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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-01-09

A REAL ROMANCE "A few days ago an eugi-
neer, who was known by the name of Matthews,
was killed by the overturning of a dummy engine.
At the coroners inquest which followed a reve.
lation was made, the nature of which was quite
startling to those present who had known ''Mat-
thews' ever since his arrival in Chicago When
the jury was ready for business. DR.. Edwin P
Wilder, OF East Twenty second street, made a
declaration to the fact that the deceased, Charles
Matthew'S, as he was generally known, WAS in
reality Charles Lyman Morris, son OF one of the
most influential and wealthy citizens OF Oneida
county. New York Then followed history of
the young mans past actions, which may be
summarized as follows: Nine years ago or there
abouts. young Morris married his cousin in the
face of expostulations and threats on the part
of the elder Mr.. Morris The result of their
marriage was his departure from his old home,
and soon after the birth to him of boy baby -
lie struggled hard to make a living for his wife
and child. but fate seemed against him. Then
he came West and for some unknown reason
gave out his name as Matthews. His temperate
habits, bis ability aud general trustworthiness,
speedily won him many friends, and in a few
years he was enabled to 60 back to New York and
claim his waiting wife. On his return to HYDE
Park he introduced Mrs Matthews as recent
acquisition to his home, representing The boy to
be sepson by previous marriage of his wife
By the subsequent death of a relative his wife
came into possession Of n few hundred dollars,
and with this sum Morris purchased small tract
of land and was preparing to buld home for
her when be was killed. This sudden and NEST
lamentable death had the effect Of bringing the
father to sense OF his duty. and the young and
sorrowing widow has been offered the solace ola
home for herself and child
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-01-09

rs Hon. Joshua Vansaut, in his annual
message as Mayor to the City Council, tells us
that the City Hall, which the Republicans con
traeted to build for $500, 900, has cost the people
S2,O33, 63O.54, and that it is not yet completed.
His excuse for this is that "it will cost very
much less than many predicted would be ex-
pended in its construction" Jones' Falls comes
in for his share of notice in the message and for
his share of the funds to be expended for the
welfare of the "dear people" and the Jews
sos, 3.s5 have been spent in making "plats,
''lithographing," making surveys" "examin-
ing titles" "condemnng property" &c. 3d.
454,732 of back taxes remain uncolected
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-01-09

Too BAD-Mr. Daniel Moseart, Of Ann Arbor,
Mich, we'll known watch inventor, has been
laboring for years upon a very intricate watch,
which, without being of any larger size than
usual, was to show quarter seconds, seconds
minutes, hours, days of the week, and of the
month, and month of the year, Every fifth time
the watch was opened, it was to wind itself 1t
appears that Mr.. Mose.rt had completed his
model, SO that it worked successfully, and had
received large offer from parties for the exclu-
sive right to manufacture. Some slight trouble
in the works necessitated taking them to pieces !;
but on attempting to put them together again,
the inventor found himself unable to do so-sone
o. the very delicate portions probably having be-
come lost. The intense mental application over
the difficulty resulted in arrangement of the mind
and it was found necessary to remove the unfor-
tunate man 10 the insane asylum, as a confirmed
lunatc.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-01-09

Posi- MoRTEM TAx.-The Baltimore Ameri-
can says mot many days since household in
this city was stricken with a calamity which
threw upon ii the necessity of burying four Of
its members on the same day. 1t was a heavy
burden which this poor family were compelled 10
BEAR and one for which they were entirely un-
prepared The funeral expenses entirely exhaus-
ted their scanty resources, and lett them to CON-
front the winter without money and without en-
ployment This incident has directed attention
to the cost Of buryiug the dead and to the enor-
nous tax which the custom of hiring enough hacks
to constitute funeral procession imposes upon
class OF people who are entirely unatle to bear
it Every day We see a train OF carriages, vary
ing in number from five to twenty start away
from some small house, the yearly rental of which
would not amount to the cost Of this SNOWY fu-
neral Why should poor families be compelled TO
toll, to make sacrifices, and to deny themselves
the commonesi comforts of life for many months
in order to save enough Of money to pay for
useless pageant, which certainly adds nothing to
the happiness of the living or the dead
Like many other useless customs this one has
its origin in the pride of the human heart, which
cannot be banished even from the house o. mourn
ing. 1t is the fashion TO have train Of hacks fol-
lowing plumed hearse, and there is no one so
poor as not to desire to comply with this custom,
which is more memorable in its requirements than
IL IL were Il Witch law Ncui-
Giles are filled with people who sympathize very
little with the bereaved family, ami who have
nc interest whatever in the funeral except II de-
sire to visit the cemetery without cost to them
selves The indifference Of those who Gil the car
riages in the rear Of the mournprs to The solpmni-
ties of the occasion is matter of common remark.
To the thoughtful observer a single hack follow
ing n pl hin hearse is much more touching spec
t4cle. o! course the houghrless multitude
would regard this as a confession Of poverty
but it is much better for family in humble cir
cumstances to admit the fact than to attempt to
conceal it by display of extravaganza which is
both useless and oppressive.
'Underakers, with view to their own emol-
umeDt encourage this unnecessary expenditure
Of money in the burial of the dead. They vie
with each other in the spendor of the burial
cases which they furnish and the magni6cence of
the vehicles in which they are transported to the
grave. The hearses now in common use with
their plumes and plate glass panels, must cost
two three thousand dollars. OF course the
friends of those who are borne to their graves in
these costly vehicles are required to pay for all
this display. An investment OF So 600 in plate
glass and ostrich feathers is expected to bring its
appropriate return If it were only the rich
that are required TO use and pay for these luxu-
ries, no fault could be found bnt custom has
fastened the burden upon the rich and poor
alike"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-01-09

~ The Democracy nearly turned itself
insideout two years ago when it carried the
State of New Hampshire. It has3turned the
State completely insideout since that time.
In two years it has disfranchsed the students
of its literary institutions and increased the
facilities for the naturalization of foreigners.
1t has overthrow the judiciary, turned out the
judges and legislated Democrats into their
places. 1t has completely ierrymandered the
State in such way as to legislate all the Re-
publicans out of the local Offices and put Dem
ocrats in. The Democrats are wise in their
way. The chief object of their existence
"pap"-is uppermost with them all the time.
They fight for it, delude, mslead, misrepre
sent-do anything and everything for it-and
when they get it they use it to keep-and they
keep it to use it,
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-01-09

gs5~ On the lst day of January the Consti-
tutional Amendment of New York for compul-
sorry education went into effect. This obliges
the attendance at some school Of all children
between the ages of eight and fourteen years.
One truant agent is appointed to each school
district whose business it is to look up the de-
linquents. The parents, guardians, natural or
legal. are liable to be fined, if children under
their care do not comply with the law and the
same penalty is inflicted upon those who en-
ploy children that should be at school. This
looks hard but it is right.
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NeW Advertisements.
SAMUEL G. WILSON, Auctioneer.
DAM ULA u WIuoUN, AuCLlOneer.
TRUSTEES SALE
OF
A VALUABLE FEE SIMPLE PROP
ERTY ON THE WEST SIDE OF
THE YORK ROAD, NEAR
TOWSONTOWN.

D4 virtue of a decree of the Gin 1uit Court
- Tor Baltimore county, on the Equity side,
passed on the 10Th day of December A. D.,
1874, In the cause mentioned therein between
u. ii. Emory complainant, and Ann M. Alther
and others defendants, the unders: gned, Trus
tee, Will sell at public auction, on the preml-
ses, on
q Tuesday, 9Th day of February, 1875,
at IL o'clock NJ,
xxe ALL THAT LOT PIECE OR PAR
& Gel OF LAND, :"5
1sltuate, lying and being in Balt. -
more county, on the west side of the York
Turnpike road and which is described as fol-
lows:
ONE LOT OF LAND being in Baltimore
CO., about eight and a-quartes miles from the
city OF baltimore, on the York turnpike road ;,
containing.
THREE ACRES, MORE OR LESS,
with all the improvements thereon, being
bounded on the north by Mr.. Parlett's land, on
the east by the centre OF the York turnpike
road, on the south by DR.. Graftln M. Bosley's
land, and on the west by Mr. Riigely's land.
The Improvements consist of
A TWO STORY HOUSE AND STORE,
with the necessary outbuildings.
&ss-This being an old established stand it is
very valuable.
TERMS OF SAEE.-One quarter cash on the
day of sale, and the balance in three equal in
stallments payable at six, twelve and eighteen
months, the credit payments to bear interest
from day of sale and to be secured to the salts
faction of the Trustee
D. H. EMORY, Trustee.
s. WILSON, Auctioneer. '--~
Jan 9-ts
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-01-09

M9~ The reduction of the national debt DUR
ing the month of December was $3.50, 957.SS.
of debt yet remaining unpaid. But when we
contrast it with the small sums that have mark
ed the monthly reduction for the past year it
is certainly source of congratulation to the
country. And when we view it in the light of
the embarrassing circumstances attending the
finances of the country and every community
we have just cause to feel gratifed. The entire
debt less the cash in the Treasury at this time
is $213S ,93S .334.14. The amount ofcash in the
Treasury is $137, 4O,391l6.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-01-09

The Pennsylvania Legislature seems to be
afflicted with too many candidates for Senator,
too many hungry applicants for Office and too
many anxious to control and run the machine.
Baltimore city spent the small sum OF
SlS8,7l5 in identifying that historic stream,
Jones' Falls. We suppose it would be agree
able information to some to know who got the
rnOnaV
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-01-09

rs Hon. Charles R. Buckalew-a Demo
cratic candidate for the United States Senate
from Pennsylvania-has issued a card in whish
he states that Mr.. Wallace, another candidate,
is ineligible because he is member of the
Legislature This seems STANCE law. Hon.
Reyerdy johnson was elected to the United
States Senate from Maryland in 1852, while he
was a member of the Legislature that elected
him. The Democracy has plenty OF hungry
candidates and they will raise curious bubbles
to beat each other.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-01-09
TO THE PITRT,TC.

HAVING been informed by two responsible
Ii citizens of the county that report has
been circulated in their neighborhoods that l
would not be a candidate before the next Coun-
ty Convention for the position of States Attor-
ney, deem it due to my friends, as we'll as
myself, to announce publicly that am in the
field as a candidate and would feel highly hon
ored by nomination for that position.
Respectfully,
Dec. LIT. G. BONN SLINGLUFF
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keep it to use it.

Mg~The kidnapping oflittle Charlie Ross has
caused an untold amount ofanxiety and heart
ache to his parents, much concern in the COM
munity and the expenditure of vast amount
of money and yet the whereabouts of the boy
remains profound mystery. Five hundred
thousand persons at one time or another are
said to have been CD the search for him. 7O0-
900 circulars have been distributed, 200 bands
of Jypsies searched and $4,000 expended
And yet every tender parent in the broad land
is eager to have the mystery solved.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-01-09

YENHIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE, That the sub
4 scriber has obtained from the Orphans
Court of Baltimore county, letters of Admin
istration on the estate of
AUGUSTUS HIDEY,
late of said county deceased. All persons hav-
ing claims against the said estate are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof, to the subscriber,
on or before the 9th day Of July, 1875;
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 5th
day of January, 1875.
LUTHER TIMANUS,
Jan. 9.-4t# Administrator.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-01-09

rs The combination made by number of
the railway magnates about year ago at Sar-
atoga is being broken. That combination con-
sisted in part in an agreement that none of the
roads represented would issue free passes or
passes at reduced rates. This is being depart
ed from. We suppose that the object of the
agreement has failed of its purpose or that its
originators have not accomplished by it what
they expected to.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-01-09

Hon. DAN VOORHEES, is q candidate for
election to the United States Senate from In
diana. He is sound salary grabber.
Freedmen are willing to work in Georgia
for eight dollars per month and rations. This
is cheap enough to enable planters to raise
remunerative crops.
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arge number of his employees. Some unrea-


sonable persons doubtless find fault with hira
because their particular friends are not retail
ed. Even Members of Congress who voted VI
make the removals necessary, are said to storm
loudly against the discharge of their special
friends. 1t is not at all likely that faithful Off
Ger who wisely administers his Office will be
disturbed in his place on account of such in
consistent chickering's; though it is likely that
the folly of their acts in this regard may be re-
pented of by Congress, and the matter be ar
ranged by the necessary appropriation to con-
tinue the stamp work in the Department in
stead of sending it to New York for the benefit
of monopolizing firm.
New York merchants are said to complain Of
the rulings of Mr.. Lorrin Blodget, head of Gus
toms Division of Office of the Secretary of the
Treasury. 1t is said that efforts are being
made to retire Mr.. B. He is unquestonably an
earnest, hard working official, and if, from any
want of experience in the routine of business,
may make occasional mistakes, there is no
doubt of his integrity and general ability for
the place.
The probability of an early passage by the
| House of the new Finance bill which lately
| passed the Senate is canvassed here with much
| interest. Nearly all the Members vino have
earnestly opposed contraction of the currency
have agreed that nothing better can be secured
| for the ubstantiel interests of the whole coun-
try than this measure. 1t involves no neces
sary contraction or expansion of the currency
until such a time is allowed to intervene as-gill
enable large influx of gold and silver to
reach our money centres, both from abroad and
| from our own now marvelously successful
mines. The difference in the value of silrer
and currency is already so slight that silver
coin has begun to come gradually into circula-
ton in small sums, and it cannot be doubled
that, upon the passage of the bill which nes
day four years hence for general resuu on,
considerable quantities of it will be r. ed
from boarding places, and take the OF
worn out fractional notes in the daily !;
tons of trade. When the probation Ir
years is ended, with proper legislatv, e
$3.50, 900, 900 of gold and silver in the y
will doubtless have been increased mo- IA
double or to half the amount of -
circulating medium. Reeumnt;
I f.iAss-witn this !afso-au.S anU--
900 added to the currency then in circus ron
and with free banking all over the coz try
subject only to specie redemption and ach
guards as now environ our National Ks
there can be no longer any fear oil inst 9nt
currency for all legitim ate business opel rs
This is a very general view taken of t. alb
ject among our leading people at the G. ,tol
while the Democracy snarl and fret Owe the
prospect of the Republican party taking the
credit of saving the country at last. LIFE
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Letter from W0ShingtO3I.

WASHINGTON, ID. g., Jan. D, 1874.
This being the first letter to you in the New
readers with Happy New Year." New
Year was more than usually observed here in
Washington. The weather was mild and clear,
atfording grand opportunity for the people TO
make calls The Notables--the Cabinet Off
cials, Ministers. Foreign Diplomats, Senators,
Representatives and many Stars of lesser mag
nitude generally received.
The revolutionary attempt of the White
League to organize the Legislature Of Louisiana
by forcibly assuming the Speakers Chair, APP
pointing Clerk who had no authority, and
calling a roll of members which had no legal
existence was frustrated by the only effective
means at the command of the Governor. OF
course the use of the U. s. forces was denounced
by the revolutionary party as bayonet rule,
Federal interference, &C., and the bogus Speak
declared vigorously that Louisiana is no
longer State in the Union, &c. It's well that
Gent Sheridan is now Commander of the De-
partment of the Gulf, for nothing less could
suffice to suppress bloodshed there.
Since Sunset Cox and Fernando Wood attack
ed the Bureau of Education and tried to abol
sh it, the teachers associations OF the two
great States, New York and Massachusetts have
passed resolutions condemning their efforts and
commencing the Bureau most heartily. The
Commissioner is daily receiving many letters
acknowledging the great service of the Bureau.
The meeting of State and city superin tendents
to be held here on the 9th and 2Sth Of this
month will doubtless take some action to resist
the effort to cripple the Bureau. The Commits
siorer is already making extensive prepare
tions for good status at Philadelphia in TO-
Rumors of Official changes in the organiza-
ton of the Treasury Department are growing
very numerous and persistent. It's now again
alleged that U. S. Treasurer Spinner, Assistant
Treasurer futile and Geo. b. McCartee, Chief
of the bureau of engraving and printing, have
resigned, or are expected to do SO at once
These gentlemen all deny the story, but it
is admitted that Gen'l Spinner's great age and
physical infrmities are such that his children
and personal friends have long persuaded him
to retire from office. He is now quite t-emu-
lous old man, with failing memory, but his
pride in performing his duties with which he
has long been familiar, keeps him still at work
and prevents his resigning. Should he resign,
there is little doubt that his Assistant Mr.. Tut
tie, would soon follow him. With regard to
superintendent McCartee, there can be no
ground for the rumor, save that, without any
fault of his own, but in spite of all the opposi
ton and delay that he was able to interpose, he
has been compelled, by failure Of appropria-
tions for the paying of his force, to dismiss
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NEW YEARS Day IN WASHINGTON. On New
Years Day the customary reception was had
by Ps=si.s>7s cs,.a--ss the VIZ H. p
reception began at II a. M, and concluded at
2p IN. The members of the Cabinet and the
Diplomatic Corps were received. Then the ar
my officers and the Judges of the Supreme
Court. The veterans of the war of 1912 and
the Mexican war were received at 1890 p. IN.
At p. M, the doors were thrown open and
the reception made general until p. M, when
it closed.
The newspapers make the affair brilliant
one. Foreign Ministers in all the insignia of
their rank and nationalities. Army officers in
their graceful epaulettes and shoulder "straps,"
with FURNISHED uniforms Cabinet Ministers
in their appropriate dress, fair damsels and
clever danes in their silks, satins, foances,
furbelows, laces, flowers and all the adorn-
ment that fashion can invent and money pur
chase all We'd with each other in lending their
efforts to sdorn the occasion with their ''shine."
After two o'clock p. M, the members of the
Cabinet entertained their numerous callers at
their homes, where grace presided, and beauty
and eloquence gave their encnantment to the
scene. Doubtless tired feet, exhausted mus
cles, weary nerves and wornout energies were
the sure and legitimate compensation for the
toll and fashion that the day brought the en-
tertainers.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-01-09

DEDfcATIoN.-The inaugural ball for chris
tening the new Academy of Music in the "City
of OF Monuments" was held amidst the festiv-
tiles OF Baltlmore's fashion and gayety on
Tuesday evening of this week. Tickets were
issued for o'clock, but the affair did not get
under way until nearly ten. This new editice
dedicated TO art and culture is situated on How
ard street near Franklin, and cost the hand
some sum OF $4,000 in round numbers. The
structure, decorations, accommodations and
appointments of every character reflect credit
upon the directors, and fills long required
necessity for Baltimore city. Chief among
those to give the new enterprise a successful
launch was the Hon. Reserdy johnson. Hon.
s. Teackle Wallis was the orator of the occa-
sion and delivered plain, practical, sensible
speech, reading in very forcible manner
some wholesome lessons to the inert DISPOSE
ton of the people of Baltimore in matters that
should stir their most energetic enterprise
He said: "Think oft A city of three hundred
thousand souls-aspiring to be a great com
mercial centre and experimentation pub
lie gallery Of art; without a school of art sup
ported and encouraged by the public; without
a school Of music except from the munifcence
OF a single individual, without one single pic
ture or statue worthy of the name except those
only which a few cultivated citizens have gath
cred for their own enjoyment aad their liber-
alIty permits us to enjoy as well. 1t is idle for
us to put on metropolitan airs in the face OF
| facts like these"
Mr.. Wallis is quite right only he might ap-
ply this criticism to Baltimore and Maryland
in many other departments as well as that OF
| art.
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DIED..

Suddenly, near Gainesville, Baltimore coun-
ty, on the 1st inst, of congestion of the lungs,
JERvIs SPENCER, SR.
At his residence, near Queenstown, on the
morning of the Attn inst, DR.. ARTHUR BRoGDEN,
in the 5Sth year of his age.
On the Isl inst, EDWARD DAUGHERTY, in the
5Oth year of his age, formerly of Govonstown.
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Rev. VIM. II. Chapman, Pastor Of M. Il.
Church, Georgetown, ID. c., writes "Having
had an opportunity to test the excellent quail
ties of Dr.. Bulls Cough Syrup, hesitate not
to say, it is the best remedy have ever used
in nv family"