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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1870-02-26

PAYMENT OF PENsIoNs.-The Uaited States
Pension Agents under sanction of the Depart
ment st Washington, are now sending Govern
ment vouchers, carefully prepared, to each pen
sioner, enabling him TO collect bis own pension
with the least possible trouble and expense. On
the receipt of the voucher, the pensioner has on
ly to sign 1t according to directions, and return
by mail to tue agent, when check on the Uni
ted States Treasuryis Immediately returned
A pensiouer can thus, for a few cents, remain at
home aud collect bis own pension without pay
ing an attorney or claim agent from two to 6f-
teen dollars to "eollect his pension or 'prepare
bis papers" Every pensioner, to draw bis pen.
Sou is required, by orders from Washington,
to have his pension certificate in his owa posses
sion. ANY person Withholding a certificate
should be reported to the Government agent
Under this arrangement, II psusioner Is Aeeced,
it would seem to be from choice.
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For the Union.
WAvERLY, BALTIMORE COUNTY,

WAyERLY, BALTIMORE COUNTY,
February 2lst, 1870.
MeSSrs. Editors.-As you are opposed to the
removal, regret to say that must differ from
you under the circumstances in which l find
myself.
That difference is based upon the fact that
the present law regulating the number of JUS
six officers, which is sufficient if correctly dis
tributed.
The officials of Towsontown require four of
them in and about the county seat one is
placed on the Hartford road, and the other at
Druid village, SO that the most thickly settled
portion of the district, near the city, about the
York and Charles Street roads, is left with
out Justice of the Peace. When we have
business requiring magistrate, we are COM
PEELED to visit Towsontown. Now if you will
use you influence with the officials to let us
have magistrate about Waverly, with u-
risdiction of about mile of radius, that all
evil-doers may be arrested, | am willing to
change front on this question of removal and
present an undivided front against the extern
sion of the "marble rings" CONVENIENCE.
I'VE would gladly aid our correspondent in
securing to his section of our district the ne
cessary officers of the peace, had we the pow
er. The Democratic fraternity appoint the
magistrates for our county, and as we are not
of that persuasion, we have no influence with
the appointing power. Under the new ap-
pointments, however, Towsontown has but two
magistrates.
Has our friend any assurance that he will be
more convenient to magistrates If the court
house is removed?l
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B- 1t is stated that the new disease called
the relapsing fever is rapidly injecting the lower
and filthy districts of the cit, Of New York. On
Saturday night every bed in the fever ward of
the Bellevue Hospital was occupied by pauper
patients who are suffering from the malady, and
several of The nurses and physicians have been
attacked by the contagion. The Board of Health
have been compelled to treat the poor who are
infected with the disease at their own houses,
and are now attempting to secure separate
building for them,
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gS- Saturday February l2th, 1870 was the
birth day Of Abraham lincoln, and much as has
been said SO justly about his efforts in the late
rebellion, it still remains true that Abraham Lin.
coin was the central figure of our whole band of
patriots, and his place could have been filled SO
well by no other. Nor is the memory of any
other 80 ensbrined 10 the hearts of the people, to
grow brighter aud deareF as time passes on.
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Farmers Club is something that has been
much needed, and We have no doubt that this
organization will be fruitful of good results to
our farming interests. Each can have the ben
eft of the experience of all. All questions rela-
tive to farming can be discussed, and the good
or bad in them thoroughly ventilated
We will take pleasure in publishing the pro-
ceedings of their meetings, if they will favor us
with the facts.
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G5- The members of the Louisiana Legisla-
ture have been threatened by circular issued
over the signature of"K. 0. L. This circular
warns them not TO pass certain measures now
pending under penalty of speedy punish
ment." II is hard for the southern barbarians
to give up the practice of that law, whose in
struments were violence, and whose will was
proclaimed by the voice Of the mob and exc
cuted by the hands Of assassins and murderers.
A little judicious hanging would be an effec-
tive antidote to the desease known as ak. O.
L." and Unnecessary we hope the medicine will
be promptly administered.
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TRUE TO NATpRE.--At the last meeting of
"soross," in Now York, the strong minded la
dies entertained themselves by singing some
very pretty love songs, and 1t was agreed that
vocal and instrumental music should be part
of their proceedings hereafter. Thus it is after
ell, that the women, under all circumstance,
come back to first Principles. Political econo
my is fine thing women's rights are "splen-
did !" the progress Of reform and the elevation
of literature are "charmingi' but, after all,
they are rather too dry, and not quite enough,
even for the detsrminate danes and damssls
Of RoEosfs.
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For the Union.

SWAMP PUDDLE, feb the 81.
Mr. Baltimore County Union see you have
advertised petition that was lost and found
in your paper last weak. you say you sup
posed it was lost by one of the canvasers for
the removal of the court house to swamp pud-
die. If you will please return it to me bi the
post offs at swamp puddle, to Job Contractor
it will be great qualification to me, as l have
been employed at the business by 'the club"
at swamp puddle on a contract to furnish
names or signers to petitions for the purpose
of benefting the swamp puddle people by put
ting a court house there which would increase
their property very much sometimes around
here because there amt many big houses about
swamp puddle and that's the cause why they
are trying to do something to help the mater
out just now the only thing that was of any
public use to the place was a lime kill which
took fire tother night and burned down with
out doing much damage to eny one but the
people who don't own any property and they
will git job to build it up again because the
contractors must have lime to build the new
court house with at that place now lem gittin
good wages by the day and maxim twenty five
cents fur every name and if you will send me.
the petition back l will be much oblege to you
because l want to fill my full contract of names
and git all l kin make bi the job if you should
do il l will stop and see you when git over to
towsontown were there for the purpoCe of
examinin the records to know eff eny body in
swamp puddle coud give a clare title to the
court house eft we have it put there | did not
see swamp puddle's named on the records but
one of the lawyers that was here at our meetin
tother weak said that he could give a good til
tie to the land and l suppose it is all right eny
how. now if you will send me the petition
that wus lost so l can have my contract filled
before the legislator gives it up. no more at
present JOB CONTRACTOR.
We received the above letter on Monday
morning and mailed the desired petition to the
signer Immediately. We hope he may enjoy
the fruits of his labors by good reward from
the managers"
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GRAssHoPPERs A few weeks ago, in the Vi
cinity of Yocumtown in this county, thousands
of grasshoppers were seen leaping around in the
warm sunshine and apparently enjoying them
selves quite as much as though August was here
instead of mid-winter Some of the little vis-
tors were caught and put into glass vessels and
can still be seen at the store OF II. N. Prowells
in that place. What may seem still more re-
markable to our readers, is the additional fact
that Swarms OF butterflies and also the common
fly, paid visit to the same vicinity about the
same time and continued at their apparentease, I'M
til the snow of Tuesday week scattered them
Fish worms were also seen crawling on the sur
face of the ground and were exceedingly plenty
These facts are detailed to MS by reliable subscri-
her, to our paper, and we have no doubt, what
ever, of their correctness This has certainly
been, thus, far, strange and most remarkable
season. We doubt whether there was ever such
a winter before. The buds of the peach trees, at
places, are already far advanced and will bios
som soon should the mild weather continue
York True Democrat of 18th instant.
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DIED.

At Pikesville Baltimore county on the 18th instant
MARY WOODWARD aged months, infant child of DR..
H. C. and Mary Woodward Rogers.
In Baltimore county, the 18th inst MARY, wife of
j. NJ. F. Hough, of Washington, D. O., and daughter of
the late Daniel Metzger of Baltimore city.
At Hampdenville, Baltimore county, on the 22d in
slant, MARY DONOVAN, wife of David Walsh, aged As
years.
In Baltimore county, on the 18th inst, CHARLES
Boon, in the saith year of his age.
On the Goth inst, near Phoenix, in this county,
0LEvIA daughter of Thomas and Rebecca Richardson,
in the 22d year of her age.
In this county on the goth of January, ISABEL R.,
wife of George Kirkwood in the 29h year of her age.
In the second district the Sth inst, CHARLES F.
DENNEY, in the 2Sth year of his age.
Why should our tears in sorrow flow,
When God recalls his own;
And bids them leave a world of woe
Fnra ete nj
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1870-02-26

RAILROAD LANp SALEs--The Union Pacific
Railroad Company have sold, from July 20, 1869
to January 81, $780, 1884, o25 acres of land along
their road. The average price per acre was about
$t69, amounting to $6l4,093.s6. Some Of
good quality and close to stations sold as high as
ten dollars per acre.
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THE B4LTTWORE M4RKETS.
THURSDAY. Feb. a. 1870.
MARRIED,

On the 10th of October 1884, at the parsonage of the
Caroline street NJ E. Church. by Rey Joseph R. Wheel
er, W. D. PORTER and Miss ELIZABETH PUGH, both of
Baltimore county.
On Wednesday, February Cd, at ST. Clements Recto-
ny, Kent county, by the Rev VIM. c. Butler, HENRY
BAKER to MISS ANN E, CoLLYER, both of Baltimore
county.
On the 18th instant, by Rev. S. H. Cummings, FRED
ERIcK CApLEs to Miss ELIZABETH PAUL, all of Balti
more county.
On Monday evening, February 21st 1870, by Rev. Dr.
Ryan, assisted by Rev. G. W. Cooper, Rev. SAMUEL
KRAMER to Miss MATILDA SHANE, daughter of the late
Rev. Joseph Shane, all of Baltimore city.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1870-02-26

ANGOSTURA BITTERS,
BOXER BITTERS, LESLIE BITTERS..
GOULEY' BITTERS,
DIR. STONES SHERRY WINE BITTERS.
The peculiar properties of these celebrated
Bitters render them invaluable in all cases.
where palatable Tonic stimulant is required.
and the beneficial results which speedily fol
low their use, has been attested by the rapidity
oftheir sale since their introductonin this city
A trial only is necessary to render them an
indispensable article IN every Family. For
sale by the gallon or bottle.
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NeaO Advertisements.
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
TIME undersigned, Commissioners under an
4 "Act to Incorporate the Chestnut Summit
Avenue Company" hereby give notice that
thsya.,:i boshs fOI siip purpose OF receiv-
ing subscriptions to the Capital Stock of said
corporation on
Monday, February 2SM, 1870,
at the office of JAMES B0YCE, IA Second St.,
in Baltimore city, and at the sMEDLEY
HOUSE, Towsontown, Baltimore county, and
will continue the same open from day to day
until the 10th day of March, 1870,
The Capital Stock of $4,000, is divided into
shares Of $50 each,
JAMES BOYCE,
BENZ. N. PAYNE,
EDW, RIDER, JR.,
VIM. M. ISAAC,
LEWIS J. ROBERTS.
Fob Oh %
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S- The rapidity with which Northern
freight is pouring into the South is positively
marvellous. From the mouth of the Potomac
to the western verge of Missouri, every longi.
tudinal thoroughfare is literally choked with
freight crossing the long border from North to
South. Every railroad leading southwark is
taxed to its utmost capacity to carry the i'm
mense tonnage that is required to be shipped
to the Southern States, while "freight block
ades," at various important points of converg-
ance such as Raleigh, Chattanooga and Nash.
will, show that some of these roads are taxed
beyond their capacity. But this is not ALL
The telegraph reports that the coasting trade
from New York to Charleston and other South
ern ports, feels the same general Impulse, and
is kindled into new activity by the pressure of
Southern bound freight On the other hand,
the Mississippi is carrying down its bosom
mass of products greater than at any time since
the war. The steamboat business there is re-
markedly good and, most significant of all,
such is the freight pressure from Cairo south
ward, that rates from that point to New Orleans
are as high from Pittsburgh to New Orleans.
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The following Personal Property, to wit:
q 8 head of HORSES, one aRs|ra
LIN very fine Riding animal; ~LSN
AN ONE COLT, M4
2 FINE COWS, 2 HEIFERS, 3 STEERS,
a lot OF fine Shoats, | two-horse Wagon and
Bed, Wheat Fan, Flows, Harrows, Cultivators,
Shovels, Forks, Hoes, 2 sets Wagon Harness, l
set Carriage Harness, l Sleigh, Cutting Box,
Grind Stone, lot of Lumber, lot of Pales, Hay
and Straw, large lot of Chickens, &c.
Also, Household and Kitchen Furniture, con-
sisting Of Beds, Bedsteads and Bedding, Ia
bles, Chairs, Stands, Wash Stands, Blu
reaus, Wardrobe, Sofa, Parlor Stove, one
Cook Stove and Fixtures, all complete; Car
pets, Crockery and Tipware, and many other
article. Also, lot of. Bacon, Lard, Potatoes,
and two Hives of Bees.
Terms of Sale.-All sums of $40 and under,
Cash !; over that amount credit of six months,
purchasers giving notes with approved securi-
ty, bearing interest from day OF sale.
JAMES GARRITY.
GG-I will also offer for sale at the same
time and place, (if net sold previously at pri
vate sale,) my FARM, and if not sold will be
for rent. JAS. GARRITY.
Feb, e6.-St;
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: Ne9O advertisements

FOR SALE.
A FINE BAY COLT, four years old, sound
N and well broke. Apply at 10000
Feb. 26.-tf. THIS OFFICE.
MOUNT MORIAH LODGE, A
M No. 116, w
A. F., & A. Nj. !"
A stated communication of Mount Moriah
Lodge, No. 116, A., F. & A. NJ, will be held in
their Hall, in Towsontown, on
Tuesday Night, March list, 1870,
at I o'clock.
BY order of the W. NJ,
JOHN F. CONREY, Secretary.
Feb. 26.-It.
T'HGs IS TO GIVE NOTICE, That the sub
l. scriber has received from the Orphans
Court of Baltimore county, letters of admins
tration on the estate of
SAMUEL GINGRICH,
late OF said county, deceased. All persons hav
ing claims against the said estate are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof, to the subscriber,
or before the 26tb day Of October, 1870,
they may otherwise, by law, be excluded from
all benefit of said estate. Those indebted to
said estate are requested to make immediate
payment. Given under my hand this Esd day
of February, 1870.
SUSAN GINGRICH,
Feb. 26.-4t# Administrative.
THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE, That the sub
scriber has obtained from the Orphans
Court of Baltimore county, letters of admins
tration on the estate of
ANN D0UGHERTY,
late of said county, deceased. All persons hay
ing claims against the said estate are hereby
warned to exhibit the same with the vouchers
thereof to the subscriber,
on or before the 26h day Of October, 1870,
they may otherwise by law be excluded from
all benefit of said estate. Those indebted to
said estate are requested to make immediate
payment Given under my hand this 22d day
of February, 1870.
JOHN u. LONGNECKER,
Feb. 26.-4t% Administrator
TNHIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE, That the sub
l. scribers have received from the Orphans
Court of Baltimore county, letters testamenta-
ry on the estate of
JOSEPH BROOKS,
late of said county, deceased. All persons hav-
ing claims against the said estate, are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof, to the subscribers,
on or before the 26M day Of October, 1870;
they may otherwise by law be excluded from
all benefit of said estate. Those indebted to
said estate are requested to make immediate
payment. Given under our hands this 22d
day of February, 1870.
SAMUEL PINKERTON,
WILLIAM BROOKS,
| Feb. 26.-4t& Executors.
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"Let the dead past bury Its dead.
Act-act in the living present
Heart within and God DER head,

Mr. Butler OF Massachusetts has introduced a
bill to abolish the Office OF Pension Agent, and
providing for the payment of pensions through
the post Office department. This is another step
forward on the road of economy and retrench-
ment 'Let the good work ge on"
Mr.. Loughridge OF Iowa, introduced a resolu-
ton, directing the committee on banking and
currency to report bill to increase the currren-
cy fifty millions of dollars. The yeas and nays
being demanded, the resolution passed by vote
of 10s to 70.
Mr.. Willard of Vermont, introduced bill
making it mis-demeanor, to equip any ship OF
war at any por; in the United States, to operate
against any power with which the United States
is at peace.
The House of Representatives has passed res
olution, directing that no more speeches shall be
printed in the Congressional Globe, unless actu-
ally delivered. What will become of the volu-
minous definitions of the political status of the
"Great Seal" from the Sd Maryland District ?
We guess he will have standing use for three or
four columns in the Baltimore San. 1t is good
thing for the country but a great disaster for
Ehomas.
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The Stock, implements, &C., on said farm, con-
sisting of
q l BAY RIDING MARE, T7syN
&EyQ \racks we'll; l bay work
~. and brood MARE, 4 FINE-N1
MULE, 8 head of COWS AND HEIFERS.
FARMING IMPLEMENTS
One Reaping Machine, SPRING Tooth Horse
Rake, Cutting Box, Grain Fan, four-horse
broad-tread Wagon, Hay Carriage, 1 Stone
and Wood Bed, with side boards for hauling
corn; Flows, Harrows, Cultivators, Single and
Double Shovel Flows, Single, Double and
Triple Trees, Wagon and Plow Harness, Log
and Wagon Chains, and many other articles
too numerous to mention. Also, a lot of Hay
and Straw.
Terms of Sale All sums of $40 and under,
Cash on all sums ever that amount credit
of six months will be given, purchasers giving
notes with approved security bearing interest
from day of sale.
GEORGE HARRYMAN.
GILES NORWOOD, Auctioneer.
Feb. 26.-It
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The Ecatf,enic0I Council.

The subject of the Pope's infallibility is giving
the Ecumenical Council and the friends of the
dogma considerable difficulty. The Bishops of
Italy, Germany and several other European
States, endeavoring to have the Council de-
eide in favor of infallibility, while many of the
French and English Bishops, and most of those
belonging to the United States, are decidedly
opposed 10 the Councils acting in this manner
The question is evidently vexed one, and will
doubtless occupy much of the time of the Coun-
Gil and many weary days discussion.
Among those of the French Bishops opposed
to the adoption of the dogma are Father Hya-
cinthe, man of great energy and force Of char
acter, and eminently calculated TO work radi-
cal reform in the Catholic church, and Bishop
Dupanloup of Orleans. The following letter
from Rome, giving an account of forcible
speech delivered by him in the Council, says;
"Monseigneur Dupanloup, who has not been
well, and who knew all the difficulties of speak
ing in place so i'll adapted either to hearing or
speaking, begged permission of the President
| Legate to address them not from his seat nor
from the movable pulpit on four wheels but
from the Bench of the Legates The permission
was accorded and Immediately all the venerable
| Fathers crowded around to hear the French pre-
late. One will not take solemn oath as to the
correctness of what he reports from city envel-
oped by darkness, but my sources Conformation
are good-my desire to tell you what is true is
| unimpeachable, and Dupanloup spoke, beliUv
to the following effect He combatted the scheme
proposed asserted that the Curia Romano had
usurpeG most of the rights of the Bishops, that it
dispensed privileges as favors to many priests,
without their Bishops being consulted, that il
was necessary to restore the Episcopal power
that our Apostolic Constitutions had been falsif-
ed, and that the government of the Church, in
stead of being in the hands of the Cardinals, was
now confined to few. Then turning to the
Cardinals he continued /: "You are the Senate of
the Pontiff appointed to govern the Church but
at present you are opposed by despotism. No
one of you has had the courage to speak out
plainly He then invoked the memory of Cardi-
nal Sacchetti, Florentine, who lived in the
Pontiicate of Alexander VII. From his DEATH
bed he rose and wrote to the Pope, and said he
thought it his duty to urge upon his Holiness the
necessity of reforming the morals of the rivaling
other civil powers. "Utiriam' would to God'
said Dupanloup, that another Cardinal Sacchet-
ii would rise up among you with courage to
| plead for and save the Church,
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Too BAD-A PosTsCRIPr TO THE TELEGRAPHIC
SRlKE-How WESTERN UNION OPERATOR WAS
SOLD The Pittsburg Commercial Of the 2lst
says:
An old and experienced telegraph operator
was badly sold day or two ago. Two of the
wires became crossed on Smithield street, and
A. who first ascertained the state of affairs, deter
mined to sell B. Owing to the position of the
wires any messages he might send would come
back to B, who was sitting at a table on the OPP
posite side of the room, and who had stood by
the Teegraphic Company during its late difficult
ty with its employees Mr.. A sent a long dis
patch TO B, dated Smithville, Pa, stating that
the teegraphic operators reinforced by large
number of members OF various trades unions,
were parading the streets with banner, on
which was inscribed 'Deathto all interlopers,
and that they would sooa take the train for Pitts
burg, where they intended to 'clean OUT the
Western Union office and force all operators to
Join them. There was moreover to be grand
rendezvous of sll the strikers in the country at
Pittsburg, aud they were then to proceed West
to Cleveland. Similar dispatches were also sent
purporting TO come from Oil City, Harrisburg,
CINCINNATI, and various other points, stating
that hundreds OF operators were en- route to this
city. Mr.. copied away at them vigorously,
not knowing that they came from across the
room When the first one was received he gave
signs OF nervousness, and as the startling news
came pouring in he became very excited. Final
ly he jumped up from the table, took the des-
patches 10 the manager, read them in husky
voice, and then inquired anxously about the office
for revolver. One was procured for him and he
remained in the telegraph office all night with a
most wo-hegone countenance, and in the morn
ing made his way to his boarding house by dodg-
ing about back streets, looking about anxiously
for strikers. The true state of affairs had to be
made known to him before he could be induced
ITO 60 on duty the next night.