The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-04-06
THE EGZS.
BEL AIR, FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1877.
THE NEWS.

The Democrats on MOHuay eleCleu Inclr
candidate for mayor in Columbus, Ohio.
The State Bank at Harrisburg, Pa, fail
ed last Saturday Cause, loose speculation.
The rumor that Mr.. Tilden was to insti-
tute proceedings to test his claim to the
Presidency, turns out to be untrue.
The bill allowing women to vote in mu-
nicpal elections in Massachusetts was de-
fcated in the House after haying passed the
Senate.
On Tuesday night, by means of the new
instrument the telephone, music played IN
philadelphia was distinctly heard by an au-
dience in New York.
Nicholas government, which is in prac-
tical operation in Louisiana, will, under its
new tax system save the people of Louisiana
100000 per annum
Jos T. Miller, of Shafferstown Pa, left
home on Monday, with $500 in his pockets.
Subsequently he was found dead in the
woods, and the money gone, 1t is believed
he was murdered.
A fight occurred out on the buffalo range
between a party of hunters and band of In
dams, said to be Sioux, during which fifteen
of the hunters were killed, the Indian loss not
being ascertalned.
The news of the intention Of the Presi
dent to withdraw the troops from the State
House at Columbia was received with great
rejoicings all over South CaOrlina.
M +. Topper, the poet, author of "Pro-
verbal Philosophy" has returned to England.
His visit to this country, which lasted six
months, he prom ouuced pleasant one.
A number cf citizens of Charles county,
Md, have been indicted in the United States
District Court, for depriving certain colored
men from Pennsylvania from fishing with
senes and nets in the Potomac river
An old man named Mccarthy was ar
rested in Washington, on Sunday, on the
charge of having enticed two girls to enter
his house, and after getting them TO drink
drugged liquor, attempted 10 outrage both
of them.
Two colored Returning Board members
of the Packard House, Fred Fobb, of ascen-
sion, and N A. burden, of Bossier parish,
were on Monday sworn rs members and took
seats in the Nichols House, which now has
fifty three Returning Board members.
Another Mormon, Joseph Clews, has
made confession, in which he corroborates
Lees statement that the order to massacre
the emigrants mt Mountain Meadows came
from the Mormon headquarters Brigham
Young will yet be brought to justice for his
crimes.
Martin Brand, of Covington, Kentucky,
who had just been declared the owner of a
piece of land near Walton, Ky, by the courts,
attempted to take possession of it on Friday
and was shot dead by John Donald alias Jim
Williams, who was at the time occupying the
premises. Donald was arrested.
Mrs Stone, of Berlin, N. Y, poisoned
three of her children with laudanum. Two
Of them died. but doctor saved the other.
The family were desperately poor, and it is |
supposed the woman wanted to get rid of
the Children that she might go home and
live with her parents, who would not take
her with the children.
The body of colored man named Par
ker Mayo was found hanging on the limb
of tree, near Walton, KY, last Friday
The mystery is explained by the fact that
Mayo had seriously injured II little white
girl, nine years of age, by brutal assault,
and had subsequently attempted a similar
assault upon farmers wife.
--On Saturday night, a ferocious bull I'M
dertook to dispute the passage through
bridge of freight train on the Richmond |
and Danville railroad, the result being that
the engine and six cars were thrown from
the track, broke through the bridge, and |
pitched into the creek. The boiler exploded,
and the cars and bridge took fire, the latter
being entirely destroyed. The engineer was
crushed and killed.
"A fire occurred in tenement house at
Rhinebeck, N. Y, last Saturday morning,
and Mrs. Burns and four children persisted |
in the flames She saved her infant by throw
ing bed out Of the window and dropping
the child upon it, from height of 20 feet A
daughter aged 10 also saved her life by Jump
ing to the ground. Other persons made mar
row escapes. The bodies of Mrs Burns and
her children were found in the cellar
On Tuesday, evening Cornelius Dube,
living in Frederick county, Md, was attack
ed by stallion he was exhibiting, which |
savagely paved and bit him, crushing and |
breaking both shoulders. Mr.. Dubel died
from his injuries next day. About week |
previous the same animal attacked son of
MI Dnbel, who was leading him with hal |
ter, paved and crushed him to the ground,
and then knelt on Inn while lie bit off part
of his scalp and nearly severed one of his
ears. The young man will probably recover.
THE SITUATIoN.-Twenty three States
have Democratic Governors There is a
Democratic majority in the House. The
Senate is nearly equally divided and in two
years will be controlled by the Democrats.
There is a white ma ority of more than a
million Democrats In the United States, and
an absolute majority of a quarter of million
A Republican who was not elected President,
holds the office through fraud. A hundred
thousand Republicans hold the minor Fedc-
raj offices through the same fraud This is
the political situation in nutshell, and il is
well TO remember the leading facts.-N. Y
Sun.