The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-01-03
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but for some time past had been disheartened,
on account of not being able to make good
living for his family.
"A New York bank clerk was sent to the
clearing house with package containing
1910, 900 in securities and currency He lost
it on the way, but it was subsequently return
ed minus the cash. Such gross carelessness
on the part of person entrusted with so
much money is unaccountable.
President Vanderbilt, of the New York
Central Railroad, is about to start new line
of steamers to run between New York and
Liverpool, Hamburg Havre and Antwerp,
in connection with his railroad and to carry
grain and live cattle chiefly, making the trip
across in fourteen days.
Mrs Annie Thompson, aged 70, of Bal
timore, was stricken with paralysis, on the
9th of December and died on the 2Sth. Her
husband, John Thompson, aged 20, was also
stricken with the same disease on the same
day, and died on the 31st They were buried
together on Thursday.
"A man in New Orleans made charcoal
! fire in furnace, in room occupied by him.
self and family. The entire family retired 10
sleep, but in the night the man awakened
half-sutfocated, and calling up his family
| found that the infant. five weeks DID, had
been suffocated from the fumes of the char
coal.
The community of Reading, Pa, was
startled Monday morning by the suicide of
Miss Annie Schetler, q prepossessing and
highly respectable young lady, aged seven
teen. She took corrosive sublimate and
died in fearful agony. Domestic trouble and
unhappy love are assigned as causes OF the
deed.
MIR. Potter's Committee met in New Or
leans on Tuesday. Some clerks in a carpet
store testified that in September last they
picked up bundle ofpapers dropped in their
establishment by the radiant Mrs. jerks for
the purpose of having them made public.
Mr.. Potter promptly denounced the copy of
it as forgery.
The residence of r. 2. Swami, near
Binghamptcn, N. " was entered by a bur-
gar Tuesday morning. and 1920 taken from
under the pillow of Mr.. Swami. The bur-
gar was detected in the act and during the
scuffle Mr.. Swami was shot through the
hand. The burglar escaped with the stolen
money.
Mrs Dickerson, of Curdsville, KY, t. led
tp aid the kindiing of u fire by throwing II
handful of blasting powder ON il. The fl Ssh
reached the key in her hands, n terrible ex-
posion followed, and the woman was so bad.
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dreu were also severely burned AT the same
| time.
"A venerable marriage took place on Sat
urd,y AT Burkeville, Va. The groom was
Col. Foster, aged seventy iwo the bride was
II NJ IS Cummings, hut three years his junior
| They had been affianced since youth, but ms
the lady insisted ON a gift OF $50 900 from the
Colonel on her wedding day, the event was
postponed until the lady compromised.
On Monday afternoon, at Parkville, L.
l., ON the Coney Island boulevard, a boy
named Peter Stretch, thirteen years of age,
was killed by vicious pct bear. The bear
seized the boy with his teeth and cut the
jugular vein at the very first bite He cut
the skull open with lis claws and shockingly
mutilated him in other parts of the body.
Three tourists undertook 10 walk behind
Niagara falls few days ago. The danger is
great in winter, owing to the ice. One of the
trio, in picking his way over the slippery
path, ran against huge icicle, which broke
off and fell on him. He was badly cut, and
has since been insane, but whether from 4
blow on the head or from fright is not set
tied.
| Three New York newsboys have organ
lied q volunteer life-saving corps. They
patrol the water side every night, and rescue
persons from drowning. They have in q
comparatively short time saved twenty-five
lives. They receive no pay from any quarter
and are actuated only by humane motives
The originator of the corps is q boy called
Nan the Newsboy.
"A novel entertainment for the benefit of
Presbyterian church took place at Sewick-
ly, near Pittsburg, recently 1t was game
of chess, in which all the pieces were repre-
| ol h,r, lodi
tune. They stood and moved on red and
white checkered floor. Two men played the
game, the moves being announced by heralds.
The game lasted two hours.
Maggie Lahre, girl, of Peoria, Ill., re.
! ports that, on Thursday last, she was kid.
| mapped by two unknown masked men, who
took her into the country, tied her to tree,
and after administering chloroform to her,
set fire to her clothes. The flames burned
the cords and restored her to consciousness.
She was then found by farmer and taken
to her home in Peoria, where she relapsed
into Inconsistencies.
Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson, aged 101
years, died in Norristown, Pa, on Saturday.
Mrs. Thompson was born ON the 18th of No
vember, 1777 at Barren Hill. Once General
Washington, then President, stopped at the
Black Horse tavern, in Plymouth township,
and Mrs. Thompson had the honor of hand.
ing him drink. The Father of his Country
ever gallant, stopped and took the pretty
maid by the hand. She was the mother Of
eleven children. When her descendants Gel
ebrated the centennial of her birthday there
was great gathering there being present
eighty grandchildren and their children.
The Breathitt county (Ky) disorders, it
appears, grew out of the loose adminstra
tion of the laws there since the close of the
war. The law was trampled upon with i'm
punity, and men got in the habit OF settling
their disputes with the knife, until IL grand
vendetta has resulted. Now that the laws
are being enforced with the aid of The State
military the captive outlaws aid their
friends are threatening the lives of the sheriff
and those who act with him. The prisoners
CURSE the guards and say "One day Is not al
ways" The sheriff proposes to march out
with the soldiers when they leave. Tue
judge and the grand jury, however, seem
d. terminrd to do their duty while the troops
are ON hand, and when they get through
with their work there may be II change OF
sentiment.
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