The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-02-26
STATE NEWS.
Complied nom our Exchanges.


--During the year 1880 there were 2,2sg, 1850
cigars manufactured In Carroll county.
"A bass weighing "a pounds was caugh, In the
Potomac, near Point Of Hooks iew days ngc.
"A farmer In Montgomery cauat, has winiered
twenty-five paftfdges In chat pen. and smother
has saved fourteen from starvation.
"A needing of the tsx-paysrs of Caroline has
been suggested ~ iiie into CONFEDERATION the
questions invoi, ed in the public school ,nu,lde.
- Col. Lcmuei SiuwcA, of Berlin, Nd. prcsi-
dent of the Eastern Shore Railroad. hal - 400
watch stolen fron bis pocket In philadelphia last
week.
Hon. Daniel II. sinrgrudcr, the aewiy appoint
ed Chief Judge % the Seventh Judicial Circuit,
took his place on tie Bench os the Court Of Ap.
peals on the l1th. Tor the irst time.
"A gentleman was Ia Annapolis las; week So
iieitlng subscriptions for n railroad from that
place 20 Washington city, through the counties of
Anne Arundel anil priuce 0eorge's.
Rev. A. W. Rudisii has declined an invita-
ton TO the passionate of the Foundry Methodist
Episcopal Church. In Washington city, prcicrring
20 resnsin IN Cumberland smother year.
Over in.rnn,rec feet Of lumber In the shape
Of obout :0d.rna logs broke out Of the Williams
port, Pa. b"um during the rent high river. II IL
believed that tie greater part Of them have passed
out with the Ice. A good many have been taken
up Heretofore de Grace RspsbiieaH.
Tho food In the Patapsco routed many musk
rats from their accustomed retreats, and carried
some Of them down the stream. One gunner,
near finksburg, shot fourteen, on Saturday last
and one eross-tic. borne down the stream By the
accumulated ice and the GOOD, had no less than
seven muskrats upon Il.
The American says "a Westminster CORES
pendent writes Us that ex. Congressman Roberts
can obtain the judgeship or any other place In the
gih ofthe people Of Carroll county, "whsther the
Ring are with him, or against him." This will
be gratifying news 70 Mr. Roberts; but Il should
be broken 20 him gently"
There are now one hundred aud eighty-six men
aud ferty-two women On the Maryland House Of
Correction. The farm attached TO the Institution
produced last year 600 bushels Of potatoes, 1900
bushels Of turnips, 5000 heads Of cabbage and rs
barrels Of eruut 400 tons ofie have been housed.
The prisoners are al In healthy condition and the
inhrmary IL vacant.
A locomotive, jast from the mandatory. Of
immense power and with all the latest improve.
ments, belonging 10 the "Mogui" dynasty, has
just been placed upon the Western Maryland Rail-
road. and will be usod In drawing the heavy
freight trains Of that road over its mountain
grades. II will be followed BY others, which are
required for the rapidly Increasing traffic Of that
-Hageysfoirn Nail.
:. The Havre Dc Grace Republican says: "Dur-
Ing the high water last Saturday . great many
black bass were caught, about our uharves, some
with scoop nets and others BY hand. They SEEM
ed 10 be numbed with the cold. or wcrsinjursd by
the running ice. Some ofthem were beauties and
weighed much rs Eve pounds. Muskrats were
also driven out Of their holes. and q great many
OF them were shot, while no, few were caught
with scoop Nets.
The 81. Michaei's Comet says: Col. James NJ.
Lowe, rcsiding at Ciays Neck. has lamb, several
days Old. with but two feet fore ones). Tho hind
legs Of this lamb are very short-oniy about half
the length of the fore ones, and have no feet 60
them. There L.. however. part Of an imperfect
hoof attached 60 these diminutivc legs. In walk
Ing Il at times these short legs. but oftener
elevates the rear part Of It's body in the air and
trots along on It's fore legs.