The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-06-13
The Egis and Intelligencer.
BEL AIR, Md, JUNE 13, 1879.
Condensed News,

golden wedding.
Eight men were killed at Cincinnati, las
Thursday, by the falling of the walls of burned
building which they were clearing away.
Walter Beckwith, a farmer ofDutchess con
~, N. Y, was gored by bull at an early houl
Monday morning, and lived only two hours nj
tcrward.
An Italian and Mexican who were impris
oned in the Jail at Santa Fc, N. NJ, on charges OF
murder, were hung in the public square Saturday
by citizens
Emma Goulding, aged 10 years, did not run
off for help when her little brother fell into a
cstern at Bainbridgc, Ga, but went down n lad
der and got him.
August Baltz aged 30 years, residing at
Scoto, Monroe county, while riding on load
of wood ON Thursday, fell from it and, striking
on his temple, was instantly killed.
VIM. r. Davis, nine years old was accident
ally killed in Philadelphia Saturday night. Au-
gustus Frick, playmate, while loading pistol,
discharged it, the ball striking Davis in the side.
Mrs. Vrcdcnburg having sued the members
of the Crescent City Rifle Club, of New Orleans,
secured verdict of $4,000 in her favor Her
husband had been killed by n pet bear kept on the
club grounds.
AT Wilmington, Del, Saturday, William
Brown and Samuel Batson, both colorcd boys
under fourteen years of age, quarrclcd over n
game of ball. Brown hit Batson with q bat and
KILLED him.
"A country ball room ut Wells, Wis, was
recently turned into Il hospital with thirty pa
ticnts, who were poisoned with lemonade in
which tartar emctic had been placed in mistake
for tartaric acid.
"A man named Sanford, of Belmont county,
Ala, dreamed he could live forty days without
food. He abstancd from eating food for thirty
eight days and then died. His dream was within
two days of iullilmcnt,
Joseph Hill was arrested in New York Sat
urday, ON the charge of stealing altar chaliccs
from st. Stephens Church, which were found in
his possession. lie attempted TO commit suicide
in his cell from rcmoIsc
While VIM. Martin, of Brooklyn, was abus
ING his family on Sunday night, he so cXaspcra-
ted his daughter Mary, u dctormcd child of scy
cntcen years. that she fatally fellcd him by blow
ON the head with an axe.
AS Mrs. Ellen Pagan, of Brooklyn, was cross
ing the railroad track Sunday evening before an
approaching train, she became paralyzcd with
fear. The engine threw her fifty feet, impalmg
her ON an iron fence, causing instant DEATH
-Solovief, who attempted to assassinate the
Gar of Russia, has been tried, convicted and
hanged. The trial was conducted with great
secrecy and dispatch, and was remarkable from
the absence of the Gar himself as a witness.
In New York on Saturday John Brown, aged
seven, and James Lahay, aged eleven years, quar-
relied over their play, and Lahay, who is the
stronger of the two, kicked and beat his little
friend, who died Sunday night from the effects of
the kicks.
MIR. Anthony's State is slipping from his
grasp. In the town elections last Monday
number of Republican stronghOlds went Demo
cratic. All over Rhode Island there is a Demo-
cratic revival The people are beginning TO get
in their vctocs.
"A wealthy farmer, named Daniel Bush, 72
years of age, residing near Finksburg Carroll
committed SnipiIn b,
shooting himself with shot gun. lie was sui-
fcrin@ with disease, and had grown melancholy
and depressed in spirits.
Edward Parr, recently convicted in Phila-
dclphia, Of numbering his daughter, Mrs. Susan
Irwin, took dose of strychnine Just before the
nudge commenced to deliver the sentence of
death, and upon the conclusion of the sentence
fell to the floor in commissions.
AT the Kent county primaries, last Satur-
day, the following nominations were made: For
clerk Ofthc Circuit Court, DIR. S. Beck Register
of Wills, Joel c. Slaughter; Sheriff, Eugene
Gooding; State Senator W. T. Ilcpbron, rcnom-
mated; House of Delegates W. II. Ford and l..
a. llulme.
Memorial day was observed at Petersburg,
Va, on Monday, the ceremonies including II fine
military display. Immense crowds from the city
and surrounding country participated in the OBJ
scryance OF the day, and the graves of the Conied
crate dead in Blandford cemetery were profuscly
decorated.
"A Topeka, Kan, dispatch says that a severe
hailstorm passed over portion of that country
on Monday. Hogs, chickens, &c, were killed
and crops badly cut up. The injury to crops in
the immediate vicinity of Wichita is immense,
and metallic roofs and glass in the vicinity were
badly damaged.
Stephen Doxtatcr, wealthy farmer, in the
township of Harrisburg, N. Y, died on Thursday
under circumstances that justified an inquest. He
had been i'll all spring, his brothers. wife being
his nurse. She is accused of poisoning him for
the sake otobtaning his property, most which
he had bcqueathcd to her.
Frank Walton, Philadelphia lad, found his
father in the yard Of his residence in the grasp
of a gigantic negro, who had him on the ground
and was choking him nearly TO death. The boy
told the negro TO stop or he would shoot him,
and, after warningly counting Gone, two, three"
fired, inilicting Il fatal wound
William 7. Ilornaday has returned to Roch-
ester after n two years hunting tour round the
world, bringing back the skins and bones of six
enormous oumng-outan9s, ten crocodilcs, IT,
ger, an elephant, and numerous monkeys, snakes
and birds. The collection was packed in lifty-sfX
large boxes, and is to be exhibited in the Roch-
ester Museum of Natural History.
On Thursday evening of last week q large
barn ON the farm of Mrs. Huber, in Hclam town
ship, York county, was struck by lightning, set
ON fire and entirely destroyed Five horses and
cl9ht cows, which were rendered inscnsible from
the shock, persisted. Twelve thousands pounds
of tobacco, with wheat, oats, hay and farming
implements were also burned.
Mrs. Piper, of indianapolis, purchased on
the installmcnt plan Singer sewing machine of
an agent of the company. She failed To meet her
engagement, and the agent attempted TO dispos-
scss her of it, Force was employed, and in the
sculllc the leg Other thrcc-year-old child was bro
ken. Mrs. Piper sued the company, and recov
cred from jury verdict for $1,000.
Squire Jones, n farmer residing on Buffalo
a "
Friday attempted TO bring a low female into his
house. His wife resented the insult. Jones
threatened her with n knife and she seized an
m axe, knocked him down and cndcavored to
escape. He rushed after her and to protect her
self she struck him, killing him instantly
In Brooklyn, N Y, early Saturday morning,
w. Il. Walsh, a stevcdore shot at man who was
trying to get in his parlor window. Shortly af
fer physicians We're summoned to the home of
Wm Fitzgerald, ncighbor, who was found with
apistol-shotwound in his right breast, which may
prove fatal. Fitzgerald had come home late and
thought he was getting in the window of his
brothers house.
AS Mrs. IIonora Lucy was driving from Will
mington, Del, to her home in Chester county,
Pa, Saturday evening, the contents of the carri-
age, cotton and straw, were ignitcd by match,
and in an instant the whole interior of the We
hiclc was in blaze. The horse becoming
frightened ran away, and before it was stopped
Mrs. Lucy was literally roasted alive, her flesh
being burned to q crisp. She died Sunday morn
ing.
While Miss Hannah Irving, of Susquehanna
was sewing on some colorcd calico one of her
thumbs commenced feeling sore She thought
very little of the circumstance until day or so
aftcrWard when her hand commenced swelling
and presented n dangerous aspect. A physician
was called, who, after examination, pronounced
it a case of blood-poisoning. The arm is very
much swollen and will probably have to be am
putatcd.
lion Inn, a, ,;,,L Val Ia,
H., consisted in frightening women. He point
ed revolver at several in the street, and was
greatly pleased when they screamed and ran
away. Onewas pluckier than the rest, and would
not stir; so he stuck the muZzlc of the weapon
into her mouth and laughed heartily when she
tainted. His next hilarious exploit was to try
how close he could fire at q woman's head with
out hitting her, and the result was a dangerous