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The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-26
THOMAS'S NAME SENT IN.
His Opponents Prepared to Make Fight
Against HIM in Committee.

His Opponents Prepared to Make a Fight
Against HIM in Committee.
The President on Monday sent to
TIE Senate big batch of nominatinns,
and among them WAS the name of
Morris \. Thomas to be Indian inspec-
tor. All the other nominations for In
dian inspectorships have been sent in,
and the reason given for his name be-
ing sent in at tins late date, after being
SO long withheld, is that the President
is compelled by law to send the names
of his recess appointments to the Sen
ate within 80 days after the assembling
of Congress. With the name of Thomas
were all the papers containing the
charges, and these will be sent to the
committee on Indian affairs, to which
the nomination will be referred for re-
port. The opponents of Thomas are
prepared, they say, to substaintiate
their charges, and there is no doubt
that there will be fight in the COM
mittee. The committee will take up
the nomination shortly after the holl-
days, and the examination Of the
charges and the defense of Thomas
will consume some time. Nothing is
known at the Interior Department
about Thomas's answer, and the Off
cials there say that it will go to the
President, who will hold it until it IS
called for or will send it in voluntarily
The answer has not been received at
the White House. The opposition to
Thomas is undoubtedly strong. Sena-
tor Wilson is regarded as being indif-
ferent to the matter, but it is under
stood that an effort is being made to
enlist his services on the side of those
opposed to Thomas. Golman will, of
course, defend him.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-26

SINCE the decision of the Ohio Su-
preme Court, sustaining the partizan
frauds perpetrated at the election for
members Of the Legislature, and which
were praCtCed for the ostensible pur-
pose Of preventing John Sherman's re-
turn to the |. S. Senate, fresh evidence
has come to hand showing the infa-
nous character of the frauds practiced.
One of the Prohibition candidates, who
worked at the poll where the most glar-
ing fraud was perpetrated, now testifies
that he was present at the counting OF
the votes in place of an absent Judge,
and set at the table with the Demo-
cratic officers and a Republican who
was too far gone in liquor to know
what took place. He asserts that he
assisted in the count until about 1
o'clock, when all the ballots had been
counted, ana memorandum OF
the result had been made. Up to
that time the necessity for the final for
gerry in order to count in the senators
from Hamilton county was not known,
and the frauds which had been previ-
ously completed were merely recog-
nlzed by the officials, who counted as
legally cast 200 more votes than there
were voters registered in the precinct
The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-26
The Christmas Calendar
All
COOPER & Q'(DXAIlD'S.
HANDKERCHlEfS.

Handkerches are scattered. There iSI' ru"I,
enough TO show them. alt Ough they have nearly
three times their usual space.
Sales have grown apace and are daily in"rcus
ing. People are buying Tor Christmas and the
stock is largely Christmas one 'baItakiug ul the
luxurious: not that the practical kinds are meg
lected. We have every sort. beginning: al the
lowest figure.
Much OF the excitement in finer qualities is
PROBABLY due to our stripping them "i fancy
prices We bought several large lots tru" iiG-
porters who were pinchei little. and ever after
our proht is added they are plainly bargains and
bargains in Christmas HandkerclfciS are worth
having, especially when they new. and tine.
and choice. as these are.
Half doZcns in bnzeS. suitable Tor children at
30 cents, g. cents sc.
LINEN HANDkERCHIEFs LACE HANpKEE-
CHIEFS. SILK HANpKERCnIEFS. PoNGEE HAap-
KERCHItFS. SHEER LAWN HANpKERCHIEFS I'M
TtAL HANDkERC CHIEFs. EMBROIDERED II ANpK El;-
CHIEFS, HANpkERCHIEFS with Printed Borders.
Dice Patterns, &c.. Nc.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-26
The season of light and happy hearts

The season of light and happy hearts
and smiling faces is here. Yesterday
the great king of all the festivals OF the
year was celebrated, and in a few days
the new year will dawn and we will be
ready to 90 back to the old life again.
These holidays are the most beneficial
of all national institutions, they cause
the heart to revive from the stuper into
which it is thrown by the drowsy hum
OF the great mills of toll, and humanity
becomes more than ever personal at
tribute among the dwellers of the uni
verse. 1t is the season creative of high
moral strength, and all should receive
benefit from its influence
The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-26
A SHOT AT L. LUM SMITH.
An Unknown Man Fires Bullet Through
Glass Door at the Publisher.

"A
Glass Door at the Publisher.
At about five o'clock Monday after
noon, while L Lum Smith, the publisher
of the Igei,ts' Herald, was seated at his
desk in his private Office, in the second
story of the building 706 Chestnut street,
he heard loud report, a crash of glass
and bullet whizzed by his head and
entered a large mirror Immediately in his
rear. The would=be assassin had crept
up close to the door, which has glass
panel protected by curtain, ard the
smoke from the powder blackened the
cred from the first shock, seized pistol
and rushed ont into the hallway. He
could see no one, but some boys, who
work in room on the opposite side Of
the hall, reported that they saw man
run from the building Immediately after
the shot was fired. The affair created
great deal of excitement and large
crowd gathered about the entrance to
the building. The police were informed,
but up to late hour had made no ar
rests. Mr.. Smith has no well-founded
suspicion as to whom the person firing
the shot might have been. Albert Bur-
rell, employed in the rear of Smith S of
tice, ran into the entry when he heard
the shot and saw a short, stout man,
with side whiskers and moustache, WHO
wore brown hat and brown and white
mixed overcoat, hurriedly leaving the
building.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-26

An anxious mother writes to the ed
itor of the Phila. Times requesting his
advice upon the subject of cigarette
smoking by boys and young men. He
answers her with lengthy editorial on
the subject, but fails to touch the main
method for the prohibition of the evil.
Lay stringent rules upon the manufac-
ture of the cigarette and the use Of
them will be reduced to a minimum.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-26

Gen. GRANT once said that the best
way Of preserving peace was to be pre-
pared for war. Twenty years ago the
coast Notifications OF the principal sea-
ports in the United States were adapted
to he methods of naval warfare at that
time, and our vessels carried guns of
the heaviest calibre; but since then the
invention Of the Krupp gun has put
the Rodman out OF date and made our
forts and vessels defenceless. All the
other naval powers have the great steel
guns that enable them to raze a city at
a distance of seven or eight miles
they fire with ten times the velocity
reached by the pot-metal guns of the
United States navy, and 4 modern war
vessel could razc one of our forts with
out getting in range OF It's cannon
Likewise. a United States man of-war
would be blown up before 1t could get
within shooting distance. The United
States invites attack by being wholly
unprepared for a naval war.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-26
SILKS AND VELVETS,

We expected a great SILK and Velvet season
and laid in accordingly: but results didn't rIstity
our expectations. and are lett to get our a. We
can consequently prices are down: put the .'rigc
is on the way. and they will 90 up again soon.
"All things come 10 him for her) who waits. and
those who buy now will make a good Investment
European fashions govern ours. Sometimes. like
the weather prophets we eXprc; then. too soon:
that is all.
Anyway, nothing is richer. prett cr or more
elegant than Silks and Nclvets tor eilher ull COS
tunes or combination, and BLACK SILKS are
always in fashion. We have plenty OF them and
OF Novelties, too: and prices lust Sc,lAnl lmLl.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-26
THE DEAD OF THE YEAR.

There is never year passes by but
is marked with the tombstone of some
heroine or hero who have been beck
oned to the great beyond. Over globe
and nation the gloomy pinions of the
shadowy monster are always spread,
and time with his scythe is ever now
ing in the fields of life. Heroism, and
intellect, and wealth, count for naught
against the odds of disease, and it still
remains the sacred duty of the chron-
icler to record the death of Grant or
Helen Hunt Jackson as punctually
as the years come and go. About the
illustrious dead there ever fingers a
halo of glory, but there are many who
die in the year 'unsung, unhonored,
and unknown vet whose names are
as precious to some and whose deeds
were as worthy to the nation as those
of the greatest hero on earth. At the
silent death beds of the land men and
women the world over first learn the
full deep meaning of grief. The child
and the centurian are stricken down at
the same instant and the great work OF
God and nature still goes on undis-
turbed except by the upheavel Of few
clods and shovels full of earth for the
re,ting place Of the beloved. The
dead of the year are a mighty army.
indeed "All that tread the globe are
but handful to the tribes that slumber
in its bosom.' Of all omnipotent
things, next to God comes death. 1t
has its purpose, however, in the
great plan, and its ultimate event
is beyond the ken of humanity. 1t
works revelations and produces mira
clcs. The hard-hearted are touched
to tenderness by its presence, the
rough songs of boisterous men are
softened to gentle melodies, soothing
requeims, and the "restless pulse of
care" is staid little while till the
beloved face be laid beneath the sod
and the old life is taken up again in
its eternal samcness with the excep-
ton of the sense of something lost
from heart and home that can never
be replaced. Death is an impartial
visitant: "There is no freside, how
so'er defended, but has one vacant
CHAIR The grim destroyer makes
no distinction for the sake of fame
and wealth. He touched the brow
of Vanderbilt at the same instant
that he touched the brows of a mil
lion more of high and low degree,
the boot-black on the corner, and
the laborer in the mill are the same
in his eyes as the artist in his studio
and the pastor in his pulpit. One
poet welcomes death as the gentle
and soothing visitant. He robs it of
the painful honors we have always
associated with it and accepts it as
he would a tender friend. And this
is the best light to view it in after
all. All are aware of its omnipo-
tcnce, all know its power is exercised
above their heads as well as their
nelghbor $ and that the dead of the
year must be one of its important
events, as much SO as the flashing
into space of a brilliant meteor or
the unexpected rumbling of an earth
quake This years death roll ranks
higher than that of last year in the
number of the men who have been
and will be famous in the history of
the present century. At the head of
the national list is Grant, the greatest
soldier of the United States. Next
to him perhaps should come the
The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-26

DAKoTA's claims upon the govern
ment for admittance as a state are be-
ing roughly criticised by the majority
of our journals. The impetuosity of
the young west seems to surprise them,
but Dakota S forwardness is only nat
ural consequence of rapid territorial
growth and civil and industrial i'm
DrOVementS
The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-26

The Republican senators at Wash
ington have very sensibly resolved to
give Democratic appointees sent to
them for confirmation, a dose of their
own doctrine Of "ofensive partizan-
ship" They intend to try each case
Of Importance on its merits. If the new
appointtee is shown to have been as
active Democrat as his predecessor
was an active Republican, the appoint
ment will be rejected. 1t is a poor rule
that will not work both ways.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-26

OK Tuesday last the good old clti-
zens of Plymouth, Mass celebrated the
TWO hundred and siNty-tifth anniversary
of the landing of the Pilgrim fathers.
The old Bay State is creeping up in
years and growing frmer every year
than the rock upon which the explorers
first Stepned.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-26
DRESS GOODS,

Every kind of dress fabric which the prirt .rc,I
eyes OF two buyers coveted while making tour
through the manufacturing districts ui Eurulc
are now on our counters. The new rough effects
are plentlully representative line ct Black
Goods is a store OF Itself and one ION" countcr
OyertiowS with bargains.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-26

THE fearful horror in the mine at
Nant1coke, Pa, will serve to reveal the
ultimate heroism of those men who en-
gage in the dangerous business of min
ing coal. Never certain from one mo-
ment to another of life, still they persue
their tasks from day to day in the very
teeth of death, as it were.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-26
ELKTON, DECEMBER 2G, 1885.

The last distinct words spoken by
Robert Toombs were (turning to a
friend): LEND me one hundred dol
lars That Tcombs always was a
practical fellow Sort of a Materialist,
as it were
The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-26
CLOTHING FOR BOYS.

Suits for Boys make suitable Christmas Pres.
cnts, and we haye plenty Of them, in all sizes
from = 20 IL years including lots of Warm Over.
coats. KIT Suits and Shirt Waits. We think we
always give extra good values. hut we can't al.
Ways do SO wei iu Bargains. Those shown to-day
"uue 10y Special purchase ana are unusual.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-26
sYHE+WHIGss.

rccmiacutIy raIHaJie fer its Local as tceH as Gcn-
eraI Intelligence. NcIrS Communications arc respect
ttily solicited from all sections Of the County. il,
ai!,tioH to the rcekIy contributions Of It's regular
orps Of correspondents. anonymous commuaicd-
tiorS lrW receire no attention. the name Of the
.gliisr bang required ia al guarantee Of
goyd tGtth.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-26
JOHN BIGELOW.
Nominated by he President for Assistant
Treasurer of the United States

pS sie fTesluent LOT ASslStan1
Treasurer of the United States
General satisfaction is expressed at the
nomination of John Bigelow, of New
York, as Assistant Treasurer of the
United States. Mr.. Bigelow has been
for many years resident of New York
city. He was born at Maiden, Ulster
county, n. v, in 1917, and was gradu-
ated from Union College in 1885. Mr..
Bigclow studied law in New York and
was admitted to the bar in 1899. Mr..
Bigelow is the author of Jamaica in
1859, or, the Effects of Sixteen Years of
Freed"m on "a Slave Colony" and wit
and Wisdom Of the Haytians." written
after visits to the West Indi $ in 1850
and 1854 respectively. While in France
he wrote work entitled LES Etats
Cnis d Amepiqne en- 1868" designed to
correct prevailing French notions re-
garding this country.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-26
CL0kKS.

The host fitting. finest and most reasonable
made. Nc hayea to>tumcr VINO eXcelS in shap
in@ and coI I.'~Iniug garments and who gathers
personally The U.in STYLES in Paris and Berlin
AUD oGl christmas stock iurluI,S many eicgan
tluaRs i'm Cloth. seal. Plush. up to the very lin
ct. Neither 3r" the ordinary grades neglected
'o'i~ hr2'u aj - and Real Seals 20 up to sl2j.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-26
..Oh Cast that Shadow from thy Brow

.Oh ! Cast that Shadow from thy Brow
Iou can't do it if you have liver com
plant or dyspepsia. The darkened coun-
tenance tells the story of inward con4notior
and woe. Clear your stomach, strengthen
your digestion, regulate your liver, tone
your nerves, and then away goes The
shadow from your brow and you are happy
because you are well. Mrs NJ. j. Aston.
of Litlet"n, y. c., says, 81 recommend
Browns Iron Btters to the nervous and
dehiliated. 1t greatly benefited me-
The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-26
LINENS,

without tDHin=oHc all the prices Of Towels
Napkin. and Fable LincH, let us just say that We
have iull lines and prices aren't any higher than
usual which, means they are rs low - anybody's
aIsi a. h.r huliiEe NuTE and Embroidery. why
the back -ruu;id Of oar Linen Counter looks like
:; nicturr gallery OH small >cd'c. and SpaShers
IiGiu~. Towels. able t'uI els. ~. are All ahund
aIIiy rrl.lr.nnfc,i.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-26
UMBRELLAS.

a .ery lrr;ry and useful sort OF Christmas
i'.cS""t is six Umbrella, aud We have some
ItaI ..Isw,l-' in sueii ut nov. direct coutribu-
tons .rsm i.n=!aGa and laris--selccted by oar
own huyc1'. Best "t silks. best of Frames. Gold
SHtrr. ''".i.ln'lc. tarnclian. Ivory. Agate and
ut1,cr rare h@iiiirs. in rich English tincics and
other il tF."tte carf u". such a. only erGanate
f"uH "a i'.'nriHans hr;,'n.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-26
LADIES' NECKWEAR,

A large and elegant assortment for every dav
wear and to meet all Holiday requirements
Mary of these goods like the sandkgrchiclS
were bought at a sacrifice IRON emba gr3>Scd iG!-
importers. Of course. they are ne9, and low
low prices can't be an objection.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-26
This Idea of Going West

to Colorado or New Mexico for pure air to
relieve Consumption, is all mistake Any
reasonable man would Use DIR. Bosauko's 5
Cough and Lung Syrup for consumption in
all its first stages. 1t never ails to give re-
lief in all cases of Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis,
Pains in the Chest and all affections pri-
mary to Consumption. Price 80 cents and
Sl.00 Sold by Dr. II. H Mitchell. l.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-26
HIGGINS TO GO UP HIGHER.
70 BE MAIDS Chief of the Secret Service
Division in January.

70 BE Mads Chief of the Secret Service
Division jim January.
Il is understcod that Higgins is to be
relieved of the duties of appointment
clerk of the Treasury after the lst of
January, and that Albright, the man
who was appointed to a clerkship ID vio-
lation OF the civil service law some time
ago. will be made appointment CLERK.
Higgins will be given more important
position, and the presumption is that he
will be made Chief of the Secret Service
Division, which is now held by James j.
Brooks, of PENNSYLVANIA. This move
has been contemplated for some months,
and January has been 81 lected for the
execution of it. Secretary Manning has
wanted his man Albright at the head of
the appointment division, and Higgins
will be given Mr.. Brooks's place to make
room for Albright.
Al,
The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-26
Qrdar Of Publication.
ELIZABETH BEERBROWER. Plaintiff.
vs..
JOHN W. BEERBROWER. Defendant.

JOHN W. BEERBROWER. Defendant.
Il. The Circuit Court tor Cecil County No 1925
Equity.
'SNiE object Of this bill is to procure a
a divorce rtI'ni0 mGiriH0HH of the plaintiff
from the dcicuG9ut
= The hllHlr-"S that the plaintiff an,i defendant
Nrr" married On the &lI day of October 1859:
TIA; they resided together until the 26h day of
Iinr"h. 49,: thar the defendant is non resident
-! the state at Mnrylaui that the plaintiff 5 con
dUei has been proper and above reproach: that
tue ,ig'"uihur- without any Just cause. abandon
Ct IT, r.aluflE: th1t such abandonment has con
HHp"t uGInivyrrgtrdlY lor moro than three wears
and Is deliberate Gah iiual; that the separation of
thr r'ri!"s is ""youi any reasonable expectation
oi reconciliation. and that no children were born
I" lh" f'HiHt!t aid defendant hy said marriage
II Is lhcrv1la"n OF tered 10y the Court this 2ls
'i:'H al November, l-N5, that the plaintiff cause
'"tH 90 tHt> order together with the object and
s-.it''' ui the bin. To he inserted in some news
i.it''. published in Cecil county aforesaid once
Week i"r I',tr successive weeks. before the 2qth
lay "l December next. giving notice to the de
l"ud1Ei III said bill and warming him to appear
III tHir Court. in person by solicitor on or be-
lore lie 29th day "i March next. to show cause if
ahE lie has. Why decree shall not pass as prayed
IANES a. DAVIS. Clerk.
lIuo FePy-IcSt:
Now :, .TAMtS A. DAVIS, Clerk
The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-26
DRESS PATTERNS,

We have the prcttieSt possible selection OF Dress
Patterns, put up ready tor preSent:ttton and
ing all the way from FORTY CENTS 10 FORTY
DOLLARS. Materials ircludc Hlach Silks.
Fancy Silks, All-Wuo! Stuits, Hail. No"l SiUi!s.
Dress Prints. &c. All bnt the prints are in i"N"S.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-26
Chronic Catarrh.

/ was troubled with chronic cat,rrh and gath
ering in head, was deaf at times had DISCHARGES
from ears, unabl" to breathe through nose. Be
fore the second bottle of Ely's Cream Balm was
exhausted was cured.-C. J Corbin. 923 Chest
mt street, Philadelphia.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-26

An exchange says: "Man's average life
is 33 years" Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup will
always live.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-26
MARKS LIEBERMAN, Propr.
SEVERAL PARCELS OF LAND,
now forming one whole tract or farm containing
15S A g. r FS,


more or less. situate in the Fourth Election Dis
trct oi Cecil county. Md. on the road from Cow
antOwn to Newark. about one mile from the for
mcr and Two miles rom the latter place. adlUn-
ing lands of VIM. Anderson John r. Steele and
others. and being the same land whereon WIN.
NcAllister resided at the time at his death. and
which was conveyed to him by George q. Evaps
and wife. by deed dated May ., lSGs and re-
corded among the land records of Cecil county in
Liher d. s.. No =, folio 21l &c. This farm is in
an excellent neighbOrhUod. .cUuy emcnt To churches
schools. mills, railroad stations. &c. The land is
OF excellent quality in good state of cultivation
conveniently divided into fields. well watered,
with sufficient timber Tor use of farm: good farm
buildings. fences fruits. &c.
TERMS OF SALE, prescribed by the decree.
are:-One-third OF the purchase money to be paid
in cash on day OF sale: one other third thereof in
nine months from day OF sale, and the balance in
eighteen months from day Of sale. The credit
payments TO bear interest from day of sale and to
be secured by notes or bOnis of purchaser with
security to be approved by the Trustee. Or the
before the expiration OF said terms of credit the
Joint option of the Trustee and purchaser,
Purchaser to pay cost OF CONVEYANCE.
l.. MARSHELL HAINES. Trustee.
a. +. SHocKLEY, Auctioneer. Elkton Nd.
Dee. Its
Notice Tc :sEoI-eas {. VIE. M:Alls.a-, Deceased.
In pursuance of said decree. notice is hereby
given to the creditors of the said william MrA
lister. deceased. to hie their claims, with the
vouchers thereof duly authenticated in the office
OF the Clerk OF the Circuit Court Tor Cecil county,
within four months from the 9th day Of January
lss6. l.. ..MARSHAIL HAINES
Dec. l9-3t Trustee.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-08-05

The buyers of wool are operating
extensively just how, and among a
good many honorable agents of re.
sponsible houses, there are a few ras'
Gals who represent only themselves,
One Of the gentry, wearing kid
gloves and gold eyeglasses, has
been buying wool in Pennsylvania,
and giving drafts at thirty days
sight That means, thirty days af.
ter the draft has been presented for
acceptance, The wool is ordered
to be shipped Immediately, and
long before the thirty days have
elapsed, it may have been sold a
dozen times, and canno! be recov.
cred. Cash Oh delivery should be
the terms on which business in
produce is done with strangers, and
any receipt, signed for a small pay.
ment, to bind the bargain, should
be examined, to see that it does not
cover q promissory nOtc.-Er,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-08-05

Prominent RAILROAD MRS "A
special train carried the following
prominent officials and bond.boId.
ers over the Ohio Central Railroad,
last Thursday, from Corning, Ohio
to the Ohio river, the party arriy.
ing here early Friday morning, and
after spending an hour or two ex.
aiming the bridge and Its ap.
proaches, took a special train TO
Charleston. The party was com.
posed Of Col. Thomas r. Sharp, Re.
ceiver of the Ohio CentralJ Hon,
W. A. Quarter, of Cbatlestonj Mr..
James H. Couch, Jr., Of PUNT Plea.
SAINT; Mr. T. E. Janowitz, General
Freight Agent Fred. Fl. Scott, Esq,
of Granville, Ohio; John W. simp
son, Esq, of New York; Gen. H. D,
WhitcOmb, Of Richmond, Va. and
Mr.. : Davis, Of New York. They
expressed themselves as highly
pleased with the line Of the road,
Col. Sharp is authority for stating
that the road will be extended al
once up the kanawba, to the coal
fields.