The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-11-17
NEWS ITEMS.

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Es-shortly before the collapse Of the Rebel.
lion, Capt. Winslow and tho U. y. gunboat
Kcarsarge. of Cherbourg demonstrated, IN the
expressed modification Of British aud French
Rebel aympa thizcrs, the superiority of Amcri
can men aud metal over English built boats.
british trained seamen and gunners. aud Brit
ish cast guns. Recently in the same waters,
was witnessed boat race. The entries inclu.
dcd - French mon .of-war boats. pulling ID
oars each. and an American cutter. pulling IL
oars. Sotwih stand'1g all attempts, very un-
scrupulouly made, 10 foul and lead them out
OF tho course. the YanEee boys wcrc winners
by two boats length. Ch,rbourg seems To be
iatcd ground for European naval contests, when
their craft arc matched against vessels built
hy American mechs riea and manned by Amor
can scamen.
sfy-A ire IN Alderman Blocks House ia
fFciercktun, New brunswick. was announced
hy q dog Here IL the story The ire was
hrs, detected by = Newfoundland dog, the
property Of SIR. Block The noble brute. with
almost human instinct. tore his WAY into the
hru-' hy means Of on" 81 the doors. and aroua-
- the family by hrs barking. and then ran 90
the table door which ho endeavored 81 open.
poe that the horse. his slmost inscparablc com
partan. might escape. There he remained
.truggling though over effort was made /, IN
ticc him away. and when tho FIRE went M h"
VS. found lying d"ti =, mis- post
T-s~The th-or, thst petroleum - no, 20 hc
found east OF the Allegsny Mountains is found
/, ne incorrect hs lie iact, as We are Informed.
that oil has been struck IN q wei! now being
bored ua portion oi the lands formerly be
/ longing g. the somerset Iron and Coal tpinpa.
ny 81 Pennsylvania, stutcd in Somerset crun
: Is, ten miles northwest oi Cumberland. Md
I The oil was struck some two weeks ago, aud
the indications arc tina; il will bo On" If III"
| largest producing we'll. in the country.
s+-Ouc skate factory in Worcester, Mass.
has consumed during tho present year 1000
grnss 81 screws. two tons Of brass. ,0O0 pounds
of German silver. nearly Fix tons of rosewood.
sud ten tons uf steel. which have been worked
| NJ by thirty iy. men snd women into q. 900
| raiss II .katcs. II also uses annually io.000
brass thimhlcs. which are inserted ia The wood
and - which tho runners are affixed. ciTrc'usl
| iy preventing tho splitting Of the wood.
se-Thc systcma,isoj efforts Of tho largo
Democratic ring which hss been industriousiy
ai work e. secure the removal OF Commissioner
Rollins aud tho appointment, of Spooncr. II
Ohio. in hi. stead. have been for the present
defeated by the President referring the case 90
Secretary McCulloch. who is opposed 90 any
change being made. Mr Rollins is husily At
wr-k IN getting up HE asnusl report. which is
mad" direct Ia Congress.
zs-Thc New York papers announce the
breaking up OF various spcculating movements
has caused a most gratifying decline in prices.
Pork has fallen four dollars a barrel. whest
from i've 60 eight cents n bushel. and corn
eight cents bnshrl. Buyers. il is reported.
even at these reduced figures. are very scarce.
-.s-A single firm in Lon son consumes. o.
an average. the whites OF two thousand cggs
daily. "rsix hundred thousand annually. in tho
manufacture Of album,nIed paper for photo
graphic printing. !, il estimated that six
ftfl 4 u,
sun. IN this way. ia Great Britain.
E<T-AecordinS 10 q Washington despatch,
Democratic politicians from Maryland there
lay that "ov. Swami will urge the Legislature
o. create some militia system at It's approach.
ing session n means of keeping the State
from falling into the hands Of the Republicans
ia the future.
-s'-it is understood that Thad. Stevens. At
the opening of Congress. will move the ap.
poininent Of john committee. charged with
the duty of investigating the official conduct Of
President johnson. aud reporting wins, action
II any. j. required by Congress.
18th" bill making hsbitual drunkenness
a r..!., iva, cause for divorce has passed the
Vermont rsislatpre-i3to with n amend
inru' - u'sug tha' the drunkcnncss be- 81 two
| year. lrTs''"s. previous u I'll" finding - tho
ii.ci
49, tiir1g" Twas. "a. leading Demo.
| cratir j"grnrl Ia he Northwest. and the Boz
! TN Port the organ 4 tho Democracy in New.
! LbsianI. both advocate the granting 81 tho
fish' # suilaz" :" nc c,lored men.
~ In" viEsin.a AIlcghanies are swArmins
WITH game. party from AlbcmaElc. who N
tered the in"unisins from Staun,on, killed -
| dees "a i've days. On" buck weighed iw" hun
dr-i aud fifty pounds
! .-sT-R. B Goodyear ran ss independen 4
&. a. =
| Maryland. at tho recent election, on the plat.
form of impartial suffrage. and received Is
/ votes.
;=arThe Franklin county Pa Republican
! Convention met Chambcrsburg un Monday.
/ and instructed their delegates 10 the Legisla.
ture 10 vote Tor Governor Curtin az United States
sonstor
>@-At bridgeport. Connecticut. the Roma n
/ Catholics are erecting . cathedral 10 sea, four
thousdnd persons. 1t cost Of one hundred and
: ifty thousand dollars.
ss-Gcncrai Pile. Congressman elec, in tho
let Missouri Congressional District. has brough
snit against The Missouri Rcpubi,ear for elan
der laying his damages at s5o.o"o.
e3-Two Fenian prisoners named Daniel
/ Whselan and John Quainar, wera tried recent
| ~. At Toronto. found guilty. and sentenced "a
! he hanged on tho 18th OF December.
GS-Gov. Swami has appointed Thursday
the 2yth instant. as a day Of thanksgiving. -
! This is the came day designated by President
! johnson.
rs-one hooP.skirt establishment in New
York uses, three tons of steel daily, and give.
employment 10 1909 persons.
eD-The English papers report that the TO-
eeipls "i the Atlantic Telegraph Company nov
average from 1850 10 1890 daily.
rA-John 4. Bingham. 81 Ohio. Il il said in
Washington. Is preparing articles Of impeaeh
ment against tho President
fN-Thc national debt has beon reduced
s2la.oco.ooo within the past fifteen months.
- The following Information will prove raj
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