The Baltimore County union., 1882-12-23
PERSONAL MENTION.


Senator sherman i, ,aii by hi. friend. to he
worth S30o.ou
MIR. Edison ha. eonirlc, 70 lish, the Ciiy
of Mexico by electricity.
Mrs. Langify's sisief-in-laE is coming over
g. take care Of the ''beauiy
John /. le,r. the well known Philadelphia
brewer. says he l. Safth tao millions of doilars.
The salary o: the chief engineer d the Phila-
delphia Gre department, has been liked at 81 900 a
year.
The Rev. DR.. IIiek.. ~ho Wa. spiritual al
wiser 90 Guiteau, announce that the a,sassia j.
not in he'll, because there j. no such place.
Mrs. Sarah WOOD aged i2l years. died AZ
Huforl. Georgia. last week. She vas the mother
Of ce,en children, two of the younges; living 10
Georsia.
II. q. Bayler. of ChaTicsiown. jefferson county. -.
West Virginia. ofcfs for sAle the sabre of John
Brown. worn by him at Harper Ferry in 1859.
Isaac u. ilauIt, of Norristown. Pa, unearihed
the other lay from some old papers a tao dollar
bill issued by the Legislature u Maryland in
l7sI.
-Jamcs Gordon. who ha, been in charge Of the
Peoria. Ohio. po,ioficc for tiny two years. has
been postmaster longer than any other man ia
the United StAies.
During the visit of General AMI Mrs. Grant
To- General and Mr.. Beale. in Washington. TO be
gin early in January. there l. expected to be n
rush q gayeies in tha, city.
-Oti. Locke has been appointed postmaster az
Tifin. Ohio. lie il = brother q Nasty" Who
constantly charges that the Democrats care for
nothing except the Postcniess.
When I vas a student said distinguished
professor Of medicine. IL thought had q Fsmeiy
Tor nearly every disease al Pre-eht ohiy wish
| possessed \ sure one for = single malady."
The youngest inventor on the records in
Washington. 10 Waiter Nevegold. = ial ffteen
wears % age. of Bristol Pa. who has patented
important improvements In rolling mill maehinery.
- 4 l. - a
civil service reform after the Democrats placed
In offee-thai 10. he Is in favor of keeping faith
fui public officials in Office. if they u his kind
and Dan has the majority % his party AZ his back
Mr. WIN. u. Vanderbilt Is reported A. having
.oid friend that be had made $50 zoe. zoe in the
stock marke, during the past year. lie Is also
credited with fixing his oun salary president of
the New York Central Railroad at $4,000 year.
--G;overnor elect benjamin y. Butler. of Mas-
saehusetts. dined with President Arthur at the
Soldiers home. near Washington city. reeently.
Butler holds President Arthur in very high esteem
and thinks he is one Of the ablesi men that ever
filled the Presidential chair.
--General Andrew Jackson while President
carried an ivory cane which is now owned By u.
c. Ford. of ChAttanoga. II shous a series Of
g.ooved joints and has a large head. Itwas held
10 OH Hiekory's hand BY means Of a silver loop.
which ha wore around his wrist.
DIR. George W. wsiner. Baltimore oealist.
cured q rteh man OF bltnuhets. nnu thc gratetui
patient bequeaihed him large property. when
The man died. years after. his daughter uas ieft =
pauper. and she wrote 10 the doctor for aid. lie
AZ once sailed for Europe. and placed the eniiFe
fortune In her hands. Nos that he is dead, this
act u recalled 20 his credit.
DR. Wild of Toronto announces that Adam
Was seven feet high. Ills reason f0T this eOnelu-
sion 10 that the fret man uas perfect. and seven
10 periest number. Three IL the Triniiy num-
Der. and stands for the Creator; four stands for
the world; thus seven includes the Creator and
the created. Seven means completion. There are
seven virtues that make perfect man-viFtue,
knovledge. tempsFanee. patience, godiiness. broth
eriy kindness and charity"
--Biaine, In illustrating the geomsfrieal ratio
in which secrets travel, said, In Washington the
other day "lf have secret that must be en-
trusted 70 oshers IL u best % keep the number ol
csnGdants limited. You tell . story 20 enc mas
and that makes one. Indicating the ~ be said
u BY drauing his right fore6nger the palm
of his left hand. "when you tel your secret "a
the second man. he eon,inusd. drawing doun an
imaginary second line. "taat ssakss eievsn."