The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-04-11
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM YORK, PA.
Backward Season and Dull Business-A
Case of Cruelty-The Legislature, &c.
YoRK, Pa, April S. 1885.


Messrs. Editors Spring seems to approach
US very cautiously. The nights are cool and
damp, the days are getting more pleasant, but
n5t sufficiently warm to start vegetation. few
heavy showers of rain, followed by warm weather
may a great deal of wheat that otherwise
may not come to anything. Spring work is back
at least three weeks. There is no move yet
among our farmers to SOW oats, which work here
tofore was completed by this time, and prepare
tons for corn planting were made. The season
must become very favorable from this on to be Of
advantage to the farmers. The severe winter
caused the frost to penetrate the earth to such a
depth as to require considerable rain and warm
weather to extract it. The public roads are i'm
passable for heavy hauling, and dangerous fol-
travel. All these things taken together make
the season Improbable all around, and business
very dull, dragging along if from necessity only
The first of April is our pay day in Pennsylva-
MIA, as the first Of January is yours. At first il
was said money would be scarce, but it developed
differently. 1t was also claimed that this report
was started some time before the first of April by
the money lenders to enable them to get Their
money out at six per cent. This plan, with them
was generally successful though great deal was
placed at and per cent.
The cattle, grain and tobacco market with us
has not been as brisk as former years. There is
large stock of these three important articles on
hand yet awaiting buyers.
case of cruelty to child years old, result
ing in death, was discovered some ten days ago,
near Hanover, this county. The child's name is
Minnie Dolkey, daughter of Charles Dolkey. The
family resided about % miles from Hanover. The
case was investigated by the authorities and the
evidence before the COroner's inquest was sufii
cient to justify committing the father and mother
to Jail to await the action of the Grand Jury. For
horrible cruelty to a human being don't suppose
this case has a parallel in this country. The
strange feature about the is that this cruelty
to the child covers considerable length of time
to the knowledge of the neighbors, without any
measures being taken to put a stop to it and pun
ish the perpetrators of it. This is the third muir
der for that section of the county, and it will be
in order to appoint committee to look after that
neighborhood and ascertain what has become of
the law and its officers.
The crank, Pious Miller, who shot the woman
whilst in bed from the effects of which she near
ly died, has never been brought to trial for the
act This affair occurred in Hellam township.
The man who was thrown from horse where
festival was being held, and killed, has been
buried and forgotten, without any serious effort
having been made to punish any one for.his death.
So it appears we lack vigilance on the part of
our officers, in bringing criminals to justice in this
county Coyle paid the penalty of his crime, but
not until after an exhaustive effort to save his
neck.
Our Legislature has been in session all winter and
has done nothing. The corporations have COM
plete control of it and are now directing all the
legislation. The people will reach this matter f.
nally, and such shaking up as they will get has
never heretofore been heard of. 1 don't suppose
a single member from this district can be return
ed, from what the people say. In the Senate we
have been poorly represented in this district, and
an effort will be made to send to that body from
this county, practical man, something We have
never had. There was great cry sent up for the
passage of an anti-discrimination law. There
was great haste among members and Senators to
read bills in place but that is the end of them ALL
The corporations had to approve them first before
they could be reported. They have not approved
them, nor are they likely to, at this any other
session, unless the issue comes direct from the
people. The Legislature has made bad record
for itself this year.
Gov. Pattison has re appointed Mr.. Higbee,
Superintendent of Public Instruction. Although
a Republican, he is good officer, and the service
will be benefited by his appointment.
The Changers will run the next campaign in
this State the anti monopoly, anti-discrimi ma
ton theory 1t is popular among the people and
is likely to win.
The B. & o. R. R., is spreading its wings all
over this State. 1t will soon establish an Office
in this town. Its plan is secret, yet very efec-
tive and sooner or later will control most of the
western travel from this county. X.