The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-01-15
GENERAL NEW S.

Jesse X. Hines. Jr., son of Insurance
Commissioner Hines, has gone upon thu
stage. and has now an engagement viii
Lotta's company, in Philadelphia.
Small pox has prevailed to a consid
reabIe extent in Philadelphia for s"me
! time. Six cases were reported on Mon
day in Wilmington and one death oc-
CURED on that day.
! DR.. George II. Dennis, ex-United
! States Senator, has fine flock Of sheep.
numbering one hundred of the CotSwold
and Southdown breed, besides fort,
young lambs, some of which are two
! months old.
! On Christmas Day the venerable and
| distinguished Judge Carmichael celebrat.
ed his I'D birthday at his residence. neal
Centrevillc. Dr. Robert Wright of the
county. celebrated at the same time the
SD anniversary Of his birth.
| Connecticut rejoiceS over the fact
that the horse which Wilkes Booth rode
| to the place of his capture after 'resi
| dent LincOln'S assassination belongs to
and Abingdon man, and is Il good travel
| Ter, though twenty-three years old.
| senator trrOomc mas OIlefeu some
amendments to the bill extending aid to
| the Maryland and Delaware ship canal
| (Sassafras route). by the endorsement and
guarantee of interest on bonds to the
amount of $1,000 600 being one half %
the amount required for the construction
of the canal.
Charles Sumner was kindness itself to
| young men beginning life. On one occa-
sion. when much pressed for time. he
answered a young lawyer Baltimore as
| to what course of study he should pur-
sue in a ten page letter. The Young mai
was not 4 friend even and had no claim
upon him whatever. lie is now one of
| leading lawyers of Baltimore.
| The rosy hue and liie-like appearance
of corpse in Baltimore left the parents
i'll state of painful suspense; and even
when several physicians united in the
most positive assertion that life was eX-
| tinct, the remains were not removed from
a vault. and the coffin was left open I'M
der the charge of watchers. The eXpla-
nation is now made that the undertaken
had been experimenting successfully with
| Sulphuric acid and other agents, and had
succeeded beyond his expectations in
substituting Il temporary bloom for the
pallor of death.
An angel was deserted by certain ex-
citable persons. at the Seventh Day Ad-
ventistS Tabernacle. Battle Creek. Mich.
on New Years Eve. 1t appeared at
large window. and was distinctly seen for
at least a minute The attention of those
present was attracted toward it by bril-
liant light which streamed through the
al pln>, II iS fns,,ihnl -,
flowing white garments and with halo
about its head from which radiatcd the
most brilliant light-so bright that those
who looked upon it We're dazzlcd. being
unable to take their gaze from it until it
disappeared as suddenly as it appeared.
Baltimore expects small wind(all
An old man who was commonly known
rs the Prince or the Count though
he had followed the occupation of tailor
for number of years, died few dayo
ago in the room he occupied in Albemarle
street. leaving about 81 900 in the saving
bank, though always living in the most
frugal way. He had not worked at his
trade for year or two, and spent most
of his time in the otfie of lawyer who
allowed the harmless old man that privi-
ieges during Office hours. The rest of
the day and night he spent in his room
where he slept and ate. doing himsel:
what little cooking he wanted done. If
| no heirs appear the money will 90 to the
School Board
| ~
! me smyrna Itmes' IN an article re-
lerrlnG to the charge brought against the
Kev. MI. Foreman CHOW attached to the
Methodist Church at Pomona, near CheS-
| tefto"n' hent county,, credits INN with
having hved an unbiemlshed life, and
that most OF the people OF his Delaware
circuit believe him to be an innocent man.
! lie is reported to enjoy the confidence of
/ the people OF his present circuit. as he
did tie good will and respect of his form
Ell congregation. The council of investi-
! cation was called at his request, and he
/ was present at Smyrna at the appointed
| time; but the meeting had to be post
poned. the snow preventing the arrival Of
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