The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-03-23
THE NEWS.

Senator Lamar, of Mississippi, is danger.
ously i'll at Washington.
-Ex Postmaster General Tyner has been
appointed first Assistant Postmaster Gener-
Fifteen or twenty Ohio farmers have
recently purchased farms in Montgomery
county, Md.
Gen, Geo B Mcclellan has been nomi.
mated by Gov. Robinson as Superintendent
of Public w orks in the State of New York.
The large hayshed and stables of Henry
Latimer,ne Wilmington, were burned Mon
day morning. Six fine horses were sufioca-
ted
In Baltimore, last Saturday night, Isaac
Berliner, a young man of unsound mind,
committed suicide by swallowing II large
quantity of phosphorus.
"A freight train broke through bridge
near Cameron, Mo-, Monday morning. The
engineer was killed, the fireman mortally
wounded and the brakeman severely injured.
The dog law for New Castle county.
Del, has passed both houses. Ittaxes dogs
and appropriates the tax to remunerate per-
sons who may have their sheep killed by
dogs.
j. Douglas Hamblcton, member of the
bar of Baltimore city, died on Monday last
MIR. Hambleton took a prominent part in
State politics, and was an effective stump
speaker.
CLARA Won Loga, otherwise Clara Freitag
young German woman living in Baltimore
committed suicide by taking laudanum, on
Saturday night. She had been deserted by
her lover.
Joseph l.. Lewis, of Hoboken, be-
queathed over one million of dollars to the
Government to assist in paying off the nation
al debt. His nephew in Ireland intends to
contest the will.
Two Washington clerks lately played
serious joke on colored man, by pouring
coal oil on his coat and setting it on fire
The man was seriously burned and the cruel
young men arrested
On st. Patrick's Day there was grand
parade of all the white volunteer companies
of Charleston, S. G. The stars and stripes
were everywhere displayed and the whole
population was in the streets.
The steamship Rusland, from Antwerp
for New York, went ashore on the New
Jersey coast last Saturday night The crew
and passengers, 25O in number, were all
saved by United States Life Saving crews.
Lord Coleridge, addressing the grand
jury ut Durham assizes, said his judicial ex-
perience taught him that crimes of violence
was sober nine-tenths of the jails might be
shut up.
Charles A. Pentz, who arrived in WASH
inton short time ago from Portland, Ore
gon, committed suicide at hotel, by shoot
ing himself in the head with pistol From
his manner it is supposed he was mono
maniac on the subject of religion.
About ten acres of land over the Dia-
mond coal mine at Wilkesbarre, Pa, sank
some eight or ten inches Sunday night, while
in many places wide seams were opened
The mine cannot be entered, as tile whole
surface may drop further down.
Only one Republican in the Pennsylya-
mia Legislature refused to vote for the cleo
ton of Don Cameron as U. S. Senator The
bargain and sale have thus been completed
against the protests of nine-tenths of the
newspapers and the better sentiment of the
State.
President Hayes has appointed Da.
vid G Potts, Democrat, postmaster al
Petersburg, Va, upon the recommendation
of ex-Gov. Walker and Senator Withers.
Senator Blaine objected 10 the appointment
and the Senate adjourned without acting on
it.
An immense gorge was formed in
the Missouri river, at Big Bend, last Friday,
causing an overflow on the Iowa side for
over quarter of mile, forming over 200
cascades from four to Elk feet high. The
scene is said to have been one of SURPRISING
beauty.
The appointment of VIM Stone to the
United States District Attorneyship of South
Carolina, was not confirmed by the Senate
Stone was one of the board of canvassers
who were put in Jail by mandate of court
and released ON habeas corpus by Judge
Bond
Some boys, all under twelve years of age
were returning from school, in Talledega
county, Alabama, few days ago. when O
quarrel arose, and one of them beat son Of
Mr. Wilkes TO DEATH A younger brother
of the boy who was being killed a lad about
IL years old, called to the other boy TO stor
striking his brother as he had already killed
him. The boy paid no attention to the re
quest OF young Wilkes, who pulled out
pocket knife and stabbed him, killing hin
instantly.