The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-07-10

THE RECENT SToRMs.--An unusual
amount of damage has been caused in vari-
Gus sections of the country, by the recent
storms. AT Beltsville, Nd, on Saturday, an
Episcopal church, that cost originally $i5, 600
was blown down and nothing left fit for re-
building but the bricks. In Montgomery
county, Md, trees were torn up by the roots,
barns blown down, dwelling houses unroof,
ed, crops scattered, sc. A cyclone passed
over Savannah, Ga, Sunday night, tearing up
trees and unroo6ng houses.
The storm of Saturday was also very Sc.
we're in New Jersey, causing great damage.
In the village of Westwood, Bergen county,
the storm was especially severe, and accom-
panied by extraordinary phenomena. An
account says
About Il quarter to six o'clock, p. H., in
the village of Westwood, during the celebra-
ton of the day, a sudden darkness came over
the village, and before the alarmed inhab-
tants could seek shelter, violent storm of
hailstones descended upon the heads of the
crowd. Hailstones two inches and a-half in
diameter, and as hard and heavy rs cobble
stones, came down in furious shower
Hens and chickens were killed in large num-
bers; COWS and horses were stunned. The
frightened populace ran in every direction,
seeking shelter in sheds beneath trees and
in every available spot Fortunately the ma
jority escaped without injury. A young lady
nan Led Miss Bogart was, however, struck on
the hand by one of the hastones and her
wrist and arm frightfully lacerated At the
Ridgewood House, in the village, an enor-
nous amount of damage was done. Not a
single pane of glass was left whole in the
building, and, incredible as it may appear,
the hailstones actually broke through the
slate roof as if they had been cannon balls
The storm covered an area Of twenty five
miles, stretching from Spring Valley to Kin
der Kamack.
PoLITIcAL.-Hon. VIM. J. Albert Repub-
lican representative in Congress from the
fifth district of Maryland, declines a renomi-
nation
The Prince Georgian announces in its
last issue the name of Fendall Marbury, Esq
OF Prince Georges county, as a suitable can
didate for Congressional honors. Mr. Mar
bury is gentleman of sterling ability, and
would guard well the interests of his State
The New York Sun thinks that Speaker
Blaine is sure TO beat Grant in the Rcpubli-
can convention; and that the latter would
like to break from the Republican party, and
as an Independent or scmi-D Democratic candi-
date try to gain votes enough to make his
reelection for 4 third term probable.
The Cincinnati CommerciM refuses to
admit the probability of third term. 1t
says General Grant will not be rcnominated,
because the politicians understand that he
would not be reelected. No party is strong
enough TO carry him through the storm OF
and newspapers in the Republican party
would revolt, as they have already revoltcd,
at the mere suggestion Of q third term"
The Democratic State Central Commit
tee will meet at the Maryland Institute, Bal
timore, on Wednesday, July 18th
-Messrs. Rector Humphrey and Charles
Bowie, two of the judges of election in
Prince Georges county, have been summon
ed to appear before the United States Dis
trict Court of Baltimore, to answer the charge
of refusing to receive legal votes at the late
election. The Prince Georgian condemns the
charge as utterly false, and shows conclusive
ly that the persons not allowed to vote were
refused by the judges because they were dis
qualified under the law.