Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-07-01
Baltimore Corrcsonpdence.

Baltimore Corrcsonpdence.
BALTIMORE, June 2Sh, 1870.
Now that the heated season has fully com.
menced, most Of the good people of Balti'
more, who can make it convenient to do so
are leaving or have already left for cooler
quarters. Consequently the city is unusual
y dull. Numbers of houses, especially ir
the more fashionable localities, with the shut
tiers closed and the dust aud cobwebs accumu.
ating on the windows and doorsteps mutely
inform the rasser that there is nobody
home.'-a truth which the ignorant caller
has amply confirmed after much patient tug
gng at the bell-knob (much to the annoyance
of the rats and reaches inside, who are enjoy
ing their vacation orgiesJ without elicitiag q
responsive clicking of the snap-latch. Wealth
and fashion, and l may add credit, having
draped the mirrors and furniture and chande-
Tiers, etcetera in a kind of summer suit o.
mourning and locked them in dark, silent
rooms, have gone to seek health in round Of
designations at the watering places. Shoddy
and elegance are rivals. Miss Philomela
Shoddy having spent very gay and trium-
plant winter season, rarely closing her eyes
in sleep before five in the morning and often
much later, and opening them at the same
hour in the afternoon-like born lady OIL
fashion-fnds her system SO enervated that
her appetite refuses bacon and peas between
meals, and her dear mama insists to old Shod.
that cit amt gwine to do to keep the gal in
the city to melt in her delerkit condition.
And SO the young lady is packed off to Sara
toga, under her dear parents charge. 1t takes
a half dozen or more trunks to pack her in-
women are so "wonderfully made"-and there
is still enough left outside to fill sleeping
berth in palace car quite comfortably. "
Once at Saratoga, and the "gal' enters upon
a life of snare-setting for a husband as though
brought up in high life, and health seeking by
INDUCING in ceasless scene of riot. What
lies one half of the people in this enlightened
day act How many invalids are there as
consistent in the pursuit Of health as Philo-
melal
Those people who cannot, like the Shod-
dies, arrange to leave the city, do what most
any other sensible people would, under SINH
lar circumstances, !. e., remain in it. Fortu-
nately, however, these unhappy ones" are
not altogether deprived of the comfort of get
ting fresh air now and then. Some seek~s
breathing spell in tie Park bpt ms Is 50 fre-
quently overrnn xlt = tie dazzling equipages
- wy ohoddyists and The Nobs racing for
dear life, for they are bitter rivals, that par
ties seeking fresh air in this vicinity oftener
get clicked with very foul dust-and it may
be relied upon they are not disposed to ere
turn to dust" often. There are, however,
several excnrsion, 1eiats On Che Pstassco'
within easy access Of The city. where hum
dreds of the people go daily to enjoy The fresh
breezes from the Bay, and to partake of the
relaxations that these resorts afford.
Then there are others who seek recreation
in attending base ball matches, for which, at
present, there is a perfect mania here. One
unused to the refnements of this advanced
age would think there was little recreation OF
enjoyment in sitting in the hot, scorcbing rays
of the sun from two to four hours, in "the
heat of the day." witnessing game of base
ball at the iminent hazard of loosing ones life
by sunstroke; but one so unappreciative
would be set down by the better informed as
Ounce and fogy-and serve him right-of
course But under our breath we would just
hint, that we think it far preferable to take a
quiet game of marbles in the shade than en-
dure three or four hours of base ball under
these torturing suns. But this must not be
told-it would doom us to irrevocable ostra-
cism from society. Clergy and laity with one
mind, would frown down upon us. For be
it known that many Of the clergy are regular
patrons of this game, and clap their hands,
and wave their hats, and hurrah as Justify as
the winners on Derby day. have not heard
yet Of these gentlemen of the cloth being
largely engaged in betting, but this, doubt
less, will come in time-relgion is so pro-
gressive.
The great hotel project, of which l have
written to you more than once, (which is in
substance to build $500, 900 hotel by joint
stock subscriptions,) seems in fair way to ex-
plode altogether 1t was stated last week
that all the stock had been subscribed but
$4,000 This might seem small amount
in many other cities, but here, we fear, it will
be an obstacle large enough to defeat the en-
terprize The gentlemen having the matter
10 hand seem to have exhausted all their en-
ergies to get the stock taken without entire
success.
On yesterday the trial of Nicholas Hoffman,
indicted for the murder of William Young,
(colored,) on the 18th of May last, was COM
menced in the Criminal Court.
The weather for three or four days past has
been excessively hot WEGG.
Our Railroad.
The Prince Georgian of last week says -
Our Railroad contractors have all now very
full forooc oppooo1 ,,non their reSnectlVe