Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-07-08
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| Special Corrsspondeacc q oe - si.sv, --sssss
BArrrn6ns, JuAs 1. lssc.
1t will be imposihls - give 80 sysu
a brief summary. of 80 s1A1 h thi1
beautiful city. In. popalalioa, Balti-
more is the fourth city IN IL Union, !
and its borders afs IspidIy sxisadiag|
on all sides. Its general Appsnlanes 81
very striking. It q B city a hilis. Its|
streets are moderately vide eaAd regular, |
with many exceptioas, Gope q iis|
principal ones are Just be rsveele oil
this. An apparsntly o. bisctiohablsI
feature may be noted. II sewerage il
defective in being sbovos sQround. ny,
apparently Objectionable, for while Il =
more unsightly it i ~ q claimed for
ground system Of ssweragS. which -
often defective and poisonous. 4hs
numerous parks, scattersd .thkough-
out the city, are all well arranged ,orna-
mental, and afording Opportunities for
recreation and pleasure unsurpassed by
few if any of our large cities. sS Il {
The General Conferenes OF tho NJ
E. Church which couyensl Ia ttis city
just month ago to-day. closed its
labors yesterday. In some respects the
present General Conferences Il ono Of
the most important in the history Of tho
Church. Two centennials ass now, pass-
ing through the minds OF Methodirtl
people One Ecclesiastical the Other
National. just 100 YAM aao 4 lfar
22,) Methodist ConfefSnoe. ri The
first time, was held In thie uity, which
though an annual gatherjng. or assem-
ference. It comprised a 'iinin;sieu fala
there were in this country rnpfes6at;px
q church of nearly s, 600 inSnbers. Al
the end Of century, the prsAsnt Gem
eral Conference meets in thu ,sArAe city.
But observe the change, Theg gGenstul
Conference has grown into i body of
$50 members, (ninisters and 7liSSsn).
| representing over "a, 600 Bi6ieteit tSnd :
membership of 2,000, COO /: r..if "a
count the various diyisions af sNefh,
odism, all of which are lsgitinete 81.
shoots, then we have grand stutal ~
Al. 900 preachers and ovef 8.0Q0 900
members. Perhaps ons of ths 1S1st I'M.
portant transactions OF :bnaiaeee of IL
whole General Conferences. va ;ths ar.
pointment of coinmittee to confer
with like COMMITTEES from tk1 n. Il
Church south, and make sueh .efr.nce-
ments as may be necessary for !. ihtmal
union OF these two great MAthodist
bodies. -
An excursion down The Chssspsake
Bay, to the Naval Academy IS ANA
lis, was one of the pleaaAnt coaktesias
extended to the Ganef11 O66leaNnce
during its session, 81 CAptsr Epsiwn. In
behalf of the Maryland Stesmboaf Com
pany. The day was delighttnL snd ~
General Conference was most cofsd;allx
received by Admiral Rodgers U r.
Academy, and the excafsinn inIssveus,,
way was o decided success. sThe -
portunity presenting itsslf, i@prox1 Is
the privilege, of being present 1t he =
moral services ofour Union sol ldiAeRN N1n
lie sleeping in the Soldiers Ce,uefest -
near the city. Decoration day = ncw
generally observed throughout ihn ot.
About $500 Union and 500 O6a4sas
crate soldiers are buried herss II 1arsss
vices were very impresss&Ss tn Rxavous
were literally strewn with A66sEr. aS
occasional wreath and minietura - ~ !
the head and foot Of each. foS =
stand enclosed on al ddSs VIII ~
stars and stripes, stirring and appdtouri
ate addresses were delivered. The 1ca8
impressive feature of the whole seFvjce
was the singing by select number q
orphan children, near 80 by tho late
civil war. Passing leisureiy through
the cemetery, my attention was arrested
by this inscription written oh quite 8:
number of head-boar1s: .sgUnknown
Union soldier" How many yacanA
places in thousands Of homes throuok-
out our country are thus accountsd torl
The Baltimorians are Justly proudxd "a
some of their public baildipaa 1h6
Mount Vernon Place ~, y, Church.
City Hall, Academy Of Muslc, "a. are !
ali grand monuments of aIohi{ecturnl
skill and beauty. The latter {kcidsmv
of Music) especially, is n6tsd f0r sts %
coustic properties. OAe a fhes ckief
architects of England. seat ahscad 81
the Queen, selected this q one of -
most perfect in its design in thia -
spect, of any similar buildin4 in EoxOpe
or the United Ststes. HQiflppae =
city of churches and certaialy sas q the .
best Sabbath observing d6d M NJ svsr
been my privilege "a viait. No
German gardens, variety stof6s, ,or even
barber shops, are allowed to II. kept
open on Sunday.
Before bidding adieu .t1sDa Da1finors.
word more is due. There iseaz ar g !.
sociability and hospitality ahsst Il
people which I have failed t0 And else-
where Our visit in every r6sps6t. hes
been of the most pleasant aad = e66iahls
character. Even the 6k1aaered
gentry with white :ueekrfia0s 80
honored our Presbyterien lsi 8
Brooklyn with their presenco. bSg5 ejyen
as the go-by. ;ziaaesss =
We leave for the Natisndt Css1lal 60
day. Rurus WnaAuhoff u.
TERRITORY OF PEMDINA- eenalo
Committee on Territories haS. 11pssd a
report bill to establish 36 6l1iikorys-
Of Pembina. the proposed teEilsssy
TO consist OF the portion e - 63aoaif
Territory Of Dokota whi4h = r =
the 46th parallel, Tho S6 u
Dakota has several time 3 = =
Nos, ryxAao L., Asv:lng = 81 &f{ IxSS.