The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-01-21

whilst Montgomery prefers Joseph H. Brad
ley, Esq-It is said that beds Of marble exist
in the quarries of Loudon county, Va, equal
to the finest Italian-The bill for the uncon-
ditional admission of Virginia passed the
House of Representatives on Friday last, by
a vote of 143 yeas to 40 nays, Fifteen set
speeches on the subject were made during
the day and six members who were unable
TO get the floor obtained permission to print
their speeches.-Lcdru Rollin will shortly
return to Paris and is expected to institute
proceedings at once TO recover damages for
the family of Victor Noir-The National
Capital Movers are again at work at st.
Louis, and have appointed committee to
correspond with the Governors of all
the States, requesting them to procure the
Legislatures of their respective States to me-
morinlize Congress to appropriate more
money on public buildings at Washington
The Kansas State Senate passed the resolu-
ton ratifying the Fifteenth Amendment, and
also one providing for the portraits of the
late Senator Lane and John Brown, to be
hung in the Capital.-Thc Minnesota Legis-
lature has also ratified the Fifteenth Amend
ment also the Ohio State Senate, by vote
of 10 to 1S.-Granvile A., and William Pill
low, nephcws of Gen. Pillow, were shot and
killed by Il band of masked men last week,
in North Alabama Henry Ward Beecher's
salary as pastor of Plymouth Church Brook
lyn, has been increased this year to twenty
thousand dollars, almost as much as the Pres
ident receives. He had previously been paid
twelve Congressional temperance
society meetings are held at Washington,
conspicuous among the attendants being
Speaker ColfaX-The Peabody funeral fleet
was at Madeira on January 1st and was to
coal at Bermuda.-On Friday last the ther-
mometer stood twenty-five degrees below
zero at Montreal, Canada.-One of the oldest
legates present at the Ecumenical Council
complains that the speeches in that body are
too lengthy.-The Senate is engaged in the
consideration ofthe unconditional admission
of Virginia, as provided for by the bill which
recently passed the House of Representa-
tives. 1t is now said they will fail to agree
to the passage Of that measure without
observation-disclosures continue to come of
immense damage in the West by the storm
OF Monday evening last. Rhode Island has
adopted resolution ratiying the Fifteenth
Amendment-At st. Paul, Minnesota, the
thermometer stood twenty-five degrees be-
low zero this week.--Capt. Andrew e. War
ner, one of the old defenders of Baltimore,
died in that city on Monday of this week.
There are said to be fifty thousand women
in New York city, who earn a precarious
living with the needle, whose wages do not
average fifty cents Il day.-The coal trade is
dull with tendency toward reduction of
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THE LEGISLATURE.
The matter of special local interest in the
Legislature of Maryland, this week, has been
the election of Treasurer-In the Senate, n
communication was received from the Gov
ernor enclosing communication from the
Governor of New York, covering the resolu
tons rescindingt the ratification ofthe Fifteenth
Amendment on the part Of the Legislature of
that State. The Governor also transmitted
certified copy of the Fifteenth Amend
mcnt, with the remark that he had already
called attention TO the same in his message
and deemed it unnecessary to makeany more
extended reference to the subject at this time.
Among the petitions presented in the
House of Delegates was one by Mr.. Street,,
from j. Bradenbaugh and another, for pen
slon.-Leave was attained by Mrs Touch
stone, of Cecil, to report bill to amend the
charter of the Cecil and Hartford Counties
Boom Company, so as to require the said
Company to remove all distractions placed
by it in the Susquehanna river in violation
ofits charter.
ESTATE TREAsURER.-John Merryman,
Esq, of Baltimore county, was elected Trea-
surer Of the State, on Wednesday last, by
joint ballot of the Legislature. The Balti-
more Sun of yesterday says
The great contests for the Premiership
of Maryland was decided yesterday. The
committee of the two branches appointed
to count the second ballot taken on Tues
day, but not then counted, reported that
Mr. Merryman had received 60 votes, Mr..
Fowler 33, Mr.. Vansant 13, and Mr.. Pan
nell 3. Mr.. John Merryman, of Baltimore
county, was thereupon declared duly elect
ed State Treasurer of Maryland for two
years, having received majority of all the
votes cast. Both houses, consisting Joint.
ly of III members, were fully represented,
and the entire vote was thrown in each.
Mr. Merryman has had some experience
in mercantile life, and has honorable repute
as q progressive agriculturist. He was
for three successive terms president of the
Maryland State Agricultural Society before
the war, and now as chairman Of the exec
utive committee ofthc Agricultural and Me-
chanical Association, continues to lend his
aid in the furtherance of that great interest.
Under the requirement of the constitution
the treasurer is to qualify within one month
after his election.
LOCAL LEGISLATION FOR HARTFORD CoUN-
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