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, 1875-03-13
Marine Intelligence.
Port Townsend.

Port Townsend.
ENTERED.
Mar. 5-Str California, Hayes, NanalmC
str v Pacific, Starr, Victoria
str FavOrite, Watt, Victoria
6-shIp Shirley, Mathews, S. f.
S-bk Oakland, Stevens, S. +.
9-strN Pacific, Starr, Victoria
str Favorite, Watt, Victoria
" l0-ship Roswell, Sprague, Keller,
San Francisco. f.
str Goliah, Libby, Nanaimo.
CLEARED.
Mar. Str California, Hayes, Portland
6-bkte C / Taylor, Sears, S. +
bk Columbia, johnson, Mel.
bourne; cargo, 760, 1000 feel
assorted lumber.
S-str N Pacific, Starr, Victoria
str Favorite, Waitt, Victoria,
Nlcarag'n ship Haleon, Hunt,
africa, 549, 600 feet humber.
" 9--sc Granger Snow, Victoria.
1l-str N Pacific, Starr, Victoria.
str Favorite, Waitt Victoria.
, 1875-03-13
Schooner for Sale.

TNIE Al SCHOONER ONTARIO,
i Of IA Tons Burthen, and well found in
every particular, Is offered for sale at a bar
gain. For particulars apply to l
HI. TIBBAI.S, Port Townsend,
J.ENGLEHARDT,W ,Wharf-st., Victoria
JAS. NcCCRDY. San Juan.
HfLff
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-02-20

MS~Mr. Charles Francis Adams, Jr., has a
happy knack for working up statistics that
makes his lecture on railroads as entertaining
as it is instructive. He shows conclusively by
the official tables that if person travelled as
passenger on Massachusetts railroads eight
hundred miles day every day of his life, he
would, by doctrine of chances, be seventy
years old before he would receive an injury in
a railroad accident. French statistics showed
that stage coach travelling was at least fifty
times as dangerous as travelling by rail. The
danger of being murdered in Massachusetts
was greater by far than that of being killed in
railroad accident. In 1873 the railroads car
red 100000 passengers without killing one
in the same year in Boston alone five persons
were killed by tumblng down stairs, seven by
falling out of windows. In fact, Mr.. Adams
figures seem to prove that there is not much
safer place of refuge in the world than Mas
sachusetts railway car
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-02-20


UNION ORPHAN AsYLUM.-We nave been IA
vored with Report of the Union Orphan
Asylum of Baltimore city, which contains
some very interesting information. 1t states
that during the year just ended there were
over eighty soldiers orphans under the charge
and care of this institution. There have been
but three deaths among the inmates since its
establishment, which was in 1865. There are
fifty two children in the institution at this
time, being the smallest number since the Sc
cond year of its formation. While in des
ponding condition for funds last year, Com
modore Glendy bequeathed it $4,000, which
enabled it "to pay off the heavy bills due for
-four, clothing and other necessities" for the
comfort of the little ones. The children from
the beginning have been sent to the public
schools. One boy entered the high sch pol and
was appointed by the President to West Point,
where che holds a high position in his class. ;"
One is clerking for wholesale importing
house and another is preparing for college
with the design of entering the ministry
Two at the McDonough School. One girl
is teacher in the public schools of the city.
One is lame and is being fitted for teaching
music. Five are learning dress making
Some eff the boys have been sent to the coun-
try and some to trades. The expenses of last
year were Sl0,811.42.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-02-20

@e~Thomas Durfee, who has just been elect
ed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Rhode
Island, makes of the Legislature the somewhat
remarkable request that before he takes his
seat, the salary of the office, which is now ST.
600 year, or 81 900 more than that of the as
sociate Justices, may be reduced to $780, be-
cause, he says, the associate Justices have al
most as much work to do as the Chief Justice,
and he thinks that $500 difference is enough
between the two. He has delayed taking his
seat for the express purpose of making this re-
quest, as the salary of a Judge cannot be
changed during his term of office. The gener-
al sentiment, however, seems to be in favor of
raising the salaries of the associate Justices
$500, and bill has been introduced into the
Legislature for this purpose. One shudders to
think of the consequences that would result
from refusa! on the part of the associate Jus
tices to have their salaries raised.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-02-20

The USE OF ARTIFICIAL FERTILE ERs IN MARY
LAND AT convention of the farmers of Mont
gomery county, in this State, the question was
discussed as 10 how much commercial fertilizer
it paid use, and the generally received opinion
seemed to be, that the more applied the better
was the crop. One of the farmers present at the
meeting who is said, from very modest begin
nings, to have reached by his farming operations
alone comfortable independence, gave as bis
experience, that ia the use of drill 10 sowing
superphosphate, as will sometimes occur, when
irregularities occurred in the distribution, that
where the phosphate runs out the fastest, there
were made the best crops. One of the clubs OIL
the county made a report through its secretary
to the effect that ii its decision that it is best
to put on all you can The farmer first alluded
to, however gave perhaps little clearer insight
into the secret OF his success with artificial ma
nures, by adding that his practice was always 10
apply Darn yard manure and artificial manures
together. This enforces recommendation we
have often made in these columns, and confirm
ing the heory which many are now disposed to
adopt that the efficacy of mineral manures is moi
only dependent upon, but exactly proportionate
to the amount OF organic matter present in thu
soil.
late published account of a large yield OIL
corn, amounting to nearly twenty-three barrels
to the acre, raised by member of the wcl-knowr
Gunpowder Farmers Club of Baltimore county
does not seem to show so favorable result. Tit
| field was a meadow sod on which 4 moderate
covering OF long barn yard manure had been
| plowed in the ground was plowed six or eight
inches deep and thoroughly prepared. Corn
was planted May 30 About one.fourth the acr
was run off in double rows foot part, with 6v
feet interval between each set Of double rows, anC
hills made eighteen inches apart but not oppo
| site ia the double rows. The rest of the lot wa
planted in step corn with Intervals of three fee
nine inches in the rows and twelve inches in thu
hills A weknown brand of superphosphate o
conceded merit was used in the hills at the rat
Of $50 pounds TO the acre. Salt was dropped oil
the hills in two rows and two rows were lef
without either salt or fertilizer. No difference il
the yield was perceptible at harvest time. Ii
this case, perhaps, the application was not heav.
enough, aad that if the Montgomery rule hat
been followed the result would have been NOR
satisfactory Baltimore american.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-02-20

NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER.-A correspond
ent of the Rochester E1press writes from Mag
ara Falls: "The ice-brdge is formed in all its
projections, more SO than it has been for the
past twelve or fifteen years. The ice columns
rear their heads in all their ma esty below the
American and Horseshoe Falls TO the height of
over 100 feet. Those at the base of the Amer
lean Falls reach nearly to the top of the falls,
and are as clear as crystal. On Visiting Tahla
Rock the visitor passes between the ice columns
and the falls, and they present to the view of
the beholder magnificent spectacle. The ice
bridge above the falls extends at least mile or
more up the river, and varies in thickness from
two inches to five or six feet. Monday party
of seven young gentlemen started from the
head of the Third Sister Island, which is about
a mile from the starting point, and stopped at
the old scow which is anchored in the river
above the rapids; returning they went under
the Second Sister Island bridge down to Nc
Culough's Rock, broke some of the rock off as
a memento, went over to the old scow below
the Third Sister Island and returned home
The distance travelled on the ice bridge was
over five miles, and this, it will be remember
ed, is located over a portion of the swftest rap
ids approaching the cataract. 1t is said the
district traversed has not been frozen over be-
fore in twelve or fifteen years. In some places
the ice seemed frozen to the rocks, leaving but
little room for the water to flow between the
ice and the bed of the river The ice gorge be
low the falls is very rugged it is supposed to
be in some placed piled up to the thickness of
twenty or thirty feet. One gentleman assured
your correspondent that in one locality it was
forty feet thick, but we took the story in with
a good deal of allowance The bridge below
the falls is very rough, making travelling tire
some in the extreme to pedestrians, though this
does not deter people from crossing and recross-
ing the river up to within a stones th+e~s of
the great cataract The scenery, from both the
Park and Goats's Island is magnifcently
grand"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-02-20

Rs~ The New York Tribune is edited with
more ability than any other paper in America,
if not in the world. 1t sometimes does a won
derful amount of willful, mischievous exagger-
alton, which cannot be correctly described in
any other way than by calling it deliberate
lying. But it asserts that there is no necessi-
ty for any additional revenue to keep the no.
tional exchequer in a healthy condition. 1t
says ''every day brings us nearer to revival
of business, and when business takes a start
the imports will swell again and the duties
paid to the government will increase in pro-
portion. The calander year 1875, as compar.
ed with 1874, will probably show a much
greater increase than the fiscal year, unless
business is disturbed and discouraged by the
imposition Of men and needless taxes" We
trust the Tribune is right, and we shall be glad
to learn that we are wrong, but we confess our
inability to see things in that light. We how
ever believe that business will brisk up in the
spring. And we shall have better times
They must grow better rapidly to fill the 7ri
bune'S estimation.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-02-20
Ra<sas<7 Af A<7aa7ias<gZf2g


Two or three times since the assembling of
Congress we have called attention, editorally, to
the need of Board of Admiralty whose business
should be the management of Naval affairs,
through the Secretary of the Navy. We gave
our views at length upon this subject, showing,
in our opinion, that it was an absolute essential
to the successful managementof the Navy in or
der to render it competent 10 cope on the seas
with the Navies of first class nations. We are
gratfed to see that Hon. Stevenson Archer has
introduced bill into the House of Representa-
tives for that purpose The bill has been referred
10 the Committee on Naval Affairs. The session
has advanced too far now to expect from that
committee any action on the subject, if it should
even be called again before the 4th day of March
But it is some consolation to know that some
thing has been done to call public attention to
this important matter.
Mr.. Areher's bill provides that this Board Of
Admiralty shall consist of the Secretary of the
Navy, who shall be its President the three senior
line officers on the active list, with the relative
rank of captain and line officer of the rank of
captain who shall be Secretary of the Board a
Chief Engineer of the active list with the rank of
captain. This Board is to have charge of all
matters pertaining to the organization of the Navy
Department and the personnel and material of the
Navy. Their duties shall be to detail officers; 10
have charge of the Naval Academy to draw up
rules and regulations for ships yards and stations
subject to the Secretary's approval; to examine
plans Of ships, steam engines and public works :.
to examine and approve all contracts; to make
annually full report TO the Secretary of the Navy
of the condition of the service, with the necessa
ry recommendations for its support and improve
ment; to examine and correct the allowance
books from time to time to visit and examine
the condition Of the Navy yards annually to d.
rect tae control of the Bureaus of the Navy De-
partment so that the affairs of the Navy shall be
administered upon some we'll devised and settled
plan.
This bill-ifwe have all its provisions-is not
go comprehensive as we would like it, but it is a
good move in the right direction. The report Of
the Secretary of the Navy, showing that about
one-half of the vessels in the American Navy are
useless, is ample evidence of the necessity for
Board Of Admiralty. Our Navy will never be
what it should until efficient Board Of Admi-
rally has control of its management We con-
graduate Mr.. Archer upon his movement in the
matter.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-02-20
DIED..

On Nov. 9th, 1874, at Dayton, Ohio, ADAM
CLARK MERRYMoN, in the 55th year of his age
son of the late William and Ann Merrymon.
At Mt. Washington, on the 18th inst, MARY
E. SMITH, aged 81 years.
In Baltimore county, on the 18th inst, CHAs
ALBERT, son of Henry S. and Angelina Conrey,
aged years, months and days.
On the 10th inst ELLEN j., youngest daugh-
ter of the late Benz. and Patience T. Wheeler,
of Baltimore county.
On the 10th inst, at the residence of his son,
in Baltimore county, john w. IJAMs, in the
6Sth year of his age.
At Resterstown, on the 18th inst, ASA WAR
NER, in the list year of his age.
On the 18th inst, EuDooIA, wife of Joseph
M, Withers, in the 54th year of her age.
On the lst inst, at her residence in BALTIC.
county, RACHEL, wife of Thomas Bond, in the
Goth year of her age.
At her home in De Witt, Iowa, Dec. 18th,
1874, after lingering illness of ten months,
SARAH j., wife of r. G. Cole, formerly of Bal
timore county, aged So years,
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-02-20

RAILRoADING UNDER DIFFICULTIEs.-Ac cores
pendent writes from Colorado Springs under
date of Jan. Sd, as follows:
81 undertook to go down to Peublo. When
about five miles out, the whole train was cap
sized, except the engine, including the coach
es, the baggage and mail cars, and the tender.
No one was hurt. The conductor got the pas
sengers in the rear coach, and as many as pos
sibe on the side next the wind. When we got
down the valley, where the wind had fair,
broadside sweep at us, we again tipped over
The conductor was standing beside me, white
as sheet, and wanted to know what was best
to do. | advised him to stop before crossing a
bridge which was just ahead, the longest one
on the road if we didn't blow over we would
probably jump the track, for the wheels were
grinding on the side of the rail, as if we were
turning sharp curve. He pulled the bell
rope, the engineer put on the steam brakes, and
just as we stopped, over we went, piling men,
women, children, baggage, cushions and every
thing together. For moment there was quite
a scrambling, and rafting of glass. About all
the damage done was the breaking of the win
dows of the under side of the car"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-02-20

REMARKABLE PETRIFACTIoNs. - After seine al
fusion to the famous petrl6ed urest in Napa coun-
ty, the Rochester Union says, From the descrip-
ton we are OF opinion that the p'fifdctions Of
forest growth thus spoken OF are more extensive
but not nearly perfect or interesting. as those
found in the quarry or depost-bed on the prem
ises of Oliver Allen, at Mumford, in this county,
of which the Presbyterian church in this place is
constructed. Those of our readers who have
seen that edifce will attest that the material OF
which it is composed is unique and wonderfully
beautiful, and the huilding in architectural de-
sign is of graceful proportions. Indeed, although
not completed, ii is already famous and attracts
visitors from all parts of the country.
sin the stone composing its walls and towers
the 6hres or gain of different species of wood,
delicate leaves, terms, twigs, tendrils, vines ber-
ries, moses, bark and roots preserved perfect
ly and clearly observable, while in large pieces
of the stone 'ney grouped together in endless
variety and beauty. We venture to say thai
there are no petTifcations in the world which in
delicate beauty and the perfection with which
| the original woody substance is preserved will
compare with those o. which that church is built
They are not merely iucrusted, but the organic
matter is t9rned into stone, and yet the forms D
leaf, shrub and twig remain.
"Specimens have been sent for from many Of
the largest cabinets pablo and private, in this
and other States and are highly priced. The
forest in Napa county was preserved by being
covered with lava. Petrifcatons found in this
county are the result Of the action of lime water
products OF n forest of thick growth, Frustrated
probably by severe storm, and includes the fnel
shrubs, ferns, moses, etc produced in thecedal
swamps Of this county,
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-02-20

Es-"M Mutual Friend Mouton, of Beecher-
Tilton notoriety, certainly deserves the dstinc-
ton (if it is dstnction) conferred by the
designation of "The Great American Witness, .
which is what Brick Pomeroy calls him. But
he cannot truthfully be called the greatest
American witness. Long as he was on the
stand-eleveL days-he did not equal in that
respect one Maj. M'Kinstrey, who was Gen eral
Fremonts quartermaster- general in Missouri.
The Major was arraigned for trial before a
court martial, and was under examination
thirteen days, during which time he never
once contradicted himself. The cases of Moul-
ton and MKnstrey are regarded as extraor-
binary instances of long continuance or the
witness stand. But even these instances sink
into insgnificance when compared with that
of Arthur Orion, the late Tichborne claimant
in England, who was under continuous exam
ination for sic weeks.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-02-20

The Forty FoURTH CONGRESS. Careful scruti-
ny of the list of Representatives elect to the
Forty-tourth Congress reveals but on Smith,
Georgian gentleman. This is an unusually small
representation in large family. There is but
one Jones alsO-Thomas l. of Kentucky But
the Williamses loom up. There are no less than
six of them-Jerry, OF Alabama; James of In
diana, and Alpheus, of Mchigan-all Democrats;
and William, OF Michigan Andrew OF New
York, and Charles, of Wisconsn-all Republi-
cans. The HAIRLESS come next-three OF them
Henry Of Georgia, and john, Of Virginia, Demo-
Gratis; and Benjamin, OF Massachusetts, Repub-
lican. All the other mem lers who are not sa-
gle travel in couples. There are two Woods
Ferdnando, of New York, Democrat and Allen,
f.Pennsy lvania Republican Two Phllipses-
john OF Missouri, Democrat; aud William, Of
Kansas Republican. Two Hamlltous-A ndrew,
of Indiana, and Robert, OF New Jersey, both De-
mocrats Two Cald wells-John, of Alabama,
and VIM OF Tennessee, both Democrats. Two
Walaces John, OF Pennsylvania, and Aexan-
der, OF South Carolina, both Republicans Two
Wilsons-James, OF Iowa, Republicans and
Benz amin, OF West Verginia Democrat Two
Observation-Disclosures, of Illinois, and Samuel, OF
Wisconsin, both Republicans Two Reillys-
John and James, of Pennsylvania, both Demo-
Gratis and two Bagleys-John and George both
OF New York, the first Democrat, and the second
a Republican There are two Clarks with the
same initials, John B , and both are Democrats,
one from Missouri, and the other from Texas -
Another variation is a similarity in peculiar
given names-an illustration of being furnished
in Scott Wike, O. Illinois, aud Scott Lord. of
New York, who are both Democrats
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-02-20

"THE HUSBAND OF ONE IFE.".-Bshop Whit
tingham, of Maryland, declined to officiate at
the conservation of DR.. Dudley, the new AS
sistant Bishop of Kentucky, on the grounds
that that reverend gentleman had been twice
married. He holds that when st. Paul list
Tim. ill., q laid down that a Bishop should be
the "husband Of one wife," he meant that he
should never have been married but once, and
therefore DR.. Dudley, having been twice mar
ried, was ineligible to the episcopate according
to Apostolic ruling. 1t has been suggested that
if so literal an Interpretation is to be put upon
st. Paul's declaration, why may the "husband
of one wife" not mean that bishops should not
be bachelors? If such construction were the
true one, then, candidate for orders in the
church must needs take unto himself wife
before he can be qualified for his ministerial
Offices This would seem to imply that bach
elor clergyman was not altogether proof against
the Establishments of the opposite sex, and that
matrimony placed him beyond the reach Of
temptation. The celibates of the Catholic
church are thereby seriously involved. "The
husband of one wife" is rather an equivocal
statement. 1t may mean that bishop should
not have more than one wife at a time or that
he should not be "celibate - or, as Bishop
Nottingham takes it, that he should never
have been married but once. Itperhaps would
be well for the next National Council of the
Episcopal Church to look into the matter, and
determine whether or not preaching and mat.
rimony are eparable.-LouiSviUe Courier
Journal.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-02-20
EXECUTORS SALE

VALUABLE REAL ESTATE,
IN THE 9Th ELECTION DISTRICT OF BAL.
TIM0RE COUNTY, ON THE ROAD
LEADING FROM WALKERS STA
TON, NORTHERN CENTRAL
R. R., TO MIDDLETOWN, AND ALSO
ON THE ROAD LEADING FROM
WISEBURG TO MIDDLETOWN.
DY virtue of power and authority contained
ID in the last Will and Testament of Joseph
Cooper, late of Baltimore county. deceased, the
undersigned, Executor, will offer at public
sale, on the premises, on
Monday, March Stb. 1875,
at l o'clock p. NJ,
All the following described Real Estate oil
which Joseph Cooper died seized, to wit:
A farm containing
IS ACRES OF LAND,
situated in the 9th Election District, II miles
-. from Walkers Station, n. G. Rail ,ssSse
Fl. road, and Immediately on the road S ssS
unloading from said Station to Mid -
dletown. The road from Wiseburg to Middle
town also passes through the property. About
So Acres are cleared and fenced, and in fair
state of cultivation; balance in wood. The
improvements consist of
LOG DWELLING HOUSE,
Log Barn, and necessary outbuildings. There
is a good Orchard on the farm and an excel
lent Spring of water near the dwelling house.
rs Churches, Schools, Mills and Post Of
fee convenient
TERMS OF SALE.-0ne third cash, one
third in six months, aud the other third in
twelve months from the day of sale the cred
it payments to bear interest and to be secured
to the satisfaction of the Executor, or all cash
at the option Of the purchaser.
Ms- Any person desiring further informa-
ton, will call on the undersigned residing at
Walkers Mill, near Walkers Station N. c. R.
R., or address him through Parkton Post OF
fee, Baltimore county, Nd.
DANIEL W. CAMERON,
Executor of Joseph Cooper, deceased.
Feb. l3.-ts.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-02-20

laS~ 1t may not be unreasonable to remind
parties who find their coal bins decreasing
more rapidly than even the present severe
weather warrants that there are two kinds of
anthracite, hard and soft. The latter burns
with great rapdity, runs to c!inker, and gives
comparatively little heat. Iii only suitable
where the draft in the chimney is sluggish.
Hard anthracite requires strong draft, burns
q long time makes little or no clinker, and
sends out strong heat. Coal dealers will not
send the best unless ordered. Cooks do not
like it for ranges as it takes too much of their
attention. When the fire once gets low, they
have hard work to bring it up again. They
prefer soft coal that kindles quickly and burns
freely, too freely for the masters pocket Get
the best it is the cheapest.