The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-08-12
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

The Lexington, NY, district has In bond 49,.
e0O,OOO gallons Of whisky, on which Sl3, 500, O0O
taxes are due.
"A RaPPahannoek man with hi. wife and
10 see the circus.
Forty miles above Little Rock, Ark, a slate
quarry has been developed equal In size to any In
the United States.
Two Of the breWeries and nineteen per cent.
of the beer aud bar-rooms of Louisville, Ky, arc
owned and conducted BY women.
The decline in the value Of land continues In
England. A Yorkshire farm for which 500, 900
was refused few yeas ago has been sold for $751;
600.
The town Of Durham, n. C., with Its 1000
Inhabitants. stands on the spot where Johnston
surrendered TO Sherman seventeen years ago. Il
was then pine barren.
The pay Of Mr.. Harrison, the Boy Evange-
list, for his services at the Ioveland camp meet
ing, near Cincinnati, IL officially stated by the
treasurer 10 have been 800 q week aud board.
-winsion Is the smallest county In Alabama
with one exception (washington), having pop.
uiation Of about 5000, without n negro In the
county and but one negress.-hoRiyoMsry AFTER.
Lssr.
--0reat financial depression In a Kentucky
town, as described by the Henderson Nsrs:
"Gambling has dwindled down TO = hne point
here, and u IL difficult now Co start n one cent
ante"
AN elderly man In Boston Is 80 polite aud
loving that when he IL dining with the young
lady Of his heart he puts syrup on his bald head
10 attract the nies and prevent them from annoy
ing her.
-Ritehie wa. asked why he fired n, and killed
brakeman on n train entering Walton, n.y., as
the men were strangers, aud not a word preceded
the deed. lie replied, carelessly 40, felt like
shooting, and shot"
"A good farm In Indiana has been allowed TO
run 90 weeds for Eve years. because Of belief that
Ia aa0..N. H. II
ghost walks the fields at night. and would make
II unpleasant for n tenant
"A marriage at Cobb, Wiz, was between n
widow, aged -. aud her adopted son, agel 20.
Her first husband had on his death bed advised
the match, as q means Of preventing the raising
OF certain legal questions regarding his estate.
Tho Presiding Elder who went % conduct the
dedication % new Methodist church at Grand
Rapids did not DO IL. Tbs debt was not all pro
Vided for, and he said he had promised God no,
to dedicate any more due bills, mechsnic.' liens,
and mortgages.
Elisha MeNet did not wish 10 murder Phip
Rice. with whom he quArrelled violently, in Kan.
sas City, though he threatened TO shoot with the
pistol which he held IN his hand. But Mrs. Me-
Nett insisted upon IL. repeatedly commanding her
husband 20 Ere and At length he reluctantly
obcyed.
"A Cincinnati physician say. that diarthr
and summer complaint can be cured by exposing
water in blue bottle 10 the sun for u half hour
OF upwards. and then giving one ortw1 teaspoon
fuls each hour until symptoms change. Water
thus affected by tho SUI he declares 20 be a great
nefSine and fetriserant n sell n. m a.iFingeni.
About 10000 acres in Great Britain are un-
der hops, and the difference between q good and
indifferent crop means millions sterling. A good
crop realizes half ton 10 the acre. aud this. at
s25 per cwt. amounts on 10000 acres 60 Sls 500
600. blighted crop there Is much blight thi.
year may be estimated on the same basis at but
S50O.0Ue.
A girl vas thrown out Of a wagon and ,e.
riously hurt on the day before her wedding at
Media, Pa. Therefore the ceremony was per.
formed while she lay in bed. with the bridcs.
maids grouped around. and many Of the guests
Ia the room A. !; would hold. A. a qualification
TO the COMPANY. sister of the bride wore the
bridal costume
The Sullivan farm in Illinois. once ten miles.
by seven. but aiteFward reduced 90 10000 acres.
has At last been sold in small tracts. Ex.Gov.
Sullivan originally bought u at ~ cents an acre
having brought about it, classification by the
Governinen; A. swamp land. lie va, at one time
rated at three millions, but died insoiven having
failed TO make such tremendous farming profitable
being called % save the life % a woman who
had swallowed poison. Philadelphia physician
refused 10 write prescription until hi- Zee Of e.
bad been paid. AZ the money was not forthcom.
ing be lief, the house. and she died soon after. A
simple antidote would have been enough ., that
time. but an hour or two AferwErl. when she va.
taken TO hospital. it was too late.
Although imprisonment for debt has been
abolished in England. 5.tti people were last year
sent 90 jail for non. payment Of debts. The ex-
PLANTATION IL that = court can commit for a period
no, exceeding six weeks any judgment debtor
owing under $3.50 who has. or since the date Of
his judgment has bad. the means TO pay the SUN
ia respect % which he has made default. II the
debt exceeds $3.50 he can 90 through the Bank.
ruptcy Court. and begin again with obligation,
lifted