The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-12-26
ayernment without blood

The defeat of the Republican party in obtain
ing a majority in the House Of Representatives
and the loss of the great States of Pennsylvania,
New York and Ohio are among the most import
ant misfortuRes that have afflicted the people in
the year 1874. Republicans were not expecting
it and the Democrats were quite as much sur
prised as ourselves. They are not sure it is a
Democratic victory-and they have not been as
wild in their demonstrations as we had reason TO
expect Their policy has not been announced.
They must have one first. Investigating COM
mittees may stir up little agitation occasionally
and afford them an opportunity to let off their
cheapJohn patriotism, but it will take some
thing better than thay have dispensed for the
million recently TO bring the victory they desire
in 1876 They mag win. But it will be the re-
suit of Republican folly instead of Democratic
wisdom.
This has been grasshopper year in many por-
tions of the West. These devourers of the pro-
ducts of agrculturists swept devastation in their
train. Thousands of farmers we're left without
crop or living and obliged to leave their
nOutS uuQ uCC iIOu OOutLluulObS
from various portions of the country came to the
relief of the suffering In several States Legisla-
lures were called together TO adopt measures to
remedy the dreful evil. And Congress has been
obliged to pass law saving titles to those who
have occupied government lands and been COM
PEELED to abandon them temporarily. The In
dams say they will not appear again for six years.
new feature in the arena of rascality has
come into existence this year. Two men in
buggy on the evening of the LIST of July abducted
little Charlie Ross from his parents. He was
about four years old. He has not since been
heard from. His parents offered $40, 900 reward
for his return. The Mayor and city authorities
of Philadelphia took the matter in charge. De-
tectives have been hard at work in pursuit of the
abductors The parents received anonymous let
tiers Offering the return of the little fellow ii they
should be protected from prosecution. But this
immunity from punishment bad passed from the
control of the parents. Thus the abductors
dreaded TO keep him and feared to surrender him
They were slain while committing burg larry and
one only lived long enough to tell the sad story
of their crime, leaving the whereabouts of toe
little fellow as complete mystery as before.
1874 has produced the most remarkable case
of scandal recorded in history. II seems more
like romance than fact. The Beecher-Tilton az
fair has hanging about it a seeming OF truth con-
Trajectory OF almost every circumstance and ele-
ment 10 the characters of those assailed. Its in
penuity and audacity seem TO baffe ali knowledge
of human nature 10 account for the conduct OF
the assailaut as consistent in any degree with bis
charges Human knowledge is equally perplexed
TO discover why the assailed would allow himself
TO become entangled in the web Of his assailant
The court will unravel the mystery.
Science has not slept. The devotees have cir
sumnavigaied the globe and placed their tele
scopes ia position in the barren wastes of Asia in
order that their visions might pierce the realms
of infnity aud watch Venus spin down the
ringing grooves of her orbit, see her approach
the sun and then wheel away in boundless space
with seeming eccentricity. Millions have been
expended in expeditions to watch the transit Of
Venus And scientific men have calculated to
the minutest fraction ali about Der motions and
man9uvres.
Capt. Paul Beynton, OF Peunsy lvania, has per-
formed the most wonderful feat known to man
On October 2lst he was lowered from the steam
ship "Queen" at 9 O'Clock at night, amid fear
full storm, the pillows rolling, the wind blowing
a hurricane, seven miles from shore. He was
clothed in his India rubber alright suit Furnish
with food for three days, compass lantern
several signal rockets, American flag, bowie
knife and an axe, and some letters belonging to
the passengers, 10 bis inside pocket The passen-
gers sent up a cheer as be padded away into the
darkness On bis awful journey. After an expert
ence of seven hours and journey of more than
forty miles be landed safely in the cliffs OF Ireland
safe and sound. 1t is marvellous.
The completion Of the Chicago branch OF the