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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-03-21

The CASE OF VIM. NJ. TwEED.-A New York
letter to the Philadelphia Ledger, dated March
10th, says: The application of VIM. M.
Tweed's counsel, to have the record of his con-
viction and sentence amended, so as to make it
stead Of the Penitentary, "a distinction with
out difference,) came up again this morning,
before Justice Brady, in the Court of Oyer and
Termner. The District Attorney making no
objection, the record was ordered to be amend
ed according. Tweed's counsel then, to the sur
prise of everybody, gave notice that there was
another defect in Judge Davis sentence, which
they desired to correct. In several sentences
pronounced by that Judge, it was shown that
no place of confinement was designated at all
The departure from precedent in the case of
Tweed was an irregularity which showed pre-
JUDGE. Counsel supplemented the application
with statement that they were now "prepar-
ing proceeding" in which Judge Davis would
probably have to make an affidavit. Counsel
for the people contented that all this was
tirely new matter, and they objected to it &C
cordngly. The Court however, reserved its
decision. As before ntimated, the belefamong
lawyers is that there is much more in these pro-
ceedings than would seem to be on the surface,
and that the fact will appear in due time. In
other words, Mr.. Graham is cautiously feeling
his way to proceedings which have for their
grand ultimate object the release of the Boss
from durance vile. The quirks and bubbles of
the law are proverbial everywhere, but in New
York it would seem to be next to impossible to
finally exhaust than. where there.is an end to
be served. ssorV--
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-03-21
WHAT THE sALooNIsTs SAY.
THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC OF THE UNION. The New

The LIQUOR TRAFFIC OF THE UNION The New
York World of the 4th inst, contains an interest
ing statistical article on the subject of the liquor
consumption of the nation. The World says:
''The magnitude of the traffic is simply aDaz-
ing. 1t is impressive to consider that with the
exception of very few articles of prime necessi-
ty this article Of alcohol, rarely necessity, most
commonly mere luxury, and not uncommonly
a positive and unmixed evil, is the staple Of the
most important of American industries
"New York city does absut oneeighlh the
drinking of the entire United States a proportion
which is in close agreement with the relative
wealth Of the city and the Union, but is what
will seem to temperance people outrageously dis
proportonate 10 the respective populations, being
simply stated as follows "A New Yorker drinks
five times as much spirituous, vinous and fer
mented liquors as anybody else The New
Yorker, too, is getting more and more bioulous,
for the consumption Of liquor per man in the city
has always increased more rapidly than the pop
ulation, and he seems likely, if he shall keep on
in the same way for few centuries, to give up
all his leisure to the mere emptying Of tumblers.
The retail liquor business in New York city em-
ploys more men than go to populate many snug
city in the State, and more than six times the
population Of one OF its counties The real estate
devoted to it is worth more than all the estate
real and personal, Of any county in the State,
one out of five being excepted, and the yearly
business done would buy out the poorest Of the
counties twenty times oyes.--Ths in
New York yearly would, as nearly as can be es-
timated, supply the Croton pipes for at least two
days as substitute for water
The Worlds tables show, moreover, that Of
the counties engaged in the manufacture of lager
beer New York makes $7,770, 7S0 worth of that
liquid commodity. A few States practically mo-
nopolize the manufacture ofliquors. In the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1878 Illinois manufactured
one quarter Of all the spirits in this country, Ohio
fifth Indiana tenth, and four States-New
York, Kentucky, Pennsy lvania and Massachusetts
manufactured another fifth. In fermenled
liquors New York State manufactures third,
and Pennsylvania and Ohio each lile more
aud little less than fifth the rest is very even
ly distributed among the larger States Particu-
lar States take precedence in one or two articles
New Jersey, North Carolina and Kentucky man
ufacture about ninetenths Of the apple jack bran
dy, and California nearly all the grape brandy
and wine, the latter being almost entirely pro-
duced on the Pacific slope. OF 3, 1000, 900 gallons
produced on farms in the census Of 1870, nearly
two thirds is accredited to California.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-03-21

A FIRsT-CLAss COUNTRY RESIDENCE
N on Western Maryland Rail Road, in Greer
Spring Valley, Baltimore county.
131 ACRES FIRST QUALITY LIMESTONE
LAND, forming parallelogram, the nortl
on Satter Hill Road both of which lead into II
Falls Turnpike, about of mile from th
farm. 1t is nine miles from the City of Balti
more by the Turnpike road, and Rodgers sta
ton on the Western Maryland R. R. adioini
the property. The Improvements on the farm
consist of frst-class Dwelling House, Ston
Sweetzer Barn, a frst-class Dairy, Chicken
House, Ice House, Carriage House, Corn Houses
Wagon Sheds, and large Stabling with capaci
ty for horses colts, cows, &C., DC. A Foun tail
of pure spring water, running at the door
which supplies the dairy, bath room, barn yard
and can easily be made to supply large ana
frst-class garden during drought at any time
Abundance of fruit, Apples, Pears, &C., wit
small fruits, Currants, Gooseberres, &c.
There is Lime Stone Quarry and Kiln o.
the place--having resources within itself
keep it always in the highest state of produc
tiveness. The land is sufficiently rolling
give good drainage and quick cultivation, nc
billy enough to increase labor in hauling anC
blowing. No farm can be aoorked cheaper
point of labor. A stream of pure water run
through the farm (Jones's Falls in straigt
line. Two good Tenant Houses and all conve
niences for accommodation of laborers.
The terms of sale will be made easy to tn
purchaser, the sale is made to close an estat
l have in addition to the above a number
very desirable Farms, Country Seats and Dwell
ings for sale.
Apply to o. P. MACGILL,
Real Estate Agent and Auctioneer,
No. Smedley Row, Towsontown, Nd.
March 14.-tf.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-03-21

GRATING FRUIr TREEs-GRAFTING-W Wax
Says the Germantown telegraph: As the time
has arrived when grating is in order, we re-
peat our former advice that every farmer
should do his own grating. 1t is very easy
operation when once understood, and this is
readily done by seeing it done. A sharp pen
knife and good fine saw indispensable.
Splitting the stalk so that the bark shall not
be bruised, and shaping the scion wedge fash
ion both ways, preserving also the bark unin-
jured, and placing the rim of the a0ood of both
stock and scion exactly together so that the
sap can Neutrality-suspicious. is no danger offail
ure if properly waxed. We make a shoulder
to the graft and think it adds to the certainty
of success, though probably it weakens it. We
prefer also two eyes or buds to a graft, and
rather have only one than more than two
One years wood should always be used when
it can be obtained, as it is more certain to take
and grow more vigorously, and the graft should
be cut from bearing branches.
We wish to remind those preparing grating
wax, that we have found four parts of rosin
one part of beeswax and one part beef tallow,
to be the best proportions. Melt them togeth-
er in a skillet (Which is best) or a lineup, and
mix WELL 1t should remain in the vessel and
be used as needed. Twenty or thirty scions
can be waxed with one heating up. When
much grating is to be done, little fire for
heating the wax should be made on the spot,
between the bricks or stones. Apply with a
narrow wood paddle.
We have seen various preparations for max
ing grating wax, and we believe we have tried
them all, but prefer our own. Applying it
warm or hot does no injury to the graft. The
object to attain in the proportion is that the
wax will not crack in cool, dry weather, or run
in warm weather. If, however, upon trial
different proportions be required, the forego
ing can be altered, though after using them in
several ways we have come back to these.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-03-21

p. P. Wrtermutte, the murderer of Gen
McCook of Dakota, is at liberty on $35, 200 bail
Candidates for Congressional honors next
fall are too thick to thrive among the Greeley
ties.
The reduction of taxation that has been
made by Congress since 1859, amounts to 1919, )
100000. And since 1865 there has been re-
duction of $3.50, 600, 900 in the annual expendi-
lures.
Local option was lost in the House of Del
egates on Friday of last week by vote of "a
yeas to 80 nays. Some of our vigorous tenn
perance candidates last fall were too sick to
be on hand.
We hope Senator Davis will succeed in in
iueneing foe .ftths of another member to OPP
pose the bill for the extension of the city lin
its. lie ought to do little better than the del
egation in the lower House.
-Methodists think about doing away with
the tinerant system, which in the opinion of
many has outlived the conditions which made
it effective It's principal use now is to pre-
vent preachers from getting acquainted with
their congregations.
The Illinois Legislature has passed law
providing that any person aduterating milk
with water, chalk. or other substances and
selling the same, shall be fined not exceeding
$500, and imprisoned not exceeding one year.
This is probably the severest law in any State
against adulteration.
"A workingman of Dundee, Scotland, wri
ting OF co operation in that town, says that
about year ago few men dubbed together
and bought box of soap and chest of tea,
and retailed it among themselves. The results
were astonishing. There are now one hun
bred aud eighty shareholders, and they have
a shop of their own.
1t is reported that the insurance compa
MES refuse to pay the $4,000 insurance on the
life Of Col. Stilwell of Indiana, who was shot
in an ARRAY some months ago. The refusal is
on the ground that he was engaged in an un-
lawful act, and that his death was the result
of ntemperance. The Colonel was not drunk
when killed, and il is understood that his dis.
sipated habits were well known to the agents
by whom he was insured.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-03-21

A PROFITABLE BED QUILT.-A curious illus
tration of the ingenuity Of smugglers in de-
frau4irg the revenue recently came to light
at Suspension Bridge. There was sale of
confscated goods by the Collector at that port
some time ago, and a gentleman, for the fun of
the thing, made a bid for the possession of an
ordinary looking bedquilt or comforter. He
got it for fifty cents, and took the secondhand
thing home, where its arrival elected no great
enthusiasm. After being contemptuously kick
ed about the house for some time, the quilt was
finally assigned to servants bed. By and
by rent occurred in its calico ntegument, and
the servant girl one day CHANGED to notice O.
corner of superior looking stuff emerging from
the aperture. An examination was made, and
some rich results followed the old quilts dis
section. Five yards of rich pink silks, nine
yards of heavy black ditto, quantity of vel
vet ribbon and numerous silk neckties were
successfully exhumed from its capacious inte
rior, greatly to the establishment of the owner.
Since the affair transpired there has been an
active demand at the Collectors sale for bed
quilts, but the importation does not seem to be
kept up.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-03-21

1t was North Carolina landlord who post
ed the notice in his dining-room that members
of the Legislature would be first seated. and
aft rward the gentlemen.
"A legislator of foreign extraction remark
ed, "Ven | vas elected thought | would find
dem all solomons down here; but found dere
vas some as pick fools here as mineself."
What can man think of his wile's rela-
tons who is SO savage about his own as to
write, al don't like relations ; you sre obliged
to be familiar with a man just because he hap
pens to be son of the same father AS your
father"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-03-21

ggs~ The flight Of riches and the folly of
those who lavish money wastefully were never
better illustrated than in the case of the late
Legrand Lockwood's splendid marble palace
at Norwalk, Conn. There forty acres of
finely ornamented grounds, in the centre Of
which is a stately structure costing some 3d.
$1,000. On the premises are three other hand
some buildings, porters' lodge, Conservatives,
stables and so on. The house is respondent
with polished marbles, frescoes, inlaid wood
work of the most costly kind, doors which cost
$4,000 each, billiard room on which $4,000
was expended and there are forty nine rooms
thus gorgeously decorated, no two of which are
alike It is estimated that between $4,000, 900
and So 100000 of very hard cash found a grave
in this monument of extravaganza. And yet
the entire establishment is now on the market
for less than $3.50 OO0
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-03-21
HAND CORN-SHELLER.

The undersigned having purchased the rightfor man.
ufacturng and selling this useful and very valuable
machine, recommends it to farmers and others in Bal
timore county as great labor-saving machine The
low price of this Corn Shelter places it within the reach
of ALL and its merits will be appreciated on seeing one
of them in operation
1t is just the article wanted by all persons living in
the country and supplies want long felt Any man.
durable and get out of order They adapted
to the largest smallest of corn taking of every
grain rapidly without crack or break. PRICE TWO
DOLLARS. The Right for Baltimore county and City
for sale. Apply to JOHN CASEY,
Ill Ensor ST., near Madison, Baltimore, Md.
ma One of the above Machines can be seen at this
office [April 26.-1y
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-03-21

The ILLUSTRATED ANNUAL OF PHRENoLoGY
AND PHYstoGNoMY FOR 1874, contains eighty large
octave pages, with more than fifty engravings,
representing heads, faces, mouths, noses, good
and bad, with Signs of Character; also, My
Schoolmates, and What Became of Them; A
Good Memory; The Leak, or Hole in Pocket
through Bad Habits; How to Save Money -
One Thousand Bys Wanted Bad Breath, Its
Cause and Cure A Fascinating Face; What
the Swans are Doing for Mental Science, etc.
The best annual ever issued. Agents wanted.
Newsmen have it. Sent prepaid by first post,
for % cents, by S. R. Wells, publisher, $50
Broadway, New York.
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NJ A ~ RTED-

On the 18th inst. at the parsonage, Sweet
Air, by the Rev. Mr.. Rathburn, DAVID F.
MUMMA to Miss MARY L. WAKEFIELD, both
of Long Green, BALTIC. CO. Westminster pa
pers copy.]
On the 1st inst. by Rev. Mr.. Lane, GEORGE
w. TAYLOR to MARY L. EGGLESTON, both
of Hampden.
January s, 1874, in Baltimore, by Rev. W. A.
ZABETH BRYAN of this county.
On the 18th of Feb, at Monument street Par
sonage, Baltimore, by Rev. A. S. Hank, JOHN
T. ALMONY to Miss ANNIE E. SHANE, both
of Baltimore county.
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ELECTION RETURNS.

The election held in Baltimore county on
Wednesday last, to fill the vacancy in the Legis-
lative delegation, caused by the death of Hon.
Robt. Fowler, resulted in the selection of An
drew Banks, ESQ., Democrat by considerable
majority, over F. S. Corkran, Esq, Republican.
The vote was very small, as will be seen when
compared with that of last fall. The returns
are official, except as to the I'd precinct of the
18th district, the return judge for that precinct
not having put in an appearance up to the
time of our going to press
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NeaU Advertisements.

THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE that the sub
Il scriber has obtained from the Orphans
Court of Baltimore county, letters OF Admin
istration on the estate of
URIAS BAILEY,
late of said county, deceased. All persons nav
ing claims against the said estate are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof, to the subscriber,
on or before the nth day of September, 1S74
they may otherwise by law be excluded from
all benefit of said estate. Those indebted to
said estate are requested to make immediate
payment. Given under my hand this 18th
day of March, 1874.
CLARISSA BAILEY,
March 81 1T Administrative.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-03-21

Ms-At whist party in Ohio recently a
dealer found his hand to consist of the whole
thirteen trumps. 1t has been calculated, says
an exchange, that if the entire population of
the earth, taken at one thousand millions of
persons, were to deal cards necessarily day and
night for one hundred millisns of years, at the
rate of deal by each person a minute, they
would not have exhausted the one hundred
thousandth part of the number of the essential
ly different ways in which the cards be
distributed. The odds against the dealer hold
ing thirteen trumps may be taken in round
figures at one hundred and fifty nine thousand
millions to ore.
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DIED..

On Monday, 10th inst, at 3.15 P. M, Of scar
let fever, ANNIE BOTELER DOM, daughter
of John W. and Annie NJ. E. Dom, and grand
daughter of Henry McElderry, Esq, aged 6
years, | month and l6 days.
On the 18th inst, at Owing's Mills, Baltimore
county, RICHARD CROSS, aged A years,
months and IL days.
At his residence, near Whitehall on the 10th
inst, JOHN J. sLADE, in the 41st year of his
age.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-03-21
EXECUTORS SALE
REAL ESTATE AND PERSONAL PR0PET
TY, IN I'd ELECTION DISTRICT,
BALTIMORE COUNTY. -

DY virtue of the last Will and Testament O
ID Joseph Hook, Sr., deceased, the under
signed will offer, on the premises, tpublic sal
on Saturday, March 2lSt, 1874,
at o'clock P. NJ,
The Farm on which he formerly lived, situs
-. ted on the New Cut Road, between 20
E. and miles from Baltimore, con- $3.50
- tanning about so Acres of Land, with -
the Improvements, consisting of Dwelling
Barn, Stabling, and other necessary outbuild
ings. Good Water, Fruit, dc. This propert
has frontage on the above named road
nearly mile, making it very convenient
cut up into lots, &c.
Also, at the same time and place, we vii
sell, by order of the Orphans Court for Balt
county, the personal property of the deceased
consisting of great variety of Household an
Kitchen Furniture.
Terms made known at sale.
WILLIAM A. HOOK,
DAVID JEAN,
Executors.
JN0. CROOKS. Auct. March At
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-03-21

A GREAT RAILWAY Project .-One OF the most
stupendous enterprises ever attempted by auda-
cious man is the construction of the Peruvian
railway, which will connect the Pacific Ocean
with the valley Of the Amazon. This nineteenth
century is full of marvels in the way of what is
called engineering scence-fuller, perhaps, of
monumental works of that description than all
the centuries which have gone before it since the
fall of the Roman empire. But neither the Suez
Canal, which cuts the narrow strip of sand that
has INSTRUCTED the commerce OF the world for
ages nor the Mount Gents Tunnel through the
Alps, has presented such appalling obstacles as
those which confronted the builders of railway
at an elevation Of 1900 feet above the level Of
the sea. There is really no !rallel to this tri
umph of the scientific faith, and it is matter for
"a Legitimate patriotic pride that the men who
have conceived and are now carrying out the
work should be our countrymen.
Tc form some faint idea Of the mechanical and
natural difficulties which the construction Of this
transandine railway presents It may suffice to
say that thirty bridges and vaducts, three thous
and feet in length, and thirty-five tunnels fifteen
thousand feet in length, were required in single
locality. To grade the road, as far as mpleted
one hundred and forty million cubic feet of rock
and earth had 10 be removed. The work, which
was begun in 1870. has cost already about $685.
900, 600, and will probably cost that much more
when finished in 1876. One of its wonders
is the great viaduct, the highest in the world,
which is $50 feet long and 300 feet high in the
centre. The height of the three iron pillars
which support it is respectively l66, 1873 and 253
feet. From 5000 to $4,000 laborers, mostly
Chlians and Coolies, are working on the road
night and day.-Hater Ocean.
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BALTIMORE MlRKETS.
Corrected from Tursday'spapers.

FLOUR.
Howard st. Super $5.25@$5.75; Extra $500
;9$6.25; Family $7.25@$9.OO; Patapsco Fam
ly $lO.5O. Rye Flour $4.5O@$5.OO; Corn Meal
&.OO@$4.25.
GRAIN.
Southern White Wheat 81 go; Red tl.65;
choice Western White S1.67 Pennsy lvania Red
$l.74; White Corn 7S@S0 cts; Yellow do.
78@7e Oats s. cts; Rye 90 cts.
PROVISIONS.
Bacon Sides ct ce -=-------
for cured meats; Hams l5014 cts; Lard,
refined, IL cts; Liverpool ground salt $l.45
@$l.55; ine $2.35@$2.4b per sack; Turks
Island 356140 cts. per bushe1.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-03-21

@s-W While the temperance women Of the
West ''are marching on" with unusual zeal,
their sisters in the East hesitate to begin the
crusade. A great deal of feeling has been de-
veloped in Philadelphia, but no bar-room has
as yet been invaded. In fact there seems to
be disposition to fall back on the old expedi.
ent of awaking the public conscience and edu
eating public sentiment by means of mass
meetings. The National Temperance Publca
ton Society at New York reports that it is re
ccving heavy orders for books and tracts from
various sections of the country
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-03-21

EDucArIoN.-No more truthful sentence was
ever penned by man than the following writ
ten by Chancellor Kent: 'The parent who
sends his son into the world uneducated de-
frauds the community of a lawful citizen and
bequeaths to it nuisance" These words
should be written in letters of gold over the
entrance of every school in the land.
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11AOOUVVI
JN0. CROOKS. Auct. March ID
VALUABLE FARM,
In the 9Th District, at Private Sa

THE undersigned offers at private sale, h
l. FARM, situated in the Sth Election Dii
trict, Baltimore county, on the county 70;
leading from the York.turnpike to the Westei
IL Run turnpike, about three miles
$3.50 west of said York turnpike, adjoin- E::;l
~ing the lands of Thomas Cockey e
John Ensor of A., and Sarah Price. This far
contains about 1Ss ACRES, more OF less, in
good state of cultivation, we'll watered and hea
lily timbered; good portion ofthe timber is thr
ty Chestnut, ready for use. The improvement
consist of a substantial STONE DWELLIN
and good FRAME BARN with Stabling
tached, and other necessary outbuildngs
good spring of water at the door, and an exc
lent Dairy. Persons desiring to purchase
good farm would do we'll to call and view
property. Terms made to suit the purchat
Persons wishing 10 view the farm can call upo
Mr.. H. c. Cole, or address me at Ellengowa
P. o., Baltimore county.
A. COLE OF L.
Feb 2I-tf
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52as~ Elder Jacob Knapp, the celebrated re-
vivalist, died on Monday, at Rockford, Illinois,
He was born i'll otsego county, New York, De-
cember II, 1893. lie was brought up an Epis-
copalian, but became a Baptist and preached
as an independent itinerant, preierring, how
ever, the Ba ptist churches where they would
receive him He gave up counting those con
verted under his ministry, when, thirty years
ago, they numbered 100000.