The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-06-24
THE NEWS.


more, on Friday last, aged IS years. His
father was jerome Bonaparte, brother ofthe
great first Emperor of France, and who mar
ried Miss Elizabeth Patterson, of Baltimore,
in 1903. The Emperor refused to recognize
the marriage, and would not allow his broth
er to bring his bride to France He subse-
qucntly married the second time.
Some yearsago the present Emperor con-
scented to Il C0hScH de Ra9nide, TO consider and
settle the question rs to the recognition of
the Baltimore Bonapartcs, and of course the
decision was, AS he desired against it. If
fully recognized by the Court Of France, it
would have given Jerome, of Baltimore pre-
cedence over his half-hrothers and the Prin-
cess Mathilde, the children of .Teromes sec
ond marriage, The refusal of Pope Plus VII.
to confirm the order of Napoleon l. declaring
the American marriage null and void is still
maintained by the Papa court
In personal appearance the deceased strik-
ingly resembled the portraits of the first EN-
peror. He had the same features and stolid
look which characterized the greatest soldier
of modern time, and when excited by feelings
of either anger or pleasure he had the same
fiery expression. He rcsembled NAPOLEON
more than any of his family--the same shape
of the head regularity Of features, bronze
countenancc, dark eyes of peculiar tint, and
figure cast in the same square mould-and
Louis Philippe, during the time he was in
Paris, found i. requisite to use every precau-
ton in police management to prevent an out
break OF popular feeling
His mother, who is now 80 years of age,
has all her faculties, and chcrshes the hope,
it is said, that her grandson may yet attain
to the position of Emperor of the French,
which would present the singular anomaly
of an American ruling France During the
late civil war in this country the deceased
allied himself closely with the Federal inter
ests.
The Philadelphia Lcagcr has the following
relating to Baltimore city:
Baltimore is to have an United States as
sistant treasurer. This is a proper recognition
by Congress of the growing importance of
that city as one of the great commercial CEN
tres of the country. There is scarcely ship
ping point on the Atlantic seaboard that evil
dences more of enterprise and spirit than the
port of Baltimore has for the past two or
three years. and as facts significant of great
results, it may be mentioned that the enter
prise of the people there are unitc,lly and ef:
liciently seconded by the press of the city
and State, and especially by the managers Gifts
great railway and canal We sincerely sym
pathize in these evidences Of prosperity, and
the more so from the fact that no part of the
whole country suffered more from our late
war than did Baltimore.
The Fredericksburg Ledger of last week
says Several farmers around Fredericks-
burg commenced cutting wheat this week, and
if the weather will remain settled for few
days the entire crop will be harvested With
the new reaping machines it takes but short
time to cut down q very large crop of wheat
They are great helps to the farmers.
The Western papers for the most part speak
favorably of the crop prospects in that prolific
region. Wheat in Southern Illinois is re-
ported looking better than ii did some weeks
ago. The harvest has begun. Late rains in
the northern part of the State have greatly
benefited the crops. Winter wheat, corn
and oats promise we'll The Wisconsin pa
pers are jubilant over the recent rains The
crop prospects are greatly improved Grass
and late sowed grains will be light, it is said,
but other crops and fruits give abundant
promise.
A negro man named Lewis Smith was
wounded by butcher knife thrown at him
by young man named Charles Rose, at the
Centre Market, in Baltimore, on Saturday
morning 1t appears that Smith was in the
habit of assisting the butchers to unload their
wagons, and having been called upon by Rose
TO take out of his wagon round of beef, he
refused, and some words passed between them,
when Rose threw butcher knife at Smith,
who was some eighteen or twenty feet dis
tant from him, the knife striking Smith lust
below the hip bone and seyering large az
terry The wounded man died about 0 o'clock.
Subsequently the young man surrendered
himself to the authorities.
A Mr.. Sampson has lately hired in iSan
Francisco some seventy-fye Cinnamon, who
arrived at his factory, in the town of North
Adams, Massachusetts, a few days ago. They
are quiet and peaceable, and are said to be
learning the different branches of shoenaking
with wonderful quickness. The employ
ment of these Cinnamon has occasioned great
bitterness and anger on the part of the white
population, so that it is not considered safe
to allow the Chinese to go abroad without
protection.
A Missouri paper, the 1HiddletOmn Banner,
tells horrible story, how circus band, rid
ing in that village on the top of the cage of
lions, were precipitated among the Infatuated
beasts, by the horses becoming frightened, and
dashing the carriage against large stone,
and how three of the band were killed and
half devoured, and four others terribly LAGER.
ated
Attorney General Hoar resigned his posi-
ton in the Cabinet of President Grant last
week, which was Immediately accepted, and
the name of Amos T. Alderman, of Georgia.
sent in to the Senate by the President as his
successor. There are rumors to the effect
that thorough re organization of the Cabi-
net will take place prior to the adjournment
of Congress.
Mr.. Whittemore, of South Carolina, recent
ly reelected to Congress after his expulsion
from that body for corrupt practice in the
sale Of cadetships, was on the floor of the
House on one day last week, but met with a
cool reception. His re-admission is consid