The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-03-25
THE NEWS.

III Inherent parts OF the country, according to
the newspaper reports, with more than ordi-
nary obscrvances. of the Spanish
newspapers advocate the selling of Cuba to
the United States, now that the insurrection
there is nearly quoted, in order to avoid fu-
ture trouble-Alaska is to be made county
and given representation in the General As
sembly of Washington Territory, whose laws
are to have full force and effect there.-A
Boston publisher has made $4,000 by pub
fishing the idiotic and utterly unmeaning
words, together with the music, of what is
called "Shoo Fly."-Two young men named
John M. Maupin and Thomas Harrell, of
Williamsburg, Virginia, were thrown from
horse, which both had mounted at that
place, on one night last week, and were both
instantly killed.-Mr. Butler, of Tennessee,
by unanimous vote of the House of Repre-
sentatiycs was declared subject to censure
for selling an appointment to the West Point
Military Academy. This about ends the
cadetship investigations.-Two senators of
the Pennsylvania Legislature, in session at
Harrisburg, named Maggie and Linderman,
engaged in fight at the adjournment of that
body, on one day last week. A member of
the lower House interfered before much dam
age was inflicted by either party upon his
antagonist.-Gen Ripley, of the United
States Army, died recently in Connecticut
A majority Of the Judiciary Committee
have reported adversely to the admission of
M. Ames, senator elect from Mississippi, to
seat in the Senate of the United States, on
the ground that he is not resident of that
State.-Mr @. E. Detmold has obtained
judgment in the New York Supreme Court
against the Central Coal Company of Mary
land for $26, $50, for balance due him for adj
vances made whilst acting as agent for the
sale of the companys coal.-A man named
Mitchell, doing business in Baltimore as a
grain shipper, recentlypurchased U S. bonds
in New York city, from Unger & Co., to the
amount of $4,000, and gave in payment q
| <'e~ II "hncl, on tho Ninth National
Bank. NO trace OF the forger has. yet been
discovered.-Oneo of the New Orleans street
railways pays out silver in change, also some
of the New York restaurants.-The Emperor
of China's printing office, an institution of
some two hundred years standing, was recent
ly destroyed by tire.-Brigham Young has
lately made claim to personal infallibility.--
U 5. troops have been sent to North Caro-
lima, and now Gov. Holden telegraphs to
Washington to have the writ of habeas cor
fpus suspended City of Richmond, Va,
has two mayors and two sets of police, who
are carrying on an active war against each
other. A dispatch of March 10Th says At
daylight this morning, when Cahoon's police
were being stationed, Ellyson's police went
around and gobbled them all up. Each of
the mayors held court on the same day.
Mr. Richard j. Worthington, wealthy and
highly esteemed gentleman, died at his resi-
dence, Bloomfield farm, in Baltimore county,
on last week.-Gold in considerable quaint
ties is coming back to this country from
Europe.-Jefferson Davis is said to be writ
ing Il novel, the scene of which is laid in
Mexico, during the war with that country
and recent politics have no connection with
the story. Col. Daniel Dechert recovered
damages against the Mayor and corporation
of Hagerstown Md for $1,000 for the de-
struction of his printing office by mob in
1862, and upon appeal the decision of the
court below was affirmed by the Court of
Appeals.