The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-04-09
The Egis and Intelligencer.
BEL AIR, Nd, APRIL ., 1880.
Condensed News.

Condensed News.
"A three months drought has done immense
damage in Cuba.
Ice is still being harvested in Northern and
Western New York and in Maine.
Cornelius Cannon at Campbellford, Ont, a
refugee from Ireland in lT9S, is dead at the age
of l02.
The title of Duke of America mas been con-
ferred upon Gen. Grant by the Rex association
of New Orleans.
Oneida county, New York, the home of
Governor Seymour, has been carried for him as
Democratic candidate for President
Francis Burns, of Auburn, n Y, walking
with friend, became convulsed with laughter
at some funny incident, and fell dead.
-Adolph o. Halter, an unmarried and insane
German, committed suicide in Washington, on
Sunday, by hanging himself to the bedpost.
Daniel Singleton, aged so years, was killed
hy n coal car while crossing the railroad track
al Camden station, Baltimore, on Monday night
A majority of the delegates TO the Iowa
Republican convention favor Blaine for Pres-
dent. Seven counties in Missouri have declared
Tor Grant.
"A big blast is nearly ready in the Glcndon
limestone ullarres near Easton, Pa. When cX-
ploded it is expected TO dislodgc AT least 10000
Ions Of stone.
An unknown man was killed last Friday
morning on the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad, near Newark, Del. He Is
believed to have fallen from the train.
The venerable Peter Cooper has retired
from politics, and since he is said to have fur
nished nearly all the sincws of war for the Green
back party, that organization will be likely to go
to pieces.
"A gentleman riding i'm Toronto, Ont, street
carnotccd an extremely old lady, whom he found
10 be aged 103 years and II days. She was on an
annual visit 10 q daughter in another part of the
city.
Mrs. Bovairc of Port Hope, Ont, daughter
of Tuscarora CHEZ, is 100 years old. Her
mother, u Scotch woman, was captured by the
Tuscarora, whom she subsequently converted to
Christianity and married.
Ben. johnson, colored, was taken from Jail
ut Winchester, KY, on Friday morning, by
thirty armed men and hanged to Il tree in the
Jail yard. He had attempted an outrage on
respectable young lady.
Near Tcrre Hautc, Ind, last Friday night,
wagon containing party oftwelyc persons ran
Oft an embankment into deep ravinc, empty
ing the whole party into the water. Mrs Geo.
Otterman and Miss Hanna were drowned.
The Court of Appeals has decided the Ale.
gany county school examiner case in favor of j.
W. s. Cochran who held over with the cXami-
ners appointed in 1878, and who refused to give
mp the Office TO the new appointcc, Jas. NJ.
Shobcr
Thomas Barker, Il retired and wealthy up
Sunday morning, and it is believed he was MUIR
dcred by Richard O'Connell, whom he had
charged with stealing his dog. OConnell has
been arrested.
johnson &. Whitaker, colored cadet at
West Point, was found bound hand and foot
in his room, at the barracks, with piece of one
car cut oil the other slit and his head bruised
This brutal outrageis supposed 10 have been
committed by some of the cadets.
The Republicans of York county, Pa, had
Il large and enthusiastic convention on Friday,
ut which resolutions condemning the action
of the Harrisburg convention, declaring against
Il third term, and enthusiastically tavoring
Blame, were unanimously adopted
AT mass meeting of New York carpenters
on Saturday night it was decided to make de-
mand for an increase of wages from $3.50 to SO
per day. The fresco painters resolved to de-
mand of their employers on and after the 18th
instant $3.50 per day, instead of S..
A boiler in the saw-mill of John Ii. LAWYER,
situated ten miles from Rushyillc Ill.,, exploded,
ON Saturday afternoon, with terrific force, demol.
ishing the mill and instantly killing Wesley NJ.
Parker, fatally wounding John Randall and
Thomas Jones, and seriously inuring two other
persons.
AT 15 Monday night a collision occurred
near Union depot, Baltimore, between the Gin
Cinnati express and the train from New Y DIRK for
Washington. The engine of the New York
train struck the baggage car OF the other train,
master, aged % years, was fatally injured Jas.
Groom, colored porter was slightly hurt
Mr.. McCrary, residing near Loyingston, Va,
recently gave his son Willie, aged about eight
years, u small pistol as II reward for passing
creditable examination at school. Last Wednes-
day while young McCrary and playmate, Able
Smalls, of about the same age, were amusing
themselves with the pistol, Young Smalls was
accidentally shot and fatally wounded by his
companion.
The people of Honey Brook township, Chcs-
Ter county, Pa, are said to be in terrible state
of alarm over the depredations of band of
thieves, who are burning their barns and driy
ing off or poisoning their stock. The marauders
robbed q school house of a large Bible, nailed it
10 u tree and posted Il notice with skull and
cross bones attached stating that if attempts
were made to arrest them more fearful deprcda-
tons would follow.
AT four O'Clock Sunday morning PreSby.
tCran church at Ontario, Canada, was damaged
by fire to the amount of $1,000 Al about the
same hour the sexton of Catholic church in
the same place saw a man with lighted candle
Standing behind the altar. The man fled and
sexton discovered that he had set fire to the
wood work in the entry and also to the organ
II is believed that an organized gang has deter
mined upon the destruction of these two
churches
Last Friday farmer named Shipey, living
in Anne Arundel county, was engaged in remov-
ing stone from an old well, when suddenly the
curbing above him gave way and the Garth closed
in around him, leaving him Is feet from the sur
face with a chasm of 40 feet below him. The
neighbors FASTENED to the scene with picks and
shovels, expecting to take out his lifeless body,
and after four hours work they reached him and
10 their qualification found him alive and but
little hurt
Last Friday was hangman's day indeed,
eight men having paid the penalty of crime in
various parts of the country. james NJ. W.
Stone, mulatto witcmardcrer, was hanged in
Washington. When the drop fell the body Of
Stone went through the scafold to the ground,
and it was found that the head had been com
pletcly severed from the body by the rope, as
though cut off by the guillotinc. Robert An
derson, white, was hanged at Louisville, KY,
for numbering his wife. Charles Webster, col
orcd, was hanged at the same place and at the
same time, for outraging little white girl, in
1878. His companion in the deed, George Wash
ington, was hanged in February 1879. Gustav
BrcauX, colorcd, was hanged in West Baton
Rouge parish, La, for numbering Il plantation
manager. Andrew Macon, and Jas. Brown, ne
grocs, were hanged at Macon. Miss, for the muir
der of the father of Macon. Samuel Boiler, color
ed, was hanged at the same place for the murder
of Frank Reed, a white man, in 1876 Edward
Tatro was executed at Windsor, VT. for the
murder of Mrs. Butler.
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