The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-02-23
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THE NEWS.

timOre, 19 months old was burned to death
few days ago playing with matches, which
set fire to his clothes.
Seven spans of the Lewistown and Sun
bury railroad bridge crossing the Susque.
hanna river Mt Selingrovc, Pa, were DESTROYED
by fire last Saturday night.
Last Saturday Miss Annie Brogdon, a
young lady of Hyde Park, Mass, died most
horrible death from hydrophohia caused by
the bite Of Splz dog.
In consequence of drought on the
Eastern Shore, people at Cristled are buy
ing water from the Eastern Shore Railroad
Company for forty cents a barrel.
The Calvert sugar refinery, of Baltimore,
has begun operations again under an organi-
cation known as the Calvert Sugar Refining
Company of Baltimore, with Il capital of
100000.
d. S. Kenner, of New Orleans, testified
in Washington that Wells, of the Louisiana
returning board, offered TO leave in enough
Democratic votes to elect Nichols, for 5000.
000
Last Friday VIM. H. Sidlc, bank
cashier at Minneapolis, Mimi, was shot and
MORALLY wounded bya young woman named
Kate Noonan, who claims that he scduced
and deserted her.
Governor Vance, of North Carolina, has
recognized Wade Hampton as Governor of
South Carolina by communicating with him
relative to fugitiyes from justice now in jail
in the former State,
"A thief broke into Cambridge MD
Jail, a few days ago, while the sheriff and his
family were asleep, and gathering together
lot of household articles belonging to the
sheriff, quietly decampcd,
1t is understood that plan is on foot to
return Secretary Chandler to the Senate. 1t
is to have Senator Christiancy appointed to
the Supreme Court bench and Mr. Chandler
sent in his place to the Senate
Governor Hampton, of South Carolina,
10 taking steps to organize the militia force
Of that State. Many commissions have al
ready been issued, and the organization and
enrolment is progressing rapidly.
In consequence of The prevalence of the
rinderpest in Germany, the United States
government has prohibited the importation
of neat cattle and the hides of neat cattle into
the United States until further orders.
The schooner j. T. H. Coburn, was
capsized in Tanger Sound, during the gale
on the night of the 18th inst. The captain,
mate and five hands were drowned. The
same night the schooner Delmay was also
capsized.
Bishop Wilmer, OF Louisiana, called on
President Grant last Saturday and urged him
to recognize the Nichols government in
Louisiana. Grant refused to do anything in
the matter He probably desires to turn it
over to Hayes.
Gov. Grover, of Oregon, denies emphat;.
eGly the authorship of the cipher dispatch
signed Gobble" alleged to have been sent
to Gov. Tiden from Oregon. He says he
never sent cipher dispatch or used ficti,
tious signature in his life
The negro Simpson, who was recently
executed at Port Tobacco, Md, confessed
before his death that he was guilty of assault
ing and robbing an old man near Alexandria
Va, in 1873, for which two innocent negroes
were tried, convicted and sent TO the peni-
tertiary for ten years.
The barn, stables ard other outbuildings
on the farm of Theodore l.. Fritchey neal
Westminster, Md, were burned, on Wednes
day evening of last week All the grain
straw, provender six horses, four cows ant
eleven hogs belonging to the tenant, were
also consumed
Last Friday in Brooklyn, N. Y, An
tonic Leon, an Italian, shot stabbed AMI bea
his daughter in the most brutal manner be
cause he could not induce her to leave he
husband, whom he disiked. The woman
Us, ERIN law who tried to shield her from he
faith er's fury was also severely stabbed
"'''i The 49th annual conference CT TIN
-thodist Protestant Church in Marylan,
Nell be held at Westminster ON the 14th o
wilrch. Delegates will be elected to join
MMvention to be held in Baltimore May 9Th
co decide upon terms of consolidation be
toSeen the Northern and Southern branches
Mr.. Sayler, Chairman of the South CaI
ina Investigating Committee of the Hous
ols reported 10 the House. His report will
.Inow that the lowest Hayes elector in tina
state had S31 majority. 1t will also assei
that great frauds were perpetrated in certa
precincts in the interest of the Republic
cans.
lon Monday bank book containin
$5i8 was stolen from the counting-room c
HI& M. Schwab, wholesale grocers, on Lex
inton street, Baltimore. A man entered til
sire and pretended 10 want to buy som
cfee, and it is thought that while the pre-
petor in charge was absent from the coun
il room, an accomplice Of the pretende
pchaser entered unperceved and Wake
owith the money