The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1869-11-19
THE NEWS.

The trouble among the Mormons still con-
tinues. Brigham Young holds it apostacy to
differ with the priesthood, and some of the
members wishing to adhere to freedom of
speech and opinion have been excommunica-
ted and cut off from the church. Among
them are Elder Eli B. Kelsey, w. s. Godbe
and others.-Cholera is raging with much
seventy IL soe paris 81 , h9ssla 7cd}a sae
siding, in the case of Margaret Beck and her
1of children against the Northern Central
Railroad, for damages in causing the death of
Michael Beck, husband and father of plain.
titfs, the jury last week gave verdict of
$l700O damages Beck was crushed and
Killed between the cars of the defendants in
September, 196S.-The New York Herald
says the Irish radical agitators in England
advise their countrymen to abstain from the
use of tobacco all over Great Britain, so as
to embarrass the treasury and thus perhaps
effect certain political obect-Th death of
Amos Kendall man of much note in the
days of Jackson's administration, being at
one time post master general under that
President, was announced in the papers last
week. Mr.. Kendall had attained to q yery
advanced age, and for many years had ceased
to take an active part in politics. Also the
death of Hon. Robert ]. Walker is announc-
ell. Both of these distinguished men resided
at Washington city at the time of their de-
cease.-Spotted Tail, the chief of the Brule
Indians, while drunk at the Wheatstone
agency, Dacotah Territory, about two weeks
ago, shot and killed Big Mouth, chief of the
Ogallahahs.-Four Indians were tried for
murder at Omaha recently and all of them
convicted; subsequently two of them, named
respectively Blue Jacket and Horse Driver,
made their escape, and the United States
Marshal is in hot pursuit-H. H. Arnold
colored, of Alexandria, Virginia, has been
appointed messenger in the Treasury De.
partment at Washington, at salary of $50
per month.-The Presbyterians throughout
the country are rejoicing over the reunion of
the two branches of their church.-The agri-
cultural fair held at Cumberland, MARYLAND.
last week, is represented as eminenty sue
cesstul.-Thc Baltimore Sun says that the
Democrats o New York threaten the recon-
sideration and cancellation by their newly
elected Legislature of the resolution of the
former general assembly ratifying the Fif-
teenth constitutional amendment. 1t is
claimed by them that inasmuch as the requis-
lite number of States have not yet ratified TO
make it part of the Constitution, the assent
ola State prior to its full ratification may be
withdrawn. They also say that Ohio has
once refused to ratify it and as she is expec-
ted to reconsider her action and adopt the
ratification resolution, New York may also
reconsider her resolution and refuse TO ratify.
1t is proposed that peoples monument be
erected to the memory of the late George
Peabody, and that no subscription of more
than one dollar be received from any person,
thus affording an opportunity to all to con-
tribute.-Five ship loads of Chinese are on
the way to Louisiana-There are five hun
bred and fifty young American students in
the German Universities. Senator Brown
low, in private letter just made public, de-
MES advocating Andrew Johnson's election
to the United States Senate from Tennessee
A convention of atheists and infdels was
held in Philadelphia last week with only
seventeen persons present.-Geranium oil is
valued at $165 per gallon.-From San Fran
cisco we learn that on Sunday morning last
the Eastern bound train on the Western Pa
cifc Railroad colllded with the Allemada