The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-04-16
The Egis and lntelligencer
BEL AIR, Nd, APRIL 1G, 1880.
Condensed News.

The iron boom last week reached Hood lid
and prices are now going down.
An old Maryland colorcd woman name,
Hall, aged JOG years, died in Chicago on Mon
day.
Fruit trees, throughout southern Indians
and Kentucky, were considerably damaged u,
The recent frosts
The late cold weather is said to have com
pletely ruined the peach crops of Maryland ant
Delaware.
Extensive forest fires are burning in the Lin
"anore hills few miles east of Frederick, Nd
The Catoctin mountain fires are burning also.
Gen. Hatch with part of his command re
GENTLY attacked and defeated 800 Indians, il
New Mexico, capturing large amount ofstock
Mr.. VIM. r. Walters, of Baltimore, has just
received seven head of magnificent Pcrcheror
horses from France. One of them measures II
hands high.
The Smedlcy House property, ut Towson.
town, with several acres of land, has been sold
To Joseph j. Lewis, of West Chester, Pa, fol
$4,000
About one hundred Cinnamon in New York
are said TO be preparing TO take out naturalist
ton papers, with view of becoming American
citizens.
Charles and Elizabeth Haygc have been ar
rested at Grand Rapids, Mich, for the murder OF
their baby. The body was found in swami
with the skull crushed.
filed with the Governor an argument against
the constitutonalty Of the gambling law pass
ed by the Legislature
Mrs. Ann Mcdonald, of Botetourt county,
Va, celebrated her one hundredth birthday on
the Sd of April. Her maiden name was Critz,
and she was born in Washington county, Md
The family of Cornelius Palmer living near
Tweed, Ont, were poisonedon Saturday by eating
wild parsnips. One child is dead, and the mother
and four children are in dangerous condition.
MIR. John Hurst, a well known citizen of
Baltimore, died on Monday night, in the I'D
year of his age. He was prominent Methodist
and President of the National Exchange Bank.
Miss Lucy F. Cole, 90 years old, living with
her brothcr-in-law, c. o. Powell, in Baltimore,
was burned to death, last Saturday night, by the
explosion of coal oil lamp which she was car
rying.
j. W. Schooley, a Baltimore grain merchant,
was arrested last Friday, on requistion from
the Governor of Ohio, on the charge of misrep-
rcsenting that c. W. Slagle was his partner in
business.
Lincoln Wood, a boy OF ID, has been arrest
ed in New York. for shooting in cold blood
Henry lIerlick, a boy ofhs own age. Wood has
been held to await the result of Ilcrliclis wound
which is 4 severe one.
On Saturday the foundry aud machine shop of
Auchey Il Co., Codorus township, York county,
Pa, was entirely destroyed by fire. Loss Slj,-
900. No insurance. The fire originated from
sparks from the cupola.
John S. Conahan, carpenter, 81 years of
age, was killed, on Monday, by being struck
with heavy piece of timber, while at woli on
public school house, on the corner of Greene
and Faycttc streets, Baltimore.
Matthew Robinson, of LAFAYETTE, Indiana
claims to be $50 years of age. He says he was
born under George III, and that his grandfather
lived until he was -li3 years Old. Young Mat.
thew was never sick in his life.
~
Accomnc county, Va, whilst on hunting rN-
petition last Tuesday, accidentally discharged
his gun, the load entering his left breast milicl-
ing wound from which he died in few hours
Charles Hartman, aged 20 years, son Of Au-
Gust Hartman, living ON the Baltimore and Han
over turnpike, six miles from Baltimore, com
United snicidc last Sunday afternoon, by shoot
ing himself with pistol. No cause known for
The act.
Thomas Corcoran, boy II years old, has
been convicted at Pitshurg, Pa, for killing
Joseph llongh, another hoy of the same age
The boys quarrcllcd about Il chew of tOhrccO,
when Corcoran crushed the other boys skull
with railroad coupling pin.
be. GOcrsrn homeopathic physician Of
Philadelphia, has been committed 10 prison on
lhc charge of poisoning his wife. lie is also
suspected of causing the death of his wiies
father and mother, all three of the deaths hav-
ing occurred within month.
Geo. Marks, a former tavern keeper Of Me-
johannesburg, Pa, has recently died there confess
ing the murder of II travelling salesman in 1855.
lie says the traveller had won considerable money
from himself and man named WeidIcr and they
killed him to recover it,
On Friday oflast week. while the mother
was engaged down stairs, Il four year old daughter
of Alexander Little, residing at Parks rolling
mill, Cecil county, got hold OF the laudanuln
bottle up stairs and drank of its contents, from
the effects of which she died ina few hours.
On Monday morning conductor Ephlain
Hooker was run over by freight train ON the
Western Maryland road at Frederick Junction.
lie was in the act of jumping from the car
when he Slipped and fell across the track. The
ear passed over his back and he cannot live
--Enoch Mosslandcr bachelor, IL wears Of
age, living alone on farm i'll w. Va, near Belle
airc, Ohio, was found burned to death in his
house, on Wednesday. Its believed that he was
tortured to death by robbers TO make him confess
where his money was hidden.
"A bonanza is said TO have been discovered in
Montgomery county, Nd, on the property of
Mr. Dawson a company has been formed
and is now engaged in getting out quartz Twelve
feet below the surface quartz was reached that
will yield between four and five thousand dollars
in gold ton.
"A colored boy, II years old, whose parents
live near Hopcwell, Somerset county, secured
an old musket one day last week and went gun
ming. In firing the piece he placed the brccch
gun, and the discharge injured him so seriously
that he died the next day.
The Baltimore SIN states that since January
22O old persons have died in that city whose av-
crage age was more than 70 years. OF these Is
were 20 years Of age, Ill between II and so, II
between 30 and 90 years, 13 between 90 and 100
years, 8 between 100 and 10 years and above
no years.
John Petric, q ScOtchman, living in Balti-
more county, on the Iillen road, was married
on Tuesday of last week On the following
Thursday morning he committed suicide by
shooting himself in the head with shot gum
His young bride is greatly distressed but can
give no reasons for the rash act.
Eddy Green died on Monday near Galatin,
Tenn. He was at least LOG years old The sur
viring members of the family believe him to
have been liz or ia. He was native of North
Carolina and went to Tennessee when young
man, stopping at Nashville, which was then a
military post lie assisted to build one of the
first houses erected in Nashville
1t was n brisk two hours conflict between the
liaby and the Collie, with all the doubts in favor of
the Collie, until DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup put in an
appearance OF course the Baby was safe in less
than ten minutes. twenty-five cent bottle did it,
BALTIMORE LIVE STOCK MARKETS..
MONDAY, April L., 1880
BEEF CATTLE.-rhere is some improvement in
the tone and activity of the market this week,
lhouPh prices equality considered are unchanged
The offerings generally We're of better class the
Western Cattle being especially very fine, while
the stRbie-ied PennsylV ania Cattle were about as
nsnSl, There We're very few common Cattle In
the yard. Quotations as follows:
Very best sale this week ..............5 GlL IL