The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1873-07-19
Letter fi.Oln NeaU YORK..

May 9TH, 1913.
Messrs. Editors IL am~now on flying Wis
it to the great Metropolis, where all in and
around it is in hustle and confusion. arrived
here on the morning of the lst instant, "mov-
inc day." The day was fair and sufficiently |
warm to make it favorable Tor moving. rms
day above all others in the year is considered |
bv cartmen, draymen and hackmen, the mar |
vest day Of the whole year. Double pie teams are
in good demand at $40, $l5, and $50 per load
according to the number of blocks goods are
hauled The we'll to- do think nothing OF hav |
ing their moving household goods costing
them 800, while those grooming in poverty
living in tenements whose worldly goods con-
sist in less than hall a Load, smart unoer inc
presumption of charge OF $40 for moving
The law regulating the charges Tor hack nire
prevents the hackman from exacting extor
tionary rates, but it is noticeable TACT tnat on
Nav day the hackman lends deaf ear to de
mands for hack unless gratuitous bonus is
offered in advance for his services
Luckily for the people the day happened to
be fair 1t was really happen so, for am
informed that with the exception yesterday
and to day there has not been two consecutive
DAYS of fair weather for nearly month:
The weather here has been exceedingly cold
this spring, and dry goods men have suffered
severely for the want of demand tor spring goods
So great is the attraction in Central Park,
that Yesterday it was estimated that fully lOO,
600 people were within its enclosures at one
| time. the street cars in either direction were
not capable of accommodating the people
have called at the office of the Insurance
Times, paper exclusively devoted TO lnsur-
ance. 1t will be remembered that the editor
| of this paper, Mr.. English, was arrested some
months since and imprisoned in the Ludlow
street Jail. for libel against Mr.. Winston, Pres
| ident of the New York Mutual Life Insurance
Company. He still remains in jail. he petit
| toned, some weeks since, to the New YORK
r. II OF no q oil
| comes The investigating committee mas
shown that the company he deemed proper to
attack is the largest and one of the most saie
| companies in the world Its assets are now
more than 500, 900, 900; its revenue in 1877,
| nearly SOS, 100000; its members numbering
7O.l36 and the total amount OF insurance $780,
600 600, paying a dividend to policy holders
of s2S, 646, 039. To orphans and widows the
company has paid nearly S20,OOO,OOO.
The Grand Central Depot, above 33d Street,
il doubtless the finest and best arranged depot
in this country, 1t occupies two squares OF
ground 1t is lighted by electricity, Gardner
method, same us used in the House OF Repre-
sentatives, Washington. One man is regularly
EMPLOYED to take charge of it. Among the
Catholics there is much fault found with May
or Hayermyer, for selection of The City Scnool
Commissioners, Those appointed by the May
or are professionals and business men OF wealth.
and It h claimed to much engaged with theli
business to take mucn lnISFeSp III sSuuo' 't."o
ters Of the whole number oftrustees appoint
ed by the board of School Commissioners only
one is Catholic. There are over 5000 schoo
tooohors in tho citv LIFE.
PERsIA.-one piece of good that the Vienna
o Exposition will do is to create mingiing 0
those nations that have heretofore kept them
calves secluded and isolated. The Shah OF Fer
ia will attend the Exposition in all the splen
of his Empu6 and station. And this fac
Cot - progress ofciVlization' II
~ Monarch that has crosse
Wanted his foot on Europea
nous Darius invaded Greco
1amillion followers This wa
5 ago. Then the Persian
on the globe and pei
the most valient.-
mt the Persian ma
various stages
es to the pre-
ay she is ne
scenturies ag
Aost wealthy
1sition o.