The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1868-04-24
The little Rock (Arkansas) Ledger has the

following
Just before dark yesterday evening hor-
rible tragedy occurred in the southern part
Of our city Such occurrences are frequent
of late years among the male members of So
pciety, but the case we now record was the
murder of one woman by another. Mrs.
Grow shot lady by the name of Mrs. Kill
burn, causing the death of the latter in few
hours afterWard Four shots were fired by
the murderess, all, we understand, taking eff
feet in the back, and passing through the
body of the unfortunate woman. The MUIR
der was committed at the residence of Mrs
Kimamon, who is now held in confinement
as an accomplice to the deed. Mrs Crow
was taken in custody soon after the act was
committed. We learn that jealousy was the
sole cause OF this unfortunate circumstance
Professor Agassiz having been reported as
predicting the number of snow storms during
tthe past winter, has denied the charge that
he is weather prophet, in letter, in which
she says: 81 have never medded with predic-
itions of storms OF changes of weather, well
knowing that meteorology is not yet suffi-
GENTLY advanced to Justify such attempts"-
No eminent man of science has ever been
known to predict anything in regard to the
future Of the weather.
An enterprising undertaken in Illinois sent
the following excessively cool note to sick
man. Dear Sir, having positive proof that
you are rapidly approaching deaths gate,
have therefore thought it not imprudent to
call your attention to the enclosed advertise
ment of my abundant stock of ready made
collins, and desire to make the suggestion
that you signify to your friends wish for
the purchase of your burial outfit at my es-
Establishment"
MACON, Ga, April 16-The heaviest rain
storm known here occurred this morning.
Fields and gardens were nearly destroyed, and
fences were washed away In the city the
streets were washed into cutters, brick pave
ments torn up, sewers bursted and cellars
filed There are many breaks on the Cen
trail and Southwestern Railroad. No trains
to-day except from Atlanta.
81 A sad accident occurred recently at Mead
willie, Pennsylvania, to two children of Mr.
Green, teamster. The family was moving,
and the children were seated in an upturned
table. Going down a slight declivity the
table slid forward, and the children were
thrown among the feet of the horses. One
child had thigh broken, and the other was
ltrampled upon and injured in the abdomen.
The total number ofemigrants that sailed
from the Mersey to all parts of the United
n States, British North America, the Australi-
an colonies, South America, &c, for the year
just closed, amounted to 1861, and for the
previous year 1885, 1888, showing a decrease as
compared with 1866 of7702.
The Second Adventists have again fixed
upon the end of the world this time, they
say, it is certain to take place on the 10th
day of the seventeenth month of the Israel
itish year, or between the LIST and I'd of Octo
Der, 1868
Murderers in England are reported to be,
IN proportion to the whole population, one
in every $4,000 in Holland one in 1884,
900 in the North German Bund, one in
100000 in Austria, onein 1900 in Spain,
one in 1000