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situation almost without the necessity of
telling it TO him. In the evening the PEG
pie at the jail believed he President was
dying. and in some way ,,uiteau heard
that also and became more restless. He
climbed to the window of bis cell and
down again ceasclessly, acting much as a
crazy man wOnld who was under intense
excitement.
This led ultimately to what very nearly
proved a tragedy. Guiteaus condition
attracted the attention of every one about
the Jail who saw him, and W. c. McGill.
who has charge of the jail on alternate
nights, visited the cell several times, and
from what he there saw concluded that
Guiteau had heard from some of the
prisoners the alarming rumors. He care
fully watched him. and several times
observed him climbing to the iron bars.
McGill suspected at the time that the
assassin was attempting to escape or to
hang himself and at l. 30 A. NJ visited
the cell. He found Guiteau concealing
something i'll his hands, and supposmg it
was knife. asked the prisoner what he
was doing with it. Guiteau looked up
excitedly and cried, so help me God,
| have no knite"' McGill insisted that
he had and stepped toward him. when
Guiteau sprang up, rushed at him furi-
ously and made a savage cut at his throat.
McGill drew back and the knife passed
through his coat collar, cutting off the
upper button and making clean cut on
the left shoulder. The guard drew his
revolver, when Guiteau dropped his knife
and grasped the more formidable weapon,
crying for help and calling that he was
being shot. The pistol was accidentally
discharged and several guards rushed to
the cell, when Guiteau was disarmed.
The assassin said that he was acting in
self-defense, and that McGill had at
tempted to shoot him.
How Guiteau obtained the knife is ex-
planned by the fact that Babe y Bed
ford once occupied the cell, and that
similar instruments had been concealed
therein by that criminal. The knife is
known by the prisoners as a cheeser,
and is a criminals substitute for jack
knife, carving knife, razor or dagger. 1t
is made out of the piece of steel found in
the sole of Il boot at the insteps. and can
be sharpened on stone or window sill
until it become exceedingly keen. The
blade is generally about two or three
inches long and half an inch broad. and
an inch or more is left unsharpened and
Wrapped in RAGS or paper for handle
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A Trap for Sheep-Killing Dogs.

The Lynchbifrg I'i,yini"n thus dccribes
an ingenious trap devised by Il Virginia
farmer 10 capture sheep killing dogs. IIav-
ing suffered from the depredlations of dogs
upon his sheep-fold he built around num-
Der of sheep that dogs had killed an inclos-
IRE of rails twelve feet high and about ten
feet square at the ground, the sides of the
trap Sloping inward until an opening was
left about five feet square. Any dog could
easily climb such 2 Sloping fence and enter
the pen, but not even II greyhound could
jump out of it. In three nights the farmer
captured torty-siN dogs, including fifteen
or twenty that had never been seen before
in that neighborhood. This, after there
had been Il public slaughter of all dogs sus-
pected of sheep-killing. save one, whose
master could not be convinced of his guilt
The trap WAS built for his especial benefit
and it caught him the first night.
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Blown Down.

The wind storm on saturday afternoon
last demolished the foundery that has been
in the course of erection ut Perryville for
gagged ut work OH the foundry, VIM. Morgan
and Edward Carroll, were seriously injured
by the falling timbers. When the storm
approached they made hasty preparations
to leave the top of the building, where they
We're occupied in shingling the roof, but be-
fore they could reach the ground the entire
structure fell, carrying them with it. Nor
gan had both legs broken and was injured
internally. Carroll had one leg broken near
his ankle and received few bruises His
injuries are not necessarily fatal.
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sion. The fair nrt:c,l them clear ,'f all ..<
leIises S1l1.H The following is list at
the articles and names of the successful can-
didates: Organ, Miss Sadie Mace, ul Row
landsville; set OF harness, Charles Peter
son, of Fair Hill; set of furniture, Miss
Rose Graham, New Valley: sewing machine
Mrs. Sarah Barrett, Rowlandsville: cornet,
c. NJ. Childes, Rowlandsville; writing desk,
Miss Callie Brown, Colora; gun, George
Kitchen, Colora doll, Miss Ella Boyd, New
A-.lll
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PERI YJILLE II'EW.S.
ACCIDENT,


During the storm of last Saturday, the
foundry in course of erection here was
blown down and two carpenters employ
ed on the building were badly injured.
They are getting along as well as can be
expected. The damage done to the
building will not exceed $500. This will
OF course retard the progress of the
work, but Mr.. Armstrong hopes to he
ready to supply the Fall trade.
CHn.Ls AND FEVER.
Some of our citizens are suffering from
chillS and fever, as this disease is getting
i'll full bloom with us now.
REINSTATEp.
We are glad to know that Mr.. J. r..
Barnard is placed in his old position at
the railroad depot.
COMPLETED.
Mr.. s. Owens has moved into his new
store and is making a good display of
goods. lon can get almost anything
you want after he gets things in order.
NEW BUTCHER SHOP.
Isaac Watson K Co. have opened a
meat shop. We can have fresh meat
three times day now if we desire it.
If not we can take it salt.
CAMP MEETING.
Quite Il number of our citizens went
to camp on last Sabbath. They say they
had a good time. MoDoCK.
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STATE OF MARYLAND.

ip"llS lSl'oit w lHV P'ipiit
schools and illiteracy in the State of Mary
land:
STATE OF MARYLAND.
Whole m0,ber Of e'enr.toly schools, ?,03o =;
schools for colored children, 800.
School B"idings, Sadg ami Recif0tio"
Rooms.-W hole number of school buildings,
1854; number of buildings having more
than one study room, 1422;; number of school
buildings having two or more recitation
rooms, 100.
Snting$-W hole number of seats now
provided, l2S,:io6: total seating capacity,
100 So
Condiiion Of Buihiing& Der report
ed in good condition, l,230: number i'm
properly heated and ventilated, -: num-
Der having insufficient grounds, 80 num-
Der not properly drained, %: number SIM
ply reported in bad condition, 3D.
Wander Of TeacherS-W hite-male, ,O19:
female, lob: total, 2,G92. CoIored-male,
30: female, l11; total, $50. Whole num-
Der of teachers white and colored. 3,0Sl.
Qualifications Of IcdrherS.-Nunbere lu-
Gated at high schools or academies, l,lS5:
number educated at normal schools, t24
number educated at colleges or universities,
2l;i; number holding certificates other than
preceding. 90.
Wages "nd Time EDploycd- of
tthtntiS S'tidlitS per month, SoiNf. aver
age number of months employed, ST..
Whole N"n,ber OF PnpiiS in lHendoncc
Dring >,lool Ien, ISSo.-White-male
65,256: female, 57,3i6; total, l22, 6O2. Col
ored-male, l3,36t; female, Is, 1917 total,
20, j:@;. Total attendance during the year,
l49,135
irerr,q" DuHg Htendance Of Pupils.-
White, zoos; colored, T. 5S6; total, 81, :
6S4
Pupils "a Htcmionrc i,dcr sir Years 81
.ige.-White l,11:i: colored So; total -
los.
Pupils IN -1Hea1unce yrcr Sir Years Of
-AHe.-White, 6,034; colored, 1.194; total,
7,s2s.
Number Of Schools IN rhich tie Sunsliag
Of PupilS rnS Reco,d"d.-l, 05I
Tcrt Bo0kS-Number of schools using a
uniform series, go: number in which they
are provided at public expense, IA.
N"mber Of Schools LaAlucting IN .>pecidl
sf"dies.-Botany, 90; natural philosophy,
is7; physical geography, 555; drawing, :'S5;
music. 1856: political science, l72; book
keeping, los: domestic economy, nursing,
or studies preparing girls for housekeeping,
i; calisthcnics, gymnastics, or military
drill ~: kindergarten methods, IL.
-irer"gc NU0,her o., >chooi H"urs.-Morn-
ing, ;: afternoon, ): per day, {.
libraries. -lppordt"S, d'c.--The Number OF
schools which have libraries, .; number OF
bound volumes in same, 29:;; number OF
schools provided with astronomical appara-
tus. -; number of schools provided with
apparatus for object 3.
Sources OF Incomc-From State taxes,
Sol, 92l.32: county, town, and city taxes,
dog taxes and other public funds, S73j3, 30.
II: tuition fees, ST, i23 L. all other sources,
SS7 ,9ae.:16: total receipts, 81, 80 5000.
EJpendttureS.-F rent of buildings. S29,
5:;>266; repairs, $40, 34502; teachers sala-
ries, Sl,0G4, 1901; text books, S7,710. 03
school furniture, ST., 510.1l: libraries 500
all other purposes. Sli0 13S. Sd; total eNpen-
diture, l,2S4, 1869.
Value Of School Properties. School build
ings, S1,7S6Oli.7S: other school property,
$50, 2Sl.19; total value of school property,
s. U26 29tj 81
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Be Wise and Happy.

If you will stop ali Your eytravagant and
wrong notions in doetoring yourself and
families with expensive doctors or humbug
cure-allS. that do harm always. and use on.
ly natures simple remedies for all your all
ments-you will be wise. we'll and happy,
and save great expense. The greatest rem
e,ly for this. the great, wise and good will
tell you, is Hop BitterS-rely ON it.-Pre$S.
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Very Successful.

The fair and festival held ct Rowlauds-
Vile, on Saturday last, by the mem Ders OF
the RowlandSyiIe cornct Band for the
benefit Of the organization, was a complete
success. Ii was we'll managed and attended,
and everybody seemed to enjoy themselves.
The Rising Sun Band was in attendance
and dscoursed excellent music for the ecea-
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*:CoUNYY@ NEWS.:
CEFIL TUN ITEMS.
HANDS BIZ RSED.

HANDS BURNED.
Mr.. Il. \. Warren had his hands burnt
and was otherwise somewhat injured in
saving L. p. Luzby's horses, while NOV
ing a steamer from one farm to another.
DAMAGE BY LIGHTNING.
Mr.. Jessie Iieylin lost several stacks of
straw by being fired by lightning, on
Monday of last week.
PEACHES.
From 100 to $50 baskets of peaches
are being shipped each day from Rey-
holds wharf.
FISHING.
Rock fishing on the Susquehanna flats
is said to be excellent. 1t is carried on
principally by parties from Philadelphia.
The perch fishing is poor, crabs, which
are used for bait being very scarce.
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GUITEAU.
HIS THEATRICAL DISPLAY OF PRETENDED
INSANITY.

If anything could have intensified feel
ing in Washington on Wednesday, it was
Guiteaus action that morning. There
was very nearly second tragedy.
In some way, on Tuesday. he gained
information that the President was in a
sinking condition. This made him eX-
tremely nervous. feverish and excited.
and he paced his cell in a anxious and
hasty fashion, asking again and again
for more news This excitement was
intensified by the noise of the drill OF the
marines. as the guard had been doubled,
caused by Il genuine fear that a popular
outbreak might result from the nights
increased danger of the President. GUY
teau seemed nervously to take in the
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-08-20
CHESAPEAKE CI7T ITEMS.
NEW SCHOONER.

The new schooner that was ordered to
be built at st. Michaels by Messrs. J. H..
Steele and Capt. Il. Cooling is completed.
and arrived here, on Tuesday last. This
vessel is an object of beauty. complete in
every particular a five sailer. and was
visited on her arrival by an enthusiastic
end admiring crowd. She is named after
the wife Of Mr. Steele nrnd0ln.
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MARRIED..

HALLMAN.-.JENNE SS.-At Chesapeake
City, on August l4th, 1881, by Rev. l.. W.
Layfield, Samuel A. Mailman and Jennie
J. Jenness, both of Chesapeake City.
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S"The age of the Republican party
patronage.-Dem Ex The age of the
Democratic party-pilla@e. Take that
and see how you like it yourself. -Aor-
ristorn UeraM (Rfp.)
We have Il lot of remnants of Dark
Dress Goods suitable for children's clothes
for fall wear; you can have them at your
own price. REESE.
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- Thirty-four years of constantly i'll
rreasing use have established a reputation
for DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup second to no
similar preparation. 1t rel eres Instantly
and cures all CDu Chs, Colds, etc.
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REGISTRATION N0TIGE
To the Voters Of Cecil county,

| HllE undersigned, Officers Of RegistMl-
| Il ton for Cecil county. in compliance with the
requirements of the Act OF 1876. chapter 249
which makes it the duties OF Officers of RegiStr3
ton to sit at some place convenient To the voters
of their respective districts. for I'VE successive
days. commencing on the first Monday Of Septcr..
Der in each year. for the purpose "f di>chargn.
their duties. hereby give notice that they will
| attend as follows
The Officer of Registration for the First Eclectic"
district will sit at CEtILTON;
The Officer of Registration for the Second Flee
ton district will sit at Oh CITY:
The Officer of Registration for the Third El,r
ton district will sit at ELkrON:
The Officer of Registration for the Fourth Flo
ton district will sit mt FAIR HILL:
The Officer of Registration for the Filth Electrt
district will sit at NORTH EAST;
The Officer of Registration FOR tho Sixth i.'r.-
ton district will sit at RISING Sun:
The Officer of Registration Tor the Seventh El,.-
ton district will sit at PORT DEpOSlT;
The Officer of Registration for the Eighth Elr.-
ton district will sit at MOUNT PLEASANT:
The Officer of Registration for the Ninth Elt,
tion district will sit at the BRICK MEETING
HOUSE.
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Messrs. L. p. Bowen and T. B. Hopper
have commenced operations in their new
canning establishment. which is the com
pletest one of the kind on the Eastern
Shore. When i'll complete operation they
will employ about one hundred persons.
TO obtain an idea of the workings and
the details of this establishment requires
Il personal visit, and any one doing so
will be amply rewarded for their trouble.
Mr.. Hopper deserves great credit, as he
planned and supervised the whole estab-
lislment from its incipiency and by his
energy he has at last
achieved success.
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Mr.. f. p. Bowen, we are glad to an
nounce, is much better, and will soon be
able to attend to business. Joseph ii.
Mills is still suffering from erysipelas in
his arm. l.. ID. Boulder has recovered
from an attack of muscular rheumatism
w. u. Howard has so far recovered as to
he ont again. --The Bayard estate have
pnrchascdO OF McSsrs. Steele n Brady 90
GOO bushels lime. II. ID. Bi,llle and
Henry Boulder will move from here to
the First district next January.-Mr
Raisin, brick maker, has finished burning
100000 brickS-a nice opportunity for our
Town commissioners to give us a good
substantial pavement, which is sadly
needed i'll many places. p. Wood is
hauling lumber to repair the Bohemia
Bridge. town was enlivened by
the presence of the Elkton Brass Band
on Tuesday evening last. Come again
with Your torch caps.--Mr. S. A. Hall
man and Miss Annie Jenness were mar
ried. on the evening of the 1tth inst. at
the residence of the brides father. No
cards and nobody'S business. THE
"eleven little angels will meet at the
residence Of Mr.. Ii. II. Brady, ON Mon
day evening next, in full force in their
new "charade. '-lIenry Clark has
purchased farm. in the First district,
containing $50 acres, for $4,000.
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~ Impaired organic functions restored
and nervous debility cured by Browns Iron
I}tterS
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CENSUS STATISTICS.
EDUCATION AND ILLITERACY IN MARY
LAND

Mr.. Henry Randall Waite. the special
agent of the census bureau, in charge of the
educational division, has submitted the fol
lowing preliminary report as to the public
schools and illiteracy in the State of Mary,
land.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-08-20

~" If YOU buy melon from JOE, and its
not ripe, he'll give you another,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-08-20

~ \ number of the leading physicians
of the country are now recommending Prof.
Guilmette'S Kidney pad for lame back,
sciatica, diabetes, gravel, and other diseases
of the kidneys, bladder and urinary organs.
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81 We are ust now getting in quite Il
large stock of ammunition: you people who
try to kill birds with gun, will please re-
member it, REESE.
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ltIEaIl.

- 1t is simply marvellous how quickly
constipation, hniliouS and sick headache art
cured by Sellers Liver Pills" % cents.
- Canton FlannelS. REEsE.
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LOCAL BRIEFS.

The martins have left.
-Blackbrd shooting is now in order.
The Fair has already begun to boom
A race between rival sail boats is talked
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~" Buy a Melon.
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On Monday, tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, the 9Th, 9th,
9TH, 9th and 9th days and Septem-
Der, 1881, from 9 o'clock A. NJ, to
6 O'Clock P, M,

| for the purpose of discharging their duty as on
GERS of Registration. according To thc said Net IS
the General Assembly
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At ) o'clock \. NJ, we weighed anchor,
and soon were on our way up the bay, We
ran in to Betterton and had break fast and
stayed at the wharf some time trying to get
some fishing halt, Failing in this we left
for Grove Point, where we remained fishing
and enjoying ourselves until after dinner.
Nothing eventful occurred after this aud as
the wind had died out somewhat we made
the wharf at Elktau about $50 T.. NJ, hay
ing taken our last meal on board at 6 o'clock
off Plum Point.
Thus have we passed a week of recrea-
ii on and now are We once more ut home
prepared to enter into our different pursuits
and occupations next Monday with renewed
energy every one of us feeling the letter
for our holiday and having resolved in a
body that should We all live and he here
another gear we will take Just such an
other trip. our crew take occasion here ~
tender our thanks TO Capt VIM. HeaIey for
his kindness and courteous conduct to Us
during the cruise, and we hold in high ap-
probation his excellent qualities Us sailing
master, shown on the good ship Tycoon.
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JOE.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-21
Another Failure.

New YORK, December 20.-The
Herald says Perry NJ. DeLeon, manu-
facturer and importer OF fertilizers,
ct No. 81 Broadway, and at Savan>
nan, Georgia, made an assignment
yesterday to John W. Anderson, Civ
inc preferences to John H Inman Of
$4,000 and to s. Becker of IS, ,23762
He was formerly Of the firm of Bald
win & Co, and sold out three years
ago for S25, 900, since which time he
has been in business alone. He owns
considerable real estate in different
parts Of Georgia, and has q factory
IN New Jersey. He also imported
from Europe. His sales were mainly
southern States, chiefly in Georgia
When the failure of Il. W. L. Rasin
& Co, of Baltimore, occurred on
Friday, Mr. De Leon was so much
involved that it was impossible for
him to extricate himself, aud an as
signment was necessary. Mr.. De-
Leon estimates his liabilities at
$4,000 The value of his assets
will depend largely on what is real
lied from the amount due him by
Raisen & Co. This amount he
places at about 100000, Much
sympathy is felt in the trade here
for Mr.. DeLeon, and it is thought
that his suspension will be but tenn
porary.
BALTIMORE, December 20.-Capt.
Edward Cooper, special partner Of
the firm Of r. ". Raisin & Co, which
suspended on Friday last, has made
an assignment for the benefit of his
creditors. He is an endorser for the
firm for about S500,000.
Joshua Walker, dealer in fertilizers
in this city, has suspended, having
endorsed for Raisin & Co. for about
$4,000.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-21
WASHINGTON,
Moonshiners in Georgia and West
Tennessee.
Bill Signed Comforting Franking
Privilege on Mrs. Garfield.
APPOINTMENT of Chairmen for the
Naval Committees.

WASHINGTON, December 20-In
answer to inquiries from postmasters
of sundry parts of the country, the
Postmaster General has issued al
order, directing that On Monday the
26th inst, and Monday, the End of
January, the post-offices OF the coun-
try shall be closed as on other legal
holidays.
The following internal revenue ap-
pointments were made to-day: John
G. Callahan, g. Nj. Seller, A. j.
Tand, Fl. III. Hall, J. p Murphy and
G.. f. Flowers, storekeepers and
gaugers for the 9Th district of North
Carolina.
The Senate confirmed William II.
Prescott to be special envoy extraor-
dinery and minister plenipotentiary
to the republics of Peru, Chill and
Bolivia; George III. Duskin United
States attorney for the southern dis
trict of Alabama, and the following
postmasters Louisiana, s. Ell. B
Shoemaker Baton Rouge, L. Te~
fort; Donnellsyille, Texas, J. w
Haekworth Brenham, IL. E. Taylor;
Bonham. j. Donaldson Sherman,
The President this afternoon
signed the bill granting the franking
-; Io,yo 10 HTco GorE o1 i
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Raunl to-day received a dispatch
from Andrew Clark, collector at At
lanta, Ga, stating that he had seized,
since Decembar 1st, ten disiineries,
ten thousand gallons Of beer and
mash, two hundred gallons of low
wines, forty-1ive gallons of whisky
and fifty buahels Of malt, and made
eleven arrests. He also received the
following from r.. T. Patterson, col
lector at Memphis, Tenn: The
raiding party which went into Car
sail and Henderson counties, in
charge of Deputies Dyer and
Cooper, have returned, after destroy
ing four distilleries and large
quantity of mash and other material.
[ hope to have the guilty parties ar
rested.
The following is said to be the as
signment of the chairmanships Of the
House committees determined upon
by the Republicans: Pacheeo, Cali
fornia, private land claims; Page,
Colorado, commerce; Hiscock, New
York, appropriations Kelly, Penn
sylvania, ways and means; Young.
Ohio, District of Columbia: Town
send, Ohio, railroad and caral Reed
Maine. Judiciary.