The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-03-28
Condensed News.

Frederick Gamers are engaging tomatoes at
So per ton.
Barton Maddox, of Charles county, had
eleven fine sheep killed by dogs last week.
Miss Maggie McNeish, of Hyde Park, Pa,
fell over cliff seventy-iive feet high, and
received fatal injuries.
Herring are so plentiful that they are selling
in Milford, Del, for fifteen cents dozen. Shad
were caught in numbers on Saturday.
There are some 900 prisoners in the New
Jersey State Prison, 200 of whom are kept unem-
ploycd because there are no contracts for labor.
The body of a man, cut and bruised, has
been found in the river near Lancaster There
are many suspicious circumstances which point
10 murder.
In New York, on Monday, John Donaldson,
aged IL years, was arrested for biting of one of
the fingers of Joseph Price, with whom he was
quarrcling.
Twenty pedestrians left Camden Station on
ali early train Monday morning for the House of
Correction, where they will go INTO active train
ing at once.
The Baltimore county Agricultural Society
are about to lay a half-milc race track at their
show grounds, Timonium, on the Northern Cen
trail railroad.
A tornado unroofed stores and demolished
several houses at Milledgeyille and killed anegro
AT Memphis the Memphis Cotton and Wooden
Mills were destroyed at a loss of $4,000.
The alarming fact is noted that the medical
Schools of New York, Philadelphia and Balti-
more have turned out this season about one
thousand doctors, besides goodly number Of
dentists.
Nearly 1900, 900 cattle, mostly young, will
he driven from Texas North before the hot
weather of August begins. The number of cat
tie in u "drve" is generally 5000, though it is
sometimes much larger
Mr. Richard ii. MITCHELL of Baltimore, has
sued +. NJ. Meyer and others, of Philadelphia,
owners of Point Lookout watering place. for
alleged trespass and damage in the destruction
of a cottage owned by Mitchell.
There are ten or twelve cases of contested
elections for seats in the House of Representa-
lives. Among them is that of Gov. Curtin, of
PENNSYLVANIA, who contests Mr. Yocum's seat
alleging wholesale fraud, bribery and perjury.
-Medford Waters, the 1s-year-old colored boy
who is now awaiting execution at Elkton, told
visitor the other day that he was ready to
swing, but wouldn't the visitor please give him
ten cents, so that he might chew tobacco the
rest of his life.
AT Snow Hill last Wednesday afternoon a
little colorcd girl on her way home from school
threw her slate at a boy who struck her with a
switch, fracturing his skull. She was committed
in default of 81, 900 bail. The boy is in fair
way to recover.
Two North Carolina farmers named Norton
and Gather, quarrelled concerning the length
of pigs tail, and drawing revolvers engaged in
deadly fight. Gather was fatally wounded and
Norton lost thumb. The length of the pigs
tail is still undecided.
Charles NJ. Cooper, a negro, Is suing the
New Haven Steamship Company, a New England
corporation, under the Civil Rights act of 1875
alleging that after having paid for irst-class
passage he was elected from the dining-room Of
the steamer Continental.
The Elkton Democrat learns that Mr. Dayton
q matchmaker at Galena, Kent county, was at
tackled with hydrophobia on Sunday night last
while attending church in that town. About
three years ago he was bitten by q rabid dog. Al
last accounts he was tied in bed
Wilmington schoo-marms are absent mind
ed. One of them threw away handsome neck
lace and gold lingering on Friday, instead o
throwing what she intended to and what sh
held in her other hand-a lot of rubbish gathered
from the desks of the children.
Giuseppe Mario, the famous tenor, is insane
lie had q long and successful career, but lost hi
large fortune and last year was given benefi
in London, and subscriptions were raised to pun
chase him an annuity He has been living yer
quietly at Naples for several years.
Last Saturday night at variety show o
High street, Baltimore, police sergeant jaime
Harvey shot and killed Edward NJ Weldon, VIII
with others, were attacking policemen Harye
and Cheney while in the discharge of their duty
A coroner's jury rendered verdict Of justifiabl
killing
"A teamster in Boston, hauling about 81,
worth of merchandise, was requested by tw
young men to transport small package for then
When they reached the designated place, the teal
was carried off while the teamster was carryin
the package up stairs. The goods were subs
quently found in barn, which had been hire
for the purpose, but fight ensued between Il
police and the thieves before the property WI
recovered.