The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-12-24
THE :EGXg.
BEL AIR, FRIDAY, DEC. II, 1875.
THE NEWS.

las abandoned law and taken to the stage as
profession.
AT many points in New Hampshire, on
Sunday, the thermometer ranged 20 degrees
below zero.
Gen. Babcock's case, for completely in
L. s. revenue frauds will come up at ST
Louis on january II.
The janilor of grammar school in Bos.
ton accidentally set The building on fire with
Il red hot poker, while thawing steam pipe
Loss $4,000.
The funeral of Joseph T. Peirson, late
Of the independent detective firm of Smith,
Person and West, took place in Baltimore
on Tuts lay.
A little daughter of james Groce, OF
Chester county, Pa, died, cn / uesday oflast
week, from getting grain of pop corn in
her wind pipe.
"A span of the new iron bridge over
French Creek, near Meadville, Pa, fell yes
terday, precipitating twelve men into the
creek, killing one Nnd wounding several
others.
BY the sinking of yawl boat at the
mouth of the Pocomoke river, on the 14lh
inst, three colOrcd men, Frank Wilson,
James Tilghman and John Purncll were
drowned.
On Monday Robert Bradbury fell into a
corn bin at one of the Elevators at Locust
Point, Baltimore, and was smolhered to death
in sixteen feet of grain. He was A years of
age, and left wife and three children
The MARI Lane Eapress says that sever
al of the European grain markets have de-
clined a shilling, but the markets of Holland,
Germany, Hungary and the Danubian Pro.
vinces show no change.
AT Carson City, California, last Thurs
day night, Thos. Burk was hanged by Il
Vigilance Committee for arson and robbery.
He was taken quietly from his bed by mask
al men and hanged without any disturbance.
Edmund Bull, one of the founders and
for many years one of the proprietors of the
old Baltimore CLIPPER died in Baltimore on
Tuesday night, aged G5 years.
Nothing has yet been heard of the
whereabouts of Boss Tweed. After pirating
on land so long, perhaps he is now emulat.
ing the career of Captain Kyd and his bold
buccaneers.
The rag baby is TO have new patron
Brick Pomcroy announces his intention of
starting an independent Democratic newspa.
per in Chicago on Jan. /. 1t will advocate
initiation, and reputation if necessary, and
will be "rcd hot" at all times.
The Centennial Committee have selected
us orator VIM. NJ. Evarts, of New York; II.
w. Longfellow rs poet, and Richard Henry
Lee, of Virginia, grandson of Richard
Henry Lee of revolutionary fame, as reader
OF the Declaration of Independence.
The estate of Philemon Griffith, late of
Baltimore city, deceased, amounting to So
co., is without legal claimants, and will con-
sequentIy be paid over by the Orphans
Court TO tue school board of the city, for the
benefit of the public schools.
DR.. Samuel b. Martin, the Oldest surviy-
ing practitioner of medicine in Baltimore and
surgeon to the band Of Old Defenders, died
on Tuesday, 21st inst, at his residence, No.
133 East Pratt street, in the ninety first wear
of his age.
William p Baker, living at LANSING
vile, Mich, was found by his wife on
Monday forenoon in the hog pen with his
bowels torn out. 1t is supposed he tainted
and while unconscious was attacked and
killed by the hogs.
George p. West, of the firm Of c. West
81 Sons, coal oil rcfncrs of Baltimore, died
on Friday morning last, of scarlet fever, af.
ter an illness of three days. He was a promi-
nent member of the Maryland Agricultural
Society and well and favorahly known in his
business relations.
The poor directors Of the State of Penn.
sylyania are TO meet in convention at AL.
toona, January 10, mainly for the purpose of
considering thetramp question The Charles
ton Is. CO. Courier also advises the hold
ing ola convention in that State at an early
day for the purpose Of devsing means of re.
lief from the tramp nuisance.
VIM McAlccr and Geo. W. Murphy, of
Owensburg, Ky, quarrclled about debt of
So, and upon meeting on Friday drew rcvol.
vers and instantly commenced firing. Nc.
Aleer fired three shots, was hit in the breast,
and died within an hour Murphy fired one
shot, was struck in the head, and died i'm
mcdia,cly.
An unknown and masked white man
called at the residence of Mr.. Haney. in
Washington, on Monday night, during his
absence Mrs. llaney responded 10 the call,
and just as she opened The door she was
knocked down by the man, who went
through the house, robbing it of $500 in
money and other valuahles.
On Sunday morning last little girl nine
years old, named Mary Ritman, daughter of
John Ritman, residing on South Chapel street,
Baltimore, was burned to death by coal oil
accident. A glass lamp was suspended from
the ceiling and the little girl, in walking he.
meath it, accidentally knocked it from its
place on TO the stove. The lamp was shat
tered and the blazing oil thrown over her
person, setting her clothing on fire. She
fingered until nine o'clock when death en-.
sued
The Postmaster General has authorized
Dead Letter Office auction sale mt Wash
ington city, on the 18th of January next.
The catalogue embraces 5000 different arti.
Giles sent through the mails, but unredeemed
including books, music, paper, eneravings
jewellery, necktics, baby clothes, socks, scarfs,
violin strings, scissors knives shoe brushes
stockings, corn crushcrs, scythe stones, tooth
picks, charms, shoes, gloves, asthmatc fumi-
gators, night caps, shcetings, ribbons, saws
and corn huskers.
"A United States express car on the St
Louis, Kansas City and Northern train, was
robbed near ST. Louis, on Saturday morning
The express messenger while taking nan
felt heavy hand on his shoulder, and OPEN
ing his eyes was confronted by drawn pis
tol in the hands of II masked man. Another
robber also stood near by with brace of
pistols in his hands. The unlucky messen-
ger was tumbled into large empty packing
box and tightly secured. The robbers then
broke open the safe and robbed il of S12 900.
Five appointments were allowed to the
Maryland delegation in Congress. OF those
VIM. Il. Dove, named by Mr. Walsh, of
Montgomery county, received an 1880
clerkshp S. E. Cuttings, of Baltimore coun-
1y, messenger at $1,14G named by Mr..
Roberts, Louis II. Nelson, of Baltimore, fol-
der, 81 ,44G, named by Mr.. O'Brien; Col. Jas.
IT. Blackstone of st. Marys county. meg
senger, 81 ,44G, named by Mr.. Henkie. The
fifth appointment, folder, at 81 ,44G, was as
singed TO Gov. Thomas to name, but he has
not yet designated him.
"A fatal duel was fought on Thursday of
last week, between George E. Radcliffe and
Charles d. Tilley, residents of Augusta Ca,