Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-28
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AFFAIRS IN BALTIMORE.

THE COMING oRIoLE-GREAT rREPARArIoNs-rnu
POLITICAL MUsS-CHASCR FOR THE REPUBLICANS
RALRoAD MATTERS
Correspondence OF TIE EVENING STAR
BALTIMORE, August 8, 1854
Baltimore at present, can be correctly COMPARED
70 an individual OF the Micawber type, one waiting
Tor something TO turn up In fact IL is a city with
great expectations
The theatrical season opened formally last week
With minstrel combinations at the two most prom.
inent theaters and variety entertainments at the
| Others. All are doing a good business as the
| weather still remains favorable
The Academy OF Music Will not be ready 20 begin
It's regular season until after the Orole as it IA in.
S Sepaeu 70 hold the grand reception and ball IN
celebration, ana the building is now being deco.
raIed Tor the event. The decorations VIII be mag
nlncent and very elaborate. The Arrangements
Tor the Oriole are progressing rapidly The com.
mittees are five In number, and although much
business causes them To hold numerous meetings.
yet they transact IL with dispatch and facility
THE PRINCIPAL FEATURE
or the celebration VIII be the grand military
pageant on the first day-Tuesday, September
18th, the anniversary OF the Battle OF North Point
| and the bombardment OF Fort McHenry IL "a
expected that at least 1900 men will be I'm
line. Military organizations all over the south
ana west have signlfled their Intention OF coming
; anu paTuclpatlng In the contest for the Compel
lIVe drill prizes offered 10y the order OF the Orioe
the largest OF which is s, 200 The drll Will take
place tuesday afternoon, IN Druid Nm Park Three
prominent tacticians OF the regular army ap-
| pointed by the Secretary OF War Will act as
referees The National Rides OF Washington. it is
understood. have entered for the prizes n IS not
known whether the Baltimore troops win compefe
or NOT as there is good deal OF opposition TO
Ihelr having anything 10 do with the competitive
uIlLs' III being argued, with reason. that should
the Baltimore troops be successful, there Will be
raised cry of Partially from defeated companies
ana II not successful ii VIII inure their prestige at
| home as well outside the state Wednesday
the public reception 20 Lord Baltimore will be held
at the Academy Of Music, so as to allow the pop-
| ulace to see the decorations OF the Academy for
/ the grand ball, which comes of at night To
| this only distinguished visitors In the city
anu anu irlendS OF the members OF the Order or the
Oriole will be admitted To each OF the 300 mem-
Ders VIII be given ten tickets There is seine muir
lnuring mat the whole al air viii be little too
Snobhish and arstOcratic 70 suit democratic ideas.
put an ariStocratic qualm is only one OF the very
| lew fallings OF Baltimore tradesmen, who have
been successful in business, and consequently can
DE overlooked 1t desired To have the parade
pass the Academy, on Howard street but n con-
tractor Is at present taking his time laying Belgian
ockS and refused TO pat more men at work IN IL
IS not nnished by the night OF the bah the torn up
street VIII prove great Inconvenience 10 car
! rageS
The following week the annual grand convoca.
Iloh OF the sovereign Grand Lodge, l. O. q. f., will
an event In the history OF the Order
NeAC III interest Is the present
COMPLICATION IN POLITICS
There are five Independent parties in the field.
VIZ, two divided wings OF the regulars or ring the
republicans, o. l. ds., fold line democrats and
greenbackers. The regular democracy of the state,
lei Dy senator GOrman have split from their chief
support the Cotton faction or city ring, under the
aStute leadership or Mr.. George Cotton, the pres-
dent OF the police board The German faction
threaten TO throw the state into the hands OF the
Republicans rather than let their enemy, Cotton,
control the state. The Cotton party retaliate by
state central democratic committee German fol-
lowers, ordered the holding OF the primary cleo
every judge and clerk will know personally nearly
every Voter The city convention, Colton's retnue,
ordered the primaries held in the city 10y wards.
III VIII De impossible for judge TO prevent fraud
where whole new wards just recognized, come TO
vote The city bosses Will, however 10y this plan
doubtieSS capture the nominations, but it may be
sounding the knell OF democratic supremacy In
Maryland The o. l. DIS. have no showing.
THE TEMPERANCE PEOPLE
are daily gaining strength. From present an
pearances they Will affiliate with the republicans
Never was better opportunity for the latter 20
capture Maryland. II they do not make an extra
Congressman or Senator it viii show a terrible
lack OF organization and discipline Oh the part OF
the republican leaders In the STATE
Inc Day newspaper, the accredited representa-
1--WE journal or Senator German In the state and
Senator Bayard for the Presidency without any
previous warning, made sudden transformation
INTO an AFTERNOON paper last Monday The only
cause assigned for such action is that the weekly
expenses or the paper since its first issue have on
an average exceeded by $500 its receipts during
mat Time. 1t Is rumored that the Herald will pur.
chase 1t, or its Associated Press franchise
The comment occasioned by the announcement
that the Baltimore and Ohio railroad mad selected
site In the northern part OF the city for It's New
YORK depot, as Sumings giving credence TO the
Idea that all the obstacles TO the building OF the
proposed New York line had been overcome
has been somewhat checked by the state,
ment or the attorney or whom the site
was purchased that the party buying IL for the
railroad had only a short time since offered TO re-
sell 1t to him at a reduction.
RAILROAD BUSINESS Is BOOMING
Wheat is arriving at the rate OF 500 cars a day
and will shortly reach thousand The large fleet
OF steamers chartered TO come here for grain are
beginning 10 make their appearance They bring
with them cargoeS of iron ore. a brisk business IN
which has sprung up in Baltimore. IL is unloaded
at Canton The terminus or the Northern Central
rallroad In such quantities that the railroad can't
geU cars enough 10 remove II, and the United
states weigherS with their present force are un-
able TO weigh 1t as fast IL is unlOaded The ran.
ROAD company have applied to the surveyor OF the
port 10 allow the weighers TO weigh the ore by
night as Wen as 10y day, but as this is specially
prohibited by instructions from the Treasury de.
partment the request was refused.
There Is no marked change In the small pox stu-
alton; several cases still remain eXtant Great
trouble Is experienced by the vaccine physicians
among the foreign population IN the eastern Sec
tion OF the city, where the majority OF the cases
exist They manifest a violent antipathy TO being
10 be the physicians are poWerleSS TO do anything
except report the matter 10 the mayor, who also
can do nothing. The health department have or
dered that all school children shall be revacci.
mated before being admitted to school the coming
term. As these children, with the exception OF a
lew new applicants, were all carefully vaccinated
a few months ago, the order seems unnecessary,
ana mas already created much opposition. So be-
tween rival aspirants for Office, political bicker-
1ngS, Hoods OF letters and protests about small
pox, the health commissioner finds his position
anything but happy one ].
What is Wanted Now.
From the st. Louis Republican.
There have been great many able speeches In