The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-12-26
The Egis and Intelligencer.
BEL AIR, Md, DECEMBER s6, 1879.
Condensed News.


Condensed News.
1t Is said that Assistant Postmaster General
Brady will soon resign.
The Republican National Convention will
meet in Chicago June 3d. 1880.
Fifteen hundred dollars were raised ut st.
Paul, MINI, last week. for the relief of the poor
in Ireland.
Dan Rice, the circus man, has been convert
ed in st. Louis, under Moody's preaching, and
will become an evangelist
james Ellis was instantly killed at Mace's
Bay, Wis, by the accidental discharge of his
gun. He was lifting it over fence by the muz
zle
The NJ E. church at Mount Washington,
Baltimore county, was considerably damaged
by fire, last Sunday morning. All the furniture
was saved
Last Saturday. near ClearspIing, Md, an old
man named Ohio Muse, was horribly manged
and gored to death by vicious bull which he
was feeding.
Miss Payne, of st. Paul, Minnesota put her
cigarette into her pocket to prevent some sud
den callers from seeing it, and was set on fire
and nearly burned to death in consequence.
Hundreds of negroes are still passing
through st. Louis, on their way to Kansas
Many of them have to be helped on their jour
ney, and nearly starve to death after they reach
their journeys end.
Jesse Bright of Otterville, Iowa, undertook
to help Sammy Wells get his gun across creek.
He took it by the muZZle, twig caught the
trigger, and Jesses funeral took place the next
Monday.
While lying in the bottom of boat, Mr..
Hummel, of La Porte City, Iowa, discharged his
gun at a flock of ducks, and the recoil broke his
collar bone. He says the ducking season is over
with him.
A rare bird, in the shape of crested cor
morant, was killed on Elk river, Cecil county,
by q. w. Maxwell the other day. 1t measured
four feet two inches from tip to tip and three
feet from beak to tail.
After they had shot the deer, two Appleton
(Wis.) hunters got so excited that, while one
rushed up and held his horns, the other fired to
finish the creature, but left the charge in his
companions lung, and he is dead.
"A Scottish chemist claims to have discovered
a process of making diamonds The diamond
dealers express no alarm, however, as there is no
reason to believe that diamonds of any value
can be produced by artificial means
-Ouray, the Ute chief reports that he is una
bic to effect the surrender of the Indians who
murdered Indian Agent Meeker. If they are
not surrendered it is probable that war will be
waged against the White River Utes
In quarrel between James Campbell and
James Radigan, at the Gunpowder water works,
Sunday night, Radgan killed Campbell, by
fracturing his skull with some blunt instrument.
They were in love with the same woman and
jealous OF EACH other.
AT Philadelphia Saturday the politicians
prepared an entertainment at which it was cX-
pected General Grant would make some avowal
of his candidacy, but General Grant left the
banquet at an early hour and the managers were
greatly disgustcd with the failure of their plans
Adam Shivery and his brother started from |
Elkton for their home in the country last Satur-
day night, and after walking some distance laid |
down near the railroad track and went to sleep |
The early train, Sunday morning, ran over
ADAM killing him. The brother was also SER |
iously hurt. |
johnny Lynch, aged three years, was burn |
ed to death, in Wilmington, last Saturday. His |
mother left him alone in room in which was |
stove with an open CRATE. 1t is supposed that |
the child stuck piece of paper into the fire, and |
thus formed the medium through which the /
flames reached him.
"A terrible fight with bear occurred recent
ly near Cass City, Mich. The bear was discov-
cred by an Indian in tree top, and came to
grass from rifle ball. The hunter walked up
to cut the bears throat and a fearful struggle |
ensued. When found, both were dead. The
Indian had been literally Rugged to death by the
BEAR but the latter showed thirty fearful wounds.
While Henry Cords of Baraboo, Wis, was
showing sled on which was seated three young |
ladies, the ice broke. He succeeded in saving
his sister, who was one of the party, but per-
ished in the attempt TO rescue the others. He
was 10 years of age When his body was found
III hau youhS iuuS cdCl Ill Ill ucuu-
Arthur Coligan of Cortland, n. Y, lost his
life on the mill pond, and his death nearly drove
his parents crazy. -Four boys broke through the |
ice at once; three were rescued by companion
who pushed sled to them, but young Colligau's
feet became entanglCd in the grass at the bot
tom, and he could not be drawn out
AT Portsmouth, N H., Il young lady and
gentleman who were skating broke through the
ice, and several hundred persons went to their
The ice gave way under the first
party of rcscucrs, until nine were in danger of
drowning at one time. By the aid of some rail
road hands, however, all were rescued finally.
On Sunday, at Rochester, N. Y, young
man named George II. Cowley cut his throat
with jack knife scvcring the windpipe His
wife attempted to raise him, and while doing SO
he tore the already CHASTITY wound to twice its
size with his hand. He was in diving condition
Sunday night. He had become Respondent and
insane because his name was wrongfully pub
lished by mercantile agency for the collection
of bad debts.
"A story comes from Nemchah county, Mo-,
that one David Meisenthaler was killed a few
days ago by meteor or aerolite. He was driv-
ing cattle from the field when the meteor de-
scended obliqucly through tall maple, cutting
the limbs as clean as lift had been cannon bali.
II struck near the shoulder, passing through his
body obliquely and burying itself two feet in
the earth, The meteor is composed of iron
pyrites, round and rough, about the size of a
common patent bucket
They don't bother with small game in
Nevada. well-known drover named Tom
Short while riding through the Ruby Valley,
saw his two dogs struggling with large wild
cat While Short was watching for chance to
kill without destroying his dogs, the animal
made bound for him, striking him in the breast, {
knocking his pistol from him and carrying him .
to the ground. Short made one thrust, however,
with huge knife he still retained and, touching
a vital spot killed the beast Short has no per-
manent injury, but is severely cut up. The t
wildcat was one of the largest, weighing 200
pounds.
Now all our neighbors' chimneys smoke