The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-09-18
Correspondence Baitiaors County UaioH.
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
The County Fair-The Maine Election
Tho I'D District Muddie-The Old
Observation-Disclosures, Etc.

BALTIMORE, September 18th. 1850.
IL Is gratifying TO notice that your Baltimore
county Agricultural Fair, which took place at
Timopium last week, though unpropitious weather
prevailed two or three days, decided success,
coming fully up to the highest hopes and expcc,a.
lions Of every one. Had the weather been fair the
attendance would no doubt have been very large.
As II was, however, there can be no cause Of com
plant. II Is shown by this second annual meet.
Ing Of the association that II Is destined Co be
complete success rs IL grows In years, fully
pairing with any other fair of the kind in Mary
laRd. not even emitting the great annual cattle
show or agricultural exhibition which comes OF at
Frederick city about the middle Of October. 1
have converscd with quite a number Of our Bal,i-
morcans, ladies and gentlemen. who were at your
show and all Of them agree in giving high praise
They speak most enthusiastically of the part your
noble county ladies took in the enterprise and
their heroic perseverance In being present regard
less Of the Indictment weather a part of the time
Their great pleasure seemed TO exist in a deter
mination 20 make success of the fair which their
presence. countcnaneing and efforts did most cFcc-
tually. am glad 10 know desirable financial aud
other results have attended IL. II would really DO
particularly hatiering TO your ladcs-young and
middlc-aged-tO know how dcserveily they have
been spoken Of
may simply say to you just here. and briefly,
that the late election in Maine has not gone OK.
actly as our Republican friends had hoped or cx-
different from what they rather apprehcndcd after
finding the Democrats, fusionisis. Grccnoackers
and some other outsiders had united against the
Republican party in this contest. Those who
were coolest and ffcest from excitement were very
doubtful of carrying the State ON the Gubernato-
rial question with such odds arrayed against them
tho Republicans-this time. though they doubt
eli not that they would retain both Houses Of the
Legislature by handsome majortics. as IL IL shown
they have done. whilst the Fusionisi or Grccnbaek
Governor has been elected by very incagre ma.
joTity. Though the result IL not exactly such a.
Republicans expected. yet IL l. no triumph on the
other side. II shows cOnclusiycly. when the great
National contest comes for Prcsidrn; and the vote
l. divided in Maine between three or more parties
as IL surely will be. each on their own account.
ani Republicans united as they will be. the clcc.
toral vote Of that State will. beyond all question:
be put down 10 the side aud credit of ten. TAR
field. What seems t. work-or have worked
temporarily in favor of Democracy u, the Maine
election last Monday will certainly work To it,
Vantage hereafter Mt other elections III To-
the Presidential contest in No,cmbcr. that i. the
odium AMI unp"puiariiy with all parties and all
solid thinking business men. tnancicrs. against
grecnbackism. rag-moncy. initiation and other
things incident thereto. All astuic persons, il
would seem. except some unlct;crcd Ignorant
voters in Maine. have long since found out by
practical experience that unTc,lccmablc paper will
not command labor - dcsirnbly b. the hard eur
AMI silver. Fearing. therefore. that this rcpuIia-
tel paper currency AMI the s'luailng RAJ baby
may again be- nifu'lct into cur National Affairs.
all sensible citizens will spurn it aud iiscoun,c-
nance the party tDcmocraiicl within: just now
A. in Maine last Monday" take ii 10 their ARA.
to be nursel only for sinister purpose. There
need be no apprehension. therefore. &c Maine go
ing for Democracy when ,hc p"!s he's vote Tor
President. Everybody knows tina; the grca, lcldl
ing states "f New York. Pcnnsy Ivania. Ohio and
Illinois earnestly fer a solid metallic currency
such We now have. and fearing any attempt To-
disturb the currency and finances n now existing.
they. and even Indiana. will support Republican.
ism rather than h,1tard the possibility oG even
tampering with what is known {" be- good.
placing "a now. financially and otherwise in the
front rank of nations.
Our Democratic friends &c the - ton src..ionai
district Of Maryland appear 20 have gotten spinc
what into trouble in nominating Dr. Shaw. If Car
roll county. instead of nominating the present
representative. Hon. j. Fred. c. Talbot; Of your
county. DR.. Shaw. therefore. has resigned the
nomination conferred upon him. feeling saie in
holding n more valuable "iice-Clcrk Of the Car
roll county couri-now in his possession like u
bird ia the hand. 4 ncw convention. | learn i.
10 be called. when and where il il understood the
honor Of second NJ minatioL will still fall upon
Mr.. Talbot. or that. a. IL Is claimed justice will
siill be done also TO Baltimore county
The little band Of Old Defenders of Baltimore
in the war 1872 had II very pleasant time in cclc
brating the anniversary Of the battle Of North
Point the 18th inst. at Druid Hill Park. There
were not more than half dozen of real defenders
there. the youngest being 80 and the Oldest, Mr..
Bachelor, 20 years. lie i. still well. hearty and
vigorous for one ii hi. extreme age. 4 few more
years and there will he more Of these veterans
left 10 celebrate the lay. but they will ever be
held in kind recollection.
The recent coo! days and nights have caused
many Of our citizens VII" were in ;hc country To-
come home and again enter into life. busy ciiy
scenes and avocaiions. There il within few
days past palPabc disarpcaring oi the Old straw
hats. replacing them either with the reserved
wooden. or silk. or new one from the celebrated
establishment Of Mr.. Il. q. Taylor Or some Of the
other places Of its kinl in the city. Taylor seems
very busy.
business il improving and growing active in all
departments with cheering promises log the future
Our merchants are confident of wholesome fall
trade. IL looks very much ~ if there would be
cheeriulncss and prosperity all around. Such u;
least may be inferred from what can he sccn
throughout the city. food prices are apt TO pre-.
vail for all staple articles. There those who
feel confident of all farmer staple. bringing good
rates.
The Democratic jubilation and joiliacation /.
not quite 50 great here to-day a. 1t was yesterday
when they supposed they had swept verything-
Governor. Legislature aud al!--befurc them. Now
they see only meagrc or almost doubtful majori-
~ for their fusion, "grcehbaek, ""ra. baby" and
deplorable Democratic candidate for Goycrnor.-
The most will doubtless be made Of il by .alutc.
Dragging and boasting. They know, however, IL
IL not much TO rejoice
There has been very agreeable change In the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ranging from 81 10 d
and 20 degrees in the shade. Mosquitoes, never.
thcless. are in great abundance and intoicrable
annOyancc-worse than ever known before in Bal
tmore. They have made our city really unde.ir.
a re- in a sha