The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-05-05
THE sEGZS.
BEL AIR, FRIDAY, MAY ), 1876.
THE NEWS.

- Inc DemOcratlc convention vi New
York have elected Tilden delegates to TIT
national convention.
Ernest Plack, aged H. was murdered
and robbed near Altoona, Pa, his dead body
being found in stone quarry.
Pope Plus IN. has sent to the Centennia
Exposition, from the Vatican, Il number o
rare and exquisite mosaics and tapestries.
Charles Boldly, a colored man who die(
recently at Wrightsville, Pa, was supposed
TO have reached the venerable age of 10.
The reports of injury to the peach crop
of Delaware are said TO be greatly eXaggera'
ted. 1t is thought there will be half crop
at least.
AT Toronto, Canada, on Saturday, Mrs
McRae, aged 100 years, was found sitting by
the firesde, with her clothes almost burned
off. When discovered life was extinct.
The Centennial Commission on Friday
last voted to open the exhibition grounds
free to the public on Sundays, but to close all
the buildings, the restaurants included.
With the consent of the House of Rep
resentatives, Speaker Kerr on Monday APP
pointed Mr.. S. S. Cox, Of New York, as
Speaker pro tenn, Mr.. Kerr being obliged to
go home Oh account of illness,
The Democrats in New Orleans on Mon
day elected the Mayor and five out OF seven
councilmen. The election was ,hotly con-
tested, and the Democrats were successful
for the first time since 1868.
-Winslow, the Boston forger, has been
released by the British government, who de.
cline to hold him under the eXtradition trea-
~, because he was not arrested upon the
charge for which he was to be tried.
At Tuscaloosa Ala, on the 25th OF April,
E. II. Fitch, q man of Incorporate haolls,
while shaving, suddenly turned to his wife
and said II believe will kill you," cutting
her throat. She was found dead on the
floor.
Reports have been received at Omaha OF
recent Indian outrages and murders. The
Indians attacked two wagon parties, killing
two men belonging to one party and Mr.
and Mrs Retz and colored woman belong
ing to another
"A few days ago Gen. Howard, of White
hall, S. c., was waylaid and murdered while
driving along the road, by party of negroes
who had heard that he expected TO receive
large sum of money. They were dsappont-
ed, however, for they found in his pockets
only fifty cents.
On Saturday, sail boat containing four
boys, all under II years of age, was capszed
on Delaware Bay. They chung to the bot
tom of the boat, but before assistance reached
them two of them, named Myers, were
drowned. The others, named Davis and
Miller, were saved
The House of Representatives on Tues
day revoked the censure passed last session
upon John Young Brown, of Kentucky, for
the allusion lie made TO Ben Butler, when he
said: Were to describe all that is inhu-
man in war, forbidden in peace, Infamous in
politics and disgracelul in morals, ! should
call it Butlerism.'
Suicides on Sunday.-Robert w. Estlin,
Of New Orleans, jumped into the river from
ferry boat ON Sunday and was drowned.
A. d. Sawyer, marble dealer, Of Springfield,
Mass. drowned himself J. S. Adams,
young law student, took poison. His intem-
perate habits had caused rupture with the
lady to whom he was engaged to be married.
Peter Brown, a negro in Missouri, who
brutally murdered his wife about year ago,
pleaded guilty Of murder in the second de-
gree, and was sentenced to the pententaly
for 80 years. There is a State law that
enables man who has been sentenced for
life to demand and receive his discharge after
- years Imprisonment. Hence the term Of
80 years was fixed.
Returns from the Indiana election ndi-
C;ttC llluL lIC ItCpublICauS HbNC IulllGu tlC
State. In indianapolis they have 1000 ma.
iority, and have elected eleven out Thirteen
Counclmen. A serious riot occurred in that
city after the closing Of the polls, in which
clubs, pistols and other weapons were freely
used, resulting in the killing of at least one
colored man and the serious injury of mum.
Der of others.
There is prospect Of sharp work very
soon between the hostile Sioux and the L.
s. military and citizens, in the Black Hills
region. The Hills have been invaded by
large numbers of white men, and the Indi-
ans have take the warpath against them
The gold fever continues, and the utmost
disregard for the safety Of scalps prevails.
Experienced gold hunters advise young men
from the Eastern States to stay at home, il
they have one and not risk starvation and
scalping knife in region which promises
poor success to even the experienced miner.
The General Conference of the Meho-
dist Episcopal Church commenced its sew.
entcenth delegated session at the Academy of
Music, in Baltimore on Monday, May /,
Bishop E. 5. James senior bishop Of the
church, presiding Bishops Levi Scott, Mat.
thew Simpson, Edward r. Ames, Thomas
Bowman, William l. Harris, Randolph s.
Foster, Stephen NJ. Merrill, Edward G. An
drews Gilbert Haven and Jesse r. Peck
were present. Bishop Isaac w. Wiley was
absent on account of sickness. Two hun.
drcd and seventy-tive clerical and lay dele
toe in l,.ir pln