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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-02-24

1Uii is ssidom ne hear a word aid IN fasor
Of JsHsrsoa Davis, While the dislOyal are sztol-
lag Csn. Lee and Ssonsuall Jackson, add their
piessrss are ssea % every h.ai, bg; wbo worships
a. the shrine Of JeR. Davis, or holds his picture
a. treasure7 Ne s as little respected anong
late rebels IS smoag loyal men. Bu, 10 the last
Maryland Journal, in . letter from "BiIi Arp
ve Cad one mAa wb0 stands up for = hlleu
friend. lie says
"Ain't Mr.. Davis grea, and good msns n
Andy Johnson amt an inidel, be would swap
chances for Heaven With him. and gise all his
earthly estate 10 boot. nm. Davis honor and
Integrity, aud patriotism. and true courage
were whsighed 10 n balance against all his enc
mics, woaldn' he outweigh them all Won I
his eonduef In Msrieo and In thu late var, aud
his nosiliiy of character, live long aud grow
bright In his,ory'
Jsrs friends Ia Baltimore County, vs pre-
sdme, will all say Amen 10 this
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-02-24

a4-Gsn. Grant has issued IN order lookin,
% the suppression Of disloysl nsw.pepsrs.-
The order IL not eon6ned 10 the Southern States
- it IL addressed 10 all the Department eosa
manders. II i a. fsilows;
/" HsafgHsrtsrs Araits Of as t'si,sd ststs,
waahington, Feb. ~. isss.--You will pleas.
send N these headquarters o. soon - practi
cable, and from time a. time thereafter. surl
copies of newspapers published in your lie
payment - contain sentiments of disloyalty
and hostility 70 the government In any II ~
branches, and state whether such paper Il hA
bitnml In lie uttsrancea ~ such sentiments
the persistent Publieatinn of articles calcuiat.
ed 70 keep up q hostility Of feeling between
The people 81 different sections 0f the country
eannot be tolerated. This information V call
81 lor with view n their suppression. which
VIII Be done from these headquarters oniy.
~ eommand of Lieut. Gen. Grant.
T. =. nowNRs,
Asst. Adjutant General.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-02-24

\ I.ocogorivF RCSxiSG wmB.-A singular oc.
currrnse ioog 81 lace on SATURDAY. morning nj the
junction 81 tho Western Maryland with the
Northern Central railway. The locomotive 'ilo-
noeaey. Of to. Western Mars land railroad was
On the track 81 that road. rs usual, ready to
hack down for the passenger train Of said road
which goes rom the city with the mail train. and
cuts iOcse from said train below the junction. -
BY some mistake on the part 81 the switch ten
der At the junction the swiirh vas left oien, snd
the mail iFHin, running at her usual aud fast
speed entered the track ~ the Western MARYLAND
railroad. TIE engineer aGd fireman Of the West.
ern Maryland railroad locomotive seeing the
danger made every effort 10 start the engine and
get out u the way, hut The distance aud time
icing shof, they could not get the engine start
IL ia lime 10 prevent = collision, aud therefore
lsfi her 80 her fate. The conclusion was 90 great
that the holt coupling the tender with the engine
Was throw out and one safety chain broken, the
tender Icing hut slightly injured. The engine
bounded az. with bat one SINGLE chain connect-
,ug the tender with the engine the engineer aud
hrtnan. With oilisfs Immediately followed on
fuot. The locomotive was soon at . speed Of
iorty mles Ter hour, aud having q full flrnare
81 Wooh there was no telling where she would he
brought up She passed two very short curves
on the Eold ~ a fearful rate Of speed, much to
'hc wondermen, ~ all along the route not know
ing what the Mild freak meant. One Of the pro.
visions o. the charter Of the Western Maryland
Railroad Company is tina, the whistle IL TO be
sounded or The bell rang NJ all rOAd crossings but
Il has net heea asccfinined tina, this locomotive
complied strictly With ibis provision. II was for.
tunate that the pumps were on ~ the time a. the
cold water pumped Into the boiler had bsueh-
cient efeci In arrsii1g her Wild career. The
cold water having arrested her progress. she was
found seven miles up the road, and strange 10
say near the water station where she had been
accustomed 10 get her supply. When found q
colorrd man was occupying the srat Of the en-
Rnter, with his fiddle, aud was entertaining him
sslf aud the locomotive with the tune Of "John
Browns Soul l. Marching On" Ne had not
mechanical skill sufficient 10 shot Of the valve,
and the steam getting up again BY The sioppaes,
she was about starting again on her Wild oouFrs
~ the engineer approached, seeming 10 fear .
repdmAnd from her master foF lhus uncetmoni.
ously leaving HIM but The colortd man said che
should not move pea, and had, % be said,
''acotrhed" the Whsels With wood lfom the ten.
Der. lad II not bsen for the pnmps being on,
she woald have run into the fFsigkt train east,
which was only faur miles distant. TIE snglns
and care Of the Northern Ceutral Railway were
bat slightly broken, aad fortunately no pasnsn-
esD wsEs laiufsd---Ssn. f..
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Veto of the Freedman Bill.

The Fre'''iei.t or " Wednesday last. vetoed the
s'li f"e~a'ly Psssed ny Congress. enlNrging
'h~ power. II ia" Fre~lIneE- Bureau. III.
ress"n- !o- doing % are. not that he is opposed
- ~. Particular provision OF the Bill, bu,
'ia' = is Unconstitutional. nsxp eiiea. aud un
nse-s--ry :; iai- time.
o. Tuesday the question Of the veto wa
di'cI-,s'i IN th@ senate. and vote taken there
90. resulting yea, 20. nay. u the bill not be.
iag sustained by t~o-third. vote. Mr.. cres.
vel voted aye. sni Mr.. Johnson nay. The
feeling ia Washington wa- said 10 be- intense
and the current Of public opinion was strong
with the PRECEDENT
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-02-24

-1.A. Q. Aueii 4 IT,. Fs5Ffis,ssi slihf SIX
uev spapcs, lately entered suit against lhr
Chesapeake Bank 10 recover .hu sun. d ts.pbr
~ soidg deposited in Issis The plAnsifIs con-
Tend that twas specie deposit, aud The bank
refuses 10 pay the coin on the ground that Il
was but regular deposit y, the time, without
any agreement 10 be paid in coin.
On Tnesslay the jury rendered verdict for
plaintifFh fcr tho whole amour, charged. 81.
lso1q
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-02-24
MARRIED.

I'm the Sih instant. hy the Rev. Il. IiuLl.',
i"aS IiAHrrR {" Nj, ELVinA Fi>atH. bath -
Biltini"r" city.
On the soth inst. hy Rev. ;. +. wht".iJ'.
prtrr d. M,CrRHiN. "l i.aliini"r- county. 8"
Mlss KAcusL \. ST,Nr3inEp.
~ ia" 18th ii January. ~ Rev. J. :. Waite
.rle. rH"vIs J. AVRrs. Ut Il,rG.ri county. To-
Mi,. ALtr \. NonRis. at Bsitin,nr- r.iiniv.
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Circuit Court for BALTIC. County.
E1,BEE TERM i.o5.
H-fass lien . q II Emory. J.dx. John 7.
En.or ~ States Atiornsy



=. ..vr. w. tapped ths morning in
A-lr -. y lse 90: Wa. Thompson. Il X. al.
'ar.ev = 90 Sa-- %: Phj'.p Harvey ant Ja..
'i.a.. So. Ai~VsI - Mprto &. cour .sinner o!
--i.tl-7 .sr hsiiina -- county. This IL an Rp-
F..r.t..a uf.i u nsadsniu- io he direct.
90 - " Ni- l.ck. r,inrai.sion~T % boGatse-.
3 -otale! ami ar.i-r Aiia g. pay O. Thomps"n.
as go, 81. Hsrsev. the SUM Il $500 due for
bounty. AMI 80 :.i-tLer .iIta II Saeo due "a
bounty To- 'iia,n. dis ,ni Harvey gave Mr..
! inrsnn power rl attorney or assignment
10. 'f.- 'mouat Iu- zach II them FOR bounty.
fl' j; appears ;h~y si., gave ether parties
le.Nsr- . at'sra-y to- the same. Mr.. Thomp-
'.;. '.a u- fha; -. the iir.; power Of stiOr.
a~y. All Therefore god. The application for
,a.s faAn !amu. resisted by Mr.. Murdoch on
tie ground that there are other claimants for
90" .4s.~ sgin au- Tor oounties. and Mr.. Muir.
laeA -9ai-ni. that The Comptroller 0f the
Treasury = To- STATE. aad no, himself. j. ihe
proper pe-.at 70 aijudicat- wing il entitled 10
the smo4rf without concluding the ease.
caar' sii"u-asi uni.! GeS' Saturday. February
sgfh
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-02-24

- AL the Justices Of The Peace appointed
~ Governor Bradford lor lhla county have been
conhrmsd by the Senate, except wm. Duncnn,
Esq, o. the 9Th District
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-02-24

vALKxuxKs.-On Wednesday ~. Valentines
day, . large business was done through our
post ofice. aud great number Of lore misslvea,
and some that were no 80 lovely, changed hands
among the youne people Of oar village.
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Ill ED.

Ia Tow ."niown. "n Monday. 18th instant
SorHiI. Gully daughter "f Edward sud Marga-
ret FlaN wharf. aged IL y"ats.
Ia Baliin,te city. on Thur..iay. 18th instant.
TIA. W.. B"ns. :aTn"rly Of T"ws"nt"w n. aged
80 year,.
At Avalon ltoh Work. Baltimore county. ga
the >th instant. BESrpirN n RNrR IA the 2sth
wear 81 a.. sge.
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Picked up ACirin.

NEAR Gunrow.l-r Bridge. 4 Scow. sl@,l,
~ fisgeL. with hoh.r forward. The ownrr
can h.'" Tic .an" ~ proving PROPERTY sn.l
payins 'Nl-'ns'-.
e. =. HAMMoS
Hardwood. BALTIC. Cn.. Nd.
Feb. 2g.-3t-
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SPECIAL NOTICE.
A CARD TO INVALIDS.

Il -SssA Clergyman. while residing in south
I ~ America ~ iais.innary. discovered
safe aud simple remedy Tor the cure ii Nrr-
vous Weakness. Early Decay. Diseases of the
Urinary aud Srminal Organs ani the whole
train OF disorders brnugh, cn by heTcihl aud
vicious habit-. Gacst numbers have been al
rea,ly cured b. this noble remedy. Prompted
by "a desire q benedt the afflicted aud nnInr-
innnic. 1 will send the recipe ior preparing aud
using this medicine. in sealed envelope, {"
any one VII" needs Il. Free % thurgc
Please inclo-e post paid envelope. address
cd In y"ursrlC Address.
JOSEPH I. iNMAN.
STATION y. BlhLE iiorsE.
Oct. 2i.-6np Nafr FORK CIV.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-02-24
The 0rcat External Remedy.
sTONEBleAAElcs
Nerve and Bono Lininlcnt.


TuNIIE greatest external remedy known for
Il Rheumatism. Sptains. Sw-licd Joints. Sore
Throat. Frosted Feet. Poison. T"tier. Fresh aud
old Wounds. Corns. Mumps. Pain To- thc Limbs
aud Hack. Swreny "m Man "r Beast. Saddle or
Collar Gall-. Sctatch". on lIoTs"sanJ ~ disen-
ses requiring an external remedy. Ali ~hs
know aud have used Stoncbraker's LiHineni,
will testify that u i the most powerful cSi"F
nal remedy ever offered to the pnblic. aud that
il has given perfect satisfaction wherever u has
been introduced taking the place oi NIL 9TH
rrs. THIS il strong evidence of IT, grca; r"w
81 Va removing kheuniaiisin and nii Pans.
Swellings. 1c.. Ic.. both nn Man or Beast No
Lnimrni has vet been made :" EQUAL u. n
only needs trial tn prove IL great virtues.
Every bottle Warranted. "r III money refunded.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-02-24

80 Col. Vim. u. Parnsll. 81 this county has
heen elected one ofthe Trustees ~ the Mary land
Agricultural College. Under IL new charter,
the plan ofeonduciing the collsgc will be changed
% as 20 embrace In connection with agricnllure
scientific aud military Instruction.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-02-24

We give heloN "a abstract Of the n-~ sse...
nens law. Baltimore county T. divided .nio
hse Districts. a. follows
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-02-24

HENRY D. NORRIS aud others "a JESSIE
III NORRIS. ~ he GREAT Court for Bait.
nore cosaiv--sa Rguilp.
ORDERED, This 3ist day Of February. 1886
that the sale Basde aud reported BY Jabn T.
Ensor, Trustee In the above entitled cause, b
ratified and confirmed, unless cause 10 the con.
IaV s( NnreA nerf ; provided 4 copy OF lhis
order be lpscrted In some paper pFlnted and
publinhed In nnitihlore connty, oneN W each oil
three successive weeks before the said ssth day
TIE RAPPORT ssa.ss che smosu. Of s.lss u ;.
JOHN ". LoNoxEcKER, CLERK.
True Copy--Tmsti
80 J6ns n LoSosEcKER, Clerk.
fee.AAs-s~ iasA ma slsaa
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-02-24

VNnIs Is To GIVE NOTICE. that the sub.
IL scriher ha, obtained from the Ofphan1'
c"uri 81 Baltimore county, letters Of admins
tration on the estate Of
CHARLES KIEFER.
late IL saii county. deceased. All persons bav.
ins claims against the said estate are hereby
warned 10 exhibit the same with the vouchers
dier~aC 10 the subscriber,
sa ar bgIorc Me 3tM day Of Oct. 1865
they may otherwise by law he excluded from
all beneit % said estate. Those indebted 10
said estate are requested 10 make immediate
payment Given under my hand thi. 7eth
day 81 February, 1880.
LEWIS ". ROBINSON.
Feb. 2L-ls BALTIC. city. Administrator.
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STRAY HOG.

oThA GOG.
ItAME :" the premises ~ the .uh-ci ihe.. tWn
' hiil-- from baltimore ga the 1U
York Turnpike R,ai. near theI u
ht.i toll gate. on Saturday. is;h lyA~tN
instant. = LARGEwHiTE SOM syA-ssl "a
The "wn~T t. requested tn conn
forward. prove property. pay chsrecs and IA H.
h. Hwt~ s. VI. MATTHEWS.
Frb III.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-02-24

EsctrE oF BoYLE. rHr MrApknrR On Monis,
nigh, the sth inst. two prisoners escaped from
the Nd Peniieniiary, by cutting hole through
the wall ~ their cells. and then sailing the outer
wall. one Of them was the notorious John
Boyle, who during the war vas u noted horss
thief and guerilla in the lover counties at tie
Western Shore Il will lie Ftcolltri,d that Il,
murdered Capt. Watkins Of Anne Arundel Conn.
", in cold blood, coming 10 lis house al night
and calling him out OF his parlor, and thea shoot.
ing him. Strange rs II fnAy appear. lie was moi
tried for the murder, bu, for assault or hors. steal
ing, and sentenced 10 the Peniieniiary for iei
year. the court deciding that be must sery,
tia, term out before he could be tried for III,
murder. Now be has escaped and it /. not like
~ be will ever h. caught. His old haunls wer,
in Prince George aud Charles Counties. ana in
Virginia. 4 large reward should be offered TOT
his arrest
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-02-24

MrD.-Duriug the pest week, mud has pre-
vailed every here, and - usual Towsoniswn
has had It's share. The plank walks afforded
some relief, and when you came TO the points
where there were no plank their utility was
made manifest; person could then see how
much worse u would he IL We had none AZ
some places the plnn1s have strange facility NJ
getting out Of The way where they 20 Il moi
known We trust that IN short time lumber
will be cheaper, and then by an Effort ~ our 30.
izens, with little llft from the Coaniy COmmls.
sioners, We will have our ways repaired.
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taFissFi aAa Asrseilpa kssd !
sa,g lbaF iiugn. Horses aud Cattle FrOil
1ilstdsc ny the Usr sf

A SAFE. SURE AND SPEEDY CURE FOR
n Coughs. Colds. Disscmpcr. licavcs. II 10
bound, Coatiyenrss. Worms. 4c., Ia Horses. l.oas
of Cud and Black Tongue. AS. IN Cattle. amt
also a sure preventative II Hog Cholera.
Az SERE ~ ASA ron SrONEBR. tkEES
HORSE AND cirTLE POWbkFS.
~ they are superior to all others now On use'
being . mot powerful Tonic. by which the an
in,aI's blood aud system ar" cleaned, and IRE
venting all disenss- incident :" ilcrs-s. Hogs
aud Cattle.
They are becoming the most popular remedy
now offered To the public. No powders ever
soid has given such universal satisfaction, and
acquired - great celebrity "a ih" '""'" hnr.
A. an evidence Of their superiority over all 9th.
crs. the proprietor warrants them ~ such. OF
the money refunded. only try them and 10
nYince,l Of their great qdaliiie-.
Price - cents rackag". or hV" Packages
for one dollar.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-02-24
/ Cot My tlfiEMs,,

,eD-SaIcs 10 take place the eoriing Netki
ahlch are advertised IN the tfisn. or for which
hahd-bllls we're printed at this 0iiicrs
Monday Feb. 21ih personal prpIStty VI cbas'
Nipei, near Fork MEETING House.
Monday 26th, personal property Of Elixabeil
Grmmill, NEAR Harris Mil, ,ih District.
Tuesday 25th, PERSONAL property Of thu lais
WIN. RchaTdson, on Camel. Manor.
Tuesday 27ih. personal property at Lewis Vo
giles Towsontown.
Thursday March lsi. personal property Of \
u. Anderson, on Ny Lady Manor.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-02-24

AiLEsED TnETT o. Hocs.-Mr. e. =. Holion.
m extensive dealer In cattle, on Tuesday found
that his drove OF hogs, MAS thirty .onr minus
and on making search. with the aid OF the po.
lice, they were discovered in the droN yard 81
VIM. Gray 4 Sons. where they had leen driven,
Il Is alleged. by another party Michael smith.
Who lives In the county, ON the Frederick road
near the FIRST t0ll.gae, ~as ARRESTED yesterday on
a charge In connection NTH the alleged then of
the hogs. Nv decieeiiTe Morgan The hogs were
valued NJ $3.50. lie was committed for the aciOn
OF the grand jury by Justice Showacre.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-02-24

oRPHASs' CorHr o. baltimore CorSTr, Feb 20
lsG6. Jacob ElIeuger. administrator 81 Fre,lsr.
lex keafer, returned his first account tseo q
Griffith, executor OF l,-becca Griffith passed his
frs, account. The petition Of David and Aan
wilhelm. for the removal of Georgana Sir.r ;
guardian. and the appointment Of another, was
dismissed with costs. James Hooper. late guar.
dian Of Christopher e.. Susan \. aud lila Virgil.
mia Hooper. passed hi. final account. The sale
OF samuel Towels real estate, was ratified mud
confirmed. Geo. Graur was appointed guardian
for q. Mafiel's children. Hoy named John n.
Howard, bound TO e. 7. Harvey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-09-29

WOLF IN SLEEPS CLoTHING-An indi-
vidual, rather genteel in outward appearance,
appeared at the camp ground at New Freedom,
York county, Pa, few days since, and get
ting familiar among the brothers, and ssin-
terested" IN the revival work, presented him.
self for the prayers OF the congregation At
night, when the ssmourner's bench, was
crowded. and when the interest OF the meeting
was at its height, the individual alluded 20
was observed 70 be quite happy, shouting
"hallelujah" al the top of his voice. Presently
fellow Hourner felt his errIng brothers
hand gliding into the pocket Of bis panta-
Icons, and his pocket book about 20 evac uate Us
allotted place Nothing daunted, but shocked
and mortified, the owner OF the wallet gave
the alarm, and the pickpocket was ;mmedi-
afely placed In the safe keeping OF policeman
present, and had an examination in one of the
tents, plead hard 10 be allowed TO reform,
and DO better" I" (ne1t tune, We suppose,) but
bis entreaties were OF NO avail. He was taken
70 jail 70 await prosecution. We have heard
Of pickpockets operating at funerals and in
chuI ches. but this ie the first instance we ever
knew Of one OF the light fingered gentry get
ting "dovn on his knees for the purpose OF
making "raiee."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-09-29
rgLEGRAMx. &c.

"A fearful gale OF wind visited ON Saturday
lasl the eastern coast OF Newfoundland IA
great many wrecks are reported, A French
frieaie was lost; al St Pierre and several coast
ers were also wrecked. Ovsr one hundred and
nifty bodies were picked mp at 81! Pierre on
Sunday, lost from different vessels.
II. Riyes Pollard had preliminary exami-
nation In Baltimore yesterday, on the charge
OF shooting Frederick Hipkins on Wednesday
lars bail. Hipkins' wound is serious, though
not dangerous -r.,....t.. ...s
The Methodist Centennial celebration al
Norwich, Conn, was attended by one thou-
sand persons. DR. Cummings, OF the Wesleyan
University, presided. Governor Hawley was
among the speakers.
General ID. Leadbetter, late of the rebel army,
died Of apoplexy at Clinton, Canada West,
"wednesday night. He belonged TO Mobile, and
effects where he died.
General Halleck and large number of army
officers were formally presented TO Queen
Emma at San Francisco, Monday night. She
was afterward serenaded by the I'd United
States artillery band. ..r
In the Protestant Episcopal Convention in
New Iork yesterday, an offer was received
from a soRrce not stated of nifty thousand dol
lars TO establish two new diocese at Albany
any Brooklyn.
A lot of bright yellow leaf tobacco was sold
terday at the unprecedented price of one thou.
sand dollars per hundred pounds.
The cholera seems to be on the mere sse again
in Richmond The Board Of Health report
eight cases yesterday. 4
FoTty.sx new cases Of cholera and thirty
four deaths were reported at Memphis, yester-
day, an increase OF one over the day before.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-09-29

PORCELAIN BuTToHs.-The man ufacture OF
porcelain buttons is an extensive branch Of in
dustry In France, and is carried on by q pro.
cess very similar TO that OF making earthen-
ware: They are made Of clay, being moulded
andthen partially baked in q furnace. AFFAIR
wards they are painted, when the coiors are
dxea BY second baking, which expells the OIL
In the paints. Then they are glazed, and nnal.
ly the metal shanks are added TO them The
division Of labor and the excellence Of the ma
chinery in one of the French button man fac
tories Is said to be such that a single workman
can daily place shanks on sOQ,OQl buttons
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-09-29

- New York correspondent OF the Al
bany ATgns relates that a haodsome orphan
WORK girl had been for some time courted by
JoUrneyman halter One day she pressed him
10 marry, as she had received disrespectful
proposals from a rich lawyer. "There is nv
hano, said she, ''marry me directly" The
lover, highly indignant at the attorney, was
100 glad 10 obey the direction. The marriage
teoK place at the residence OF the bride. The
evening before the wedding, however, the
bridegroom told Mary Elizabeth thar he had a
secret to tell He was not a jourpeyman hat
ter, out was one OF the richest men in the city
OF Boston, and said he would take her the next
DAY to the beautiful country seat in the SUBJ
urbs OF the modern Athens, which he had m :
nerlteo from has father and mother, for he, in
deed, was an orphan like his bride, his Mary
Elizabeth. He had seen her at Barnum's Mu-
scum, and resolved 10 make her his own when
convinced OF her worthiness
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-09-29

PETROLEUM AND PHILADKLPHIA.-For the
year ending on the 22d instant, says the Phila-
delphia Ledger, over forty-two million gallons
OF petroleum were exported from the Uaited
States, while the export OF that article for the
preceding year was little over one-third as
much. To show the importance OF this trade
TO Philadeipnla, adds the Ledger, we may state
teen ships, seveoty.stx barks, thirty three
brigs, and three scheoners. laden entirely with
THIS staple OF Pennsylyania, have cleared for
foreign countries ffom this port, making a
total OF one hundred and thirty two vessels in
eight months. 90 :