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


The wheat fields in the lower end o
Chester county, Pa, are said to be looking
very badly.
"A bill to make grave-robbery felony
has been introduced in the Indiana Legisla
lure.
Two children at Glen Rock, York
county, Pa, had their feet frozen Whlie III
bed one night last week.
Secretary Schurz has bought from the
Ute Indians, in Colorado, twelve million
acres of land, for the use OF miners
George W. Smons and Mary, his wife,
were arraigned at Elmira, N. Y, on Monday,
for counterfeiting five-cent pieces
The steamship Homer, Captain Walker,
which left Boston on December 18th for LiV'
erpool, has not been heard of since
Edward Clark, an old citizen of Catasau-
qua, Pa, was killed by falling into furnace
at the Crane Iron Works on Monday
Capt George Pollinger, of York county,
Pa, whilst getting out of his buggy lew
days ago, fell and broke his collar bone.
Five horses were roasted TO death in
New York, on Sunday, by the burning OF
stable connected with kindllng WOOD yard.
Martin J. Skinner, cashier of the West
ern National Bank of York, Pa, died on
Thursday of last week, after an illness OF
four weeks.
"A gigantic and hitherto unknown flower,
thirty-three inches in diameter when full
blown, has been discovered in the forests OF
Sumatra.
w. W. Pegg, telegraph operator at
Greenville, South Carolina, committed sui
eide with morphine, on Sunday, all for love
Oft faithless girl.
The wife of farmer named Hyslop, in
Norfolk county, Va, was frightened to death
on Saturday, by being chased by horse
while out in field.
"A colored child, six years old, was burn
TO death at Reading, Pa, on Sunday, by her
clothes taking fire at stove, during the alb
sence of her father and mother.
Apparatus for teaching the metric sys
TEN has been distributed to the Boston gram
mar schools, and the primary schools will
soon be similarly supplied.
"A memorial asking Congress to appoint
a commission to consider what can be done
to amend our photography is now going
about seeking sgners.
Two Indian murderers-Whte Owl nnd
Qrit.ti Trumps-werp hanged ut Prndlel"n
Washington Territory, Friday. Both diet
with the death chant ON their lips.
"A further respite has been granted il
the case of Alexander B. Sayre who shot hi
wife in n Philadelphia church, and whose
execution was fixed for Tuesday.
Edward Wyatt has been arrested N
Louisville, charged with the murder If VIM.
Pfianz, ut Horse Cave, Kf., While the NV"
men were on moonshine raid last week.
The Giant Powder Mills al San Fran
cisco, Cal, exploded on Monday afternoon
Six Chinese and three white men were killed.
The building was destroyed by fire.
"A dispatch from Frankfort, KY, says
Fourteen men hove been indicted for the
murder of Judge Burnett and four for the
murder of Freeman in Breathitt county, KY.
The contest of pedestrianism between
George Guyon and the stallion Hessing, Jr.,
in Chicago, terminated Saturday night
During the SO hours the horse covered POI
miles and the man 149.
"A child two years old of Edward L.
Hartman, of Baltimore, while playing in the
kitchen, last Saturday, pulled a bucket full
of hot water over on ITSELF and was fatally
scalded.
Hon. Gustave Sleicher, member of Con-
gress from Texas, died in Washington on the
10th inst Four members of the present Con-
gress have died since the beginning of the
present session.
"A severe shock of an earthquake lasting
half minute was felt on Sunday night at st.
Augustine, Florida, and extended down the
gulf coast. Nothing of the kind has been
experienced there before.
An enterprising Ohio Yankee named
Thomas d. Lovett, is about to build rail-
road from Jerusalem to Jaffa, in the Holy
Land. 1t is to be narrow-gauge and will
be 40 miles long
One hundred and fifteen sheep and two
cows were killed by passenger train in
California last Thursday morning, and fifty
more sheep were injured. The flock were
lying on the track sleeping.
"A delegation from Baltimore called on
the President on Monday, and requested him
10 withdraw the nomination of John G.
Bridges, as appraiser of Baltimore, and retain
the present appraiser, Mr.. Linthicum.
Mary Eliza Bailey, 10 years old, died
Saturday night at the residence of her father,
David Bailey, Dallas street, Baltimore, from
injuries received by her clothing catching
fire from q stove while she was raking the
ashes down.
"A brush took place between United
States troops and the Cheyenne Indians, in
Nebraska, last Friday, in which three soldiers
were surrounded, but while the troops were
waiting for a cannon, they escaped
The subscriptions to the four per cent
loan within period eff less than three weeks
foot up $4,000 600. On the first February
next the Treasury will commence the pay
ment of $6,000000 interest on the five per
cent. loan.
AT fire in Philadelphia, last Friday a
hnrr al oil
was fatally burned while trying to rescue
two of his employers horses. The horses
were not saved and four cows and several
sheep also persisted by the flames.
AT Milford, N. j., last Friday, young
mar named Snyder shot his father with n
pistol. He stated that going home lie found
his father engaged in heating his mother ard
other members of the family, md he interior
ed to prevent it. The shooting, he declares,
was accidental.
Bishop Nottingham, who has been
confined To bed al his residence in Baltimore,
for some time was reported 10 be improving
at last accounts. He hi g had n complication
of diseases, which have been conquered, but
he has been left exceedingly weak
Man, the New York newsboy who has
been instrumental in rescuing persons from
drowning. is about to receive gold medal
from the Secretary of the Treasury, who is
authorized by Congress to award them TO
such persons as perform acts of conspicuous
bravery in saving human life.
AT Freehold, N. j., on Monday, John
Taylor and Thomas Fallon, prominent ciii-
zens, were arraigned on the charge of having
offered money for votes at the November
election. The penalty for this offense is
81 600 fine, six months imprisonment and
perpetual forfeiture of the elective franchise
Senators and members of Congress are
receiving letters from all parts of the coun.
try, urging repeal of the duty on quinine
$720,000 are annually paid by the American
people TO two firms in PHILADELPHIA to sus