The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-01-22
GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS.
Mr.. Forster's private secretary i'll Ire
land was recently hailed by a native
with: We'll, young Snipeshot, how's
Old buckshot.'
Sara Bernlartit's six performances in
Chicago. last week, produced $50, 469
gross receipts. She has thus far given
>iNty-three performances, aggregating
S226, ll9 gross receipts.
\. J. Drexel and George W. Childs. of
Philadelphia. have purchased 4 large
tract OF property on the ocean front near
Long Branch, and Will build Il row of
cottages and a mammoth hotel. 1t is
intended to have the new summer resort
ready for business during the comm.
season.
Cathedral b. Decker was married to
William }. Decker. in Indiana, twenty
years ago. lie became Incorporate and
she obtained Il divorce. lie reformed,
wooed her Il second time, and they were
remarked i'll 1878. Now Catherine is
suing for second divorce. and says he
is as bad as before.
Jennie Donahue. Chicago school girl
only ten years old. had set her heart on
going to a birthday party; but having
taken Il severe cold. her parents decided
that she must stay at home. In her ceS-
peration she swallowed Il dose of NOR
phne. but medical aid was secured in
time TO save her life.
On Friday night of last week filtv-two
head of Jersey cattle. confined in a large
barn near Brickervllle. Lancaster co,ln-
ty, Pa. were roasted alive by an incerI-
diary. The bull Coxswaiu. valued at
81 coo. WAS one of the herd. and the en-
tire value of the cattle and barn is vari-
ously estimated at from $50. 600 to $50
600 The farm, beloured to the estate of
the late g. Dawson Coleman, of Leba-
non. and WAS under the MANAGEMENT of
Cohen Cameron. 4 cousin OF Senator
Cameron.
at something said about him in the
Charleston UercurV and discontinued his
substitution to the paper. When the
editor wrote an eyplanation Uamnton re-
piled that the letter was an impertinence
and the paper a nuisance. Then the
editor wrote again. accusing Hamptop of
irving to kick down the ladder which
raised him to his elevated position. AS
sertinu his rirht as n Democrat in Good
standinn to criticise the acts of the partv's
servants, and CLOSING with the intorma-
ton that his address was Charleston. :. G.
There was quite commotlon created
! in the Pennsylvania Legislature at the
the
of Il Democratic Senator with an alleged
lie declined to take the oath on the
ground that having used money to pro-
mote his election he could not swear that
he had not. He was looked upon as a
unique curiosity for several DAYS, but it
turns out that his fear to take the oath
was inspired by Republican threats to
contest his seat on the ground that he
had bought it. He was not SO much
afraid of his conscience as of 4 conviction
of perjury.
The Chicago druggist, who killed two
| children with neatncsS and dispatch by
putting morpane III 4 prescription which
called for qulnlne. explains that he is
sometimes absent-1nlndeu, and that he
has enemies IN the trade. on the other
hand. it is alleged that he was drunk
when he fllled out the prescription. lie
has been arrested. and admitted to 81
900 bail. lie took drug bottle to the
which was found to contain morphine
, Th bottle. he said, was as he got it
from the wholesale druggist. He thought
it possible that somebody with intent to
| injurc him had substituted the morphine
{, l,,t >l,i,,
| when, where, or why it was done.
Mr. harhum. IN taking the otner
oay ot ms leetlhSS during ms recent Ill,
ness, sad: looked PACK ana could
hafots recall oemeh' l i!aa rendered TO
my iei''" -,ieii an inS ne. Inc loilS'
the stupl'ltS' Oh looilhS away the te"
years given Us mere e. III chlaiSh s'rl'es'
oicherlhSs' ana u'iiSrehceS occurred TO
! me $" strongly thaI resolved that me
sun "ou'o never go down on me cherish
M ihIi!ce Ill my heart against 4 single
iel!""- oein@. ms leeiih@ ie" me 10
10 men III biiosep"rt ana elsewhere
win M'ioii '''' ulne'en'eS-'r'''ai per-
n'ps' 'u' sun :, ,"iilcle"' 10 Nerp Us apart
ant 'hs! al ie'"!n eo ''i''ieS III ale
was very gratifying to me then. and is
no less 50 now when feel that Will re-
main on the earth little longer. instead
| ot departing this life as | expected to
do
y "a!rEi'iin III floE" county, INDIANA,
having settico IL 10 ms own Satisfaction
that certain WIDOW whom he was sup
| plying win mix "oulu nlate MN an
excellent vile. rang his bell III front oi
lier house, ana when she came out with
| her pan, addressed her rs follows:
want wife. have good dairy OF fit
| teen good COWS. We rise ut j o clock i'll
the morning: we have rye coffee for
breakfast. with SKINNED milk but no
sugar for seasoning. You need not get
up SO early, ana You may have cream in
your coffee. We have bean soup once
week: we have boljed cabbage once
week. We occasionally have some ba-
con. But we do not use butter. for 1t Is
! too expensive. and use lard in its place.
We work hard and live saving. l have
to!u you all and would like to marry
sio P'ei'iici hei own taoie' anu 'oo