The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1883-03-17


frsqusnting Nsw Y'rk's great pleasure drive aud
uhers Grant aud Vanderbilt air their trotters on
pleasant afternoons. lie says;
New York has only one pleasure drive. Il bs.
gins az the northern extremity Of Central Park
aud, reaching three miles 10 the Harlem river CA
tends an indefinite number Of miles up the IIud.
sou. Take your stand on the veranda of one Of
the well-knOwn wayside inns that line the avenue
aud u the afternoon be pleasant you will sec moro
famous horses In an hour than Boston, PhiladeI-
phla or Baltimore can show in n month II mat.
ters little whether William n. Vanderbilt IL
speeding Maud 5. or holds the reins over his mag
nkcent double team Of mares, Aldine and Early
r. oA'lall Hopes hitehed up, he IL the
I'd, (NS--.us Of all the horsemcn. for idlers
aud visitors alike are interested In tho man NJ
we'll as In his horses. lie Is picture Of con-
temtment as he bowls along. Indeed be has him.
self said that he takes more pleasure In his horses
than In any other of his nultitudnous posses.
sions, and he certainly looks To be enjoyi ing him.
self as. wrapped IN 5000 sealskin grcaicoat and
tucked In with q 500 scaiskin lap.robe, he re.
clines In 81 900 top wag and lets the ribbon.
hang loose FROM his $4,000 team or bis Sl0O. 600
mare. lie does not seem 10 caro- 80 much for
speeding his feet stecds for letting them carry
| out their own pace. But u General Grant comes
rafting up behind or Dan Mace challenges to
spurt Mr.. Vanderbilt IL quite likely 20 gather
himself up from his lounging position aud 10
straighten the ribbons, and then the dust flies.
GRASr on rms ROAD.
Grant exercises on the road every afternoon.
Starting from home about ? =. m. he allows his
horse 10 take 2.26 gait, which, as rule L. kept
| up all the way along the avenue. The length of
the drive IL nearly tho same every day and there
IL little variation in the route In fact, residents
and iders along the drive have made OFT sort
Of time table. which the General is said " follow
with wonderful precision. Consequently, if Gu.
rious visitor wishes to sec the much honored
exPresident he has only to take his position at q
/ window by the roadside at the regulation time
that the General IL due at that point and he will
rarely be disappointed or experience any tedious.
/ auess In waiting. Grant drives n chestnut mare,
t-sf~ by maine, bat possessing no special quail
hcaiions for beauty. She Is lean and lank, with
an ungainly gait. There arc better animals on
the road yet she Is Of blooded stock aud when let
out makes good time. Only the other day Superb
had nip and tuck brush down the road with
| Vanderbilt's Lysander and finally drawing ahead
! held the lead.
/ The great change in the Generals personal
4 appearance has caused considerable comment on
the drive this fall and winter Last year he would
be seen generally driving alone in n rather shah.
by looking top wagon. The harness never seemed
TO shine nor the paint on the wagon glisien. In
fact. the whole rig was most sombre II was also
noticeable that his appearance was seedy aud
neglige. His coat was faded and his hands wero
sncasei in pair Of shabby scal.kin gloves. while
| the inevitable cigar danglcd from his mouth,
seemingly about 10 fall. II was very difficult 90
imagine that be was the hero nf Appomattox and
the constant exclamation was, why, IL that
Orantg' II Vanderbilt cams along one could not
but contrast the more commanding bearing Of the
railroad king. This season u Is different and the
General has affected coy and stylish air. Ere.
quentiy he comes out In n new silk tile and wears
fresh pair Of yellow driving gloves, while his
neektc Is of the latest fashion. Even his CON.
monplace mare seems TO hold her head n little
higher and the harness shines more and moro
brightly In fact. the improvement IL noticeable
In the whole rig.
Thai. all owing to Wall street." said a by
stander Mt one % the inns n he drove past.
~ ono Of the numerous hotels at tho bridge
Grant stops FOR refreshmcnt; In other words, 10
drink, and then returns 10 the same apparently
listess manner. lie does not often race and the
police in the park have never had occasion 90
arrest him for fast driving. lie never drives q
team and rarely has friend with him.
se-The aequiital Of Dakes for the shooting Of
Capt. Nut, Is disgrace to the Commonwealth Of
Pennsylvania. There was q reasonable doubt Of
the fellows guilt OF wiliul murder. as technically
defined but that he had murder in his heart
toward Capt. Mutt, whom he killed in the pursu.
anee Of deliberate plan Of crime. does not ad-
init Of question, and the jurymsn have di,honored
their own manhood in holding him guil,less Of
the blood Of HE victim. The indignation Of the
citizens Of Uniontown is natural and proper. The
creature that could deliberately write what he
wrote to the father Of the girl, is moro than .
murderer. Words cannot express tho loathing
contempt which every man must feel for him, and
TO have such wretch as this acquitted Of the
murder Of the man whom he so foniiy wronged,
must make every American blush for tho honor
al LII country. In referring TO this matter the
Philadelphia Times says:
We have cast slurs at tho people Of the South
because juries are said sometimes 10 allow their
political prejudces TO influence them to connive
at crime IL was openly charged when the jury
was formed In the Dukes case that IL was made
up Of members Of his own political household aud
they would not convict him. and the event has
justified the charge. Can thi, DO true Can il DO
that IN the State OF Pennsylvania to-day politi-
clan can obtain immunity from just penalties Of
crime by his political influence: IL would be
pleaIanter not TO believe this aud add one shame
to another and yet thi. reproach will res, upon
the jury tina, acquitted Dukes.
jse~The new law relating TO the money order
system will be put in operation n, coon as the
necessary arrangements are perfected. The new
system will enable persons to send by order on
cents, where !; now costs ten. AZ the same time
the limit for an order has been increased from $50
to 500. and fees Of charge are generally reduced.
sHrA bill has been introduced In the Senate
Of Pennsylvania to prevent the burning or ere
mating Of human bodies. The bill makes the
penalty for violation fne Of not less shan $500.
nor more than 900, and imprisonment ofnot less
than one, nor more than three years solitary con-
hnsment. The fool. killer is certainly needed for
Of the crank. abou, Harrisburg at this time.
co-some years ago the salary Of the Governor
Of Pennsylvania was increased from $1,000 to
$4,000 per year. This increase was regarded by
many as great wrong, Governor Pattison went
into the Executive chair as a ''reformer," but up
TO this time he has not intima,ei desire Of putting
the salary back TO what II was and what Il ought
to be.
c8-l Hon. Hart u. lIolton being asked . few
day ago u no was In the race for the Republican
noninatiOn for Governor of Maryland. replied
that he was not and should not DO under any cir
cumstaness. lie said further that he had no idea
who would DO the candidates for either party, and
that he had taken little interest In tho coming
contest.
c8-It 10 remarkable that while reports con-
tinue 10 be sent abroad Of great destitution and
t1geatened starvation In western ireland. the
Briti'h authorities empha,isally deny the exist
enee Of 90 distressing q condition Of affairs In
that region. Somebody Is guilty Of outrageous
mendaeity-who 10 itl