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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-07-25
From the Helena (AIontana) Herald.
Rather Early.

There is a young lady in this city who has the
misfortune to talk in her sleep, and it is said she
will answer, unconsciously, the questions which
are secrets in her waking hours. She is waited
on by a timid young man who has never been able
to screw his courage up to the "sticking place, y
and ask her to marry him.. He went up one
night last week, and entering the front door, as
was his habit. without ringing the bell, he saw
his duleinea asleep on the parlor sofa. He hest
tated a moment over the propriety of advancing
without announcing himself, when he heard his
own name softly expressed from between those
coral lips. Immediately the pent-up burden of
his heart broke out in words:
dearest, do you love me ?" @
"Yes,' was the soft response from the sleeper.
Will you marry me
Eyes"
"Shalljt be in a year p
"Any time"
"Let it be in six months - -gT.E
There was a moments silence and suspense.
when the lips again moved and the young man
heard distinctly the little word, s'June." He
stepped cautiously back and glided quietly from
the house. He has been up every night since,
but has not referred to the conversation with the
sleeper. June is a very pleasant month, but the
time is rather too soon for the young man.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-06-13
NJ AY TERM 1874.
GRAND JURY Room,

GRAND JURY Room,
June 10th, 1874.
TFHE Grand Jury respectfully report to the
Il Judges OF the Circuit Court for Baltimore
county, that they in their official capacity have
visited the County Jail, and find every thing
in neat and clearly condition, and the pris-
oners comfortable as could be expected I'M
der the circumstances.
We further report that the Sheriff, his Dep
uty and the Warden of the Jail deserve great
credit for the manner in which they discharg
their duties.
We pectfully call the the attention of the
Court to the insecure condition of several of
the cells, and recommend such change as will
ia their judgment add to the safe keeping of
the prisoners confined therein.
We desire to tender our thanks to the officers
of the Court, and especially to Mr. Hunter,
Deputy States Attorney for advice and assist
ance rendered during our session.
We also visited the County Almshouse,
near Texas, and found every part OF the build
ing in condition remarkable for cleanliness
and good order, and that COO much cannot be
said of the efficiency of the present keeper in
his management OF this Institution.
We found among the inmates some very
strong and powerful insane men, suggesting to
us the necessity of some assistance being pro
vided for the keeper.
All of which is respectfully submitted, with
a request that we be discharged.
.--~-.4- WILLIAM BISHOP, JR
June 13.-3t. y Foreman.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-06-13
Hon. Loud LOayuIes. III.

On Wednesday of last week Hon. James G.
Blaine, Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, appointed Hon. Lloyd Lowndes, Jr, of
Maryland and Messrs Wheeler of N. Y, and
Marshal of Illinois special committee on the
part of the House to confer with a similar
committee of the Senate to secure an agree
ment on the army appropriation bill. The
chief point of disagreement between the two
Houses is an effort to transfer the settlement
of claims of loyal citizens of States not in re-
bellion from the Quartermaster Generals De-
partment to the Southern Claims Commission.
Mr.. Lowndes made speech in the early part
of the session. opposing ths-eAangsS iE>whieh
moved a thorough acquaintance with the
subject If these claimants are obliged to con-
test their claims before the claims commission
at Washington, the vast majority of them will
be obliged to visit the capital, employ an at
torney to conduct their case and to have again
taken great amount of testimony. To be
obliged to do the latter at this late day might
deprive many of their claims as some witness
es could not be found and pecuniary conside
rations might deter them from the prosecu-
ton of the claims By having them settled
under the Quartermasters Department claim
ants can file their claims and produce their
evidence before the nearest Quartermaster
His appointment upon 50 important COM
mittee indicates the confidence of Speaker
Blaine in his acquaintance with the matter in
controversy as well as mis- respect for the gem
eral legislative tact of Mr.. Lowndes.
Mr.. Lowndes has introduced twenty-one bills
in Congress of which four have become laws
The time has passed away when much display
of mans services as national legislator can
be made in the House. The opportunity for
grand effort occurs but seldom. Legislation
is worked almost altogether now in the com
mittee room of which the world hears but liz
tie. The vast majority Of bills are passed by
both Houses upon the faith of the committee
that reports them. The work must be done
then. In this Mr. Lowndes has been faith
full and useful devotee. Looking after the in
terest of ones district and State in the various
departments is no trifing occupation. This
takes much of ones time if we'll attended to.
In this he has been indefatigable. His atten-
ton in this matter has not been confined to
his district alone. He has served kindly and
faithfully whenever in his power to do so those
who have solicited his assistance from other
portions Of the State.
He nominated the only cadet to West Point
from the State that passed a successful exami-
nation
Being less than thirty years of age and but
one session in Congress ne has made a very
efficient member. 1t is aoork that tells in Con
gress now as out of it and he has been unceas-
ing in his. AS a man he stands deservedly
high. In his intercourse he is courteous, po-
lite and obliging.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-06-13
Letter from PhiiddeIphid.
THE CENTENNIAL.

1t is now finally settled that Congress will
not appropriate dollar to this object, and the
people of Pennsylvania have therefore deter
mined of themselves to make the Centennial a
success. The National Commission is to be cou
tinued. and the money contributed by our peo-
pie is to be spent in paying the mileage, hotel
expenses, and reireshment bills Of the members
com uprising this Commission, whenever their
duties to the Centennial require their august
presence in Philadelphia. They have fastened
upon us large number of persons in lucrative
positions and our money must pay their large
salaries. Even some of the States that voted
solid against an appropriation by Congress,
have the princi pal and most important offices,
and these Com missioners have the assurance
to inform and instruct us how the money of
Pennsylvania shall be spent. Connecticut vo
ted against us, and while she has subscribed for
six shares, making the grand amount of $50,
she sent two Commissioners, and Idaho, after
having subscribed for one share !! favored us
with the presence of her Commissioner The
mileage of these gentlemen, not to mention their
expenses in this city, must be paid from the
Centennial funds
Is it surprising that our people will not take
any more of the stock, and will not contribute
money to the cause? They are opposed to
strangers, and even enemies to their interests,
holding the important positions, directing all
the workings of the Centennial, and being paid
from the funds furnished by Philadelphia. We
should insist upon these persons going home,
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-06-13

@s~ Hon. BENZ. G. Harris, who was formerly
a member of Congress from the Fifth Mary
land District, and of out-spoken Rebel senti-
ments, has announced himself candidate for
the Congressional nomination for that district
upon the basis of an absolute disregard Of the
Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the
Constitution. He emphaticallv declares he
will not support any man who voted for Horace
Greeley in 1872, but he will advocate with ar
dent devotion the election of any Democrat
who refused to support Mr.. Greeley and who is
opposed to the last two amendments to the
Constitution. He pledges himself, if elected, to
urge the expulsion of all colored men from Con-
gress, to vote for the admission of that man who
appears to have majority of 0hite uotes in all
contested cases, and to move for an amend
ment to the Constitution that none but white
men shall hold offices, either State or National
If Mr.. Harris lives to see the consummation of
his ideas he will never need the services of the
undertaken
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-06-13

A GOOD MovE.-The Agricultural Congress
that convened at Atlanta, Georgia, June 4th,
did sensible thing. Its committee on immi
grafton recommended the donation of land to
actual settlers. This looks as if they are really
in earnest in the matter. 1t looks as if they
have awakened to policy that will likely do
something for them Muscle and capital
with brains-are what are required in the
Southern States. The first is needed first and
worse than either of the others Just now-in
an agricultural point of view. The first pru
IDENTIFY applied will bring the second. Put
these two together and brains will likely be
around
Plant the immigrant in the ground. Make
him believe that you want him among you.
Let him understand that he is entirely well
come and that is why you hold out induce
ments. When you do this Thoroughly the South
will start on a career of advancement such as
her fondest admirers never imagined
If all the unproductive land in Maryland
were donated to those who would occupy and
cultivate it, we should be in a much better
condition in an agricultural and financial point
of view. 1t is the thin edge ola wedge which
we trust will continue to widen.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-06-13


The Court of Appeals did very uugraceful
tAing on Friday, the 9TH inst. 1t decided that
the sovereign power Of the Stats--that august
body empowered by the untrammelled will of
free people to make its laws-the honorable gen.
tlemen of the Legislature of Maryland occurred
thirty sections in passing law that whixS, ''ac-
cording to the plain import of its language, +" is
not susceptible of being enforced. Aud the Court
considered that its duty was Ito declare ii mop
erative." How this happened or why it happen
ed or if it happened the Legislature saith not
Thsreare perhaps not sufficient safeguards thrown
around the dignity of the law making power to
insure that the laws come out OF the mill all right
There is but one committee in each House 10 ex.
anime and report upon the bills that are present
ed to the assembled wisdom of the State to be
moulded into laws, an engrossing clerk, we be-
lieve for each House, and clerk whose business
it should be to read the bills carefully over before
they are sigred by the Governor. These are only
cautions thrown around the work to see that
bill is turned into law id readable English and
understandable sense. But how does it happen
that after all these precautions have been exhaust
ed, the Governor signs law in spite of them that
the Court of Appeals says is nothing because it
means nothing.
The law in question is that string OF sections
called the assessment law. The larbeard OK got
on the starboard side and the starboard OK got on
larboard side, and the whole grand army of as
SCISSORS have been excused from service without
bounty, perquiste or pension. Perhaps they will
get per diem 1t has been levied and why not
use it So far as the york is concerned-they can
forego the deprivation of that. They would not
uttermuch complaint about that this hot weather.
Although we do not know that assessing grave
yards and church lots would have been attended
with very arduous labors The act was SO char
table in its provisions that il taxed all churches
cemeteries, charitable and eleemosynary institu-
tons and exempted all other property-exempted
the living and taxed the dead. The Court OF APP
psals thought these provisions unsusceptible Of
execution and consequently so decided.
The dear people cannot enjoy the luxury Of a
new assessment until the wisdom of the State
again assemblies at the State capital for law
making purpose. 1t would be well enough to
have each law committed to the keeping of some
one acquainted with the laws of propriety and in
tellipable ENGLISH
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-06-13

4~S Senator Logan introduced into the Uni
ted States Senate on Tuesday bill to incor
porate the Commercial Railway Company"
1t proposes to construct a four track railroad
from New York to some point in Ohio, and have
diverging from that point two branches, one to
Chicago and the other to st. Louis, with the
privilege of extending another branch from
Chicago farther west. 1t is to be commenced
in two years and completed in twelve from its
incorporation. The charges for transportation
areto be fixed by a commission composed ofthree
persons appointed by the President, one by the
Governor of each State through which it passes
and three by the corporators. This is the fruit
of Changers agitation and is only another step
in the Capitalization of power in the national
government which we suggested some months
ago, and to which some folks who have been
vehement in their devotions to the Changers
movement so much deprecate.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-06-13
DIED.

On the 9th inst EDITH PEARL, youngest daughter oil
t. A. and S. A. Rhodes, aged months and IL days.
On the 9th inst, Mrs. SARAH L., wife of Thomas D.
Cockey, of BALTIC CO.
At Shickshinnsy, Pa, June Sd, Rev j. A. GERE, D.
d. in the 10th year of his age and SD of his ministry
On the 4th inst MARY P. A., in the S0h year of her
age, beloved wife Of VIM. II. Hoover
At his residence in Dulaney's Valley, the 10th in
slant, Jos. G. DANCE aged about rs years.
AT Louisville, Nd, the 9Th inst, JENNIE WELLS,
and the same day ARLETTA NAY, infant twin daugh.
tiers of Charles W and Irene Pennington of Brooklyn,
N. Y, and granddaughter of Mr.. Jas. Pennington,
aged month and days.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-06-13

Gs~lt is really appalling to think of the
number of fresh lawyers who, each successive
year, arc turned out in this country to prey up
on an unsophisticated public. few weeks
ago Washington Columbia College Law School
sent forth $50 limbs of the law, and the Alba
ny law School shortly afterward duplicated
that figure. These examples will soon be fol-
lowed by something like three dozen other in
situations throughout the land If this goes on,
the members of the legal profession will be
placed in the dilemma of Virgils army, which
was so numerous that it had not room enough
to use its weapons
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-06-13
Proposals for a Bridge.
OFFICE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR BALTIC. Co.,
TowsoNTowN, June 10th, 1874. J
GEALED PROPOSALS. will he received at

OFFICE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR BALTIC. Co.,
TowsoNTowN, June 10th, 1874.
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at
- this office until
Wednesday, 2ith day of June, 1874,
at IL o'clock M,
For building an OPEN WOODEN BRIDGE,
on the Burr Truss Plan, over the Gunpowder
Falls, at Collects Fording, in the 9TH Eelction
District, of the following dimensions, to wit
Length Of span to be 81 feet; abutments to be
feet high from the surface of the water, and
to be of sufficient depth to secure good foun-
dalton; the abutments and wing walls to be
built of large, fiat stone, we'll laid with good
lime and sand the abutments to be Is feet
wide, feet thick at bottom and 3 feet thick at
top; wing walls to be 80 feet long from the
back of the abutments, feet thick at bottom
and Is inches thick at top, to be built up Is
inchos above the floor of the bridge, to be cap
ped with fiat stone and properly anchored
down.
For size, &C., of wood work, see plan aud
specifications in this office. All to be built in
a workmanlike manner.
The County Commissioners reserve the right
to reject all or any portion of any bid offered.
DAN'L J. McCAULEY,
EDWARD RIDER,
BENZ. F. JORDAN,
County Comm'rs for Baltimore county.
June 13.-2t.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-06-13

HoNoRING THE DEAD.-It is estimated that the
cost of draping the railroad stations ard engines
owned and leased by the Pennsylvania Central,
as testimonial to the worth of the late presi-
dent of the company, aggregated 100000. En-
blems of mourning are displayed from New
York to Chicago on the railroad lines operated
by the company between those cities. The
same respect has been shown the fallen chief
on the Northern Central and Philadelphia and
Erie railroads and other lines. Thousands of
locomotives and railroad stations are arrayed
in the habiiment of sorrow. The expense in
volved in the draping of the Phladei pha de-
pot was alone 81, 900
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-06-13
ESTRAY.

STATE of Maryland, Baltimore County to
- wit: hereby certify that on this Attn day
OF June, A. D. 1874, before me, James Miller, a
Justice OF the Peace for said State in and for
the county aforesaid, personally appeared Con-
rad Seipp, and made oath in due form of law,
that tina. on or about the goth day of May leTzm
one BLACK and WHITE HEIFER, NT
as an estray, between and 3 years ola, aDd
this deponent further makes oath, that he has
made the necessary inquiry, and cannot dis.
cover the owner thereof Given under nv
hand the day and year aforementioned.
JAMES MILLER, J. p.
The owner OF the above estray is requested to
come forward, prove property, pay charges and
take it away. CONRAD SEIPP,
Near Timonium, Baltimore county.
June 6.-3t*
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-06-13
MARRIED..

On the 9th inst, by Rev. J. II. S. Clarke, JOSHUA
ScoTT to Miss ELIZABETH PETERS, both of Stemmer's
Run. Baltimore CO.
On the I'd of June, by Rev. JOS r. Wheeler, DR.. JAS
s. LINTHIcUM to Miss SALLIE McLELLAND eldest
daughter of Carey McLelland Esq, of Baltimore CO.
On Tuesday, June 3D. 1874 by the Rev. DR.. J. A. lie.
fevre, ANDREW j HILTON to Miss PERMELIA J. NEIL.
SON. both of Baltimore.
On the 4th of June, by the Rev. Thomas Myers FRED
DITrUs, of Baltimore county, and Miss SOPHIA WAIT.
LAND, of Hartford county
On the 4th of June, by the Rev. Uriel Graves JOHN
T. KNoBLooH, of Oxford BALTIC. co. to Miss EMMA BUT
sLER, of Baltimore.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-06-13

Chief Justice Miller, of the Anne Arundel
county court, has decided that Gen. McBlair,
who is a contestant for the Adjutant General
ship of Maryland, cannot hold said Office be-
cause he was in the Confederate service and
has not had his disabilities removed. McBlair
should have importuned the "Ex- Great-seal"
in Congress to have his case attended to.
The Confederates decorated the graves of
their fallen comrades at Loudcun Park Gene
terry and other places throughout the State
Park Gen. Geo. H. Steuart acted as chief Mar
shall. Gen. Bradley T. johnson, Major Henry
Kyd Douglas and Jno. A. Inglis delivered ora
tons. The Baltimore and Potomac railroad
company ran special train for the accommo-
dation of those who desired to visit the Gene
terry.
The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association
held meeting at Mount Vernon on the Sd
instant, and elected Madam Bergman as Re
gent She has held for some time the posi-
tion of Vice Regent. The outstanding debts of
the estate have been paid aud all necessary
repairs made up to the present. Contribu
tons have been received from Philadelphia
aggregatng 1880; from New Jersey $3.50 +;
from New York $1,000, and 1868 have been
contributed to restore the coonades in front of
the mansion. new flag and fine portrait
of Washington have been presented t. The As
ISOLATION.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-06-13

ES- President Grant has issued a memo
randum in which is embodied his views on
the financial situation. The politicians on
either side of the financial question are dis
pleased with it. 1t proposes to repeal the le-
gal tender clause of the law regulating that.
This he thinks should take effect July LIST,
1875. 1t would result in the regulation of pri-
ces, wages and contracts upon gold basis on
and after that date Then he wants a provi-
sion that on and after July LIST, 1876, the United
States currency should be redeemed on presen-
tation to any Assistant United States Treasurer.
To accomplish this it would require the issue
of gold bonds. The politicians do not like it
because they consider it an advertisement that
any compromise they see fit to put into the
shape of law short of hard money basis will
not meet his approval.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-06-13

sNEs~ln De Kalb county (Mo.) recently, a wo-
man named Jane Stivers went to hunt for eggs
leaving her child, about seven months old
playing on the floor of the house. During her
absence, which was less than half an hour. a
hog entered the house and on her return she
found that the animal had killed the infant
and partially eaten it, being intent on its hor-
rIble meal when the terror stricken mother be
held it,
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-06-13
Corrected from Thursdays papers.

FLOUR
Howard st. Super S4.5O@$5.25; Extra S. so
@S6.5O Family $6.75@$S.25; Patapsco Fam
ly $1,000 Rye Flour 81 25@Sl.75; Corn Meal
$3.75@SI25
GRAIN.
Southern White Wheat 81 so; Red $3.50 :
choice Western Red S1.35 Pennsylvania Red
$l52; White Corn S8@S9 cts; Yellow do.
S0@8l Oats &c cts; Rye $lOO.
PROVISIONS.
Bacon Sides II cents Shoulders II cents.
for cured meats; Hams 14@15! cts. Lard,
refined, II cts; Liverpool ground salt 81. 20
M$l.3O; fne S2.25@S235 per sack; Turks
Island 5000 cts. per bushel.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-06-13

The Greeley exultation over the Oregon
election was premature. The Republicans cleo.
ted Governor, Congressman and Judges of the
Supreme court.
On Thursday Of last week the household
effects of the late Senator Sumner-tbat were
not taken by his relatives under his will
were sold. Many articles sold at fabulous pri-
ces.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-06-13
PUBLIC SALE
OF
VALUABLE BUILDING LOTS, NEAR
COCKEYSVILLE,
IN BALTIMORE COUNTY.
PUBLIC SALE

THHE Farmers and Mechanics Building
i Association of Baltimore county will offer
at Public Sale, on the premises, on
Thursday, the 25h day Of June 1874,
at 2 o'clock P. NJ,
FIFTY VALUABLE BUILDING LOTS,
situated on an avenue forty feet wide recently
opened through property belonging to the said
ssT. Association, running eastwardly eGS~
%%g5SSSsa from the York Turnpike Road S SsS~
RS from point near the Is mile -
stone on said Turnpike Road. These lots have
each front of fifty feet on the above named
forty foot avenue with depth of about two
hundred feet.
Also, an irregular lot on the south side OF
said avenue and binding on the centre thereof
about ninety-six feet with depth of over two
hundred feet, and being about l6 $500 feet in
the rear.
Also, an irregular lot on the north side OF
said avenue binding on the centre thereof about
ninety-six feet with depth Of over two hum
dred feet, and being about POST feet in the rear.
Also. two lots fronting on the said York Turn
pike Road each fifty feet by two hundred feet
deep, lying fifty feet south of said forty foot
avenue.
Also. lot binding on the north side of the
Warren Factory road and within five hundred
feet of the east side of the York Turnpike Road
near the 18th mile stone, containing about
FIVE ACRES.
TERMS OF SALE.-One third cash the
day of sale and the balance in two equal in
stallments, payable in one and two years from
day of sale or all cash at the option of the pur-
chaser. The credit payments to bear interest
from the day of sale and be re-secured by
mortgage upon the same or notes to be endors-
ed to the satisfaction of the undersigned act
ing on behalf of the Association.
J. W. HAWKINS,
S. X. GRIFFITH,
A. HUKE.