The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-03-05
The Egis and Intelligencer.
BEL AIR, Md, MARCH ), 1850.
Condensed News.


Condensed News.
The Baltimore Postoffice site bill passed the
House of Representatives on Monday and the
Senate the next day.
Last Sunday night the Annapolis postoi1icc
was robbed of S., 900 of money and stamps. No
arrests have been made.
"A great many Cinnamon are leaving San
Francisco and coming East TO New York and
Philadelphia.
Richard Nubie was murdered by Thomas
Conway, in Surrey county, Va, few days ago
.lealously was the cause.
Edward Murphy, Texan desperado was shot
dead by sheriff posse while resisting arrest
near TeXarcana, Ark, last Saturday night.
Isaac Schlegel of Sinking Spring, in Berks
county, Pa, committed suicide ON Saturday be-
cause it is supposed he feared poverty. He
was 65 years ofage.
Daniel Pearson, an old resident of Crawford
county Pa. and probably the Oldest citizen in
that part of the State, died suddenly on Saturday
morning, aged l04 years
Abraham Baker, aged Z, died in New York
on Saturday. in consequence, ii is said, of having
been hit in the abdomen with book satchel,
ten days ago, by schoolmate.
Surgeon General VIM. Maxwell Wood of
the United States Navy, died at his residence,
Owings' Mills Baltimore county, on Monday,
in the I'D year of his age
Geo. W. Roberts, prominent citizen of
Burton, W. Va, was burned to death Sunday
from the explosion of a can from which he was
pouring oil into lighted lamp.
The Iowa Legislature has passed bill pro-
hibiting the manufacture and sale of oleomar-
garine in Iowa, under heavy penalties by fine
and imprisonment
"A colored man named Scott Hopkins mort
ally wounded white man named Jas. Stroud at
Chester, s. G., on Monday, in a dispute about
money.
The Emira IN. " Daily Gazette, heretofore
strong Tilden paper, now strongly favors Hon.
Hugh j. Jewett for President. Tho Rochester
Union and AdvtrtiSr also favors Mr. Jewett
David Hoag age thirty-onc of Mineryille, n.
l., who won twenty seven hour walking match
on Friday last, died at Port Henry yesterday
from the effects of morphine and other stimu-
lants given him during the contest
Miss Mary Dwight, the grand daughter of
Isaac :, Waterman, a wealthy iron merchant of
Philadelphia, leaped from the third story win
dow of his residence on Saturday morning, caus-
ing death. She had been in ll-heath for some
time.
Michael Keeer, aged eight years, saw some
thing on the ice in the canal at West Troy, Fri.
day afternoon, and attempted to obtain ii. lie
broke through the ice, and his brother James,
ten years old, attempted to rescue him. Both
were drowned.
Miss Julia Benjamin, young lady of varied
accomplishments and much personal beauty,
committed suicide ON Friday by tukiug strycil.
nine in CORTLAND, N.Y. She left q note from
which it is inferred that lovers deserton had
caused her to take her life
The Car of Russia celebrated the anniversa-
~ ofhis accession on Tuesday with fear and trenl-
bling but was not molestcd by the Nihi!ists. The
poor old mans position is about as comforta-
BILE as that of a toad under harrow.
A large delegation of Baltimore butchers
tod
protested against the establishment of an abat-
tor near Baltimore city and against the aboli-
ton of the cattle scales.
On Sunday, Ms an excursion train on the Co.
lnmbus and Rome Railroad was returning from
Pine Mountain, some malicious person on board
shot bullet or pebble from an Alabama sling
at a negro boy standing near. 1t crushed his
skull and he soon died. A reward of 500 is offer
cd for the guilty party.
On Friday servant girl in Philadelphia
while descending steep back stairway in pri-
yatc house, with basket of china, slipped and
fell to the bottom. The china was broken TO
fragments, and, in falling among the debris, her
throat was cut and she bcd to death before Il
physician could be obtained.
The steamer Alexandria, from Genoa, ar
rived III New York, on Sunday with the five pas
scngcrs and forty-tivc of the crew of the steamer
lIindoo, from New York, sunk in mid ocean, and
with the crew of the English brig Julia, also
sunk in midoccan. Three officers of the IIndoo
were drowned.
In Silver Street village, s. c., on Tuesday Il
farmer named Spcarman, while at the supper
table, reached over and cut his younger brothers
throat. He then rushed into an adjoining room,
cut his wife's throat and finished by cutting his
own throat All three died. No cause is assign
ed, Spcarman having lived in pleasant and alice
tionate terms with his wife and brother.
On Saturday last a onearmed negro, named
Louis Kinder, committed an outrageous assault
upon white woman, named Byrd, residing
at Georges Station, Colleton county, s. c. He
was arrested but the relatives of the lady over
powered the officers, and after he confessed the
crime, hanged him. He also confessed to SINH
lar outrage, six years ago, the killing of n
negro girl and buglaries and many thefts.
I'm Upper Alton, ILL.,, last Sunday evening" Mrs.
Hiderbrand, over so years old was horribly
burned to death. She was SO feeble as to be un-
able to leave her room and resided with her son.
Her daughter brought her supper and left her
alone in front ofan open fire; soon after, odor
of burning clothing pervaded the house and
going up to the old woman's room it was found
full of fire and the old lady burned to q crisp.
In Washington, last Friday evening" an Or
phan girl, named Miss Lena Leins, while on her
way to church, was waylaid by n negro brute
who felled her with stone and dragging her
into vacant lot outraged her A negro
named Smothers was arrested for the crime and
If extraordinary precautions had not been taken
by the authorities he would have been lynched
by the citizens.