The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1872-12-21

Post Master General CreswelPs postal cards
will soon be ready for the public. The reason
they have not been in use before is that Con-
gross failed to make an appropriation to de-
fray the expense of their manufacture.
On Saturday-to- day-the citizens of Gar
rett irrespective OF party assemble in Oakland
for the purpose of placing their first ticket in
the field. They say to all parties outside "hands
off," This is well if they can continue to run
their machine upon this programme.
john G. Nicholay of Illinois, has been ap-
pointed Marshal of the Supreme Court of the
United States. There were three applicants
for the position. Frederick Schley of Frederick,
Maryland, was one and Elk Governor Kirk of
Ohio was the other.
President Grant has been well compile
mented by the leading journals of both politi-
cal parties for his appointment of Ward Hunt
to the vacated Judgeship of the Supreme Bench
of the United states. The Golden Age says
that "the nomination is certainly judicious."
The earnest man is the worlds master.
Earnest honest work moves the sluggish mil
lions to activity and organizes strength out of
weakness and snatches victory from the jaws
of defeat. Let the Republican party take a
lesson and learn wisdom.
We are informed by an exchange that
''Tweed's trial bids fair to outlast his life" Why
not let the case go up to lhe higher court and
have done with it If the case ie to be tried
up there it will never be concluded They will
never be able to bring him into that court.
Mark Twain has returned from England.
He says he saved nine people from q wreck,
''that is he stoo3 in q storm without an UNI
brella and eheered while other folks did the
saving" He thinks he would be willing to
make the same sacrifice again if the occasion
called for it.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company
had a meeting of its directors at Barnum's
Hotel in Baltimore on Thursday of last week.
Hon. A. P. German, President, submitted his
quarterly report. According to this, there re-
mains In the treasury of the earnings of the
company for the last quarter the sum of $780,
431.31.
Louisiana is ambitious She is two large
of two, She has been making wonderful at
tempts to run two legislatures for about three
weeks, and she sends two sets of electora! votes
to the President of the Senate. As Greeley has
departed she might have been considerate
enough to send both lots for Grant,
Edward A. Pollard a noted Yirginian, died
at Lynchburg on the 18th instant. He was one
Of the editors of the Richmond Examiner dur
ing the war. After the rebellion closed he
wrote the "Lost Cause" which virtually ac-
ageoys s5Gnd in behalf of the recognition of
the folorea ci.izeIs rights when the war was
over lie was vigorous ana saFnest writer
and contributed largely to Northern magazines.
He was about forty.fve years Of age.
Sensation is filling the dir with the rumor
that Vice President Colfax is about to resign
his Vice Presidency to assume the editorial
chair q! Tie New York Tribune since its great
head has fallen asleep il death. We are ofthe
opinion that if the owners Gftle 4}itVae intend
making change of its base or frontor interior
they have no time to spare and had better be
about il 81 9gea, From the music that organ is
grinding out now IL sounds very unlike that
which we may expect from Schuyler eofaK
should he preside over its sanctum sanctorum.
Senator Cameron has done a wise and just
thing IN pressing the settlement Of the French
spoliaton claims. 70 facilitate and expedite
this long standing affair no hPs bad it referred
to the Senate committee on Foreign Relations.
The peoples representatives have done the
eiaimants injustice long enough by negectng
to press the seiilement of these claims Many
Of the original losers are Had, Many who
suffered great loss have been unable tc receive
penny iof III and it is quite time that thsir
descendants should reap the benefit of the loss
and inconvenience of their ancestors