The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-03-10

-Grantsm has extended to the remotest
corner of our republic. In far-of Alaska, n
has been formed and the gov
eminent plundered of its revenues.
Gen. Babcocl's friends in New York,
Philadelphia and Washington are raising Il
fund of $50 900 to reimburse him for the eX-
pensc attending his late trial.
Henry Jones, of York county, Va, was
murdered in James City Co., Va, Feb. 2G, !
by Il gang of eight negro woodch0ppcrs,
in his employ, and robbed ola considerable
sum of money which he had in his possession.
Seven of the murdercrs were arrested.
john Butler was stabbed at Locust
Point, Baltimore, on Saturday night, by n
drunken sailor named Francis Murray, and
died in Il few minutes. The murder was
committed with n sheath knife.
Mrs. Alonzo Gibson, ofSt George Island,
Va, was killed by loaded gun, while sweep
ing Il room. The gun was standing behind
Il door, and by some means fell and was dis
charged, the load entering her side.
"A fire occurred last Saturday morning
in the large dry goods house of Wood, Marsh,
Hayward & Co., on Market street, Phladel-
phia, causing u total loss of that and adjon-
ing property Of over 100000
"A Philadelphia cemetery association at
tempted to exclude the body of colorcd
man from being buried in the cemetery,
whereupon his relatives entered suit and the
case was decided against the cemetery as
ISOLATION.
Capt. Craig and G. w. Bryant, of Mis-
souri,, were arrested Mt Washington on Sat
urday, on charge of conspiracy to defraud the
government of $25 900 on the alleged loss of
Il wagon train while transporting Govern
ment freight.
In the Superior Court ut Baltimore last
week, Judge Dobbin rendered decision in
the Mayoralty contest, sustaining the de-
murrer of the defendant, Mayor Lalrobe, and
dsmssing the petition Of the Reform candi-
date.
Albert Langford, u switch man on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, was killed, last
Thursday, while crossing the blue ridge, over
Gwinn's Falls In endeavoring to avoid a
train he fell and was crushed, his body fall
ing into the water below.
Two little girls, aged ten and eleven, have
been carried off from Brooklyn by man
with only one arm. They returned on Mon
day and stated they had been enliccd to a
hotel where they were left all night. The
man was found and arrested.
An Italian bark bound for Baltimore
went ashore, on the night of March list, of
the North Carolina coast, and went to pieces
Only four of her crew of fifteen men, were
saved. A ite.saving crew consisting of six
men, attempted to board the vessel and were
all drowned.
Rev. E. G. Longley, on last Sunday
week, dropped dead while preaching in n M
E. pulpit at Brooklyn, N. Y. Within the
last two years two of his brothers died sud
/ lnn1,r of opoplaSv Whom fhn coonnJ np1
died he remarked that his turn would come
next.
AT ltingtown in Schuylkill county, Pa.
n man named Stauter was accidentally killed
on Thursday evening while sweeping down
cobwebs for his wife. He happened to knock
down gun which was hanging on the wall
and the discharge of its contents blew off part
of his head.
Marrow Passage bridge, near Woodstock
Va, broke down on Monday night, with Il
passenger and freight train, prccipitating the
cars into the abyss below, n distance of ia
feet. Eleven persons were killed and nun.
Der Of others injured. Among the victims
were several Baltimorcans.
Mrs. Plum, employed ut u hotel in Bridge.
port, VT, killed her -year-old son last
Wednesday, by giving him u dose of zorro
sive subimate, and then attempted suicide
by taking the same poison. 1t is thought she
will recover. DesertiOn by her husband was
the cause
Gen. Schenck, U. S. minister to Eng,
land, is on his way home to appear before
the congressional investigating committee
in relation to his connection with the Emma
Mine scandal Recent developments show 4
more fragrant case than ever against Schencls
ofprostiuton ofa high office TO personal
greed.
AT Poltsvillc, Pa, boy named VIM
Sibhet, four years of age, met with n singu.
lar death on Saturday. 1t appears that ht
| seized Il handful of coffee and crammel LOT
of it in his mouth. One of the grains made
its way into his windpipc, and in spite ofal
that could be done for him he died in II short
while.
Geo. w. futile, Il young blacksmith
about twenty-five years of age, residing in
the village of Bladcnsburg, Prince Georges
county, Md, was burned TO death on Sunday
evening, while a prisoner in the town lock.
up under arrest for disorderly conduct. Tho
room in which he was confined contained
some hay or straw for him to sleep on, and
il is not known whether ii accidentally caught
fire from striking match to light his pipe
or from sparks dropped from the pipe after
he had fallen asleep. An effort was made
to rescue him, but it failed. Tultles arms
and legs were burned of, leaving n shapeess
trunk Tho disaster occurred two hours after
| he was arrested.
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