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, 1866-01-01
Total. .$3lf,5s7,bia.F sN,4l3,01s.o1
The Chicago Stock Exchange and
E1nnHd of EIxnlraXn

Total satt5.1k,aE elz41a.O1tC1
rh. r1,r.no Stnc,r r,c7,o,sa .ns
~ 1.s1-a-.
-, n--.l--. ,,
4ne Su.saRo s1oeA I4s"ao "a' ossaal1eo
apoul me ON Q. saaasfy Mst upon toe fame plsn
~ tue -se" .otA stoe1 11cnanee W sone :" u 'no
!ead"R otose.t, oanHeta ana opetatoss ness.
1ney openea 'ne1 toons aos business on ,ae leta
o. ''anaas5 n euau aoon u H. H. Aono.es
na1oie oaIo!ug' No- u Deatpotn sEes'st 1oe
olhcefa e!ecaeo lot US year ~efe'
Sona - =, 1Aion-tiee.oeu.
Z. ~. Nheeief-Y,ee-ffesluen
solon Me1noI. see1eta3s'
". H. 1oodnoM+ treasurer.
bE tne 1et o. feoIua1y he memoerensp npn-
oered over luo o. INC nest men o. Inc o15. hena-
pess were elecied py bauot ana extreme eate Was
taken naf none nut rellsole business men were
acmttteds Ihe institution became very popular
unoes toe 1nAuaRemenI Aao tne mooe o. oolns
oueaoeEs uuae1 eau ssemeu 20 DE feFy 1a'f
ana e1ptoinons . "sy 19 nc. u' ''e en W Nv Nv
oest @en- ~ Memne4su'p nesaesu - 4apu,
tnht ~ Wy eunn tmee uo1sua 'ne ,oous "nteu
were eo1s'oeta a@p'e " ut PtV3eepos, "e1c
Wuao W oe Nv sma. eno a ~ "" .sss ~
80 -. ~ ~ ~. ~, ~ ~. a. ran. - ~
s...,s.e a,.stIna ~ na.ra ~ Sa..to1 - 49,,
s.ano. - = na.s,1- ~ arta-yoo,, 80 Sim "a
e,nsT, ,eet snd n,e,,nn, serrc.,ry,a Roo-n, Thesr
.t-os re-. ,1ad m IN thn hes. ranrsr With resr-
a.en a. ,.s-ao.. eanro-tencs ~ anrnd ~. eas-
~, .oE,, "a ,,arcrcd rfth d,r oeen f,oct m v.
rct rar,er m ranels Of maroon and cn1d. which
rires Il m eierant anpearaucn. ana preyrnts nnT
erho. 70 that cYcn whisper can be heard dss,nc.]y
H. The farthest corner Of he room. Tho windows
aIe also f,uu 10 heavy draper7. which not ouy adds
cyccnrcn ,n ntlftv In the rom. but al,o u,eyents
reho. Tbe rncmbers a.e provided with elegant arm
md cushioned chatrs. numbered and placed In a
sem; -ircu.r form around the otace.s,s dcaka, Tho
,yho1. NJ The rooms are csrn+,cd with mating
tlrouchout, The 4Un,ted states'' and 81 Western
Tnion ;, Telegraph Companies have oft1ces in the
room and in direct communication with New York
md MI na,tx of the Unie tates. where their lines
mn. A reeulas correspondent ts kent in New YORK
tn t1rns 1be board with the earliest quotations on
rold. Government md other securities 81 regular
honTs md At ali tirnes when sctye or violent fuc-
fnatfons take Mace In The Market Altogether The
om, o1 the Errh.nfe s,e by tar The uaost coutorta
h1c .n conteuient resort for operssoss IN tho West.
, 1866-01-01
THE GRAIN TRADE

Chicago st1u maintains her supremacy as the
largest grafu market IN the world. In the columns
which follow will be found tables showing the re-
ceipts and shipments OF Flour and Grain daring
the year 1865, with comparative statistics. From
these I. w be perceived that The total receipts Of
Gsatn-F1our into Wheat-asgresate 53, ,G23,821
bushcl. against IS 952, III bushels received In 1861
showing an increase at z,G71, ,OS2 bushels, or
nearly seventeen PEI cent. Flour shows IN Increase
OF A., SO barrels, Wheat decrease OF 1,7o1,57s
bushe1s, Corn m tuc1ease Of i, 5oa col bushels
nearly ninety per cent, Oats show FILLING or Of
a,s1Go2 buehels-uearly twenty -dEe per cent Ryn
an increase os 1ad, 9a3 bushels. Barley shows m
improvement Of 81, 500 s4h~ls-Anost m increase
of one hundred and twenty per cent Tne s:1ad
aggregate Increase this yer over last IL owing To
the enorrnous receipts Of Ccsn. The crop Of 1861
was excellent In quality and larse m yield-,ho
weather been ecullaray favorable for 1b ms-
turing.
Below will be found the weekly tables or the re-
tttpts and shipments Of Flour and Grain during
the Jear 1866, as posted on Change by the secre-
tAEY Of the Board OF Trade-the receipts for the
last three days Of the year being estimated:
WXXKIX NKCEIPTS OF FLOUR. WHEAT AND CnKy pnT
, 1866-01-01

Oct s8-The s,aiu warchousemen notify tho
Bos,d Of Trade hat the grain Is getting ous ofeon
oct. 31.-opening Of Mo.sa's Heschanss' R1-
nov. 1-Anoaacement that James Boyd q
Brothers had settled all casina sgainst them and
Finn Of sc1tpps, Preston 4 Kcsa succeed thst Of
Preston, willard i Kcan. bauket1,
The grim warehouseucn abate the extra stongo
Noa. S's 1seRa s@Reose9 6 eEP euene, from The
zoeateneeryas engaged IN aslirei!ng package. of
Nov. 1a-Board Of Trade endorse Secretary Afc:
culloeha policy Of contraction, BY tho passage Of
Nov. M.-1he Manutacturess,s National Hank Of
Chicago. ny resolution tpdo1ss Secretary IcCu.-
lo:h't policy Of continuation.
" Of esaa tn In
c:10-Sewe teocce..a here Of = tremendous
sensation on Wall street In consequence Of the
tac1e In Chicago Of ieW grain specul,tors whose
liabilities did not exceed $4,000
Dec u-Announcemcnt made Of heavy mfiH1e
IN Polo, IL, BY which number Of Chicago com.
misFlon merchants lost heavily.
~. Des e he stoeShods o.
pany, and election OF officers for the cnsning yeas:
Appearances Of DEW weekly paper entitled
B:snke7s, o1d lnssa7ussce Chronicle.
DeC. .25-Cht1stInAs Business entirely suspended.
DEG e7-Failure Of q. Il. Croaby, Esq. proprle-
tor Of the Open House. announced.
Eastern Exchange.
During the past year Chicago baa been the great
centre OF the Northwest for Eastern Exchange, and
this branch Of the banking business has increased
greatly In consequence. During the greater por.
ton Of the year ne have had to supply all the
country bankers, Throughout this State, Wisconsin,
Iowa and Minnesota with exchange on New York,
and quite often the cities Of st. Louis, Cincinnati
and Milwaukee,.
II would be very dif8cu]t matter TO make any-
thing like correct estimate Of the amount Of e1-
change sold in this market during the rear; but II
il wcl]-Enown that during active busines, each OF
The leading banls in the city sell from e15o,ooO to
x:50, 600 daily.
The market during the year has generally rpled
tIEn, and Tor mnny months our bankers haye had
to forward currency to New York to sustain their
balances there. The truth is, the wcst has bought
more than II has sold, and We hare had to pay the
difference IN TreasuIy Eotea.
IN January the market was steady nlf the month,
At II discount to par buying, and Il premium sell
Ing. The buying rate was chiefly par.
In February lha market was ehade easier than
in January, but there was no change In quotations
par bying and u premium selling.
In March the demand was active, and the market
rnied frm al par buying and 4 premium selling,
Abont the close OF tho month II rped rather easier
On account Of the National Banks prcparlpc for
n sn-r 49, tta.s s's> ~. 81 .a..pa ~ -" l., ;.
,nle, s,c.av ~, ~ n,on,s = -. - nn.tn G =. ~
rss,,,,os ssui - t"' 14o'A1' - t"' "u's's aHo y
" N.r ra.a 49,, ..a.
o!.a a's srarkct rrlcl eas!os; Int tha change In
rates Was very usa--t the :: ~ rate hsvfnc ruled
pe1 ceat ts,c~tvm, - 1'is'''s VI =
IN June there ,..4. .oas t.z.5. =. -..,,s-r, Fr-
chnnre, e., s.;..rrf ass.l ,.ent. ~ ~ erai1
and liz marker ..f.s -. ~ - 49,. s.S... 49,.
, 1866-01-01

II will be noticed BY this statement that the hank
note circulation OF the United States increased
from sG1 COO to $149 $3.50 between the 1ut Of
January, 1850 and the 1st OF January, 1881, In which
hitter year the great financial collapse took place.
fell om t1i0 $50 in 1884, to 900 In 1873,
and 10 $a15, So the 1.t Of January, 1857,
In which ycar the next severe crisis occurod lll-
Ing during that year 10 $155 and rising to
fe07, ,102 COO On The t1rst Of January, 1850.
1hosc who advocate m increase Of the circulation
Of the National Hanke to xs0o 0o0, 900. had better
consult the table given above and consider whether
OF not 1t would be safe to authorize tho permanent
,c~ue Of doub1e tbs auUuuE OF paper money aaoat
IN 1850.
, 1866-01-01

Showing an increase In eleven months Of 9.3
banls fa5s ,0Sa capita1and S145 6sa SOS circula
ucn.
On the 10th Of December, the number OF National
Banks chartered had increased to 1,623 With capi
tal OF s{o5 500 ao and circulation OF $sa9 s5-
tlona1 Banking Act by the appointment Of Comp
ttol1er Of the Currency, etc. render the system
much safer for the public than the old State Banks.
Under the latter syEtem the laws In some Of the
Stascs were go loosely drawn that the people were
placed completely at tho mercy OF unserupulous
capitalists, and The r.su1t Ia too well known In the
West where the producers were robbed annually OF
Thousands Of dollars. Under the National Banking
sysem, every bunker has to report quarterly to the
Comptroller, md his booke pre 1able Ut any mo-
ment to be inspected by m aCcntappol1ted BY him.
According to the reports made BY the National
Banks On the 1st Of October last, thei. condition
Srns az fnInfxHs
, 1866-01-01
Total. $ss5 81 3i9osl7 H6 t1sa SO so

N59t!29,3397 80
According 10 the above table 1t Will be seen that
Massachusetts has q circulation Of ~, ls0
whils she Is entitled to only &sl 7p5 10; and Con-
necticut has circulation Of 81, "a go, while ehe
il entitled to only &, - $50.
1t is proper to add, In connection with the above
table that on the 10th Of December there wero 1Ges
National Barks organized, with 4 circulation OF
{cso TAG 61-vhich is N increase Of about 0OO-
oO0 Eince the 1st Of octsbcx-or Al the rate Of
81, 0o0, eco per week.
rRo6REes OF THE NATIONAL BAyK8 N 1865.
The statement giyen above shows the total cir
culation, capital stock, &C., mp to tic rst Of oc.
toher only. Since then theso haEe beeu Increased
quito materially. The following tab3e shows the
number Of Bells md tho amonnt Of capital aud
circulation iesued on the first Saturday Of cseh
month during the year 1865:
, 1866-01-01

In or midst some incorporated and private hanks.
With latge cap1ta, who continue to do business NJ
formerly, which W1u swp1 The banking capttl Of
cur nty 70 nearly 100000.
The following table shows tho number o! ineor-
poeatad usnks tn tho CITY. with the nane Of tho
President End psid-up capital:
LIT or INCORPORATED AAAks n CHICAGO.
, 1866-01-01

fer hounties 1t VET close figures, because they
know they could dispose of Il At the ne1t seealoa OF
the Stock Exchapgt. The market which Was thus
made tas Kept tho pr1ee of Scrip up md gradually
adancine till the present time, when It rules nsm
at TAlsa.
The t.autachous In gold, securities. dc., At the
Stock Exchange from the 18th Of Janu1ry to tho
9Th nj pffcnher atr1frdte u knllnXas
, 1866-01-01
AMOUNT OF PAPER MONEY
ARY ar

The Secretary Of the Treasury, IN his recent re-
cent report 10 Congreas states the amount Of paper
money aoat On the 31s OF October last to be S7Di-
a1R.oaas0, But this does not include tho Com
pound Interest Notes, which are generally held BY
banks as their rcscrye funda and although they do
not pass from hand to hand they take the place Of
other legal tender notes, which the banks would
have to hold as reserves were The Compound Inter
eet Notes withdrawn. For this reason, therefore,
We think they ought tosbo included In tho table
showing the amount Of paper money In use, which
We give up 10 tht htest date, as follows:
United Statea Notesand Fractional CuE-
Compound Interest Noes, Nov. ao..-.- l5s.0,s li0
National Bank Notes, Dec, 1G.......... 0S5
State Bunk Currency (estimated}.--.... s5,o0o.oo0
Total paper money in circulation. 1911 $40 ed3
Were We to deduct the Compound Interest Notes
from the above sum, the total amount Of currency
anoat would be reduced 10 $73s, 96i, l13; but The
best authorities agree that they ought to be in-
cludcd.
The following tsa statement OF tho bank note cir
culattou ofthc country at various periods Of high
cat nni3 tn1xoat fs1npa nrinr n rho xrare
, 1866-01-01


Illinois during the past year has becn very mpid.
Including Chicago thcre are now in good working
orderi In the state, % National Bsnks with COM
satson 81 81, Isl. The foilo1ine liable @ eives
Lat Of them with the capital circulation and indI-
viduAl deposits Of each, aecordlng to tho reports
made on fhe 1ss Of October, 1S83:
, 1866-01-01

aFkfFEHtEss f4l.4-1td&t
hs evidence Of the popularity Of the National
Banking System In The State Of Iowa, 1t is proper
10 mention That the State Dank OF 1owa-oue Of tho
bert institutions Of the kind In cxatenre, and mod
cl1ed astes:the Eank OK the State Of 1ndiana-has
been entirely enppantcd. and the branches arc all
doing business under the National BaDk act.
NATIONAL BANKS OF WISCONSIN.
During the past year the National Barking sSs-
TEN has ade rapid procress In the State OF Wtscon
sin. Owing to the tsct that the Free Banking sys-
TEN wae IN NIL blast in that State at the time the
National Banking Act was passed. their growth wzs
slower than in most Of the Western States; bnt
within the psst twelve months nearly all the Stale
Banks haye heen wound up, and there are now thiz
ty-fve National Banks IN operation. The following
table shows their condition on the fsst Monday Of
October, 1865:
, 1866-01-01
Total. .4a3 $59,iJ7, ,4AB

TIE QUESTION or INCREASING TIE RATIONAL
BANK CIRCULATION.
Hon. Freeman Clarke the Comptroller Of the
Currency, In bis report to Congress, recommends
that the circulation Of The National Banks be 10
c1etsed to SOU 900 Geo aud that s1o0 oo0 900 OF Treas
ury Notes be withd.awnan destroyed. This project
meete with favor In New York and the Now Eng
Land States, but hare yet to learn that It Is up
prored Of By the people at large. So tr as the North
west Is concerned, It will meet wfh strong opposi-
ton. II ne muat hare an inflated currency, the
peoplA prefer gteenbacka to National Bank Notes,
and what benefit the country IL to gain by adding
seyen Or eight millions of dollars animal 10 the tax
ntion--for the Comptroller also recommends that
one hundred millions Of dollara Of bonds be tasned
to the bankers for the purpose Of enabling them to
increase theis capItawe are al LOGS to conceive.
Tho people are willing to lend tho Government all
that requires without interest md take Treasury
Notes and hold them ss long IS neceaerJ; but they
are not willing to pay heavy taxes ior no other pu1-
posa than to feed the wealthy capitalists Of Wal
Street and New England. The establishment Of the
National Banks Has not sought by the people, but
BY the caplalisls, and the passage Of the National
Banking Act Vas sort of compromise between
The Government and the bankers. to secure the aid
of tho Latter ut time when The existence Of the
Union vas at stake. II was w1so step. fer It an
listed IN Tho cause Of The aoyeruuent the wealthy
, 1866-01-01

Total. ..F53, ,oi5675
The following table shows the amount OF gold
End silver, Government eecurttier and local stocks
sold On the Stock EXCHANGE dining the year:
, 1866-01-01


The following is a statement OF the public debt
on the 1st day Of January IN each or the year, nom
1871 to 1917 inclusive. and ut vafioua ates In sub
sequent yea1a to Nov. 40, 1865:
, 1866-01-01
Trade on the Illinois and
Michigan Canal.
&c~ 60, SO.

According to our nsua, custom, on this the
nrst day OF the New Tear, We present the
readers OF the TRIBUNE with Review Of the
Tradc and Commerce Of Chicaeo for the year
1866. In the columns which follow will be
found complete exhibit Of the business oil
the past yca1-comprising full and accurate
statistics Of each particular branch, with COM
parattvc tables Of the receipts and ehlpments,
prices, DC. An examination Of these will re-
veal to the reader the progress which Chicago
has made during the past year, compared
with the growth aud development Of former
years.
At the date OF our last annual review, VIC
were In the midst Of the greatest civil war the
world ever saW-the shareholders rebellion.
There were In arms ut that time upwards ofone
million Of our fellow citizens-most Of them
the "hardy sons Of toll" For four years
previous the regular channels OF trade and
comuerca had either been destroyed alto
gethf OF changed from peace to war foot
Ing. Within the past year ali this has been
changed: The Shareholders rebellion has
been completely subducd, and nine hundred
thousand men, who were ;car ago engaged
In lighting for the Union, and were necessarily
consumeTs Of the industrial energies of the
country, have gone to their homes and ore now
producers. The government, which for four
years was the principal buyer, has
withdrawn from onr markets and 1Ee
have had to seek other customers, and
establish other commercial relations. We
havo lad to 70 suddenly from war to
peace footing; and although prices have
9uctuated to greater extent than was ever
before known in the history Of the world, 1t
, 1866-01-01

DEBT OF TUE STATE OF IL11N01s.
1na fooac Debt Of ths State Of Illinois, On tAs
soth Of December, res was ~, ,R7 oai.i3. aga1nse
&t1,1al,a+b on the Corresponding data In 1864
dec1caae "itnn Jcas q f1,13S, 8a, %. This Il =
gratifying a1nlhil to esez1 citizen OF the Stata. II
is The rasult nainly Of The epld pruzress whiehs
going On In tho derelopraeat II our roeousces-
dnc OF the 30th Of December, 153;
III. & Mich. canal bonds, dated ,saa, .ad tss9,
ri, das ase n;eh ls Ell s1Iss.saatfta ssaas d:s ~
nj. I siea a' sanai T 6oaG. dsssd Eu SD 0''a"
1857. ane afses Y'o. unsextssTed; saoapN
ls9. due after lS'9 registered. sons
kS. das stteF issa unfezissTad-..:...-., rloo7ns
Rsat duo lie: Ise registered. .:.:...... na.a,1
nj a a5ssr t.! rsSaSss sd5as q -. sesa aasx.
= is:a & tat p.5seis II AeE YofE. Tes,t!d.. nyamA
II Isl, .+ IL ra5sele q Ioadon. 1afs.:d... taaaa
tst fnf. pay aole il london, fgstrd....... 1asoa
is:o fnt pa5 shie II London. nnrs.szd.... n,aoto
III, Ias psJsSls il London. fsstFd::.:::. taaoans
Il Isl asso ii. ps1aels % siaq "a Isaaea. 1ax5
Isl ts;o tat = payable % II %Icadsn. rEssfd 49,: 1osss
4ssslss rs ssss: - ~ ,a 's
Bsai ~ sSseznsi @ st1; Improvements Beads aas
1nsesass impiG1 eaens s:oei drs ai,eT isa ssaaeee
Liquidation Fond due alter 1s3. 1ssss+oo
Eex internal 1Epro1euent Stock duo atscx
ne~ inIeIasi inpio,eiasss ia;sfast Eonl;
Reaz faasas "a | sfoek dst:d jaiy / 's;' Is, daa -
Beinadtd s sto:f dated july i. Ios. DUE 49,
Re9n1aed asa siosf dsted July i. isss ans
Refsaaed sa sss?;; s:esi dst:d JaiT ISL duo
Refsadsd stosI dated July i, is;3 duo w.
Ke!aaasd SICK dated ja1 is due
Rssssdsa stock a;ied july i, iSs. duo -
Noim.l uuI1e1sisy soes ts:j... aoosN
aisEE NJ, T. ,aS9 ta1naa
sfter 1sse. i,oo stznM
aissT is, jln ...:.... as,uss
TotzL....................,. osaoalAs
Sane time In tsa......,-.... $t1ls1 NAE
SAME s1mt IN 1851. .......... e+a2a
Debt Of C@;"..:7 County, Ill.
On the $1st Of December, 1864. the debt Of Cook
county arourteti to $s740ol. During the past year.
however, In order to i'll the call by the Government.
tho county Issued s,1C0 600 for hountics. This
scrip bears interest at the rate Of 10 per cent pE
annum but 1t Is being rapidly funded into long
per cent bonds at %. The following IS statement
in detail:
Ten per cent old Bouds..-..............$ aA0D
Sf1 per cent Bonds. .T3.........-...-.... 150oo0
Scrip. :1luUV0
xlanaooo
, 1866-01-01


NATIONAL BANKS N THE WEST.
The following table shows the number Of
National Banks in the Western Statcs, with the
, 1866-01-01

1s.sS17I5 z,s2s,sls55 II 5fsSs
During the past year the TH1BrxE has taken the
ground that every banking institution in the city
ought 10 make statements similar to the above,
every quarter and If possible on the eame dsy on
which the National Bank statements appear. II Is
due to their depotitors, who have right to know
Whit the state Of the institution ia with which they
are doing business. We regret, however, to state
that there has been no response on the part Of the
private bankers. Il remains to be seen how Iour
the people Will tolersie snch eilence on their part
and ne would suggest that 1t IL the duty or Tho
Clearing House Association TO takc so1nc action In
the matter.
Apert from the National Banks, the only institu-
ton which has published Any exhibit OF lite afsalns
10 the Merchants Savings Loau 4 Trust Company,
which prepared the following on the 9TH OF Octo-
her last. Immediately alter the statements Of tho
National nanks appeared:
, 1866-01-01

Total.............. 4t1a,poo -a1s,a5o 6,stRss72l


NATIONAL BANKS OF IOWA.
On The 1st Of October, 1855, there were thirty.
eight National Danka In operation IN the State Of
lows. The following table shows their condition.
On the date named;
, 1866-01-01

ATKlEEAIEs. .Flos1Gs1 d4Q-3'
NATIONAL BANKS IN MINNESOTA.
In the young Stale Of Minnesota therc arc in
operation IL National hanks. The following table
shows their condition On tho Esat Honday in Octo-
bcr Last:
, 1866-01-01

The following table eh0Wa Me H1ctuAtt6nB Of
gold in thIs market during the year 1855 according
10 eales On the Chicago Stock Exchange:
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-07-28
Most Known for LOYALTY.

The Registry Law makes it the duty of the
Governor, to appoint men most known for
loyalty, Jfrn'ness and uprightness," officers OF
registration. The Governor through the aid OF
his friends, has appointed William Hptchins,
Register for the 10th District, man who openly
denounces the Constitution of the State and de-
clares bis intention never to support man who
voted for it,
Heis appointed because of the Governors " es-
pecia1 confidence in his loyalty. Union men
of the 10th, what do you think of it Be not
discouraged, we can whip them if they register
every rebel In the county, Besides, those who
put the laws and Constitution at defiance, and
perjure themselves, whether they be registers or
the registered, will meet with their proper pun
ishment, If it be in years to come.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-07-28
The Oath.

The following is the oath which every register
is sworn to administer to every person applying
to him for registration
~ do swear or affirm that am citizen of the
United States, that have never given any aid,
COUNTENANCE or support to those in armed
hostility to the United States, THAT HAVE
NEVER EXPRESSED A DESIRE for the tri-
umph of said enemies over the arms of the United
States, and that will bear true faith and allie
glance to the United States, and support the Con-
stitution and laws thereof as the supreme laV Of
the land, any law or ordinance Of any State to the
contrary notwithstanding. And make
this oath or affirmation without any reservation
or evasion, and believe it to be binding upon me-"
And in the language Of the law, he is bound
to administer the further oath, "That he (the ap-
plicant,) will make true answers to such ques-
tons the register shall administer to him touch
ing his right to register
The register is bound to administer this last
oath as we'll as the FIRST one, and after he admin.
listers it, il he refuses to ask any questions touch.
ing the parties right to vote be (the register Vi
plates his oath, and is NOT only disfrapchised un-
der the law, but ID INpICTABLR FOR PER
5URy. oa
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-07-28
COUNTY TTEMs

NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH. Some weeks
since, our county Treasurer, Vim. Foster ESD.
went to Iowa. for the purpose of bringing back
his aged father, who had been for many years a
resident Of that distant State, but who was de-
sirous Of ending his days at his old home near
Hereford, in this county, where his childhood
and early manhood had been passed. The start
for the East was very fair one, but when they
had reached point about $50 miles West Of
Pittsburg, while the son was temporarily absent
from the car, the old gentleman left his seat and
went to the door of the car, when he was thrown
violently on the platform and from thnce to the
ground. The train was moving rapidly, and
the accident was unknown until some time after
wards, when search was made over the cars.
then fifteen miles from the place where the old
man fell off. Telegraphic communication was
held with the last station passed, and the well
come message came back g All right not in
jured." The son returned, and found his father
much bruised, but able to come on next day.
reaching his home safely.