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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-06-10
SERIOUS CONNECTION IN INDIA

SERIOUS CONNECTION IN INDIA,-A
commotion has been excited in Bengal, III
consequence of the prohibition, by the
Provincial Government of the Hindoo prac-
tice Of throwing dead bodies into the
Hoogly. The. Bengalese entertain the
greatest adherence to the European Gus
tom of burial, and those who cannot af-
ford 10 burn their dead, and sprinkle their
ashes into the water of the Ganges, are &C
customed to throw the bodies into the riv-
er. The Hoogly is a tidal stream, and
the decaying corpses float up and down,
disgusting the senses, and filling the air
with impurities. Unfortunately fever is
now epidemic in Calcutta, and cholera has
appeared, and under these circumstances
the feeling of the inhabitants with respect
to such abomination can be imagined. In
their own protection, they have prohibited
the practice of casting the dead into the
Ganges, and have also refused to allow
the Hiudoos to burn bodies within a Ger.
tain distance of Calcutta. These stringent
regulations were undoubtedly urgently
called for, but there is great danger of
deeply woundng the feelings of the Ben
galese, who will probably consider the
course adopted by the authorities, under
the pcrlls of contagion, as an outrage upon
the Hindoo religion.
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LIFE lNsURANcE.-It will be seen by reference
10 our advertising columns that the attention of
our community is for the first time called to the
subject of Life Insurance, an Institution that has
grown most rapidly in public favor and now holds
most honorable place among the great pub
lie institutions of the world.
There are in Great Britain nearly 200 such
companies, and the amount there assured upon
life is estimated at f2oo, 900, 600. In the United
States there are about so life insurance compa-
MES, receiving annually in premiums 5 900, 900
more than 10000 lives are assured, covering
risks amounting to 5000, OOo, 900. These are
striking proofs of the increasing popularity of
Life Insurance. .-
The influence and usefulness of Life Insurance
has been more truly and widely understood from
year to year, and is now acknowledged in all
communities. During the year s6l the Life In
surance companies doing business in tue City of
New York paid losses amounting to So, O23, s66,
most of which went to protect the widow and
orphan from want showing the wisdom and
forethought of those upon whom they were de-
pendant during their life time. We commend
the American Life Insurance Company to our citi-
zens, one Of the Oldest and most reliable COM,
panies IN existence.
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FRIGHTFUL RAILROAD ACCIDENT
On the Both ult a party of young men and
women who had been attending circus
in Sunbury, Pa, started home gu hand
car on the Northern Central Railway
The hand car was in charge of track mas
ter, and with him were Horatio Seesholtz,
VIM. Persing, Abraham Zimmerman and
John Hopper, Olivia j. Hetrich, Louisa
Fiester and Sarah NJ. Hollenback, all re-
siding from three to five miles below Sun
bury. While crossing the creek bridge
about a mile below town the hand car was
struck by the express train south, and was
crushed. Misses Fester and Hetrick
were thrown into the creek, and their bod
les were found the next morning. Miss
Hollenback was so seriously injured tina
yer recovery is considered doubtful The
men were all injured, but not s:ri usly.
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ENLISTMENT OF BRITISH SUBJECTS.

ENLISTMENT OF BRITISH SUBJECTS -
The further correspondence respecting the
enlistment of British subjects at Queens
town is now published in full The COM
munications between Earl Russell and Mr..
Adams tend to prove that some meu were
actually enlisted on board the Kearsage
at Queenstown, but that it was done with
the connivance of only an inferior officer
OF the ship. The captain declares that he
knew nothing about the enlistment, and so
far from giving any authority for the pro-
ceeding, he ordered all the men ashore,
and never left port until he thought they
were all out of his way. A few, however,
had managed to conceal themselves, and
when out at sea the captain discovered
them. His first impulse was to land them
at Brest, the port he was bound to but
fearing that they might fall into the hands
of the captain of the Florida, and so aid
the enemy's cause, and also being mind
full of their utterly destitute condition
which would be aggravated in strange
place, lie reconsidered his resolution and
eventually took them back to Queenstown.
The American Consul, Mr. Eastman, has
denied all prior knowledge of the proceed
ings, and the correspondence terminates
with Lord Russell's acknowledgment of
MIR. Adams's last despatch, in which the
latter expresses an opinion that furtherpr
ceedings will be directed oy his Govern
nent- Montreal (Caaado) Gazette.
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PATRIOTIC DRINKING.-A "loyal'
man came to town the other day, got
little heavy about the head, and fearing
he might be suspected of drinking too free
ly, apologized to crowd of bystanders, in
the following eloquent aud patriotic lau-
qua e:
"Now ak you, fellers, who's the best
citizen, him as supports Government or
him as doesn't? Why him as does, in
course. | supports Government, fellers--.
every man as drinks supports Govern
ment That is, if he drinks taxed lickers.
Every blessed drop of liquor he swallers
is taxedt to pay the salaries OF them big Of
fccrs at Washington and support the war.
Spose all was to quit drinking, why the
war must stop aud the Government fall
it couldn't help it no how. That's the
VERY reason | drinks. I don't like grog
Il MORALLY hates it. If | follered my
own inclernation, I'd rather drink butter
milk, or ginger pop, or soda water. But
| lickers for the good of my country, to
set an example of loyalty and wirtuous
selfdenial ITO the rising generation.-
Holmes County (Ohio) Farmer.
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THE SIAMEsE TwINs.-A correspon-
dent of the Macon (Ga. Telegraph, who
lately visited the Sianiese Twins, gives
the following account of them
Your readers have, no doubt, seen those
remarkable individuals, Siamese Twins,
but few of them, perhaps, have been to
their houses and seen them in their do
nestle relations. Though united by lig-
ament us strong as life itself, they live q
mile apart, spending alternately three days
at the one and the other house, and allow
ing no circumstance to defer their depar-
ture from the one to the other when the
regular time arrives. The one at whose
house you visit them leads the converse
ton and acts master of ceremonies, while
the other speaks only as occasion or po-
likeness may require. One has eight and
the other nine children, but one Of whom
is in the war, the rest being. girls and lit
tie boys. The twins are good neighbors
and Intelligent men. They are, to all APP
pearances, two separate and different men,
with very little social resemblance, and a
marked contrast of character Eng is
much the most positive, self-willed and
uncompronising. They are seldom both
sick at the same time.
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A New Rebel Invention.

According to the Baltimore correspon.
dent OF the Wor(d the rebels propose to
resort to the Chinese mode of warfare,
should Grant penetrate to the defences of
their capital He writes:
l must mention u new and novel inven-
tion by Capt Hidden of the rebel army -
1t Is nothing more nor less than stink
ball, designed to be fired into the works
of besiegers to stink them out. About
the middle of April, was one of several ci-
vihans, who, upun invitation, accompanied
a party OF officers to Atlee' station on the
Central Railroad 10 miles from Richmond,
to witness some experiments with this ball.
The ball Is an iron shell containing com.
bustible and destructive material, and in
appearance is similar to the stink ball in
use many years ago.
1t is designed to be thrown by NOR.
tars, but in tho tests on the occasion re-
ferred to the fuse was lighted and the
shells allowed to illuminate where they
were placed. The stencil which followed
the explosion was the most fctid and vii
famous that ever outraged the olfactores
OF man-lt provokes sneezing and cough
ing, and produces nausea, rendering it i'm.
possible for men to do duty within reach
OF it. A single ball will impregnate the
atmosphere for fifty yards round, and the
fetid compound, entering everything it
touches, emits the stencil for long time
The opinion Of all who witnessed the
experiments was that these balls were a
fair Offset to Greek fire, and General Win
der, and several officers of rank who were
present, expressed the belief that it would
prove more effective for driving off beseig.
ers than anything ever invented. Be this
as it may if Richmond is ever threatened
by siege, tue "sneczers,' as the inventor
facetiously calls his balls, will form a
prominent feature in the defensive opera
tons.
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1ss- The Rev. ]. @. Fletcher gave US last even
ing brilliant lecture on the religion, customs
and people of Brazil. Seldom have We relished
anything more than the picture he laid before his
audience of that exuberant garden of the tropics,
laden with its strange variety of fruits and fow-
ers teefning with perpetual harvest for the hand
of man. Surely that country must he the garden
of the world, and if its people had the enterprise
which moves this Yankee nation, imagination
could not set bound to the results they would
produce there. AS relevant to this comparison,
the Reverend gentleman stated that the best REM
edes employed there for the diseases to which
they are subject, are invented and supplied to
them by our own well-known countryman, DR..
J. G. Aver, of Lowell Mass !, and not the people
only but the priesthood and the court of the EN-
peror down, have constant recourse in sickness
to the Remedies Of this widely celebrated Ameri-
can Chemist. -Ledger, Boston.
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RESIGNATION OF MAJOR GENERA,

RESIGNATION OF MAJOR GENERAL
FREMoNT.-It is stated that Gen. Free
mont has resigned his commission as Ma
jor General in the army of the United
States, and that his resignation has been
accepted. His name stood second on the
list OF Generals of the regular army, Cen
eral Mcclellan standing first. 1t is repor-
ted that several members of Gen. FIRE.
mont's staff have also resigned. Gen Bu-
ell has also resigned, and his resignation
has also been accepted. 1t is said that
Gen. Buell. resumes his original position
in the regular army-Colonel aud Assis-
tant Adjutant General.
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The MARYLAND FARMER,--The mail the first
day of this month brought us the June number
of this periodical. 1t contains many suggestions
which will be found valuable to the farmer and
mechanic, together with many matters of inter-
est to the general reader Here, too, the florist,
the gardener and the poultry raiser, will find
much information, which, if he consults his in
terest, he ought not to be without. Published
monthly, by S. s. Mills & Co., at No..24 South
Calvert street, Baltimore. Terms $l.5o per
year, in advance.
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THE DRAFT AND TIE $500 ExEMp-
TIoN.--Provost Marshal General Fry has
written the following reply to William G.
Steele, member Of Congress from New
Jersey, constituting the $500 exemption for
Communication for the draft:
Provost Marshal Generals Office, Wash
ington, ID. c., May 20, lS64.-"Sir: In
reply to your inquiry of this date, as to
length of time to which the payment of
commutation money exempts man from
liability to service, | have the honor to
state that the language of the law seems
to me to make the subject plain. The
law says: If any drafted person shall
hereafter pay money for the procuration
of a substitute under the provisions of the
act to which this is an amendment, such
payment of money shall operate only to
relieve such person FROM draft in filling
that quota. If it should be necessary to
make several drawings of names in order
to fill that quota, that is to say, the quota
already assigned, the person paying com.
mutation money will be exempt, on ac-
count of such payment, from all the draw
ings to fill such quota made subsequent to
the one in which he was drawn, and for
which he paid the commutation.'
81 am, sir, very respectfully, your ODE
dent servant, JAMES b. Fry,
provost Marshal General.
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ANNIVERSARIES IN New YORK. The
Women's Loyal National League and the
Spiritualists have had their anniversaries.
Whilst the proceedings of the one have
been "Aat, stale and unproftable," those
OF the other have been rich in fun One
sister treated her audience to dissersa-
ton on free love, whilst male apostle ex-
pressed his belief that he would 90 into
another world unchanged in any of his
moral or physical attributes, the only diff
ference being "that he would be Moses
Hull with his coat off instead of on" A
speech from Mr.. Mckinley, of Cora Hatch
notoriety, against free love doctrines,
nearly led to a row. Amongst the resolu-
tions brought before the Convention, was
one signed by a concourse of departed
spirits, denouncing the present constitu-
tion and government of the United States,
and calling on all the progressionists of
the republic to meet on or about the 9th
of September next, for the purpose of
nominating candidates for the Presidency,
and inaugurating newer and higher form
of governluent.-N Y Herald.
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PATRIOTISM UNDER DIFFICULTIES

PATRIOTISM UNDER DIFrloULTIEs.-
The PavoDia Rifles, which left this city
Wednesday morning, one hundred and
nine STRONG, arrived 10 Newark, number
ing about eighty men, the remaining TWEEN
LYNNE having become SO fatigued by the
march to Hoboken as to be unable to pro-
coed. The eighty that accomplished the
perilous passage were marched to Camp
Frelinghuysen, where they were quartered,
and expected to remain until they were
sent away. But they did not, They only
remained until they went away. And the
most Of them went away that night. All
but about twenty of them, we understand,
are now in this city. The other twenty
are expected down in the next train, pro-
vided they can obtain the money to pay
their fares. The reason given for this
general skedaddle of these valiant warriors,
is that no provision had been made for
their sleeping and eating, and the doughty
heroes, not being accustomed to sleeping
out of doors, and shutting up the raw east
wind for breakfast, concluded to return
home to their anxious maternal parents,
and quietly await the next draft.-Jcrsey
GUY Standard.
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TERRIBLE Explosion IN A Cr

TERRIBLE EXPLOSION IN A Coal
MINE.-Five Hen Killed and Number
Wounded-By passengers on the Browns
vile boat yesterday, we learned that ter
rife explosion occurred in the Bull Bluff
Coal Works, some four or five miles below
Monongahela City. Our informant states
that the miners bad entered the pit with
light as usual, which ignited the gas or
fire damp, and caused an explosion, result
ing in the death Of a man by the the name
of Leonard, his two sons, and two others
whose names were not ascertained, and the
injury of some thirteen others, part of them
very seriously. As the boat passed shortly
after the accident occurred, our informant
was unable to gain full particulars of the
accident. Nearly all Of the parties killed
and injured were married mcn, with fam
lilies depending on them for support, and
the accident has cast "A deep gloom over
the community. We shall be in full pos.
session of particulars by our next issue.
Since writing the above, we learn that
an accident of similar nature occurred
In the same coal pit some three years ago,
by which three men lost their lives aud
some others more or less injured. PITS
J.tit2 Commercial
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EXEMPTIONS FROM FUTURE DRAFTs.-Captain
Haverstick, Commissioner of Enrolment, visited
this county the latter part of last week, for the
purpose, as we understand, Of correcting the en-
rollment list by striking therefrom such persons
as are evidently not subject to enrolment or the
performance of military duty, aud for the further
purpose of taking down the names of all such as
are liable to draft, and who have been overlooked
by the enrolling officers. How many have been
exempted or what number have been enrolled
under this arrangement we are not informed.
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KEROSENE OlL.-The Venango (Pa.) Spectator,
of June the first says that the amount of oil on
hand at the wells at Oil City and Titusville, is
small, and that it is estimated that twenty thous-
and barrels went out of Oil Creek on the last
pond freshet We learn from the same paper,
that the transactions in oil territory are still hea-
Wy; and that the new strike on the Egbert farm
is flowing about 300 barrels per day. Prices
for crude range from "a to 40 cents, and barrels
to contain the same are selling at from $3.50 to
S21h
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THE CLEVELAND CONVENTION.
FREMONT NOMINATED FOR PRESIDENT
cocHRANE (N. " NOMINATED FOR
VICE PRESIDENT.

cocHRANE (N. " NOMINATED FOR
VICE PRESIDENT.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 31.-An in
formal gathering of German delegates, Rad
icals and War Democrats took place last
evening. General Cochrane made II
lengthy radical speech, animadverting
quite strongly upon the Administration,
and denouncing the suppression of news
papers as a crime, and that even a ceusor-
ship was an unjustfable outrage. Ex-
Governor johnson followed, maintaining
that only the most radical measures can
save the Union. General McKinstry Of
fered resolutions declaring that the duty
Of a truly American Administration is to
restore the Frustrated rights of citizenship;
freedom of the press and speech protests
against arbitrary arrests and seizures of
property favors the Monroe doctrine, and
urges fraternity to the struggling Rcrub-
lies of the Old and New World. A plat
form was submitted aud referred to com
mittee, of which Parker Pillsbury is chair
mat.
General Cochrane, on taking the chair,
made "A lengthy speech, enunciating SINH
lar sentiments to those in his speech of last
night. The Committee OH Resolutions
was appointed, and the Convention took a
recess till afternoon.
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I'D T il ID

AT her late residence, at Aberdeen on Sunday,
the 18th of May, Mrs. REBECCA JONES, con-
sort of the late Samuel R. Jones, in the 4sth
year of her age.
AT his late residence, in Elkton, on Tuesday,
the oath of May, SAMUEL S. MAFFIT, former
ly Comptroller of the State Treasury, in the 46tL
Year of his age.
At his late residence, Church Hi, Baltimore
county, on Monday, the 3Oth of May DR.. N. J,
HUTCHlNS, in the 50th year of his age.
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The FISHERIES. fishermen on the Susoue-
hanna and at the head of the Bay generally. cut
out their seines last week. None of them, we
are told, have done heavy business, although
some have made some money, and all have cleared
expenses. There were no large runs of herring
this spring, and consequently whatever profit
has been realizedtrom this source is the result Of
high prices. The OILERS are still catching shad,
said to be good and command fair prices.
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Shooting Case.

We are panied to learn that HI L. Davis,
Esq, citizen of this county, was shot aud
quite badly wounded, during the latter
part of the past week. The particulars
that have reached us are these Davis re-
sides upon the Patuxent river, and owns
or has charge of fine boat. This boat
was missing from his landing, and subse-
quently discoveredin tow of sloop, which
seemed to be quietly cruising upon the
river. Davis procured squad of men
and rowed in the direction Of the sloop,
for the purpose of recovering his boat
The crew of the soop first hailed him, and
he, not obeying the summons, was imme-
diately fred upon. The sloop, it appears,
was a Government cruiser and had visited
the Patuxent in search of blockaders.-
Davis boat was probably seized, under in
structions, as being a suitable craft for
the blockade trade. The commandment of
the sloop regarded Davis, perhaps, as
guerilla leader, and Davis regarded him as
a thief. Under this view of the case, both
parties, we presume, acted properly. Davis
had right to reclaim his properly, which
he supposed to have been stolen, and the
commaudant of the sloop can hardly be
censured for repelling supposed attack.
This is the statement that has reached us,
and if it be incorrect, or prove Howard
"hoax," we shall place ourselves right on
the record hereatter.-,St. Mary's Ga
zette.
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A New SPEcULATIoN.-The first mate
of the whale ship Congress, which has just
sailed from Massachusetts port for the
North Pacific, took out large quantity of
cologne and hoop. skirrs, which he propos-
es to introduce to the bellies of Kamschat-
ka and the Loo Choo Islands.
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HEAVY BUsINEss.-The receipts for tolls on the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal for the first week
in May last, amounted to $4,000, being, says
the alkton Democrat, nearly $1,000 per mile
the entire length of the Canal, from tide lock on
the Delaware to tide lock on the Chesapeake, be-
ing but l3R miles
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SALE OF PROPERTY. Archer, Trus-
tee, sold on Tuesday last So acres and % perches
of land, heretofore conveyed to the 'Peach Bot
tom Slate Mining Company, of Hartford county,"
tor the sum of $751; 500. Purchased by New
Yorker
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i Ell AIR, MD,

Js-The "lTigis" has a more extended circulation
su,One thn Intelligent farmers and business meu OF
tlariurd, than HLy other paper IN The county, No
locK osptlln other obscGne I" Lottery" adver-
is,mehts will appear in our columns at any price.
large number subecrhrs pay for their paper Ia nd
vance, and consequently are just the class ADVERTISERS dc
sire 10 reach.
The attention Of respectable and legitimate advertisers
Is directed 10 the ahove facts.
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THE Fruit Rop.-There can be little doubt,
we think, fan abundance of fruit this season.
We are informed by persons from all parts Of the
county, that the prospect never was better, the
only danger being the inability of the trees to
bear their immense burdens.
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To Correspondents.

All communications Tor publication must be accom-
panied with the real name of The author, or no atn
lion will be paid 10 them The real name OF the huo
viii not h. published nnGss desired, but caiaot
ctsrtt to iGsefl COMMUNICATIONS unless we know the
WRIT. .|". $3.50
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PRESIDENTIAL NoMINEEs.-Gen. John C. Fire.
mont and Gen. John Cochrane have accepted the
nominations for President and Vice President of
the United States, conferred upon them by the
Cleveland Convention.
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The HARTFORD TIMES, published at Havre-de-
Grace in this county, by Messls. Wright 4 john
son, has been discontinued the establishment not
proving remunerative. So says the Cecil Demo-
cT1t