The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1868-03-27

At Helena, Arkansas, on the 10Th inst
Bart Turner, sheriff, attempted to arrest ne
gro who had recently killed three negroes in
an adjoining county. The negro drew a re-
volveT and shot Turner through the body,
knocking him off his mule, which the negro
mounted and fled to the hills, where he was
pursued by posse. On their attempt to ar
rest him he fired, wounding VIM. Sebastian.
The negro was kept at bay until squad of
soldiers arrived who fired upon him, wouna-
ing him severely He was captured and car
ried to Helena. None of the wounded were
dead at the last account.
A very slight change in the value Of exist
ing gold pieces will enable America, Eng
land and France to adopt uniform money
system in which five francs will make dol
lar, and five dollars a pound sterling The
American five dollar piece will then pass all
over the world either as five dollars, OF as
a pound sterling, or as twenty-five francs,
and will be legal tender as such in England,
France, and all other countries which fall in
with the new system. Thus all international
business will be cleared of its intrcacy.
A bill which passed the Senate on Thursday
week, introduced by the Hon. j. G. Walsh, of
Hartford county, for the purpose of preventing
the spread of 'pleuro-pneumona" OF other
contagious diseases among cattle in this State,
provides that if any one shall sell OF offer to
sell any diseased stock or milk from diseased
COWS, they shall be fined in some sum not ex-
ceeding $500.
A lump ofgold was taken from chicken
craw, few days ago by Mr. Samuel Cooley,
of Warren county. Hc had purchased a lot
of poultry for the market, andin dressing one
of the Chickens found lump of gold in the
craw, supposed to be of the value of three and
half to four dollars 1t had the shape of
pear, and was worn entirely smooth. Though
pure and free from any other substance, it
was evidently in the crude state.-Shenand0-
ali Herald
Robert Jones, who had both his legs bro
ken by large rock falling upon them, in u
quarry at Statewide, York county, Pa, on the
21st ult, died from his injuries on Thursday
of last week.
VIM. Parry, who at the same time had his
arm broken and badly injured in other re-
spects, is doing well, and gives every hope
OF speedy recovery.
From all parts of Vermont we have ac-
counts of the intolerable severity of the win
ter. Water is scarce in many places, and the
ground frozen to depth hardly ever known
heretofore. The increased demand for wood
and coal is making sad inroads upon the sup
ply provided for the season. Hay and food
for stock is also being consumed in large
quantities, and In many sections only an early
spring can prevent much distress among
farmers.
servant girl in Springfield, Ohio, on Sat-
urday, attempted to kindle fire by saturating
a newspaper with petroleum, carelessly leaY-
ing the can near The can exploded, and
she was enveloped in flames, which were ex-
tinguished with much difficulty She was
severely and painfully burned, but may re-
cover.
In North Carolina few days ago circu-
lar saw was demolished by coming in contact
with twenty-four pound solid shot imbed-
ded in pine log-a relic of the war.
Mr. George w. Childs, proprietor of the
Phlladelphia Ledger, has purchased a lot at
Fifth and Chestnut streets, 3S by 100 feet; for
$4,000, being the highest price ever paid in
that city for lot of similar size.
A large trade in the importation of wheat
from California is going on at New York
Eighty-nine vessels are said to be on their
way from San Francisco to that city at pres
ent, loaded with cargoes of wheat, aggrega-
ting about five millions of bushels
young lady near Newtown was so Excess
lively bashful, recently, that she would not be
married before the invited guests, but got
married the day before and received the COM
pany as hostess.
The slate men in the neighborhood of Beth
lehem, Pa, are about sending out an agent to
engage Welsh skaters to come to this country
to work in the slate quarries near Bethlehem. |
1t is expected the demand for slate this sum-
mer will be enormous.
Some of the Southern papers apprehend a
return of the yellow fever this summer.
A little boy about 10 years of age, one of
the pupils of a public school in Baltimore,
hung himself recently. He had been punish
ed by being "kept in"
Brigham Young has had occasion, during
the present winter, to mourn the decease of
five Of his wives from pneumonia affections.
Such are the mournful consequences of being
married too much
Near Scottville Illinois, when well diggers
reach depth of five to six feet the ground
takes fire spontaneously and burns continu-
ously. The citizens are puzzled and alarm
ed.