The Baltimore County union., 1875-11-27
Letter from. BoIti1more.

TO-mOrrOW
holiday. As matter of course no business OF
momsnt will be transacted. Some jubilee is near
Al hand. There is something in the atmosphere,
as before the Christmas holidays, which unmis-
takably fertells a good time coming. Our mar
kets have been superabundantly supplied with
fat turkeys ducks geese, chickens and other good
things in anticipation of the grand festival All
who possibly can will have good dinners and
glorious feasting. Let US hope those glorious
privileges may be at their command, In woria
like ours Of tell, trouble, sorrow ana misfortune,
it is well poor humanity, even in its numples.
sphere may have the poor satisfaction OF once IN
year at least of enjoying some OF ifes comforts.
/ myself would have the whole world De happy
not only on special days set apart by secular law,
but always. | never did see any use IN making
people miserable, if there was IN them any true
merit. 1t is hard life at best. There should
consequently be some crumbs Of comfort, especlal-
ly for those who toll incessanty to keep soul and
body together whilst passing through lie weary
pilgrimage. We will then be thankful Tor small
favors-larger ones in propcrtion-and 60 on our
way rejoicing.
| maid brief visit to Towsontewn yesterday,
ENJOYING the luxury of cold chilly ride in the
horse cars of one hour and twenty minutes after
leaving Baltimore This impressed me with the
idea that q steam railway is absolutely necessary
between these ponts-Baltimore and your city
which would make the time in twenty or
twenty-five minutes with comfortable cars and
stoves in them, at an expense OF twenty-five OF
thirty cents for the round trip instead oil nity
cents as now charged. | am glad, however, 10
learn that there are haltering prospects OF lne
railroad being completed at no distant daJ, tne
| track of which is now graded, bridges ouilt,
cross-tes procured, and all in readiness to lay
down the rails, from Swami Lake, or where 1t
| intersects the Northern Central, TO Towsontown,
distance of only two miles. This work con-
summated, as it hopefully promises TO be, must
prove immeasursbly advantageous and convent
ent to your town and citizens OF the surrounding
| country. as it must also be to us OF Baltimore
1t would make only pleasant breakfast, dinner
could sD:nd h a%nes 1 IN or Bar
| tmore county, living cheaply, comfortably and
| do business in Baltimore. Aside from these So
cial conveniences such road would greatly de-
| velope the resources aad business OF the county
and its beautiful county seat. Every encourage
ment ought to be extended toward so favorable
| and desirable an enterprise. The Northern Gen.
tral Company, | learn, have agreed to work the
road when it is finished and aid likewise in its
construction. The much talk about a Narrow
gauge read to run between Towsontown and
Baltimore has all subsided into moonshine and is
destined to sleep in oblivion. Give US then the
steam railway as above referred to and every
| reasonable desire can be accommodated.
1t was my misfortune to take with me yesIer-
day into your town a terrible rain storm and
horrible weather AS it was a portion of my
business to pedestranate considerably, the want
of brick or marble pavements, in your main
thoroughfares and suburban avenues, soon forced
the necessity Of coming into that universal coun-
try fashion of rolling up pantaloons SO as to save
| them from wet and mud or stuff the lower ex-
/ 4. ,lar fta ba1t
could. 1t was an awful day both in country and
city. brought enough Baltimore county soil
| home on my boots to iertlize an acre of Mont
| gomery county land where kildeers sometimes die
1 from natural starvation.
Business made it necessary to visit your Balti-
| more county Jail, and was glad to meet there
the newly elected Sheriff. Stephen Barton, Esq,
whose clever, gentlemanly department gave me
most favorable impression OF him. If all fortu-
nate Reformers or potato Bugs" are like him,
even "ring Democrats and their friends, defeat
ed at the recent election, can have no cause OF
complaint. Genuine honesty speaks from every
feature of Mr.. Barton's face and have no doubI
he will make a most excellent Sheriff, true to
duty ia every respect. His newly appointed war
den, Mr.. John W. Fisher, found very polite and
attentive, fully competent to the important trust
assigned him. should take him to be a young
man of kindly feelings though stern and deter
mined in the discharge Of his duties. The jail
was clean, neat and in good order throughout.
In it were some forty prisoners, all OF whom
spoke favoraby of the treatment extended to-
wards them. Quite number Of cases removed
from Baltimore are there awaiting trial. Sheriff
Barton, his warden and deputies are all clever
and politely attentive.
did not see the new States Attorney who
succeeds Mr.. Talbott-Mr. Spencer-but know
| - 4 faoI in Y
and fitness for the responsible position ia
which citizens of Baltimore county have chosen
him. Though my Democratic friends were griev-
ously taken aback, yet there is consolation in
knowing that the Reformers, or 'Potato Bugs, u
haYeo oG GGRqag qgggesd a9d fH t9 f %beb az
heme-John E. Owens, the universally favorite
comedian, when abroad, is now filing magnii
cent engagement at the Academy of Music
With him, taking important female parts, is Miss
Minnstte Thompson, beautiful young lady OF
Washington, D. c., and excellent family, who
has just gone upon the stage to make it her pro-
fession. She has done admirably and alread Y
become great favorite showing decided talent.
A few years hence and she bids fair to equal the
celebrated Maggie Mitchell in talents, acting and
| fortune. Ford's Opera House is also great at
| traction and we'll filled nightly. Fair audiences
are always at old Holiday street theatre and the
favorite Central, the latter being legitimate var-
| eties and well worth visiting.
Tell your Baltimore county authorities to put
up more street lamps in the ''belt' near the
boundary-especially at the corner of Denmead
and st. Paul streets-or "Nestor'' will never
cease pitching into them for inexcusabIe negli-
gence. If they want to collect taxes from people
living there they must give them more light
Between 5000 and 1000 of our citizens will
visit Philadelphia and the Centennial grounds
tomorrow. The celebrated Fifth Regiment
leaves at IL O'Clock tonight for Cambridge to
spend Thanksgiving
Patrick Mcdonald, he policeman who killed
Alex. Brown, coored, whose case consumed last
and part of this week in the Criminal Court, was
to-day convicted Of mansaughter. He will prob
ably get IL or Is months in Jail. 1t was a for
tunate verdict FOR him. NEsToR.