The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-01-26
GENERAL ITEMS.

Mr.. Irving's gross receipts for his first week
in Chicago were SIT 500.
Mrs Langtry has decided to give up her Aus
tralian tour so that she may go home in July.
Mr.. Tennyson's title, as approved by her
Majesty, is that of Baron Tennyson of Aldworth,
in the county of Sussex, and Freshwater, in the
isles of WIGHT.
The Rochdale system of corporation has been
introduced in San Francisco. The capital stock
of the first store is 100000, and the number Of
shares 10000. Only Knights of Labor in good
standing are eligible to membership.
They had to saw the pipe off from hydrant
in Allentown, Pa, the other day to liberate a
man who had tried to drink from the nozzle when
the thermometer was near zero. With the piece
of pipe sticking to his lips he taken to fire,
and there the pipe fell
The names of some of the fifty Indian maid
ems who are attending school in Philadelphia, are
Bessie Big Soldier, Edna Eagle Feather, frankie
Bear, Ella Man Chief, Maud Echo Hawk, Fannie
Grow. Eunice Bear Shield, Sarah High Pipe,
Lizzie Spider and Olive Battle.
Gen. Grant, is said to be now in easy fnan-
cial circumstances and to have foresworn general
speculation. He is one of the largest stockholders
in the banking and brokerage business of Ward,
Grant Co., New York. 1t is positively asserted
that under no circumstances will Gen. Grant per-
NIT his name to be used for the Presidential NOM
ination in the National Republican Convention,
and that at present he is inclined to favor the
nomination of Senator Logan.
The voters of Richmond county, Georgia,
have lately determined by majority of 600 to
abolish outside fences in that county. 1t is said
that public sentiment in the State favors the do
ing away with fences to protect the farmer against
his neighbours cattle, and advocates the fencing
in by each man of his own cattle and other stock
Such movement will save an enormous expen-
diture now incurred in fences, which has become
a very heavy burden to those owning farms.
News is received of the death in South Caro-
lima of Mrs. Caroline Hampton Preston, aged SO,
who was related to the late Montgomery Blair, to
the Prestons and Wckliffes and Lees, of Virginia,
and Hamptons, of South Carolina. She was the
youngest daughter of Gen. Wade Hampton, of
the Revolution, and the sister of Gen. Hampton,
of the war of 1872, the aunt of COL Wade Hamp-
ton, the father of the present Senator from South
Carolina. This lady has seen five generations of
the Hamptons, the eldest son always being named
Wade. The name Wade will end with the Gen.
eral, in the direct line, his son Wade, who died
three years ago, leaving no children.
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spawned black horse that was doing his best to
draw load while cart driver was vigorously be-
laboring him. The poor beast tugged again in
vain. At length the stranger called, in a low
tone, craven Raven !" The horse looked up with
intelligence, glanced furtively around, and made
for the stranger, drawing the cart out of the rut
He whinnied with delight, and then rubbed his
nose against the strangers shoulder. The stranger
had known him when he was king of the turf
in Texas. New Mexico and Colorado, making
minis of money for his owner, the notorious and
improvident desperate, Clary Allison. The
desperate broke the horse down, and then broke
himself down, and the horse was sold to dray-