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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-11-22
CLEVELAND ON CIVIL SERVICE.
Cincinnati Enquirer.

Awriter in the Washington Sunday Herald gives
emphasis to the fact that Cleveland is civil SER
vice reformer On this subject he writes:
GAS to any point CT policy in case of his success
sion to the Presidency he never spoke but once.
He had been reading appeal made by Re-
publican paper to the minor Government Office
holders and department clerks, urging them to
stand by Mr.. Blaine, giving as reason that they
would all lose their positions in the event of a
Democratic success. Mr.. Cleveland laid down
the paper and said with much earnestness;
aft there is any one matter to which l have
given my fullest attention it is to reform and
efficiency in the civil service. When came to
Albany as Governor found nearly all the depart
ments full of clerks whose political predictions
we're Republican. The State officials who came
into Office with me called upon me shortly after
my accession and asked me what were my views
in relation to removals from public service for
political reasons. One gentleman, whose depart
ment is perhaps the most important at the capital,
said: "My Office is full of extreme Republicans,
appointed by Gov. Cornell. Now, what am L to
o." 1 replied said Gov. Cleveland, '"Iou are
responsible to the people for the good administra-
ton ofyour office. Your confidential subordinates
should be selected with great care, and those you
doubtless will appoint from your personal friends.
There can be no objection to your making inquiry
respecting the qualifications, zeal, and ability of
your official force. If clerk is faithful and COM
petent he should be retained, no matter what his
political predictions may be-" During my term
have discharged no employee from the Execu-
tire Department for political reasons, and many
of Gov. Cornelrs personal following are still in
the service of the State. If 1 All elected Presi-
dent said Gov. Cleveland with emphasis, the
clerks in the great departments at Washington
who are fit for their positions will remain in
Office. Ability and zeal in the service viii be the
measures of usefulness. The rules of the Civil
Service Commission will govern all minor APP
pointments >"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-11-22
BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT
RETAIL PRICES.

Beef.-Roast Is to 20 cents per pound rib
roast 20 cents porterhouse stake % cents sirlon
IS and 20 cents; round ID and IL cents soup
meat and IL cents corned beef 10 and IL cents;
tongue 70 and rs cents each.
Veal Breast l2i cents loin Is cents outlets
Is and % cents per pound.
Pork.-Hams Is and Is sliced 20 and 25 cts
middling 124 to II chops 121 cents.
Lam6.-Forequarter IL; hindquarter Is; chops
16 and 20 cents.
Muaon.-Leg Is; forequarter 10 and II hind
quarter Is; chops 121 and II +; shoulder, breast
and neck and IL cents per pound.
Vegetables.-Sweetp potatoes 4Oc. per peck, Irish
potatoes 25c. per peck; string beans 25c. per
peck tomatoes 10 to 15c per quarter-peck; cab
bage to lOc. per head; carrots DC. per bunch !;
onions 25c. peck egg plants to Sc. apiece !;
beets &c. bunch; oyster plants Sc. bunch; turnips
SOC. peck lima beans IL to l5c. quart; cauli-
flower 10 to SOC. each squash 10 to SOC. each,
parsnips to lOc. each; celery and Sc. bunch !;
pumpkin to zoe. each citrons 80 l5c. each /;
cranberries 1Sc. quart; spinach 60 to 75,. peck /;
kale zoe. peck lettuce 30. head.
Fruit.-Apples 20 to 40 cents per peck pears
Is to IS cents per quarter peck; Concord and
Catawba grapes 8 to IL cents per pound, and
Malagas rs cents; lemons 20 cents per dozen /;
oranges 40 cents per Dozen German prunes $3.50
per basket; bananas 30 cents per dozen.
Butter and gs.-Butter-print, 30 and 40
cents per pound creamery, 35 to 40 cents per
pound roll, 20 to 30 cents per pound. Eggs
25 to % cents per dozen.
Game and Fowl.-Canvas back ducks SO per
pair; redheads sl.25 per pair; blackheads IS cts.
per pair coots so cts. per pair; pheasants Sl.25
per pairs prairie chickens Sl.25 per pair NAL
lards 81 per pair; cartridges So per dozen ;
turkey 16 and Is cents per pound chickens 90
to 81 per pair rabbits 30 and IS cents each.
Fish.-Mackerel 20 cents per pound; perch %
to so cents per bunch taylors IL to rs cents
each, and 25 cents per bunch for small softcrabs
so to 90 cents per dozen hard crabs % cents per
dozen pan-rock % to so cents per bunch boil
ing rock IL cents per pound; spots % and 80
cents per bunch.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-11-22
Legal Notices
Theos. 3. Horwitz, Attorney, Is Lexington
Street, Baltimore, Nd.
OF PUBLICATION.

The object Of this suit is to obtain decree for
the sale of the two adjoining tracts of land here
matter named, and the investment Of the proceeds
of such sale in some good security that will yield
fixed and regular income for the same uses and
purposes for which said land is now held.
The bill states that said two tracts of land are
situated in Baltimore county, in the State of Mary
land, and adjoin the former country seat of Will
liam Head, late of the city of Baltimore, deceased,
which we're by his last will and testament devised
to the defendant, John ii. Heald, in trust for the
sole and separate use of his daughter, the plain
tiff, Alice IL. Groverman, during the term Of her
natural life, and from and Immediately after her
death then for the use and benefit of her children
living at the time of her death and for the other
uses named in said will that the said two tracts
of land instead of being as they we're intended to
be by the said testator, source of income to his
said daughter, they are only expense to her for
taxes, and that it would be for the benefit and ad
vantage of all the parties having an interest in
said two tracts that they should be sold and the
proceeds of such sale invested as aforesaid
The bill further states who were the descendants
OF said testator living at the time of his DEATH and
that one of his sons, Charles NJ Head, is q non
resident of the State of Maryland; and that the
following named grandchildren of said testator are
also non-residents: Charles E. and John Cresswell
Head, Emma Higgins, wife Of Elwood Higgins,
Eleanor Brunt, wife of Richard Brunt; and that
the following named infants, under the age of
twenty-one years, are also non Presidents: Bertha
Head, daughter of said Charles NJ. Head, Eliza
beth G. Head and Wistar NJ. Heald children of
said Charles E. Head, Edward CresswelI and
Bradley Head, infant children of said John Cress
well Head, and Ambrose L. Higgins, child of
said Emma Higgins 1.-THE said Ambrose and his
parents have become residents of the State of
Maryland since said bill was fled.
lt IS thereupon adjudged and ordered by the
Circuit Court for Baltimore county, this 9th day
OF October, 1884, that the plaintiffs, by causing
copy Of this order to be inserted in some newspa-
per published in Baltimore county, once in each
OF four successive weeks before the first day of
December next give notice to the said absent de-
PENDANTS of the object and substance of this bill
and warn them to appear in this court, in person
or by solicitor,
on or before the 4th day Of March, 1885,
to answer the premises and show cause if any they
have, why decree ought moi to pass as prayed
WIN. NJ. ISAAC, Clerk
True Copy-Test:
WIN. NJ. ISAAC, Clerk.
Nov. 1.--5t.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-11-22
Some Strange Facts.

Attention has been recently called to some
rather strange condolences connected with the
history eearly Presidents of the United States
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on the
4th of July, 1926. John Adams was eight years
older than Thomas Jefferson; Thomas Jefferson
was eight years older than James Madison; Mad
ison was eight years older than Monroe; Monroe
was eight years older than John Quincy Adams.
The first five of our Presidents all ended their
terms of service in the Goth year of their age
Washington was born February 22d, 1882, and
inaugurated 1889. His term of service expired
in his Goth year. John Adams was born Oct.
10th; inaugurated in 1897; term of service
expired in the Goth year of his age. Thomas
Jefferson was born April 21st, 1853, was inaugu-
rated in 1901 term of service expired in his Goth
year. James Madison was born March 4th, 1852;
inaugurated in 1907 term of service ended in
his 66th year. James Monroe was born April I'd,
1853; inaugurated in 1918; term of service ex-
pired in his Goth year. So you see many remark
able things mark the early history of our heroes.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-11-22
Judge Thoman on the Civil Service.

In an interview with an Associated Press re-
porter Judge Thoman, the Democratic member of
the Civil Service Commission, in reply to the
question "Wil there be many removals of Gov
eminent officials from Officer" said:
eyes, and many will remain. 1 am satisfied
that thorough administrative reform will cause
the removal of many officials whose places need
not be filled, and if policy is pursued by which
the business of the Government will be conducted
on business principles, the biennial register in two
years from now will contain several thousand less
names than it does to day. AS to disturbing SUBJ
ordinates in these public offices, much will depend
upon their efficiency in the places they occupy
There never has been such thing as a clean
sweep. The power of removal is not abridged by
the Civil Service law, but the place made vacant
cannot be filed within the classified service with
out requistion on the Commission ; thus it is
that the motive for removing thoroughly efficient
and trustworthy clerks is gone"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-11-22
EMPLOYEES OF THE GOVERNMENT.
Pittsburq Post Dem


The effect of change of administrati on
on the employees of the Government is now the
most interesting question discussed at Washing
ton. According to the report of the Civil Service
Commission there are in all about 1l0, 900 persons
holding office in the United States, $4,000 of whom
are postmasters, 1000 are in the railway mail
services, and 1000 in the internal service
outside of Washington, the rest being divided
among customs and consular service and officers
and clerks of Congress and the federal courts. A
large proportion of the whole, however, are class
ed as laborers. Coming within the provisions of
the civil service laws and being protected thereby
are three classes, as follows:
1862 department employees receiving salaries
from 5000 to $500 per annum.
$3.50 postal employees receiving from $500 to
81, 800 per anpum, and
2.573 customs employees receiving from 5000 to
81 500 per annum.
In the three branches of the classified services
there are, therefore, about 900 places that can
be filled by competitive examination only. This
leaves the larger number of $4,000 persons subject
to removal, more than half of whom are postmas-
tiers. In Washington the changes will not, it is
believed, reach 500.
This will include the higher officials, chiefs,
messengers, and laborers.
In addition to those appointed by the Presi-
dent and subject to confirmation by the Senate,
whose removal is possible are the following:
l. The confidential clerk or secretary of any
head of department Office.
2. Cashiers of collectors.
3. Cashiers of postmasters.
4. Superintendents of money order divisions in
postofices.
5. The direct custodian of money of whose
fidelity another Office is under official bond.
6. Persons employed exclusively in the secret
service of the Government or as translators, in
terpreters, or stenographers.
z. Persons whose employment is exclusively
professional.
Z. The chief clerks, deputy collectors and super
intendents or chiefs of division or bureaus.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-11-22

gThe Lowell Courier says: "If ever lead
er sold out a cause, John P. st. John did it. He
has killed prohibition deader than Chelsea by
abandoning it as principle and hitching it on
to the Democratic party. If he had been con-
tent to fight square battle everywhere he could
at least have won respect, and all the victory
which large vote could give. But he chose
to become simply Democratic tender, and to
count votes enough to help Cleveland through in
lowing anywhere else. 1t was st. John rather
than tho mugwumps who won Democratic vic
tory in New York, and now not only prohibition
but all temperance progress has had set back
from the treachery of leader"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-11-22

5-In an editorial headed "The Country is
Safe," the New York Sun democrat; concludes
as follows: "Unless the Republicans and Demo-
Gratis both go wrong, it is hard to see why the
Government should not be fairly we'll managed
till 1887 So we entreat our saddened Republican
friends to smile once more. Perhaps they will
beat the Democracy in 1886. Perhaps they will
carry the country in 1888, and perhaps they won't
before 1888; but they certainly don't deserve to
get another election till every mothers son of
them realizes that the Constitution is not going
to be dumped into the Potomac because there is
Democratic President in the White House, and
another Democratic House of Representatives in
the Capitol. This country is all right, and its
safety doesn't depend upon keeping any particu-
lar party in power"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-11-22
New Advertisements.
Maryland Central Railway.
d o o. - ;=gszF

TAKING EFFECT NOVEMBER 9, 1884.
Leaving North-Avenue Station as follows:
DAILY.
For Delta and intermediate stations at 7.59 A.
NJ, and 400 p. NJ.
For Loeb Raven and intermediate stations at
s.. A. NJ, and els P. NJ.
For Beair and intermediate stations at 8 80 P. II.
Leave Delta for Baltimore at 7.05 A. NJ, and
405 P. M.
Leave Belair for Baltimore at 700 and SOC A.
NJ, and SIT p. NJ.
Leave Towson for Baltimore at s.l4, 9.l9 A. NJ,
and Los, 1921 and 6 80 P. NJ.
: Arrive at North Avenue from Delta at 9.45 A.
NJ. and 700 P. NJ.
Arrive at North Avenue from Belair at 8.45 and
GAS A NJ and 700 P. NJ.
Arrive at North Avenue from Towson at 845
and 9.45 A. NJ, and LBS, $50 and 700 P. NJ.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Leave North Avenue for Delta at 9.15 A. NJ,
and 800 P. NJ; and Delta for North Avenue at
7.15 A. NJ. and 800 P. NJ.
All trains stop at all stations to receive and de-
liver passengers. ]. C.. WRENSHALL,
Nov. 22.-tf. Receiver.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-11-22
John I. Yellott, Attorney, TowsontOwn.

JONI l. 1eLlOCC, Attorney, IoWsontown.
NEORTGAGEE'S SALE
GOOD FARM IN THE SECOND ELECTION
DISTRICT, BALTIMORE COUNTY.
The undersigned, attorney named in a mortgag,
from James N. Burnham and wife to VIM. e.
E Raymond Sanderson recorded among %2sSz<
E::l the Mortgage Land Records of Balti-
more county, in Liber W. M. l., No. 1Ol, folio
SCI, &C., will sell at public sale, at the Court House
door, in Towsontown, on
Tuesday, December 18th, 1884,
at IL o'clock A. M,
ALL THAT LAND AND PREMISES,
described in the said mortgage as the farm which
was conveyed to the said Burnham by Lemuel D.
Ofutt, trustee, and the same which was conveyed
by Rein II. Worthington to George Burnham in
his life time, and containing
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-F0UR ACRES
OF LAND, MORE OR LESS.
The property is situated on the road leading
from Marriottsville to Woodstock, thirteen miles
from Baltimore, two miles from Woodstock Station,
on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and about
two miles from the Liberty turnpike road, adjoin-
ing the lands of Richard Baker, Edward Fite and
Others There is an abundance of lime and lime
stone within one-quarter of mile of the property
About 100 of the land is in fair state of cu-
tivation and the balance well timbered. 1t is i'm
proved by
GOOD STONE DWELLING,
containing eight rooms; Tenant House and
Stabling. The entire farm is we'll watered with
springs and running streams, and it has on it
fine APPLE ORCHARD in good bearing condi-
ton. The place is located in desirable neigh
borhood, with schools churches stores, &C., in its
vicinity.
TERMS OF SALE.-0ne. half cash on ratifca-
ton of sale ($l50 thereof to be paid as deposit
on day of sale,) and the remaining one-half, with
interest, six months from day Of sale, or all cash,
at the option of the purchaser.
NS-Sale peremptory and no withdrawal.
EDWARD C. EICHELBERGER,
Attorney named in the mortgage.
GEORGE L. ST0CKSDALE, Auctioneer.
Nov. 22.-ts.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-11-22

Mg-The Baltimore SIN of Monday published
a long list of the most prominent offices in Wash
ington with the salary attached to each, and when
our Democratic friends read that article it fairly
set them wild. Fellows who hadn't looked into
a newspaper for six months anxiously begged to
be shown a copy of the San and as their eyes
followed their index finger down the long list
their hearts bounded with exceeding great joy at
the prospect of gobbling up one of these immedi-
ateIy after the 18th of March. The prospect be-
fore the coming President is not the most cheer
full When he learns something about the "Mary-
land delegation" he will wish he had died when
he was quite Young
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-11-22
A CALCULATION ABOUT BALLOTS
st. Louis Post Dispatch


Hore are facts and figures not usually append
ed to election returns. The history of past cleo
lions teaches that the vote of the Nation ad-
vances from President to President by steps meas
ured in numbers by 10 per cent. The total vote
of 1868 was 1874, 1884, of 1872, was 6,465,S05; of
1876, was S,4l2,733; of 1880, was 9,2lO,970. And
10 per cent to this last total and the estimate for
the vote going into the ballot boxes to-day will
be l0,3l3,O67, an approximation borne out by
other calculations and which will be found not
far out of the result. ballot is piece of paper
averaging four inches wide and ten and half
long. UHe Hunureu anu nIty paiiOts VIII Weign
about pound. Two hundred and fifty ballots
laid on each other will measure about inch.
To prepare these bits Of paper at reasonable
profit costs 80 cents thousand. IF the ballots
cast to-day we're placed end to end they would
reach in a continuous line from Washington, D.
c., to Ell Paso, in Texas, or they would stretch
from Eastport, Me-, to New Orleans, Us the crow
flies. If one end of the long line of paper were
made fast at Cape Flattery, the extreme north
western promontOry of Washington Territory, the
other end would pass Kansas city, with enough
miles to spare to reach Sedalia.
This has to do only with the ballots actually
voted. The number of ballots printed, of course,
is tremendously larger than the amount voted.
In st. Louis, for instance the Democrats have
had soc, 900, the other parties in all T0O O0O max
ing for this one town a total of 100000. 1t is
generally admitted, however, that the vote of St.
Louis will not, at the outside, make more than
$4,000. Here, then, is surplus of twenty-six
ballots for each one cast. This makes the total
of ballots offered to the people throughout America
at this election 200, 10000 1t would require
eightyfve freight to move this load of paper,
whose weight is l,716,OOO pounds. The white
paper and printing of the mass has cost S234,OO
Pasted end to end there would be paper enough
to go entirely around the globe, leaving $4,000
miles to spare for gigantic double bow-knot,
which would cover the greater part of the two
Americas, or if one preferred to keep the string
in the United States there would BIO miles enough
to wrap the streamer thirty-nine times around
the State of Missouri and still leave enough over
to reach from the Post Dispatch Building to
Governor Cleveland's private Office in the State
House at Albany.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-11-22

G-Hon. Edward Mcpherson, Secretary fthe
Renuhlicar Cnnrrnss;nnal Cnnrniitae saws that
rom the most authentic information he has been
able to secure the next House of Representatives
will consist of 1S2 Democrats, 141 Republicans,
1 Greenback (Brumn of Pennsylvania and l
FusiOnist (Weaver of Iowa. As compared with
the membership of the various parties in the pres
ent House this estimate shows loss of 10 votes
to the Democrats and to the Independents, -
and gain of % Republicans and 1 Fusionist
vote. This classification is subject to a possible
change of two or three votes
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-11-22

grMr. Luther Cotton, son of Hon. Georg,
Cotton, died at his fathers residence, on Charles
street avenue, last Sunday, after a brief illness
from typhoid fever. For some years he publish
ed the Republican newspaper, in Annapolis, and
was, up to last summer, one of the proprietors Of
the two leading hotels in that city. He was a
popular young gentleman aai much sorrow is felt
at his untimely death. The father tes cpr warm
est sympathies in his great bereavement.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-11-22

~ Senator German arrived in Baltimore
about IL O'Clock Tuesday morning and was met
at Camden Station by several thousand Demo-
Gratis who escorted him to Barnum's Hotel, where
a reception was rendered him. The Senator is
by all odds the biggest man in Maryland to-day,
politically. The Democracy has good reason to
feel grateful to him, because to him, more than
to any other man, can Cleveiand's success be as
crihed
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-11-22
Nov. 15.-tf
A PRIVATE SALE.

Valuable Property, situated in the 18th dis
trict about miles from the city by way of the
Belair road, being about ] mile from the said
road. 1t contains 12O ACRES, with a NEW
HOUSE and several outbuildings. About 80 acres
of this property is cleared, the balance in heavy
timber. This is rare opportunity to obtain a
good bargain.
Apply to ALEXANDER MCCORMICK, JR.
adjoining the premises, GardenvilIe P. o., BaIti-
more county, or EN0CH PRATT,
~ South Charles Street, Baltimore.
Aug. 23.-3m.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-11-22

eG- The Republicans in New York who de-
manded an official count of the vote in that State
were called "Blaine cOnspirators." This is per.
haps the first time in the history of the country
that those who simply asked what they had a
right to demand under the law were called econ
spirators" and almost every other vile epithet
that could be applied to them. The Baltimore
San was one of the newspapers that dealt largely
in this kind of language, and yet some people
say it is an independent % newspaper.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-11-22

B-Baltimore county Democrats will have
their hands full next year. Nearly all the Offices
in the county are to be filed, and in addition
President Cleveland will have good many nice
things to dispose of some time after the 4th of
March. To look after matters in the county and
at the same time see that things go Fright" in
Washington, will keep our Democratic friends
unusually busy.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-11-22

G9-A case of peculiar interest has been deci-
ded by the Supreme Court of Maine. A farmer
set fire to a pile of brush on his own premises,
but it got away from him and spread over several
lots, burning lot of timber, church and other
buildings. Nine owners sued him. The case was
regarded as Q test. The defendant claimed that
he exercised due prudence, but when the fire ran
off his land it was beyond human control. The
verdict was against him. The fire will cost him
large sum of money. This decision doubtless
will have good effect in melting people to the
use of greater precaution in setting brush fires.