The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1870-12-17
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President Bergh and other officers OF the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ami
mails, made raid on the splendid equipages
of some of the most wealthy citizens OF New
York, on Wednesday morning, 9Th instant,
capturing half bushel or more of one of the
most ingenious articles for refined cruelty to
the noble horse. This instrument of torture is
made of stiff piece of sole leather made round,
of about four inches in diameter, into which
are fastened from twenty to thirty steel needles,
projecting one inch from the surface OF the
leather The other side is covered with highly
vanished Japanned leather, sewed and orna-
mented with fanciful figures to make them at
tractive. This peculiar ornament is attached
to the bit with the sharp needles next the thin
skin of the horses cheeks. When the brutal
driver desires to show the high mettle of his
horses, he pulls up his reins, the needles pene-
trate the skin, and the animal rears and Frances
in pain. Mr.. Bergh having heard of these
cruelties, stationed his officers in front of some
of the fashionable jewelry and any good stores,
and captured the brutal drivers as they made
their appearance. 1t is proper to state these
instruments were used by the coachmen without
the knowledge of the owners, the latter thank
ing Mr. Bergh for the discovery and discharging
those in their employ.
Col. George W. Hughes, much respected
and prominent citizen of Anne Arundel county,
died at his residence Tulip HILL" West River,
on the 4th instant, aged 81 years. Col. Hughes
has so thoroughly identified himself with the
politics and agricultural interests of the State
as to deserve more than passing notice. He
was graduate of West Point of the date of
Robert E. Lee, served by the side ofthat officer
in Mexico and at the close of the war COM
manded Maryland regiment. He represented
his district in Congress during the excited
times of 80 and 81, and has since then figured
conspicuously as the promoter of the various
internal improvements of the State of Mary
land He was at one time President of the
Northern Central Railroad. He built the
Annapolis and Elkridge Railroad, and survey
Gu GnG line Oh Gn0 DdlIInOTe anu OTum 1OluU
Railroad He has more recently been connected
as consulting engineer with the Jones' Falls
question in Baltimore.
FORMER CECIL CoUNTIAN MURDERED IN
OPEN CoURT.-The Cicil Democrat of the 10th
inst says A murder in court was committed
in Louisiana recently. Judge R. c Downs
while holding court in Madison Parish, was
stabbed and killed withoutany provocation by
W. H. Nicely.
The Judge and Nicely shook hands, when the
knife was plunged into the Judges body. He
exclaimed, "I am dead" and falling expired
| instantly.
The above appeared lately il, the public pa
pers. Richard G. Downs formerly lived in thi:
county, near Turkey Point on the property
now owned by Robert Thackery. He left there
about 1874 and studied law in Baltimore, anC
removed to Louisiana when he was appointed
Judge of Probate Courtin the Parish of Madi
son.
Attorney General Jones has given an opinion
on the disputed points of the Wild Fowl law o
| Maryland. He says that the act of the Gen
eral Assembly, by the authority of which Capt
Davidson cruises the upper waters of tn
Chesapeake and arrests offenders against tn
Wild Fowl law, is not repealed by the last ad
dition made by the Legislature to the 0yste
law, and therefore, he sustains Capt. David
son. The Attorney General rules that citizen
OF ali counties bordering on the waters have
| r;obt 10 choof uyo tar foul up0 hot -; 0b
may be exercised from all boats except sink
or sneaks.
A prize fight took place near Newark, Della
ware, close to the Maryland line, on Tuesda
morning, 9th instant, between McClane an
Murray two Philadelphia pugilists. Twenty
four rounds were fought, and the fight was wo
! by McClane. A deputation of Baltimore polio
!, vas ln==asssnt. and prevented the fight fror
g s iMa,aiss eofonei Kan ns the N Ma
shall of Police of Baltimore, and credits hir
with driving the ''roughs" beyond the Mary
land line. Mr.. John F. Gray is the Marsha
Colonel Kane is devoting his energies to til
Improvement" of Jones Falls.
On the night ofthe oath of Novemb Der, color
ed woman, in the employ of Col. Dunlap,
Petersville, Frederick county, met with fats
accident under the following circumstances
She was engaged in ironing, and seating hel
self in front of the stove on which the irons WEI
heating, fell asleep, when her clothing caugt
fire, and before assistance could be rendered
although there were two male members of tn
family sleeping in an adjoining room, she wa
terribly burned, and after suffering intense pal
for about twenty four hours, death put an en-
to her sufferings.
Col. Mcfarland, Superintendent of Soldier
Orphans Schools in Pennsylvania, has issue
a circular to the managers in which he says
"Not single death occurred in any of tn
schools from the 9Th of May, 1870, till the 15t
of October, 1870, period of nearly five months
out of an average of $500 children in til
schools, gathered from every section of tn
State, and subject to the usual diseases
childhood while the deaths for the entire yea
are even less than the low rate heretofore re
ported-one- third of one per cent annually.
The latest item ofindustry and profit whic
has developed itself in Baltimore, is that c
"waffle" making. Vendors of roasted chestnut
now supply newsboys and other individual
who cannot afford to dine at restaurants wit
smoking hot and strongly buttered waffles
The baking of these cakes, however, is no
prosecuted with much vigor during the day
but after night fall, and when the newsboy
have disposed of their stock of literature, I'll
then that the manufacturer of waffles does tn
most business.
The visitors to Druid Hill Park during tn
past week, have been as follows:
Two horse vehicles ........................ $50
| One horse vehicles..... ................... 65I
Pedestrians
| EquestrlanS ............ 1856
Averaging the number of occupants to eacl
vehicle we find that in all there were 6,O6
| visitors
On the night of the 9Th instant, the peopl
living some miles north of Frederick city, wer
startled by heavy peals of thunder and vivic
flashes of lightning The weather-wise sa,
this indicates change of weather, but the,
are not agreed as to whether it. prognosticate
a return of warm sunshine or the approach o
stern winter.
| Four men were pilloried at New Castle, Del.