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Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-12-19
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PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 18.-Gen-
eral Grant arrived at Carpenters
Hall about 10:45. The hall was
handsomely decorated. The Gen.
eral was received by ex-Minister
Welsh, who gave him welcome to
the old hall, and presented him
with an engrossed address from the
Carpenters Company. General
Grant accepted the gift in a few
we'll chosen.words. The members
of the Carpenters Company and
families were presented to the ex-
President, and a general handshak-
ing took place.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-12-19

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-12-19
Jockey C,uD for sa,e at Aactio".

JvcNeT CtUD IVr SH'" "t H"c""'
ST.. LOUIS, Dec. 1.-THE trustees
of the st. Louis Jockey and Trot-
ting Club have advertised the
tract, grounds, franchises, etc., of
that club, to be sold at public auc-
tion Saturday, January 10th. M.
l.. Clark, of the Louisville Jockey
Club, ]. III. Haverly, of Chicago,
and II. G. Pate are mentioned as
likely to bid for the property.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-12-19
erts Interrupted.

erts interrupted
LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE Viceroy
of India telegraphs to-day that
communications with General
Roberts are interrupted. Daoud
Shah, formerly commander-in-
Chief of the Afghan army, has
been protesting to cooperate with
the British since the occupa-
ton of Cabul, and his arrest would
seem to indicate recent treachery or
the discovery of proofs of his peril
dy in the affair of the slaughter OF
the British Embassy In Cabul, on
which occasion he was sent by the
Ameer to quell the revolt and pub
iicly received the thanks of the
British officers for his pretended ef-
forts to assist Covagnari.
CALCUTTA, Dec. 1.-THE inter-
ruption of telegraphic communities
ton with Gen. Roberts is near Jag
dulluk.
Gen. Cough telegraphs that the
tribes beyond Gandamuk are OBJ
structing his advance.
| The emtOufhehe-Ntaf R~bteh u
she Besi~ged.
| LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE Canton
ments of Shirpur are surrounded
by high brick walls, loopholed
with an outer ditch. Behind thu
walls earthworks are thrown up
adding to their strength, and a rak
ing platform for the defenders t.
fire from. At the corners and, a
intervals along the walls, are bas
tions for guns. Against position
such as this, held by five thousan'
. British troops, with an abundance
: of artillery and munitions OF wal
| the rush of savage mob could d.
nothing, and their numbers, how
ever large, would add little or moth
: ing to their aggressive force
: Troops now are on the way fron
Jellalabad to Gandamut. The
{ number two regiments of cavalry
3 seven regiments of infantry an
| two batteries of artillery. Such
q force as this once free from the dt
) files, should be able to give a goo
' account of itself and make its wa
4 forward, however large the fore
= Mohamed Jan may detach frol
: Cabul to arrest Its advance.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-12-19

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wife, H H Bowman, w G Henry,
G H Wilson, DR. III A Mcdonald,
1t w Waterspoon and two soldiers,
1t Z F Wilcox and 54 soldiers.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-12-19

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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-08-02
Col. Ford'S Will.

The stockholders of the Chester River
Steamboat Company met on the 2Sth inst,
ut the office on Light street, and elected
Geo w Warteld president to ill the
vacancy occasionrd by the death of Col.
Budl :. Ford. VIM. s. Taylor, of Balti-
more, was elected Il new director The
other members are Dr. s. +. Ford, Of Cecil
county, Hon. f. c. Latrobe, and Frank
Wright, Of Queen Annc's county. DIR.
Ford is the executor of the estate of his
brother, Col. Ford. 1t was stated by Mr..
Warti-ll that the steamboat company will
be continued As heretofore. Col Ford :
interest will remain and be managed for the
heirs. The peach orchards on Col. Ford 5
farms i'll Queen Anne'S, where he owned
$500 acres OF good land, will this year yield
from 5000 to 30. 900 boxes of fruit, all of
which will come to Baltimore on the Chester
river steamers. Some boxes of Hale'S early
from one of these farms We're here, Monday,
and We're about the best ON the market.
They sold at Sl.J0 Il box. From Tuesday
last the steamers b. s. FOrd and Georgc Lar
will both run every day between Baltimore
and Chester river, and in Il few days two
night boats will be put ON to move the peach
crop, making four boats a day. Other
steamboats, will also go into Chester river
during the peach season. The board passed
resolutions of respect for Col Ford.
Col. For,lS will has been taken by the eN-
ecutors. DIR. :. f. Ford and John Is. Brown
from the Safe Deposit Company Of Halti-
more and deposited for probate in the office
of the Register of Wills of Queen Anne's
comfy. The estate, consisting of about
3, 800 acres of valuable land, divided mostly
into peach farms. three-fourths of the stock
Il
wharf, property, mortgages, bank stock and
life insurance policy, is estimated at over
a quarter of a million dollars in value, and,
As heretofore stated in The Sun, is left
mainly to his two daughters, with legacieS
to his mother and Observation-Disclosures Sun.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-08-02
The Moonlight Excursion.

Last Wednesday morning the Chester came
steaminS up the Elk river in the early dawn
after Il short run of only two hours and Il
quarter from the railroad bridge between
Perryville and Havre de Grace. The weather
looked threatening, but not enough SO to
deter the excursionists from vending their
way to the Landing. Many of them had
looked forward to this one with bright an
ticipations, expecting it to be the excursion
of the season; and, though the sky forebodcd
rain, they resolved to take the risk, and
come what might, to have rs good time as
the weather would permit SO about 325
persons, most of whom We're in their youth
full years, though Il few who had passed the
meridian of life and still retained q fond
ness for youthful sports, We're among the
number, who got on board the chester, which
cast off her lines about Q \. NJ. and boldly
steamed down the noble Elk. The steamer
stopped ut Town Point and Reybold's Wharf,
at which places 4 few persons from Bohe-
mia Manor and Sassafras Neck Joined the
excursion. \ short time before leaving the
Landing the rain began to fall, but it was
unaccompanied by wind, and fell as gently
rs the evening dew, and entirely ceased ut
midday, about which time the boat arrived
at colchester a few white-topped, portent-
Gus looking clouds doomed up i'll the direc-
ton of the Monumental City, and the other
portions of the heavens We're obscured by
thin, cirrus ones that seemed to indicate Il
settled rain, but they only served to render
the day more agreeable by screening the
earth from the scorching rays of the sun.
At the beach the more elderly part of the
excurSionists engaged in bathing, fishing
and grabbing, while the youths and maid
ems gay repaired to the pavilion in the grove,
where they devoted the afternoon to the
worship of Terpsichorc, in manner that,
had she been lodging around Colchester as
she was formerly supposed to do around
ancient Greece, would have gladdencd her
heart; while .Eolus and Caliope would quite
as certainly have been gratitied by the sweet
strains of Ritchies band, the members of
which We'd with each other in doing their
| level best at the pavilion and on the boat to
do honor to the occasion.
About II NJ. the sun blinked out through
an opening in the clouds, leading many TO
hope that they would not obscure the moon
during the homcward trip, but this hope
WAS not realized. Promptly at . L. NJ. the
warning Shrek of the Shrill whistle warned
the dancers that the hour of departure had
arrived: and, though loath 10 do so, they
calne on board, and soon the light house on
Pools Island was left far astern. The boat
arrived at Elk Landing about 1ll3 p. NJ,
nothing having occurred to mar the pleas
ure of the cxcur>ioni>t$, all of whom We're
much pleased with the trip, and $50 also
We're their sisters, their cousins, and their
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-08-02
Pinafore in Elkton.

We had heard of Pinatore ST. much and
so long that it long ago became decided
and unmitgate,l bore. The intcrminabc
refrain what, never? No, never? What,
never: Hardly ever that every body
seemed to delight in ringing intoevcry body
else's ears, had wearicd us so much that
when this comic opera was announced TO
appear ut the Odd Fellows Hall, on Tues
day night last, we resolved 10 leave it Sc
verely alone, thinkin. we had endured
about as much annoyance through the me-
dunn of the columns of our contemporaries
as we were able to stand. But, rs is no
uncommon thing, our Bohemian instinct
got the better of our resolution and we re-
solved to attend. We had once before at
tended IN opera which WAS written III some
barbarous dialect which the prima donna
scrcached out much ike Il frightened hen
and which we could lilScn to nothing but u
gang of Chinese iiddlers that we heard at
Barnum's Museum in Philadelphia, many
years before, and which had ncarly driven
us crazy with the diScord they made. Ever
since we heard that cackling woman we
had looked upon all operate airs much as
the Chinese look upon outside brbarianS-
with supreme contempt.
But for once We We're disappointed, for W..
found Pnafore TO be written in our mother
tongue and those who sang it very rarely
disposed to cackip. We disclaim the re
hottest intention Of wishing to aspire to the
greatness renown of the immortal Caesar,
but his laconic description of the defeat of
Pharmacies SO well describes the conquest Of
our prejudiceS and those of many others
that the well ordered and melodious troupe
might well have exclaimed had they known
of it, rem, rite, rici."
To say that every body who heard it was
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-08-02
Committed to Jail.

On last Tuesday, Andrew Barber, son of
James Barrier, of Elk Neck, complained to
Justice Howard tina. his father was crazy
and that he and the other members of the
family were afraid he would do them some
bodily harm: whcreupon the Justice issued
:: warrant for the arrest of the elder Barber
and eputy-Sherifi' Cooling in the absence
Of the Sheriff, who WAS ont of town upon
official business, repaired to his house for
the purpose of arre>tin5 him, but found
him lyin. down, suierin. from the effects
OF fight between himself and the son atore-
said, and unable TO be removed to the mag
iStratc'S office Barber assured the officer
however, that he would he on hand as soon
rs he was able and the Deputy Sheriff re-
turned without him. Next morning Bar
Der came to town before the Justices Office
was open and, finding no one in it, returned
home-but came back again on Thursday
morning, when, in default of surety to keep
the peace. the Justice committed him to
Jail. Mr. Barber, before the failure of his
mind, which occurred about two years ago,
was one of the best and most industrious
farmers of Elk Neck, and we regret to have
to chronicle the sad aiiliction that has over
AIKEN him
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-08-02
WooiIawn Camp Meeting.

Woodlawn Camp Meeting will commence
Tuesday, August 18th, Rev. y. NJ. Browne,
pastor in charge.
From the present outlook it will he large
ly attended this year as the demand for
tents is greater than any previous year at
this date. 1t is intended to have 4 grand
temperance demonstration on Friday of the
first week. The following is the programme
arranged:
O'clock, a. NJ, pray mectins-conlucted
by Rev. y. ID. Davis. Subjects for special
prayer:
l. The drunkard-That he may be saved
from the power of the appetite for Stron z
drink. From the :varicr OF the rumSeller
who would take his hard earned wages
which ought to be used to buy bread for his
family, for poison which destroys soul and
body.
>. For the rumSclrr that he may see the
fearful injustice and wrong of the iniqutous
traffic and repent.
;. For the success of all efforts being
made to secure prohbitory laws.
1. That all reformed men may be
strengthened to resist the temptation to
drink and he enabled to keep the pledge.
1880 \. NJ S,rimca on temperance bv
Rev. Vaughn Smith.
.o'clock =. NJ. Meeting to be conducted
by Rev. j. u. c. Hanna. Short addresses
ON the following topics assigned
l. Different phases Of the Temperance
work, and their claims, by Rev. ID. C..
Eidgway.
>. Benefits, results. and success of pro-
History laws, by Rev. \. ID. Davis.
). Local bption-What is it :! The best
means to secure it, by w. l.. :. Murray.
4. The relation of the Church to the
present temperance movement, Rev. I. +.
Martindalc.
j. The benefits of signing the pledge
Rev j. ID. Kemp.
&. The present outlook of the temperance
movement in our county, by Rev. j. ID. G.
Hanna.-Conierence Worker.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-08-02
An Ancient African

Phils Anderson, Il negro woman who
represents herself as being q hundred
and six years old, but who is probably be-
tween eighty and mighty, has been spending
4 few days in Elkton, this week, visiting
her old acquaintance. She says she was
born in Sussex county, Delaware, and when
young was purchased (she being slave till
she arrived at 2S years of age) by Henry Kill
liam, who removed from that county and
for Il long time resided on the Rudolph
farm, near town. For Il time she WAS fore
woman on that plantation, where she con-
tinued to reside for many years. The last
forty years of her life have been spent in
Wilmington and Newark, Del. She is we'll
preserved Except one of her arms, which
some years ago was paralyZed) and ex-
presses a desire to we'd Il young husband
and hopes to live ut least a half century
longer TO enjoy his company.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-08-02
Another Chapter on Tramps.

Elkton and vicinity are again afflicted
with tramps. Late last Tuesday even
ing, rs Oliver Jones, who resides near the
school house beyond the Elk Neck railroad
crossing, was drivin.a wagon along the Not
tin.ham road, he encountered two trampS
near " Poverty Plains" They We're sitting
close by the side OF the narrow track, and
just before Mr.. Jones reached them, one of
them slid down the bank and spread him
self across the track; whercnpon Mr.. Jones
stopped his team and demonstrated with
him for obstructing the highway. The
tramp being backed by the other one, a
lively war of words cnsued which was soon
ended by Mr.. Jones, who gathered up an
ax, which he had with him, and forced his
way through: soon after which he dScov-
cred five other trampS gathering fuel and
experimenting fire which they had kim
died in the woods hard by. Mr.. Jones soon
afterwards met Il pe,ldler, whom he in
formed of his adventure, and cautioned re-
garding the danger to he apprch"ndcd from
the trampS in tn, woods. The pcddler took
another course, and informed Mr.. Jones
before they parted that he daily met scores
of these gentry and frequently had trouble
with them, and was in constant fear of be-
ing murdered and robbed by them.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-08-02
The Red Mems Excursion,

On Saturday last, ut 81. % clock ~ NJ, the
good steamer th"*fci WIFI! about "a; person,
ON board, left Elk i.1udirg for Rochester,
under the luSpicIrs of Little Elk Tribe l. o.
L. NJ The weather looked threatening,
which no ,loabt prevented many from going
who otherwise would have done So Finan-
cially the excursion was Il success, the Tribe
realizing upwards Of Il hundred dollars.
Einblc'S brass and strn. band was in al
tendance, and added much to the pleasure
of those on board The clerk of the weat her
favored the cXcur*iomi>tS very much, for,
though it raned so hard in Elkton that
those who stayed at home on account of the
threatened rain, were all day long COM
mSerating those who went, no rain fell at
Colchester to mar the pleasure of the happy
crowd who spent the time in hathing, crab
bling and dancing. And except the fact that
Il Young man went bathing too soon after
eating hearty dinner, which caused him to
have tit while in the water, from which
he barrel, escaped drowning, but from which
he was soon restored by "-Art," who is
always Oh hand in the right time, no acct
dent occurred The cerrmonyot raising the
newly elected officers of the Tribe to their
respective stumpS took place in the pavilion
in the grove nj 81 o'clock-nr in the cx-
prcSsive language of the Red Men, ut the
;;rl run oi' I'll" %0th breath OF the sun
.Ahout twenty members of til" Tribe only
were present, the ancient ToughwoughS,
who once inhabited that region, having Ion.
since departed tothe happy hunting grounds.
The ceremony was performed by Grand
Sachcm, j. Brown; Grand Prophet, G..
Stewart: Great Junior Sycamore, lanes
Burnett acting officers of Grand Tribe of
Maryland, who raised Sachem George Gill
bert, Senior Sycamore, |. ID. Davis, Junior
Sycamore, j. Beers, Chief Of Records, j.
Green; and keeper of WampUm, +. $, Quiglyi
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-08-02
Another Chapter on Dogs.

If an oriental Traveller, fresh from the
streets of Constantinoplr, would visit Elk
ton one of these sultry July nights, and
take Il stroll along some of our streets he
would SEE little difference in the quantity of
dogs, and would be forced 10 come to the
conclusion that here, as we'll us there they
enjoy the freedom OF the city. We re-
Gently called attention TO some remark
ably curious statistics taken from the return
of the tax collectors, in reference to these
worthless ours, which has led 4 friend
of ours, who is somewhat curious
upon such matters, to attempt to take Il
census of the dogs i'll Eikton. Being ac-
tuatcd by Il spirit of chivalry, and an ardent
admirer of the female sex, he began with
the gypS, and informs lis that the result of
his Investigations shows that there are 81 Of
these animals now residing within the cor
porate limits of the town. Our friend,
after completing the census of the female
CANNES, which he assures us is us accurate
rs such things usually are, and would he
entirely so, only for the migratory habits of
the gypS and their owners, commenced to
enulnerate the dogs: but after much labor
and i great sacrifice of patience, caused by
their migratory habits and the pugli>tic
prucliviticS of their owners, gave the matter
up in disgust. He is, however, of the opin-
ion that if the number Of gypS is multiplied
by ten, the result will probably be Il close
approximation to the real number Now
we had been, rs our readers will recollect
looking into this matter ourselves, and we
concluded we would explore the labyrnth>
of the Eole-in-the Wall, and see how many
OF these vile BEASTS that inteSt the town and
make the nights hitleuuS with their bowling
We're to be found upon the returns of the
tax collector, duly and properly assessed
according to law. Our friend Isaac, with
his usual urb.niy and politene<S, handed
us the returns of the Collector of the Third
district for the year 1879, and we were much
aStohished to find that, in all that large
area, including much of Elk Neck and the
Barrcns and Egg Hill, where rabbits abound
and foxes burrow, and where the clearly
muSkrlt Is not certainly always allowed 20
dig and wash the roots that tickle his pal
ate and gladden. his heart in peace, there
Were only 2i0 male dogs and s gyps assessed.
We make no comment upon this strange
mysterious discrepancy, the existence of
which we content ourselves with discover
ing. But we are of the opinion that there
is something rotten in Denmark, and Slig-
geSt that the ncNt Legislature would do well
|" appoint IL committee to investigate the
subject, aud II some way of enforcing the
law cannot be devised, to reIual il.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-08-02
Destructive Fire.

The barn of Abner Rogers, on the road
leading from Brick Meeting House to Hile-
mans tavern, about :: mile from the former
place, was discovered to be on fire, on Mon
day morning last about o o'clock, and was
quickly consumed Mr.. Rogers is an aged
and dccrcpit man, and his farmer being
away from home at the time the fire was
discovered, before his nciehJors could rem
der any assistance it had attained such head
way that it was impossible to save any of
the contents, which, together with 4 horse
and colt that were in the stable, were ell
trely consumed. This is said to be the
third barn belonging to Mr.. Rogers that has
been burned within the last few years, all of
which has been The work of inccndiaries
The building was insured in the Farmers
and Mechanics Mutual Insurance As
sociation of Cecil County, but for what
amount we have been unable to learn.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-08-02
A Pungent Experience.

Recently an amateur dentist and profess
sor of veterinary surgery, who resides in
Cat Swamp, met with 4 singular expert
ence, which we record for the benefit of 9th
erS of the profession. A horse belonging to
one of his patrons, choked upon 4 mouthful
of dry oats, which lodged some where in it's
throat, and its owner, after vainly trying to
dislodge the obstructio IL, took the animal
to the professor, who, after trying several
unsuccessful experiments on the poor brute,
was advised by one of his friends to inject
some cayenne pepper into its nostrils with
a view of making it sneeze, hoping that
would shake things up and effect its relief
The professor accordingly placed some ca
yenne pepper in n tin funnel, one end of
which lie pl iced to his own mouth to blow
the pepper into its nostrilS: but the horse,
which seems to have OWNED his intentions,
just at the critical moment gave snort,
and, instead of the pepper going into its
nose, it went into the nose and eyes of the
professor. Our informant did not state
whether the sneazing and coughing of the
professor relieved The animal or not, but
probably it was quite as effective as If it
had been me b.: he h ,rse.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-08-02

North street, near the Howard House, be
came FESTIVE and laid down on one of the
shafts of the carriage to which it was har-
messed, and badly fractured it in several
places. The case was attended by two
of our eminent hysicians who ie,luced the
fracture in a hort tim.
Mrs. Mary A. Slack, wife of William
SLACK, an old lady who resided on Chestnut
HILL about midway between this place and
Newark, was buried ON Tuesday morning
lust at the Baptist church On Iron Hill.
Her funeral was quite large, fifty carriages
being in the procession. The religious ser
vices We're conducted by the Rev. William
Mackey, of Delaware College.
The odors that arise from some parts OF
the town are as nauscous rs those of CO.
lognc, of which, we believe, an old writer
said there We're seventy and two distinct
and separate kinds Our City Fathers will
do well to remember that the yellow fever
exists in Memphis and that these foul spots
that pollutc the atmosphere of the town
have Il strong tendency to ensrnder that
disease
John Moore, colored, was arrested, on
Saturday last, by Constable Grant, charged
with being drunk and riotous in the streets.
He was taken before Justice Howard, and
on account of his inebriated condition was
committed to Jail till Monday morning,
when he had a hearing the result of which
was that he was discharged the Justice
thinking that Moore, who had been pretty
well thrashetl, was the wrong man.
George Evans-a tramp from Lancaster
county, in company with two others-vis-
tied Stoecklein's saloon, on Thursday even
ing last, drank whisky and became quar-
rclSoIne Evans was arrested and taken to
Jail. Next morning lie had a hearing before
Justice Foard who, thinking Stockton
about as much to blame as the prisoner,
admonishcd the latter and discharged him,
with the request that he inform his COM
radcs that, if they made themselves amena-
bic to the law, he would send one and all of
them to the House of Correction for six
months.