The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-11-04
Late News Items.
The public debt statement for October
shows reduction of $3,3ss, 139.

The public debt statement for October
shows reduction of So, 1893, 139.
The Palace Hotel, at Topeka, Kansas,
containing the offices of the Kansas Pa
cific Railroad, was destroyed by fire On
Sunday night.
The number of postal cards issued
during October was %, 116,0 600, the largest
for any month since the introduction of
the cards, three years ago
The registration of voters in New Yol k
during the four days ending on Saturday
showed a total of 1872 9S1. against IA, S3S
last year, and 149, 0l0 in 1874.
Secretary Morrill, says there is no foun-
dation for a published report that he in
tends to quit the Cabinet and canvass for
the |. 5. Senatorship from Maine.
The term of imprisonment of Edward
:. Stokes for the shooting of James Fish,
Jr., expired on Saturday, and he was re-
leased from the Auburn Penitentiary.
The Republican County Convention of
New York met on Tuesday, and nomina-
ted straight ticket headed by General Dix
for Mayor. He accepted the nomination.
Sheriff Mills, of Baltimore, denies that
he intends to arrest any |. 5. Deputy Mar
shals, as reported, on or before election day.
but says he will assist the |. S. Marshal
with posse, if called upon.
"A magazine of nitro glycerine, in a
crib at Port Colborne, Ont, exploded on
Monday blowing a man named King to
atoms, SCATTERING the crib and damaging a
number of houses in the neighborhood.
William Hawthorne, aged -. was
killed by his son-in-law, Thomas Stevens
at HIagerstown, Md, on Sunday. Stevens
was quarreling with his wife, and, while
attempting to eject him, Hawthorne received
a fatal wound.
The official report of the fight with
Sitting Bull on Cedar Creek states that
five Indians are known to have been killed.
The report concludes by saying that the
matter can be closed now by vigorous
work, and that "some cavalry is indis-
pensable.'
"A telegram from Chicago says CONVEX
s;ons in large numbers are resulting from
the Moody and Sankey meetings. Since
Sunday mot less than three hundred per-
sons have professed a change of heart"
At Tuesdays noon prayer meeting g re-
quests for prayer We're presented from
nearly every part of the English speaking
world"
Three Methodist ministers, while rid
ing circuit in Pope county, Ark, on the
morning of the Goth inst, were shot from
the bush by two illicit distilers, named
Hughs and Hale. One of the unfortunate
cergymen died in two hours afterwards {:
the others were seriously, if not fatally,
wounded. 1t is believed they were mis-
taken for revenue officials by the assassins
The Philadelphia Times states that the
Mississippi and Dominion Steamship Com
pany of Liverpool have determined to estab-
lish line between that place and Phladel-
phia. The Company already have lines
plying between Liverpool and Montreal and
Quebec, and between Liverpool and New
Orleans. Advlces have been received that
the first ship of the new line will sail from
Liverpool, November 18th. Fortnightly
trips are contemplated.
"A telegram from Scranton gives list
of two persons killed and twenty five iniur-
ed by the collision on the Delaware, Lac
kawanna and Western Railroad at Colds
boro, on Tuesday night. Four Of the
injured were not expected to recover. The
passenger train was two hours behind time,
and was taking water at the Summit when
the coal train dashed into it's rear. Tele-
grams received in New York variousy state
the number Of killed at seven and at nine