The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-04-19

Sists on having the first place on the
ticket. But Mr.. Tilden quietly says
Tommy, make rnom for your uncle.
The only trouble with Senator Lamar
seems to be that he always tries to carry
Il cartridge three times as big as his bore.
Burlington H"~hrye (RcpD
Yesterday. when an organ grinder
appeared on the streets wearing gold
watch-chain. twelve mechanics quit work
and resolved to become musicians. It's
just such little things as this that de-
moraIizes labor.-Phiadrlph" Wro"iele
Uernld.
An exchange recently, IN alluding to
a politician. called him a well-known
rigger." This the intelligent compoSitor
transformed into 1.-The well-known mig
ger" while the proof reader to tone it
down a little. made il read "tle we'll
known negro, and now that politician.
with blood in his eye, iS> anXiously in
quiiing the whereabouts Of the editor.
The tongue will sometimes make the
most awkward slips. 1t is told of a
clergyman in one of the towns near BoS-
ton that he had given him to read from
the pulpit an announcement that the
Bellingham praying hanA : would con-
duct the evening meeting: but by some
strange perversity of the unruly member,
the congregation were aStounded with
the announcement that there would he a
service iy u" Praymgham belly band"
-s.~ Te'k san,
On Wednesday. in Baltimore. Isaac
d. James was shot and killed in pistol
encounter with brnWGrd b, Kinds, Mr..
James daughter had been srronged by
young Kinds, and her brother. Vim. X.
VI. James. last December. attacked Kinds.
Pistol shots We're exchanged. both were
wounded but neither was seriously hurt
Miss James nervous system was so pros
trated by the occurrence that she died in
puerptrtt SOM uL,iqn-. Kinds left Balti-
more, but recently returned. All this
trouble and sorro" preyed upon the mind
of Miss James father, WHO met Kinds and
Il young brother on the street, on We'd
neSday. An encounter with pistols fol-
lowed, in which Mr.. James was struck
with several balls AMI was almost instant
" killed. by Denwood Kinds, who vas
wounded IN the arm by Mr.. James. Kinds
young brother. Harry, who caught hold
of Mr.. James. was also wounded by the
accidental discharge of Mr.. James pistol.
Mr. James is about 80 years of age, and
was an engineer ai in. Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad.
The Washington correspondent Of the
Baltimore Uer",d. in speaking of Mr..
Mathews confirmation, writes: The prin-
cipal point now made against his con-
tirmatian is that he is supported by the
-1meriran newspaper, ahinh has made a
lisgraceful proposition to become the OF
gan OF political opponent, as is alleged
with the hope and expectation IF benefit
to themselves. Mr.. Mathews friends
naturally answer that they should not be
held responsible for'the follies and incon-
sistrnrics of that erratic and selfish jour
nal, They admit that the lmeric"n is
now supporting him, but they reply that
it is no evidence, that he will long con
tinuc to he their f;lv"rte. AS the cxper-
fence of the past twenty years has proven,
no public man has been able to retain
the continued friendship of that paper
unless he becomes their willing
slave, and ignores his individuality
They know. is does The entire public,
that the .1merir0a is wholly governed by
self-interest, and its fealty to party is
controlled by the number of its family it
can keep in office. and the amount of pat
ronage il can secure, Every one knows
it has no fixed political principles, but is
governed entirely by what its owners be-
lieve will place the largest number of dol
lars In their nofk:tS. Whilst therefore
Mr.. Mathews friends accept the .imeri-
cans support, they are not responsible
for it's follies, nor should they he held ac-
countable for any improper proposals of
that paper. It is alleged that the .Ameri- !
coh's proposition 10 senatQr Wbyte to I
become his organ implies a bargain which
will carry the friends of Mr.. Mathews
With them. That the american is capa- |,
sensible -, ,->sucli scheme. no one
man believes -Nhyte has or
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