The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1869-08-20

from the railroad war in New York, an ac-
count of which we heretofore gave. The last
report is that quiet reigns.-A telegram from
Richmond saws it is :-.".e1 o.. good authority
that General Candy will within ten days issue
his election proclamation converting the leg
slature, applying the iron-clad oath to the
members, and where member elect cannot
take the oath, giving his seat to the candidate
who received The next highest vote the effect
of which order will be, as claimed by the
Democrats of that State, to give the
State to them in 1872 Emerson Etheridgei is
Andrew Johnson's principal opponent for
Tennessee,-Another railroad accident on the
Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad, with one
man killed and several wounded.-Acconnts
of the drought from all parts the State re-
port that the crops are beginning to be seri-
ously injured thereby.-A Rev. Mr.. Richard
son, of Washington, Ohio, one hundred and
six years of age, walks five miles every Sun
day and breaches a scrmon-Col James r.
Herbert, so well and widely known as Colo
mel of the fifth regiment, M. N. G., of Bal
timore city, has resigned his commission,
which has been accepted.-Mr. John r..
Hawn, of Shepcrdstown, Va, was recently
bitten on the hand by poisonous snake Of
the viper species, and was cured by the
free use of whiskey.-The cable announced
the death of Marshal Neil, of France, who
was supporter of the throne of Napoleon
Ill, and to whom the Emperor was much
attached. Marshal Neil was in mmand of
the artillery at the battle of Solferino and de-
cided that victory, for which he was made a
marshal ofFrance,-Judge Hugh L. Bond and
other leading Republicans of Baltimore, are
out in a card denying the statement made by
the Baltimore 1mertcan that they are organ
izing u Chase movement in the Republican
party i'll this State Major John III. Pratt
the alleged Texas bushwhack CT, whose case
has excited consderabl attention lately, was
brought before United States Commissioner
Osborne, on Monday last, in New York city,
and discharged by him from the custody of the
U. S. authorities, upon the ground that no
facts appeared to warrant his detention. Ma
jor Pratt was accused of participating in riots
in Texas, and creating disturbances with the
freedmen, but the high character proved for
him and the want of evidence to sustain the
charges, lead some of the New York journals
to the conclusion that he is an innocent man
prosecuted without cause. The contention
between the State authorities of New York
and the U. S. authorities, seemed to be the
great matter in the case-George Peabody has
denoted to the trustees of Washington Col.
lege, ut Lexington, Va, of which General
Lee is President 100000 to establish an adj
ditional professorship, recently prop osed by
Gen. Lee Mr.. Peabody's health is greatly
improved by his sojourn at the White Sui
phur Springs. BY cable we have the news
that Rev. Paul Baglcy's petition for the re-
lease of the Fenians has been sent to the
Queen was a riot at Sheffield, Eng
land among the miners and those workman
who were on-unionists. the former sacking
the houses of the latter, which was finally
quelled by the police.-Georgc r. Ritter,
President of the First National Bank, of
Memphis, was arrested in New York on
Monday, charged with cmbezzleing 100000
of the school fund of Tenncssee.-The Ma.
tional Union Labor Convention assembled
in Philadelphia on Monday last, composed OF
delegates without regard to color or sex.
Coolie importation, as they are pleased to
style the Chinese emigration, is condemned
by the convention-Thc corn crop in the
States of Alabama, North Carolina, Georgia
and Virginia is reported short on account of
the drought-Presidcnt Grant and party,
at last accounts, were among the iron and
coal mines of LIE banon and Schuylkll coun-
ties, Pennsylvania. "A prize fight took
place on Tuesday last, near st. Louis, between
two bruisers named Gallagher and Allen,
resulting in favor of Allen, after nine rounds
of desperate fighting, in which both parties
were badly punished.-In the argument of the
case pending in New York over the Fcnian
funds, twas urged upon the court that the Fe-
Man organization is in more flourishing con-
dition than ever.-Hon. Judah p. Benjamin, af-
ter Two years appearances the British bar, has
been made Queens Counsel, an honor almost
without precedent in the promptitude of its
bestowal, and which adds considerably to the
emoluments of his practice.-A new counter
felt ten dollar bill, one half of which is made
of q genuine note, is in circulation. Furs val
uel at $4,000 have been received at San
Francisco from Alaska.-A druggist in Iowa
made mistake in prescription recently,
which cost the life of two cstimable ladies for
whom it was prepared Dent goes
to Mississippi on the fifth of September, where
lie is confident of being nominated for Gov
ernor by the convention which meets on the
eighth.-The corn crop in New York, al
though improved by recent rains, will not be
up TO the yield last ycar.-Gold ranges from
/ SO to 1877