The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-07-09
THE NEWS.

-Fefulnanu l., eN-EnperOf Oh AuSlrN
died on Tuesday Of last week, aged 80.
LESS extravaganza in dress is noticed
among the ladies at the seashore this season.
Miss Todd, near Raleigh, N. G., was
killed last Friday by lightning. Her neck
was broken and her shoulder dislocated:
On Thursday last the Cylinder Oil
Works, at Brooklyn, with 10000 gallons of
oil, were burned. Loss $4,000.
Three young men in Milton county, Ga,
while in a field threshng wheat, were struck
by lightning and instantly killed.
1t is estimated that 5000 lives were lost
by the recent foundations in the southwest
ern portion of France
One account places the losses in the in
undated regions of France at sixty million
dollars, while the damage to two cities is es-
tmated at twcnty-tour millions.
The Black Hills region is richer in gold
than was supposed. The earth down to the
bedrock in every direction, it is stated, is
filled with particles of gold and the quartz
shows rich veins.
Albert Brown, " no last August outrag-
ed and afterwards cut the throat of Cora
Grecnleaf, aged five years, near Towanda,
Pa, was hanged last Friday. He confessed
the crime before he was swung into eternity.
The entire village of Meridian, Jefferson
county, Neb., was destroyed by a tornado
last Saturday. Alexandria, n small town in
the same county, was also badly damaged.
There was no loss oflife.
AT Philadelphia, on last Saturday even
ing, VIM. B. Brown, n jealous husband, cut
his wifc's throat with shoemaker's knife
killing her. She had left her husband after
having lived with him only short time.
w. L. Vcrmillion, living near Marlboro
Nd, has been arrested on rcquisition from
the Governor of Illinois, on the charge of de-
frauding e. B. Preston, n leather dealer of
Chicago, out of $700, by forged check.
Several incendiary fires were attempted
in Frederick city, Md, on last Saturday
night, one of which caused the destruction of
stable belonging to Mr.. Lewis H. Dill, with
horse, Buggy, wagon, sc. "a
"A dispatch from Omaha, Ncb, says that
q small party of Indians who stole two horses
from ranchman on Little Passagie were
followed by citizens and soldiers, who, after
they caught up with them, killed two and
recaptured the horses.
Hon. Thomas B. Florence, of Pennsyl-
yania, died in Washington city on last Sun
day morning. in his Goth year. He was a
well-known Democratic politician and editor,
ana was much cStcClNCu LOT his Kindness OF
heart and honesty of character.
One hundred citizens of Bowling Green,
KY, have been armed with needle guns, to
be used to guard the various banks of the
place against the James and Younger broth
ers, a notorious robber gang, whose presence
in that vicinity is strongly suspected.
Nicholas Marshall, an old man of TO-
who lived near New York, committed sui
dan 1na J,x,l III
with q rope to q beam in his barn. The fear
that he was about to lose his little property
is assigned as the cause.
Willie Wolf, aged six years, stolen from
his home in Scranton, Pa some months
since, has been found at Mahanoy City, ir
charge of an intoxicated woman Both have
been sent to Scranton, the boy to his parents
and the woman under arrest, charged will
abduction. M Oh Er
Col. j. Lyle Clarke, who was shot, ont
day last week, at the St. Clair Hotel, Balti
more, by two brothers, II. w. and ]. N
Brewer, of Georgetown, ID. c., will soon re
cover from his injuries. The cause of tn
shooting was an alleged wrong done t.
Brewers sister by Clarke.
-Warfield T. Browning, q member of tn
City Council of Baltimore has been expelle,
for receiving money, as q member of tn
committee ohShighways, for opening streets
and for changing the amount of bill agains
the city from $147 to $247, and appropriatin
the difference to his own use.
Bill jackson, stalwart mulatto, one Q
the Lowry gang of North Carolina Swan
Angels, who lived near Goldsboro N G. wa
recently betrayed by confidant to whom h
had revealed the CHASTITY secrets of his mul
derous career, and was arrested. There
standing reward Of $4,000 tor his body
dead or alive.
tive colored men, Richard Foote an
George james, who were both paying tlei
addresses to the negro servant of DIR. Stever
son. of Exeter street, Baltimore, met at this
gentleman's house on Sunday night, who
e estss qfS daioRiSy d tad ef BY i,
weapon that FOote was terribly cut in half
dozen places before he could raise nm alarm
James escaped, f--.. ,.,.t,.,.
In New York. on Monday, there was
sale of thoroughbred horses from the stable
of Mr. Belmont and Mr.. sLorilard and Il
prices obtained were very low. silk Stool
ings, winner of the Kentucky stakes at Sar
toga in 1872, five years old, by Kentuck
brought $t10, Manfred, gelding, three yea
old, by Kentucky, $95; Attilla, four yea
old, winner Of the Trainers stakes, and ne
or beaten as q thrce-yearold, $3.50. A nun
Der of three earolds sold at from 800
$3.50.