benedict Arnold house at New
Haven is being demolished TO make
room for n neighboring store. 1t was
built between 1850 and 1860, of brick
brought from Holland, and was not
only once the lodging place of Benedict
Arnold, but the scene of his marriage.
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The TOntIue Association.
A Million Dollars from an Investment
of OnIy TIVE Hundred.

A Million Dollars from an Investment
of OnIy Two Hundred.
The death in New York of one of the
seven survivors of the Tontine associa-
tion of that city draws attention to that
organization, which was IN many par
ticulars a most curious one. It was
founded in 1892, the incorporators be-
ing all Knickerbocker merchants who
met daily in a cofee-house on Broad
street for reflection and intercourse
In time, as it ceased to furnish the
necessary accommodations, it was aban-
dOned for new site at Wall and Water
streets, where was erected the building
famous in the history of old New York
as the Tontine coffee-house, at which
gathered all the distinguished lawyers,
writer's, actors, and merchants OF that
day. The association to its name
from Lorenzo Tonti, q Neapoitine,
who fourished about 1868, and intro
duced among capitalists a system Of
betting on human life. The property
was divided into two hundred and
three shares, which were sold at 5000
each. The shareholder chose a nom
inee during whose life he was to receive
his equal proportion of the net pro-
ceeds of the income from the property,
hut on the death of any nominee, the
members interest in the capital stock
was forfeited to the other shareholders
whose nominees survived. The lives of
the nominees thus became precious,
and were solicitously guarded. For
many years the interest on each share
has averaged Ell hit and two-thirds per
cent. The number of the nominees
was originally two hundred and three,
the same as the number of shares, but
in 1889 it had been reduced by death
to ninety-three The recent death
leaves only six nominees, all of whom
are over eighty years of age, one of them
being in his hundredth. The property
is row worth a million of dollars, to
which, eventually, one of the six share
holders must succeed, on an investment
by his ancestor of two hundred dollars.
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LoUDNEss OF THE LATEST PARTISAN
MoDE.-The latest mode of Partisan
lady's wear has been given out to this
measure: The lady is wrapped around
twice in a gauze scarf and thrice in
tulle veil +; twenty yards of flower gar
lands are next woven crossways sround;
having thus become somewhat of
package, she is still not sufficiently
dressed, and something more is needed;
a tail, or train, or declivity (however it
may be prefe1red is next attached be-
hind with diamonds or pearls, and must
be as heavy as the rest of the costume
is light the said tail to be covered with
butterflies of gauze, birds of lace and
sarcabenses of lophophore (Which is not
cotton jeans, with their respective
claws tied by golden threads. The
lady thus clothed is kept warm down
below !; but her upper half is kept fresh
with no sleeves, scarcely any corset and
thighs prominent. The toilet is then
essentially complete. This looks as if
the empire was under way again with
its leudness.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-04-02

The custom of removing the viscera from the
bodies of the kings oS France, after DEATH is well
known to students Of French history, but the fact
that the heart was not returned to the body, but
was (nclosed in little casket OF lead) deposited in
the secret crypt of st. Dennis, is not, we believe
so generally known.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-30
THE SHERIFF,

Cooling stock is still very high. The
people respect man who adheres to his
principles, and have no confidence in the
one who reverses the whole tenor and prac-
tice of his life, during political campaign
Even the men who drink his liquor don't
regard him; they know that he don't min
gle with them on account of any good fel-
lowship, that he has in reality no con-
vivial tastes, and that he is adopting this
new character merely as an eectioneering
trick. A man puts very low estimate
upon those who take an occasional glass
when he undertakes to bride them by such
transparent fraud. Very few men in this
community are so besotted as to be blind
to a trick like this. Charley would have
been much more respected had he adhered
to his principles; even the bummers turn
up their noses at him, and laugh in their
sleeves at his silly attempts to ape the
manners of free and easy jolly fellow.
He is very awkward in his new character,
but still he goes on trying to play it. He'll
wake up next Wednesday with headache
and heartache, and find, too late, that all
men admire straightforward adherence to
principle, and the habits of life which they
have adopted for SO many years.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-30
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

The Democrat is loud in its praise of the
present Board of Commissioners. Then tell
us, please, Mr.. Democrat, why they were
not renominated? You did all you could
to bring about that result, but you found
yourself as powerless as Mr.. Wallis was to
control the action of the Baltimore Ring.
Don't everybody know that war was made
on them by certain officials, because their
illegal fees were cut down? And don't
everybody know, just as we'll, that these
same officials are now working like beavers
to elect the new nominees-in fact making
a specially of the Commissioners ticket !?
Why is this? Do they know that the ille-
gal fees cut off by the present Board are to
be restored by the new Board? 1t looks
very suspicious.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-30
THE ELECTION TO BE CONTESTED.
The State Certain for the Reform Ticket.

The election for Mayor and members of
Councils of Baltimore was held on We'd
nesday last, and resulted in the election of
Latrobe, the Ring candidate, by 1867 ma
,jority. Mr.. Warted carried the Fifth,
Sixth, Seventh, Eleventh. Twelfth, Thir-
teenth, Fourteenth, Sixteenth, Eighteenth,
Nineteenth and Twentieth wards-eleven
in all; but the fraudulent majorities rolled
up by the Ring in the other wards could
not be overcome. The First Branch of
the Council is evenly divided between the
Reform party and the Ring Democracy.
Only two of the Citizens Reform party
nominees were elected to the Second Branch
of the Council, although some of those
elected by the Democrats were also elected
by the Merchants Reform ticket. Two
years ago Mayor Vansant was elected by
10000 majority.
The vote was the largest ever polled in
the city. The frauds were perpetrated in
the Sth, 9th and 4th wards. Measures
were Immediately instituted to contest the
election in the most vigorous manner, the
merchants and others believing that their
candidate was counted out by the grossest
frauds. The American of Thursday says:
"Mr. Latrobe knows perfectly well this
morning that he is no more honestly the
Mayor elect of Baltimore than he is the
Emperor of China. He knows that he
owes his success to an audacious and de
spicable system of swindling, carried into
effect by his particular friends, who are not
too proud to "do the dirty work of poll
tics" He knows that this nominal ma
jority is reversal of the choice of the
greater number of the legal voters of Bal
timore; he knows that they desired the
election of Mr.. Wartield, and if they had
been permitted to express their will at the
ballot. box they would have chosen him.
He knows that his supporters cheated the
intelligent voters of the city whenever and
wherever they had an opportunity, but that
in three wards mentioned they carried their
rascalities to the farthest excess. Outside
of them Mr.. Latrobe is beaten and Mr..
Warfield the victor
The result in the city was terrible dis
appointment to the Ring and their follow.
ers throughout the State as they had pub
that they would carry the city by $500
majority and elect every member of the
Councils. But with the personal popular
ity of Mr.. Latrobe and all the repeating
and swindling they could do their majority
is reduced to mere bagatele.
With these facts staring them in the face,
and with the additional knowledge that the
State ticket is much weaker than Mr.. La
trobe, and that they cannot repeat their
frauds on Tuesday next they are compelled
to acknowledge that their chances for sue
cess in the State are very slim. All the
accounts from the counties go to induce
the belief that Mr.. Harris will have large
majority outside of Baltimore.
From the dev eIopments made on Thurs
day, it is pretty certain that at least s, 600
illegal votes were cast for Latrobe, while a
like number of Reformers were disfran-
chised by the Ring Registers and Judges.
The investigation is being pushed with a
VIM
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-30

tB-T The following paragraph from the
Hagerstown Mail, Democrat paper, in
relation to Mr.. Woolford, has been hereto
fore quoted, but as the questions contained
in it have never been answered it will bear
repeating, because the Comptroller has not
explained how he "protects the revenues
of the State:''
Since the year 1870 the sam of 81, 700
annually has been appropriated BY the
Legislatures of this State to pay expenses
of Mr.. Woolford in protecting the reve-
nues of the State" In addition to that
he has enjoyed salary of ST. 500 year.
Here is $l3, 500 in Mr.. Woolford's hands
over his constitutional salary. 1t was on
Mr.. Woolford's own application that these
successive appropriations have been made.
What has he done with this $13, 500? A
member of the House, Mr.. Brace, from
Allegheny. two years ago offered an order
to inquire into this matter; Woolford was
opposed to it aud had it beaten. The
money still remains unsceoulted for.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-30
MARRIED..

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. At West
Chester, Pa, on the alst insfanl, by
Rev. DR.. Smith, of Baltimore, ADAM R
MAGRAw, of Colora, and ANNIE Harris
HORNE, of West Chester, Pa.
REYNOLDS-SM the Goth
inst., - thP residence of John W. Smed
ley, Oxford, Pa, according t2 the order
of the Society of Friends, BENs AM.N c.
REYNOLDS, of Rising Sun, and MARY
w. SMEDIEY, of Oxford, Pa.
STEWART-QUEIN.-At Green Hill. or
the 21st instant, by Rev. J. H. Johns,
SAMEEr, STEWART and MARY E. QUEIN
both of this county.
BROWN-PIERSON.-On October goth,
1875, at the Zion NJ. +. Parsonage, by
Rev. T. L. Tompkinson, HENDERSON T..
Brown and S. ADA. PIERsoN, all of this
county.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-30

Fire at v:.ai.4.iia City, Nevada, on Tues
day morning, destroyed t,lo greater part of
the business portion of the town. Tic ,css
is estimated at several millions, and ten
thousand people are rendered homeless.
The water supply being inadequate, it was
found necessary to blow up several build
ings TO arrest the progress of the flames.
The town of Austin, Miss, is also reported
to have been devastated by lire.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-30

B-We are sorry that we did not receive
the account of the Reform meeting at Port
Deposit, together with the able speech of
the President,-on Tuesday night in time
for publication. The meeting was presided
over by W. W. Hopkins, Esq, and was adj
dressed by Archibald Stirling, Esq, and
Col. McKellip, who made able and convinc-
ing speeches. Owing to heavy storm,
the meeting was held in the Hall, which
was filled
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-30
JUST THINK Of IT.!

The amount of Direct tax levied
for 1874 was over $SO,OOO-m0re
than was ever before levied In
Maryland.
Notwithstanding this, Mr.. Wool
ford in his last Report, page tx.
says he was compelled to " issue
$261, 900 Defence loan in order to
reimburse the Treasury in time tC
provide for the payment of the in
terest on the public debt"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-30

EyThe Cambridge Democrat speaks of
Mr.. S. Teackle Wallis in the most extreme
terms of compliment, saying that "if
there is gentleman in Maryland we be-
lieve high-toned and sincere, that gentle
man is S. Teackle Wallis, Esq. His letter
accepting the position of Attorney General
on the Independent ticket read more like a
sermon from New York than political
document
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-30
Reform Meeting at Cherry Hill,

On this Saturday evening, at y o'clock.
All citizens who are in favor Of Reform and
Honest Administration of the county and
State government are cordially invited to
attend. The following named gentlemen
will positively address the meeting: w. j.
Jones, Esq, W. T. Warburton, Jr., Esq =,
and others. A band of music will be in
attendance.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-30

Secretary Bristow's war on the Whisky
Ring in St. Louis has proved eminently
successful, the prosecution in the courts of
five distillers having resulted in the convic-
ton of four. The Government has real
lied half million dollars worth of prop
erty by tho seizures, and the Ring has been
paralyzed.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-30

EBI hia is not political fight. 1t is a
fight to determine whether our State shall
be ruled by honest men, OF whether we are
to continue in office such political eo,,..os-
ants as Woolford and his clan The mat
tsr is with the people.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-30
A GRAND RALLY

Of the Reformers and Republicans of the
Old Fifth will be held at North East, on
Monday evening next, November list, which
will he addressed by VIM. T. Warburton,
Esq, of Elkton, and Hon. Jos. B. Pugh,
of Port Deposit.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-30
KEEP DOWN THE FEES.

We want Board of Commissioners who
will cut down the fees of officers to the
lowest cent allowed by law. This the last
Board did, but such economy was not in
favor with the Ring, and so new deal was
demanded. If public officer wants to
kill himself stone dead with the Ring, let
him try to economic. Gillespie, Cromwell
and Biggs are as dead az door nails
"Who killed themo" 81" says the Ring.
"Why9' "Because they were too par,
ticuiar about officers fees''
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-30
THAT $4,000.

The people want that money, which is
withheld by defaulting tax Collectors, paid
up to the School Board. Every defaulting
Collector is supporter of Crawford, Arm
strong and Gerry. Why They know that
Strickland and Clayton and Michener will
make them fork over.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-30
THE GOVERNOR SETTLED.

The miserable $500 given for Latrobe in
Baltimore, settles the election of Harris
and Wallis and wilkins. Harris is two
thousand votes stronger than Warfield, and
Latrobe.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-30

tE The cry is "vote the ticket" to
defeat the Republicans in 1876. Teackle
Wallis says if the Democracy has nothing
better to give the nation than that which
the Maryland Ring can furnish it would be
we'll to keep them out while yet.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-30
The news of the Ohio election wa.

The news Of the Ohio election was re.
ceived with great satisfaction in Europe.
The London, Paris and Berlin press were
unanimous in their approval of the Repub-
lican triumph in the Buckeye State. Be
hind the London press i'll Lombard street,
and behind that is the money market of the
world. If Ohio had been captured by the
dilution Democracy, our national bonds
would have come down with run. When
the nation Endorses in November the YER
dict of Ohio in favor of honesty and against
reputation in any of its forms, we can me-
gotiate 4 or per cent bonds abroad, fund
our securities bearing higher rates Of inter-
est in them, save in this way some millions
of dollars year, and thus practically real
ize that honesty is the best policy.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-30
Removed to Media.

Swithin c. ShortlidGe Boarding School for young mon
and boys, is open M"la Pa lH miles from Phil
delphu. is of the finest school buildings The SIi,e
heated in all stories. and lighted with gas building zoe
by 80 feet, porch all around ~ lodging large
school room with five class ample bath and water
closet accommodations 10 trains daily from Philade phia
Th"rourh instruction hon" good table guaranteed
Speci, attention to backward pupils. ~. &. SHORT
LIDGE. Harvard A. NJ Media Penna.
Feb g. 1875 u
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LOOK OUT FOR THEM.

The Ring has been detected in putting
names on the Registry List Of this District
during the present ,ceek. Probably the
same game has been played in other Dis
tricts. Reformers, look after this! 1t can
be detected by comparing the published
list of new voters with the registry list.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-30

TT Col. Edward Wilkins is the farmers
candidate for Comptroller of the Treasury
Of Maryland. Elect him and there will be
no 81, 800 grabs of the peoples money and
no pensioners on the State, except those
who are legally entitled to pensions.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-30
The Attorney Generalship.

Reform in Maryland does not appear to
be all myth, and Mr.. Wallis election at
any rate is conceded by Democrats to be
more than probability. Mr.. Gwinn per-
sonally is no doubt an excellent gentleman;
we never heard word against him and in
all likelihood we never shall, but we do
think the Attorney Generalship the last
office to which he has any right to aspire.
One of the most important interests of the
State that Mr.. Gwinn would be called upon
to defend would be involved in existing and
pending litigation between it and the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad. Mr.. Gwinn
would be compelled to reverse opinions
which for years he has given as the attorney
of that corporation, and would be placed
in position where his hands would be
tied and his utility wholly impaired When
one proceeds to law against an individual
one does not commonly employ that indi-
vidual's private counsel, nor can lawyer
with propriety abandon the defense of his
client and array himself upon the side of
that clients antagonist. We do not know
how these things strike Mr.. Gwin1; they
have great deal of weight with US, but as
he is more Of a lawyer than We he may re-
gard them in different light and as in
volving no question of principle, a thing
which, from legal point of view, his pro-
fession additionally places at the disposal
of its clients.-Baltimore Bulletin (Dem.)