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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1872-05-25

IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE-How LONG IT AVER
AGES IN THREE STATES. In cur own State Prison,
says the Boston Globe, there were lS5 convicis
between the years 1888 and 1866, who had been
sent there under the life imprisonment sentence
Of these 90 were pardoned, and several Others
escaped by legal juggery. Daring a decade,
50 persons sentenced to endure impIisOn-
ment for life in the Ohio peuitentiary, and "a of
them were pardoued la Wisconsin, for the like
term, SO life convicts were received in the prisons
and II pardoned therefrom The average term
served by life men, in the three States a
little more than six years, which is altogether too
slight punishment for q man who has commit
ted murder-aud in some cases two or three.
1t is quite time that in regard 10 the treatment Of
assassins we Law aside all sentiment and put them
upon the plane with other criminals in the sight
of the law If their crimes entities them to
death, and the lawmakers have so decided il,
let there be no appeal from the decisions CT those
who stand in our courts and represent the laws.
IL the law says that a murderer shall never go
at large again, and he is afterwards found ming
ling with the people, then the law loses in repute.
1t is by laxity in the enforcement of penalties
and prostitution ofexecutiye prerogative TO po-
litical ends that has made the metropolitan courts
of New York a synonym for judicial corruption
Under our governmental system with its ever
changing administrative servants, the life i'm
prisonment sentence is liable to great abuses
The reasons for its imposition which 10 one man
in office may seem perfectly just may be so placed
before his follower that he instantly reverses the
decision of the courts aud sets dangerous man
at liberty This has been done repeatedly, and
there walks the streets of Boston to-day, a man
who has killed several men, has been sentenced
to long terms twice in our own State, and each
time his release has been brought about through
political influence. 1t is sufficient comment
upon the whole proceedings to know that since
his last release he has been constantly getting his
living in an employ ment which the law Of tbs
State condemns.
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Letter from the First District.
CALvERToN, BALTIMORE COUNTY, |
May 2lst. 1872


MEssRs. LoNGNEcKER BRoTHERs-Sirs There
is law prohibiting the issuing of license and
sale of spirituous liquor in and around Calver-
ton. The law says that "lrom the intersection
of the BIoomingdale road with the Cslverton
road in the village of Calverton, Baltimore couu-
=, extending south one-half mile, and one and
one.h half miles 10 every other direction from the
place OF beginning" no liquor shall be Sold
This law has created great deal of contention
and numerous have been the maens employed TO
evade it. was under the impression that the
decision of the Honorable Judge Grasou had set
tied the question, but it appears not. There has
been license issued and liquor sold in defiance Of
the law and the decision Of the Judge. Nine
ten,hs of the citizens here are in favor of having
the law enforced, and would be opposed to its
repeal. Yours &c, j. W. NJ. NJ.
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Excursions TO THE NoRTH.-The Northern
Central Railroad Company has issued its an
aual excursion book in which the several
routes for which round trip tickets are issued
are described. Route No. l takes Sunbury,
Williamsport and Niagara Falls in its circuit.
the return trip being made over the Erie Road
from Niagara to Elmira. The distance cover
ed by this trip is S62 miles when Baltimore is
made the starting point, 9i2 miles when the
excursionist sets out from Washington. The
fare from Washington for the entire excursion
is $21.35, and from Baltimore SlS.35. Route
No. 2 is substantially the same as No. |. ex-
cept that the excursionist touches Elmira in
the upward trip and returns by way of Canaan
dagua. The fare is the same. Route No. 3
embraces the celebrated Watkins Glen in its
circuit, also Geneva and Seneca Lake. The
fare for this excursion is S21 from Washington
and SIS from Baltimore. Route No. is SUBJ
stantially the same as No l, except that it does
not embrace Elmira. Route No. touches AL
bany, New York city and Philadelphia on the
return trip. The fare from Baltimore for this
excursion is S25.S5
The second series of excursions laid down
makes Baltimore and Saratoga Springs the OBJ
jectve points, each route taking Niagara Falls
in the circuit. Baltimore is the starting point
the distance covered by the excursion will be
1884 miles, and the fare S31. There are four
routes embraced in this schedule, the fare over
each being substantially the same. Round
trip tickets from Baltimore to Watkins Glen
are sold for Sl1.55, the distance between tie
two points being about 27S miles.
There are many other excursion trips map
ped out in this book, principally to noted sum
mer retreats on the Northern Central and
Pennsylvania Railroads and their branches,
such as Minnequa Springs, Bradford county,
Pa, fare 50 Bedford Springs, s9.s5; York
Springs, $3.50 ; Doubling Gap Springs, New
vile, Pa, fare S. Mt. Holly Springs, near
Nre=lisIs.-fara s.. q crasson SPRINGS 0sIrr ait
o. Allegheny MOUNTAINS, fare $3.50; Altoona,
fare $500 Ralsfon, fare Ss.15; Trout Run,
Lycoming county, fare s7.35 /; Gettysburg, fare
81 Remove, Clinton county, Pa, fare 1895,
&C., &c. The fare mentioned in the schedule
covers the round trip. Whoever has the leisure
to make summer excursion will find any OF
the routes mentioned safe and pleasant, and
certainly no fault can be found with the rates
of fare.-ARaericGn.
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FIBE IN THE MOUNTAIN most terrible fire in
the mountain has been prevailing for ever two
weeks past passing over thousands of acres Of
timber land belonging tic Mr.. ]. B. Kunkel, Fred
erick White, Cant. JOS. Willhide. Peter Rauver,
Jeremiah Martin Henry Rouzer, John Rouzer,
Geo. Bussard, IJsepl Freeze, James Cfeeger, D.
s. Firor, and numerous other parties. 1t has
been the most disastrous conhagration in the tim
Der land which has occurred in this region dur
ing the past fifty years Much, very much cerd
wood, rails posts, shingles and bark have been
destroyed, besides the growth of the young tim
Der charred and stined that it will be of little use
hereafter The ground was so dry that the earth
fairly burnt md the roots Of trees were licked up
by the flames as if they were so much stubble
which stood in the way. The wind during a
~
veered ane shifted alternately in every direction
All efforts to stop its course seemed vain. Hun
dreds Of workmen and lahorers were on the
ground doing all in Iher power to snbdue the
fiery element and stay its course. The loss TO
Mr.. B. Kunkel, proprietor of Catoctin Furnace,
will be heavy-$l0, 900 or Sl2, 900 in all proba-
bility, in the loss Of timber and coal wood, aud
the stoppage of his teams and the change Of hands
from their daily avocations. Mr.. F. White is a
large loser, probably $500; Geo. Bussard 81 !
500, and Others in less proportion In some in
stances toe fire was the result of accident; in
Others the work Of incendiaries = Cdtoctin Cld.
rion.
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re- What has become OfJudge David Davis,
who at one time seemed TO be the focus of the
political triangular smiles bestowed upon him
by the Labor Reformers, the Liberal Republ-
cans and the lately Liberal Democrats The
eyes Of the representatives Of the three parties
the first two in embryo and the last in its
fossil state-seemed to be turned upon him
with the evident intention of bestowing upon
him the triple honor of the nomination for the
Presidency. But the Cincinnati convention
got BLaired and the Judge came out minus the
honors looked for a its hands We have heard
little or nothing of the Judge since and we have
no doubt the stock in that arrangement is not
at very high premium.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1872-05-25

BLAIRs LETTER Hon. Montgomery Blair has
written n letter which he did no! intend for
publication i?)-in which he says, 1--WE will have
to take Greeley reluctantly o. course, but not
the less certainly"
"Reluctanty Of course - This is ID hedge be-
hind which this busy political schemer attempts
to hide himself No man in the land had so
much to do with Mr.. Greeley's nomination at
Cincinnati, except his brothers, family arrange
ment-as Hou Montgomery Blair. He sat b
hind tie scrt ens and shifted the scenes laiG the
plans and gave the instructions by which they
were to be executed, while another portion OF his
family, Gen. Frank P. Blair, worked the machine
ry under his directions at Cincinnati Should
Mr. Greeley forfeit his good name by an elevation
to line Presidential chair, no other man is so GER
tain 10 tie IL member OF his cabinet as Mr.. Mont
gomery Blair His dextrous political hand will
be most potent 10 the distribution of the patron
age Of the State OF Mary land, aud next to him
the who tries TO make himself famous by
abusing Ben. Butler in the House OF Representa-
lives occasionally --lIon. Thomas Swaun-will
have the biggest voice in the distribution OF the
public spoils Reluctantly Of coprseiP' This
may gull some folks, but it won't work with ell
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1872-05-25

A New JOAN OF ARC Victoria c. Woodruff
having been nominated for the Presidency by a
convention of long baird people, her younger
sister, Miss Tennie C. Cafin, aspires for honors
also Tennie's ambition, however, runs to the
field of Mars and not to civic bays. She wants
to be colonel u; The Ninth Regiment of The Ma
tional Guard OF New York, position held by
the late notorious jim Fisk She has addressed
a letter to the Manager of the Grand Opera House,
soliciting his interest in her behalf In the course
of the letter she says;
Fisk had wealth, youth and brains. Under
bis guidance the regiment rapidly took rank in
the first division rs one OF the most efficient bo-
dies Of men in the service. His men partoOk Of
his spirit and dash, and each one felt the insp-
ration Of his genius. protest that il would be
a wrong TO the memory OF the dead leader TO Sc
lect as his successor any one who lacks the mag
netic influence be possessed over his soldiers
securing the r love and admiration and commu-
nicaiing their enthusiasm to tue general public.
1t would be impeachment to the further ad-
vance OF the leg iment to permit such selection.
In TACT it would be blunder, and the great
captain Napoleon | declared blunder 10 be
worse than ~ crime. $ Il - There can be no OBJ
lection to me, save that am a woman. Permit
me to remind those who urge it that Joan OF Arc
was also woman. While do not make pre-
tensions to the same military genius she possessed,
| may state that it has always been my desire 10
become actively connected with the service, and
have always grat6ed passion have for study
ing its rules aud tactics, in which am well vers-
ed. | have no doubt that this communication
will at first sight occasion increduliy as to my
intentions, tut perm. me to assure you am
deeply and forcibIy in earnest in the matter.
This unsexed creature, like her elder sister, is
evidently seeking notoriety, and she seems to
meet with abundant success.
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AN EXTENSIVE CLAIM.--Col. W. W. Warden, as
attorney for Mrs. Anna NJ. Fitzhugh, on Mon
day, filed the largest claim ever filed before the
Southern Claims Commission. The demand is
for $3.50 for wood and timber taken for sup
plying the United States army during the rebel
lion from the large estate of Mrs. Fitzhugh in
Fairfax county, Virginia, known as "Ravens-
worth" Among the papers held is a safeguard
in the handwriting of General Winfield Scott,
dated June IA, 1861, which reads as follows
"Mrs. A. NJ. Fitzhugh, of Ravensworth, lady
of great excellence, connected with the family Of
The Father of his Country, is, with her family,
servants, house and property, placed under the
safeguard of the army"
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DIED.

At Gunpowder. on the afternoon Of the 18th
instant, ELIZABETH N wife of Levi Price, in
her 10th year.
In Baltimore county, on May 21st.. fell
asleep in Jesus. WILLIAM WILSON. son Of George
and Margaret Lynch, in the SD year of his
age.
On the 18th inst, near Swami Lake, Balti-
more county, Rev. LEWIS BoyD in the SD year
of his age. He leaves wife aud seven chill
dren.
Dearest husband thou hast left US.
We our loss most deeply feel
But tits God that hast bereft US,
He will all our sorrows heal.
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CLOTHING I!
CLOTHING!

AUGUST LOOSE, MARcHASr TAILOR, Tow
sontown, announces that he has laid in his
stock of SPRING GOODS for gentlemen and
youths wear. Every description Of goods worn
can be found in his establishment, which viii
be made up at the shortest possible notice, in
vertisement in another column. IMar30-3m.
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S- Victoria C. Woodruff for President and
Frederick Douglass for Vice President, is the
ticket nominated by the Woman sufragists
Convention in New York city.
This makes the third Presidential ticket that
is in the field for the free will offering of the
American people on the first Tuesday after the
Grst Monday of November next. When Presi-
dent Grant is renominated there will be four,
and if the Democratic party should show its
wisdom by placing ticket in the field there
will be five. Folks should be able to have some
choice out of these
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1872-05-25

re- Stanley Matthews, the temporary chair
man of the Cincinnati Convention, has written
letter in which he expresses his repentance o.
OF dishonesty aud corruption. He says, 81 have
no reason 10 believe, and never aave believed
that personally the present administration wa;
guilty OF corrupt conduct or motives, and
ought TO have expressed myself so as to have
avoided any such charges He further states
~ am chagri6ed at the whole matter, my own
participation in il included" Judge Matthew:
viii find lots OF company We are thinking before
November.
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May 1875.
RETURN OF STREET PLATs.

OFFICE CoUSTY COMMISSIONERS OF BALTIC. Co.,
Towsontown, April oath, 1872.
U'HE County Commissioners of Baltimore
IL county, in pursuance of the Acts of As
sembly, in such case made and provided. here
by give notice, that the plat Of the survey Of
the location Of Townsend, Lanvale, Federal,
Hoffman. John, Biddle, Chase. Eager, Chew
Madison and Monument streets, extending
from the limits of the city of Baltimore into
Baltimore county, 1854 feet inches, and the
cross streets Canton, East, Clinton, Highland
Avenue, Third, Fifth, Seventh, Ninth, Eleventh,
Thirteenth, Fifteenth, Seventeenth, Nine
teenth, Twenty-frst, Twenty-third and Twen-
ty-ffth, with proper explanations, has been
duly fled in the Office Of said County Com
missioners. and that unless objections to the
same are fled,
On Or before The 27th day Of Nay, 1s72,
the same will be ratified and confirmed 2e-
cording to law.
The above return Is designated as Section 4.
DANIEL !. NcCAULEY,
BENZ. 2. JORDAN,
EDWARD RIDER.
County Comm'rs for Baltimore Co.
April z7.-5t-
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The VIcR Presidency .-OutJof the delegates
thus far elected TO the Philadelphia Convention
there are only thirteen Office holders. Most Of
the delegates are instructed to Yote for the re-
nomination oil President Grant Quite a num-
Der of States have instructed their delegates to
vote for Vice President Colfax's denomination
for the Vice Presidency. They stand as follows ::
Maine, Rode Island, Vermont, Mary land, Della
ware, Indiana, Minnesota, Oregon, District of
Columbia and Montana, aggregatiug 9s votes.
Massachusetts, and New Hampshire are instructed
to vote for Henry Wilson, this giving him "a
votes Ohio is instructed to vote for Hon. VIM.
F. Denisen, which gives him A votes. James
F. Wilson of Iowa gets the % votes of that State.
Gen. John NJ Harlan OF Kentucky is to receive
the "a votes OF that State Virginia will cast
her % votes tor Senator John F. Lewis, and
West Virginia will cast her votes for Senator A.
l. Boreman.
AS the country-the people-has already de-
cided the denomination Of President Grant, the
only contest before the Convention il the selec-
ton of the man for the Vice Presidency. As the
matter now stands Vice President Colfax is
at the head of the list and Hon. VIM. F. Denisen
comes next But public opinion seems to cay
that the contest lies between Mr.. Colfax and
Senator Wilson.
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NeaO Advertisements.
RETURN OF STREET PLATs.
OFFIeE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BALTIMORE Co.,

OFFICE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BA1TrMoRE Co.
TowsoETowN, May 22d, 1872.
TINE County Commissioners of Baltimore
Il county, in pursuance of the Acts of AS
sembly in such case made and provided. here
by give notice that the Plats of the survey of
the location of Edmonson Avenue, formerly
Thompson street, extending into baltimore
county for the distance of two miles from the
City of Baltimore, with proper explanations,
has been duly filed in the office Of said County
Commissioners, end unless objections to the
same are filed,
on or before the 2lst dug Of June 1872,
the same will be ratified aud confirmed ac-
cording to law.
DANIEL J. McCAULEY,
BENZ. F. JORDAN,
EDWARD RIDER,
County Comm'rs for Baltimore County.
Nav 25-4t
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MARRIED.

Or the 18th Of April, BY the Esv. John L
Clark, WILLIAM ". Bacon, Of Baltimore county,
and ELLA BACON STEWART of Baltic. city.
On the 9th of May, by Rev. 4. D. Dick, D.
D., W. JOSEPH 7. DIxoS to ExMIE V, daughter
of Henry Bushie, Esq, Of Baltimore county,
Nd.
On the Goth Of April, by the Rev, john ".
Kirkley, WILLIAM RocHE TO Miss VIRGINIA J.
WRIGHT, both Of Baltimore county.
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BALTIMORE MARKETS.
Corrected from Thursdays papers.

FLOUR.
Howard st. Super $7.25@ $500; Extra 1925
@Ss.75 Family S9.75@slOOO; Baltimore Fam
lily $1,000; Rye Flour $4,000 $3.50; Corn Meal
$3.9O@$4.00
GRAIN.
Southern White Wheat $500 Red 1926
choice Western White $212; Pennsylvania Red
$l.9S; White Corn 75@79 cts. Yellow do.
1904 Oats Sc cts; Rye 95 cts
PROVISIONS.
Bacon Sides, loose, to the trade, ca cents
Shoulders cents, for cured meats Hams IL
OLA cts. Lard. jobbing, 93@l0 cts; Western
Dressed Hogs 81 cts; Liverpool ground salt
$I.35@sI.4O; fine s2.OO@s2.1 per sack; Turks
Island 40@45 cts. per bushel
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1872-05-25

All does not seem to be harmony among
those striving to be President and President
makers.
They do say that boy at Cincinnati,
Wednesday morning, threw a stone and hit
fourteen Presidential candidates And he was
only a little boy too.
Rev DR.. Eddy, who is now stationed at
the Metropolitan church in Washington, is to
meeting to be held in Brooklyn on Decoration
Day.
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NeaU Advertisements.

THE HOME SHUTTLE SEW. MACHINE,
is not surpassed by any Lock-Sttch Ma
chine in the market for Ease of Motion, Sim
plicity, and the Beauty of its Work f; besides
IL costs only abouLhalf the price of other First
Glass Machines. Stitch alike on both Sides
PRICE from S25 to S75. Agents wanted in eve
ry City, Town and County in Maryland.
Address JOHN T. BUTLER, Gen'l Agt.,
No. n. Charles St, up stairs,
Nav 25-4w. Baltimore
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NS- The Louisville Courier journal is out
for Horace Greeley and Brown The Golden
Age, of New York, is exultant over the affair.
We should not wonder il its editor should throw
away all his old hats aud wear white head
covering for the balance of his natural life.
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~ ii Z TT r. U f ID l. 4 N.
i A monthly i journal devo Il ted to the
interests of people who spend money. Bust
ness organ Of the True Plan Publishing and
Commission House. 80 cents a year. Send
stamp for specimen, and learn how you may
reduce your living expenses 20 to 80 per cent.
without diminishing comforts or luxuries.-
Plain straightforward business; not in the
least sensational" OF interest to every body.
Address John B. Alden, Manager, 1913 West
Jackson St., Chicago, Ill. May 25.-3t.
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re- Hon. Alexander II. Stephens of Georgia,
late Vice President of the late Southern Con
federacy, has appeared in a lengthy editorial
in condemnation of the Cincinnati convention
and its candidates. Itappears that Mr.. Stephens
has not yet lost his Democratic proclivites
He advocates the nomination and the election
(bah , of regular Democratic candidate.
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Vaccination in Public Schools.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMISSION
Frs OF BALTIMORE Co.,
TowsoNTOwN, May 14th, 1872.
~ mn n nv


Frs OF BALTIMORE Co.,
TowsoNTowN, May l4th, 1872.
TO THE PUBLIC SHOOL TEACHERS OF
BALTIMORE COUNTY.
A meeting of the Board of County School
N Commissioners, held on the above date,
the following resolution was adopted
ResOlUed, That inasmueh as the Teachers of
the Public Schools of the county were directed,
on November 10Th, 1871, by the Board 10 en-
force the School Law Of the State, in reference
to the vaccination of children before being ad-
mitted to the Public Schools, tie Board will
hold Teachers responsible to the extent Of a
forfeiture of their certificates, in the event of
any pupil who has rot been vaecinated, ia
Producing the disease of smallpox into the
Public Schools of this county.
Extract from the Public School Law, Chap
ter TX:
Sec 4. Every child, before it is admitted TO
any public school, shall produce certificate
from a regular physician that it has been
properly vaccinated.
Blank certificates Of vaccination may be Oh
tanned at the Office of the Board.
By order Of the Board,
SAMUEL KEPLER,
May 1s.-3t. Secretary.
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Es~ The State authorities of South Carolina,
acting under stringent enactments lately made,
are advertising large portions of real estate in
every county to be sold the first week in June
for the purpose of making the unpaid taxes
that are in from 1868, 1869, 1870 and
1871. There is about 81 500 900 taxes in arrears
which will have to be received into the Treasury
before the day of sale in order to enable the
owners Of the land to retain thier property.
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TIN WARE MANDATORY
AND
House Furnishing Establishment.

House Furnishing Establishment.
PERSONS GOING To HOUSEKEEPING,
OR REPLENISHING STOCK.
Will d it greatly to their advantage TO give
Us call before purchasing We manufacture
PLAIN, RIYETED i JAPANNED
Tinware, Fruit Presses and Water
Coolers,
And buy direct from manufacturers thereby
enabling US 70 sell at lowest prices.
REFRIGERATORS, FRUIT CANS d JARS,
very cheap, Wholesale and Retail.
Mattllai. Ingram s. Co.,
So N. Howard St.,
THREE DOORS NORTH OF LEXINGTON.
~N. Especial inducements to Country
Merchants [April 6.-3m.
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The Baltimore basin ia in bad order says
the Baltimore papers. Has it become inocu-
lated by the city Hall