The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-09-04
THE sEGZS.
FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 4. 1874.
THE NEWS.

THE NEWS.
Near Pot,svillc, Pa, last Saturday, Jane
Hess accidently shot himself while cunning
Henry Ward Beecher is rusticuting anC
preaching in the White Mountains, N. III.
Rev. Thomas A. Norris senior Lishol
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, died a
Springfield, Ohio, on Wednesday.
The large coopering establishment "
Kimball, Shattar IL Co, corner of Eden street
and Eastern avenue, Baltimore, was destroy
ed by fire Saturday morning.
AT Philadelphia, last Saturday Charles
Laun broke into the residence of Mrs. Ty.
Ter and robbed it, and also entered the bed
chamber of Mrs. Tyler, aged sixty years, and
committed horrible outrage upon her
Laun has been arrested
On Saturday night, near Pottsvlle Pa,
Il man named Labaugh shot and killed lad
named Mcguire who was taking fruit The
indignation of the people was so intense that
Labaugh, at his own request, was lodged in
Jail to prevent being mobbed and lynched
On Long Island, two drunken negroes
went into the yard to fight out drunken
quarrel. The ncighbors did not interfere,
but sent for policeman. When he came
one of the parties was lying upon the grass
nearly dead, his brother having beaten him
with club.
In Baltimore Sunday afternoon VIM. c.
Shaw killed himself by jumping from win
dow, and Monday morning Henry B. Slater, q
lawyer, committed suicide by cutting his
throat. Both cases were the result of aber-
ration of the mind, it is sGid-the former
from i'll health, the latter from grief for the
loss of a favorte sister.
AT Canton, Pa, Saturday night, Albert
Ant nd r,pl OF
years, named Greenlcaf, cut her throat from
ear to ear, and then jumped in front of pas
sing train, breaking both legs While being
taken to Jail he was seized by masked men
and riddled with bullets.
Troubles are reported between the whites
and blacks in Choctaw county, Alabama.
The whites were informed that the negroes
intended to attack them, and gathered in
force Subsequently a crowd Of blacks APP
peared, caught negro who says they sus-
pected him ofrevcaling their conspiracy, took
him out and whipped him. He was released
and fled to the whites for protection. The
negroes were dispersed by an officer.
w. J. Bray, mayor of Eufaula, Ala, and
six other gentlemen, charged with violating
the enforcement act, are being tried, at Mont.
gomery. The charge relates to the wound
ing of negro at the city election last Feb
TuaTy. All lulOl utSlO . NOtC was CuullcuR-
ed, when he sprang forward and knocked
down his challenger. In the fight that en-
sued the negro was wounded. The parties
were acquitted.
On Monday free excursion to Annapo-
lis was given to the newsboys and bootblacks
of Baltimore city. Upon their arrival there
they fairly took the place. Col Franklin
made them an address of welcome, after
which the gamins, to the number of 500,
swarmed all over the city, took possession of
the State House, inaugurated mock Legs
lature and enjoyed themselves to the extent
that only free American boolblacks and news
boys can. On their return they were treated
to 60 gallons of ice cream by Mr.. Abel, of the
SIN, Which allowed about a pint to each boy.
Annapolis was considerably "shook up" by
the unexpected event
The investigating committee of Ply
mouth Church made their report TO the con-
gregation last week, declaring Henry Ward
Beecher's entire innocence and absolute pur
iy respecting all the charges brought against
him by Theodore Tilton. Mr.. Frank Moul-
ton, who was present, came in for good
share of abuse by the speakers at the meet
ing and upon being charged by one of them
that he had tried to poison the minds of men
against MIR. Beecher, he rose up and gave
the lie to his accuser. An exciting scene en-
sued, in the midst of which, under the escort
of policemen, Mr.. Moulton left the church.
He declares that he will publish supple
mental statement. Notwithstanding the
withdrawing report Of the committee and
the devotion with which his congregation
sustain him, the impartial reader of the testi-
,mony is impellcd to the conclusion that
.Beecher is a guilty man, whatever Tilton
may be.
Trouble with the negroes continues in
'the Southern States. A body of 800 assem-
lbled at Coushatle, Red River Parish, La, and
the greatest alarm and excitement prevailed
throughout the whole upper Red river coun-
TRY. The immediate object of the gathering
was not stated, but there was sufficient men,
ace in the fact itself to arouse everybody to Il
sense Of danger and impending misfortune.
Consulate was guarded by 200 white men,
who called for help, and aid was sent from
Cotton Point and from Meriden. The black
population of Red River Parish outnumber-
ed the whites, three TO one and Consulate is
fifty miles from the nearest telegraph station.
The latest despatch states that the whites eff
fectcd the arrest of the white ringleaders OF
the negroes, and that two negroes and one
white man were killed. and one white man
seriously wounded. The threatened conflict
then terminated. The negroes at Woocache
valley, Alabama, held secret meetings last
week and prepared to attack the whites, but
their plan was revealed by an old negress.-
When the negroes made an attack they were
driven back and four killed. They then
burned two churches and left