The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1876-05-27
Letter from Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, May Oath, 1876.
This being the Pimlico race week-spring
ssason-it was supposed Q large crowd would be
in attendance, as there was an unusually fine
stud Of horses on the ground. Thus far, how
ever, fewer persons have been here than have
ever seen on such an occasion, though the weather
proved especially propitious. 1t seems to nae
there must be something defective about the
management of these races. They have not been
half advertised in the country and city papers as
hitherto, or as they should have been. Mr.. Fer
guson, whe has charge of this department, ap-
pears not to understand his business. There
have been no large handbis as usual no notices.
Officially in our weekly papers-oniy meagre
ones in the dailies-and many country journals
ignored entirely, so that people really who de-
pended upon such sources for information failed
in getting it. There is something niggardly and
small about the whole management, to which
may be attributed the partial failure of the pres
ent season. The attendance yesterday and to-
day was unusually small. People were at sea
for want of information. Mr.. Ferguson is very
clever lawyer, but he does not know how to run
theatres 1.-THE Academy of Music) nor races.
person who understands These things better is
needed in both places to make them success
he who does not know what newspapers can do
by being literally awaited of-country and city
in popularizing and giving success to amuse-
ments, is not fit to manage them. 1t would
therefore, be prudent, as also profitable, for the
Pimlico Company and the Academy of Music, to
leok out for new manager. The entire spring
season of the Pimlico races this year promises to
be failure, so far at least as attendance and NO.
toriety are concerned. have never before seen
fewer strangers in Baltimore ON such an occa-
sion. The weeklies here have always been con-
sidered favorite mediums likewise county pa
pers) to advertise these races, but Mr.. Ferguson.
or those controlling him, have totally ignored
them and hence the result. Possibly better wis
dom may prevail henceforward.
learn with great pleasure that young Miss
Whelan, who was so terribly injured recently by
the negro Brown, who attempted to assaSsinate
by striking her two blows on the head with an
axe whilst she was asleep in her chamber, is re-
covering somewhat though still suffering much
pain and not wholly cut of danger. knew this
young lady and her mother well. She is
accomplished and very interesting, belong
ing to one of our best known and respectable
families. The wouldbe assassin is still in Jail.
He, of course, will go to the penitentiary, but
ought to be hung whether Miss Whelan lives or
dies. The people, had they an opportunity,
would be glad to lynch him. He has fully con-
fessed his guilt and alleges no excuse except that
be knows not why he did the deed.
David Peyton, the notorious burglar whe es-
capped from our city Jail last Sunday morning,
has not yet been caught. The last heard of him
was at York, Pa, where he stopped over night
leaving his stolen horse and wagon. This is the
same fellow whose trial (removed from Bati-
more) teok place several menths ago at Towson-
| town and the four indictments against him were
quashed, he being sent back to Baltimore for re-
| indictment and trial Peyton had escaped from
the Massachusetts, penite1tiary, where he yet
owes a servitude of six years. There were any
number of charges against him ia Washington,
| D. c., Philadelphia and elsewhere. There are
| great doubts if be be caught. He has the repu-
tatioH of being very desperate man. James
Sanford, his accomplice, who escaped when they
were being taken to Towsontown, was again
caught stealing in New Jersey and sent to the
pententiary for ten years. The other young
white felow-a common thief-who got away
at the same time from Deputy Sheriff Knight, is
| still at large. A reward has been offered by ouI
| Jail authorizes for Peyton.
| Contrary to expectation the Centennial thus taI
has been of no business service to our city -
| Those going to it seem to pass through barring
a few xceptions-without stopping or spending
a dollar. Very many OF our own citizens are
saving up what money they can spare to visi
the exhibition and spend it in Philadelphia, thu;
preventing them from INDUCING in pleasures a
| home. AS a consequence our various summer
excursions, picnics, etc., likely to be neglect
ed, so doubt if the Centennial will do us much
good outside Of patriotism.
Our city fathers have ignored the 4th of July,
refusing to make any appropriations for its cele
bration here this year. Whatever is done or
that occasion must, therefore, be outworkec
privately.
There is increased excitement among the Dem
scrats here in reference to electing delegates t
| THAR State Ton vaption fe nominate depOatpc
ST. Louis. There is scarcely a doubt but Gov
Tilden is the choice of the Maryland Democracy
though they will go in for whatever turns up
As the Democratic horoscope now reveals mat
tiers there really seems 20 hope for its members
Never did party so completely kill itself. They
are at wide differences upon all leading subjects
plitamong themselves irrecoverably and irrecou
cilably, without actual hope or confidence
The Republican sentiment seems concentrating