The daily gazette., 1883-08-14
sErTEMnERs shRrR,ars.

A Lively Fall In Passenger Rates, aud
Events In Store Which WIN Greatly Ex
coed Expectations
The busy note of preparation in Baltimore
Tor the coming Summer Nights Carnival Is
heard on all sides, and the city appears to
be waking up as never before to the deter
mination to make this years celebration
certainly the biggest event of the charac ter
ever conceived OF in this or any other coun.
try. The novel features being steadily
added to the already most brilliant program
speak strongly Of the striking talent pos
sessed Among the good citizens who spend
day and night IN planning and executing.
The city llluminations promise to be upon
most extensive scale, and almost alto
gether In the electric light. Many buildings
Will be literally ablaze with bright lights in
all colors, and 1t is proposed to demonstrate
In hitherto untried fields what can be done
with electricity
The harbor display on the opening night
will be as unique as possible to imagine, ard
veritable fairy scene. Every description
OF light will be introduced, and the pyro-
technical features novel and Of great scope
OF desiga. Baltimore, az the nearest At
lantic seaport TO an enormous section Of
country, will show her unsurpassed harbor
to the multitude after a fashion never be-
fore dreamed Of The reception OF Lord
Baltimore on the night In question, with all
It's attendant effects, will be something TO
remember for years, and amply repay
journey even across the continent. Pageant
night will also prove another memorable
occasion, for never in European or American
cities has parade of such magnitude or of
such remarkable richness and novelty been
attempted. Last years pageant was conceded
by New Orleans mystic experts themselves,
au uvnl 90 n
weston and st. Louis, to have been beyond
all compariso the grandest pageant ever
witnessed In this country. If such was the
unanimous verdict las year 1t would be diff
cult to measure the limit of praise this year,
as the pageant, now In its finishing stage, is
fnestimably superior, larger, grander, and
tn every way finer than that of 1882 It will
require regiment of men and horses to put
1t upon the street-upward of 300 men and
26O odd horses. Thirty thousand dollars
would not begin to cover the expense of this
one display. From this prospective visitors
may CLEAN some idea of what is In store for
them. Not only will expectation during So
journ In the city the second week In Sep
tember be more than realized, but travel to
ard from will be looked after with most
painstsking care.
The Baltimore and Ohio, not content with
making the exceptionally low rate of half
fare, or one regular fare for the round trip
from all stations on its great system, but
has arranged series of excursions which
will afford the greatest possible facilities
for enjoyment. The visitor cannot indeed
find single point to crlticise, for should he
so choose he need not have an hour unoccu-
pied during his entire weeks pleasure hunt
ing. What with trips to Harper's Ferry, to
Old Point Comfort, to Fortress Monroe, TO
Mount Vernon, to Luray Cavern, to Wash
ington and the OriOle in Baltimore,
the man who could complain would
certainly grnwl if he had the earth. The B.
q o. has, with characteristic enterprise, is
sued an elegantly engraved program, and
which can be had for the mere trouble of an
application o any OF it's representatives or at
any of its offices throughout the country.
The B. IL o. excursions announced for
September afford opportunities for pleasure
seeking Unprecedented of late years. With
the solidity Of organization maintained by
the pool ofthe eastern lines and the rules
Of maintaining rates so rigidly observed,
half fare for any event IL biz thing, and no
telling when it will be offered again.