The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1869-09-17
TIE NEWS.

The Hon. John Bell, of Tennessee who
ran as II candidate for the presidency in 1860,
died at his residence, at the Cumberland iron
works in that State, on the 10th inst.-Thc
Hon. VIM Pitt Fessenden, U. S. Senator from
Maine died last week. Mr.. Fcsscnden was
one of the Senators who favored the impeach
mcnt Of Andrew Johnson.-Gov. Hoffman, Of
New York, has transmitted to the Secretary
ofStatc at Washington, his official certificate
that that State has ratified the 18th Amend
Governor would withhold the certificate alto
gether, and thereby help to defeat it, but that
is now laid at rest by his recent action.-The
French Emperor is reported well from his
recent sickness, by the cable dispatches, and
also rumor goes that fearing q return Of
sickness, his Imperial Majesty is contempla-
ing IN abdication, as if to get the regency in
good working order before he dies; but this
prior to 1860 no less than eight thousand four
hundred and sixty -siX lives were lost by the
various accidents in the coal mines of Eng
nd.-Ofllcial figures at the Treasury. De-
partment place the agricultural produce of
the South at $3.50, 900, and show that the
South has more money at the present time
than any other agricultural portion of the
country, north, East or West.-A London pa
per Tile Times, says the revolution in Spain
las not moved a step, and that the whole
question in nutshell still is, as from the be.
ginning whether the people or the army
shall have the upper hand-A correspondent
Of the Baltimore Sun says that the last COM
mission of Gen. Sherman, as Secretary of
War, supersedes the ad interim commission,
and makes him Secretary of War absolutely
and de tdct0, until some other name shall be
sent to the Senate; and that the President
and his Cabinet hold that there is no law to
prevent Gen. Sherman filling both offices of
Secretary of war and General of the army,
only he cannot receive pay for both, but must
elect which he will receive pay for.-The
United States steamer Algonquin" has been
sold to Hayti.-Gen. Grant is expected at
Washington on Wednesday of next week to
remain-The st. Michaels Comet says that
n sad accident occurred in Miles River Neck
on last week, at the residence of Mrs. Thigh
man, caused by the explosion of kerosene
lamp, whereby two ladies lost their lives and
n third is lying in precarious condition.
The paying teller of the North National
Bank, in Boston, Daniel L. Saunders, Jr.,
has proved a defaulter to the amount of
100000, caused BY heavy losses in stock
spcculations.-J. j. Brooks, the revenue de-
tectivc, who was shot by detectives in Phila-
delplia, it is now thought will recover; and
in the meanwhile his pay has been raised by
Commissioner Deano fiom 81 to $40 per
day.--A recent investigation has shown that
loss to the government of $4,000 per
month was caused by the absence without
leave of the clerks of the Treasury Depart
mcnt alone, and recent order has been
passed holding clerks to strict accountable
ty for their time.-Geo W. Walker of Vir-
ginia has contributed $500 toward the fund
being raised for the family of the late Gen.
Rawlns.-The Hon r. M. T. Hunter declares
that he has retired forever from public life