The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-08-04

new company of soldier boys left for Bal
timore, on Thursday morning last in the
early train. Many of their friends were
at the depot to bid them good bye. We
have no doubt they will give good &C
count of themselves if the emergency of
the times calls them into active service and
there is any fighting to do. We append a
list of the officers and would have pub
lished the names of the privates, but were
unable to obtain a list. Capt Davis wishes
us to state he wants ten more good men.
Company f, Eighth Regiment Mary
land |. NJ. n. c., was mustered into SER
vice, at the camp of the regiment at Balti-
more, August end. The following is the
muster roll of the companp: Captain-I.
ID. Davis; First Lieutena nt-John Z. Will
son; Second Lieutenant-L. M. Haines;
First Sergeant-Bateman Rittenhouse: Ser
geants-J. Roxburg, Charles Kelley, Jonas
Pounds, Charles E. Lewis; Corporals-J.
J. Woodside, Samuel McIntre, George
Spence, Emory Weaver, Richard II. Foard,
Richard Rudolph; Musician-James Hart.
Total number of privates, 2G.
THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT IN ELK
ToN.-The great tidal wave of temperance,
that has been sweeping over this country,
has reached Elkton. 1t was first felt here
on Wednesday evening last. Mr. Harry l..
st. Clair came here on that day from Phila-
delphia to inaugurate the movement and
the first meeting was held in the NJ. E.
| Church on that evening. The movement
is under the direction and control of the
Christians of the town and the first meet
ing was opened by Mr.. Ridway, who read
the 18th chapter of LIST Samuel; the audi
ence joined in singing the hymn, "There
is a Fountain" &c. Mr.. H. St. Clair then
addressed the audience and told much of
his experience, which appears to have been
very extraordinary and variable-he hav-
ing been an actor, gambler, Democratic
repeater, physician, Spiriiualst, etc. But
few weeks ago, since the beginning of
the Murphy movement, he, by the grace of
| God, has been converted and Joined the
church, and in order to make some amends
for the wrong done and to testify his graft
tude to God, he devoted himself to the
cause of Christianity, and is now studying
for the ministry. After the lecture was
over an invitation was given the audience
to sign the pledge and thirty three persons
did So
On Thursday evening Rev. Mr.. Ridgway
opened the meeting by prayer and the read
ing of parts of the 9TH and 9th chapters of
Galatians. 1t had been announced the
evening before that Andrew Bowen, the
editor of temperance paper in Philadel-
phia, would be present and address the
meeting on this evening, but for some rea-
son he did not come, and it was addressed
by Mr.. S, who gave notice that the meet
ings would probably continue through the
coming week, and be addressed by some
of the finest speakers in Wilmington and
Philadelphia. At the conclusion of the
meeting, Thursday evening, thirteen per-
sons signed the pledge.
ATTEMPT TO MURDER a FORMER CIrI-
ZEN OF CECIL CoUNTY.-From the Jop-
lin (Missonri) Netcs, of the 23rd ult., we
copy the following account of dastardly
attempt to kill Mr.. John Markey, a former
citizen Of this county, and sonin-law of
Rev. Vim. kershaw, near Elk Mills:
Webb City, last night about ten o, clock,
was the scene of a dastardly attempt at
murder, and the probabilities are that
good man has been hurried out of the
world by the cowardly act of a worthless
vagabond. The unfortunate gentleman is
John Marley, brother-in law of Mr..
Frank kershaw, the well known cashier of
the Miners Bank Of Joplin. The facts of
the case, as near as we can CLEAN them, are
about as follows: Mr.. Markey's little
daughter is very sick, in fact is not expec
ted to live, and last night he went up town
to procure some ice for the child. He met
several noisy men on the sidewalk who
acted as though they wanted to get into
row with him, but he passed on and pro-
cured the ice. On his return be passed the
same crowd, and one of them pushed him
off the sidewalk Another called him a
s-n of a b-h Mr.. Markey told them
that he wished no trouble, and asked that he
might be allowed to pass without molesta
ton. At this enc of the rascals hit him
over the head with pistol and another
fired at him, the ball striking him in the
side. He was conveyed to his home and
physician. as we'll as Mr.. Frank Kershaw
and Pat Murphy, Of this city, sent for A
careful surgical examination revealed the
fact that the ball had entered the lower
portion of the right side and ranged up
wards into the intestines. Everything
that was possible to aid the wounded man
was done, but his condition is very pre-
carous and his recovery is extremely
doubtful.
The man who did the shooting is named
Thomas Troxel. The Marshal arrested
him few minutes after, and thinking that
his only offense was firing his pistol, took
ten dollars as bond for his appearance
in the the police court this morning.
Shortly afterwards he learned the facts of
the affair, but when he went to re-arrest
the man found that he had escaped. Sew
eral men are now on his trail, and it is
hoped that he will yet be arrested.
Mr.. Marley is a married man and has
been engaged for some time in mining at
Webb City. 1t is not known that he ever had
a word with any of the parties who made |
the attack upon him, and no motive what |
ever, other than the wanton meanness of
desperado, can be assigned for it. The |
affair has cast gloom over Webb City, |
and nothing will be left undone by the in
habitants to bring the murderer to Justice.
At last accounts Mr. NJ was likely to
recover
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