The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-01-23
GENERAL NEWS.

| S'Siy GWehtJ-ioui houiS.
The type foundry of Ryan & Ricketts,,
Baltimore, was destroyed by fire ON Satur-
day night last.
The Missouri Democratic Legislature
have retired Senator Shurz, and elected
Frank NJ. Cockrel. Step down, Mr. Shurz,
and ont. That is the way Democracy re-
wards its Philistian allies. A man must
belong to the royal family to have official
favors thrust upon him by that party.
Isaac P. Christiancy was elected U. S.
Senator on Thursday by the Legislature of
Michigan. He received g. votes to 63 for
Chandler. Christiancy is Republican,
and was for many years Judge of the
Supreme Court of Michigan.
"A sad case of poisoning occurred in
Baltimore. on Saturday. through apparent
Cal elessness of an apnthecary. In making
up prescription the fluid extract of bella
donna deadly night>hade), power full mar
cotlc, was used instead of the extract of
SIENNA. The error was not discovered until
remedial efforts were too late
"A despatch from Salt Lake City re-
ports - a fearful storm in the Sierra Neva-
das and vicinity" Numerous bridges on
the Central Pacific Railroad. including that
at Sacramento, have been swept away. at
Alta City. in Little Cottonwood Canon,
Utah, on Tuesday night. snow slide de-
molished two houses. killing James Carrie,
his wife and two children, John Eanderleen
and Michael Kelley.
Three negroes near Clinton, Louisiana,
were murdered on Friday of last week
| The negroes with their wagons loaded with
shingles had gone into camp about six
miles from town, and were visited by
| fNf tad NH;
some parley about purchasing the shingles,
shot two of the negroes, killing them in
Stantly. \ third negroe was shot at, but
escaped. The murderers are known, and
an attempt has been made to arrest them.
The remaining members of the Louisi
ana Committee left Washington for New
Orleans on Tuesday, to renew and continue
! the investigation into the condition of af-
! fairs in that State. 1t is expected that
| they will give good deal of attention to
| the CouShatta and other outrages, and also
inquire more infinitely into the circum-
stances attending the organization of the
: Legislature.
| The Secretary of War has sent to Con-
gress a report of the engineers appointed
to prepare plans and estimates for the i'm
| provemeut of the mouth of the Mississippi.
| They estimate the cost of constructing
ship canal from Fort st. Philip to the Gulf
at 81, 514. 200. and the cost of deepening
the Pass at S7.942,110 These precise esti-
mates are accompanied by a recommended
ton that the South Pass be improved, and
plans are submitted for the purpose
| They further recommend that the entire
sum be appropriated at once, or made avail
able, SO that the work can re pushed as
rapidly as possible to completion.
The house of General NJ C. Butler, in
! Edgefield county, :. c., was destroyed on
the night of the 18th instant by an iucendi-
AIRY fire. The incendiary was arrested, and
confessed that Tennant, 4 colored militia
captain, hired him to commit the crime
| A warrant for Tenants arrest was placed
IN the hands of colored constables, but he
| refused to surrender. The conStabies called
on Butler for posse, and Butler and eight
| others went in pursuit Of Tenant They
were fired on by Teunaut's band from an
ambush, and the fire being returned, three
| of the blacks were wounded, two moItally.
| Tenant and the others escaped. Since
| then two other citizens, one of them a
physician on his way to attend the wounded
| colored men, have been fired at, and serious
trouble is expected.
| The Republican Convention of Con-
necticut has nominated a State ticket,
headed by James Lloyd Green, the Mayor
of Norwich, who fired salute of one hun
bred guns in honor of the Presidents policy
in Louisiana, for Governor. Resolutions
were adopted expressing undiminshed con-
| fidence in the integrity and patriotism of
Gen. Grant, heartily approving his special
message on Louisiana affairs" and the
principles therein contained; y agreeing
with the message that any military inter
| ference in the proceedings of a Legislature
| is repugnant TO our ideas of government,
but at the same time thanking the Presi-
dent for saying that he will put down ku-
| kluxism, White Leagues or other unlawful
associations according to the powers con-
ferred on him by Congress; declaring for
| hard money; and denouncing the Demo
cratic party as the party of initiation and
reputation.
-Whitelaw Reid, editor of the New
! York Tribune, has had more to say about
the Pacific Mail frauds than any body else,
and on the old principal, we suppose that
the hen that cackles loudpst knows where
J the nest is, the Investigating Committee
had him summoned to Washington to
testify in the case. There was nothing of
| special importance in his testimony. He
related conversation that occurred be-
tween himself and Irwin. in which the
latter told him that Richard c. Parsons
had disbursed $500. 600 of the corruption
fund. MIR. Irwin says that Mr.. Reid is
mistaken in his recollection. and that he
I told him that Parsons had returned $780,
600 to Stock we'll Mr.. Reid got into
sharp colloquy with Mr.. Fernando Wood
a member of the committee. Mr.. Aexan-
der r. shepherd, late Governor of the Dis
rrict of Columbia. took advantage of Mr..
Reids presence in Washington to have him
| Tod tlp oh of lin nd ole IA,
have him summoned i'll 4 civil suit to
answer the same chargs and pay 500, 1000,
if a jury allows that
The act of Congress makes the time
for the election of United States Senators
nearly uniform. and Wednesday was the
day upon which the first ballot in joint
convention was taken by number of State
Legislatures. The result was the election
| of Senators for six years from the 4th of
March, from the States of New York, Mas
sachusetts, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Mis-
souri, and Delaware. In Massachusetts
the contest. which had threatened to be a
prolonged one. came to 4 sudden close on
the second ballot by the election of Hon.
| Henry l.. Dawes, who received l4O votes
out of total of $50. Mr.. Dawes was
elected to the House of the Thirty fifth
Congress. and has served consecutively over
since. He succeeds to the seat of Mr..
Sumner. New York elected Hon. Francis
Herman as the successor of Senator Fenton
Pennsylvania, Hon. VIM, 4. WALLACE as
the successor of Senator Scott; Indiana,
Hon. J. E. Mcdonald AS successor to Sena
tor Pratt; Missouri, General Cockrell as
the successor of Senator Shurz, and Della
ware elected Senator Bayard as his own
successor. The Legislatures of Nebraska,
| Minnesota, Rhode Island and Tennessee
also met in Joint convention and ballotted.
but did not succeed in any case in ettectiug
an election.
Reliable Testimony.