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The New York herald., 1875-09-29
END OF A LIFE IMPRISONMENT.
wYLIE WILLIAMS, IN JAIL FOR TWENTY-FIVE
YEARS, DYING

wYLIE WILLIAMS, IN JAIL FOR TWENTY-FIVE
YEARS, DYING.
The Philadelphia Inquirer says:-A quarter Of a
century ago the name OF Wylie Williams was one
that attracted much public attention It's owner,
the OF one Of Georgis's most eminent citizens,
is now about dying in the Eastern Penitentiary
where be has been incarcerated for over twenty five
years and the following briefly told history OF his
will prove interesting:-
Wylie Williams, at a suitable age was placed in the
preparatory school at Yale College but when he was
there shorttme the President the father OF the
youth, stating that the latter susceptible of
mental training and regretfuy intimatng that his
mind was not entirely sane
Wylie returned 70 his family and shortly there
after commission appointed by Of the courts
found that his mind was affected There being no suit
able institution in Georgia in which 10 have him treated
Wyle was sent to the Pennsylvania Hospital the In
sane, under the management Of DR.. Krkbrde He
was quite violent and frequently threatened that lac
would escape from confinement and then shoot
Dr. kirkbride, a prediction which he verified by
breaking out subsequently and lodging ball in the
head OF Dr. kirkbride the latter passed along the
road under tree in the upper branches Of which the
maniac bad placed himself Williams was arrested and
tried for the attempted killing OF Dr. Kirkbrde but
the jury brought III verdict 0f mot guilty by reason
OF insanity"
The Judge King stated to the friends Of williams
that he should send the latter the Eastern Peuten
uary for safe keeling but that he would be discharged
as soon al his friends ready 10 take him 10 a
place where he could do further harm. That was
twenty I'VE years and more ago since which time Will
Jams has never been outside the walls Of Cherry Hill
Prison His friends and relatives, deemng the Peni-
tentlaTy az suitable place any that could pro
yided paid the expenses Of an extra keeper
whose sole duty 1t to watch and care
for the insane patient After the breaking out
OF the late war, IN 1861, remtances and WILL
Jams was placed in ordinary cell among conyicts
beng allowed, however, the freedom OF the yard An
effort recently made to discover whether any Of his
family survived him, and 1t found that only
brother Of his is living, and be has been impoyer
shed BY the results OF the that he contribute
nothing more than fore his unfortunate brother
Wyie The family prior to the rebellion OF
the @ealthiest in Georgia but their whole wealth was
swept away in that struggle
Wylie is now about sixty years Of age, and is almost
chidllke. The one desire that has absorbed him for
several years s 10 revisit the old plantation which
he was born and raised II has been his daily custom
to sit in the yard with his face turned 10 the South
he smoked his cigar HIS health has been gradually
weakening for years, but recently he been falling
lrapdly. In short time he will exchange his present
tving tomb, where he has been buried lifetime for
hat last resting place where he will sleep for eternity
The New York herald., 1875-09-29
PROSPERITY OF CHARLESTON.

From the Springfield Mass Republican,
Southern journals are adopting the Western habit OF
printing annual reviews Of the growth Of their respect
i've cities in industry and trade. New Orleans is Of
course much depressed at the sharp competition Of ST.
Louis and Memphis and by her political misfortunos
The sugar crop Of Louisiana, however, is large this
year. and agriculture generally remunerative. Atlanta
is the most thriving city in the Southwest having in
creased immensely IN population and manufactures In
ten years Charleston IS the most prosperous CONNER
cal city. She is favored by a wise and liberal admins
tratOn Of railroad feeders and is peculiarly fortunate
in the variety and richness Of the natural products
Of which she Is the market These naval stores
entirely new and growing trade-oottOn, rice lumber
and phosphates Charleston Is now the third cotton
port and markets eleven per cent Of the whole crops Of
Carolina rice she has a monopoly the trade in phos
pbaes crude and manufactured last year amounted to
S2OOOOOO Richmond. Is also quite prosperous the
cheapness Of labor enang her great iron industries TO
keep in operation all through the dull and take
orders from New England and the West when Ptsburg
has been idle. Colored labor proves 10 be O strong
point, instead of q weak one, In this casa
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that they will not be IN position In 1879 to redeem
their notes in gold Contraction of the various forms
Of credits given IN the ngures above has destroyed
the Of money and therefore money boarded and
unemployed AS high tide OF business with our pres
ent amount OF currency would only result In panic
there is desire TO engage in enterprises Mr..
Pendetou, IN recent speech in Ohio, quoted from the
United States AUDITORS report 10 show that the
amount OF government and national bank credits used
as money In 1865 was over 50 100 O0O, 900, and the
amount Of government credits greenbacs and national
bank notes IN circulation in 1878 about 800 O0OOO0
Contraction OF the currency means stagnation and
staenaton means putreaction Have waited
long enough for specie payments and not
ceding from them, while the threat OF forced resump
ton paralyzcs all industries, for viii do business
or buy on falling marketY Only the greedy money
lenders prosper. They complacenty abide their time,
like wreckcrs waiting on dangerous coast till the
storm be past and the ships be oundered like vul
lures lazily lowering till Death prepares their feast
Thanks for the kind consideration Of the HERALD
New YORK, Sept 26 1873 EUGENE BEEBE
The New York herald., 1875-09-29
TRAMPING FOR MONEY.

The Utica Morning Herald says that on Saturday
couple Of tramps applied TO lady on Hubbs street for
something to eat They given plenty OF bread
and cold boiled ham This lunch was eaten while the
beggars sat upon the stoop After eating one of the
men said, 'Wheres your husband2" The lady said he
had just laid down 10 take nap. "You can't plav
that the fellow replied; 1--WE want money enough to
take us 70 Albany, and must have it," The lady was
ironing at the time and had just taken fat from the
stove Raising it over her head she aimed it at both
and said you get away from here will save you
the trouble Of gong to Albany" The rascals saw that
they we're foiled, and fed This kind Of business is
getting too warm The kindness is shown to
such fellows the more mpudent and ungrateful they
are The best plan s TO refer all unknown applicants
for relief TO the Office Of the Board of Charities
The New York herald., 1875-09-29
ARBITRATION.

Something to Interest the
Peace Society.
ENGLANDS LAST FAILURE.
Will She Be DiSguSted with the Principle Of
Peactable SOlutiOn!
EVERY CASE DECIDED AGAINST HER.
Delagoa Bay--The Claims Of Eng
land and Portugal.
The New York herald., 1875-09-29
POLITICAL NOTES.

Ohio and Iowa hold elections the lot of October
Senator Dawes is going to help the republican cause
in Ohio.
The Massachusetts, prohibonists will hold their con-
vention on October 9.
Mr. sanborn wrote the liberal republican address to
Massachusetts voters.
Carl schurz will speak in Cleveland on the evening of
Saturday, the % Of october.
The democratic ticket in New York State is properly
called the ''succotash ticketn
The German vote Of Illinois according to the Chicago
Tribune solid for solid money
onehalf the candidates for superintendents of public
instruction in Ohio women.
The Massachusetts Republican State Convention will
be held to-day, the day of the eclipse.
Senator Gordon, OF Georgia, thinks he never saw
people aroused as the Missssippans are
And now IL appears chat St. Geghan, who began ths
Catholic onslaught in Ohio, eats meat on Fridays
Ohio democrats are in favor of reducing Grants
salary to the same figure that of General Jackson
Henry Wilson is requested by the Springfield Repab-
hcan to in Massachusetts while giving his polit-
ical opinions,
A vote taken in Ohio among the passengers on the
railroad between Uhrchsvile and Coshocton gave
Hayes, republican, 307, and Allen democrat 1O2
The Massachusetts, papers are explaining that the
publication of the letter of Charles Francis Adams
all mistake. 1t written on the Presidential
question at all but simply in answer 10 a request that
he should write political history of the United States
The latest republican argument against John Bgelow
democratic candidate for Secretary of State OF New
York. is that, while he editor of the New York
Times, he assisted Corbin and Fisk get up Black
Friday panic Yet Mr. Bigelow's position that point
explained long ago.
The next election in Conpecticut will take place
the 4th of October when town officers be chosen
also two constitutional amendments to be voted
onone providing for the general election in November
and the other giving the General Assembly power
store the privileges Of an eector that have been forfeited
by reason of crime
Estimating the gubernatorial chances in Massachu-
setts the Boston Globe publishes the foowlng:-Last
nights caucuses sent the Loring column ahead with
bound and this morning report the following salts
factory table Of totals
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contraction policy adds, "Will not the unconscious
the hundreds Of thousands whom his policy Of
contraction hurled from afluence poverty enshroud
his with gnominy foreverW
Everything has been done by every Secretary
Of the Treasury since 1865 to meet the de-
mands OF the bondhodors to the sacrifice Of
the peoples interests and Industries Senator
Shormans poisoned chalce Of contraction (the act Of
January 49, 1870, hangs like nightmare the
country and the banks In this city have lately with
drawn some millions Of their circulation redeemed II
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-23

induce the next Congress to authorize the
establishment of a United States Court in
the Territory next year; and certainly Con-
gress will fail to do its duty if it does not
SO authorize. One hundred and forty- fue
there's and murderers have been arrested
by United States Marshals within its bor-
ders since the last June) term of tile United
States Court at Fort Smith, Arkansas
The worst tiends in the States bordering
on the Territory perpetrate the foulest
deeds known to the law, and easily escape
into the Territory, marry some half breed
Indian or half bred negro, and then set up
howl about the whites infringing upon
sour rights!" If there we've no officers of
the law among the whites, little would they
care how many came among them. All
Summer long the Indians were numbering
and robbing the settlers along the borders
of the Territory, and now, if you will
notice the dispatches, they are coming in
and surrendering at Fort Sill, to live sump-
tuously off Uncle Sans rations until the
grass starts again, when they will. be al
lowed to start out again on their murderous
campaign! Poor, much-abused people,
Little wonder that the good Quakers weep
and pray for them! Let the Government
induce them to be Changers, and send
them down few saw mills, threshing ma
chimes, reapers, emory stones, Paris Green
to kill the potato bug, &C., &C., and in
few years there will be no Indians left in
the Territory to trouble any one. There is
more than one way to annihilate them.
C. E W
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-23
THE RING BANK.

The last Legislature passed bill incor-
porating the Citizens Bank of Annapolis,
naming VIM. II. Tuck, then State Senator
from Anne Arundel, James Andrews, Will
liam H. German, Michael Bannon and Levin
Woolford as commissioners. The bill pro-
vided that as soon as SIC, 900 had been sub
scribed, the incorporation should be COM
plete. The debt which the incorporation
could owe was limited to the amount of its
capital, "procided that the money deposited
in said bank for safe keeping shall not be con-
sidered as a part Of the debt Of the bank"
This loop-hole lets in the States funds, and
the last statement of Treasurer Compton
showed that over $96, 900 were deposited in
the bank, whose capital does not probably
exceed $4,000. A similar bill was passed
to incorporate the City Bank of Baltimore,
with l. Freeman Rasin, j. w. Davis, Geo.
Cotton, State Printer, Francis p. Stevens,
State Senator from Baltimore, and Arthur
P. German, President of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal as directors. When the
bills were passed the politicians seemed to
think that they were going to do big things
in banking with the capital furnished by
the State Treasury, but from prudential
considerations the City Bank has so far
been kept in the background. If the COM
ing elections go all right for the Ring, it
may be revived
Now we ask, in all sincerity, any man capa-
bic of thinking, what he thinks of party
ruled by such set of shysters and wild
cat bankers, who can lay plan to rob the
State out of hundreds of thousands of dol
lars? What is there to hinder these $10,-
900 banks from closing their doors at any
time with deposit of the States money,
amounting to half million dollars? A
party which allows rogues to set such traps
for the money of the tax payers, ought to
be hurled from power without delay.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-23
JONES e. HAINES,
ROONIE & MCCULLOUGH.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
ELKTON, MD.

oFFICE-0n Main street, long occupied by Mr. Groome
We have associated ourselves for the practice of our
profession and will give prompt and careful attention
to all business intrusted to Business contded to
either will receive the attention of both but Mr.
Groome will have connection with in any
criminal business, and until further notice will take no
part in the trial of cases in court
nn-Persons desiring especially to Mr. Groome
will mind that he will endeavor always at
the Office on Tuesdays, and generally on Mondays.
JAMES BLACK GROOME
Feb IA, 1874-n CLINTON MCCULLOUGH.
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ELKToN DIRECTORY.
COUNTY OEEICERS.

COUNTY OFFICERS.
Clerk OF Circuit Court, Arthur W. Mitchell.
Deputy Clerk, W. X. Reckefus.
Register Of Wills Reuben D. lamar.
Deputy Register, R. L. lamar.
Auditor, Clinton Mccullough.
Commissioner in Chaneery, p. A. Ellis.
States Attorney, Clinton Mccullough,
Sheriff, W. W. Scott.
Deputy Sheriff, A. J. Scott.
County Commissioners, DR.. R. L. Cromwell, Pres,
Joseph Biggs, and John Gillespie.
Clerk to the Board, Isaac F. VanarsdaIe
Public School Commissioners, F. s. Everist Pres, 8.
j. England, and George Bidle.
Examiner and Secretary, Rev. John Squer.
Notaries Public X. E. lamar and S. b. Foard
Justices OF the Peace j. r. Brown, and G. R. Howard.
Orphans' Court James McCauley, Chief Judge, Jas.
NJ. kvans and Jas. A. Lewis, Associate Judges.
TOWN OFFICERS.
7otrn Commissioners Dr. John IL. lamar President,
DIR. r. H. Tuft Secretary, Thomas Drennen Treasurer,
Samuel B. Foard. Morris Dunbar, John 4. Alexander,
and William Falls.
To,Cn BGl.E Timothy White.
NATIONAL BANK OF ELKTON.
President, j. Tome, Cashier, Mcfarland,
Teller. John 7. Brown, Clerk, c. c. Strickland.
Di count Day, Tuesday. Opens A. NJ closes 3 P N.
POST OFFICE.
Mrs. NJ. Nj. Mahan, P NJ. Opens A N; closes P. N
Mails close as foiloWs:-lSt mail, ) ~ A. III mall
10.c5 A. NJ; 3rd mail, $40
CHURCHES.
NJ. E Church, Rev. G. A. Phebus.
Presbyterian Church, Rev. W. W. HeLerton.
Episcopal Church, Rev. II. A. Skinner.
Roman Catholic Church. Rev Vim. ballard.
African II. p. Church, Rev. John T. Scott.
LODGES-NIGHTS OF MEETING.
Washington Lodge, No. ST. X. of P. every Thursday
evening
Union Lodge No. 49, A. F. A. NJ, the First and Second
nights of every month.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-23

sEThe term "grass widow" is said to
be corruption of "grace Widow
"Grace widow" is the term applied to one
who becomes widow by grace or favor,
and not by the death of her husband, and
civilization, when divorces were granted
but seldom, and wholly by the Catholic
Church. When such decree was granted
to woman the Papal rescript stated
Tiduca de gratia," which, when interpret
ed, is "widow of grace" In the law of
the French it would read, "Teuye de grace"
or "grace widow" "reupe" being trans
lated as widow
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One Column, $500 per inch for year. Three changes
allowed to yearly advertisers without additional charge
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IVOPy.J
BREEyooRT HOUSE, NEW YORK
October LIST, 1875. {

JOHN LEE CARROLL, Esq:
SI:-Your letter of September 30th has
just reached me by this mornings mail
Until you shall see fit to make suitable
apology for the grossness of the language
which you have so far forgotten the COM
monest proprieties among gentlemen as to
use in it, you will be pleased to consider
this the only personal notice which l think
it deserves. Your obedient servant,
lSiunedl S T WALLIS.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-10-01
Po @ I'll G al.
The ieOsebnG's Moral.


--I419
A rosebud in garden lay,
Hiding all its sweetness from the day;
Its crimson leaves were folded fast,
Though sunbeams softly DER it cast
Their golden glory, and the breeze
Sang Of a thousand sights that please;
But ripping rain at length apart
Drew the green vestures from its heart
And left it smiling in the sun,
70 life and love and beauty won.
Trembled the trees, the wind waxcd high,
Swept fierce storm across the sky.
The lightning like a sword-blade CLEANED
From the dark cloud q torrent streamed,
And soon the radiant leaves empearlcd
Were scattered DER the weeping world.
True love is like silver shower
That fills with light the summer hour
But passion like a tempest sweeps
All loneliness to darksome decps.
Bright heart of boyhood, ponder long
The meaning of this simple song!
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-10-01
VARIETIES.

1t will hardly be necessary to tell the
name of the facetious party who went into
village dry gonds store the other day,
and was observed to be looking about,
when the proprietor remarked to him that
they didn't keep whisky. ut would save
you good many steps if you did," was
the stage drivers quick reply.
-"Job printing 2" exclaimed an old
lady, the other day, as she peeped over her
spectacles, at the advertising page of
country paper. Poor Job they've kept
him printing, week after ever since I larnt
to read and if he wasn't the patientest
man that ever was, he never could have
stood it so long, no how !"
"A tramping printer on the route be-
tween New York and Newburgh, is accom-.
panied by his wife, When asked the 9th.
or day by country editor why he carted
her around with him, he remarked that she
took him for better or worse, and, having
had good taste of the latter, was endeav.
oring to find out where the better came in.
There don't appear to be much limit
to q farm laborer's hours. man who has
been working for n New Canaan farmer,
putting in thirteen to sixteen hours day,
luit VII N'"tutN'Ngs w Hul bnc nlhtUeT
don't you like this place 2" asked the far
mer. 10, yes, like the place we'll enough"
explained the hand "but the nights are
getting so long I'm afraid can't do full
days work" The farmer smiled like an
invalid.-Dan6my Neacs.
"A New Jersey granger heard a great
noise among his chickens the other even
ing, and thinking thieves were dcspoiling
his roost, he rushed out with vengeance in
his eye and shotgun in his hand, but
discovered no one about. Then he count
ed his fowls, but instead of some being
missing, he found six more than belonged
to him. His cycsight being little defee-
tive, he didn't discover until the next
morning that he had counted six vigorous
mosquitoes of the New Jersey brand, which
had been accidentally fastened in the coop
with his hens. II thought they were rath-
er too big for chickens when I counted
! 'em," he afterwards remarked.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-10-01
VOL. XIX---NO. 80.
Useful Hints.

Ants destroy large numbers of"aphides,"
the green blight which infests plants.
10 make silk which has been wrinkled
appear like new, sponge on the surface
with weak solution of gum arabic or
Whlte gum, and iron on the wrong side.
A correspondent recommends a good
Pinch OF snuff as preventive against the
| distressing complaint known as hay fever.
ken.
10 protect gooseberry and currant trees
from grub, keep toads in the garden-toads
OF all sizes, big and little; secondly, tread
the earth hard under the bushes; and third
~, never kill lacewinged fly.
A gelatlnous substance frequently forms
IN sponges after prolonged use in water
"A weak solution of permanganate of DO
tassa Will remove it, The brown stain caus-
eel by the chemical can be got rid of by
soaking in very dilute muriatic acid.
gardening contemporary gives q plan
Tor protecting all kinds of fruit from birds.
1t is simply to cross thread from twig to
twig In various directions, SO that birds
VIII strike against them when seeking the
fruit. 1t is stated that it never fails to
scare them away.
Sulphur has such all affinity for oxygen
when lgnited that it has been suggested as
remedy for extinguishing flames when
occurring in large enclosed space, such as
the holds Of ships. If several pounds are
sprinkled over some loose material, igni-
ted, and dropped into the burning hold,
the fire will soon be extinguished.
An excellent stamping ink that dries
rapidly and is free from grease may be
cheaply prepared, according to Muller, by
dissolving one part of crystallized ESQ cali
ed( red aniline violet in thirty parts of al
cohol, and adding thirty parts of glycerine
to the solution. This colored liGuid is
poured upon the cushion and rubbed with
a brush. Wv"
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There is to be observed in almost any part of
the United States east of the Rocky Mountains
a similarity between one section of country and
another, al least in some things, but when once
in California one sees SO much fashioned after
his conception of the oriental style, that it is
difficult to realize that this is part of our COM
mon country, and though not "homesck," We
can but look oftentimes toward the rising sun,
and at least think of Maryland, my Maryland"
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