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Alexandria and Manassas railroad recently,
killing the engineer and freman-Mrs Lin
coin, widow of the late President, has writ
ten letter TO President Grant, stating that
she is still in Germany, not in very good
health and in want of means, and inquir-
ing about the delay of Congress in granting
her pension. The President, it is stated,
will send her letter to the appropriate commit
tee The Senate, however, had already agreed
to report bill giving her liberal pension
Hon. Benz. q. Harris, of ST. Mary's county,
announces himself as an independent iemo-
cratic candidate for Congress, at the ensuing
congressional election. Mr.. Harris, in his let.
ter announcing this fact severely criticiseS
the action of the Democratic State Commit
tee, in their recent action, by which they re-
commended to the Legislature the registering
of the negroes under the Fifteenth Amenl-
Maryland at the Virginia Military Institute at
Lexington, Va.-Canada, it is said, is losing
its population, by reason of emigration to the
United States.-The mountains beyond Cum.
berland, Md, were on fire last week and pre-.
sented a grand appearance.-A Russian
prince, the Archduke Alexis, is expected to
visit this country early in the coming sum.
mer, and his reception will be at last equal tc
that lately accorded Prince Arthur of Eng
land
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THE NEWS.

An investigating committee is now in ses
ion at Washington-and there are generally
some two or three at work there most of the
Misunderstanding certain charges against
Gen. Howard, the head of the Freedmens
Bureau, relating to the misappropriation of
the funds ofthat department. 1t was said last
week that evidence would be submitted
showing that the Howard University had
been made very profitable speculation
Considerable excitement existed in Canada
recently, in regard to Fenian raid.-Gov
senter, of Tennessee, left Washington for his
home last week, without being able to learn
whether Congress intended to reconstruct
his State or not The news from Cuba con-
tinues to be conflicting and of an unreliable
character. The latest advices represent Gen.
Jordan as still in the field, at the head of the
patriot forces, and a Spanish general as having
been defeated.-A passenger and freight
train collided on the Hannibal and st. Joseph
railroad last week. which resulted in the
death of Mr.. Peter Dayhof, engineer on the
freight train and formerly resident of Fred
Scotch and Welch emigrants arrived at
Cumberland, Nd, recently, and proceeded to
the coal region, with a view of making Ale
ghany county their future home.-The in.
come tax still occupies the attention of
Congress. The voice of the country is very
decidedly against its coniinue.-Mr Ju-
liam, the present Republican member of
Congress from the fourth district of Indi-
ana, declined denomination last week,
on hearing that at the primary meetings a
large majority of his constituents were ap-
posed to him. A most excellent reason.-
Within little over week, says the Denton
Union, fires have been very numerous in
Caroline county Four instances are named,
two of which are stated to have been the
work of ncendiaries. are fourteen
murderers in the Maine State prison, under
sentence of death.-One thousand Chinese
are contracted for on the New York Midland
Railroad.--John Brennan, Philadelphia
footpad, assaulted an old gentleman in New
York, on Tuesday morning of last week, beat
ing him severely and stealing his watch
Brennan was Immediately arrested, tried, and
on the following day sentenced to fifteen
years. and six months in the State prison-a
case of swift justice.-Mr. William Freaner
soldier of the war of 1912, died at Hagers'
town, Nd, on last week, aged eighty years
"A locomotive exploded at Harrisonburg
Va, on the Manassas branch of the Orange
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FROM HAvRE De GRACE,

MEssRs. EDITORS II noticed in last week
issue of your truly valuable paper, letter
from correspondent of this place, signed
IL. j." thought would reply to some of
his assertions in regard to Mr.. Hrl's lectures.
Just here will say, that while | am not q
Spiritualist, ho said great many things
which l endorse. 81. j." said that Mr.. Hull
was particularly averse to the Methodists,
Presbyterians and Baptists; that he said
Spiritualism was right, the others wrong; did
not think his arguments convinced any, I'M
less weak minded ones; that he passed all
knotty points with wave of his hand, and
that he willremain aSpiritualist unless some.
thing more evil turns up"
In his first lecture, Il attended alD he said
that he made warfare upon no church or
creed; that they were all right-thcy had
their work to perform. He never said Spir.
itualists were all right and the Others all
wrong. He did not attempt to convince them
that they were wrong; he plainly said that
if they (the audience) expected him to try
and make converts, they were very much
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END OF THE LEGAL TENDER CASES.
The question lately mooted of "a rehearing
of the legal tender decision of the United
States Supreme Court in the case of Hen
burn vs.. Griswold was yesterday put at
rest The counsel in the cases respectively
of 0. B. and S. Lathem and Israel Dem
ming VS.. The United States, yesterday I'M
expectedly asked to withdraw them from
the docket, and the court, after consulta-
ton, unanimously granted the request and
dismissed the appeals which had been ia
ken from the ruling which determined them
disposed of by the Hepburn Griswold
decision. 1t was then announced that the
petition for rehearing in the latter case
was disallowed. So the previous decision of
the court that obligations to pay money
contracted prior to July, 1862, cannot be
discharged by the United States notes will
stand.-Sun.
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+. RAYMOND, ,Sec'y.

THE RIvER-1'Do Men Reported Droacn-
ed at Columbia.-The Susquehanna is at
present unusually high, caused by the re-
cent hard rains, which seem to have ex-
tended over wide scope of country. 1t is
stated that II RATS broke loose during yes
terday afternoon and last night at a place
called "The Willows" near Marietta. The
RATS were carried by the turbulent waters
over the dam at Columbia, and with the
RATS two men, whose names are at present
unknown, and who are said to have been
drowned. Yesterday evening the river
had fallen three inches, but it is still much
too high for rafting.
The Harrisburg Patriot says that the
river has not been so full of water since
1868, when it rose to depth of over nine
teen feet above low water mark. Yester-
day morning at 10 o'clock 1t was fifteen
feet and last evening at sunset about six
teen feet and half above low water mark
with no preceptible tendency to rise. 1t
was then within three feet of the flood of
1868, four and a hall of that of 1916, and
seven of that of 1865. The City Water
Works, and the Lochiel Iron Works and
McCormick's rolling mill were much OBJ
structed by the water.-LGn. Intel. goth
1pril,
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mistaken; that if he could make them all
Spiritualists by simply turning his hand, it
would remain unturned. His object was
to make them think; when he had done
that his mission was completed.
al. j." inferred in his article that Spiritual
lists were very evil and immoral people
would simply say, that if the few Spiritu
alists in this place are sample of them, it is
pity that we do not have more of them.-
Why did not IL. j." ask him to explain
those knotty points? He gave them permits
sion to proponnd any questions at all. The
clergy were earnestly invited free, (the fee was
only 10 cents) to gainsay anything that might
be said. Some of them were like 81. j." be-
lieving in the old adage "he that runs away,
may live to bark another day"
Some of Mr.. Hul's arguments bore upon
the churches pretty hard. Do they need it
or not? is a question. l know of no immor-
al doctrines he advocated. He said he loved
truth for truths sake alone, and not because
a devil with long horns and red-hot. pitch
fork was after him; some men needed that
kind of prompting TO keep them out of the
penitcntiary, and he was glad they had them
but as for him, he lived right because it was
right. 1t is not my purpose or desire to en-
ter into religious discussion, but simply to
present to your readers the other side of the
question.
Thanking you, Messrs. Editors, for your
kindness in inserting this, l will close.
A LOVER OF THE Truth
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OBITUARY.

ELL1OTT.-On the 18th day of April,
1870, WILLIAM M. ELLIOTT, Jr., aged
"a years. May he rest in peace
An unobtrusive life has passed away,
and comparatively few know the many
virtues of the deceased
Afflicted for many years, he bore long
and severe suffering with manly fortitude
and Christian resignation.
An atfectionate and dutiful son, a loving
and devoted brother, firm and faithful
friend, intelligent, refined, generous and
charitable, he had those qualities of mind
and heart, that, winning general esteem,
endeared him most to those who knew him
best
He met the sudden announcement of i'm
pending dissolution with unshrinking
calmness, and though the summons came
just after he had been assured of some
months of life, he went to the "silent halls
of DEATH"
--"not like the galley slave ut night
Scourged to his dungeon, but sustained and soothed
BY an unfaltering trust, approached his grave
Like one who wraps the dnpery of his couch
About him and lies down to pleasant Dreams"
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THE PROSPECTS Or THE SoUTH.--The
New York Times closes an article on the
wonderful recuperative power of the South
as follows:
The outlook for the year to come is
brighter yet. immigration is adding va
riety and quantity ofskilled labor; enfran-
chisement of the blacks and the settlement
ofpolitical issues is disposing all parties
to quiet work and wages; the quantity of
land under cultivation is increased day by
day the returns from past ventures are
forming capital for new ones; Northern
money, enterprise and energy are reinforc-
ing Southern. In brief, the skies are bright
for the new South, and the wonders
wrought by the war will soon be rivalled
in their grandeur and their rapidity of
consummation by the marvellous transfor-
nations of peace.
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VIcTIMIzED.-A young man, resident of
Bel Air, recently went to President street
depot in Baltimore, for the purpose of TAX
ing the cars for home; and desiring to attend
to some business in the neghborhood before
the cars started, enquircd for porter, with
whom he might leave paper box, contain
ing a new hat and some other articles A
respectfully dressed young man was pointed
out to him as porter, who Immediately
stepped up and offered his services, promising
to take good care of the box. The unsuspec-
ing victim handed him the box, and left.
Upon arriving at the depot again, our friend
looked about in vain for the "respectably-
dressed" young man; and diligent search
revealed the fact that the bogus porter,
in order to take better care of the articles
entrusted to him, had taken them out of the
box, which he threw into a corner. The fact
was made known to the police, who were
unable to identify the sharper from the de-
scription, and consoled his victim with the
sage reflection, that eve should not always
trust to appearances" and that "respectably-
dressed young men who lounge about de-
pots are not always honest
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EPISCOPAL VIsITATIoN.-The Rt. Rev. II.
G.. Lay, D. D., Bishop of the Protestant
Episcopal Diocese of Easton, is expected to
visit Rock Spring Church, on Tuesday next,
at o'clock, p NJ, and Emmanuel Church,
Bel Air, at u O'clock P. NJ, ofthe same day,
for the purpose of administering the rite of
confirmation.
The Bishop, we are informed, will visit
Trinity Church, Churchvlle, ON the 27th,
and afterwards ST. Johns Church, Havre de
Grace. The services on these occasions will
be of an interesting character and should
the weather be favorable will draw together
impressive ceremony.
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The DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL Com
MITTEE.-The chairman of the Maryland
Democratic State Central Committee, in
virtue of his authority has appointed the
executive committee of that body. The
executive committee now consists of the
following gentlemen; Hon. Joshua Vansant,
ex-officio chairman; John Merryman, Esq,
ex-officio secretary Hon. j. Philip Roman,
for Allegheny county; DR.. j. Henkle, for
Anne Arundel comfy; VIM. M. Isaac, Esq,
for Baltimore county DR.. Milton N. Tay-
lor, for first legislative district, Baltimore
city; James A. Buchanan, Esq, for second
legislative district, Baltimore city; Col.
Isaac M. benson, for third legislative dis
trict, Baltimore city; DR.. G. M. Goldsbo-
rough. for Caroline county; G. L. Sparrow,
Esq, for Calvert county; DR.. Frank Shaw,
for Carroll county; Hon. Hiram McCul-
Tough, for Cecil county Hon. Barnes Comp
ton, for Charles county; Hon. J. w Henry,
for Dorchester county; John Richie, Esq,
for Frederick county; Hon. Henry d. Far
nandis, for Hartford county; Thomas H.
Hunt, Esq, for Howard county; James
A. Pearce, Esq, for Kent county VIM.
Thomson, of r., Esq, for Montgomery
county; VIM. B. Bayne, Esq, for Prince
Georges county; John Brown, Esq, for
Queen Anne's county; John F. Dent,
Esq, for st. Mary's county; Dr. George r.
Dennis, for Somerset county Hon. Samuel
Hambleton, for Talbot county John H.
Handy, Esq, for Worcester county; George
Freaner, Esq, for Washington county
Andrew j. Crawford, Esq, for Wicomico
county, Baltic. Sun.
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DEATH Or WIN. NJ. ELLIOTT, JR.


PerrymanScille, Hartford Co., Md.
April IA, 1870.
At a meeting Of this Company, held this
day, especially to consider the death of
VIM. M. Elliott, Jr., late our list Lieut.,
Major B. II. Keen being called to the chair,
and F. Raymond appointed Secretary, the
following preamble and resolutions having
been offered, were unanimously adopted,
and ordered to be entered upon the Jour
nal of this Company.
Whereas, it has pleased an all wise God,
in his inscrutable Providence, to remove
from our midst by death, our late well-be-
loved list Lieut., William NJ. Elliott, Jr., it
is proper that we should express and re-
cord the great loss this Co. has met, in his
death; the great affection we felt for him :;
and the pride we took in him rs an officer !;
therefore be it
Resolved, 1st, That in the death of Will
liam M. Elliott Jr., late LIST Lieut.. of this
Company, this Company has met with an
almost irreparable loss.
Res0lUed, I'd, That we tender to his be-
reaved parents and friends the heartfelt
sympathy of each member of this Co., each
of whom consider our 1st Lieut.. personal
friend.
RssolCed, Sd, That it is the unanimous
wish of the members Of this CO. to attend
the funeral of the deceased, in uniform.
Resoleed, 4th, That the armory and flag
of this Co. be draped in mourning for six
months and that each member will wear
Grape upon the hilt of their sabre at each
parade, for the same length of time.
ResoIced, 9Th, That copy of these reso-
lutions be forwarded by our Captain to the
parents of the deceased, and that they be
published in the county papers.
B. II. KEEN, P,eSt.
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COUNTY CONSEQUENTLY Commits.
sioncrs were in session on Monday and Tues
day last and will be in session on Monday
and Tuesday OF each week from this time TN
til the first of June. We learn that the board
have appointed Major VIM. B. Stephenson
and William Baldwin, Esq, committee, UNI
der recent Act of Assembly, to rebuild the
Almshouse of this county, for which, under
that act, an appropriation was authorized to
be made.
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Testimonial of Respect,

1t has seemed good in our heavenly
Father, in whose hands our life and health
and all things are, to remove by death,
suddenly, on the 18th of March, 1870, Mr.
James Wilson, ruling Elder in the Slate
Ridge Church, in the seth year of his age
That in the death of Mr.. Wilson the
church has lost a useful member, and the
community useful citizen. We recog-
nize the Saviour's hand in this atfliction,
and in it hear Him saying to us, "Be ye also
ready"
That we sympathize with his bereaved
family, and tender to them the consolation,
that we believe their loss is his eternal
gain.
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FARMING OPERATIoNs.-We learn that
the most of our farmers have finished sowing
oats and are well advanced in their work to-
ward the corn planting. Should the weather
prove favorable, the bulk of the corn crop
will be planted by the first week in May
There is considerable complaint in some sec
tions of the wheat having been thrown out
by the winter, and many fields are injured to
considerable extent.
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The CIRCUIT CoURT.-Thc Circuit Court
for this county will commence its session for
the April term, on Monday next, the 25th
The term is expected to last for several weeks
as there are considerable number of cases
on the different dockets, standing ready for
trial There are no less than four indict-
ments for murder ON the criminal docket to
be disposed of-two of them being cases re-
moved to this county from Cecil.
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W@ A bill passed the House of Repre-
sentatives on Monday, providing that after
March 3D., 1871, the House of Representa-
tives shall be composed of 275 members
The Northern and the Eastern members
opposed and the Western and Southern
members urged its passage.
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Religious Notice.

The Right Rev. II. G. Lay, D. D., Bishop
of Easton, will administer the Rite of Con-
frmation, on TUESDAY, April Goth, at
Christ Church Crock SPRING. at o'clock,
p. NJ, and at Emmanuel Church, Bel Air,
at halfpast 7 o'clock, P NJ, of the same
day.
Rev. w T.. SNOWDEN
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! B e L A IR, M d

RJ-The "Egis" has more extended circulation among
the intelligent and business Hartford than
any other PAYER in the county No "Lock Hospital"
other obsceL Lottery advertisements will appear
In ouz colunis vt any price A large number of our
s1bserbers pay for their paper in advance, and conse
queRtly just the class advertisers desire toreach
The attention of respectable and legitimate advertisers
is directsd to the above facts.
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Religious Meetings.

ID UBLIC MEETINGS in explanation of
i the views of Orthodox Friends, upon
Religious and Moral questions, will be
held at Friends Meeting House, near Oar
lington, SEVENTH DAY MORNING,
at 10 o'clock, and AFTERNOON at A
o'clock, the Both of present month. Meet
ings for Divine Worship will be held next
day, FIRST DAY, at II and o'clock, to
all of which the public are respectfully invi-
ted. ap22
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MATCHMAKER AND JEwELLER.-Mr. b.
Wattenscheidt has just opened, on Office
street, in this town, few doors above Tile
-lggis Office, new store, where handsome
watches and jewelry of all descriptions can
be obtained at low prices Clocks, watches
and jewelry repaired.
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NOTICE.

DY mutual consent, Mr.. A. J. Caldwell
I'D withdrew from our firm on the 1st of
January, 1870.
The business will be continued by the re-
naming partners as heretofore.
r. l. JACKSON 81 co.
Glen Cove, April 18th, 1870. ap22
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BALTIMORE MARKETS.
Corrected weekly by
JEN K1Ms d RUTLEDGE,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
Corner Frederick and Pratt SITS. Baltimore.

Considerable activity is reported in the
grain market and prices steadily advancing.
Receipts light, but buyers are liberal and
market firm
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az A Louisiana negro who was paid
his wages recently in silver coin, thanked
God that he had "got some money that
rats couldn't chaw."
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The most Unhappy Person in the world is
the Dyspcpc. Everything looks dark and gloomy; he
feels out Of sorts" with himself and everybody else-
Life is a burden to him. This can all be changed by
taking Peruvian Syrup "a protoxide of from. Cases of
q years standing have been cured by it..
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Local Affairs.

SALES TO TAKE PLACE.-All sales of prop
erty advertised in Tile -Egis, or for which
handbills may be printed at our office, will be
noticed under the above heading. We call
attention to the following:
On SATURDAY, april 3OM, by Thomas God
win, at his residence, Broad Neck horses
COWS, farming utensils, &c. B. f. Carroll
auctioneer.
On Wednesday,, April 27h, by P.W. Silver.
Darlington, his entire stock of store goods,
embracing everything usually kept in first
class country store VIM. S. Bowman, auc-
tionecr.
On Saturday, april 30M, by VIM. Win
stanley, at his store, on the road leading from
Kings blacksmith shop to Mr.. N. Watts
groceries, dry goods, notions, &c. S. r. Gil
bert, auctioneer.
On Iuesday, My 17h, the County Com
missioners will sell at Public Sale, the Aims
house Farm, containing 200 acres j S.
Richardson, auctioneer
SALES OF REAL EsTATE.-J S. Richard
son, auctioneer, on Monday last sold at pub
lie sale, for Daniel Scott, trustee, sc acres of
land, near Clark's Bridge, in this county, TO
VIM. B. Norris, Esq, for 81 200.
Also, 119 acres for S. Archer trustee, sit
uated as above, to Geo. l.. Van Bibber, for
$4,000. Both of these tracts belonged to
Thos. Robinson, Esq.
Also, at the same time and place, 1870 acres,
near Churchville, the property of the late
Thos. Archer, Esq, to Mrs. Hannah Archer
and Harris Archer, Esq, for $4,000. I'M
provements good
On Tuesday last, the same auctoneer sold,
for E. II. Webster, Esq, trustee, 80 acres,
situated on the public road leading from
Thomas Run to Sandy Hook, the property
of the late Hannah Clark, to William Bull
Esq, for 5000. Improvements fair
WIN. >. bowman, auctloneer, on Tuesday
last, sold for the owners, on the premises at
Darlington, the dwelling house and lot, the
late residence of DR.. John Sappington, de.
ceased, to DR.. John Sappington, Jr., for
$4,000
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Public Local Law
For Hartford County.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHoRITy.1

PUBLISHED BY HoRITY.
CHAPTER 131.
An Act to Provide for the Appointment
of an additional Justice of the Peace in
the Second District in Hartford county.
SEC. 1.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That in addition to the four
Justices of the Peace in District number
two, in Hartford county, now provided for
by law, there shall be one additional JUS
tce of the Peace appointed for said District
in said County, and the Governor is here
by authorized and empowered to appoint
and commission one additional Justice of
Peace for said District.
Sec. 2.
And be it further enacted, That this
act shall take effect from the date of its
passage,
Approved March 3D., 1870. apgg
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NOTICE TO
APRIL AND MAY,

at the time appointed for making Abate-
ments and Transfers, in order that they
may be taken off from the Property Books,
all mortgages by law being exempt from
taxation.
By order of the Board,
JAS. A.FULTON,
ap22 Clerk
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II HI. RUTLEDGE,
T. 4 TTORNEY At La W,

BEL AIR. MD.
will Ind to all professional business entrusted to his
care In Hartford and adjoining counties, aud In Bali
more city