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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1876-01-15
THE LAST FRAUD

whieh agitates mercantile circles is the lately
discovered defalcation OF Beckwith, the eonhden-
tial man of Babbitt, the soap manufacturer
Beckwith was in the habit Of paying out 81, 800
and entering the payment as for $l3, 900 pock-
citing the difference. This little game went on
till he had stolen over $500, 600 Babbitt aud he
quarreled one day, aud Babbitt discharged him
mot for the theft, for he knew nothing about
that-and Beckwilh went into hiding. Babbitt's
suspicious were not aroused for three months
after Beck with's departure, when an investiga-
lion was had, and the stealing was unearthed,
and Beck with arrested What is curious about
it is the fact that business man like Babbitt
should permit defalcations to so great al amount
to go on SO long without any ones knowing any
thing about it. He was in the habit of going
away from his business for months, leaving
cheques signed in blank, which Mr.. Beckwith
filled up with any amount he saw fit and appro-
priated the money as be pleased PIETRo.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1876-01-15

SPARKS FROM LOCOMOTIVES. Judge Nixon,
of the United States Circuit Court for the New
Jersey district presided recently at the trial of
suit against the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pauy for damages arising out of the burning
of timber which was set on fire by sparks from
locomotive belonging to the company. The
judge charged the jury that, in deciding the
question whether the fire was the result of
gross carelessness on the part of the defend
ants, they must consider that the law requires
the use Of all practical means to prevent the
escape of sparks, and that the burthen of proof
is on defendants to show that the engine was
provided with the required appliances. The
jury rendered a verdict for the plaintiff, award
ing him 50, 1877 for the damages sustained.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1876-01-15

A RABBIT PLAGUE IN NEvADA.-A farmer
in from a ranch about twenty miles below Pan
AGA yesterday informed that the fields of
growing vegetation, ETC., are totally destroyed
by large armies of rabbits that infest that sec
ton of country, These pests visit the differ
ent ranches every morning and make a gener-
al tour through the grain and vegetable crops,
devouring and destroying every thing in their
march. One farmer, whose rancho is in Mead
ow Valley Wash, had his entire crop of cab
bages and grain destroyed. The farmer has
been patiently cultlvating this plot of ground
for the last three months, with the expscta-
ton of laying in enough provisions for the
winter, and when about ready for the market
these pests made their appearance on his
ranch, with the above result. His loss is est-
mated at about $500. Prairie's ranch, fifty
miles north of Phoebe, has been visited by an
army of these animals and fifty acres of the
finest barley destroyed and at the ranch of
Judge Rives, in the valley below town, as soon
the grass alfalfa shoots above the ground
it is devoured by the rabbits, Poisoned wheat
is going to be freely used by the farmers, with
the hope of killing them oft.-Neuada Journal.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1876-01-15

THE LABOR QUesrIoS.-Just at this time,
when the country is over with worthless
tramps, the following from the Bucks county
(Pa.) Intelligencer, comes in very properly:
"While our public roads are thronged with
'tramps,' and the cities and towns abound with
unemployed people, the farmers throughout
the country find it about as difficult as ever to
obtain good help Reliable laboring-men are
hardly to be had on any terms, and there is no
increase of the supply of women who are will
ing and able to work in the house and dairy.
The few applicants that do turn up now and
then demand the highest wages, without re-
gard to qualifications, and quite resent the sug
gestion of coming down to suit the times
Even when one is hired the disposition often is
to throw as much of the work as possible upon
the mistress, or upon other servants, so that
the investment after ell proves to be a poor one.
A remedy for this state of things, both in and
out of doors, has long been anxiously sought
for but never found. Good workers are some
times too proud to serve, and nobody wants the
bad ones at any price. Something will have
to be done for the relief of society in this di
rection, good help will soon become nothing
but tradition in the community"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1876-01-15
OPENING OF STREETS IN BAL
TIMORE COUNTY.

OFFICE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR BALTIC.
COUNTY, TowsoNTowN, Jan. IL, 1876.
NOTICE is hereby given that the Exam
IN liners appointed by the County Commits
sloners for Baltimore county, to lay off, open,
grade and construct that portion of Lombard
street from the Garrison Forrest Road to Will
kins street, have made their report of the ben
efts and damages, happening, arising and en-
suing from the laying out, grading and con-
structing said street, which report, with &C.
compauying plats, have been filed in this
Office.
PLEASANT HUNTER,
ROBERT S. CORSE,
ISAAC CROWTHER,S R.,
County Commissioners for BALTIC. County.
Jan. 15.-4w.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1876-01-15
DIED.

HS-For every line ofpoetry prose accompanying
death notices. 10 cents line is charged to be paid for
In advance.
On Jan. 6, MARGARET BUTLER, aged rs years,
for past AZ years a member of the household
of Vim. P. Cole.
On the Sixth OF 18th month (December), rs,
MATILDA CHILcoAT, in the saith year other age,
member of the Baltimore Monthly Meeting
of friends.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1876-01-15
NeaO Advertisements.
WANTED.
FOR RENT.
OPENING OF STREETS IN BAL
TIMORE COUNTY.

OFFICE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR BALTIC.
COUNTY, TewsoNTowN, Jan. IL, 1875.
NOTICE is hereby given that the Examin-
IN ers appointed by the County Commits
sioners for Baltimore county, to lay off, open,
grade and construct that portion Of Catharine
street between the Frederick Turnpike Road
and Baltimore street, have made their report
of the benefits and damages happening, aris-
ing, and ensuing from the laying out, grading
and constructing said street, which report,
with accompanying plats, have been filed in
this Office.
PLEASANT HUNTER,
ROBERT S. CORSE,
ISAAC CR0WTHER, ST.,
County Commissioners for Baltic. County.
Jan. 15.--4w.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1876-01-15

Is crime, like cholera, epidemic? Ii would seem
so. One murder breeds another. The pistol,
knife and bludgeon have been very busy from
the day before New Years till now, and the po-
lice reports show no abatement even yet. One
frenzed man shoots his wife, cuts the Threats of
MS four children, and then kills himself, which
last murder was the only one that the world need
be thankful for. The number of grogshop hon.
icides New Years eve and the night following
was frightful. And what is singular, it keeps up
steadily. But the most
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1876-01-15
OPENING OF STREETS IN BAL
TIMORE COUNTY.

TIMORE co u My.
OFFICE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR BAL-o.
COUNTY, TowsoNTowN, Jan. IL, 1875.
NOTICE is hereby given that the Examin
IN ers appointed by the County Commits
sioners for Baltimore county tolay off, open,
grade and construct that portion of Licking
ton street between point 300 feet west from
the limits of Baltimore city and the Calver-
ton Turnpike Road have made their report of
the benefits and damages happening, arising
and ensuing from the laying out, grading and
constructing said street, which report, with
accompanying plats, have been filed in this
office.
PLEASANT HUNTER,
ROBERT s. CORSE,
ISAAC GRO WTHER, SR.,
County Commissioners for Balto. County.
Jan. 15.-4w.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1876-01-15
Nes0 Advertisements.
A STATEMENT
OF THE CONDITION OF THE
Mutual Fire Insurance Conn
pany in Hartford County,

TNHE undersigned, members of the Executive
Il Committee, have, in accordance with the
duty imposed upon them to examine the books
and accounts of the Company, performed the
same and have the pleasure to report, as will
be seen from the statement below, that the af-
fairs of the Company are in most salts actory
and prosperous condition.
JOHN CARROLL WALSH,
JOHN S. DALLAM,
c. M. JESSOP,
K. M~ALLEN.
Jan. Sd, 1876.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1876-01-15
THE TROUBLES OF A MILLIONAIRE.

You have all heard of Vinegar Bitters." The
proprietor, or one of them, is man named Walk
er, who married wife in California. In max
ing and selling this Notwithstanding medicine,
"Dr." Walker has amassed large fortune, for
his "bitters" tasted so badly that people supposed
there must be virtue in them. But CDR" Walk
er's love for Mrs. Walker did not increase as rap
idly as his lucre. In fact he got 10 despitefully
using her, so she claims. He refused to allow
her money as she desired, and, as she further
AYERS, he Beecherized and squandered the ducats
that should have been her comfort upon other
women. She drags him into court, and swears
that be is squandering his fortune at the rate OF
SlOO per day, and that if he is not restrained be
will run it all out Now comes Walkers story
He AYERS that he is net only chaste, but fastidi-
ously so that Mrs Walker is naughty woman,
who makes appointments with other men, and
does net in any sense live to the agreement she
made when she took him for better or worse
And SO the courts have got CDR" and Mrs.
Walker, and the lawyers will have fat picking
Both are able to pay, aud if the profits Of Vine
gar Bitters are not distributed among the legal
fraternity, all precedent is at fault.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1876-01-15
TERRIBLE MURDER

on record was that at the Westminster Hotel, Sat
urday night. Romaine Dillon, a wealthy and
named Dilleber in the corridor of the hotel, after
a moments alteration, the victim dying in q
few hours. The singular thing about it is that
the parties had no quarrel-indeed they scarcely
knew each other. Dillon was offended with Dill
liber for walking in the northumberland
they were both boarders-and had shown his dis
pleasure all day. Meeting Dilliber that evening"
be ordered him to get out of the corridor, which
Dilliber refused to do, whereupon Dillon drew his
Derringer and shot him. Now the facts come
out. 1t appears that Dillon has been insane for
years-that when he was boarding at the Bre-
voert House he was in the habit of quarreling
with the boarders on the most absurd pretexts,
which created such fear of him that the mana
gers were compelled to get rid Of him.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1876-01-15
TRUSTEES SALE
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE, ON THE PHI
LADELPHlA ROAD, ST MILES FROM
BALTIMORE CITY, IN BALTI-
MORE COUNTY

DY virtue of a decree of the Circuit Court
ID of Baltimore county, sitting in equity, in
which Barbara Lening, guardian, &C., is COM
plainant, and Barbara Lening and others are
,s. defendants, passed on the Sd day of S8e
&" December, 1875, the undersigned, s
E& Trustee, will offer at public sale at -
the Court House door, Tewsontown, on
Wednesday, I'd of February, 1876,
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1876-01-15
FOR SALE.

NHREE HIVES OF BEES-ONE OF THE,
Il BOXES PATENTED. ALSO, LOT OF
MANURE. Apply at
Jan. SIS. THIS OFFICE
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1876-01-15

FOR SALE,
HACKERS SALT, SUITABLE FOR AGRI.
III CULTURAL PURPOSES, by
P. I. GEORGE CO.,
81 W. Lombard St., Baltimore
Jan, SIM
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1876-01-15
Mr.. BOWEN.

The fact that it has been made to appear that
Mr. Bowen's paper, The Independent, was used, to
some extent, to further the Pacific railroad scheme,
is animadverted upon severely. tits astonishing
how wise people are after the fact. AT the time
The Independent was urging the building of the
road, that paper, like every other one in the Uni
ted States, believed not only in Jay Cooke, but
in the road. Jay Cooke was supposed to be
strong enough to carry the enterprise to a sue
cessful end, and The Independent is no more to
be blamed for assisting him than are the depos
itors who had their money in his hank for losing
it. should like to go through the safes of some
Of the papers that are abusing Mr.. Bowen and
see if couldn't find some OF those terrible bonds
therein The most of them had some of that
pork, and believe they all came honestly by it.
The fact u.s. Mr.. Bowen did what every newspa-
per man did, he worked for what he believed to
be good thing, and was paid for it only what
be should have been. 1t is queer if statesman,
like dozen could mention, should have his ex-
penses paid for advocating scheme and news
paper should not. The fact that it failed makes
no difference
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1876-01-15
Letter from Neav York.
New YORK, Jan. 10th, 1876.
TtTu rrrr mr. roc MON

Vigorous efforts are made by the benevolent
societies to provide for the helpless poor, before
the cold, which we are taught will strengthen as
days begin to lengthen. Soup-heuses are set up
in different parts of the city, where hot, nour
ishing meal is given for about six cents aud
several decent free lodging-houses afford shelter
for the homeless deserving poor leaving the
staton-houses to keep the professional tramps
and beggars. Two things are wanting to make
the life of the poor in New York and elsewhere
anything but intolerabe wretchedness. The first
is decent lodgings and provisions at low rate.
1t is true that rents and expenses in general are
three times as high here as they are in London
fact which weighs heavily on the rich, and is
all but extinction to the poor. High rents force
the price of everything up to correspond in order
to pay them. Nor need any of your readers
think this is a matter which does not concern
them for the tendency of prices, of work and
produce, in other towns, tends to that of the
great centres. Servants measure their wages and
| merchants their gains by the prices in New York.
There isn't village where this is read that peo-
pie do not charge as the regular rates of the
| cities as they dare. There is not town in the
States that is not interested for its own sake in
the condition of things here because it must feel
their influence sooner or later. The only comfort
of hard times is that they must bring living down
| for rich and poor. The extortion ofrents charged
in tenement houses is frightful 1t is fact that
the swarming, squalid tenements on filthy streets
| bring in more rent than uptown dwellings. Not
an attic closet, with half the glass out of the
panes, grimy and decaved, but brings its four
dollars month to the owner. And there will
be forty rooms in a building, the decentest ones
calling for ten dollars to fifteen dollars month
| this in the poorest class of tenements.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1876-01-15
EXPENSE ACCOUNT.
RECEIPTS.
DISBURSEMENTS.

UIObU NOE VI EMS.
The Disbursements for the same Pc
The Morning herald., 1876-08-30
A Fish Jum . Down q Mans ThrOai
and Kills linn,

(From the Montgomery (Ala.) Bulletin
One of the strangest accidents we were
ever called upon to record occurred last
Friday to Daniel Lord, worthy young ian
about twenty-one or twenty two years old,
who lives at Rama, twenty-five miles from
this city. With party of friends be went
to what is known as Weaver's Mill Pold
for the purpose of seining. The party
dragged the pond once and he went out on
the banks to secure the fish. The party
proceeded to seine back across the poui,
leaving him where he was with two fish
trout and perch in his hand. When the
party arrived at the opposite side he con-
cluded to join them by swimming across.
So determining, he placed the ash in his
mouth and started across. The perch
being the smaller of the two, he could not
get grip on 1t with his teeth, and before
he reached half way the pond, it had work.
ed around and foundered down his throat,
producing death by strangulation in less
than three minutes. His body was imme-
diately rescued by his friends and carried to
house near by, and medical aid-Drs.
Sellers and Nurrell--summoned. OF course
life was extinct and nothing could be done
beyond removing the fish. It was placed in
alcohol ,and some time during this week will
be brought to the city and placed on exhibi-
tion.
The Morning herald., 1876-08-30
Penn sylvania Nominal

BY Associated Press.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Aug. 29.-The centre
county Republican Convention to-day made
the following nominations: For Congress.
Jas. Milliken; for State Senate,J s. Thomp-
son; for the Assembly, VIM. McFarlan and
G. H. Zerger.
The Lycoming county Democratic Conven-
tion made the following nominations: For
Congress; O. H. Keyhard; State SENATOR R.
P. Allen; Assembly Nathan B. Kimball ,Jno.
Gafy, A. H. Hill,
The Elk county Democrat, Convention
nominations are for Congress, L. A. Mackey,
Senate, Jno. G. Hill; Assembly, G. R.
Early.
The Berks county Democratic Convention
nominated for Congress Hester Clymer,
Senate, Daniel Ermentrout Assembly,
Nicholas Andre, Jos. B. Conard, Geo. D.
Schoefe, Stephen j. Smith.
The Venango county Democratic Con-
vention nominated for Congress A. G. Eg-
bert; Senate, Arnold R. Plummer; Assem-
~say, VIM. Hasson, VIM. N. Hayes, James
Anderson.
The Morning herald., 1876-08-30
A Model Wife,s Letter.

True love, not content to bask in the sun.
shine without an umbrella handy in case of
rain, finds fit expression In the following
letter, which the Daubury "News" has d.
vulged:
My Dear Husband: I got here last night
all safe, and was met by uncle and aunt
They were so glad had come, but were
sorry you were not along. I miss you 60
much. We had hot rolls for breakfast and
they were delicious. want you to be hap
py while / am here. Don't keep the meat
upstairs, as it will surely spoil. Do YOU
miss me now? Oh! ifyou were only here, II
but for an hour. Has Mrs. OH
brought back your shirts? l hope the
bosoms will suit you. You will find the
milk tickets in the clock. forgot to tell
you about them when came away. What
did you do last EVENING" We're you happy
without me9 Don't forget to scald the mix
every morning. And I wish You would sec
4 left the potatoes IN the pantry. III did
they must be sour BY this time. How ~
yol getting alonst Writs ne III Abont Il.
NY mIlst &c. islg 1npg Y
The Morning herald., 1876-08-30
An Exciting Time.
By Associated Press.


New YORK, Aug. 29.-The great auction
coal sale took place at noon, at Hanover
Square, which was completely blocked with
coal speculators. Buyers from all parts of
the country were present. Intense excite
ment reigned in the neighborhood, and wag.
ons, trucks and windows were filled with
spectators, while actual buyers we're con-
gregated in dense mass around the auc-
tioneer's stand. The auctioneer read the
conditions of the sale, and announced that
it was perfectly "bona ide," and that no
reservation was to be put On goods offered
for sale. He said there were four companies
represented in the sale, but they were not
combined in any way, and no effort would
be put forth by them to keep the market up
Buyers could bid and rest assured that their
own judgment was all they had to contend
with. The companies selling coal were the
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company,
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Rail
road Company, Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad Company and the Pennsylvania
Coal Company.
The Morning herald., 1876-08-30
Fashion (3OsaiD.

E0SMAOA WOS0APs
Red cashmere jackets for seaside wear is
the rage.
Nothing new in style of making cloth
dresses.
Iron-gray alpaca riding habits, wolf tail
gray hats and green wells.
Among other things, buttons are in great
favor.
A great variety in morning dresses. Some
are made a la Wattau, others are white mus
lin pergnoirs.
Paris ladies have more celebrate toilets
for seashore than for country resorts.
In the country an elegante shows only
three toilettes-neglige at breakfast, prom
enade at dinner, and d!nner-dress for eve
ming.
New bib collars are made of colored bas-
tile, also in pink, and pale blue cambric.
Bib collars are worn inside open square
cut bodies or over high ones.
Everything is Pompadour-caps, neckties
bows and rowsettes.
Pompadour bows are three large bows of
either black or white laces, with flower
in the centre.
The POmpadOur crayat is lace ruehe with
a ribbon in the centre and small rest of
lace at the side; in this nest flower seems
to have fallen.
For morning head dresses is adopted
the Pompadour fanchion, ornamented with
a ribbon bow. This fanchion has lace ends
that are passed under the chin and fastened
with another bow which is placed near the
left ear.
Very long polonaises are becoming to
large figures, which should avoid everything
short in the way of tunics. overskirts, etc.
Cravats of bastile, festooned all around
with colors, and ready handkerchiefs which
are tied as cravats; they are also popular
wound about coarse straw hats
For fall the ladies' driving cloak of water
proof undyed wool, which fastens at the
back, and has movable cap that may be
worn about the neck and shoulders or Slip
ped down to the knees for lap rug.
Either felt hats or caps of cloth to match
will be worn with the new driving cloaks.
The Morning herald., 1876-08-30

Austria to take the Initiative Step.
BY Associated Press.
LONDON, August 29.-The Pau Mall Ga.
zett's Berlin special says "Austria will
be invited to again take the initiative N
submitting mediatory proposals to Turkey
and Servia. The negotiations commenced
by the guaranteeing tpowers are, for the
present, restricted exclusively to obtaining
suspension of hostilities. Great diver
gence of opinion are feared when details
are discussed, and conference is considered
the only means of adjusting them"
The Morning herald., 1876-08-30

GH!AMGE OF HOURs-W1LM1Norol
~ WESTERN RAILROAD-i;ommmaaoVa
as aag SaIlo MIlonaay May y, 1879. Trains will rs|
Leave Wilmington 1870 a m, $50 and i
p m. Wv "Au
Leave Landenburg 6 45 m. y 45ard ~
Arrive Wilmington 755 a m, 28 ana
pm. "nu
Arrive Landenburg IL IS m, 6 40 And 4
b m. ~ "Au od
CONNECTIONs.-At Wilmington v,.,
+ y 4 3 and Delaware R r trains tiD "l''
Al Landenburg with Penna 4 hi pr.n. ),
Pennsylvonia Railroad. 'i otancl
"ugS-tf DAVID CONNELL sunt
The Morning herald., 1876-08-30
Steamboat Collision.
By Associated Press.

by ASSUCIHLtU TTeSS.
LIVERPOOL, August 29-As the White
Star steamer Germania was leaving her
dock to-day she fouled the Allan line
stermer Circassian, at anchor. The Ger
mania lost her boats davits from waist to
quarter, and sustained extensive damage to
her upper works. The Circassian lost her
bowsprit and fgurehead.
The Morning herald., 1876-08-30
Not to Enter the Regatta.
BY Associated Press.

PouKEfsrE, N. Y, August 29.-Charles
Wann has shown q letter received from the
proper authorities at Philadelphia, inform
.lng the Ward crew that they will not be al
lowed to enter for the Centennial four
cared race, because their entry is too late.
Mr.. Wann states that he and his brothers
expected certain parties to pay their expen-
ses of training ETC., for the race, and they
waited too long for the money, but finding
that 1t was forthcoming they sent an entry
letter on their own account but are informed
that 1t was too late.
The Morning herald., 1876-08-30
A Cennagratien In the weeds.
3y Associated Press.

PoRT JERvIs. N. Y, August 29.-The
sapervisor of this town has warned out al
the Inhabitants Of the northwestern portion
Of the town to help fight the fires that are
still raging In that sectionsa&'vast quantity
of timber has bean destroyed. The fres are
supposed TO be the work Of incendiaries, and
largo reward has been offered for the ap-
prehension of any Of them. The whole at
mosphere is permeated with smoke, and
the mountains short distance away are
undiscernable.