The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-01-23
BALTIMORE, ND.

. Jan. o, 1000
En- ScrTA KESrUcKiASi
Please alIol space IN tho SouTIi
KsHsueKIAs lei d few items isoin
this city.
Baltimore Is now estimated TO COLI
taii, 4UU, ,OJU inhabitants. 1t has tour
mcdicai schools, the principal ones
arc the College OF Physicians aud
Surgeons and University OF Mary
land. / am a studest OF the former
.choo. aud have the pleasure Of The
aca sIu,aLce OF DIR. }. Arden South.
ali uf your city, who also attends
lectures nj the same schoil. Tue
Commence ment day OF the College
of Physicisnsaud Surgeons will be
ON March lst. Hon. Dan1. Voor-
necs, Of Indiana will 10 the orator OF
the occasion.
Baltimore Ia truly the "Monnmen-
tai" city, aud among ito monuments
VIC notice the monument oi Georse
Washington, which ID 80 ieet above
ses level and 2l2 feet above terra
trina. 1t Is certainly q migniiiceh'
tribute to the memory ot tue "iatlicr
OF hi. country" Then there 10 the
monument oi rhos. Wildly aud Bat.
lie monument and many othcrs
The principal parks oi the city, are
Druid I'LL, Patterson, and Riverside.
Druid liill park 10 the largest and
finest, containing $40 acres, situated
IN the north western suburbs VI The
city. The main entrance 10 the park
ia on Madison Avenue. Upon gu.
,ering the psrkuyou bshold beautiful
lakes, forests aud fountains, and con-
l,inuing your walk you come to The
| Mansion House where refreshments
are kept aud lunch srrved. Not Tar
from tin. Manslon Ilouses you come
10 the, ssi ry.laihh Buiidimg which
coulains u perfect museum ot every
reptile, fowl, ilsli, sea shell, mineral
and wood in the UniUn.
Among the line public Institutions
are the Peabody Institute md Mary
land Historical 5ociety building. NA-
l,o lllel grand, iuiposing bui .dlngs oi
lihc city lfiniyht nentions the CnI
llIau which cvst near Ss,J5O,OVV ior
Its erection, Situated nearly in tho
centre OF tho city, the BALTIC aud ONO
building, u,I,arcnrln's Hotel, Carrollson
Hotel, City College, tho john Hop
kius Hospital, Excelsior Clothing
House, IiOcn, Building, and mar.
huore. CiiS0oV - 'HWU l0tl
The principal theatres arc th,
Academy oi Music, Fords, Albaugh'
1 Holiday ST., theatre, The Monunen
tal and Kcliy's Front ST., theatres
Tho Dine Museum Oh Baltimore
i.sree, is'al.o a great place ior plcas
ure seekers,
The principal hospitals are, TN
City Hospital and Woinan's . Hospital
8 which arc under the control ofth
College OF Physicians and Surgeons
ST, Josepht, Marihe aud universit'
Hospitals.
r AS to churches, by far the MAORI
II ty are Catholic. The humber 0
|. church nicnbers is about 100000 o
which 100000 are Catholic. The fn
es, church iilitEe city ISN'T Verno
church situated on Monument stree
= near Wasliing,ou's monument y z
/, Baltimore Is now enjoying an ep'
n demic OF small pox. The number q
!. deaths from that disease tho pas
week was about 30. One OF eur To-
low students, SMr. SiIAs Il. Fairmar
Of Pennsylsania, died Of that discas
!, OH tho second inst. Special effort
arc being made by tho Board =
Health to stamp out the disease
: Ninety physicians have been al
y pointed to yaccinaie every perso
: living in the city, tits hoped iha
!. aiier the vaccination will have ha
: time 10 operate, tho disease wi
,batr. " III ~ NtI Nfl nv
Yours most Respectfully,
,'Et siIts i.ag RoBr. n L HALL,
y ~ EN-ssA lSsA & ssasAtss"a Of Missouri