The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-06-06
Our NeighbOrs.
BALTIMORE COUNTY.

BALTIMORE COUNTY.
THE Pigeon Shooting Mdtch.-The pigeon shoot
ing match between Mr. Hamilton Cuttings, of
this county, and Mr.. II. Engle, of Baltimore,
which was partly carried out at the Herring Run
Course, when it was interrupted by disorderly
persons was finished Thursday, I'D inst, at the
same place. When the interruption occurred,
Cuttings had killed Is birds and Engc, IL, out of
20 fired at by each. The whole number of birds
was 30 for each party, and Thursday the remain
ing ten were shot at, Cuttings killing s of his
10, and Engle 9 of his, thus making the total
score of each the same-21 birds out of 3d. The
stake was 500 side, and as neither party won,
the match was declared of, and each received
his money back.
The Conviction Of Palmer.-The trial of Levin
Palmer, the colored man charged with an afro
cous outrage upon poor white girl, for which
his alleged accomplice, Pritchard, was hanged
some time ago. at this place, was concluded in
the city Criminal Court on Wednesday last and
the prisoner convicted. He exhibited no emo
tion at the result. Under law every person con-
victcd of the crime of rape or accessory before
the fact SHALL at the discretion of the court suf.
fer death, or Imprisonment in the pententiary
eighteen months to twenty-one years. The
court has not yet pronounced its sentence.
j. NJ. Hood, of the Peach Bottom railroad,
has been appointed chief engineer of the Mary
land and Pennsylvania road, and has entered
uponthe duties Of his office.-IOWSOntOCn U,tion
YORK COUNTY.
MaVigdtiOn-Thc boatmen during the week
have been subjected to vexatious delays. On
account of the low water, loaded boats cannot
pass through many of the levels. This Interrupt.
ton of navigation is attributed to the scarcity
OF water in the canals, occasioned by the breaks
in the dam. Work on the dam began yesterday
morning and by means of Golfer dams around
the openings, which will be speedily construct
ed, relief will be given boats unable, at present.
to proceed. Some weeks will be requirec to
finish the breaks above IIavre dc Grace, and
in the meantime, boats will be locked out
and cleared at Lapidum. The Collector Thorn
rs Wilson, Esq, will make his headquarters at
Lapidum until the breaks are finished.
Peach Bottom Railgoy.-At meeting of the
Board of Directors of the Peach Bottom Rail-
way, held at Oxford, on the 23d inst, first
mortgage bond on the Eastern Division of the
road duly acknowledged and executed, was Of
fered by the President, and it was ordered to be
recorded in Lancaster and Chester counties. The
mortgage is for S12,0 per mile. That part of
the road from Oxford to the Conowingo is we'll
nigh graded, and it is the expectation of the COM
pany to commence putting down the rails not
later than the first of August next
CECIL COUNTY.
On the 9th May, news-boy named Quinn,
while standing on the Philadelphia and Balti-
more Central Railroad track, was struck by the
cars and instantly killed.
The crop prospects are represented to be
good.
Rev. Mr.. Elcock, pastor of the Presbyterian
church of Port Deposit, is about to leave for
Washington city.
The engineer of train on the p, w. g. B.
Railroad was left behind at Newark and his abb
sencc not discovered until the train reached
Elkton. He came up on foot, however, before
the train was ready to start, his body in foam
and his soul in fury.
The Rising Sun cheese factory is now in full
blast-getting some 500 lbs of milk daily, and
making 100 lbs. of cheesc.-CecH Wing.