The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-08-14
THE NEWS.

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THE NEWS.
Charles w. George, n lumber merchant.
OF Baltimore, was drowned at Cape May last
week.
Boss Tweed's residence in New York
has been sold at auction for 1885,, 900.
John Henry Whitehouse, D. D., Bishop
oil Illinois, died on Monday at Chicago.
Serious charges of bribery and corrup.
tlon are made i'm a Kansas paper against Sen
ator Ingalls, of that State
Two boys, John Hall and Charles Nc
EVAN, We're drowned while bathing at Cane
May on Monday
Tho steamer Samuel Roberts blew up
on the Ohio river last Friday. One man
was Killed and number seriously injured.
1t is reported that Russia has consented
TO recognize the new republic of Spain, and
That other great powers will soon follow.
AT Buffalo, N. Y, last Friday, Goldsmith
Maid trotted n mile in 2154, the fastest time
ever made. Red Cloud trolted the mile in
21S.
The steamer Pat Rogers was burned on
the Ohio river last week The fire is sup
posed to have been the work of an incendi-
airy.
In quarrel between society and non So
cety bricklayers in New York on Saturday,
one OF them, James Kilduff, was struck on
the head with plasterer's hammer and killed.
The steamer Henry Ames, on the Mis-
sissippi river, last Friday night struck snag
and sunk. Three lives were lost. The car.
go was valued at $4,000.
Mrs. Fred Hamilton, of Bennington, VT
a. wit al, -, L.
possession corresponding TO the description
given OF little Charley Ross. The child turn.
ed out, however, to be one that Mrs. Hamil
ton had adopted, its father living in New
York.
Marshal Bazainc, who had been sentence
ed to twenty years in the military prison on
the Isle de st. Marguerite, by the French au-
thorities, for the surrender of his army at
Metz, during the Franco Prussian war, has
escaped
In Missouri, one night last week, George
Stanley saw some one in his hen house, took
shot gun, fired at the object, and killed his
mother, who had gone there TO catch some
chickens. The young man is nearly crazed
by the sad event.
AT Mauch Chunk, Pa, on Sunday a man
and boy were driving over bridge which
had no railing over it, when their horse took
fright and backed the carriage over the side
They fell to a depth of forty feet. The man,
MIR. j. Eager, of New York, was fatally in
jured; the boy was only slightly hurt
DR.. Fisher, an insurance solicitor, i'm
Ohio, called at Robert Calmat's house and
attempted to kiss his wife, bat failed. He
then went to the barn and saw Calmat, who
was so eXasperated that he struck Fisher ON
the head with fork handle, from the effects
of which he died in few minutes
In Kentucky on Sunday, in Methodist
church, Il man became offended ut something
that was said and jumped up ON n seat, flour,
ishing a pistol, He was pacified and went
out, and on being told by Thomas Shaw, one
of the trustees, the penalty OF the law for
his offence, he raised his pistol and shot
Shaw through the heart.
The notorious Mrs Victoria woodruff
and her sister Tennlc c. Clafflin were arrest
ed in New York, just MS they were about to
sail for Europe. The plaintiff in the case nj
legged that she had deposited $400 with
Woodruff Il Clafiin, in 1871, and that she
had never received any interest and could
not get back the principal. They were re-
leased on bail and sailed for Europe
On Sunday evening, Il jewcer named
Main, of Midway. Ky, while on his way
home was seized by four masked men, and
no trace of him has been found A man who
heard his cries and went to his rescue was
driven back by threats of death Several ne
groes saw the men carrying Main away. lie
was then struggling and grooming. 1t is
thought that he has been robbed, murdered
and his body hid.
In February last horrible massacre of
native Christians commenced in China The
work of murder was systematically done by
bands of militia, and the mnndaiins having
received orders from the court to use only
persuasion to stop the mur,lcrers, it continll-
ell rs long us any Christians could be found
Entire villages were burnt up, the wretchcd
inhabitant perishing amidst the flames The
account says that five parishes, containing
10000 Christians, have been blottcd out of
the mission.
On Monday, rs Mr.. Edward Norris. neph-
cw of Mrs Elizabeth Baynarl living near
Coochcs bridge, Delaware, was crossing the
Philadelphia and Baltimore Railroad at New.
ark station, in Il carriage containing himself
Willie Hawkins, Sallic Simon, two orphan
children belonging to Mrs. Baynard, Miss
Annie Kelley and her little brother Daniel
daughter and son of Michael Kelley, Mrs
Baynard's tenant they were struck by the
p. M. train from Philadelphia, killing the
noiSc lHc CaTTlhHt anu
throwing out the occupants. The occupants
of the carriage were all severely injured, but
are now doing well, except Miss Kelley
whose wounds are so great that but little
hope is entertained of her recovery.
The negroes in Arkansas are on tho
rampage, and it is reported that fight be-
tween them and the whites took place at
Austin on Monday, in which the negroes
were repulsed. The place was besicged by the
negroes, but rcinforcements of whites were
gathering. The excitement was great The diff
ticulty originated by the accidental shooting
ola negro child in Austin, by DR.. Smith, who
was attacked by negro, and fired at him
but missed his aim and killed child. TIL,
negroes seized him and would have lynchet
him, but for the persuasons ofihe major ant
the Doctors wife. The Doctor went to TIL,
Jail 10 prevent being mobbed, but his friends
conveyed him away, and the negroes declar
ell that If he were not brought back they
would burn the town.