The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-07-11
NeIrS Items.

ten. Lafayette Z. Baker. well.known as a
prominent government detective during the
late war, died at his residence in Ohio on
Thursday night Of last week.
The celebrated Siamcsc twins are about 70
leave for Paris. for the purpose Of submitting
% u surgical operation designed To sever the
wonderful link that binds them together. The
medical aud scientific world is awaiting the re.
suit with great anxiety. ~ IL will demonstrate
the truth or ialsity IT hundreds Of theories all
vanced upon the SUBJECT.
\ terrible disease has broken out among the
horse. IN New York State. and hundreds are
dying daily. |, attacks the animal in the
throat, aud Is accompanied by symptoms sim.
liar To those Of lipthrria IN the human family.
consultation Of the best veterinary surgeons
have been held. but none Of them have been
able 10 explain the cause of the disease.
President Johnson has signed the eighi.hour
act recently passed by Congress. and itisnow n
law.
immigration from Europe Ia thc United States
was never 81 large az now. One hundred aud
thirty ol ia" b,st steamships are running. aud
many Of the ncoplc coming are ii high rlass.
hhNlus money shlll anu DFninr.
The internal revenue receipts Tor tho fiscal
| yea. ending ON Tucslay. Notwithstanding the
whiskey frauds aud the large amount Of taxes
taken oil of manufacturer, amount to slg2. up5. ).
80. This is within Eve millions 81 the est.
mates made at the beginning of the year
| III" New Albany llnd.l Lotger say. there r..
sides not far from scottsvillc. Indiana. fami.
Il lts 81
cr. aud nineteen children, seventeen boys and
two girls. There are in the family eight pairs
vi twins, including the two girls aud fourteen
Of the boys. There has never been death IN
the family. aud both parent aud children are
remarkably stout aud vigorous. The family
are Fast tennessee refugees. aud al chew to.
bacc" except two Of the boys.
roor"d man ia Richmond. Va, John Dab
n"y by naInc, purchased his irce.ion from hi.
mistress Just before the war, Tor $3,UOu. agree.
ing Ia pay the amount by miscellaneous Du.
ring the tendency If The struggle Ia" paid about
"nc half ia Confederate m"ney. which 1T last
:" deprecated ia value that his late mis,r..,
requested him Ia discontinue his payments un
| al the clnsc Of the conflict when slavery VIZ,
| abolished. the debt was. oi course. no longer
due; but. notwithstanding he was advised
against such a course, Dabncy lately transmit
ted To his old mistress. now in igent ciream
stances. S6o0 IA gr"rnbacks, being the baIanr,
"i ia" $1,000 he had contracted To pay.
Peter Caegcr. noted New York politician
and leader OF III" Albany regency" was in
-tantly killed ia New York city on Tuesday. b,
being thrown from Il vehicle in which he wa,
riding. John Dcvlin. another prominent poll
tician, was seriously injured aud died on We'd
u",dny.
Hon. Thaddcus stevens on Tuesday last pre-
scented additional articles oi inprachneb
against President johnson. They are dv" it
nulnb"i. and charge the President with abus,
OF th" powers ri the government with usurp
ing ia" lH,wers 1T Congress ia attempting tn re-
establish governments IN the rebel states will
corrupt practices IA end-avoring To- induce ia,
Senators elect from Colorado o. pctjurc them
selves ia the pardon of dcscricrs. the appoint
Uncut "i rebels Ia Office aud u restoring forfeit
81 property The consideration at the .uhirr
was IaiI over until Monday next
Hon. krv"rdy johnson. Minister To the tour
oi St. James. will sail from Baltimore ON ia,
lsi "i August. Mrs. Lincoln aud her 81
"Tad " viii be- among Mr.. Johnson, fellow
passenger.
North Carolina has adopted the nlncndn,rm
Ia I'll" fourteenth article OF the ton .iitut"n nn,
tire" al hci representatives, have taken ih.i
seats ia Congress
ten Logan. Commander ia Chici al the q
A."i ia" Republic. requests that cvcrythin,
pertaining I" the recent ceremonies connccte,
with tn" decoration OF the graves Of the Unioi
soldiers be- forwarded to the headquarters a
Washington
California produces strawbrrric. wcrhin.
iiv" I" ia" pound.
gree ir"tt'ms race t""k place N Boston ~
TIA" III instant. between the " Mountain Ray
and q" Lady Thorne." Mc time Of nc lait = Beia
a. bc,l oa record ~ four milo rae, viz: 2.2uI
?;2uI. ??.!, ?:?6i. Mountain Boy" won ia
second heat.