The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-06

ANOTHER ssoLD DEFENDER OF BALTIMORE IN
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FROM THE BRITISH IN
1Sl2-MANNERs AND MORALITY IN THE PAST
TRADE AND POLITICS.
BALrlxoRx, May 3. 1875
jesse +. Hiss, another OF the old Defenders" OF
Baltimore, Is in his eighty ninth year Within a
year his memory good, his mind ms nrm
and his frame strong AZ at any previous period
OF his life, but attcr'y nc has Srokcn greatly.
Tho fell destroyer has laid his heavy hand upon
him. and though he strives hard to nonrish the
wonderful vitality that has long sustained him'
Il Is evident to his friends that he Is wreck
OF his former SELF He gladly welcomed the HERALD
correspondents to-day and cour,cousy waved him to
seat apologizDg for not being able RISE lilo said he
hna often read that paper w;th delight and believed u
TO be the greatest journal in the world II was one Of
the most remarkable evidences of what energy anu
talent could accomplish in this great country In ro
ply TO my questions he said:-'i am IN favor OF the
State governments have done everything in their
powSr that It's success may be assured was born
in Baltimore county and came to the city In 1900.
Baltimore city AZ tint time embraced Ia the county,
sTRicTxEss or MORALS IN ThE FAST.
sswherc WAS raised there were no nmuscments cx-
ccpt going To church. That was about all people
thought Of They strict that people actually
would not allow their children 10 play with those OF
o cne,, 40, lar from US In lsoo and Con-
raised some very One horses but We we're not
charmakiny with Mr. Fisher. tho grandfather OF tho
present bankers Major General Stansbury was at that
time a very distinguished man IN Baltimore county and
rival Of General Rdgcley, whom he several times
oulstripped for the Legislature. General John Eager
Howard, OF Revolutionary fame, Generals Smiih aud
Hollins aud tho divers aud Sterretts were all prom
ineut men. remember we'll
BoxAPARrx's MARRIAGE
In 1903 with Miss Patterson, and The excitement u
created Baltimore IL was customary then Tor Indies
to wear short sleeves and long gloves which
they wrinkied when they moved their arms, and
ad IN wen mn brooches.
remember au old man, named Stcwart, manuiac-
OF nails He was very rich and somewhat eccen-
trc He wore a queue down his back fully aynrd long.
We had u circus, theatre and museum in Baltimore ut
that timc but thoy much sricter with boys than
they arc now, aud were not permitted to frequent
such places. Baltimore in the old time was great
place for cock lighting Tho most respectable citizens
raised thor birds and took the deepest interest Their
performances Trade was very brisk previous 10 the
war OF 1872 We used TO ship chairs around Cape Horn
and we did tremendous business with tho West
Indies. There was also large trade carried on with
the East Indies. have known whole cargo OF tea to
be sold hero at a time.
"As 20 elections do not believe they have been
or ever viii be entirely fair They used TO cheat good
deal in old times. IL was donc in a quiet way and
generally in small way Men Were Dough. UP b ,mdi
better class Of men were elected IN hose days TO
nll the Offices.
ssWhen the broke out in 1912 went down TO An
napolis and was sworn in. was In the race from
Badcnseurg was getting oyer III, s,,d fence a lutte
head heels. never stopped TO pick him up, but
went straight ns fast as 1 could CO. stopped at .
and got my dinner and slept on the door that
night: but they yelled THAI tho British were coming
tho morning and without stopping 10 settle WITH
my landlord made tho best of my way 10 baltimore.
At the battle OF North Point We wore cntrenched IN
Pattcrsons Park where the Notifications stl remain
remember tho riot OF 1912 at tho time General Lngan
was killed. | participated in II IL grew out OF the
war | have always been democrat. went for jack
son because he came next to Washington, and only
wish no aiive that might vote for him now"
Az this point your correspondent thought Il udvlsa-
BILE 70 discontinue his questions as the Old gentleman
was very feeble and his "reminiscences seemed 70 excite
him.