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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-06-27

TIE BALTIMORE AND DELTA RAILwAY.-The
board of directors of the Baltimore and Delta
Narrow Gauge Railway company met in Balti-
more, on the 10Th instant. There were present
Mr.. William H. Waters, President, Mcssrs.
Stevenson Archer, William Gilmor, Thomas
Armstrong, Philip T. George, james l.. sutton,
Eli Tucker, James p. Street, Caleb j. Moore,
&. W. Halter and S. q. Boyd, Secretary. Mr.
Waters resigned his position as Chief Engineer
Of the company and Mr.. j. A. Hunter was ap-
pointed in his stead Mr. Hunter has had entire
charge of the work for some months. The Pre-
sidcnt was ordered to let the contract for the
grading and masonry yet remaining to be done
between the Great Gunpowder river and Bal
timorc also between Delta and the MARYLAND line.
The board by resolution fixed the 3lst day of De
cembcr of each year as the close ofthc fiscal year
of the company, and ordered that the annual
election Of directors Of the company shall be held
in the court house in Bel Air on the first Thurs
day after the first Monday in each year The
President reported the work of grading as pro-
crossing satisfactorily, and that there are at pres
ent about IL miles graded The contractors
were paid in full ON the 18th ofJmc The board
adjourned to meet at Forest Hill, on the 4th OF
July.
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The OPERA IN llARFoRD.-Mr. S. X. Davies,
manager of the celebrated Caroline Richings
Opera Troupe, is making arrangements to pro-
duce shortly an opera in the Town Hall, Bel Air,
or if the stage accommodations are not sufficient
for the purpose, to give irst-class concert, with
scenes from Janets Choice, Pinafore and other
popular operas. The company embraces some
remarkably fine musical talent, including the
celebrated Mrs. Caroline Rchings- Bernard,
whose voice is clear, fresh, full and mclodious
Mr. Bernard Richings, tenor; and the popular
basso Mr.. Joseph Greensfcldcr, the Dick Dcadcyc
in the opera of Pinaiorc, recently given in Balti-
more city.
Mr.. Davies also proposes to give concert at
High Point, formerly Davis's Corner, near Pleas
antville, for the benefit of the Union Sunday
School at that point. Mr.. Davies will secure for
the purpose some of the finest musical talent OF
Baltimore city. The concert will take place
about the middle of July.
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FESTIVAL.
The ladies of Avondale Christian Chapel held
festival, for the benefit of the church, ON Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday nights of last week.
1t was well attended and quite success. The
lIopcwcll Conct Band, under the leadership OF
Mr.. BOnlicld Gorrell, cnliycncd the occasion by
giving some excellent music.
PROFITABLE SHEEP.
Mr. Thomas Dever wntcrcd on his farm nine
sheep From this little flock he raised SO worth
OF lambs and shcarcd Sl596 worth of wool. The
aggregate production making SGO.9G This is the
largest per ccntagc of profit from so small It flock
that we have yet heard of.
LIFE INSURANCE AGENT.
Mr. Edward +. Keltor, formerly of Providence,
X. l., who has been employed as conductor ON
the stage line from Chenille to llayre dc Grace,
is now employed by a New York Life Insurance
Company as agent. He cXpccts to canvass Balti-
more, Cecil and Hartford counties. Mr.. keltor
is n young man of excellent reputation and We
think will do credit to his new enterprise.
OBSERVER.
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For The AEgis d, IateRiqence,
THE CANDIDATE.

THE CANDIDATE.
Who is he that cometh now,
with hand extendedand urbane bow,
VINO looks at your horses and praises your
The Candidate.
Who is he that seems to care
so much about you and your family welfare,
whose friendship seems so real, yet queerO
The Candidate.
Who is it that seems so flush"
Ihat Tor silver and greenbacks he don't care Il
And as for liquor and ci1d1s--Oh, hush?)
The Candidate.
Who is he that is so sure to win,
And hopes that the voters he'll all rake in
And out of the Office make plenty of " tin?"
The Candidate.
Who is poor man, with large famlic,
Thinks "if any deserves the Office tits he
Who from Republican stain has ever been
free?'
The Candidate.
Who does not gamble drink nor swear;
Is an upright man, and acts on the square,
Is Democrat from tOc-nail to hair?
The Candidate.
Who, when the Primaries have passed by,
win say, with melancholy sigh,
That To get the office she didn't try
The Candidate.
And who, when the Judgment day doth come
on to the left with the goats will roam,
And be led by Old Nick to his proper home?
The Independent Candidate.
STEVE.
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Picrccs Favorito Prescription positively cures
the diseases and weaknesses peculiar Ia women
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Iune 81, 1879.

B II l. A l r., M d.
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Havre de Grace Items.
THE REGATTA.


As previously announced the first grand rcgat-
Ia Of the season came off last Saturday, the 2ls.
There were three entries namely, the 'Sallic Els
ton," the 81. w. Mills" and the "Gco A. Ma
ham"
At 2.40 p. NJ, they started in the order named,
with Il good breeze. Their time was as follows
The Elston passed the Battery Light in -
minutes and the winning post in hour and 40
minutes.
The Mills passed the Light in | hour and /
minutes, and the winning post in hour and 81
minutes.
The Mahan passed the Light in hour and 10
minutes, and the winning post in hour and All
minutes.
The race was therefore won by the Salie Els
ton, commanded by Capt. Washington Barnes.
GRAND OPENING.
The new house of the Empire Drill Company
will be opened with an evening hop, which will
come Off tonight. This has been gotten up at
short notice, but it is in good hands and we have
no doubt but it will be a pleasant affair. Mcssrs
a. l.. Brown ~ Co., agents of Empire Drill Co.,
will receive warm welcome.
SEVERAL SAILING PARTIES,
picnics, &c, are talked of by our young men OF
enterprise The first we know of will be on
orabout the lth of July.
OUR PARK
is in ilourishing condition, with the exception
of the young birch tree, from which the boys
have nibblcd all the bark. TRUMP.
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Letter From Dublin.

DUBLIN,
Things look beautifully in and around our
village. The fields adjoining our town are cover
ed with luXuriant crops of grain and grass. The
lawns ale decked with prOfusion of elegant
flowers, the beauty Of which only surpassed by
that OF the fair owners. We have two large
churches, which are well attended. There is
good Sunday School here, John Crawford being
the Superintendent. Miss Maria McCausland
keeps select school here, where the higher
branches are taught and pupils committed to
her care advance rapidly in their studies. There
are two fine stores here. One of them Is kept
by our young and accomplished postmaster, Mrs.
Maggie Willis, and the other is kept by our
esteemed and enterprising citizen j. Fred. Crew,
EST. Both stores are well stocked with season.
bic goods, which the polite and obliging mer-
chants are selling at low figures. The Dublin
Hotel is kept by j. s. Chcnowith who keeps
frst-class accommodations. Isaac Dcckman
keeps another Hotel, at Pleasant Grove, near
the village. He likewise keeps quiet house,
with good accommodations There has been no
fighting or disturbance at either of these taverns
for the last ten months
DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.
About two weeks ago Il little daughter of John
T. Davis, who lives near Dublin, was terribly
burned by the explosion of n coal oil can from
which she was pouring oil on lighted match
Her head, neck and arms are burned badly Since
the occurrence she has suffered intensely, and but
little hope of her recovery is entertained She
is attended by DR.. s. Ramsay.
The most of our farmers have cut their clover
hay The crop is short, but the hay has been
saved in fine condition.
WHEAT.
Wheat is filling finely and the prospect Of n
good crop Is now considered certain. There is
not as much straw as there was last year, but the
grain will be better, and our farmers think it
will yield more thtn it did last year
CORN.
The growing corn looks well, but the cool dry
weather has been against it. There is large
crop planted in this district. Mrs. Laura Ady
has over 100 acres planted, and other farmers
have also planted largely.
RELIGIOUS.
On last Sunday evening, Rev. Abel HULL llick-
site Friend, preached an able sermon Mt the
Broad Creek Church. The meeting was largely
attended. MARS.
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THE PLOT TO SEIZE Mr.. TTLDEN.--Mr.
John III. Mines relates in the New York
World an interesting conversation he had
with Steward l.. Woodford, who was United
States district attorney for Southern New
York in 1877. The story is that the Repub-
licans were apprehensive that Mr.. Tildcn
would undertake to assert his rights as Presi-
dent-clect, and take the oath of office in New
York; and that simultaneous effort would
be made by the Democrats to seize the custom
houses and thereby control the revenues of
the country. To defeat this alleged Demo
cratic movement, Mr.. Woodford says he was
made district attorney by General Grant The
latter also ordered troops and gunboats to
Washington and New York, and arrange
ments were made for Immediately kidnapping
Mr.. Tilden, if he should take any steps to-
wards procuring his rights as President-elect
Events of such a character would have pre-.
cipitated a civil war more disastrous and
bloody than the one through which we have
already passed. While we do not believe Mr.
Tildcn ever contemplated such action as Mr.
Woodford indicates, it is fact that troops
were masscd at New York and Washington
at the time indicated. No one doubts, also
the readiness of Grant to employ the army tc
seat the man who was not elected by tho
people. If such course was suggested tc
Mr.. Tilden, it was rejected, and what a debt
of gratitude the country owes to Mr.. Tilden's
patriotism and willingness to sacrifice his
rights to avoid another civil war.
The evidence is constantly accommodating
that throughout all the troubles following thu
Presidential election of 1876, Mr. Tilden was
wiser, more patriotic, more unselfish than any
of his friends and advisers. He has prescrv
cd a dignified silence, except when compelled
to speak, has uttered no reproaches, and il
content to trust again to the Judgment of hi
fellOW-citiZens.
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Letter From Ohio.
MAUD's, Butler Co., Ohio,
June 10Th. 1874.


The Democrats and Republicans of this county
have each made their nominations for county
offices, and there will be heavy fight between
Them There are not so many candidates as there
are in old Hartford us the people here do not ap-
pear to be so anxious for office. Men do not run
Tor Office here unless they have fair prospect of
The original settlers here are principally from
Maryland and Pennsylvania, and are sound solid
kind of people, and sterling Democrats.
The Hughes family, of this county, are among
them. They were among the first settlers of Mary
land, the progenitor of the stock having emgrated
from Wales 240 years ago. Aqua Hughes is tho
oldest member of the family now living. Some
of the stock removed here from Hartford county.
This place is situated at the junction of the
Cincinnati and Cleaveland with the Columbia and
Dayton Short Line Railroad The scenery is beau
tifnl and the soil rich and well improved. If Mary
Judgment, be the prettiost State in the Union.
The crops here are very uncertain. The farmers
complain that the grain crops will not be full this
season. They commenced cutting barley on the
10th, and are now engaged in cutting wheat. The
grain is threshed in the field and the air is full of
the music of the steam threshers. Some of these
run from place to place, over the roads, like rail
road engines, and throsh from 800 to 900 bushels
of grain a day The farmers have had a serious
time with their corn, this season. They have had
to plant it the second time, and have just begun TO
work it. Consequently they have had their hands
full; and no time for play. Even Sunday, to many
of them, is the same us any other day, work going
on as usual.
/ see by The .hgis that You have large number
do as they do here, the oirice would have to hunt
the man, and not the man hunt the office. hope
to see old Hartford select good Democratic candi-
dare for the Offices to be filed Those announced
so far as know them, ARE all good men, so that
il must be difficult to make n selection between
them. According to the law here a candidate for
office is not allowed to treat while electoneering
If he does and gets the nomination or election he
is arrested and tried IL found guilty he is de-
prvod of the office and imprisoned for thirty days.
Such law In Maryland would no doubt be hailed
with delight by candidates, who are compelled TO
do entirely too much treating.
The main roads here are all turnpiked, and are
laid Off North and South, Fast and West. They
are kept up by the adjoining farmers who pay
small tax and work certain number of days on
the roads each year. The taxes here are no higher
than they are in the East, but have good roads,
good schools ten months in the year, and the coun
ty officers got Just as large salaries they do else
where. HARTFORD. |
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AN ECCENTRIC MAN-Captain Calvin Hall, who
recently died in Somcrs Mass, ut the age of nine
ty-four, was one of the most eccentric farmers in
Western Massachusetts. lie would never bcgin IL
piece of work on Friday, would cut his iingcr-nais
ut stated times, would never kill hog for his own
use unless the moon was growing larger, that
the meat would swell while cooking, would talk
to burns 10 cure the pain, and had us many super
StitiOuS notions as IL heather. To look up and see
an odd number of crows was to him an omen of
bad luck, and TO see the new moon over his right
shoulder Indicated that good fortune lay in his
pathway. such Il man was Il good subject for
spiritualiSm, and when the table tippings attract
cd attention thirty years ago Uncle Calvin was
what he supposed he might need, and that he pIt
into the hands of trustees and soon became Il
iirs-claSs medium. lie built church in his town
for the wOrshippcrs Of the new faith, and for many
years, until incapactacd by are, he was II leader
of the sect, claiming the power to heal the sick
and perform miracles.
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The wheat crop i'm this, the ID district, is good,
yet lighter straw than last year. The drought has
no doubt affected it some. Harvest is ut hand.
hear that some four five new steam engines
have been introduced into our county this season.
Mr.. j. Il. l}rincy has added new traction or
70 il From Wssr i r Cn"ra. a. ~ az III VIZ
non, Ohio, TO his facilities for thrcshng. With his
two machines he can thrGsh fifteen hundred or two
thousand bushels II day. Old Hartford is coming
up in Improvements rapidly. We hope she will
soon rival the great West. We once saw there Il
machine called the Harvester, that would cut,
thrcsh and send out in bags to the granary, as it
went along, twenty acres day; but this had not
the water and fire attachment, so it might burn
up. While your cnterprlsing thresher, Mr. Brincy,
has introduced this new solf-propclng and self
moving engine, demonstrating the fact that we
shall yet ride by steam carriages on our dirt roads
instead of horse power. he has but one farther adj
engine Il burr of stone and an oven; then he could
furnish the bread loavGs fresh and warm from the
COMMUNICATED,
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FATAL ACCIDENT TO A FORMER CITIZEN.-A
dispatch to the Baltimore SIM, from Annapolis,
states that on Wednesday young man named
Charles w. Hawkins, 25 years of age, formerly
from Hartford county, was killed by falling from
the dome of the capitol to the floor of the
rotunda, Assistance ofG0 feet. He died in one hour
after the fall. He was working undera stairway
near thetop of the dome, and while reaching for
asaw lost his footing and was precipitated below,
striking on the lower stairway. He fell upon his
head, bespattcring the floor with his blood
His mother, who resides in Baltimore, was adj
vised OF the distressing occurrence by telegraph.
Mr. Hawkins was to have been married to the
daughter of n leading merchant of Baltimore,
next month, and had made all arrangements for
the wedding,
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The New York Sum- in referring to Mr.
Hayes's veto of the judicial appropriation
bill, makes the point that "the authority by
which the use of money for certain purposes
is now prohibited is precisely the same au-
thority from which he derived the power he
now possesses to use the money in the pro
hibited way-thc authority of the National
Legislature"
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DEATH OF TIE PRINCE MPERIAI.-Prince
Louis Napoleon, the only son of the late En-
peror Napoleon III. of France, and ex-Em-
press Eugene, has been killed in South Afr-
ca. While engaged with the British troops
in accommodating expedition, he was struck
down by the Zulus, and killed with spear
thrusts When his body was recovered it
was pierced with seventeen wounds and
stripped of clothing. The death of the Prince
Imperial will be the last drop in the cup of
bitterness for his mother, the Empress Euge-
ME- and will dash to the ground the hopes of
the lmperialist party in France of restora-
ton of the Empire under Bonaparte. The
Prince accompanied his mother in her flight
from France to England and graduated two
years ago in the British military school at
Woolwich. He has been very popular in
England on account of his unaffected and
graceful manners. His death may prove n
blessing to France, but no humane heart can
fail to sympathize with the unfortunate
mother, thus suddenly bereft of the child
around whom all her expectations and desires
clustered
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LARGE PRoFITs FROM SHEEp.-Thc profits of
raising sheep are shown by Mr. James w. McGaw
of Darlington. He has realized this year from
lambs and wool, the produce of Is sheep S115.9s
and has the original ID sheep left. If any farmer
in the county has made greater per centagc of
profit, we would be pleased to report it. Mr.
McGaw's sheep are grades and the finest we have
over soon
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From The Rocks Of Deer Creek,

The Fourth of July will be celebrated at the
Rocks of Deer Creek by glass ball shooting
match and match game of croquct during the
day, with fireworks, music and dancing at night
THE RAILROAD.
The railroad is progressing, Mr.. Frederick
has the Otter Rock almost out of the way Sew
eral of the hands have left to try harvesting.
Glover harvest is almost over here and wheat
harvest just commencing. l..
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LAND SALEs.-On Monday, q. A. MARYLAND,
auctioneer, sold for Henry w. Archer, Esq,
trustee, the farm of j. p. Jones, containing fifty
acres, situated four miles from Darlington, to
John Daughcrty, for 81 800.
MIR. j, A. Spicer of Fallston, recently pur-
chased portion of the farm of the late Thomas
I. Bond, comprising Is acres, without improve
mcnts, situated near Falston, on the line of the
Baltimore and Delta Railroad at $50 per acre
Mr.. Spiccr has also sold to Mr.. Ewood II.
Anderson a house and lot of half an acre, near
the anne place, for $500.
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HARvEsT.-A few farmers commenced cutting
wheat last week, but the majority did not com
mcnce until this week. The straw is short, but
the heads are large, full and plump. The acre
age in wheat is larger in Hartford than last year,
so that with a smaller yield per acre the total
production of the county will 81 at least equal
to that of last year. Some fields of wheat will
make short yield, but we have seen fields equal
to the best in most productive years.
The hay crop, just harvested, is short, and
oats, from present appearances will be an entire
failure, in consequence of the drought.
AoCIDENTs.--0ne day this week, as Mr.. VIM b.
Nancourt, who lives near the Hickory, was en-
gagged in hauling rails, he accidentally slipped and
| ly injured DIR. Samuel Robinson is in attendance
| upon the case.
On Monday evening while james Cropsy,
who lives with Mr. Court Stlwcll near Fountain
Green, was driving home from Bel Air, the horse
| ran away, as he was descending the hill near Mr.
! Henry W. Archer's residence. Mr.. Cropsy was
thrown out, but sustained little personal injury.
| His watch was smashed 10 pieces.
| On Tuesday Mr.. Frank Calder was seriously
| injury by the falling of scaflord upon which he
was at work, on the farm of Mr. Herman Stump,
near Bel Air. He was removed to his residence,
where he is attended by DR.. f. II. Richardson.
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The Democratic convention in Balti-
more city, on Wednesday, made the follow
ing nominations: States Attorney, Charles
G. Kerr; Sheriff, Alfred f. Smyrk; Orphans
Court, Judges George W. Lindsay, John X.
Carroll, Nelson Poe; City Surveyor, Simon
j. Martenet. The candidates nominated are
all gentlemen of the highest responsibility
and worthy of the support of the entire Dem
ocratc party of Baltimore city.
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GUBERNATORIAL CONvENTIoN.-Thc Dem
ocratic State Central Committee me. in Balti-
more on the Goth instant, and appointed the
18th day of August next as the time of meeting
of the State convention to nominate q candi-
date for Governor, Comptroller, Attorney
General and Clerk of the Court of Appeals
Hartford county was represented by Hon,
Henry ID. Farnandis, Hon. John Carroll
Walsh and Charles H. STREET., Esq The
convention will meet in Baltimore city
The committee also recommended primary
meetings in the first judicial circuit of the
State, comprising the counties of Dorchester,
Wicomico, Somerset and Worcester, for the
appointment of delegates to "A convention to
meet ut Ocean City, August 14th, TO nominate
a candidate for chcfjudge and two candidates
for associate Judge
An interchange of views upon State politics
took place, from which it was apparent that
there was no serious opposition in the State,
ifany, to the nomination of Hon. William r.
Hamilton for Governor, Hon. Charles J. NJ.
Gwinn for Attorney General, and Hon
Thomas J. Heating for Comptroller of the
Treasury. There were a number of names
mentioned for the nomination for Clerk of the
Court of Appeals. Among them were that of
James S. Franklin, the present incumbent,
who is now serving his second term Noah
Bowlus, of Frederick; VIM. A. Jarboe, of
Prince Georges; Spencer JONES' of Mont
gomery; L. B. Prcttyman, of Montgomery
Lcmuel Malone of Wicomico James T.
Brscoe, OF Charles, and J. T. NJ Raley, of ST.
Mary's county.