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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1869-08-27
Correspondence Of the 1Bgis Dc Intelligeneer.
THE FALL ELECTION.

MEssRs, EDITORS Being fully aware that
advice, when volunteered, is seldom If ever
acceptable, shall in this communication give
but my own views, without asking your rea-
ders to adopt them. The great aim of every
party is, OF ought to be, the greatest good to
the greatest NUMBER and to accomplish this,
successful campaigns are necessary. Now,
to insure the success of any political party
beyond question, harmony-perfect harmony
lis essential. Numbers alone will not ofthem-
selves insure victory; hence we see parties
always the most successful where the major
tiles are not large. Whenever nomination
is regarded as equivalent to an election, the
strong party in numbers is not unfrequently
in the greatest danger of defeat. This arises
from the over-anxiety of too many persons
to become candidates, and this very anxiety
not unfrequently engenders personal animos-
tiles, and to crafty this passion, the party
otherwise powerful finds itself defeated on
the day of election This is the history of
all powerful political organizations, county,
State and national, which have heretofore
existed; each of which can remember some
one occasion at least, in its existence, if it has
lived long, when its success as q party was
sacrificed to crafty mere personal ambition
alone, and thereby all the good which would
have followed its success is lost to the peo-
pie and to ITSELF This very spirit gave the
Republican party control of the country in
1860, with all the accompanying evils which
followed its success. While little more than
one-third of the American people subscribed
to the pernicious doctrines of the Republican
party, yet this minority was enabled, by q
division of the other twothirds, to elect its
candidates, and thereby entail upon the
country and individuals the enormous wrongs
and disastrous policy which have marked its
course since it came into power. Nothing
but division in the ranks of those opposed
to its creed could have brought about this
result, for the followers of Mr.. Breckenridge,
Mr.. Douglass and Mr.. Fillmore were alike
opposed to Philips and his teachings, but
personal ambition entered the ranks of the
majority, and destroyed the unanimity
which should and would otherwise have ex-
listed, and brought defeat when victory was
within their reach. Suppose this same dan
gerous and er-to-be-dreaded spirit had
shown itself among the opponents of the
extremists in Virginia and Tennessee, at the
late elections, where would have been Wal
ker's and Senter's overwhelming majorities
If there had been discussions among those
who supported Senter and Walker, as the
very best thing which they could do, then
Wells and Stokes would have been elected,
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and instead of the election in Mississippi
being put off by the President until Novem-
Der, for fear of its effects upon the October
elections in Pennsylvania and Ohio, it would
have been ordered at once, to follow the cleo
lions already referred to in Virginia and
Tennessee. Now do not desire to be un.
derstood as expressing preference for SEN
ter or Walker; far from it, but they seemed
to be the only means through which the
great object was to be attained, viz. the de-
feat of the extremists, and for that purpose,
and for no other, were they adopted as stan
dard bearers by all parties, in their respective
States, who were favorable to equal justice,
and who were laborers for the general well
fare, to the exclusion of selfishness and cor
ruption. Harmony accomplished this great
work, and without it success is never certain.
Every man has a clear right to become q
candidate for any office which he may select,
but when he submits his claims to conven-
ton of his party, he ought to be contented
with the decision, whatever it may be for this
he undertakes to do when he enters the con-
vention, provided said convention is conduct
ed fairly and according to the rules of the
party. T..
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To the T'Ofers OfHJrfOrd
COtSAtU.

The question has been of late repeatedly
asked whether or not intended to be can
didate for the State Senate at the election to
be held next November. To those who have
made the inquiry of me replied affirmative
ly, and as deem it to be proper that the pub
lie at large should be made acquainted with
the fact, take this method of doing so. In
thus announcing myselfas candidate, will
avail myself of the opportunity to return my
heartfelt thanks to the people of Hartford, for
the high honor conferred upon me in electing
me to the State Senate in 1867, with the
knowledge that the chances were even that l
would continue member of that body for
four years; but it has so happened that in
drawing lots for the longer and shorter terms,
l drew the latter. My now becoming y can
didate will allow the people of tho county an
earlier opportunity to pass upon me as their
representative in the State Senate, than if l
had drawn the longer term and am truly
satisfied that such is the case, because If my
course had been such as not to merit their
appreciation, would have no right to con-
tinue their representative. If it has, trust
shall have the proud satisfaction of having
their endorsement.
Whether so honored or not, 1t will always
be to me most agreeable reflection that no
act of mine, while member of the Senate,
was dictated through desire to serve any
mere partisan purpose, nor performed with
an eye to future personal or political advan-
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THE NEWS.

On Friday last Judge Graham delivered
his opinion in the case Of DR.. Paul Schoeppe,
at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, overruling the mo-
ton for new trial and sentencing the priso-
ner to death. DR.. Schoeppe was some time
since convicted ofthe murder. of Miss Maria
Stinnecke, after whose death will, purporting
to be her last will and testament, was found,
leaving her property, amounting to near
$4,000, to the murderer. An old man
named VIM. Gould, court crier, dropped dead
in the courtroom rs the sentence of DIR.
Schoeppc was pronounced.-Dr. Geo. A. G..
Brown, of Mississippi, has written long
letter to Judge Dent, reviewing the situation
in that State, and urging him to come on early,
as in the ex.Governor's opinion he will un-
doubleday be nominated for the governorship
of that State-The London Star is inclined
to the opinion that the acquisition of Cuba
by the United States would be better for Eng
fish interests than that it should remain in
Spanish hands.-There was considerable
panic in Philadelphia on Saturday last, on
account of the short supply Of water at the
Paramount water works, owing to the drought
affecting the Schuylkill river. The citizens
were warned by the police to be saving in
the use of the article.-It is said that Hon.
Edmund Burke, of New Hampshire, will
revive the National Intelligencer as Demo-
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SABBATH SCHOOL CONVENTION AT ABER-
DEEN.-The Sabbath School Convention for
Hartford county will meet at Aberdeen, on
Wednesday, 9Th September next, and hold
three sessions on that day, in the different
churches at that place. Every sabbath
school in the county, Of whatever donomina-
ton, is invited to send three delegates, as the
Convention is Union effort, and ministers
and superintendent are ex-officio members
of the Convention. The Revs j. G. Moore,
VIM. G. Hillman and A. A. Eskridge, resij-
ing at or near the above named place, extend
cordial invitations to all friends of Sabbath
Schools to theirhomes, where they will be en-
tertained during the Convention. This Con-
vention is held under the auspices of the
Maryland Sunday School Union, represented
by Mr.. H. A. Smeltz.
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THE PRIMARY MEETINGS.

1t will be seen that the primary meetings
in the different election districts have been
called by the County Executive Committee
to meet on Saturday, the 18th September
next, at the usual places of holding the cleo
ton, and that the Convention to nominate
the candidates for the different offices will
assemble at the Court House, in this place,
ON the following Tuesday, September 14th-
Now that the time has been designated, the
exertions of the friends of the different candi-
dates for their nominations will of course be
redoubled but not, we trust urged to the ex-
tent Of endangering the harmony of the DEM
ocratic party in this county. The usual mode
of electing ten delegates from each district, to
meet in county convention, has been adhered
to by the Executive Committee, as it was
thought inexpedient to make any changes at
this particular time, however much force
may have attached to the plan of allowing
the voters to designate, at the primary meet
ings, the names of their choice for each of
the offices to be filled. We are sure that
whoever may be nominated on the 18th of
next month, will be such men as can demand
the full suffrage of the party as Democrats
There must, necessarily, be many whose
friends will be disappointed and under the in
fuence of such disappointment the argu-
ments of "wire-pulling," 'log-rolling," and
all that sort of thing, will, it is possible, have
some weight. But now is the time to guard
against any such means as these being used;
and the proper plan, as it strikes us, is for
every citizen to turn out and express his sem
timents at the primary meetings and see that
such men are sent to form the convention as
will designate the choice of the party for the
various offices, and having thus performed
his duty in the premises, let him determine,
whatever may be the action of that Conven-
tion, to abide its decision bona tide and in
good faith.
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FAIRS AND FEsTIvALs.-The ladies OF
Smiths Chapel (Methodist EpiscopaD will
hold their festival OF the grove adjoining that
church, commencing on September 10Th, to
continue three days. A pleasant time may
be expected by all who give their atten-
dance.
Also ON the first and second of September
the festival at Bethel Church will be held
for the benefit of that church. Make note
of the time, and do not fail to be in atten-
dance.
At the Rocks of Deer Creek, on Thursday
the ninth of September, the ladies of Christ
Church Crock Spring. propose to hold a
festival, where good things will be furnished
atMessrs. GLADDEN. and Alexander's Pavilion
under their superintendent.
The ladies of Emmanuel Church, ut this
place, expect to realize about $1,000 from
their fair held last week at the Court House
This is regarded as very successful effort.
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cratic paper, and issue the first number upon
the opening of the ensuing session of Con-
gress.-In the neighborhood of Richmond,
Va, last week, the drought was so severe
that the forest les were dying, IL having
been seventy-eight days since rain enough
to wet the ground had fallen, with the Their
mometer at 101.-In Virginia near Front Roy
al, during last week, two negroes were hung
by the citizens for perpetrating an outrage
upon young lady, also one in Kentucky
and the citizens of Georgia were in pursuit
of two others for the same crime-The re-
union at Gettysburg took place this week,
with many prominent officers of both sides,
who took part in the great battle at that
point, in attendance, with the object of DIES.
ignating accurately the different points of in
terest on the field, so that the same might be
permanently marked. Gen. r. e. Lee. was
not able to be present, on account of other
engagements.-Friday and Saturday of last
week were reported the warmest days in
Baltimore city, the mercury standing on the
last named day at SO in the shade, with many
cases of prostration from TIL lie hcat.--A
great international boat race between Har-
ward and Oxford crews is to come off shortly
in England, and the newspapers in that
country are much excited at the prospect Of
the contest with their American competitors
BY an explosion and firing of a coal mine
in Saxony, near Dresden, recently, over four
hundred and twenty lives were lost.-A cable
dispatch says that La France expresses the
opinion that Cuba is lost to Spain, and the
wisest thing Spain can do is to take advan-
tage ofthe present situation."-On Saturday
last a resolution was adopted by the National
Labor Convention, at Philadelphia, to ap-
point special committee to organize the
colored workingmen of Pennsylvania into
labor unions, and report their progress to
the president of the International Labor
Congress.-On Tuesday of last week James
River and vicinity, in Virginia, were visited
by terrific tornado, and pr operty along the
river to the amount of $40, 900 was destroyed
but fortunately no lives lost.-Commodo
Vanderbilt was recently married to Miss F.
Crawford, and is at Saratoga with his bride.
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To the Democratic T'Ofe,.s OF
.Warsh0IPs District.

AS the time for holding the district meet.
ings is drawing near. and have no doubt
that there will be an effort made by some
aspirants for office to run packed delega-
ton this fall, and as delegations of that kind
are ruinous to any party who may attempt
to force them on the people, and as there
are number of candidates from our district
for the various offices, | think that the prop
err course for the Democrats to pursue
would be to select ten gentlemen, who shall
60 to the County Convention unpledged to
support any particular man or set of men,
but let them select the best men, according
to their judgment, to represent us in the
various offices, and by pursuing such course
it will strengthen the Democratic party, and
do away with this wire working and log
rolling which have controlled our Conven-
tons for years.
A WORKING DEMOCRAT.
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Curious Phenomenon.

MEssRs. EDITORS On last evening about
dusk strange and curious phenomenon ap-
peared in the sky, off towards the Northwest.
was coming off the wharf, and was in COM
pany with Capt. TaylOg, of the schooner
Jennette at the time, when flash like light
ming suddenly appeared, and on my looking
up in the direction above mentioned, saw a
star, or something of that kind, dart down.
wards and then stop still, having long
train or trail, resembling at first continu-
GUS string of small stars, in q crooked or
snake-like shape, when it gradually assumed
lSi until ten, it entirely disappeared; 1t
or perhaps longer. There was not cloud
to be seen when this strange phenomenon
took place. Q.
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tage; the belief that it would promote the
interests of the State, or of the county more
Immediately concerned, was sufficient for
me.
Through life Democrat. but always en-
pertaining those conservative principles
which are the very foundation oftrue Repub-
licanism, it is scarcely necessary for me to
pledge to the people of my county, who
know me so well, that if honored by having
the opportunity, shall in the future, as in
the past, devote the best energies l possess
to advance every interest that may conduce
to the advantage of my county and State;
and l will add, that if 1.should be their choice,
whatever influence may happen to possess
in the appointments to Office shall be used
in behalf of those of my constituents who
would be the choice of the people, if they had
the selection, as far as it can possibly be as
certained.
JNO. CARROLL WALSH M
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TIE BEL AIR AcADEMY.--This time
honorcd institution has been recently refur-
nished by the Principal, Rev. John Nickel
way, in such q manner as to add greatly to
the comfort anu convenience OF the pupils
Entire new desks, with comfortable seats,
of a recent patent, known as "Mungay's
School Desks" have been placed in the
Academy, together with new blackboard
and other schoolroom furniture. The old
style of desks used at many institutions Of
tue kind, being without backs, were really
injurious, in the opinion of physicians and
others, to the health of the scholars who were
compelled to sit for hours at time on these
seats We are glad to see that Mr.. Nickel.
ways management of the Academy has re-
suited in undermining this famous old land
mark on the hill of science, the Bel Air
Academy, and that it is now furnished as
comfortably as need be for the purposes of a
school. The energetic management display
ed by Mr.. Nick. has also gone far to revive
the reputation heretofore enjoyed by the Bel
Air Academy as tirst-class school.
The next session will commence on We'd
ncsday, the 1st day of September next, and at
its conclusion, as further inducement to the
young gentlemen of the school to improve
their time during its continuance, five very
handsome medals, one of them gold and the
other four of silver, will be distributed, &C.
cording to merit, among them. We are
requested to state that these medals will be
exhibited at the beginning of the session, and
also that only such of the pupils as give
their regular attendance will be allowed to-
compete for these prizes.
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Primary Meetings and County
(tOhgPnfiO1l

The Democratic Conservative voters of
Hartford county are requested to meet Mt the
usual places of holding primary meetings,
On sATURDA Y, SUPPLEMENTARY, 1869,
to select Ten Delegates from each district, to
meet in County Convention, at the Court
House, in Bel Air. on TUESDAY, Sept. 14th,
at II o'clock, A. NJ, for the purpose of nom-
mating candidates for Senator, House of Del
egates, Sheriff, County Commissioners and
other county offices; and also for the pur-
pose of electing Five Delegates to a State
Convention, to be held in Baltimore, on 18th
October next, to nominate q candidate for
the State Comptroller.
The polls at the Primary Meetings to be
opened at 2 o'clock, p. NJ, and close at 5
o'clock, p M.
By order of the Democratic Executive
Committee of Hartford county.
W. NJ. ADY, President
r. r. VANDIvER, Secy.
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eB Apologising TO our readers for again
having to lay before them matters of purely
personal interest to our neighbor the Demo-
crat and ourselves, we feel, nevertheless, that
we should not suffer the article at the head
of its editorial column Of last week to pass
without remark, lest silence might be mis-
construed to signify assent to the matters
therein alleged.
The Democratic Executive Committee of
this county is accustomed to meet at the call
OF its President, who, upon this occasion, we
believe, consulted such members thereof as he
could communicate with, and handed the no.
tice into the office of The Egis and Inteligencer
for publication. That he Intentionally slight
ed our neighbor in this matter We cannot be
led to believe-certainly any such idea was
far from ourselves; and seeing the call for
the meeting for the first time when it ap-
peared in our own columns, we were not
aware but that the Democrat of the same date
contained the same notice. Certainly we
have no wish, by any action of ours, to die
tate to or affect its status as medium of
communication with the party in this coun-
ty, in any the slightest degree
Knowing the Democrats sentiments in re-
gard to being compelled to follow copy"
we attribute our neighbours irritability on
this occasion altogether to this cause, and
freely pardon any acrimony he may have dis
played in the article in question, apprecia-
ting how hard it is sometimes to have COM
mended to our own lips the chalice prcpar-
ell for others.
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SINGULAR PHENoMENoN-On Tuesday
evening, shortly after sunset, a singular up
pearance presented itself in the sky toward
the northwest, which was noticed by many
persons in this vicinity. A fash of light first
attracted attention, and then a sort of ragged
crescent seemed to be stationed in the heav-
ems as if burning with flashes of fire or light
Our correspondent at Otter Point gives q
fuller and more correct account of it, as it ap-
peared there, to which we refer for dcscrip-
ton of this strange phenomenon.
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SUDDEN DEATH AT ABERDEEN.-A man
named John Nash, who left the city yester-
day morning for the camp meeting at Aber-
deem, Hartford county, was overcome by the
heat shortly after his arrival there, and al
though medical aid was promptly on hand,
he died in a short time. His body was
brought TO the city last evening, and convey
ed to his late residence, on Ann street, near
Bank The physicians state that death was
caused by apoplexy, superinduced by the
observation-disclosures Sun.
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Cuttings, Greenway, STREET., Rutledge Amos,
and Hanway, having each taken the ring
twice, prepared to contest aga n for the hon
ors, when Messrs. Greenway, Rutledge, Amos
and Hanway each bore off the ring; and still
another contest for the first prize became
necessary between them. Messrs. Rutledge
and Amos were each again successful On
the second trial between these two, Mr. Jas.
Amos, Knight of Pleasantville, bore off the
ring and achieved the honor of becoming
entitled to crown the Queen of Love and
Beauty. DR.. Chas. A. Rutledge; Knight of
Woodlawn, was adjudged entitled to crown
the first Maid of Honor.
The contest was then renewed between
Messrs. Greenway and Hanway, when Mr..
Grcenway, Knight of Don Pelayo, was adj
judged entitled to crown the second Maid of
Honor, and Mr.. Hanway, Knight of Mount
Repose, the third Maid of Honor.
The knights bore themselves calamity
in this contest, the riding being superb,
and success was achieved only after a pro.
tracted and hotly contested effort.
At the conclusion of the regular fitting,
Mr.. Joshua Cockey, of Baltimore county,
offered a challenge, which was accepted
by the Knight of Baltimore County, Mr..
Hamilton Cuttings, and after three trials,
in which Mr.. Cockey was once successful
in bearing off the ring, and Mr. Cuttings
three times, the latter gentleman was de-
clared the victor.
1t was at this hour, 81 o'clock, P. M,
announced by the Judges that the Queen
and her Maids of Honor would be crowned
at the platform in front of the Court House,
prepared for the dance, at o'clock, P. M.
The large assemblage then dispersed I'M
til the evening, when the
GROWING OF THE QUEEN AND HER MAIDS
OF HONOR
took place. The large platform in front
of the Court House was brilliantly lighted,
and at the hour of 8 o'clock presented o
bright and dazzling scene. Here the first
event of the evening was the browning of
the Queen and her Maids of Honor From
the many beautiful and accomplished
ladies who graced the scene by their
presence, Miss Annie Morgan was select
ed and crowned as Queen of Love and
Beauty.
First Maid of Honor-Miss Matte Muir
ply.
Second Maid of Honor-Miss Eliza
Dallam.
Third Maid of Honor-Miss Susie
Mitchell.
Then came the grand royal dance, par
ticipated in by the Queen and her three
Maids of Honor, with their attendant
Knights. The dancing then commenced
in good earnest, and brilliant and sue
cessful evenings enjoyment terminated a
day long to be remembered in Bel Air,
somewhere in the "wee sma' hours" of
Friday morning.
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CAMP MEETING.-The attendance at the
camp meeting near Aberdeen ON Sunday last
was very large, over five thousand persons,
it was estimated, being present. Special
trains brought many visitors from Baltimore
city, besides those who came by the railroad
from Elkton, Port Deposit and Havre de
Grace. A large number of ministers were
present, and Revs. j. r. Wheeler, ]. E.
France, p. E., M. l.. Smyser, G.. M, Berry
and Job A. Price, preached on that day
Notwithstanding SO large an attendance, per-
feet order was observed and no disturbances
marred the quiet of the day.