The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-09-05
The Egis and Intelligencer.
BEL AIR, Md, SEPTEMBER 5, 1879.
Condensed News.

Several men were burned, one seriously by
the explosion of can of high wines in the disil-
lcry at Montreal on Saturday.
John Tallman, aged 2S was killed by jump
ing otfan excursion train, at Hawleyvillc, Conn,
on Saturday night
Charles Rocsscr was killed by the bursting
ofan emery wheel in Il foundry at Frccmansburg
Pa, on Saturday morning.
Samuel Lindcnbaum aged II years, was kill
ed by torpedo, in Baltimore, on Saturday af
tcrnoon. He was handling the torpedo when it
exploded, sevcring the arteries of his neck
William Ward, a colorcd youth, fatally shot
Annie Lewis, colorcd girl, of II years, in st.
Louis, Sunday morning, because she refused TO
20 with him to II beer saloon. lie was arrested.
-Fcrd, Sanders, eighteen years old, was shot
and instantly killed, in st. Louis, Friday night,
by the accidental discharge ola revolver in the
hands of companion named VIM. Allen.
"A body of unknown men went to the cabin
of II negro named Cason, near Bonneville, Mo-,
last Friday night, and shot him dead The i'm
mediate proyocation for the deed was an assault
hy Cason on ncighhor'S wife.
On Tuesday j. W. Corby, II carpenter AT
llagcrstown, Md, while at work on n house, fell
to the ground, II distance of 20 feet and was in
stanly killed. lie was 60 years old and leaves
wife and six children.
The barn of Robert Moore, on he Hartford
road, five miles from Baltimore, was burned ON
Monday night. Fortunately Mr. Moorc's crops
had not been stored in il. 1t is supposed
trampS carclcssly using matches on the premises
originated the fire,
The house of Nathaniel Davies, in Palmyra
township, Pike county, Pa, was burned ON We'd
ncsday evening while Mr.. and Mrs. Davies were
absent at prayer meeting Mr.. Davies moth
er, 50 years old attempted TO save the youngest
child but caught her foot between two timbcrs
and she and the child were burned To death.
Lewis Gray, aged 81 and Charles Jones,
aged 81, were blown into fragments, on Tues
day, at Bradford, Pa, by the explosion of sixty
pounds of nitro glyccrnc, which they were
about to use in a well. Small fragments of
their bodies were scattered around on the trees
but not II single one could be identified rs be-
longing Ia either of them. A team of horses
and buggy were also blown to atoms.
Thomas lanlcy, II laborcr attempted TO
board a train on the East Side Elevated road in
New York Sunday morning while il was in mo-
ton, pushing the brakeman aside, who opposed
him. and fell between the cars. He was dragged
two hundred feet, and when taken out his head
and chest We're found to be crushed and one of
his thighs fractured. He expired shortly after
reaching the hospital,
-Gcncral j. b. Hood, the noted Confederate
general, who died at New Orleans, Saturday, of
yellow fever, was buried the same afternoon.
lie was West Point graduate and entered the
Southern army at the breaking out of the war.
lie was at Chckahominy, Second Bull Run, An
tctam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, and in the
campaign around Atlanta. Lydia Hood, daugh-
ter of Gen. Hood, died of the fever Saturday
night and another daughter is very i'll.