The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-02-04
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THE NEWS.

i~IuHo' i1nNl thS oi'tSp vi
the York, Pa, bar, died suddenly on Mon
day.
"A flood in the Ohio river, on Saturday
and Sunday, around Louisville and Southern
Indiana, caused considerable damage.
Robert Bonner, proprietor of the New
York Ledger, has purchased the mare Music
for $4,000. She has record of2219
An old man named John Ferguson, has
died in Emyvale, County Monaghan, Ire
land, at the ripe age of 100 years.
Corn is being used MS fuel in Nebraska,
there being no market for it. 1t is sold for
IS cents for seventy pounds, and is regarded
rs cheap rs wood at six dollars a cord.
More trouble has arisen about the Cen
tennial appropriation by Congress. BY the
blunder of an engrossing clerk the bill will
have TO be passed again betolc il can become
a law.
VIM. A. Dell, aged 81, committed sui
eide in Baltimore one day last week, by
taking laudunum. He was q bookbinder,
but had been without work for several
weeks
The House of Representatives has re-
duced the rate on third class mail matter,
which includes small packages and transient
newspapers, to half a cent an ounce. Sensi-
BILE and just.
The Maryland Hospital has incurred
debt of $15O,0OO, in putting up new buildings
and providing for the inmates, and asks the
Legislature for a modest appropriation of
$4,000.
Joseph p. Fleming, q well-known and
highly esteemed citizen of Frederick county,
was stricken with paralysis, a few weeks
since, and died on Saturday, in his 10Th
year.
Robert Smith, native of Virginia, who
followed cunning on the Potomac for live
lihood, recently shot and killed Thomas
Warner, at Marshall Hall, Prince Georges
county.
1t is stated that wris have been served
upon General Schenck, U. S. Minister to
England, and others connected with the
Emma Mine swindle, which cost our British
cousins large amount of money.
"A negro tramp, answering in every par
ticular, except clothing, the description given
of the murderer of Mr.. Benjamin Fenner, at
Hyattsvllc, on the 10Th Of January, has
been arrested at Frederick Junction.
Eight prisoners in Athens county, Ohio,
Jail attempted to escape by setting the build
ing on fire. The heat became so intense
that they called for aid, and set TO work TO
extinguish the flames and save themselves.
An aged negro in Charles county, died
suddenly, to all appearances, and prepare
tions were made for his burial The next
day, however he astonshed his friends by
awakening from his trance, which so closely
resembled death.
Abraham Shircs, Henry Srayer, Cyrus
Slrayer and Henry Reeder while filing up Il
lime kiln at Columbia, Pa, on Saturday,
were sutfocaed by the gas and fell into the
pit. Reeder was the only one rescued
alive.
"A child whose photograph bears &
striking resemblance to Charlie Ross has
turned up at Tiflin, Ohio where he was left
last October by two strange men, He gives
his name as Charlie Skates and says he came
from Cincinnati.
Another secret organization, with its
headquarters at Washington, styled "The
Free School Guard" has lately been started,
Its objects are in the main laudable enough,
and it might flourish if there were serious
opposition to its tcnets.
Patrick Garland and his wife, living
near Rockford, Illinois. were frozen 10 death
last Friday night, While on their way home
from market, i'll an open wagon. 1t is sup
posed they were rendered helpless from an
over-indulgence in intoxicating liquors.
"A fire occurred last Friday afternoon,
in house occupied by the Triumph Safety
Powder Company" When the fire was
nearly under control, quantity Of tho matt
ufactured article exploded with great force,
utterly destroying the building, and creating
the greatest excitement in the ncighbor-
hood
Richard uynson, Jr., aged 10 years, son
of Richard Hynson, Esq, of the Chcstcrtown
Bar, on Tuesday last playfully pointed pts.
tol at Jack Chrisfeld, aged 8 years, grand
son Of ex-senator Pearce and Hon. John w.
Chrisfield. The pistol was supposed to be
unloaded. Result-the old story Mrs.
Chrisfield has buried her darling.
Peter Nelson, Il Swcdc, living near Rap
id City, Illinois, was cross 10 his wife and ac-
cused her OF infidelily, whereupon she got
up early in The morning, while he slept, and
with small axe struck him repeatedly on
the temple, and finished the deed by cutting
his throat with razor. She then drew the
body away and concealed it.
The hurricane of Tuesday night unroof
ed three hundred and fifty houses in Balti
more city, besides doing much other dam
age. At Frederick, the stccple of The
Episcopal church, 135 feet high, was blown
down. From all quarters accounts of dam
age TO property have been received, but no
loss of life is reported.
Indictments have been found N WASH
ington against Frederick A. Sawyer, late
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, w. r.
Haines, late Commissioner of Customs w
Ill. BaIstow, q clerk in the Treasury, and
others, for conspiracy to dcfraud the gov
eminent through false claim, in which for
gerry was one of the elements of success.
The centennial year appears to be bad one
for thieves.
Seven masked robbers entered the house
of MIR. Whittlesey, cashier of the National
bank OF Northampton, Mass, on Tuesday
night OF last week, seized and bound the
cashier and his family, and compelled him to
give them the keys and combination by
which the bank could be opened. Will
these they entered the safe and robbed it of
$7OO,OOO in money and securities. 500, 600
reward has been offered for their capture.
A special dispatch to Leavenworth, Kan
sas, from Camp Supply, Idaho Territory,
gives The particulars of a brilliant exploit,
in which Lieut.. Bishop and $50 U. S. troops
pursued band of Usage Indians who had
stolen fifty head Of cattle. The gallant band
killed and wounded several Indians, captur-
ed thrty-five ponies, three squaws and n
boy. They didn't get the cattle, however,
and the impression is that the Indians rot
the best of them in the fight.
"A most atrocous murder has come TO
light at Grcenpoint, Long Island A man $
head, which had been severed from the body,
was found wrapped in newspaper between
lumber pile and fence in shipyard at
that place, on Saturday afternoon. 1t was
identified by the features as the head of w.
w. Simmons, of Derby, Conn, who had
been working in Williamsburg, N. Y, (Which
lies adjacent to Greenpoinl,) and boarding
with family there A physician gave the
opinion that the man had been murdered
within twelve hours from the time the head
was found. Detectives succeeded in tracing