The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-03-28
Letter. from PhiLNdeL1DIliM.

Letter from PEtiL0deLphi0.
PHILADELPHIA, March 81, 1874.
INessrs. Editors of the Union IF cities are
"great sores" they are also great centres OF in
Auence. They unite the extremes oflite, strength
and weakness, af1uence and restitution, gran
deur and squalor. They embrace the best and
the worst forms of humanity. In them, by
ompetition and collision, mems minds are un-
folded to the highest point of development as
the erolites which fall from the air, are found
,harpened at every corner by their constant
4ttrition. Nearly all good things and all bad
things, have originated among large masses of
men, thrown together for the pursuit of bust
ness, the enjoyment of pleasure, life OF ele-
CANT leisure, or one of covert crime. With your
the current news of this great and growing city.
which to inherent attractiveness, now has aid
ed the interest of the glorious National Jubilee
which is casting its shadow before.
MARCH OF IMPROVEMENT.
During the past year there were 5,l98 permits
issued for the erection of new buildings, and ], :
1872 permits for improvements, alterations and
additions upon those already erected. The
splendid new edfce of the Guarantee, Trust
and Safe Deposit Company, now in process of
construction, on Chestnut street below Fourth,
is to cost upwards of $500, 900. A magnificent
new building is being erected for the Philadel-
phia, Trust, Safe Deposit, and Insurance Com
pany, above Fourth street, on the lot adjoining
the Philadelphia Bank. Already 100000 have
been expended on the massive structure of the
New York Mutual Life Insurance Company
at the north west corner of Tenth and Chest
| nut streets. The new building for the use of
the Adams Express Company, atSixteenth and
Market, which was commenced last October
will be finished next month, and, excepting
| the Public Buildings, is the most important
and marked improvement in Market street.
After the winter stoppage, the working men
have resumed work upon the building for the
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, at Broad
and Cherry, the estimated cost of which is $780,
600. The Academy of Natural Sciences are
erecting large and suitable building for their
use at Nineteenth and Race, which will cost
$500, 900. The new Lutheran Church, at the
| south west corner of Broad and Arch, is nearly
| finished, and, when completed, will vie in at
tractiveness with the handsome edifices of the
Methodist and Baptist denominations on the
opposite corners.
GENERAL SCOTT.
grand bronze statue Of Gen. Winfield Scott,
| has been cast in this city, from a model fur
| nished from New York. Itrepresents the Cen
era standing erect, every inch a soldier in bear
| ing, Just as in life, as those who knew him can
easily recall. The pose of the figure is grace
full and dignifed, and the expression of the
face is full of character and spirit. The statue
is destined TO beautify the grounds of the Sol
ders' Orphans Home in Washington city. 1t
was exhibited to the public view on last Friday
| prior to its removal to its destination, and at.
tracted much attention.
WHITE ELEPHANT.
| Adam Forepaugh, proprietor of the great an
| imal show, which has been exhibited all over
| the country, has received letter from the Of
| fee of the consulate of the United States in
| Bangkok, Siam, stating that his agent is now
on his way hither, in the Dutch ship "Osten,
| bringing with him a white elephant, the first
| that ever left the kingdom of Siam.
THE TEMPERANCE CRUSADE.
| On last Sabbath, meetings of the friends of
| the temperance movement were held in vari-
Gus parts of the city. The women seem to be
| in dead earnest, and many of the "lords of ere.
| alton" rendering them their aid. What
| will come OF the crusade remains to be SEEM
AT one of the meetings on Sunday, petition
was read asking the Legislature to prevent any
| man, who either drank or sold liquor, from
| serving upon jury which would have to de
eide cases concerning the violation of the Sun
| day liquor law. Mrs. DR.. French, who takes q
very prominent part in the crusade in an ad-
dress, stated, that since the commencement o.
| the operations of the temperance bands, 4SC
persons had been reclaimed and that $50 per
sons are now engaged praying between three
| and four o'clock daily, for the reclamation o
| the intemper Last Sabbath was the second
under the liquor law closing the saloons in the
| city. There were but few drunken men seer
on the streets, and the saloons were all ap
parently closed, but to the knowing ones there
were plenty of chances for nip. There wa:
an increase of seventeen in the number of ar
| rests for drunkenness compared with the
| number on the first Sunday.
| CENTENNIAL.
| The Common Council Chamber was filled or
| last Monday by the merchants and business
men for the purpose of taking action looking tc
an early comm encement of the work upon the
| proposed Centennial buildings, at Fairmount
| Park. So great was the crowd that an adjourn
| ment was had to Independence Square, where
III immense assemblage gathered And there
upon the very spot where the nations birth
" is first announced to the people, their chill
| iren were found in eager counsel over the best
| way to secure proper celebration of the hun
| iredth return of the nations anniversary
| The old spirit was still there. One grand, no.
| bic, patriotic purpose swayed the throng, and
| one fixed resolution inspired all hearts. Thus
| far the Board of Finance have received sub
| scriptions from our citizens, in round figures
of 81 900, 900; from the steam railways running
| into the city, $500,00 from the city govern
| ment, 100000, and from the State of Pennsyl-
vania the pledge of 81, 100000. This looks like
business. On all sides there is indicated a firm
determination to make the occasion glorious
success, worthy of our prosperous past, our hap
| py present, and our radiant future.
PETROLEUM.
brisk business seems to be doing in this
article. During the past week, 27,SOO barrels
| of crude and 1854 barrels of refined, making
a total of 1884 barrels, were received at this
| point. During the same time six vessels clear
ed for foreign ports, with ,l2548S gallons OF
refined petroleum.
4 LARGE VESSEL.
On Wednesday afternoon the new steamship
''City of Peking," was launched at Chester. 1t
is said to be the largest vessel ever built in this
or any other county, except the "Great Eas-
term 1t is owned by the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company of New York, and will be run
between San Francisco and China and Japan.
is dimensions are Length over all, 42O feet,
length on load line, 396 feet 6 inches, length OF
beam, moulded Al feet inches; depth, 3S feet
6 inches tonnage, 5000 tons.
But enough for this time. If brevity is the
soul of wit, surely prolixity cannot add much
to the value of correspondence. Yours ever,