The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1868-12-25
weekly summary.

Mrs. Melissa Morton, who some time since
shot and killed s. s. Moore, Jr., at New AL.
bany, Ind, has been arrested for murder She
states that for some time previous to the shoot
ing, Moore had been in the constant habit of
writing her insulting letters; that on the
morning Of the occurrence, she went to the
store to see Moore in relation to the matter.
having had no previous acquaintance with
him; she there demanded written apology,
which he agreed to give, if she would meet
him at Mrs. Huff's which she did, when he
declined to comply with his promise until he
should first consult Mrs. Huff; and as he
was in the attempt TO leave the room, as he
declared for this purpose, Mrs. Morton fred,
the charge taking effect in the left side of the
neck, seyeriBg tie carotid artery. Commo-
dore Meade, who was few weeks ago confin-
ed in an insane asylum, has been released
In q card TO the New York Tribune he says:
as the pieces of silver given to Judas explain
the motives fol-. the betrayal of the Saviour
ofmankind, SO did the marriage of my daugh-
ter the morning after my entrapment, shed
the light needed upon this atrocity The
Commodore denounces his imprisonment in
severe terms. Thenews from Eastern Europe
isvery warlike. Diplomatic relations have
been broken off between Turkey and Greece,
the Turkish ambassador having left Athens,
and the Greek ambassador Constantinople.--
1t is also reported that the Turkish ultima
tum has been definitely rejected by the Greek
Government, amidst the greatest enthusiasm.
The postoffice at Waterbury, Conn, has been
robbed of about bushel of letters, some of
them with very valuable enclosures. The
Pacific House at st. Joseph, Mo, was burned
on the 10th instant; loss on the building $751;
900, and on the furniture $4,000. The re-
port of the War Department shows that from
June 80, 1866, toJune 30, 1858, there was
disbursed by the Pay Department for militia
ry services, including pay proper, commute
tions and all other disbursements, but exclu-
ding hs:;::..;;sss and arrears, Siff 900 00 The
military expenditures of the department from
July LIST, 1855, to June 80, 1868, a period OF
three years, amount to $685. 100000. Alady
at Snow Hill, in this State, a year ago last
fall, placed q sweet potato in the mouth of a
glass jar, filled with water which sprouted
and formed O beautiful vine, which lasted all
winter; in the spring she bedded the same
potato, and from Il has sprouted seventeen
pounds Of this esculent. 1t thus seems that
this is sure mode Of preserving sweet pota-
70 slips from rotting. 30 says the Snow Hill
Shield. Mr.. William r. MARYLAND, the con
tractor for building the Gubernatorial Man
sion at Annapolis, expects to have the same
completed during the month Of January
MIA. K. Paige, foreman in the dye house
of Scott Mills, N. ]. met with horrible death,
ON Friday last ;while he was adjusting some
of the machinery under the main floor, he
was caught In the main shafting, which re-
wolves ninety times in q minute, and at each
revolution some portion Of his,body came in
contact with the floor over head. A work
man overheard the humping against the floor,
and amer stopping the The machinery, went
down and found Mr. Paige died, and his body
dreadfully mutilated. "A reverend d. d.,
owning considerable real property in Hudson
City, New York, to save himself from taxes
amounting TO $500 o year, enclosed his land
recenfly and built small church In the mid
lSdle Of y, 90 that the would-be glebe, coming
under The designation Of church property, il
therefore free from tax, and he saves by his
smartness the sum Of $500 annually. Turk
ish ships have been sent into Greek waters
to ,establish blockade, and Turkish froopl
are collecting on the Greek frontier, TO pre-
vent the volunteers from making Eruption.
into Thcssaly and Macedonia. The s6reei
Go7sfnmsnt has dispatched two vessels o.
war 70 Syria, 70 demand Of Hobert sPashs
that he shall not obstruct the free entrance Il
the harbor. A dispatch from Constantinopls
charges the Greeks withecmmeucipg hcstili