The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-09-19
rant has attended ten or twelve camp

Gen. Granthas attended ten or twelve camp
meetings.
1t is stated that nearly four thousand fe-
male criminals are at large in England with
tickets of leave, the majority of whom live in
London.
mis- opinion of cremation, replied that it might
be used in extreme cases, but only by the most
experienced practitioners.
The State of Mississippi which did not owe
a dollar in 1867 is now saddled with debt of
three millions and a half, and, what is worse,
has nothing to show for it.
"A writer in the Alaska Herald thinks tn at
one of the leading ship building cities in the
world. Corner lots are for sale cheap.
The people of Mayfeld, KY, have long
kept standing the platform from which MUIR
derer was hanged, as proof that the law is re-
spscted and enforced in that community.
-"Who was this man? 2" asked coroner, as
he entered crowd around dead body. "Be
longed to brass band" replied boy, and the
Coroner went on: CAN right no inquest neces-
sary."
"A Milwaukee gentleman who is farming d
small patch of ground on scientific princi pies
has planted number of grasshopper eggs sent
him by waggish Granger, labelled radish
seeds
One of the old settlers at the Isles of Shoals
the other day, spelled it out slowly, and then
exclaimed, "WelI, if that amt the durndest
way to spell fish!
"A we'll known Methodist divine says that
there is "the closest mingling of grace and
worldliness, of holiness and land speculation
ever known in this REGION" on the Methodist
camp ground at Old Orchard Beach.
"A rice pond in Georgia was last year drain.
ed, and the ground planted in corn. The first
| crop has made its appearance, and is hybrid
| The stalk, blades and cob resemble corn, while
the kernels on the cob are grains of rice.
"A large vein of corundum has been found
near Unionville, in Chester county, Pa. This
mineral serves the purpose of emery. 1t has
| hitherto been found in limited quantities, but
| now the supply of it is said to be immense.
--"And now" said a Pennsylvania politica
| orator, warning up as he approached the CHM y
of his speech, '.let us conduct this campaign
fellow citizens, upon The principle elunciated
by the mmoi ta44nrdcoln, With malice towarG
all. and-chality to none"
I sitne asylum III EaInuufgn after having been
confined TO her bed for five years. After her
death it was found that her Zones had becom,
soft end light, and had in fact almost disap
| peareG. ST. suffered no pain.
Some months ago man out West hearC
that St. Croix rum was good for Lay fever
Tke lext day he was taken with the disease ant
| he hasn't re covered yet, though the medicin,
has been taken daily. This is only another o
the thousands of incidents sho wing what vir.
| tue there is iii patience
| "A farmer near Santa Barbara, CAL, has
| field of corn planted last May which stands
now over eleven feet in height. He is tai
man, but he lacks some two CIR three feet of be
ing able to reach the top Of the stalks Three
or four ears are now growing on each of thes'
lofty sta Ks, many of which are larger at the
base than mans wrist.
| The editor of the Sedalia Democrat has haC
Bible presented to him, and thereupon re
marks: at is a very interesting work, and i
some of its themes were worked up into sensa
ton locals, with double heads, our readers woulC
| be delighted. We ere now reading its accoun
OF the creation, and we are utterly astonishec
| to find that no mention is made of the Miss0ur
Republican,"
| The State of Nebraska owns a church a
Lincoln, the capital. The State advanced
money on the church building for school pur
poses and the debt falling due, the propert,
was offered for sale. There being no offer high
enough to pay the debt, the church was bid il
| in the name of the Commonwealth. 1t is pro
badly tie first instance in the United States o
| q State owning church building.
Father Ia ylor, a clergyman, recently loca
ted at Bishop G; eek, Cal, was so pressed will
q dream that the whole Owens valley countr,
in that State would soon be destroyed by earth
| quake and floods shat he has sold out all his pos
sessions and started for Arkansas. Before leav
ing he publicly warned his congregation OF tn
impending danger, and advised them to follow
his example and depart from the ia ted region
| before 1T was too late.