The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-03-31

There were seven colored schools less in rs than
in 1875, "because" as the Examiner says, "they
have not the number of pupils required by the
school law to keep them in operation"
| The value of school property, as estimated by
the Trustees and made out from their inventories,
is $142, 759.00, making the average cost of each
school, exclusive of running expenses, about 5000.
| The amount paid to white teachers for salaries
was $4,000 less than in 1875, although the Exam
liner says "this amount may seem large when COM
pared with former years." ..sl... d"
| The Examiner also gives his opinion of the
present mode of appointing School Commissioners
by saying chat the appointment by the Judges
seems to meet fully the wants Of the system, re-
moving the schools from partisan influence and
the changes incident thereto which election by
the people every two years would produce" If
the present Examiner had lived among us when
the elective system prevailed he would now know
that the interest taken in the schools far
greater than at the present time. The present
mode of appointing the School Commissioners is
Objectionable to most of our citizens but to trans
fer the power to the State Board of Education, as
the Examiner suggests, would be taking tho pow
er entirely out of the hands of the people of the
county and giving it to men whose interests on
ly indirect and nominal. If any change is to be
made in the mode of appointment of the School
Commissioners let it be given to the voters of the
county from whom it should not have been taken
away. 49,.
CIRCUIT CoURT.-The Directors of the Poor and
of the House of Employment for the county of
Franklin, in the State of Pennsylvania, VS.. the
County Commissioners of Baltimore county; de-
murrer to the declaration sustained and Judgment
on demurrer for defendant for costs.
The Baltimore Savings, Loan and Trust Com
pany of Baltimore county VS.. Charles Fl. Burkins /;
exceptions to ratification of sale of mortgaged
property argued and overruled. State of Mary
Ia md oF ba Non, n RoIti
moro county vs.. James c. Harrison, William H.
Ruby and David and John H. Fowler, administra-
tors of Robert Fowler, deceased judgment against
Ruby and Fowler stricken out. Same vs. James
c. Harrison, William Brooks, William H. Ruby,
John Merryman and John W. Shanklin; motion
to strike out judgment as against Ruby and Mer-
ryman overrued. Same VS.. James c. Harrison,
Ruby, Shanklin, Jackens and Fowler; judgment
stricken out as against Ruby and Fowler John
W. McCauley VS.. John Small judgment of non
pros.
John Baldwin, colored, larceny; verdict guilty
sentenced reserved. DR.. Alexander and Charles
Whiteford, assault with intent to kill John Thigh
man, colored; verdict of acquittal and traversers
discharged. F. A. Wingo, forgery; indictment
demurred to demurrer sustained and indictment
quashed and traverser discharged VIM. Beatty
ct al, resisting officers in the discharge of their
duty; stetted on payment of costs.
State VS.. George A. Lang forgery, two cases,
tried before the court and adjudged guilty on the
first count and not guilty on the second. State
VS.. same, larceny; tried before the court and ad-
judged guilty. State vs. same; forgery, two
cases. stetted. State VS.. same; larceny, stetted.
State vs. Edward Dingle; assault, stetted. State
VS.. John Gallagher; assault; tried before the
court, adjudgcd guilty and sentenced to confne-
ment in the county Jail for ten days. State VS..
John Crowley, colored, and Thomas holland, COL
ored, larceny; not guilty.
State VS.. John S. Long, larceny stettcd. Val
entine Mohler, sale of liquor without license stet
ted. John Schoppelry and Henry Schmuck lar
oeny of wood from the premises of John S. Hayes;
adjudged not guilty, on the ground that the evil
dence was not sufficient to establish more than a
trespass in cutting down and carrying away trees
from the premises. John W. Barton, colored, lar
ceny; plea of guilty confessed. Adam Spann,
assault with intent to kill Simon Hofnagle; YER
diet, guilty Of common assault Same traverser,
assaulting - Fuller; plea of guilty confessed.