The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-02-17
Late News Items.

One Thousand barrels of Sangamon
whisky, shipped from Illinois to New
York, has been seized for suspected frauds
in gaugng.
\ Deputy Marshal, named Van Hendrix.
was Shot dead by an escaped prisoner
named Garmany, whom he was trying TO
capture in Greenvillc county, ). G., on
Monday last.
Thomas G. Douglas, a clerk in the First
Auditors office. at Washington. was ar
rested, on Wednesday evening. for com
plicity in the collection Of unclaimed inter
est claim agents. 1t is rnmored that
other arrests are to be made.
The hulk of Commodore Perry's iiaghip,
which was exhibited at Phiahelphia last
Summer, has been taken to Trenton,
where the timbers are to be fashioned into
canes, baskets, wall-pockets, crosses, cups,
and picture-frames.
The dogs belonging to Mr.. James Cor
don Bennett. were sold at auction IN New
York last Wednesday, The demand for
dogs not being very brisk. the prices real
lied were not very satisfactory. Dogs
which cost 81, geo a piece, brought only the
paltry sum of $50.
The schooners Dejmay an d. H. C.
C0lj0Wrn were capsiZed in Taugier Sound,
Nd, during Mondays gale, and all on
board the Co'Journ persisted. The crew
of the other vessel were saved. 1t is also
reported that three oyStor PUNCHES capsZed
and that their crews were lost.
Frederick Douglass has resigned his posi-
ton as a Police Commissioner for the Dis
trict of Columbia. The President requested
Ia al, H..
he obeyed which requires the appointment
of one member Of the Board from George
town,
1t is reported from New Orleans that
Louis Il. Lpun, of tha firm of Carr IL Loun,
has disappeared with Il large amount of
money obtained as advances on forged bills
of ladng for cotton. He is supposed TO
have gone to Mexico. Seiigmau, lIellman
4 Co., are said TO lose over 500 600, and
the Citizens Bank about $1,000 by his
operations. Geo. Loan, clerk of the firm
has been arrested in Mobile.
A pastoral letter from Bishop O'uara.
communicating the members of the An
clent Order of IiIbernianS,'' was read in
all the Catholic churches of the diocese of
Scranton, on Sunday. The order has "a
large membership in that diocese, where,
for three years past, it has been supposed
to be rather in favor with the clergy than
otherwise, and the Bishops action has
caused a profound sensation.
En- Congressman Eldridge, of Wiscon-
sin, was before the House Committee on
Real Estate Pool on Saturday. He testi-
fled that the members of the pool were ex-
Congressman Young, of Georgia, ex In
dian Commissioner Parker, eX Secretary
Belknap, Jay Cooke X Co., W. 5. Hunt
ington and himself. kiibourne and I4atta
acted as trustees onl y, and had no pecuiary
interest until they became assignees for
the purpose of making a settlement with
Jay Cooke 4 Co., after the latter went into
bankruptcy.
The Legislative, Executive and Judicial
Appropriation bill as reported to The Senate
this week, was amended by the Committee
on Appropriations So as to make all the
items for salaries conform to the amounts
established by the law at the last session.
The bill ds passed by the House provides
for a general reduction of salaries to the ex-
tent of about one tenth of the amount au-
thorized by existing laws. The Senate
Committee have also added an item of $685.
40 to pay Judgments Of the Court of
Claims.
The expected strike of the locomotive
engineers on the Boston and Maine Rail
road, took place, on Monday afternoon.
At O'Clock the engineers along the road
drew the tiIeS and abandoned their locomo-
tives. Some engineers, not belonging to
the Brotherhood. were secured by the COM
pauy, and "a few trains were run, but not
enough to accommodate travel. AT seven
q clock III the evening, 1000 people were
i'll the depot at Boston awaiting transport
tatlOn, The strikers did no damage to
property. The strike is caused by the
final refusal OF the company to increase
the pay of the engineers.
The movement in Philadelphia to stop
the ringing of the bells of st. Marks Church
is earnest. Judging by the publication of IA
column of testimony. The church is in a
fashionable neighborhood that would be
quiet, except for these bells. The annoyed
residents testify that the value of the prop
erty has been depreciated; that many 90
out of town on Saturday and remain until |
Monday, in order to escape the torture on
Sunday; that invalids have been endan-
gered; that the ringing is unskillful, and
more annoying to persons of
musical taste. SIX physicians say that |
the amount of sickness is unquestionably !
greater within hearing of the bell than it
would be if they were silenced. An in
stance of insanity, alleged to have been
caused by this nuisance, is cited. Proof is
given Of the depreciation of property. In
the trial of the suit now in progress a model
of the church and the ueighborhood is used. /
- \ merchant down town sells more of
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup than all other