The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-12-29
TIE sEGXS.
BEL AIR, FRIDAY, DEC. 20. 1875.
THE NEWS.

The Emperor and Empress of Brazleal
ut Jerusalem in good health.
Henry Clay has been held to bail in Phil
adelphia for the crrele5s use of blackjack
BY the recent gale it is estimted thai
$50 lives were lost on the east coast of Scot
land and England.
The wife of OK Secretary BeIlnap is
writing book. The title has not been an.
nounced.
The grasshopper eggs in Kansas Were
Matched during mud spell recently, and the
cold weather has since killed the young hop
pers.
The steamship Britanni I, of the White
Star line, recently made the pass tgc from
Queenstown 10 New York in seven days
and thirteen hours.
The town of Crockett, in Texas, has been
burned down, only three houses being saved.
1t was fourishng place, with fine private
and public buildings
American beef has recently found special
favor in the London market and Kentucky
bred short horn cow WAS awarded the frs
pr re at the Smilhtield Club Show Uondou)
less than month ago.
On the 1st of January the Queen of
Great Britain is TO be snlcmny and magniti.
Gently proclaimed as Empress of India, mt
Delhi Great preparations are making for
this ceremony.
"A new territory, to be called Huron, is
proposed to be created out OF the northern
part of Dakota. 1t will have an area of TO-
600 square miles and an estimated population
of 10000. 1t said that one of the best farm
ing res ions in the United States lies in the
proposed new territory.
d. Il,
ed in the later's saloon at Chattanooga,
Tenn, Christmas day Peasc went to.a gun
store procured pistol, returned and shot
Smith in three places. Smith returned the
TIE fire, wounding Pease twice. Both are
probably fatally injured.
AT Hampton, N. Y, last Friday work
man engaged in blasting rocks was pouring
powder out of a kcg into the hole, when the
powder exploded, blowing him thirty feet into
the air. He lost both eyes, was frightfully dis
figured and cut about the tacG ard body, and
large piece of rock was embedded in his
neck. His recovery is doubtful.
Three boys escaped from the Reform
School at Plainfleld, Ind, a few days ago and
ran to the woods. Some of the boys who
made guard of honor tor good conduct
were sent after them. They caught up with
them and scut1le ensued, in which Edward
Swager one of the guards, was stabbed and
killed. One of the runaways was returned
to the institution, but the Others got off.
On Christmas night convent near Jo-
liette, Canada caught fire. All the ocCu-
pants, 100 persons were in their beds at the
time, and the nuns and children only saved
themselves by rushing out of the building in
their night-clothes. Ten children and three
ladies are are missing, and it is supposed
they persisted inthe flames.
"A gang of five masked men, last Friday
night, at Astoria, II Y, robbed a
man they met Oil the road of his
horse, sleigh and clothes, and turned him
loose in biting snow storm. They then
entered house where five men slept and
robbed it Shortly afterwards they entered
another house in the neighborhood and com
PEELED the family to go into one room, where
they were kept under guard while tho house
was searched and robbed.
On Christmas afternoon in Washington
almost panic occurred at the National The,
atre while Miss Kate ClaXlon was playing
in the Two Orphans" Some one called
out fight and the audience understood it
10 be fire. A general rush tor the doors took
place, und some children were injured in the
rush The: eatre was quickly cleared, but
it was some time before quiet was restore
and the plny resumed. This is the same
play that was being acted at the time of the
recent Brooklyn calamity, and Miss ClaXton
was then one Of the prominent actors