The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-08-27
The Egis and Intelligencer,
BEL AIR, Md, AUGUST %, 1880.
Condensed News.


twenty-five thousand nail-makers in Stat
fordshire and Worcestershire, England, have
struck for an advance of wages.
SIS. Kirkwood, car inspector in the Pennsyl-
vana railroad yards at Harrisburg, Pa. chad both
legs cut off by q train Saturday evening and died
in five hours.
John Guide, n noted hermit, hunter and
snake charmer in the mountains of Sussex coun-
ty, N. D., was found dead in his hut a few days
ago. He was about Is years of age.
Three men and two horses were stunned by
lightning in Baltimore, on Wednesday after
noon. The storm was severe there and great
quantity of rain fell. In Bel Air there was only
slight shower.
Louisa Sheldon, beautiful girl of 49, whose
in barn at Compton Mills, N. j., Friday night,
because her parents stopped her correspondence
with summer resort sutton.
Sylvia Helm, a German blacksmith, died at
Cincinnati from the effects of cider. He was
bachelor, fifty years of age, and had subsisted
for twenty years on diet ofrye bread and cider,
using four OF five barrels of cider Il year Tie
leaves about $4,000.
Reuben Caruthers, charged with stealing
cattle, was tried near BRENNAN, Texas last Mon
day week, and the examining court adjourned
until Tuesday afternoon, placing the prisoner
under guard. During the night he was taken
cut and hanged by mob
The body of the man murdered for taking
bunch of grapes at Agnew Station, near Pitts
bnrg, Pa, was found Saturday night near Roches-
ter Pa, and has been identified US that of Robert
BrysOn, of Harrisburg, son of Robert Bryson,
ST., a wealthy retired iron manufacturer.
Katie CHASER, little girl only II years of
age, living in Baltimore swallOweda large dose of
laudanum on Sunday, with the object of commit
ting suicide. Her life was saved by rcstoratves.
She gave as 4 reason for her act that her com
panions had worried and tcascd her so much
that she wanted to die.
"A young man named Waldroup, near Griffin,
Ca, beat his wife, threw her and her children
out of doors, and tried several times to kidnap
his wifc's sister lie was indicted and while
the sheriff was conveying him TO Jail, the prison.
er was taken by mob, rddcd with bullets and
left hanging to a tree.
AT Golden, Monroe county, Ga, q thrcc-year
old son of Mr.. Ilillsman was murdered by n
negro hoy ten years old. Mrs. IIilsman cor
rected the boy and in revenge he dccoyed the
child TO dry well three feet deep, struck his
temple with rock, and beat him till he was dead.
He confessed the deed and was placed in Jail.
"A farmer near Chilcothe, Ohio, found a
dozen tramps in his field, enjoying n feast of
whisky. He ordered them to leave, when they
attacked him with clubs and pieces of board. lie
drew his revolver, and shooting four times
brought down tramp every time lie then
laid about him with monkey wrench, and
soon cleared out the entire party. The tramps
were all arrested None of their wounds are
dangerous.
Gen. Albert j. Myer, the chief signal officer
Of the United States army died at Buffalo, N.
Y, on Tuesday, aged SO years. He originated
and improved the system of weather reports,
until they are now almost perfect. He was IA
milarly known in every household as sold
Probabilities" and his daily weather indica-
lions were regularly consulted by thousands Of
people. His death is loss to the country