The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-04-22
Current News.

An eight pound shad was brought into Will
mington, few days ago.
The Kelly faction was again triumphant at
the Tammany Hall election, in New York, on
Manday night.
The Florida everglades are to be surveyed,
with view to draining them and retaining
vast amount of valuable land.
"A leak has been discovered in the Wisconsin
anti.treating law, local judge having decided
on Saturday last that the law is void because of
an error in its enactment.
Mrs. Elizabeth Key widow of the late Mr..
Chas H. Key, and sister of Col. Edward Lloyd,
died at "Presquille," her residence, in Miles
River Neck, Talbot county, ofFriday morning
The Mexicans are endeavoring to attract
German emigrants to that country by offering
them land in the vicinity of Acapulco at forty
cents an acre, with ten years time to pay for
it,
John Moore, living near Baldwins factory
Cecil county, shot large crane recently which
measured five feet from tip to tip of its wings
The plumage was of deep blue color and very
beautiful.
"A gentleman in England has written to Col
John W. Forney, of Philadelphia, saying that
he believes he has found Charlie Ross, in Il
school, near London. The matter will be thor
oughly investigated
Reports from Illinois, Indiana Ohio, Mis-
sissppi, Missouri, Michigan, Minnesota, Texas,
of this year promises to be as large as that of
last year.
On Sunday, by means of q telephone
number of citizens of Carrollton, Ill.,, heard the
sermons and music from Presbyterian church,
half mile distant. This is an ingenious way
of avoiding the contribution plate
VIM. II. Roller, register of wills of Balti-
more county, died at his residence in the 18th
district, at the age of 81 years. The Judges of
the orphans court have filled the vacancy by
the appointment of Thomas Philpot.
John Litsenberg, the oldest railroad man
on the p, w. Il b. railroad died on Sunday in
Philadelphia. He was at one time conductor on
passenger train. He was one of the very
early employees and was about Is years OF age.
Col. John Gale dropped dead suddenly in
the yard of the Washington Hotel, Princess
Anne, Md, where he boarded Monday morning
last, of heart disease. He was an elder brother
of DIR. w. II. Gale, eX-register of wills for Som
erect county.
While at work repairing bridge on the
Montreal Railroad at East Concord, n. H. on
Sunday, foity men were swept off the bridge by
the swinging around Ola large piece of timber
and fell fifteen feet to the track beneath Four
OF the men were seriously injured
1t is pointed out singular coincidence
that four men and one woman were hanged for
the assassination of the Car just as they were
for the assassination of President Lincoln, and
the Cars assassins suffered death on the 10th
anniversary OF the assault upon the President.
The five Russian Nihilsts, Rysakoh, Mi
chaclof kibaltschitsh, Jeliabotf and Sophie
Pieoifsky, were hanged at st. Petersburg, last
Friday, for connection with the Cars assassina-
ton. Michaelot's rope broke twice An i'm
mense crowd was present, but order was not dis
turbCd.
-Benjamin Bahme aged twenty. four years,
the son of wealthy farmer living at Roaring
Creek. Columbia county, was informed on sun
day by his afllanced-a Miss Long-that she
could not marry him. Brooding under the dis
appointment Bahme fatally shot himself
through the temple.
AT Dodge City, Kansas, Sunday a man nam.
ed Mastcrson met A. j. Peacock and j. L. Up
degraf In the public square, and Immediately re.
yolvcrs were drawn by the whole party, and
firing began. updegraf was killed and a man
named Anderson was wounded The street was
full of people. The mayor and sheriff, with
shotguts, compelled Mastcrson to drop his arms
and surrender.
-Fifty-four short-hom cows and bulls owned
by Hon. George Brown, were sold ut Chicago
last week for S2T,9l5. John Wentworth bought
the Duke of Kirk Lexington" for 81, &C. A.
DeGrotf, of Wisconsin bought the "Duchess of
Oxford 2lst' for 81, 200; II. S. Stout, of Du-
buaue bought the "Duke of Oxford 46th' for
$3.50 and "Kirk Lexington Duchess 2Gth ''S2,
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