The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-05-19
TIE NEWS.

The fishing season on the PatuXent and
Potomac rivers, this year, is said to have
been thus far sad failure.
About week ago colored boy named
Wilico, living on Kent island, was fatally
burned while attempting to kndle a fire
with coal oil.
DR.. w. W. Hall, editor of HaEs Jou'nal
Of Health, was taken with fit on the street
in New York, and died in a few minutes
He was G3 years old.
Hon. VIM. II. Barnum, Democrat, has
been elected U. S. Senator from Connecticut,
for the uncXpired term of the late Senator
Ferry, which ends in 1879.
About 100000 young shad, now in pro.
cess of Matching by the Maryland Fishery
Commission, at Denton, will be turned loose
in the Choptank in a few days.
john Ingram, day laborcr at Hagers.
town, Nd, was struck by lightning at G3O
p. NJ, Monday evening, and instantly killed
He leaves a wife and three children.
Two negro murderers, Paul Campbell
and Prince Robertson, were hanged at Spring.
field, Ga, on Monday. They were convicted
of the murder of Mrs. Cochran and hel
daughter, at Eden, Ga.
Eight children, of one family, whose
ages ranged from to u years, got into q
leaky skiff in the Ohio river, near Neray
Ind, last Sunday morning, and padded to
the middle Of the river, VIXEN the skif sank
Five of them were drowned,
A man and woman, both drunk
jumped into the Delaware river, hand in
hand, at Philadelphia, Tuesday night, for the
purpose of committing suicide. The woman
was drowned, but the man, who gave hi:
name as John Brown, was rescued.
Mrs Margaret Caltel and her daughter
Matte, residing in Baltimore, were fatally
burned, by the explosion of coal oil lamp
Monday morning, AT the coroncr's inquest
1t was found that the oil was of very in
terior quality, igniting at 80 degrees.
Satisfactory Democratic gains are shown
at the recent charter elections in North Caro-
lima In Weldon the Democrats elected theil
entire ticket for the first time since the war
and at Halifax they elected four out of six
Aldermen, gain of two over last year.
"A serious conflict has broken out be-
tween the whites and blacks at Laurel Hill
in West Felicianna Parish, La. II begun or
Friday night. A dispatch to Acting Gov.
ernor Antoine says that II colorcd men have
been killed. Other reports say that three
whites were also killed
There is no longer any doubt that Rich
ard Harrington, indicted for completely in
the safe burglary in Washington, has left the
country, ana it is believed he is in Canada
The extradition treaty with England does
not apply to the offence of conspiracy, with
which he is charged.
"A serious accident occurred on the Rich
mond and Petersburg railroad, near Chester
on Monday. Two cars ola military excur.
sion train from Richmond, while returning
were thrown from the track by broken
rail. A number of persons are reported
killed and wounded.
AT San Francisco, on Saturday, revenue
officers discovered an underground pipe
leading from the Bay View distilcry to al
outlet under the distillery's wharf, several
hundred yards distant. Il is evident that
large amounts of CROOKED" whisky have
been shipped by this means.
AT the municipal election in Cumber-
land on Monday Mr.. Withers, the Demo
cratic candidate, was elected Mayor by one
majority over Mr.. Read, Republican. Five
Republican Councilmen were elected to three
Democrats The council will be equally di
vided.