Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1871-04-22
Our Baltimore Correspondence.
BALTIMORE, Apeil 20, 1871.


The chilly, and at times murky, weather
of the past few days, following so closely in
the wake of the visitation of summer we
have had seems to have had correspond
ingly depressing effect upon the city, and
for several days dullnrss and apathy have
ruled supreme The City Council and the
Crispins have each, however, had their
little excitcmcnts. The former is now en-
gagged in one fits characteristic legislative
muddlcs over n proposition on the part of
one of the gas companies to renew the con-
trait of last year, for lighting the city, at Il
still higher rate.
The Knights and daughters of st. Girls
pin have been on a strike for several days,
caused by the refusal of several boot and
shoe manufacturers to employ any women
in their establishments who were members
of the order of Daughters of St. Crispin.-
They have rcccdcd, however, and tile stri.
kcrs have resumed work.
Col. Jerome Bonapartc has Just returned
to his home in Baltimore from the late
Frcnch-prussan war. He is now about
forty years of age, tall and handsome. The
Colonel is the recipient of quite a number
of decorations for his many acts ofvalor-
The Sultan of Turkey. in 1865, presented
him with the Order of the Mcdjidic, and
the Emperor Napoleon, his imperial rcla-
tive, made him Knight of the Legion of
Honor. The Queen of England also re-.
cognzcd his services in the Crimcan War,
and presented him with one of the Crimcan
medals. He has also been decorated with
the MrdaiIlc It Italia, and the King of Sar-
dinia decorated him with the order of
Military Nalor.
George Francis Train delivered lecture
at the Concordia Opera House last night to
an audience mostly composed Of empty
benches. His subject was Everything and
Evrrybody,' but it was a sad misnomcr
it should have been IN Nothing and Nobody"
lie cNtcmporiZcd for about two and half
hours and seemed harrasscd with the fear
that his lecture would not be copied into the
papers.
Poor unfortunate Jones' Falls is again
for accomplishing this end has been sug-
gcatrd and the City Council has been me
norializ"d on the subject The City Sur
vryor has sent in his bill for work done ON
the Falls improvement, from the 25th Of
January to the 10Th of April. 1t amounts
to $500.
Gu,lgcon fishing is at its height, and
daily thousands OF these drvotccs 20 out to
the Relay on the b. Il o. T. r., Gwynn $
Fails, Stemmcr and Herring Runs, and revrl
in sports piscntorial Yesterday afternoon
two gentlemen caught siXty-onc and half
dozen with hook and line at the Relay
House.
Our lovers Of art are delighted ~, the an
nual exhibition OF Paintings hy Baltimore
artists. The exhibition attracts large crowds
and will he continued until further notice.
1t is held ut Butler Il Perrigo's Gallery, cor
ncr Of Charles and Favc,tc Sis
The Knights Tcmplars are making very
extensive preparations for til" grand tricn-
NAL convention Of their Order, which CON
vcnc$ in Baltimore on the Goth Of Scpt"m-
her, and promises to he the greatest dem
onslraion of the kind ever held in this
country. it is thought that in the grand
procession that usually intuguratcs the
ronv'ratun there will lie nearly ten thou
sand knights in the exceedingly rich and
beautiful uniform Of the Order.
TRANSIT.
ThSFIL ACCIDENT.
! The Westminster .ldr0ct!!t SAYS Dennis
Donovan, an lrishman who resides in the
vicinity of Westminster, and in the employ
Of the W. NJ r. r., met with a painful aC-
cidcnt al Mrchan;cstown, on Monday the
10Th instant