, 1870-10-29

from England, tre1snd. Scotland, md Hol-
land. e1itted At the breaking out Of the Reyo-
lution. The first newspaper WAS established |
by Rhode Island printer. named William God
d.Id, IN IT'S. PHor to this tins. the nearest |
newspapers we're at Annapolis and Phiiadsl-
nhia- 4 small theatre Was erected ins. before |
the lsevolu'idn, anu about tho same time the |
1fetho.1i=te held conference here Ia IT'S,
BALTIMORE con- aimed 5E4 hnusee. and 5,93i |
personh Of all descriptions. The Revolution
Carey. Of Boston On the eod Of July, l776,
the Declaration Of Independence was read,
and the King Of England duly burned in af1gy.
In the winter Of tho came year, Congress met |
in this town: During the Revolution, Bal1i-
runring the blockade, and persecutinE the
31etho<1ists and Quakesa. At the close 81 the
war the town had 8, COO Inhabitants; and eight |
places Of worship. In 1790, abolition societies
were organized in this futu1c elays mktt, Of
and Joseph Townsend, Secretary. In 1880.
Baltimore owned 102 vensels, with tonnage
OF Il. .564. There were L, sos persons Of Ill
descriptions in the city and precincts in 1890
In 1900, City vessels arrived from His
paniols. triDgisg 500 refugees FRONT alava
instructions there; to this day, the spanish
element Of Dalimore ia marked and consider
able. In 1895, Baltimore Was incorporated
As city, In 1902, after the treaty Of Amlens,
Baltimore became the metropolitan See OF the
Roman Catholic Church in tbs United States.
In 1S08 cotton factories and steam mills we're
set up on the streama which converge at Bill
tiuore. and, in the sanaa year, threa great
turnpike roadn we're completed. which cost
million and 4 half OF dollars. Murde1s, mall
rtbbelica, and 1iots-those mistaken lns,ru-
mentaltIes OF ctVilzatlon-were now Of f1e-
quent occurrence.
THE cr1I o. TO-DAY.
In 1876 steamboat Was built here, and the
city was considered to ba worth about three
nro oEe-thifd millions Of dol1ara. Then came
lotteries, medical sehool., peale's Museum,
cabr. shot towers, and finally. in 1923, the
laying OF the cornar-etoro OF the Baltimore i
Ohio Railroad. In 1901, the 4.nerican newa-
paper. still extant, WIS commenced. and
IN IN. ps,n 1857, =, h55n ,.,.a, Of New Ensl.na.
ono @ q the cd cbesp d.ily W p.pels ns wSieh Sn!S
sti11 exercises paramount tnt1nence through
an entire commonwealth, IN 1874 the
first telegraph line was completed to Dalt;-
more It cost Of $1,000 mile, and woman
God odwrought!" Between 1864 and 1865, nearly
seven thousand buildings were put up in .hls
city. Al present, this little self.snstaiuing
town has arisen to possess 267 900 people,
5000 houses, 200, 900 tons Of native shipping,
a2o, ,0oo. 600 worth OF Pacific commerce, $200,-
Doc, COO worth Of real and personal property;
It receives T. 600. 900 bushels Of graip, 8o0, 600
ton Of coal, and 800. 900 head Of sheep, swine
and cattle. The Cumberland coal region,
which lies close BY the town. is estimated to
contain 6,o0o, 100000 tons Of coal. Thus 3
1752, 10000 IN 1900. and $4,000 ii 1880,
now approaches 100000 souls. Its in
tereats T. arc defined; it's ambition IL
.coneeptred. and, ten years hence, will ptoba-
bly, indicate It Is the second city On the At
lsntic coast, the commercial associate Of Nov
fotk, tho manufacturing rival Of Philadei-
| phia, and tho soclI rival Of Boston
The intellectual life OF BALTIMORE lies faIlow,
but strong, and it il capable Of high 1ct.vity,
u aroused. The public school systsn began
= lste ss 1923 theoe t. .ss % row l2o schools,
too small proportions. The chief patrons Of
the c,ty have been Peabody, who gave It
81 ,0Oc, 900 for an Institute; Moses 6heppard,
who gave i e60o, goo for m Insane Asxluna,
and John McDnnogh. who gave s5o0, 900 for
an Orphan Asylum. Ths only approach to an
property, and, although Baltimore has gwen
| the ttAge some Of the best actors, such a. The
Booth familr and J. 8. Clarke, yet It has the
worst performances in the country. The
artistic life Of the city is clear cass Of ar
rested development. Tue park is one Of the
S5o0, 900, from the Rng.B family y-perhapa
tie same which organized the first Abolition
eociety-and they had occupied It for century
and half. It consistz Of 500 acres. with
| Tue o!d family MaRsloo dlstne centte upon
green lawn s66 feet sbove tide water. Five
sixtha OF this "Druid Hill" Park il covered
with uoblo fureste, equ&l to tho best parts Of
Windsor or Fontlineb1eau, some OF the oaks
measuring fifteen feet In circumference, and
groves OF hickories rising to the height of
ninety feet. There is no tuch patch OF shade
On the Atlantic coast, and At frequent points
the liver in the rsrk can look entirely across
the Chesapeake Bay, view Of thirty miles.
Tho hamlets, mill-se4te, architectuTes, aud
landscape effects about it are delicious.
MONUMENTAL THrSa8.
The claim OF D21tiGoFe to be called tho
Monumental City Ia to'er.hly accurate. The
profile Of tho city is thick with spires, and at
ono time there were thee shot towers, one Of
which remains, 246 feet high, and containing
1,100, 600 bricks. Tbs Baltimore (Nashingtoul
r.ou1mept WAS finished w7th far less fuss and
was completed thirteen yesta earlier, and u
nearly ~ high, viz: 180 feet, the Boston shaft
standing 22f foet. walked up the shaft last
week with an old lamp in my hand, and got very
tired Of playing the rustic sight-seeE before
there are 20 ridiculously easy that nobody
ever jumps OF. The risW was very good, but
wka never able to appreciate the advantages
Of q tirds-eye view; naturo, from this spot,
looks like mighty pancake, and tie tallest
putting Of country people, heard coming up
the shaft from below, was abundant compen.
cation. The eo-csl1ed "Bastle Monument
ia pleasing without being sensible; It Is
ona OF .hoee alltgorical conundrums which
boys and old ladies guess out. Here, Tor eI-
ample. are "lach1y1na1 urns, expressive OF
regret and tears" there, globe, represent.
ing 'ssternity, tho wings, Hme.-which fiea, :
and 90 forth, The whole Eebus Is tiftT-t#o
feet high.
The nglicst monument is the odd Feloxs'
H. ss pecol %
son would call him, Thomas Wildey. who
founded Odd fellowship In America, In 1873,
by means Of advertising for memneFs n
!: the Baltimore 4ne7e9n He "1s an humble
egg, do~n to the autumn Of 1851. Odd
fellowship arose At Manchester, England, tn
1872
Here is aleo what Ia called the MeDonosh
monument in tho cemetery Of GEoennaonnt,
erected to Tho AaEJland l.oQ1sianian who left
bequests to BALTIMORE. 1t is carved Ill over
with boueepun rules and ineoutroyeribse
piety, and csu scarcely BE- said TO add much
. 10 the intellectual fame OF the gentleman.
have horror Of tho :" successful merchant. ."
\ book. II be got rich. be got we'll paid for
il. often think I would ike to be second.
hand book dealer, 10 stand boldly up In auc:
tion. and when thsy reached tho '@saeeeasfnl
of si1 pai1-beare1s to contribute. With tbe
afflicted family, to inter that memoir In honor
Ct he nan"
TEE BOOTH FA11Lr.
Bal,more's cemetery. Greenmount, L
hspdsone. ike III American cemeteries. and
!. lise moet OF the pleasirg objects Of Bal,i
rnore. II IL close to the other features OF the
: city. The best sculptor Of Baltimore IL Vim
: ii. Rbinehart. ! friend OF Craw
ford. Here arc buried many naval ant
military peopte, and also the Booth family
urnAls head Of the elder Dootk
: stands upon an oeeliat, which is se