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

The Commissioners of fisheries Of the State
of New York have reported to the Legisla-
ture, that the shad ofthe eastern section ofthe
State and the white fish of the western great
ly need protection, and that the supply of
shad has been diminishing for many years.
The Denver News reports fight at Port
Lyon between the colcred and white troops,
In which several men were killed and num-
Der wounded. Last week brutal outrage
was committed by negro, near Chambers
burg, Pennsylvania, on the persons of three
highly respectable young ladies, daughters of
well-todo farmers of the neighborhood, one
of whom was but thirteen years old. Anegro
named Cam Norris has been arrested as the
guilty party. The excitement in the commu-
nifty is intense. On Friday night an effort
was made to take Norris from the Jail and
hang him. No less than 800 persons gather
ed about the building Speeches were made
by number Of prominent persons, and the
mob was induced to dispense The Jail has
since been guarded by large and strong
force. The racing community of England is
greatly exercised just now on the propriety Of
running two year old colts. Havana dis
patches to March 21st state, that the fleet of
transports with the State or political prison
ers left on that day for Fernando Pc. The
wharves and roofs of the houses command
ing view of the harbor were crowded by
people to witness the departure of the pris-
oneTs 1t is said that thief was caught and
badly beaten, and Cuban cried out Death
to Spain" He was instantly shot dead by
one of the sentries. Police Commissary
Romero, who was suspected of sympathy for
the man arrested was shot dead in the streets
by the populace. Mexican advices report that
the garrison ut Guadalajara had manifested
aspirit characterization. The civil author
tiles while attempting to arrest party of
drunken officers, were set upon by the latter
with drawn swords and pistols After two
sessions of three months each at Austin, the
Texas State Convention has adjourned and
the Constitution is to be submitted to vote
Of the people on the fifth of July next. Dur.
Ing the sitting of the convention division
took place in the Republican party and after
the adjournment the Republican minority
organized a new Convention and continued
in session until they were dispersed by order
OF General Candy and the hall closed. In
the Senate debate on the Tenure of Office
law, Mr.. Drake, Republican, of Missouri. said
that the recommendation of the Judiciary
Committee to suspend the law until the next.
session ut ''"s ress was simply saying to the
President, I'VE will try you until the next
session Of Congress and see what use you
make Of this power. Fyou use 1t to suit us
the repeal may stand but if you do not use
It to suit US the law shall go into force again."
During the same debate Mr.. Sprague, Repub-
lican, of Rhode Island, said, that 1.-THE polit.
clans have never been willing to let the peo-
pie know the true state of the country
"The object Of the majority in Congress APP
pears to be to perpetuate the existence of
aparty rather than to promote the welfare
Of the people," Senator Ramsey of8Iinneso.
to has introduced bill into Congress to es.
tablish postal telegraph system and to in
corporate the United States Te'ey aph Com
pany. ibis company, 1t is gscposed, will
build its lines between Washington, New
York, Boston, and Chicago within six
months; to Cincinnati, st. Louis and New
Orleans within two years, and to every other
city having five thousand inhabitants within
three years from the execution of the con-
tract. Marshal Neil, the French minister of
war urges the Corps Legislative to reorgan-
lie the army. Peace he said, was secure,
but France would not tolerate government
which was not fully prepared to avenge in
suit offered. The New York Herald says:
"The Governor of Massachusetts has appoin-
ted fast day. In view of the number of
official positions the natives of that State oc-
cupy in the Cabinet, at the head of standing
committees, foreign ambassadorships and so
on, would 1t not be well for the Governor of
the Bay State to appoint hold-fast day."
Tho great bridge ofsixteen hundred feet span
over East River which is to connect New
York city and Brooklyn is soon to be COM
menced.. The weight Of each tower is to be
$4,000 tons. The yield of sugar In Louisiana
the past year turns out much better than was
expected, and the present prospects indicate
crop of from $4,000 to 100000 hogsheads
the present or coming season. The excite
ment in Havana was intense after the Fer
nando Pc prisoners had sailed, and four or
five persons were shot. Twenty five insur.
gents In Trinidad had been captured and
shot, among them Mr. Schmidt, the late
American consul. General Henningsen,
of Nicaraguan fame, has landed with force
from Charleston, composed principally of
Fcderaland Confederate soldiers. DR.. Betan.
ces, an American citizen, has been banished
from the island of St. Thomas, at the request
Of the Captain General Of Porto Rico. Dates
TO the nth from Hayti, report Salnave's de-
feat with loss of one hundred men and
eight pieces of artillery. Two hundred mer-
chants had been arrested at Port-au.P Prince
% and sent to Gonaives to reinforce the garri-
en- The Lynchburg Vnyinian says: "The
respectable and magnanimous element of the
Republican party Is fast disentangling itself
from the hot, selfish, ruinous, radicalilm. and
the effort recently inaugurated In Virginia
against Wells and the proscriptionists, Is the
forcrunner of like movement throughout the
Union" The Toronto Telegraph speaks of a