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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-09-14

SUIT AGAINST SECRETARY STANTON.
The Washington correspondent of the N.
Y. Herald says:
1t will be remembered that early in the
summer of 1868, William Z. Smithson, a
banker of this city, was arrested by Or
der Of the War Department, charged with
being in correspondence with the enemy
and dealing in Confederate currency
He was thrown into the Old Capitol pris-
on, his family elected from his house, his
furniture carried away, and other indigni-
ties offered to himself, his family and his
property. Subsequently MIR. Smithson
was tried before military commission in
Baltimore, convicted and sentenced to ten
years. imprisonment in the penitentiary
at Albany, N. Y. After serving out about
a year Of his time in the penitentiary be
was pardoned by President Lincoln and
set at liberty, He has now instituted pro-
ceedings against Mr.. Stanton for damages
because Of these alleged irregular and I'M
lawful proceedings, laying bis damages at
$4,000.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-09-14

A Proud MEMoRY,--The Philadel-
phia Inquirer, = heightened Republican
paper, does not agree with Forneys Press,
in the opinion that that city was disgraced
by being selected as the place for holding
tho great National Union Convention
1t says: ....
"ligh among the proud historic annals
of our time-honored city, will be written
the history of the assembling and delibe-
rations of the first National Political Con-
vention that met in the United States
after the triumphant close of the war for
the maintenance of the Union"
The man who wrote that had his wits
about him, and was not victim Of pas
sion. 1t was no fault of Forney and Gov.
Curtin, that the Convention was not mob
bed. The speech made by Curtin, at
York, expressing regret that SO good q
pretext for violence, as the assembling of
that Convention, was to be furnished the
"loyal' people of Philadelphia, was cal
culated, if not intended, to encourage dis
order and outrage - Cleveland Plo'm-
dealer.
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Farewell.

The "Union League" throughout the
country is dying. The ancient writers had
a very pretty fable of the swan, which it
was sal! in its expiring moments would
call its comrades, aud swimming down the
river, sing very melodiously, thus war
bling Itself into the land Of spirits. CT.
zero compares the excellent discourse
which Crsssus made to the Roman Senate
a few days before his death, to the melo-
dious signing of dying swan. Socrotes
said that good men ought to initiate swans,
who per ,eiviug by a secret divination what
advantage there is in death, die singing
with joy.
Leaving out of mind all IDEAS of virtue,
we may of truth say thus hath died the
Union League 1t has sung itself away
Having by its principles brought upon the
country civil war; having labored dill
gently to prevent measures which might
have averted it, and having gloried in the
slaughter OF its countrymen, it has by a
natural instinct come to see what advan-
tages there are in death, and has most
melodiously "war-bled" itself like the dy-
ing swan into the land of dead geese
Farewell, Union League Never more
shall thy sweet music, set to words like
"John Browns Soul,' mingle with the
dying agonies of thy fellow eountrymen.
Never more shall thy hero, by the infu-
enco of thy song inspired, call for "Jim
along Josey," ON Antietam's bloody field !!
Never more shall the key of the bastile
turn at thy bidding; nor the drunken
mob execute what malice and political ne
cessity dictate to be done.
Farewell, MISUNDERSTANDING, peace-dis-
turbing, despot breeding, blood-eujoying
Jacobin League knights Of the Green
back Circle, Farewell ! Farewell !! May
thy soul march where John Browns soul
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-09-14
The War on Preachers.

Satan and other Radicals just now seem
to be waging an exterminating war upon
the preachers, in Missouri. Not content
@ith putting them in prison, fning and
indictiug them for ezpoupding the Word
of God, the devils seem to have taken ga
long pull, strong pull, and pull alto.
gethor," with view of getting rid of that
class of criminals entirely. The shocking
murder Of the Rev. Mr. Headlee has been
followed, it appears, by other violent sets.
La Grundy county, gang of radical imps
couple of Sundays ago drove the Rev.
Joseph Devlin from his pulpit, burstcd
percussion caps at him, and hooted him
out of church because he had not taken
tue oath; aud for the same reason, few
days since, the Rev. Mr.. Price, while on
his way from DeKalb to Clinton county,
was followed by number of outlaws, who
broke into house where he was staying all
night, and so beaten With clubs and pistols
that the unotfendng minister had to be
conveyed to his home, where, a dispatch
says, he now lies in critical condition.
Governor Fletcher, of course, never
hears Of those things. He is the most
ignorant man in Missouri, it would seem,
in regard to the true condition of affairs
in many parts of the State and while the
best men in it arc being shot down like
dogs, dragged from the sacred desk, or
bludgeoned on the highway by Radical
scouudrels, he pirates about the "enforee-
ment of the laws" against men who have
no thought of violating them. Isn't he
sweet-scented Executive ?-|t. Louis
Republican.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-09-14
ANOTHER BANK EMBEzzLEMENT IN

ANOTHER BANK ENLIGHTENMENT IN
New YoRK.-George FL. Briggs, paying
teller for the Nassau Bank, in New York
city, has been arrested on the charge of
embezzling SCI, 900 of the funds of the
bank. Mr.. Riggs, il is alleged, had been
in the habit of frequenting and losing
heavily at the various gambling houses
throughout the city, and on being arrest
ed made full confession of his guilt
He is said to have staked and lost as much
as $4,000 on a turn. His passion for
gaming was unconquerable, and he says,
himself, he does not know how much
money he has taken. All his abstrac-
tions were from the surplus funds always
left in his hands. He is married man,
and about thirty-ive years of age, and
had moved in first-class society. He was
a man universally respected, and one who
would never have been suspected of such
an act and it is understood that large
circle of friends and relatives are utterly
Frustrated by this sudden and totally un-
expected unmask.ng of his embezzling
operations.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-09-14

SECRETARY OF WAR--MR. STANTON
The press speculates, the telegraph is
oracular, upon Mr.. Stanton, and his going
out, and his whittier. But Mr.. Stanton
is as mute as marble, and stationary as
the highlands Of Neversink. We see that
many applications are made to the Presi-
dent relative to successor to Mr.. Stan
ton but Mr.. Stanton can have no suc-
cessor Us long as he holds his place. Will
Mr.. Stanton ever give it up? The ques-
ton has fearful significance in it. 1t is
Que that q man doesn't like to ask--it
reminds him of his own end, and the con-
tinuation of Time, which must survive US
all All, we shall all leave Mr.. Stanton
in the War Department. War is his fate.
Never shall War cease with himl Sec
rotary or not, be is doomed never more to
know Peace. We look at the eternal
hills, and know that they survive oil hui
mau life and oil human actions but they
are at rest--the emblcms of Peace. We
turn to Mr.. Stanton and feel a sentiment
OF awe for in him we behold the living
representation Of endless war and unap-
peasab!e agitation, and are shocked and
Mortified that they must survive so long
---Richmond Despatch,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-09-14
The State Elections

The elections in the several States are
as follows:
New Hampshire-First Tuesday in
March.
Connecticut-First Monday in March.
Rhode lsland--First Wednesday in
April
virginia-Fourth Thursday in May.
Oregon-First Monday in August.
Alabama--First Monday in August.
Arkapsas-First Monday in August
Texas-First Monday in August.
North Garolina-Second Thursday in
August.
Vermont-First Thursday in Soptom.
Der.
Maine-seooud Monday in Septom,
Der.
Florida-First Monday in August
Mississippi-First Monday in August.
Georgia-First Wednesday in Octo,
Der.
lndiana-First Tuesday in October.
lowa-First Tuesday in October.
Ohio-First Tuesday in October.
Pennsylvania--First Tuesday in Octo.
Der.
West Virginia-Fourth Thursday in
October.
Louisiana-First Monday in Novem-
Der.
Delaware-First Tuesday in Novem-
Der.
lllinois-First Tuesday in November.
Kansas-First Tuesday in November
Marylaud-First Tuesday in Novom-
Der.
Observation-Disclosures Tuesday in No
vember
Miohiean-First Tuesday in Novem-
Der.
MiDnesota-First Tuesday in Novem-
Der.
Missouri-First Tuesday in Novem-
Der.
NeVada-First Tuesday in November.
New Jersey--First Tuesday in Novem-
Der.
New York-First Tuesday in Novem-
Der.
Wisconsin-First Tuesday in Novem-
Der.
Colorado-Sccond Tuesday in Novem-
Der.
South Carolina--Fourth Monday in
November.
There are no State elections held in the
months of January, February, July and
December.-M T. World
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-09-14

Or CoURsE.--The Quincy Wing hav.
ing aaid that good many of the rascals in
the Republican party came to it from the
Democratic party, the Herald replies
Of course When a man in the Demo-
cratic party resolves to turn scoundrel, he
at onec leaves the party, we'll knowing that
he cannot maintain his standing among
the Democracy except he be an honest
man. He knows exactly where to go for
sympathy and as soon as he fully re-
solves to act tho rascal, no makes imme-
diato tracks for the Republican organiza.
ton whore he is received With open arms,
lionized, and taken at once into the loyal
league. That is precisely the way in
which We get rid of our scamps; they 60
where they know they will get sympathy !;
where such characters are wanted and
they arc at once put in office, as Stanton,
and Holt, and Butler, and others have
been. The loyal leagues are to US what
Botany Bay is to Great Britain, the place
where VIC send all our scoundrels.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-09-14
HEAVY GUNS FOR THE CuILEA

HEAVY GUNS FOR THE CHILEAN
GovERNMENT.-The Chilean government
has purchased seventy heavy guns, with
out carriages, from the State of Massa.
chusetta for 100000 This ordnance
includes four 45O-pounder, six 800 pound
er and 68.pounder Blakely guns, tho re-
mainder consisting of serviceable naval
artillery of various calibres, but none very
heavy. The English guns are those pur-
chased by Massachusetts during the late
war, for the protection of Boston harbor
from rebel privatoers. The carriages for
these guns are to be boilt in the United.
States. .....
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-09-14
GECtsttllauGous.
From the 81. Pau Pioneer, Auq. 20.
a Curious Case.

Coroner Ford held an inquest yesterday,
on the remains of a man which had been
discovered about half mile beyond the
Reserve There are some curious facts
connected with this matter. 1t appears
that about three years ago, man named
Marcy kept hotel on the St. Anthony
road, called the Farmers Home. This
man had a son, or stepson--it did not ap-
pear clearly which-who was looked upon
as half witted, and was in the habit of
straying around the country for day or
two at a time
One cold November day, about three
years ago, he went, in half-naked condi-
ton to the residence of Mr. Keller, who
now keeps saloon somewhere in this city.
That gentleman, plying his condition,
gave him pair of pauts, and as he was
coming into town, offered him a place in
his wagon. He rode for short distance
with him, when he jumped out, and for
the period of two years no further tidings
were heard of him, although his father
advertised, Offering ten dollars for infor-
nation Of his whereabouts.
About year ago the coming Novem-
Der, man was cutting grass and discov-
cred the remains Of human being lying
in the meadow short distance from the
place where young Marcy bad disappear
ed He Informed some of the neighbors,
amongst others Mr.. Keller, who at once
identified the body as that Of the missing
boy, by the pantaloons which he had given
him.
The boys father was notified of the
fact, but concluded, as one of the witness
es testified, that as SO long period of
time had elapsed, it was as we'll to let them
remain as they were. His neighbors, we
presume, thought as he did, and took no
further trouble about it, Thus the mat
ter stood until Mr.. Scott and Mr.. Rams-
den came across the ill,fated boy again,
and promptly notified the coroner Of the
fact, who held m inquest, at which the
the above facts came to light.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-09-14
a9sThe latest New York fashionab

S5-The latest New York fashionable.
sensation is the simulated slipper, which
has been the Partisan sensation for at
least a month. It is gaiter, made after
the old prunella fashion but instead of
pruuella, it is woven silk-stookiug pat
tern--and is beautifully worked in white
and colorod floss. The foxes of the gaiter
are white kid, with real rosettes, with sill
yer aigrettes il the centre, and high Louis
XIV. heels. 1t is laced up at tue side
otherwise it looks like beautifully fitting
kid slipper and silk stocking.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-09-14
VOL. X.---NO. 81.

THE ORIGIN OF "SKEDADDLE.''-A
Confederate soldier says that skedaddle is
neither Greek nor Sanscrit, nor any old
world wait, but that it originated on Vir-
glnia soil, and among men who "rund init
Siegel," in this wise
In the earlier days of the war, when
Moseby and other guerilla partisaus
were making the Federal troops much
trouble, it was customary for both parties
to send out companies Of skirmishers, to
act as circumstances might require. OF
course they frequently encountered each
other in very pretty little fights. On one
of these occasions Mosehu'a m4n got the
worst of it, and their leader sung out
"scatter; boys, scatter,". every one run
ming his own way thon, into tho bushes,
and vanishing like rabbits from tho exult.
ant enemy. A few days aftorward there
was another encounter, in which the Fed
erals were overpowered, and their Ger
man commander, who understood English
very imperfectly, but remembered the
magic rebel words, "Scatter, boys, scatter"
attempted to give the same order. But
either in his ignorance of the words, or
excitement, he could only say "Ske dad
die, boys, ske-dad-dle," which they did to
such good purpose that the joke and the
order have been very popular ever since,
and saved, we may hope, as they say,
"many valuable lives"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-09-14

Rs5>A contributor to the Drawer of
Harper's Monthly tells a story of q Ger.
tain deacon who was one of the best Of
men, but by nature very irascibe. A
cow was SO exceedingly disorderly, as the
deacon was attempting to milk her one
morning, that the old Adam got the bet
ter of him, aud he vented his excited feel
ings in II volley of excavations very un-
deaconish in their character At this
moment the good deacon's pastor appeared
unexpectedly on the scene, and announced
his presence by saying, "Why, deacon |
can it be Are you swearing?' "Well,
parson," replied the deacon, II didn't
think Of any one being near by ; but the
truth is, l never shall enjoy religion as
long as ] keep this COW p
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-09-14

The WILL OF A MILLIoNAIRE.-The
will of Henry Ames, who died lately at
ST. Louis, after being helpless from par
alysiS for six years, is reported to be in
substance as follows 100000 to his
widow, $4,000 to her daughter by her
first marriage, and 100000 to tho O'Fal-
Ion Institute, which is liberal institution
of learning, something after the plan Of
the Cooper Institute, in New York. The
balance of his property goes to his only
child, little boy eight years old, The
whole estate is valued at 81 100000.
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ga man out west says he has moved
SO often during one year, that whenever
covered wagon stopped at the gate, his
chickens would fall on their backs, and
hold up their feet in order to be tied and
thrown in.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-09-14

se5" Thad, Stevens, in speech, last
week, at Lancaster, Pa, declared his
preference for negro over the foreign
born white citizens" and avowed his be-
lief that "the negro is superior to the
Irish or the German races
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-09-14

GfThere is boy down East, who is
accustomed to 60 out ON the railroad track
and initiate the steam whistles so perfect.
ly as to deceive the officer at the station.
His last attempt proved eminently sue
cessful the depot master came out and
him off. ....
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-09-14

BsJ~ An old gentleman remarked to US
some time since My young friend, you
are about to become, l learn, the editor of
u newspaper. Permit an old man to give
you this piece of advice-if you desire sue
cess in that capacity, you should in each
paper publish one column for sensible
man, and two for Il fool.' We give bis
opinion without comment. 80 ..,.,.
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Doetitnl.
For the A5Ss g. MteIIigence7.
ACR 0STIC.
A. W. BAATEMAN

Modest, gentle and kind know thou art
On thy fair brow is seldom seen frown;
Love in thy soft, blue eye, index of the heart,
Lingering sweetly, bespeaks for thee crown.
You may not feel, dear girl, thy magic power I;
Fen ddst thou, methinks thy FURNISHED wand,
Delicious would guide him. by day and hour
unceasing, aho only tires TO gain thy hand.
Vict'ries Let not thy pure heart for these won,
Above the vanQuished ever swell in pride;
Let queen-like beauty reign upon her throne;
Let her feel that for her myrads have died
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-09-14

seg~ A lady speaking of the gathering
of lawyers to dedicate new Court House,
said she supposed they had gone to "view
the ground where they must shortly
lie H ~
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is marching, and may no singing, howev-
er sweet, ever awaken thee to curse thy
country again. -NorthunsJerland Dem.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-09-14

"What is that dog barking at ?" asked
top, whose boots were more polished
than his ideas. "Why,'' replied by
stander, "because he sees another puppy
in your boots"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-09-14

g. AT Radical meeting in Portland,
Me-, recently. General Banks spoke of
the President as prospective traitor and
General Graut time. server.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-09-14
STATE OF MARYLAND,
Office of the Secretary of State,
ANNAPOLIS, August Both, 1866.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, That
lS the General Assembly, at its January
session, 1865, having adopted the follow
ing resolutions proposing an amendment
to the Constitution of our State, said
will be submitted to the quail
flied electors of the State, for their con-
or rejection, at the election for
Of the General Assembly, to be
held on the 9th day Of November next
By order of the Governor.
JOHN II. CARTER,
Secretary of State.
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No. l1.--Joint resolution abolishing
the sixth section of the 9Th article of the
Constitution.
Resolved by the General assembly of
Muyland, (Three-ffhs of the members
elected to both houses concurring,) That
the Constitution be, ard is hereby, amend
ed by striking out the sixth section of
article eight.
BY THE SENATE, March 18th, 1865.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-09-14

AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs. Frazier, Lusby,
(Speaker) Malone,
Agnew, Marley,
Anderson, McCauley.
Angel, Mccullough,
Bartell, Miller of Anne
Brown, Arundel,
Calvert, Mules,
Chew, Marine,
Comegys, Norris,
Cook, Parker
Cummins, Pennington,
Darling Poteet,
Dean, Rider
Eavey, Rinehart
EVerhardt, Robinson,
Fooks, Shaw,
Garrison, Sherry,
Hambleton, Slothower,
Handy, Smith OF Allegheny,
Harden, Smith of Dorchester
Hodson, Soper,
Hoffman, Stewart,
Holloway Stone,
Hopkins, Tarr,
Hynes, Tull,
Jones, Usilton,
Keefer, Valiant,
King, Wardell
Kirk, Williams,
beaverton, Wilson,
Lee of BALTIC. city, Wooden-G3.
Lee of Queen Anne's,
NEGATIVE.
Messrs. Miller of Smith of Frederick,
Washington, Heigler-4
Pilkington,
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-04-07
A Mares Nest,

The Journal has discovered the important
point that President JOHNSON in his procla-
nation don't recognise the State Of West
Virginia. Wonderful discovery! 1t must
have taken pair of leather spectacles to
find this outl
1t is about time that this preposterous
humbug should go the way of Military
Commissions. Among all the palpable
violations of the Constitution of the United
States, committed within the last four years,
not Que has been more shameless and i'm
pudent than this humbug of West Virginia
AUD not one has displayed more Extensively
the charlatanry of the party in power, We
should think respectable journalist would
be ashamed to mention 1t.
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-04-07
Amount of the Public Debt,

Mr.. MCCuLLocH, Secretary of the Treas
ury, eyphers up the public debt, on the LIST
inst, to be s27,793,S96 50; to pay which
he has coin on hand, s62,069700 90; aud
currency, also on hand, S60077,6SO OF.
These two items added will leave the pub
lie debt, April l, 1866, too thousand seven
haRdred and Jfve millions sic hundred ard
Jorty-str thousand ydue hundred and sixteen
dollars and ONE CENT! That one cent comes
in with a most commendable correctness
more especially, as only a few days have
elapsed since the Controller of the Treas
ury, in two or three labored letters, made 1t
appear that there was discrepancy In some
of the Secretary's official exhibits Of up
ward of .dfty millions Of dollGrsl
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-04-07
Another Radical Outra.e.

The Reyolutionists of the House, on yes.
terday, by vote of 81 for to 40 against
elected from his seat Mr.. BROOKS. of New
York, and by u to 50. gave it to his contes-
tant, DoDGE. Inmaking his objections, Mr.
Brooks charged that
"The contestant had expended $4,000 for
corrupt purposes while there was no allie
CATION that he (Br0oks) had spent cent on
his election. lie was no professor of relig-
ion, but he (Mr. DOdge) was; and yet MIR
Dodge made a corrupt bargain with the
Tammany Hall candidate. II he did not do
so himself lac did it through his friends,
Messrs. Cowden and Canon, also professors
of religion, and he paid $4,000, which Barr
had received for running against him
Brooks). He appealed to the honorable
gentlemen of all parties to do him justice.
III he was to be thrown out he would say to
his Democratic associates, be content, "the
blood of the martyrs Is the seed of the
church,"
Thus does one infamy follow another
Law, justice, truth, all contemned, by the
power of numbers, no motive impelling or
governing but the crazy and debased con-
siderations of Ddrtyl