The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-02-06
GENERAL NEWS.
A new planet has been discovered by

Tuesday, for home.
Six cargoes of coffee, aggregatng 2s.-
600 bags, were entered at the Baltimore
custom house ON Tuesday from RIO.
General Sheridan and staff left New
Orleans. on Tuesday, for Vicksburg. 1t is
understood that lie will not go back to New
Orleans.
In the House bill has been introduced
prohibiting the manufacture, importation
and sale of alcoholic liquors in the District
of Columbia.
The West Virginia Legislature con.
times to ballot daily for a U. 5. Senator,
without making a choice. Florida is in
the same condition.
On Saturday the Constitutional Com
mission of Maine. by Il vote of G to 2,
rejected a proposition to amend the State
Constitution, SO as to allow women to vote.
The Special Committee on Alabama
Affairs will probably close their investiga-
ton this week. Two of the five members
-Messrs. Buckner aud Luttrell-will make
:, minority report.
The officers of the life saving station
at Barnegat, n. j.. found child on board
the slonp .Jnn,es Nelson, which they thought
might be Charlie Ross. They sent for Mr..
Ross. but his hurried trip 10 Barnegat Inlet
ended in grievous disappointment.
"A package was received at the Dead
Letter office on saturday. which contained
half dezen snakes. two of them dead.
Among the live reptiles was copperhead,
five feet long. The snakes were enclosed
IN tin box perforated with holes, and
were addressed to Germany. They were
stopped at New York for insufficient post
aye.
An executive committee appointed at
a meeting in Sioux city, Iowa, has issued
Al appeal for assistance for the settlers of
Northern Nebraska, Southern Dakota and
Northwestern Iowa. whose substance was
devourrd by grasshopprrs. Seed for the
farmers, food, clothing and money. are all
needed. The appeal is signed by Mayor
Warner and other prominent citizens.
to Congress a report, showing that during
1878. 40I Indians were killed and 227 lndl
ans captured by United States troops. and
that A citizens and 40 soldiers were killed
ny Indians. Daring the first six months
of 1874, 15S Indians were killed and 10
Indians captured by troops, while sc cit-
z.us aud 3 soldiers were killed by Indians.
The Vice President. on Thursday. laid
before the Senate IA memorial from Thomas
\. Rich. of Baltimore city, setting forth
that Washington Booth, Esq Collector Of
Customs at Baltimore, is not eligible to the
"ffiae, on account of his connection with
several steamboat companies and his inter
Est in the cna,twiSe trade. The memorial
was referred to the Committee of Com
merce.
"A caucus Of Republican Senators was
held on Saturday t" consider the Louisiana
question. After five hour,' debate it was
t,cided to support The President in what
he had already done. and to stand by him
in the future in support of the Kellogg
Government sin all lawful authority
rhe question of Pinchback's admission
being still i'll the Committee GU Privileges
and Elections, was not discussed. 1t is
said that eight Senators refused to support
the action of the caucus.
The farmers and manufacturers Of
Southern New Hampshire are EEL iously in
convenienced 10y the unreasonable drought
and the freezing solid of many of the
brooks and springs. In many places the
farmers are Obliged to melt the snow tn
procure water for their cattle. The Hills
thorough mills at Wilton, and the mills of
Morse, Haley & Co.. at Milford, have stop
ped because of and insufficient supply of
water. The mills in Nashua are making
about half time, the corporations paying
he board Of the operatives when the latter
are idle.
1t is reported that the resignation of
Governor McCuok, of Colorado, has been
requested, and that Colonel Routt, of Hi
noIs, the present Second Assistant Post
master General, will he appointed his sue
cessor. Prominent Senators say The House
bill for the admission of Colorado AS a
state will be passed in the Seuates, but not
until a change in the Government of the
Territory takes place. aud a Governor Sc.
cured in place of McCook to put the new
State Government into operation. The
removal of McCook is said to be desired
10y leading business men and politicians of
Colorado.
The Beecher- Tilton trial is dragging
its Shiny lengths along by the tedious and
devious ways of justice. Tilton has occu
pied the witness stand the greater part of
this week, detailing with most painful
minuteness every incident of the revolving
scandal of which Beecher and his own wife
form the central figures. No decent man,
would go into Court aud deal out day after
day such a revolving mess of scandal, for "A
dozen such failhleSs hus>ieS as Elz ,beth
rilton, or Il regiment of clerical hbertneS
A little of the old Jewish treatment of
Stoning wouldn't be out of place for the
whole nasty crowd.
On Thursday a debate on the Civil
Rights Bill occurred in the House. when
I'm of
took the floor. and in the course Of pas.
>ionate speech against the measure, said
"lf was to desire to express all that WAS
pusllaHimous in war. inhuman in peace.
forbiGdng in morals, and infamous in pol
irics. should call it Butlerizing." Great
excitement followed these remarks, and
Mr.. Hale, of New York. offered resolu-
riun of censure upon Brown. MIR. Dawes,
of MaSSa chuSet's, offered substitute ex
peling Brown from the House. After con-
siderable discussion. Mr.. Hale's resolution
WAS adopted and Mr.. Brown was there
upon escorted towards the Chair, while the
presiding officer administer ed the censure
of the House" in some appropriate r.
marks.
An old book relating to certain scandals
of the royal family Of England. for which
IA reward of 5000 has been offered. is in
possession of u lawyer of Louisville, Ky
1t imported two years ago, when il
was procured from c. ID. Casenove, of
London. having been bought from some
dealer in second hand books. The Courier
journal sratities the curiosity Of its read
ers with cnpious extracts from the book,
ii ON which We learn that it is the " Memoirs
of George the Fourth" and contains "A
history of the scandals of that diSsulute
monarch, together with an exposure of
the cprruptions of his political administra
ton" There seems TO be nothing very
new about he scandalS;' but the book is
sa I'd to contain letters and documents prov
in the marriage of the King and Mrs
and the birth Of child in
their lawful wedlock. This fact, if true.
would sufficiently account for the eagcrness
with which the destruction of the Me
mors' is sought.
Hon. Angus Cameron was elected T.
$. Senator by the Wisconsin Legislature
Wednesday morning. The ballot. which
was the eleventh taken in joint convention.
stood: Cameron, GS; Carpenter, 50; Halle
ton. 3; Clark. /. Mr.. Cameren's election
was the result of coalition between the
Democrats and the boiling Republicans.