The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1869-08-06
THE NEWS.

second year of his age.-Henrietta Melodies
an old family servant of John Ridgely, of
Hampton, died in Baltimore city, on Sunday
last, at the remarkable age of one hundred
and ten years.-Among the many railroad
accidents of almost daily occurrence through
out the country, one is reported on the Or
ange and Alexandria Railroad, near Char
lottesville, Va, by which some twelve or fif-
teen persons were injured, two dangerously {;
and another one on the GAINESVILLE division
of the Memphis and Louisville Railroad,
eight miles south of GAINESVILLE, Tenn, at
which point bridge or trestle work gave
way, precipitating the train twenty five feet,
by which four persons were killed outright
and forty to fifty wounded. The train also
took fire and was consumed with the con-
tents, the loss being estimated at 100000 I;
the Adams Express Company's safe, contain
ing 100000, was destroyed campaign
in Pennsylvania is becoming quite an excl
ted one, as we see by our exchanges from
that State Some of the Democratic news
papers have hoisted Gen. Grants motto, with
a slight variation, saying "Let us have
P's," referring, as they declare, to Packer,
Pershing and Pennsylvania Prosperity
The champion Maryland base ball club arc
meeting defeat at almost every turn, having
been badly beaten by the Atlantic Club of
Brooklyn, on Friday last.-A dog in Georgia
protected lady so effectually from the as
sault of villain, the other day, that he left
the ruff1an dead on the spot, with his throat
torn open.-A Philadclphian named Theo-
dore B. Giessern, was drowned at Cape
May on the list inst, while bathing in the
surf opposite the Columbia House-The
Philadelphia Age says two government Off
GERS were sent to that city from Washington
last week, to look after the distilleries, and
after full inspection they took such steps
as will ensure, it is said, an entire stoppage
OF all the distilleries in that city within ten
days.-President Grant has received pre-
sent of fifty acres Of land in New York,
(which was thankfully accepted" by him.
Late news of the nsurgent success in Cuba,
it is said, has inspired the friends of the cause
in this country with fresh hopcs--A telc-
graph company is forming in England to lay
cable from Scotland by way of Orkney
and Farce Islands, TO Qucbec.-The Worlds
Fair Commissioners of 1851, in London,
have issued prospectus for an international
exhibition of the same character for 1871
adopted by large meeting in Limerick, in
which twenty thousand people marched in
procession, demanding the release of the Fee
mans now in prison.-Peter Kerr, of the
firm of Clark 6 Co., manufacturers of spool
cotton, was drowned at Long Branch, while
bathing.-1,S 1926 Storage passengers arrived
ut Baltimore, from Bremen, during the
month of Jnly, of whom 7G2 remained in
Maryland.-The practical effects of the COM
ing eclipse of the sun on the 7th August
next will be, it is said, the shortening of the
day by two hours and three minutes 1t will
only be partial here and will occur late in
the day Among late rumors in New York
city, according to the Herald, is that of
another raid of the Fenians into Canada
There was quite q heavy frost in Wythe
county, Va, on last Wednesday is q
Chinese Sunday school in San Francisco,
which numbers one hundred and twenty-five
Chinese and a corps of seventy teachers
A man called Professor Andrew intends
crossing the fearful chasm of Niagara river,
below the falls, about the Goth August, by
means of velocipede ridden on a tight
rope.-Major General John Pope is in very
feeble state of health, with headquarters at
Detroit, Michigan.-Over 100000 persons
visited the Central Park, N. Y, during the
last year. The estimated number of visitors
TO Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, during the
present year, so far is put at oyer 100000.
Five thousand negro insurgents made
raid through Puerto Principe in Cuba, re-
Gently, and destroyed property and provi-
sions to the value of $50, OOO.-Two convicts
at the Auburn IN. W prison fought duel
on Friday last, at that institution, with
knives, when both were wounded.-Secreta-
ny Boutwell, has concluded to have anew is
sue of all denominations of greenbacks from
the one dollar to the one thousand dollar
note, the designs of which are entirely new,
being without the likeness of any living man
upon them.-The German Fraucnverien
will meet at Cassel shortly-One of the
rooms at Long Branch Hotel was re-
Gently robbed of $4,000 worth of dia-
monds, but the thieves were arrested
and the property recovered.-The greater
portion of the released Cuban flibusters are
wandering about the city of New York, and
and there are suspicious that another at
tempt will be made to reach Cuba.-The State
election came off in Kentucky ON Monday
last.-L. w. Tate, Democratic candidate fol
State Treasurer, is elected by from forty tc
forty-five thousand majority, as estimated
There was o serious riot at Louisville on oc
casion ofthe election, in which firearms wcr
used, but no lives lost.-The election in Ala
bama was held on Tuesday last, for member
of Congress In the city of Mobile, Mann
Democratic candidate, is elected by 1926
majority, while in some other portions Of TIL