The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-10-24
The Egis and Intelligencer.
BEL AIR, Md, OCTOBER "a, 1879
Condensed News.

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The yellow fever is declining rapidly in Mem.
phis, owing to the cold weather and frost.
There are only twenty-eight candidates for
sheriff in Crow Wing county, MINI.
"A woman at Tarboro, n. c., moulded the
bullet with which her lover murdered her hus-
band.
The Apache Indians in New Mexico have
been engaged in killing settlers stealing horses
and other outragcs.
The expectation of live animals during the
year ending June 30th, 1879, was $1l 4S7, 754, or
nearly double that of the preceding year,
WIN. II. Winder, aged II years, son of the
late Gen. VIM. IL. Winder, died in New York
last Saturday. He was native of Baltimore
The Ute war is over and Gen Sheridan
doesn't see how the slaycrs of Major Thornburgh
and Indian agent Meekcr can be caught and
punished.
Nancy V. Campbell, of Albany, sued Orson
L. Compton for s10,0 900 because he did not keep
his promise to marry her. The jury rendered a
verdict for the plaintiff
Thomas Parson, of Brooklyn, shot his little
daughter on Saturday lie was cleaning re-
volver and she was standing near. The revolver
went OIL killing the little girl almost instantly
Louis Army, of Worcester Mass, while on
d. Cotter, Of that town, killing him instantly.
Army was arrested Sunday morning
"A very rich lead mine has been discovered
near Witherspoon, Hot Springs county, Ark
One man dug up with grubbing hoe 500 pounds
in one day, moulded ii and sold it at cents per
pound.
"A manufacturer in Sheffield exhibited some
American goods to his workmcn, and holding up
pair of American tailor shears, offer ESQ to any
man who could in n months time produce pair
exactly like them. Nobody tried it,
Mrs. Sarah Harris was indicted in the Grim
inal Court of Baltimore, few days ago, as a
common scold. She was not the Mrs. Harris
whose name is so famous in history as the friend
of Mrs. Camp, but another person.
The largest block ofgranite ever quarried in
New England has been taken out at Woodbury.,
VT 1t was $50 feet long, 10 to IS deep, Is feet
wide, weighed 4, 0S0 tons, andrcquired 613 wedges
with SO pounds Of powder to start it,
Mr. G. Smith caught catfish in Wicomco
creek last week. When cut open, it developed
large meerschaum pipe and gold ring. He may
have been fond of wearing jewelry, but we don't
believe he smoked his pipc.-SdliSbmy 1dOertiS-
Rev. A. q. Tripncr, well-known Clergyman
of the United Brethren, committed suicide in
Manchester borough, York county, Pa, on Fri
day last, by hanging himself with Il bed-cord.-
He was just recovering from an attack of malar-
ial fever.
Police Officer 4. ID. jackson (colored), at
Memphis on Monday shot and killed Green
Smith, colored, chicken thief, who resisted ar
rest, and attempted to stab the officer with
bowie knife The coroner's jury cXonerated
jackson.
Arrangements are being made for NAM
moth national Methodist camp meeting at Old
Orchard Beach in July, 1880, which is proposed
to be II gathering of all the Methodsts in this
country The several bishops have been invited
to participate.
Robert Mackey and Lewis Mumms, colored,
quarreled at Tucker Springs Church. Ca, on
Sunday, on account of q woman with whom
they were both in love, when Mackey shot
Mumms twice and then cut him with razor, kill
ing him instantly.
Destructive foundations have occurred in
Spain. In the Malaga and Alicante districts
1000 houses have been destroyed and 500 persons
persisted in the floods. 1t is believed that 900
persons have persisted. The damage toproperty
is estimated at 100000.
"A ten-year-old boy named Willie jackson,
of Marshall Texas, declined to pick cotton, and
when an attempt was made to coelcc him to the
work tore out his eyeballs They were replaced
by physician, but too late. The unfortunate
child is stone blind.
j. Clark Smith, well known farmer was
committed to Jail at Cumberland, Md, at his
own request, for intempcrancc. On Saturday
while eating his dinner he took large mouth
full of fat meat, which lodged in his throat and
stranged him to death.
Ralph Meckcr, who is on his way to White
River that he may take his murdered fathers
place at the agency, is accompanied by Walter
NordhOif son of the journalist Nordhoff.-
Young Mceker thinks that his mother and sister
Josephine are being taken by friendly Utcs
towards the South.
The Yearly meeting of Orthodox Friends
commenced its sessions in Baltimore on the 18th
instant. The attendance was larger than usual,
all the representatives from Mary land, Virginia
and adjacent parts of Pennsylvania being pres
ent except one. Mcssrs. f. T. King and A. Z.
Thomas were the stated clerks
Abraham Whortenby q colored man, who
lives near Smyrna, bought stamped quilt from
n store in Smyrna the other day, and that night
used it to sleep under, the quilt also covering
Mrs Whortcnby and n child. In the morning
the child was found to be dead. During the night
thad sucked poisonous dyes from the quilt.
Julius F. Rockner, young German board
ing at the Clinton House, Brooklyn, was found
dead in his bed on Sunday, having swallowed
poison. In his hand was a loaded revolver with
the muzZle pressed against his breast but none
of the barrels had been discharged He left a
note stating that i'll health had wcared him of
life.
AT Bloomington, Ill., on Monday, VIM.
IIogg, a respectable but eccentric man shot his
daughter Mary, IS years old, who was in the
parlor; then called his son Willie, IL years old,
and fired pistol ball through his head, after
which he lodged ball in his own brain. The
daughter and father will die, but the son will
probably recover.
Miss Arabella Baker, very pretty and high
ly-respccted young lady, living ut Old Sweet
Monday by supposed tramp. She was out
milking cows when assaulted, and though hay
ing but one hand resisted with terrible force the
ficndsh attack. In the struggle her thumb was
almost severed with knife by her assailant, and
nearly every shred of her clothing was torn off
Search is being made for the perpetrator of the
crime, and there is much excitement.
Near Milton, Wis, Sunday morning, Edward
Fogarty, tin pedler, was found murdered and
his body half consumed in the ashes of q burned
clover stack. Henry Christensen, who boarded
with him. and Fogarty's wife were arrested
Christensen stated that Fogarty came home
drunk, quarrelled with him and drewa revolver;
that he took the weapon from him and went out
of doors; that Fogarty followed him and lie
Drained him with an axe, and afterwards took
the body to the clover stack and burned it. He
said that the woman had nothing to do with it.
One of the easiest things to catch, and Mt the
same time one of the most difficult 10 get rid of,
is cough or cold. DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup, how
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