Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-08-26
RIETTMGR II.
Political Notes Winans' Grounds
WiimingtOnians in Baltimore
The New ..Sun,, building.


winning onians in baltimore
The New ..Sun, building.
srccal Correspondence of STATE journal.
BALTIMORE, August Is The event Of
the past few days, in Baltimore, has been
the departure of the Baltimore Com
manderes to the Grnud Conclave at
Chicago. The Baauseant Commandery
left on Thursday and was followed on
Saturday by the other two communicates
They were accompanied by the band OF
the Fifth Regiment and presented n fine
appearance on the streets on the way to
the depot.
The amount of building being done in
this city at the present time is remarkable,
On every hand you see old buildings
being torn down and replaced by hand
some store houses. The new Sun build
ing, southeast corner OF Baltimore and
Eutaw streets, will be one of the finest
newspaper offices ia the United States,
when completed. 1t is six stories in hight
and the cellar is So feet deep.
The Sun and american have long been
rivals and the office of the latter, splen-
did edtice, is situated on the opposite
corner from the building now occupied
10y the Sun. The first number of the
American that was issued from the new
office contained the following query {:
"Why is the .imey9G1n office the loftiest
building in the Z" "Bacsuse it is
higher than the sun" 1t now looks as if
the Sun was about to eclipse the American
:. The political field is not very lively here
yet and will not be, judging by appear
ances, for it will be very one-sided con-
test, and understand that the member of
tue National Republican Committee from
this State was frank enough TO tell his
fellows, at the late conference in New
York, that it was useless to spend any
money in Maryland, AZ the State was sure
to go for Hancock and English. 10 walk
through the streets you would not think
| that the news of the nomination of Gar
| field and Arthur had reached here, for on
every hand you nee handsome banners
displayed bearing the names and portraits
of the Democratic candidates, but you
look in vain for "a Republican banner
I But both the Democratic and Republican
State Committees will organize this weeh
aud then perhaps the canvass will open
On Sunday paid visit to the famou.
grounds of Mr. Thomas Winans, armed
with letter from one Of the prominent
lawyers Of this city to the keeper, but wa,
politely, but irmly refused admittance
Mr, Winans is now ahoent in Europe
Many of your readers doubtless remember
his father, Ross Winans, who made large
fortune in Iiussia, returned to his nativ,
city of baltimore, built Que of the fines
private residences in the city, and, in tn
spacious grounds that surrounded it, Ii
placed Thousand of dollars worth of statu
AIRY, some of it imported from italy at al
enormous cost. The nude ststuary shocke,
the delicaoy of the old Baltimoreana, ant
the Councils directed Mr.. Ross Winau
eitherto remove or conceal the objectiona
figures. He chose the latter course, an,
surrounded tis property with hig
blank brick wall which, ~leu appealed t.
afterwards to remove, he g4tly refgsed t.
lake away, aud 1t remains to this day, al
eye.sore, on the principal street.
1 met John Blake, brother Of council
man Blake, yesterday lie ~ a menbe
Of the Baltimore CITY fire department.
, Mr. q. ii. ID. bedford vas in this cit
on Monday, attending tho funeral Of h
son.
Carl, of the old q lickstcp, is engage
in butchering in this city and Stratton, VII
I pitched for that cluh, can be seen almo
any fine day in the Park driving fiji
turnout.