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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-15
Another SIX Day Jog.

Thirty five men started in the six.day
walk at New York on the 5th inst. The
contest is for the following prizes: First,
the O'Lesry belt and $4,000; second, 81, ,0CO; ;
third, 81 GOO; fourth, $500.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-15
From a Afgham1stnn.

Independent hostile tribes attack ed the
British camp at ShutargarIen on the Sd
inst. The natives were repulsed with a
loss Of twenty killed, while the British loss
was six wounded.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-15

VIM. Spaulding, time keeper at the new
Chicago custom house, has disappeared,
1000 short In his accounts. He had that
amount of money from recent eales for gov.
ernment Junk and old iron. -
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-15

Information was brought to Auskogee,
Indian Territory, ON the list inst, from the
Sac and Fox agency, that . fight had taken
place on the 9th ult., between party Of
twelve of the desperadoes who infect the
region of the agency, and party Of soldiers
from Fort Sill, resulting in the killing of
nine of the bandits. The killing of Jim
Barber and the capture of Triplet by a
Cherokee sheriff, Jesse Cochran, deprives
them of bold, bad leader and desperate
man. Itis expected that the troops will kill
or scatter this band, as they have orders to
remain two months longer in the field, if
necessary.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-15

Reported by CHANDLER, BROWN Co., Commission
Merchants, Milwaukee and Chicago.
New York.

NEW YORK, October 8-3 100 P. .M.-Cotton
Quiet at 10 7.16c. Flour-Quiet; receipts
$4,000 bbls; sales $4,000 bbls; at $500
500 for common to choice extra western ;
Whest-Spring dull and heavy; winter a
shade lower; fairly active; receipts 367,.
600 bus; sales 264,000 bus; No. l white
seller October at $1.37. Rye-Firm. Corn
Quiet; receipts 757, 900 bus; sales SC, O,O00
bus at 55@55L. Barley-Quiet. Oats
Steady; receipts $4,000 bus; sales $4,000
bus; at 3S@4lc for mixed western; l0@
431lc for white. Pork-Dun ut $3.50.
Beef-Steady. Lard-Easier; at e6 IS. But.
ter, Cheese, Whisky, Sugar, and Eggs-Un.
changed. Petroleum-Crude 5k@6K; 70
fined, 7Hc. Tallow-Unchanged..
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-15
20 II rHz STORY TOLD.

A fair head msekly bowsa,
4 shy glance coming afteR,
Voices not ovss 1oud.
And . lowsWO11 lsnGhtRs
So 10 the story told
Up IN the ceetags old,
Under the smoky rafter.
4 fair maid Aushiug rsd
With an unknown feelinx.
But shamed 70 bow hes. he'd ~
For oil her lovers kneelinf;
90 ID the story teld
,,,I Down M sls white sad ssld.
--Biac1psod.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-15
The Puhlie Deht.

The public debt statement shows q de.
crease in September Of $2,563, Isl; cash in
the treasury, $2S4. .77s,67S; gold and silver
certificates, $19, ,132,l60; legal tenders out.
standing, $34e, ,6S1 ,0l6; fractional currency,
Sl5,747, ,5O3; refunding certificates. $685..
900. t8
Nearly $S,000,000 were paid out Of the
treasury during September, ON account Of
pension arrears; but for this the decrease in
the Public debt during the month would
have been about SO, ,000, 900.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-15
VOLUME VIII
NEWS in BRIEF.
A Violent Norsber.

In norther lasting six days on the coast
OF Tobasco, Mexico, twelve vesseb were
wrecked and two seamen drowned,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-15
Crushed to Death.

A shocking calamity occurred at the
county fair grounds at Adrian, Mich, on
the I'd inst, by which six persons were hur.
ried into eternity and small army of un.
fortunate mortals more or less injured.
The accident occurred in the afternoon
inst before the races, when about 1900 peo.
pie were assembled in a newly.erected
grand stand. The centre OF the structure
gave way, with crash; the front part fell
outward, and the back fell into the river,
precipitating mess of people among the
ruins. The number Of dead at last accounts
was sixteen. The architect who construct.
ed the stand is blamed for the calamity.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-15

THE edict has gone forth tAat young
brides must not weaT whjte satin any
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-15


On the 9th of September an uprising OF
Communists occurred at Bucaranlaua, in
the state of Santander, New Grenada. The
Alcslde, Pedro Collazos, headed crowd of
rufians in au attack on several wealthy es.
adjustments. among others the only bank
IN the place, completely sacking them,
killing and wounding the defenders and
burning the building. Among the wounded
was the German consul Gen. Witches.
president of the state with a small disci.
plined force, attacked the Communists in
an intrenched position and completed rout.
cd them. He killed many of the leaders
and took many prisoners.
A dispatch dated Valparaiso, September
Sth, says: ut is reported Chilians before
the evacuating Of Calama sacked and burned
the place. The Chilians have made raids
into Bolivia beyond Conchas Blancas, de.
stroying the commissary and ordinance sup.
plies and seizing horses and carts. 1t is re.
ported Peru has suspended payments from
the treasury and prohibited the expectation
Of silver"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-15

dulliaune Alphonse De vsrgie, an eni
nent French physician and medical writer.
is dead.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-15


CHICAGO, October ST. 80 p. M.-Wheat
Irregular, unsettled and lower; closed
strong; No. 3 red at $1.l6@1.17; spring,
$1.10 for cash; $l.l0H for seller October !;
$1.l2H for seller November; $l.14H for
seller December. Corn-Easier; closing
stronger; 3SKc for cash; $3.50 for seller
October; 38Hc for seller November; 40c
for seller May. Oats-Steady at 28Lc for
cash; 29c for seller November. Rye-At Csc.
Barley-At 76c. Pork-Iregular; cash
higher; options lower $lO.75 for cash; $3.50
for seller November IS. 81 X@9. 40 for seller
January. LArd-Weak and lower ct $6.32X
0635 for cash; $5.S5 for for seller Novem-
Der; $5.82k bid for seller January. Hogs
Receipts, $1,000 head; 501Oc higher !:
light at $370@3.S5; heavy At $3.4003 so.
scarce at S1.oO@2 Is; active and strong ;
butchers frmer; stocksrs, heavy supply,
unchanged; western and through Texans
moro active ond shade higher.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-15

In September, 1878, the National bank of
Baltimore was relieved Of two tin boxes,
one containing $S5,00O in bank notes be-
longing to the bank, and the other contain.
ed bonds aggregsting $4,000 owned by the
late Col. William N. Boone, together with
stock certificates and private papers. On
the Goth ult. . young man hunting in the
woods near Woodberry saw two men sound
ing for something buried. On the 3Oth ult.
the same persons saw two men Digging
at the same place. At night the young man
with several friends went to the spot, and
digging, unearthed tin box which still
contained Col. Boone's bonds and q number
OF his private papers.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-15

-
A lighter loaded with gunpowder from
the works at Harburg, in Hanover, which
had Just started down the river Elbe, and
while still near Harburg. suddenly blew up,
with terrific explosion, on the LIST instant.
The crew were all killed and the lighter
was completely demolished. The shock
aused but slight damage to the town. Har'
burg il situated ON the south branch of the
Elbe, and is about Eve miles from Ham.
burg. 1t is q walled town, and has an active
trade in gun.powder, sugar and woolen man.
ufactures.
Kings powder mill, near South Lebanon,
Ohio, exploded ON the afternoon Of the Sd
inst. Henry simmonds, Charles Meyers
and Joseph Pastors were instantly killed.
The calamity was the result Of the careless.
ness OF an employe.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-15
The Pension Bureau.

Arrears of pensions claims to the amount
OF $40, ,507 have been settled up TO Octo.
Der 1. The average amount of arrears in
each case settled is $545. The whole mum.
Der of cases settled in September, 13,2S7. 1t
is estimated there are still about 5000 or
1900 pensioners entitled to arrears whose
cases have not been settled. Settlement
hereafter cannot be made as rapidly as here.
tofore, because of the great number of cases
in which there is no title to arrears, which
must be examined in search for those in
which there is title. 1t is stated for the in.
formation of all pensioners who believe
themselves entitled to arrears, and who do
not receive notice of settlement of their
claims either by allowance or rejection by
November 1, that they can hasten settle.
nent by writing letter to the office giving
again the number of their pension certificate
and their present postofice address. It is
almost certain that ST, ,OO0, 900 appropriated
will be sufficient to cover the arrears which
was due upon pensions allowed previous to
January 25, 1879.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-15
The Perils Of Ballssninx.

Prof. Colgrove and G. H. Williams. man.
agsr of Woodward's Garden, San Francisco,
Cal, attempted to make an sscension from
the garden on the 9Th inst. The balloon
was cast loose when imperfectly inflated,
and high wind which prevailed swept the
balloon along the tops of buildings, ripping
telegraph wires, chimneys, etc., in its fight,
Both occupants were thrown from the cal
to the street and injured fatally, the inflated
bag collapsing shortly afterward with loud
report
On the 2sth ult., Prof. Wise, the aeronaut,
accompanied by George Burr, bank taller,
made an ascent from st. Louis in the bal
loon Pathfinder" Nothing has been
heard from the aerial voyagers since, and II
10 feared they have met with fatal mishap'
The affair creates intsnss excitement, and
brings to mind the fate Of the intrepid Don
aldson and reporter, who ascended from
Chicago several years ego.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-15

Miss Lille George, . young lady, Of Bona
parte, Iowa, attending Cincinnati boarding
school, suicidsd on the 5th inst, BY shoot.
ing herself. Her amsncsd had died few
days previous, Of conssstivs chllls.
Thos. Dwinny, middle agsd man, threw
himself over the bluh ninety feet high q
81 Panl, Ainn., on the ID last, above the
river bank, and was crushed to death BY the
fall.
Frank T. Flstchss. Of Errsn 4 Fletcher,
Marble dealers, committed suicide By
shooting himself at his hsns in st. Paal.
Minn., On The lss Inst He was twenty-five
years old and only married little more
than . ysax. Dsspoadsncy, induced BY
budnsas tro1blss, = supposed 70 b III
cause.
Bsrnham, ths lawyer who shot himself u
Erie, 6sptenbsr I, died n the "a inst TIL
ballet penstsatsd HI brain snd could NJ,
~ sxtxactsd. He was raEioaal much q III
49, untl abeut : woek teeoee NJ dsath.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-15

LONDON, October 8-12 20 r. M.-Lv.
espool wheat market opens strong; Call.
foFnis club At lis 1d01ls ~; average Cali.
forDia at liz id0 0lis "a; spring q 81 6dolOs
ID; Aoaeng eargose stsoDe; - passage
sags strose. Good caEgoes rcd winter
fornia wheat on coast sa ~ 6d666o; fair
average California wheat Just shipped q ~
cd; nearly dns at ~ "a; fair aveeage qual-
ity No. : Chicago spring wheat for ship
ment, etc., at 6Oa 6d06la; good careOes
mixed Anaerfcan OeEn oH ooagt ~ IA.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-15

Having esaa fe nsasiy three Zeazs 1sceiver In
acquainted With the location and quality OF the
0ovssn0snt lands throughout the Territory Of Da
koea, he vlm peo0ptly answer III letters or en-.
Quir1ss relative to the manner Of acquiring title to
9overnDsnt lands under the laws of the United
States. Also VIII attend promptly TO the cancella
eaon ol DeolaEaAery 6toeeWents and Homestead I'm.
tries apon lands thas have bean abandoned and
prepare teetimoay for Witnesses IN case Of ANAL
proof - Homestsads, commuted Homestead on
fiee and Pre-smption entries. Also parties deeir-
ng 10 de = Pre-e0ptors Of enter land under the
Homestead A. can do % through this o1hce With
scS Re1soaaa attendance q ths Local Land Olhes.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-06-18

TIE NATIONAL COMPLAINT -Dys.
pepsia is the national compllint. Al
most every other man or woman You
meet has it, and the result is that The
number OF pssudo-remciics for It is
as numerous as Pharaoh's host. They
are foI the most part worthless. There
Is, however, a searching eradicator OF
this distressing and obiurate malady.
one whose genuine merits loug since
raised it to foremost place among
these staple medicines Of America.
lloste;ters Stoliach Bitters extirpates
dyspep-la with greater certainty and
promp;itude than any known remedy,
and is a most genial inyigorant, APP
petizer and aid to secretion. These
are not empty assertions, as thousands
of our countrymen and women who
have experienced It's effects are aware,
but are backed up by irrefrasable
proofs repeatedly laid before the
public. The BiIters also promote a
regular habit OF body and give a
healthful stimulus to the urinary
organs.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-06-18

their agent. who, with Edwin J. Har-
ness and Josiah Renick went to Eng
land early in the year of 1884, and pur-
chased 10 bulls and heifers. They were
selected from breeders among the
Tees, and all the animals thorough
bred, with one or two exceptions.
which could not be readily obtained
at the time, had excellent pedigrees
They were taken to Mr.. Renick's
farm, near Chillicothe and bred as the
Joint property of the association. In
1885 and 1886 this association made
two more importatiOns and placed
them on the same farm with the one
of 1884, and they were equally good
cattle. The cattle were thus kept uns
til October 1886, when the entire
herd, consisting of the several i'm
portations and their increase sold at
public auction, Several of the bulls
brought Sl,250, several more over
Sl.100 and several more over 81 QUO
per head, down as low as $500. The
COWS from S2,225, 1850, $1,000
900, 5000 and as low as 1925, per
head, only very few of the most
inferior ones got SO low down as 1928
A few animals remained over
unsold until April 1887, when two
of their best bulls, Acmon and Comet
Holly brought $500 each. The
COWS run from 81, 45O down to $61O,
per head, only one in the herd
bringing so low a price as S6lO.-
About this time Mr.. Ezra Prentice,
of Albany started a nerd selected
chiefly from Van Rennsaleur stock
Ia 1883, 80, 40, and Al he impor
ted a number OF choice shorthorns.-
He bred with his American and inn
ported stock with great care and sue
cess. and made in New York and
other States many sales, until 1892
when he sold out his herd. In 1885
Mr.. George Vail, Of Troy, New York,
commenced breeding shorthorn too.
He purchased some imported animals
and others, selecting them with great
care and Judgment In 1880, he i'm
ported direct Mr.. Bates, of Durham,
England, the bull Duke of Wellington
by Short Tail, out of Oxford Pre-
MUM COW by Duke Of Cleveland
This is the first of the Oxford aud
Duchess crosses combined ever
brousht 20 America, and with him
came the COW Duchess, by the Duke
of Northumberland Vail bred very
successfully and made many sales un-
til 1862, when he disposed of his en-
tire herd. Mr. Jonas Whitaker, Of
Yorkshire, England, IN 1887, shipped
10 COWS and helfcrs and 10 bulls TO
Col. Powell of Philadelphia, Pa
These cattle were sold at public auc-
ton, the bulls averaging 1888 and
the two COWS $50. Mr.. Whitaker
made another importation in 1888
and 80, but prices fell so much that
then he stopped his importations.,
There was a sale in 1889 of imported
sborthorus made in Kentucky, by
Henry Clay, jr.,which averaged S4293
and another by the Kentucky import
ing Company of very fine lot OF
cattle, at which the bulls averaged
1922 and the COWS S610. The hard
times now set in and there but few
importations and but little selling Of
short horns FOR the next ten ortwelye
years.
WDrren Earn, Rockingham Co. "a,
March 18th 1879.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-06-18
SunhOwers and their Value.

"Be sure and always plant SUM-
flowers every spring around you drains
and kitchen windows" was the advice
given by an experienced physician to
a young housekeeper. at will save
you world Of suffering, and a heavy
doctors bill. Fevers, or any malarial
disease, will not visit house that is
protected by d battalion Of suDhowers."
A long trial of this wise counsel has
proved its wisdom and utility; and
that young wife, who has grown grey
since that time, has the most implicit
faith in the virtue of sunaowers as a
preventive of sickness. In one or two
years the plants did not thrive by
reason of neglect, and finally died. In
these seasons sickness visited the
home, and served to confirm her faith
in their virtue. She would rather the
potato crop should fail, than to have
her sunny plants neglected.
A gentleman in the South whose
house was situated quarter of a mile
from marsh, and whose family,
servants and all, every summer were
afflicted with fevers of all kinds, heard
from a friend Of the protective quail
ties Of sunfowers, and determined to
try their utility. He prepared a strip
OF ground about half way between the
swamp and his house, as he would for
corn; and planted the whole with SUM
flower seeds They made a maguif
cent growth, and that season there
was not a single case Of fever IN the
family. lie has raised them ever
since, and a healthier family is not to
be found. lie uiilizes the seed, BY
grinding ii up with corn and feeding
to bis horses, and he says the seed
are worth more than the whole cost OF
raising to keep them in flesh, and
giving them bright glossy cost
Poultry like the seeds when ground
and mixed with other feed, and keep
fat upon the diet The plant is not
very beautiful when in bloom, as the
leaves are large and coarse, and the
flowers are more CANDY than lovely;
but still if it possesses such WONDER
ful protective powers it should be
highly esteemed, aud every farm house
should have them stand sentincls
over all slop pools and drains.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-06-18
Household Recipes.

FLAXNFL CAKEs.-One quart o.
flour, pint of meal, two eggs, two
tablespoonful of yeast, tablespoonful
OF salt; mix with milk if you have it
BUTTER SPONGE CAKE.-Fourteen
eggs-their weight in sugar-thC
weight Of eight in four aud six in
butter.
COUSINS BEETLES SUGAR CAKE -
Three cups Of sugar; one cup of lard;
three eggs; one half cup of sour milk;
small teaspoOntul of soda: flour TO
mix; season to your taste.
LEMON PIEs.-The juice and grated
rind of three lemons, three cups sugar,
three eggs, whites and yolks beaten
separately (wbites 10 be added LAST;
about two tablespoonfuls of corn
starch, mix smooth and boil few
moments in about a pint and a half of
water; add a small piece of butter
while hot; bake with bottom crust
three pies; when done, make a
merigue with whites of two eggs,
beaten to a stiff frotb, and mixed with
two tablespoonfuls of sugar; spread
lightly over the top of the pie ana
brown delicately in the oven.
SALLY LUNN.-One quart of flour,
Our eggs, halt cup melted butter, one
up warm milk, one cup warm water,
our teaspoonfuls salt, half teaspoonful
soda, Dissolved in hot water; beat the
Eggs to a stiff froth; add the milk,
water, butter, soda and salt; stir in
he flour to smooth batter, and beat
he yeast in well; set to rise in a
uttered pudding-dish, in which it
must be baked and sent to table. It
Will not be light under six hours
Bake steadily tbree-quarters of an
lour or until q straw thrust into it |
comes m clean. Eat while hot.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-06-18
WnIrEwAsn EoR PorLrRY-HousE

WHITEwAsH EOR PoULTRY- Houses.
Without a free use Of whitewash
no poultry breeder can expect to keep
his fowls healthy for any length OF
time, and TO neglect of this can be
attributed many of the disappont-
ments and much of the loss ex.
perienced by amateurs, who do not
realizo, until they have paid dearly for
the experience, that cleanliness is one
of the first principles of success in
poultry keeping, and that lime, in
different forms, IS in an invaluable
agent in promoting cleanliness in
poultry houses and among fowls
Where it can be done without too
much expense, we would advise
personsi in building their poultry
to use planed boards-at least
planed on the inside, in preference to
rough ones for it is far easier to
keep the fowl house clean when
smooth boards are used, while the
lice and other vermin cannot so readi-
Iy find lodging place.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-06-18

To SHARPEN SCISSORS, Take q
coarse sewing needle and hold it
firmly between lhc thumb and fore
finger o. the left hand; then take the
scissors in your right hand, and cut
them smoothly and quickly from
handle to point The dLl,cst scissors
unless they are entirely wora out can
soon be sharpened i'll this way.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-06-18
An Enolishman who has frave1o,

An EngliShman who has travelled
extensively has lately recovded his
opinion of things edible throughout
civilization, and AYERS that this coun-
try surpasses the world in the variety
and excellenc Of its vegetables and
fruits. He may we'll say this in COM
parison with England, where table
even 10 summer seem more
scarce thau 10 any part of the world
we ever visited.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-06-18

Last week shipments we're made of
1000 cars of grain, equal to $4,000
bushels, from st. Louis, to New
York, at ~ per cent per hundred
pounds. 1t was intended that the lot
should 60 down the river to New
Orleans. but the railroad agents made
the lowest through rate to Liverpool.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-06-18

a little cheese taken at meals helps
other food to digest. II taken in
large quantities it is very indigeslibh
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-06-18

To boil potatoes so they will be
dry and mealy When the skins break
pour offthe water and let them finish
cooking in their own steam.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-06-18
Grand Growing Triumph


Together with Special Certificate Of Merit to
Jacob Gross, Superintendent Of the Stieff Factory
for his extraordinary skill displayed in every part
of their construction, the whole forming Grand
Award, higher by far than that of any other
American Exhibit, and demonstrating beyond
doubt the immense superiority Of the Stiel ins;ru
ments.
The "Sueh" combines every quality necessary
fer perfection in a Piano. Its rich, grand, mellow
and powerful tone has never been excelled by any
other instrument. Especially in the treble does
the 'Stieh' Piano show its superiority over all
othe =, by the bell-like cle3Tness. sweetness and
singing quality of tone, which lend to it an nesti-
mabe charm. For quicKness Of response to the
finger and eyeness Of touch throughout the entire
scale, fautless action, unsurpassed durability and
artistic fnish this Piano has justly earned world
wide reputation.
SEcoSD-HASD PIANOS of ali makers constantly
in stock, at from s7j to $500.
Sole agent for the Southern States 4 the pelou-
bet, PcltOn 4 Co. and other makes OF Organs.
Catalogues Of Pianos and Organs sent on applica-
ton. Address,
CIAS. NJ. STIEFF,
No. 9 Y. Liberty Street,
BALTIMORE.