The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-12-05
The Egis and Intelligencer.
BEL AIR, Md, DECEMBER 5, 1879.
Condensed News.


-Fitz-John Porter's case is likely to be reviv-
ed in Congress.
General jeff c. Davis died of pneumonia in
Chicago on Sunday.
The Mormons are believed to be melting the
Ute Indians to war upon the whites.
The President on Monday nominated Secre-
tary McCrary to be United States Judge.
"A large mass meeting to express sympathy
for the tenants in Ireland was held in Chicago
Monday night.
-124,6l immigrants arrived in New York for
the year ending October 3lst, against 81, l4S Tor
the equal period just preceding.
Governor Hendricks on Monday told a World
reporter that he believed Grant would be the
next Republican nominee for President.
Two children of Donald McNorton, at Ross,
Ont, Saturday, being alone, got bottle OF gun
powder, which exploded, killing both OF them
While hunting at Elizabethtown, n, j., on
Monday, james Meags was accidentally and
MORALLY shot by his companion, William Wal
ton.
Dennis Kearncy, in talk on the sand lot,
one night last week announced that he would
soon start for Ireland to assist in keeping up the
land agitation.
Mrs. George W. johnson arrested in
Philadelphia, on Monday, on the oath OF her
husband, charged with killing their chlld, when
was but a few weeks old.
shot gun on Sunday, when by an unexpected
explosion the charge lodged in the hip of his
thirteen year-old son. The boy blcd to death.
William H. Vanderbilt is now the largest
individual holder of United States bonds in the
world. lie has just registered the 1Ve million OF
four per cent. bonds which he purchased with
the proceeds of the New York Central sale.
The body of Mrs. Huber's siX-months- old
daughter, who died suddenly on Friday, Novem-
Der 2lst, at Ephrata, Pa, was cXhumed on Mon
rNe flnp sod
the child died with symptoms of poisoning.
Three children broke through the ice in a
mill pond at Cayuga, Ont, Sunday, and were
drowned. Two, boy and girl, belonged to
VIM. Leroy, farmer, and one, girl, to Benjamin
Foster. Their ages ranged from eight to four
teen.
Trucker, an Indian, and white man named
Fisher quarreled about horse and fought duel
in Indian style, near the Texas line Each took
position behind tree and peeping around shot.
The white man received ball IN the head, IN
stantly killing him.
Edward Day, q lad fifteen years old, was for
some cause roughly elected from his uncle's
premises, near Knoxville, Tenn, where he had
gone to drive some cattle to the butcher house of
his father upon his order. He turned upon his
uncle and fatally stabbed him.
An attempt was made on Monday to kill the
Gar of Russia by blowing up u train on which
he was supposed to be travelling. The Cars
train had passed over the spot where the mine
was located and his baggage alone suffered.
On Monday morning large warehouse in
Philadelphia, occupied by A. NJ. Collins, Son "
Co., card manufacturers, Megargce Brothers,
paper dealers, and Others was destroyed by fire.
The loss was nearly half million dollars, on
which there is insurance amounting to S2l',ooo
Mrs John Koeglcr, residing at Cumberland
while laboring under fit of insanity, rose from
her bed the other night and leapcd down well
b feet deep. The woman had her child in her
arms when she made the leap. The mother and
child were rescued by her husband and some
neighbors.
Farmers Crockett and Nichols quaTelled
about hog, at Lindale, Mo-, and agreed to set
tie the difficulty with knives. One had dirk,
and the other less handy but larger pocket
knife Nichols was killed on the spot and
Crockett lived only two hours after the fight
Twcnty-scvcn cuts were counted on their
bodies.
Rising Sun, who was more widely known
in California than any other Indian, left for the
happy hunting ground few days ago at the age
of one hundred years. He worked as news
bearer, or runner, before the time OF the rail-
roads, and trayerScd the vast region extending
from lower California to the Columbia river
He was arrested in Scott county many years ago
for some trivial oflcnsc. AS his captors were
leading him along the trail that runs by the brow
of the beetling Klamath river cliffs, he drew
concealed knife, stabbed one of them, and leap
ing over the precipcc, disappeared in the river
below. He did not return for long time, eve
rybody thinking that his leap had been fatal
one.
. The grain warehouse of Etzler Il Young, at
Hanover, Pa, gave way, last Saturday afternoon,
killing Mr.. Edward II. Etzler, one of the mem
bers of the firm. \ colored man, who had
charge of the hosting apparatus in the cellar re-
ported that the walls were giving way. Amcm-
Der of the firm and u brother Of the deceased
went into the cellar to make an inspection. A
tremendous racket was heard overhead and they
started up the stairs and ran out. They got
clear of the falling walls, but Mr.. Edward Etzler,
who also ran, while ten feet from the building,
was struck by the falling wall and injured so
that he died a few moments after being taken
out. The building was new and the accident
occurred by the wheat bullying out the sides, al
lowing the joists and floors to fall.