The Cecil Whig., 1882-03-11
GEXERHk NEWS NOTES.

al IL tApttttl 1T lllt
White House next week as the guest of
the President,
James Shaw shot and killed his wife,
near Christiana Penna. on Tuesday
morning. They lad not lived together
for some time. The Murderer escaped.
David Navarro. known as the " Fat
boy" who has been exhibited by Bar.
mum. Van Amburgh and other showmen,
died on Tuesday in Pittsburg of small
pox in the 9lst year of his age. His ex-
hibition weight is said to have been .30
pounds.
A gentleman in Paris owns a hand
some and valuable dog named Bismarck.
He recently received IA note from the Ger
man Embassy inviting him to remove the
name from the dog S collar. and to cease
calling the animal by it, under pain oE
prosecution, upon the ground that the
patronymic belongs exclusively to the
German Chancellor. and the Embassy
cannot allow it to be publicly applied TO
dog.
The other night professional mes
merizer found great difficulty i'll perSuad-
Ing an, one to come on the stage. flnal
~ one young man concluded to risk IL
and the first experiment was with glass
of water. the youth being made to he
lieve that it was alternately brandy. cham
pagne, whisky. etc. and drinking it with
great yusto. In five minutes thirty seven
men were on the platform asking to be
mesmeri7ed
The Rev Henry l.. Phillips. late rec
tor OF Christ L. l.. Church. Delaware
na.,ls to RI. nnh,;c fnr n.cu,i,rv id +,
conduct a civil suit for ms restoration to
his ch,rne from which he WAS disnlaeed
nv tho Mshon and Standiur C,nmi,ta.
az Del, ware and Inhibited from the ex.
ere;se Of all ministerial functions in the
diocese in Anrl last He claims that his
canse is the cause of ..evrrv nriest in the
American Church. MANY of whom are
dr;vsn t.,o, tba;r home. everv ve,r hv +ho
,,.,,;,,n abns.s nf +ba ,,ras.nt ;nst,.rs
ten, "f tha l.rotastant Fnison,ai Ci,nrch
In the celebration OF Longiellow 5
birthday at Gorham. one of the speak
ers gave the origin Of the beautiful row
OF elm trees now standing on the old
Longfeliow homestead. 1t appears that
Stephen Longiellow. the poets father,
offered his hired man two shilhngs for
each elm tree he would plant and make
live by the roadside OF his farm. In
e'-n"":'"s ."E a. .n'""'''h '" = i,n' n,
I,,,,,rt,il,,,r sa;d. :. !, Vii adl ',,,, ,nra
=, -. III; T.I''',
~, p.:c''I .;,i. 49,, a.. r
Tho ,avtnras soant.I wi+h rsnn,.ray,I
and tho l,vs ,f NV hovbnnd thai have =,
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The Hev. W r. brantly. pastor of the
Seventh Baptist Church. Baltimore. died
on Monday morning very suddenly of
heart affection. at his residence. No. p
North Eutaw street. His death caused
a great shock to his congregation. The
reverend gentleman was IN his usual good
spirits and health on Sunday. and deliv.
e:lh 2 sermon hoth at the morning and
evening service. Croh the conclusion OF
the hlSht service ne went nome ana re-
tifea as nSuai. lii> lifSt token oi Illness
was noticed at l>,5o clock at which
h"ur he rose ff"m ms peu' on the second
it""r, ana ascehae" l" ms stnny. lie
vas mes on thf sfa'FS ny hiS WE ana.
n'h''inI ''p "SNTn ~, F'f'i''' w ~ '%,' NV
Ed''e't hf' sn' ''.'''''o' W., n,'n'i.
c"np'at''e" "i par ar'o,'' 'he ne'r,.
~ p'i> n''i"', was i''i'''e'i''''S ""''''i,"'ie''
nut pe'"re ms arll'al the reverend gen
''ell'''i h'u IA AP'ie'
A terribly destructive fire broke ont
IN Hr,n,,., EY.,tsri.t ,ett ..,uut, Nii.
on FRIDAY afternoon last, and before it
exhausted itself ueari, the whole town
was DESTROYED. 1t appears that. on the