The Cecil Whig., 1881-08-27
GENERAL. NEWS

-Posti:iaster-Genera James is suffer
ing from hay fever.
General Leslie Coombs Of kentucky.
died on Monday night. in Lexington, i'll
the 3sth year OF his age.
President Garfield : sons. Harry and
James, have completed their preparatory
course and will enter Williams college
next month
-- Senator Bayard will deliver an ad-
dress iii Cambridge, Mass, in October on
the now entirely novel subject of civil
service reform.
Secretary Blaine on Monday, receiv-
ed a cablegrrm conveying the congratu-
lations of the Pope on the President 5
improved condition.
In spite of the alleged malarial intlu-
ence of the grounds surrounding the
White House, there are several gentle
meu who could be induced to reside there
for four or eight years.
1t is expected that Aurrica will car
ny of most houorS al the Electric ixhi-
bition i'll Paris. If America fails to do
SO, she will certainly fall behind her old
rank among the nations
The statement of the Louisville
CoHri'r-JoarnHI that "Cincinnati folks
are so irrcligious that they don't know
when Sunday comes " is false They do
know it, and recognize it by picnicS and
dog. lights.
The large importing fruit establish
mcnt of Warner & Merritt. fronting on
both Delaware avenue and Water street.
near the the corner of Arch street Phil
;tdelphia, was completely destroyed by
lire Tuesday morning.
IT Or. Hammond would put a liver
pad ON his tongue, il lie could not rest
himself, it would give other people some
little show. The country have had about
all of Hammond that they want. They
got their ill of him a number of years
ago.
Friday last was Il day that will long
be remembered. at least by the Signal
Service officers. for the reason that not
drop OF rain fell anywhere in the United
States. The oldest officer in the service
does not remember ever recording such Il
remarkable fact he!olc.
They say now that Spotted Tail was
killed tor making love to another man :
,r;ca ,,J +b,+ +I;s p.,s IL ,nc L,,dol
md tiCtintb ,Jvcptnra nf Tint s,,t Thn
Boston Post says that il this fact had
come out before lie was shot he might
have got call to preach in Brooklyn
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y. G., for one of them who tried it a day
w. e .'l,,, I',1 u. -, ~
''f;a,so wn,,,h we .o.,'n 'r w. ,'i .ne
,,a5;1";, ", Il,,,,,;>;I ., 'no a''i;o ~.
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Richmond, Virginia. is now suffering
from the worst water famine it has ever
known. The supply for domestic con-
sumption is not only cut off by the low
ness of the James river. but nearly all
'lle INDUSTRIES rTINii'S On water power
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'io'ii Mn,cii Has "'ri' "ele''ioic pf"ho'hc-
t" o''it ioi "se'
The news OF the severe aud perl.psa
dangerous illness of Henry W. Stanley.
the renowned African explorer. will ex-
cite general regret. He has done more
than any other man. DR.. Livingston not
excepted. to shed light on the dark con-
tinent and open it up to civilization and
Christianity, and his death before the
work to which he has devoted his life is
accomplished would he Il positive loss to
science and to the world
The negro population of the United
States has increased thirty per cent
during the past ten years by births alone,
according to the census reports. The re-
naming population has Increased only
about thirty per cent by births and immi-
grafton. these figures are calculated to
impress upon the people the Tact that the
race pf"n!cm III I'M" country IS great
ana growing obe. I" winch there can he
tut one s"iuti"n-edEca'son EffhHH%'
query: Does education "auee il decreaae
III the native population:
A ,tranoa incident ,fo,r TINA :. th,+
American, have cone to CryInn amI
,ra therc hovin,r ,yrc,t sucoo.S in tha as
tablishment Of scbnnls to incnlrate RnG-
dh;sm and onnoSn tho .nro,I nf rIri.