The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1882-05-12

ceased Rear Admiral John Rodgers. His bro
ther, Col. Robert s. Rodgers, lives at the old
homestead, Zion Hill.
Rear Admiral Rodgers entered the navy as
midshlpman in 1928, became passed midship-
man in 1884, a lieutenant in 1910, commander
in 1855, a captain In 1862, commodore in 1858
and rear admiral in 1862
He served in the Everglades of Florida during
the Seminole war, and on the east coast of
Mexico during the war with that country. AS
lieutenant he commanded the steamer John
Hancock, and was engaged from 1858 to 1855
in surveying and exploring expeditions to
the North Pacific and China seas. During
the late war he commanded the monitor Wee
hawken, with which he captured the Con-
federate iron-clad Atlanta, in Warsaw Sound,
Georgia, on June 18th, 1862 For this exploit he
received the thanks of Congress. In 1871 he
commanded the expedition 10 Corea. For the
last five years he had been superintendent of the
Naval Observatory at Washington. The law re-
qulred the Admiral to be placed on The retired
list when SO years of age, but the thanks ofCon-
gress for the capture of the Atlanta entitled
him to an extension of ten years, so that up to
the hour of bis death he remained the senior vice
admiral of the navy.
An order was issued by the Secretary of the
Navy announcing the death of Admiral Rodgers
and paying high tribute to his patriotism, his
courage and his skill as naval commander. IL
respect to his memory all flags at navy-yards and
at naval stations were displayed at half
mast, from sunrise to sunset, on Monday, and
Is guns are to be fired at noon from all naval
stations and vessels on the day after the order
is received, except at Washington, where the
salute was fired on Monday.
The remains of the brave old Admiral were
laid to rest in Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington,
on Monday, with religious services, by Rev. DR..
| Paret, of the Protestant Episcopal Church OF
| Epiphany, and by military and naval honors.
PROBABLE SUIT FOR DAMAGES AGAINST A
RAILRoAD.-On Tuesday Messrs. r. Harris
Archer, Robert ]. Walker and VIM. d. Lee, OF
| fIarford county, purchased at Aberdeen station,
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Rail-
| road, round trip tickets to Baltimore, and
| took their seats on the ten O'Clock train. After
the train started the conductor asked for theil
tickets and informed them that the train would
go 10 Cnarles street stulloH, Dhltllnotc, ihe'eau
ITO President street, as had leen the custom
He therefore demand ed twenty-five cents extra
They showed their tickets ITO Baltimore and
return" and not having been informed, at the
time the tickets were purchased, of any change
in the running of the train, refused to pay the
additional charge. They were thereupon forci
bly, elected from the cars at the next station, Per
ryman's. On Wednesday they employed Messrs
Henry W. and Stevenson Archer, ofBel Air, al
counsel, and will bring suit against the railroad
company for damages.
| Up to last Monday morning the ten O'CLOCK
| trsin, as it is called, has been divided at Ba,
| View, part of it being taken to Charles stree
and the remainder to President street station
The extra charge of % cents has always beer
exacted ofway passengers for Charles street sta
ton. On Monday morning number of commu
tiers and others who had tickets for Baltimore
boarded the train at Edgewood, but upon bein!
informed of the new arrangement, left the train
and waited for the twelve O'Clock milk trail
which lands passengers at President stree
depot.
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