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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-01-28

However much the tina result may JUS
tiiy the lcniency shown him by the court
daring the progress of this trial, sill
there will ever attach to it. now possibly
in al its features and incidents one un-
cNamplsd in the history of the .inriSpru-
dence of the country, the most disagree
able memory. And this entirely apart
from the fact that the man whose muir
der this verdict avengeS, shared in an un-
usual degree the affections of fifty mil
lions of people. 1t was the audacious
eifrontcry. the ir.everent blasphemy, and
the unmitiratcd depravity. that this
man. who shot down in cod blood the
revered head of this nation. and whom
we hope is of his kind the sole product
of the century, daily paraded before the
world, that was so offensive and repug-
nant TO the intelligence of the American
people. When he shall have eNpiated
upon the gall VS. the full penalty of is
crime, then will he have only in a meas
ure relieved the public mind of the in
lignation that even his living excites.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

he bill introduced in the House on
Monday, by Mr.. Money. of Mississippi.
t. nuke the Agricultural Department an
eScaltlve department and To enlarge its
daties and powers. provides for 2 secre-
TRY and an assistant secretary who shall
BE practical agricGlturists: that the de-
p4rtment shall embrace the Bureau of
Education and Labor. whose duty it shall
b. to collect all information concerning
education. wages of labor. price of pro-
dIcts. the cost of living of the working
classes here and abroad. and all informa-
si"n that may conduce to the welfare and
tt.2ncement of the industrial classes OF
t3'r country: that this bureau shall es
Pa!any collect al information concerning
1se rural work of women that NAV en-
.''+e the sphere of Labor and tighten thu
burdens of the families Of the agriculture
a population. 1t also provides for =
Jttcau Of geological .urvey, a bureau OF
&nSp"rtation to collect Information con-
t.rning cost Of moving agricultural pro-
.IIrt<. merchandise ard passengers: ais"
bureau OF manufactures. The impor-
ut feature of the bill, however, is that
il C,tabiishes in each State of the Union
. ie or more experimental stations for til,
purpose of thoroughly testing valuable
.. .mtS, seeds. fertilizers and agricultural
IMPLEMENTS with reference to soil and
climate
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-01-28

insly. And the RspuJ}jcon has inter
preted it Alright Stated conversely, it
meahs.
We fear that rum is a BUSINESS blessing
ment. although beneficial morally, is Il
loss in dollars and cents to some of cur
people.
We fear. in spite Of the evidences of
increased good order III our community.
and of the diminutinn of the breaches Of
the public peace consequent upon the
closing of the places for the licensed sale
nf rum. whisky. and Gin that some of
our citizens are not making SO much
money as formerly.
We fear, in spite of the fact that the
mothers. sisters, and wives Of many work
ing men all over the county now have
dollars to spend in the purchase of home
comforts that improvident fathers, broth
ers. and husbands under the old License
system squandered in drink, that the
trade in furnishing these drinks is a
financial loss to the county.
Are these the fears and miSgivings that
should influence any man who Judges of
any public measure fav0rably or other
wise as it effects the peace. good order.
OF welfare of society9
Is not the merely selfish or business
view of this subject. as it is of any other.
the lowest possible view to take of it.
But fortunately in Cecil. the opponents
of Local Option have not even this ground
left them.
In spite Of the fears OF our cotempo-
rary. and the reckless assertion of 9TH
ers, the evidence is accuGulative. that
the aggregate business, not only of the
town of Elkton. but of the county gen
orally, is greater than it was last year
and that we share. in common with
the State and country over. our proper
ton Of increase in material wealth and
prosperity. unaffected by adverse local
legislation against the liquor traffic.
Every community has its chronic grum-
b1erS. Local Option is now q convenient
scape- goat for cruSty carpers with thirsty
tongues and dry threats.
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.ss.EHE+W HIG...

1s-sfEiNENTiY VALUABLE FOR ITS LOCAL AS WELL AS
NERAL INTELLIGENCE NEWS COMMUNICATIONS A3E
zsPEcTFuLLY SOLICITED rRo;d AL SECTIONS or THr
{ luaTy. IN ADDITION TO the WEEKLY CONTRIBUTIONS
c IT'S REGULAR CORPS OF CORRESPONDENTS.
ANONYMOUS COMMUNICATIONS WILL RECEIVE NO
. -TENTloN, THE NAME OF The WRITER BEING REQUIRED
It AL CASES AS GUARANTEE OF GOOD FAITH.
MARRIAGE AND DEATH NOTICES INSERTED eRATu'
T ,usLY. OBITUARIES WILL Sc CHARGED HALF THE
J ,yAL RATE OF TRANSIENT LOCAL MATTER.
Local matter, Ten cents line for single inse'
'i1R.
Transient rGfes- Eight cents d line for one, ana
-Four cenfs line TOR ersry additional insertion.
oae inch Of space counted as Itceipe lines. Oat
1iuHR Fire Dollars per inch, one year.
Fouy changes aRoped to yearly adperfisers withou
5idfiondL charge.
The circulation of The Fhig being among fht
? oSt Intelligent classes Of Cecil county and thu
ijoiaiag counties of Maryland. Pennsylvania ana
elamare lis proprietor cOnfdenfis recommends ii
~ Business Men as a most desirable medium to'
siatrssrq:ive advertising.
To asGiniaia its high standard a, family journal
% oseastre or Objectionable advertisements cA b,
iasItted into its columns at any price.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-01-28

TIE New York UeraM in an article in
~isiin- that railroad companies should be
prohibited the use of stoves and made to
neat their cars with steam says; There
$ one way in which stoves and boil. +
furnaces save Il great deal of money for a
rallwag company in case OF collision.
'F setting lire to ear and burning to
'eatA the persons already wounded the
.ompany is Liable to less loss by suits for
-anageS, for i'll this State the law lin
$ the clam on loss of life to five thou.
and dollars, whereas a person surviving
1t permanently injured may secure a
ar greater award from an honest Jury
he railroads do not yet contiol legisla-
non :" entirely, however, as to be able
% demand the right to save money. by
'1rninS wounded people to DEATH
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THE FEDERAL APPOIN

As will be noticed in another column
fhe President has made four of the Fed
raj appointments ia Maryland. Thai
hey are nj OF character. integrity, bus.
ness capacity. and individual honesty. no
''le, not even their bitterest political CD
.'onents, will deny. Col. Webster, nom.
iated for the Coliectorship. is a gentle
ilan, too well known III this section of
Itaryiand to require any special comment
It our hands. Suffice it TO say at this
time that while formerly Collector Of the
Tort Of Baltimore. by his urbanitv. per
sonal popularity. and conscientious dis
Charge OF his official duties, he made a
reputation, second to ITO man who ever
held that office. He will do it again. The
ofher three names do not fall below Col.
heOster in any of the points that con-
S,ltutc a first class selection.
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Watermelons IN January.

The family Ct Peter Matson. living
nca.; Darlington, y. j.. eat watermclunS
Ion dinner every day and expect to do
50 all winter. Matson laid away 30
melons during the season. preserving
them by a process which he pruiiesses To
have invented. He varu,%tlrt aachmel-
on all over and tileu sealed up the stem.
Net iung aga lie invited number of his
friends to dinner and brought ont three
large watermelonS for dessert. His guests
al united in saying that they never
tasted more dclciouS melons even in
the regular season. The news ofMat-
SON preserving powers reached 4 large
fruit dealer i'll Philadelphia, and a rep
l,..aHtatlye of the dealer went to Bur
iington and requested the privilege of
tasting some of the fruit. lie pronounc-
ed them delicious. and at once uegniiA-
ted for fifty of the melons. iiatson hes
itated some time, but has 81 last conclu-
hed 10 part with :; portion Of his stock,
rs ;l.1 price offered was large. They
aro to he placed on sale at fabulous pric-
Is in HniiaIelphi;. in a few days. The
dealer wants Nr. Matson to preserve
several thousand for him next SIMMER
or else sell him his PROCESS. Local ply
SicanS declare tEai the yalniSh used t"
prevent the melons from spelling is suili
cIent to have poisoned al those who
have partaken of them. Yet the members
of the family never enjoyed better mcajth.
y. J. liorId.
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GUITEAU'S CONVICTION.

The conviction of Guiteau is an event
4 at will he welcomed throughout the
civilized world with the profoundest graf
,fcation. The verdict is the sole redeem
ing feature of the trial. Through long
md tedious weeks, nearly equaling the
period through which a Borrowing nation
Eittched BY the bedside of the stricken
PRESIDENT, the national sense of judicial
6ecancy, propriety. and deeorum, ha>
cen shocked and outraged by the daily
exhibitions of this defiant SEsassin.-
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-01-28

TIE numerous Withdrawals from bust
less Of fire insurance companies attract
attention in business and financial cir
ries. The number of these Withdrawals
within the five weeks past is six. and of
hesc, it is worthy of note, three had
been uninterruptcd!y in business for up
wards of 4 quarter OF 4 century. The
explanation OF the movement is simply
lack of remunoratiyc business. In other
words. there are too many insurance CON-
pai.ies for the actual requirements Of
re country. The business has been
n.erdone.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-01-28

TIE Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
IN order to curtail the number of free
passes over their road, will hereafter
charge employees at the rate of one-half 4
cent a mile. Clerical orders will be Civ
an to pastors only, and they must be en-
aged in clerical business while using
hem. All passes will hereafter be
punched and register kept of them on
slip by the conductor.
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THANKS TO THE Jury,

Judge Cox then turned 10 the Jury and
said: - Gentlemen of the Jury. | cannot
express to" many thanks for the manner
in which ynu have discharged your duty
You have richly mciited the thanks of
yuur oaun,rymtn, and feel assured you
will take with you to your homes the ap-
provo! "i your consclences. With thanks
gentlemen OF the jury, dismiss you.''
With this announcement the court was
declared adjourned, and the now famous
t lal. which has absorbed the puHlio i'll
terest aud attention tGv ii,"lc than ten
weeks. eHGpd. Iha van was quickly
driven away, followed till ont Of sight BY
the leor- and yelis OF the crowd.
Mr.. Scoville viii probably file motion
in arrest of Judgment, and or a new trial
on exceptions. The law gives the de-
PENDANT fouI days to file tho siui;ou and
reasons for y new ,ri,.i. and ii is custo-
l.lI3y IS" the eoult to SIT one day t, hear
the argument thereon. should this mo
ton be overruled the deieudent is entitled
to a suspension Of the sentence till astey
the next General Term. not exceeding
thirty days. The January Nensr.l Term
IS now III session, and .he case cannot 90
there, Gnt viii he apptalable to the Ap.ll
term.
Il is the custom of The April term to
run until SpptcmhGr, takIn. Il recess over
by the latter party OF May. then. if the
Judgment is affirmed. the execution mi,u,
take place i'll July.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-01-28

THG IAEYLAND and Delaware ship
anal project is assuming national i'm
portance. On Monday at meeting of
he Cincinnati Chamber Of Commerce
tie completion of the canal was advoca-
ted because it would save two hundred
niles in distance an6 twenty-five hours
n time, and reduction of three cents
'ar hundred pounds in the transporta-
zion Of the products of the West and
southwest to a European market The
Chamber passed resolution asking Ohio
Congressman to lend their aid in favor
able legislature to secure the end desir.
d.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-01-28

4 BEATTY PIANO 0RT139 -1l A,,NlFI
"a. Gear :.t.'lijE lrEosvl.s. squire game piano
iOri,-. 'r;r '''N handsome rpUn" corners. Ivs.
wood -; ', Ti,Tte hiiisOIs. ATTY. ntiotl>> iron
iral.l'-. stool. ho"A. cu}cf- baked. @@-i..' I"
$50 ..,ru: catalogue prl'.-. $500 (" Sl,HHH,
satisfaction guaranteed u: money refunded alter
one y'..g. use. HprI-.t "i-tn" rrtt-. 'it2J Ia
ss.Js. rNtoin2ut prices .s.,oo % .sSGH 81 'nHald
ianO.tsrtr ri the universe, ~ thousands testify:
vrilr !pT uAiunulh LIST ut t,~tiauuuia.> BcitlN'>
cabinet vr.,au.. cathcdrl church. chapel. par..r
$50 Upward: NiStuIs welcome: lcey carnage aces
trains: Illustrated catalogue tHoltiny ed ton,
Tree. Address OF call upon DIME :. 5-4----E
W...:r---- Ter- .a:-.-
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Father is Getting Well

Ny daughter say, How much better
father is s,nae he used Hop Ritrers. Ila
is getting we'll after his long suffering rro,i
n disease declared inrurahie, and we are so
glad that he used v"ur Bi'terS "A lady of
Rochester, N. Y,-Utira Hprold,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-01-28

WAsulSGToN, Jam. 2I-The prompt
and righteous verdict rendered by the
.lury III the t'Giteau case vas borne ..l
the wings ot the wind To every .,,.,rIer
Of the city, anl iii les! s..an one hour
afterwards i a;,s: Atsrwn in every house
h,,i,, ;.,.5E and inW. The feeling Of relief
anl approval was general aud universal
Here, where the assassin committed his
bi,Wdy deed, the strain upon the pubic
mind has been intense and continuous
from the moment TIA. ne. fatal shot sped
on its d%l;! GRAND. all though the long
dave and nights of summer. while the
wounded. cntcebltd body and heroic sorl
wre>tlrd with the grim DESTROYER Ia tho
hour when body and soul were ,aYte,i IN
that FAINT eXppiGG ,."a,., through / he
mellow :..ye ~ October to the sombre
uaNauf November. There had been some
approximations that one or more members
oi the jury might be per>ua ted into the
acceptance of the audaciruS theory of in
sanity which WITS put forth. and those
who almost heIti their breath for fear ot
THIS gravo heartfelt Sighs oi thank full
hess when that fear was over
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-01-28

An exchange very truly and forcibly
observes that no mans life would be safe
in this country. no man who had cum
ring and disappointed enemy, if the ver-
diet in Guiteau's case had been other
than it is.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-01-28

We congratulate our cotempory of The
II. mocr0t upon the handsome new suit Of
T. pc i'll which it appeared last week.
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Jl,s QetiI 41l'1e.
ELKTON. JANUARY %, 1882.

THE Oxford Press donned new suit
last week. It's typographical reputation
always was excellent.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-01-28

- Death to rats, mice, reaches aud ants;
PARSONS ENTEEMISATOE. Barns. CrIna-
ricS and households cleared in \ sit Gle night
No fear Of had smells Best aud cheapest
vcrmiu killer in the world. te:.n!elp treat
meut for 81.
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CT ITEAU GUILTY.
HE DEL VERS HIS SPEECH TO TIE
JURY.
The Jury Believe the Assassin Sanc and
Fit Subject for the Gal!ows

WAsHINGToN. Iau. 81 THE lr'Hciinr
rain without. and the d."np. mlu!t, at
m"sphere within the cou,t r"nm. were
not sufficient to deter jn~,lir. cg'pwi
from linrrl ing to the court house and
demanding admission. N"t since the
first few davs of The tial has tide lrati"n {"
OF tn" deputy r,aI>ilajs hern =, severely
tried. When the prisoner was brought
in he was not led to the dock. bur IS he
witness box. lie sat down. remark my
Il am going to set down because can
talk better. | am not afraid OF any one
shooting me. Shooting is on the de
crease" Then adjusting his glasses and
taking up a roll of manuscript, he real
as follows:
GUIrEAU'S srEECH.
The prosecution pretend that | am a
wicked man Mr.. ScoviIle and Mr. Reed
think am IL lunatic aud | presume You
think am. | certainly was Il luniitic ON
July 2nd. when fired on he President
and the American people generally and |
presume you think | Was Can You i'm
a@ine anything more insane than my
going to that depot and rhootin" the
President of the nited States Iou
are here u say whether was sane or in
sane at the moment when ! fired that
$ OF. You have nothing to do with my
condition before or since that shot was
fired. You must say by your verdict,
sane or insane at the m ,ment the shot
was fired.
If you have any doubt of my sanity at
the moment, you must give ne the beue-
tit of that doubt and acGuit-that is, if
you have any doubt whether iired that
shot, or as the agent Of the Deity. ii |
fired it Oh my own account. | was sane
Ii fired it surprising myself the agent
of the Deity. ! WAS inSa"r. and yuu must
acuuit. THIS j. the law as given in the
recent decisions al the New York Court
OF Appeals 1t revolutipnizeS the old
. rules and is . grand step forward III ihc
law of insanity. IL is worthy of this age
of railroads. electricity ami Telephones
and it we'll comes from the progressive
State OF New York. | have No he>ita-
, ton in saying that il is . special Proyi-
dence in my favor. and | ask this Court
and jury SO to consider ii. Some of the
best people of America think me the.
greatest man of this age, and this feel
ing is growing. They believe in my in
spiration and that Providence and have
/ really saved the nation another war. Ny
speech setting forth in detail my defence
was photographed on Sunday to all the
leading papers and published on Monday
morning. and now | am permitted by
His Honor to deliver it to YOU. i'ni,
one mistake occurred III it. and il was
my fault. | omitted to erase the WORDS
"Christmas. 1884, which APP ar II few
lines from the top Of my speech. The
sentence errnneously read: To-day
Christmas. lSSl--i suffer III bonds as :,
patriot.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-01-28

Archibald Stirling. Jr., is the son of
the venerable irehinald Stirling, presi
dent of the Baltimore savings Bans. -
lie graduated at Princeton College III
1851. studied law with Mr. John ii. b.
Latrobe. and was admitted to the bar in
1874: was city counselor of Baltimore in
Is So: States's attorney for the city. G3
"a, ami Wa. aProintah EHited States
District Attorney for Maryland III ~ by
President Grant, and was continued in
office by President Hayes. He WAS ed
ucated Wing. and acted with the Amer
lean party, and during the war with the
uni"H partv. In '5S he was IA member
of the House OF beiesates i.T..i, i3al,i-
more city, and was chairman Of the Gem
mittee on ways and means.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-01-28

So pure, wholesome diS'i'lation of
witch hazel, American pine, Canad:. fir, mar
igcld, clover blossoms, etc, fragrant with
The healing essences of hal>am and Of pine
Such is Sanford Radical Cure for Catarrh
Complete treatment tor 81.
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FIFTY-THTRD DAYS PEGCEEbIhGh.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 25.-At few
minuets past 10 O'Clock Judge Porter en-
tered the courtroom. and bowling polite
ly to the jury took his stand at the rear
of the prosecution and directly in front
of the iury-box. Before he fGi.td ueg.G
his address the prisoner broke in with
the statement that his sister had been
doing some silly talking III Chicago; she
meaut well, but she was no LAWYER
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SUMMARY OF THE CASE.

At $40 Wednesday afternoon the jury
IN the Guiteau case came INTO court, at
ter an absence Of fifty five minuets, with
verdict Of guilty, ari,; li,e great tii,i
oD.,,iuded with the recording of this
finding, which, if sustained by the Judi
Cial tribunals and enforced by the gal
lows. The trial began in the Criminal
Court for the District Of Columbia be
fore Judge Cox on Nov. II. 1881. an..
"as IN prGGre2s. ~lfi, occasional Interrupt
tions. for more than two months The
prisoner was convicted on the titty-third
day of the actual sitting OF the court for
the exclusive consideration Of his case.
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t:.n.i"g down 10 hi. quotation iiom
John Browns body" he threw back
his head and sang verse from that old
song much to the amusement of the
spectators. He read from his speech:
Put my body in the ground il YOU will
that is all you can do, Bat thereafter
D"t"rS d day q r6CkuEius. Tie pIills Of
the gods grind slow. hut they grind sure
aha, they will grind to atoms every man
that Injuries me, and supplemented it
with the remark: = As sure as Il hair in
my head is injured this nation will go
down in the dust. and don't You forget
it.. lie then read his speech % :. ain-o
without ANY noteworthy incident, and
then the court adjourned.
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NAVAL OFFICER WILMER.

DR.. William Ringgold Wilmer is a ma
tive of Charles county. Nd. and a son of
the late Rev. Lemuel Wilmer, who for
almost fifty years Was rector of Port To-
baeoo parish. He is also cousin of the
late Bishop Hi!iIeE, af Louisiana. DR..
Wilmer was a student Of medicine in Tho
office of the late Prof. Chew. aud is Il
graduate of the University of Mary land
School of Medicine. He practiced twelve
years i'll Charles county. during portion
Of which time he was examining surgeon
undtr the diatt for the army i'll 90, and
he was !. pG.t surgeon during the war.
He has also been President Of ti,G Gia;le 6
county school board. and dis6ursing OF
iiccr Of the War Department in Southern
Mary land. In - he was appointed by
President Grant collector of internal rev
enue for the fifth district OF Maryland,
which office he held until the district was
merged into the tliir,i collect, 7 district,
In 80 DR.. Wilmer was the nept, bIL,i,
nominee for Congress in the fifth district
Of Maryland. He is u member Of the
Protestant EPISCOPAL Church, and Il lay
reader in the church of the Holy Trinity
Baltimore city.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-01-28
MARYLAND FEDERAL OFFICES.
THE APPOINTMENT OF MESSRs. WEBSTER
WILMER. STIRLING AND NJ CLINTOCk.

The appointment of the Federal Off
GERS in Maryland, except that o: the Sur
veyor of the Port of Baltimore. were
made on Thursday. Speculation has been
rife is to who were To he the lucky hold
ers Of the prizes. Il number of names
being mentioned in connection with each
office.
For Collector of Customs. the Presi-
dent sends in the name of Col. Edwin III.
Webster. of Hartford county. For Naval
officer. DR.. VIM. r. Wilmer of Charles
county. For District Attorney, Archi-
bald Stirling. .Jr.. of Baltimore. For |.
5. Marshall. District of Marland. John
NJ. Mctlimtock, of Baltimore, the two
latter being re-appointments. The APP
pointments are here thought To be strong
ones. and are well received. The ap-
potatoes are men not only of standing
and character in their respective eommu-
mites, but gentlemen we'll known
throughout the State.