The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1869-05-28


The Spanish Cortes is fearful of civil
war, and is consequently in favor of re-
gency. The Cortes also declares that "the
sovereignty is essentially in the nation, from
which all power cmanates." The Swiss au-
thorities have prohibited Mazzini from living
in any Canton bordering on Florence or
Italy. A destructive Ere occurred at Helena,
Montana Territory, on the 2Sth of April
Two hundred buildings were destroyed and
twenty acres of ground burnt over; six
hotels, 81 saloons, three livery stables and
every dry goods house except one; all the
assay offices, all the faro and gambling houses
every jewelry establishment but one all the
tobacco stores, every barber shop and all the
book stores but one were destroyed; over one
half of all the business houses in the town
were burned. The New York Herald thinks
storm is brewing which may overwhelm
Gen. Grant and his administration "Let
him brush away the parasites who surround
him, who poison his ear with false accusations
against good and true men. For an active,
decisive policy we want new Cabinet" SAYS
Bennett. After speaking of the broad and
comprehensive peace which we need peace
at home, and dignifed before the world
abroad, the Herald says: "a peace of this
character can scarcely be expected by the
nation at the hands of General Grant, who,
no matter what his services in war, has
proved that he does not completely embrace
the large and varied interest of the country in
his administrative views, evidently assuming
that he has discharged his duty acceptably
by the appointment of a negro as OUR repre-
sentative in Guatemala. A strong opposition
to the denomination of Governor Geary has
been started among the Pennsylvania Repub-
licans. Bennett says there is great excite
ment at the Hub-"Jubilee hats" Jubilee
neckties," Jubilee collars" Jubilee juleps"
Jubilee cQblers," "Jubilee cocktails" and so
on, are already beginning to be the rage in
Boston. We shall next expect to hear of
Jubilee flirtations," Jubilee Opponents"
Jubilee marriages." with few Jubilee
homicides," Jubilee rows" Jubilee robber-
ies," and Jubilee drunks," thrown in."-
General Carr, with seven companies of the
Fifth Cavalry, is reported to have encounter
ed village of 500 Cheyenne Indians on the
18th instant, while moving to Fort McPher-
son, and fight ensued, in which the Indians
were defeated and fled with heavy loss
Carr and three men were killed and one
other officer and two privates were woun-
ded. Brigham Young has broken the ground
for the Utah Central Railroad. The road is
to connect Salt lake City with the Pacific
Railroad, and il is said will probably be
finished in October. Hong Kong advices
say that Christian missionaries are denoun-
ced throughout the Chinese empire. It is
rumored that the French minister at Pekin
has been insulted by high Chinese official
Fears of the encroachment of the Russians
on the Chinese territory are entertained in
the Celestial empire Australian adviccs to
March goth state that fearful drought was
prevailing in Victoria, and the sheep were
dying in great numbers Small pox prevail
ed at Melbourne. Military operations against
the savages near Wargannie, New Zealand,
had been stopped by an extraordinary flood
in the river. Advices dated at Nuevitas,
May 18th, contain the important announce
ment that republican government has been
fully organized by the insurgents in Cuba.
Cespedes was elected President The Me
tropolitan Police of New Orleans are entitled
by law to jurisdiction over Jefferson city, but
the citizens of that suburb have refused to re-
ceive them. On Tuesday night about 300
police marched to the police buildings and
attempted to take possession, but they found
armed citizens inside, who fired upon and
wounded fourteen of them. The Governor
called on Gen. Mower for troops, and a COM
pany went, without meeting any resistance,
and took possession of the buildings, and
turned them over to the police. The citizens
are still greatly excited, and the police are
avenging themselves by making arrests on
small provocations and with much useless
clubbing. An explosion of gas occurred in
the office of the Commissioner of Pensions,
at Washington, one day last week, from a
leaky pipe, and was ignited by light in the
hands of a workman who was looking for
the defect. The floor of the department was
instantly covered with sheet of flame, which
exploded, breaking windows and throwing
furniture around in every direction. In
Brooklyn on Tuesday of last week, lady
was blown through a rear window by an ex-
plosion of gas escaping from leaky pipe
The Portland (Me) Press gives an account of
one of the most terrible gas explosions in
that city ever known. About eleven o'clock
"A Mr. Barnum noticed that the upper part
of his house was filled with gas, and to ascer-
tain the cause, he lighted a gas jet at the
head of the stairs and went up the room in
which the gas was escaping. No sooner
had he opened the door than terrific explo-
sion took place, throwing out the whole up
per story and also portion of the front, and
setting the house on fire. The house has
been visited by thousands, who were aston
ished to witness the effects of the explosion.
Gunpowder could not have made greater
havoc. The Rev. Alexander bryce, the
Shakesperian commentator, died at London
on the 21st instant. Reverdy johnson was
to leave Southampton on the 22d instant for
the United States. A proclamation, which
the Spaniards claim was issued by Cespedes