The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-04-23
STATE NEWS.
Compiled from our Exchanges.

Tile Calvert county tax levy for the current
year has been fixed at 81 cents un the SlOO.
Two eolorel men in Ailegany county are on
the grand jury in Cumberland, and three others
are ON the petit jury.
The bridge Of the new D. 4 U. railroad across
the Susquchanna will be 300 feet long, and rest
upon splii rock foundation.
Mrs. Nancy Sawsen died ia Somerset county
last week aged % year,. She had been married
80 years. aud member oi the NJ. i. Church so
year..
A man in the nsishborhood Of centreville
bough, n horse at public sale and was nearly
mashed to death By swarms o: political aspirants
seeking To- endorse his note.
The jail expenses Of Dorchester county for the
three months ended March -, we're only S9i,
against Si6o.56 for the same months in 1850. or
cOur.c the tn xpayers rejoice such exhibit.
The Frederick Ciiisea Gays that the Office Of
sheriff in that county pays from $4,000 TO SiJ..
GOO, and that number Of Republican applicants
are ia the field. The latter Is not 90 much 10 be
wondered at rs the former.
A chestcrtown editor regrets that report 10
being circulated that girl out West vas Rugged
TO death. lie thinks such a report Is calculated
to injury the welfare VI himself and other we'll
meaning ycung men. In the faee of sash
lamiiy the girls become timid.
dorchester county, and we presume the only
county in the United States, allows the Governor
of the State 20 appoint its county treasurer, and
the latter 90 appoint fourteen collectors. Such
legislation will Kill any party who advocates like
unwisc measures.-Dssfo- raios.
A cat in the family Of Judge Robinson. Queen
Anne county, il raising young fox along with its
litter Of kittens. TIE fox was brought home BY
Master Ralph Robinson when very young, and he
was wondering how he should provide for its wants,
when the mother eat adopted il of her own free
will.
1t !. stated that about SO, Oo0 have been sub
scribed at Emnitt sbury towards the liquidation Of
the indebtedness Of Mt. So. Mary's College. aud
further, that Receiver MeSheEry !. Of the opinion
that the whole amour; will be secured by before
September next, and the college thus be enabled
90 continue its existence.
Edward crcn, for many years the leading ar
that city last week, aged 81 years. lie vas born
near iiavre lie Grace. marched TO the defense OF
Baltimore in 1914. and has been drawing pen
sion under the act of Congress granting pensions
90 the veterans Of the war u 1872.
Nathan Tyson. who was lately tried in Cecil
county for killing his infant child. died near Bay
view on the 9TH inst. of consumption. lie suffer
ell greatly during his imprisonment, and after
being discharged lived alone rs best he could
Ills neighbors, becoming aware that he was very
sick. sent for his wife, and she was with him when
he died.
Two young men. brothers, of So. Mary's eoun.
ty, convicted at the iast term Of the court Of mali
eiousiy destroying the harness. saddles and other
property Of persons who had assembled nj social
party. have been sentenced to two years imprison-
inent in the pententiary. The offenders were
prompted by the fact that they not invited 10
the party. and are now paying the penalty.