The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-11-21
Letter from baltimore

BALTIMORE, November 18th, 1874.
Saturday evening next, 2lst inst, will be al
especially interesting occasion at the Masonk
Temple. At the solicitation of many of our mos
promiaent citizens Rev. o H. Tiffany will bro
nounce his grand Grafton in aid of completing
the Washington National Monument in the citi
Of Washington commenced many years ago. bui
yet unfinished. President Grant and some of hill
Cabinet will be present. Nc Tiffany has deiy
cred his able and eloquent GRAFTON already il
many parts of the country, by means of whicl
large sums have been raised toward the deseryin.
enterprise. 1t is said to be u master production
patriotic, touching, sublime and noble He is {
most pleasing speaker and captivating orator.
The capacious hall of the Temple will, no a.,
be crowded upon that occasion. - =
1t is full time something should bs done to
complete that shaft which, commenced almos,
quarter of a century ago, still stands like broken
column, forsaken and neglected 1t is simply
shameful to know efforts such az are now being
made to finish the patriotic wok are necessity
Maryland did her duty toward the Father of his
country half century ago as she attess ia the
beautiful shaft OF marble in MONT Vernon Square,
admired by visitors from all parts Of the world
and which has contributed bward giving Balt-
more the proud name of the Monumental City"
Thanksgiving day, which comes Thursday,
20th inst, will be generally observed here, not
however, so much a day of fasting and prayer
as of feasting and Notification. Churches will be
open for service in the morning and, no doubt,
| fully attended. After that comes the samptuous
dinners, social greetings etc. All places of
amusement are to have performances Fat tur.
keys, canvass-back ducks terrapius, oysters,
with other substantas and decacies will crown
many festive board. Friends are to meet friends,
lovers join with lovers, all and each of whom may
consummate anticipated PLEASURES
Occasions like these should never be neglected
Their tendency is 10 concentrate our thoughts
upon halcyon memories, bring back, as it were,
days ofjuvenilty and make as feel as though we
were once again basking in young loves dream.
We may also be more forcibly reminded Of the
many blessings vouchsafed to US by bountiful
Providence and delight in rendering thanks there
| for. To young and old, middle aged aud all i
should, as no doubt it will, be delightful or5a-
sion. If, however, turkeys, ducks, chickens, ter
rapins and oysters were capable OF dvlning the
future, and see their roasted carcasses DISPLAYED
at Thanksgiving dinners | doubt if they would
| anticipate the day with particular rejoicing
This leads to a little philosophy and shows that
ours is, seemingly curious world. Through ut
all nature one thing is m ,de subject to another
From the smallest creeping thing, including ami.
| malcula of water, imperceptibe to the naked eve
up to leviathans and mastodons, one thing ap
vouring the smaller, and so moves ths great world
of both animate and inanimate matter 1t some
times appears, indeed, as if enlightened mankind
| (leavng out canHbas) were, IN a hgurativt
sense, prone to the same thing. One oppresse:
| the other, takes advantage Of him, cheats him
| impovershes him, aud, finally, rolls in wealth
| and luxury upon what industrial honesty had
struggled to attain. SO we go from poverty t.
| riches and then back again, struggling and mu
tating in the great onward progress of events un
| til the end comes aud all OF earth is over. VIZ
may, however, reconcile these things upon th,
| by pothesis that world could not exist, or be 8
world without dissimilarity and variety. There
are no two things in nature alike and never car
be, even from sands upon the sea-shore to spre
of grass or leaves in the forest If the mighty
ocean slept in eternal quietude stagna!ion mus
ensue and sickness and death supervene So il
| like manner with all the elements. Trsy ,rq1rf1
motion and variety to preserve healthFunes
| throughout our globe. Then let us be conten
| with what we have and so live as to deserve tn
| best. Happiness may be- doubtless is, produc
| of such reflections SamenesS would not suit gu
| condition. II there were no variety, there coul(
| be no incentives to ambition and enterprise, NJ
| necessity for progress The world would becom
| a sterile orb and men cease to merit existence o
respect Our true destiny is upward and onward
| crucibes OF eXperieuce-an ultimatum OF com
parative perfection This is my ertempore sermon
about thanksgiving Others may raise the by N
or sing the doxology. Let Us say grace befor
| and return thanks after dinner. So mote it be
| Political matters have completely Quoted down
| Democrats scarcely know what to do, say o
! think They seem, indeed, to he dubious abou
| how TO use their late victories The future reall,
does not present hopeful a peci to them Hare
| times and financial complications are not to b
cured by such triumph These things are no
| healed or amended by any mere political party
| Their causes lie far back of such things
The truth is no good reasan can be assguet
for the supposed existing hard times. There i
| an abundant cotton crop, and we have an i'm
meuse cereal yield throughout the whole country
With these products and all else, incident to az
riculture, prosperity and happiness ought to b
| especially ours. Politicians often get up hu
and cry about lard Times and frGanA--'y 7''i ;.
| 10 make them harder, In order to Cypress th
poorer classes, and make them favor "a change
so as to secure their votes Such ! believe. ha
brought about the present prevailing belief tina
times are harder than they are.
If all men, or citizens, will strive to assist eacl
other, afford labor to those willing to work. re
duce rents and other expenses to living rates
encourage the principle of live and let live, Their
need be no difficulty. We are passing through
a period, or crisis, that demands equalization auC
compromise When this is over "a more solid
reliable state Of affairs must come ldeness i
unnatural. 1t is death to people or nation :
Better for the industrial man able to work t
take what he can get than do nothing be
pensioner upon others. With this and pruden
economy he is safe.
The recent annual report Of the President an(
directors of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
shows that great work to be in u most prosperou
condition Its receipts for the fiscal year ar
nearly fifteen millions of dollars There is
probably no railroad in the world in 50 higt
credit or on a soldier basis, and none better man
aged.
Merchants tell me that business is gradually
improving. There have been no failures anC
noue anticipated. The recent news from Europ,
is likely to put up the price of wheat somewhat
There is an abundance of money easily had OF
good securities at moderate rates Et
All our theatres and places Of amusement ar,
well attended. The hotels seem to be doing well
We are really recovering from that inerness anC
dullness Of trade which Immediately precedes ant
follows elections. NEsToR.
DESPERATE AFFAIR NEAR MARIErrA.-Tht
Lancaater (Pa.) Cypress of 1lth inst says -
men called at the farm house of Miss Hoover
near Donegal springs, and asked permission tc
sleep in the barn. 1t was granted, and lust
while the family, which consisted OF Miss Hoov-
err, an old man named Bishop, boy about Is
years old, and girl OF the same age, were pre-
pairing to retire for the night, the men return
cd IN tha hOusa nd DANA n 4 ad somath no r., M 4