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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-31

"WHAT the Democratic party wants.
saws Nasty, lin order to succeed in
1880 is universal ruin" and the party
organs are trying to bring it about by
doeful predictions and significant shakes
of the head and long-drawn inspirations.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-31

Boss TWEED is about to effect a COM
promise with the law A million and q
quarter-all the poor man has saved
is to be returned and he is to unbosom
himself generally. Startling revelations
are looked for
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-31

In the next House of Representatives
there will be at least twentyone seats
contested, six contested by Republicans
and fifteen by Democrats. There will
be three seats contested from Louisiana
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-31

WADE HAMPTON will visit the Presi-
dent That is gall for some of the
extreme Democratic journals He, more
over addresses him as His Excellency,
r.. B. Hayes, President of the United
States" That is NORWOOD
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-31

SEVERAL statesmen have signitied
their willingness to serve on the Louisi-
ana commission, provided the President
will insure them against any invitation
to quadroon ball.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-31
JOHN M. EVANS
NEW CARPET STORE.
No. % NORTH NINTH STREET,

Above Market. filbeTt st PM ,paLrIuA
Has oprncI with rut,r- new st"rk Of the latest
les pf
CARPETS. ct CLOTHS.
MArTlNGS. WINDOW SHADES &c
which offer at lower rrcrs than have been known
for III Ners. Oar long cNror!Cn"" IN the business gives
us great ddSana-". AMI W. intend 10 tEr this tire
bA RGAiN CARPET STORE OF The city. VII re havcrs
e." r'y on getting til" 81 G"ps AZ tn. 'crs ioT 4
"a i~ts
!" 'N=nEna'n - u'sT stock and prizes j. c~t.y
solicited. JuiIN u. ~ NJ
Formerly of North Second ST, P.i L,DELtgIA.
Feb -, ls77-3m
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-31

eB White, smooth and soft any lady's
hands, arms or neck may become, who uses
Genn's Sulphur Soap. Pimples or other
Disbursements of a complexional nature.
are surely oblterated 10y this healrhful pro
moter of beauty. Depot, C,ittenjon's, No
7. Sixth Avenue, y. Y. HIS Hair aud
Whisker Dye, black or brown, so cts. 40
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-31

If the Hon. Wade Hampton's pro-
gress had not been quite so triumphal
it would have been more becoming.
Too much ovation is q little nauseating.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-31

Four days have passed without
proclamation from Louisiana. Won't
somebody stir up the animals down
there
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-31
ELKTON, MARCH 81, 1877.

s. j. TlLpEN is referred to by heart
less newspapers as " head Of the Exte-
rior Department
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-31

WHATEVER Mr.. A. Oakley Halls char
acter may have been in the past, he is
beyond question NON EST man at this
time.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-31

- TO correspondents: &C s. letter
came too late. Will publish it next week.
During the storm of Wednesday after
noou, Miss Ida Galloway, of Rockdale
Pa, was struck by lightning. She was
Frustrated by the shock, but is now doing
well under medical treatment
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-31

y" I'c">. shall b" granted t" sell pr! turus fer
mrHt,G liquors. 90 htr beer. in quantities not less than
pint. for thu sum Of $3.50. uni the person app'Nrg
therefor shall n> u'tau iicrGre To sci 41ui, chat
ties wares ana m"rrhandIse. paying therefor TIA"
h"r"mhrtr" rr'>l Ell, according L. tn amount Of tho
.-L., a.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-31

TIM applicant mnst either make oath heretofore.
before IT." Clerk of the Circuit Court Of the county
where he eua III business. OF the Of guud-
kept Oh I'D Al Ia" prime ptl If sale thu oath
may h. administered 10y Justice of the Peace. when
III lcrsou wanriic !Ir apples through agent.
II ia" latter hc ;uutJ.u. following will
uc jc~mr sufficient CON! .i,tT!rc with th" act:
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-31

THE Louisiana Commission will meet
in New Orleans, on Wednesday next.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-31
Chapter 81 page 6i2. Act Of 1865

AN ACT
T. repeal an At entitled An Act regulate the .su
"i license for tho sale OF sp:rituOus irrmcnte
Liquors within the borough. of North East, in Cec
county. pass Il AT January Session. eighteen hun
',Tr ami sixty uuE. chapter three hunir, aud forty
'ig Ii and tc enact the following in lieu thereof.
SLcTIUN !. Bu II enacted by the General Assembly 81
VI Tyl and. That tn" Act entitled An Act regulate
til Issuing "f license the sale Of srtuOu- or Ter
!Hrntrl liquors iih'u the hpuu.h 81 North East in
''ii roEnty, passed at January Session. eighteen hun
Dir. ard sky ,ur. chapter three hundred and
l. H. SC aid III" hereby repealed and III. fol
i,." i'i- enacted IN icu t.,reDf:
NsCroS :. Aud be 1t enacted Tina: the Judge OF the
Cmrai; Court for Cc, county shall. before the first ~
II u IL each and every after Tho li-saEe Of TIL,
Act furnish the Clerk Of the Circuit Court for Cecil
equity. the names OF two persons, huUsclIn!d-rs
Village If North East whom and whom only the
-ti Clerk shall issue ordinary ccn.r vend fer
sntr a:Il spirtupus liquors. which person sIlall
ordinary licenses.
SECTION ). And be il actel That this shall take
eject from the date Of its passage.
Hotel Licenses authori2 the parties sell hy the
drank ami not in hi h-r quantities than pint.
House Lie, E>es do same.
Wholesale Licenses authorize the parties TO sell in
IN! quantity not less than pint.
Hotel Keepers required have certain accommo-
dtunS for both ami beast and to he recommended
To tie Clerk hl frreh".r> of their immediate
cinity BENONl COOLING.
March 81, lN1I-lm. Sheriff OF Cecil county.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-31
CrcJ CUar'G. tO-wit

on IAis - - nf - iS77. before the subscriber. Il
Justice II the Prarr Of the stat" Il Ma! lamb in ami
Tor said county personally appeared aud declared
thlt H." intended To- ~ ir Traders i.crs nuirT
tue second section ct III" Act of January Session
t. the tI"rh of the CirCult Court FIR Cecil county ami
made oath th the amount Of tie stock ct goods
lily KEPT hand iy hin COR 10y the in which
h" Is Engaged III case Ii u" partnership AT the prlni
pa! season e." sale Tor If the applicant has "a; previously
engage! ia such trade that , amount OF goods VIII ch
Il. intends |" kr A., docs not 'or viii uu) "X"rct
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-31
On Or before The Isl day Of May, ensuing,
Traders License

under the penalty r~e>crihrd T., ~aI laws for thr III
fraction thereof
Those Interested uotiicl Of the follow ng require
nelt, Of the I.reil~c Laws:
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-31
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 36, 1877.
DEAR WING: There is dearth of news
at the National Capital at present, both
political and otherwise The most import
ant subject of conversation for the past
week has been the Southern policy of the
President. The situation within twenty
four hours has taken a decided change.
All other methods having failed to hurry
the President into any preciptated step
regarding his Southern policy, the Demo
cratic part of the disaffected element are
now resolved to practice their little modern
game of buIldoziug.
HAND SHAKING AND OFFICE SEEKING.
To-day was a damp, disagreeabe day,
with a fall of rain in the forenoon. But
these drawback had no visible effect in the
office seekers DESTROYS of a word with the
President, who were as numerous as ever
around the White House.
The rush for positions still continues in
all the departments, although there are no
vacancies to be filled. Some few appoint
ments will be made in the Treasury, but
cants only lose their time in applying, and
cause annoyance to the officials who are
compelled to hear ZEN.
In the Post Office Department the appli-
cations come in at the rate of FIVE and six
hundred u day for tmastershipS. &c
while i'll the Department of Justice, the
chief clerk is thinking of being put on the
retired list from sheer exhaustion in fixing
the never ceasug applications for appoint
ments as marshal and other places under
the Department.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-31
COMPOUNDING FELONIES.

The release of Tweed, at the hands
of the New \ ork authorities, takes no
one by surprise. 1t is a fitting sequel
to the pretensc and sham of the prose
cution of the Tammanv thieves. Five
long years of costly and pretentious
prosecution of the most despicable set
of scoundrels that ever cursed a com
munity has resulted in the liberation of
its chief, upon terms practically die
tated bv himself while his associates
in crime are enjoying the fruits of their
plumber in their secure, but we'll kn own
retreats, or as in the case Of another
Tammany statesman, Peter Is. Sweeny,
openly make their business arrange
ments to elude trial on indictments that
would consign to well-deseryed prisons,
rogues of lesser notorietv. ii it be q
crime for the citizen to compound a
felony, is it any less an oflensc for the
State to set its own laws at defiance, by
sanctionin@ as in the case of Tweed a
proceeding in all respects analogous?
There can be but one effect upon the
community by such proceedings. Con
tempt of law, and defiance of It's pro
cesses, encouragement for thieves, with
prospective immunity from punishment.
Every rogue that runs may read the
lesson of the hour,-hS safety is assur-
ed if he but steal enough To the petty
pilferer Punishment is swift and sure
The starving vagabond who flches a
loaf of bread to prolong his wretched-
ness, meets a prison door ere his meal
is had.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-31

The amount 10 lie paid 10y Trsl.I> for a License tthc
am uut "t stock at the principal :" ~ giv.n
under oath j, Is follows:
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-31

.S Not diSagreeable; hardly more bitter
than lager beer; and much more satlsfac-
tory and pleasant. Simmons Liver Regu-
iator can be taken at any time, without
interfering with business or pleasure. 1t
is so gentle safe, aud such good digester,
that il is often used after 4 hearty meal TO
settle the food and relieve any apprehension
that the meal may disagree with you. 80
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-31

Licenses to Retailers of Spiritu-
GUS or Fermented Liquors.
or Lager Beer.

Tho n'Gnuu;- IF licences To- h. paid y retailers Of
t,.liuW-.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-31

Is Carpets, Oh Cloths and Shading
all culois. GLASS FRONT.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-31

rs New fancy Stone colored Nattings
Stair Carpets and OH Cloths, handsome
designs, al MCURERY < BoULDEN's.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-31

= Hamburg Emb:oideries very cheap,
at MCNRERY 4 BOULDEN'S.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-31

Is Mamma, have sich pains in my
title breast: z ime some Shriuers Cougl
Syrup: it always stops my cough; then
go to sleep.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-31
THE MARKETS..
ElktOn Markets.
CORRECTED EVERY FRIDAY.
by d. SCOTT & BRO,
Baltimore Markets.

C,ER&lTLD livery WEDNESDAY GY
:. ROWLAND CARSON Commission Mer, hant
- South Frederick Street, Baltimore.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-31
Amendments to the License Laws Passed
at January Session, 1868.
Chapter 23 page IA
AN ACT

TO all an additional section Article fftv-six of the
tvt' Of FGhIiC General Laws, entitled Licenses as
t. empower trailer 10 self the license trade wi III
Ia" stuck ,f goods
SECTION : B. i enacted iy the General Assembly of
Maryland, That the following ton he aided 10 Arti-
lied I"er.rs:
liz it enacted. ANY trader via" Ina. taken ont IL
""n>c 10 sol goods. raitr wares merchandise spirit
n"iS f'rncHe! ifu":.. lag.: Lrer, in this State
stall har" privilege IN ii said license 10 any
patty purchasing renting his pace"f business ana the
party 50 purchasing ma! continue sell under the H.
trn'r 81 his predecessor ia business until the expiration
Of sid license.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-31

s6 Mems Congress Caters $3.50 to
$50; Boys Congress Caters $3.50 to
81 80. The cheapest aud best stock Of
Shoes and Caters in Cecil county, is at
MCCREEY Il BuULpEN's.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-31

aesAp Fashionable Hats for men, boys and
children, full stock, low prices, at
MCtEERY X BOULDER s.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-31
DIED.

q Men's and boys CaSsimeres pc. up,
at MCCHTRY Il BoULDkS's.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-31

sS- Look at those &c. Calicoes at
MCCRERY & BoULpEN's.
- New Spring Hats-largest assert
ment. GLASS Front.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-31

IoS>'H b" II" Ge"sroi .iS$eG,,ig nj n0r,lLacd Gt
= ht""lHr S'Sa'O" "DHtH'" Hci,g JiauaFg. 1851
RtidtiHI 10 Lles1S,,.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-31

~ Full line Wall Brushes.
GLASS FRONT.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-02-28
How Lumbermen Live.
Northwestern Lumbermap.

Three hundred men will cover and
cut a section Of about three miles square
taking off over 60, 600 logs, which would
measure about 100000 feet, each
season. Work begins at daylight and
ends at dark; and when the days lenght-
en-, or the moon favors a longer twilight
or earlier morn the men get the benefit
in longer working hours. On the river,
when the drive is started, work begins
at 3 o'clock in the morning and ends at
in the evening, the men having five
Neutrality-suspicious. at G., unch at 9, din
ner at IL, supper at 5, and tea at 9. The
meals consist of pork and beans, corn
bread, molasses cake, and tea or coffee.
No stint is given to mans appetite.
The fare, such as it is, is abundant,
monotonous, nutritious, and cheap. A
cook is provided for every fifty men.
The beans are generally the large white
bush, parboiled in pots holding half g
bushel, then ten pounds of pork is set
in the middle of the beans in the pot, a
quarter of pint of mo]asses poured in,
then the pot is set in hole surrounded
with hot ashes and burning charcoal,
the top covered with stone, over
which heavy wood fire is built, and
here they stay from five to eight hours,
coming out most palatable dish. All
the baking is done in rudely built stone
ovens, which are heated, before the
dough is mixed. with good wood fire.
The loaves Of biscuit or cake are set
upon the hot stones, and are cooked
quickly and thoroughly.
ooy,,> Of 0O0 WAN ,r;1
daily four barrels of beans, half barrel
of pork, one barrel Of -four, half bar
rel of meal, one quarter of a barrel of
sugar, and five gallons of molasses. The
men are encamped in tents, making
their beds of boughs, while their extra
clothing-a pair of duck overalls,
wooden shirt, and two pairs of wooden
socks-is kept in an old grain sack, and
used as pillow at night.
Sunday in the woods is always a day
for sharpening axes, mending sleds, re-
pairing boots and clothes, setting out a
new tenting spot handler to the cutting
in the woods, and all the odd chores
which would grow out of the congrega-
ton Of SO large body of men. ALI
well-regulated camps exclude liquor.
Being usually 80 to 200 miles from any
settlement, and the men not paid until
the end of the season, there is little in
ducement for any Speculation to peddle
rum through the woods or for the men
to struggle off in search of it..
The consumption of axes and handles
is enormous, an ak lasting month and
handle about three weeks. The axes
are sharpened daily, some camps hav-
ing regular sharpeners, while others
require each man to keep his own Ak in
order. The old axes are never collected
for the junk dealer, the distance being
almost too great to make it an economi-
cal measure. Woodmen generally con-
slider spruce harder on axes than either
birch or pine. The gum which runs
out of spruce tree is found hard
enough to chip through the edge of the
Ak when striking through it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-02-28

into our own street, you'd better take
the reins again"
Alberta - BERTHE - sweetheart, saw
something kind to me before we part
he pleads gasping both the reins and
the little hands that hold them.
What shall say, Mr.. Brown?"
He bends his head and looks earnest
ly in her face. "say Harold first. F"
Harold" she repeats, with a saucy
smile, and then wrestling her hands
away, she sinks back and leans back on
his shoulder, which droops to meet 1t,
and goes on in g softened voice: "I'm
not engaged to Dan Van Rensselaer,,
whom you, with charming consistency,
call an idiot for being in love with me;
and my papa, who is the dearest and
best papa in the whole world, in spite of
your impertinent remarks about him,
cares nothing for wealth and position,
compared to my happiness, and / my
self, 'lily-white little hypocrite' to the
contrary, haven't the slightest objection
to turning Brown, my Harold"
" God bless you dearest!"
=" Yes, yes, but don't kiss me just
now, please. We're at our own door.
and the light of the street lamp is fall
Ing full upon us, and there's dear old
anxious papa peeping out, trying to
catch a glimpse of his only son and
heiress."
"Good-night," "good-night," re-
sounded from every side as each par
ticular sleigh started for that particular
place to which it's particular party be-
longed, with the exception of the sleigh
in charge of the horse called Ned.
That remained in front Of the dwell
ing Of the princess" while it's happy
owner, with Cora, his little sister, who
had suddenly appeared at his side on
one arm, and Alberta, his pretty sweet
heart, on the other, assembled the mar
BILE steps.
"Papa," called out Alberta, as they
entered the hall, Mr.. Harold Brown
has been behaving in a dreadful man.
ner. He has called me all sorts of
namees, abused me most shamefully
to my face, actually shaken me, and
worst of all, declared he wouldn't kiss
me for week. Send John to look
after Ned-poor horse he isn't to blame
and then I demand that you demand
an explanation"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-02-28
A GrasshOpper Story.
Cheyenne (Wyoming) Leader.

Two men were travelling in Kansas,
last summer, and when about fifteen
miles from Lindsey, On the Solomon
river, the grasshoppers appeared over
them in such swarms as to make it as
dark as twilight. Suddenly they began
settling down in swarms right where the
two men were 4iding along on horse
back. The jerky birds came down by
countless millions, and all traces of
vegetation disappeared as if by magic.
They covered the ground several inches
deep, and suddenly seemed determined
to settle on the men and horses. One
of them, man named Dan Kavanagh,
was thrown to the ground by the fran
tic pIunging of his horse, and the grass
hoppers, apparently attracted by green
calico shirt which he wore, swarmed On
him, and, IN less time than it takes to
tell it, had eaten every shred of clothing
from him, and, horrible to relate, began
devouring MIN alive! His companion,
young German named Fred Keiser.
had blacksnake whip, with which he
managed to fight them off and tried to
save poor Dan. The horse reared, fell
and rolled over with him, but he man
aged to regain his seat, and it was not
until Kavanagh had been skinned alive,
and all the muscles and flesh eaten from
his breast and ribs, that Keiser gave up
and galloped away. About seven miles
from the scene be found ranch, and
was cared for. He was so bitten that
his hands, arms and head swelled to
twice their natural size, and he
lay in the greatest agony and deli
rum for week. When he recovered
his horse was dead, and the ranchmen
went with him to the scene of the dis
aster. They found nothing but the
skeleton of his companion, the bones
picked clean ana almost buried in the
mass of grasshoppers, which still Gov
cred the ground to the depth of foot.
His horses skeleton lay near him, the
voracious insects having eaten flesh,
hide and hair. As the ranchmen own
nearly whole township in that vicini-
ty, which they are about to sell to an
English colony, they swore Keiser to
secrecy in regard to the affair, gave him
a horse and entire new outfit, and let
him go on his way rejoicing.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-02-28

"A ROCHESTER woman wore In the
street a ballroom costume-a dress
with short sleeves and low at the bosom.
A crowd followed her, and she was ar
rested for disturbing the public peace.
She proved IN court that she was reput-
able, and that her conduct in the street
was decorus. Her lawyer argued that
a dress that might be worn in ball
room by gas-lgbt without impro priety
was tit to be worn in the street by day
light. She was released, but subse-
quently, when she made another ap-
pearance in the same attire, was re-
arrested.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-02-28
Canon Kingsley's Answers.

The late Canon Kingsley once fell a
victim to a possessor Of that enormous
bore, the character album. Here are
the answers which he gave to the i'm
pertinent questions therein contained:
Favorite character in history? David.
Favorite kind Of literature? Physical
science. Favorite male and female
characters in fiction? mo answer
Favorite artist? Leonardo de Vinci.
Favorite composer? Beethoven. Fa-
vorite dramatic performance A PAN
tomime. Favorite public character !?
mo answer. Favorite kind of scenery :?
Wide flats or open sea. Favorite occu-
pations Doing nothing. Favorite
amusement? Sleeping. What you
most dislike? Any sort of work. Fa-
vorite topics of conversation? What
ever my companion happens to be talk
ing about. And those you dislike most?
My own thoughts. What you like most
in women? Womanliness. What you
dislike most? Unwomanliness. What
you like most in man? Modesty. What
you dislike most? Vanity. The char
acter you most dislike? Myself. Your
ambition? To die. Your hobby ?
Fancying I know anything. The vir-
tue you most admire? Truth. The
vice to which you are most lenient ?
All except lying. Your favorite motto
or proverb Be strong.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-02-28
Death of the Boy with the Mons ter
Head.
From the Troy IN, w Times.

Matthew Dorm, the monster headed
boy, is dead. He was fifteen years of
age, and was certainly curiosity, if
not monstrosity, so far as his Uranium
was concerned. It is said his head was
nearly four feet in circumference, and
weighed quite eighty pounds. He was
OF Irish parentage. When six weeks
old his head began growing much more
rapidly than his body, and continued to
grow up to within a few weeks of his
death, which occurred early this week.
Re was never able to sit up, but could
move his head from right to lett while
lying on his pillow. During the Cen
tennial Exhibition ut Philadelphia he
was taken there by speculative persons,
but the undertaking did not prove sue
cessful there or in Albany, where he
was subsequently exhibited for a few
days. His body at the time of his
death weighed about one-half as much
as his head.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-02-28
Spontaneous Combustion of SaWdust.

Sawdust is dangerous material
wherewith to fill spittoons, nor is it q
wholly safe substance to strew upon
floors. Several cases have recently
been noted where CONGREGATIONS have
been caused by cigar stumps igniting
the sawdust, which smouldered slowly
in the receptacles, unperceived, and
finally set fire to the adioin-
ing woodwork. Sawdust, more
over, when slightly impreg-
mated with oil or grease, is very prone
to spontaneous combustion. We pub
lished not very long since, an instance
where the sawdust sifted down through
the cracks in the floor boards, and &C.
cumulated between the beams, where
it absorbed spilled oil. It eventually
burst into flames which nearly destroyed
the entire edi6ce.