The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1868-07-03


Two or three weeks ago, Francis Todd, a
young man about twenty-one years of age
son of Mr.. A. Todd, saw dog worrying
cat, and supposing it to be his own, called TO
him, patting on his head As he did SO the
dog left the cat and bit young Todd in the
middle of the hand, making a slight wound.
Not much was thought of the wound until
Sunday, whenit grew painful, and a physician
was called, and on Monday the unfortunate
man showed unmistakable signs of hydro
phobia. ,rThe dog, which is still at large, had
previously bitten another dog, the owner of
which now keeps him confined. awaiting the
result. 1t is stated thatlno other well auth
enticated case of hydrophobia has occurred
IN this city during the present century. The
young man died about six o'clock last even.
ing, in great agony. Five physicians We're
IN attendance during the afternoon, but the
malady baffled all efforts to overcome its eff
fects. The deceased leaves wife, having been
married a few months ago to a young lady in
Deroy.-Neao Hacen Journal, June A. 'siall
A most extraordinary sea monster, a regu-
lar ringed, strcaked, and striped devil fish,
was captured in Charleston harbor on Friday,
by some colored fisherman near the wreck of
the gunboat Housatonic. One of the men.
feeling bite, thought that he would play
with his fish while, and then draw it in: but
to his terror and dismay, and that of his bro
ther fishermen; a huge monster, such as they
had never before seen, leaped into the boat,
and was so savage that they were compelled
to kill it in selfdefence. 1t was nine feet four
inches in length, and five feet ten inches in
breadth, had q square head, with large square
eyes, and was spotted on the back, with q
white belly. ,,-,~.~r s..e...-r.4 - z.4
From the annualrecurrence of rains, meteo-
ric showers, and the explosion of steam boil
ers in various parts of the country, Prof.
Looms suggestsa very uncomfortable theory
IN regard to the safety of the earth itself. He
thinks 1t is not impossible that sufficient steam
might be generated in the burning centre Of
the world to blow the whole globe to pieces.
a volcanic eruption near the sea or under it, ,
like that of Vesuvius, now in progress NAV
at any moment convert the earth into huge
steam boiler, by letting the water in on the
central fires, to be followed, for aught we
know, by an explosion that will rend it
apart.
F1ttl, wtitils to the st. Louis RepubE-
can, and urging the construction of q railroad
from st. Louis to Texas says that between
the Nueces and Rio Grande Rivers, there are
a million of heads of horned cattle, and ten
thousand horses and mules. The trade of
San Antonio with Mexico, amounts to eight
millions of dollars ($S000,00o) annually. II
would take railroad fifty years to carry the
cattle of Western Texas to St. Louis. The,
cattle in that country are being killed for their
hides alone. The writer says that such a
railroad would not only make ST. Louis the
stock market of America, but 1t would devel-
oope the finest copper, coal and silver mines
in the world
A lady, residing in Baltimore was sitting,
few evenings ago, in a room sewing
A locust flew in the window, lighted upon
her shoulder, and in an instant inflicted q
severe sting, and then fell into her lap. In q
very short time the flesh became much swol-
en- and she suffered severe pain. A physician
was called in, and, after rendering her medical
MD, gave his opinion that it would not prove
fatal, and the lady, after considerable anxiety
OF mind, is now convalescent. 0-
Saving wood ON the bottom of a pond
thirty-fiye feet below the surface, is rather a
novel feat, which was performed in Woon-
socket. A professional diver made thorough
and successful examination thirty feet below
the surface of an out of order mill dam, and
during one of them sawed off stick of tim
Der to enable him to enter the gateway. This
examination divulged the difficulty The
gate and granite walls were found in perfect
condition, the only trouble being that the iron
frame of the gate had become so rusted as to
cause the gate to slide hard. .i.f.....
Johns Hopkins, reported to be the wealth
lest man in Baltimore, and now approaching
the age of 80, it is stated, has recently made
his will, bequeathing to the city $1,5O0,00O
IN money, and magnificent suburban estate
for educational purposes, and an additional
million for the erection of a hospital, y
The production of petroleum in 1867, was
about II 600 barrels per day, while the con-
sumption In the same year was 1900 bar
rels. The best authorities estimate the pres
emit production at 5000 barrels per day..
The population of Chicago is made up of
e8,964 Americans, 02,433 Germans, 45,543
lrishmen, 10,520 Englshmen and Scotchmen,
l0,9aO Scandinayians, 0 ,144 persons of other
nativites.s q ~ tFeb &.&A&'
A school-house in Monroe, Conn.,, was
struck by lightning last week, and three chill
dren, g. 10 and LIB wears of noe wore Instantly