The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1872-04-20
Some scandal mouger Of royal gossip re

Some scandal mouger OF royal gossip re
ported it that Queen Victoria has been seriously
contemplating the idea of advocating her throne
in favor of the Prince of Wales. Better authori-
ty states that the report is untrue. While the
good Queen may decline an a6dcatiou iu favor
Of the Prince, she may yet live long enough 10
vacate her throne and surrender her crown in The
interests of the people headed by the Republican
minds that are now doing good work 10 the
coming of Republic on English soil.
-"Chaparral Joe" is the name given to iel-
low residing in Colussa county, California, who
lives in the open air without shelter or covering
For his personal protection be has the reputation
of carrying one double barreled shot gun, one
breech loading carbine, two six shooters and
dozen bowie knives He is well stocked with i'm
elements of defense and should be we'll able to
fight his own battle with such a magazine OF
arms.
Some time ago petition was made to the
United States Senate asking that pension be
granted to the widow of Admiral Farragut of
s., 900. On the 11th inst. the committee on PEN
SlOus TepoTteu hu'eiooly upon 'uio "PP'oA'
Thus the widow of the grand old Admiral, BY
the voice of the United States Senate is not given
a pension Republicanism does not bestow
favors because the suitors happen to be connected
with great men or great actions.
"A bill has been submitted to the United
States Senate asking that the Chicago liquor mer-
chants be relieved from the operation OF the tax
due on the liquor in the warehouses when the
great con1agration took place. This whisky
was burned and it is for this that these merchants
ask relief We consider this nothing more than
eminently just. They should be relieved from
the pay ment of heavy assessments on the liquor
that was consumed in the flames
Senator Logan of Illinois, chairman>of the
committee on privileges and elections reported
to the Senate on Thursday of last week resolu
ton rejecting the application of Joseph C. Alb
bott as Senator Tor North Corona in the stead
of ex Governor Vance of that State The report
elbows that Abbott did not receive more than one
fourth of the votes OF the n. G. Senate and one
third OF the lower House.
Three of the Nez Perces Indians in Idaho
Territory, have been converted to the Christian
religion. The New York Tribune suggests that
the revivalists go to work on those whom the
Government has sent out there to treat with the
Indians and those who come in contact with them
in business transaction.
Green, the American director of the Erie
Railway Company, is reported to own $40, OOO,-
900 worth of the stock, and several American
gentlemen own at least $3s, 900, 900. So it is no,
correct that the Erie stock is all owned by Eng
lish capitalists.
Frederick Douglas was made permanent
chairman of the National Colored Convention at
New Orleans. Frederick Douglas is man whose
force of character, notwithstanding his dark
skin, pushes him into recognition among men of
calibre and brains.
In Jersey City,at a recent election colored
man was elected justice of the peace We be-
lieve there was nobody hurt
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M@~ Charles Sumner took his seat in the Uni
ted States Senate, as successor to Daniel Web