The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-10-29
CITY INTELLIGENCE

| DRUID HILL PARK ON SUNDAY Thousands of Tis-
| ators.-The beautiful weather yesterday was very
| opportune for those who desired to pay a visit to
] Druid Hill Park, and not few embraced the on
| portunty. At an early hour in the morning the
| visitors commenced entering. Most of those who
went in the morning were pedestrians, and but few
were women. was not until after dinner that
| the crowd pressed out and thronged the avenue
leading to the entrance gate 1t was promiscuous
| one indeed. Rich and poor, high and low were
there. Gentlemen and ladies in their private car
riages, with servants driving and the laborer with
| his One-horse carriage, crowded with wife and
chidren-fast young men, with fast horses and
slow young men in Y ork wagons, besides thousands
OF all classes on foot. The road from Madison ave-
enue to the Park gate presented most lively
scene during the entire afternoon. There was
continuous stream of vehicles from one
| end of it to the other, while the foot
ways to the right and left of the carriage
road were crowded with pedestrians. This stream
continued unabated for two hours and half and
by five O'Clock there were not less than several
thousand persons scattered the Park. The
scene presented in the Park was beautiful The
melancholy days" have cast their shadow over the
prlmeval trees, and now, robed in their variegated
colors-rich in autumnal beautv-they call forth
admiration to greater extent than when all wore
simple green. As the pedestrian winds by the foot
or carriage ways through the woods, the "sound of
dropping nuts is heard, though all the trees are
still;" and with the exception of meeting those
seeking the same pleasure, there is nothing to dis
turb the quiet The enjoyments of the people were
the different roads, and finally brought up on the
top of Prospect hill, overlooking the village of Wood
bury, and from which most beautiful view of the
surrounding country is presented. Others who
were on foot wandered along the by-ways and mar
row paths, down the secluded glens and ravines
or seated themselves in the shady arbors which ma,
ture herself has made. Others gathered on the
hill around the old mansion, where thew sat to
wonder at the eccentricites of its late possessor
or to congratulate themselves on their possession
as citizens, OF such proud domain. There were
large number of women present, who brought
with them their little ones. The children appeared
delighted, and groups of them to be seen here
and there rolling through the beds of leaves
which rusted beneath them. One point particu
larly visited was the family graveyard It's stu
ated to the Northwest of the mansion house, and
within few rods of the house formerly occupied
by the late proprietor's grandfather.
1t Is piece of ground about sixty feet square,
enclosed by board fence which is rapidly falling
to decay. The tombs are, without exception, in a
lamentabe condition. The masonry, on which the
marble slabs rested, has crumbled to the ground
and with it, the memorials to the dead. Some of
the slabs are broken in two and nearly all of them
defaced to greater or less extent. Hundreds of
persons visited this spot during the day. after read
ing the inscriptions the slabs, sat with amaze
ment wondering that place so sacred should be so
little cared for.
The order which prevailed during the day was
excellent. Visitors appeared to appreciate the
fact that the Park to be the great resort of the
masses, each of whom was alike interested in it;
thrown aside, and all seemed socialable and genial
without violating the rules of good breeding 1t
was not until late In the evening that the general
crowd commenced to turn homeward and then the
roads were again thronged.
On Saturday afternoon there were also a large
number of visitors. The band of music furnished
by the city passenger railway association, played
from three to five O'clock and afforded great pleas
ure to those in attendance. The visitors Satur-
day were of all classes-rich and poor-great and
small. The millionaire was there in his splendid
equipage, and the poor, who had no "turn OUT
came in less expensive STYLE son of the Green
Isle presented himself at the entrance gate with
his vehicle and asked if one of the people could
enter, to which the keeper said certainly, and in
went dray laden with children, whose faces were
as radiant with Joy the drivers with manliness
and truth He drove his dray load of family
wealth to position near tie mansion, where he
| turned the little ones loose, and allowed them to
romp and play for an hour, when he again loaded
up and returned to his home. The Park is popular
with the peope-it is what they have wanted, and
having it now, they are determined to enjoy it, a
| the crowds who visited it yesterday amply attest.
MEETING OF MERCHANTS FAVORABLE TO THE BELL
| AND EVERETT CAUsE.-A number of merchants and
| other individuals met, on Saturday night, at the
| rooms of the Bell and Everett Executive Committe
Baltimore street, near South. The meeting was
organized, on motion of Mr.. C. W. Lentz, by elect
ing VIM. Woodward, Esq, as President; Daniel
Presidents; and E. George Matthews, ESQ.,, as Sec
| retary.
| Mr.. Lentz stated, for the information of those
who were not present at a previous meeting held
| by number OF merchants, that their object was
| TO get up grand parade and demonstration of the
| citizens on Thursday night next, in conjunction
with the "Minute Men," Taking the result of the
| recent Reform victory in this city, the Breckin-
ridge party had claimed Baltimore as giving a
| large majority for their candidates. This demon.
straton was intended to disabuse the minds of the
| friends of Bell and Everett, who would be here
next week from the counties in attendance upon
the Agricultural FAIR, and all other persons
of this idea. Another object they had in
view was the procuring of spacious
room, where nightly meetings could be held during
| the coming week, and when the citizens could lis
ten to addresses to be delivered by eminent speak
ers, and where strangers could resort and meet
with their old Wing friends, and interchange opin-
| IONS
William Fl. Young, ESQ.,, said he did not think
that either party could claim the victory at the late
election, as it was certainly party contest. He
had voted for George William Brown, ESQ.,, but
was nevertheless Bell and Everett man. He had
no doubt the Bell and Everett party would roll up
alarge majority for their candidates at the next
election.
| Mr.. Lentz said that in looking around the room
ne noticed number OF gentlemen who had acted
prominently with the Reform party, among whom
was William Woodward, Esq, who was President
| OF the Convention of that party, but who now oc-
cuPied his poper position as President of Bell
and Everett meeting. His friends, Messrs. Miller
| and Grinnell, also acted with the Reform party.
| He had no doubt that majority who voted with
that party at the last election would be found do
ing good service to the Bell and Everett party at
4 the November election.
1 Mr.. William A. Dean, Chairman of the Commit
tee OF Arrangements, appointed at previous meet
4 ing, reported that the Committee held a meeting
1 during the week and selected a Committee of Fl,
| nance and Committee to select a sustable place
for meetings of the citizens. The latter Committee
had secured the use of Central Hall, southwest cor
| ner of Baltimore and Charles streets. The Com
| mittee of arrangements also had consultation
| with the "Minute Men," who had consented to act
as an escort to the procession of citizens on Thurs
| day night next, and had expressed willingness to
| concur IN any proposition measure which the
Committee deemed best for the success of the Union
| cause. The report of the Chairman was accepted
and the Committee requested to make all necessary
arrangements for the demonstration on Thursday
night.
Delegations present from the different Bell
and Everett associations of the city, who expressed
the hearty concurrence of the bodies, which they
represented, in the proposed grand procession.
meeting adjourned it adjourn to meet at Central
Hall on Monday night-adopted George w. Her.
| ring was substituted as one of the committee of
arrangements, in place of John NJ. Smith, ESQ.,, re-
| signed. - -
! The meeting then adjourned to meet at Central
Hall, this evening, at ~ O'Clock.
l GARRoTE.-The system of highway robbery,
known as the garrote, which was so prevalent in
thl5 city ABOUT four years ago. put into practice
on saturday night, between nine and ten o'clock At
tne nour named young man, named John Ill.
Poole, stranger in the city, was passing along
Bond street, near the corner of Lancaster street,