The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-07-02
The Egis and Intelligencer.
BEL AIR, Md, JULY 9, 1880
Condensed News.

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18th.
"A negro who murdered an old man near
Caseyville, Ind, last Sunday week, was taken
from Jail and hung on Thursday night.
The Hon. Jacob d. Cox has been elected
dean of the Cincinnati Law School, and will i'm
mediately enter upon the duties of the position.
In the vicinity of Jamesburg, Ridgway and
Whltebridge, N j., great mortality exists among
cattle on account of the drought and lack of wa
ter.
In the Persian Gulf last year million and
and half dollars worth of pearls were found
and thirty divers were appropriated by the
sharks
-Cleopatra's Needle is expected to arrive in
New York harbor ON the 18th of July. 1t will
require much engineering skill to erect it in
Central Park.
The Wilmington Every Evening says that the
capacity of the Delaware sugar beet works this
fall will be from 70 to 80 tons of green beets per
day of twenty-four hours.
George Dix was found dead on the grave
which he was digging in the Catholic cemetery
at Lehighton, Pa, on Monday. His death was
caused by sunstroke.
BY the explosion of can of yarnish at 69
Gold street, New York, on Monday, two work
men, Joseph Yerks and Moses Alderman, were
terribly burned, the former fatally.
Gen. Hancock's only son, Russell Hancock,
aged 25, manages plantation in Mississippi
He recently arrived with his wife, daughter and
two children on a visit to the General at Govern
or's Island n. Y.
George Fearn, n young Engishman, swan
from point opposite Hunters Point east to
Flushing, Long Island, on Sunday last, DIS
tance of sixteen miles, in two hours and twenty
nine minutes.
The Narragansett was raised early Monday
morning and while being towed toward Cow bay
grounded on Six-mile reef, off Clinton only
few miles from where she was sunk. A tug was
sent to her relief.
Last Sunday evening Christian Becker, of
the firm of g. NJ. Weber Il Co., piano-makers Of
Kingston Ont, was drowned at Kingston mill
while trying to save his little SON The latter
was also drowned.
EARLY Monday morning Benjamin Shawcross
was stabbed and killed on a Philadelphia street
car by Edward McGovern who was under the
influence of liquor. McGoyern was arrested.
G. w. Dellinger's extensive Touring mills
at Ripon, Wis, which were owned by c. I.
Sheppard now of Albany, N. Y, and which cost
to build Si6,OOO were destroyed by fire Saturday
night.
The farmers in Schuylkill county, Pa, have
quit using Paris green to destroy the potato
bug. They sprinkle the plants twice day with
sulphur water from the creeks, which are all
impregnated with sulphur from the collieries
The widow of the late E. j. Horton, of Attic
boro, Mass has sent Mrs. X. j. Fulton, of the
same place, gift of $50. Both ladies lost their
their husbands by the Narragansett disaster, and
the latter is left destitute with five small child
rem.
"A wealthy Chinese merchant of San Francis
children are singular combination OF two
races in appearance, with crisp, curly hair, cop
perry skins, almond eyes and Mongol express
sion of face.
About month ago Patience Vincent, a girl
living at Lambertvile, N. j., was lightly bitten
by pet dog. On Thursday of last week the
girl was taken with spasms, swapping and growl-
Ing like dog and died in great agony with all
the symptoms of hydrophobia.
Indians have been committing deprcdations
tln all nta hntu RismarrL
Kcogh. Ma or Tiger started out in pursuit and
marched 1913 miles in four days, when heavy
rain came and washed out the trail, and he had
to abandon pursuit. The Indians have killed
several teamsters.
ID. p. Newell, of Chicago, became impressed
with the insane notion that he had invented
life prcserver of lead. One day last week, while
crossing Lake Michigan, he put ON his life pre-
server and slipped overheard. OF course lie went
to the bottom. His body has not been recover
ed.
George w. Mann, &. A. Ohr and John Sam
met, neither of them II years ofage, were hanged
at Canton, Ohio, last Friday, for murder. Mann
and Ohr had murdered an old man for 50 and a
silver watch, and Sammct had murdered boy
of 10, who was witness against him in a trial
for grand larceny.
Last Saturday fire broke out in a crowd.
cd tenement house in New York, and child
four years old was in danger of being burned
up. Oswald Morrissey boy twelve years old,
heard the cries of the frantic mother and gal
lantly making his way through fire and smoke
to where the child lay, seized and bore the little
fellow safely back to his mother.
AT Landrum's station, near Spartansburg,
:. c., on Saturday, two negroes quarrclled over
game of cards Ono of them, whose name is
unknown, shot the other, Mark Wotlord, in the
leg. The latter retaliated by shooting his anita
gonist through the head, killing him instantly.
Mark made his escape in the confusion
On Monday, at Elkhart, Ind, George Elliott
called Miss Mamie Darcy, his afilanced, into Il
room, locked the door and began firing at her.
She fell after the second shot. lie then placed
the revolver to his own head and shot himself
dead. Miss Darcy was MORALLY wounded. Ell
lott was insanely jealous and given to drink.
Attorney General Ward, of New York, rem
dercd an opinion, dated June 26, in regard to the
taxation of telegraph poles and wires lie holds
that telegraph poles and wires are taxable as
real estate in the towns i'm which they are stu
ated, and are to be assessed in the name of and
to the company owning the line, and not in any
wise as "non-resident."
Miss Ellen Holmes aged 10 years, and Miss
Helen Blair, somewhat younger, residing Of
West Fairview near Harrisburg, were struck by
locomotive on the Northern Central Railway
bridge that spans creek near the edge of tn,
village, and precipitated to the rocks below, {
distance of about fifty feet. When picked vi
Miss Holmes was in an inscnsible condition. NJ
hopes are entertained of Miss Holmes recovery
Prof William P. Tonry, the husband of Mrs
Surratts daughter, denies that he abused Gener
al Hancock, as reported by the Baltimore An.er
lean in an alleged interview. The american is
Republican paper and the manufactured tall
with Mr. Tonry and Mrs. Tonry was telegraphet
over the country. Tonry appeared in card il
the Baltimore San ofMonday, denying the Who'll
story.
Last Saturday, in the Patapsco river, Balti
more, yawl boat, containing Mr.. James Pattcn
engineer of the coast survey steamer Bachc, hi
two sons Willie and Jimmie, and boy name,
VIM. NJ. Greenwald, was struck and upset by
tow of barges. The entire party were drawn I'm
der the barges, and when the last had passe
Mr.. Patten rose to the surface and was rescued
The boys were all drowned.
AN immense raft, consisting principally G
walnut logs, has reached New Orleans. There mr.
$500 walnut logs, some OF which are six feet Il
diameter, which were cut along the banks of tn
White and St Francis rivers, in Arkansas. The
are to go to the Wheeler " Wilson Sewin
Machine Company at Bridgeport, Conn. Tn
raft is 400 feet long and 20S feet in wide. Tn
walnut logs being too heavy to float, they ar
kept on the level of the water by 500 cypres
logs. The logs are to be sent to Connecticut b
rail, the freight charges being less by that rout
than by steamers.
On Monday afternoon the steamer Seawar
haka took fire, off Randalls Island, near NeN
York, from an explosion in the engine ROOM
The middle of the steamer was soon in fame'
and terrible panic took place among the pas
sengers, of whom there were nearly five hundre
on board. The pilot remained at his post unit
ne was nearly burned 10 ueaIn ana succeeded !
running the vessel ashore. Many persons spran
overheard and were drowned. Many others /
the stern of the vessel could not get off and WEI
burned to death. From thirty to fifty person
persisted. Among the passengers were Charlie
A. DANA editor of the New York San, s. L. N
Barlow, of the World, two of the Harper pull
fishers and other prominent gentlemen. All {
these escaped with their lives.
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