The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-08-03

FIRE AND Loss FROM LIGHTNING-A
correspondent writes:
On Saturday, July 2Sth, about 3 o'clock, P.
NJ, the barn and, granary of Eldridge w.
Gallup, on the DAIRY Farm" near Perry
marsvie, was struck by Lightning sld en-
tirely destroyed. Mr.. Gallup's son and
little son ofRobert d. Morrison, of Baltimore
city, were just about going away from the
barn, but seeing the storm approach, went
inside, closed Tue doors and laid down. A
Hash came, stunning them both. They lay
unconscious for while, but recovered in
time to escape the conhagration which fol-
lowed An infant'of Mrs. Morrison, which
was in the mansion house with its mother,
was also stunned by the shock an remained
unconscious for some hours. Mr. Galup's
entire crop of wheat, about 400 bushels, TO-
gether with 800 bushels Of oats and so ions
OF hay, wee consumed. TIE BARI, stacks
and everything around the building, was de-
stroyed. Mr.. Ga)lup's loss will exceed $4,000,
| on which there is an insurance of Sc, 400 in
the Hartford company
The disaster has left Mr. Gallup without
feed for his large number of stock. These,
we feel sure, will be cared for by his numer-
GUS friends, who, if their sympathy could re-
place, would at once restore aim what he has
lost, and place beyond Tie reach of the ele-
ments, SO far as friendly human aid could do,
one OF our best and most deserving citizens
MIR. Gallup desires your correspondent to
thank, in bis name, his friends and ncghbors
who came and rendered all the assistance in
their power in saving al that was saved from
the general conflagration.
IHE STOLEN CHILD-A MYSTERY SOLy-
ED.-On Thursday night, r'y Goth, the citi-
zens Of Bel Al: were aroused w ormaiion
that m intart child of Ms O'Bricn, wife of
Lieut.. O'Brien, OF rbiladelpl IA, and daughter
of Major VIM. II. Da''am, who lives near Bel
Air, had been stolen by tramps. About sum
set the nurse, young white woman, put The
ch d TO sleep in its crib in the lower room of
building detached from the main house.
Shortly afterwards she alarmed the firmly by
telling them that during her absence from
the room for q few minutes the child had
disappeared. 1t WA at ON concluded that
the little one had been carried off by tramps
a number Of whom, the nurse had dc clared
were conc led in the WOODS nc ~ the house
during the day, md friglten her and 6 ome
children who were pick ,g blackbcrries by
chasing them to the horse with clubs. 1t was
thought they intended to attract the inmates
from the main bu' 'd;ng aud rob it.
The stoly of the nurse was therefore readi-
ly believed and the greatest excitement en-
sued The neighbors fastened TO the spot,
and the entire prem ;ses were diligently search
ed. After about twenty minutes searching,
a stihed sound was heard proce ding from
under low-spr aiding locust tree near the
house, and upon going to the spot the baby
was found tapped in comfort and nearly
smothered, but otherwise uninjured
The stealing of the baby i'd the report
that the surround ,g woods were fill of
tramps caused great excitement in Bel Air.
Horses were saddled in hot haste, firearms
brought forth, a1d the ctizei horseback and
a'oot, secured the country for miles around,
but not tramp could be seen. As matter
of pre- autior however, the roads Il lding 10
the town were patro''ed by mounted men
and a guard of med citizers were on duty
until daylight,
Some doub were expire red as TO the
truth of The IS story, but many persons
were re' ly TO believe that tramps might have
CARR | the child out of the house, snce lurk-
ing about, they had doubtless seen Major
Da?m and Ia VIE leave it to WI a neigh
Dor.
The myste y was solv on Monday right,
and the trf apps skirts cleared of 'h's one
charge at lie. at. The baby was put to sleep
by the nurse in 81 upper room of the main
dwelling, Id shortly after nightfa'l che came
down and reported that the child had aga n
b. en- stolen. Being seized aad commanded
to restore the baby at once, she ca ne very
much frightened and VIII e on her way to the
spot where she had Gomez llcd it herself, the
the baby began to cry and was pick up
The next morning she was sent to her home
in Philadelphia, in custody of Sheriff Han
way. Her behavior has heretofore been un-
exceptionable, and her object in acting SO
strangely cannot be account d for, except
upon the theory that her mind is ureound.-
Her alarm at the disappearance of The child
was so well acted as TO deceive cl who saw
her.