The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-09-08
Late News Items.

Cannonading continues at the Shpka
Pass.
The capture of Loqatz by the Russians
is confirmed.
The remains of VI. Theirs have been con-
veyed to Paris.
1t is reported that ex- President Lerdo
will be tried for high crimes.
Assistant Secretary McCormic. of the
Treasury Department, has resigned.
Minister Noyes was formally received by
President Mac Nahon on Wednesday,
E. L. Davenport, the actor, died at Canton,
Pa, on Saturday morning, aged 81 years.
A large part of the business section of
New Cambria, Mo-, was destroyed by fire
on Wednesday.
the funeral of f. L. Davenport took
place on Wednesday in New York. The
services were held in DR.. Chapin's Church
The bond given by the postmaster at
Baton Rouge has been discovered to be
fictitious, the pretended sureties having no
existence.
In the Police Court at Washington on
Wednesday, Kenneth Rayner, Solicitor of
the Treasury, was tined SEQ for an assault
upon Mr.. Soteldo, editor of the National
| Republican.
No attempt has yet been made to dig for
the bodies supposed to be in the ruins of
Mondays fire in New York. Only eight
workmen have thus far been reported to
the police as missing.
DR.. Bliss, the Washington physician of
Senator Morton, expressed the belief that
accidents excepted, the Senator will ere
cover his full capacities, save the impaired
locomotion and the power of prehension
and support of the left arm" The Doctor
has insisted that Mr.. Morton "shall not
hazard his complete recovery by attend
ing the October session of Congress.
There was reunion of "the Smith
family" at Peapack, New Jersey, on We'd
nesday. Five thousand persons who traced
their lineage to certain John Henry
Schmidt of the old Colonial days We're
present. John Henry came over from Ho-
land in 1740, and went into the service of
New Jersey farmer as man. of-all work.
Five years later he married his employers
daughter, and became the father of nine
sons and eight daughters. From these de-
scended the five thousand who held the
family picnic on Wednesday, and a great
hduy OIuClS WI WClC HOU plcScHU.
A disastrous fire, which caused serious
loss of life, occurred in New York on Mon,
day morning. 1t broke out in Hale's piano
factory, on West Thirty fifth St, and burnt
SIX or seven other factories, and a number
of tenement houses. 1t is estimated that
fifty buildings in all were destroyed, and
the loss on property is estimated at about
half million of dollars. Seven persons
are known to have persisted in Hale's fac
tory and other buildings, and several others
were injured. One woman died of fright.
The flames spread very rapidly, and the
supply of water was insufficient.
The Pennsylvania Republican State Con-
vention met, on Wednesday, in Harris
burg. Resolutions were adopted express
ing confidence in the patriotism of Presi-
dent Hayes, and the hope that his South
ern policy will have good results; opposing
the renewal of patents; favoring the re-
monetization of silver; sympathizing with
the rights, both of capital and labor, and
favorng protective tariff. The following
ticket was nominated Justice of the SUI
preme Court, James S. Sterrett, of A lie,
gheny county; Auditor General, J. A. VI.
Passmore. of Schuykll; State Treasurer,
William b. Hart, of Montgomery.
Inc funeral OF Brigham Dung took
place at Salt Lake City, on Sunday, and
was attended by numbers of Mormons
from all parts of Utah. 1t is estimated
that twelve or fifteen thousand persons
were in the Tabernacle, where the religious
services were held, lasting two hours
Addresses were made by Elders Woodruff,
Hyde, Cannon and Taylor, in eulogy of
the deceased and his work. "A plain,
red, wooden coffin " enclosed the body,
which was borne to the grave by the en-
ployes of the dead President The coffin
was preceded by a band of music and fol-
lowed by the family, the different orders of
the priesthood, and the people, all on foot.