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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-12-12
Local Affairs.

LITTLE LOCALS:
An unusually long list of marriages and
deaths this week.
Read the article by c. Il. G., entitled
agricultural Organizations"
Don't forget the concert at the Union
Chapel, on Wednesday night, 18th inst.
Mr.. Z. II. Hewlett sends the work and
answer to the beef problem we published
several weeks ago We have no doubt they
are correct.
We have received another letter from
our correspondent "Medicus" written at
Vienna, Austria which we will publish rs
coon as we can.
We are informed that work is still going
on upon the Maryland g. Pennsylvania Rail
road. 1t seems to be pretty well settled that
the project is controlled by the Pennsylvania
Central Railroad.
DIR. w. S. Richardson, the newly elected
Register of Wills, has filed his bond in the
Clerks office His securities are Col. f. II
Webster and +. Hall Richardson b. F.
Hanson, Esq, has been appointed DR.. Rich.
ardson's assistant.
Among the resolutions adopted by The
Lancaster County Teachers Institute, week
before last was "That the use of tobacco is
not only filthy practice, but impairs health
hence every teacher should lend his aid to
discontinue it,"
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MINORITY REPRESENTATIONS hay3
received a circular calling upon the friends
of political reform throughout the State, of
all parties, to assemble for counsel in Balti-
more at Raine's Hall, Cor Baltimore St. s.
Post Office Avenue, on Fiday, December oh,
at II o'clock A. NJ, to consider the practica-
bility of the representation of minorities as
step toward the proper administration of
public affairs. The circular is signed by d.
Lawrence, of Howard county and VIM.
Webster, Dr. M. Merryman, and Jervis
Spencer, of Baltimore county.
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Adjournment OF Court.

The Circuit Court for this county adjourn.
ed on Monday Previous to that day the
following cases were tried, since our last re.
port:
Samuel Fox vs. Abraham Shertzer; case
judgment for plaintiff for $452 Stump and
Munnikhuysen for plaintiff, H. w. Archer,
Young and VanBibber for defendant.
Love, Osborn & Co. VS.. S. r. and j. II
Gilbert, and W. W. Richardson objection to
ratification of Sherif's sale; objection sus-
tanned, and judgment sustained. III. w.
Archer and Stump for plaintiffs, Farnandis
and Young for defendants.
State VS.. Anna Frede; selling liquor on
Sunday; guilty confessed. Hopkins for State,
Stump for defence.
State VS.. Same; same offence; stetted.
Hopkins for State, Stump for defence.
State vs. Same; recommendation to sup
press license; license suppressed. Hopkins
for State, Stump for defence.
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SADLEt.-In Havre dc Grace, October
Gath, CATHARINE r. infant daughter OF
James f. and Laura W, Sadcr, aged IA
months and 8 days
GEORGE.--At the residence of her father
$. Wesley Forwood, on Tuesday night, De,
cember 9th, MARY j., wife Of Ira George, in
the goth year OF her age.
WAlLES.-December 8, 1873, HANNAH
MORE, wife of Charles A. WALES, and
daughter of George Cotton.
KNIGHT.-At Darlington, on Sunday
December eth, 1878, ROBERT KNIGHT,
in the led year of his age.
DAVISON.-Near Bel Air, on Tuesday.
night, December 9th, ELIZABETH, wife OF
j. G. Dawson, ST., in the 51st year Of her age
CHESNEY.-On the morning of the Gath
of October, 1873 with the words upon her
lips 81 am going home," Mrs MARTHA
CHESNE1, in the 52d year OF her age, be-
loved wife of Daniel Chosney, of Hartford
Co., Md. "She is not dead but sccpeth"
WELLS.-On the morning of the Goth of
October, 1873, in hope ola blissful mmor-
tally, Mrs ELIZABETH WELLS, beloved
wife of Charles Wells, of Hartford Co., Nd.
blessed are the dead which die in the Lord
THOMAS-On Thursday, November 9th,
1878, at his residence near Forrest Hill, after
short but painful illness, DELAMERE
THOMAS, in the 46th year Of his age.
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NATURAL SUCrIoH PuMp.--Livingstone,
the African traveller, describes an ingenious
method by which the Africans obtain water
in the desert: The women tic a bunch of
grass to one end Of reed about two feet
long, and insert it in hole dug as deep as
the arm will reach, then ram down the wet
sand firmly around it. Applying the mouth
to the free end Of the reed they form a va
CUM in tile grass beneath in Which the wafer
collects, and in short time rises 10 the mouth.
1t will be seen that this simple, but truly
philosophira! and ctfectual method, might
have been applied in many cases in different
countries where water was greatly needed to
the saving Of life. 1t seems wonderful that
it should have been now first known in the
world, and that it should have been hablu.
ally prNcticed in Africa, probably for centu,
ries. 1t seems worthy of being particularly
noticed that it may be highly important to
travellers in our deserts and prairics, on some
parts of which water is known to exist below
the surface.
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The Spanish iron-clad Arapiles, which
has been undergoing repairs at New York,
has been ready for sea for week past. Sin
gular enough, just as she was preparing to
haul out, a coal barge sank in front of the
dock, thereby preventing her egress 1t is
also somewhat singular that the work of
raising the coal barge appears to require
such monstrous effort that the officials have
not yet summoned sufficient energy to UNI
dertake it. 1t is conjectured that the obstruc-
ton will not be removed until the Virginius
is given up.
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THE New CHIEF JUsTIcE.-The Senate
docs not appear to be in hurry to confirm
the appointment of George II. Williams as
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the
United States. Instead of acting upon it at
once his case has been referred to the COM
mittee on the judiciary, where, it is hoped, it
will find no friends. The appointment is
everywhere regarded rs Il most unsuitable
one.
A politician rather than lawyer, he man.
aged by his Inscriptions character to pro-
cure the appointment of Attorney Cen
eral, and made himself infamous by his Off
cial approval of the illegal acts of Judge
Durell in Louisiana, which resulted in depriv-
ing the people of that State of their choice of
public officers and foisting upon them a horde
of usurpers
The Utica Observer in some caustic remarks
concerning the life and character of this
would-be successor of Marshall, fancy and
Chase, says:
The new Chief Justice links to the legal
requirements Of q rural attorney the judicial
attributes of an average justice of the peace
and the blind but changeable prejudices of a
crossroads politician. Circumstances have
conspired heretofore to give him places be.
yond his deserts, and to lift him above the
level of the class to which he belongs. But
at each successive stage of his progress he has
betrayed the littleness of his nature and the
parrowness Of his intellect While he was
the creature of an hour, liable at any moment
TO sink into the insignificance which he graces,
his character called for neither analysis nor
criticism; but now that he is clothed with the
highest judicial honors of the republic we
must needs look at the man before we bow
our heads in shame at the reproach which
this appointment brings upon the land.
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sworn man. in the presence of many others,
and measured 20 $40 barrels, and the same
measured at the cattle scales in Baltimore,
made BOZ barrels, for which hold receipt
which is annexed. If any persons doubt the
yield, let them come forward, and they can
be accommodated with hct from one hun.
dred to q thousand dollars. thought, and
still think, | was contending for $50 prize,
offered by our Agricultural Society, and I'M
less some of my Carroll county friends beat
me, as my Baltimore county friend did last
year, think | am entitled to the prize but
If any of my county friends beat me, will
be glad TO see them. am not Il one acre
farmer, but cultivate forty acres, with myself
and three boys, or perhaps could have Civ
en- the one acre more attention, and had Il
larger yield, which | believe could have been
done.
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THE SALARY GRAB question is likely to
absorb a considerable amount of attention
in Congress, judging from the number of
bills referring to its repeal that have already
been introduced. One of them proposed to
do away with members salaries altogether,
requiring them to serve without pay; anoth:
er provides that members should give their
pay to their constituents in return for their
votes; another proposes that the salary of
congressman should he reduced to the old
figure of $5,000 and goes back to the 4th OF
March last, so that if it passes members will
be called upon to refund the amounts they
have drawn since then in excess of that rate.
1t is stated that the indications are that the
salaries will be reduced to the old rate, but it
is scarcely probable that any attempt will be
made to force the members who have drawn
the increased pay to return the same.
We hope the Democratic members will be
found in their places and record the senti-
ments oftheir constituents, if not their own,
when a vote is taken on the repeal ofincreas-
ed pay. They can not have the slightest
doubt on the subject; the voice of the people,
all over the land, is for repeal.
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From tile Westminster AdcOcate.
The Great Carroll County Corn Crop.


Nude OF CULTIVATION.
We give below the account of the great
corn crop grown by Mr.. Jno w. Murray, of
Hampstead District, Carroll county, this year
Mr.. Murray's crop is the largest ever reported
and shows that good farming will pay.
HAMPSTEAD Nov 10Th, 1873.
Messrs. Editors tile Democratic Adcocate.
Gentlemen Il see by your last weeks issue
that you wish me to give you and the public
the mode of cultivation, and fertilizers used
in raising the crop of corn that created SO
much excitement. will give you the amount
of corn produced, and the mode fcultvating
the same. The land is low and is overflowed
by the washiugs from the turnpike and from
my barnyard, and was in grass for fifteen wears
prior to the spring of 1872 then plowed and
planted in corn, and yielded 2Gt barrels per
acre. The mode of farming / returned to
the Carroll County Agricultural Society,
which was not published. This was the same
piece of ground that used last year. The
stubble was left until had planted all the
rest of my corn. On May 10th, 1873, I plow-
ed the ground very deep narrowed it the
same day, and rolled it on the nth SOW
ed 300 lbs. fine bone, and narrowed it again
the same day. marked it off 80 inches one
way, and sowed 200 lbs Rhodes super phos-
plate in the rows, and dropped the corn 10
inches apart, one and two grains in hill.
On the 4th of June it was badly missing
dragged the ground and replanted; 10th of
June plowed and still some missing 18th of
June plowed and hoed, and plastered the
weak spots; Both of June dragged, powed and
thinned it 4th of July hilled it with potato
plow, as deep as one horse could pull and
kept thinning as thought il required, until
shooting time. The variety Of corn was the
Chester County Mammoth Yellow, of which
! send you sample
In regard 10 the yield: the ground was
surveyed by practical sworn surveyor, cut
off by two sworn men and measured by
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DEATH WARRANTS IssUED.-After most
patient hearing of the testimony in the case
of Joseph Davis, convicted in the Circuit
Court for Carroll county, of the murder of
Abraham Lynn, in April, 1879, Governor
Whyte has signed the death warrant, and the
execution of Davis will take place ct West
minister, on Friday, the 9th of February next
The Governor has also signed the death
warrant of Vim. II, McCotter, convicted in
Dorchester county, the murder his faith
er-in-law, Robert lnsley McCotters execu.
ton is ordered to take place on the same day
The Governor has signed ten death warrants
since he has been in otiice-not quite two
wears
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Fish Culture.

Mr. George Fl. Riley, Manager of the Gun.
powder Copper Works, Baltimore county
writes to the Baltimore american as follows
in regard TO an effort he has made 10 stock
the Gunpowder river with salmon trout, the
spawn of which was furnished to him gra-
tuitously by Mr.. Seth Green, of Rochester, N.
Y:
On application by mail Mr. Green sent us a
small package ofspawn of the salmon trout,
which I Immediately placed in the trough Of
the spring-house on this property, where they
would be protected from other fish. With
out any special knowledge ON the subject
procured from the Mercantile Library some
works on fish culture and sufficiently inform
ed myself to give the proper care and food
to the fish after Matching. In six weeks after
receipt about 50 per cent. Matched out They
appeared to thrive admirably, for after three
months watching and feeding they had
grown to about two inches in length, when
the occurrence of Il heavy rain, which flooded
the springhouse, swept the fish into the race
and the'Tlver, where possibly they may have
become the prey of the voracious catfish, or
= POSSIBLY some may have survived the perils
such little fellows encounter in the fish world,
and may find their way to the sea, to return
in accordance with their instinct within few
years, to deposit their eggs in this, their birth
stream, as hope.
We wish to repeat the experiment, and
shall this season again avail of Mr.. Green's
kindness. The stocking of this stream (the
Gunpowder) with fish should not be expect
ed from such amateur efforts as ours, but our
little successes may aid in drawing attention
to the general subject, which the State should
foster and encourage by some appropriation
of money and the appointment of commits
siOners.
Our own county abounds in streams suita-
BILE for fish culture, and we would respect
fully suggest to the several farmers clubs of
the county the importance of taking the sub
ject into consideration, and unite on some
plan by which our streams may be stocked
with delicious fish. A number of black bass
were placed in Broad Greek about year
ago, but how they have thrived we have
not heard. The spawn of the fish alluded to
in Mr.. Riley's letter can be obtained of Mr..
Green for the mere cost of package and ex-
,pressage.
The subject, too, is one which should at
tract the attention of the Legislature of the
State.
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WooD's HOUSEHOLD MAGAZINE--Th De.
cember number of this magazine is reple.e with
good reading sketches, stories,
POEMS &c. In addition to which there Is O
charming little Cottage Design, and editorial
departments embracing Our Housckecpcr, Cor
respondcnce, Literary Notices. Laughing Stock,
&c. The engraving for this month is entitled
"Old Folks" All the above for only one dollar
per ycar-or with chrome Yosemite one dollar
anda half. Address ToDds household Maya
xine, Newburgh, N. Y.
TIE -Egis and Hoods Magozine 81 year, oil
$3.50 with the chrome.
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A parson, who was rot ovcr-promptly
paid by his parishioncrs, on entering the
church one Sabbath morning, met one Of the
most wealthy of his flock and askc, the loan
of a sovereign. "Certainly," said Tie man,
at the same time handing over the coin.
Dominic put it into his pocket, and preached
his preach in the most capital style, and on
coming down, handed the identical sovereign
to the man from whom he borrowed it.
"Why," exclaimed the lender, you have not
used the money at ALL" at has been of great
service to me, nevertheless" replied the par
son; always preach so much better when
have money in my pocket" The hint was
taken, and the rest OF his salary was got to-
gelher the following afternoon.
AT Blackburn, in England, few days
ago, an inquest was held ON the body ofJohn
Entwistle, who bad died from drinking four
gills of sherry. An analytical chemist, Mr..
Railton, proved that the liquid had been
adultcrated to the extent of so per cent.
The jury returned verdict in accordance
with the evidence, and the Liverpool dealers
who sold the sherry are TO be prosecuted.
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CoNcERT.-A concert and festival by the
Sunday School of the Mountain Christian
Church, Rev, DIR. Hawkins, pastor, will be
held in the church, on Thursday evening, 18th
instant, at O'Clock. Mr.. F. NJ Spicer, Su-
perintendent of the Sunday School, will have
charge of both music and festival Several
fine amateur musicians from the city will
also assist The tickets have been placed at.
the low price of 20 cents, so that ill may
come
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In the House of Representatives, on
Monday, MIR. Hale presented bill repeating
the increased pay law, the reading of which
was listened to attentivcly, and among those
who wanted immediate action upon it, we
are glad to notice the name of our own rep
resentative, Hon. Stevenson Archer. The
people will not be satisfied until the obnox-
ious law is wiped out.
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CECIL COUNTY
From Tie WA,

TTVW Wt WHW
Court commenced on Monday, the Sth.
MIR. Enoch Ferguson, keeper of the Railroad
Hotel, Elkton, was stricken down with paraly
sis, on Monday, LIST inst. The chances for his
final recorery are against him.
The Susquchana is still free from ice.
Business is brisk at Conowingo.
-McCullough's iron works, at North East,
have partially stopped operations, on account
of the stringency of money matters.
Emanuel Adams, the child who fell into a
well 81 feet deep some twelve weeks ago, died
from the effects of the fall last week
MIR. o. g. Kidd informs the Wig in private
note that he and his BROTHER G. w. Kidd, have
lately completed sale of Texas lands to an
English colony which brought the snug little
sum of Sl,500,00O, None who are cognizant
with the wcll-known veracty of o. G. K will
doubt the truth of this wind fall.
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Harper's WeekIy .
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Notices Of the Press.

The Weekly is the ablcst and most powerful
illustrated periodical published in this country.
Its editorials are scholarly aud convincing, and
carry much weight. Its Illustrations of current
events are full and fresh, and are prepared by
our best designers. With circulation of 80,
600, the Weekly is read by at least half million
persons, and its influence as an organ of opinion
Is simply tremendous. The Weekly maintains a
positive position, and expresses decided views
on political and social problems. - louisville
Courier OurnHi.
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BUSINESS NOTICES.

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column, not displayed, for 8 cents per line
for the first insertion, and cents per line
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Notice..

0Dce Of tie Mutual hire Insurance.
Company IN Hartord 60. {
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That in
IN pursuance of the Charter of said Com
pany, an election for President and cigh-
teen Directors thereof will be held at BEL
AIR,
ON MONDAY, JANUARY 9th, 1874,
to serve for the ensuing year, and for the pur-
pose of making such changes or modification
OF the Bylaws as may be considered eXpc-
dent.
WILLIAM II. DALLAM,
dccl2 Secretary.
BALTIC county papers please copy
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HAvRE DE GRACE AFFAIRs.-Du Boss
saw mills are now running on the eight.
hour system.
Every cunning day this fall has been I'M
favorable for the ducks.
MIR. Edward Redington, former resi-
dent of Havre de Grace, was run over by
an engine, at Cincinnati, and had both legs
crushed.-RepuJlican.
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DOLARIS MYSTERIES olved disasters and
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'- In the House of Representatives, Speak
er Blaine has placed the Maryland members
on the standing committees, as follows: Mr..
Swami on the committee on Appropriations,
Mr.. Wilson on Manufactures, Mr.. Archer on
Naval Affairs and Accounts, Mr. Albert on
Foreign Affairs, Mr.. O'Brien on Invalid Pen
sions, and Mr.. Lowndes on Public Buildings
and grounds.
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The dead" Democratic party has now
Democratic Governors in fifteen States as
follows Connecticut, Delaware Georgia,
Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, New
Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee,
Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wiscon-
sin, and the Legislatures in fifteen States
For dead" party this is remarkable show.
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Stock and Implema cuts

on said farm, consisting in part of sorrei Horse,
4 Cows, 3 Steers, ] Family Carriage, l Top
Buggy, &c; ForfulI particulars inquire of Mr..
Henry F. Willis, on the adjoining farm, or OF
the undersigned at 145 Broadway, New York
City. EDWARD c. COCKEY,
dec53m Executor.
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The last November was the coolest for five
years.
Rain and melted snow 400 inches. In the
storm of the 18th and 1Sth about inches OF
snow fell. In the rain of the 23d and Gath there
fell 1.95 inches G. G. G.
FALLsToN, Dec LIST, 1878.
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53 Broadway, New Yorl

Castoria is more than substitute for Castor Oil
1t is the ony safe article in existence which is certain
to assimilar the food regulate the bowels cure wind
collie and poduce natural sleep. 1t contains neither
minerals morphine or alcohol, and 10 peasat 10 tax e.
Children Ileed not cry and mothers mo-. est.
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Cough, Hoarseness, Asthma, or any Irrita-
ton OF the Throat or Bronchial Tubes, will be
relieved by taking DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup. 1T
has cured thousands. Recommend it to your
friend and neighbor. Your druggist keeps it.