The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-08-05
GEN ERAL NEWS NOTES.

The junction & Breakwater Railroad
commenced running a late train last Sat
urday night to Rehobnth.
The Hon. benjamin r. Himys. Of Mid
dletown has So far recovered from his
recent Illness as t. be able 10 walk about
the house.
The man killed by a train at Linwocd
Station. near Chester. on Tuesday, was
Charles Dudley, 81 years OF age, sailor
from New Orleans.
The city OF Philadelphia. has only four
chimes of bells, one OF these being of
American make. They are all hung in
Protestant Episcopal Churches.
delaware ranks third among the States
rs ii packer of tomatoes. putting up $780,
GOO eases per annum. while New Jersey
puts up 800, GOO and Maryland 30O, coo.
Senator Hill, of Georgia. VIA. reported
much worse yesterday. lie had lost the
power or speech, was deliriouS, and his
death was hourly expected from hemcr-
rhaSe.'
j. W. Keller, Speaker OF tho L. S.
House of Representative. WAS nnani,
moGsly Nominated ia. Congressman, on
"Wednesday. by the Republican Conven-
ton Of the Eighth District OF Ohio.
A firm in Ottumka, Iowa, have written
to firm i'll st. Joseph, Mo-, asking t4e
latter to take some Eastern eide. aH their
hands, as they tea12 ;;,,,.y sai.Eot sell it be-
fofe IN new prohibition amen. mept
comes into erect,
The Greenback Labor State Convention
81 Illinois met on Wednesday in Peoria,
Mrs. Mcbride OF hat city, was oppoiiit
ed one OF the t"mlnittee on Resolutions.
ana lh. announcement of her name
evoked applause.
The Republican State Convention of
Iowa met on Wednesday, in Des Mones.
and nominated a ticket headed by J. \,
I. Huh, the present incumbent. tor Sec
rotary OF State, .iia Judge Sewers for
Juss4ou Vi The Supreme Court.
\ mammoth tree felIed on a farm at
Mexico. No, measured nine feet through
tear tn" ground. wa li0 feet high, til
IlrSt limb growing AT a height Of thirty
feet from the base. The tita was cut up
into S@n rails, 500 fence posts. and 10
cords Gf iirewuod.
y report that Secretary Fel@er will be
! = transferred IT, the Roman mission to
make room for ex Senator Conklinr as
Secretary of the Treasury" is said A, the
White House to be ".idirnious in the
extreme. a Minister at Rome will be
nominated IN day or two
fish story from Washington Terri.
tory has it that in some OF the s,nall
streams tributary to the Columbia river
salmon run in such big schools that the
less ro4nSS ,ish are crowded out of the
water. and that the banks are strewed
with dead fish thus forced out of their
element.
Tine Penn -Hohthly, which was started
IN Philadelphia in January, 1870, but has
never reached paying basis, was sus-
pended with the July issue. 1t has been
carried On mainly by the Alumni of the
Pennsylvania University, and to one of
them. it is said, has brought a loss of
$1,000
Four elephants bel"nginy to Barnum's
circus &c. .Go.e i'll Troy. New York. after
a performance last night and ran through
the southern part of the city, iniurinn
several persons one. man, perhaps
fatally. Three of the animals were Sc
cured before midnight, but the most flu
rious Was still at large.
Bob Allen, colored. charged with bur-
g'ary who escaped from Chestertowu iail
IN Kent county. Nd, and who was arrest
Ell IN wilmington, made his escape Mon
day few hours hefole the expected ar
rival of the sheriff of Kent county with
a requisition for Alien and companion
named Shadsach Trusty.
4 Jelsayman went t, Mauch Chunk.
Pa, to spend his vacation and during the
first night three old hens. which had zone
to roost on a tree outside his bedroom
window, were disturbed by cat and
flew into the apartment. The Jerseyman
was awakened and siashc1 a pillow
around until the bewildered fowls foand
their way ont. The ueXt morning he
told his host that he should come there
every summer, for during the whole night
he had seen but three mosquitoes.
\ telegram from Bar U.rbor. Maine.
says that on "Wednesday afternoon. about |
one clock, AS John and Isaac w. Howe
We're descending Green Mountains in a
buck board wagon, with several ladies,
they were stopped by an armed highway !
man, and the Howes were forced 20 give
up their gold watches and money, the
total value being stated at $1,000. A
party has gone i'll pursuit of the robber.
and reward of $1,000 is offered for his
capture. dead or alive"
The Democratic State Convention of |
Indiana met Oh Wednesday IN 1ndianapo-
lis. William IL. Engi.h, Chairman OF |
the State Committee, called the Conven
10 nd, \