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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-08-28

Slate Slabs for Culverts.-The Delta Her
aid says: 1.-THE Eureka Peach Bottom Slate Min
ing Co. have contract for furnishing 1900 square
feet of slate slabs, to inches thick, to the M.
c. R. R. Co., for use in cuvert at Sheppard Sta
ton. There will be fill of 40 feet on top of the
culvert and the top of it would, if made of brick
or building stone, require to be arched. As the
cuvert is to be 22O feet long and feet wide, there
is great saving to the company in the use of the
slate as the strength of this material is such as to
admit of the slabs being placed fiat as covering
for the water ways"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-08-28

Five County Seats.-At the last meeting Of
the Hartford county Historical Society Rev. DR..
Leakin, of Baltimore, delivered an interesting ad-
dress on the early Antecedents of Baltimore
town in Cecil, Hartford and Baltimore counties.
In the course of his paper DR.. Leakin said there
had been five Baltimores or county seats OF Bal
timore county LIST, On the Elk, just below Elk
ton 4; I'd, On Bush river at what is now known as
old Baltimore, on Old House Point; Sd, AT Eos
ter's Creek on the Gunpowder; 18th, AT Joppa on
the Gunpowder; and 5th, The present Baltimore
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-08-28
Keep Your Eyes open.-The Hagerstowr

Keep Your Eyes Open.-The Hagerstown
Ne,os says: "a man has been travelling over
Franklin county, Pa, selling what he pretends to
be spec1aiIy productive variety of seed which ne
calls "The Golden Coin." He sold it at figures
as high as $3.50 per bushel. He promises to
buy back next fall all seed grown from this vare-
ty for $40 per bushel. The dealer has made nu-
merous sales and at the Chambersburg National
Bank negotiated notes from responsible farmers
aggregating over 81 100 face value. We would
suggest to our farmer friends to keep their eyes
open or they may be taken in on the same trick"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-08-28

Bad for the CoWs.-On Friday night OF last
week party of young folks from Belair chartered
a train on the Maryland Central road to convey
them to Delta and back on q little clark" On
the way up, just as the train approached Pyles-
vile station, three cows stepped upon the track
from behind freight car that was standing on a
siding. The engine was almost on them and the
engineer, knowing that it would be useless to try
to stop and also that to slow up might result in de-
railing the train threw the throttle wide open and
went at the cows with all the speed he could
The passengers did not even feel a jar, but upon
stopping the train and going back it was found
that one of the had been killed and the other
two had legs cut of, necessitating their being
killed also. The COWS belonged to Mrs. Pyle and
were perhaps worth $40 q piece.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-08-28
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT.

1.-Wilbur Hartman.
2.-Robert Andrews
3.-Roberta Porter.
4.-Monroe Mitchell, principal; Theresa Quinn,
assistant.
5.-Samue T. Lester.
The appointments of teachers for the colored
schools will be made to-day Saturday.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-08-28

Building at Highlandtown.-Thi flourish
ing town, situated in the 18th district of Balti-
more county, just east of the city limits, is now
having quite building boom, more houses being
under construction than at any one time since the
founding of the place. The comfortable dwellings
going up are built principally with the view of
accommodating the many employees of the grow
ing manufactures, as we'll as the demand made
by persons in the city who are attracted by the
cheap rents and the healthfu location. Among
the improvements are nineteen story dwellings
for ]. B. Miller, each ffty-one feet deep; four on
First avenve for Robert r. Woodward; seven for
Samuel ]. King, Bank and Second streets; IS
feet by 20 feet, on Eastern avenue, near Fifth
street, for Nicholas Heger five two-story dwell
lings on Third street, for John Hiltz; one corner
of Seventh and Lombard streets for August Smith.
All are fitted with modern conveniences.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-08-28

Entries in Trials of Speed.-Our friends who
have horses for the track events should not over
look the time for closing the entries. All must
be in by IL O'Clock next Tuesday night. The
best plan is to make them early. Several of our
county people were left out last year.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-08-28

Sale of Real Estate.-At the court house
door, Towsontown, on Tuesday last, Milton W.
Offutt, Esq, mortgage, under and by virtue of
the power contained in a mortgage from Jacob F.
Keller and wife, sold the farm belonging to said
Keller, situated in the 9th district of Baltimore
county, about miles from Freeland's station on
the Northern Central Railroad, and one mile from
Hoffman's paper mills, and on the road leading
from said mills to Manchester. containing 2nnl
acres of land, more or less, improved by frame
dwelling, Switzer barn. &C., to Major John l..
Yellott for SIS per acre.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-08-28

Public School Teachers and Pupils.-These, as
usual, invited to attend the fair this year as
s.as.s On which aasr-lxs:ii -hs aanssnaed >I.v~s
week, when Mr.. Bruff decides it. 1t appears that
last year there was some dissatisfaction with Fri
day. But we presume that was because the day
was showery and many were disappointed in their
visit.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-08-28

ALarge Estate.-The inventory of the estate
of the late William E. Hooper, principal owner of
the extensive mills at Woodbury. and Mt. Wash
ington, Baltimore county, shows personal proper
ty, in this county amounting to 1893, 493 81; per-
sona property in the city to the amount of $780,
114.30, and real estate in both city and county,
amounting to $30O,OOO-an aggregate of 81, 1885,
6O7.97. 1t is understood there is about 100000
owing to the estate in good debts. This, in con-
nection with the value of the plant of the Hooper
Mills and not appraised, would make the estate
worth in the aggregate about So, 000, 000
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-21
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
Attempted Outrage Upon an Old
WOmRn-Heavy Land Purchases.
ESPECIAL TO rHE APPEAL.I


BIRMINGHAM, ALA, APRIL 20.~-The
Pratt mines community, six miles out
of town, is excited over the attempted
outrage of Mrs. Gould, a lady sixty
years old, wife Of one OF the mining
bosses, by young negro man yester-
day. She had gone to spring near
her home with bucket to get water,
when the negro came out of the
bushes near by, seized her and threw
her down. She resisted gamely
and screamed, and help came
in time to rescue her. The
negro got away an3 was at large at
las. accounts with men and blood
hounds pursuing him. 1t seems that
nobody at the mines knows who he IL.
A local syndicate, some Of the men,
bers of which are in a position to get
the correct tip, has bought $4,000
worth OF ground on the edge of town
by the side OF the purchase made by
the Kansas City railroad men few
days ago. Other sales have been
made in the same neighborhood on
the prospect of railroad depot and
yards and shops. There is talk of
grain elevator, too.
The stockholders of the Avondale
Land Company have granted to Mr..
H. F. Debardelben and associates
right Of way through the company's
property Just east of the city for a
railroad, aud the best grounded con-
lecture is that the Georgia Ceutral's
projected extension from Goodwater
will be the bene 6ciary.
Carter Jones, the Louisville and
Nashville engineer who shot and
killed the negro brakeman Dave Jack
con in the yard here yesterday, is TO
have a preliminary trial Friday. He
is row at liberty on $1,000 bond. There
promises to be some conflict of testi'
mony at the trisl. The negro
who witnessed the killing, tells it as
il Jones looked Jackson up and killed
him premeditatedly, but several white
railroad men, also eye witnesses, make
it out to be a case OF self-defense. 1t
is we'll established fact that the men
had collision about some train mat
ter at Morris Station, up the road,
few days ago, and that the negro
knocked Jones down with a rock.
Jones belongs to one OF the best fami-
lies Of Montgomery, and stands we'll
IN the road
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-21
ELEVEN BoDIVs RHcovERED.
Additional naInIIs

LEE, MASS April 2O.-As near as
can be ascertained Mud Pond dam
gave way at $50 o'clock this NOR ing.
1t had shown signs of weakness for
some time. Parties respon.ible, or
owning the privilege Of lis water sup
ply, had been notified, but nothing
was done. The calamity is the result
of carelessness. The channel gulled
by the rushing water is from 80 to POO
feet wide, and while the evidences OF
its terrific power are plainest as the
pond is approached, the most serious
loss of life and property occurred
three miles from the lake, in
East Lee village The water
reaches stream on which
manufactures are built by a brook
running through the woods and thinly
settled farm land, and there was MOI
much of life or many buildings TO be
lost until the vii age was reached.
Here it wrecked Edwin Sturgis's barn,
swept away a bridge spanning the
brook, which is but small, as ii runs
naturally from small pond, and then
rushed down the channel OF the
stream on which dwellings and manu-
factories are located. Couch & Oak
ley's millwright shops, Jno. Daniels
mandatory of paper machinery and
A. N. Whites carriage shops were also
destroyed. Whites family, consisting
of himself and wife, aged forty-eight
and forty-five years respectively, H. cir
daughter Ida and an infant son were
in bed when the food struck the
house and were all killed by the
building crashing in. All the bodies
except that of the baby have been re-
covered. Theodore King and wife
and Mrs. Charles King rushed from
their house and were carried off by
the flood and drowned Had they
remained in the house they would
have been saved as the building was
not destroyed. Simeon Dowd, aged
sixty, is known to have been drowned
but his body has not been found.
Farther down the stream John Nc
aughlin's machine shops, Harrison
Garfeld's mill, and Farmer Deck
er and Sabin's mills were
all ruined. The boilers and all the
basement machinery were taken out
by the flood and carried away like so
much woodwork. John Vernon's
paper mill was also Quilted. This dis
aster will throw great many hands
out of employment and literally paral-
ize all East Lee industries. The loss
in property is fully 100000, while the |
expense of repairing roads and other
costs that must fall on the town will
reach $4,000 more Chas King, be-
fore reported dead, is alive but badly
but it is thought he will re-
cover.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-21
CHARLESTON. MISS.
Planting Interests Well Advanced
1--we sudden DeRths-I q. q.
y. AnnINersarN.

CHARLESTON, Miss, April 20.-The
funeral of Miss Jennie Lavender this
morning was attended by 'arge
number of prominent citizens of Tai
lahatchie county. She died yesterday
evening of congestion, aged sixteen
years.
Reuben J. Harlow, who has been
suffering from pneumonia, died this
forenoon, aged forty years. He was
highly esteemed for his amiable quail
ties He will be buried at Garner to-
morrow.
The weather is delightful. The
creeks are very low, and the farmers
are forward with corn and cotton.
The county odd Fellows will cele-
brate the anniversary of the order on
Monday, with ceremonies, followed
by picnic.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-21
The FAX ON spirits,

WASHINGTON, April 20. Congress-
man Butterworth and DIR. Bush of
Chic go, vice-president of the Whisky
Distillers' Association, appeared be-
fore the Senate Committee on FL
nance this morning to advocate the
Senate amendment to the bill relating
to the taxation of fractional parts of
gallon of distilled spirits. Mr.. Cush-
ing, chief of the Distilled Spirits
Division of the Internal Revenue Blu
reau, was also present, and favored
the passage of the House bill without
amendment. The House bill places a
tax upon any fractional part of gal
Ion Of spirits while the Senate amend
ment exempts from taxation any frac-
tional part of gallon which does not
exceed l per cent. of the contents of
the cask or package.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-21

the United States after the passage Of
the act and remain absent for two
years is stricken out; the period dur
ing which the incoming of Chinese
laborers shall be suspended is reduced
from twenty years to ten years, the
practical effect of which amendment
will be TO add four years to the re-
striftive period fixed by existing laws,
snd the following words are added to
the clause declaring that the penalty
for bringing to this country more than
one Chinese r every 500 tons burden
of vessel shall not apply to any mas
ter of vessel seeking a harbor in
stress of weather nor to any persons
who are entitled TO enter the United
States under existing treaties" The
committee, by unanimous vote, in
structed Representative Belmont to
report favorably the resolution intro
duced by him to appropriate S447, us
TO indemnify the Chinese for losses
sustained by the Chinese by violence
at Rock Springs. Wv. Il.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-21
Confirmation.

WASHINGTON, April 2O.-Confirua-
tons: Reconsideration. P. Blair,
Black Hawk, Col; r. U. Hill, Grena-
da, Miss. ]. c. Friend, Rawlins, Wy. +;
J. F. Smith, Freeport, Ill. G. c..
Hagner, Hillsborough, H., S. B..
Baugh, Urban, H.; j. d. Water.
man, Rockford, ILL.,; 7. Killian, Es-
canada, Mich; j. II. Woodman,
Worthwhile, Mich C. F. Collins,
Homer, ILL.,; G. P. Roe, Vallejo, Cal. I;
R. R. Mcbride, Thibodeaux, La IS. n.
Horneck, Detroit, Mimi; J. Flynn,
Duluth, MINI. WI Nipple, Winona,
Mimi; j. II. Donkersby, Laramie,
Wy,;J. M. Fowlkes, Memphis, Tenn. I;
w. r. Anderson, Union City, Tenn !;
G. w. Martin, Chattanooga, Tenn. J.
NJ. Keys, Richland Center, Wis. G..
Chamberlain, Waupun, Wis; d. E.
Draig, Fort Atkinson, Wis G. NJ.
Hilhker, Durango, Col. j. Talliafero,
Winchester, KY; r. +. Cook, Hen.
derson, KY; J. IL. Mcconnell, Cat
lettsbnrgh, KY; G. R Radman,
Frankfort, KY; r. G. Speed, Madi-
sonville, KY; II. F. Taylor, Fulton,
Ky.
Surveyors of Customs-F. J Phelps,
Lacrosse, Wis; E. Warfield, Baiti-
more, Md.
Pension Agents T. E. Taylor,
Knoxville, Tenn ; r. G. McKenistry,
Detroit, Mich.
Consuls-V. A Sartoris, Philadel.
phia, Leghorn; M. A. Turner of Ar
kansas, st. Thomas; S r Nj lar of
Davenport, Ia Leipsic; A Roberts of
Tennessee, Hamilton, Oct j. C. Le-
care of Lou 'siana, Tampico; w w.
Lang of Texas, Hamburg; Z. Cam
plausen of Erie, Pa, Naples; G r
Kimball of Chicago, Stuttgart; G w.
Wagner of Kansas City, Toronto: II.
M. Kain of Pennsylvania, Charlotte
town; F II Pierce of New Hampshire,
Matanzas; VIM Bayard, to be Regis.
rar of the Land Office, Pueblo, Col. /;
j H. Davis, Indian Agent, 0uray,
Utah; J. Q. Brecs enridge, Surveyor
General, Washington Territory; ].
Mueller Of G eveland, o, Consul-Gen-
eral, Frankfort on-the-Main; w. S
Mansfield of Texas, Secretary of Lega-
ton, Japan.
Collectors of Internal Revenue %.
A. Wells, Third District of Wisconsin
Jos Henderson, Eleventh Indiana
A. Bierman, Minnesota; @ +. Has
brook, Sixth Missouri; A. Skillman,
Nevada; s B. Cooper, First Texas; j.
Shields, Montana; F. Barnum, First
Missouri j t. Hillman, Fifth Ten
nessee; j M Morrow, Sixth Wiscon-
sin; A O Parkinson, Second Wiscon-
sin; E @. Will, First Wisconsin.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-21
Another Bond cali.

WASHINGTON, April 2O.-The Secre-
tary of the Treasury this afternoon
issued a call for sl0,OOO,OOO per cent,
bonds. The call will mature June
LIST. The following is a description of
the bonds called; Three per cent.
bonds issued under the act OF Congress
approved July ~, 1862, and num-
bered as follows: $50, original No. 271
to original No. pa, both inclusive !;
$l00, original No. 2007 to original No.
2048, both inclusive, and orig nal No
9917 to original No. 1921, both inclus-
i've; $500, original No. 9OS to original
No. 92l, both inclusive, and original
No. 42l0 to original No. 4223, both in
elusive; $1,000, original No. 1886 to
original No. 1863, both inclusive, and
original No. 23712 to original No.
23,7l9, both inclusive; $4,000, original
No. 1885 to original No 1886, both
inclusive. Total, $l0,0O0,0O0.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-21
Deficiency Appropriations.

WASHINGTON, April 20-The sup
Elemental estimates of appropriations
required by the various departments
to supply deficiencies and complete
the services for the current fiscal year
and prior years amount to $6,7ll 1907,
that ,being additional to 1882 ,592
heretofore appropriated. Among the
list of DEFICIENCIES is that for pensions,
100000; fees and expenses of ex-
am ming surgeons OF the Pension Office,
100000 for the fiscal years 1885 and
1886; District OF Columbia, 100000,
and State Department $4,000.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-21
Senate executive session.

WASHINGTON, April 2O.-The Senate
in executive session to-day, rejected
the proposed treaty to reopen the
We'll and La Abra claims against
Mexico. The vote was 80 yeas TO 26
nays, being less than two-thirds neces-
sary for its ratification. Proceeding TO
the calendar of combinations, con-
siderab e number of cases were dis
posed of. Among the confirmed is
Mr.. Zach Montgomery, to be Assist
ant Acknowledgement for the Interior
Department.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-21
Public buildings

WASHINGTON, April 90 Senator
Malone, from the Committee on Pub.
lie Buildings and Grounds, repo ted
favorably the following bills: To
change the limit of appropriation for
the public building at Denver, Col, to
$i75, 600; to provide for an additional
United States building at Jackson,
Miss, at cost of $1,000; to incr, ase
the appropriation for the public build.
ings at Marquette, kMich., to $4,000 I;
to change the limit of appropriation
for the public building at Tere
Haute, Ind to Sl78,00O; appropriate
ing 100000 for a public building at
Fort Dodge, Ia, and 1867 to complete
repairs and alterations on the public
building at Petersburg. w. Va.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-21
A Pleasant Incident at the White
HOuae

WASHINGTON. April 2O.-The off GERS
of the New York Seventh Regiment
called at the White House in body
this morning and paid their respects
to the President They were received
in the east room and were individually
presented.
A pleasant incident of the visit was
the presentation to Capt. j. G. Abrams
of Company G, of diamond mounted
cross Of honor in token of his twenty
fifth year of service with the regiment.
The President made the presentation
in behalf of the regiment in a few
happy remarks. The regiment pa
raded in the afternoon through the
streets lined with enthusiastic specta-
tors, and was reviewed by the Presi-
dent in front Of the Executive Man
sion.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-21

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, April 20.-The
Woman's Presbyterian Board OF Mis-.
sions OF the Northwest began its fif-
tenth annual session at the Second
Presbyterian Church this evening.
About 200 delegates we're present,
representing Indiana, Illinois, Michi-
gaa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Ne
braska and Colorado. Three hundred
additional delegates are expected on
tomorrow mornings trains.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-21
A MISSOURI mystery.

BRUNSWICK, Mo, April 90 The
dead body of Laura Stern, a hand
some girl of eighteen yeara, was found
on the public school grounds early
this morning, with her hands folded
over her bress', which WAS exposed,
The girl ltfs home at 8 o'clock last
night, and said she YVES gong to visit
a married sister. 1t has not yet been
determined whether che was muir
dere d or committed suicide.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-21
viii Await the Action Of the Con-
gresaiOnal Committee

ST. LOUIS Mo, April 20.-rhe Oiti-
zeDs' Committee, who wtrA appointed
10y the mass meeting held here week
Ego to endeavor to brine about act
temeut OF the strike Oh the Missouri
Pacific railroad by arbitration or
otherwise, mad a meeting this after
noon and decided TO take no further
&C ion in the mater until after the
O ngreseionsl committee, now sitting
in Washington, arrives here.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-21
The AntI-Chinese Bill.

WASHINGTON, April 20.-The House
Committee on Foreign Affairs to-day
agreed to report favorably the Belmont
Chinese indemnity resolution and the
Morrow Chinese bill. All the Demo
Gratis except Chairman Belmont vo ed
in favor Of the Morrow bill and all
the Republicans and Mr.. Belmont
against it. The amendments made in
the original bill are as follows The
first sect on prohibiting the re-entry
of Chinese laborers who may leave
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-21

establishments closed, held a meeting
here to-day for the purpose of taking
united action in regard 10 the alleged
failure Of the pool to meet its obliga-
tons 10 them. A resolution was
adopted demanding that the pool pay
at once the full amount claimed by
the distillers. The solution will be
presented at a meeting of the Western
Export Association tomorrow.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-21
Forest Fires In PeunsyIvania.

TAMAoUA, Pa, April 20.-Great
forest fires are prevailing on the
mountains in this vicinity and the air
is dense with smoke Last night the
mountain for a distance Of ten NIL g
was one continuous sheet Of A ,me.
There is some fear that they Will be-
come as extensive a. two yeas ago,
when the entire population was com
PEELED 10 turn out and fight the flames
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-21

New ORLEANS, La, April 2O.-The
Piodyuno'S Voksburg Miss special
says: II il learned that there ia great
anxiety in Bolivar county in regard to
the high stage Of the river The
dangerous section is from Austin,
Mics, down Bolivar county front.
More anxiety is felt regarding the
levees near Austin than at any other
point on The river because st. Francis
river emplies int the Mississippi near
there, a1d there is a great volume of
wac.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-21
WET OR DRY.
The Local option ElectiOo AZ
COrintb, Miss

CoRINrH, Miss, April 20.-The first
local option election in the State was
held to-day in the county of Alcorn,
which passed Off very quietly. BY
hard and earnest work CoriEth went
dry, but the indications at present ave
that the county will go wet by very
small majority, though advocates OF
both parties, wet and dry, are conf.
dent of success. The results thus far
obtained are as follows: The first and
fourth district 90 dry, the second and
third wet; both claim he fifth district.
Corinth district dry