The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-05-20
Current News.
Mrs. Garfield has been very i'll,

Mrs. Garfield has been very Ill,
There are 1900, 900 feet of logs yet to be
driven down the Bald Eagle TO the SusIue
hanna.
President Lincon'a widow with be reno we'd
to New York next month for medical treat
mcnt.
Rev Mr.. Spencer, rector of an Episcopal
church, ut Wilmington, Del, sailed for Europe
Tuesday.
AS james X. Turner was charging n soda
water fountain in Cincinnati recently it explod-
ed blowing the top of his head off.
The election in Cumberland, on Monday,
resulted in the Democrats clecting the city
clerk and three of the five councimen.
The funeral of l.. A. Gobright for many years
Washington correspondent of the Associated
Press, took place in Washington, on Tuesday.
"A fire at Nashville, Tenn, on Tuesday, de-
stroycd thirty four buildings and damaged q
number of others. 1t originated in the cellar of
paint store.
The West Bangor Slate Company has pur-
chased nineteen acres of slate lands adjoining
their quarry near Pen-Argyle. They employ
about three hundred men in their quarries.
Henry Hall, of Nokoms, ILL.,, last Saturd ay
night publicly cowhided his sister, whom he
met walking with young man to whom lie OBJ
jcctcd to her associating with. The young lady
is Is years old.
Miss Lucas, daughter of Robert Lucas of
Qaeen Anne's county, a lady just approaching
womanhood. was burned to death in Philadel-
phia few days since by the explosion ola coal
oil lamp.
Geo. Z. Parvs, the Centreville merchant,
who was arrested some time ago for passing
forged notes on the East0n National Bank, was
tried at Centreville court last week for forgery,
convicted and sentenced to five years in the PEN
itentiary.
Last Saturday, at Newark, o., in the Licking
Reservoir, Mr.. Brlce Slough, his two little
children, and his sister, Mrs Barbara Losch
were drowned. Mrs. Slough escaped. The
wind and waves capsized the small skitf in which
they were sailing.
John Schmidt, German, was convicted in
the police court at Richmond, Va q few days
ago, of stealing bacon and sentenced to receive
twenty lashes He was so much ashamed of
the punishment that he destroyed his life by
taking landanum.
"A Mr.. Wilson, OF Delaware, who, with his
family, received injuries In Somerset county
some time ago by breaking through \ bridge
over which he was driving, has instituted suit
for $40, 900 damages against the commissioners
of Somerset county, and the case is to be tried
in the Circuit Court of Talbot county this week.
Ralph Mead and Nellie Mead, aged about 10
wears, in one day. in the vicinity of Catskill, N.
Y, killed forty-fve black water snakes. The
snakes were either caught with snare or shot
limbs of trees, where they had crawlcd to sun
themselves. They varied In length from eighteen
inches to four feet.
The 9Sth annual convention Of the Protest.
ant Episcopal Church ofthe diocese of Maryland,
began its session on Wednesday In st. Peters
Church, Baltimore. Bishop Plnkney presided,
and the convention sermon was preached by
Rev. John Y. Gholson. An interesting address
was delivered by the Bishop, in which many
practical and valuable suggestions were made.
AT Statesvilie, N. g., on Tuesday, a man
named John Brown, in order to break little
nephew of the habit OF eating dirt took him out
to a tree, threatening TO hang him. lie tied
rope round his neck and swung him up TO the
tree for the purpose of frightening him, but on
letting him down found that he had carried his
experiment too far The child died the same
evening from the effects of the shock and injury.
In Springfield, H., ON Sunday, by order of
the Mayor, all the saloons In the city were
closed. Thousands ofpeople repaired to Lincoln
Park, near brewery, and more beer was drunk
by Springfield citizens than in any twenty four
hours for number of years. Late In the after
noon the drunken mob tore the boards from the
fence, and demolished things generally The
Sheriff and his deputies and posse had quite
difficulty in restoring peace. During the fight
o man was shot and severely wounded.