The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-05-26
GENERAL NEWS NOTES

n dismal Sleet storm, with snow and
rain. ragged all the AFTERNOON in eastern
Michigan. The effect vn fruit cannot be
determined now.
The New York World states that Mr..
George Alferd Townsend was assaulted
at the Grand Central Hotel Monday. by
Mr.. Duncan Harrison, a brother of Miss
Maude Harrison, the actress, for some
thing Mr.. Townsend had written tlerog-
atory to Miss Harrison, and he now
wears beefsteak upon his optical organ
The funeral of Bishop Peek of the VI.
Syracuse, New York. and was largely
attended by Methodist ministers anc
laymen. Among those present were
Bishops Simpson, Harris and Hurst 1t
is stated that Bishop Peck has left his
estate to the Syracuse University.
At Muncie, Ind, on Monday the
ground was covered by snow. At Find
lay, Ohio. the snow was several inches
deep. At Wapokoneta, Ohio, the snow
was so heavy as to break branches Of
trees. and the thermometer stood at %
degrees. At Lima. Ohio, there was
twelve inches of snow and branches of
trees were broken. At Bellefontaine the
thermometer was at "a degrees.
The annual sale of Alexander Wood
burn yearlings took place at Lexington.
| Ky. on Monday. Eighteen colts brou chit
| S9.625, and fifteen fi;lies 50, 80. The
best prices paid were for chestnut colt
by King Alfonso, $3.50. J. f. Kelly.
New York: bay colt by King Alfonso,
81, 100, George Lorillard: chestnut colt
by Glen Athol, 1925. Dryer Bros, bay
colt by Lisbon, $1,000, Dwyer Dros.
In the General Assembly of the Pres
| byterian Church. at Saratoga on Tues
day, the Rev. Dr. Geo. d. Baker read
the annual report of the board of home
missions. The great field of work. the
report stated. is beyond the Mississippi,
among the Indians, the Mormons and the
Spanish speaking people, and along the
Northern and Southern Pacific Railroads
and in Alaska. There are l 1851 mission
aries supported by the board and 1873
| teachers by the women's auxiliary so
ceties. The report recommends the gen
eral assembly to ask pastors and sessions
of churches to raise 5000, 600 for the i'm
perative wants of the board during the
coming year. The receipts last year were
| 1904, 900.
The President late on Monday after
noon appointed Walter Evans, of Louis
vile. to be Commissioner Of Internal
| Revenue. Mr. Evans is lawyer by
profession and wellknown in the politics
Of Kentucky. In 1879 he was the Re
publican candidate for Governor of that
State. and in 1880 was a delegate to the
Chicago Convention. lie is Il warm per-
sonal friend of Postmaster General Ores
ham and is understood to owe his APP
pointment to that gentleman. The new
Commissioner took the oath of office in
Louisville yesterday. it being necessary
| that he should qualify at once, owing to
the expiration of the ten days for which
an acting Commissioner could be ap-
pointed.
A large herd of imported Jersey cattle,
which were brought over in the steamer
Lord Give, and which have been in
quarantine for some time to meet the re-
ouirementS of the law, were sold on
Thursday, at HerkneSs' Bazaar, Phlladel-
phia. The bidding was spirited. Among
the BUYERS were gentlemen from Connec-
ticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey. Ken
lucky and Ohio. and a number of Penn
sylvanianS. Mr.. j. b. Morris, of Sau-
gatuck. Ct, after some live,v bidding,
had Royal Beauty" bred by p. Della
Pencil and sired by Douney. struck
down to him for 81, 600; c. Easthope, of
Niles. O.. obtained Bobby's princess
Rovale' for 1913, while Mr.. ii. d. Tusti,
of Waliingford, purchased Convolvu-
lus" for l,0.5: w. II. Burr, Pilots Yer
or.ica for $l,0l0, and w. l.. McCre ,dy, of
Saugatuck, CT, Orange Peels Rosa"
for 300. The prices obtained for the
other animals ranged from sos to $40.