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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-09-23

A KING tRaAIaNED On the 18th instant,
Jacob Vanderbilt, the President of the Staten Is
land Ferry Company, and one of New York's
milliouaires and railroad kings, was arraigned
in the Criminal Court of that city, for man
slaughter. The crime it will be remembered, was
the negligence of the company in running
steam ferry boat that was not properly furnished
with good boiler. The rotten boiler was the
cause of the terrible disaster that resulted in the
loss of forty or fifty lives. This began new era
in the responsibility of public corporation officials.
1t has not heretofore been thought of to indict
the President of a ferry company for manslaugh-
ter, when his criminal negligence has caused the
loss OF two score Of lives Hitherto the short
sighted community have only looked to those
who had the conduct of the boat or train in
charge and indeed, the community, until lately
has not shown disposition to hold even them
responsible in a criminal point of view. The
fearful loss of life that has resulted from series
of terrible accidents by boat and rail that have
followed each other in such rapid succession and
been attended with such terrible results as to at
tract the serious attention of the thinking people
in all localities. The affair, we are glad to pen,
begins with the "king' of corporations in New
York, and not with one of bis servants. Let as
see what will be done.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-09-23
Commu licated.
Change SGs the Suite School LGaO.

hear, that, as soon as the next session of the
Legislature convenes, motion will be made TO
amend the present School Law, so es to give the
appointment ard removal OF school teachers TO
the County School Eoards, was formerly done,
instead of the District School Boards, as it is now.
The present law has been in operation more
than three years, and has given so much dissat-
isfaction, and caused so much confusion and in
convenience, as to call for its instant repeal.
The law, giving the District School Boards the
power and authority to remove teachers at any
time after thirty days notice, aoithout cause and
wit1om appeal, is so arbitrary and unjust, as to
be disgrace to the School Law of the State
There can be no doubt, that the present law, re-
lating to the appointment and removal of teach
ers, will be repealed at the next session of the
Lepislature.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-09-23

GIVE US GOOD MEN.-It used to be that the
people of our county selected gentlemen of talent
and ability to represent them in the Legislature
at Annapolis. That time, it seems, has gone by.
We regret 1t very much. 1t is the duty of the
neonie 70 rise in their own defense against the
Vaccinations of the politicians who put ND our
legislative ticke's-Nyho put up the one on the
18th inst.-and send, delegation to Annapolis
that shall not be the sport and amusement of the
Delegations from other counties whose wealth and
population will not exceed those of one of our
districts Against the gentlemen nominated for
delegates TO the legislature by the Democratic
convention--as men, as neighbors, as citizens
we have nothing to say. But we consider il our
duty to speak the truth for Baltimore county
IN doing this we Rave no hesitancy in saying
that they arc i-,1nfe,ent guardians of the in
terss, u Tie $4,000 Inhabitants and the S45.-
100000 of property in our county. A coun-
ty like obs, under standing menace from
Baltimore city, requires a delegation, pos
sessing leg siative ability, business tact, a wide
and varied business experience, thorough &C.
qlaintance with the different conflicting interests
Of the county, with comprehensiveness that can
readily grasp them ali, Nnd talking facility
that shall enable them to be quick at giving that
body the Information that is necessary to protec;
our interest BY defeating g bill or to advance our
prosperity by passing one We feel that we do
the Democratic candidates no injustice when we
say they do not possess these qualifications.
Good citizens, you have large interest at
stake. Your duty to your county and your fell
lows is higher and nobler than your duty to your
party. Then go to work and send delegation
to Annapolis to take care of your interests, and
one that is able to do it, not one for the election
Of Treasurer from Baltimore county.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-09-23

DEAD LETTER NAIL The dead letter office for
the month Of August had returned to it as uu-
deliverable, 1922, 279 letters. There were sent to
offices from which letters originated liz, 779, and
25,300 were destroyed as pon-delverable and
valueless and ,439 OF which the writers could
not be found were fled for future inquiry 500
letters auf packages containing property were
received, o. which 40 were returned to their
0wuers. TIE Money Division Department re-
Ccived 2 632 letters which contained in the aggre-
gate S36. $40, and 2,2lS containing 50, SAG were
returned to their owners, and l53 containing
81, All were returned to the office as unavailable
from Offices in which they were deposited, and
1913 receipts for an aggregate amount of SO, 32l
received from The same source
The large quantity Of unavailable letters shows
ihst persons when mailing letters containing
money should be particular to write the post
office destination of the letter plainly and legiby
upon the letter in order that there shall he no
mistake IN having ii sent to its place OF dcstna-
ton. People who are in the habit of writing
badly should be careful 10 endorse their letters in
readable hand so that post master who is an
acquainted with hieroglyphics will make no mis-
take in mailing them.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-09-23

The KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.-The Knights Templar
from all Parts of our beloved land, have been
crowdiD2 every portion Of he lIonumer tai city,
since lnday morning. hotels were filed to
their utmost capacity. I Maryland destitute
the New Assemble z MS, Concordia Hall,
Front Street Theat.-, ,ine's Hall and various
other public plac'5 Fcre thrown open for
the reception of the -slnguished guests. The
glitter OF rich apparel, the display c. brilliant
uniforms, the dszz,.4- splendors of FURNISHED
armor have made the city of monuments gay
with their brilliant de- ~. Flags ard nanners,
notices and designs dresses Of welcome and
fond responses have eaca ille their place. in the
grand programme an6 8 .deG their share to the
gra ld festive occasion. Bsnquets, such as
might have created envy in the breast of Napo-
leon l, have beea spread before admiring guests,
while science, art, wealth and taste have been
lavishly expended in The transcendent decora-
tons that adoIned the Halls and beautifed the
banquet boards. AT the banquets, toasts, speech
es, concerts, the brilliant flashes of wit, The hear
ty laugh and joyous applause filed the merry
rounds of the hours as they passed.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-09-23

WHOLE COUNTY SINKS IN FLoRIDA-The
Florida mails give meagre and vague accounts of
an astonishing phenomenon at Apopka, Orange
county, near Pilatka The whole county dsap-
peared in one night, and its site is covered by a
great lake A correspondent, writing from the
neighborhood to The Piaka Herald, gives an ac-
count Of the adventures and hair-breadth escape
of Mr.. Alex K. Foster, who was caught, horse
back BY hog-quake, and barely reached hard
ground. As soon as he was safe he looked back.
and this is what be says:
1.-THE first thing that attracted my attention
was that the trees were moving-6rst gyratory
motion of the top, then some sinking gradually
out of sight, the tops revolving more and more
rapidly as they sunk and disappeared, others fol-
lowing, and as they fell revolving and describing
arcs of a circle against the sky. Then the whole
earth, as far the eye could reach, sinking, and
its place supplied 10y sea OF waters, rushing
seething, boiling with the noise of mighty cata.
racts, and ever and anon casting to the surface
the roots, tops or bodies Of mighty pines and
oaks"
The HercldS correspondent adds:
"Rumors are rife that Orlando is swallowed
up, and the whole chain of lakes TO Lake Conway
are now united and form an immense inland sea.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-09-23

Repentance. FRAUD seems to be Contagious in
New York city. 1t should be denominated the
getty Of thieves" We regret the corrupt De-
mocracy of that city are not the only ones hose
hands are tainted with crime and soiled with the
funds OF others.
j. Ledyard Dodge, Pay master General OF the
United States 10 that city, has deirauded the
government out of SAT-, 600 in round numbers
His defacatons have been discovered, he has
been arrested, and the computations of a guilty
conscience have forced him to humiliatng con-
fession of his guilt He has written a letter to
Paymaster General Brice in which he confesses
his crime, states that he used the government
money in stock specuations, that be always lost,
that the infatuations of retrieving what he lost
always lured him on until he sunk deeper and
deeper. He confesses that it was relief to be
forced to a confession of his crime He was also
good enough to turn over all the property he had
as small compensation for his dtfalcations. He
gives himself up to the authorities TO receive the
punishment due his crimes. He also states that
the parties with whom he has been concerned in
speculations were not aware that he was using
any but his own money. He evinces willing
ness to shoulder all the responsibility himself.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-09-23

The BEST JOKE OF THE SEAsoN.-A fraudulent
use of public money has become a science, and
those most skillful and successful in its practice
have the shortest and easiest road to fortune in
the shortest time. The few men who stand at
the head of affairs in New York city, now, and
who are the authors of the most gigantic frauds
ever practiced upon CALLED taxpayers, few years
ago were living in rented houses in some obscure
part of the city. To-day they own palatial resi-
dences with brown stone fronts and furnished in
the latest and most costly style. To do this they
have robbed the city treasury of $72, 900, 600,
since January LIST, 1869. They have been apt
scholars at the business Of plundering the public
crib They have been caught and exposed
When caught they laughed and inquired "what
are you going to do about it?''
Those who began the investigation of the frauds
informed them what they were going to do about
it, when they found the vouchers for which an
indignant people had made righteous demand
for two weeks or more But the 'Ring' were
only amused at this. They got rid OF this SEEM
ing dilemma By stealing their own vouchers
They employed burglar to steal bushe of
vouchers worth q cents pound for old paper,
out of safe from which nothing else was taken
We have heard of the fellow who stole the oats
from his own horse, but when member Of the
New York Ring steals the evidences of his own
fraud out of his own safe, he certainly adds a
new joke to the catalogue of human villainy.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-09-23
MARRTED.

At Relsterstown, the 14th instant by Rev S. Had
daway REIsTER RUSSELL and ]. KATE QUICKER, both of
Reisterstown.
On the 9th instant, at Elcott City, by the Rev. W
J. Floyd, JOSEPH S. PERKINS, formerly of Wisconsin,
to Miss MAGGIE A. DICUs, of Baltimore county.
At Govanstown Church. by the Rev. r. c. Haslup, R.
A. POOLE of Howard county, to Miss CLARA HARTMAN,
Of Govanstown Baltimore county.
On the Sd May 1871 by the Rev. John II. C. Dosh,
COLUMBUS WEST to Miss Julia c. HINKLE both of Bal
timore county.
At Hampden Village Baltimore county, the 18th
Instant by tn Rev. John G. Knight WILLIAM s. PEARcE
and Miss SARAH f. FRANCES. all of Baltimore county
On the 18th Of August 1871, at the residence of the
BRIDES parents by Rev. J. H. Lemon, GEO H. DUNCAN,
of Venango county, Pa to MoLLIE L. youngest daugh-
ter of Geo. Keys, Esq. of Baltimore county.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-09-23

''No PLEDGES TO MAKE" Hon. Jacob Tome,
the Republican candidate for Governor of Mary
land, in his letter of acceptance of the nomina-
ton with which be was honored by the Conven-
ton, on the 18th instant, said he had "no pedg-
es to make" This has the ring Of true, time
honored, though almost forgotten, statesman
ship The man who has mo pledges to make"
but accepts nomination from a sense of duty to
his fellow citizens is the kind of man the times
require to set things Alright. The man who has
mo pledges to make" has no ''axe to grind"
He sees nothing before him but the honest, dill
gent, straight forward discharge of the duties of
the position he is called upon to fill. From the
past history Of Mr.. Tome, we have nothing else
to expect of him in any position be may be call
ed upon to FILL He also concieves it to Re his
duty ''to husband the resources Of the State =
This is the man that the Interests of the State
have been loudly calling for foI se.erd y, Ars
past. Mr.. Tome has shown energy end finau-
cial sagacity enough to enable him, with no III
but his own honest hands, 10 accumulate COZ
siderable fortune. The man who is safe fnap-
cier over his own. affairs, never fails to exercise
the same prudence; foresight and diligence for
the public that he exercised for himself Solid
worth is the same everywhere
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-09-23
Letters of Accept9nce.

The following is the correspondence between
the Committee appointed by the Republican
State Convention and its nominees
BALTIMORE, Sept. 18th, 1871.
Hon. alexander RGadaH:
Dear Sir.-The Republican State Conven-
ton, which ass embed in this city en- the. 18th
inst, By resolution appointed the undersigned
as q committee tn perform the agreeable duty
Of officially informing yop o. your romination
as the Republican &ldidate for Attorney
General Of Mary land.
In performing this du.y We take pleasure in
congratulating you upon tue high position you
hold in the confd 3nce and esteem of the Re
puplicans of the State. Your nomination was
by reclamation, accompanied by such demon
strations of enthusiasm as give good proIaise
of vigorous and active campaign.
Respectfully yours.
CHARLES G. FULTON,
WV. H. WEAVER,
F NJ. darcy,
WILLIAM PERKINS.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-09-23

June 30lh, 1871, exceeded our imports by $l0,-
398. This is better than was reported some time
since, which was the result of mis- print of the
figures reported from the report of the statistics
This shows that we are not 80 extravagant after
all We send away more than webring in. We
sell more than we buy.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-09-23
TRUSTEES SALE
OF
VAIL ABLE z RO ? e r I Y.
10y virtue of decree of the Circuit Court
ID for Baltimore county, sitting ir equity,
the under ligu vi, Trustee, will oiIer at public
auction on tho prem SEES, on

the under3lgu III, Trustee, Will olIer at puollc
auction, GA tho premises on
Saturday, oist GGy Of October, 4. D. 1871,
at o'clock P NJ,
~. ALL THAT VALUABLE TRACT
&SR OR PARCEL OF LAND It'll
Hsituate il the Zenith Electicr IS H.
trict Of Baltimore county, ON the Cd dsnOr
Road, about nine miles from Towsontowu, ana
one mile from Sweet AR, .olmelIy kn 'wn as
WEBB'S OLD TAVERN STAND.
This property adions the lends of Robert
Piper ESQ.,, and others.
TWELVE ACRES OF THIS LAND,
more or less, lies on the west side of the Old
Manor Road, and
FIVE ACRES,
more or less, lies on the east side Of the Manor
Road and Immediately at the intersection of
the Manor Road and the Road leading to Long
Green.
This property is situate in fine neighbor-
hood-within two miles of the Long Green
Catholic Church, and about the same distance
of an Episcopal Church-and convenient to
Schools, Store, &c.
The Dulaney's Valley and Sweet Air Turn
pike, fine driving road, passes by the door.
This property is improved by good, COM
Portable
FRAME DWELLING HOUSE,
Stabling, Corn House, and all other necessary
buildings. The land is in high state of Guilt
walton and enclosed by good and substantial
fences. This place has been successfully kept
as hotel and store and is one OF the best
stands for Public House in the county.
Altogether considering the location and the
high state of improvement of the land, this
place is very desirable.
This property will be offered in body and
if not sold will then be offered in two parcels,
to wit:
No. l. Containing Dwelling House and out
buildings, II acres ofland, with improvements.
No. 2, Containing acres of land corner lot
lying Immediately at the intersection of Manor
Road with Long Green Road. A beautiful lot
for public Improvements.
The Terms Of Sale as prescribed by the de-
cree, are-That one half ofthe purchase money
shall be paid in cash on tie day of sale and
the balance in twelve months from day Of sale,
the credit payment to bear interest from day
Of sale with security approved by the Trustee.
w. This property IS being sold because the
parties are about to leave the county
r. r. B0ARMAN, Trustee.
JAMES W. OWINGS, Auctioneer
Sept 23.-ts
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-09-23

ATTENTION The committee appointed by
the Republican Convention on the 18th inst,
met in Baltimore on Thursday and passed re-
solutions recon mending the adjournment of
the convention sine die, without making any
nominations, in order that the people, irrespec-
tive of party predictions or preferences, may
bring out ticket for county officers, ofgentle-
men whose qualifications alone shall recon-
mend them to the support of the citizens of the
county Now fellow citizens, you have chance
The opportunity is passing. You should not
let it 60 unimproved. The responsibility is
now on you. Our hands are clear. The people
are ripe for the change. 1t needs only the
prompt and immediate action of those favora-
BILE to the movement. We await your motion.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-09-23

Gsg- The American Woman Suffrage Con-
yention is to hold its annual Winter campaign
in the city of philadelphia. It is to meet there
On November god and 23d. 1t abrogates all in
reference whatever with affairs relative to mar
rage and social relations.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-09-23
NE The hesi denarlnre lhe nemocrnts hay

AEs- The best departure the Democrats have
made lately is their unintentional departure"
from power in the golden State of California;
They were evidently reluctant TO adopt any such
departure" We are inclined to think they will
adopt such departure in some other States
ere long. We congratulate them upon their ad-
vancement in political progress.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-09-23
SOLE AGENTS,
Is and Is Cheapside, Baltimore.
Sept. EST
PROPOSALS FOR BUILDING A
BRIDGE.

OFFICE CoUSTY CoMM'Rs FOR BALTIMORE Co.,
TowsoErowy, Sept Goth, 1871. J
CEALED proposals Will be received by the
~ Commissioners of Howard and Baltimore
counties until
Monday, October I'd, 1871,
for the building an open wooden bridge of the
Burr or How. truss plan, over the Patapsco
Falls, at Woodstock, said bridge to be built (the
superstructure) of much stronger and heavier
timbers than is usual for bridge Of the same
length, as very heavy hauling is done over it
from the granite quarries. The superStructuro
is to be built in one spar of one hundred and
forty-eight (l4S) feet between abutments, and
to be fourteen az feet in width in The clear,
The floor to be two and one half fcl) inches in
thickness, the lumber 70 oe used in said bridge
to be of the best white pine, or white oak, the
proposals to state which.
Proposals will also be received at same time
for building trestle work OF one hundred and
forty GAO feet i'll length and fourteen feet "a
feet in width in the clear, running from end Of
wing walls on log abutments of span of twenty
feet each, to rest upon mud sills, SIX sleepers
not less than ten by twelve Q0xl2) inches in
thickness, to be used to each span, and the
floor to be two and one-half (2!) inches thick,
of first quality white. oak timber. Proposals
Will be received to build the span of trestle
work of one hundred and forty (14O) feet in
one span with stone abutments.
Proposal will be endorsed Proposals for
building bridge and trestle work at Wood
stock" and directed to JOHN 5. TRACY, Pres
ident Board County Commissioners, Ellicott
City, Howard county, or F. C. F0SSETT, Pres
ident Board County Commissioners, Towson-
town, Baltimore county. Proposals will be
opened at Commissioners office, Ellicott City,
Monday, October 3D., 1871, at 10 o'clock. By
order Commissioners of Baltimore and Howard
counties.
FRANCIS C. FOSSETT,
BENZ. GORSUCH,
D. J. MCCAULEY,
County Commissioners for BALTIC. county
JOHN S. TRACEY,
ANTHONY NJ. JOHNSON,
JOHN HARDY,
County Commissioners for Howard county.
Sent 22-2t
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-09-23
LeO


IL Office O.
NOTICE is HERE
IN CREDITORS OF NJ
applicant for the benefit CT the
the Code of Public General Law
insolvents, that the
First Monday Ia, March, 1917
has been fixed for his appearance to answei
interrogatories, and for final hearing of his
case before the Circuit Court for Baltimore
county. Dated September 18th, 1871.
EDWAkD II. ADY,
Clerk Circuit Court for BALTIC county.
Sept. 23.--4t*.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-09-23

"A man in GAINESVILLE, Ohio, who has buried
three wives, has their photographs in a group,
with his own picture in the centre figure, and
underneath is this touching inscription, "The
Lord will provide"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-09-23

~ A fruit grower of California sent three
car loads of Bartlett pears eastward over the
Central Pacific Railroad. One half of them
were disposed of at Chicago and the other half
were conveyed to New York. They made the
trip in good condition. In one day five hundred
boxes were disposed of at $3.50 per box. The
shipper netted $4,000 on the speculation This
is very encouraging to California fruit growers.
1t seems marvellous that pears should be car
ried three thousand six hundred miles and ar
rive in good condition. Had one been brave
enough to have advanced such an idea twenty
years ago he would have been considered a
good subject for an insane asylum.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-09-23

g4ss~ Tie Customs ipts of New York for
the year ending June Goth, 1871, reached the
enormous amount of SAL ,l2l ,573.07. This
places her far in the van of any other city in
the United States. 1t takes a very considera-
BILE amount of business to make SO large an
amount Of duties. Boston shows the next
largest amount of collections and yet it does
not have the one seventh part as much as New
York. There are only seven cities in the Union
whose customs have aggregated as much as
million dollars. St. Louis stands seventh,
having more than $4,000, 900 receipts last year,
while Chicago did not reach million dollars
rs" The opening of the Pttsburg and Con
nellsvlle railroad has already shown proofs of
its utility to Baltimore city III the increased
amount of petroleum that is brought to the
Baltimore market over this line. In 1870 the
amount of petroleum SHIPPED from Baltimore
was only 24,7l4 gallons. Since January LIST
1871, there have been 25,O54 barrels shipped,
and it is thought that by the close of the year
there will be more than $4,000 barrels shipped.
This trade has grown rapidly since the open
ing of the road, and is destined ere long to be a
leading feature in the growing commerce of
Baltimore city.