The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-01-17

In a bar-room at Dallas, Pa, one day
last week, some bottles of beer were placed
near stove to thaw. One of them burst
and piece of il struck Miss Annie Adams
in the forehead and there deeply imbedded
itself A physician extracted it, and nj.
though the girl will probably survive, she
has been left helpless and it is feared a
hopeless lunatc.
| Charles Seldom Douglass, formerly CASH
Ter of the Troy, N. Y, Bank, but who has
resided in New Haven, Conn, for the last
two years, was found dead in a bath tub on
Monday night, when his family returned
from an entertainment. 1t is supposed he
committed suicide, as he was subjected some
him of eyesight, since which time lie was
| quite respondent.
The ice in the Ohio river, at Cincinnati,
moved on Monday afternoon. A steamer
and large number of barges were swept
down the stream and one steamer was sunk.
AT West Covington, eight loaded coal barges
were sunk Seventeen coal barges and three
ferry boats have been sunk in the Kentucky
river. All the streams in Virginia and Ten
nessce were greatly swollen on Monday, but
no serious damage is reported.
William H. Vanderbilt, the New York
millionaire, is winning an unenviable notori-
ETY. by running over people with his fast
horses. While driving very fast team TO a
sleigh, on Monday, the horses ran off and
his sleigh struck another, knocking three la
dies, one child and the driver out and smash
ing both sleighs. One of the ladies was badly
bruised. Vanderbilt ran over and killed a
man near the same place last summer
Robert Ii. Murphy, grocer in Detroit,
Mich, had desperate fight in his store Sun
day night, with burglar whom he found
carrying off sack full of canned fruit
Murphy struck the burglar over the head
several times with an iron bar, but he recov-
cred and choked Murphy until the latter was
insensible. The burglar then went to the
station house to have his wounds dressed,
and was arrested, His skull was fractured
"A freight train on the Marietta and Gin
cnnati railroad parted in the middle, owing
to the breaking of coupling, near Mineral
City, on Saturday night An extra freight
train following ran into its rear Just as it
reached a trestle 30 feet high, and crushed
the caboose. Three passengers who were in
the caboose jumped out and alighted on the
solid ice of the stream below. One of them
was killed, another was fatally injured, and
the third had his feet crushed
The robbery of Chicago jewelry store
IN Droau daylight was bold ana successful
Three men rode up in sleigh. One stayed
in his seat and held the rpins One went
quietly to the door, and fastened it on the
outside by putting II piece Of wood in the
ulch, so that nobody could come out of the
store One smashed he show window with
/ halchel. and grabbed two bags of diamonds
worth So 600. All three rode rapidly AWAY
with the plumber, and have not been caught.
Two Molie Maguires, Charles Sharp,
aud James Mcdonnell, were hanged ut
Much Chunk. Pa, on Tuesday for he muir
Ger of George K. Smi Ii, II coal operator, in
1868 While they were being anged there
WAS n loud knocking at the gate hut the
sheriff paid no attention to it. The knock
ng continued and the Sheriff went out to mr.
rest the parties committing the disturbance.
and found that II was II man with a reprieve
from the Governor, granting the two men
few days more of lite. He came too late.