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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-10-24
German Called the Maryland Tweed.


Among the speakers at largely at
tended Democratic mass meeting and
barbecue held at E,ston on Tuesday last
was General Bradley T. johnson, of
Baltimore. Much to the surprise of
everyone, his speech was a scathing de-
nunciation of Senator Arthur =. Cor
man, whom he called the Maryland
Tweed and said that his methods
were worse than those of Malone. Great
excitement was caused by the speech, as
the meeting was gotten up by the regu-
lar Democracy in the interest of Cor
mans ticket. Congressman Charles III
Gibson afterwards defended German and
denounced General johnson in the most
vehement terms, calling him traitor
and renegade. Considerable bad blnod
has been engendered the affair, which
is the talk of the town
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-10-24

THE horrible explosion in coal mine
at Wilkesbarre, Penn, on Wednesday
last will be apt to intimidate the miners
of northern Pennsylvania far more than
many previous occurrences of the kind.
1t was one of those gloomy cases where
the presence of a divine providence
was not apparent, and the frequency of
these disasters, accompanied always by
such fatal results, will be very likely to
cause eventually some newer and bet
ter methods for performing such work,
methods that will make it less dan
gerous to life and destructive to prop
ertV
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-10-24
Mrs. Lanstry Sued.

The C Sc of Mrs. Langtry, who was
sum moled to appear before the County
Court of Chelsea, for refusing to pay
hou sehold debts contracted while living
with her husband, came up for a hearing
one Tuesday last. but was postponed IN
til November 4, at the request of her
counsel, who pleaded that his client
could not appear owing to professional
engagements, which could not be broken
without serious damage to defendant. A
number of dressmakers bills are among
the items mentioned in the summons
Mrs. Langtry claims that her husband is
responsible for the debts Mr. Langtry's
friends state that he is unable to pay the
bills, as the only source of income he has
at present is an annuity allowed him by
his wife on condition that he does not
modest her.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-10-24
A Decision in the Neil will Case.

The famous Neil will case contro-
versy, which commenced in 1877, has
just been decided by the Supreme
Court in favor of the Cuthbertsons
and others, contestants. On April "a,
1874, the late l.. Neil, who was for
many years member OF the firm of
Simpson & Neil, the well known ship
builders, and who was then a man of
great intellectual strength and vigor,
made his will in his own handwriting.
By this will he gave large legacies to
to the Cuthbertsons, who reside in
Leith, Scotland, which was Neil's.birth-
place, and to certain charities. On De-
cember 2, 1876, a codicil to Mr.. Neilrs
will was executed, by which the lega-
cies were cut down to $4,000 and his
whole estate, amounting to 100000,
given to his ConveyanCer and conGden-
tial adviser, John S. Yardley, who pre-
pared the Codicil. The contestants
alleged in the Orphans Court that Mr..
Neil was not possessed of testamentary
capacity when the codicil was executed,
and asked that an issue might be
awarded to test the validity ofthat cod
icil before jury. The Orphans Court
in 1880 declined to grant the issue,
which decision was upon appeal re-
versed by the Supreme Court in 1881,
and a trial by jury ordered The case
came up on trial in the Court of Com
mon Pleas No. I, before Judge Allison
and a jury, on November I 1882, and,
after a struggle which lasted fifty, one
days, the jury, vino had been out three
days, rendered verdict in favor of the
contestants, and decided that Neil was
not of sound disposing mind and men,
DRY when he executed the Codicil. Mr..
Yardlcy then took the case to the Su-
prcme Court on writ of error, an al
legged sixteen objections to the rulings
Of jude Allison. The Cu,hbertsons
and the charities, by counsel, endeav-
ored to uphold the verdict of the jury.
The case was argued before six of the
seven judges of the Supreme Court in
the winter of 1884. \ reargument hav-
ing been ordered by that court, it took
place before the whole bench last win
ter. The Supreme Court has now
ended this long controversy by uphold
ing Judge Allison on every point, thus
sustaining the verdict in favor of the
contestants, maintaining the original
will and setting aside the codicil.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-10-24
TWO "ISMS."

There is a little suffix in the English
language which, in connection with one
or two words, has gained prominent
notoriety in the land since the first
trumpet announced the presence of
partizan workers and ring tricksters in
politics. The one or two words to
which we refer as having, in connection
with the innocent little suffix, won promi-
nent places are Bossism and Hybrid,
or Half breedism. There are tokens
of danger even in the sound of these
words when pronounced with full force,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-10-24

THE extent of Parson Newman's
eulogy on Grant in Philadelphia
church this week was of a very limited
character. His criticism upon the life
and actions of the great hero contained
no new or original points, but his exal-
tations of the honored warrior were ex,
tremly just and eloquent.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-10-24

LATE reports from Cincinnati and
Columbus reveal innumerable treacher-
les in the ballot-box work at the late
election. A little severe application Of
the proper laws would soon bring Ohio's
dirty political workers under the pump
of honest party purity. They need
cleansing badly.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-10-24

The way Philadelphia Democrats
and Independents are vilitying candi-
date Rowan is amusing. Despite all
the old trumpery the opposing journals
are bringing up against him, and the
bitter attack of the Committee of One
Hundred, he is good candidate, a
perfect gentleman, and Philadelphia
Republicans should not permit of his
defeat.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-10-24

Now THAT Baltimore is to have a
crematory there will be no difficulty IN
finding a good dumping place for her
Bosses" We imagine their ashes
beautifully inurned will make hand
some memorial tribute to the glory men
will feel when such abomniable corrup-
has been abolished.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-10-24
ssYHE+WHIGSs

Permanently raIuable for its Local as rcH as Gen
erai Intelligence Netcs Communications are respect
tuHy solicited from all sections Of the County, in
addition to the ceekly contributions Of its regular
corps Of correspondents. Anonymous communtca-
tons riH receire no attention, the name Of the
criier being required in all cases as guarantee Of
good faith.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-10-24
Poor Fellow =.

Frustrated, d.hilltatrd, etferhl-h, they
feel as if they were hardly worth picking
mp. They would hardly give the Toss of il
bri 2ht penny for chance of "A choice he
tween life and death. Bu' even such for
lorn people can he rnewel by the Use OF
Browns Icon BiitcrS. II Nii,liZ,s the
blood, tones The nerves. an T. n IVIteS the
system Mr. Isaac &. Weed, BLrrs Mills,
O says, 81 used Browns Iron BitrerS for
general weakness, and it helped me greatly
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-10-24

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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-10-24

In the present state of politics at
Baltimore a blast of northern wind from
the summit of an iceberg would be
vastly beneficial. The heated condi-
ton of both parties will require more
than ore cold wave to cool it off.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-10-24

Local matter Ten Cents line for single inSer
fiOR.
Marriage aud Death Notices inserted graiuHOuSiy
Obituaries rW be charged halt the usual rate %
transient local matter.
Transient rdteS-Eight cents a line for one, ana
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one inch Of space counted Ttceire lines. one
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changes GH0,ced to yearly advertisers rtthOm add
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The circulation Of The Wing being among The mos
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counties Of Maryland, Pennsylvania and Deidrdre
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Men most desirable medium for remunerattr'
advertising. To maintain IFS high standard as
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-10-24
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-10-24
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

FTllS is to give notice that the subscri
L beers, of Cecil county, have obtained from the
Orphans Court OF said county letters testamen
tary on the personal estate of
WILLIAM B. ROWLAND,
late of said county, deceased. All persons haviu,
claims against the said deceased are hereb,
warned to exhibit the same, with the voucher.
thereof duly authenticated,
on nr bcnrc the 10th day of April 1881;
they may otherwise by law, he excluded from al
benefit III said state. All persons indebted I,
said estate are requested To make immediate pay
ment To the subscribers. Given under our hand.
this 10th day ui September. lSS5.
II. G.. HOPKINS,
CT. ROWLAND.
Executors.
TsSt:-E. f. LAMAR, Register.
tl, =
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-10-24

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physicians whose success is due to specific
influence of these components. DIR. Bulls
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-10-24

COOPER & CONARD'S FASH
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and interesting reading. 81 pages
with numerous Fashion Illustrations
and handsome Extra Eight-Page.
Supplement of French Fashions,
printed in Paris expressly for this
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Edition de Luxe with Colonel
Paris Fashions), price 10 cents. Pee-
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-10-24

Little Willie screams and storms with a
burn upon his arm. To little Willie joy is
sent, by using salvation Oil the great lini:
meni.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-10-24
COLLIDING IN TIE FOG

What happened was this: The emil
grant trsin which left Jersey City at 7.54
had dropped its last car at this point. the
coupling having broken. 1t may have
been that this accident was not noticed
in the fog. The west bound express,
which left Jersey City at Sl3, came on
in the fog and struck the detached car,
driviAg it off the track to the left, so that
it lay partly on the track. The Lehigh
Valley came up at that moment aud
struck the splintered wreck again. The
blow forced the up bound locomotive
into the ditch, jammed the milk car
against the locomotive of the express.
The unlucky car was fairly ground to
spliht.rs. 1t was said that there were
ten or twelve emIgrants aboard it. Train
hands and passengers moving about with
lanterns in the fog set to work to extri-
cate them. 1t was slow work. because
the wreck was hard to get at, with a car
on one side of it and reared up locomo-
tive on the other. A woman with baby
in her arms was the first TO be lifted out
A cry was raised that the first Pullman
car was afire. In a few moments it was
bnrnAg briskly, but everybody had been
out of it long before. Some of the pas
sengers bound for New York set out to
walk to Five Corners.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-10-24

COOPER 4 CONARD'S FASH
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out, 81 brimtul pages ofpure' bright
and interesting reading. % pages
with numerous Fashion Illustrations
and handsome Extra Eight-Page
Supplement of French Fashions
printed in Paris expressly for this
Journal, and richly Illuminated.
Edition de Luxe with Colored
Paris Fashions), price 10 cents. Pep
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-10-24
A BIG CRASH IN THE FOG.

Many Persons Killed in Wreck-Three
Passenger Trains in Collision on the
New York Division of the Pennsy Ivania
Railroad.
The Western express train on the
Pennsylvania Railroad ran into an immi-
grant train near the IIackensack river
bridge on last Sunday night. The dis
aster was one of the most frightful that
has occurred on the road in many years.
a number of dead bodies were known to
be lying under the wrecked cars and a
large force of men were set at work dig
ging away the ruins and bringing ont the
dead and dying.
The emigrant train which left jersey
City at $50 o'clock stopped at coal
shute ann at the east side of the Hacken-
sack river bridge the western express,
leaving at 3 ID o'clock crashed into the
caboose of the emigrant train and threw
the caboose and Il passenger car upon
the bound track. Lchigh Valley
train No. 3 leaving Newark at S. 10,
crashed into the wreck. aud one of the
Lehigh Valley cars took fire.
THE STORY OF THE DISASTER.
A passenger on the Lehigh Valley in
coming train gives the following account
of the accident: The Lehigh Valley ac-
commodation train left Easton 80. 1t
was made up of one combination car, one
smoker and one passenger car. At Flem-
ington milk car was put on, next the
locomotive. At Newark several more
passenger cars Immediately filled with
passengers. About a quarter of :. mile
south of the llackensack river, when the
train was running ut moderate speed
through dense fog, it came to a halt
with IA crash and Il succession Of shocks
that sent the passengers in The foremost
cars flying over the backs OF the seats in
front of them. This was at S.07 o'clock
Nobody on the up .rain suffered any
severer hurts than bruises. The passen-
gers swarmed out OF the cars ard found
their locomotive standing on end outside
the down track, pile OF vi, ok between
the two and Il down train halted. The
locomotive of the up train Ii I'd been driven
clear off the track to its right into a deep
ditch. The engineer, Owen Hall, it was
said gone with it Fireman Stewart
Bowers had been badly crushed.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-10-24
" 1t is well, maybe so, to bear losses.
To bend and bow down to the rod,
If the scarlet red bars and the crosses


dc o"' ROUNDS up 'he lauuer 10 'fo"
systematised collection OF the poems
of Emma Alice Browne has never been
made, although many OF her finer idyllic
outbursts have gained worthier place
in the at1ectionate regrad of the students
of Southern song than many of those
found i'll volumes whose gilded edges
and nrnamented covers constitute their
entire streng;h and beauty. From her
rugged western nome IN Danvllle, Ill,
the Emma Alice browne of to day still
sends forth her pure and perfect poems.
from the walls OF my dreamy Office the
lace oil the brave young songstress, when
she was brave aud young, gazes steadily
down from day to day; pensively think
ing or dreaming, probably of the grand
old hills beyond these venerable walls
and the naughty river and bay below
the ancient town which furnished her
the first instructive elements of that
beautiful mystical art which has EN-
bodied the aims and ends of her life.
For her vocality includes more than the
music of birds or rolling waters, more
than the charms of woods and fields; in
cludeS the animate, throbbng, warnings
of a soul. the tender, graceful, confess
sions of a heart beloved, and saddened
and cheered, as its lopgings and ambi-
tions were answered or denied. The
poets of the South have been very few,
nor have any of them produced such
lasting and beautiful effects in the grand
chorus of the worlds song as Emma
Alice Browne. There turks peculiar
fascination in the lyrical writings of this
poetcss, for people of vivid imagination
and spr silva fealinps that reveals tho
necessary presence of mastery genius.
Such moods as surrounded Tennyson
when he wrote "Break, Break, Break"
and ongfellow when he wrote ''The
Rainy Day." have cast their refining
halo from time to time over the concep-
tive elements of Emma Alice Brownies
composition. for in many of her poems
that tend toward sadness and despair, as
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-01-17


No e05s-In the District Court OF Bexar
JOHNSON.
The State OF Texas, TO the Sheriff or any Con-
stable OF Dexar County. Greetingi
You arc hereby commanded that by max
Ing publication OF this citation In some
newspaper published ia tho county OF
secutive weeks previous to tho return
day hereof. you summon Robert Johnson,
whose residence is unknown, to be and appear
s1,ca eon,t ~ e.a FERN OF ,1o y, nonora9,s DIS
the court house thereof In the city OF San An
tonic on the first Monday In March, A. ID,
A. D., 1895, then and there to answer n petition
hled In said court on the 2sth day OF Novem-
Der, A. d., lisa, In suit numbered 206s, on the
Leal and sllvestre O. de I.eal. his wife, are
PLAINTIFF, and Robert johnson IL defendant.
The PLANTING In their petition allege that de-
TO them his promissory note for Four Hundred
tor its date with lawful interest thereon after
That said note was given for a part Of the
purchase money OF certain lots OF land situ-
three t3, IN block No. three Cil; said three lots
together fronting forty-four 40 varas on the
@ ySrs h eaa
%. 10 block No. J; lots Nos. o. u, is and IL, in
block 2; lo,s u, is Land 4, IN block Z; lots, 3
In block 13 and lots !, 9, g. T,s, o, TO- II and i2
In block 10; all OF said lots being OF a subdi-
vision made by Leoomte de watine, as shown
by Vol. No. IA. page Q. OF the records OF Bexar
county, Texas Al OF the pr perty herein
described Is situated In Ward No. OF said CITY.
southwest Of the San Podro creek.
veyed by plaintiffs TO defendant In con idera-
ton OF the note herein described. and that In
said deed OF conveyance vendors lien was
reserved to secure tho Payment of sid nnte
that defendant, though often requested. has
has failed and refused aud silli fails aud re-
FUSES TO pay the nalnc ~ any part thereof, and
that said note sti remains due aud unpai Z,
and that plaintiffs are tho lawful holders and
owners OF said note.
wherefore plalntlrls pray for .ju igmen. ioI
the foreclosure az their lien on the above des-
crlbcd premises and for general relief.
Herein fall not. but have you before said
court on the said first day OF tho next teru
thereof, this writ with your return thereon
showing how you have executed the same.
Witness, George X Dashicll, Clerk OF
- the District Court Of Bexar county
SEAL given unccr my hand and seal oil said
- court at oiilcc In the city OF San An
tonic, this, the 81 day OF December
A. D.. 1884.
6noBGE X. DAsnIEfI.
Clerk Distric, Court Bexsr County.
by N; YTuRRI, in, Deputy.
GEORGE II. DAf HELL,
Clerk District Court Bexar County.
by N. YTuRRI. JR.. Deputy.
Came TO hand Dcasmbor %, A. ID 1881, at
same day in the sAs AsronIo. LIonT.
y. A. STEVENS.
1871 Sheriff Bexar County.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-01-17
AN ORDINANCE

To Regulate the laying and Maintaining Of Ser
Vice Pipes and TO Proise, the Fire Hydrants and
other Property Of the wstsrworhs Company, SC
far as the city OF San hn,onlo Is interested
Therein.
Be It ordained by the City Of San An
tonic
sEcrIos Lit shall be the duty Of tho Water
works Company TO attach service pipes upon
proper application beirs made Tor the same.
SIC. s.-lt shall DO unlawful for any one.
without the consent % the waterworks Com
pany. to bore or drill into the water mains
or make attachments or connections with their
service pipes or turn ON water from the street
SEC. at shall be unlawful for any one TO
use or turn on water from any hydrant except
u case OF hrc. unioss duly authorized by the
sac. III shall be unlawful fer any person
20 hitch or tie any horse or other animal 20 a
hydrant or stand pipo.
SIC s1,;Any person who shall IN any way. IN.
any manner ipjurc or destroy any hydrant or
stand pipe, or other prop rty belonging TO the
and used IN coonaction W With thc ws,er%o os
shall be guilty OF an Oncnec.
SEQ 6.-Au pergors usinv water Furnished
from the company's service box 10 good re-
pair. so ~ TO prevent leakage on the streets.
and on failure so TO do, after being duly noti-
ned, shall be guilty OF an offense.
sEC. Amy person injuring In any manner
the reservoir OF tho Waterworks Company. or
depositins any nth or 9th substance calcu-
said reeervolr. or com uniting any act resulting
In the denement Of the water therein, shall be
guilty Of an offen5c.
SEC, s.-Any person found guilty OF q viola
ton OF any OF the provisions OF this ordinance
shi II be fined In any sum not less than one and
not exceeding two hundred dollars.
Passed ana approved 1nnnsTy 3, lss,;
Attest E.P. CLAUDoS, City Clerk.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-01-17
A Laughing Plant.

This is not flower that laughs, but
one that creates laughter, II the printed
stories of travellers are to be believed.
1t grows in Arabia and is called the
laughing plant, because its seeds pro-
duce effects like those produced by
laughing gas. The flowers are Of q
bright yellow and the seed-pods are soft
and woolly, while the seeds resemble
small black beans, and only two or three
grow In pod. The natives dry and
pulverize them, and the powder, iitaken
In small doses, makes the soberest per-
son behave like circus clown or q
mad man, for he will dance, sing and
laugh most boisterously. and cut the
most fantastic cappers, and be In an up
roaringly ridiculous condition for about
IN hour. When the excitement ceases
the exhausted exhibitor Of these antics
falls asleep, and when he awakes he has
not the slightest remembrance OF his
risky doings.- Vick's Floral Magazine.