The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-09-14

CATTLE SToLEN.-SOme time between the
18th and 18th of August, six head of cattle,
worth about $500, belonging to Mr.. David
Wiley, living near Norrisyille, were stolen
from pasture field Oh the fhrm of Thomas
L. Emory, Esq, near Taylor Mr.. Wiley
has searched in every direction, but has been
unable to find any trace of the lost cattle. A
short time after Mr. Wiley's cattle disappear
ed eight cattle were stolen from the fl ED of
about three miles from Mr.. Emory's place.
Mr.. Carroll recovered his cattle at the Cattle
Scales, where they had been sold for $3.50, by
a negro named Benjamin Edwards. Ed
wards was arrested, but declined to tell what
he knew about the theft.
A Liberal OTFER.-Zimre Mcdonald
and jerome ] Kinds, two contractors for
carrying the mails on some of the routes in
Maryland and Pennsylvania, have issued q
circular to their creditors, stating that they
are "wholly unable TO pay the balances due
their sub-contractors in those States" They
promise to pay "as soon as they are able to
do so," but if any of their creditors are I'M
willing to wait for the good time coming,
they can accept ten per cent as full salts
faction for their claims. The contractors say
they are too poor to make this generous offer
all by themselves, but that they are only en-
abled to do it with the assistance of friends.
Their proposition is extremely LIBERAL under
the circumstances, and if any of McDonald's
sub-contractors in Hartford county hav C
claims against him they had better take the
proffercd ten per cent.-if they can get it.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.-On Monday night
the barn, stables, three barracks sheep house
and other outbuidings on the farm of w
w Cashier, about three miles cast of Bel
Air, near Fountain Green, were entitely de-
stroyed by fire, with nearly all their contents,
consisting of his entire crop of 500 bushels of
wheat, 100 barrels of old corn, q large guam
tity of hay, straw, one wagon, farming i'm
plements, five tons of bone dust, ten hogs, &c.
The loss is very heavy. There is insurance
to the amount of 5000 in the Hartford com
pany on the buildings and contents
Mr.. Cashier usually rclires early, and was
awakened about 10 o'clock by an unusual
noise Upon going to the window looking
towards the barn, he discovered the flames
issuing from the upp9r part. His first efforts
were to remove the horses, which were rear
ing and plunging in n terrible manner, being
almost frantic from fright. Notwithstanding
the danger, Mr.. Cashier went among tn EN-
and succeeded in turning them loose, when
they dashed out of doors. He received how
ever, severe kick from one Of them The
cattle were in the barn yard, and these were
turned out and saved He could not reach
the hog house for tn; flames, and ten hogs
persisted. BY the efforts of the neighbors,
whose attention was attracted by the flames,
one wagon, and a small wagon house were
saved.
There was only one man, colored hand
on the place besides Mr.. Cashier, when the
fire broke out, and he was powerless, through
| fright, to render any assistance. 1t is sup
posed the fire was tho act of an incendary,
rs Mr. Cashier is habitdally careful in regard
to fire about his barns, and neither he nor his
colored man smoke.
On Tuesday n negro named Isaac Banks
who occupies house on Mr.. Cashiers farm
was arrested by Constable Alexander, on sus-
| picion of eaving set fire to the premises He
was held, in default of bail for examination
on Saturday before Justice Fulton.