The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-08-05
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The weather still continues fne-not too cool
nor too hot, in every way just as every one
likes. Scarcely day passes that we do not
have a refreshing shower, which cools the air
sufficiently to keep us comfortable.
The prospects Of having good crops this year
arc Frightening daily, especially in this latitude.
N. C. ELECTION.
The number of Southerners arriving here on
their way to Northern cities and watering
places is now on the decrease. But very few
names fom N. G. are to be found in the hotel
registers. To the contrary, nearly all in the
Government departments and others Temporal
rily employed here from that State, have al
ready gone homo to cast their vote on Thurs
day next, for the Republican ticket-to vote
"No convention" and save the Homestead
We are daily in receipt of letters from the diff
ferent parts of the State, of the most encour-
aging character, and it is generally conceded
here, by Democrats even, that the result of
next Thursdays election will be the death knell
Of Ku Kluxsm in N. G.
THE PRESIDENT.
On account of the lateness of the season the
President has entirely abandoned the idea of
paying visit to the Pacific coast this year,
He is expected in Washington this week to
meet his cabinet.
As you know, the President and most of the
heads of Departments are absent and have
been for some time giving some show of truth
to the charges so grateful to the Democracy,
that the public business is delayed and suffer
ing for want of personal attention. Such, how
ever, is not the fact. Business in the Depart
ments is moving forward with the regularity
of clock work, more being accomplished in a
given period than can be done during the ses-
sion Of Congress, when the regular progress
of work is constantly interrupted by numer
Gus calls for information, the pressure to force
cases out of their order, and the nece sity i'm
posed to await pending legislation wi ich may
effect any particular case or class of Uses.
With the advantages Of the Telegraph and
railroads, the President at Long Br' ach, has
been a''out as accessible on every estion of
imPci .nce demanding his personal ttentiOn,
las he would be at the Soldiers Home emily three
miles from the Capitol-with this Exception,
however, that place-seekers are not so well
satisfied as when he is here to be bored by their
personal. 'ings.
The business f the second fiscal year under
President Gram, is being balanced p, and is
assuming the shape of statements f the an
nual reports and estimates, and, VIII n placed
before the country, will prove emine tly salts
factory to those who desire steady ,gress in
wholesome reforms and healthy rowth in
financial ability and public confidence.
Politically, there is quiet but it is the quiet
which precedes the storm. Both parties are
campaign of 1S72-each in its own particular
way-and time alone will determine which is
the wisest. In the few important elections to
be held this year, it is now believed the Repub-
licans will fully demonstrate their ability to
hold the country firmly and securely, and that
the Democracy, when their National Conven-
ton meets, will have to consider the expedien-
cy of another "New Departure that Of 1871
being already practical failure.
EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS.
General Eaton, Commissioner Of Education,
with much labor and difficulty, is now able to
give to the public the following interesting sta
tistics-a list of names of colleges and collegI-
ate institutions instituted in the United States :
The total number Of names embraced in this
list if 400, of which 800 appear to be names of
colleges, &c Roman Catholic schools, 6S colleges
for females, and 80 institutes or high schools
for males. The following interesting fact has
been ascertained by the Commissioner also =
In 100 the number of English speaking per-
sons in the world was 100000; in 1871, that
number had increased to 100000. This ac
tive officer has also prepared a chronological
table of universities in Europe. This table in
dictates that the first university located in
Europe was founded at Bologna, Italy, in 1119.
Other European countries founded their first
universities at the following times: France,
1876; England 1901; Spain, 1925; Portugal,
1891 Austria, 1913; Switzerland, 1858; Ger
many, 1885, Scotland, 14lO; Belgium, 1926;
Sweden, 1477 Denmark, 1479 Poland, 1870 J;
Holland, 1875; Ireland, 1898; Hungary, 1885;
Finland, 1910; Russia, 1855; Norway, 1911;
Greece, 1923.
The number of universities founded in Europe
in each century as follows, to wit In the
twelfth century, q thirteenth century, il !;
fourteenth century, Is; fifteenth century, 90;
sixteenth century, 10; seventeenth century, Q;
eighteenth century, ID; nineteenth century, 81.
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT.
The newly appointed Commissioner of the
Agricultural Department, Judge Watts of Car
Isle, Pa, is expected in Washington to-day to
be in readiness to assume his official duties on
Tuesday next, August 1st. Chief Clerk Nc
Lean of that Department has been acting Com
missioner since General Capron took his de-
parture. This Department is in fine working
ORDER and auaryth::no EaAxes- Gke-elp"b zozslz,
In consequence o 4-o-->--. ,3yeG
fruit in the different parts of the country this
season, the Department is in constant receipt
of letters of inquiries as to what remedies the
Departments would recommed to be applied to
prevent the occurrence of the same thing an
other year.
An experienced microscopic under the in
struction of the Department, is making daily
examinations as to the cause and cure of the
The mildew is photographed in its various
forms, its mycelium and spores, and will be
engraved for use in the forthcoming report of
the Department, in connection with many in
structive points of interest to the grape grower,
which will be published at an early day.
LIFE.