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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1869-04-09
Public Gaming In .resO Orleans

For the first time in many years gam
bling, sanctioned by legal authority, was
last evening to be seen in New Orleans; for
at 80 st. Charles street, between Gravier and
Union, was then thrown open to the pub
lie the first licensed gambling saloon pro-
vided for in a recent enactment by the
State Legislature. 10 srH r7NeT gga
Approaching the spot last evening we
saw quite number of people standing on
the adjoining sidewalk, down upon which
shone the light of bright lamp, illumina
ting the figures $50" The bystanders and
passersby now and then pushed open the
green baize doors to peer in at the great
crowd which had gathered within. Enter
ing one saw motley assemblage, most of
them playing, many looking on. The
room is not large. The walls are hand
somely papered, handsome chandeliers are
pendent from the ceiling, and along por-
ton of one side of the room a bar with its
glittering array of many hued glasses and
ornaments attracts the visitors attention.
There are courteous and sleek colored men
in waiting. And the crowd-what hete-
rogeneous gathering it was-men with
mugs SCARED by vicissitudes and conflicts
innumerable men with quiet, gentlemenly
mein respectable men and roughs, men
who dread glance from the police, men
who can look any body in the eye-all
were there, some betting, some wondering
whether they should bet or not, and some
firmly resolved not to bet at all. There is
rondo table, and around it alone were
crowded two or three score of players.
Then there is a roulette table, faro table,
and two other tables, all interesting evil
IDENTITY to the players, who swarm about
them, making locomotion about the apart
ment anything but easy. Everything was
quiet and orderly, however, although no
policemen were visible. The superinten-
dent states that he will put special officer
on duty for the prevention Of disorder or
other crime. Other institutions of a SINH
lar character are to be opened, we learn
Neso Orleans, Crescent, March Is. .E,.s sa
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improvement at the White
House.

A Washington correspondent says 1.-THE
Presidents family is now finally installed
in the Executive mansion. The interior of
building has been very handsomely refitted,
repaired and refurnished. and is about to be
adorned and embellished with statuary and
other works of art, in which it has been
greatly deficient. Among the prominent
works of art are full sized Indian figures in
bronze, which are intended to be placed
In the hall in the rear of the main entrance /;
statuettes of Washington and his Ratchet !:
Franklin and his whistle; William Tell
and his son !; Napoleon at confirmation !:
Lincoln, and one representing freedom, by
Rosetti. AL will be placed in appropri-
ate places in the east room, and the recep-
ton rooms. Adjoining the blue room is
to have splendid Louis XVI. clock, with
Roman lamp in ornolu and guilt. The
red room will have real Sevres vase with
handsome gilt finish. Other portions Of
the mansion will be decorated Unlike man.
ner. A silver service of plate, to be used
at state dinners, has also been, purchased
to replace the service purchased in France
by Consul Lee in Monroe's administra-
ton. Etf91i sofas PC Y 81 -37llE1
Mrs. Grant has given her personal su-
pervision to the refnrnishing of the White
House. She was warmly attached to the
residence which she has just left /; and she
remarked q few days since that she should
go to the White House with reluctance.
She proceeded to remark: I intend to
make Mr.. Grant comfortable there, and
shall no doubt soon feel at home. I am
told that it has customary to have the Com.
missioner Of Public Buildings superintend
the household to considerable extent, but
| don't desire to have any gentleman do
that for me. Ishall also engage the stew
ard and servants, and as the stewards sala-
ry is paid from the Treasury shall exer-
else great care in selecting him--as under
the Tenure-of- Office act shall not be able
to get rid of him" '''"
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Fl LiCety Sensations tse .t'OrsOScys.

There was an administrator sale of per-
sonal effects at the residence of the late
Thomas Norris, on Saturday. In the
schedule OF property as appraised was the
following item: One fifteen gallon key,
contents unknown, rs cents. No one SEEM
ed disposed to purchase the keg, and it
was taken at the appraisal by John R. Dor
rance d Co., and with other purchased
articles carried to the place of business of
the firm. Mr., Dorrance started the bung,
and was unable to tell what fluid the keg
contained. Thinking that all the value
was in the keg itself, the fluid was allowed
to run out on the ground, and the keg re-
manned bung down for several hours, in
front of the store.
When about closing the store for the
night the clerk tried to roll in the key in
question, as well as other packages, and
was astonished to find from its weight that
there was still something in it. To graft
fy his curiosity he procured hammer and
burst in the head. To his establishment a
human hand and arm protruded. With
out waiting for further developments he
fled In terror. and told every one where
could be found the cause of his fright
The news soon attracted large crowd,
and the contents of the package were still
further examined. Other arms, hands and
legs, and two CHASTITY heads, in an excel
lent state OF preservation, We're discovered.
Here was q mystery of startling propro-
lions. Who could be the horrid monster
who had committed such crime, and then
SO easily disposed of the evidences of it?
And in Norwich Ugh! Where were the
authoritiesg Crowds rushed to the scene
of the discovery, and Market and adjacent
streets, presented an unusual appearance.
1t soon came to the ears of some ofthe,phy-
sicians in town, and they hurried to the
scene of the excitement and solved the
mystery. One of them recollected that the
house of Mr.. Norris was the property and
the former residence of DIR. Edwin Bent
ley, an eminent surgeon, who served dur
ing the war, and is now a brigade surgeon
in the regular army, and is at Washington.
The Doctor had sent home numerous am
putated limbs, where the operation pos
sessed scientific interest, and they had
been stored temporarily in the cellar of his
former dwelling. The keg in question had
been included by mistake in the effects of
the late resident, and hence the develop
ment and the short-lived sensation.
aoscb Bulletin. aaia sta a ,HH-s
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Fearful Fight sUtfh a Dog.

T. Mr.. Patrick Finn, a butcher, of this CITY
a few days since'had desperate conflic
with savage dog, in which he came nea
losing his life. The circumstances wer
as follows: A bull terrier weighing abou
one hundred and sixty pounds, had beer
kept to guard the slaughter house. 1t wa
known that he was savage, and therefor
ne was usually kept chained and muzzled
AT this time, however, the dog was fire.,
having neither chain nor muzzIe on him
Mr.. Finn was in his stocking feet, JUS
preparing to kill. when he observed thu
dog come sneakingly towards him. No
thinking of it, however, he allowed the dos
to approach him, when the brute suddenly
seized him by the thigh. 49,. =
Mr.. Finn endeavored to pat him anG
and coax him, but the animal meant mis-
chief Coaxing did no good, but he al
once commenced q terrible attack upon Mr.
Finn, and releasing his bite on his thigh
endeavored to seize him by the throat
Mr.. Finn however prevented the dog from
doing this, and a terrible conflict com.
menced between them Mr.. Finn fighting
for his life and the dog to tear him to
pieces. They were fastened in small
slaughter house, so that Mr.. Finn had NO
In the slaughter but he took panic
and ran up u ladder into loft. Mr.. Finn
finally succeeded in getting his hand down
the dogs throat and seized him by the
tongue, which he endeavored to tear out.
Sometimes the dog whose weight was
equal to Mr.. Films would almost overcome
him, when he would again succeed in
getting him upon his back. Both became
nearly exhausted i-9g e s. 10 iGsf
% He called in vain for the craven up the
ladder to come to his assistance; to hand
him knife or anything to dispatch the
brute; but every time he came down a few
steps, the dog who apparently understood
all, would become more enraged, and his
panic would again seize him, and he would
run up the ladder. A crowd of women and
children had got around the door, all of
whom heard the fight and cries, and not
one thought of running to'the morocco fac
tory, which was short distance off, and
where several men were at work, for assis-
tancc, but stood there horror stricken. 7
o. Finally when Mr.. Finn was nearly ex-
hausted, he managed to break away from
the dog, and by some means to get up in
Wind W, where the savage brute was too
much exhausted to follow him. Assis-
lance finally arrived; Mr.. Finn was res
cued, but the animal appearing to know
he had done wrong at once made his es-
cape. He YVES followed by crowd, who
shot him. Mr.. Finn, when liberated, had
all his clothes torn off him, and he was
covered with blood, being bit all over by
the animal Wilmington (DeI.) Rep. al1
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California.

In MI. Whymper's very pleasant book
upon Alaska the author has the follow
ing good words to say of California and OF
the Pacific peninsula: ~ -a, p a
"a tide of emigration is much needed
and desired by Californians, as the want OF
labor often seriously impedes the progress
of the country. The man who now goes
there with little cash in hand may soon
become prosperous land owner himself
He will go to country whose climate is
that of Italy or the South of France, whose
common productions are the luxuries of
other lands. The writer cannot name ed
ibles more abundant in their season in the
San Francisco market than salmon, venison,
turtles, peaches, and grapes. The first is
generally retailed at eight or ten cents q
pound, and the last are often sold five
pounds for twenty-five cents. but if these
are not good enough, royal dish, the
sturgeon is to be had. The carte at. a, first
class San Francisco hotel contains, in one
harmonious whole, the delicacies of Lon
don, Paris, New York, and New Orleans.
The yerdant foreigner can--until dyspepsia
brings him back to sanity and plain living
-revel in wafiles, buckwheat and flannel
cakes, fried and boiled mush and hominy,
corn bread, French and Spanish omelets,
the national fish bali, gumbo soup, terra
pin.stews clam and Goldfish chowders, po-
tato salad, sweet potatoes, oyster plants,
green corn, elk meat, California quails,
squash pie, floating island, fce-creams and
rose candy, since candies often figure in
the dessert ola dinner bill-of fare The
price ofboard and lodging at such houses
is two and half or three dollars a day. or.
by the month, about ffty-fveor sixty dol
lars. This is one,third lower than the New
York charges, and there are no easras, ex-
cepting, of course, wines, ct cetera.''
Evidently good teeth, good appetite,
and good digestion should be part of the
equipments off intending California IN
YlMe,cdftsle Journal BIOS ,S,syI se's sil sya
.fqsa Tsa aSl-9ffcl ik EBm y4ri "a
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gnetifal.
Ia the soul.

The face not always shows what's in the heart
whether Of JOY or so rrow. Grieis there are 's
That stand like weeping angels, in the soul,
with mournful p'niOns folded, while upon
The brow, the rainbow arch of peace may rest
Though formed from mists that rise from falling tears
Tho mother sweetly smiles and gently speaks ;-,..
But far within the chambers of her thoughts Iss
May be pictured face, held sacred to :. .r5
The memory of love- to which she goes .HrrH
when no one sees but God, aud kneeling down,
Pours OFT her gushing tears then rising up,
And smoothing down the lines of woe, returns .-|
10 household cares, with features all resigned
The bride goes to the altar blossom-crowned; D.
Her lips perhaps are wreathed in sunbeam smiles
The orange-fowers upon her brow are stirred
ny no pusafion OF regret; she makes
responses sweet and clear, and promises
10 love but him who clasps her hand; and yet u 81.
The life other half maiden and half wifs
Is startled by the ghost Of former love,
Wtich hits unseen between her and the priest,
And m0cks the VOWS which seem to be 80 pure
And have seen the sweet unspotted soul -r
of giflhood place it's uilsu,pectng faith,
With strong reliance, In come potent nature
Which in its strength, supported every tendrl
Drawing with power each trust with n itself
Until the life Of one seemed closely locked
Within the other life; but after months rr p
VI JOY and grief alternate. 10, saw
Tho fragile, hopeless q lie crushed beneath
Mans utter scfshncss. ..,.
-f.. And tins we 20
Through life, now trusting, now deceived, and now
Conceaing oitcntimes forgctiu that
Ihe time shan ever come whom wrongs shall all
Avenge themselves, when sorrows shall combine
70 purify our nature, when the sins ~ 81 4. ~, Id "
Which VIC so eager, place unto the charge Il 2t ~
or others, shall be found crOwding like fiends
Across the thresholds of our quaking souls.
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an .asCftsI Tragedy at island
No. I0-TkYee .Ne1, Shot Dead.

- WV ams Yesterday prlei &C,
nouaS WIS Sisei q 5srflpie DEED OF Dlooo
~ poa,u sne steamer Bete o.
.,ope a. tstano N4. ~. Additional
ten 40 Iom aero US winch we mas
800 p ",nIloi oui t IVY
three mon ea,no sa o on xahsuay aiSernoon
TanJ;nsr "a $3.50 apo.I w noas az STUART
1eHo ,,s to a1u s.sseq .iaI they Wlsned con
abnve = T N @ nanuing some distance
Darnel1 .-+Ro ti,;nI = "to plo'nels, named
All ,yors arr, "a -,'.;th as wv unhnow n.
Int os +b;s - o mnsn snotg ons anu pistols,
sect;on Of tbo oo Sn p:aoVioo III INA.
of the o;ro,rssta no:nins was ehougnt
remark anu = occ''sioheo no
onnos;+o wots,,
bailed and tool ~, boo ad' H, .ne Do'e9 was
his WIFI and t,go oh;Inrna G"Ptain nahes
the oentlen,a or onS . f.;ona q, pio'nel OF
Ed,go rds NJ, !" :, ~ .no Aaile VI
tbe staae ,, %, auot siin as iar as
fate fba Darna ma' anS tI anu snareu ms
near to bovs haan 81 Al A. ' f.rao. oU"ue ap-
boat md lii T w .ne i0 h: Oh the
going IN stairs ,na oSthan ,'e sh AMY "eie
fbe back inf;ct;nas ,,nrta1 .n Ioa nm NJ ~
other Dorneli staaa; ~ -, 20 a, "ounu Ing
of the oangwsy beh;gd Tn +, ,ne o.net sioe
immed2ateIv icue,oJ h;s IVY wv PaSsengers'
brother who wos st;iI ~ anu I so1 Ian, i:%ne
him instantlv rLn +,' -. ',o Dtnh' Suing
,a1,e, co,,,,,,icto, az 80 80. ioi VI -tne
;nn Ed,ra rd, ILL sno utpie ln9 ioer ny snoot
ru9n;no, for r. i;ea ny Sdius ut c',s anu
e,ror,n5 n;th io 1i:. lhe iaIter leii 10 tne
creant del;beratelv ,Tsut ', ,s W., 'ne his,
-, ,eanI ,:.y Went ashore, walked
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t- A talented young African, of the
boot-black persuasion, while dancing like
st. Vitus over customers boots the other
day, observed neighbor porting over
newspaper, whereupon he addressed him
thus: $780, s.,. H.. ~.
Julius, what you looking at dat paper
fur9 You can't read.' ''A '
"Go way" replied the other Indignantly,
"Gness can read. Use big huff for datn
lseBig 'nuff,'' retorted the other scornfully.
"Dat amt, muffin A cows big huff to
cotch mice, but she can't" ~. ..'-.a
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Bennett, of the New York Herald, is
very good joker in his way, but he cares
but little who he hits. In the last few
days he has got off the following: - ..,...-
THE CONGRESSIONAL. COCKPIT. is said
that Schenck is "gafting" himself for q fresh
"fy" at the Essex gamecock in the Con-
gressional cockpit. His ~heelers' have
come on from the West breathing ven
geance, and after properly soaping and
blowing into the beak of their champion q
little fine old magnolia" whiskey, will
throw him out for grand battle royal
Butler has the "ring" on the defensive al
ready, however, and if he and General
Grant will smoke the calumet of peace all
the swindling rings in the country--whis-
key, Indian, Erie and Union Pacific-will
vanish, like the festival tobacco ofthe peace
pipe, in smoke. - '. ~-' '-'
BREAKERS AHEAD Schenck sits growl-
ing and sore-headedy ince the playful But
Ter poked him up with pointed pole the
other day on the whiskey frauds. He
dosen't say much, to be sure. In the Ian
guage of the psalmist, ''The words of his
mouth were smoother than butter, bu, Har
was in his heart" 1.-THE fight comes let US
nave IL vi Ihe real question ana no SlQe
issue. General Butler has excited the Gu
riosity of the country. Let him crafty it
to the extent of his information. Give us
those high dispatches for which ten thous-
and dollars were offered, and let us know
who owns the Tice meter? 1 -S
WHAT COMES OF Nor PAYING GRocERs'
BILLs-The Elmira Gazette says .-"The
entire gift of Ezra Cornell to the Cornell
University will amount to about two mil
lion two hundred thousand dollars
Twenty years or so ago Ezra could not
pay his grocers' BILL" 60. ~
Upon which the Ovid Bee remarks: "Those
who can't pay grocers' bills can therefore
take courage, and grocers who trust may
look for their reward twenty years hence.n
DENIED.--The report that negro was
killed in Tennessee by hailstone falling
upon his head is denied by Memphis pa
per, which says there was neither rain.
hailstorm nor "dead niger" at the time
and place mentioned. A hailstone that
could kill a Southern negro by striking
him on the skull must have been monster.
That can't be denied at any rate sr
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W A physician going down State street
with friend of his, said to him =: "a
I. "Let us avoid that pretty little woman
you see there on the left she knows me
and casts on me a look of indignation.
attended her husband-n - n
"Ah!I understand; you have had the
misfortune to dispatch him." ShEFh V"1s
''On the contrary replied the Doctor,
81 saved him. \ ,sa- .r.Fssy stf.,-,f
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1t that all the personal friends of the chair
man OF the Ways and Means Committee
are engaged in the whiskey business Or
are all rich men in the West whiskey MAX
ers "StiH waters run deep;n but as Gen
eral Butler has already ruffled their placid
ity we trust hewilI stir them to the very
depths OF their corruption by a very long
pole of investigation, which nature and ex.
perience as a.criminal lawyer enables him
to WELD with success.4.New York Herold.i
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100 ACR les,

1t is bounded on the south by the pub
lie road running from Harmony Church to
Rock Run. 1t has the Mansion House,
Tenant Houses and other Buildings, as
above stated, and also the choice tract of
Woodland. This Property, which has
been classed as No. Deer Creek land for
Farming and Grazing purposes, is situated
in very healthy and pleasant neigborhood,
convenient to churches, mills, stores, grain
depots, &c.
1t is also situated Immediately on the
line of the BALTIC. and Philad'a Central
R. r., as now surveyed, as it passes from the
Susquehanna river up the Deer Creek Val
lay by said Land.
Any one wishing to purchase, and de-
sirous of viewing said Property, or of
learning the terms and conditions, can do
so by calling on
BENZ. SILVER 6 BRO,
Or by addressing them through the Post
Office, CHENILLE, HARTFORD Co., MD.
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A Providence paper announces that q
rope-walker will begin on the 1st Of June
the feat of propelling a veloeipede 5000
miles in thirty days, averaging 100 miles >
day for awager of $4,000. During the trip
he is to ride the velocipede $50 miles in !
twenty -four hours, and only one trial will be
allowed ---lHH \ 4. l-.t.-tlA
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HARRISON POTATOES,
ROAD .rOTICE.

Thirty days after the publication of this
notice, application will be made to the
County Commissioners for Hartford county,
to open public road, commencing on the
road leading from Halls Cross Roads to
Garrettson's Chapel, at the south corner of
the land called the Bog, belonging to the
heirs of Daniel Martin, and running through
the land of said heirs, Lewis Monk, Phil.
Monk, J. Wesley Paca, BENZ. S. Courtney
Jno. P. Dallam, Joel s. Garwood and Miss
Fannie Preston, intersecting the public
road leading from Boothby Hill to Perry
Evansville. apps
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eazS It was a,goodrep of Plato, to one
who murmured at his reproving him for q
small matter. Custom, said he, is no
small matter. A custom, or habit of life,
does frequently alter the natural inclination,
either for good or evil' &.sis ,sss& bh
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tsEz- A printers apprentice says that at
the Office they charge him,with all the pa
they do find, and at the house they charge
him with all they don't find. He does not
understand that kind of logic. 49,. =
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The PENNSYLVANIA CANAL along the
banks of the Susquehanna, is to, be made
ten or fifteen feet wider and several feet
deeper. The surveys for, the work have
been going on for some time past, and q
strong fosea ofworkmen are now engaged
in constructing these improvements a,tfs
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100 Acres of Land

Situated directly on Deer Creek, and boun-
ded by the public road running down
said stream, is in high state of cultiva-
ton, of an excellent quality of soil equal
TO some of the best lands on the Creek
and well adapted to Grazing. 1t has a
large PROVENDER BARN, with Grana-
ries attached. The different fields are well
watered; and the Farm has an ample pro-
portion of timber land. s-fr-a
TUE HOMESTEAD FARM,
adjoining. contains about
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The VEGETABLE OALENDAR.---One of
the absurdities of the insane period of the
great French revolution of 1903, was the
new calendar decreed by the terrorists.--
Having abolished God and the Saints,
they substituted to every saints name
on the calendar, the name of some vege-
table; and as it was customary with the
people, when a child was born, to give
him the name of the, saint of that day, the
poor mothers. were much distressed when
their republican. husbands would take
down the almanac and read out "Carrot,"
"Turnip," or "Celery,'" ass fit name for their
new born babe. ,,-tss,,.1 .a.-.,.,. ,,.-..,,.--s
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IRA NSFERS
AND
A 8 ATEM E N T S .


VNHE County Commissioners for Hartford
\ County will meet at their office in Bel
Air on MONDAY and TUESDAY, 9Th
and 9th of April, and every Monday and
Tuesday until the 18th and 18th of May,
to make transfers and abatemeuts.
All persons interested will attend, as no
Attachments or transfers WILDE made after
the 18th of May. E ..r.
Persons making application for transfers
of property will be required to comply
with the following sections of Article 81
of the Code of Public General Laws:
81, Section 1S. Whenever any person shall
make application for any allowance or de-
duction on account of the sale, transfer,
alienation, loss or removal of any property,
70 the collection or payment of any public
or private security for money, the County
Commissioners, or Appeal Tax Court, shall
interrogate him an oath in reference there
to, and the disposal of the same, and espe-
cially inquire of him to whom the same
has been sold or transferred, and the
amount of purchase money, or the money
collected, and how the same has been in
vested.
Section 10. They shall also interrogate
said person ON oath in reference to any &C.
QUESTIONS or investments made by him
and not already assessed, and the amount
of all such acquisitions and investments
shall be added to his assessable property,
and if he refuses to answer, no allowance
or deduction shall be made on his assess
ment.
aai 81 BY order of the Board,
azs1Ia1A % le JAS. A. FULTON s.
rnbE go .ua. . T,Io.l~