The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-02-23
Late News Items.

The solution Of the Eastern question is
RENTED to the congress of the powers
which meet in March.
The President has signed the Joint reso-
luton declaring it inexpedient to reduce
the tax on distilled spirits.
The coronation Of the new Pope will
take place Sunday. 1t is announced that
he Will continue the policy of his predeces-
sor.
1t is stated in London that the Turkish
fleet Is To be surrendered to the Russians,
and that part OF it has already been deliv-
cred.
The Instruction in Thessaly is increas-
ing. 1t is reported that 5000 Turks have
been defeated near Nolo with a loss of 600
killed and wounded.
Servia persists in her claim to the whole
OF Old Serva, and seems determined to
retain possession of the conquered territory
unless forcibly expelled.
The result of the Anglo Aussan negotia-
tons is an understanding that neither will
occupy the peninsula of Gallipoli or the
Asiatic side of the Dardanelles
Boss Tweed will probably lie liberated
soon, as no more money can be got ont of
him, and proceedings have been commenced
against him as an insovent debtor"
1 Daniel Lees cotton and wooden mills at
Leipervlle, two miles from Chester, Pa,
| were destroyed by fire on Tuesday. Loss
$4,000; insurance $1,000, in Phlladel.
! phia companies.
Incidental expenses of the Democratic
J
/ bonds, 1000, Geo: paralN zing the business
of the country, $1,000, 900; total to date,
! $4,000, coo. The country demands re-
| form
Hon. William A. Howard, who has lust
! been appointed Governor of Dakota, is the
| same man who, as member of Congress
| lrolr Michigan, was so prominent as a
| friend of the Union and opponent of slav-
cry at the beg inning Of the Rebellion.
1t is announced that in three or four
months a Chinese war vessel, with Ameri
can officers and Chinese crew, will visit
! San Francisco, bringing the Chinese consul
and large number of Chinese army Off
GERS of rank, who will make a tour of
observation through the country.
The telephone has been experimental
successful with by the London Daily Neos
for the purpose of reporting parliamentary
| debates. lC is stated that the speeches re-
| ported in the number that recounts the ex-
pertinent We're perfectly audible, notwith-
standing the noise of the other voices.
| The following horses were sold at auc.
/ ton, in New York, on Thursday: Spring
b"k. for $500; Wade Hampton, fer $500:
Dauichetf, $l.100; Dan Sparkling, 81, 400;
| MonteZnma, 800. Several other horses
were sold. A large number of turfmen
were present, and the bidding was spirited.
1t should be noted that of the twenty
two Senators voting for free coinage seven
teen were Democrats, four only were Re-
| pubicans, including two carpet-baggers
and one was the independent third party
from Illinois. Judge Davis. Jones, of
| Nevada, and Saunders Of Nebraska, were
the only Republicans of standing voting
! for the swindle.
| y disgraceful affair occurred at Prince
| ton College, on Monday night. A party of
freshmen entered the sophomores' room,
| overpowered two of them, bound them to
| chairs, shaved their heads and left them
! tied. Other sophomores followed the re.
treating freshmen. shots were fired and
Albert II. Atterbury, of Trenton, N. j.,
/
the thigh.
| Tie Indiana Democratic Convention met
| on Wednesday, and nominated State
! ticket, headed by John G. Shanklein for
! Secretary of State. Elk Governor Hen
bricks, presided. The platform favors the
substitution of Il practical unlimited legal
tender greenback currency for the present
national bank circulation, and also the I'M
limited coinage of silver dollars of 412I
grains, with a " full legal tender quality
The municipal election in Philadelphia.
on Tuesday last, resulted in the election of
John 1. Thompson. Republican,, for police
judge, by %, 54l majority. The total vote
poiled was only 80. 600, OF which the labor
| ticket received 2.4S0. A man was killed in
| the Fifth ward in an election fight, but
otherwise there was little excitement. The
Republicans gained :. member of the Sc
lect Council and lost one in the Common
Council.
The London Times states, on undoubted
authority, that seventy millions of human
beings are starving in the famine stricken
provinces of Northern China. The same
paper predicts that as soon as the way is
open for them the population of the north
| ern provinces will pour forth in myrads as
emigrants to the United States, and that
the Chinese difficulty will become greater
menace to the future Of the United States
than was the slavery trouble.
The public mind in England is not alto
gether satisfied regarding the probabilities
of peaceful settlement of the Eastern
question. A hastily summoned Cabinet
council. on Thursday, and reports of large
purchases of cavalry horses by the Horse
Guards caused decline of one per cent in
Russian securities. The British Govern
ment has purchased another of the iron
clads built in England for Turkey. 1t is
believed that Parliament will be dissolved
at the Easter holidays.
On the 18th of December last the Bald.
| win locomotive works, of Philadelphia,
booked an order from the Russian govern
| meut for forty first class locomotives. The
order was completed in seven weeks,
| and all the locomotives are now boxed
awaiting shipment by couple of Russian
steamers which are daily expected in Phil
adelphla. Four boilers were completed
within period of three weeks after the
order was booked; in four weeks twelve
were finished; in five weeks twenty two;
in SIX weeks thirty three, and in seven
weeks the forty boilers were all ready
The original number of hands at work when
the order vas received amounted to 000
and this number was increased to 400
men, great number of whom worked
overtime, for the purpose of hurrying on
the completion of the work