The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-01-23
THE NEWS.

The ice blockade of the Potomac river,
which began Friday last, is broken and nav
igation is uninterrupted.
Another destructive fire, or rather two
fires in different parts the city, took place
at Chicago, on Tuesday last Loss estimated
at 100000.
The number of hogs slaughtered at Gin
cinnati during the present season to date is
541,iGl, against 527,9l6 during the same
time last year.
john Dillon, of Church Hill, Queen
Annc's county, was arrested last week, charg.
ed with assaulting with intent to kill James
Cahal, by firing two shots at him with a
pistol. He was committed to jail for the nc.
ton of the grand jury at the May term.
The Corcoran art gallery, the princely
gift to the public of w. w. Corcoran ESQ,
was opened at Washington, D. c. on Tues.
day. Many rare treasures of art are embrac
ed in this magnificent collection, among
which, is Powers statue of the Greek Slave.
"Wednesday morning last, Adam Grove
engineer, was instantly killed at Bridgeport,
opposite Harrisburg, Pa. The deceased was
under the engine doing some work. The
cars being shifted struck the engine, which
ran over Grove, breaking his back and
crushing him horribly.
A resolution has been adopted by the
New York Assembly requesting Senators
and Representatives from that State to lend
their aid and assistance in the enactment of
such legislation as shall grant to the surviy-
ors of the Mexican war the same privileges
and pensions as those accorded to the suryi-
vors of the war of 1912.
Owing to General Grants refusal to in
terfere in Texas, quiet is being rapidly re-
stored in the State, and the rightfully elected
officers are assuming control Of affairs. A
despatch says the sergeant at arms on behalf
of the latter took possession of all the govern
ment offices on Monday last Governor
Davis, the former incumbent, has quietly re-
signed possession.
Bob Turner of Potosi, Wisconsin, has
been arrested for the murder of his brother
Albert whose head he chopped off as he was
coming out of n mining hole 1t transpired
after his arrest that he murdered q boy NAM
ell Nelcy on the 23d of December, and he has
confessed also to having killed stranger
whom he encountered in deep ravine and
at another time a man who was looking for
work. lie pretends also TO have killed many
others. Now that he has confessed, he de-
lights to talk of the many persons he has
killed. He gloats over the skill with which
he has concealed their bodies, and declares
if they were got together there would he
nearly forty of them.
The death of the celebrated Siamcse
twins, Chang and Eng, at Greensboro, North
Carolina, is announced. Chang, who was
suffering from former attack of paralysis
died first on Saturday morning last His
death produced so violent an attack of grief
upon his brother Eng, that he fell into a |
deadly stuper and his death supervened |
about two hours after that of Chang. 1t is
not supposed that the death of Eng had any
natural connection with that of Chang, by
'eason of their being joined together in the
singular manner in which they were united,
,ut was simply the effects of grief They
we're sixty-two years Cd and both left wives
md children