The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-09-08
TIE GGZS.
BEL AIR, FRIDAY, SEP. s, 1876.
THE MEMS.

-Four men were suffocated by foul air in
n mining shaft near Central City, Col, last
Thursday.
The Turks have defeated the Servians
with severe loss at AlexinatZ. Another great
battle is expected
VIM. Henderson, II Chester county butch
er recently lost seven steers from the Texas
cattle disease. He bought them in Philadel-
phia.
"A council of tue ministers and great
dignitaries of the Turkish empire have de-
posed Murad and proclaimed Abdul Hamid
sultan.
Recently compiled statistics show that
the grain export trade of Baltimore has about
doubled as compared with either of the two
previous years, and the uade has trebled since
1878.
Miss Thurman, 90 years old, living near
Black Rock Station, Backman's Valley rail-
road, Pa, was bitten by Il mad dog about
eighteen months ago, and last Friday died
of hydrophobia.
"A number of negroes ut Windsor, 5. o.,
lately personated sheriff's posse, and Killed
a white man named Porter. The timely in
reference of prominent citizens alone saved
them from being lynched.
AT BulklCN, HI, VII w CtuCSuuJ, WHY u
wedding was being celebrated, the bride
groom, George Sleeper, was called to the
door by a man named Fleming, a rival to the
lady's hand, and shot dead
Hillary Page, colored, known as the fire
fiend, was hanged last Friday in Chesterfield
county, Va. Since 1874 he has fired many
buildings, and after he was convicted made
full confession of his guilt.
Rev. w. G. England, a Methodist min.
lister, his wife, step daughter and four
step sons, were murdered, last Saturday night
week, near Montague, Texas, by band of
disguised men. 1t is supposed the butchery
was committed for money.
Jesse Pomeroy, the Boston boy murderer
has had his death sentence committed TO i'm
prsonment for life 1t is stated that this las
been done with view to aid the Republic
can party in the next election, but just how
il will do so is not apparent.
AT pic mic near Brooklyn, New York,
on Wednesday, the women and children
were conveyed homewards in farmers wag-
ons In race between two of these wag-
ons one of them was upset.. killing Mrs.
Nicholas and severely injuring about TWEEN
ty-five other persons
"A butcher named Crowley, in New York,
is under arrest for cruelty maltreating his
little son, about three years old He kicked
the baby about as foot ball, took him by
the ears and dashed his head against the wall,
and otherwise maltreated him i'm an incred-
bly, shocking manner.
Acting Governor Antoine, of Louisiana,
has received n dispatch from Red River par
sh stating that Z. Il. Webster clerk of the
District Court, was waylaid and shot, but
not killed. Accounts from Bartrop state
that the negroes are proving about in that
section, shooting white men, several ofwhom
have been killed.
A prize fight took place last Thursday,
at Pennsyillc, N. D., opposite New Castle,
Del, between James Weeden and Billy
Walker, which resulted in Walker being
beaten to death. Seventy-six rounds were
fought, the fight lasting two hours Weeden,
his second Watkins and q number of part-
cipants werearrested. The police endeavor-
ed to stop the fight, but the crowd of roughs
was too large to be dispersed by them.
"A st. Louis man while hauling 500 lbs.
of giant powder in n wagon discovered fire
in the saw dust among which the cases
were packed. He threw out some of the
boxes. and not being able to eXtinguish
the fire. drove to an open space and quietly
took the horses from the wagon. An explo-
sion took place and the man and horses were
hurled 40 or so yards, but escaped unhurt.
A house close by was shattered No one
was killed
"A serious railroad accident occurred
last Sunday on the Baltimore and Ohio road
three miles east of Harper's Ferry, by which
passenger train was thrown into the canal
and Joshur o. Shipley, the engineer killed.
4 passenger train Of seven cars, in pass
ing sharp curve near Hagerstown Junction,
met convoy of freight trains going West
The first train of the convoy had stopped for
some purpose. when following freight train
ran into it, throwing some of the freight cars
on the south track, and before signal
could be made the oncoming passenger train
ran into the freight cars. The engine was
thrown into the canal and badly wrecked.
The baggage, express, smoking and ladies'
cars also went down tie bank. There were
IS passengers on the train, the most of
whom were wet with water, but none of
them were drowned. The fireman, conductor,
baggage master and a number of passengers
were slightly injured