The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-04-21
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

The Delaware House of Representatives
on Tuesday, by vote of II to ), indeti-
nitely postponed the Senate bill provi-
ding for the submission of the question
of license or prohibition to the popular
vote.
In Philadelphia, on Tuesday. Casper
Ioungheim, who. on the Both of October
last, attempted to blow up his son-in-law,
August Goeckel, 10y throwing a curiously
contrived b,mh into room where the
latter was working. was convicted. and
fined 500 and sentenced to an impriso: =
ment of three years.
Tuesday was the beginning of the fifth
month of the second Star Route trial
Postmaster General James was again
put Oh the stand, and several other wit
nesscs were examined.
The trial of the barkeeper Schelier. on
the charge Of having set fire to the New
hall House, in Milwaukee, resulted on
Tuesday, in acquittal. Five ballots were
taken. in all Of which only one juror
voted for conviction. and he finally
yielded to the majority.
\ late dispatch to IA New York paper
saws: War with France is imminent, and
| have it on the best authority that
under orders which We're issued from
Berlin a fortnight ago. six divisions of
tn: German imperial cavalry and four
army corps have been got into readiness
to cross the French frontier in three day )
time.
The London Daily TltgrtM publishes
an extraordinary affidavit OF Il clerk in
the Postal Telegraph He says that men,
whom he supposed to be FenianS, accost-
Ell aim ami bandaged his ewes in IA court
near the Brood Street Railway Station.
London. and compelled him under threats
of his life to answer questions as to the
whereab bouts of the engines and the num-
Der and duties of persons employed in the
Central Telegraph offices. He was after
wards conveyed to Kingston and uues-
toned by six men, some of whom were
Americans. The clerk has "a brother
living in America He says he does not
know how the Fenians learned his name,
which was the first excuse they gave for
addressing him.
Mr.. Samuel McKinStry, of Carroll
county, fell dead on Saturday at his resi-
dence at Mekinstry's Mills. He was
StNCHiN NV NNbI VI az anu OILY
last V eek celebrated his golden wedding.
He was postmaster. and had held the
position twent six years.
W. I. Birmingha John Walton and
/ Frederick Campbell escaped from the
Centrevile jail on Saturday morning last
by cutting their way through the walls
on the second story.
I | -, |
95th year of his age, has Just completed
the mason work OF Il ciStern at residence
in that city. The work was eX .cuted in
a mastery manner. proving that Mr..
Lewis has lost none of his physical
ability during these four score and
fourteen years.
\ suit has been begun by Adam Hav-
erstich against DR.. Frederick l.. Fisher.
of New York, for $1,000 damages fol
the loss Of services of his three year old
! child. In January last the defendant in.
oculatcd the child, and in performing the
| operation did it unskilltuily, as is alleged,
i'll puncturing the arm too deeply and in
using impure virus. The result. is as al.
legged, that the child is parail zed in both
| AIMS. The defendant denies all these al
legations.
! IS The NoN lmeric IN R,cie,r fol
| May contains nine articles. nearly all
of which discusses some topic or prob
lem at the pres, mt moment prominent il
the public mind. Senator John T. Nor.
gan writes al 'Mexi TO-" and sets forth
the considerable MS Of commercial advan.
tage and international comfy which are
rapidly bringing about a more cordial
! understanding between that country and
| the United States. The Rev. William
| klrkuS. taking occasion from Bishop
| McQuaId rtcent vaccinations regarding
| the decay of Professionalism. makes a
vigorous counter charge upon the I.ap1l
! system i'll an article entitled d" The dlSlu-
| tegration of l,OmaniSm." in = + nelSnu
and Carlyle" Eiwn p. Whipple dis
courses with all his old-time keeuursS of
psychological insight and perfection of
literary form upon the strangely diver e
mental and moral character iSticS of those
two Grcao thinkers. Prof. Felix Adler
offers - \ Secular ' lew of Moral Train
ing, arguing that the current Skeptical
habit of thought demands an independent
system of practical cities. based pri
ma!ly on observation rather than on
revelation. Communism in America >
by Prof. Alexander Wincnell, gives very
fnrcible expression to the apprehensions
of those pessimIStic observers of the srenG
of events in this country who think Il at
they see in our political and S, cal de
velopment all the signs of impending
national decay. The other articles are
"AlinitieS of Buddhism ami Christianity
by the Rev. DR.. jaime Freeman Clarke
Woman "a an Inventor" by Matilda
Joslyn Gage: College Eldow mems" by
RosSiter Johnson: and Extradition." by
A. G. Sedgwick. Published at 80 Latay-
cite Place, New York, and for sale b,
booksellers generally.