The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-06-09
GENERAL NEWS NOTES..


Frank L. Shepherds dwelling, eight
miles from Cambridge, was burned on
Saturday. Loss, $500, insurance. ST.
700.
Three houses were burned in Snow
Hill one day last week.
The Accomac agricultural fair will be
held on the 2Sth, Goth, Both and 31st of
August.
The barn of Commodore Lowndes of
Miles River Ferry, Talbot county, with
its contents, including five horses, was
burned last week. The loss is about
81, 800.
Senator Anthony is improving slowly,
and his physicians say he will probably
recover. In the Senate he is a conspicu-
GUS figure. He entered that body before
the war, and has served. with fair ability
He has just been reelected for his fifth
term. Mr.. Anthony is a good parlia-
mentarian, and often presides. He is
known as the Funeral member from
having delivered so many eulogies on
dead associates. He is wealthy, and con-
trolls the politics of his own State.
George II. Daubner, wealthy farmer
of Wisconsin, has been sentenced 10 three
years imprisonment for obtaining by
fraud So, 500 arrears of pension money and
$50 month. He simulated cataleptic
fits, which he alleged he contracted by
exposure in the army; while, in fact, he
was only in the army few months. and
never saw any SERVICE. He was accom-
panied by his wife, and both wept bit
terly when the court pronounced the SEN
tence.
The centennial jubilee of Dickinson
College, of Pennsylvania, will commence
on the Gath instant at carlisle. Bishop
Thomas Bowman will preach the sermon;
the baccalaureate by the President; the
Grafton by the Rev. Robert Collyer, and
the poem by Wilbur Fisk Spottswood
Geo. II. Crooks, Ill. D., will pronounce
the centennial alumni Grafton, and Gen.
II. c. King will read the centennial
alumni poem on the 9th. The COM
mencement will take place the following
day.
An abstract of the special report of
Mr.. Burchard, director of the mint. upon
the production of the precious metals in
the United States, shows that the yield
Of the mines of the United States for 1882
was $32 800, 600 in gold and $40, 800 600 in
silver. This shows a decline of $4,000,
600 in gold and an increase of So, 500, 900
in silver as compared with the previous
year. The comparative decline in the
production of gold was'greatest in Cali
fornia, the yield being l,400,0 900 less
than in 1881. OF the silver SIS, 80, 600
were exported. California still maintains
ohe second place in the list of gold and
silver producing States, and its gold
fields show no evidence of exhaustion.
At London England this week, Lord
Charles Beresford challenged Jem Mace
and Slade to fight. Mace accepted, and il
set-to, without gloves. took place in Lon
don. The Prince of Wales was present
and was surrounded by large number
of aristocratic sports and private gentle
men, also a number of the fancy.
After several exciting rounds in which
excellent science was displayed on both
sides, Mace failed to come to time and
acknowledged himself beaten. Lord
Charles won an easy victory and almost
without scratch. When Lord Charles
had finished with Mace he invited Slade
to take turn, but the Maori, warned by
the VIC e-begone appearance of Mace, re-
fused to enter the ring.