Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1869-03-05
Balt,.nors! correspondence.
.BALTfMoRE, March l, 1869.

With the advent of March the eyes ol
the country ale turned with greater earnest
ness in the objection Of Was| Politi-
sppsosss:: s;Ps s:f /: .s.ss. sss
President el$t ooulsf is for
Cabinet posit ps. and fri d. .olG 81 It's are
frssing4 4hss g.s kaass.I
table e . .s the time draws Nearer in
which The all-a -aeserbina question will be de-
cided. 1t is hard to tell-we presume never
will be told-how many anxious hopes, hid
away down in the hearts of every conceiva-
BILE specimen of American humanity, are be-
ing daily carried into Washington from all
sections of the Union. 1t wocld be harder,
perhaps, to form an idea Of the number Of
such hopes that, under the Developments o.
the next few days, will completely eyaporate.
One thing is plainly apparent in observing
the signs of the times, and that is that the ex-
treme Radicals are growing somewhat uneasy
and mutterings of distrust against Gen. Grant
are becoming audible. Undue Importance is
undoubtedly often attached to "conversa-
tions" published in the newspapers, purport-
ing to have been had with Gen. Grant, in
which his views are not unfrequently repre-
sented as given with freedom not at all con-
sstent with his character, yet, with due al
lowance for exaggeration, we have some rea-
son to hope he will exercise rational discre-
ton and moderate independence in the Sc
lection of his Cabinet. However, it will soon
be decided and it may be we'll to delude our
selves with no hasty formed opinions.
1t is reported that the 5th regiment of the
NJ. N. g., Of this city, will form part of the
procession on the day of the inauguration
This is one of the best disciplined regiments
in the State and present on the march very
fine appearance.
Yesterday, Notwithstanding the weather
was quite cold and clustering, the attendance
at the various Churches was large. Many
Methodists and others visited Washington to
attend the dedication of the Metropolitan
Memorial Church. This edi6ce has been in
course of erection since the Summer of 1854,
and is said to be a magnificent building.
The Annual Session of the Baltimore Con-
ference of the NJ E. Church South commences
in this city on Wednesday next, March Sd.
The Conference will be held in Trinity Church,
corner of Preston Street and Madison Avenue,
Bishop Wightman will preside. This, it is
thought, will be the largest Conference of the
Southern Church ever held in this CITY,
Many ministers and laymen will visit it from
all sections of the country. During the week
in which the Conference is held it is designed
to have grand Missionary Anniversary Of
the Sabbath School of Trinity Church. This
is one of the largest Sabbath Schools in the
city, numbering about five hundred scholars,
and the Anniversary promises to be an i'm
posing affair.
The "steam man." of which so much has
been said by the press of the country, was on
exhibition in this city few days last week.
Having heard so much of its wonderful char
acter we determined to have look at it.
Our examination was by no means of SCI
entifc character, as we profess to know but
little about engineering, steam power, &C.,
but we formed an opinion of the "man" never
theless. In the first place we found him to
be a very dirty, smoke -begriumed individual,
which by no means proposed us iu his favor.