The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1869-10-15
THE NEWS.

President Grant has appointed Thursday,
the 18th ofNovember next, as day ofthanks-
giving and prayer, throughout the United
States.-Ex-Presid Franklin Pierce died
at his home at Concord, N. H., on Friday
last, in the sixty fifth year of his age. His
disease was chronic Inflammation of the
stomach, attended with dropsical affection.
Business at the Government Department at
Washington and other places throughout the
country was suspended on Thursday, in re-
spect to the memory of the deceased.-The
Virginia Legislature have passed both the
fourteenth and fifteenth Amendments to the
Constitution.-Mrs Norton proposes that
the women of New York hold an election in
November, at the same time with the men, to
show that they can go through the motions
without disgrace 10 themselves-More than
five hundred men are still living at New Or
leans, who fought there under Jackson
During the late storm, Philips village, in
Maine, was entirely submerged, the water
reaching the second story fthe houses, and
cemetery was washed out, scattering skele-
tons and bones along the road. Mr. Horace
Greeley has been nominated by the Republic
cans in New York, for Comptroller, and ac-
cepts the nomination.-The population of
Sweden is on the decrease, caused by emigra
tion to America.-Senator Wilson, of Massa-
chusctts, was in Washington last week, and
expressed himself as utterly opposed to the
policy of prescription which the administra-
ton had inaugurated in Texas and MISSISSIPPI
pi, and manifested Il spirit of Cancellation to-
ward the south.-Gen. Butler takes the op-
posite view. and goes in strong for proscrip-
tion.-A Chinaman in New York last week
murdered his wife and q brother Chinaman,
because of jealousy, and wound up by putting
an end to his own life.-The Chinese are evi
IDENTIFY progressing in the usages of civilized
Society.-It appears from on affidavit of Peter
Bayne, made before the British consul, that
Capt. Hall, on his recent Arctic expedition,
shot and killed one of his men in July, 1868,
while in the Arctic regions. Capt. Hall justi-
tles the killing on the ground of mutinous
conduct on the part of the man, whose name
was Patrick Coleman. Bayne's affidavit was
to the effect that Coleman excused himself
from obeying certain orders, on the ground of
his weakness from want of sufficient nourisll-
ment, and that Hall shot him in cold blood.
Coleman fingered for fifteen days in his
wounded condition and then died. No ar
rest of Capt. Hall has yet been made, but he
will probably be tried for the charge of kill
ing the man.-Father Hyacinthe, whose diff
fculties with the Pope have already been
noticed, is on his way from France to the
United States where he will remain for sew
eral months-The New York Republic says
that Mr.. George Peabody will spend the
winter in the south of France, at the villa of
w. W. Corcoran, who sails for Europe in
November.-Wm. Coleman, who recently
robbed the dwelling of Postmaster General
Cresswell, i'll Cecil county Md, was tried at
Elkton last week. convicted and sentenced to
the penitentiary for ten years.-Gen. Lees
report of the condition Of Washington Col
lege, Virginia. shows that institution.s pros
perous-Mr. Charles Dickens has resumed his
readings. Mrs. DR.. Mary Walker is at pres
ent at st Louis and attracts much attention
on account of her costume.-President Grant
and other distinguished visitors were expec-
ted to be present at the Agricultural Fair at
Frederick, Md, on yesterday (Thursday).-
Governor Senter, of Tennessee was inaugu-
rated on Monday last His address upon the
occasion was very brief-Cooper Institute,
in New York city, was crowded on Monday