The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-01-22
STATE NEWS.
Compiled from our Exchanges.


According to the complete census return,
Carroll county has 3O,Oss native citizens gll
foreign; 2S.sGs whites and 2,2st coiored.
David u. Earhart, near Union Mills, Carroll
county, has an orange tree said 10 be over liz
years old. Two years ago IL bore nearly = hun
bred oranges.
w. Norris, who lives near Worthwhile. Har.
ford county. recently received from Washington
certificate for Sl,ss0.5I. being arrears Of pen.
sion for services in the Union army during III,
late war
"A dinner party given last week in Salisbury
~as composed of six widowed ladies, the youngest
Of whom was - years Of age, aud whose conbin,
ell ages were I51. An average Of &c years is q
good showing for longevity.
- Tho frat steamboat built in baltimore, the
Chesapeake, was built in 1918, under the superin
tendance Of Capt. Edward Trippe, q Dorchester
county man. lie owned the Tcdd's Point farm,
granted to the family by Lord baltimore.
The average cost Of instruction, per pupil. in
the white schools of Hartford county for the year
is79-sO was $3.50. and the average cost Of pupil
In the eolorcl schools sI.ii. The average attend.
anee VI white scholars vas 2,05S, and Of coiored
391-both over 80 per cent. less than the average
enrolment.
MIR. Richard o. Crisp. an extensive and
wealthy farmer u Anne Arundel county, died al
his residence in baltimore, Monday last, In the
5ist year Of his age. Mr.. Crisp was the protector
and builder Of what's known rs the "Lons Bridge
at Spring Gardens, connecting Baltimore and
Anne Arundel counties. and from this venture he
made immense profits from tells.
The wild-fowl have down 20 . more genial
cline and no doubt southern sportsmen are feast.
ing on our red-heads and canvas backs. The
hnny tribe are reyeling in the deep waters Of our
creeks, rivers and bay. Fishermen are In excel.
lent spirits. They say there 10 always good run
Of fish after . pro;racted freeze.
by decision Of the Dorchester county States
ak..~.~ T. AZ
. city, town nor village. aud all those who desire
60 give expression 10 their feelings Of profanity,
can repair 90 that place and render the air a.
blue and suphurous they desire and still escape
the penalties Of the "cussing" Law.
WIN. II. Smith Of Easton. appointed In July
last TO audit the accounts of the School Commis-
sioners Of Caroline county, has made his report,
stating that be found the receipts and disburse-
ments all right. and every dollar received By the
Board Is accounted for BIZ proper vouchers. Can't,
Smiths report completely vindcates the late pres
ident Of the Board, Col. james L. Douglas. WHO'S
character had been aspersei.-Ea.fsa Mar.
The colored people Of Baltimore are indiw.
nant at the School Board of that city because col.
ored teachers were not assigned to all the eolorsd
schools. Bishop Waymen and other representa-
tive eolored men claim that eolored teachers are
better adapted 10 impart knowledge TO ee.ored
pupils than white teachers. The School Board Of
this county recognizes this fact and appoints
without exception coored teachers 10 teach In All
the eoiored schools Of the eouniy.-caroliae Dsss.
oeraf.
Tho Cecil H1iy has the story Of an English
''tieket- oficave man." who died few DAYS since
In Elkton Jail. His true name was Charles Il.
IIodson. aud he has . brother doing business As a
recorder at Mincing Lane, city Of London. In
1875 the deceased, under the name cf avn wal
lace" was sentenced TO seven years imprisonmsnt
for larceny. lie was Afterwards parioned, and
inhsrting . small sum Of money. came 10 America.
liodson was voluntary prisoner In the Eikton
jail, coming there pennilcss for shelter.
The Rockville Moatysmsry Adceease rrporss
that an excitement occurred q few days since AZ
Linden. . station on the Metropolitan Branch
Railroad. growing out Of the discovery that John
ii. Britain, an employe In the Istcrior DEPART
ment, and protesting TO be preacher, had been
for some months endeavoring 10 misiead several
young girls. the daughters % government clerks.
The excited neighbors forced Britain 20 send bis
resignation 20 the Secretary Of the Intsrior. and
vas given twenty .fours 90 leave the community,
with warning that u he ever returned he u.aij
Be lynehed. He is said 10 hare gone 10 Peassyl-
vania.
Fire brick IL made at North East In immense
quantities. Some Of the best stove brick In the
country IL made there. The Kaeiin works. iu.s
across the river, 10 . new institation In Cecil
county, only being In operation . few months.
The clay, which, In its manufactured state IL
called Kaolin, is found In great quantities In the
immediate vicinity 81 the min, and 10 pronour~@l
BY experts 10 be Of superior grade. IL Il used
for fne croekery ware, and Tor putting gioss On
paper. The demand for the article Ear exeseis
the supply. There is large saw mill, Q basket
factory, raEer strop mandatory, and many other
places on n small scale, which help % make this
manufacturing town Of considerable importanes.