The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-09-28
THE NEWS.

-Leverrcr, the famous French astrono-
mer, is dead.
The yellow fever is still raging at Fernan-
dina, Florida.
Those who cut the 100000 feet of lum-
Der on Government land in Minnesota, lately
seized, have given up all claim to it, 1t is
worth 100000.
Charles w. Gomersail, q young man, was
shot and killed, in Newark, N j., early sun
day morning, by Joseph Kcrner, Il saloon
keeper, who mistook him for burglar.
Samuel Weaver was fatally stabbed at
bali, at Dover, Penn, Saturday night Two
young men, named Butcher aud Smith, are
suspected of the crime.
The Board of Directors of Grard Col
lege, Philadelphia, have nearly completed
buildings for the accommodation of 500
more orphans, which will make nearly 900
The cost of subsisting the militia of Mary
land during the late strike was fraction less
than thirteen cents per day, or seventeen cents
per ration less than allowed in the regular
army.
Rev. Joseph Richey, rector of Mount
Calvary Church, Baltimore, died recently in
London, having gone abroad for the benefit
of his health. His remains will probably be
brought to Baltimore for burial.
Last Saturday night Mrs. Seymour II.
Patterson, of New Haven, Conn, carelessly
carried kerosene lamp near cool-stoYe,
when the lamp exploded, injuring her from
her ankles up. Her hair was all burned off,
Last Saturday destructive fire occurred,
at Keyport, N. ]. About twenty. three
business houses and eleven dwellings and
outhouses were burned. twenty-five fami-
lies were made homeless, with hardly enough
clothing to cover their bodies.
Last Sunday afternoon a stableman laid
lighted cigar down in stable at Green.
point, N. Y, and forgot to remove it. One
minute later the building was in flames
Several stables and the Phoenix print works
were burned, causing loss of 100000.
Circulars lately received, show that O
Cincinnati firm is trying to sell watches to
small postmasters, accepting stamps as pay
The plan is one to benefit both the firm and
the postmasters, the latter receiving q COM
mission on the increased sales of stamps.
1t has been discovered that John S
Morton, President of the West Philadelphia
passenger railway company has made an
overissue OF stock of the corporation, amount
ing to 10000 shares, representing over 81 900
600 and that the fraud has been going on
since 1870.
Petitions are being numerously signed
to be presented to Congress, asking for
amendments to the Constitution to abolisl
the Presidency, so that the government may
be placed in the hands of council of State
composed of the heads of department to b,
elected by Congress
1.-Two Bears" the Sioux Indian who Wis
tied the prison at Baltimore the other day
was very much amazed by the unreasonable
ness of imprisoning people for stealing horses
When shown the cells he was very EN-
phatic in the opinion that they were IN,
good, no good, no place for Indian Goot
eat, but no good sleep. Ugh!"
james r. Hawkins, colored, was convict
ed in the circuit court for Howard county, OF
Monday, of criminal assault upon Miss Id
Shaeffer, respectable young white GIRL
The brute caught the girl, strapped her to
tree, blinded her with tobacco juice, an,
while she was insensible accomplished hi
purpose. The penalty Of his crime is deatf