The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1883-02-24
Correspondence Baltimore County Un.on.
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
Washington's Birthday-Looks Like
Hardship-The "Scare" Over, &c.
BALTIMORE. February 21st. lss

BALTIMORE, February 21st 1888.
Tomorrow being February 22d, it will be APP
propriately observed in Baltimore and throughout
the whole Union rs legal holiday in honor of the
15lst natal anniversary of the immortal George
Washington. No other human being in the judg-
ment of his devoted countrymen can receive and
will merit greater or more deserved honors than
this yenerated patriot. As time lengthens out
from the days when he moved in active life, and
the period of his departure to another world up
until now, his memory grows greener and fresher
years roll onward. 1t is glorious thing for the
"Father of his Country" to be thus called to recol-
lection and his memory cherished by-as we all
believe it to be-the greatest, freest, NEST prosper
GUS nation on the face of the globe-the home and
cradle of Republican liberty. As it has been in
the past may it continue in the future, growing
more and more in the esteem and respect of all
civilized nations of the earth; more especially so
with the children and children's children who in
herited so grand legacy from Washington and
his compatriots of the Revolution as heaven born
freedom. All public buildings-general govern
ment, State and municpal-will be closed in re-
spect to the occasion as usual. The banks
will also be closed and secular business
to great extent be suspended. Some of our mil
itary companies make visits out of the city, one,
believe, to Norfolk, and another to Frederick city.
At Frederick, particularly, there is TO be grand
carnival or demonstration such as has never be-
fore been in that ancient old mountain city,.
1t seems rather hard that city letter carries of
the postoffiee when so unfortunate as to get sick
for few days or weeks-or lose a day or two from
duty on any aceount-get no pay for the time lost
A substitute has to take their places and the per
diem goes to him. This has been forcibly i'm
pressed upon me by the case of Mr.. Cadwallader,
a carrier in the northern section of the city, who
for long time has faithfully served your cores
pondent "Nestor" with his letters, papers, etc.
He has just recovered from spell of sickness
fever and pneumonia-of some six weeks. Aside
from losing his salary in that time, he was also
forced to endure the pains and misfortunes of i'll
ness and other discomftures. 1t seems to me
these officials, who work hard, getting only mod
se-atc pay, should have tho same consideration as
most other public officials, who, as general thing,
have their salaries go when in Sickness so that
themselves and families can be provided with the
means of subsistence when not able to contribute
towards their own living.
The recent appointments of Mayor Whyte APP
pear to cause some dissatisfaction and good deal
Of disappointment among not few of the faithful
Democracy. 1t is now quite certain-if all that
is said be true-that the next Chief Magistracy Of
our city will not fall upon our present incumbent
Gen. f. c. Latrobe, who did so well hitherto as
Baltimore's Mayor, seems gradually rising to the
same honors at the next election.
1t is gratifying to observe that people from vari
GUS parts of the country are again coming freely
ting any fears of the smallpox, which disease, L
am glad to say, has to very great extent disap--
peared. The cases at present are very few and
give no real dread or alarm. The prospects OF
very healthful and prosperous spring trade are
very cheering on all sides and in every depart
ment of business. The terrible floods in the West
will to some extent be felt among our business
men here, but not seriously was apprehend-
ed. Baltimoreans have given literally to relieve
the distressed BY those oyerhows.
l am told-though | have not had the pleasure
of seeing hm-that Mr.. Fred Warde, the young
tragedian now playing at Ford's Opera House, ex
hibits extraordinary talent and qualities as an
actor. am one among the few Baltimoreans now
living who-many years ago-had the pleasure of
being acquainted with Mr.. John Howard Payne,
author of "Sweet Home" also "Brutus, or the Fall
of Tarquin," so admirably performed or represented
last night by Mr. Warde. Mr.. Payne, long ago at
rest with the dead, was most genial and agree
able genteman-a real child of nature-and GER
tainly not only sweet but renowned poet If he
like the author of the "Star Spangled Banner"
had never written anything else in the way of
song.
The old and renowned temperance lecturer, Mr.
John B. Cough, seems to attract greater attention
and larger audiences in Baltimore the older
he gets. All classes go to hear him.
Thus far, since the grounding came out of his
hole and went back again, the real condition of
the weather sustains that prognosticator in not
being far out of the way, nearly neck andneck
with "0ld Probabilities" occasionally putting him
in the background.
Congress is drawing near its expiring day. The
Senate, notice, has passed its tariff BILL The
House should follow suit and adopt this measure,
which is about the best that can now be had
Then use well its time henceforward in passing
such measures as the country most needs and as
will rebound to the credit OF the Republican party
Let the adjournment the 4th of March find con-
genial union and harmony in the entire Republi-
can phalanx of our nation. NEsToR.