The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-04-13
THE sREZS.
THE NEWS.

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mitted suicide Monday at Poughkeepsie, N
Y, by strangling himself with a suspender
Liquor was the cause.
N. B. Peek and L. F. Williams, two st
Louis drummers, INDUCED in a shooting at
fair in that city, last Friday, and both receiv
ed slight wounds.
Don Piatt, editor of the Sunday Capito
of Washington, who was arrested on The
charge of sedtious writing, and released on
bail, has been discharged
The grist and flour mill of w. II, Mat
thews, on Big Northeast Creek, Cecil county
Md. was burned on Wednesday night of last
week. Loss $4,000, insurance $1,000.
The Sixth National Bank was entered
by burglars last Sunday, and robbed of $4,000
in silver-all they could carry. A safe con-
tanning $4,000 in money was not touched,
Frank w. GLENN, of Bethlehem, Pa,
was found in a by.way on Thursday night,
mortally wounded by four pistol shots. He
attempted to drown himself Il few days pre-
vious.
Representative Garfield, of Ohio, is n
candidate for the Republican nomination for
Speaker of the House, and it is rumored
that he is supported by Representative Eos
ter
john Conant, of Jaffrey, N. H., we'll
known philanthropist, died last Saturday,
aged eighty-seven During his life he had
given away about 100000 for benevolent
purposes
Ex-Governor Tlden was riding in his
carriage at New York monday afternoon,
when the horses ran away. MIR. Tlden
iumned out and escaped without any injury.
The horses were stopped after proceeding
short distance.
The Jail at Conyers, Ga, was set on fire
on Monday, by friends of the prisoners, it is
sunuosed, and 'hree colored prisoners per-
;shrd i'm the flames, in the sight "f large
mum err of spectators, who were powerless to
save them.
Samuel Richardson, of New York, was
bitten nv n cat, last New Years dav, and
died last Sunday from nervous excitement,
brought IN by the belief that the cat was
mad He had all the symlt ms OF hydro.
nhohin. except when his mind was diverted
from TIE subject.
A walking match between O'Leary, Of
Chicago. and YVES on, o New York was
conchlIrd in London, last week, O'LeaN
daf,u,,pu Weston. The walk WAS for six
days tor purse Of So 600, and O'ieaiy
made $50 miles to Wcston's $40 miles.
last Thursday the body Of Miss N"lt
Russmun, a respectable young lady of Ilfiin
Ohio, was found in the Ohio river near Tins
Mace with marks of violence upon her per
son. Her lover, Lester Stone, has been ar
rested on suspicion of causing her death.
The farm house of Robert Hill, near
Moutrose, Pa, was burned on Thursday
night. In trying to save some property from
the flames, Mr.. Hill was caught by falling
beam, and burned to death in sight OF his
wife and two children. He had 5000 on his
person.
Last Saturday VIM. Black, residing in
Carroll county, took a gun and went out to
shoot q hawk The discharge was heard,
but as he did not return, he was sent Tor, ano
found near the house with one side of his
head blown to pieces. The accident can not
be accounted for.
1t is stated that Bender, his wife, son
and DAUGHTER. the notorious Kansas murder
ers who have been searched for during the
last several wears, were captured and lynchcd
by n vigilance committee, while attempting
to leave the State. One of the lynching
party, it appears, has made the confession.
On Monday evening Frederick Zemier
n German shoemaker of Wasnington, COM
mitted suicide by deliberately shooting nm
self through the head with pistol just
before he SHOT himself he went to the door
and called to several persons, Come IN ana
see me shoot myself" which he did IN their
presence.
The mysterious parsonage in LONDON,
supposed to be ex-Mayor Hall, of New York,
turns out to be that parsonage. A CORES.
pondent of the New York World visited
him. and thinks he is utterly broken in mind
and body. 1t is supposed that anticipated
disclosures relating to the operations OF the
Tweed ring frauds led to his sudden flight.
The Rev. DR.. VIM. A. Muhlenberg died
in New York ON Sunday night in his olst
year. He was for many years rector of the
Protestant Episcopal Church of the Holy
Communion, New York city, and was wide
ly known and esteemed sor his active charity
and lovely Christian virtues. He was the
author of the wellknown hymn 81 Would
Not Live Away"
John P Phair was to have been hanged
at Windsor. VT, last Friday, for the murder
of Mrs. Annie Freize, but reprieve from the
Governor arrived 25 minutes before the hour
fixed. Phar has stoutly protested his inno-
cencc but could not convince the jury that
he was in Providence, r. l., seeking employ
ment the day the murder was committed
His story was published and Boston mer-
chant read it and remembered that on the cay
in question he talked with man III lne cars
whom he was convinced WIS Phair. He
telegraphed the ftcls to the Governor, who
issued the rcprieve just in the nick of time to
stay The execution.
"A mysterious tragedy occurred last
Thursday at the counting house ofJewett "
Son, paint dealers, New York A loud ex-
posion was heard and when the room was
entered George ID. Jewe,t was found lying
dead IN the floor, and his nephew Orville ID.
Jew,tr and Joseph A. Dean seriously wound
ed. They were all members of the firm
Orville Jewelt died soon afterwards, but
Dean wi probably recover. The fragments
OF an exploded hand grenade were found, and
t e body OF Orville Jewrtt contained, besides
wounds from the gr, made, five pistol Shots
Two pistols and large knife were found
upon tue floor Orville Jewelt had ar n"grd
to withdraw fom the business and called
that morning to complete the arrangement
He had violent temper and angry discus
sions had frequently taken place between
himself and his uncle 1t liz believed he
went to the office armed with the hand gren-
ade and with one or more pistols, and in
moment of uncomfortable anger exploded
the grenade and then committed suicide by