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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-17
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Fortv Years, ExparienOa of an old Nun,a

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Are You Troubled

with conscientious qualms2" asked a friend.
"You look troubled" 80 am" said the suf
ferer; "but it is with the tOQthache." "More
fool, you," replied the comforter; "get it pulled
out and buy a bottle of SozOdOut, and preserve
the good teeth from like calamity"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-17

PERSONS who for many years have been
troubed by severe hacking cough during the
winter months, are relieved at once, and quickly
cured, by tuking Cough Bush.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-17

SKINNY Men. "Wel's Health Remover" re-
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-17

The rector of Christ Church (EpiscnpaD will
lecture on Sunday evening on Catholic, not
Roman Catholic"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-07-21

shrewd an observer of Pennsylvania
politics as Gen. Harry White, the
President is rapidly growing in favor
in that State. Mr.. White adds that
"with continuance of his popularity
it would be easy to predict who would
be the nominee of the next National
Republican Convention. 1t is already
said of Mr.. Arthur what was never said
of his predecessors who were Vice
Presidents, that the wisdom of his adj
ministration promises to disarm po-
litical opposition, increase the conf
dence of his friends and multiply adj
vocates for his continuance in the
Presidential chair-a fact which Gen.
White cites as certain evidence of the
success of the Republican party in
Pennsylvania at the fall election and
the election next year of majority OF
the Republicans electors -
In Pennsylvania, as elsewhere, the
Republicans seem to have found out
that General Arthur is President, and
that no one else can be held "respon-
sible for the Administration, to use
the significant language Of the "lier-
aid -
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-07-21
A FAMILY POISONED.
Made Sick by Eating Apparently Good
Ham-Mysterious Affection.

The Wilmington CDel.) Gaeette of the
18th instant says:
A peculiar case Of poisoning has been
demanding the attention of Dr. Ebberts,
of Second and Jackson streets, for the
past few days. He was called in to at
tend to the family of Mr.. William Dol
lard, living on Reed street near Halri-
son, six of whom We're taken violently
sick on Saturday morning after eating Of
some boiled ham, which had been pur-
chased two days before. Whether it is
genuine case of trchnn poisoning the
doctor could not say, as he was unable
to get any of the ham for analyZation,
but from the manner in which the mem
bers of the family were taken there is a
reasonable doubt that that peculiar
poison was the cause of all the trouble.
The ham was purchased by Mrs. Dol
lard from a butcher on Wednesday and
was cooked on Thursday and heartily
eaten of by all the family. 1t appeared
to be in the best of condition, and no i'll
ness of any kind resulted from the meal
which was made off it. On Friday the
ham was not touched, the family being
members of the Catholic Church. and on
Saturday morning Mrs. Dollard sliced
the remaining portion down for the
breakfast of her husband and five chill
dren.
The wife being in hurry to 90 to mar
ket did not eat anything, and left her
family at breakfast. They all ate very
heartily of the ham, which was pro-
nounced by Mr.. Dollard as being espe-
cially sweet.
About II o'clock one of the younger
children complained of feeling sick, and
Immediately began vomiting. In a few
| minutes more two others were down
sick. When the wife returned home she
found her husband and five children al
most in spasms and vomiting continu-
ously. DR.. Ebberts was called in and
administered emetics of different kinds,
and soon succeeded in relieving the
smaller children. who it seems had not
| eaten much of the ham, but the father
and son, about eighteen years Old, who
were brought home from his work sick,
suffered all day, and required almost the
undivided attention of the physician to
keep them alive.
Mrs. Dollard and several naishbors
were kept busy until midnight attending
! to the wants of the six sufferers. who
suffered from terrible thirst and drank
water until their stomaches were fear
fully swollen. About midnight the effects
of the posion was countcractcd, and the
sufferers fell into doZe.
Yesterday Mr.. Dollard male his first
appearance on the street since being
taxed sick, and looks decidedly the worse
| from the terrible effects of the poison.
| The children are also much better, and
no further evil effects are apprehended.
| The case is a curious one, us the cause of
the sudden sickness, in view of TIE APP
parently sound condition of the meat, is
| profound mystery.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-07-21

of stock for grazing, and several gentle
men in the neighborhood stated that they
would &c glad to pay Mr.. Woolsey So per
head to select their fattening cattle, as
they would make an additional 81 per
head by having him do so.
Mr.. Woolsey says it is the finest grass
season ever seen in Hartford; that it is
time for the grass to begin to fail, but it
is as succulent as it was in May. All the
grass fields are booming. The prospect
for the corn crop is as good as Mr.. Wool
sey ever saw, the wheat is a full average,
oats unusually heavy, potatoes as good
as can be. Mr.. Woolsey keeps Berkshire
pigs. Mr.. Woolsey has some grade Jer-
seys, defendants of an animal presented
to him by Mr.. Enoch Pratt. Mr.. Pratt
and the gentleman who raised the Jersey
presented to Mr.. Woolsey, noted
breeder of such cattle, were on a visit
some time ago to Mr.. Woolsey. The grade
Jerseys were shown. and the breeder of
pure cattle, Mr.. Woolsey said, that a
cross of Devon and Jersey were much
better for milk and butter than the pure
Jerseys, adding that of course it did not
do for him to make this declaration in
his own locality. Mr.. Woolsey has many
followers in farming in Hartford, and is
generally looked up to in agricultural
matters Baltimore Sun.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-07-21
MR.. DORSEY'S ATTACK.

Mr.. Dorsey has fired broadside of
calumny at the memory of the late
President, through the columns Of the
New York Sun.
This attack simply proves that the
campaign ISLANDERS about Garfield's being
tied up by obligations to Dorsey and
Brady were baseless, and that Garfield,
in directing, as he did, vigorous prose-
cution of the Star Route plunderers,
was conscious of no personal obligations
that could prevent his doing his whole,
duty as President. Garfield, it is need
less to say, could have had peace with
Dorsey, who threatened war if Garfield
did his duty and who has made war on
Garfield dead.
The Sun broadside is collection Of
more or less stale ISLANDERS or misrepre-
sensations of welLknown facts, artfully
displayed with fine typographical effect,
mechanically written and as sensa-
tional as the "Dime Novels that so
craze the average ''small boy of the
period. The charge about the appoint
ment of Stanley Matthews to the Su-
preme Court, in particular, is not only
stale, but is so ridiculous that no intelIi-
gent man would care to stand up in the
company of any of the well-informed
citizens of Cincinnati and repeat it.
Garfield suDDoSed as nearly eyarybo,}v
else did in Washington, that the nomi-
nation of Matthews by President Hayes
would be confirmed by the Senate, Ior
Matthews was conspicuously we'll quail
fled for the place, and there was no valid
objection to him. How. then, could the
appointment of Matthews by Garfield
have entered as consideration into the
compaign that was ended months before
the arrival of the contingency that no
one expected?
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-07-21
PRESIDENTIAL SPECULATIONS.

The New York ''Times," on Monday
last, gave large space in its columns
to the publication of reports from all
parts of the country relative to the local
preferences for Presidential candidates
in both parties. While these contrbu-
tons of correspondents may be very
uncertain indications of popular feel
ing, yet they attract attention at a time
when less important political matters
claim public attention. From .344 To-
calities reported, Mr.. Blaine is named
as being the first preference at 1903 Of
the points. President Arthur stands
next in the order of preference, being
the first choice at "a points, while Ed
mudds is the favorite at only 81 points,
Grant at 10 points, Sherman at ii
points, Logan at IL 1-2 points and Lin
coin at IL points.
The "Times," which has been more
or less hostile to the President, sums up
its reports by saying that President
Arthur is next in strength, and his
friends are pretty evenly distributed
throughout the country, and the favor
able feeling toward him is almost every
where reported as increasing constantly.
1t is clearly shown in the letters from
the South that large part of or indeed
the entire vote of that part of the
country will be cast in the National
Convention for Chester A. Arthur
There is no reasonable doubt to be en-
tertained at present that the 500 votes
of the old slave-holding States will be
given to the present incumbent of the
Presidential chair. Mr. Blaine and
every other candidate must face this
solid fact"
But the "Tribune," which speaks
for Mr.. Blaine with absolute knowledge
of his purposes and wishes, and which
recognizes the growing popularity and
strength of President Arthur, says:
As for Mr.. Blaine, there has been no
time since 1875 when he was not easily
the most popular American in public
life. The attacks upon him only in
creased the public regard, till even his
enemies discover and proclaim the fact.
If he chose he could be stronger
Presidential candidate now than he was
in 1876 or 1880. But it is known that
he has peremptorily refused to be con-
sdered candidate, or to let his friends
work for him. He has now been out
of public life for nearly half Presiden-
tial Administration. He says he has
no desire to return, and has found new
and congenial work in which he is en-
crossed.
"Times" letters show that in large
proportion of the localities in which,
Blaine is the first choice, Arthur is not
only second choice, but would be
heartily accepted as first choice by
most of the Blaine men. The "Her-
AIDS" Washington correspondence
shows that, in the judgement of SC
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-07-21
DEATH OF EDWARD SPENCER.
THE CAREER OF A TALENTED AND WELL
KNOWN LITERARY MAN.

Mr.. Edward Spencer, the well-known
writer and dramatist, died on Tuesday
morning, about $50 o'clock, at the resi-
lence of DR.. VIM. II. Grim, 1S5 w. Fay
cite street, Baltimore Last Saturday Il
week ago he went to DR.. Grim $ office i'll
a condition of great nervous prostration
and was cared for there, as he has repeat
eddy been before under similar circnm-
stances. His condition was not regarded
as dangerous at first, but as the days
went on he showed no signs of rallying
and sank into 4 state of semi stupor.
During the last two days the hopeless
break down of his constitutional powers
became manifest. He seemed to be
aware of this himself, and on Tuesday
morning when DR.. Grim reused him tenn
porarily from his stupor and was giving
him some medicine, he said, My boy,
this is very kind of you, but it is all over
with me-" These were his last intelligi-
BILE words.
Edward Spencer was born in Baltimore
and completed his forty-ninth year dur
| ing the past month. He was the son of
Edward Spencer, u well known merchant
! of Baltimore, and his wife, Guinilda, nee
Mummay, member of Il well-known fam
| lily of Western Maryland. The Spencers
were from the Eastern Shore, some of
them being influential people of Talbot
county.
Mr.. Spencer was student of rare
| promise. and especially distinguished
himself in connection with one of the
Princeton literary societies. His early
taste for literature continued to develop
| and he soon began to write essays, tales,
newspaper articles and poems. One OF
his earliest publications was a story deal
| ing with the delicate question Of mixed
blood at the South during the slavery
era-a work of unequal execution, but
marked by power and fertility of imagi-
| nation. He soon became Il valued con-
| tributor to the magazines, and his name
became widely known as that of Il writer
of great versatility and many quaint
| conceitS
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-07-21

Erickson and ]. c. Wheatley; for the
Orphans Court, w. s. Walker was nom
mated on the first ballot. The Orphans
Court is composed of three members, and
there was tie between three aspirants.
On the second BALLOT, Messrs. VIM. A.
Hyand and r. b. Wilson were nomi-
mated.
The real estate of the late Hon. Geo.
r. Dennis in Somerset county, Md, was
offered at public sale at Princess Anne
last Tuesday and disposed of as follows:
The Cedar Grove farm, containing 2S6
acres, to VIM. L. Sirman Of Delaware,
for Sc, 600; the Turkey Branch farm, con-
tanning 225 acres, Ono improvements,) to
A. Ritzel for $1,000; the Bundick farm
containing 240 acres, to f. ID. Long for
So, 800 cash; tract No. 4, containing Sc
acres, to John Webb for $1,210 cash;
tract No. G, containing 70 acres, to the
same party for 81, 105 cash. The home
stead was not sold the highest bid being
$15, 900.
The Sprague mansion and estates at
Providence, II. l., were sold at auction
this week. The Fanny Sprague house
was sold for $2S, 100; and the Mary
Sprague house brought $2S, 600.
A despatch saying that General Grant
had fallen dead upon the street. was
sent to Washington from New York on
Thursday, creating great excitement
until it was found to be untrue. Some
persons say that this telegram was the
signal agreed on for the beginning of the
telegraph operators strike.
A lady in Massachusetts, has given
500 600 for the erection and maintenance
of home for abandoned animals. AL
ready temporary refuge contains shed
for birds, one for cats, and barn for
both cats and dogs. There is, however,
4 charge for their care and support.
The funeral of General Tom Thumb
took place on Wednesday morning, in
Middleboro', Massachusetts,. Every CT
fort had been made to have it As quiet rs
possible and no display was made. The
Maytlower Lodge of Masons escorted the
body to the train which conveyed it TO
Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Elizabeth City, New Jersey, is so bur-
| dened by dept that many of her citizens
away. The Singer Sewing Machine
employing !, 200 men, is in quite strait.
| To leave would be to seriously cripple
the city still further, and to stay would
run the risk of being taxed to death.
The population of the city is about
$4,000, largely made up of New York
business men. The people say that the
municipality is bankrupt, and must be
released from part of its obligations,
so per cent. or so, or the town will have
| to be abandoned.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-07-21
The Denver Exposition.

The second annual exhibition of the
National Mining and Industrial EXPOSE
ton opened in Denver Colorado on Tues
day. The ceremonies began at noon
with a trades procession. The exercises
at the exposition building consisted of
prayer by Bishop Simpson, of Philadel-
phia, addresses of welcome by Gov.
Grant and Mayor Routt, and Grafton by
Hon. Warner Miller, of New York. The
exposition opens this year with ilatter-
ing prospects. Nearly all the important
features of last year S exhibition remain
while many others are being added daily,
and from nearly every State and Terri
tory in the Union.
The main building is built of brick and
stoue. 800 by 800 feet, and costing over
$50 600
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-07-21
THE CHLORAL HABIT.

We recently published in these col
umns, an article taken from 4 Baltimore
weekly, in which the experience of
victim to the morphia habit were thrill
ingly told. Yet with all the horrors that
result from the habitual use Of opium,
in the opinion of most competent and OBJ
servant physicians, choral, of all new
and dangerous stimulating agencies, is
the most to be feared, because it is the
most captivating in its first effects, and
the most effectual of all known remedies
to alternately stimulate and paralize the
higher intellectual and moral sensibili-
ties. 1t was, remarks prominent New
York daily, at first belived that chloral
was a Heaven-sent benefaction to the
race, and not at all likely to create new
and dangerous habits of Stimulation.
1t was such sudden and subtle anti
dote to nervous pains that it at once won
favor and disarmed suspicion, although
wise physicians, from the first, knew
that no such master of the nerves can be
safely INDUCED in many times, or for
long time. Its destinations for the vic
tins of nervous diseases or conditions
were indescribable. They remained long
after the first occasion for its use had
passed. They offered themselves most
alluringly to weak women and broken
men, who found that this new drug gave
to them the mysterious power to paralyze
pain and to create pleasurable sensations
and fancies, far beyond even opium. The
"chloral habit " once formed goes to its
last stages as with lightning speed, com
pared with the "opium habit and with
the still slower "alcohol habit"
One of the most thrilling contributions
to the newspapers of the past year was
what purported to be the diary of a con-
firmed victim of the ''chloral habit, ="
whose suferings and varied wild fancies
excelled even those described in De Quin-
cey's Confessions of an Opium Eater"
So terrible is the almost normal result of
the administration of choral that our
ablest and most conscientious physicians
now refuse to give it except under the
most peculiar circumstances, or when the
patient either has great deal of will
power and decision of character, or is on
the verge of death, and can only be saved
by sort of miracle. We know that the
best doctors within our own acquaintance
have a growing horror for the use of a
remedy, like choral, which so frequently
develops taste for itself, or a craving
for it's effects, that is, in their sober
Judgment, far worse than any disease, or
than even death itself.
The ablest and most distinguished Eng
lish physician as regards the treatment
of nervous diseases, DR.. Maudsley, brands
choral as crystallized hell"
There are hundreds of physicians and
scores of hundreds of agonized husbands,
wives, fathers and mothers, sons and
daughters, who know of their own per-
sonal knowledge that choral is ''crysta-
lized hell"
Is it not about time for the medical
profession to seriously consider and agree
on the exact limitations of the use of
this terribly dangerous drug? Its use
cannot be altogether prevented, but it
can be carefully limited, and the "chloral
| drunkards " can be largely kept from re-
ceiyinp recruits.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-07-21
Terrific Furnace Explosion.

A terrific furnace explosion occurred
at Kutztown, Berks county, Pa, early on
Tuesday morning, in the anthracite fur
mace owned by the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad and operated by VIM.
NJ. Kaufman & Co. Eight boilers ex-
ploded, reducing the furnace to mass Of
ruins. Preparations had been made for
casting, and the employees were outside
the building at the time. Frank Walt
man was instantly killed; Solomon Walt
man, his father, was badly injured; Henry
Mailman was fatally injured; Morris
Good was severely scalded; Engineer
Marstella was badly injured, and num-
Der of other employees slightly hurt.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-07-21

A PHILADELPHIA advocate of Tilden
says he will surely be the Democratic
nominee for President in 1884. John
r. Reed, who went to Louisiana in
1876 to super-intend the electoral
count there in Tilden's interest, has
lately been visiting Mr.. Tilden and
talking politics with him. He says
T'ilden's health is good and that he
would accept the nomination and work
like a Trojan.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-07-21
A Brave Girls Terrible Death.

Miss Mary Trainer, of Pittsburg, Pa,
died on Friday night of last week, from
injuries received two hours before. She
was a domestic employed by Mr.. Peter
Bell. A little child of the family had
wandered out on the railroad track. Miss
Trainer heard the express coming and
rushed out to save the child. She reach
ed the little one and turned to setrace
her steps, but it was too late. She flung
the baby from her as the engine struck
her, grinding her beneath the wheels.
Her feet were crushed and her body ter
ribiy bruised. She lived two hongs. The
child was picked up uninjured. Miss
Trainer was only nineteep years Of age.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-07-21
Two Successful Launches.

Two very successful launches took
place from the shipyard Of Jackson <
Sharp Co., Wilmington, on Tuesday, in
the presence of a large number OF spec
tators from Philadelphia and elsewhere.
The first vessel to be launched was
the barge Ranger, built for William
Weber & Sons, and intended for the
general truck business between Salem
and Philadelphia. She was cut loose at
S.45 o'clock and glided gracefully into
the water without hitch of any kind
Her dimensions are, length 50 feet, beam
% and five feet depth of hold. The next
vessel was large schooner LOO tons
burden, huilt for Captain benjamin F..
Allen, and intended for the general coast
ing trade. She was launched at 8 o'clock
and equally as successfully as the barge
which had preceded her. Her dimen,
sions are: Length of keel, $50 feet;width
of beam, 80 feet; depth of hold, 10 feet,
and five feet between decks. She will be
entirely fittea up and rugged by the Jack
son & Sharp Company. Immediately at-
ter the launch Captain Allen treated the
members of the firm and invited guests
to ice cream and cakes
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-07-21
THE BEAUTIFUL GREEN MELON.

A beautiful thing it was, and right
green was young MIR. Green, who went
down to the cellar about midnight and
ate nearly half of it. The next day young
Mr.. Green said he didn't want any break
fast, and he thought he would not
go to the store. He wished he hadn't
seen that watermelon. BY the prompt
administration of PERRY DAvIS's PAIN
KILLER young Mr.. Green's internal
economy was reduced to state of peace
and comfort.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-07-21

THERE are two hundred and fifty
colored servants in the dining room of
the Grand Union, Saratoga, clad in
conventional dress suits and led by the
noted Hiram Thomas, whose fortune
is estimated by the thousands. When
they are all gathered together, one has
the idea that a civil rights convention
is in progress.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-07-21

ACoLUMBUs correspondent ofthe New
York "Times" says that Hoadly made
so weak a speech there on Saturday
night that Democrats fear to have it
printed, and a short hand reporter who
took in down for the Commercial
Gazette" was induced to destroy his