The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-09-23
Late News Items.

Mayor Latrobe, of Baltimore, officially
denies the report that yellow fever prevails
in that city. Some cases of typo-malarial
fever were mistaken for it.
William Kahler and Henry Ramtage we're
overcome by foul air in a well on Gay
street, Baltimore, Thursday, and when
brought to the surface were dead.
At the Democratic primary election in
New Orleans on Saturday, there was con-
sidearble fighting AID pistol firing, in
which three men were wounded, one dan
| gerously.
In the case of John d. Lee the Mormon
Bishop, tried for completely in the Noun
tain Meadow massacre, the jury on We'd
nesday, found verdict of guilty of muir
der in the first degree.
At the Centennial on Wednesday the
cash admission were as follows: To main
exhibition, at so cents, 100, sol; at %
cents 247; to live stock exhibition, 749.
This was the largest full fare day yet had.
A Washington telegram states that no
boubt is expressed in official quarters that
| Tweed will be brought to the United States
in the U. S. steamer Franklin, Spain hay
ing surrendered him to this Government
as an act of friendship.
| Prof. Charles Davis died suddenly, on
Sunday night, at his home at Fishkill-on-
the Hudson, n. Y, aged seventy eight
years. He was the author of series of
text books which have become standard in
our schools and colleges.
| Assistant Paymaster John Breese, IT, S.
N, whilst journeying from St. Louis to
Newport last month, with $4,000 to $4,000,
mysterously disappeared, and it is feared by
the officials at the Navy Department that
he has been robbed and murdered.
! By the wind on Sunday, the steeples of
the Presbyterian and Episcopal churches,
Smyrna, Del, were both blown down.
| The Presbyterian was built in 1913 and
the Episcopal in 1915. The former was
| about 50 feet high and the latter 112.
The American team won the challenge
cup in the return match with the Irish
team at Creedmoor on Thursday. Each
team consisted of six rit1emen, each firing
ID shots at 800, 900 and 1000 yards. The
total score was American 11G5; Irish 1854.
Charles Weed, tramp on Monday, in
OTIS, Massachusetts, stopped at the house
Of Joseph Hazard, and on leaving struck
him with club, and then assaulted and
killed Mrs Hazard with an axe. He was
captured and committed to Jail at Lee, for
trial.
Three colored men were shot and wound
ed near Monroe, La, on Saturday, by
white man named Hathaway. A posse of
white man pursued and captured him,
bringing him to the Jail. He was a stran-
ger there, who had came on foot from
Texas.
A strange disease, causing much alarm,
has broken out among the cattle in Wayne
county, Pa. An insect like tick bores
deeply into the animals flesh, causing in
tlammation, and in a few hours, death.
Thirty deaths have occurred from it at
Hawley's, in that county.
Thomas Duffy, another of the "Molly
Maguires," accused of being an accessory
before the fact in the muid,r of Policeman
1ost, at Tamaqua, was found guilty on
Wednesday at Pottsville of murder in the
first degree. This is the ninth conviction
for murder of members of that organiza-
ton.
On Solomon's Island, Calvert County,
Maryland, last week, Snowman named
Howes got into an alteration with man
named Hill. Howes stabbed and fatally
wounded Hill and killed Captain Richard
Heck, who interfered to prevent a contnu-
alton of the fight. Howes afterwards es-
capped across the Potomac into Virginia.
The Boston express train on the New
York division of the Pennsylvania Rail
road was thrown from the track by
broken rail, at 40 on Sunday morning, at
Bear Swamp, near Lawrence, n. j.
Wilson Greed, the fireman, was instantly
killed, and the baggage master and a lady
pocSanuer yyara slightly ipiura5
Messrs Brooke, of Brdsboro, are re-
ported to be employing at this time about
800 men in their furnaces, rolling mill and
nail works. Three furnaces are going day
and night, and about 500 tons of iron are
on the bank ready for shipment. Ten new
nail machines will be added, and the out
look for a satisfactory trade during the
Winter is very encouraging.
Steamship Rebecca CLYDE, from Washing
ton for Baltimore, was wrecked on Sunday
at Portsmouth, off Pamlico Sound, and
has gone to pieces. Captain Chlds, two
mates, two engineers, six of the crew, and
passenger named Whilden, were lost.
The steamer left Charleston last Tuesday,
and Wilmington on Saturday. She was
laden with cotton and naval stores, valued
at $50, 900. The vessel was thirteen years
old, of 443 tons burthen, and valued at
$4,000. All her officers belonged to
Baltimore. She hadn't scarcely any pas
sengers, being used chiefly for freighting.
J. Barley Smith, of Lower Oxford,
shipped last week to Philadelphia twelve
very fine hogs, of the Berkshire breed.
The gross weight of the dozen porkers
was 1850 pounds, an average of $50
pounds which, reduced by 20 per hundred,
made their average nett or dressed weight
304 pounds each. The market was some
what dull, but Mr.. Smith received the
snug sum of $300,9G for the LOTS %
per hundred. This remarkably fine lot
of hogs were all of one litter and were
just one year old. Here is further evidence
of the claim that the Berkshire is profit
able breed of hogs. They are good breed
ers and are a hardy and easily Kept variety
and of rapid growth. The above lot was
shown us by Mr. Smith when brought to
Oxford for shipment, and we believe they
were the finest and neatest lot of hogs we
ever saw, to be of one litter, especially.
"a" Go to the GLASS FRONT for Hats;
largest assortment; all grades from so