The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-04-29
THE NEWS,

father Michael Dwycr, at 90 Central Avenue,
near Jefferson street. Baltimore on Thursday
afternoon of last week killed her four young
children, by cutting their Threats, and also
cut her mother, Mrs. Dryer, an old lady Of
over fifty years Of age, in such manner that
but slight hopes arc entertained of her recov
cry Mrs. Marsh, on the afternoon men,
toned proceeded to primary school No. 10,
and taking her eldest boy, aged eight years,
from the school room to the yard attached to
the premises, cut his throat with II butcher
knife, which she had obtained from grocery
store in the neighborbood, under prctense of
wishing to cut up some meat. She then re-
turned home, with the knife concealed, and
attacked her mother, upon whose throat she
inflicted a severe wound, and then cut the
Threats of her remaining three children, two
boys, aged six and two years respectively,
and Mary Jane, aged four years. Some chill
dren in the borhood-shortly after the
terrible affair occurred gave the alarm, when
the police reached the spot and arrested the
perpetrator. There is little doubt but that
insanity prompted the deed. Mrs. Marsh
husband is supposed TO be living, but has
been absent from the city for more than a
year. He is barber by trade. Since her
incarceration in jail the unfortunate woman
has acted in such manner as to impress all
who see her with q sad conviction of her in
sanity-seemingly unconscious, most of the
time, of the terrible deed she has committed
She had previously mentioned to au officer
OF the police her fears that they were going
to take her children away from her, and this
idea, it is supposed took possession of her
mind to such an extent as to cause insanity.
The excitement in the neighborhood Of the
affair was most intense, crowds visiting the
scene of the tragedy until after the funeral
of the children, which took place on Friday
afternoon.-A move has been made in the
legislature of Mississippi looking te the inn
parchment of Judge Shackelford, because of
his releasing Yerger on bail. A committee
was appointed to perfect the necessary pre-
liminaries, who will report immediately
The gold gamblers last week raised sensa-
ton report in Washington that Spain had
declared war against this government, and
that extensive preparations were being made
by President Grant to enter upon hostilties-
The family of Prince Henri de Bourbon has
refused to accept the $4,000 indemnity i'm
posed upon Montpensier by the council of
war as fine for the homicide of the Prince
Mpp MoE ,p1, ),o1,a l,.,r, r
sale the estate of the late Albert D. Richard
son, in New Jersey. She styles herself in
the advertisement "Abby S. Rchardson."-
The remains of Hon. Arson Burlingame ar
rived in Boston last week, and were laid in
State in Faneuil Hall.-Miss Evelin Goodloe.
of Tennessee, accidentally shot herself at the
University of Virginia recently, while
playing with pistol after target practice
with several other ladies, the ball passing
through her heart killing her instantly,
The election committee Of the United States
House of Representatives still has eighteen
contested seat cases to scttle.-President
Grant is reported as having lately expressed
himself tired of reconstruction, saying, 81
want reconstruction to end. From ten to
fifteen dollars per day are realized by boys
around Memphis in capturing frogs for mar
ket.-The Tennessee radicals, failing to Sc
cure as prompt action as they desire for the
reconstruction Of their State, have common
ced to send on memorials representing that
they are the only "trooly loil" men in Car
roll county Of that State, and arc in q terri
bic condition, and ask Congress to afford re-
lief at once.-A young man named Jacob
Ramish, of East Lampeter township, Pa, last
Saturday cut off his foot and died from loss
of blood, having become insane on the sub
ject ofthe scriptural command, "If thy right
hand offend thee cut it otf."-A man named
Michael McCann and his little son were both
drowned in the canal between Hancock and
Cumberland last week. The son had fallen
into the water and the father attempting to
rescue him, both perished.-The city debt of
Philadelphia is nearly fortytwo and a-half
millions of dollars.-Arrests are being con-
stantly mado in Canada Of parties supposed
to be Fenians