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The Cecil Whig., 1885-07-04
THE REPUBLICAN, PRIMA-
RlES

As will be seen by the Published call
of the committees, the Republican
primaries will be held in the several
districts of the county on Saturday, the
18th instant, and the nominating con-
vention on the Tuesday following.
The election to be held this fall is
an important one.
Every property holder and tax payer
in the county has direct, personal in
terest in its result
Aside from individual preferences for
candidates, the fact that the positions
to be filled embrace all the business
offices of the county, where the people
have daily transactions, and where their
money is collected and disbursed, should
be a sufficient incentive to popular in
terest in selecting the best men to fill
them.
We hope to see the Republicans OF
Cecil county take high ground in this
matter of selecting nominees.
We hope to see them present an ex-
ceptionally excellent ticket, made up in
every name on it of capable, business
men for these public places of respon-
sibility and trust, and while political par
ties are the means through which selec-
tions are made, that they will not over
look the fact that mere political avail
ability is not the only qualification to
be looked for in the candidate.
The hope Of success for the Repub-
lican ticket in Cecil county this fall lies
in the high character and respectability
of it.
We sincerely trust that in the selec-
ton of candidates no effort will be
made by any one to punish enemies or
reward friends, but that the higher de-
mands of Republican harmony and
success will inspire the nominations.
If this prove to be the case, and the
ticket nominated be the outcome of
the untrammeled Republican and Con
servative sentiment of the county par
tisan effort cannot defeat it.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-07-04

Mr.. HENDRIcK's speech at Boston,
or rather that part of it relating to civil
service reform, hes not made a good
impression in Administration circles.
Indeed, it is regarded IN the light Of
an indirect declaration of war.e4d =
criticism intended to proy6ke discon-
tent. When Mr.. He1ndricks smoke Of
1.-The hickory broom of Jackson that
represented Democratic REFORM" he
doubtless meant to contrast it with the
rule adopted at Washington, by which
a hundred thousand radical Repubi-
cans are kept in office.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-07-04

which they owe their places instead Of
rendering patient and honest return to
the people"
Inasmuch as the subject bids fair to
become leading issue in the future
politics of the country, it may not be
amiss to add that the position of the
Democratic party respecting it is de
fined in the platform laid down by the
National Convention which placed Mr..
Cleveland in nomination as follows
eve favor honest civil service re-
FORM"
The Democrat who voted for MIR.
Cleveland on this platform, has no
right to find fault with the President for
enforcing it.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-07-04
ADrunken Wilmington Desperate shoots
an Officer.

an officer.
The Diamond State Rolling Mill as
sociation, composed of employees of the
Diamond State Iron company, of Will
mington Del, had picnic last Satur-
day afternoon at the Exc elsior Park,
kept by Specht s. Sphan, at Fifth and
DUPONT streets. Among those who at
tended was Lewis L. Davis young
man barely 81 years of age" He was
accompanied by his wife, to whom he
was married seven weeks ago in Chester,
Pa,
About 5 o'clock, Mrs. Davis, finding
that her husband who had been drinking
was disposed to become quarrelsome, in
duced him to start with her for home.
He was not drunk, but in contrary,
fault-fnding mood, and as they came
along all old road leading to Front street,
he asked her why she had not stayed
longer, and danced with him. Wheu
she replied thal she could not dance, he
called her Cd d-n liar, and ac-
cused her of dancing with other men.
At this time he was walking some little
distance ahead of her, and when she told
him that what he said was not true, he
picked up brick and threatened to kill
her.
Davis had red handkerchief around
one of his hands, and he said to the wo-
man that be had lost one of his fingers,
and she replied that it served him right,
as she had told him to leave that thing
at home" They continued to wrangle
as they walked along, attracting the at
tention of all who saw them, and when
they reached Front street near Broome,
he suddenly pulled pistol from his
pocket aud pointed it at the woman.
She threw up her hauds and begged him
not to shoot, but he paid no attention to
her pleadings, and with the weapon aim
eu dr ectly at her breast snapped it two
OF three Zines, but from some cause it
failed % fire. He then commenced
twisting at the chambers, and the wo-
man ran out Front street
In the meantJme, some one went to
officer Petersou's house on the corner of
tr0nt and SearleS StleeiS, ABOUT nall
square distant. and told him that drunk
en- man was going to shoot woman on
Front street. The officer was just sitting
down TO his supper, but he got up, put
on his coat aud vest. aud against the
wish of his wife went out. AS he went
down Front street he met the woman,
who seized him by the arm and begged
him not to arrest the man, as he was her
husband, at the same time warning him
not to go near, o. he would shoot him.
The officer not having any fear, went up
to Davis, who was standing with the re-
volver in his hand, aud told him that un-
less he gave it up, he would arrest him.
Davis made some reply, and the officer
stepped back few feet. when he fired,
and the ball entered his left breast, pass
ing through his lung aud heart. Peter
son pat his hand to the wound and step
ped back about five yards, when he fell
20 the ground and expired in a few min
utes.
After desperate struggle during
which Davis fired at several persons, he
was arrested and locked up. Public
feeling against him is very bitter and if
it was not for the strong walls of New
Castle Jail he certainly would be lynched.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-07-04
Opening the Ohio Campaign.

The Republicans of Central Ohio OPEN
ed the campaign in Columbus on Tues
day evening by holding large and en-
thusiastic meeting, the attendance being
about 5000. General John Beatty de-
livered the address of welcome, and in
his speech said: "The first resolution of
the Republican platform adopted at
Springfield presents to Tie people of Ohio
! TIC c Il ifiEf55st important issue in American
politics, the question whether Presidents
and Congressman shall be henceforth Sc
lected by violence and fraud or by a free
ballot and fair count. On this question
we want the sober judgment of the North
and we want it now"
Judge Foraker and General Kennedy
responded in happy speeches, each be-
lieving in the words of General Beatty
and urging all Republicans to take this
as main issue. A brilliant reception
was afterward rendered to the distin-
guished guests.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-07-04

The Hon. J. B.. Chafee, of Colo
RADIO, who is closely related to Gen
Grant by marriage, now says it is GER
tain that the Generals malady is can
Ger, and that those of his friends and
physicians who have hitherto enter
tanned hope of his recovery as pos
sible, are now convinced that the dis
ease is necessarily fatal. This will be
painful though not quite unexpected
news to the American people.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-07-04
Rival SultOrs Fighting Tor n Lady,s Hand.

Rival Sultors Fighting Tor Lady,s Hand.
Henry Partridge and Walter Hawkins
of Franklin Mass, were suitors for the
hand of one of the bellies of that town.
She SMILED on both alike, and with each
smile their hatred of each other grew
more intense. On Sunday both wanted
to escort the young lady home from
church, and their rivalry for the honor SO
worried her that she accepted of neither.
Her refusal led to words between them,
and they decided to meet in the woods
this morning and fight to finish, the
winner to WOO the lady without further
interference from the other. In the
woods ring was formed, the principal
stripped to the waist, and the seconds
took their places. The round was de-
cidedly unscienttic one, but after some
scratching butting, and humping, Par
fridge got in a highlander on Hawkins
nose which drew the blood, and both
men retired to their corners. Three
other rounds followed, and at the end, in
a dazed sort of way, Partridge staggered
to the rope. threw up his hands, and
cried: "Holdw Hawkins ceased, and Par
fridge, putting on his coat leebly, said:
.'Yyure the best man; take the girl.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-07-04
VICTORIOUS B. AND 0.
Its Ordinances Pass Philadelphia : Common
Council NithOuI Amenhment.

Its Ordinances Pass Philade!rhia's : Common
Council Without Amendment.
The Baltimore and Ohio ordinances
passed the Philadelphia common council
Monday after a prolonged session, in ex-
actly the shape they left the select branch
Wednesday of last week and by a vote
that was practically unanimous. The
Baltimore and Philadelphia ordinance did
not have dissenting vote on its final
passage, but many efforts were made to
alter the mode of crossing the country
between Cobb creek and the Schuykill.
Mr. Patton first offered substitute for
the third section, providing that the
new road shall be responsible for the
erection and maintenance of all bridges
on streets to be opened over the road in
the future. The debate upon this was
spirited, and the vote on the substitute
was Is yeas to - nays. The section was
then adopted.
Mr.. Bardsley tried with several differ
ent amendments to cripple other sections
but was voted down and the ordinance
was passed.
On the East Side ordinance the fight
was much more heated, but the chief
contest was over two points. One was an
amendment offered by Mr.. McInnes in
cooperating an anti-discrimination clause
similar in some respects to the one strick-
en- out last week by select council This
was defeated.
The other contest was over an amend.
ment offered by L G. Smith, putting all
the cost of opening Twenty fth street
on the company instead Of on the city,
as provided by select council. This was
defeated by vote of 81 to SO, and the
ordinance was passed. Eighty-tive mem
bers voted for it and six voted no, and
after it was declared passed, fourteen
members, including those who had voted
in the negative, sent up paper protest.
ing against certain parts in the ordi.
| nance.
Mayor Smith is expected to sign the
ordinances shortly, and work will at one,
| be commenced.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-07-04

A GOOD story is told of one of the
recent Western appointees in the
Treasury Department. He had only
lust been installed, when, happening
nto one of the other Offices, he beheld
a silver tray and pitcher. His own
room was furnished with an ordinary
earthen pitcher and tumbler. The
silver tray took his eye, and, returning
to his room, he wrote requlsltlon tor
one upon the Secretary. The secre-
tary read the requisition and returned
it with the verbal message: "Tell MIR.
- that he d better get TIE prairie mud
off his boot heels before he sends to
!, for silver trays
The Cecil Whig., 1885-07-04
Republican Primaries

The Republican voters of the sew
eral Election Districts of Cecil Coun-
ty are hereby requested to assemble
in Primary Meetings, at the usual
places of voting in the said districts,
from ; o'clock PM. to 7 O clock PM,
On Saturday, July 18th instant,
for the purpose OF selecting Five
Delegates from each district to a
County Convention to be held in
Elkton, on Tuesday, July a1st, at II
o'clock A. NJ, to nominate candidates
for the following county officers to
be supported by the voters OF Cecil
county at the election in November
next:
Clerk of the Circuit Court, Regis
ter of Wills, Sheriff, three County
Commissioners, State Senator, three
members of the House of Delegates,
and County Surveyor; also, to ap-
point Four Delegates to the Repub-
iican State Convention, hereafter to
be called, for the purpose Of nomi-
mating candidate for Comptroller
of the Treasury, and candidate for
Clerk of the Court of Appeals; also,
to appoint a County and Executive
Committee.
The following gentlemen are ap-
pointed to act as Judges in the several
districts at the Primary Meetings:
First Samuel Hall, john Nor
ris and Israel Gunkel.
Second District-Tohn Blaine, w. c.
Lake and John M. Reed.
Third District-Henry NJ. Nicols, Geo.
N. Gray and George Evans.
Fourth Dstrict-Dr. r. c. Carter,
David Scott and Daniel Arbuckle.
Fifth District. Alex. Rutter, Joseph
T. Stout and F. T. B. Day.
Sixth District-Barclay Reynolds, VIM.
Brown and lob HaineS.
Seventh Dstrict-John r. Bond, Robt.
Gwinn and T. H. Stout.
Eighth District-Michael w. Fulton,
Joseph Kennard and Thomas Davis
Ninth District-Jas. c. Crothers, Sam'l
Haddock and Morris Wilkinson.
Any gentleman unable to serve as
Judge is authorized to appoint sub
stitute. The Judges will appoint the
Clerks of election.
By order of
JAS. T. MCCULLOUGH,
Chairman Co. Executive Committee.
HENRY R. TORBERT,
Chairman State Central Committee.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-07-04
Order Of Publication.
JOB GALLAHER AND WIFE

ABEL A. MORRIS y WIFE, AND OTHERS.
In the Circuit Court for Cecil county. In Equity
No 1915.
rEllE object of this suit is to procure a
4 decree Tor the sale Of certain real estate Situ-
ate in Cecil county, Mary land. whereof John ID.
Morris, late "l said county. dicd seized.
The bill states that the said l"tn y. Morris
departed this life intcStirc in the month al Sept
enbcr, 1854, seized e." certain real estate situate
IN SAID county. particularly described in sud bill
and the deed therein mentioned. lcayin" no wld-
ow. but leaving eight children, viz: Mary ID
fallahcr, Abel a. Morris who has a wife named
Anna Morris Sarah Ann Brown wife OF Thomas
Brown: phineds Morris. who has a wife named
Anna Morris: David II. Morris. who has Il wife
named Catharinc Morris: Jacob l.. NJ Drris. Joseph
s Morris. Seneca f.. Morris. who has wife nam
ed Margaret Morris: and 1--WE grandchildren. chill
dren OF his deceased son John Morris. viz: John
Morris, Jr.. Jane Morris, lhneas Morris, Jr.,
Sarah Morris and Walter Morris as his next OF
kin and only heirs at law to which said real es-
tate descended.
That afterwards the said Joseph S. Morris de-
parted this life intestate leaving no widow or
issue, but leaving his said brJters and sisters
ana nephcWs and nicc@S Is his next of kin and
only heirs at Law to whom his interest in said
real estate descended. That all of said next Of
KIN are of full age except said grand who
are infants under TWEEN ty-unc Wears Of age. and
that said real estate cannot he divided Will out
loss and injury to the parties interested.
A petition hlcd in said cause by the complain
said David II. Morris has died intestate leaving
one child, David Morris, who is an infant under
twcntyunc years of age rs his only heir at law to
whom his interest in said real estate deSccn, ell
subject to the dover interest of the said Ca hl-
rine Morris therein: and that the said David
Morris resides out ul the State Ot Maryland and
prayS that the said David Morris may lie made a
party defendant to this suit IN place oi the said
David IL. MOrri', ana answer said bill and peti-
ton.
1t is thereupon this 18TH day of June. 1888, ad-
Judged and ordered that tine cUmplaInantS by
causing copy OF this order t" he inserted in some
newspaper published in Cecil county once we,k X
for one month"; before the list day OF July next
give notice to the siid David Morris of the object
and substance OF this bill and petition and warn
him to appear in this cOHrt III person or by sOlic
itor on or before the 2lst day OF October next to
answer the premises. and how cause il any he
has why decree ought not TO pas and relief be
granted as prayed.
JAMES a. DAVIS, Clerk
True Copy-Fcst
June 2U-5t EMrS A. DAVIS Clerk
The Cecil Whig., 1885-07-04
MRS. DUDLEY NOT GUILTY.
Rossa's AssaiIant Declared Insane-Ac.
quilted on the Ground of Insanity.

Rossa's AssaiIant Declared Insane-Ac-
quilted on the Ground of Insanity.
Mrs. Yesult Dudley was put on trial in
New York, on Tuesday last, for shooting
O'Donovan Rosa, the dynamiter, in
February last, and was acquitted on the
grounds of insanity.
Experts were called and all testified
that she is insane. When one of them
left the stand Mrs. Dudley cried out: 81
am not lunatc. l was not irresponsible
when shot Rossa and am not now. II
this case goes to the jury without my
evidence they will form wrong impress
sion of my character. l shot Rossa be-
cause had mission to perform. l am
not insane and | want to testify"
Judge Fullerton then arose and said
he was in an embarrassing position. His
| client, against his wishes, insisted upon
taking the stand. He saw no necessity
| for her testimony, but as she insisted
she was not insane, perhaps it would be
best to hear her. While her counsel was
speaking Mrs. Dudley became excited
| 1t was feared she would have an epileptic
| fit, and at the request of her counsel an
| adjournment was taken until 12 o'clock.
After the recess she went upon the
stand and said:
Il am not insane. My act was pre-
meditated. O'Donovan, or Rosa, as he
calls himself, is a cowardly murderer,
who shelters himself behind the Ameri-
can flag. He would not dare to 90
where he sends his tools. The doctors
say have homicidal mania. can re-
flute that. When | met Rosa first |
could have shot him. then had 10 .ded
revolver. l carried one for several years
and never shot anyone but Rosa, and |
would not have shot him only he con-
fessed his guilt to me.''
"When did he confess his guile" asked
the District Attorney.
after l had promised him contribu
tion.''
what did he say?''
''He said he would use my contribution
to blow up the House of Parliament"
Did you give it to him?"
81 did"
"What did you give him9'
| "a bullet. | knew if | had killed o.
Donovan Rossa I'd hang for it. | was
willing to do so. But assassination has
a certain honor After the first shot he
begged for his life like craven coward.
He was on the ground and | could not
miss him. For Gods sake he cried,
do not kill me, and so refrained He
is dirty, cowardly cur. I found him
guilty aud l shot him. That is all.
ACQUITTED ON THE GROUND OF INSANITY.
After Mrs. Dudley left the stand Dr.
Mann, another expert in lunacy cases,
was called After his testimony the
lawyers addressed the Court and the case
was given to the jury. The jury retired
and came back with verdict of not
guilty, on the ground of insanity. The
jury were only in consultation about five
minutes, when they rendered their YER
dict. A motion was made to send Mrs
Dudley to the State Lunatic Asylum
which her counsel opposed. The latter
asked that their client be permitted tc
be returned to her native country and be
placed in an institution there.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-07-04
The "Merchant Prince of the Prairieso -

L. S. Smith, who aspired to be known
as the "Merchant Prince of the Prairies, ~
paid his bill at an Omaha hotel Wednes
day and left for parts unknown taking,
it is said, 100000 in cash with him.
Smith went to Omaha eight months ago
from Chicago. He had $4,000, which
he invested in the dry goods business, of
which he was ignorant. He at once be-
gan running mammoth excursions into
the city from distant points, purchasing
the complete advertising space of daily
papers, and performing other similar
chants to point where they were forced
to go slow or break. He carpeted the
The Cecil Whig., 1885-07-04
The President and the Office Seekers

1t is quite likely that the President will
decide not to grant personal interviews
to applicants for Office after this week.
He takes the ground that personal inter
views do no good, inasmuch as it is alb
solutely impossible for any man to re-
member what is said by the hundreds
who visit him every day; that all appli
cations are decided on the papers, and
that, having given four months to the
office seekers, the people who are not
looking for offices are now entitled to his
time.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-07-04

IT is estimated that there has been a
decrease of about $40, 800, 900 in the
public debt during the month OF June.
This will make the total reduction fol-
the fiscal year about S65,ooo,ooo. The
reduction during the previous fiscal
year was SOL, 100000. The expen-
ditures during the fiscal year were
about S31o, 100000, and the receipts
about S321 100000, or about $780,
900 less than the estimates.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-07-04

GENL. BLACK. the newly-appointed
Commissioner of Pensions, receives a
salary of $1,000 per annum. Besides
this he draws an annual pension of
81 200. If his physical disabilities were
such as to entitle him to this liberal
pension, how Can he do the work of a
position generally considered a very
laborious one and get so fat salary
To draw both seems inconsistent, to
say the least.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-07-04

THERE is no concealing the fact that
the average Democrat does not take
kindly to Civil Service Reform. Under
a Republican administration he toler
ated it, because it was the readiest
means by which he could secure a
position, since in competitive examina-
tions the politics of the applicant is not
considered. But since the accession
of the Democrats to power it is all
fraud. "We have noticed with regret,
says one Of our exchanges, "that many
good Democrats who were civil service
reformers about this time last year are
not shouting themselves hoarse in its
praises this pleasant and auspiclous
summer. 1t is not strange that the
wild-eyed shriekers of the South should
see no virtue in a system that recog-
nizes a common school education as
better certificate of qualification for
office than five years service in the
rebel army and twenty years service
with the shotgun and bull whip neither
is it strange that the b'hoys of the Mid
die States should speak in terms of
contempt of the spellin' book po!itii-
clans. But that the snaisnten sn:lis ntened Dem
ocrats OF OniIo the solid men of the
truly good Western Reserve, the erst-
while followers of the Hon. George H..
Pendleton, should repudiate the doc
trine of civil service reform is indeed
sad, and those who contemplate the
spectacle may well ask to whom can
civil service look for support when it is
abandoned by those in whose fidelity
most faith was pledged?'
The Cecil Whig., 1885-07-04
DR.. BOSankO.

This name is so familiar with the people
throughout the United States that it is
hardly necessary to state that he is the
originator of the great DIR. Bosanko Cough
and Lung Syrup, the favorite remedy, wher-
ever known, for Coughs, Colds. Consump-
tion, and all affections of the Throat and
Lungs. Price so cents and S1.00. Sold by
DIR. H. III. Mitchell. 2.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-07-04
HER FOUR HUSBANDS LIVING.
The Matrimonial Adventures of u Nineteen
Year-Old Illinois Girl,

The Matrimonial Adventures of u Nineteen
Year-Old Illinois Girl.
Mrs. Nellie Dame, Yourex Baker Phil
lips was married in Freeport, ILL.,, Tues
day evening to Yourex, from whom she
had been divorced. She first married in
June, 1882, and only lived with him one
day, as she was taken away from him by
her parents. Yourex left the section,
and not hearing from him, she married
one John G.. Baker in February, 1888,
who left her after short time, he having
another wife elsewhere. Later Nellie
married Harry l.. Phillips, a railroad
brakeman They quarreled, parted, and
Phillips got divorce, but before the de-
cree was finally made he married again,
for which Nellie brought suit against
him for bisamy and had him bound over
to court. The decree was granted in the
meantime, and Yourex having come back
the marriage of last Tuesday followed.
The bride is now only nineteen years of
age and has now been married four times
and all of her husbands are still living.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-07-04
MRS. Dudley Sent to an Asylum.

Mrs. Lucille Yseult Dudley, who was
acquitted on the grounds of insanity OF
felonious assault in shooting O'Donovan
Rosa in New York the other day, has
been sent to an insane asylum.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-07-04

An Irishman was asked for his marriage
certificate. He slowly lifted his hat reveal
ing large scar on the head, evidently done
by flat iron. This evidence was to the
point. Our certificates are the praises OF
those who have experinced wonderful cures
by the use of DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup.