Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-11-11
Baltimore Correspondence.
BALTIMORE. Nov. 8. 1870.

DALilMORE NOV. Q, lOtO
The questions which have been agitatng
the public mind for sometime are to-day be-
ing decided at the ballnt-bnx, and in a few
hours the fate OF each eager aspirant for po-
litcal honors will have been determined. The
election, as far as we have been able to ascer
tain is passing off n an almost Sabbath like
quietude There is not the slightest inlica-
tion nor has there ever been, that there will
be any need Of military interposition to pre-
serve order and ensure fairness at the polls.
There is, however, a body of U. S. troops
qnartered at Fort McHenry, in accordance
with the provisions of the ndous enforcement
act, under orders to move into the city at
moments notice, should there be any distur-
bance. 1t is extremely gratifying that ~ pre-
text has thus far been afforded them to inter-
fere. The vote, of course, will be an unusu-
ally large one, and this. exclusive of the ne
gro vote, rs both parties will bring out pretty
nearly their entire strength. Sambo, proud
of his newly invested right. was at The polls
bright and early this morning, and ready to
deposit bis ballot long before the various vot-
ing precincts were open for that purpose.-
The great bulk Of the negro vote was conse-
quently taken in the forenoon, and those
whose "sober wishes" were averse to taking
chances in the rush Of the raw material this
morning have been afforded an opportunity
Of voting under more agreeable circumstances.
Great indignation is felt here at the census
returns made by the U. S. Government offi-
cials, by which it appears that Baltimore city
has but 267 900 inhabitants, thus ranking the
sixth city in the Union. By the returns made
by census takers. appointed by the city au-
thorities, several years ago, it is shown that
Baltimore had then $4,000 inhabitants
How she has lost nearly one hundred thousand
since then, whilst at the same time growing
with unprecedented rapidity is
mystery which we venture to say no man,
not in sympathy with the party in power, can
at all account for Oh any hypothesis Of fair
dealing.
The Board Of Bishops of the NJ. E. Church
have been holding daily sessions in this city
for several days past. The principal duty
connected with their meetings is the arrange
ment for holding Annual Conferences and the
appointment of Presiding Bishops for the same.
Archbishop Spalling is expected to arrive
in this city on Thursday next, when it is pro-
posed by the various Catholic Societies to well
come him in becoming manner.
The suit of Kimberly Bros vs. Gen. Benz
F. Butler, brought to recover the rental Of
certain buildings at Fortress Monroe, while
Gen. Butler was commandant Of that post,
has been discontinueaby the plaintiffs. This
case has been BROUGHT IN fe-.- -, ,;ne r.
times heretofore, and cont " s,ra;na ,,onu
of the Baltimoreans an opportunity Of seeing
the remarkable phz Of the "beast," which, it
is needless to say, is a privilege never desired
more than once.
The weather still continues beautiful, and
the "fall styles" are displaying themselves in
a manner which evinces full appreciation
of bright autumnal skies. WEGG.