The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-03-20
GENERAL NEWS.

UENEhAL NEUSs
Hon. John Hickman, ex member of
Congress, is reported to he dangerously ill
at his residence at West Chester.
The Legislature of Indiana has re-
pealed the stringent liquor law of that
State, and passed IA license law i'll its stead.
A channel was opened in the ice gorge
at Port jarvis, on the Delaware, on Tues
day, 200 feet wide by blasting the ice with
nitro glycerine.
1t is char ged that the Adams Express
Co engineered the new postal law, which
doubles the postage on transient printed
matter aud merchandise.
Another delegation of Baltimore poll
ticians called at the White House on Mon
day, in the interest of Collector Booths
dismissal, whom the President refused to
see.
A despatch from Rome says that Arch
bishop Btyley, of Baltimore, has been
designated to confer the bevietta on the
American Cardinal, Archbishop McClos-
key.
The new Compulsory Education law
of New York was enforced at FiShkill VII
lage on Tuesday, by the arrest of several
boys. who were forced to enter The district
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hoer 'ie civil nathaSe la" rum sell
lei III liiIn'is y" "s Gun pei'et " pay @-"oV
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operation III New York.
-flnchoack mas been occupying the time
OF the senate since tne aoJ"urhmeht OF
Congress- .,Il last inHso'y night "hen oy
vote o. 90 yeas rs TO oo nays Ine question
was po'' po"e' VII A.onuei ne''
mere Is ruihoi tl,aC OH was struch
at warren Ia,' lasI SATURDAY ac uep'i,
OF oo4 leet' put the capaclty Oh 'he wen
10 ho' se' ue'e' 'h'''cu. nis, IL 10 oe-
i'e'eu' ope"s up Nc" VII 'ei''V'iS'
AT trenton N. d., colored man went
to the billiard room of the Trenton House,
and demanded to be allowed to play bill
,''an,. co. .%a go ~ .ha r ,ro',r;atnr
In ho'''oh 1ioooy anu oanh5' INC
"A revlVa'ises' preached 10 cohgre
tions nun'oel,ns Xtleen "nu .".n'y .i ',:n,
anus, T" H. h uIoI , I,N 10y o vnI ~ iaa
re''''iist' h"o SIX I'iouS''hu pe"Pie W ne"i
him'
-Tweeds counsel are unremltting in
their efforts to get him out OF the peniten-
t'alH. ihey nave no" GOV 'ne ies sa, pro, ,
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.ne iueS''o" VI 'ee"'is hi'' vi q n"oe''
wi us
The railroad war, commenced between
the Baltimore " ONO and pennsylvania
rallroaa companies sui continues, anu inc
other trunk lines 10 the west nave peeh
drawn INTO IL. hates LOT transporting
iioIsn.1 Gnu p"sa i"i % nav ooon pun
uo"n UNI ~ Gnu 10y Pei o''
line town OF hienzi, MISS was visited
at one CLOCK on MONDAY morning. py
tornado, wnich lasted haiI an hour, ana
caused great destruction OF lie and pro-
perty. The Presbyterian and Baphst
Churches were among the buildings demol-
lshed. Several persons were Killed and
number severely injured. The loss OF pro-
perty IN the town Is estimated at Tloo'ooo.
According to Washington despatch,
it has transpired that the arbitration Of
the Louisiana trouble will give the Conser-
vatives control of the House of Represen-
tatives of that State, but by so small
majority as only to secure Republican ma
iorty on joint ballot. Marshal Packard has
telegraphed to Kellogg that the arbitration
gives the Conservatives eight majority in
the House.
1T is the determination of tho Govern
ment to secura To the Stony Indians all
,ha;r treaty r,gbts with rafarenca to the
Rack Hills country. and therefore all ner-
sons will be prohibited from going there,
and those now there will be required to
remove until the Indian title is eXtin-
gulshed. The Government will endeavor
to extinguiSh the Indian title at the earliest
practicable moment.
A very sens;h1e reature has been intro.
duced into the Indian policv, Hereafter
the healthy canahle mcn whom the Gov.
eminent has been snnnorting in Iuxnrious
l,ziness nron tho resnrv,ti1ns ara to no
comnelled TO work for their rations and
,nnnit;.s IF thew refuse to earn tha;r
snnnlies thew mnst do without them Mrs
Smissho,m,s letters on onr Indian nol;cv
have evidently baan hoard of ahont Tho
Capital.
Tho War De,,rtmen+ INV d;reot;on Of
the President has issued an order in the
case Of tho cantured Chevsnnes diracting
that the ring leaders and those who have
committed crimes shall he selected and
sent without their families to sncb mil;
law hosts ,s NAV be hereafter desin,atad.
that tIa Two oI;af, ,,I,o n,a1traatod ~,
G In". .mo ;o . I w. "no ,,fr"d ;,' ano
~ IT, -, ,s'r H. S,I -, :" ~
rho D,r;sion Of +ha uisso,,r; md tI'at the
rau,aindar IF tha Indi.ns sh,II Ia tnrond
over "a Tho ludlow Dnr,rtran+ ,t tha;r
rssneo,ivs a.. aaencie .sA p''' 'Ae'' ''' '"'''
-CVll service mas oeen abandoned, ana
,nt;c. That tho 1'iviI Serrice ruleS are no
i,,lran -, fa.on I'D H., IA "a, lf 49, ~
,ha ,'a,, 'ha n o ~ t ,i'a VI "pp ,,S.
as INC inen "no S'i W .no par mus
GAINED ,hn+ II u,s a,,a, ohamdonaS W.
the neonIe t,lra 70 sond;mrr 70 C.nnaress .nd
the Ingisl,tures a hatrer class of man IN
rrnrese1t them civil Service will have y
proper trial. If has never had vet. When
il was not desired to make an anpointment
Civil Service was a convenient means to
make use of When an annointment was
wished for Inv the mowers in command
C'iul Sorrio. ,,,s la,irrbod ~
M "" S.aSe struck young siris ran away
IRON lhcianeiliia las! Week' WIN Ine III