The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-02-14
STATE NEWS.
Compiled from our Exchanges

Mr.. A. y. Welsh. a Talbo; county farmer.
shot three eagles some days ago.
A Washington county man fired at . wild
turkey recently and shot horse.
There IL a place in Caroline county called
"Slink skin Corner" They must be hard Up for
names down there.
John T. Hand. Of Queen AIMS county. has
been appointed 10 the position of weishcr in the
Baltimore custom house at n salary of $1,000 =
year
Tho Round Top mountain. near Hancock.
has been ON ire lately, presenting vast sheet Of
flames a; the height of loo fee, above the Po-
tomAc.
A -year.old son ot Alex. II. brown. 81
Cecil county, was scaldel 60 death last week by
falling into = tub which Was being used for scald.
ing hogs.
Peter wood. h"ught at public sale last week
part Of the home farm OF Daniel Bush. near finks-
burg. Carroll county. lie purchased -! acres for
S5,OuO.2J.
Rev. q. ". Wilcox. Of the Berlin Worcester
county N. 4. church. is being roundly rated BY
the newspapers for advertising In local paper for
500 souls 90 be saved.
The bill sppropriating $4,000 for tho i'm
prove Of the Sasqushanna river. at liavre lie
Grace. passed the House Of Representatives a,
washington last week.
Twenty Ave thousand rabbit skin, were ship
pei from Denton. Caroline, county, to New York
last week. There are fifteen thousand muskrai
skins awaiting purchaser.
A fro company Of Salisbury has resolved that
the regular meeting day Of the company shall ee
the last Thursday In every month, provided said
day shall not come on Sunday.
For the first time In sixteen years, Mr.. fancy.
clerk 20 the Montgomery county Commissioners.
failed 10 be present at u meeting Of the board.
lie Was detained nj home by sickness.
-Benj. y. Thomas, colored, was fined $50 and
costs in baltimore some days ago by Justice Pc
e.ra aharw he Nil
him n load of hay and mircpressnting its weight.
Tho Zine Mining Company, Of thionviilc'
Frederick county, 10 pushing the devclopements
vigorously, with every prospect Of the same be-
coming very valuable. The sinc IL shipped to
market by the Western Maryland Railroad.
Attorney General Gwinn has prepared and
hal introduced into the General Assembly . bill
that provide, for the appointment Of one police
justice in each county In the state. who shall have
Jurisdiction in q certain class Of criminal oaenses
The 81. Michseis Comet says; "a chicken
killed at Mr.. J. G. Adams's one day this week Wal
found 10 be without u liver. The giErard was
much smaller than gisfards usually In one year.
old fowls-but there was not n vcstige Of liver
In the chicken"
Frederick city. with population In 1870 o
s.526. has public debt Of $5is,o0O. The Interest
$i23 900 and the necessary expenses Of the city
government raised by taxation. From the bal
ancc tSl25,000) q revenue 10 derived sufficient 4
meet the interest.
--Representativs lIsnkls has introduced IL
Congress q bill. which was referred 20 the Com
mittee on the Library. which provides for the ap
preparation Of $4,000 10 erect at Annapolis
monument 10 the memory Of Baron De kaib auth
oriIed by Congress In lTs0.
Two Centrcville merchants have been ARRESTED
on the charge Of selling liquor without = license
and also Of selling 10 minors. II 10 said they
have barrels Of whisky with locked spigots whsI
y customer comes they pay their money for . pin
or quart, when the purchaser 10 given the key
and he helps himself.