The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1869-12-31


owner of the dog, was also bitten few days
since and is almost paralyzcd with fear at the
fatal result in the above case-Troops in
Ireland are hereafter to be more generally
billeted on the inhabitants. Sum-
ners bill to reconstruct Virginia declares the
present State government provisional only,
and subject 10 the control and modification of
the United States authorities 1t also directs
Gen. Candy to assemble the persons elected
to the Legislature, by proclamation, thirty
days after its passage, denying seats to any
who refuse to take the "ron clad" oath.-A
million and a-half of dollars were taken from
federal soldiers during the war upon their
arrest for dcseriion, which was conveyed in
to the United States Treasury and which is
paid back to the parties who established their
claims thereto, on the ground that it was pr
yate property, taken by the military. Gen.
Butler as one of the board of managers ofthc
soldiers and sailors national Asylum has
made demand for this sum upon Secretary
Boutwell,, under the law establishing that In
stitution which provides that all forfeited pay
fines, &c Of soldiers and sailors be set aside
for its support. The Secretary refuses to pay
over and Congress will probably settle the
matter in dispute.-Thc consumption offrogs
in France is on the increase One dealer
shipped 100000 in three weeks during the
month of November, and three days after
wards sent off 30,000.-The grape vines in
Portland, Oregon, are loaded with their sec
ond crop fully ripe and of excellsnt flavor
There is considerable doubts as to the confir-
nation by the Senate of Mr. Hoars nomina-
ton TO the bench ofthe Supreme Court-The
fourth congregation of the ecumenical coun-
Gil will be held at Rome on the 30th instant,
when an election of twenty four members of
Il committee on religious orders will take
place, which being completed, q discussion
ofpropoSals concerning faith will commence
A Mr.. Rhodes Of Dorchester county Mary
land, keeper of u store, was brutallymurdcred
by young man named Stacks, last week
who made his escape. Robbery seems to
have been the incentive of the crime, which
has aronscdan intense excitement in the neigh
bourhood.-Dr. Rudcustein of Cambridge
Maryland, II surgeon in the United States
Navy died recently at Pensacola, Florida
where he was ACKNOWLEDGMENT day, an
Indian chief, died lately in Minnesota leaving
an estate worth four thousand dollars and
three widows owingto which there is some con-
siderable difficulty in dividing the property.
Thcboot and shoe market inBostonis reported
as very dull.-There was serious collision
on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad near Ben
ton, West Virginia, between mail train easl
and the Cincinatti express train west An
engineer, fireman and baggage master, were
injured but none of the passengers were hurt
although both trains are perfect wrecks
Some ofthe Spanish gunboats anchored in
the Roads near Fortress Monroe last weeks,
but did not remain long and departed for
sea.-Adam Titus was executed at Carlisle
Pennsylvania, on Wednesday of last week,
for the murder of Henry Stephm.-A butch
of New York sent Gen Grant a turkey
weighing forty pounds.-The American Dish.
ops took 100000 in money as presents to
the Catholics Of this country for the head of
their church.-Accordng to its own newspa.
pers, Cumberland Maryland, is infested with
more rowdies than any other place of its size
in the country.-Edwn NJ. Stanton, late Sec
rotary of war died at Washington on Friday
morning last. Mr.. Stanton had been recent
ly appointed judge of the Supreme Court
The New York Werad claims in an article
on the celebration of the Massachusetts Pill
grim Fathers Association, that it was the
original Intention ofthe May Flowerto sail into
Hudson river, but winds up by congratulating
the people of New York upen their escap-
ing the honor of being descendants of the pu-
ritans Secretary Fish notifies holders of
claims against the Republic of Mexico that
the time of their presentation with proof,
will expire on the thirty first of March next.
| General Ames is about to issue a proclama
ton converting the Legislature ofMssissippi.
Mr. VIM. Leakle, recently appointed Leath-
er inspector for Frederick city by Governor
Bowie, died with paralysis in that place one
day last week.-The United States govern.
ment has secured a lease of the Bay of Sa-
mana, in the Island of st. Domingo, the kew TO
the gulf of Mexico, through the agency of
Gen Babcock, special commissioner for that
purpose to the Dominican government, and
have hoisted their flag in token of possession
1t is required that Congress shall ratfy the
treaty which it will doubtless do at once
Judge Advocate General Hollis name is men,
toned as the next nominee for the Supr enc
Judgship upon the withdrawal of ATTORNEY
General IIoars name, the Senate refusing to
ratify the appointment of the latter-The
trial of Traupman for the murder of the
the Kinck family in France has COM
menced. There is another rumor afloat that
the administration will recognize Cuba as a
belligerent at an early day owing to the
pressure brought to bear upon Gen. Grant,
by prominent men of his own party.-The
Union League of New York will raise $780,
900 for the family of Secretary Stanton.-A
Worlds Fair Association with capital of
one million dollars is about to be organized
in st. Louis to hold fair in 1871 at that
city.-Florida is rapidly filling up with
strangers from the North and West seeking