The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-09-03
The Egis and Intelligencer.
BEL AIR, Md, SEPTFMBER 8, 1850.
Condensed News.

Judge Black is about TO take the stump fC
Hancock.
The estimated crop OF leaf tobacco grow
the present year, in York county, 1850, 900 cases
"A fatal political wrangle took place a
Chester Pa, on Sunday night, in which Thoma
Conner, age %, was shot and MORALLY wounded
Louisa Theresa Mccormack, child of tire
70 years. of Lancaster Pa, was bitten by n maj
dog three weeks ago, and died of hydrophobii
on Monday.
Five young men, returning from pic mic a
Andover, Mass. camhcred to the top ola car, an,
Were swept OIL and killed by the passage of
train under a bridge
"A heavy thunder storm, followed by ter
rifle wind, passed over Allentown, Pa, Sunda,
afternoon, blowing down trees and fences il
the surrounding country.
The Noriork cotton factory was destroyed
by fire on Tuesday afternoon One hundred
men were thrown out of employment. The los
is $4,000 Insured for $4,000.
The United States Life Saving Service il
preparing for stormy September. Forty-twC
life saving stations ON the New Jersey coas
were equipped for service on Wednesday.
John lIockstrasscr, in a drunken alteration
with John and Perry Snurr, in Fort Wayne, Ind.
was struck on the head with a billet of wood
Sunday afternoon, and instantly killed.
During thunder storm at Lunenburg, VT
a crop of hay, and the house of Arthur Whiting
were struck by lightning and consumed. Loss
$1,000.
Daniel Byers, a brakeman on the Indiana
poia, Peru and Chicago Railroad was knocked of
the train, on Saturday night by boulder thrown
by some unknown person and had his skull frac
tured. He will die.
Anew company has been formed in Paris,
with a capital of 10000, 600 francs, to establish
factories for making sugar from beet roots in
various parts of the province of Quebec, each
factory TO cost from 100000 TO $4,000.
Hon. Jeremiah S. Black was warmly wei
coined home from Europe by his ncighbors and
friends at York, Pa, on Saturday. His trip
abroad has not spolled him, but on the contrary
he is more pleased and satisfied with his own
country than ever.
The dead body OF Frank Mccullough was
found near the railroad track ut Wilkcsbarrc,
Pa, on Sunday. 1t was thought that he had
been killed by u train, but lunatic named
George Miller has acknowledged that he had
murdered man, and it is supposed to have
been Mccullough.
"A tank containing $4,000 gallons of coal oil,
near Bradford, Pa, was struck by lightning, last
Saturday, and set on fire. Cannon were procur-
cd and solid shots fired into the bottom of the
tank, for the purpose of letting out the oil, to
prevent an overflow. All the oil in the tank
was burned or lost, and much surrounding
property also destroyed. The loss is estimated
at $4,000.
Mrs. Shaifer, aged nincty-cght, wandered
away from her home near Oakland, on the sd
and vas not found till the next day. She was
accidentally discovered seated on rock in
the middle of the Youghoghcny river, two miles
from her home. Before those seeking her could
reach the spot she swaycd and fell into the
water, but she was rescued in time to save her
life.
John Hamilton, wealthy farmer OF Iona,
Mich, 7G years old, was shot and killed by his
nephew, VIM. H. Mckenney aged 49, The boys
parents live in Brooklyn, N. Y, and he had
been sent out West to his uncle to learn farm
ing. He left his uncle's, however, and demand
ed SlS due him. Mr.. Hamilton asked him to
wait until his wheat was threshcd, but he re-
fused. Hot words ensucd, with fatal result.
On Monday, on the Housatonic railroad,
near Bridgeport, freight train ran into an
excursion train of six cars, the freight train
being completely wrecked. Only passengers
were in the excursion train, none of them being
hurt. The engineer of the train, Vim Bristol
remained at his post and was killed. The en-
gineer and fireman of the freight train jumped
OFF before the collision and escaped with slight
bruises.
Preserve your baby health 10y promptly adj