The Baltimore County union., 1883-12-01
Correspondence Boi,i@Ors couHty raioa.
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
Thanksgiving-The Deadlock Broken
The Exposition Building-War-Clou
In the East-A Singular Heavenly
Phenomenon, Etc, Etc.
DAI.riuonE. Novcmber ?s,h, MS

BALTIMORE, November 2sth, 1858.
Mss.rs. Edifors:--We have had a very agreea.
bic change in the weather. II II now clear, pleas.
ahty cool and deli ightfal indicating an auspcious
Thanksgiving for tomorrow. IT, however, will
have passed and-let me hope-been fully enjoyed
before your paper goes To press, to the iull salts
faction and happiness Of overy one.
IL IL gratifying to sec that the vexatious dead.
lock In the First Branch Of our City Council has
been broken and that both branches Of that body
are now fully organized. The Republicans aud
meinbers Of the Citizens party stood up manialy
against bossism aud ring Democracy. making their
power kecnly felt, politically aud otherwise. The
members appear 10 have gone 20 work-legisla.
tivey-in good earnest. Mayor La;Fobe. learn,
has expressed his especial satisfaction aud grati
ication at the organization of the Council and
evidence Of the members desire TO 81 10 work for
the publics interest. lie IL determined 20 run his
municipal administration on strictly business
principals for the good Of ALL
Mcssrs. Bond aud Allison have gotten rid of
their difficulties about the election Of the Chief
Clerk u the Superior Court by Il having been dc-
cidcd IN favor of Mr.. Bond, wis enters upon the
discharge of the duties Of his oiiec Immediately.
IL l. matter Of qualification 10 all our citizens,
and indeed 10 people generally. hat all railroads
centefing In Baltimore are doing we'll aud are
able % present such encouraging exhibits Of their
yearly business. financially and otherwise.
Much interest Il now being manifested By lead
ing gcitiIcns-merchanis, manufacturers, mcchan.
tcn. hustuers men gcucralils cariaNtts. etf.-tn
the proposed grand exposition and industrial art
building to be erected in Baltimor There l. no
doubt oi it, growing into complete success at no
distant day. Its entire cost, when clmplcted, will
not fall FAR short of two millions Of dollars. II
will be one among the finest. most imposing
structures in city. Its location Will be central
doubtless close by the Johns Hopkins Institute,
on Euiaw and other contiguous streets. The cn
couFagement in subscriptions l. already very
promising and liberal. "a.
some new arrangements have been making fe.
ERriiins the pi0pfetory. mana cement. etc.. tie
Caruion Hotel. which NAV produce owner
ships aud manager. Col. Coleman. present man
agcr. has given general satisiactiun.
Earnum's j. still the old standby aIi does o
good business. Il !. universally known AMI pop
uIaT and AWAY. comfortable. The location cant
be surpassed.
IL Is now settled ths, (probablyJ two hundred
and dfiy members uf "uT celebrated Filth Mary
lani Regiment will vi.it New Orleans 10 attend
the grand Harli GrAs ic.iiSai and the 22d FcbFu.
AIRY ball. The boys" anticipate joyous time,
which they will be sure " have.
The pnrtcn;inu. var cinul which now appears
IN the East. indicating war between France aud
China-pnssibly involving Japan and the exist
ing fearful rebellion in Egypt. likely to supcrin.
'iuce other difficulties. may finally extend To- tac
great powers of Europe. causing rather fret al
state Ut thing all over tue world and becoming :
terribly .osiaHs. II such conflicts and ,haul'l
"ecJr they cannot bat extend their influences to
the United States aud greatly unsettle Gus markets
f"I al l!ca'iin: commodities especially brcads;uRs.
pr,tisnns. cotton nGd such other things likely 20
bc effected by beligcrcbcy between nations of the
earth. II will be well to look out for such a coin
ins. The effect j. already seen in our markets IN
unseliliIg and putting up prices "f leading articles.
The rery singular heavenly pt enomen"n. which
appeared in the southwestern. western and north
western horizon about an hour after sunset JESTER
lay. aEl has becn very generally noticed by
tiefst far
falp. Ncw lark anil elsewhere also South. was
again sccn Til. evening equally brilliant and
almost wonderful. IL is certainly an unusual
ani marvellous pheaomenon. difficult to explain,
occurring twice in such quick succession. Il
caused numerous false alarms ol FIRE at different
cities. II was different in appearance from the
Northern Lights. causing various speculatinns A.
to it, origin IT. illumination lasted over hall an
hour and was At times like the reflection oi an
Immense cnaiarraiion. NEsruE