The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-07-14
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

J. Brutus Booth, who retired from the
stage some years ago, now keeps hotel
at Manchester, near Boston.
Nancy Peel, a colored woman one hum
bred and six years old, died in Washing
ton city on Saturday. Her boast was
! that at one time she waited on General
Washington.
Mr.. Charles f. farrell, prominent
peach grower of WicOmicO county, has
sold his peach crop to parties in Baltim-
ore for 30 cents per basket, he paying all
freight and other expenses.
An accomplished young lady of Erie
Pa, having partaken too freely Of wine
at an evening party, wandered into the
streets and become hilarious. She WAS
arrested by a policeman and taken to the
station house. She has since been SO
overwhelmed with shame as to be dan
gerously i'll.
III. X. Porter & Co., of PittSburg,
have under way the smallest locomotive
ever built in this country. 1t is to be
used for pushing rail blooms within the
buildings of the Scranton Steel Works.
1t will weigh three tons, and run on Il
track of only two feet gauge. Tie cyln-
dcrs are five inches in diameter and ten
inches stroke.
In Coryell county, Texas, a few days
ago, the Rev. Mr.. Singleton and his
neighbor, N. M. Moore, had quarrel
over some tritling matter, whereupon
Singleton drew a revolver and shot Moore
three times, one ball entering his arm,
another his hand and a third his back.
If is fbou Uht tho latter woupn will prDyf
fatal.
DIR. Thomas +. Scott, the oldest and
one of the most eminent physicians OF
Petersburg, Va, died there, on Wednes-
day morning, aged SO years. Deceased
was a nephew of General Winfield Scott,
and an uncle of General p. B. Starke.
He was member of the Virginia Medi
cal Association and was widely known
both in and out of the State.
Colonel G. w. Roebling recently re
signed the position of chief engineer "t
the East river bridge, at New York. and
was appointed consulting engineer, with
out salary. His chief assistant. Mr..
Martin, was appointed engineer and
superintendent of the bridge. 1t i,
stated that the total amount of money
received for the building of the bridge
up to the first o. this month was Sl4
999, $50. and the expenditures We're $l4,
941, 5cs.
On Saturday the route agent failed t.,
deliver on the platform here the mail tol
the Southern Division of the ID. VI. x Y
r. r. and it was not discovered unit
the train for Franklin City drew up or
the main track ready for staring. i,
this time the other train had run a con
siderable way towards LeweS, but no
thing taunted, the engineer and a"en
cnt loose the engine and started in ho
pursuit. The train was overtaken n
IIarbeSon and the mail delivered to til,
proper authority DelarIre Democrat
1t is more than probable the double
scull race between lIan!an and Lee
and IIamm and Conley will not tax,
place until September. llAnlan SAYS hi
can see s., 600 ahead in prizes at the diff
fcrent rcgattaS, and does not intend I,
sacrifice his personal interests aud row
double scull race until all slu,:c seal
events are off. lIamm and Cnrley lrlv,
returned to Halifax. and will rrsum,
practice at once on the Bedford Basin.
The citizen, on SATURDAY.. will say
"rhe Parnel fund in Ireland has rise,
to over 500. 900. In Chicago it i, within
n small amount of s. 900 and in MaS>a
chusetts it has reached nearly 81 600. 81
that. without counting the Australian
; districts and those in the United State
and Canada, which have not yet been re
ported the testimonial now amounts I,
more than 800. 900 in cash, and will b
raised to at least $iJ0. 0oO."