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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-04-18

Gated by Democrats and gain five from
the other side. There is only one
state in the Democratic list which Is
doubtful-Neyada. The other eight
viz. : Delaware, Florida, Maryland,
Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas
and West Virginia, are almost sure to
elect Democratic senators. The Demo-
Gratis are confident of electing success
sors to Messrs. Malone and Harrison.
Virginia is now Democratic, and the
Democrats have a big advantage IN the
number of their state senators who hold
over for the senatorial election IN In
diana two years hence. Besides, they
have redistricted, the state to their adj
vantage According these two seats to
the Democrats, they would have to
gain three more. They may have
fighting chances in California, Connec-
ticut, New Jersey and Ohio. OF the
outgoing Republicans in 1877, the
states of Maine, Massachusetts,, Michi-
gan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Pennsyl-
vania, Rhode Island, Vermont and
Wisconsin are counted upon as safe to
return Republicans but Democrats
claim that they will have good pros
poets of senator in Wisconsin. The
Democrats calculate that the very fact
of their having the administration, with
its influence and patronage, will aid
them very materially to obtain control
of the Senate.
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those marked Maduro or even Colo

those marked Maduro or even Colo
RADIO Maduro.
Secondly, never smoke on an empty
stomach. Smoke after luncheon, or
after dinner or supper, but do not
smoke long after you have taken food,
or early in the morning. a light cigar
after hearty meal frequently aids di-
gestion, but if one smokes just before
eating the appetite will be lessened and
food will lose its relish.
Thirdly, do not smoke the whole OF
the cigar. Sacrifice fourth or fifth,
because in the stump the poisonous oil
or nicotine of tobacco becomes con
! centrated.
Fourthly, do not smoke more thar
three or four cigars day. And IL
the last place, after smoking cleanse
the teeth, and thus avoid their discol,
Grafton and impregnation with the
fumes of the tobacco. \ moderate
and careful use Of tobacco does no
harm the teeth, but when excessive i
causes the gums to recede, and cover:
the teeth themselves with the blacken
ing oil of the leaf.
These rules are few and simple, bu
if followed they cannot fail to be o
lasting benefit to every smoker.
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ADVICE TO SMOKERS.

The assertion beng very general that
the cancer from which General Grant
is suffering was caused by excessive
smoking, many veteran smokers have
reduced their daily consumption of the
fragrant weed, and an evident spirit OF
inquiry has been set afloat as to the
effects of the poisonous nicotine. Adj
vice to smokers is generally ready
commodity, but we commend to intel
ligent ones these simple precepts, which
Mr.. Dana, of the New York SIN,
thinks are too good to keep:
In the first place, smoke light colored
cigars. They are less strong than the
darker shades. Select the boxes marked
Claro and colorado Claro, and avoid
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IDLE BOASTS.

The Democrats boast that within the
next two years they will be in ma
lority of both branches of congress. A
review of the political situation does
not justify the indulgence of any such
assumption.
There are at present two vacancies
in the Senate, both of which will prob
ably be filled by appointments by the
Republican governors of Illinois and
Oregon so that the Senate, when it
meets again, will stand AZ Republicans
and "a Democrats. On the sd OF
March, 1887, the terms of twenty-five
senators-sixteen Republicans and nine
Democrats-will expire. In order TO
get control of the Senate, the Demo
Gratis must carry fourteen of the twenty
five seats to be filled by the elections
for 1887 that is, they would have to
hold the nine seats which are to be ya-
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ONE of Philadelphia's leading ph

ONE of Philadelphia's leading ply
sicians specialist in diseases of the
lungs, says that imperfect respiration is
at the bottom of much trouble. In
such case he shows the patient how
to swell out the whole chest full and
round by deep inspiration, elevating
and throwing back the shoulders and
then, when he has gotten into his lungs
the last atom of air possible, to hold it
in tightly for little time, and then to
let it of slowly, blowing out every atom
of it if he possibly can by forcible ex-
piration, drawing the shoulders forward
and pressing in the chest to the smallest
possible compass, thus throwing out al
most all of the residual air, and all this
through the nose, with mouth tightly
closed. "Let him take half dozen or
more such forced respirations dozen
times day." says the doctor, "and he
will soon double his vital capacity and
relieve himself of most of his supposed
chest trouble. Such forced respiration
will compel every air cell possible to
freely admit wholesome air into the
little spaces and to expel it also, and
some air cells that do not often perform
their functions healthily will be COM
PEELED to do So"
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MISTAKEN ZEAL.

The misguided zeal of Prohibition
fanatics lost the Republicans the last
Presidential election, and now the same
agitation in a number of the States of
the West by sowing the seeds of dis
cord in Republican ranks, threatens its
ascendency. The Democrats claim
the result of the recent election in
Michigan as triumph for their party.
The facts show the contrary: The
Republicans lost the State as usual by
dragging in a side issue-temperance.
Judge Cooley, their candidate, was a
man Of pronounced temperance views,
and being acceptable to the Prohibl-
tionists, was also nominated by them.
Against him the Democrats put up a
gallant Union soldier and pronounced
-Prohibitionist.
The temperance issue was the turn
ing point of the canvass, and was made
so by the Prohibitionists. They forced
the fight, and they got badly beaten.
The Germans who supported Blaine
Joined the Germans who voted for
Cleveland in casting nearly solid vote
for Major Morse, not because he was a
representative Democrat, but because
he advocated their sentiments on the
liquor question.
This result cannot be properly de-
scribed as political triumph, although
the Democratic candidate for Judge of
the Supreme Court was elected by a
large majority. The Greenbackers and
Prohibitionists have disturbed politics
seriously in Michigan of late years. In
1882 Begole, Democrat, aided by the
Greenbackers, was chosen Governor
by majority of 1872. Last year Al
ger, Republican, was elected Governor
by plurality over Begole, Democrat
and Fusionist, of 1888. The Prohi-
bitionists polled 22,2o7 votes for Por-
ter, leaving the Republicans more than
$4,000 in a minority on the popular
vote.
The Observation-Disclosures in
Michigan have just repeated on larger
scale the experience of Republicans
who were temperance men in Cecil
county. As long as they made the
question political one, it only resulted
in loss to the Republican party. When
we succeeded in eliminating the ques-
ton of local option from local politics
and submitted the question on its mer-
its to the people, we won. Temper
ance legislation, when looking to local
option, or to absolute prohibition, can
never be secured in any other way.
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DINING WITH THE FAMILY.
General Grant Gives His Household an
Agreeable Surprise.

Senator Chatree Thinks That the Trouble
is U!ceration of the Throat and That the
Patient Will Recoverable General
Agrees With Him.
While DIR. Douglas was writing the
$50 p. NJ. bulletin after consultations
yesterday afternoon, General Grant
walked into the library, passed into the
hall and called to Harrison. The sery-
ant did not respond, and Gen. Giant,
cane in hand, walked down stairs and
into the dining room, where the family
was at lunch. Each member arose at
once with ordinations of glad surprise
A place was made at the table for the
general and he seated himself. Then
calling servant, the general, with 4
twinkle in his eye, sent word to DR..
Douglas that the entire family was wait
ing his coming to lunch. The doctor
came down at once. Il got the best
of you," remarked the general, as DR..
Douglas entered the dining-room. \
merry chat followed, during which Gen.
Grant was helped to cold mutton and
macaroni.' He cut the meat very fine
and ate it. Afterward he returned to
his room, using the elevator.
Senator Chatfee said that he had
come to doubt if the doctors had prop
erly diagnosed the case of Gen. Grant
and the senator now believes that the
the disease might not be cancer, but
malignant liberation of the throat. "If
the Improvement continues for the next
four or five days." said the senator, Il
do not see any reason to prevent his
taking a drive in the park, provided the
weather is favorable, and should not
be surprised if in few months he is
able to make a trip to California"
Gen. Grant himself was of this opinion
and was almost confident that he would
ultimately recover. Senator Chatfec
said as he went away: Il think the
general will recover. "
DR.. Shrady, when approached on
this subject, sail that he was surprised
that there should be question outside
as to the diagnosis Of Gen. Grants case
The physicians had determined that
the disease was epithelioma, and they
knew no cause for changing that belief.
The following is an extract from an
article which will appear in the .N'dIcal
Record on Saturday: His General
Grant's) general condition is much i'm
proved. His food, which is of the most
nourishing kind, is well assinlilated and
his bodily vigor has of late been no
little improved considering the recent
number of drawbacks he has cXper-
fenced.
The smallest amount Of morphine is
given consistent with overcoming pain
and inducing needful sleep. During
the past few days, but SIX mlmims of
magendies solution have injected hyper
dermically in the "a hours.
This correspondence has passed:
City Of Mrico, April I4.-Nrs. +.
d. Grant: My family and |, We are
very sad for General Grants health.
Favor to advise us how he continues.
PoRFIRIO DIEz.
Response was sent that Cen Grant
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Mrs. Hill, FelOniousIy AssanIte,l-Way id
by Charles Collins, Colore;t. aud beaten
Until IuSensibie.

Mrs. Hill, FeloniousIy WayIaid
by Charles Collins, CoIorea aud beaten
Until Iusensibie.
While Mrs. George Hil'. living four
miles from Snow Hill, Worcester county
Md, was crossing field on the farm %
Mr.. Robert 5. ToGd shortly after sunset
last Saturday night she WAS accosted Ivy
a colored man named Charles Collins. 1t
Was rapi lly growing dark, and at once
susrectin2 that the mau intended to ill.,
suit her sue stan ted to run. Then Col
Inns chased her, and, grasping her in his
arms, made offensive propositions. The
terrified woman shreked for help, and
her cries made her captor fear that she
would arouse the neighborhoa,!. He at
once commenced to beat her numerically
soon reducing her to state of inseusi-
bilitY Collins then made felouiuus as
sault and fled. The woman laid uncon-
scious in the field fer several hours, and
it was near II o'clock when her friends.
who had missed her, were informed OF
the occurrence by two men who found
the body. When taken to her home
Mrs. Hill was in most distressing con-
dition. Her clothing had been greatly
torn, and her face, neck and limbs were
covered with bruises inflicted by her
brutal assaIlant. From the nature o.
her bruises it is evident that Collins de-
liberately tried to kick her to death
probably hoping to conceal bis crime. As
soon as news of the assault spread among
tie neighborS on Sunday party was or
ganiZed to search for Collins, who had
been fully recognized by Mrs. Hill. The
Younger men were i'll favor of hanging
the assailant on sight, but we're deferred
by the more conservative farmers. 1t
did not take long to trace Collins to var
ious houses where he had been in hiding
as the colored people upon learning OF
the character of his crime made no effort
to conceal him. AS soon as he had been
located the farmers, al. OF whom We're
armed with shotSuuS and other weapons,
surrounded the house and notified the
culprlt that any attempt to escape would |
result in Instant death. When the Sc
curity of the fugitive was assured, Mr.. |
Robert Todd went to Snow Hill and |
swore out warrant Tor the arrest Of Col |
Inns.
The warrant was placed in the hands
of Deputy Duffy and Baillf PennewelI. !
who accompanied Mr.. Todd to the scene
where Collins was under Survei 'iaLce. |
He was arrested without trouble and |
lodged in Jail. He is about 25 years old. |
very black, and of ID generally repuisive
appearance. He would surely have been |
lynched had 1t not been for the efforts of
Mr.. Todd and one or two other gentlemen
of prominence Mrs. Hill is not yet en-
tirely out of danger. Should she die it
is pretty well understood that Collins
will be Immediately lynched. The jail |
officials declare their determination to
defend him and let the law take its
course.
Later accounts prove that the assault |
was first committed in the house of Mrs. |
Hill and that the hour was midnight in
stead of evening, and that Collins after
wards chased Mrs. Hill out into the field !
where she was found. He has been com
mtted for court.
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$50 PERISH all TRAITORS"

A CHASTITY and Sensational Discovery in a
st. Louis Hotei--A MutiIiated Body
Found in IA Guests Trunk.
A sensation was caused at the South.
ern Hotel, st Louis Mo, between / / aud
II o'clock on Tuesday last by the discov-
cry OF the Lorrioly mutilatcd body of a
man packed in :: trunk which was taken
out of Il room. The stencil from the
frank caused the discovery. Ga opening
the trunk it was found that the head of
the man was severed from his body The
face and breast were up aud the body
was SO doubled about the hips and knees
that it filled the receptacle. Ga the side
of the trunk over the head of the corpse
was printed in large letters the words:
80 perish all traitors to the great
cause"
The hotel + Tister shows that on March
Both gentleman registered as Walter
ii. Lennox Maxwell. VI. D., from Lon
don, and was assigned to that room.
Maxwell is described as very girlish-
looking, blonde young man, wearing a
dark wooIly cutaway suit of English
stuff. His face was clean shavcII and he
wore hls hair bang fashion, not parting
it at all. He was seen in company fire.
quently with a dark looking gentleman.
about ) feet 10 inches in height. This
gentleman registered as G. Arthur Preller
London, Eng. A telegram had previously
been received from Prelier asking
whether Maxwell was guest at the
house. He was answered III the ailirma-
tive, aud he Soon came on. Both men
occupied the me room. Maxwell left
the hotel I. week ago Sunday night, but
he had paid his full weeks board
promptly, and it was supposed that he
would return any day. No suspicion at.
tachcd to his absence until horrible
smell called attention 10 his room and
led to the opening of the trunk.
The trunk and its CHASTITY contents
were Immediately hurried to the Four
Courts. The body presented horrible
aspect. The face and parts of the body
uncovered were entirely black, and
showed advanced decomposition. The
head and neck were doubled up at one
end of the trunk, and the arms were
forced down by the side and under the
body. The legs were bent nearly per
pendicuar, as if great force had been
used III putting the body into the trunk.
The face was smooth, the hair Jet black
and, as far as one could Judge, the dead
man could not have been more than 30
years of age. The body was that of
common-sIzed man i'll height and build.
The only evidence of violence presented
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\ fac-simile of a map prepared by Gen
ersti Gordon III hhartoom, and with notes
III his handwriting, forms a feature OF Sci
enCe for April 10. General Stone, late of
the Egyptian service, writes the deScrip-
tive text, and Colonel Prout, who served
with Gordon, contributes an article upon
his character as AN officer, showing the
miacnnception Of those persons who have
supposed him to bs a msre enthusiast.
the Climate Of the Soudan," by an officer
OF long experience, and the "itoute from
Saukim to Beroer," are recent articles in
the pages of Science, the new scientific
weekly. 81 per year. il Bond Street.
New York.
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as the body lay in the trunk was a cut
OF stab in the breast.
Several other trunks We're left behind
containing several hundred dollars worth
of fine cloChing. The inscription in the
trunk containing the dead man is be
lieved by the police to be blind to lead
them to suppose it to have been Il politi
cal Assassination while the real facts are
that Maxwell murdered Preller for
money. He purchased chloiorm at a
drug store Oh Sunday the fifth, and it is
believed he murdered Preler that even
ing, leaving the hotel shortly afterwards.
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Mr.. Andrew Bank has made a test OF
the Jersey cow Oxford Kate, (No. 10 GAG }
owned by Mrs. S. NJ. Shoemaker, OF
Burnside Park, Baltimore county. The
test began on April l, and lasted exactly
seven days. The test was most carefully
Conducted, and resulted in total yield
OF 24Ss3 pounds OF milk, from which We're
churned IS pounds and , ounces of I'M
saItet: butter, which, when salted, at the
rate of one ounce to the pound, gave SO
pounds and - ounces of sailed butter
ready tor market. The cow is little
over SIX years old.
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SECRETARY of State Bayard is re-
ported as being an "excellent amateur
boxer" AS the Secretary has been
lately laying out most of the short
haired Democrats who have been both
ering him for places, the reputation
would seem to be deserved. Muscle
is sometimes just as necessary as mind
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The muSwump roosts IN the hollow log,
The ,agwag sits in the tree
Whenever hear the hogwig sing
My heart is sad in me.
Whenever the suagpop toots his too
To the wall OF lie mipwag hen,
And the migfuuk chrrs in the Silly night
You bet I'm lonely then.-EG.
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11aanamaker's.
PHILADELPHIA, April 10, 1855,

After Easter do we need
to say that hats and bonnets
are ready? after our Open
ing too? We do need to say
that nothing ought to be
more transient than carly
millinery. We scarcely had
fve-hundred made on Open
ing day; but the workrooms
we're busy with more; and
they will be. Opening partly
shows our fashion-notlons,
and partly tries your taste.
1t is as much for our lnstruc-
ton as for yours. Can we
be idle afterward, think you?
Everything out of which
hats and bonnets are made
is here too. You think in
abundance. May be. But
think how many there are
to provide for. The mlllln-
cry quarter is full from morn
ing till night.
East from the Arcade steps. Trimmed hats
and bonncts upstairs.
l1Coats and dresses for girls.
iUlsterettes of plain cloths,
large plaids and rough mix
lures, belted and Plcatcd and
plain, with silk lined hoods,
with belts Of wide Hercules
braid and with ribbon bows.
Tailor-made Newmarkets OF
fine tricot with braid bind
ings. With wide pleats on
the back from collar to bottom
of skirt. Newmarkcts with
vest fronts and straps OF
braid. With hoods and with
out. Jackets of lightweight
stockinet and Jersey cloth,
trimmed with Hercules braid
ands tinsel. Tailor made
Jackets of fine tricot and
flannel. Norfolk jackets
of small checks, with wide
pleats front and back and
wide belt, in imitation of the
jacket worn by bicycle riders.
Jackets trimmed with buttons
and braid put on diagonally,
beginning atSthe shoulder.
Dresses innumerable, in all
manners of combinations of
materials, colors and trim
mings-fancy run mad.
1905 and Chestnut.
Velvet-and-frise grena-
dimes: little velvet-and-frise
figures on a grenadine
ground, 1o-inch, s., the same
that cost us $3.50 to import
not long ago; from this up
to So we have many quail
ties and patterns that are
very desirable.
Soutache Or Escurial
grenadine, like escurial lace;
although a few pieces were
imported last year, it is
regarded as one of the hits
of the present season.
Twisted-silk grenadines
with damasse effects and
velvet spots-j just from Paris.
Another IA leaf pattern)
with design in grenadine and
velvet groundwork.
Southeast from center.
Dress-patterns of cambria,
nainsook and swiss, with the
requisite embroideries, one
or two of a style in the cost
lier styles; 81 to $50.
Colored marseilles and
printed piques, for tailor
made dresses and boys kits.
Too various to even hint at.
Nainsook embroidered for
children's Mother Hubbard
aprons; nowhere else.
Everything belonging to
white dress stuffs and en-
broideries to tighten them.
Southwest from the center
oHN WANANAKER,
Chestnut, Thirteenth and Market streets
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THE war-like attitude of Russia and
England on the Afghan boundary ques-
ton naturally attracts attention to the
comparative size of the merchant fleets
of the world. One-half of the ton
mage engaged in carrying the worlds
commerce on the high seas sails under
the flag of Great Britain.
The sea-going merchant fleets of all
nationalities aggregate about $4,000
vessels, and about 100000 tons.
The tremendous preponderance of
England in the carrying trade of the
world and the order in which compel
ing nations follow her long lead are
shown in this table of approximate
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AS A GRATEFUL NATION looks with
anxious eyes to the chamber in which
its greatest citizen is so courageously
awaiting his fate, the evidence of his
intense loyalty to his Government in
the dark hours of its trial is accumula-
tive. 1t will be found in another col
umn, in the shape of noble letter,
penned in that troublous year of 1861.
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Piles are frequently preceded by sense
of weight i'll the back, loins and lower part
of the abdomen, causing the patient to sup
pose he has SEINE affection of the kidneys oI
neighh"ring organs. At times symptoms
of indigestion are present, as tiatulency, I'M
eaSine-s of the stomach, etc. A moisture,
like perspiration, producing Il very dis
agreeable itching, after getting warm, is a
common attendant Blind, Bleeding and
Itching Piles yield AT once To the applica-
ton of DR.. Bosanko's Pile Remedy, which
acts directly upon the parts affected, alb
Sorbing the Tumors, ahaying the intense
itching, and affecting a permanent cure.
Price 30 cents. Address, The DIR. Bosank o
Medicine Co. Piqua, o. Sold by DIR. H. IL.
Mitchell. Dec. 2O-1v.
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How MUCH will British commerce
suffer and how much will American
commerce gain? is the question which
so often recurs in view of the probable
war between England and Russia.
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THE Philadelphia North american
talks about sitting down" on Delaware
on the Delaware bay fishing question
Delaware IS small State, and tack is
a small piece of iron. But you can't
sit down comfortably on the business
end of either of them.
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Under proceedings of the courts in
Columbia, Ga, Blind Tom, the blind
negro pianist, has been declared insane
and was placed under the guardianship
of General James n. Rethune, father OF
Col. Bethune, killed while trying to
jump en- !. moving train at the p. w. Il
Il. station Wilmington, Del. about one
Year AGO.
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figures

England's tonnage on the ocean
highways is between four and five times
our own. 1t Is seven times that of
Norway, eight times that of Germany,
ten times that Of France, eleven times
that of Italy, and eighteen times that
of Russia.