The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-04-24
THE NEWS,


james p III. Stetson, for thirty years
connected with the Astor House, New York,
died there last Friday evening, of paralysis.
"A fire at Plattvile, Grant county, Wis,
on Thursday, destroyed eleven buildings in
the business centre of the village loss, $780,
900, with but little insurance.
"A fire at New Glasgow, on Sunday last
destroyed forty-three buildings, embracing
about one-half of the business portion of the
town. Only a small portion was insured.
Henry Ward Bsecher's congregationh have
ing to furnish the funds for him to enjoy him
self, either ut home or broad, but he refuses
to take it.
The senatorial contest in Massachusetts
VIM. B. Washburn to succeed the late Sena-
tor Sumner. This result was reached on the
SD ballot, and is recognized as n defeat of
Gen. Butler.
The steamship Nedcrland from Ant
werp for Philadelphia, ran ashore on the
night of the 18th instant, on Brigantine
Beach, while coming in. She carried no
passengers and will be saved.
A Philadelphia paper contained long
account of cremation case in this city.
physician, whose son died on Tuesday, erect
ell furnace in the cellar of his house and re-
duced the body to ashes.
AT ST. Louis, Mo-, last week an attempt
was made to assassinate q physician, by
widow and two sons of a dead patient, who
thought that the doctor had not treated the
case properly. He was shot in the face and
head, and may lose one of his eyes,
The dead body of a young German, named
Charles Picflcr, was found last Saturday
floating in the Illinois river at Peoria. All
his valuables were gone, his coat was torn,
and there were evidences of terrible strug-
Gle. He was not addicted to drink, and it is
supposed he was murdered.
The railroad war between the Baltimore
and Ohio and Pennsylvania roads has ended.
1t has been agreed that each company shall
run daily trains between New York and
Washington, over the p, w. &c b. road, and
the Baltimore and Ohio company are to have
the same facilities as the Pennsylvania Cen
trail, over the New Jersey roads controlled by
the Pennsylvania Central.
The French steamship, L'Amerique,
from New York for Havre, was abandoned
at sea during fearful tempest, on the 14th
10 al.
and crew were taken off by an Italian and a
Norwegian vessel, and landed at Brest. The
abandoned steamer instead of sinking as her
officers feared, was found afoat by two
steamers and towcd into Plymouth, Eng
land.
DIR. Kenealy has applied to the Court of
Queens Bench, London, for a new trial for
Orion, (the Tichborne claimanD, on the
ground of Lord ChiefJustiee Cockburn's mis-
direction to the jury and interference with
the testimony, and that the verdict was CON
trary to the evidence. The application was
refused as to Lord Chief Justice Cockburn's
conduct On the legal points, and as to alb
sencc of jurisdiction, the Court reserves its
decision.
"A special despatch from Kearny, Mo,
gives the particulars of the killing of another
detective by the notorious James Brothers.
The victim was found Dead covered with
blood, in road four miles east of Elkhorn,
Ray county A card crossed with blood was
pinned to the coat and inscribed "This shall
be the fate of all of Pinkertons detectives
who come to hunt the James Brothers u
Signed by Jesse James" Crank James" A
handkerchief in the murdered mans pocket
was marked "P r. Cole"
D. A serious gubernatorial feud has broken
I out in Arkansas. Governor Baxter has been
forcibly ousted by Brooks, who has taken
possession of the State House, and admins.
iers the government. Baxter was the Re.
publican candidate in 1872, and Brooks tho
fusion candidate. 1t is asserted that Baxter
was counted in" in style somewhat SINH
1 lar to- Kellogg in Louisiana. President
Grant has been appealed to by Baxter, but
refuses to interfere, and has issued orders &c
the commanding officer at Little Rock to
take no steps whatever TO interfere in the
pending troubles, unless for the pre- ervation
of the public peace. Public opinion seems to
be largely in favor of Baxter, who, notwith'
standing the manner in which he was elect
cd, seems to have been too honest and indie.
pendant for the other carpet-baggers.