The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-01

BEL AIR, FRIDAY, FEB. 1, 1873.
THE NEWS.

james Reeds store, at New Market
Baltimore county, was broken open and rob
bed, a short time ago.
The health of the Pope is said to b.
sighted improved, but he is still confined t,
his bed by the swelling of his legs.
AT Wells, Me-. Sunday night, fve-y
old daughter of Charles Penney was prob
ably fatally shot by some unknown person
The motive of the shooting is mystery.
I'm the case of Wigginton (Dem.) agains
Pacheco (Rep), the sitting member from
California the Committee on Elections de-
cided that Wigginton is entitled to his seat
"A steam boiler in the Standard Oil Re
finery at Constable's Point, N j., exploded
on Monday, dangerously injuring Ferris
Woodruff, engineer, and killing Alfred fill O
laborer.
Eight prisoners escaped from Jail at Col
umbus, Ohio, on Monday, by cutting piece
out of the iron floor of their sell and tunnel
ing under the wall OF the building One Of
them was recaptured.
Dell Noblett died in Wilmington, Del.
January 21st, in the 101st year of his age
He was born in Delaware county, Pa, and
celebrated his 90lh birthday by attending the
Centennial Exhibition on the 10Th of Octo
Der, 1876.
Henry Hickey, the Boston youth who on
December 10 shot and killed little compan.
ion named John Cronin, was on Monday
tried and found guilty of manslaugh,er
Hickey is eleven years old, and the little boy
he killed was about eight years of age.
On Thursday night of last week three
large stables and barns, one long row of stalls
1000 bushels of corn, 200 tons of hay and
about $500 bushels of grain were burned
on the stud farm of Colonel David McDaniels
situated three miles from Princeton. The
horses were saved.
About nine o'clock on "Wednesday night
of last week barn on the property of Elijah
Stansbury, on the old Hartford road, near the
JOppa road, was destroyed by fire. A guam
tity of hay and buckwheat were also burned
and six pigs lost their lives in the flames
Several cows were gotten safely out of the
burning building.
John Bozman Kerr, native of Talbot
county, Md, and solicitor of the court OF
claims, at Washington, died in that city last
Sunday morning, in his Goth year. Mr.. Kerr
served several terms in the State Legislature,
was member Of the 31st Congress, and was
Minister to Nicaragua during the troublous
times of 1851, $50 and '53.
Senator Steiner, of Frederick county, has
introduced into the Legislature bill provid.
ing for the election by the people of School
Commissioners in the counties. The bill pro-
vides for three Commissioners when the num-
Der of schools is less than fifty; of five when
the number is over fifty and less than hun
dred, and of seven when the number is q hun
dred or more.
The schooner Twilight broke from her
mornings at the inlet at Atlantic City, N. j.
on the 23d, and drifted far out to sea with
only a lad, Adolphus Parker, on board. He
seems to have been brave fellow, however,
for he attended to the sails, steered the vessel,
and finally beached his craft, and was taken
off by the Life Saving men, after having been
without sleep for four days and three nights,
In the House of Representatives, on Mon
day, resolution declaring strongly against
congressional subsidies was passed. Messrs
Swami, Roberts, Henry and Walsh voted in
the affirmative, Messrs. Kimmell and Henkle
not voting On the same day Senator Mat
thews's resolution for the payment of the
United States bonds, principal and interest
in either gold or silver, was adopted. The
Maryland representatives all voted for it, ex-
cept Mr.. Swami.
j. H. Schrack, of Philadelphia, died, or
appeared to die, last Sunday morning, of ner-
vous spasms of the heart A hand mirror
was held over his mouth and its surface was
not dimmed. Neighbors and friends pro.
nounced him dead. While the corpse was
being prepared for burial feeble groan caus.
ed the undertaken to desist. The body was
wrapped in warm blankets, n doctor sent for
and in short time the man was alive and
cheerful, feeling as we'll as ever. He tells a
remarkable story of bright vision lie had oil
another land, and felt sorry when the vision
left and he found himself in he'd again