Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-05-14
Correspondence of the Richmond Times.

BALTIMORE. May 1o--6 P NJ.
stated in one of my letters time ago that
| Engagements were making erect and splendid
hrst class hotel in city, the lotat the South East
| corner of Baltimore and Calvert streets.
At that time there were some preiminares with re.
ference to the purchase of property which had been
fully arranged. Now, pleased to learn this diff
Guilty has been and the thing is all settled
The hotel certainly to be built and operations will
be commenced The front will be leo feet on Baltimore
aud overa0o feet South Calvert street The building
to be six stories high The principal members of the
company are Messrs John Hopkins George Brown.
Judge Glenn Columbus ODonnell Drs. John and
Thomas Buckler and few others. The entre Of
this magnificent establishment it is estimated, will
be less than to ssOOoOo 1t will embrace all the
modern improvements and stand second no hotel in
the United States The fronts to be of blue free
stone from the quarries Cheat river the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad beautifully ornamented, as this peeu
ar stone is capable of being This among other things
Of recent asations significant evidence the impe-
tus which has been given to Baltimore enterprise by
the opening of her railroad to Ohio.
Tomorrow merchants will open their new Corn
Exchange, situated in large building No rs South
street. on Bowys wharf This is anoth highly impor-
tant step in commercial enterprise and may put down
result of the onward march of internal Improvement
The steamer Falmouth arrived here this morning from
Charleston regret say that Lieutenant Totem, Of
the and Regiment of s Artillery who passenger
on board, died about the time the bost landed at the
wharf His body was taken in charge by his friends
understand that townsman. J. w. Steele ESQ,
Charge to Venezuela has desired his recall and expects
10 return to Baltimore time next month. He is
good Wing, but sonin law OF John Nelson ESQUIRE an
influential Democrat and might have been retained.
The Printers strike has pretty much subsidized. The
Society rescnded some of its most obnoxious rules and
all goes On again smoothly. afternoon penny
paper has however, sprung into existence from the
element, which devoted to the idea of
eating the rights of the working Newspapers
which commence with transitory excitement and favor
an isolated principle not apt to have protracted
existence How it will be in this case must rest with
time to determine All things considered the paper as
good as could be expected, having room for improves
1nent.
The terrible railroad accident at Norwalk Ct
has suggested idea which allow to give briefly
Most of those who lost their lives drowned in the
car submerged, in consequence their being
ofescape. The windows closed and small for
egress The thought has often occurred to me whilst 1
ding in bridges the Gunpowder rivers be-
tween Baltimore and Philadelphia. along the edge of
streams rivers. canals &c. that if train sud-
denly to pitch ntothe would be in very
uncomfortable condition like the drowning rat in trap
who the water rising upon it. and has means Of
escape human being in similar predicanlent would
naturally look upwards if the liquid element were ap-
preaching his chin, for of safety. II, therefore
constructed with trap doors apertures at
the top the drowning occupant would least left
without hope, and mis- ht escape.
car SO constructed, in my humble Judgment, woudbe
very popular especially where bridges be
crossed where railroad tracks canals rivers.
DC simply throw out these ideas in the hope that
more fruitful and practical genius than my may
improve upon them. J. W.