The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-01-29

| Mary Reynolds and female accomplish
of Holleston, Mass, have been arrested for
the alleged poisoning of five infants within
| eight weeks The women kept a "baby
farming establishment, and the children had
been placed i'll their charge.
The Connecticut Republicans, in their
State Convention last week, passed resolu-
lions approving all President Grants acts,
past, present and future 1t is bnt fair to add
that the convention was entirely under the
control of offlce-heldcrs.
Mr. VIM. II. Gobright, n well known
journalist, and chief clerk in the clerks of
flee of the Circuit Court for Baltimore CITY,
died last Saturday night, in his 50th year.
He was formerly connected with the old Bal.
timore Patriot and more recently with the
Sunday Telegram.
The case of the Mormon delegate, Can
non, has not been settled by Congress. A
minority report has been brought in, arguing
that in as much as Cannon has not been tried
and found guilty by court for his polyga-
nous practices no ought not 10 be expelled
except after trial in court ofjustice.
Pennsylvania is falling into line with
New York and other States in regard to
compulsory education. A bill has been in
troduced in the Senate of that State, provid-
years shall be obliged to attend school for
sixteen weeks in each year.
"A hermit has been found in the woods
near Wilkesbarre, Pa lie will not give
his name, but says he is South Carolinian,
md went through the war as Confederate
soldier Travelling through the country, and
being unable to get employment, and too
proud to beg, he retired to the woods, where
he lives on dried beef and crackers, at cost
of ten cents a day He expects to leave the
forest IN the spring, if alive.
A fire on Monday morning, at Boucher
vile, Quebec destroyed a farm house, occu-
pied by Pierre Duudc. His wife and eight
children persisted in the flames. Duludo was
seriously burned in his efforts to save his
family, and is not expected to live His wife
and children were literally burned to ashes,
and only fragments ofthe bodies can be found
T 4u eldest child was thirteen years old, and
the youngest was baby.
One DR.. Ricardo, of Paterson, N. j., is
on trial for attempting to poison with NOR
phine little hoy, to conceal q bungling
surgical operation. He gave the chid's moth
or a number of the powders, urging her 10
give them frequently 10 relieve the chiid's
pain. She had the good Judgment TO give
the boy only q portion of one of the pow
ders, and threw the rest out of the window.
Even the small quantity put the child into so
deep sleep that she thought he was dead.
The next morning the Doctor expressed sur
prise at finding him alive, and ordered an in
creased number Of powders.
The workshops of the Northern Central
Railroad are to be removed from York to
Baltimore. The old shops ut York, it is
thought, will be taken by the Frederick Line
Al, pn;lu 10 nj
to be the policy of Mr. Thomas A. Scott, pres
dcnt of the Northern Central, to concentrate
all the interests of the road at Baltimore, and
thus practically demonstrate his desire to Sc
sure support for the road at the same time
it is being worked to the advantage of Balti-
more.
Gen. NJ. G. Buffers residence at Edge.
field, S. c., having been burned by an incen-
diary hired by negro militia captain named
Tenant warrant was issued for the arrest
of the latter but he refused to be taken. A
posse was summoned, and fight occurred
between the posse and Tenants force, in
which three of Tenants negroes were
wounded. Tenant and the rest fled. a
physician who went to attend the wounded
negroes was fired at his clothing perforated
and his horse wounded. More trouble is APP
pretended, as the people are determined to
arrest Tenant.
Mr. Archer has introduced in the House
a bill which proposes that the United States
shall guarantee the bonds Of the Southern
Maryland Railroad to the extent of 100000
mile, said bonds 10 run for thirty years. bear
ing interest at per cent, payable semi-an-
nually in gold; the company to secure the
Government by a deed of trust upon all its
property, and the charges for the transporta.
ton of troops coal, &c, for the Government
and for carrying the mails, to be collected by
the Secretary to pay the coupons and create
Il sinking fund Toy The final liquidation of the
bonds.