The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-09-05
NEWS IN BRIEF.

NEWS IN BRIEF.
General Butler tells a correspondent of
the Philadelphia Times that he is out of
politics. But no body has told anybody
that politics are ont of General Butler.
The gamblers of Omaha have made prop
osition to the city that if they are not inter-
fered with one year they will pay for all
street improvements and keep up the water
works.
Gentleman-You look tired and worn out,
Uncle Rastus.
Uncle Rastus Yes, sab, is l doan git
no sleep.
Gentleman-No sleep?
Uncle Rastus-No, sab. Dis darby cant
git no sleep in de watermillion season.
Big tassels were put by Memphis
woman on the ears of her horse, and broad
ribbon bow on his tail, in order to decorate
him to her satisfaction for equestrian use;
but he liked the adornments so little that
he ran away and threw her off, nearly kill
ing her.
We have some of the LATEST negroes in
the world right here in Plataka, and in
summer they live on catfish and melons.
We saw one of those lazy creatures the
other day. He had his fishing line tied to
his dogs hind leg, and when fish would
bite be would give his dog kick.
The causes of separation between a
Georgia husband and wife were that she
had until after marriage concealed from him
the fact that her handsome teeth were false,
and that he neglected to tell her that he
snored in his sleep. They could not agree
to set one fault against the other.
One of the colored BARRIERS in Philadel-
phia is said to bea colored woman who works
ir her husbands shop. She is an octoroon,
with large black eyes, and she has pleas
ant smile for all her customers. She keeps
her razors in the very best condition and has
.nany regul customers.
A story is told by the Presbyterian of a
New York woman who was asked to add
her name to a subscription list for chart
table purpose II cannot" was the reply;
'Iklid all could afford to do for charity dur
ing the winter. / went to the charity ball,
the kirmess, and attended a number of pri-
vate theatrical entertainments given for
benevolence.'
A man in a lonely part of Iowa has brain
fever in consequence of the death of his
wife, and on recovering could not remem-
Der where he had buried her. During
the interval the three persons who had as
sisted in the interment became scattered.
Very DESTROYS of locating the grave, the
widower dug over most of Il ten-acre field
before finding the remains.
A prize fight vas arranged between two
young women in Australia. The pugilists
came up defiant and jaunty for the first
round, which ended in a mutual knock
down, each receiving blow squarely in the
nose. At the expiration of the allowable
interval the referee called "rime!' but the
antagonists had lost all vim, aud both were
weeping over the possible Disagreement OF
their faces-a calamity compared with
which the loss of The fight was nothing.
A row of stores have rear show windows
opening on IA hotel veranda at Saratoga. In
one of these the central object is chemise
1t is a delicate and intricate production OF
loom and needle work. 1t is part of the
trousser ola forthcoming bride, who Is SC
generally identified as the prospective
wearer of the admired garment that her
| name is commonly mentioned in connection
with it.
The Hon. Samuel j. Randall went driv-
| ing at Long Branch with William NJ. Sin
| gerly of the Philadelphia Record, who is poll
| tically opposed to Mr.. Randall. Somebody
| spoke to Mr.. Randall abuut it. "When my
enemy drives the fastest of horses in the
| place, and tells me they are liable to tro'
| the best road mile Oh record almost any
day." was the reply. 81 can sit very COM
| fortably with him in the same wagon
A Manitoban farmer was Sharpening a
| stake with an axe, when a nash OF lightning
accompanied by a single clap of thunder
came from the only cloud visible, small
| one i'm mediately overhead The bolt struck
the head of the axe, splitting it into two
pieces and breaking the handle. The farmer
was knocked to the ground insensible, but
| speedily recovered, and upon searching
about found the fragments of his axe forced
| deeply into the ground.
Mrs Langtry and Fred Gebhardt have
been in Boulogne. BY day they visited the
gambling tables of the Casino, and by night
the puplic dancing room Of this resort. As
they We're waltzing together Fred's feet
slipped from I'M Ter him, and he fell pros
trate. His partner went tumbling after.
| A correspondent says that the Casino has
since been densely packed with an expcc-
tant multitude.
The denial is made for Edwin Booth that
he was ever a negro minstrel, save in the
| sense that he may also have been n circus
performer. When a lad in Baltimore he
and other boys played circus, minstrelsy,
tragedy, and other capers in cellar. He
entered the dramatic profession when he
was not more than It., and therea fter travel
led with his father almost up to the latter's
death 1t is 4 fact, however, that For res,
| was once a rider and acrobat in a circus.
A fine equipage rolled up to Long
Branch drug store. The coachman was in
livery, the horses pranced admirably, the
varnish on the carriage had no flick, and
everything about the concern indicated
great wealth. The dowager who alighted
looked like a duchess in play. Entering
the store, he said: "Do you sell plain soda
by the half glass?' The proposition was
evidently new one to the young clerk
and he went to consult with the proprietor,
| who authorized the sale. "fhen give me
| half glass" said the woman. "ana take
half u glass out to the lady in the carriage.
An Airy OH cehoIder and Modest Judge.
Some of the new department officials
! at Washington are rather fresh, and have
| what the MethGdists call realizing
| sense of the dignity and Importance of
| their positions. The protrudinG self