The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1873-12-27

H1g~ln LINN county, Iowa, ,. j. MCKINNEY,
a travelling agent, has recovered 1000 dam
ages against the Chicago and Northwestern
Railroad Company for injuries received at the
hands of muscular brakeman who handled
him roughly because lie insisted upon resum-
ing scat in what is called the "ladies car"
which he had occupied for part of the trip he
was making, and upon which he had left his
coat and satchel. Another recent case is re-
ported where passenger having had the au-
dacity to enter o "lades' car" was promptly
elected, and in consequence recovered $4,000
damages from the railroad company. In Kan
sas case has Just been decided which involves
a new principle, so far as judicial decisions are
concerned. respectable physician of Kan
sas City bought ticket which was taken up
by the conductor and a check given him in its
stead. The doctor put the check in his hat
band and then INDUCED in a nap, from which
he was rudely awakened by the conductor, who
charged him with stealing the check from
passenger in the forward car. The result was
that the doctor was put off the train, and the
railroad company was compelled TO pay 81 800
and costs, for the inconvenience and indignity
he suffered. One more case, recently decided
in Dixon, ILL.,, is also worth notice from its nov
city. A man named William Reed purchased
a ticket and went on board Pullman palace
car, but lost it after entering the car and before
exhibiting it to the conductor. Though he pro
cured written statement from the ticket agent
to prove that he had bought and paid for his
ticket the conductor of the car expelled him,
whereupon he brought an action against the
Pullman Palace Car Company for damages,
and recovered $4,000. In the course of time
the managers of railroad companies generally
are likely to learn that it will be for their in
terest to employ only courteous and sensible
conductors, and to instruct all their employees
that passengers have rights which it is not pro-
per to disregard.
MAN SHoT.-A correspondent of the York Ga
zette, writing from Shrewsbury under date OF
Dec. 22d, says "On Friday night last, between
and 8 clock, man stopped at the house of
j. H. and Milton Hendrix situated on the turn
pike two miles south OF this place, aud asked for
lodging. He was told that they bad no accom-
mediation for travellers and advised him TO
proceed TO Shrewsbury, \ short distance ahead
Of him With this he left. In short time Miss
Hendrix, who had no, yet retired, observed
light in the west stable Of the bank barn, which
had been fitted uD for henerY She called to
the brothers. who had retired and Informed
them that there was light iu tbs henery. They
got up, went down stairs, took The gun, aud as
they left the house again observed u light in the
barn. They proceeded TO the place as 5000 as
they could, aud no. seeing anything more, all
being dark, one of the men 6red his gun into the
henery. All was quiet for little while when a
movement was heard and s~-man spoke it-Ez-
swer, and said he was sha. light was pro-
cured, and the man was discovered TO be shot ia
the thigh. The gun had been loaded With three
buck and some small shot for the purpose of
shooting sheep dog. The man was taken to
the house and cared for until morning,
when he was taken TO the Aims House
He gave his name as George Dougherty of York,
and had but one eye He stated that he bad
been working at F. 7. Scotts farm, near Park
ton, and was on his way 10 York When asked
abou; the light he said be had struck several
matches 10 find place 10 lie down 10 sleep. Ia
this way great many of the fires we read OF &C.
cur, ny rramps getting into barns aHd with i'm
proper use OF matches SET fire to buildings "
A STRAseE SCENE Washington cores
pendent OF the New York Tribune describing
the scene in the House on the occasion Of the
late speech by Alex. Il Stephens, of Georgia,
says: The peculiar effect produced by bis fee
bic and emaciated form, aud his sunken, parcA-
ment-like cheeks. and his keen, dark eyes was
heightened by his singular costume. Upon his
head he had black velvet skull cap, from un-
der which fell thin fringe of while hair His
hands were incased in loosely fitting gloves, and
he wore a suit OF the blacklist OF black clothes
His voice was sharp and penetrating and at
times had in il shrll falsetto quality while at
Others when apparently fatigued by exertion,
il sank to a lower tone, and became with diff
Guilty audible. The appearance OF this weird and
unreal figure, amid the realistic surroundings
Of the House, rs an actor in the commonplace
drama of Legislation, and a 81 enc that had no
more features Of WEAKNESS than Of grandeur,
was an event Of unusual interest The members
thronged around him, leaving The distant seats
to congregate in dense masses where they could
best see and hear. Some compared him after
ward to picture OF an old Spanish 'inquisitor,'
and others saw resemblances to Booths Rche-
lieu in his bearing and gestures All were pro-
foundly Impressed with The dramatic element in
the scene. When the old man finished, two
members helped him to his chair and wrapped
bis cloak around hIm II took some miuul,s for
the Speaker to quiet the buzz of talk and the
noise caused by the dispersion of the thronf."