The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-04-15
THE NEWS,

The ordinance of the City Council of Bal
timore, to authorize the issue of the bonds OF
the city for the purpose of providing means
for the improvement of Jones Falls, was
submitted to the voters of that place on
Thursday of last week, and adopted by a ma
jorty of 1, 500 out of a total vote of 1882
The sum proposed to be raised for that pur-
pose is $4,000 00.-Mrs. John A. Washing
ton has visited the directors of the Mount
Vernon Association, and arranged to deliver
into their custody certain relics Of "the Father
of his Country" among which is the sword
presented to Washington by Frederick the
Great Of Prussia.-It is projected to establish
in Baltimore city, an Academy of Music, as
first. class place of amusement Tx Presi-
dent Johnson, it is said, intends visiting Eu-
rope this spring, to be absent about six
months. -Hon Jacob Kunkel, formerly q
member of Congress from Western Maryland,
died in Frederick city on Thursday last, of
consumption. Mr.. Prosser, member of Con-
gress from Tennessee, claims to be first to
make a bona tide appointment of negro to
The Military Academy, he having appointed
Alonzo Napier, colored, Of his district, who,
he says, will certainly pass the examination
Judge Hugh l.. Bond, of Baltimore, was ap-
pointed last week by President Grant, as a
Judge for the fourth U. S. Circuit, in place of
Judge Pearre, whose name was Withdrawn
by the President; but some doubt is enter
toi xuhn n npt WI no
firmed by the Senate.-Many prisoners have
been removed from the Baltimore city jail to
Towsontown Jail, in Baltimore county, owing
to the prevalence of fever of malignant type
at the former place-Jack Reynolds was
hanged in New York city, on Friday last, for
the murder of William Townsend.-The
funeral of Gen. Thomas took place at Troy,
N. Y, on Friday last, and was attended by
President Grant, members of the Cabinet and
other high civil of1icers.-The Chesapeake
Steam Sugar Refinery, a large fourstory
brick structure, situated on O'Donnell's
wharf, in Baltimore, was demolished on Sat
urday last, about the hour of noon, by the
explosion of q steam boiler, and seven per-
sons killed. The steam bakery of Messrs
James Beatty & Co., situated adjoining the
above named building, was also partially de-
stroyed by the disaster. The excitement that
prevailed for a time was intense, as it was
feared the destruction of human life was
much greater than it turned out to be-Goy
Sentcr, of Tennessee, was before the recon-
structon committee of Congress- on last
week, and seemed to be haunted bya fear fthc
Ku Kux in that State.-A Mrs Nancy Hays,
an aged lady of Richmond, Va, was found
in her house, dead, one day this week, having
died from starvation, it was asccrtained, some
three weeks before the fact became known.
Her husband was living with her, but was
demented to such degree as not to be able
to appreciate the sad state of affairs, and was
almost dead from starvation himself, when
found.-Frcd Douglas is lecturing through
out the northern portion of the State of New
York, and is said to be engineering for II seat
in Congress,-Lady Franklin is on her way
to San Francisco, California, and thence it is
said, intends to dispatch further exploring
expeditions to the Arctic Ocean-An Ex-
plorng Expedition, under the auspices of the
government, to be commanded by Capt
Hall, is to be formed, for the purpose of try
ing to reach the Polar Sea-Two Chinese
boys, sent to this country to be educated, are
shortly to visit West Point and Annapolis.