The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-03-06
GENERAL NEWS.

1st shows a decrease of &c. 6So,1
The Revenue Bill was passed by the
Senate as it came from the House.
"A State Grange of the Patrons of
Husbandry has been organized at Whining
ton, Del.
The Senate amendments to the Post
Office Bill, which were concurred i'll parti-
ally revived the old abuse Of the Franking
privilege.
The Ohio House of Representatives
has adopted joint resolution requesting
Congress to reduce the Presidents salary
to $25, GOO.
The indemnity promised by Spain in
the settlement of the Tirginius controversy
- $S0,c0O-not $1S, 900, as at first errone-
ously reported.
The Standing Committee of the Epis-
! copal Diocese of Central New York has
refused to consent to the conservation of
Drs. De Koven and Jaggar.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
issued a call for the redemption of five
millions of coupon bonds of 1862, on which
interest will cease on the LIST of June, 1875.
Among a number of nominations sent
into the Senate by the President was that
of T. S. Hodson to be Collector of Customs
for the Eastern Shore district of Maryland.
james Murphy, the "Irish Giant"
who formerly travelled with Barnum, died
in Baltimore, on Friday of last week, of
bronchitis, aged SO. He was about feet
high, and weighed $50 pounds.
Local elections were held in New York
State on Tuesday. Elmira, which gave
$50 Democratic majority last year, elected
Republican Mayor by a majority of 200.
Auburn also went Republican, while Os-
wego, Newburgh and Rome went Demo-
cratic.
The Civil Rights Bill passed the Senate
on Saturday night without amendment as
it came from the House, and was signed
by the President on Monday. The Bill as
passed has the public school clause omitted,
and is not regarded as of much consequence
by either party.
On Saturday, just before midnight, the
Force Bill was passed by the House by
vote of 1876 yeas to ia nays-33 Republi-
cans voting against the bill The Bill was
read a second time on Tuesday, in the Sen
ate. and laid over for the third reading on
Wednesday. when the final battle for its
passage commenced.
The men who act for, but do not rep
resent the Republican party, at Washing
ton, by their course this Winter have not
improved their standing with anybody.
Nothing short of their total expulsion will
satisfy the public conscience. In the driv-
ing out process the misfortune is that many
good men will suffer for their sins.
-Thurlow Weed, in answer to the mem
hers of the Cheap Transportation Associa-
ton, who had invited him to their recent
meeting. writes that he saw the first steam
1,r.f hnr first NnrlY
to Albany-he was a passenger in the first
train of cars over the first complete line in
America. This was in 1881, running from
Albany to Schenectady.
1t is stated that among the numerous
inmates of the county prison in Phila-
delphia there is only one Jew, though there
are nearly 10000 Jews in that city. The
offense even of this one Hebrew is said to
have been trivial. The Jscish Messenger
thinks "that if criminal statistics were
carefully taken, the result would show an
equally pleasing aspect for other cities
Great floods have occurred in the rivers
Of East Tennessee. The Holston river at
Knoxville rose forty four feet. On Satur-
day the ice in the Susquehanna in front of
Harrisburg broke up and gorged for dis
lance of four miles just above Middletown.
This vast field, averaging from two to ten
feet in height, continually extended by the
addition of the ice from the upper Susque-
hanna.
Gen, Lorenzo Thomas, late Adjutant
General, and of ad interim fame, died on
Tuesday, in Washington, aged 70. His
death was the result Of congestive chill,
following a slight attack of pneumonia.
He was the father of Lieutenant Thomas
who was killed in tbs Modoc war. He
will be remembered as having been ap
pointed Secretary of War ad interim by
President johnson, during the latter's con-
test with Secretary Stanton.
Local elections were held in Maine on
Monday. At Portland the Democrats elect
ed their candidate for Mayor by 438 ma
jority. against a Republican majority of
501 last year. Kennebunk went Demo-
cratic by large majority for the first
time in eighteen years" Lewistown, which
last year gave lat Democratic majority,
this year elects Republican Mayor by a
majority of $50. Auburn and Saco elect
Republican Mayors, and Bath elects cti-
z-ns' candidate for Mayor by CO majority.
Mr.. Scofield offered resolution re-
scnding the censure passed by the House
upon MIR. Cameron in 1862, for alleged
irregular proceedings as Secretary of War.
The resolution, after being supported by
Messrs. Dawes, of Mass, and Holman and
Niblack. of Indiana, was adopted without
dissenting voice. In evening session. the
resolution reported by the majority of the
Select Committee on Arkansas affairs, de-
claring against any interference with the
government of that State, was adopted
yeas 149, nays so.
Gen. Aueur reports to Gen. Sherman
l.l. liz .,,,lo
Kiowas. $40 in number. including Lone
Wolf. Red Otter and ether prominent
chiefs, surrendered to scouting party on
South Fork, giving up their arms and
ponies. They were expected to reach Fort
Sill in three days. Only 12 kiowas remain
out. The government is officially advised
of the surrender also of all the remaining
Alapahoes. Comanches and Cheyennes.-
They will be placed on reservations under
military control until they can be perma.
nentiy located.
The propretors of the two principal
hotels in Alexandria, Virginia, fearing
trouble from the passage of the Civil
Rights Bill have cancelled their licenses
and closed their houses. Similar action
has been taken by William S, Redgrave,
proprietor of the Park Hotel, in Baltimore.
Somebody else will open in their stead
u'uUlltSS. uc COlOlCu vi hlCll-
mond, Va, began on Tuesday, Immediately
on the passage of the act. to test their
privileges under the bill Many of them
visited restaurants, and in one instance a
barber shop, and demanded to be waited
upon. In all cases they were refused and
ordered out, and the community is now
waiting to see what action they will take.
The locomotive shops of the Dickson
Manufacturing Company in Scranton, Pa,
were destroyed early on Saturday morning
last, by a fire, which is supposed to have
accidently started in the office. The build
ina contained valuable machinery, three
locomotives just finished, and materials
for the construction of eleven other loco
| motives. The loss is estimated at $500, 900
800 men are thrown ont cf employment by
the fire. The Lookout Flour Mills, at
Chattanooga, were burned on the same
day. Loss, $4,000 A fire at Wichita,
Kansas, on the same day, destroyed four
teen business houses and dwellings. Mr..
Goodrich and his wife were severely injured
i'll escaping from the hotel and it was
feared that several persons persisted in the
flames krcmliu Hall Block in buffalo