The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-11-23
THE EEZS.
BEL AIR, FRIDAY, NOV. 90, 1877.
THE NEWS.

sets, are dying from distemper which is IN
pidly spreading.
In Howell county, Mo-, cows are the
principal circulating medium A thin cow
passes current for IS, Il good one $40, and n
fat one S13.
AT an election in San Francisco, candi-
date for Judge was elected by one majority
the vote standing 1860 for and 1868
against; every vote counts
1t is estimated that the school fund of the
State of Texas will be $50, 100000, when the
school lands are all sold, and the annual in
come will be S2,S00,000.
The house of coored woman near Tan
ner's creek, Cross Roads. in Virginia, was
burned on Thursday, and three small chill
dren persisted in the flames
In New York, in the cas-, of the people
against VIM. M. Tweed, to recover $033,G4
paid by the city on fraudulent bills, judg-
ment by confession has been entered against
the defendant
Mr., John Maxwell, of New Orleans, set
spring gun in his chicken coop to kill
thieves, and shortly afterwards attempted to
enter, without thinking, and was so injurea
that he died the same day.
"A mob took Boot Alexandria, colored,
the murderer of Dougherty, out Of the Muir
freesboro, Tenn, Jail on Friday morning, with
the intention of lynching him. While in
their custody he was allowed to escape.
Mrs. Lingfelt, wife of a merchant at
Marne Iowa, threw herself and infant child
into deep well on Saturday. When recov-
ered two hours afterwards, both were dead.
She is supposed to have been temporarily in
sane.
Gale, the Cardiff pedestrian, on Saturday
night at London, Eng, completed the extra
ordinary feat of walking 1000 quarter miles
in 1000 consecutive periods of ten minutes
each. This is the greatest pedestrian feat on
record.
lightning struck the house ofDlrs. John
son, at Ware, Mass, Sunday morning throw
ing down part of the roof on the bed occu-
pied by the lady and her daughter, crushing
the bed and bruising the occupants, but leav-
ing no trace of fire,
Jacob Parker, farmer, 30 years of age,
was found murdered and mutiated about the
head and face, near Amsterdam, N. Y, on
Sunday. He had been robbed Of 5000. A
colored man named Samuel johnson has been
arrested on suspicion.
The Russians carried the Notifications at
Kars by assault, last Sunday, after q battle
lasting twelve hours. The Turks have met
with series of disasters, and it is reported
that the Sultan is now ready to treat for
peace. Russia it is said, will insist upon the
ampest protection TO the citizens of the
Christian provinces.
MIR. John f. Wiley, member elect to the
Maryland House of Delegates, died in Balti-
more city, Sunday afternoon, of enlargement
of the heart Mr.. Wiley was in his seth year.
He was II practical printer, was at one time
foreman of Tile San job printing office and
afterwards established printing office in The
american building. He was a social, kind
hearted man, and had many friends.
In Philadelphia last Sunday morning,
at the conclusion of the services Alexander
B. Sayres walked up the aisle of the Church
of the Ascension and deliberately shot his
wife in the back, causing fatal wound. He
had been separated from her two years, and
had served term in prison for breaking her
arm. Though still alive Sunday evening, it
was not thought that she can survive. The
brutal husband was arrested.
"A party of young men tn tin horns
bells, &c, sercnaded II newly married couple
at Lovettsville, Nd one night last week. when
the bridegroom, Joseph b. Mann, of Lou
doun, Va, fired upon the serenadeIs several
times with shot gun. One of the shots took
effect in the neck of John Brislau, causing
his death two days afterwards. Mann SUR
TSDucTGu UllllSCll W lnC uulUOllllCS ana
was placed in jail Brislau leaves wife and
three children.
Seventeen farmers and mechanics from
Penn Yam, N. Y, recently passed through
Baltimore on their way to Cabin Creek, Dor.
chester county, Md, where they have pur-
chased 400 acres of land, and have already
laid off, town and begun to grade the streets
A hotel and saw mill will be erected at once
and it is contemplated to start manufactor-
les of various kinds. Seventy five additional
colonists are expected shortly to aid in erect
ing the necessary buildings
"A serious accident occurred on Saturday
night last, at Cowan's Station, 81 miles north
of Harrisonburg on the Valley Branch of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, by which n
freight train was thrown from the track and
wrecked, and Thomas Chiffon and John L.
Thompson, the engineer and the fireman,
were scalded TO death. The disaster was
caused by some one placing five cross ties
vertically in narrow culvCrt, allowing them
to protrude about two feet above the road
bed Isaac Powell and Dewitt Ettinger have
been arrested and committed to Jail, Pow ell,
il is said, having admitted that he and Ettin-
ger did it, or stood by and saw it done, Much
excitement was caused at Ilarrisonburg and it
was feared that the parties might be lynch
ed.
The dead BODY of an unknown old man
was found one day last week in cellar in
New York At the dead house the body was
identified by Louis Samuels, as that of his
father, who had lost his mind, and wandering
away from home three months ago, could not
be found. The body was taken to the sons
house, a costly coffin was procured, and ar
engagements made for an expensive funeral.
While hurrying along the street on some
business connected with the funeral, the son
was surprised to see an elderly man come up
to him, grasp him by the hand and call him
his dear boy. Young Samuels was frighten-
ed, but soon became aware that his father
was alive, ard stood before him. The body
which proved to be that ola poor tramp, was
sent back to the dead house. and the coffin
saved for future use. Instead of killing the
fatted calf, when the prodigal father was res
cued as il we're from the grave, the indignant
son had him arrested on the charge ofdrunk-
cnness and sent to Backwel's Island for few
months.
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Corruption in our National affairs has the
same effect on the Government that severe
cough or cold has upon the human SYSTEM
Political reform in the former and DR.. Bulbs