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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-03-24
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
Not a Deliu0uent.

EDITORS BALTIMORE COUNTY UNIoN-Gentlemeh
Il was not little surprised to see in the last is
sue of your paper my name among long list of
Delinquent County Taxpayers for non-paid
taxes of 1874. 1t happens that the figures oppo-
site my name are so blurred that cannot make
them out. They, however, are plain enough to
show that the amount of county taxes is either in
49, . .ty si-A \ ~;
cents and State taxes $l3.45. In either case they
are scorrecty stated, as on the 9th day of March
of said year 1 sent my bills, accompanied by our
firlns check, on the National Mechanics Bank of
Baltimore, for S92.06, dated March 27th 1875,
flor c. T. Pitt S9l 40; for DIR. Smith S1.47; total
S92S6) and after waiting for their return with
receipts for the money, was kept out Of them for
four months. There is discrepancy it seems Of
Sl33S between the published amount Of S79.5S and
the amount paid. | need hardly say it has been
| extremely notifying to have my name thus
heralded to your many readers in connection with
such seeming outrage, but as it is among list
OF largely upwards Of thousand names, infer
that some mistake may have occurred. If not
hope the real delinquent will meet with his meyited
reward. Do not such acts mistakes, by the way,
show the propriety Of all taxpayers having the
privilege of going to the tax department and
making payment to the proper recipients, with al
lowance of abatement or discount by way Of en-
couragement, graduated in amount (as is done in
the city, according to the promptness or time Of
payment? By this manner of payment q saving
might be made as well by the county as by the
taxpayer. In the meanwhile such of the tax
payers who should be too tardy in their payments
would be called upon and not paying in a rea-
sonable time might be named as deinquents.
Yours, &C., CHAs. F. PITT.
BALTIMORE, March 10th, 1877.
For the information of our correspondent we
will state that the law passed by the Legislature
of 1876, under which the taxes of the county
are now being collected, makes tho taxes payable
at the Collectors Office at the County Seat and
also provides for discounts for prompt payment of
the same as follows: On taxes paid prior to June
LIST discount of per cent. is allowed; on taxes
paid during the month of june, 5 per cent; dur
ing July, 4 per cent; during August, per cent;
during September, 2 per cent; during October, l
per cent; during November, one-haf of one per
cent No discount is allowed for the month of
December, apd on all bills remaining unpaid after
December interest must be charged from the date
when the taxes were due, which is in May, imme-
diatey after the levy is made.-EDs. USIox.l
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Hopeful Aspect.

Some time ago we advised those seemingly OBJ
stinate in reference to tho great Presidential
lem, that it might be best for them-all things
considerable accept the situation and yield
gracefully to inevitable results. Since then Mr.
Hayes has been declared President of the United
States and inaugurated to that important Office
His Cabinet was promptly selected and soon after
confirmed by the Senate We take occasion here
TO say that no better advisers could have been
chosen. 1t is perhaps the ablest Cabinet our
country has had for many years. First and FORE
most is the premier, Mr.. Evarts, who stands forth
as colossal column of craftsmanship, intelligence
and legal attainments. His equal can scarcely be
found in this or any other country. Approaching
closely to him in scholarship, craftsmanship broad
experience and unquestioned integrity are all
other members of the Cabinet. They represent
varied conservative interests which must tend to-
wards harmonizing whole country into COM
mon community looking to ultimate peace and
tranquility. This is what has long been needed.
We rejoice in the fact of its having been so eee-
tually outworked.
The policy as set forth by President Hayes is
liberal, conciliatory, generous, free from section
alism and calculated to win approval from those
who were his political opponents. 1t has, indeed,
done so to an admirable extent already. Leading
Democratic journals and prominent statesmen,
North and South, East and West, are frankly ex-
pressing their cordial appreciation of his inaugural
and the course they are induced to hope he will
pursue towards bringing about a harmonious rec
OnciliatiOn among the people of our wide domain.
Nothing could be more gratifying than this. 1t
bids us hope that ere long all pickering and bad
feeling between different sections of the country
will be ohliterated and partizan animOsities done
away with. Looking at the subject in its various
phases, seeing the Southern people, hitherto hos
tile, gracefully accepting the situation, offering to
lend their aid in facilitating the desires of Mr..
Hayes in bringing peace, prosperity, unity and
harmony to the whole people, We cannot but be-
lieve his elevation to the Chief Magistracy has
been and will be blessing of great fortune. Our
Democratic brethren who honestly opposed him
are preparing to give fair trial to his admins
tration. He has already won their kindly opin-
ions and acquiescence by an earnest of what he de-
signs doing, looking to the good of the entire ma
ton. The liberal spirit thus manifested all round
is decidedly hopeful and encouraging
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SILVER THREE CENT PIEcEs.-For the informa-
ton of those who make inquiry about these little
coins at the United States Sub Treasury the fol-
lowing is published
There is no provision of law for the redemption
or exchange of silver three cent pieces and they
are legal tender for not more than thirty cents
in any ono payment. The coinage ofthese pieces
was first authorized by the act of March 8, 1851,
which required them to be composed of three
fourths silver, and one-fourth copper. The Act of
March 8, 1853, changed the fneness to 900 parts
silver, and 100 parts copper.
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ns~rhe Maryland Conference of the Metho

GD~The Maryland Conference of the Metho-
dist Protestant church. which held its sessions at
Westminster this year, passed the following res
olutions with reference to the liquor traffic:
l. That we regard the manufacture, sale and
use of intoxicating liquors beverage a great
evil, and that we do pledge ourselves to the sup
port Of the temperance reform.
2. That in the furtherance of the work We urge
our ministers to study this question and to preach
and lecture on the subject.
8. That we disapprove of the practice Of social
drinking, and admonish our people to abstain
from the occasional glass.
4. That all "prohibitory laws" are conducive to
the best interests of society, and we heartily ap-
prove of the efforts of the Maryland State Tenn
perance Alliance to secure the overthrow of the
traffic in ardent spirits, and that we will cooperate
in every legitimate effort to sweep the curse from
the land.
g. That we recommend tho formation of juve-
nile temperance societies in all our Sunday schools.
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&z-The notorious maryland delegation" Of
which the Washington papers speak in anything
but flattering terms has been MOVING on Wpsh
ingten anS President Hayes with determination
that is truly appalling. 1t is said that they are
as thick about the White House as hucklebcrries
in August and that it is almost impossible to get
out without falling over one or more of them.
These delegations are composed of BaltimOreans,
representing one or the other of the two factions
of the Republican party in the city, the same who
for years past, have been pickering and quarreling
and pulling and hauling to the great disgust OF
all honest Republicans in the counties. Givethem
rope enough and depend on it they will hang
themselves
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The Southern Question.

This is the most difficult and vexatious problem
which President Hayes and his Administration
will be obliged to contend with. All along it has
been manifest that the task could be no easy one.
The policy foreshadowed by Mr.. Hayes in his in
augural, being both conservative and conciliatory,
met with general approval. The paramount
anxiety of people throughout the country has been
for peace, harmony and paternal accord regarding
all sections. What is most needed and desired is
the re-establshment of good viii, so that we may
know ourselves as one brotherhood acting for each
others good in congenial membership of the same
Republic.
The difficulties still existing in South Carolina
and Louisiana are of q serious nature. Political
parties in each of those States continue obstinate
and Numerically opposed, so that neither seems
willing to yield or make concessions. They claim
their seperate Governors and Legislatures with
other alleged organizations and officials. Both
and all are acting or endeavoring to act as though
they were the regularly authorized, constitutional
powers whilst, in fact, matters now stand, they
are mere abortions with no absolute authority to
do anything legally. 1t is not even in their power
to treat with the general government to ratify or
legalize any agreement. What is done by them
Of local character under assumed authority has
40 legitimacy. 1t is quite apparent that the exc
listing condition of those States cannot be allowed
to remain. If so they become 6re-brands in our
midst, likely to endanger the whole body polite,
productive of ceaseless discord and uneasiness.-
It is evident some compromise must be entered
into before harmony is fully restored. 1t cannot
be expected one party will yield all its claimed
rights to the other. A liberal compromise must
be proffered and accepted by both and all Sides
obedient to the conservative policy enunciated by
Mr.. Hayes, before stability of government can be
expected in the two States above named. All good
citizens will aid toward such consummation.
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RELATIONS AS OFFICE SEExERs.-A Washing

RELATIONS AS OFFICE SEEKERS.-A Wasning-
ton correspondent of the New York Tribune says:
"Among the unsuccessful candidates for the
United States Marshalship for the Northern Dis
trict of Illinois was Mr.. Stiwell, of Livingston
county. He was admitted to private audience
Z iesldent loofed them all carefully through and
then looking Mr. StillYell full in the face said
''Your papers are unexceptionable; there is moth
ing in your record which does not seem to show
that you are fully qualified for the position; but
there is one insuperabe objection to appoint
ment to any Federal offce-that is, your wife is a
favorite cousin of Mrs. Hayes" Mr.. Stllwell left
the Presidential Office convinced at last that the
fact which many thought would insure his ap-
pointment had rendered his defeat inevitable"
Office hunters who have been trying to scrape
a relationship with the President or his wife will
be apt to change their mode of procedure after
this. We are glad to see that the President has
taken this stand. Among the chief objections to
President Grant was that he had nearly all of his
wife's and his own relations in Office.
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@s-The Washington Star polishes of the
Maryland ofice-seekers after this fashion, The
usual Maryland delegation put in at the White
House to-day. 1t was General Tylcr's day, and
he was pressed for the Postofice. President
Hayes need not think that he is acquainted with
the Baltimore politicians yet. The commissions
of the Surveyor and Marshall expire within thir-
ty days. Then he will wake up in the morning
and find a Maryland man hanging on every door
knob to get at him for the vacancies. They have
hides like the rhinoceros, and will even stand more
rebuffs than book agent or lightning-rod man
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Real Estate Sales, DC.
MORTGAGEE'S SALE
ELECTION DISTRICT OF BALTI-
MORE COUNTY

ID virtue Of power contained in q mortgage
ID from Eliza r. Slade to Joseph w. Butler,
dated the 10Th day of February, 1876, and 81
E%.Ti recorded among the Mortgage Records -
ln-. OF Baltimore county, in Liber j. B., -
No. 65, folio 59e, de-, and afterwards to wit on
the 29th day of May, 1875, was duly assigned to
Daniel W. Cameron, the undersigned, Assignee Of
said mortgage, by virtue ofthe power therein con-
tanned, and under the provisions of Article 81 Of
the Public General Laws, will sell at PUBLIC
AUCTION AT THE COURT HOUSE DOOR IN
T0WS0NTOWN, on
Wednesday, tic 4& day Of April, 1871,
at II o'clock M,
ALL THAT PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND,
lying and being in Baltimore county, called
"WidOw's Lot" "Curry's Farm" or by whatso-
ever name or names the same may DO called or
known, containing
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY ACRES OF
LAND, MORE OR LESS,
and particularly mentioned in said mortgage, be-
ing the same land conveyed by John H. Kirk
wood, Trustee, to Sarah l.. Smithson and Eliza r.
Slade by deed bearing date the 10th day Of No
vember, 1878, and recorded among the Land Re-
cords Of Baltimore county in Libcr j. B., No.
o5, folio 1877, &C., and afterwards described in .
deed from the said Sarah L. Smithson and hus-
band to the said Eliza R. Slade, bearing date the
25th day of February, 1875, and recorded among
the Land Records of Baltimore county in Liber J.
B., No. 95, Folio 511, &c.
This property is improved with
ORDINARY BUILDINGS,
and is in good state of cultivation.
TERMS OF SALE.-0ne-half Cash, and the
balance in twelve months, with approved Socuri-
ty. A deposit of $4,000 will be required on the
day of sale.
DANIEL W. CAMERON,
Assignee Of Mortgage.
JOHN T. ENSOR, Attorney.
March lots.
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VIM. NJ. RISTEAU, AuetiOncer.
ID. G. Mcintosh d. II. II. BOarman,
Attorneys at Law, TovsOntowR, Trustees.
TRUSTEES SALE

VALUABLE FARM IN THE 4TH DISTRICT,
BALTIMORE COUNTY.
DY virtue of decree of the Circuit Court for
Id Baltimore county-in eQuity-passed on the
10th February, 1877, in the case Of Samuel Shat
trustees will sell at public auction, at the Court
House door at TowsOntOwn, on
TSesddy, April Sd, 4. d. 1877,
at the hour of IL NJ,
ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND,
situate and lying on the Garrison road .
I'D about II miles from Timber Grove
III Station on the Western Maryland
Railroad, containing
l72 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS,
formerly part of the estate of William C. Gent,
deceased, and designated and described BY said
Gent in his last will as part Of Lyons Dem"
About 100 acres of the farm is cleared and un-
der cultivation, the balance is in wood.
The soil is naturally good and the place Is well
watered, besides spring and well near the house.
The improvements are ordinary, consisting of
LOG DWELLING HOUSE AND LOG
STABLE.
The place is sold in fee simple to close Up tho
estate Of William C. Gent and the bankrupt es-
tate of A. J. Gent and the title is indisputable.
TERMS. OF SALE.-0ne-half Cash and the
balance credit Of II months, With interest from
day Of sale.
D. G. MCINTOSH,
R. B. BOARMAN,
Trustees.
WIN. NJ. RISTEAU, Auct. March 1O-ts.
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APPLICATION TO CLOSE THE
'sTrappe Road, >" I'm the Twelfth
District.

OFFICE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BALTIC. Co.,,
TowsoNrowN, March 30, 1877.
NOTICE is hereby given that petition has
IN been presented to this Board by Christian
Schorr, Michael Adams, August Weis, A. j.
Parlett, Thomas J. R. Elliott John Aichele, DIR.
E. W. Janney and other taxable inhabitants Of
Baltimore county, to close public road in the
18th district, known as the Grape Road" COM
mencng at or near the first toll gate on the Bal
timore and Havre-de. Grace turnpike road and
continuing over the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad until it intersects county or
public road called Eastern avenue.
Alexander Mccormick, Jr., S. L. Curry and
George W. Dorsey are appointed Board of Ex-
aminers on the above petition. They are direct
ed to meet on the premises, on
Monday, April 18Th, 1877,
at 10 o'clock A. NJ,
make an examination and report whether the
public convenience viii be subserved by the grant
ing of said petition.
PLEASANT HUNTER,
ROBERT S. C0RSE,
ISAAC CR0WTHER, SR.,
County Commissioners for Baltimore County.
March 24,-2w.
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APPLICATION TO CHANGE THE
Bed Of0 Public Road In the
Eighth District.

OFFICE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BALTIC. COUNTY,
TowsoSrowN, March g. 1871.
NOTICE is hereby given that a petition has
In been presented to this Board by Thomas C.
Pearce, Evan Davis, Charles O. Kemp, Thomas
II. Scott Mordecai Ensor, William L. Wheeler
and other taxable inhabitants of Baltimore coun-
ty to alter the bed of an old road in the 9Th dis
trict running from Davisvile to Belfast, at Lewis
Bacon's stone quarry, said road to be thirty feet
in width. The distance is about one mile.
Joshua +. Cockey, John II. Ensor and Charles
Brooks are appointed Board of Examiners on
the above petition. They are directed to meet on
the premises, on
Monday, April 10Th, 1877,
at 10 o'clock A. NJ,
make an examination and report whether the
public convenience requires the granting Of said
petition.
PLEASANT HUNTER,
ROBERT S. CORSE,
ISAAC CROWTHER, SR.,
County Commissioners for Baltimore county.
March 24.-2t.
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DEATHS.

On March 18th, CALVIN T., aged years and
months, son of Jos. X. and Kate L. Horner.
On March 21st, at his late residence, "Stone-
leigh" in this county, GEORGE BRows, in the 49th
year Of his age.
At Mt. Vernon, on March 18th, MARY A., aged
IS years. wife of David Wood.
On March 10th, near Philopolis, EZRA PRICE,
in the 73d year of his age
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DY virtue of the power and authority contained
Id in the last will and testament of JOSEF Brooks
deceased, the undersigned executors, will offer fol
sale by Public Auction, on the premises in Bal
| timore county, on
Tuesday,, april liza, 1877,
at l O'Clock P. NJ,
ALL THAT TRACT OF LAND, THE REMAIN,
ING PORTION OF THE ESTATE OF
SAID JOSEPH BROOKS,
situated about eight miles from Baltimore, -
sHA on the Belair Turnpike Road, and -
E.M lying between said road and the Har-
ford Turnpike, and binding on a county road rum
ming from the Camp Chapel road past the farms
of Messrs. Daniel Jenifer, Levi Furguson and
others.
The property contains
113 ACRES, MORE OR LESS,
and is divided into five lots, as follows, which will
be sold separate or as whole, to suit purchasers
LOT No, 10 contains EIGHTEEN ACRES,
well fenced and watered and has fine young ap-
pie orchard, Just coming into bearing, upon it.
LOT No. II contains TWENTY ACRES, has
also a fine orchsrd upon it and is well fenced and
watered.
LOT No. IL contains TWENTY FIVE ACRES
of cleard land, under good cultivation, we'll fenced
and watered.
LUZ NO 10 contains L w EN- 1-flbE AChEO
of cleared land, under good cultivation and good
fencing.
LOT No. IA contains TWENTY THREE
ACRES, well wooded with fine Chestnut Timber
and we'll fenced.
This property, on account of its proximity to
the city, is very valuable for market gardening as
well as for other purposes. 1t is the most desir-
able portion of the estate ofthelate Joseph Brooks
and has many advantages which must be seen to
be appreciated.
The above property adjoins the lands of Messrs.
Ferguson, Dumbler, and the property OfDr. Bald
win.
TERMS.-One-halfC Cash, balance in six and
twelve months with interest, payable half yearly.
laD~For information apply to WIN. BROOKS,
444 North Gay Street, Baltimore; SAMUEL
PINKERT0N, Towsontown, or ON the premises.
WILLIAM BROOKS,
SAMUEL PINKERT0N,
March 24.--ts. Executors.
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l9s~ George Alfred Townsend, for wonder,
writeSenthusiasticaly of one person in Washing
ton. tits Grace Greenwood. He calls her ga rare
woman" Her experience, her talents, her sweet
womanly nature, her devotion, her industry, alike
excite his admiration. "No woman writes with
such breadth of view on public questions, nor with
such a twinkle of human kindness glimmering
through" Mr.. Townsend honors himselfin speak,
ing thus Of one 50 deserving of honor
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&a-The Philadelphia Times (Dem.) says when
Postmaster General Key opened his Office on Wed
nesday "the place was filled in an instant with q
perfect pack of ravenous wolves after the postof-
ces, and, strange to say the great bulk of the ap
plicants are Southern, and even Northern Demo-
Gratis. If the rush from the South increases in
the ratio of tho last few days. it may soon be said
that the "Solid South" is asking Office at the feet
of the Administration"
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G9-Judging from the present outlook warm
times are again promised in Louisiana. The two
rival Governors are preparing for fight and there
is no telling what day may bring forth. The un-
settled condition of affairs in that State is likely
to cause the new administration much trouble.
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rs Joseph L. Lewis, an excentric bachelor of
HObOken, N. j., died few days ago and be-
queathed his whole fortune, something over q
million Of dollars to the Government to assist in
paying the National debt. An effort has already
been made by distant relatives in Ireland to break
the will.
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NS~0ur statement last week that Gen. Z. B.
Tyler would be appointed postmaster at Balti-
more, was premature. The appointment has not
yet been made and the Sun says there is now an.
other Richmond in the field who lie likely to make
the race more exciting with fair prospect for the
success of the new man. We shall see what we
shalI Saa
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Gsa- The Orphans Court of Baltimore city OF
Tuesday granted letters of administration to Johr
NJ. Denison on the estate of his brother Gen. A
W. DenisOn, late postmaster at Baltimore. The
bond was $500, 900, which would indicate per
sonal estate of 100000 to be divided between two
brothers and two sisters one of the latter the wife
of Mr.. Chas. P. Montague.
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-Thc fence law for Prince Georges county,
passed by the Legislature in 1874, requires all
gates the public roads in that county to be re-
moved by June LIST. The carrying out of the Law
will be attended with great expense, as miles Of
fencing will be required.
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w. Magruder's store at Benning's Station,
Baltimore and Potomac R. R., near Washington,
was burned on Friday night of last week, and two
men, Ebenezer and John Large, father and son,
persisted in the flames. 1t is supposed the store
was robbed and then fired.
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S-Fhe boiler of one of the large Mogul en-
gines, in use on the Baltimore Ohio R. R., ex-
plOded twenty miles west of Cumberland, on Sun
day morning last, killing the fireman, Austin Spi-
cer and seriously injuring three other employees.
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Ge~ The patents on sewing machines having
recently expired, decline of fifty per cent in the
price of that essential to well regulated house
hold is announced. Still further reductions may
he looked for.