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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-11-07
LINCOLN's HORROR OF WAR.
The Good Man Wanted to Pay the South
ern People to Lay Down Their Arms.


The St. Louis Globe Democrat of October 31st
gives the following interesting facts in connection
with President Lincoln and the war: number
of personal friends discussing some incidents
of the late war. One of them spoke of Mr.. Lin
coins aversion to bloodshed, and in illustration
that he had it from a member of the Cabinet of
the war period that Mr. Lincoln, on his return
from the Hampton Roads conference in February,
1865, proposed to his Cabinet to submit message
to Congress giving to the Southern States
amount of money equal to the probable cost of the
war from that time to its close on condition of
their laying down their arms and returning to
their loyalty to the Union. The editor of the
Globe Democrat hearing of the conversation, sent
o memorandum of it to Hon. John Usher, who
was, at the time referred to, Mr.. Lincoln's Secre
tary of the Interior, and is a resident of Law
renee, Kansas requesting him to state his recol-
lection as to its correctness. From Mr.. Ushers
reply we make the following extract:
"Soon after his (Lncoln's) return from the
James river the Cabinet was convened, and he
read to it for approval message which he had
prepared to be submitted to Congress, in which he
recommended that Congress appropriate $500, OOO,-
900, to be apportoned among the several states in
proportion to slave population, to be distributed
to The holders of slaves in those states upon
diton that they would consent to the abolition of
slavery and the disbanding of the insurgent army,
and would acknowledge and submit to the laws of
the United States. The members of the Cabinet
were all opposed. He seemed somewhat surprised
at that, and asked: How long will the war lastr
No one answered, but he soon said "a hundred
days? Well we are spending now in carrying on
the war $4,000, 900 day, which will amount to
all this money, besides the lives With deep
sigh he added But you are all opposed to me,
and will not send the message"
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tic State ticket without opposition.

@-The election is over and glance at the
vote received by the nominees on the Republican
ticket will show that what The UNION was re-
luctantly compelled to admit just after the ticket
was placed in the field, has proven true in all re-
spects. We said that the ticket was a weak one
and could not poll the full party strength. This
has been verified. Now let US hope that this les
son may prove valuable one to the Republicans
of Baltimore county. They must know that if
they expect to succeed they must first deserve
success-not by setting up q ticket composed
principally of unknown men, but in the selection
of one that will challenge the respect of every Re-
publican in the county, as well as of every man
who is not too hide-bound partisan to vote for
the best men, no matter upon what ticket their
names appear. The material for such ticket can
be found in the Republican party of Baltimore
county, and it must be found and brought to the
front if the party expects to accomplish any
fhinO
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-11-07
VALUABLE PROPERTY
PUBLIC SALE.
The undersigned, widow, will sell at public sale,

The undersigned, widow, will sell at public sale,
on Saturday, November 7th, 1885,
on the PREMISES, in Baltimore county, Md, on
the York and Baltimore Turnpike, four -
I'm miles south of Shrewsbury, within -
E:I one and a-quarter miles of Freeland's
Station, N. C. R. R., and q miles south Of the
Stewartstown Railroad, the following described
real estate of the late Judge James A. Standiford
to wit:
A FARM, CONTAINING ONE HUNDRED
AND FIFTEEN ACRES, MORE OR LESS,
situate in and around the village of New Market,
Baltimore county, Md. The improvements are
good large and commodious
DWELLING HOUSE,
with back building, large bank barn, good as
new; wagon and straw shed, corn house, Smelling
room, hog pen, meat house and other outbuild-
ings. There is a we'll of good water the
house, water in every field and two orchards of
choice fruit trees in fine bearing condition. The
land is in high state of cultivation and well
fenced about fifteen acres are covered with
thriving timber.
This beautiful farm is convenient to churches,
schools, stores and mills, which make it very
desirable residenc, and worthy the attention of
purchasers. Any person wishing to view this
farm before day of sale can do so by calling on
DIR. NJ II. Barton, in said village, or address him
at Maryland Line, Md. Sale to commence at one
o'clock P. M. TERMS made known at sale.
SARAH A. STAMFORD.
Oct 17.-4t.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-11-07
MEN WHO OWN HORSES.
An Old Horseman Says They Can Easily
Out talk the Owners of Yachts.
Neao York San.


"There's no installing the owner of fast horse,
or road horse of any kind, no matter where you
may meet him in New York" said the proprietor of
a big livery stableup town. "In the country near
ly every man of reasonable means can afford to
keep at least horse, but in New York is rather
an expensive luxury. To be the owner of a road
ster argues that you're man of means, and us
every one wants to appear wealthy l suppose that
it is the reason one hears so much horse talk.
They talk about yachtsmen being unable to talk
of anything but their own particular form of
sport, but that's nonsense compared to the en-
thusiasm of a horseman. Yachts are. out of COM
mission six months in year, but a horse is al
ways ready.
"The horse fever usually affects men about as
it has aft .cted friend of mine who started in a
year ago. He has charge of department in q
big cor mission house down town and his salary
was recently increased from So, 500 to $4,000 a
year. Then he decided to keep horse. He
bought light road wagon, looked about took
the advice Of half dozen friends who didn't
know anything about it and finally secured a
horse that was worth about $500 for $500 cash.
His expenses for keeping the whole outfit here
amounted to about S35 month, but that's the
lightest part of the entertainment. The expense
begins above McComb's Dam bridge. For the
first two months the young commission merchant
WIS up here every day about o'clock, .wearing
frock coat, high hat and driving gloves and
regularly took some young lady out to drive. The
young ladies worked pretty lap robes for him and
he was quite 60 with them for time.
"Then one day he went up the road alone, and
after that he never took lady with him. Now
he has the regular horseman manner. He wears
big linen duster, low hat, goggles, and rides
with bent shoulders and his head pushed forward.
One would think, to look at him when he stalks
out, that he is driving Maud S. He sits with
round shoulders and an intent look, and nothing
new comes up in the way of filings for horses
that he does not adopt. His slang is as steep as
Jockeys, and Ills knowledge so profound that
the Oldest horse doctor an Now York eceIns like a
novice when compared with him. You can't learn
all about horses in year, nor be good judge of
horsefesh without immense experience and study /;
still every New Yorker that owns horse appa-
rently knows it all, and to sit ON Gabe Cases or
Judge Smiths porches and hear the one-year:
Odds talk about trotting stock makes US veterans
feel so ashamed that we all 60 off in corners and
talk to ourselves"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-11-07

@~Now that the elections are over we hope
the Baltimore papers will be able to give us rest
on politics. For weeks their columns have been
filled with paid communications, paid for speeches
and cards and political advertisements generally.
Of course this was pie" for the papers, but their
readers generally grew heartily sick of the whole
business. Column after column of political let
tiers will knock out the average reader the first
round and we don't believe that one person in five
bundrad road them all.
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MARRIAGES.

JOHNSON BECKLEY.-On Thursday evening,
October 20, 1885, at Grace NJ. E. Church South,
Reisterstown, by Rev. j. Edgar Wilson, George
H. johnson to Bette Beckley.
CASEY-GROVER.-In Jacksonville, Florida,
on October "a, 1885, by Rev. H. Clavereul,
Peter F. Casey, formerly of Belair, Hartford
county. Md, to Miss Alice " Grover, only
daughter of Grafton Grover, Esq, Baltimore
county, Md.
PS-MARTIN.-0n October Goth, 1885,
by Rev. W. NJ. Heilig, Mr.. Elijah Phillips to
Miss Mary Martin, both of Baltimore county.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-11-07

@S- Col. Quay, the Republican candidate for
State Treasurer of Pennsylvania, got majority
of about 10000. The Democrats carried New
York State, electing Gov. Hill by something like
$1,000. Gen. Malone was badly beaten in Vir-
ginia, Gen Fitzhugh Lee having been elected
Governor. Iowa gives an increased Republican
majority. New Jersey elects Republican major
ity in the Legislature and secures U. S. Senator.
Gov. Robinson, Republican, is reelected in Mas
sachusetts by majority of about $4,000. Illinois,
Connecticut, Colorado and Nebraska are Repub-
lican, while Mississippi elected an entire Demo-
cratic State ticket without opposition.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-11-07

@-When the fusionists were beaten in Bal
timore on the 18th of October the bottom appeared
to drop out of the movement and the result. was
that at the election on Tuesday last the regulars
carried the city by something over twelve thous-
and majority, electing every man on their ticket
1t looks as though the Republicans of the MOnu-
mental City had grown tired of the fusion bust
ness Any way, it is quite evident that they did
mot 0fuse' much last Tuesday.
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Why the Legislature Elects Governor
Kent Neacs.

kent Ne1Cs.
As some people may not know why the next
Legislature will have to elect Governor, we will
explain In 1888 Hon. Robert M. McLane was
chosen Governor by the people for a term Of four
years. Last spring be resigned to become Minis
ter to France by appointment of President Cleve-
and. The constitution, section 7, article 2, pro-
pides that in the event of vacancy in the office OF
Governor during the recess of the Legislature,
the President of the Senate shall discharge the
duties of said Office until Governor is elected !;
and the preceding section provides that when
vacancy occurs by the resignation, death or re-
moval of the Governor, the General Assembly, if
in session, or if not, at their next session, shall
elect some qualified person to be Governor for the
residue of the term for which the said Governor
had been elected. Hon. Henry Lloyd, as Presi-
dent of the Senate, thus succeeded to the office
of Governor, and will continue to discharge the
duties of the office until the meeting of the
Legislature, when that body will elect Governor,
in accordance with the provision Of the constitu-
tiOn.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-11-07

@>Ex- Gov. Stanford, CALIFORNIA; millionaire
U. S. Senator, has decided in trust three immense
university at Palo Alto. The ranches embrace
$4,000 acres and represent value of $3,5OO,O0O.
1t is the intention of the Senator to make this in
stitution the best in this country or Europe.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-11-07


By virtue of decree of the Circuit Court for
Baltimore County, sitting in Equity, passed in
the case of Daniel I. Richards VS.. o. G.. Towson
and others, and in order to settle up the business
of Mundator 7. Richards, deceased, ct al. the un-
dersigned, the trustees named in said decree, will
offer at public SALE at the door of the Court House,
in Towsontown, on
Tuesday, the 10Th day of November, A. d., 1885,
At the hour of IL O'Clock A. NJ,
THOSE TWO VALUABLE QUARRY LOTS,
Situate in Baltimore county, at Loeb Raven Sta
ton, Maryland Central Railroad, and adjoining
the properties of Messrs. Arthur W. Shanklin and
Thomas R. Jenifer, and on the county road lead
ing from Towsontown to Cromwell's Bridge. One
lot contains
ACRES AND II PERCHES OF LAND,
MORE OR LESS,
and furnishes the finest quality of valuable White
Bottom Lime, and is improved by a perpetual
Kiln, which will burn $50 bushels of lime daily;
fine shedding for the use of the business, and
three well built Frame Houses built of the best
material, and which will yield an average rent of
at least $500 per month for each of said houses
Stable, etc. Quarry right at Lime Kiln, and the
supply of limestone is almost inexhaustible, and
it may be stated that the White Bottom lime brings
about 10 cents per bushel more than most other
kinds of lime. The other lot contains
ACRES AND % PERCHES OFLAND, MORE
OR LESS,
and upon it is not only valuable limestone of the
best White Bottom Lime, but also valuable Iron
Ore. This property is well worthy of the atten-
ton of capitalists and lime burners.
TERMS OF SALE AS PRESCRIBED BY
THE DECREE ARE: cash, in months,
and balance in IL months from day of sale, de-
ferred payments to bear interest from the day of
sale and to be secured to the satisfaction of the
trustees or all cash, at the option of the pur-
chaser. These two lots may be offered separately.
Under the terms of the decree the trustees are
authorized to require cash deposit of $3.50 i'm
mediatey after the SALE and in default of its pay
ment to offer the property forthwith at public
sale without further notice. The cash deposit of
$3.50 will be required on day of sale. Taxes adj
justed to day of sale.
M. W. OFFUTT, Trustees
WILLIAM S. KEECH,
WILLIAM NJ. RISTEAU, Auctioneer.
Oct. Its.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-11-07

@-Mr. James Hodges, the newly elected
Mayor of Baltimore, was inaugurated in the City
Hall at noon on Monday. Mayor Latrobe deliv-
cred a valedictory address, in which he referred
to what had been done for the city during his
several administrations. Gen. Latrobe retires
with the proud consciousness of having faithfully
and honestly performed his official duties, and it
will be many years before the city has another
chief executive of whom it can be said that he was
more careful of her interests than was the Mayor
who has Just retired.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-11-07
Brown Wants to Hold On.

Attorney General Thomas, of Colorado, has
been in attendance in the U. S. Supreme Court
for some days in the case of Brown VS.. the State
of Colorado. Twenty years ago Brown decided
to the then Territory tract of land in Denver as
gift upon which to erect Capitol. The Ter
ritory was admitted to the Union, but delayed
year after year in commencing the building.
Last year the State raised $780, 900 for the Capt.
tol, whereupon Brown refused to yield up the
property because of the States failure to comply
in time with the conditions stipulated. The land
is now worth 100000.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-11-07

m>Some of the candidates on the late Repub
ican ticket in Baltimore county took q very ac-
tive part in the Democratic primary meetings.
This fact was not generally known, because we
refrained from giving publicity to it, but where it
was known it had the effect of causing many self
respecting Republicans who voted to cut the names
of those candidates from their tickets. Can it be
wondered at, under such circumstances, that hun
dreds of Republicans in the county refused to go
to the polls? A man who has no respect for his
own principles has no ground for complaint
against those who refuse to vote for him when he
comes before them for their SURFACES.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-11-07

@rThe defeat of the Republican party in New
York last Tuesday can be explained in a very few
words The Prohibitionists polled about forty
thousand votes, or fifteen thousand more than
last year. very large percentage of these voters
are Republicans, who, if they had voted for Dav-
export, would have elected him by comfortable
majority. The Prohibition movements the MILL
stone that is tied to the neck of the Republican
party and always succeeds in drowning it.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-11-07

Mg-Col William A. McKellip, of Westmins-
ter, has been appointed Assistant Inspector Gen.
eral for the United States of the Grand Army of
the Republic, an honor altogether unsolicited by
him, and one that carries with it much influence
in the order, of which he is q jealous member.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-11-07

M-At the instance of Messrs. G. Morton
Stewart & Co., prominent Baltimore merchants,
Jervis Spencer, Esq, of Baltimore county, has
just completed "a comparative statement show
ing the quantities and values of sugars and mo-
lasses imported into Baltimore from the West In
dies and British Guiana, and of the domestic ex-
ports in return thereto, for the years 1874 and
1884," Mr. Spencer has been engaged on this
work for some months and the statistical contrast
between the years named, as shown by this valu-
able report, must prove startling to the business
men of the Monumental City. Mr.. Spencer says
'the facts in regard to sugar and molasses have
been taken directly from the original papers, and
the values are the Custom House values OF these
articles in bond, and of course do not nearly rep
resent the market values" The report is q mass
of figures, recurring much work in their compia-
ton, and a cursory glance ut them is all that is
needed to show what the city of Baltimore lost
when her sugar trade was broken up. The reca-
pitulation shows that in the year 1874 the value
of sugar alone imported into Baltimore was SS,-
s53, 291, while ten years later (1Ss4 the value OF
the same article imported had run down to the in
significant sum of $4,000. The object OF Messrs.
C. Morton Stewart & Co., in having this report
propsr~- -euvw 10 Vno- vuern0s1 &c IL.
city the necessity of again building up this trade
to what it was years ago, and it is hoped that
their efforts may prove successful and result in
re-establishing the great sugar refneries of that
city. Mr.. Spencer will accept our thanks for a
COPY of his report.
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Democrat.

@-The vote in Baltimore county for Mr..
Francis Miller, Republican nominee for Comp
troller, is 1,4O7 less than was the vote for Hon.
Hart B. Holton for Governor in 1888. The DEM
ocratic vote for Comptroller last Tuesday in this
county was only thirty-fve more than the vote
cast for Gov. McLane in 1888. And this notwith-
standing the fact that the registration has been
largely increased in this county in the last two
years. This is conclusive evidence that great
apathy existed in this county, particularly among
Republicans, who were not satisfied with their
ticket and remained away from the polls.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-11-07
U,HIs is TO GIVE NOTICE, That the sub

VNHIs is TO GIVE NOTICE, That the sub
i scriber has obtained from the Orphans
Court for Baltimore county, letters testamentary
on the estate of
CASSIE GROSS,
late of said county, deceased. Allpersons having
claims against the said estate are hereby warned
to exhibit the same with the vouchers thereof, to
the subscriber,
on or before the 7th day Of June, 1886;
they may otherwise by law be excluded from all
benefit of said estate. Those indebted to said es-
tate are requested to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 4th day of Nov, 1885.
S. PARKER BOSLEY,
Nov. 7.-4t.) Executor.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-11-07

@-Some of the Democratic clerks in the New
York Custom House, who were afraid of the civil
service law and therefore could not solicit money
among their fellow. clerks for campaign purposes,
hit upon a novel plan to evade the law They
of poor widow ~ and sold the tickets at $40
each. The pig was never ratified but the sharpers
raised about $4,000 by the scheme. The joke
leaked out finally and now the civil-service COM
mission is after those funny fellows and they will
doubtless be made to pay quite dearly for having
violated the law.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-11-07
M@-The funeral services over the rem

The funeral services over the remains of
the late Gen. George B. Mcclellan took place in
Madison Square Presbyterian Church, New York,
on Monday morning, and were very simple in
their character. The body was afterwards taken
to Trenton, N. J., where the interment took place.
The funeral was very quiet affair, there having
been no attempt at show of any kind.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-11-07

M@>Miss Frances E. Willard, of Illinois, has
been reelected president of the Women's National
Christian Temperance Union. This organization
isspreading throughout the country andis destined
to accomplish great work in the cause OF tenn
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-11-07

Ms- 1t is said that DR.. W. H. Gray, of West
Falls, Frederick county, Nd, has solved the prob
lem of perpetual motion by gravity machine
which he has invented. Admitting that he has
got the secret what is he going to do with it? 1t
strikes US that this perpetual motion" business
is of about as much use to science as the discovery
of tie North Pole would be to navigation.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-11-07

The pick pockets gathered in ..ch har-
vest at the Hagerssown fair, and they must have
been present in large numbers. Scores of per-
sons were robbed of pocket-books, watches, &C.,
and the principal part of the work was done at
the crowded railroad stations, although the sharp
ers went through many persons on the fair
grounds and in the hotels. One of the principal
losers was Mr.. Louis Ripple, of Baltimore, who
was robbed of 8 pockst-book containing con-
siderable sum ofmoney and promissory note for
$1,000. Another gentleman lost 5000, still anoth-
err $3.50, and many others smaller amounts.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-11-07

g- The Times, Baltimore city's new afternoon
paper, appears to have come to stay. 1t is the
outgrowth of the Sunday Times and is a bright
and newsy paper, in politics clean-cut Democratic
and outspoken in support of the "regulars." The
Times has this special field in journalism all to
itself in Baltimore, and should therefore succeed
particularly if it continues to deserve success.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-11-07

@>The election in Maryland last Tuesday
insures the reelection of Hon. A. P. German to
the U. S. Senate for another term of six years.
This being the case we should like to know how
those prominent Democrats feel who have been
abusing the Senator so roundly for month past.
Perhaps they would like to crawl in hole and
all tbo boIa IN aftar them
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-11-07

~Mr. Thomas Todd, of the sth district, can
didate for County Commissioner, received the
highest number of votes on the Democratic ticket,
7,132-or "a votes more than Mr.. Shanklin, the
candidate for Clerk. Mr.. Miller, on the same
ticket for Sheriff, is the lowest man, he having
received 6,6OS votes, or 529 less than Mr.. Todd.
This is not surprising when it is remembered that
in some districts strong fight was made against
Mr.. Miller, many Democrats cutting him and vo-
ting for the Prohibition nominee, who is also
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-11-07

@-At meeting of the Board of Directors Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, held in
Philadelphia on Monday, semi-annual dividend
of two per cent upon the capital stock was de-
clared. Some of the directors were in favor of
passing the dividend altogether, on the ground
that the earnings had not been sufficient to war
rant n declaration