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aOD SAVE THE XTHXOISr.
God save the Union of the States!
And brighter make those stars which shone
Around the hallow’d glory-day
Of Freedom’s birth at Lexington.
For all the blood which has been shed,
For all the patriotic dead,
For all the hearts which for us bled,
O, save the Union of the States !
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1865.
L. M. IIAVERSTICK,)
H. C. LONGNECKER, ) Editors.
J. B. LONGNECK ER, J
TAKE NOTICE
That the “UNION” has the largest
circulation of any County Paper in
the State—an item of importance to
advertisers.
LATEST PEACE RUMORS.
Friday morning papers slate that the Rebel
Peace Commissioners nre within our lines, and
that President Lincoln, lias gone to City Point
in a special boat to to see what propositions they
may have to make, before they come any farther.
Important Legislation.
On Wednesday January 31st, the House of
Representatives of the U. S. passed the following
joint resolution by a vote of 119 yeas to 56 nays.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives of the United States of America in Con
gress assembled , { two-thirds of both Houses con
curring,) That the following Article be propos
ed to the Legislature of the several States as an
amendment to the Constitution of the United
States, which, when ratified by three-fourths of
said Legislatures, shall be valid, to all intents and
purposes, as a part of the said Constitution ;
namely:
Article 13. Section 1. Neither slavery nor in
voluntary servitude, except as a punishment for
crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly
convicted, shall exist within the United States,
or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
Section 2. Congress shall have power to en
ferClTtEis Artilcle by appropriate legislation.
The Senate passed this resolution at the last
session with the necessary two-third vote.—
After receiving the signature of the President,
the resolution will he submitted to the Legisla
tures of the several States and can only become
a part of the Constitution after it has been rati
fied by the Legislatures of three-fourths of the
whole number of States in the Union. The
whole number beiug 36, it will require 27 to rat
ify the resolution. There is little doubt of its
receiving the approval of the required number.
Thus has Congress forever as we hope, dis
posed of the subject of slavery, the “fruitful
source of all our woes.” From the day when the
Declaration of Independence was first discussed,
down to the present, slavery has been the great
disturbing element in our politics, the unfailing
pack-horse of corrupt measures, and the cause of
all our unfortunate compromises. The very his
tory of our government opens with a slavery com
promise, and every succeeding page tells the sto
ry of its encroachments. Had the Philadelphia
Congress of 1776 insisted on preserving the Dec
laration of Independence as it was drawn up by
Jefferson, and faithfully carried out its spirit, it
is a question whether we to-day would be fight
ing to preserve the nation against its enemies.—
in each succeeding era of our history, it demand
ed new concessions, and new compromises.—
Ana when the moral sense of the nation could
no longer grant these, it deliberately took up
arms to wipe out the Genius of our government
and establish a new system with its own vicious
spirit as the corner stone thereof.
Every day serves to force the conviction deep
er that slavery is the animating spirit of the re
bellion. Slavery and secession go hand in hand
on one side, Union and emancipation, hand in
band on the other. The question is before the
people. The sword has been appealed to for a
decision of the contest, and by the sword alone
can the question be decided..
The action of Congress is a step in the - right
direction. It is one of the necessary results ot
the rebellion. In the extremity to which the en
emies of the government have been driven, they
begin to pretend that the permanent establish
ment of slavery was not the cause of the war.—
“To secure their independence.” as they say, they
are willing to give up slavery. Let them go
ahead. They are but aiding the government in
the accomplishment of its work. When both
sections agree that slavery shall perish, then
may we hope for that unity of sentiment, that
harmony of interest, that will make the Union
stronger, and the nation more powerful than jt
has ever been in the palmiest days of the past.
Maryland Lands.
We noticed in a late number of the Denton
(Caroline county,) Union, a list of sales by H.
P. Chambers, Federalsburg Md., agent for Town
send & Co., of Philadelphia. The wbolenumber
of acres sold was 4011 for $59,050, or a little
over sl4, per acre. The war and its attendant
circumstances in this State, have thrown a large
amount of land into the market, especially in the
counties, bordering on the Chesapeake. These
lands comprise almost every variety of soil, and
are, in general, naturally rich and productive.—
Under the system of slave labor, many large
estates have been “farmed down,” and rendered
practically worthless. These lands can be bought
very low, and bj' putting up farm buildings, di
viding into smaller tracts, liberal fertilizing and
thorough cultivation, they would soon regain
their native fertility. The soil is easily cultiva
ted ; the seasons are longer and safer than at
the North ; the climate is healthy, the cold in
Winter is not severe, nor is the heat in Summer
intense, on account of the proximity to the sea.
By means of the bay and its numerous navigable
tributaries, transportation is cheap and speedy,
while Baltimore and Philadelphia always fur
nish a ready market for all kinds of produce.—
The soil is adapted to the production of cereals,
vegetables and fruit of all kinds, and with the
advantages of cheap and speedy transportation,
good markets and pleasant climate, buyers would
find it much more to their advantage to invest
their money in Maryland, than by going to the
far West. Here too, they will find good and
pleasant society, with all the advantage's of civil
ization. The Maryland people are known for
their hospitality. Not so in many portions of
the West. Society is unsettled, markets are low
and transportation is high.
Even here in Baltimore county there are many
tracts for sale. Townsend & Kimble, whose card
may be seen in another column, have a number
of Baltimore county farms in their catalogue.—
They are offered much lower than lands of the
same quality and the same can be
bought in the North. And we would suggest to
onr readers in Pennsylvania, who contemplate
buying land, to come to Maryland. Prices will
go up, in fact are going up already. The supe
rior advantages of the State, cannot long remain
hid. Under the New Constitution, publicscbools
will be established throughout the State, and a
general impulse be given to industry and intelli
gence. When all the vast natural advantages
of Maryland are fully developed, and the State
lias reached that position to which she is entitled,
people will regret that they failed to see the op
portunities now presented to tbits.
Congressional and Legislative.
The great work of adopting the resolution
proposing an amendment to the Constitution, lor
the abolition of Slavery in the United .states,
was the chief subject -before the House of Repre
sentatives during the present session. Fourteen
Democratic members voted in favor ot the bill.
It will require the assent ot 27 Slates to make the
resolution valid. States not voting on account
of the rebellion, or from any other cause, must
be counted the same as though they voted against
it. It will require the absolute assent of three
fourths of the States. Those that may be count
ed in as certainly voting for the amendment are
the following:
Maine, Illinois,
Now Hampshire, Michigan,
Vermont, lowa,
Massachusetts, Wisconsin,
Connecticut, Minncssota,
Rhode Island, Missouri,
New York, Kansas,
Pennsylvania, Nevada,
Maryland, Oregon,
Ohio, California,
. Indiana, West Virginia.
In all twenty-two. New Jersey, Delaware and
• Kentucky are doubtful. We think, however,
that both New Jersey and Kentucky will finally
give their consent. If the present Legislature of
Delaware refuses to do so, as it possibly will, the
i people will next year elect those who will do it.
The vote of the reconstructed States of Tennes
. see, Arkansas and Louisiana may be counted on
t with certainty and will settle the question. No
j time is fixed by the Constisution within which
the ratification must take place, the votes of the
, States beiug valid whenever cast?
Gov. Bradford immediately sent a commnni
j calioh to both Houses of the Legislature, an-
I nouncing the adoption of the Resolution by the
t House of Rcprasentaiives, expressing the hope
that “Maryland will he the first State to adopt
the proposed amendment.” In the Senate the
Governor’s communication was referred to the
Committee on Federal Relations. In the House,
f the rules were suspended and it was immediately
. ratified by a vole of 53 ayes to 23 nays.
The response of Hon. Richard Grason to the
. memorial of Hon. James S. Ridgely, in the matter
-of the contested election case in Baltimore coun
ty, was presented by Mr. Lee, Chairman of the
’ Committee on Elections, and ordered to be priut
ed.
The War.
The most import*"* ...ovement that has any
bearing cn- the war, is the departure of Vice
President, Alexander H. Stephens, and Senators
R. M. T. Hunter and J. A. Campbell of the Reb
el confederacy for Washington, to confer with
President Lincoln in reference to negotiating a
peace. These gentlemen appeared in front of
Gen. Grant’s lines on Tuesday. Mr. Seward,
Secretary of State, has gone to Fortress Monroe
or City Poiut, where it is supposed, he will meet
the Commissioners, and ascertain the object of
their mission. The Richmond Sentinel, says
they come without any official character, being
merely desirous to see if some amicable arrange
ment can not be made for closing the war. The
Washington Chronicle gives the following as the
terms upon which alone the Rebels may have
peace:
Ist. That the Rebel armies shall lay down their
arms, take the oath of allegiance to the Government
of the United Stales and return, severallg, to peace
ful pursuits.
2d. That the political leaders of the Rebellion
shall be surrendered to the Government for exempla
ry disposal.
3d. That the terms of the Emancipation Proc
lamation shall at once be complied with in every
part of the rebellious States.
Advices from Fort Fisher, N. C., tip to Sunday
last, have reached Fortress Monroe, and repre
sent that several of the Union guuboats are up
Cape Fear river, in the vicinity of one of the reb
el forts, it is supposed, with a view of bombard
ing it.
An arrival at Fortress Monroe on Tuesday,
from Hilton Head, S. C., on the 28th ult., re
ports that Gen. Sherman’s army, was advancing
steadily against Charleston, and at last accounts
was within forty miles of the city. The enemy,
it was stated, were beingdriven from every point
at which they offered resistance
Information has been received at the Navy
Department, by a telegram from City Point,
dated on Monday afternoon, to the effect that a
torpedo boat, left by the rebels on the James riv
er aground just above the obstructions in the
river, during their late naval raid, has been
captured by a night expedition sent out by Com
modore Nichols. The boat has two good en
gines and two torpedoes on board.
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Our Book Table.
The Atlantic Monthly for February has been
received. Those of our readers who want a first
class National Magazine, should not fail to sub
scribe for the Atlantic. Terms $4.00 a year ;
single numbers 35 cents.
Gazlay’s Pacific Monthly. —This is the title of
a new Magazine published in New York. It is
devoted more especially, to the interests of the
Pacific States and Territories, but promises to be
a valuable accession to the general periodical
literature of the country. In mining, agricul
ture, science and general statistics, it will be
found interesting and profitable to every one.—
Terms $5.00 per year, or 50 cents a number.
The Scientific American, weekly $3.00 per an
num, is so well known, and has proved itself so
valuable a publication in the past, that we need
say nothing in its praise. Farmers and mechan
ics especially should have.it.
Godey's Ladies' Book and The Ladies' Friend,
both indispensable to the ladies, have been re
ceived for February, and are fully equal to their
predecessors.
The American Agriculturist, is the most valua
ble farmers’ periodical published. It contains
i the largest amount of valuable reading matter,
for the price, of any publication in the world.—
Every farmer should have a copy.
Lecture of Rev. Henry W. Beecher.
This well known gentleman delivered his first
lecture in n Southern State, at the Maryland In
stitute in Baltimore, on Friday evening last.—
The proceeds were dovoted to the association for
the improvement of the colored people. An im
mense audience turned out to hear him, the tick
ets all having been sold within forty-eight hours
after the announcement was made that he would
speak. Chief Justice Chase of the Supreme Court,
Sec. Stanton of the War Department, Lt. Gov.
Cox, Mayor Chapman, Brig. Gen. Morris, mem
bers of Congress, the Stale Legislature and the
city Council were seated on the platform. The
lecture was au able and thorough discussion
of the subject of “labor” both slave and free.
His remarks were loudly applauded. After
he had concluded, loud calls were made for
Judge Chase, who merely stated his pleasure in
hearing that Congress had finally passed the res
. olution for the abolition of slavery throughout
the United States. Four years ago, Mr. Beecher
would have given his views on slavery before a
public audience in Baltimore, at the risk of his
life. To-day thousands hear him gladly, and
greet him with prolonged applause. “The wtyld
moves.”
A Fast Age. —The Erie (Pa.) Dispatch
contains the following examples of the
progressive spirit of the age :
A man residing in Spring township, Erie
county, buried his second wife on Tuesday, i
Nov. 1, 1864, and on the 12th, eleven days
after, married again. His first wife died
about a year ago and he was then five weeks
in finding a second.
Act 8e which occurred in Dryden, New 1
York, however leaves the Erie, Pa., case far >
behind for enterprise. A man in that town ‘
had the misfortune to lose his wife on Sun- 1
day; on Monday le married his servaut 1
girl; on Tuesday they attended the funeral j
of the deceased together, the new wife ]
wearing the old one’s clothes. s
spool jMauo.
citizen can contribute something
to the general interest of bis county paper, by
sending us any items of interest that may occur
in his neighborhood. Circumstances that are of
little account to you, may be interesting and |
valuable to your neighbor. Who gets married, i
who dies, who meets with an accident, whose j
house or barn is burned, who opens a new store |
or hotel, who starts a new business, whose horse (
runs away, who makes any marked improvements
on his farm, who keeps llie last stock, *who rais
es the largest crops, who intiodue’es the best la
bor saving machines. All these things and a
thousand others if promptly reported to us,
would add to the interest and value of the Union.
No mutter about the orthography and penman
ship. We will see that everything is put in
proper shape. Only send us the items.
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Enrollment and Draft.—The following is a
correct table of the present enrollment in each
sub district of the second Congressional district.
The table of quotas is not entirely correct, sever
al districts of Harford county will have less,
while some of the others will have a few more.—
Next week we hope to publish a similar table Ibr
I tie districts of Baltimore county included in the
sth Congressional district:
Baltimore County.
, Enrolment. Quota.
sth Elec. District, 210 34
Glh “ “ 218 29
7th “ “ 255 36
9th “ “ 4.10 59
lOth “ “ 215 27
llth “ “ 297 47
12th- “ “ 352 55
Harford Connty.
Enrolment. Quota.
Ist Elec, District, 275 41
2d “ “ 354 • 39
3rd “ “ -484 83
Ith “ “ 342 49
sth “ “ 40G 46
6lh “ “ 188 29
Baltimore City.
Enrolment. Quota.
Ist Ward, 1255 162
2d “ 1533 176
3rd “ 1389 176
4th “ 1065 1 18
sth " 136 S 182
6th “ 1223 171
7th “ 1113 153
Total for di5t......12,957 1,712
Orphan’s Court.—Persons w ho have-any busi
ness to transact with this body, should take no
tice that it is itv Session at the Court House on
Tuesday and Wednesday of each week.
Skatmg.—The skating mania has broken out
in Maryland this season. Baltimore city had it
badly. From the truant-playing school-boy of
eight, up to the staid business man of forty;
from the pert young miss who don’t go out with
out her mamma, up through the bewitching gra
dations of feminine beauty, to the over-modest
spinster of an uncertain age—every body skated
or fried to skate. Business, war, peace, theatres,
lectures, operas, were all cast aside for the time,
and every one slid into the nearest pond of frozen
water. Hardware men and railroad companies
alone handled green backs. |“Where’s the best
skatiug?” became the question “on change,”
instead of “How’s gold?” or “How’s ile?”—
Swann Lake was largely patronized by the ska
ters. The ice was in fine order, solid, glib and
glossy, with plenty of space. • It is estimated
that several thousand persons were gliding about
on its smooth surface, during last week. We
went down one day to see the sport. It was ex
citing. About a thousand persons of both sexes
and all sizes, performing all sorts of gymnastic
motions, gliding about like the wind, tumbling
and rolling, tripping and slipping, most confus
edly intermingled. It looked very easy to skate,
and we concluded to try it. We buckled on our
skates and struck out. Our feet insisted on go
ing too fast for the body, and after leaving several
fine phrenologic impressions of our cranium on
the ice, we started home profoundly convinced
that skating wasn’t “our forte.”
Towson Lyceum.—This association met as usu
al on Wednesday night, with a crowded house.
The question “Does mental culture tend to the
moral improvement of mankind?” was very
thoroughly discussed by Messrs. Jno. T. Ensor,
11. L. Bowen, It. M. Price and J. N. Wisner, on
the Affirmative, and Messrs. It. G. McGinn,
Benj. N. Payne and L. M. Ilaversliek, on the
Negative. Decision in favor of the Negative.—
The Debate was protracted to a late hour.
Programme for next Wednesday evening:—
Declamation by H. C. Longnccker; Address by
Lewis 11. Wheeler, Esq.; Question for Debate:
—Should the sexes be equally educated ? Affir
mative, Messrs. Wisner, ltutter and Ilaverstick.
Negative, Messrs. Payne, McGinn and Price.
On the following Wednesday ev’g, Feb., 15th,
Dr. McKendree Reilly of Baltimore, will deliv
er a Lecture for the benefit of the association, in
the Court House. From the well known ability
of Dr. Reilly, we bespeak for him a good audi
ence. Tickets of admission can be had at all the
principal business places in Towsontown. Price
25,cents; children 10 cents. Subject—‘ Poetry
and Poets.”
Accident.—A boy named Clifton Pearson, re
siding with the family of Mr. John P. Cuddy in
the 10th District, was considerable injured on
the morning of the 20th ult., by being thrown
from a colt. It appears the colt threw him over
its head and then tramped on him, inflicting a
very severe cut, some fouror fiveinchesin length,
on the back part of his head. He was otherwise
injured about the face and neck. None of the
family were at home at the time but Mr. Cuddy’s
daughter, who immediately applied the necessary
remedy and the boy is doing well.
Another.—A son of Mr. Thomas Francis, re
siding near Sweet Air, who is a member of Co.
D, 7th. Md. Regt., lately returned from the front
on a short furlough. On Friday, 27 th ult., ahorse
which lie was riding slipped on the ice and fell,
severely injuring the young man. Being unable
to return to his regiment at the expirafion of his
furlough, Mr. Francis, Sr., reported the fact to
the military authorities at Baltimore, who, we
presume, granted au extension of his leave of
absence. The injured man is attended by Dr. S.
L. Moores, and we are glad to learn, will soon be
able to return to duty.
The York Turnpike.—We were surprised the
other day, to learn from one of the Directors of
this road, that no dividend has been paid to the
stockholders during the last eighteen months.—
The salaries of all the employees have been in
creased so as to correspond with the advanced
cost ofliving, and a great deal has been expend
ed in repairing and keeping the road in good or
der. The company have shown their liberality
and public spirit in this matter. And with this
fact before the public, no one should complain at
the increase which has been made in the tolls.—
This increase was rendered necessary to make
the road sustain itself. The same remarks apply
to the Rail Road. Enterprises which contribu
ted so much to the geueral prosperity and conve
nience of the county, certainly deserve to be
sustained. We all hope the time will soon come,
when everything will return to its former stand
ard. Until.then we must expect to pay to oth
ers the increase which we demand for our own
products, rendered ueccssury by the circumstan
ces of the war.
The Draft in Baltimore County.—A corres
pondent from the 3rd election district informs us
that a committee has been appointed in that dis
trict to solicit contributions for the purpose of
buying substitutes to relieve the district from
draft. The committee meets with considerable
success. Our correspondent also states that prop
erty holders are generally in favor of having the
County Commissioners make an appropriation to
pay an additional bounty.
A meeting of those interested in the Draft in
the 9th district, was held at Towsontown, on
Thursday. As the Legislature has takin no def
inite action on the Bounty Bill, nothing was
done at the meeting. Why do our Legi-lators
persist in delaying the passage of the Bounty
Bill? To they want the State to lose her men,
and a Draft to fall especially heavy on the agri
cultural districts ?
Composed for the Baltimore County Union.
A Miscellaneous Enigma.
My 5, 15, 29,17, 32, 21, 5, is aconntrvin Europe.
My 9, 22, 16, 1, 26, 31, 6. 21, 3, 11,'is the capi
tal of one of the United States.
My 20, 14, 29, 3, i 3 a useful member of the body.
My 2, 12, 5, 27, 24, is something we cannot live
without.
My 13, 19, 30, is something useful in every family.
My 18, 25, G, 14, is a county in California.
My 4, 28, 29, 7, 10, 23, is a capital of one of the
• States.
My whole is something we wish to see.
J. & E. 11., Towsontown.
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The Weather.—Jack Frost relaxed his firm i
hold a little on Monday last, and a gradual thaw ,
has commenced. We have not experienced such
a continuous season of extreme cold weather in '
this latitude for a number of years. The ice crop
has been abundant and of good quality. All the 1
streams are represented as being filled with the (
frozen mass, and it is feared that great loss of 1
life and property will ensue should there be a <
sudden thaw, with rain, ‘ 1
A Good Opening.—Mrs. Sliealey, who lias for i
some lima past, privately offered her store i
goods and fixtures for sale, has not yet made a I (
definite disposal of them. No one who has any ,
knowledge of business nud business facilities, ,
can fail to see the many advantages posessed by
Mrs. Shealey’s stand. We are confident it it
were more generally known that her stock is for
sale, there would be many anxious for the op- ,
portunity of buying.
Missionary Collection.— Last Suuday the an
nual Missionary sermons were preached in the
M. E. Churches throughout the country, and col
lections taken up for this cause. At Epsom the
Rev. J. S. Deale preached a most interesting
aud effective sermon from Mal. 111. 8. “Will a
man rob God?” Although the eougregtaion was
small, about SIOO were collected. The collec
tions in the city are represented to have been
uuusually liberal.
Robbery in tue County. —At a late hour of
Sunday night the residence of Mrs. Win; McDon
ald, “Guilford,” on the York turnpike, was
burglariously entered, and a number of articles,
&c., the value of Which was not learned, stolen.
No clue has yet been obtained to the perpetrators.
American.
Singular Death. —At the Swann Lake yester
day afternoon a young lady, named Maria liaus,
while engaged in skating, was tripped up, caus
ing a fracture of the left arm, leg and jaw. She
was removed to her residence, near the Bolton
depot, and died shortly after dark.— Clipper of
Tuesday.
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Official Changes. —Joseph J. Stewart, Esq.,
of Towsontown, Collector of Internal Revenue,
for the Second District, has been transferred to
the position of Assessor for the Third District,
vice Win. E. Beall, removed. James L. Ridgely,
Esq., of this county, has been appointed Mr.
Stewart’s successor.
Substitutes. —Wtu. 11. Bayzaud, theold estab
lished and reliable agent whose card will be found
in another column, can furnish you with these
“disagreeable necessities,” on advantageous
terms.
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Coughs, Colds, &c.— Read’s Syrup of Liver
wort is just the thing to cure these afflictions.
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* Correspondence of the Union.
To the Farmers.
As the season for the farmers work 13 fast ap
proaching, perhaps a few hints may prove accep
table. We do not pretend to instruct the expe
rienced or intelligent planter. But even be may
be reminded of some forgotten fact. “Order is
Heaven's first law.” Bjlt no one business seems
to be so void of it as the farming interest, and
yet without it, no man need ever expect to suc
ceed in his undertaking. This is the time, for
the farmer to arrange his plan of operations for
the Spring campaign. During the long winter
evenings, you should take a plat of your farm,
and arrange your grouuds into sections. Then
ascertain what crops best succeed in certain
kinds of soil. Those having been cultivated the
past season should always have the crop chang
ed. In doing this, remember that some crops
succeed others much better than those of a simi
lar kind. Always follow root crops with sur
face plants, or vici versa. In arranging, do not
let your eyes be larger than your ability. The
great error made by even the most experienced,
is the planting more land than they can properly
cultivate. One acre well tilled will produce
more than five, half worked. Then all manures
do not suit to all grounds or vegetables. This
is a matter that should claim especial attention
from the planter, for many crops have been en
tirely ruined by a false application of fertilizers.
But be sure to manure. Money spent in this
way, is the best possible investment you can
make. It will pay a better interest than any
stock now in market. Speud every dollar and
every moment in making and hauling manure.
You will never regret it.
We all know the earlier we can get our vege
tabls or produce in the market, the better it will
pay. Now is the time to prepare for it. Du
ring this month every farmer who is without,
should prepare a Hot-bed, and start bis plants of
all kinds. Then by the time the season is fit for
out door work, tfflhas a fine lot of stocky plants
ready for the grounds, thereby gaining at least
six to eight weeks of time. It costs but little to
do this and pays largely. It is the little things
that pay us the best interest o'n our labor. Vug
etabh s of all kinds will and are paying largely.
Grain crops will not pay in this thickly settled
country, where land and labor are so high.—
Fruits of all kinds will in a few years be one of
the largest crops of this section. What pays
better now? just think of selliug large pears at
twenty cents a piece at whole sale! This was
the ruling price the past season, and everything
else lias been in proportion. These few remarks
are only thrown out to be followed by some more
lengthened and more substantial article. We
propose in a future article to show the great ad
vantages the country offers to young men to set
tle down as tillers of the soil, rather than spend
their life, health and morals, in the vain attempt
to gain what but few ever reach in cities, viz :
riches. Farmer.
Corresjiondence of the Union.
Baltimore County, \
January 28lh, 1865. /
Messrs. Editors of the Union :
Gentlemen —As one of your subscribers feel
a deep iuterest in j r our prosperity and suc
cess for the noble ’and praiseworthy course, in
the good work in which you are engaged, in ad
vocating Union, liberty, kindness, forbearance,
nnd the unity of the Union men of the county.
Already much good has been done by the concil
iatory course which you have seen fit to advo
cate. A union has taken place. Those many
heart burnings and petty growls which for a
time distracted the Union men of the county,
thank 3 to an All Wise Providence, and the efforts
of your paper are rapidly passing away. May
we not hope, with such a feeling prevailing iu
our midst, actuated by love of country, that the
day is not far distant when treason, its aiders
and abettors, will be crushed out —with peace
and happiness abounding as in by-gone days.—
To accomplish this, much is required on the part
of every Union man. Each and every one must
be active and vigilant in the good work. Edi
tors are expected to spread broadcast, facts to
enlighten the people. On the part of the people
it is necessary that the publisher should be. sus
tained, ever remembering that “time is money,”
and that he who labors for the public good
should be amply compensated for his services.
To accomplish this, I would urge upon all,
the importance of giving a liberal support to
your enterprise. Thus we may soon hope to see
the Baltimore county Union paying its weekly
visit to every family in the county.
Mechanic.
Tiik Bi.air Mission. —The Philadelphia
Evening Telegraph, of Monday in double
leaded type boldly asserts that the Blair
mission is not a failure and that peace is
near at hand. The Washington correspon
dent of the same paper telegraphs:
The mission is not a fizzle to the full
meaning of the word, but simply delayed
by the inexplicable confusion, jealousy, in
tense wrangling, and bickering among Hie
officials of the Confederacy at Richmond.
I repeat il, Blair’s peace negotiations have
not exploded, but are only delayed, as the
public will very soon be officially informed.
The New-York Tribune replying to some
comments of the Evening Post, says:
We did, and do, expect much from Mr.
Biair’s efforts though we never supposed <
that our country would be pacified quite so
easily or so promptly as two boys might
swap jack-knives. And we say again that (
we believe peace to be not fur off.
The Amenities ok tiie Picket LiNB.-The
following is a copy of a letter thrown over
to our men on picket at the front:
“Gentlemen —There is one thing you have 1
got and I want; that is a masonic breastpin. 1
You will know nte by having a red ribbon |
tied to my gun. I have not got any tobac- 1
co with me, but I will be on picket to-mor- i
row night and will have some. You must
think hard of us not answering when yon
speak. Our officers are very strict on us.— 1
1 wish the privates on both sides would 1
come to some conclusion nnd stop this war. ]
1 think we could make peace right off.—
Don’t gather arouud those front holes in
squads. The officers order us to fire, but j
we don’t. All the shooting done in the 1
day time is done by them. If you throw I
any thing over bo sure and throw it as far 1
as you can.” 1
.•*. <
The Draft Commutation Fund. —The |
amount of the commutation fund is report
ed by the Provost Marshal Geueral to be
$12,171,000, a portion of which has been
assigned for the payment of bounties re- ]
quired by raising new troops. It is believ-, ]
ed, however that lhero will be sufficient to 1
pay the owners of slaves enlisted as volun* <
teers the compensation already allowed l?y j
the act of Congress, i
The End at Hand—An English View.
“Midwinter,” says the London Daily News
of January 3, “brings no pause in the shock
and hurry of war in the American campaign
and the same paper adds :
“If the North still remains able to.keep up
its armies to at least their present standard,
while the South cannot renew ili regular for
ces, nor rouse tha patriotism of its members t>
further sacrifices, it is evident that the end is
at length coming within sight. It must not,
indeed, be looked for suddenly. A great and
tried army like Lee's cannot .be suddenly dis
posed of by any opponent less than a Napole
on. Even Hood may rally a portion of his
force and make a stout fight still in the strong
positions on the Tennessee. But, on the other
hand, it is impossible not to see in the accounts
of the fighting that now reach us, that a knowl
edge of their fate has greatly altered the mor
a/e of the contending forces. There is at once
a dash and stubborn energy in theatlae.ks of the
Federals which were not traceable in their-lirst
encounters, while the Southerners, whose wild
er manner of life, whose reckless contempt of
death, and whose skill as shots gave them in
the opening of the war a distinct superiority,
now tight as brave men do who are ashamed
to yield, but wlto yet know that they fight in
vain. And those who are still with Hood or
Lee are, it must be remembered, the heartiest
who are loft. They are those who doubted not
of success, and who shrank not from the dan
gers and sufferings necessary to insure it.—
When these begin to doubt, the end must be
approaching.
“But the facts we have been reviewing not
only show us the end of the war, but they open
to us a happier prospect of what will bo after
the war. The theory advanced by some of our
contemporaries, that the North coil Id never
hold the South, even after the Southern armies
are beaten frenu the field, is plainly untenable.
The fiery spirits will be gone, and those who
were too indifferent to fight will certainly not
have energy to resist when the fight is over.—
It is to he kept in view that there is, after all,
no difference of face, or speech, or law, to main
tain a feeling of hostility. There is nothing to
prevent Northern settlers from amalgamating
with Southern residents. The negro question
being settled, there will be nothing to maintain
a distinction between the two sections. En
gaged in the same pursuit?, resorting to the
same courts, electing member to the same leg
islature, there will be nothing in this case re
sembling those in which a nation is overrun
and deprived: of its rights by an alien Power.
Southerners will recover their rights by sub
mission, they will stand on a footing of perfect
equality with the victor's. We all know how
rapidly, when the Highlanders of Scotland ha d
been disarmed, they became among the most
loyal of their fellow subjects. Yet their case
was one in which there were fundamental dis
tinctions between them and their subjugators
not to be found between Federals and Confed
erates. No doubt there will he an intervening
period in which military law must prevail till
perfect order is restored. Those who make the
pretence of acting as guerillas after the regular
war is over an excuse for murdering and plun
dering, must be repressed by the-firm rules
which in every country, and under every sys
tem of law, punish individual crime. This will
be an inevitable concomitant .of the period of
transition from war to legality. But when the
foul dream of building up a Slave Empire is
over, there will be nothing left to light about ;
and a people who have nothing to maintain
dissension about, and who are in the enjoyment
of common rights, common liberties, common
privileges, will speedily unite to put down
those whose disorders will be only a common
bane.”
Principles of Taxation.
One of the most important duties of Congress,
is the providing of a just and sufficient Revenue
system. Taxes heretofore have borne so lightly
on the people, that few have given the subject
much practical attention. We copy the follow
ing leading principles of taxation from the N.
York Tribune, and commend them to the atten
tion of our readers :
I. Taxes should be so levied Gs not to. discour
age, much less■ paralyze, productive Industry. —
This rule has been pretty generally regarded in
framing our past Internal Revenue hills ; but the
imposition of three to five per cent on nearly ev
ery kind of domestic manufacture i 3 hardly con
sistent with it. As a War-tax, this may for a
time be endured ; but it is ,objectionable as a
part of ft permanent system.
11. The diffusion of knowledge, especially of an
elementary character, should, under a popular Gov
ernment, be left free and encourayed to the greatest
possible extent. Our five per cent excise on Books,
particularly school-books, is a clear infraction of
this rule. I t should be one of the first taxes taken
olf or essentially modified.
111. Articles of luxury, especially those of a
pernicious or perilous character, should be taxed
heavily. All Intoxicating Beverages, especially
Distilled Liquors, come under the purview of this
rule. So do Tobacco and other narcotics; so do
all manner of implements of gaming, &c., &c. —
Our laws as they now stand conform in the main
to this rule, though less consistently and efficient
ly than we could wish.
IV. Tuxes should be so levied as to diminish
the number of those who live awl thrive by voca
tions which contribute nothing to the wealth or well
being of the country, or of the human family. We
apprehend that this rule is not generally under
stood, yet it is important and salutary. Let us
suppose it conceded that the use of Alcoholic
Beverages is wholesome, proper, or at all events
inevitable; it is nevertheless true, that to employ
and subsist One Million of our people mainly by
the Liquor Traffic when it might be adequately
prosecuted and sufficiently diffused though the
number employed in or subsisted by it were re
duced to One Hundred Thousand : here is an
enormous misdirection of our National energies,
a ruinous subtraction from the aggregate product
of our National industry. If hut half our peo
ple now employed in and subsisted by the sale
and dispensation of noxious stimulents were won
thence to Productive Labor, the wealth of our
country would be largely and rapidly augment
ed. So with regard to the traffic in narcotics —
and, in fact, to traffic generally. We have far
too many' traders, too many speculators, too ma
ny parasites on the body'politic, living by arts
that contribute nothing to the sum of human
well being—by ministering to appelies that need
to be chastened and regulated rather than inci
ted and inflamed. Taxation should take note of
this, and adapt itself to the end of winning so
many as may be won from needless, if not hurt
ful, into productive and beneficent vocations.
—These hints might be largely extended.—
Who can deny that a license of at least SIOO per
annum required of each practicing lawyer would
give us better law and more justice, while large
ly counteracting the tendency to a glut in the
lawyer market? And ifwe might thus win thous
ands of capable, efficient persons from an una
vailing quest of suits, into vocations whereiu they
are needed and eonld not fail to be immediately
and signally useful, why not?
A Husband’s Indebtedness.— The Su
preme Court of New York has decided that
a husband was liable for his wife’s debts,
even though the parties were separated.—
The wife of the defendant, it appears,
bought a set of furs valued at three hundred
and thirty-five dollars and ordered the bill
to be sent to her husband. The latter de
clined to pay the bill, on the ground that
his wife had seperated from him and was
living with another man. The plaintiff
brought a suit to recover the indebtedness
when the jury rendered a verdict iu his fa
vor for the full amount claimed. Husbands,
who have truant wives, should learn a cau
tion from this.
The Coal Trade of the United States.
The Pottsville Mining Journal states that
the anthracite coal trade of the year just
passed amounts to 9,992,807 tons an increase
of 557,624 tons. With the bituminous coal
the total amount is 11,941,139 tons. The
increase of domestic coal is C 30.000 tons.
The decrease in foreign coal was 499,167
tons. The colliery capacity of the differ
ent regions is ample to supply all the coal
the market will require. Miners and labor
ers are more abundant also than they were
at the beginning of the season. The sup
ply of coal in 1865 will depend altogether
on the transportation capacity to convey
it to market.
Letters Acknowledging the Receipts
of Money Must be Stamped.—Commission
er Lewis writes to a New York firm in re
ply to an inquiry “that where the acknowl
edgement of a sum of money or a debt due
is contained in a letter, such is a valid le
gal receipt for the money, and if the
amount exceeds S2O, it requires a stamp of
two cents. If A B addresses a letter to
CD, saying: Your letter of January, 14,
enclosing SIOO on account, has been receiv
ed,’ I do not see how the case differs from
the one where he writes: ‘Received from
C D. SIOO on account.’ Both are receipts.”
Murder. —A clerk in the Treasury de
partmental Washington named Andrew J.
Burroughs, was shot dead on mondiiy last
while leaving his room', by a woman from
Chicago, who claims that Burroughs had
proved false to her in a marriage engage
ment.
The Bii.lto Aroi.tsh Slavery in West
Virginia.— The following is the bill offer
ed in the House :
De it enacted by the Legislature of West
Virginia:
1. All persons held to service or labor as
slaves iu this slate are hereby declared free.
2. There shall hereafter be neither slave
ry nor involuntary servitude in this State,
except in punishment of crime, whereof
the party shall have been duly convicted.
Within the past ten days an exact re
cord has been kept of the weight of mail
matter forwarded from the New-York Post-
Office over internal routes. The amount
was 418, 544 lbs., or more than 20 tuns per
day. It is estimated that, including foreign
steamer mails and all other matter, the
clerks in this office receive and send out
about 45 tuns per day.
harbor at Baltimore has been fro
zen up during the late cold season, so that
no vessels could run up to the city. Oys
ters and everything else depending on wa
ter transportation, in consequence, became
very scarce and were advanced in price.—
The Fortress Monroe Steamers landed at
Annapolis, and]transferred their passengers
and freight to the Rail Road.
Strength of the Conff-derate Armies.-
The New York Herald published what
purports to boa complete roster of the
Confederate armies. It consists, according
to this account, of 170,000 men, of which
70,000 belong to the Army of Northern
Virginia.
The Prodigals Returning.—The St.
Louis Republican says that Gen. lthoddy
of the Rebel army has accepted the l*resi
dent’s amnesty proclamation, and will soon
return to his home in Tennessee.
Northern Central Railway Com
pany are making .preparations to rebuild
their engine-house and shops in Sudbury
recently destroyed by fire.
!*g“P. T. Kennard, Esq., has been ap
pointed State’s attorney for Talbot county
vice Win. B. Clark, Esq., deceased.
THE MARKETS.
Baltimore, Febuary 3.
FLOUR—Howard Street Super.sll.oo@sll.l2s
“ “ Retailing Extra SI 1.60
“ “ Family $60.U0@513.00
“ City Mills Super [e-mail]
“ Baltimore Family $13.75
Ohio Super [e-mail]
“ Extra $11.50@500.00
“ Family sl3.oo@s<io.oo
CORN MEAL per barrel '. $3.00@50.00
GRAIN —White Wheat 275@286 cts.
Red Wheat 267@268 cts.
White Corn. 185@190 cts.
Yellow Corn 180@185cts.
Oats, (weight,) 95@96 cts.
Rye 180 @lB5 cts.
PROVISIONS—Bacon Shoulders 21 @22 cts.
“ Sides 23@24 cts.
Hams s. cured 25@2fl cts.
SALT—Ordinary brands, fine, SL3O@SL3S
Ground Alum ......$3.00@53.25
Turks Island, per bushel, 000@100
WHISKEY—(Ohio) $2.35@52.37
MARRIED,
On the 21st of December, by Rev. W. War
ren. Gkorue Ty son Sr. to Miss Lizzie Eaton, all
of Baltimore County.
Ou the 29th of December, at the residence of
the brides’ mother, by Rev.F. E. Creever, Eli
tha Stabler to. Miss Ettie Gelispa, both of
Baltimore county.
. On the 30th ultimo, by the Rev. J. R. Nichols,
at his residence, Brian O. LAUGHLiNtoMissjEM
-1 ma Brown, both of Baltimore.
On the 26th ult., by Rev. H. C. Pardoe, Isaac
TiiaNßAiiGH to Miss Francis R. Foster all of
Baltimore county.
’ i)IEl),
In Ohio, on the morning of the 29th of Decem
! her, Mary relict of the late Walter Billingsley
formerly of Baltimore County.
’ On.the 31st instant, in the full hope of a bliss
ful immortality, George L. son of Levi and
Naomi Hoffman, of Baltimore county, in the
: 23d year of his age.
! At Warren; on the 16th ultimo, of consump
tion, Martha M. Lbsouru, in the 44th year of
, her age.
i Near Pikcsville, on the 20th ultimo, Aggie,
daughter of Martin and Mary Yingling, aged
7 years.
A w ay from earth ! away from care 1
No more thy form we see,
For thou hast soared above to share
The bliss prepared for thee.
A sister and a brother here
Are left to mourn their loss ;
A father and a mother dear
To bear the heavy cross 1
But Aggie's gone whence death no more
Her presence shall remove;
Where all is bliss, and all is power
And everlasting love.
Thrice happy then is she who now
No more life's sorrows knows ;
No more to fear or anguish bows,
Nor feels her earth-born woes. O. C. M.
At his residence iii Baltimore county on Sat
urday 28th ult., after a short but painful illness
Thomas Richardson, Sr., in the 86th yenr of
his age, in the hope of a blissful immortality.
New Advertisements.
WANTED, AT THIS OFFICE,
A GOOD SIZED BOY OR MAN, white or
colored. Steady employment and good
wages will be given. Apply immediately.
Feb. 4.—4 t.
PUBLIC SALE.
WILL be sold at Public Sale, at the resi
dence of the subscriber, “Piney llill,”
20 miles from Baltimore,on the York Turnpike,
On Tuesday, February 21 st, 1865,
(if fair, if not, the next fair day,) at 10 o’clock A.
M., the following valuable Stock and Farming
Implements, viz:
TWO GOOD WORK HORSES,
One young Brood Mare, 2 three-year-old Colts,
one a superior Black Hawk, 1 two year-old
Colt,
EIGHT HEAD OF MILCH COWS,
One four-horse power Threshing Machine, (Pel
ton’s patent.) nearly new,
1 BROAD-TREAD WAGON,
nearly new, 1 Family Carriage, one new Hay
Carriage, one Farm Bed, one English Market
Bed, one good stone Bed. two sets of Breech
bands, two sets Lead Harness, Plow Gears,
Chains, Collars, Bridles and Halters.
Also, one Horse Rake, Fnrrow Plows, Culti
vators, Double Shovel Plows, Spreaders, Single
and Double Trees, Forks Rakes and a great va
riety of other articles too numerous to mention.
Terms of Sale :—All sums of $lO and under,
Cash ; all suras over that amount six months
credit with note and approved security.
MARTIN CONN.
WILLIAM FOSTER, Auctioneer.
Feb. 4.—3t*
Farm in the sth District, Baltimore
County, at
PRIVATE SALE.
rpiHE undersigned offers at Private Sale the
I Farm upon which he now re
sides, in the sth district, Balti-j^ aa
j < county, about 24 miles JflllL
from Ballimorecity, by theHan-iiliUHi
over Turnpike, on the road leading from St.
Paul’s Church to Zoucksville,onemile from the
former, and half a mile from the latte place,
containing
168 ACRES OF LAND,
more or less, about one half of which is clear
ed and under cultivation, the balance covered
with good Timber.
The improvements arc a good Dwelling House,
Barn, Corn House, Granary and other outbuild
ings; it is well watered, a spring being near
the dwelling, and a branch running through
the Farm.
This property is worthy the attention of per
sons desiring to purchase, the soil being of good
quality, having all been well limed within a
few years, is in close proximity to the thriving
village of Zoucksville, and convenient to Mills,
Churches, Schools, Stores, 4c.
Terms will be made known upon application
to the owner. JOHN T. COLE.
Feb. 4.—4 t.
TO REAL ESTATE OWNERS?
THE undersigned are nowdealing extensive
ly in the sale of FARMS and LANDS in
all parts of Maryland, especially in Baltimore
eon nty. Those desiring to sell at good prices,
will send ua a full description.
Ho Sale no Charge. v
All Legal Claims of soldiers prosecuted.
Address, BATON * CO.,
Baltimore, i
Office—No. 26 St Paul Street between Lex
ington and Fayette. Feb. 4, 1866.—tf.
New Advertisements.
PUBLIC SALE.
f |MIE subscriber being about to relinquish
-L farming, will sell at Public Sale, at the
•ratrmir* residence of the late Charles
B. Gorsuch, situated on the
Turnpike near
eysville, <>n
Thursday, the 23rd day of February, 1865,
at 121 o’clock P. M.,thefollowingproperty, viz:
Horses. 1 valuable Cow, Poultry, Farming
Utensils, consisting of one Wagon for tYVO <>r
three horses, nearly new, Plows, Harrows, Cul
tivators, floes, Rakes, Forks, Grain Cradle and
Scythes, Wagon and* Plow Harness, a lot of
Bacon and Potatoes, 2 parlor and I cook Stove, a
lot of extra Pipe, Churn and Dairy Fixtures.
Also, Household and Kitchen Furniture, and
many other articles about a farm too tedious to
mention.
Terms made known on day of sale.
NELSON R. GORSUCH.
SAMUEL G. WILSON, Auctioneer.
JetuTbo Farm on which 1 lately resided for
Rent to a good tenant. N. R. G.
Feb. 4.—3t*
Special Notice.
Headquarters for Drafted and En
rolled Men for the City and
Counties.
WANTED this dav, FIFTY good Alien or
Contraband SIIBSTITUES, for which
we will pay the highest price. We invite all
of our friends (who are subject to draft; not to
fail in ptocuring a Substitute for three years,
previous to draft, which may take place in a
few days; (and as our motto was from the first,
so it is now, to deal fairly with all men ) As
time is money, you can call and leave your
orders and no further personal time would be
required and your full discharge papers for
three years would be brought to your place of
business for settlement.
v.’c uo not ask for money in advance,
call early at the “OLD ESTABLISHED OF
FICE," Law Buildings, St Paul street, Room
No. 6, up 9tairs.
WM. IL BAYZAND A CO.,
Feb. 4.—2 m. ' Authorized Agents.
SMALL FARM
AT
PRIVATE SATE.
riMIE undersigned wishes to dispose of his
I place, situated in the 10thdistrict,
(SfUfr Baltimore county, about
.SjpPmiles from Sweet Air, adjoining If MtgjgL
of Henry W. Morrison,
N. Henderson and others, at private sale.
The tractconsistsof 30 ACRES, about 4 Acres
of which are covered with good Chestnut Tim
ber. The improvements are a good two story
DWELLING HOUSE, with the ueccssary Out
buildings.
can be had within one mile.
Terms of Sale:—One-half cash, balance in
twelve mouths. (The tract can be increased by
buying adjoining lands.)
MARTIN KELLEY,
Sweet Air P. 0., Baltimore county, Md.
Feb. 4.—3t*
THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE, that the sub
scriber has obtained from the Orphans’
Court of Baltimore county', letters of admin
istration on the estate of
MARION J. HASLUP,
late of said county, deceased. All persons hav
ing claims against the said estate, are hereby
warned to exhibit the same Yvith the vouchers
thereof to the subscriber,
On or before the 7th day of September, 1865 ;
they may otherwise by law be excluded from
all benefit of said estate. Those indebted to
said estate are requested to make immediate
payment. Given under my hand this Ist day
of February,lß6s.
LAURA A. HASLUP,
Feb. 4.—4t* Administratrix.
THIS'ISTOGIVE NOTICE, that the sub
scriber has obtained from the Orphans’
Court of Baltimore county, letters testamen
tary on the estate of
MARY PALMER,
late of said county, deceased. Alt persons hav
ing 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 September, 1865 ;
1 they may otherwise by law be excluded from
all benefit of said estate. Those indebted to
said estate are reqdested to make immediata
payment. Given under my hand this 31stday
of Januarv, 1865.
SAMUEL H. TAGART,
Feb. 4 —4l* Executor.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN?
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That thirty
days from the day of the date hereof, I
intend to apply to the County Commissioners
of Baltimore county, for the laying out of a
Public Road on the bed of an old mill road, be
ginning at the Falls Road, near John White
lord’s, and running thence on the line between
Whiteford’s and Leafs until it intersects with
McDonnal’s laud ; thence through the lands of
McDonnal, Whiteford, Clark, Geist and Wor
thington, to a lane running between Shipley
and McDonnal, thence along said lane until it
intersects a public road leading from Oregon
Furnace to Texas.
FERDINAND GERDLING.
Feb. 4.—st*
JACOB HOFF?! IN,
SADDLE, HARNESS AND COLLAR MAN
UFACTURER.
No. 176 North Gay Street, Baltimore.
MANUFACTERESand keeps constantly on
hand all kinds of light and heavy Har
ness, Collars, Saddles, Bridles, Whips, 4c. Old
Harness taken in exchange. Country work of
all kinds punctually attended to. Repairing
promptly executed.
Feb. 4.—3 m.
* NOTICE.
A MEETING of the PR ICE VILLE DRAFT
CLUB will be held at SCOTT’S SCHOOL
HOUSE, on
Monday, 6 th instant, at 7 o'clock.
All the members of the Club are earnestly
requested to be present, as business of impor
tance will be before the Club for theireonsider
ation. By order of the PRESIDENT.
Feb. 4.—lt.
VALENTINES!
SENTIMENTAL AND COMIC
VELENTINES,
FANCY CARDS, VALENTINE WRITERS,
ENVELOPES, 4c., 4c., for sale by
L. VOGLE, Agent for Q. L. X. P,
Valentine’s Day, Feb. 24th. Feb. 4-2 t
TO CONTRACTORS.
Office of the Dulaney’s Valley a Sweet)
Air Turnpike Company, r
S~-v January 26th, 1865. J
EALED PROPOSALS will be received by
the President aW Directors of the Dula
ney’s Valley and SweH Air Turnpike Compa
ny in Baltimore county,wntil WEDNESDAY,
at 12 o’clock M.,
February \bthf^ B6s,
for the grading of three of said Turn
pike Road, and making thereon; .an artificial
road of stone, sixteen feet wide, c&mmencing
with the third (3rd) mile of said road.
Parties offering must state the price pe-F.milo,
and also designate which mile they bid for, or
they may bid for the whole work. *
Parties can obtain further information by tlf’*
plying to the undersigned.
The Board of Directors reserve the right to
reject any or all proposals.
Bids to be addressed to the undersigned at
Long Green Post Office, Baltimore Countv, Md.
EDW. R. SPARKS,
Jan. 28.—3 t. Secretary.
FRANK L. MORLING,
FLORIST. SEEDSMAN AND
NURSERYMAN,
Store No. 2 North Eutaw, Street, Baltimore,
Nurseries on the Hookstowu Road Adjoin
ing Druid llill Parle,
WOULD invite the attention of the citizens
of the county, to his Stock M J&M..
§of GARDEN SEEDS. Jtign
FLOWER SEEDS, FRUIT®SaH§&
TREES, GRAPE VINES,
1 Small Fruits.
Evergreeu and Ornamental Shade Trees,
Green House, Hot House and Hardy Plants,
Roses and Flowering Bhrubs.
I will be prepared to furnish early in the
season, the following Plants:—Cabbage Let
tuce, Celery, Tomato, Egg Plants, Ac., Ac.
Jan. 28.—3 m.
ALL persons indebted for subscription, ad
vertising or job work to the late
County Advocate establishment, either to K. F
Church, or U Church k Haverstick, are request,
ed to make payment at the Union office, ToW
sontown, as early as convenient.
Persons to whom I have lent bills for amount
due me for the paper, individually, to January
Ist, 1864, will please add to the same $1.25 far
the year 1864, due the firm of Church A Hav
er stick, and forward either to me, or to the
Unton office. I still reside iu Towsontown.
Jaa. JB—tf. E. F. CHURCH,