The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-09-30
Late News Items.

Late News Items.
The "little election - in Delaware takes
place on Tuesday next.
Moody and Sankey are to commence their
revival meetings in New York in October.
Col. John w. Forney, of the Philadel-
phia Press, was to address the Republicans
at New Castle, Del, last night.
Prof. +. II. Huxley, who has Just deliv-
cred a course of lectures on " Evolution "
in New York. sailed for England on Satur-
day. Let him evolve.
The yellow fever grows more and more
fatal at the South. In Savannah there were
thirty interments on Saturday, and in
Brunswick, Georgia, there are said to be
600 cases in a population of :, 400.
Maryland Day in the centenary celebra-
ton will be October 10, which is the ami
versary of the Peggy Stewart tea burn
ing" at Annapolis, in Maryland, and of
the surrender of Lord CORVALLIS at York
town.
Since the 10Th of April last $40, O5S, 252
in silver coin has been paid by the Treas
uiy Department, in redemption of frac-
tional currency and discharge of obliga-
tions, leaving a balance Of So, 600, 900 in
silver coin at this date.
A destructive fire occurred near Aber-
deem, Md, on the 23rd. The canning
establishment of W. b. Baker, with 60, 600
cans of fruit and barn and crops were
burned. Loss Sc, 900; insurance s., 300, in
the Hartford Mutual Co.
At Crisfield, Md, on Saturday, Benia-
min Riggin shot and probably fatally
wounded James Ford. He had been court
ing Ford's daughter, and her parents were
opposed to her marrying Riggen. The
latter escaped to Virginia.
Jacob Huntzinger, President of the de-
funct Miners Trust Company Bank, at
Pottsville, Pa, was held on Wednesday, in
$152 600 bail, to answer the charge of en-
bezzlement and making fraudulent bank
statements.
General Braxton T. Bragg-of "Give
them little more grape Capt. Bragg"
Handicapped dead while crossing street
in Galveston, Texas, on Wednesday morn
ing. He was 81 years of age. The cause
of his death was heart disease.
Thursday, of last week, being New Y ork
Day at the Centennial, Gov. Tiden was on
hand at the State building, where he shook
hands with great number of people. He
also made brief speech, but very properly
said nothing Of a political character.
Two young men who were engaged in
painting a building connected with St.
Marys Church in Annapolis, on Monday,
fell to the ground from a swinging ladder,
a distance of fifty feet. One was instantly
killed, and the other escaped without seri-
Gus injury.
The statue of Secretary Seward, by Ran
Lilo Lob tad in,
New York, was unveiled on Wednesday,
in presence of a large assemblage. 1t was
presented to the city of New York by Hon.
Hamilton Fish, and received by Mayor
Wickham. Hon. VIM. NJ. Evarts delv-
cred an eulogy on Secretary Seward.
Earthquake shocks were felt in Louis
vile, Kentucky, and Evansville, Indiana,
at twelve o'clock on Sunday night. Houses
were shaken and glass ratified in both
cities. In Evansville globes were shaken
from chandeliers, and people were fright
ened out of their beds. Shocks were alse
felt in several towns of southern Illinois.
\ few days ago the Mayor of Phladel-
phia, with a large force of policemen,
proceeded early in the morning to " Shanty-
town." the cluster of frame buildings on
Elm Avenue, opposite the Centennial
buildings, and proceeded to tear down all
the frame structures that had not been re-
moved by their owners. There was no
resistance, but plenty of scOwlng looks.
The new Methodist Episcopal Church,
which has been in process of construction
at Cokesbury, Somerset county, Md, was
blown down by the late storm. This will
be seriously felt by the members of the
denomination in the vicinity, but we un-
derstand they will Immediately 90 for
ward with the work and push it on to an
early completion.
General Crook, who is at Fort Laramie,
is organizing new expedition against the
hostile Indians, and will leave for the field
as soon as his work is completed. Fresh
troops horses and supplies of provisions
and clothing are being rapidly sent for
ward, and it is not Improbable that the
next expedition will be on the march be-
fore the bad weather sets in.
1t is now believed, from careful esti-
mates of the amount required for the pay
of the navy during the present fiscal year,
after all the officers that can be spared
from the actual needs of the service have
been placed upon furlough pay, that there
will be a deficiency of at least million
dollars The amount appropriated was
s., 80, 900, or 1850, 600 less than the esti-
mates.
Indian Agent Clum, of Arizona, has
arrived in Washington with twenty two
Apaches on the way to the Centennial
Exposition. These Indians, who were
pant of Cochse's famous band, were wild
and hostile three years ago, but are now
civilized. One of them, son of Cochise,
named Taga, died of pneumonia on Tues
day, and was buried in the Congressional
Cemetery.
The "Molly Mcguire" trials at Potts
vile are still going on, and the evidence
produced is of the same character that
given in previous cases. Two of the prom
, inent Molles " have pleaded guilty within
il few days, and are anxious to testify
against their confederates if they can be
let off for doing SO. The villainous con-
spiracy is practically destroyed, and the
leaders who have not been arrested are
rapidly getting out of the country.
Boss" Tweed, lately captured at Nigo,
Spain, is to be sent back Immediately to
the United States by the Government
steamer Franklin, and he will probably be
, delivered in New York in about three
weeks. 1t now appears that his sailing
from Cuba for Spain was known some time
ago, and that the Washington authorities
had arranged for his arrest on landing at
MS destination. some people Will De more
pleased than others when the :" Boss again
reaches this country.
Five young gentlemen, students at
Princeton College, have left the college
and gone home because colored theologi-
cal student in the divinity school, which is
| not connected with the college proper, has
, been allowed to attend DR.. McCoshs lee
t lures on psychology. Four of them are
, Marylanders and one is a Virginian. These
young Southern bloods have no idea of sit
ting i'll a lecture room with black student,
| they quit their studies and go home
, The New York Ueraid makes the comment
5 that &c this is unfortunate, as they are evil
t IDENTIFY in need of education"
On Tuesday morning, about O'Clock,
Mr.. George Lewis, farmer living near
+ Christana, Del, while on his way to Will
mington in a carriage, was attacked by
$ three tramps, near Stanton, ierked from
2 his carriage and robbed of $40, which he