The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-01-07

loe forming III several localities, injuring the
young orange apd lemon trees The build.
ing erected at Annapolis by the State for the
residence ofthe Governor was completed last
week, and formally delivered by the builder,
Win. I. MARYLAND of Baltimore, to the COM
mitttee on the part of the State, consisting of
Gov. Bowie, Hon. ]. G. Walsh of Hartford,
Gen. F. G. Latrobe, of Baltimore, John S.
Brown, Of Hartford and T. w. Hammond, of
Anne Arundel county, who have expressed
themselves pleased with the manner in which
the work has been perfoumel--A man named
Wilder, of Cincinnati, on last week stabbed
his wife, it is thought fatally, with Il clasp
knife, and then went TO his ROOM arrang-
ed his papers and blew his own brains out.
A great deal of quarrelling between the two
was the cause Of the dreadful tragcdy.-h
great many Cardiff giants have been adver-
tised for show in different parts of the coun~
try at the same time-lt is said that Summers
bill for the admission of Virginia, makes
no provision, in case of vacancy by death
or refusal to take the test oath on the part Of
the members elect of the Legislature.--Te
persons in Limerick, Ireland, lost their lives,
on last week, by a great storm which pre-
vailed there, uprooting trees and prOstrating
houses.-It is alleged to be common prac-
ticc with New York dealers, to ship gun
powder concealed in barrels of rice or sugar,
over lines of transportation, notwithstanding
an act of Congress making the same punish
able by heavy fine ifdone without the knowl-
edge of the carrier-A large portion of the
100000 which is being raised for the bene-
fit of the late Secretary Stanton's family is
already subscribed.-The receipts of the
Union Pacific Railroad for November were
$7l4, 1856, and the expenses were $490,G09-
Postmaster General Creswel has entered in
to contract under reduced rates with the
Guion and German Lloyds steamers for
ocean mail scrvicc.-Gen. Hillen, counsel for
Dr. Schoeppc, has published a communica-
ton in which he produces testimony to the
genuincness of Miss Stinnecke's signature to
the will, which has been SO generally pro
nounced forgcry,-Thc introduction to
Mrs Stoves forthcoming volume on the By
ron scandal has been published, but does not
satisfy any one thus far of her ability to sub
stantiate her charges-Another coal mine
was discovered on fire last week in Pennsyl-
vania, and it was feared Il repetition of the
Avondale disaster was about to occur, as
there were over fifty workmen in the mine
at the time, but the fire was cxtinguished
fortunately whilst the men below remained
in ignorance of their danger There have
been great floods recently in England and
Wales, involving destruction of property
to the amount of five hundred thousand
pounds.--Gen. Terry issued orders, on Mon
day last, assuming command of Georgia as
district, under the reconstruction acts.-The
storm of Sunday last extended as far east
ward as Bangor Maine, and considerable
damage to railroads and other property is re-
ported in the States of New York, New Jcr-
sery and Delaware.-Two terrible tragedies
are reported in the New York papers of Mon.
day last-onc in that city and the other at
Tarrytown: A man named Bauman killed
his paramount and himself, in the first case,
and in the second man named Buckhout
shot and killed two of his neighbors, named
Kendall, and then beat his wifc's brains out
with the gun used by him in the first men,
toned murders. The murderer surrendered
himself TO the authorities, and as there was
no apparent motive for the horrible deeds,
the impression prevails that he was laborng
under temporary insanity.-Thc English
press reports that fears are entertained in that
country of the reputation of the United
States national debt.-Mr. Tweed, in the
New York Senate, introduced joint resolu-
ton to repeal the resolution ratifying the
Fifteenth Amcndment--A considerable ex-
element prevails in Illinois, owing to the
prevalence of the trachin@ disease in that
State and pork as an article of food is being
generally discarded in many sections.-A
colorcd man was shot and died from his
wounds on Friday last, at Iagcrstown, Nd,
while the shooting off" of the old year was
in progress at that town.-Gold is quoted at
110J.