The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-07-30

Baltimore contains four public monu
ments. | had time only to visit The
two most prominent ones, Washington
monument being the most imposing one
1t is $50 feet in height. including the
massive pedestal, which is fifty feet
square, and "a feet high. On this rest,
the great rounded shaft, which is sur.
mounted with colossal statue of Wash.
ington, II feet high, weighing l6 tons
From the summit had splendid view
of the city, aud the first comfortably cool
location | had found IN three weeks.
loitercd until fearing the boat would be
off, descended the spiral stairway inside
the shaft. On reaching Terra 6rma'
the melting process again supervened
This monument was erected by the state
Of Maryland Battle monument is large
and highly ornate, but not as lofty as
Washington's. Standing in an open
square near to,and in a diagonal line from
Barnum's Hotel there are quite mum.
Der of first class hotels, including Bar
nuns the Carroll, Eutaw House, the
St. Clair, &c. There is in
course Of construction a new massive
marble City Hall building. | was told
1t would cost when completed, FIVE mil.
lions. There are large number Of
fine business establishments Baltimore
and Charles streets appear to be the Bon
ton,' streets. The Peabody institute is a
large and fine marble structure, built
through the magufcence of the London
banker, the late ueorge Peabody. A dis.
elimination is made in speaking of the
city, viz, the old aud new town, although
complicated together, the new part is on
higher ground, and much the most pleas.
ant. Washingtou's monument is located
on the summit level Of the upper town,
and occupies a most commanding site and
position.
Baltimore | think contains something
over 300 900 inhabitants, and covers,
should judge, abont one half the area OF
that Of Philadelphia-haviug made an
estimate from the summit of the Wash
iugton monument, and the next day,
being on the roof of Girard College, to
show friend from Kansas the town,
thiuk | made al approximate, correct es-
t'mate Of the relative size, Of the two
central cities of the Union.
There was no general celebration on
the 4th in Philadelphia. a national
salute was fired in the morning by the
keystone battery At 10 II. M, the
veterans of 1912 .reassembled at the
quarter sessions court room, in Independ-
euce square. Forty. three responded to
a call Of the roll, three were reported as
having died since the last meeting of the
Association,on the 22d of February last;
they are rapidly being thinned by the
hand OF death After roll-call, reception
OF members, and the reading of Washing.
tons farewell address, by clergyman,
who also opened the meeting with an in.
vocation to the Most High. A number
OF resolutions were read by the vencra-
BILE Secretary, and adopted, two of which
were to my mind; | will reproduce them,
that we may see what manner of persons
the old heroes are. One was. Cuba
'Peaceably if We can, forciby if We must.
A marked indication that the patriotic, or
aggressive mettc still has Judgement
IN their breasts The other AS follows
Women-With or without the ballot
They hold US with silken chains A
subducd rattling Of canes on the floor, a
smile on their furrowed faces, and re-
kindling Of sparkle of eyes that had
long since grown dim with age, testified,
unmlstakably, that although leaning on
the staff of tottering age, they yet recog.
nzed and appreciated the sentiment that
woman, with all her faults, is boom
from Providence to the human race, at
least TO the race Of men.
After the warriors had dispersed,
walked over to Independence Hall. found
a great crowd Of city and country cous.
ins,' intermingled Assembled again to
the cupola, and took another outlook over
vast Quakerdom Bunting and flags
were uufurled over every public and
many private buildings, presenting the
largest area Of the ensigns of liberty and
freedom, have ever witnessed.
Professor jackson having advertised
a large exhibition Of fireworks to come IF
in the evening in Fairmont park near
the Cotes street entrance. twilight found
me there. The works we're erected on
a high ridge, e,affordipg room and a chance
for million persons to witness it, with.
out being Intercepted with tall stove
pipe hats or the less Objectionable wav.
ing plumes of the ladies jaunty hats. The
The altitute Of the works obyiated all
difficulties Of that sort. The works re-.
sembled miniature fleet of ships, in the
receding twilight.
AS darkness began 20 cover the earth
low mutterng thunder could be heard in
the Great West accompanied with in.
different flashes of lightning. Soon il
little lowder and more frequent were the
noises in the West. and artificial light in-
creased at shorter intervals. The prac.
tised eye and ear of the professor soon
that competitive forces wee
being let loose. Rockets of most bril-.
liant hues now began to repeatedly as
cend, and to cut their graceful curves;
then came explosive rockets. Soon one
Of the pieces were fired Black aud tur.
bulent clouds soon began to rear their
threatening fronts upward, lightning be-
gan apparently to increase in swiltness,
aud intensity, As soon as one piece had
resolved itself into sparks, the Professor
caused another and another to be imme-
diately ignited with increasing rapidity.
1t was now apparent that heavens artil-
lery and illuminating power,aud Profess
or Jacksons mundane operation were get
ting into full competition. In the midst
of the beautiful conversations of varied
colors Of light, he produced, mines began
to rapidly explode, reminding one of the
piercing crack of six-pounder Parrot
gun, 1t was soon apparent that the ce-