The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-07-02
Correspondence Baiii@Ors copaiy Uaioa.
LETTER FROM PHILADELPHIA.
The weather-H erdic's Coaches-An Ele.
waited Raiiroad-Five-Con Fares
NO FREY orks.
PHItAprtpulA. Jim. 2-,h Iss,

PHILADELPHIA, June 9Th, 1851.
Msssrs. Editors:-we have been having 70.
markedly cool weather here during the paat week
the Thermometer being at an average Of CiIe bot
on last Saturday II registered s3e in the shade,)
which has greatly effected trade and has done
much injury 10 the proprie;ors % hotels 10 the
country and at the seaside, who were expecting q
large run Of custom during June, but the majority
Of the patrons Of such resorts prefer staying In he
city when IL IL necessary TO wear an overcoat the
greater part Of the day, and the man Who would
venture out at night without ono would be marked
a. dsserter from some polar expedition.
We have quite . novelty here in the way Of
transportation. A company was organized In July,
1850, called "The Herdic Personal Transporta.ion
Company" and commenced running during No.
vember; They used coach drawn BY one horse
and with seating capacity Of eight. They ran
along until the beginning Of the present month
when suit In equity was begun by Peter Herdie
twho was the protector and 10 whom some credit
should be given for lie successful organization
against William ID. Kelley, the IIerdic Personal
Transportation Company and others, to restrain
proceedings upon execution aud levy upon the
property Of tho company. IL appears that IIerdic
was 10 receive all the stock 800 shares, mar
value, for the privilege TO use his patent
on 800 coaches In Philadelphia, 1850 shares Of
which stock had been subscribed for by the de.
PENDANT, Kelley. llerdie still owns 1900 shares
Of that stock, rather he did at the time the suit
West a. far as Colorado, and during his absence,
on May ?sth. an agreement for an smieabie action
and confession Of Judgment between Kelley as
plaintiff and the lisrdie Personal transportation
Company A. defendant, and Judge Biddle granted
the usual Ave days injunction upon security be-
Ing entered for $1,000. Later on the ease cssas
up and Herdie was defeated and new esmpany
was formed called "The Philadelphia Coach Com.
pany,' and mp 90 the present writing taey seem
20 be running all right.
Still that IL not all have To report On tram.
ways. The elevated railroad question Ia. been
troubling lev people here who are willing. at
any time, TO Eight over IL, especially some Of the
newspaper, who know no more about elevated
railroads than the first emigTsnt yo1 meet when
you enter Castle Garden. II was brought M
several iiines before the Councils and rejoice in
seeing IL defeated by a vote of ~ 90 s. and trust
that IL may always be defeated, for 10 construct m
elevated railroad according 10 the plans and
spcciheations submitted would ruin the public
building. and they intend to Tor rather thought
they would run 10 down Market street, thereby
ignoring not only the buildings on the route but
have tendency 10 injure the mercantile prospects
And 80, n that was quietly dying out, some new
idiot sPrang up aud wanted Eve cent fares Il. q.
reduction irOin six cent, ~ the fares now arel
and every one has nov iurned on the railways to
compel them 20 reduce the fare. Three roads
have paid 20 per cent Of the capital invested and
the majority more. but the people who want the
fare reduced one cent would never ride bseau,e IL
was then too high. The Market street Passenger
Railway Company viii carry you about seventy
squares Tor cents, and what more could any one
expect for that amount: And yet they are held
Up a. thieves because they charged eerts.
We are not 90 have any fireworks here on the
ith Of July. aud the city Of independence will bs
as quiet a. the king eau. by the exereise of his
power. make it. Mayor King issued an order
some months ago iorbilding the sale Of 6re.uork.
mi nj l.. i..... A 4
shillings by the magistrate for violating his orders
an! then his 1.-THE magistraie's) deeision was sus.
tained BY the higher courts 10 which the injured
parties appealed. Yours. 1c.. HE