The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1868-06-19


The Great Fire in the pine woods of the
upper peninsula of Michigan, is described
as most magnificent sight. For more
than week past the whole atmosphere has
been thick with smoke, at times obscuring
the sun. Persons who have approached
the fire describe it as vast whirlwind, in
the shape of funnel, travelling through
the woods at railway speed, setting fire to
and burning everything in its way. the
destruction of timber has been very great,
and the piles of green cord wood are con-
sumed in short time, in spite of every ex-
ertion. The fire is hardly extinguished
in one place before it breaks forth in an
other.
Gold is used more extensively in the arts
than is generally imagined. 1t is stated
that nearly $4,000 worth of this metal is
consumed every year in the decoration of
chinaware, in England, principally at the
Staffordshire potteries. The total amount
used in gliding generally in England and
France, is estimated at 100000 per annum.
The trades in England using standard gold,
go regularly to the mint, and purchase the
clipped sovereigns by W. In this way
the government save 1ense ofrecoin-
age of the light piecy ESTES legiti-
mate demand of the indu1lzl1 arts.
Justice will sooner or later overtake those
who commit great wrongs. The Ports
mouth Union, o Democratic journal in New
Hampshire, was assailed by "a loyal mob -
in 1858, and seriously injured. The leader
of the mob, one Daniel HI. Spiney, was
sued, and the case has just been tried, &C.
cupying three days. The jury, although
composed of eight Republicans and only
four Democrats, found verdict of 81 600
with costs against the "loyal mobber."-
The community with one accord said il
served him right.
A few weeks since the trustees of William
and Mary College received from England a
remittance of some $4,000, the accumulated
proceeds ola legacy left them for the college
in 1742 by an English lady by the name Of
Margaret Whaley. The original legacy was
500 sterling to be applied by the executors
of the Whaley estate to William and Mary
College, and has been hitherto unknown OF
forgotten until accidentally discovered by
a lawyer in searching over some old papers
Warlike intelligence reaches us from the
old world. The Greek Government is re,
ported to have virtually recognized Crete
as portion of the Greek nation, which
it is thought will lead to war between Greece
and Turkey, to be followed by general
European war, with France, Austria and
Great Britain on the side of the Turks. L.
Nord asserts that the opinion widely pre-
walls in Paris that war will break out in
Europe before the close of next autumn.
Of the large number of steamers plying
between New York and European ports
none of them carry the American flag or are
owned in the United States. The Balti;
more and Liverpool line is the only strictly
American enterprise of this kind, while the
steamers of the Baltimore and Bremen lint
are one-half owned in Baltimore.
In Pittsburg few nights since two
, thieves met gentleman walking on the
street with box under his arm. They i'm
mediately undertook to show him hotel
and seizing the box, in spite of his protes.
tations, ran off with it. The gentleman
was a naturalist, and the box contained foul
rattlesnakes. ..f ...s...
!, At the promising town of Cheyenne
recently, woman, who supposed her hus
band dead, married again. The husband
soon after made his appearance, whereupor
the woman and her second husband pois
oned themselves The real husband, una
BILE to sustain the catastrophe, then com
mitted suicide.
That Ubiquitous Institution, the Freed
mems Bureau with its attendant train o
pampered and insolent officials and horde'
of lazy paupers, is to be fastt ned on thu
country for another year. The leaders o
the Radical party count on this bureau as
most potent ally in the coming Presidential
lection.-Ricbnaond Wing.
In West Bradford township, Chester coun
ty, on Thursday last, three children of Chas
Anderson were burned to death by explo
sion of kerosene oil, with which the eldest
a girl eleven years ofage, was trying to kin
die fire.
AFTER TIE FENIANs.-It is said tha
General Grant has sent officers to Rouse
Point and Ogdensburg, N Y, to search fo
.Fenian arms which are reported to b
stored at those places.
The democrats we've suoct ssful at thu
municipal election in Mound City, Illinois
last Friday. They elected their entir'