The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-11-28
The Egis and Intelligencer.
BEL AIR, Md, NOVEMBER 2s, 1879.
Condensed News.

Mrs. Dickens, the widow of Charles Dickens
the great novelist, died on Saturday, in London,
john Thadeus Delane late editor of the
London Times, died in London on Monday, aged
62 years.
The Countess Montijo, the mother of ex-
Empress Eugene, of France, died in Madrid, on
Sunday morning.
-Messrs Moody and Sankey the reviyalists,
arrived in st. Louis last Saturday. They intend
to spend the winter there
The Chippewa Indians have been successful
in raising sorghum, as well as abundant crops OF
grain and vegetables this season. They are re-
ported to be happy and contented.
DR. j. w. Neil, of Delaware, Ohio, was cap.
tured ON Thursday night, while in the act OF
robbing grave in the cemetery. An assistant
named Pat Honnehan was also arrested.
The war between Chill and Peru continues.
The Chilians have not only annihilated the Pc
ruvian navy, but are now attacking their enc
mics on land, having invaded their country and
defeated them.
Mrs. Buckminstcr killed herself i'll Chicago
on Friday, because her husband had prevented
her continuing the use of morphine, to which
she had become addicted. She committed the
deed with revolver
AT Calhoun, KY, Lee Houston, IL years old,
was leaning on his gun watching q base ball
match, when ball from the bat struck the ham
mer and the gun was discharged. The load en-
tered under his ARM killing him instantly.
Down at Townsville, Georgia, one day last
week, Turner E. Carter saw his dogs chasing
wild cat, which was q quarter of q mile distant.
lie raised his gun, and, firing while the animal
was bounding from rock to rock, broke its neck
with the ball.
In New York, recently, dog was buried in
a rich cloth-covered casket, with satin and vel
vet trimmings and solid slverplate and handles.
Six carriages, containing the two-legged friends
of the dog, followed the remains to the ceme-
terry, where it was placed in the family vault
AT Norwich, Ct, while child named Pierce
was being punished by her teacher she attempted
to break away and run home The teacher
caught her at the door and in shutting caught
the girls head between the door and jamb The
child died from the injuries week afterwards.
"A little girl at Dansville, New York, while
eating chestnuts, met with singular accident.
A nut lodged in her windpipe. The doctors cut
it open and removed the obstruction, when it
was found the child had ceased to breathe. Its
life was saved by artificial respiration after Sc
we're and laborious trial.
The steamer Baltimore encountered terrible
weather on Cape Henry on the Goth, and was
obliged to return to Baltimore in q damaged
condition. Fifty head of cattle for the English
markets were washed overheard, and the captain,
Henry Rowles, was killed by heavy iron pulley
falling upon his head from the masthead.
jesse James, the Kansas outlaw, it appears
was not killed by travelling companion The
bullet struck him in the head, but he is still
body of men left Kansas City on Saturday to
search for him in some thick timber where he
is said to be concealed and guarded by men,
Der of his gang.
William McConkey, aged sixty-three, of
Wrightsville, York county, Pa, died of paraly-
sis OH Friday, 2lst inst. He was connected for
merly many years with the Tidewater Canal
Company, and at the time of his death was pres
ident of the First National Bank of Wrghts-
villc and also of the Wrightsvlle Iron Compa-
n.y. He was sick two months.
"A Eureka, New, dispatch says Friday af-
ternoon John Chamberlain, in possession of q
wood ranch thirty miles south of that town. was
attacked by Robert Brown, who claimed the
property. Brown was supported by two other
men, and all were armed with repeating rifles
Chamberlains thigh was broken at the first dis
charge; but he maintained the fight on his knees
with siX-shooter and two shot guns, killing
Brown, and at the same moment falling dead
himself.
On Tuesday night at Waynesboro, Pa, a
panic occurred in the Lutheran church, caused
by the breaking of bench and the cry "The
building is falling" A general rush was made
for the doorways, which were soon blocked up,
and the gallery ratings gave way, preciptating
the occupants on the heads of those below
Finding egrcss by the doors cut Off, the windows
at the back of the galleries were burst open and
men and women jumped to the ground dis
lance of 20 feet. Though many were seriously
injured, no lives were lost. The damage to the
church is estimated at $500.