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

NeeOS Items.
Gen. Lafayette @. Baker, well-known as @
prominent government detective during the
late war, died at his residence in Ohio on
Thursday night of last week.
The celebrated Siamese twins are abo,t tn
ieave Tor Paris, for the purpose of submitting
TO surgical operation designed to sevo the
wonderful link that binds them together. The
medical and scientific world is awaiting te re-
suit with great anxiety, as it will demonrate
the truth or falsity of hundreds of theorisad-
vanced upon the subject
terrible disease has broken out amonoba |
horses in New York State. and bundreds "a
aying daily. 1t attacks the animal in e
throat' and is accompanied by symptoms ST.
liar to those OF diptheria in the human famil |
A consultation of the best veterinary surgeon
have been held, but none of them have beer
able to explain the cause of the disease.
President johnson has signed the eiphthour
act recently passed by Congress, anditis now a
| law.
immigration from Europe TO the United States
was never so large as now. One hundred and
thirty of the best steamships are running. and
many of the people coming are of high class,
| having money, skill and brains.
The internal revenue receipts for the fiscal
year ending on Tuesday, notwithstanding the
whlskey frauds and the large amotnt of taxes
taken OFT OF manufactures, amount to 81 92, OO5,-
3s3. This is within five millions of the esti-
mates made at the beginning of the year.
The New Albany (Ind.) Ledger says there re-
sides not far from Scottsvlle, Indiana, a fami-
ly named Derment, consisting of father, moth
er, and nineteen children, seventeen boys and
two girls. There arc in the family eight pairs
OF twins, including the two girls and fourteen
oil the boys. There has never been u death in
the family, and both parent. and children are
@ @Eass taat aRal and al
bacco except rwo-of- tire boys. =----r--<zsex
A colored man in Richmond, Va, John Dab
ney by name, purchased his freedom fro,u his
mistress just before the war, for $4,000, agree
ing to pay the amount by installments. Du-
ring the tendency of the struggle he paid shout
one-half in Confederate money, which at last
so deprecated in value that his late mistress
requested him to discontinue his payments un-
til the close of the conflict When slavery was
abolished the debt was, of course, no longer
due; but, Notwithstanding he was advised
against such course, Dabney lately transmit
ted to his old mistress, now in INDECENT crcum
stances, $500 in greenbacks, being the balance
of the $4,000 he had contracted to pay.
Peter Cagger, noted New York politician,
and leader of the "Albany regency" was in
stantly killed in New York city on Tuesday, by
being thrown from vehicle in which be was
riding. John Devlin. another prominent roll
tician, was seriously injured and died - kS.ysl
nesday. ~
Hon. Thaddeus Stevens on Tuesday las Gre
scented additional articles of impeachment
against President johnson. They are FIVE in
number, and charge the President with abuse
of the powers of the government with usurp
ing the powers of Congress in attempting to re,
establish governments in the rebel States with
corrupt practices in endeavoring to induce the
Senators elect from Colorado to perjure them
selves; in the pardon of deserters, the appoint
ment of rebels to office, and in restoring forfeit
ed property. The consideration Of the subject
was laid over until Monday next. sg
Hon. Reverdy Johnson, Minister to the Court
of st. James, will sail from Baltimore ON the
LIST of August. Mrs. Lincoln and her sou
"Tad " win be among Mr. Johnsons fellow
passengers.
North Carolina has adopted the amendment
TO the fourteenth article of the Con sitution and
three of her representatives have taken thoir
seats in Congress.
Gen Logan, Commander in ChiSf of the G..
A. of the Republic, requests that everything
pertaining to the recent ceremonies connected
with the decoration of the graves Of the Union
soldiers be forwarded to the &@dq,iartefs at
Washington. sssg
California produces strawberriis4 SOP
fiveto the pound. "
a great trotting race took plsee
the I'd instant, between the I" Mountain Boy
and " Lady Thorne," the time Of the ldtte'" being
the best on record in four mile race, viz: 22O4,
2:203, 2:224, 2:264. "Mountain Boy" won The
second heat.