The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-11-30
TIE EGZS.
TIE NEWS.
BEL AIR, FRIDAY, NOV. 30, 1877.

Moses Ill. Grlnnell, the Well-KnOWn NeN
York merchant, died in that city on Saturday
aged rs years
-Rumors Of an attempt to bring abou
peace between Russia and Turkey ere circu
lated at London.
The cost to the State Of New York o
employing the militia to suppress the riol'
last summer was $685. 900.
Bishop E. NJ. Marvin, of the Methods
Episcopal Church died at st. Louis on Mon
day o. pleuro-pneumonia
Miss Flora, n lady 3j years of age, while
out of her mind, n few days ago, drowned
herself in cistcrn, at ll0gerstown, Md.
"A large dog belonging to the wrecked
steamer Huron, breasted his way through the
breakers and reached the shore in safety.
The Russians on Saturday captured the
fortified town of Etrepol, 20 miles north OF
the Balkans, with trilling loss. The Turks
fled in disorder.
"A stranger broke INTO the Jail at Rome,
N. Y. last Saturday evening and released
Con Leary, of Utica, II Jail breaker, and drove
off with him in buggy.
The managers of the Permanent Exhibi-
ton at Philadelphia have at last yielded TO
popular pressure and ordered the Exhibition
10 be closed on Sundays.
Six of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
rioters were found guilty, at the conclusion
Of their trial last Saturday, and were remand.
ed TO jail for sentence.
"A terrible gale ragged around the British
Isles, last Saturday night, as well as on this
side of the Atlantic. Thirty vessels went
ashore, and. many lives were lost.
AT Buchanan, on The James river, Va.
on Saturday, bridge and thirty dwellings
were swept away, and twenty colored p2o-
Pile were drowned in the ncighb orhood.
Deposits of guano have been discovered
on Morant Gays, on the coast of jamaica
The guano is said to be rich and abundant.
A cargo of { was recently received in Balti
more.
"A railroad bridge near Rockhill, S. c., was
injured by the flood last Saturday, causing n
passing train to fall through. One passen-
ger, Mr.. Mclaughlin, Of Charlotte, n. C., was
drowned
Emma Meehan, aged IS years, a domes-
tic, took laudanum, and died on Saturday at
Midd!etown, n. Y. She left a letter saying
she had been ruined by young man who re
fused to marry her.
In New York on Sunday morning, Geo.
Dell, aged II, killed Jacob Massoth, aged Co.
by cutting his throat with a razor which he
threw Mt him. after Mnssoth had cut him in
the head with hatchet
The cigar makers strike in New York
has led to the employment Of large number
CT girls in this branch of manufacture They
are said to learn rapidly, and are soon able
to earn from $12 to $l4 week.
The war between Russia and Turkey
drags along so slowly and has created so little
interest, that the great newspapers of this
country and Europe are recalling their spe-
cial correspondents, in order to save expense.
Mrs. Sayres, the victim of her husbands
attempt at murder in the Church of the AS
cension at Philadelphia, on Sunday of last
week, is still alive, but is liable to die any
moment. The ball has not yet been extract.
ed from her back.
Lieut.. Lambert G. Palmer, ofthe ll-fated
war steamer Huron, had leave of absence
when the ship reached Port Royal S. c., to
be present at the marriage of his sister, in
Washington last Thursday, to Mr.. Adam, of
the British legation.
On Sunday morning an insane man
strangled himself in the Washington aims
house. After his body had been removed an
insane woman was placed in the same cell
She also committed suicide, on Monday, hay
ing strangled herself with some shoe strings
which she had concealed from the officers.
Prof Loomis is making experiments in
aerial telegraphy. Recently he sent up a
kite until it reached certain electrical cur
rent. His assistant eleven miles distant also
sent up a kite 10 the same current. BY means
of the kite strings and the aerial electrical
current messages were sent and received
Tie streets of Bradford, in the oil regions,
are us light by night as by day. A large ma
tura gas well in the vicinity furnishes the
gas, which is carried through pipes along the
different streets, at a slight cost Gas lets ms
LARGO ns hon ! ,;lI
ing, which gives Bradford by night very
picturesque appearance.
Last Thursday slage-coach was attack
eddy Indians, about so miles from Deadwood,
Dakota. Tue Indians fired at the driver and
passengers, but all escaped unhurt, and left
the stage and their baggage to the redskins
The latter ransacicd things generally, and
tried unsucccssfully TO open the treasure box
After killing two of The horses they decamped
with the other two.
-Eary Sunday morning young woman
10 years of age, named Annie Craig Firman
the rcputed wife of the proprietor of shoot.
ing gallery in Baltimore, attempted to commit
suicide by shooting herself in the breast with
rifle. The wound is a serious one, but she
may recover. She was led to the act by poy-
erty and Il desire to relieve her husband of
the burden of supporting her.
"A papy SNOW opened IN New York on
Monday. About $50 small,sized specimens
OF humanity were displayed. There were
trlpets, twins, handsome babies, crying ba.
bies, laughing babies irascible babies, con.
tented babies, noisy babies, quiet babies, fat
babies lean babies, supercilious babies, un-
assuming babies, pugn0cious babies, angelic
babies, bui no homely babies.
John Hickson of Cincinnati made up his
mind that he did not wish to live to be more
than so years old, AS he approached his
cightieth birthday he found that he was not
likely to die natural death within the
allotted time, for his health was good. So he
prepared for suicide, settling up his business
and making a will. On the day he was so
years old he jumped into q river and was
drowned.