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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-09-17
A LAND OF FLAME.

This appears not too strong a designa-
ton TO apply to Northern Michigan,
which has Suffered from fire in an extra
ordinary and appalling way. The drought
ed with nearly all the Northern United
States, has brought its usual concomtant
forest iires. Northern Michigan is as yet
pretty we'll covered with forests, and the
fomcs having attacked tiiebl gained a
Roadway to which resistance was impoS-
sblc. and swept the surface of the earth
for leagues, destroying il IFS destructive
course. not only dwellings and structures
of all kinds, but cattle and many lnmau
beings. The destroyer seems TO have ad
vanccd with q speed which left the I'M
fortunate Inhabitants no meanso of escape.
The weak, the sick and the aged found
themselves helpless, and were simply
roasted to death in their habitations.
Many hid in wells, but some of those
who thus tried to save themselves perish
into vivid relief the savage fury of the
fire. The postmaster at Elma sent back
the horse of the mail carrier between
Mariette and that place. with a card at
tached to the neck of the horse saying
that the mail carrier had been burned to
death on the way. Four counties of
Michigan have been thus devasted, and
it seems to be certain that i'll two of these
counties, Sanlac and Huron, property of
every kind has been destroyed, the farm
eis, who have escaped with their lives,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-09-17
THE BEST SILK IN THE WORLD.

Worth, the famous man milliucr of
Paris, greatly gratiticd the people of tn,
nited States, a few years ago, by cX-
pressing the opinion that certain brands
of American silk are the best i'll the
world. The statistical report of the silk
Association of America rs to the imports
of silk at New York and san Francisco
during the last six years indicates that
Worth words were something more than
Hattery. American silks are winning ap-
probation both at home and abroad, and
our manufacturers no longer need to dis
guise their goods under French label
in order To secure the best market for
them. The imports of silk fell from
so, 90 800 in 1879 to $50, sol S1i in 1850,
aud the increased demand for dress silks
of American manufacture promises that
the decrease of importation Will continue
from year to year. There is Al present a
high tariff on silk. but the growth of the
industry indicates that protection has
been wise. The progress already made
encourages the belief that the industry
will soon be strong enough to permit Il
material reduction of the tariff. II the
culture of the silk worm can be made
successful at the South. the future of the
United States as 4 producing coun-
try will be exceedingly bright. Last
year SO 600, 900 worth of raw silk was
imported, mostly from the cocoons of
Japan.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-09-17
REGISFRATI0 NN0TIGE
To the Voters Of Cecil county,

TNIlE undersigned. Officers of Registra-
i ton Tor Cecil county. in compliance with the
requirements OF the Act of 1876. chapter ~
which makes il the duties of Officers of Registrt
tiun IL sit AT some place convenient to the voters
OF their respective districts. Tor two successive
days. commcncn" ON the inst Monday of Scptem
her in each year. for thu purpose of dischargin9
their duties. hereby give notice that they will
attend aS follows:
The Officer OF Registration for the First Election
district will lit at CECILTuN:
The Officer OF Registration Tor the Second Flee
ton district will sit at CHESAPEAKE CITY:
The Officer of Registration for the Third Elec-
ton district will sit at ELkTON:
the Officer of Registration Tor the Fourth Flee
ton district will sit at FAIR HILL:
The bIccrof Registration for the Fifth Election
district will sit at NORTH EAST:
The Officer of Registration for the Sixth Flee
tion district will sit ut RISING sun:
The oicerof Registration for the Seventh Flee
ii"n district will sit at PORT DEPOSIT:
The Officer of Registration for the Eighth Flee
ton district will sit at MOUNT PLEASANT;
The Officer Of Registration for the Ninth Flee
ton district will sit at the BRICK MEETING
llDI Sc
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-09-17
Attempt to XIII Guiteau.

" NsuINGToN u. G.. sept. ll.-An at
tempt WAS made tonight To kill the as
sasSiu Gultcau II i very probable that
it was an INSANE freak. 1t seems that.
or som" days there had been Il talk
among the soldiers detailed to guard the
wretch rs to Who should take Il Shot III
him whenever he presented himself AT
the window of his cell The prisoners
cell looks out through another window
on the outside corridor. and was plainly
perceptibc to the guards who watched
the eastern side of the Jail
The duty of firing a Shot at Guiteau
it appears. fellto the lot of Sergeant John
\. Mason, of Company b. Second Artill-
cry. and he prepared for it when he was
ordered, with other soldiers to leave the
Arsenal to night to 80 to the Jail and
perform guard duty. Three wagon loads
of soldiers left the Arsenal. Sergeant
Mason was III the last wagon. He was
noticed by some of his companions to
tumble with the lock OF his rifle and act
strangely. but nothing WAS said. as the
Sergeant had been drinking during the
day. and none in The wagon were aware
of the duty that he had been called
upon to fulfill When the wagon drew
up W lllt lttl vi jar, 'lstSoli W ''N
first man to aight. He pushed himself
through group of several persons stand
ing around. and, reaching Il small hillock
three feet from where the horses stood
lie brought his rifle to II shoulder. took
steady aim at the wcll-known window of
Guteau. opposite, shouted. There he
is, and fired. The report Of the rifle
attracted general attention, and before
Il. i
soldiers were crowded around Mason.
Said private Davis. In Heavens name
why did YOU ShootH" - | wanted to kill
that wretch i'll there. was the answer.
Il have been on to this thing for ten
days, and hope [ have done the work
up in good style" Mason then walked
toward his commanding officer, Captain
McGillery. saying, Captain, have en-
deavared To kill that dirty loaier in there;
here is my gun and bayonct. SIT; run in. >
Captain McGillery was astounded. He
heard the shot and witnessed the excite
mcnt. but had not dreamed of the inten-
tionS of Mason: but when the latter came
forward and made his acknowledgment
he recognized that something serious had
occurred, and turned Mason over to the
custody of two soldiers.
A scene of the greatest excitement pre-
vailed. Walden Crocker and Deputy
Rusk. with several guards on duty, who
where converSing in the office of the jail.
sprang to their feet when the report of
the rifle rang through the corridor. and,
naturally believing what it meant. ran
towards Guiteau'S cell. they found the
latter on his knees, with an expression
of terror on his face.
Guiteau has been removed to another
cell, where he cannot be shot from the
outside.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-09-17
NOMINATE THE BEST MEN

Upon the character of the men to be
nominated on Tuesday next depends the
result of the present campaign. The
small and uncertain majority by which
the Democrats now hole the control of
the county can be very readily overcome
by the nomination of men whose high
standing apd character will command
not only the support of Republicans, but
of the large class of independent voters
in Cecil. who are heartily sick of the
loose and eXtravagant manner in which
the business affairs of the county have
been conducted in recent years. We see
nothing in its general administration OF
county affairs to recommend to interested
voters the continuance of the Democratic
party in power. Since the Fall of 1861,
it has held undisputcd sway il the coun-
ty. Over and over again its local poiiti,
cal agents have been changed by the cleo
ton Of new boards of County Commits
sioners. and by political shifts from one
indiv idual hand to another. But the
same controlling body, the same inevta-
BILE cotorie of Elkton managers. have
shaped the policy of each successive adj
miniStratiOn. Posi-; ions are still parceled
out to party favoriteS by the same set of
men as the result Of party service. while
the g reat body of taxpayers have no
voice in the selection of their business
agents. We believe that the tax payers
of Cecil would he benefited by Il change
oil local administration. UnreStralned,
unchecked party control OF county affairs
should not be long continued. \ strict
standard of official responsibility and ac-
countabiity is best attained by changes
of administration within reasonable
periods. Our Democratic brethren see
much force i'll, this argument as applied to
National affairs To the business inter-
ests of the county it applies with far
more force. 1t is an experiment well
worth the trial in Cecil county. To party
beneficiares the idea of drawing strict
party lines in the selection of public
officers is well enough. Direct accounta.
hility, however, in offices Of public trust
is easiest secured by selecting the best
men. He who manages successfully his
/ own business gives the best guarantee
| of success as a public officer. From this
class the nominations of Tuesday next
| will doubtless be taken, an ample num-
Der of which the Republican party in
Cecil county contains within its ranks.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-09-17
Q1't Qtti| ll)hie,
ELkTON, SEPTEMBER l.. 1881.
REPJ BLICAN PRIMARIES

The Republican Voters of Cecil county
are hereby requested to assemble in
Primary Meetings, at the usual places of
holding elections in the several Districts
in which they reside. on SATURDAY. Sep
tember 18th instant, at ; o'clock p. NJ,
and select by ballot Five delegates from
each Election district. to meet in County
Convention, in Elkton, on the following
TUESDAY, September Goth, at II o'clock
H.. for the purpose Of nominating
\ candidate for the State Senate:
Three candidates for the House of Del
e@ates:
Three candidates Tor County Commits
sionerS:
\ candidate for Sheriff: ard
y candidate for County Surveyor.
Also, for the purpose of selecting four
Delegates to attend the Republican State
Convention, to be held in Cambridge. on
the 9TH of October next: and of selecting
four persons to represent the county on
the Republican State Central Committee.
By order of j. +. MCCULLouGH,
WILLIAM J. SMITH,
l.. NJ. HAINES.
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-09-17
ATTEND THE PRIMARIES.

Let every Republican in the county at
tend his district primary this afternoon,
and, by his presence there. show the in
terest he feels in the selection of level
headed business men as delegates to the
County convention: men who, appreciat-
ing the necessity of making the best pos
sibe nominations, will bring their brains
and Judgment TO bear in the selection of
such a ticket on Tuesday next as will.
from the high character and standing of
the men composing it. command the con-
tidence and support of the tax payers of
the county. Such ticket is certain to
win in the present campaign.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-09-17

PARENTS with dull boys should take
heart. Dnnccs have done fairly well in
he world after all. Sir Isaac Newton.
tur example was a Ounce. low in his
class and by no means fond of study
Indeed, if he is to be believed, it was due
Is the uuamiablc spirit of revenge that
he ever learned at all. The " show-boy
Of the school kicked him. and as retail
latl"n Isaac determined to beat him in
lessons, and succeeded but owed his sue
cess both then and in later life rather to
perseverance and persistence than to i'll
hcfcnt capacity. Oliver Goldsmith was
pronounced 4 perfect idiot 10y his school
mates. They never tired of teasing him,
and he was for years the butt of rdicule.
\ wonderful amount of patience was
needed by the old school dame, who at
last dinned the alphabet into his unwill-
ny mind. Sir Walter Scott was nick
named at school . the great blockhead."
Hutton, the antiquarian, was slow to
learn, and details his experience in his
own way: Ny MASTER, he writes,
90 took occasion to beat my head against
the wall, holding it by the hair: but he
never could beat any learning into it.
sheridan was introduced to school by his
mother with an apology for his dizziness.
Adam Clarke's father called him a mis-
cradle Ounce Doctor Chalmers was
put down by his teacher as an imcorrigi-
bic bIpckhcad, and Chatterton, unfortu-
nate even in early life, was dismissed
from school by his master rs too Great
It fool to leari'.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-09-17
sSYHE+W HIG.s:

PRE- EIlNENTIY 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 ITS REGULAR CORPS OF CORRESPONDENTS
ANONYMOUS COMMUNICATIONS WILL RECEIVE NO
ATTENTION. THE NAME OF The WRITER BEING REQUIRED
IN ALL CASES AS A GUARANTEE OF GOOD FAITH
MARRIAGE AND DEATH NOTICES INSERTED GRATUl-
1ouSLY. OBITUARIES WILL BE CHARGED HALF THE
USUAL RATE OF TRANSIENT LOCAL MATTER
Local matter, Ten cents u hne for single tRSer
t,on.
Transient rules Eight cents u line for one, and
toHr cents q line TOR crGTy additional insertion.
one inch Of space counted as TpeIre lines One
column, Fire Dollars per inch, year.
-Four changes GHoced 10 yearly advertisers wifhout
additional charge
: The circulation Of The Hhig being among the
most Intelligent classes Of CecH county and the
adjoining counties of Maryland Pennsylvania and
petdware HS proprietor confidently recommends il
10 Business Men most desirable medium for
rcnauncrdiiUe advertising.
10 maintain IFS high standard as a family Journal
no oBenSfre or Objectionable advertisements cV be
afmHted into It's columns at any price.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-09-17

If the Republican Convention on Tues
day next nominateS a first class ticket,
We believe its election is certain. The
taxpayers of Cecil county are ripe tol
revolt against Democratic mismaua~c
ncnt and extravaganza.
THE solid taxpayers i'll Cecil county
hold the balance of power. They will
particularly for the office of County Com
| missioner vote for the best men. The
Republican Convention on Tuesday next
must not overlook this fact
DEMOCRATIC RING MANAGERS at Elk
ton AFFECT to be delighted with their local
ticket just nominated. Before the cam
paign is over, the deep and muttered
curses now being poured upon Il part of
that ticket by dissatisfied Democrats will
echo and thunder trami the SasSafras to
the Octoraro.
ENERl non partisan property owner in
Cecil county will endorse what Tax
| payer says i'll his letter in another col
| umn relative to the necessity for rctrenrh-
| ment in county expenditures. But they
may all rest assured that it will never be
realized until Cecil county is revolution
lied politically. Now is the time to do it..
FIIToN of the Baltimore in,,ricaH i,
bowling about the usIlrpation Of the State
| Central COMMITTEE and the "one-man
| power because the Committee at its
| recent session attempted to put it beyond
| the power of the Custom House Ring to
mantpHlate the Baltimore Republican
primaries. Every decent Republican in
Maryland can only hope that the Com
mittee has succeeded.
To Democratic extravaganza and un-
huSiness-like management OF county at
fairs the tax payers Of Cecil owe the fact
that they are to-day carrying heavy
bonded debt. already once levied for and
collected from them, but afterwards mis-
| applied. Now the Republicans have the
opportunity to nominate men whose bus
mess and personal characters will be u
sufficient guarantee that the business in
tcrests of the people will be economically
, and iudiciously administered.
THE Frederick Eramiacr very truth
fully says that bossism in politics in this
State will soon be at an end. if the signs
of the times are read correctly by us.
/ Tho Canal Ring of the Democratic party
is almost on its last legs, and the Custom
House Ring of the Republican party has
been summarily retired to the rear. The
| Fulton Thomas clique feel themselves
terribly outraged that this should be the
case, and are now engaged in a desperate
but hopeless effort to recover that power
which they used for such unhallowed
purposes, and which the people have
wrested from them just in time to save
the Republican party in the State from
! going to utter ruin and dissolution. The
+ people triumph and the Bosses will not
/ again be tolerated Brighter days are
! dawning.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-09-17
ReautiherS.

Ladies, You cannot make fair skin, rosy
Cheeks aud sparkling eyes with all the cos
metcs of France, or hrauliier> of the world,
while in poor health, and nothing will give
you such good health, strength, buoyant
spirits and beauty, aS Hop Bitters. y trial
is certain proof T"iegrap'h.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-09-17
~
DIE

EEEDEE-\t the residence of her fat her
iu-law, Josiah HeeoE-r, near Zion, on Aug
Ord 1881, Mrs. Rachel f., widow of Geo.
II. Err,icr, aged % wears. Her remains
were inferred in Rosrbank cemetery.
BACoN.-In Cccilton, on the 10Th instant,
Annie Bacon, i'll the Soth year Of her age.
IN MEMOElAM
MRS MARTHA j., wife II Dr. Il. G. Tar
ter, was born June 18th. lS21 and died
September 10Th. 1881
For many years She filled the position of
wife and mother. Her devotion u her fam-
ly was marked. \ faithful wife. Il fond
and lowing mother Il true and tried friend
None knew her but Ia love her.
At the early age of fifteen she was con-
vcrIed IL God: from that period ill she
closed UP her earthly life, she walked in
blessed fellowship with the Divine.
With her, faith and works We're connect
ed. She was ever ready To do and sacrifice
and suffer in the Interests of her Master.
Mrs Carter did not serve God for naUght
W hen stricken down with that much to be
dreaded disease, Diphtheria, and far from
home, she was perfectly resigned. When
informed that death was near. she said, d"
am not afraid To die; am ready" When
her son-in-law. Rev. l.. H. Hoffman, said 10
her, " Mother Is Jesus prrciouSn" she re-
engaged i'll prayer AT her hed->idc, She was
heard saying, = My l;edeemer. My Re
dcemerl' Vixen she could no longer give
uttrrancc TO her words, with Il; heaven
illuminated countrnance, she pointed mp
wards, indicating that she saw something
infinitely better awaiting her in the near
future. She has gone from earth; and while
we sorrow it is not as those without hope
For know she - rests from her l3borS
and her works do fol low her
80. tur the death of those
Who Slumber in the Lord;
lie like theirs my last repnSr--
Like theirs my lat reward. "
Her funeral services We're held On Monday
Afternoon, in the Cherry Hill NJ. T.. Church.
They We're opened with singing the 1902
hymn. which was announced hy the Pastor,
T.. T.. White. Rev. \. ID. Davis read Il por-
ton of l$t CnriuthianS. nr. l.. {. Matlack
led in prayer ltter which the 40 was
sung. .,ddrDSSoS tTll0wod lay lsevs. john
France, a. Dewitt, and l.. q. Matlack. The
choir then sun" very touchingly, Shall
we prt beyond tlu. ri Yer -
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-09-17

BISHOP SIMPSON told the British minis
tiers at the Methodist Conference, on
Monday, that there was no falling off in
the observance of Sunday in this country
Is the Bishop right
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-09-17
1:eal Z p|!ture

In. !. \. SHERMAN il the original and only
DIR. SHERMAN known to the public Tor the past
- wears through his successful method Of treating
Rupture without the annoyance and INJURY truSSc>
nliict. His system cure is hy Local External
Applications. During treatment no hindraucc
from labor. and security against Death from
Stmraulated Rupture. Patients from ahrond can
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-09-17

- JUST now sportSmen 90 to the marshes
for rail and reed birds: but farmers of sound
minds 20 to CoLIINGS x IEFFEES for all
kinds Of Agricultural Implements and Fer
tiliLerS.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-09-17

The President, on Thursday. accord
NC to the official bulletins, took "a great
variety of nourishment without discom-
fort, and spent three quarters of an
ioHr i'll his chair, ''in position little
more elevated than on previous occa-
Ninns. At $50 A. NJ. his temperature
was 9S.4: pulse, 100: respiration. 20 At
noon, temperature, $50: pulse, 102; res
piration, 81. At $50 p. NJ. temperature
99.2: pulse, l0i: respiration. y. The
official bulletins stated that he 8 coughed
occasionally, the cxpectoration being less
pnrulent, and also stated that in spite
oi the various septic accidents which
have for several weeks and do still com
picate his case. he has certainly not re-
trngradcd. but on the contrary, has made
some progress toward convaiescence -
Attorney-General McNe igh. in his dis
patch to Minister Lowell, on Thursday
night, said Of the President: ''He is
still very weak, and, us the weakness is
due to the condition of the blood, while
it continues, grave anxiety must also
continue.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-09-17

EVER since the Frederick Convention,
Fulton Of the Baltimore 1meriron has
been in state of rhronir howl. His last
is his yelp about the "one-man power"
tbs only q way Fulton has when he
doesn't happen to be the lone " man.
The under dog generally does the howl
ING.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-09-17

having reached the shore of the Ia e
baretooted, hatless, poorly clad. aud SUI
Eeriug for want of food.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-09-17

TANNER must grow green with envy
when he learns of Connolly, the Newton,
On. J..) man who has tasted seventy days
already and doesn't seem hungry yet
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-09-17
County Executive Committee

WHEN will the oft-repeated warnings
be needed? We chronicle this week two
deaths. near Elkton, from the reckless
use of coal oil,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-09-17

~ BoiS, pimpleS on the face, salt Eheum
old sores. and I'll cutaneous eruntonS dis>p-
like magic when 'Dr. Linsey'S Blood
Srratcher" is used.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-09-17

InE changed weather is a God-send TO
the President, but will not be favorable
to the interests of the hotel keepers at
the Branch. 1t means life and strength
to the President, but losses to the land
lords
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-09-17

HOWEVER strongly Sergeant Mason
may be condemned, most people will be
glad to know that he has put Guiteau
mt" such an agony of fear as only the
most scoundrclly of towards and most
rowardly of scoundrelS could suffer- The
assissin is getting punishment far worse
than hanging.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-09-17

- Just now spurr>men - tn the marshes
for rail and reed birds: bur farmers of sound
minds 90 to CoIIINGS \ .IEFFEES for all
kinds of Agricultural implements and Fer
tiliIrrS
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-09-17
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

FNHlS i 10 give noricc that the subscriber. OF
i Cecil county. hath obtained nom the Orphans
tourt "i >ld county. letters 81 Amini.tr:.t" Oh
The personal estate OF
LYDIA A. GILLESPIE
late of said county, arc"a >cd. All persons having
claims against the said deceased hereby warn
ed 20 exhibit the same. with the vouchers thcrco!
iuIN authenticated.
On OF before the lith day of September. 1882:
thcy may otherwise. 10y law. b" excluded from all
rcurft oi said estate. All persons indebted to
aid estate requested To make Immediate pay
mvnt to the subscriber. Given under my hand,
dis l'lh day of September. lSSl.
JOSEPH MILLER.
Administrator oi Lvdin \. Gillespie. deceased.
TcSt-HENEN ID. MILLER Register.
Sept l1-6w