The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1865-09-29
GENERAL NEWS.

The provost marshal IF freedmen has arrested
the judge, sheriff, district attorney aud the jury
of the tenth judicial district Of Louisiana, for
trying negro on the charge of larceny The
superintendent offreedmen says jurisdiction over
negroes during the existing Interpretation Of
the civil law belongs exclusively to his bureau.
The judge gives notice of an appeal.
A railroad accident occurred on the Rensselaer,
and Saratoga Company's long bridge, on Thurs
day last. "A train, consisting of the engine and
two passenger cars, was backing toward the city
for the purpose Of starting out again. Tho
swing. draw was open. The usual signals were
displayed, but the engineer misunderstood them.
The locomotive plunged ilto the water forty feet,
and was followed by one passenger car. The
other car had a narrow escape. Fortunately,
there were only three passengers on the train at
that time. These were not in the submerged
cars and escaped. The engineer and fireman es-
capped by jumping from the locomotive and cling
ing to the bridge.
Father Cummings, Catholic priest residing in
Louisiana, No, was arrested a few days since,
taken before Judge Bagg, Of the Pike Circuit
Court, and sentenced to pay fine of five hun
dred dollars for persisting in preaching without
taking the constitutional oath. Having refused
to pay the fine, and declined to permit his friends
TO pay it for him, the Rev. Father is confined in
: the county Jail. His case will probably be
brought before the Supreme Court for fnal
desision. p. .., ..
Gen. G.. W. Gusts Lee son of Robert E., has
been appointed professor Of engineering at the
Virginia Military Institute. a..n.
Three suits for false Imprisonment have been
been brought against Gen. Hovey at Indianapo-
lis., The damages are laid at 500, 900. -.r r.
General Thomas has ordered the freedmen in
Vicksburg to be assessed for the support of COL
ored schools ..... .r.., ... +...| ..
The grand jury of st. Louis have Indicted
Samuel T. Glover Esq, for practicing as an at
torney and counsellor at law without first taking
the oath of loyalty prescribed by the new Con-
stitution of the State. The indictment is pre-
ferred on the information of Mr.. Glover himself,
and at his request, and that of the other leading
members of the bar, for the purpose of testing
the validity of the section which prohibits attor-
neys from practicing unless they first subscribe
to the OATH
A sad affair occurred at Richmond on Satur-
day night. 1t appears that Mr.. John Perkins
during the night was awakened by his wife, who
said she thought there was burglar in the
house. Mr.. P. searched the premises, but finding
no intruder, retired to bed, and was soon asleep.
Subsequently his wife had occasion to 90 to
another room, and her movements on her return
to bed awakening him the second time he Jump
ed up, and supposing her to be a burglar fired
pistol and shot her dead. On discovering his
sad mistake he became almost bereft of reason.
The new ten cent fractional currency is circu-
lating. The pieces are little larger than the
old tens, and shorter than the twenty five cent
slips. Upon the face is a medallion head of Wash.
ington, with factory chimney and a ships rig
ging on either side, and the figures 10, in large
gilt. They are printed on bank mote paper, and
promise to be more durable than the present cur
rency. r..,..-.... ....
The population Of the Canadas is steadily de-
clining. The inhabitants are emigrating to the
United States. -.,