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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-01-21
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making many homes uiterIy novortv-str;n hs ~. VI
and also. through the ELECTROMAGNETIC of Will
many crimes lave hncn cnmmittaaa VI thrn,'si
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and crime breeder conld be diminishn1 INA "'I
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might be made bright and happy' that IRE rO now
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Affairs in Dublin District.
EVENING AND MORNING STARS.

EVENING AND MORNING STARS.
Our evenings are now bcautitied by three plan.
cts. First, AT O'Clock, Z. NJ, we see red fiery
Mars i'll the southwest, and away further west
We sec pale Saturn, who by rapid transit from
east TO west passed Mars in November, and is
now rapidly approaching the lovely queen of
stars, Venus, who is seen in the west looking
like Il bright globe of iitc. Saturn will pass the
beauty in February, but slow old Mars will not
overhaul the gem of the skies until the Goth of
March. In the morning Jupiter is seen riding
in,tbc Orient, and looks splendid, shedding his
silvery rays. These beauties proclaim, beyond
the cavil of the atheist, that the hand that made
them was Divine.
am sorry TO have to say that two of our most
useful and esteemed citizens James Silver and
John +. Galbreath are very sick, aud it is the
sincere desire of our community that they may
both soon recover and be restored TO good health.
HUGH CoRRIGAN.
The sad death Of this gentleman has cast Il
melancholy gloom over our neighborhood. Mr..
Corrigan was kind, loving husband an aftec.
Tomato father, and good citizen. lie was kind
to the sick and afflicted, and the poor and needy
were never sent away from his hospitabc man.
sion comtortless. But alas, he has gone, and we
hope that he is happy tower there
HARTFORD COUNTY INSURANCE.
l am glad TO see by the report of the Mutual
Fire Insurance Company in Hartford county,
that its affairs are in such prosperous condi.
Ton. lWoulu ADVISE our citizens To insure thciI
property in the home company, where if they
meet with loss, they are sure to be promptly
paid. Iii snotworth while to go to Europe, York
or Utica, to insure, when you have good safe
company of your own. Now in the beginning
of the year is good time to insure. Better moi
neglect 10 do so, for no one knows how soon
his property may be destroyed by the devour-
ing element. This company don't boast of its
surplus millions in its treasury, for such u thing
might tempt the cupidity of somebody, but they
do boast ofhaving substantial basis, by which
all the property insured is bound TO pay, pro
rata, its respective share Of all losses that ma,
occur to the members.
DlPHTHERIA.
am sorry TO say this terrible disease still lin
gers in the neighborhood of Prospect, and som,
of the cases have proved fatal.
HOG CHOLERA.
The hog cholera is still at work in the upper
part of our district and in York county. Man,
Of the farmers have lost all their stock hogs, ant
many fine fat porkcr has been killed by this
fatal disease. MARS.
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The Late State Election.

The Reformers made recount of the
vote cast in Baltimore city on the I'd of No
vember last, from which they aver that 3,774
pudding tickets and 1876 unfolded tickets
were cast for the Democratic nominees
The committee acknowledge that they also
found small number of the suspicious tick
els for Mr.. Harris.
by pudding tickets, it is understood, are
meant tickets smaller than the usual size,
which it is contonded are voted folded in
larger tickets. The unfolded tickets hay
ing no creases in them, it is claimed afford
evidence that they were voted fraudulently.
Democrats claim that tickets may lose the
crease made by folding and by being opened
to be strung, and also that they may have
been rolled up so as to enter the box without
being folded at all. They also claim that
the fact of tickets being smaller than the av-
erage size, is not proof of fraud in voting
them, and that when the Democrats engaged
in the contested election cases begin to put
in their rebutting evidence they will offer
personal testimony by witnesses above all
suspicion of wrong doing that they Che wit
nesses) voted small tickets.
Thus, by their own showing, if there were
frauds on the part of the Democrats, the
supporters of Mr. Harris were also guilty of
dishonest practices. While we can never
sanction or excuse fraudsin elections, no mat
ter by whom they are committed, we must re,
frain from accepting entirely the conclusions
reached by the Reform Committee, until the
other side is heard. Those who condemn
others should see to it first that they them
selves are pure.
The friends of the Governor will be glad
that the vote has been re-counted. Whether
correct or not it puts the fact of Mr.. Carrolls
election over Mr.. Harris beyond cavil. Even
after deducting all the tickets alleged to have
been Illegally cast, Mr.. CAROLS majority
over Mr.. Harris is G,71G.
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"A young man named ireland, near At
lantic City, snapped an "unloaded" gun at n
little girl named Patterson. She was killed
and lie was held for murder.
The Boston Post thinks it was n good
joke in Speaker Kerr TO appoint Alexander
ii. Stephens, the lightest man in the House,
Chairman of the Committee on Weights and
Measures.
Wis, proposes to give each man twenty
years old one vote, each man forly-two
years two votes, and each man siXty-thrcc
years old three votes.
DIR. Joseph Walker, the Vinegar Bitters
man, who sued for divorce from his wife,
has yearly income of 100000, from the
sale of the bitters. Ten OF twelve years ago
he was too poor TO pay for the printing of
labels for his medicine.
"A singular death took place the other
day at Lincoln, in England. A grocer named
Picker, who keeps fowls, was last week feed
ing them, when n bantam cock spurred him
in the left thumb. Modification set in, and
all efforts TO save the unfortunate mans life
proved unavailng.
"A. T. Stewart pays about $4,000 in
taxes on his real estate in New York CITY,
His wholesale store is assessed at $1,150,000
and taxed $32 ,200 his retail store, assessed
$3.50 900, pays $23,S00 and he pays $1G,S00
tax on his house OH Fifth Avenue, which is
assessed at 100000.
Lands at Beaufort, S. c., sold for the
non payment of United States direct taxes
bring only from Is 10 90 cents an acre, and il
is so difficult to get the money til at general
ly they have to be sold over again. Some
of this land is like the Frenchman's water
lots, only visible at low tide.
"A California inventor has patented n
continuance for driving sewing machines
which does away with the treadle. A num-
Der of springs are moved by clockwork and
governed by n lever SO nicely that the needle
may be made TO move at any desired rate of
speed. The machine will run for about an
hour and quarter with one winding up.
The hard times are scarcely noticeable
in the Michigan copper regions, and large
numbers of buildings of all kinds have been
erected during the season in the various
cities and towns supported by that industry
The decrease in the wages of the miners of
the iron region has not been the order among
the copper mines, and business of all kinds
retains its brskness.
General Grant said in his message 1878 !:
81 renew my previous recommendation to
Congress for general amnesty The number
engaged in the late rebellion yet laboring
under disabilities is very small, but enough
to keep up constant irritation. No posi-.
bic danger can accrue to the government by
restoring them to eligibility to hold Office"
"A young man in Chicago was recently
found dead in his bed, and the supposition
was that he had committed suicide by poison
ing; but upon Analysing the contents of his
stomach nothing but the following were
found in it: Pickles, pound cake, lemonade,
cold turkey, beer, fried oysters, cold punch,
ham sandwich, sponge cake, beef tea, mince
tea, chicken salad, whisky, coffee, bologna
sausage, port, cheese, sardines and sherry
The jury returned n verdict of "Died through
The visitation of friends"
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SCRIBNER'S FOR FEBRUARY Bret IIartc's
Gabriel Conroy, in the February number Of
'ScTiJacr'S No1tthly, has an episode entitled The
Bulls of the Blessed Trinity, which is a remark
able and characteristic bit of description. Ed
ward Everett ITale's story of Philip Noan's
Friends contains curious account of 4 CONVEX.
sation by pantomime between white men and H.
lans. There are two articles in this number
which may come under the head of discovery.
One OF them Is concerning an important bust Of
Milton, very little known either in England or
America and the other is a hitherto unpublsh-
cd letter from Robert f. Lee to jefferson Davis,
written after the battle of Gettysburg, and re-
signing the command of the Confederate forces
Charles Barnard has paper fully describing
the way OF working of the Philadelphia Building
and Loan Associations, by means of which, it is
stated, one hundred thousand homes have been
built i'll that city. Clarence Cook continues his
illustrated papers on house-furnishirg and
decoration; and Moses Colt Tyler writes about
The University Of Michigan, giving an account
Of the woman experiment there. The Revolu-
tionary Letters this month contain John Adams
views of the currency question There is an arti.
Gle on singular convict island in the Atlantic
Ocean, and Il paper on French Ducls
DR.. Holland writes about The School Ques.
ton, acknowledging change of opinion with
regard to the reading Of the Bible in the public
schools; and discusses The Philosophy of Re-
form. The Old Cabinet is devoted 10 Friend.
ship; the Brc-a. Bac republishes a lately dis.
covered poem by Wordsworth, to the Queen, as
well as letter by Browning TO the editor of
Wordsworth's prose- on the subject of The Lost
Leader. Home and Society tells about Two
Ways of Teachng at Home, and other matters.
In the Worlds Work number of new process
es are described
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ALLEGED OUTRAGE ON A MARRIED Wo-
MAN.-0n Tuesday Sheriff Ianway arrested
George Hooker, who lives at Gunpowder
Bridge, on the Philadelphia, Wilmington
and Baltimore Railroad, charged by Mrs.
Alice M. Thomas, wife of VIM. Thomas, with
having committed an outrage upon her. on
the 23d of last December. Mrs. Thomas, in
her evidence before Justice Snowdcn, stated
that her home is near Rockers house. On
the day in question she was alone in the
house, her husband being absent on business.
About eight o'clock in the morning Hooker
came in, and after speaking to her took n
seat. While engaged in putting wool in the
stove, she says Hooker seized her and COM
mitied the outrage, Notwithstanding her
screams and cries. Her husband return
ed at eleven o'clock in the morning, but
she said nothing to him about the affair then
II preyed upon her mind, however, and on
the LIST day of January, ten days after the al
legged occurrenc ;, she made the facts known
to her husband. On Monday last he made
complaint before Justice Snowden, in Bel
Air, and Hooker was arrested
Hooker and Thomas are both bridge
keepers for the railroad company. Mr..
Hooker is man about sixty years of age,
and has wife and grown children. His
character among his neighhors has always
been uneXcepiionablc. Hooker protests his
INNOCENCE in the most positive manner and
asserts that Thomas not long ago called upon
him, charging him with having used impro :
per language towards his wife, and offering
to say nothing about it, provided Hooker
would give him one thousand dollars. This
Hooker refused to do
Mrs Thomas, his accuscr, is totally I'm
cultivated but pretty little woman, not yet
sixteen years of age and has been married
about FIVE months. The intercourse between
the two families has hitherto been of The
most friendly character, and Mrs. Thomas
testified that since the alleged occurrence
she has occasionally visited Mr.. Hooker's
daughters, and taken tea with the family.
The Justice admitted Hooker to bail in the
sum of S. 900 for his appearance at court.
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ID | Il ID.

BILLINGSLEA-On Thursday afternoon,
Jan. 18th, 1876, Mrs. SARAH A. BILLING
SLEA, wife of Charlton w. Billingslea, in
the 6lst year of her age
MITCHELL.-On the 18th of january, at
two o'clock, p. NJ, at the residence of his
parents, in Hartford county, Nd, BERNARD
MITCHELL, eldest son of Paca and Aman
da Mitchell, aged 90 years,
STREETT-On the 31st of December, at
II o'clock, A. NJ, of Group, after few hours
illness, CLEMENTINE, youngest daughter
of John II. and d. Virginia Street, aged
four years, one month and 81 days.
Hacro Republican please copy.
STUMP.-Captain REUBEN STUMP, at
his late home, "Lystra,' Baltimore county,
on the night of 18th of January aged 60
years.
BUND.-On 2sth December, 1875, at her
late residence, white House." Hartford Co
Nd, Mrs MARY BOND, in the Oath year
of her age.
M1NOR.-On the afternoon of 18th Janu-
AIRY, Mrs. NARY S. MINOR, daughter of
the late David G. Stewart and relct of the
late Rev Launcelot B. Minor, of Virginia,
and of the Protestant Episcopal Mission at
Cape Palmas, Africa.
HOLLIS.--In Hartford county, on 11th of
January, BENZ. o. HOLLIS, in the 10th
year of his age.
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Correspondence.
A Pleasant Surprise,

Rev. B. F. Clarkson, pastor of the NJ. L.
Church of West Hartford, and family were
very agreeaby surprised at their residence
in Jarrettsville, on Wednesday evening" the
18th inst. Quite number of the Friend
ship congregation came ana took possession
of the parsonage, and about 7 o'clock, the
parson and his family were invited to the
dining room, where such n rcpast had been
prepared as one seldom sees, especially in
parsonage. All present enjoyed the sumptu-
Gus viands placed before them. Returning
to the parlor, the evening was spent in social
intercourse and in singing, until the com
pany was again called to the dining ROOM
where such II sight met the gaze as would
gladden. any minister. The large table was
literally piled with provisions Not only
was the pantry so literally furnished, but
the cellar and courthouse were not forgotten.
In few brief remarks the pastor gave eX-
preston to his gratitude for this exhibition
of the kindly feeling OF the Friendship CON
gregation toward himself and fnmily, and
was responded TO by DR.. Robert Dickey in
lis felicitous style. After singing and prayer,
the company returned TO their homes, feeling
that they had spent pleasant evening and
Lad caughta glimpse f"ministcr's sunshine"
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INVESTIGATION OF ABUSES OF TRUsT.-
In the State Senate on Tuesday, on consid-
Grafton of the resolutions offered by Mr..
Dennis, of Somerset, providing for q joint
committee to inquire into alleged abuses of
trust by sundry State officials, Col Walsh, of
Hartford, offered as an amendment or suhsti-
tutc, Il series of resolutions calling for more
rigid and detailed inquiry into the allega-
tions.
The chief point of difference between the
original resolutions of Mr.. Dennis and the
amendment of Mr. Walsh is that the former
limits the inquiry to the time "since January
/, 1863" and she latter authorizes an inquiry
since January, 1868.
lIr. Walsh said he wanted the inquiry to
be thorough and complete, and not confined
to one party.
Mr.. Dennis earnestly urged the passage of
his resolutions, as offered, and an animated
discussion ensued, which was participated in
by Messrs. Steiner and Suit, Republicans, and
Messrs. Walsh and Bannon, Democrats
Pending the discussion, the hour for the
special order of the day arrived, and the sub.
iect was laid aside.
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Taxation of Mortgages.

The question of taxing mortgages is one
again prominent before our Legislature. We
trust, in the interests of our people generally,
as we understand them, that the measure
will not be adopted. The first and most
obvious objection, in the light of past expert
cnce under the former Act of Assembly i'm
posing this tax, is that the borrower and not
the capitalist or party who loans will be
forced to bear the burden of this tax. This
objection, it may be said, is proposed to be
met by so framing the bill that the lender,
not The borrower, shall be made to pay the
imposition. This, we take it, is one OF our
modern legislative chimeras AN impossibility
practically to effect. A thousand devices will
be readily framed to impose upon the bor-
rover this tax, under penalty of his not re-
ceiying his loan; as he cannot now get money
on mortgage below the rate of eight OF ten
per cent, although the law does not legalze
the cxacton fmore than six per cent. So
that the borrower owning land, upon which
he already pays taxes, when he is compelled
to mortgage the same for improvements
Will us NulNC anu TtlluGl IL
productive, must, under the proposed law,
not only pay increased taxes by its re-assess-
mcnt at higher value, but also upon the
money he has been forced to borrow to ex-
pend upon those very improvements In
other words, in addition to his interest, in
surance, &c, he is further burdened with
special taX-and this measurably 10 the relief
of the party who has money TO loan, and
who is, consequently, of the class better able
to bear an increased burden. For by taxing
mortgages the basis of taxation is thereby
proportionably increased, so us DO render the
per cent. of the levy for public dues proper
tionably less. The special tax TO be paid, as
we have shown, by the class who are forced
to borrow, decreases the amount TO be paid
by the class who lend. In other words, dis
eliminating uniavorably towards those who
are least able to bear the imposition. 1t is,
practically discrimination in favor of CAPT.
tai, and therefore contrary to correct princi-
pies, and we venture to assert, Democratic
principles.
These are but few of the considerations
which suggest themselves in reference to the
matter. We trust our people, however, will
ponder these things for themselves, and if
our views are in their judgment correct,
will take occasion to let them be known to
our representatives at Annapolis, so that
they may be enabled to vote upon the mea-
sure, when it comes up, with ut least an UNI
derstandng of the wishes of their constitu-
cncy
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A GRACEFUL CONFERENCE.-THE heartily
endorse the following, from the Towsontown
Journal in relation to the re-appointment,
by Gov. Carroll, of the Hon II. G. Holiday
rs Secretary of State:
Governor Carroll, as his first official act,
has re appointed the Hon. re Holiday, as
Secretary OF State. The Governor has thus
paid high compliment 10 this distinguished
officer, whose thorough acquaintance with
oil the affairs of the State, will very materi-
ally tighten the duties of the Governor
There is not an official in the State having
business at the Executive Chamber who will
not hail this appointment with delight; and
we have reason to believe that the longer
Governor Carroll knows Mr. Holiday the
better he will esteem him, not only as an in
valuable officer, but as an intelligent gentle
man, thoroughly versed in all our affairs -
AS member of the press Of the State we
are indebted to Mr. Holiday for many acts
Of kindness.
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96 ACRES, More or Less,

There are about Ten Acres in Wood, and the
balance is in high state of cultivation will
produce from fifty to eighty bushels of Corn
and from twenty TO thirty bushels of Wheat
per acre, There is a good ORCHARD on
the farm, and all kinds of other fruits, such
as Peaches, Pears, Cherries and Grapes
The farm is all under good fencing, a part of
which is post and rails, lately put up The
improvements are good two story frame
DWELLING HOUSE, with Kitchen and
Bath House attached with good dry Gel
lar. There is water in the Kitchen, Bath
Rooms, and at the Barn, forced up by one of
Mr.. Biles' Hydraulic Rams, from never
failing Spring. There is n good Barn, Large
Corn House, with Corn Cribs on each side,
Granary, Hay House, also Wood and Wash
House near the kitchen, brick Spring House,
brick Meat and Hen House, two Hog Pens,
under roof.
This property is convenient to Churches
of all denominations Schools, Stores, and
Mechanics of all kinds Taking it altogcth-
er, it is one of the best farms that has ever
been offered for sale in this part of the coun-
ty, and is worthy of the attention of those
wishing to purchase. For further informa-
ton, address the subscriber, Jarretlsville
Postofflce, Hartford county, Maryland.
jan14 WILLIAM G. BARBER.
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RESUMPTION OF SPECIE PAYMENTS On
Monday resolution, offered by Mr. Holman n,
passed the House of Representatives, in
structing the committee on banking and cur
rency to report bill repeating the act which
provides fora resumption of specie payments
in 1870. Mcssrs. Thomas, Walsh and O'Bricn
voted against the passage Of this resolution,
while Mr.. Roberts, our representative from
this district, voted for it. Mr.. Swami was
absent. Mr.. Roberts, to prevent any mis-.
conception of his vote, explained to report
er Of the Sun that he voted for Judge Hol-
mans resolution because Of his belief that
the resumption act is an advertisement for
financial festival that cannot be enjoyed in
1870, and because he believed it to be the
policy of the Democratic party to deal fairly
and candidly with the people in all things,
and in none more SO than in the grave matter
of the financial problem which is now upon
them for solution. Mr.. Roberts says that
no one can be more sincerely in favor of q
return to specie payments at the earliest
he is called upon squarcly to indicate his con-
victions on this subject he will not hesitate
to place himself where he bclongs-among
the "hard money" men. The vote on Judge
Holman's resolution, he says, in no manner
| committed him TO the Endorsement of an If
rcdecmable paper currency, which would
have been ftrthest from his intention. He
is, however, very seriously impressed with
the conviction that resumption in 1879 is an
impossibility, and that it would be much
better 10 fix day at which there might be
some possible hope of realizing resumption
in fact" and not as a 'poetical fiction"
merely intending to operate as campaign
document. This matter is not and should
not be political question, and it is quite too
serious matter to be used as political
weathercock. Mr.. Roberts says he made his
campaign for Congress on the hard money
principle, and has not abated iot since
| then