The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-12-04
STATE NEWS.
Compiled nom our Exchanges.

The number OF turkcye consumed In Ralti-
more on Thanksgiving day 10 set down at $4,000.
The thermometer was Is degrees below zero
ut Deer Park, Nd, on Wednesday evening Of last
week.
lion. NJ. Damon will, IL Is rumored, BE- the
Democratic candidate for Chief Judge Of the Fiah
Judicial Circuit.
-DiPhtheria Is prevailing to an alarming ex-
tent In Beaver Creek and Chewsviiio districts,
Washington county.
r. c. Reich, Of Frederick county, raised on
IS acres Of land s25 barrels Of corn average Of
- barrels 10 the acre.
Henry w. Archer, ST., has sold his farm Of s?
acres, near Jerusalem MilIs, Hartford county, to
John Hurley for $1,000.
james Wills, manager Of Fairview estate,
near Easton, Nd, raised this year 200 bushels
sugar beets on three acres Of land.
i. Fred. Dielman, nephew Of Louis Dielman,
Of Now Windsor, Carroll county, IL announced a.
one Of the artists to illustrate seribners Monthly
Magazine for 1851.
MIR. Joseph Runkies, Of Frederick county,
slaughtered three hogs one day last week. one Of
which weighed 4gii pounds, the second 1921, and
the third 393l aggregate weight 1904 pounds.
MIR. Richard l.. Gross, Of Cumberland, who
was recently thrown from bis horse on bill near
that city, 10 dead. lie makes the third Of his
family who have been killed by being thrown
from a horse on the same hill
Mrs. Ann VI. Anderson. wife the Rev. Geo.
w. Anderson, and her mother, Mrs. Catharine
Winter, Of Iagerstown, have been indicted for an
assault and battery on an orphan child, named
Kate l.. Miller, q servant In their employ.
The BoonsbOro' Times says that "two young
ladies, living In the vicinity Of Eakies Mii'abe.
came enthuzed over the election Of JED "a.
Garfield that they went out into the corn hsid and
husked 20 shocks Of corn In honor Of his election"
Mrs. Martha A. Strickland, Of Eikton, while
driving with some friends few weeks ago. was
accidentally thrown from the carriage, rcceiving
injuries which caused her death on the lsti ulto.
She was 30 years Of age and highly respected
christian woman.
-Beiair whiskey must DO lawful strong. Il
Is told as n fact, that two sober men took charge
Of drunken man in that town for the purpose Of
escorting him home. but before they got him
three squares all hands were tight.-Ha,re ds
Grace RsgsJiieas.
j. VIM. Smoot, son Of X. NJ. Snoot, Of Port
Tobacco, died on the 18th Of Nov. from an over
dose Of laudanum. lie was suffering from eramp,
and taking the drug for the relief Of his pain.
swallowed too much, and fell into q stupor, from
which he never awoke.
notwithstanding the large apple crop In
Maryland. large quantitie. Of Ohio apples have
been received and sold at s2.25 per barrel. Two
ear loads were disposed Of in Boonsboro' alone.
The Ohio apples are more perfect and keep better
than those grown In Maryland.
Elias Slime and Jacob Burns. Of Harmony.
Frederick county. are 60 be ciassed rs champion
corn huskers. On the farm of Mr.. Jas. o. Bus-
sard they last week completed the feat Of husking
$50 barrels Of corn. tying up the fodder as they
went, In y days-an average of nearly ii barrels
per day each.
"A careless huntsman last week fired at rab-
Bit near the residence Of Josephus keedy. in
Washington county, but shot two Of Mr. Keeiy's
children, who were on his porch One shot was
lodged Immediately below the eye Of one OF the
boys. while the other shot In the upper lip
and in one finger.
~ 90 L.. r nj z.
put down ut 1872 l90-males So ,36i. females l7l.-
500; native 276.l56, foreign 56,oi4: white ?Is.-
@s1. eolored 536sg; Chinese I. japanese ], In
dians .. This does not include that portion of
the city known as "the belt" which IL estimated
nj 10000 inhabitants.
MIR. Nathaniel Sehner, Of Washing ton county,
died on Monday last at his residence. near Cheus-
vile. lie contracted . severe cold whilo canvass
ing the Sixth district rs q candidate for Congress
on the Greenback ticket. His sickness resulted
in typhoid fever. but he was supposed 20 be re-
covering, when n relapse occurred. resulting IA
tally.
The death 10 announced Of Col. Jas. e. Doug
las, wealthy and prominent citizen Of Caroline
county. For several years past he had been =
member Of the board Of school commissioners Of
that county. II Is said that the charges recently
made against him Of embe1ilement rs President
Of the Board Of School Commissioners uas the
cause Of his death.
The following exhibits the statistics Of the
manufactures Of cotton In the State Of Maryland,
as obtained by the census officials: Cotton nan
ufaetureFs Of Maryland-2i cotton mills; l25,ol4
spindles: 2.32j looms; i.l59 employees; 1887
bales cotton consumed In last fiscal year num-
bers Of yarn, 5 TO 90. Goods made, duck, bags,
shectings and osnaburgs.
MIR. and Mrs. Jacob ". Dayly, the parents Of
Mrs. Haddaway $. Cooper. Of Easton, are now on
n visit Go her. Mr.. Bayly il SO and Mrs. Bayly
-. They were both born in Somerset county. and
have been married IS years. Their descendants
number 10 children. So grandchildren and i6
great grandchildren and, most wonderful 20
late. up 10 the present time there has never been
. death in the family.
In the Circait Court of Talbot county 10 the
case of II. u. Price against Thos. H. Oliver aris-
ing out Of q trespass Of divers cattle upon
Prices enclosures. the court decided that no farm
or was bound 20 fence against his neighbors cat
tie, and that II any person allowed his cattle 90
run at large, or IL his cattle get out Of his own
enclosure aud trespassed upon another, the owner
Of the cattle liable for all damages committed.
MIR. Edward KeontI, Of Frederick, reeentiy
purchased from family living at the foot Of the
Catoetn Mountain an oiiten- plate stove Ill years
old and weighing $40 pounds. One OF the plates
bears = we'll preserved medallion Of King George
III, which Is surrounded BY spray Of seaeia. In
the corners are two Masonic emblcms-compass
and rule, square and level. II also bears the in
scription, al. w. shegel, Elizabeth Furnace,
1869 A"
Jesse J. Riddle, . wslI-known Cecil county
character, vas run over BY the cars ut Havre de
Grace on Tuesday night Of last week. receiving
injuries which caused his death in . few hours
Last October, while Riddle was on . spree in Bay
View. he stabbed Lewis II. Thompson, proprietor
Of . hotel in that place, INJECTING . dangerous
wound, and about ten years before, in the same
place. and under similar circumstance. be cut
and badly injured John T. Janney. Thompson
had been teasing Riddle, which was the cause Of
the cutting.
Every eclorei man should use his humble en-
deavors To be born In Talbot county. THERE'S no
country In the world like Talbot county for the
vas born there. Joseph q. Gibson took bis de-
Parture from Easton forty-six years ago and 10
nov Governor Of Cape Palmas, Africa Garrett
san Gibson, his brother followed soon after, and
10 nov SECRETARY Of State Of Liberia, and minis
ter Of the Protestant Episcopal church in Monro-
via. Henry Gibson, another brother. vent 20
Liberia and he Il nov Senator from the county Of
Maryland in that country.
by the death on Sunday At Sandy spring.
Montgomery county, Of benjamin. X. Roberts the
friends Of the Indians In this country lose sae Of
their most active and intelligent workers, md the
Society ofFriends one Of their most earnest mem
bers. He was the representative Of that society
In President Grsst's board Of Indian eonnissios-
srs. and continued in ts service until death over.
took him In the Geld Of his duty. He vas IN
Washingtcn last week In eonneetion with the
work of the commission. His sudden death (from
pneunonial viii be lsmentsd By large circle Of
friends. Mr.. Roberts vas In the 5ist year of his
age
-Judge Richard ]. Bowie in his recent charge
TO the grand jury Of Montgomery county, ma.
eondenned IN strong language The tvo eases q
iynehing which have occurred In that eosnsy
within the past year, declaring that in the last
ease ''the power Of the State had besn usurpei.
the province d the grand jury and the Court vio-
lentiy invaded, and eitirsn forsjudged Of life
without authority of law" Judge Bosie says II
the victim was guilty his blood vas not sneugh %
sxpiafs his foul oasnse, bat at the sams time be
says -ths State cannot suasr lie eiiissns % Be