The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-02-03
News Items.

Hon. Jas. B. Ricaud, of Kent county died
on Tuesday evening last. He represented this
Congressional District, (under the old arrange
ment, for two terms, and was we'll known and
highly esteemed throughout the State.
The Special Commission to revise the Inter-
nal Revenue Laws, have completed their work
and taken it to Washington. 1t makes six hun
dred pages of printed matter, and will be brought
before Congress next week.
-Pittsburg is well entitled to the name of the
Birmingham of America. 1t has no less than
fifty glass-making establishments, which pro-
duced $l2, 600, 900 worth last year. In the iron
trade, the amount of manufacture is immense
The value of its coal trade is valued at So, 000,-
900, while its oil trade and manufacture is put
at $25, Ooo, 900.
On Saturday last, the Winchester and Poto-
mac railroad passed into the hands of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad company.
Thirteen men were hing for murder in diff.
ferent parts Of the United States on Friday, the
18th ult yl-ils
The Colorado Legislature has just made two
liberal grants t04Denj. Halliday one for running
the Pacific Railroad through Middle Pass, and
the other in aid of the Overland Express Com
pany. ta ta
AT late convention of freedmen at Angus
ia, Georgia, resolutions were adopted opposing
universal suffrage, but favoring suffrage for such
blacks as can read and write. Hf 81 4ilt
From Georgia we learn that the friends oil
Mr.. A. Fl. Stephens intend to run him for the
Senatorship regardless of his wishes.
8 Governor Brownlow is anxious for the Ten
nessee members to be admitted to their seats He
says they are loyal men and take the requisite
| oaths with clear conscience.
About one thousand tons OF shot and she'll
| thrown into the forts at the mouth of Cape Fear
river, below Wilmington, by the navy during
| the bombardment under Admiral Porter. have
been collected and will be sold at auction Febru-
airy Is, for the benefit of the Government.
The Fenan Council of the Irish Republic
are asking for loan TO be paid within six months
after the establishment of Irish independence
They say the loan is necessary to aid the Irish
army of independence, which will soon stand
face to face with the enemy"
The loss by the ice gorges at ST. Louis, as
| figured up by the newspapers reaches the enor-
nous sum of 1866, 200. 1t is further estimated
that the damage to business during the blockade
will swell the amount to seven million dollars.
The Scranton Register says coal in tho bed
is worth twenty-five cents a ton. 1t costs eighty
cents to mine it, and eighty more to prepare il
for markets. total of 81 go. All that is charged
above that is for transportation and profit.
The President, it is said, has deferred issuing
the formal proclamation declaring the restoration
Of the Union, until the opinions Of Gems. Grant
Sherman, Meade, Thomas, Sheridan Sickles and
others, could be obtained relative to the submis-
sion of the Southern States to the constitutional
authorities. M
Sec Seward had an interview with Santa
Anna, at st. Thomas, on Mexican affairs. The
known hostility of this officer to the Mexican
Empire imparts degree Of significance to the
Injecting thatcan hardly be mistaken at this time
Gen. Sheridan on Monday refused to allow
/" emigrants" to leave New Orleans TO 90 to
Mexico. He is acting under orders from Waeh.
Iington. He does not prevent vessels from going