The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-09-21
THE aEGZN.
BEL AIR, FRIDAY, SEPT. 81, 1877.
THE NEWS.

Secretary Schurz has addressed letter
to the Attorney General in reference to TIN
theft of timber from the public lands.
General Sturgis has at last overtakel
and thrashed the Nez Perces, killing grea
many of them, and capturing several horses
The Bingham House, of Philadelphia
has been sold at sheriff's sale to John A
O'Bryan, a New York banker, for 1910 900
H d. Brandreth, patent medicine agen
at Liverpool, has failed. His liabilities ar,
estimated at $145,s00, chiefly to American
creditors.
President Hayes and escort, in thu
course OF their junketings, arrived at Lous
vile, KY, on Monday. They were welcomed
in a speech from Rev. Stuart Robinson.
Hiram Cranston, for many years identifi
ed with the New York Hotel of that city, anG
formerly proprietor of the Eutaw House
Baltimore, died suddenly in New York or
Monday.
Last Friday in Baltimore Andrew Weld
ner while assisting police officer to arrest
man for fighting, was knocked down by
Thomas 3. Freeze, and kicked in the neck
the blows causing his DEATH
The Texas cattle fever is creating terrible
ravages among cattle in Kansas, Ohio and
at St. Louis. Cattle from Texas or the In
dian Territory are not affected by it, the ma.
tive cattle only being affected.
Ex-senator James A. Bayard, father
of the present Senator Bayard, while walk,
ing in the street in Wilmington, the other
day, was attacked by a sudden weakness and
fell to the pavement.
Henry NJ. Stanley, the African explorer
has again been heard from after a silence OF
nearly year. He has just completed a
tla( ~ ,ol,
region infested with cannibals, to the west
coast.
The Sitting Bull Commission, consisting
of General Terry, General Lawrance, of
Rhode Island, and General Corbin, of Ohio,
Secretary of the Commission, are at last
on their way to Canada to have a talk with
Sitting Bull.
In drunken brawl between four men
at Highlandtown, near Baltimore, last Sun.
day night, man was brutal eaten, and
the beaten in firing at a man VINO struck him
with a stick missed his aim, the ball strik-
ing three-year old baby in the arms of its
mother, at the door.
"A few days ago, in Placer county, Cal,
VIM. Sargent, Louis Oder and Mrs. Oder
were murdered by Chinese The citizens
assembled, drove the Chinese out of town
and destroyed the Chinese quarter. The
trouble was about mining claims.
Henry r. Dumbolton, aged 26 years,
while seated at the third-story window OF
his boarding house, on West Fayette street,
Baltimore, lost his balance and fell to the
pavement below fracturing his skull His
dead body was found by his brother the next
morning.
"A man supposed to be VIM. G. Snyder,
of Ohio, was struck by freight train on the
Northern Central railroad, at Monkton, last
Friday evening, and literally beheaded.-
The remains were taken in charge by the
authorities and prepared for burial.
The case of the State of Maryland
against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, in the Superior Court, for the tax
one-half of one per cent. on the gross receipts
of the company, was decided on Tuesday by
Judge Dobbn in favor of the company
The State will carry the case to the Court of
Appeals.
The International rifle match between
the American and British teams took place
at Creedmoor, N. Y, last Thursday and Fri
day, resulting in decisive victory for the
long range, 800 and 1000 yards, has never
been excelled. The Americans used breech-
leaders, while their British cousins used
muzzle leaders.
On Sunday in Baltimore, VIM. Herman,
go years of age, cigar maker by trade, COM
mitted suicide by blowing his brains out
with pistol. Some months ago he was ar
rested on charge of passing counterfeit
money, but the charge was not substantiated.
He allowed it to prey upon his mind, how
ever, and gave way to habits of dissipation,
which resulted as stated.
The Russians, after battering at and as
saulting with devoted bravery the Turkish
Notifications at Plevna for week, have it
seems, desisted until reinforcement arrive.
The carnage has been dreadful. At Schipka
Pass Suleiman Pasha captured Fort st.
Nicholas from the Russians, but was
unable to hold it. 1t begins to look
as if the Turks were not so enervated
and feeble race as was supposed.
On Sunday in the Maryland penitentary
convict named Frank Battce, blind man,
tried to kill colored convict named Contee,
by stabbing him in the side with an awl A
few hours afterwards Battee was found in
his cell with his throat cut, an old SHOE
knife having been used by him for the pur-
pose. The wound was frightful one, but
the windpipe was not severed and he may
recover.
MIR. Henry Zimmerman, residing near
Union meeting house, Baltimore county
had his barn with all its contents, destroyed
by fire on the evening of the 81 inst There
were four COWS, about one hundred and
fifty bushels of wheat, lot of provender
with quite number of farming implements
consumed. 1t was supposed to be the work
of an incendiary.
AT Tyrone, Pa, last Saturday, three de.
tective officers were attempting to arrest
w. W. Ware and Jim Funk, two notorious
burglars and counterfeiters, when Ware shot
twice at detective Perkins, missing him
After calling on Ware to surrender, without
effect, Perkins fired at him three times. The
first shot struck Ware in the left breast
right over the heart, causing his death in Q
few minutes after.
Edward @. Dyer, Pttsburg cattle deal
er, on Friday drew $4,000 from a bank in
Columbus, o., and left for Grovesport, O.. tc
purchase cattle. Saturday morning pocket
book containing few dollars and other pro
perty, which has been identified as Dyers
was found on the river bank, six miles below
that city. Close to the place were they wert
fonnd there is every evidence of severe
struggle having taken place, and as nothing
can be learned of the whereabouts of Dye
it is surmised that he has been robbed ant
murdered.
Removal OF a Teacher.
HAvRE DE GRACE, September II, 1877.
Mr.. EDITOR: Six years ago our town wa
possessed of a'number of small public schools
located in various small buildings, and sometime
in rooms Of private dwellings. 1t was though