The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-09-20
I'm Union There is Strength.

Democrats, remember this and ask your
selves calmly and dispassionately, do we de-
sire 10 see the Republicans triumph at the
November elections? Perhaps three fOurlhs
of the white voters OF Hartford county are
Democrats, and united as we ought to be, we
shall undoubtedly carry the county for our en-
tire ticket.
The Republican leaders in the county have
based their campaign entirely upon the dis
sensi0ns among the Democrats. They are
well aware that their only hope of sue
cess is through such discussions and they are
cndeavOring to tuIn them to the best advant-
age. This fact was plainly shown in the
speeches and nominations at their county
convention last week 1t is very plain that if
Gny Democratic candidate is beaten it will be
by the Democrats themselves and not by the
Republicans.
Our esteemed cotemporary, the Cecil
Democrot, will hereafter be published by an
association Of business men of Elk,on, Mr..
George W. Cruikshank continuing Ms its ed
itor. In a recent issue Mr.. Cluikshank
says:
"Thc present editor will continue to guide its
policy and Justify as far u may be its purposes.
lts Democracy will be as clear in the future a.
III the past, aud additional peCunlary resources
VIII enable it TO fight the fight OF principle with
even Drawer boldnrrs. The editor of twenty
four years HgUns, bcspeaks for the future the
same and even better encouragement and sup
ppIt than the paper has received in the past,
confident that lis patrons Will have no cause to
regret their devotion TO the Democracy 1t has
sttiNen 50 long aud faithfully to incuIcatc."
The President has appointed Major Gen
5. Merrill, of Boston, to succeed Corporal
Tanner as Pension Commissioner. Merrill
will probably bs more prudent in his talk
than Tanner was, but apparently he holds the
same views and The surplus will probably be
Just as rapidly dissputed as it was under the
management of his predc:' ssor.
News has been received of great
floods in Japan which caused the crumbling
OF mountain, resulting in buy ing six vii
lagos under huge mass of rocks and earth
Probably over $4,000 persons we've killed by
the awful catastrophe.
Frost fell on Tuesday and Wednesday
nights over large area in the northwest
sharp frost in Hartford would do incaIcula-
BILE damage to corn which has not matured
and also cut short the tomato pack
Col William Allan, Principal of the Nc
Donogh school, Baltimore, died on Tuesday
Valuable and Timely.
The Harrisburg Telegram is preparing com.
plcte history of the Johnstown disaster, which
will be published shortly in an elegant volume.
1t Is proposed to make the book a valuable
souvenir of the great calamity, excellent alike
in matter and Illustration. The text will be
from the pen of the editor, who is thoroughly
acquainted with the subject and with the dis
trict while the most eminent artists will fur
nsh portraits and views engraved from origi-
nal drawings and photographs. We advise
those who desire superb volume, worthy of a
place in any library, to wait for the iorth.com-
ing work. Experienced canVassers are desired
us local agents to solicit subscriptions and
should write at once for territory.