The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-02-21
Condensed News.

Condensed News.
-Ex.Speaker Colfax is seriously i'll of cry
sipelas in the face and head, at his home
South Bend, Ind.
-Tattersalls stables, in New York wer
burned last Friday. Sixty seven horses, WORT
$4,000, were lost
Bishop Thomas Foley, of Illinois, diet
at Chicago, ON Wednesday morning, in tn
57th year OF his age.
The receipts of wheat for the past three
days at Liverpool, were 100000 centals, in
Guiding 100000 of American.
Hon. J. A. Stewart, chief judge of thu
First Circuit Court of this State, is seriously
i'll of cancer, and fears for his recovery are
entertained.
Zach. Chandler, of Michigan, has recev
States senatorship, made vacant by the resig'
nation of Judge Christianey.
BY the explosion of the boiler of the
steamboat L. G. Mccormick Saturday, on the
Muskinguln river, one man was instantly
killed and five severely scalded.
I'm a row at dance in Meigs county
Ohio, one man was killed, another shot
through the head, third through the stom.
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On Monday morning at Bennington, w.
the clothes of Mrs. Timothy Coffey, caught
fire from a stove and she was burned 10
death. Her daughter was also badly burned
Intense excitement prevails in San Fran.
cisco lest the President might veto the Chi
nese bill. Should he do so it will seriously
injure the chances of the Republican party
in California.
Lydia Marine, dwarf, thirty inches
high, weighing fifty pounds, from Bridge
vile, died at Harrington, Worcester county,
Nd, last week, while on visit to that place.
Her age was thirty years.
Mr.. Henry Brooke, clerk of Prince
Georges county court, died at Upper MARI
boro, on Wednesday, aged 40 years. He was
a most estimabfe gentleman and had many
friends who will regret his DEATH
AT Chicesterville, N. Y, on Saturday
evening, lamp filled with kerosene exploded
and burned to death four-year old son of
Mrs. Smith. The mother was also burned in
trying to extinguish the flames.
VIM. Conrad, aged sixteen years, of De-
catur, Indiana, went to his fathers barn to
feed stock, and fell from the hay loft in such
a manner that his necktie caught in hook
and he was strangled to death.
MIR. Lent and wife, sailing in an ice boat
on Flushing bay, were engulfed in an air hole,
where they were submerged to their necks
several hours, but were eventually rescued
alive from their perilous condition.
The vigilants of Corydon, Ind, admins
tered wholesome correction to Ill. Dugget, a
worthless fellow who neglected his family
They took him from his house and gave him
sixty lashes with hickory switches.
Mrs. Thomas Way, of Colora, Cecil
county, swallowed q chicken bone about fif-
teen months ago. The bone became i'm
bedded in her lungs, and the other day caused
her death, as post mortem showed.
John Park, of the fourth district, Balti-
more county, while riding home from Tow
sontown, last Saturday evening, was thrown
from his horse and fell upon his head on the
turnpike. He lived only an hour afterwards.
John Bradley, of Philadelphia, died sud-
denly on Thursday, of fatty degeneration of
the heart, aged 36 years. For over nine
years Mr.. Bradley has not slept in bed, but
has taken all his repose standing on his feet.
"A beautiful and accomplished girl has
been locked up in solitary confinement for
sixteen years at Mendata, Illinois, by her
father through the jealousy and cruelty of
stepmother. The girl is now bereft of rea-
son.
AS a freight train arrived in Lincoln,
Nebraska, two young men in charge of stock
were kicked out of the car by mule. The
train passed over both men. One died of his
injuries the other had both feet cut off above
the ankles.
The american Farmer says Hon. VIM.
T. Hamilton, of Washington county, made
last year, from one hundred and forty acres,
four thousand nine hundred bushels of wheat
-thirty-fve bushels of wheat per acre, one
fifth corn land.
Joshua Horner, for many years well.
known manufacturer of bone dust and other
fertilizers, died in Baltimore last Friday,
aged 70 years. For several years past the
business has been conducted by his son,
Joshua Horner, Jr.
There is a proposition before the New
York Legislature to pay county officers in
New York city u liberal salary, in lieu of fees.
The Herald favors the proposition, and says
the sentiment of the people is in favor of
fixed salaries for such officials.
"A little boy eight years cd was picked
up in the snow, dead drunk, in New York,
on Monday. When he came to his senses he
said man had taken him into bar-room
and forced a tumbler-full of whisky down
his throat. The man was arrested
AN Englishman named Fl. St. Patrick Tu-
dor, started from New York, a few days ago,
intending to make trip to Patagonia, the ex-
IRENE end of South America. He travels
horseback and his only companion is boy.
The latter was disguised with the trip by the
time they reached Philadelphia and was in
duced to go on only with great persuasion.