The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-06-10
THE NEWS.


las, arrived at Washington last week to ar
range with President Grant certain matters
pertaining to their tribes 1t has not yet
transpired what are the particular matters to
be settled, although talks" have taken place
between them and sundry of the high gov
eminent officials.
Late reports from Cuba state that the in
snrgent generals are willing to surrender on
condition that their lives and property be
spared.
Prince Arthur presented a stand of coors
and made a complimentary speech to the
volunteers engaged in repelling the recent
Fenian invasion of Canada. The troops
were last week being rapidly Withdrawn
rom the field.
The fifth regiment, Maryland National
Guard, Of Baltimore will go into camp at
Cape May on the 2lst July next. Several
of the officers connected with the regiment
proceeded thilher last Saturday to select a
suitable spot for the encampmcnt A lively
summer campaign will probably be carried
ON by the troops engaged.
A Philadelphia paper publishes letter
from Gen. J. b. Magruder to II gentleman in
that city, denying statements recently made
by Senator Cameron, Of Pennsylvania, ON
the floor of the L. S. Senate, in regard TO
General Magruder's going south TO join the
Contederates in 1861. The pith of the letter
is that the Senator named cndeavored upon
one occasion, to deter Gen. Magruler from
that course of action by an offer to send him
to Russia, ''there to remain until the termi
nation of the pending war;" which offer he
The total number of pensioners dependent
upon the State of Maryland is / ,514 The
amount which these pensioners annually cost
the State is 1921 1870
A special dispatch, dated at Rome New
York, Wednesday evening, says:
"There has just been a collision at Will
Jamestown, north of Rome, between the Fee
mans and the United States troops The
troops fired on the Fenians and drove them
into the cars, wounding several of them"
b. IT, Whittemore, who recently resigned
his seat in Congress as representative of the
first district in South Carolina, on account of
his completely in the cadetship sales, was on
Wednesday reelected to the same position
by his constituency. The candidates were
Mr.. Whttemore and Mr.. r. G. Dunn, both
claiming TO be Republicans. Mr.. Ramey, a
colored citizen, who had been candidate,
having withdrawn from the contest, left the
field to Messrs. Whittemorc and Dunn
Miss Margaret Dabaugh, Il young lady of
nineteen years of age, residing at Harrisburg,
Pa, was bitten on the finger by a small dog
and recently distressing symptoms manifes-
ted themselves, and she died in few days
from hydrophobia.
Four disguised desperadoes recently entered
the house of Neil Mcleod, in Cumberland
county, N. c., and murdered that gentleman,
together with his brother and son, and severe
ly wounded one of his two daughters and
her mother-Mrs. Mcleod. They then rob.
bed the house of $500. No arrests have been
made, though suspicion rests on certain par
ties in the neighborhood.
The House Representatives last week dis
posed OF two important questions that of
taxing government bonds and the income
tax. The latter was fixed at the rate of three
per cent, with $4,000 exempted from the in
come, and the inquisitorial features of the
present law abolished. On direct vote to
abolish this tax altogether, there were So votes
in favor of it and 1876 against it. There was
long discussion on the question of taxing
the coupons of government bonds five per
cent, General Butler warmly favoring it
from the Republican side, and the chairman
of the ways and means committee opposing it
as virtual reputation. 1t was rejected by
70 to 40.
Prospects for large yield of fruit on the
Eastern Shore of Maryland are said to be
flatterng.
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