The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-02-26

| One day last week white man 80 or 40
years old, jumped from the second outside
gallery of the dome of the Capitol at Wash
ington, and struck head foremost on the roof
of the main building, 150 feet below. He
was killed instantly, his skull being horribly
fractured.
"A negro has been arrested in West Ten
neasee for attempting to wreck train on the
Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad. He con-
tesscd to have thrown train off previously ;
on this occasion he said he expected when
the cars were dashed to pieces TO rob the
bodies of the passengers.
The Buckalew system of limited voting
to secure minority representation, which
was adopted in the new Pennsylvania con-
stitution, in the case Of the Supreme Court
judges and few county officers has turned
out badly, and reVisory commission reports
in favor of its abandonment.
Another boundary line trouble is appre.
hended, this time between West Virginia and
Maryland. About forty square miles of ter
ritory is involved, which is said to be mostly
IN the occupancy of this State. Governor
Jacob is instructed by his Legislature to pro-
coed at once to resist encreachments by the
Maryland authorities and people.
Many years ago the city of Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and raised the
money by issuing bonds at six per cent. in
terest. The annual dividends upon the stock
thus held by the city have long been ten per
cent, leaving clear profit of $3.50, 900 year
for the benefit of tax payers. Good spec.
Three years ago the manglcd remains of
man were found in the south branch of
Chicago river, but no clue to the murder was
discovered until Sunday night, when young
man named Daniel Hassctt made sworn
statement that his father Patrick Hassett had
chopped this man to pieces, and putting his
remains in barrel threw them into the river.
Hassett has been arrested on charge ofmur-
der
Another attempt was made TO burn the
War and Navy Department at Washington,
on Monday night. The fire was discovered
and eXtinguished, but not before q number
q records, drawings, &c, were destroyed
These repeated attempts are supposed to be
made by some one who wishes to destroy
records which may some day he used as evil
dencc Of wrong-doing.
Mr.. Bergh, the President of the Society
for the prevention of cruelty to animals, in
New York, has had a man sent to jail for
three months for killing vicious cat which
sprang at him on the street The man is an
industrious mechanic and has wife and
children dependent upon his labor for their
support. The New York papers call Bergh
nuisance, and urge his abatement.
Edward Spangler died near Bryantown,
Charles county, Md, recently. 1t will be
remembered that he was tried by military
commission along with Herold, Atzerott,
Payne, O'Laughln, Arnold, DR.. Mudd and
Mrs. Surratt, in 1865, for the alleged assas-
sinatiOn consniracy that reSnlted in tIo MN
der of President Lincoln. Hcrold, PAYNE,
Atzerott and Mrs Surratt were hanged, DR.,
Mudd, Arnold and O'Laughlin were sen.
fenced to the Dry Tortugas for life, and
Spangler to six years imprisonment at the
Dry Tortugas. OLaughlin died, his COM
panions were pardoned, and now Spangler
is dead.