The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1889-08-03

ON Saturday night last, in the SEVENTEEN year
of his age. He had been in failing health
for some time and his death was eau 4 by
nervous prostration. DIR. France hclS @sn-
Der of prominent appointments in 900 n er-
ence and was several times Presiding Esdel,
once of East Baltimore District. He had been
in the ministry for more than fifty years and
was loved by all who knew him. Messrs.
Joseph C. and Robert Z. France, members of
the bar, are sons of the deceased.
AT LAST accounts none of the Belt employees
were actually starving. 1t is true that they
are Obliged to have their Certificates shaved
at ruinous discount, but this is hardship
they can survive.-BdltinlOre Herald.
Yes; it may be that they can survive, but it
is disgrace to the city to put them to the test
Before annexation the city newspapers had
much to say about the county's management
of affairs in the Belt, but it never allowed lis
employees to get into the strait the citys are in
to-day. Baltimore is q big town, but il is capa-
BILE of doing some very small things and this is
one Of them.
THE COUNT Of the cash and securities in the
United States Treasury, incident 10 the transfer
Of the Office from Mr.. Hyatt TO Mr.. Huston,
was completed on the 9th Of July. The az
create amount was over 500 O00.o00. A short
age Of only 6 was found in the silver vault
where 100000 silver dollars are stored. In
another silver vault a shortage Of SIS was
found, both Of which were immediately made
good by the persons responsible for the keep
ing Of the money. II is believed thar there
was really no shortage, but that the missing
money was simply overlooked.
ANEW sAFE deposit company has been organ
lied in Baltimore TO be known as the National
Trust and Guarantee Company" The board
Of directors for the first year is composed Of
Messrs. Germon ii. Hunt, James A. Gary,
David I. Bartlett, John A. Whnridge, Jacob
Tome, Eugene lowering. f. II. Perkins, David
Ambach, Charles Markell, Johns Hopkins and
Edward b. Smith. The capital stock of the
company is 81, 100000. Mr.. Germon II. Hunt
was elected president, and Mr.. David l.. Bart
lett, vice-president.
THE PRoHIBITIoSIsTs Of Hartford held their
county convention at Belair on Saturday last
and nominated the following ticket State Sem
ator, p. +. Ball House of Delegates, jeremiah
Wetherell, John McClem, Benjamin Smith and
Philip G. Spencer; County Commissioners,
George NJ. Hardy, James Donohoe, Daniel
Johnston, H. G. Walker and Garrett House;
Sheriff, r. A. Kelly; County Surveyor, Isaac
S. Warren. No nomination was made for
Register of Wills, but no doubt one will be
named hereafter
REFERRING TO what THE UNION said about
the rumored appointment by the Governor of
Hon. George Y. Maynadier to fill the vacancy
caused by the retirement of Judge Yellott, the
Belair 4EgiS of last week says: This is good
suggestion. The appointment of Mr. Magma
der would doubtless tend, as much as anything
that could be done, to harmonic the discor
dant elements in Baltimore and Hartford coun-
ties"
THE HEAVY rains of the past week produced
floods which did vast deal of damage in Mary
land and adjoining States by washing away
mill-dams, bridges, fences and crops. The peo-
pie have not had time to recover from one flood
until they are visited by others and it is there
fore not surprising that many are discouraged
at the repeated losses they have sustained.
II. ,
who induced Cashier Scott, of the Manhattan
Bank, to steal 1885, 900, has been convicted and
sentenced to the State prison for nine years
and six months. Dunn got most of the money
and then advised Scott to leave the country,
but he came back and testified against the man
who had helped to ruin him.
AT DETROIT, Michigan, few days ago the
wonderful young horse "Guy" trotted a mile
against time in 212I. On the same day and
over the same track the great side-wheeler
Johnston paced a mile in the extraordinary
time of 2:094 Budd Doble held the ribbons
over both horses.
SAMUEL HESS, an ex-treasurer of Lancaster
county Pa died a short time ago and notwith-
standing the fact that his wife received over
5000 from an insurance company, the county
paid the funeral expenses of Hess. II was rep
resented to the Commissioners that he was an
''idigent soldier"
SULLIVAN, the prize-fghter was arrested in
New York on Wednesday on requisition from
the Governor of Mississippi, upon the charge
of violating the laws of that State in engaging
in the mill at Richburg. Kilrain, who has
been in Baltimore since the fight, has not been
arrested
THE ORE banks at Cornwall, Lebanon county,
Pa, last year yielded 722,921 tons of iron ore
the largest output in a single year since they
were opened. These banks have been worked
ore hundred and fifty years and 1896, 922 tons
of ore have been taken from them.
President HARRISON will leave Washington
for Boston about the 18th of August and from
thence he will go to Bar Harbor, where he will
spend some time with Mr.. Blaine. He will be
accompanied by Mrs. Harrison.
BALTIMoRE's big Sam" the bell on top OF
the City Hall which went wrong some time
ago, is to be replaced with new one to cost
s2,943. The name of "Sam's" successor will
be "Lord Baltimore"
IT Is SAID that Secretary of State Blaine has
spent twenty eight years of his life in Wash
ington and that he has never Joined club,
which are so fashionable among the prominent
men of that city.
THE PEOPLE of Berlin, Germany, through
the German consul at New York. have con-
tributed $4,000 to the sufferers by the Johns
town flood.