The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-03-16
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
st. Patrick's Day-York Road R. R. Com
pany and it's Ofacials-Jas. Mccoy,
the Bigamist- Temperance-Dis-
appointed Office Seekers
End OF the Eastern War
The Money Market
-BuSineSS &c.
BALTIMORE, March 18th, 1873.

BALTIMORE, March 18th, 1873.
jolly son of the Emerald Isle was not far
wrong the other day in saying, according to his
belief, st. Patrick could not be far off. He located
him somewhere in Canada or roaming about the
Northern lakes, predicting he would soon be in
this latitude kicking up dust From the APP
peaTance of things coming in range Of sold prob
ability's" province think his saintship must al
ready have come among us slightly ahead of time.
We have had numerous heavy showers accompa-
MED with vivid lightning and loud peals of thun-
der. These were particularly noticeable yesterday
afternoon and last night Frogs were resurrected
from their dormant slumbers and snakes walked
up. Next Sunday 9th inst will be, if history
is correct, the natal anniversary of Irelands pa
iron saint may, therefore, look out for squalls,
unless the palm is calamity yielded to Shela, or
Mrs. St. Patrick, who claims Monday following
her birthday. i recolect st. Patrick's day here
many years ago when there was snow three or four
inches deep, fair sleighing and intensely cold
weather 1t was, indeed, put down as among the
coolest days of the winter 1t calls to mind the
extreme contrast of atmosphere between then and
now. We have certainly had most remarkable
winter-ony two SHOWS, very little freezing and
but moderate supply of ice.
| have heard some talk of steam locomotives be-
ing attached to the Towsontown passenger cars.
This would certainly be desirable improvement
in every respect. Before many years we shall
have almost q cOnJlnu0uS street between D0lJmOre
| and your village The increase of population and
other developments along that route must then de-
mand increased facilities of travel or transit to
| and fro. Those, therefore, in management of that
line must be vgilant and avail of whatever OppOr-
tunitos are offered whereby to keep pace with the
march of improvement in this progressive age
Whilst referring to this road it is but fair for me
to say, as your correspondent, that l am much in
debted to the agents, conductors and drivers Tor
| facilities and kindnesses afforded by them. Mr.
| j. Edward Bacon, the ticket agent here, is ever
polite, attentive and faithful to duty, always ac-
commodating. He has hosts of friends who speak
| in his praise The same may be said of Mr.. John
| Hartley, filling similar position in Towsontown
The conductors, Messrs. George Galloway, James
Brown Henry Zoll, Joshua Frock, Philip Warfeld
and Charles Becker, and the drivers, Messrs. NJ
L. Hartzel, Thos Ewing, Andrew Reuter- and
| Michael 0'Day, arc ever attentive and especially
accommodating. The line is doing, as learn, fail
business with gradual increase of travel. Th'
higher officials are James G. Wilson, president
| Allen Dorsey, superintendent and A. ID. Sanks
agent 1t is hoped the time will come when cars
can depart from each terminus at intervals of ter
minutes instead of every hour as now. This done
with steam applied, cannot but add greatly to thu
business and faclities-also profts-Of the road
serving also to develOpe and build up improve
ments all along the line. Not more than twenty
minutes or half hour at farthest should be required
to 90 between Baltimore and TOwsontOvn by rail
Cheaper fare could also be afforded II such wer
the case.
! last week made slight reference to the case o
James Mccoy who was tried and convicted in on
Criminal Court of bigamy. He still remains il
Jail awaiting the result of motion for new trial
Ills counsel, Messrs. Heusler and Graf, entertain
hopes of getting for him anothera and morethoroug
investigation provided the Supreme Bench grant
it, The case will be argued, probably, next week
| yrhn oh was
make a victim out of this man, which, If 1t ca
hereafter be shown by establishing his innocence
must give great satisfaction to his friends and &C
auaintance There is considerable sympathy i
, his favor with those who best know him. In cas-
the motion for trial fails and sentence Is IN
hicted, it renders null and cOid the second marrag
| to Miss Hancock and is tantamount to dlvorc
from his first or real wife.
The local option advocates here are much dis
appointed at the failure of their bill before tn
t Legislature. They are still earnestly engaged
the cause of temperance, determined never to CIV
f up the ship whilst there is shot in the locker
This is cOmmendable and let US hope good fruit
f in the way of sobriety with temperance IN a
= things may come of their works. 1t may be vel
however, the next time not to aim at too much bl
proceed by degrees until sobriety covers the who
earth as the waters cover the sea. No one can OF
ject to good being done even if through slow d.
/, grees and enduring patience.
T. There are a good many melancholy faces
n Democrats too-around about the City Hall,
q clerks in the new tax collectors department, wi
: lost their places in consequence of others ben
l., appointed thereto. The pressure of office seekn
asagl El 81 yasans 81 Ss%l
c ing.
Col. S. C. Little, of Guys Monument House, lie
here yesterday afternoon for Europe and sailed l.
day in the steamer Algeria, accompanied by h
son, from New York. He purposes making
: general tour and will attend the Paris exhibitio
e Mr.. Thos. Boylan, Mr.. Little's partner will ha,
y full charge of the establishment, and no doubt
: things up to the full satisfaction of guests.
i From what l can learn rather an unusual nun
l. Der OF BaltimOreans purpOsng making SUNNI
trips to the Old World this season. Most of the
will sail direct from here in the German line.
There will, as matter of course, be a lars
= amount of tinkering before peace is thorough
settled in Europe, or between Russia and Turke
The end, however, has substantially come. The
D will be no more war for some time to come, an
= people may as well content themselves with a b.
lief in that fact, making calculations accordingl,
The period for specializing in materals-breat
stus, etc.-incdent to demands of national strife
and conflicts, has passed. Large failures no
taking place in many of the great commercial Ger
tres are, in great measure results of speculation
; and miscalculatiOns regarding European affair
| am happy to believe that but few if any of GU
Baltimore merchants will suffer much. The
dealt, generally speaking, cautiously, though som
have been bitten slightly.
There is more hopeful business outlook her
and elsewhere. Money appears to circulate NOR
freely, with an increasing disposition among cap
italists to place it into trade channels Prospect
are that large number of new buildings and i'm
provements will be put up in and around Balti
more this summer and fall. A goodly quantit
now progressing in the "belt" and that vicinity
People arc gradually getting reconced to sive
and willingly accept it. A number of persons pa,
out gold dollars in change. This, however, is don
by way of advertisement. Money is what may b.
termed "easy." Our banks discount freely al
good paper and glad to get it. No doubt the,
would willingly negotiate your Baltimore county
loan-jump at it.
Amusements are fairly attended. "The Cele
brated Case" has large run at Ford's. 1t il
highly amusing and interesting. Friday nigh
next is its last presentation here.
| We have slightly cooler weather to-day will
clouds and some raip. No special damage by the
storms of yesterday and last night. NEsToR.