The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-06-05

liant commander, Sir Lambton Lorraine, in
Inundated the Spaniards during the Virginius
troubles in Spain, went ashore in fog on
the banks Of New Foundland last week.
The new assessment act mandamus test
case was argued last week before the Court
of Appeals, at Annapolis, but no decision has
yet been rendered. If the act should be sus-
tanned by the Court the assessment will pro-
coed forthwith.
AT Memphis Tenn, on Monday, Thorn
as Farrell, white man, disputed with a
colored man, named Henry Porter, concern
ing the civil rights bill, whereupon the latter
cut Farrell with razor across the abdomen,
letting out the intestines.
On Friday morning last the steamer John
w. Garrett, Of the Ericsson line, from Balti-
more for New York, struck sunken wreck
in the Delaware river. She was immediate
ly headed for the shore, but sank in shallow
water. She belonged to Alex. Shriver, ESQ.
On last Friday night two men attempt
ed to rob the express car between New Buffa-
10 and Niles, Michigan. One of them sue
cecded in getting off with $4,000 The other
was shot dead by the express messenger, who
was himself seriously wounded in defending
his charge.
Robert Douglass, an old and respected
citizen of King William county, Va, was
murdered last Saturday by negro named
Fredcriclks He had an alteration with the
negro about negroes trespassing upon his
premises, when Fredericks struck him on the
head with heavy stick, causing his death.
President Grant has sent to the Senate
the nomination OF General B. F. Brstow, OF
Kentucky, for Secretary of the Treasury, and
has nominated ex-Secretary Richardson for
the vacant position on the bench of the Court
of Claims General Bristow's nomination is
believed to be good one, and will no doubt
be confirmed.
Charles Wolf started from Baltimore, las,
Thursday night and walked to Washington
over the Baltimore and Potomac railroad
He reached the depot in Washington Friday
at one o'clock, and fell down completely ex.
hausted having eaten nothing on the way
He was taken to hospital, but is not lik ely
to recover.
The Protestant Episcopal Convention OF
the Diocese of Maryland concluded its labors
in Washington on Friday night last after O
session of three days. Bishop Nottingham
was unable to be present, and Assistant Bish
op Pinkney presided. The Church was rep.
resented to be in highly llourishing condi
| ton.
The trial of Governor Moses, of South
Carolina, for grand larceny, did not take
place last Friday, as was expected, in conse
quencc of the absence of the accused. A mo-
ton was made to strike the case from The
docket, on the ground that the Governor can
not be tried for my crime before impeach
ment The court reserved its decision and
postponed the case until next October
"A man named Murphy entered II farm
cr's house in Upton county, Tennessee, OF
Friday afternoon last, killed his wife with al
axe and morta lily wounded with the same in
strument a negro servant girl. An alarm be
ing raised, he was pursued and caught Hav
ing partially confessed the crime, and that
his purpose was robbery, he was shot dcat
the same night by citizens of the vicinity.
From crop reports for the States of Hi.
nois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, Missouri
Minnesota and Kansas, it appears that tn,
average acreage of wheat sown is much il
excess of last year, and that the yield promis
cs to be quite up to the average; and in corn
oats and barley fully up to the average. TIN
average amount of land has been seeded, ant
crops will be large. Fruits ofall description
never looked better.
"A painter named McCulloch, fell off on
of the bridges on Three Sisters Island, Niaga
III Falls, into the water, and was carried b,
the current near to the edge of the falls
where he caught on rock, to The top o
which he climbed. 4 large crowd gathcrc,
on the shore, expecting every moment to SC
him fall into the surging water beneath, un
til at last daring fellow went to his relic
with rope, and both were hauled ashor
without a scratch.
The municipal clectio,:s in Virginia OF
Thursday Of last week were favorable to tn
Conservatives In Richmond they gained
victory over the Republicans and Indepcn
DENTS only one of the latter named bein!
elected to the Common Council. In Peters
burg the Republicans sustained disastrou
defeat, as the rule of the city which they hay
held since the war has been wrested iron
them, the Conservatives carrying the city b.
about 800 majority. The latter elected TIL
city officers, and have more than two-third
majority in the Council In Norfolk the con
test was between Conservatives alone, til
Republicans having had no candidates.
Lynchburg elected Republican Mayor Com
missioner of Revenue, the remaining city Of
ficers being Conservative.
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