The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-01-24
Condensed News.

Gold ore has been found in creek run
ming through farm in Monroe county, ia
Colonel r. W. Jamison, q prominent law
yer of Macon, Ga, blew his brains out on Fri
day, with Derringer pistol. Cause, menta
alteration
Ed Simmons while drunk, attempted tC
murder his wife at Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Thursday night She was shockingly man
gled with a hatchet and knife.
Nicholas Toogood, colored man aged
so years, died in Baltimore city, last week.
He was formerly slave of John Ridgely, OF
Hampton, near Towsontown.
Robert Anderson, of Louisville, Ken
tucky, was found guilty on Friday OF the
murder of his wife, and sentenced to he hung.
He was convicted on tho testimony OF his
little son.
"A party of fifteen are arraigned for man
slaughter at Liberty, Wis While charivaring
wedding party sometime ago, MIR. oBrIen,
the brides father, appeared at the door with
refreshments, and was shot dead by one of the
number.
AT Norwich, Conn, Mrs. Kate Nj. Cobb,
charged with conspiring with Wesley Bishop
to poison her husband, so that she might be.
come Bishops wife, has been convicted OF
murder in the second degree and sentenced
to Imprisonment for life.
Martin Bergin, who was hanged at Potts
vile, Pa, last Thursday, for the murder OF
Patrick Burns, in 1870, was the nineteenth OF
the desperate gang of murderers who have
paid the penalty of the law they SO long set
at defiance.
The New York Sun reports that A. 7.
Stewards body has been found, and that 1t is
deposited in a secure place, under guard,
where it will be kept until the completion OF
the crypt in the Stewart Memorial Cathedral,
at Garden City.
Mr.. Talbot ]. Taylor, II wel-known and
much esteemed citizen of Baltimore county,
died at his residence, CLOUD Capped" on
Sunday, in his 4Sth year. Mr. Taylor was
courteous, hospitable gentleman, and his
death is greatly regretted by large circle OF
friends.
Mr.. John F. Towner, of the firm Of
ToWner, Landstreet Il Co dealers IN rubber
goods, Baltimore, was taken SICK IN Wrs'mlh
ster PRESBYTERIAN Church, last Sunday, an
being carried into the library, did in ten
minutes. HIS death was caused by heart dis
case He was 60 years of age
HARpER's MAGAzINE.-Hdrper Magazine fnI
February, while making marked impression
by the extraordinary beauty of its illustrations,
ia even more remarkable for the temptations by
which it solicits reading, and for the satlsiac-
ton it gives the reader. The exquisite illustra-
tons of Mr. Boards article, 1.-The Treasures OF
the Deep" do not sugar-coat pill; the letter.
press is Us entertaining as the pictures. MIR.
Benjamins second paper on Southern France
presents some very novel illustrations, but he
tells story of what he saw in recent trip in
way so interesting that we could even ignore the
pencilling of the artist Phebe Earle Gibbons,
writes about French Farming" The illustra-
lions of the Brazilian article "At the Mouth of
the Amazons," and of Mr.. f. G. Mather's swim
ter Sports in Canada''-ine as they are-only
suppiement the graphic pen-and-ink sketches OF
our interesting American neighbors, nortn and
south, The series of illustrated papers on "Old
Flemish Masters" is concluded, TO be followed
next month by paper on Rembrandt, the first
of a similar series on the Dutch Masters
very interesting biographical sketch OF the late
Rear-admiral Paulding-who was the last sur
yiving officer engaged in the famous fight on
Lake Champan-in contributed by commander
r, w. Meade, U. s. N. Probably the most pop
ular thing in the Number is Will Carleton's
humorous and pathetic poem "Our Travelled
Parson" with exceedingly happy illustrations
by Abbey The promised letters written by
Mendelssohn to Madame Moscheles edited by
the latter,) occupy over sixteen pages OF the
Magazine. Nothing could be more timely than
John Esten Cookies story, "Moonshlnersn--,,th
scene of which is laid in the Mountains OF West
Virginia, with two brilliant illustrations by
Reinhart. new serial novel by Miss Mulock,
entitled "Young Mrs. Jardine," is begun in this
Number. and promises to be as interesting as the
best of her previous Stories In addition to the
wonderful variety of literary and artistic attrac-
tions, we have in the five editorial departments
a rich store of instruction and entertainment.