The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-04-24
STATE NEWS.
Compiled from our Exchanges.

Two Elkton sPsrtsmen bagsed 20 snipe last
week IN four hours shooting.
Divorces In Maryland grow apaes. Illinois
had better be watching her laurcls.
-DiPhtheria v prevailing In "a malignant form
At Greenwood Mills, Montgomery county.
The Hartford County Agricultural Society
VIII build an extensive addition to their exhibit
tion hall.
Hon. A. X. ssystcr. of Hagers,own. 1, re.
ported as positively refusing to be a candidate for
| Congress.
Charles u. Gibson, late States Attorney for
that district.
Hons. A. q. Chapman and Jos. X. Roberts
are spoken Of ~ successor to Dr. IIenkls in Con-
grsss from the 9Th Nd. district.
AT the drawing Of the Jury in Queen Anne's
county las; week. names Of colored men were put
In the box. but none Of them were drawn.
The old Booth homestead. In Hartford county,
has been purchased by Mr.. Kyle, Of Baltimore,
who proposes residing there permanently.
ON Friday Of last week mare bsIong cling to
Alfred Lord Of Somerset county, foalsd three
mare colts. aud all were doing we'll ut last ac-
counts.
capt. Ohio $. Lee ha, resigned the eap,aincy
Of the "o'srnors Guardeavalry company. Of lIar-
ford county. VIM. q. Scott was elected To ill the
vacancy, but he declined.
Charles Keller and family. living near Cu,n-
beriand. who were poisoned last week by eating
biscuits in which arsenic had been used instead
oi ohking powder. are doing well.
The Kent NsTs reports number Of peach
growers FROM various sections Of that county as
expressing tho belief that the peaches have not
boon materially injured by the recent frosts.
"A son Of James White. residing at Barnarls
wharf. ksnt county. died last week from injuries
received by his clothes taking lire from the OK
pio'ion Of . coal oil can while no was kindling .
fire.
Among tho effects Of the late Capt. Aud. Of
Talbot county, who was at one time the owner sc
Frederick Douglass, United States Marshal Of the
District Of Columbia. was n $50 note Of the Bank
Of Baltimore. is,ued in 1910.
--t;corgs W. ". Cooper. a prominent lawyer 81
| Wieoinico county. and secretary. treasurer Hni
examiner Of the board of school commissioner. Of
that county. died last week. Of consumption. For
two years he was cditor Of the Salisbury Iirsr-
| tssr.
On account Of the sudden decline Of iron.
several rolling mills in this State Hnd Delaware
have suspended operations. Among them 10 tho
| mill Of the Mccullough Iron Company, whose
works nj Northeast, Nd. have also stopped run
ming.
Tho heaviest mortgage ever recorded in
Washington coanty wa, placed upon record last
week. IL was given by the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad Company 90 the Fidelity Trust and safe
Deposit Company, trustees. uf Philadelphia. for
$s,0OO.0O0.
| The llagerstown .y,r. Of April 18th saws:
There was q bet made yesterday in our town by
two Of our citizens of opposite politics. Of ten
bushels 81 potatoes. that the Hon. William 7.
Hamilton woaii be the next President Of the
United States.
| The county tax in Calvert county ha. been
fixed at &C. cents On the Slou: this. with II cents
for schools AMI Isl cent. for State taxes. makes =
total Il ?:i ccsts. The taxable property 81 the
county a. compared with that q; 1879 shows de.
| crease Of about s2C.ijl.
| The ground. at Antietan National Csms,srv
are in fine condition. aud the superintendent /,
/ Ia Hwse ola
The soldiers monument be .cen for a distance
| Of three miles. |; is in commanding position.
and 10 u handsome piece of work.
MIR. Thomas J. Richarison. aged - years.
died n; his home on Masothy river. Anne Arun-
| del county. last week. The deceased has four
sisters living. all older than himself One i. ::
| years OIL. and Is active a. young woman
| Mr.. kieharison's mother iO3 years oil when
she lied.
james Mackel. coorei. aged about sixteen
/ years. while piowins On the farm Of MIR. Spring.
field Baldwin. q; Waterbury, Anne Aruadsi eoun.
~ one day las; week. became entangsI in the
harness. The mule in tie pillow. becoming fright
| eacl ran away and dragged the boy over the
road nearly mile. and when picked up By his
father the boy wa dead.
| The grand jury of Somerset county last week
found two bills o! indictment against the Rev. T..
Bowen--onc for marrying an old man named
Shores TO his siep-daughier. and the other for
| marrying shores 20 a minor By the name Of Lou
Ella Shores. in February last. Shores. who has
| been in jail ever since one week after the mar
| riage. has been indicted also.
| There 10 never.ending conflict between
| Cambridge and Crisheld on tho subject Of mos
quitoes. The Crisfcli Leader says the Cam dge
| mosqEi;oes are very unlike those Of crisGeid.
| Here they die. but in ambridge they never lie.
| II seems, indeed, that IL has been set apart by
| some mysterious power as place where these
| tortEenting creatures enjoy eternal life"
The miners Who are engaged in excava,ing
| for the baltimore and Delta railway, near Pres
tons mill. Hartford county. have unearthed hu-
man skeleton. apparently of n man about six feet
| high. Nothing but the bones were found. There
were oil rusty nails near the skeleton. Indicating
that the bones were boxed many years ago. Thew
| were found about six fee; from the surface Of tile
| ground.
| An application will be made TO the Governor
for the pardon os Charle. Rose, .! baltimore q
| young inan who was seat O. the peni;eHtiary sew
eral years ago fpF a long term for an assault on a
Miss Lime Tydins.. formerly 81 Annapolis. while
| together AZ sunday school picnic. lie has
abiui ten YEAR yet 20 serve. The girl i. now
married and. il Is said consents 10 the clcinencv
| askeul for.
The Rockville .I.atia.F ;,er,incn,iy ask. why
iNis tina; capitalist. 10 not utilize tho enor,non.
| water power prov ijel by the Great Falls IL the
Potomac. IL l. claimed b., the !S.-iia.i that the
scheme is perfectly practicable one and add.
that there Is power at the falls amply sufficient
10 drive millions of spindlc.. and rows Of mana.
factories could extend for several mile. upon either
bank Of the river
"A New York paper having remarked that n
number ofthc gentlemen prominently spoken Of for
President. including BAyafl. Tilden. bavi.. aud
| others. have Mary land blood in their veins the
Easton Star says that the best thing % do /. 60
take full boodei Marylander for a presidential
candidate. and names Ex Gov. Philip Francis
Thomas, Of Talbot county. a. . gentleman pos
'ss'ing the Necessary qualifications.