The Baltimore County union., 1866-11-24
NEWS ITEMS.

pchuulums or Itkc nugc saw. Inc mouse OF
Worship was q hospital, or guard house, or a
barrack, az occasion required, and was 30 d.
lapidatcd that u was sold, and the price reeciv-
ed In the money then current IL nov no money.
The membership are about as poor as tho
church. They are cndeavoring 20 restore the
economy Of life under great discOuragements,
without money or labor. and Ia the absence of
all improvements. They say;
Zone eau ride ON horseback entirely Through
the county. in more than one direction, or
could untll recently, without regarding the
public road. and without finding his progress
impeded by a fence. There are prairiss ia diff
fercnt parts Of Culpcpper. like the prniries Of
the Wcst; no fences, 40 timber, aud only at
wide distances, tho walls or ruins Of a hotise." !"
nsS- No wonder that tho metcors lid not
make their appearance tho other night. They
were afraid Of being served up by the n. York
World after tho style ofthe following; The sky,
iog. wore q misty haze, which, transparent by
! strict rules, still pcrceptibly dimmedthc lucid
ity "f the sunlight. 80 that, from zenith 10 hor-
( iEon. the heavens were covered with q mild.
aud, at times departing vail Of floating nebu-
lar east. behind which the azure stood out In a
beautiful disiincinesa. the whole not unlike the
diminished effect Of scenic tableaux behcld. as
VIZ perceive. through AN intervening gauEe ar
ranged that. while we zee its minimizing re-
suit We do not catch sight of the medium that
lessons"
I'VE guess not We didn't see 1t in that light"
Eds. JHDr.
E.-- The Guthrie (Iowa) Iidcuc gives some
figures about herd of stock raised near Dale
city which deserves notice. The herd consists
II seventy two head of iwO-y -ycar-old steers,
bought in that county last winter, aud hcrdcd
out on the prairie during the summer They
were weighed as they came in from the prairie.
aud when they had been twelve hours OF fpcd
aud water. One of them weighed l.32o pounds.
another ESQ. another l.2so. aud four others
averaged ! .s27 pounds. The average weight II
the whole herd was .n30 pounds, and full car
load of them will average over 200.
s.,~ The great twenty mile trolting -horsc
Captain Mc'i"wan, last week attempted the feat
oi trctiing twenty .one miles inside the hour. OH
the riverside Park, BOstail, q half milo track,
but when he hal accomplished thirteen miles,
which hc performed "a good style. lac was with
drawn. as the heavy condition Of the track was
- much ior him. Tho time ct the thirteen
miles was thirty eight minutes and iifty two
seconds; the quickest 'nil"s'cing made IN 2;i3l,
this beins the srcond.
rc-A Committee appointed by the Soldiers
and Sailors Union of Washington. have issued
n call for a mass convention Of the loyal vctc
rams oi the Republic. to assemble in that city
ou saturday, December isi, Ia give u welcome
| to the loyal members of the Thirty ninth Con
| grcss and encourage them in the discharge II
the duties that viii dcvolvc upon them during
the coming winter. II Is enough to say that
| the arrangements are in the same hands that
made the Pitsburg Convention grand success
r~.A chicago paper states that last week.
\ u man whose name was not given. residing in
Manchester. Iowa. murdered his family aud
then himself. Returning home from his husi
ness. hc seizrd his gun. went into the yard. shot
his wife and child and manned his wife moth
or, alter which he cut his own throat causing
! instant death. Jealousy Is said I" have been
ihc cause.
es~Gencrai Grant WAS ia Baltimore vn sat
| ur'lay last. in attendance upon the horse fair.
After leaving the races he dned with VIM. J.
Albert. Esq, aud Judge Bond. at the residence
! "f the Former gcntlcnan.and returned t. Wash
ington in the evening. At the fair grounds the
General me, and shook hands with ten. Io'eIh
4. Johnson. late "i the "Confclcracy."
"shall the Democratic party live or die 20
| asks a quaudam Democratic newspaper. such
a question at 'posf morisR,. says the Chicago
Htpu5iicIH. with thu corpse of the deceased in
ghastly reality. lyiae in full view. seems very
much oui of place. The only pertinent ques
,ions on such an occasion would h,. "f what
lid it die. and who killed Il
- We have the authority ol Hcisicr ely
nier for asserting that there is u" Democratic
party IN existence. At least he said in his
speech made in Philadelphia few days be-
fore the election. that his election as Governor
was ascertain az the existence Of the Dcmocra,
ir party.
ss.-Mr. Slidcll. IA" once famous Rebel Min.
| lister 20 France. and one OF our must active cu
enics ia Europe. recently applied Ia the Gov.
eminent for pardon through Mr.. Bigclow. Min.
| istcr at Paris. The reply Of the Government
| was that no intercourse or correspondence Of
! any kind would be held with Mr.. slidcll.
Rs-A couple or lovers appeared in one of
the churches at -. Louis Ia be married. last
week when young female arose in the audi
cncc and nrbadr the banns, declaring that the
| mau was engaged to her. The clergyman re-
| fused Ia 90 with the ceremony. and Justice
Of IA" peace had &" hc called in I" tic the knot
sc- \ curious story is current IN Albany that
| Kcirhum. the f,rgQr. remained ia sing Sir-
! prison q irw wcek-. was then taken uut aud
sent =" Enruf'c. where he will remain tili lust
before his sentence expircs.aud then come back
1" "a" prison and siay till regularly discharged.
f.N-A man ~ i.ewisburg, Prcblc county,
Ohio. having died "s delirium lrcincns. his wife
brought suit ipr damages against two men Of
whom hr hnd been accustomed To- purchase
liquor. The Gounty Court awarded her $500
from one of the inrn aud S20o from the other.
! s"-Thr total oflicial returns Of the October
! election in Iowa will. It is now thought. show
| Republican majority ot i0.eUa. But Illinois
| will 60 abou, 2O,0O0 better. Iowa may l.. "thc
| Vermont of the West" but Illipois is now tho
Massachusetts of the West.
| n.-Prof Marsh Of Yale College pronounc.s
ia" FOSSILS recently found at Coho.s. n. Y, the
bones of a female mastodon. of full growth.
though comparatively young. aud says that the
animal must have existed over ten thousand
years ago.
rsf-lt is stated on good authority that tur
| keys were never before 50 abundant through.
on, the country. Small poultry l. also in full
supply. Present high prices, therefore. are
! purely speculative. aud mus, eventually break
down
aEesThe bridge over the Susquohauna river.
| Of Havrc dc Grace. Is nOw so nearly completed
that u is stated by the employees u the compa
ny that trains will BE- run over II Tuesday next
! 3sih instant.
lsc-lt is stated that Hon. Mr.. Foster. Prrsi-
dent "f the U. =. Senate, is 10 resign after IN.
meeting of Congress, aud thst either Iion. len
jamin Wade. of Ohio. or Mr.. Yates. 81 Illinois.
is To be- elected in hs place. This Is doubtful.
aE1- Professor Loomis. Of Yale college, in a
letter ON the metcoric shower, says the grand
display which 4 was supposed might possibly
| occur this year has not been witnessed in the
United States. and probably not Ia Europe.
rs-An immense locoInolivo recently drew
a train Of 22i cars, carrying i,2oa tons Of coal
over the Lchigh River Railroad In PcnnsyI
vania. The train formed one monster s while
passing around the curvcs In Mauch Chunk.
Postmaster General Randall ia reported
a. having informed sore Democratic Office.
seekers that "the Democratic support IL the
Presidents policy had only been sufficient Ia
injure instead of aiding H.
ra- The report Of the Comnli.sioncr of Pen.
sons shows that there is but one revolutionary
pensicner living, namely, samuel Dunn, who
enlisted from New Hampshire. aud now 70.
sides IN New York.