The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1869-04-02


Herald thinks that it would be well to look
after the conduct of orr home ministers, es-
psviai;y "A Snicagu. = me- hudson river on
the Esd inst. was still closed at Troy and per-
sons crossing on the ice Snow Is reported at
St. Johns to be six feet deep on a level, and
that the Canadians are leaving the low for
the high lands, in anticipation of disastrous
flood. 1t is reported that Mr.. A. T. Stewart
the great New York merchant, is about to
found large lodging house for single wo-
men. It is to be carefully managed on the
cheapest comfortable plan, and intended to
accommodate the thousands of seamstresses,
shop-girls, teachers and female artists of New
York. John F. Reimeier, of Cincinnati, has
been arrested in Detroit, charged with en-
bezzlement. He was for number of years
treasurer ola church in Cincinnati, and lately
absconded with its funds, amounting to some
nine thousand dollars. There is ladies'
aid society in New York, styled the Ladies
Patriotic Junta ofNew York, }" the object of
which is TO furnish aid to the Cuban in.
surgents. On Tuesday heavy snow storm
prevailed in New HAMPSHIRE. In some
places the snow fell 10 the depth of fourteen
inches. Nearly all the railroad trains were
delayed or entirely blocked up. 1t is stated
that California has now a6oat, for various
destinations, wheat and flour, amounting to
100000 sacks, the total value of which is
100000. The Cubaninsurgents, according
TO late intelligence, are massing their forces
on the south side of the island, and the inhab-
itauts in that quarter demand military pro-
lection from the government The Havana
journals are all silent regarding the move
ments of the government troops and the in
surgents The American brig Mary Lowell has
been selze1 by the Spanish man of-war An
dalusia. ga sleeping car and two coaches
were thrown over an emba nkment on the
Toledo, Peoria and Warsaw Railroad. about
two miles west b: Washington, III. A large
number of passengers, including ex-Goyeln-
or Seymour, Of, New York, were on the
train. Some thirty or forty persons were
injured but none of them severely. Governor
Wells and several othe; Virginia officials
have been arrested at Richmond charged with
purloining letters from the post Office A
movement is on foot to call an Irish National
Convention, for the purpose. of forming
Central Bureau or Emigration Society, and
SO afford desirable information to intend
ing emigrants relativeto land prices, and
give such benevolent assistance as may be ne
cessary. The Philadelphia Supreme Court
have refused the application for a writ of en-
ror in the case of George w. Twitchell, Jr.,
which finally disposes ofthe case Lima dis
patches report awful murders committed by
the Coolies. At a sugar plantation called San
Pedro, Coolie was denied some request to
revenge which he at night murdered the pro-
prietor and his wife, her mother and four
small children. The indignation of the peo-
pie ran so high that the Chinaman was taken
out into the public square, tied to an iron post
and saturated with turpentine. and then in
full view of all the Cinnamon, he was burnt
alive. Two days later the steward of an adj
joining plantation was murdered by Coolie
who was also burnt in thepresence of large
assemblage of people. The directors of the
Atlantic Cable Company have reduced the
tariff on messages to four shillings sterling
per word, which is about one dollar and
twenty cents in currency for each word. In
late speech on the tenure of office law, SEN
ator Sprague, Republican of Rhode Island,
said: "There is less virtue and morality in
American society to-day than in any other
civilized society on the face of the earth"
A Cuban demonstration took place in New
York last week. Speeches were made by
Beechcr and others, and resolutions passed
calling on the Government to recognize the
beligerent rights of revolutionary Cuba at the
earliest practicable moment. The new Sec
rotary of the Navy has sent letter to Con-
gress requesting the repeal of the eight hour
law, and alleging that a greater amount of
work would be done under the old system.
Dissatisfied already, gentlemen with your
acts? Well we forgot that the passage Of the
law was only On electioneering dodge to
catch voters, and that the Presidential cleo
ton is over and the friendship of the laborer
can be dispensed with for four years, or until
the next Presidential contest. The New
York Times, Republican, says: If Congress
has any intention of passing General Banks
resolution, extending aprotectorate over Hay
u, 1t ought first to direct the raising of fifty
thousand men, and borrow two-hun-
dred millions of dollars. The whole isl
and Is in constant state of war, and the
whole population are perpetualy engaged in
fighting. The atrocities now practised by
the military of Hayti are reported to be of
the most diabolical character. A sleighing
party consisting of Mrs. Coffee, of Still River,
and her two daughters were run over by
train of cars, near Groton, Massachusetts,, on
Thursday Of last week. The daughters were
instantly killed and the mother danger
ously injured; and OH the same day young
man named Pine shot and MORALLY wounded
Miss Howard, at Boston, and then blew out
his brains. Buenos Ayres advices state that
1t is rumored that President Lopez desires
to cede Paraguay to the United States Dates
from Halifax states that Prince Edwards
leland haa l,<:a,, ,,of;GaJ tho4 ~ on..