Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-10-07
letter from baltimore.

Editor Rpgister-On boarding the noon
train at lIalltOwn last Tuesday, the 18th
inst. your correspondent found number
al gentlemen from the county cn-rOutc 10
Piedmont To attend the Congressional
Convention. and to assist in nominating 4
candidate for Democratic votes in the 2nd
District. / have since learned that the
Hon. Wm l.. Wilson WAS the unanimous
choice of the convention; 4 better Sclec-
ton could not have been made. All diff
frrcucCS aud ill-icclimg Oh account of the
llogc and Lucas affair " ill nov be recon-
cilcd and all can feel assured that our
candidate will he elected, and that by Il
large majority.
Stopping over in Washington on my
WAY to Baltimore found the capital city
quiet, and greatly improved since my last
visit hcrc-iCur years ago. Washington
j. fast becoming Il beautiful city. with
it, wide avenues and streets, its solid and
clean pavemcnts, its beautiful parks, and
its capaCiuuS and handsome residences and
public buildings, it is truly model city
already and if these improvements con-
tuur it will i:c very desirable city to
live i'm. Fire, 4 thing much dreaded by
persons living in crowded cities, Is sell
dom thought of here. The fire department
is one OF the most efficient organizations
OF The kind i'm :he world. The Presidents
house is undergoing Il renovation, rs well
aS Il rcmoIcliug 10 Il certain extent, and
the capital is being renovated for the COM
ing congress.
The beautiful statue of Jackson in trOrt
of the White House will be of fresh i'll
trrcSt to many who suppose that it Is
fastened to the pedestal by piVOts or other
fastening, when told that it has no bolts,
pivotS or anything OF the kind to keep 1T
In its position. The horse is so nicely
poised on tie hind feet that no pressure Of
wind can overthrow it.-a most wonder
ful piece of work, and something never
comtrivcd before.
Mr. Luke c. Strilcr is doing a thriving
business i'm one of the principal avenues
of the city, and Mr.. Charles koOntz, an
other Jefferson County young man, Is
conducting successful mercantile bust
ness near the Treasury Department..
Coming next day to Baltimore, found
the old city alive and busy as usual at
this season. The first news .lat greeted
me was the burning Of the large Drug
House of Gilbert Bros. ~ Co. | under
stand that their loss Is considerable, OF
which their many friends in Virginia
will be sorry TO learn. They have re-
Sumed business however, on German St.,
close to their old stand, and are ready
again to supply their large trade.
j. w. McClcary l found busily engaged
in presenting the merits OF his goods to
customers and making extensive sales.
Politics are much mixed here. Both
parties are split up. To give an idea how
seriously they are diSatfectcd | present
part Of preamble to Il number of resolu~
lions passed in Republican meeting one
day this week: "WhereaS the evils of
BossIsM has grown to such dimensions
that the people everywhere throughout
the country are cOndcmning it, Sc. &c.
will also give the sentiments OF the sun
Democraticj expressed in IN editorial the
same day-''Thc world still moves on and
SO do political ideas, notwithstanding that
4 portion of the pa"ty-press is intolerant
of the suggestion that there are limits to
party allegiance. &C., &c. These two
extracts indicate fairly the spirit existing
in both parties, and nominees will have
to look sharply to it if they desire to win.
j. L. III.
Baltimore, Sept. %, 1882.