The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1868-04-03

The safe ofthe Trea surer Of Howard coun-
ty, Iowa. was broken open Sunday night and
from $4,000 to $4,000 taken. The robbers
took an iron bar from the tank house, punch
ed hole into the safe and blew the door
open with powder, and then took the small
safe short distance from the court house
and secured the money. 1t is not known at
the present time the exact amount taken, but
1t is supposed to be near $4,000 in money,
county orders and drafts.
A leading Radical politician in George
town, Brown county, Ohio, recently declared
that although he did not think the negro
would make very good elector, yet under
the circumstances he would grease him right
well, pin his ears back, and swallow him.
A few nights since, lot of darkies made
raid on his smoke house and stole his years
store of meat. Doubtless they intended to
grease up preparatory to being swallowed.
The elements of peace and prosperity stored
up by rulers for the people of Europe, at
this moment, are as follows: Grand aggre-
gate of the standing armies 100000 men,
Each soldier costs annually about 5000 !;
therefore the total daily expense is about ST.,
100000, l. e. $120000,000 per month, or ST.,
100000 900 per annum. Is it any wonder that
famine, pcstilence and death are rampant
over vast and once populous districts
The base ball rules for 1868 require that all
balls used in match games be stamped with
their size, weight and makers name; if
others are used the game is null and void"
The new ball Is lighter that the old one is
nine inches in circumference and weighs five
and quarter ounces.
Telegraphc communication can now be
had directly with Havana. The wires have
been laid from the coast to the city of Ha-
yana, and carried up TO the palace of the cap
tain general by whom and Mayor Hoffman,
of New York, congratulatory kilograms have
been exchanged.
The Centrevlle (Id) Observer says this is
the year for the temperance of the seven
teen year locusts. These insects made their
first chronicled appearance here in Maryland
in 1893 and returned every seventeen years
after that time. They last appeared in 1851,
of which many of our readers doubtless have
a distinct recollection.
A New Orleans negro alderman, named
Joubert has brought suit for $4,000 DANA
pes, against the Convent of the Sacred Heart,
an educational institution of that city, for de-
nying a member ofhis family admission to its
privileges.
A Peoria editor woes his sweetheart in Il
very practicable way. Early in the morning
he steps around to the house of his inamorata,
builds fire, lays in supply of wood and
water, after making himself generally useful,
departs stealthily. He is too practicable to
be loyablc.
The great racer, "Ketuclly," has been sold
for $4,000 by Leonard w. Jerome, to three
other horse-tanciers Jerome retaining q
fourth interest in the horse.
In California, the farms average nearly
700 acres each, whilst in Massachusetts the
average is but o. acres. New York has the
largest number of farms, 10000, whilst
Rhode Island has the smallest, her total being
less than 5000.
New Orleans hair-dresscrs advertise prep
aration for Strengthening the hair Of "intclli-
gent voters"
Thompson invoked Gentle Spring TO
"Hail" Fit has not done that, it has GER
tanly showed enough to supply the deiicicn-
cy.
In one judicial district in Indiana twenty
one murder trials are to take place at the
next terra of court
A lace dress worn by the vie of Boston
bondholdcr, (at recent birthday hall) cost
the sum 500 900