The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-07-15
THE NEWS,

1t is believed at the War Department. that
war with the Indians this summer is inev-
table. A telegram from Wyoming says:
Information has been received from Fort
Fetterman that the Cheyennes killed three
white men at Sweet Water river recently
The Arapahoes stole forty head of stock
near South Pass. One of the chiefs was killed
during fight. All the northern Cheyennes
and Arapahoes who have hitherto been peace
able, announce their intention to go on the
war path strong. Red Cloud is encamped on
Tongue river, north of Fort Fetterman.-
1t is believed that he is collecting tribes for
the purpose of waging war on the whites
A delegation of Sioux Indians held coun.
Gil with Commissioner Parker in Washing,
ton, on Saturday. They seemed quietly dis
posed, but their wants were many.
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, sit.
ting in banc, have announced decision in
the Scheppe case. The motion for opening
the judgment is refused and judgment is Civ
en- for the Commonwealth on pea of the for
mer judgment.
Ten long columns of the st. Louis RepuJ-
ican of the 9th are filled with desc ription
of the great steamboat race on the Mississp.
pi, between the r. E. Lee and Natchez, the
banquet that succeeded the race, &c. The
Louis, about twelve hundred miles, and the
shores were lined the whole way with spec
tators, who cheered the boats by day, and
lit immense bontires by night. Among the
| "A
in the general excitement.
The Knights of st. Crispin in San Fran
cisco are on the rampage, as well as their
brethren at the East, to protest against the
further introduction Of Chinese aborers.
| California is entitled TO another Congress.
man, under the fourteenth amendment, coun-
ting the Chinese as population. The census
takers are carefully enumerating them.
A cable despatch from Rome, dated 9Th,
says: The dogma of infallibility will be pro-
claimed on the 18th instant Preparations
are being made for q magnificent celebration
of the event. The ceremonials attending the
publication of the dogma will be held in the
Church of Leo 4th. The Pope will occupy
the yeritable chair of st. Peter. The cardi-
nails, archbishops and bishops will attend in
full canonicals, and the various religious or
ders will go to church in procession. The
conclusion of the religious ceremonies will
| be heralded to the populace with salyos of
cannon and peals of bells.
| A "speck of war" has arisen in Europe
caused by the quarrel in regard to the Span
ish crown. The crown has been offered to
Prince Leopold, of Ho Ii enzollern, but consid
cradle opposition to him exists not only in
Spain, but also on the part of France. War.
like preparations were being made by the
latter.
| A negro desperate has been tried in South
Carolina by colored jury and found guilty
of murder in the first degree
The new Attorney General was sworn into
office on Friday, and at once assumed control
of the new department of justice.
The Chemical Works of P. s. Chappell,
situated at the foot of Cross street. Baltimore,
were entirely destroyed by fire, on Thursday
night of last week. The fire is supposed to
have originated from one fthe boilers in the
establishment. The loss is estimated at 49,
600, with an insurance of SOL 900.
The Mormons of Utah, it is said, manufac
ture kid gloves which rival those of Paris in
delicacy and workmanship They are made
| from genuine kid, raised in the vicinity of
Salt Lake.
From January to June 80, this year, the
total number of immigrants arriving in New
York was 129,0sO, among whom were AZ, 723
Germans, against total number of 143, 1870
immigrants, and among them 50 ,429 German
immigrants, during the same period of last
year. During the first six months of the pres
ent year there were, therefore, IA, 100, and of
Germans 6,706, immigrants less arriving al
New York than during the same period of
last year.
The peach crop of Delaware will be near
ly if not quite us large as last year. Ship
ments north have already commenced.
Anegro named Ben. johnson, near Laurel,
Del, on Tuesday Of last week followed a re-
spectacle married woman and her daughter
into swamp whittier they had gone to pick
whortleberries, and having frightened the
child away committed horrible outrage
upon the woman. The villain was subse-
quently arrested and acknowledged several
similar offenses.
The Income Tax was settled by the action
of the House of Representatives ON Saturday
The obnoxious Senate amendment fixing the
income tax at p per cent, with an exemp-
ton of $4,000, was agreed to. The House
also concurred with the Senate in an amend
ment striking out $500 limitation allowed
for houserent. Under the existing law, ac-
tual house-rent paid can be deducte1 from the
amount of income.
A spicy debate occurred in the Senate last
Saturday on the question of granting Mrs.