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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-10-22
GENERAL NEWS

Mr.. Henry Giiiict!, ,.i.,cSi son &c :he
late President. has been Ch,sel. vlaa lIrv>-
ldert of the freshman class :: Niiiialns
College.
The pink eve disease has assumed
alarming proportions among New York
horses.
the total subscriptions TO the Mrs. Gar
field Fund received and paid to the
United States Trust Company OF New
York. amount to $500. ID, - OF this
*:3iS SIS y, has been paid t"r the pIr-
chase of 500, o1o iii I. :. l"cUr PEI.
Cent. Registered Ronds. leaving n cash
balance with the company of $ll,3.G 80.
Visiting cler@yman-i am sadly afraid
my friend. that you are not Il son OF tenn
pcrance. llibernian-Non of timprance
be botherationed, Show me the man
vile = say was. bedad, Shurc, I'm the
son of ben.,.I e Bnlly"ham an surra a
one else. ye Spafpecn:
The demand for servant girls at the
present times is the greatest it has been
for wears: in fact. at the principal en-
ployment asen.ica IL New York city il
is stated that so many have never beIore
been wanted. And this demand cannot
be supplied: the gills are not To be had:
they are not IN existence: they cannot be
secured FOR love or money. was the
statement repeated in one form or anoth-
er at the Intelligence offices few days
ago. fIrSt-cl&ss g<.t- Il. - RI, parts OF
the country, from Maine to Texas. 4
gOod many of these get married and then
comes call for others to fill their places
One sent to Texas married SO. 600 a
short time since.
Al. Interesting coincidence in the Gui-
teau case is fiia, -. ..ttc"."y Lawrence.
who i'll 1886 attempted the life Of i'resi-
deut Jackson. He hung around the
White House like Guiteau impressed
with the idea that the government owed
him some large office, until he became
monoWanac on that subject. Providing
himself VITA t~q piStals, he went to the
Capitol and waited for the president, Who
was attending a funeral, to come out.
The latter was leaning on the arm of his
Secretary 81 State. Levi Woodbury..
when Lawrence pulled the trigger. Far
tunately the pistol snapped, and the
would bc-aSSassin was instantly seized be
fore the second pistol could be fired. His
alleged reason for the deed was that by
relGGying the President it would allow
the e-i'..-...,,2c;a't, Van Buren,. an oppor-
tunity to do justice TO ,iir u.,..i.t;',', Ills
defense was insanity. and he was acuuit-
ted on that charge and confined in an
asylum.
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HEATING AND THE
PUBLICATION OF THE LAWS.

OF the many gInring iniqulties which
the dominant Rim" uf Democratic bosses
have prrpetrated upon the tax payers of
the State. the subsidy iilrhcd from the
public treasury and paid to the Demo
cratic press by Nr. Heating is one of the
most UuRiuShing. On the 1th day of
August. 1873 Mr.. Heating was nomi-
mated for the COMPREHENSIVE, by the
Democrats. upon platform pleading
Economy III every detail of state, coun-
ty and municipal expenditure. 1t was
Heating has fulfilled his pledges to the
people the history Of his wiliiul violation
Of law iii the interest of the Democratic
newspapers. which aided him in his cleo
ton. Will amply testify. and which the
Baltimore Triiunf, Il Democratic paper.
by the way. thus forcibly states:
As the Comptroller Of the Treasury
fixes the amount of compensation to he
PAID to newspapers in the State Tor pub
fishing the laws, and as he issues his
/ warrant upon the Treasurer for the pay
ment OF the money. and rs the Constitu-
tion Of the State expressly provides that
no money shall he paid out of the Treas
ury except by direct authority of law,
and rs our present Comptroller is u can
didate before the Democratic party for
denomination and election. it will be in
tereStm% and proper to inquire into his
official acts in the disbursements of the
Il
pose.
The law provides expressly that laws
taking effect before the first OF June next
ensuing the adjournment OF the i.egisla-
tire shall he Published in t,ro newspapers
III Baltimore City. one of which shall be
| printed i'll the German language. and oh1
newspaper in each county, having the
, largest circulation.
In Baltimore City. where the law au-
thorize> lite publication to be made in
only TIRE r,:''r>. he had them published
in Hr,,. viz: The Go@cnc. CorrcSpoadent
and the Sun. GIVING each of them II. $50
BY what authority did Mr.. Heating
pay three papers for this work when the
law expressly provides for two. and two
only" Here is 4 plain violation of the
, letter and meaning of the law. If two
- IVA '''ii PC wa tiiN'' 'ti
the law authorized. why has he paid out
$3.50 more 10 a third paper? Where
is the law for this expenditure of the
peoples money! Is not Mr.. keating re-
, sponsihlc upon his official bond for this
/ violation 81 the law
Again. the law authorizes the publica-
ton of the laws in only o0t paper i'll :,
county. Yet. in eleven different coun-
ties. he has paid for their publication iii
, t'ro papers. viz: In Charles. Caroline.
| Dorchester. Frederick, Hartford, Kent.
Montgomery. Prince Georges. Queen
! ,Annie,s, Worcester. and Talbot.
For the information of our readers.
and in explanation of our comments. we
/ give the following table. taken from the
IIagerStown Nail:
Statement showing he amount paid TO the news
papers III the several counties and city Of Bati-
more Tor PUBLISHING: the Public General Laws oil
. January Session. l>sH:
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THE FRUIT OF FIVE YEARS.

Yeas of apparent prosperity are not
always the years that tell most upon the
history of a people. No nation which
now survives has passed through five
darker years of anxiety and suffering
than those which preceded the event
which the country celebrated at York
town. The declaration of independence
on July /, 1s1G, was but the beginning
of the vast work which eliminated in
the victory of Oct. 10, 1871. The sur
render of Lord Corvallis handful of a
few thousand troops would have been of
little consequence i'll such Il war as that
of the rebellion, but it means the COM
| plete encouragement of the British gov
eminent, and when Lord CORVALLIS de-
| livered up has sword century ago, he
virtually placed i'll the hands of his con
querors that for which their blood and
| treasure had been freely poured ont dur
ing the five terrible years. In the eNer-
cises at Yorktown the minds of the
| speakers inevitably dwelt upon the fruit
of the five famous years which ended
with the decisive struggle Of the Revo-
lutionary War hundred years ago.
! And what a rich fruit has it been. The
achievement of independence is a theme
sufficient 10 employ the entire thought
Of the Yorktown orators, biit he deEel-
| ormert Of this great nation. 10 its pres
ent power and prosperity is a part OF
that fruit and demands consideration as
such in the minds of all the people
Where in all history is there the record
! OF five more famous and fruitful years
than those which eliminated in the vic.
tory of the allied forces at Yorktown d
! century aron
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.raze Of 30 900, 900 Of Americans was
focussed on him. when he conld not move
u step, or say word, or see friend.
without the observation, of lynN-cyeu rc-
portcrs, there was absolutely nothing in
his behavior. speech or action, iii which
;hc most devoted ami Jealous friend OF
Garfield could lind occasion for criticism.
ON the other hand. the people came more
and more to believe that the Nice-PreSl-
dent shared. in the fullest degree, the
anXieties and sympathieS of all the peo-
pie Only Il true heart could have 50
successfully guided his conduct through
such IN ordeal.
Has not his conduct since been such a>
his best friends might have desired =?
Flom the outset he has been President
One ridiculous story after another about
powers behind the throne greater than
the throne, has been dispclied, not by
contradiction. but by acts in the straight
line of high duty, which gave the lie to
curious or malicious or fractional gossip.
/ His relations with Gen. Garield'S Cabi-
! net have been cordial and kindly. Gar
fields appointments have been made
| over again. without fuss OF previous
/ proclamation. Mr.. Blaine son has been
/ rcaPpointed to the place he wanted in
/ the State Department. Vet no "Stal-
wart has complained. SO quiet and firm
! and undemonStrative has been the prcsi-
/ den: : policy. Nor does any " half breed
/ protest against actual or expected ap-
/ pOintmentS of "Stalwarts 10 the high
! est Offices. Somehow the new President
| has got the confidence of all in his Gle
/ Walton above merely fractional interests
| or quarrels. If he We're playing a part.
/ the deception would he seen and eX-
| posed. 1t is because he is acting with
! sincerity and carnestnesS that confidence
| has had such an abnormally quick growth.
! The President. as the official head of
the responsible party. has been equally
| successful. His assurances gave cour-
! age to the Ohio Republicans and largely
contributed to their victory.
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The Coming Cabinet Changes.

1t seems to be generally accepted that
President Arthur has selected several
gentlemen for Cabinet officers. and that
nominations will be made to the Senate
within a few days after his return from
Yorktown. 1t is believed that the Presi-
dent would have preferred not to have
made any changes in the Cabinet until
the December session. but the urgent
request of McssrS Window and Mae
Neagh to be relieved at the earliest prac-
ticable day make it necessary for him to
select their successors before the adjourn
ment of the present session of the SEN
ate. AS the President is thus forced to
make an immediate movement in the
way of recognizing the Cabinet. it is I'M
dcr>tond that he intends to make at one
time all the changes that are contem-
plated III the heads of departments. The
President has thus far managed to keep
his plans from exposure and, while many
names are freely spoken of in connection
with Cabinet positions. no one can state
positively the name OF a single individual
who has been selected by the President
From conversation with those who are
known to sustain very close relations
with the President, and to enjoy his
confidence. ii is believed that eX. Sena-
tors Frelinghuysen. of New Jersey. aud
llcwG, of Wisconsin. and Jud@c fojg. II
OF New \ D!n. are now Oh the Cabinet
slate. and that ex-senator Sargent o.
California. and General LnngStycct OF
Georgia. are likely to ht added - The
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-10-22

LOCAL TESTIMONY ON PROHIBI
TON.

The opponents of Local Option III Cecil
county, as elsewhere, have always relied
upon the assertion that it would be dam
aging to local business interests as their
most potent argument against the pas
sage of a prohibitory liquor law. 1t is
true. of course. that the business of those
directly and indirectly engaged in the
liquor traffic has been broken up. But
the money. or it is reasonable to presume
large proportion OF it. heretofore spent
for liquors has been diverted to other
channels. The merchant, ti:a mechanic.
the shoe maker, the provision deaic,. and
the milliner, now receive an Increased
share Of what heretofore was spent hy
the impravident IL Eeifindul9cnce. Al
though the protitablencsS Of auy traffic
in which the transcendantly important
questions of public morality and good
order were involved should be the last,
because it is the lowest argument on
which to base the advocacy of any pub
lie measure. yet the fact is undeniable
that it was the monetary vai,i2 alone of
the traffic that constituted the chief and
indeed. only ground on which the advo-
Gates of the license system urged its re-
tenti9I. Since prohibition went into
effect in Cecil county. now nearly six
months ago. the charge has been repeat
ed over and over again that 1t 49, work
inc an injury to the general business in
terests Of our people. We believe the
contrary is the fact. But to settle the
question by the best evidence. we pro-
ally engaged in trade in the county and
we publish to-day the result of personal
interviews with all the merchants and
other Gusiile.- people i'll Elkton. The
evidence is favorable H. prohibition at
the county seat. Out Of siXty-nve Parsons
interviewed. thirty eight-embra2ing in
that number the leading merchants of
the toxin. all of whom think their trade
has not been iI.i2rcd. and most of whom
think it has increased daring the past
year-can be fairly considered as g.-:ng
an opinion favorable to prohibition, while
nine are .cOmmittal. and eighteen
believe it ~U injury. they being almost
exclusively Of the ,,.iG Der who, from the
outset, We're unfavorable to 49, law, and
a number If them formerly engaged in
the liqu1r traffic.
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The Comptroller seems to have prede-
termined to spend in this way 81. POO in
every county in the State. If there was
one paper only, then he gave it all to that
enc paper, but if there were two he di-
vided it-distributing il rs q political sti-
pen'., without any regal,i wi,ateye: for
the law.
The law is certainly sufficiently liberal
without these violations. One fourth
the sum now expended would do the
work just as we'll, bnt twice as much
has been paid as should have been paid.
For instance. in Charles county there arc
two papers, each did the work for sG00-
though hut one is authorized In St
Mary county there is but Que paper and
It got Il 200 for the same work that the
Port Tobacco, ?jnt'& did Tor 5000 aud So
I 0el;l throughout thc >'laIe
/: Ill" J:ts'". n!ilit2'. Inc laws iur 5GGG
tIaj T.as enotigis t3s Charlie, COUNTY
lity.} NO. " I2f.. =" lax, t"r giving
5000 70 lHcolf; ;.ajrr, II HE Port To
bac2" i,r,,v oj'!,! print them for $500, 50
could amy ether paper i'll the State; why
then give some q! them IL 200? There
can be n" reason except To secure the sup
port OF these papers.
Al $500 for each the twcnty-thret
counties OF the State would cost 81; 500
wv" papers in baltimore City al
II. S:Ii Observation-Disclosures. :. 700
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~ Sr5
A wise Deacon .

3" Deacon Wilder. I want you "a tell me
how You kept yourself and family we'll th,
past season, when all the rest of Ms have
been sick so much, and have had the doctors
visiting us So often.
" bro. Taylor, the answer is very easy.
used Hop lSitrGis in tine kept my family
weli and save The d0GiDr bills 'Fi.rae dol
lars worth of it kept us Vel AID alhe ta
work all The tune. III warrant it has cost
you nd the urighhors one IA TWO hundred
dniiaFs apiece t" keep sick thu same time"
- Deacon, ri ;,sG your lHediciue hereaf
ter"
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Ti,c Warning will be Needed.

E"itiD'or" Yr"ans tDe0,t
The exposition has recently ,te2,; lnadE
Of the ".an,!ar in which Tue memberS OF
the last Legislature uet,ayrI iii..i! ir.isi
the reckiessnc>' with which they Law
iShly appropriated the money Of the tax
payers by the employment of useless
number of attaches in both Houses of
the General Assembly, solely for the pur-
pose of bestowing rewards of partisan
serv; ees--thc failure of the Ring leaders
t" stand hy lhc principles of the platform
on which they Wf.e elected are all So
many warnings to die people "a ba on
their quad to prevent the nomination
and Election of such men in the future.
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Sl1,itH
rlal

This is what it would cost under the
law a. it now stands. if properly obeye,i
Bat Mr. Heating has di>rcgardcd and
violated the law. and has paid for pub
fishing the laws of 1850 the round sun
of 80 100. which is SO. 600 more than
should have been paid
These facts. for facts they are, require
2xni4. nation. The people should panse
before re-elcc,iFg -! GhsCer .l,o s,,uall-
derS their hard earnings II such a waste
inl way. aud in such plain and gross vio-
latiuD uf the law. by those acts large
Sums OF money have been wasted in or
der to gam the support Of the press of
the State for the Ring. The people will
surely not submit to these outrageous
abuses in order to enrich the publishers
OF 4 few newspapers i'll the state.
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Tuesday. Eighth daV Of November, 1881,

f,ni,,r +bc fret rruosd,, ,ror tlo 6,e+ ,T,,1o,
~ " me- '-'
ut the usual places of voting in the several Flee
tiou districts OF Cecil county NJ follows:
In rho FIRST Eloc+io, dis,ric, ot ,,,.iItor
In tho SrconJ Eicrtinn ,I;.t~irt -, t;hos.rooi,,
t'ity.
In the Third Election district at Elkton:
IN the Fourth Election district ut Fair Hill:
In the Fifth Election district. AZ North East:
In the Sixth Election district at Rising sun:
In the Seventh Election district. nj Port Deposit:
In the Eighth Election district at Mt. Pleasant:
In til" Ninth Election district. at Brick Meeting
House.
An1 tho o1,,;,, -. Ia bo,i j. ,,r tb, ,,urn,s,
-, i..i, ~ ~ " " " " ' ' P'iP''
VI S'N''"7
One person TO ne comptroller OF the treasury
III the STATE ni MARY lahd:
one person 10 represent Cecil county IN the
senate pl -hhT!!ahd:
>, lhree persons To represent NGciI county III the
House oil delegates OF Marylant:
Ihfee persons 10 be County COMMISSIONERS Tor
'ecll county:
One person to he Sheriff for Cecil county:
One person to be County Surveyor Tor Cecil
county.
And also to vote the words e For theiConstitu-
tional Amendment. or - Against the tonstitu-
tlunal Amendment. i'll obedience To Chapter ~
Of the Acts OF the last General Assembly OF Mary
land. as follows:
cu,IrrER H.
-
An AZ l" amend section hfc OIL article iour OF
the Constitution OF this state.
Sc iioN !; d. " checied by ne GcReFHi assembly
~ hG'Hi"Rd lhree-htths oil all the members OF the
TWO H"HSeS concutrnT that the following section
he and the same Is hereby proposed as an amend
neht 10 the constitution oi thls state. and if
adopted by the legal and qualified voters thereof
As herein provided. II shall Supcrsedc and stand
in the place and instead of section five of article
four OF SAID constitution.
SIC. ). After the election for Judges As herein
before pfotlucu tnere Si'al nc h"id III TINS state,
~ tnti! .,t,t,,ri Nt tl'e,shllei; on me ueSdaE
an election tor iUds,: as herein mrnveI ma in
rasa of death RESIGNATION renewal or dis,u,Iih
..1tfnn hs reason oil arr or otherwisn Hfonv imJge
the Governor shall appoint ucrsou duIy IuoIifei
IL mi said office. who shall mold the sam. untii
the next general election for members of the Gen.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-10-22

To make duel between Malone and
Early an even thing the latter ought to
chalked out on his clothes, and it should
be understood that all shots by the for
mer that struck outside these marks
should not count.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-10-22

If Il 'hsGruntted Democrat, vi any
other fellow. is dissatisfied with the posi-
ton of any Republican candidate. let the
candidate define his position face to face
With the voter. not by anonymous meth
aI
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Mutual Building Association

'E>lIE adjourned Annual Meeting will
j. he held MONDAY EVENING October 3l>t
Instant Tor action an proposed alteration OF BY
Laws.
At the same meeting viii hc offered Tor -ale .
FARM. IL I'm Neck. known H. the Met linn
iaTi,i. al Ia acres. and .uni Buildings. Also. tn"
l"hn Snwa!I property. 10, 81 . acre. with Log
Louise. Ferns al sale. tHhS. i. FINLEY
tb.' i.,-:.w Secretary.
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Our neigibcr of the Democrat effects
not 10 be able TO discover rio sevesa! of
the Republican nominees are Hell find
nu- after tie Stl Of November.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-10-22

LET the Republicans in Cecil county
stand up to their ticket, which is in every
sense worthy of their support, and they
need not fear The result
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-10-22

'GUITEAU BE HANGED lis the uni
versal sentiment.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-10-22

WE urge our candidates to see the vot-
erS in person. That's the still hunt that
tells.
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::sTHE+W HIGs.

pRE-tMlNsNTLY VALUABLE FOR ITS LOCAL AS WELL AS
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. NEWS COMMUNICATIONS ARE
RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED FROM ALL SECTIONS OF The
COUNTY, IN ADDITION TO The WEEKLY CONTRIBUTIONS
OF IT'S REGULAR CORPS OF CORRESPONDENTS.
ANONYMOUS COMMUNICATIONS WILL RECEIVE NC
ATTENTION The NAME OF The WHiTER BEING REQUIRED
IN ALL CASES AS a GUARANTEE OF GOOD FAITH.
MARRIAGE ANc DEATH NOTICES INSERTED oRATUl
TOusLY. OBITUARIES WILL BE CHARGED HALF The
USUAL Rate OF TRANSIENT LOCAL MATTER.
local matter, Ten cents line for single inSel
f'Og.
Transient rdtes-Eight ceats a line for one anu
-Four cents a line tor ere,,y additional insertion.
one inch Of space counted as Tpeire lines. on
loiNmn, Fire Dollars per inch. year.
Four changes dRotced TO yearly advertisers pith0u
additional charge
The circulation Of The Hhiy being among IA,
most Intelligent classes of Csci! county and tn
adjoining counties Of Maryland, Pennsylvania Gne
Lcldwdre. its proprietor confidently recommends i
10 Business Men as a most desirable medium fO
remuHerdtire advertising.
To maintain lis high standard as family journal
no offensive or Objectionable advertisements ciH
admitted into its columns at any price
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Election Notice.
To the JuIges of Election and the
TOters Of Cecil County.

\ accordance with the requirements of
L the Code of Public General Laws l hereby
give notice 10 the Judges OF Election and to the
voters OF Cecil county, that an Election will be
hal ON.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-10-22

On the Democratic side the present
campaign is one Of innuendo and insinua-
ton toward several of our Republican
candidates. Political gossip is retailed
privately, which those who deal it out
are not courageous enough to father pub
licly. That kind of still hunt never
pans out much.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-10-22

WE are glad to sec that the newspa-
pegs are giving less space TO Guiteau.
L such thing were possible, We should
like 10 see this cowardly wretch batfled
IN lis ambition for notoriety and entirely
unnoticed, except as 70 the fact that he
was llang and buried, That he Will be
hung there is no doubt. If he should be
acquitted, he would be hung by the first
mob that could get at him. II he has
any real friends they should advise him
to plead guilty and be hung decently and
lawfully.
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Three Lots Of Ground,

situate in the said town al Elktou. III said county
and State. which were conveyed to the said The
Eikton Gas Light Company. ut Elkton. Cecil
county. Maryland. by John W. Baker and LuciuS
y. Maltby and wife. 10y deed dated on the 18th
day Uf April 1874 t".rrf!ler with all the BIILB
lN,iS and IlIPIDN ENENS thereon. Rights
Privileges and ApBHrtrnanre- thCrcunto belong
Ing. and all III" Fixtures implements and Ma
chincry upoa the said l"t> 81 ground. used for the
purpose OF manufacturing inliammahlc or illu-
Hinatin" Gas. ar Tor other purposes: and also all
the Mains and Pipes G-c,i for conducting the said
gas through under the streets. lanes. ALLEYS and
squares of the said town oil Elktpn. and all III"
property. real and personal OF the said The Elm
ton Gas Light Company and all the Rights. Priv
iirgrS Powers and Franchises OF the said Com
lauy. whether conferred hy its charter or ether
wise.
TERMS OF SALE.-The terms OF sale will he
~ follows: Ten per cent. al the purchase money
. 80 he paid in cash on the day al sale: forty per
cent. 10 be paid on the ratification OF said sale:
and the balance in One year from the day of sale:
the credit payments To bear interest from the day
If sale and the payments of the same 10 he Sc
cured by the Bond or Notes of the purchaser.
with approved security.
II. NcCE LIOUtiH.
II. II. MITCHELL.
II. Il. TORRENT.
let Trustees