The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-10-20
Late News Items.

Senator Morton was removed from Rich
mond, Ind, to his home in indianapolis
on Sunday night, without unfavorable re-
suits
The centennial of Burgoyne's surrender
was celebrated at Schuylerville, n Y.
ON Wednesday. 1t is estimated that 40
00O persons llocked to the village to Join the
celebration.
John S. Morton was held to bail on
Thursday in Philadelphia to answer the
charge of perjury in swearing to the finan-
cial condition of the Market Street Passen-
ger Railway line after the overissue of
stock by him.
Mrs. Emily Edison Briggs has been APP
pointed by Secretary Schurz a member of
the Board of Visitors for the United States
Hospital for the Insane. She is the first
lady ever appointed on any advisory board
connected with Government institution.
No new cases of yellow fever Or deaths
were reported in Felnandina on Wednes-
day. The weather is cool and few cases of
fever remain, but business is postrated and
is not likely to revive until there is frost
Many of the Inhabitants, especially the
colored people, are dependent upon charity.
On Monday ground was broken at three
different points between Camden and Vine
land for the proposed Philadelphia & Cape
May Shore Line railroad. 1t is expected
that everything will be ready for the laying
of the rails before the list of December,
and that the road will be in running order
early next Spring.
Senator Patterson, of South Carolina,
arrested in Washington some days ago on
a requisition from Governor Hampton, was
before Judge Humphreys on Wednesday,
on writ of habeas corpus. The Attorney
General of South Carolina was present.
After the papers IN the case had been read,
the hearing was postponed until the 31st
instant.
The general assault of the Russians on
Mukhtar Pasha's army on Monday, has re-
suited in almost irreparable disaster to the
latter The victors captured more than
three divisions of the Ottoman army, and
seven Pashas, with thirty two guns, and a
large quantity of ammunition. Mukhtar
Pasha has retired within the Notifications
of Kars, having lost all the strong posi-
lions he held to the east of that fortress.
In his report lie admits, substantially, the
greatness of the disaster.
The New York Tribune reports the dis
covery of an extensive scheme of lottery
iiifoiNiuS luC SdIC III -NCW yin,
Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash
ington. Chicago, Cincinnati, st. Louis and
other cities of hundreds of thousands of
dollars worth of ga bogus and illegal Geor
gia lottery" The lottery man, it is stated,
appropriated the franch Use of the Masonic
Home for Orphans at Atlanta, as the basis
of the swindle." Judge Lochrane, an
agent of the State of Georgia, has arrived
North to prosecute the offenders.
1t is believed that In Mukhtar Pasha's
defeat have disappeared all the advantages
obtained during the Summer by the Turks,
and unless the weather and the difficulty
of supplying the Russian army Interfere
a march on Erzeroum may be tried
again this year. The Russian captures in
the battle of Monday foot up thirty-two
battalions Of infantry, four brigades of
artillery, one hundred officers and two
thousand horses. Among the killed was
son of Schamyl, the Circassian chieftain, and
the Turkish cavalry general, Moussa Pasha.
The total Turkish loss is estimated at
sixteen thousand men.