The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-12-08
NEWS ITEMS.

rfs~Thc Mcadvillc PENN Hfgabi,an denies
the statement that there j. but one soldier oi the
Revolutionary war living. and says that thee
IL in Sandusky. Catiarnueus county. New
York. an old Revolution soldier. Matthias Bate.
man by name who draws pension from the
Government. lie was born IA 1913. aud i
therefore III years old. His wife who was onc
year youngc: than himself died abuu, three
years ago and his daughter. four score ycars
and more. keep. house tor him. The old man
enjoys remarkable good health for one Of such
advanced years. and walks 10 the village. halt
a mile from his residence. every two or three
days. ON each Fourth Of July he takes Lis Old
towling piece and goes out lat, the woad
where he blazes away salute IN honor 81 IN
dependence lay.
Ss~ Governor Orr. ia hi late in,.-age t. the
Legislature Of south Carolina. complniu. 'oi
the oppression b. which that state j. subjected
by those who should be her loving broth. ?,
This claim for fratcrnal affection was prpbabl
suggested by the performance az the Wicwatn
IN which lac walked arm. ia arm with e r.i,te.
sentative Of the faction in Massachusetts which
was defeated at the late election by a majority
OF $4,000 votes. The labors of south Carolina
Tor thirty years 10 break up the Union. her ia.
augaration Of the secession movement, her
commencement of the war hy the attack upan
Sumpier. are poor titles 10 our bruih.riv regard
and they have hot been cngthcncd bv her
stubborn resistance 10 the guarantees d.iiint.,l.
49, ~ ~ VIZ AAttHt state.
~ The Chicago R,y.~5iicaa proic..c- 10 ha,..
trustworthy Information from Utah that Brir.
ham Young j. about To- retire t.int,urarifv o.. n
plantation some sky miles iron. saii LII.
City, leaving the charg. al isublic ilaif u The.
hands Of his son. This movement 10 b. IN
- occasioned by the increasing a...oi brigham
Young. aud the object l. g. tr-f th, niIlltv a.
the Young brigham 10 weld the -ccptrc bcinr,.
Tue death 81 has father shall render final amy
step which may be adopted ~ regard To- The
succession: II lac mnni:cst, the ability To- man.
age the AFFAIRS "I Government that his father
and III" elders hope. then brigham ahdroiion
wall be permanent.
eS-That Rebel lawlc.sno-, {, by NO ,u..,u.
extinct ia Missouri j. demonstrate; .,,in in
Platte City. where bushwhacsing has literally
taken the Piac" Of Justice. \ Radical iudg.
elect having opcacd court therein. his lispi1r.
cd opponent. a fossil disloyalist. Immediately
set up court of his own. The Radical clerk
refusing 10 obey his orders. the iulee s,.ii. 1,
have called IA jury of bushv hack.rs The
Clerk happily escaped with his llr. but IA.
bushwhackers were ut latest report in uuii..
ticc.
sr-Iohns Hopkins. the richie, man In Bal
timorc. offers e. give his suburban sea, of ian
acres I" the city for public park aud W. v.
Corcoran. the Washington banker. hn. made n
proposition To give the Government his estate.
lying two miles iroia the city, fora pr.-iden.
tial park. In ,he latter ease. it is though,
probable that a site ia the northwestern part
Of Washington will be selected. az better adam
cd 70 landscape gardening.
Jsf- dispatch from San Francisca states
that 200 French troops have been cut Ia pieces
by the Mexican Liberals. geo having been XIII
ed and the rest made prisoners. II can hard.
ly be expected that the French will effect thc;r
withdrawal without meeting with SOME .irni.
lar accidents.
gf- i is intimatci in Washington that Sec
Ielary seward will s0on retire from the State
department and that Rcvcrdy johnson will
succeed him.
TS-A writer in the Danvilic Req,,,sr norni
mates oen. Robert l.. Lee for next t,ov.rnor Of
virginia. The election will be- held in Nav
next '
se-The Government has ordered a cu,h.at
To be sent To Alexandra, Egypt. 10 bring n.
conspira'or surrau direct 20 Washington.
Sf'-A partial census of Mississippi reveal.
decrease Of two and half per cent. in m,
white population and ~ per cent in the L,acl