The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-10-17
The Egis and Intelligencer.
BEL AIR, Md, OCTOBER IL, 1879
Condensed News.

CVhuNhoON A'S"c'
The Delaware Sugarbeet Commission have
decided to offer $500 in premiums for 1880.
Paul Boynton accomplished his swim down
the Merrimac river, New England, at $50 Z. Nj.
on Monday making 200 miles in seven days.
Henry G. Carey, the well-known writer on
political economy, died suddenly in Philadelphia,
on Monday, of congestion of the lungs, in his
Sjth year.
John NJ. Nelson, medical student at the
University of Maryland, was shot i'll the head ut
Front Street Theatre, Baltimore, ON Monday
night, while witnessing play in which guns
were used.
Hon. George Nickcrs, died at Chcsterown,
on the sth instant, in the 18th year of his age
lie had occupied many prominent positions in
the State, and was noted Tor his kindness to the
poor.
MIR Arthur Sullivan, the composer of Pima
fore, is coming over here from England, 10 SUI
perintend the representation of Pnaiorc and
other comic operas, composed and arranged by
Gilbert and Sullivan.
In the case of the State VS.. Felix Munshowcr,
for the murder of his cousin, James l.. Wctscll,
last August, on trial at Frederick, Md. the jury
were discharged, ON Saturday, because while
visiting barber shop, some Of the jurymen
talked with a loquacious barber about the case.
Last Saturday morning, near Rcistcrstown,
jesse Gore, 10 years of age, shot and seriously
wounded his grandson, Isaac Gore, Ii years of
age. The shooting was the result of family
misunderstanding about spring After shoot
mg his grandson the old man fired his revolver
at his daughtcr-in-law, but she IAN and escaped.
Chester Pa, has the most novel joint stock
company yet formed. The thing owned by this
company is n dog-said TO be the best coon dog
in the country. There are fifteen stockholders
and the par value of the stock is one dollar
The company will give their first annual coon
hunt during the next full moon.
AT Paris, Tex, j. j. Wheeler, editor of the
Tanner, was shot dead by William b. Bonner, n
lawyer. Wheeler had preferred charges for the
removal of n policeman named Clark, whom
Bonner defended and succeeded in getting ac-
quilted. This appears to have inccnscd Wheeler
and he several times threatened Bonner's life.
by the collision on the Baltimore and Ohio
road on Saturday night, Jasper, fireman, was
injured seriously. a boy named Flanagan, who
was stealing ride was instantly killed. negro
boy, who was stealing ride between the tender
and postal car, seriously injured, as was also
George Skim, postal clerk. Engineer Askcw
and fireman Smith were killed
The officers of all the coal companies, with
the exception Of the Lchigh Valley and Pennsyl
vania Railroad companies, have signed an agree
mcnt TO restrict the production of coal to the
demand. The time for the suspension of mining
operations is to be determined hereafter, and if
the agreement is ratified the prices arc to be
governed by the demand.
Mary Eagcn, aged 10, shot and instantly
killed herself, in New York, on Monday, being
driven to suicide by the cruelty of relative who
refused to let her have some money left her by
her mother. To get her money she began law
suit, and the case dragged in the courts until her
savings were zone. Without nny prospcct of n
snrrJy termination Rrroninm mechanically She
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