The Baltimore County union., 1886-04-03

1t is rumored that the Baltimore county
Granu Jury will be called upon to investigate tho
charge that the children in the Union Cotton
Mills are being worked over ten hours per day.
There said to be large number of ap-
plicants from Baltimore county tor positions in
the Baltimore Custom House, very large per
centage of whom must be disappointed, as it is
serted the county will get only its proportion with
the rest.
Nearly week of cold, rainy weather is not
enjoyable at any time of the year, but at this par
ticular season, when we are anxiously looking for
that "ethereal mildness' of which spring poets
tell us, it is extremely disagreeable, besides dan
gerous to health
Since the completion of the New Freedom
and Stewartstown railroad the latter pla"e is get
ting to be an important tobacco market. One day
last week los wagon loads OF tobacco changed
hands there and 900 lbs. were shipped by the
railroad the same day.
"A Towsontown man, while making visit
to the Treasury Department in Washington, a
few days ago, saw package of greenbacks tha:
contained over four million dollars. The sight
almost paray zed him and he has hardly been able
to get his eyes straight since.
john Miller was tried in the Circuit Court
here last week for the murder of Robert Dorsey,
and acquitted The case was removed from the
city and both the accused and murdered man were
Mason R., were counsel for Miller.
In the House of Delegates on Tuesday
night the bill to exempt the Maryland Central r..
r. Co. from local taxation in Baltimore and Har
ford counties for period of ten years, was unfa-
vorably reported from the committee and the re-
port was adopted. This kills the bill.
Mr.. Jesse S. Bell, well-k known citizen of
Govanstown, who has been confined to his house
all winter by illness, has improved so much that
he was able to visit Towsontown on Thursday.
MI Bell has carried on the backsmithing bust
ness in Govanstown for forty -four years.
Miss Agnes G. Starkey, who last week took
the white veil at Monte Maria Academy, Rich
mond, Va, is sister of the late Rev. Father
Starkey, who formerly had charge of the Catholic
church in Long Green Valley. She is a daugh-
ter of Mr.. John D. Starkey, of Baltimore.
On the 18th ofthepresent month the Mary
land Central railroad formerly the BALTIC. Del
tai will have been in operation four years. Dur
ing that time but one fatal accident has happened
r0 cFk6ssHg Fk # in SrNt Nt st sauer the H''n
Persons who use toe Frick line cars to reach
Boundary avenue station of the Mary land Central
R. R., should be particular to board only the terra
Gotta colOred ones, Of the other cars cross
Boundary avenue bridge. The signs on the front
of these cars are "W Waverly" and "Boundary, and
can be easily distinguished.
1t is said that wealthy gentleman has
offered to advance the SO. 500 provided for in the
bill passed by the Legislature to erect school
house at Calvertor, as soon as the necessary ar
rangements can be made, and if done, this II
obviate the necessity Of waiting until after the
county levy is made to commence work.
There were n number of small land slides
on the Maryland Central road on Wednesday,
caused by the unusually heavy rain of that day.
The passenger train which left Baltimore at
o'clock Wednesday afternoon did not reach Delta
until o'clock Thursday morning. The damage,
which not serious, was soon repaired.
We hope Messrs. Spencer and Gilm'r, re-
ceivers of the Maryland Central road, will devote
some attention TO the station at TOwsODtown. Con-
sidering the importance of this station the accom-
modatons are shockingly poor and inadequate
and no time should be lost in giving US something
better, and particularly as the same can be done
at very small cost.
ANY man who will take a seat in passen
ger car and cover the floor with pool of tobacco
juice-to the disgust of all descent people-should
have his money refunded and be elected from the
train at the next station. Ladies and gentleman
should not be compelled to occupy car with such
a brute, by the side of which the great American
hog is an exampler of good manners.
The Mary land Central company is about to
construct an apparatus for lifting the body OF
standard gauge freight car from its track and de-
posting it upon truck to fit the narrow gauge,
thus doing away with the necessity for breaking
bulk of freight in transferring it from other roads
This will facilitate the shipping business OF the
road, obviatng both delay and extra labor.
-Several prominent members of the Balti
more county bar went to Washington last Satur
day in the interest of Hon. j. Fred c. Talb 1T for
District Attorney. They carried with them
number of strong letters of endorsement from lead
ing members of the Baltimore and Hartford coun-
ty bar, which they left with the Attorney -Gener-
al, the President being cut of the city at the tlme
h. M tphn on
Thursday (All FOOLS Day. set up tempting look
ing fried oyster each of his customers, had his
own little fun besides furnishing amusement to
many others. The cotton with which the oyster
was "stufcd" was tougher than boarding house
chicken, and the countenance Of the man who
tried to chew it was longer than mill race
Strange that it is always the "smartest" people
who roped in on such little tricks.
The piano makers who, previous to the
strike. worked in Stieffs factory Baltimore. have
boycotted the firm to such an extent that they
cannot even get horse shod in the city, but have
work done. This strike grew of the fact that
the Messrs. Stieff refused to discharge a foreman
who had been in their employ for more than
twenty years, simply to crafty whim of the
An arbitrary system like this can never
succeed.
The sale of the personal property of the
late A. H. Stump took place in Green Spring Val
ley last week and aggregated about $4,000. 1t
was conducted by Col. o. P. Macgill, auctioneer,
who sold six hundred lots of artclesin in about
six hours. Good prices were generally obtained
the stock and many other things selling far in
advance of the appraised value. One hundred
and ninety-fve barrels of corn were sold at S2.35
per barrel, or about 10 cts. per barrel above the
ruling price.
The County Commissioners, in accordance
with the suggestion in THE UNION of last week
refused to pay Justice Lytle, of Waverly, for
holding an inquest upon the body of Mr.. Henry
link, and they deserve credit for the stand they
took in the matter. Now let them follow it up
by refusing pay in every case except where an
investigation is necessary to establish the cause
of death. Such a stand will break up "the busi-
ness" of holding inquests and will save the coun-
ty many dollars
1t appears now to be pretty we'll settled
that the County Commissioners to sup
ply Towsontown with chemical engine, drawn
by horses. We are opposed to these chemical
machines, but as they are better than nothing we
will gladly accept one of them. We will favor
any move that will be calculated to benefit the
town, in the matter of police and fire apparatus
we think it has been greatly neglected. Let US
have anything that will be calculated to make it
more desirable as place of residence.
Hon. Joshua F. Cockey, of Cockeysville,
one of our best known and most highly respected
citizens, was in Washington last Saturday for the
first time since 1885. Judge Cockey, who is now
about Sc years of age, has held number ofprom-
inent Offices in Baltimore county, having been for
several terms chief judge of the Orphans Court
lie is one among the most wealthy and intelli
gent citizens of the County and it therefore ap
pears strange that he should not have visited the
Nations Capital-a little more than fifty miles
from his home-in fifty years, but such is the fact
Catholics who Sell Liquor.-The DEGREES
of the Third Penary Council of Baltimore devote
especial praise to societies for checking immor
tality and drunkenness. In concluding the decree
on The sale cf liquor the Bishops say "We ad
monish all the faithful who make their living by
trading in the various liquors, to seriously reflect
upon the many dangers and occasions of sin with
which this business is surrounded although in it.
self not forbidden. Let them choose, if possible,
a more honorable method of acquiring a lveli-
hood but should this not be feasible, they must
endeavor to remove both from themselves and
others all occasions of sin. Let them not sell in
toxicating drinks to minors Or to those whom they
know to be habitual drunkards. They must also
close their stores ON Sunday, and vigorously @.
fuse to allow blasphemies, Oaths or indecent con-
versation within their place of business"
Run Over by a Wagon.-A serious accident