The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-04-05
THE NEWS.
Booth g. Edgar, sugar refiners, of New
York, have failed for $750,000.

Booth u Edgar, sugar refiners, of New
York, have failed for $750,000.
The Democrats have cleo ted their mayor
in Hartford Conn. They have also carried
Columbus, Ohio.
Returning Boarder Anderson, of Louisi-
ana, has been released from Jail and has again
taken charge of the custom house.
Mrs. Lora Edden, of Cicero, N. Y. who
killed her aged mother with button-hole
chisel, has been indicted for murder.
Large numbers of horses for military
uses, are being shipped from Canada to Eng
land. Cattle are also being forwarded in
large numbers.
Thomas p. Fisher, the fifth Mollie Ma
guire, was hanged at Mauch Chunk, Pa, last
Thursday, for the murder of Morgan Powell,
mine boss, in 1871.
Samuel Goodwin, colored, was hanged at
Live Oak, Fla, last Friday, in presence of
1000 people, for the murder of colored man
last May. He died without struggle.
Mrs. Phoebe Atkinson, aged rs, has been
arrested at Stoneham, Mass, charged with
numbering her lunatic sister, aged rs, by
beating her with heavy stick and large
bottle
Michael Lance, aged 60 years. a farmer
near Easton, Pa, banged himself in his barn,
last Friday afternoon. His domestic relations
are said to have been of an unpleasant char
acter.
Frederick Hamm, farmer near Brock
port, N. Y, was shot and killed, last Satur-
day night, by some one who fired both charges
of double-barrclled gun at him through a
window.
"A meeting of French communistic refu-
gees held in New York, few days ago, was
presided over by Edmond Mcgy, leader of
the party who in 1871 shot Archbishop OAR
boy and other Catholic priests.
Pope Leo XIII. has created Archbishop
McCloskey, of New York, cardinal The
Pope has also appointed Archbishops for
Scotland, and made two new American bish-
ops, Father Keane, Bishop of Richmond, and
Father Chatard, Bishop of Vincennes.
On Thursday night of last week, in Bal
timore, Charles l.. Smith, young man %
years of age, committed suicide by shooting
himself in the head. He had been secretly
married, last February to an estimable young
lady. In a letter to his sister he said lie was
without money or friends, and thought it best
to die.
Madam Restell, noted New York wo.
man, who had amassed large fortune in the
business eff procuring drugs for criminal pur.
poses, was found, early Monday morning, ly.
ing dead in her bath tub, with her throat cut
and the tub full of water. A large carving
knife with which she killed herself was lying
by her side.
"A Liverpool bird.dealer has been fined
$75 and costs for going on spree and leav.
ing his birds and animals unfed. Some were
dead, Others weak and tottering with starva.
ton, and others had literally gone mad. On
the same day a teamster was fined $50 anC
costs for leaving horse unfed till it began IL
devour the wood of an old box.
In New York, last Sunday, Christopher
Boyne, boy of 10 years, in playing with ar
old singe-barrelled pistol, which he did moi
know was loaded, accidentally fired it. The
ball entered the forehead of his sister Mary
aged 16 months, who was playing on til,
floor. She fell senseless. The wound il
probably fatal.
"A sanguinary duel was fought at East
vile, Northampton county, Va, a few day
ago. The parties were M. Sidney Pitts, aget
81 years, and Alfred Thorn, young lawyer
The latter, in endeavoring to collect q CLAIM
from Pitts, undertook to have him arrested a
an ascending debter. Pitts resisted arres
and went to Baltimore Returning he me
Tnom Oh the street. and ON alteration begal
which resulted in both parties drawing re
Volvers and firing at each other. They wer
only few steps apart and both were struck
Pitts was instantly killed and his antagonis
received ball in the face inflicting woun,
which may be fatal