The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-07-02


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The cellar Of HE Residence al Mr. How
ard Johnson, ON West High street, was en-
tered, on Monday night, and a quantity OF
provisions carried of The raid must have
been perpetrated some time very shortly
after midnight y strange man was Oh
served standing near the house Il little be-
fore twelve, and it is thought now that he
was one of the marauders. Ne idea can be
formed as to the identity of the thief or
thieves and the loss being light they will
hardly he searched for.
The Orphans Court met in special this
week, for the purpose OF passing upon Il
question that had arisen in the settlement
of the estate OF the la1r William Wilson
The administrator, i'll closing the estate set
tied a claim Of s., 200 against it 10y u coun-
ter claim in bar amounting 10 nearly - 800
receiving the difference in cash. On this
transaction the administrator claimed conn
missions on the full sum Of 81 300 us :; col
lection for the estate. The court, however,
thought otherwise and So decided. This
was the only business transacted. The ease
was argued by Senator Groome for the a,i-
ministrator and W. j. Jones, Esq. for the
heirs
Joseph :. Terrell .Ir., son Of Mr.. John
Terrell, of this town, a lad of fifteen wears,
died at his parents residence, on Sabbath
morning last about II o'clock from the
effects at Il tumor on his neck. Some time
ago an operation waS performed upon it,
/ and it was thought that the tumor was thor
oughly taken away: but ii soon after began
to reform and finally broke and became Il
( running sore The immediate cause of death
/ was blood poison, caused by modification
of the diseased part. The young lad bore
his terrible atfiiction with great tortitudr,
and manfully underwent every operation
His remains We're inferred at Cherry Hill
/ cemetery, on Tuesday last.
1 A farmer residing near this town gave
an exhibition of good pluck and pugilsic
powers, in Wilmington, on Tuesday night
last. where he had gone to attend market
He was passing along Third street, late in
the evening, and ut the corner of French
street was attacked by three men, evidently
for the purpose OF robbery. With his right
and left he laid two of his assailantS sense
less upon their backs and then started for
the third one, but he seeing the power OF
the man beat Il haSty retreat. and our farm
, er friend (who is too modest to allow the
of his nance walked off about ris bust
ness, leaving the two would be robbers lying
i'll the gutter. He says that if he had had
his hickory stick with him he would have
crippled all three of the birds
A colored boy. by the name of Ham,
day, on High street \ spirited horse was
being led along by halter and Ham vol
unteered to ride any horse in America, he
was allowed TO mount. Just as he struck
the horses back the horses back struck
Il curve and his feet seemed to all leave the
ground at once. Ham held on rs best he
could and seemed for Il time aS though he
would come out victor. But pretty soon
the horse changed his tactics and started
ont High street at a rapid rate, jumping,
kicking and twisting himself into all sorts
of shapes evidently for the purpose of get
ting rid of his load of bacon. and lust east
of Bridge street dumped Ham head fore
EloSt upon the street and then fell himself.
The horse was not injured. Ham was
bruised and cut quite badly about the head
and now says he can ride any horse in
America except that one