The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1883-08-18
Correspondence BaiiiAars CoHHiy Uaioa.
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.

Msssrs. Editors Although At this writing
there IL some prospect Of rain, the drought Of the
last couple Of weeks has, as learn, made the dust
At the several eamp-meetings now In progress
anything but agroeabla The roads that approach
them, especially the Wesley Grove and the colored
camp at Irving Park, on the u. 4 o. r. r., were
so dusty on last Sunday that pedestrians could not
venture upon them without becoming white with
dust, and the camps were not exempt from it,
Both camps were well attended aud able sermons
were preached.
The Washington camp. meeting l. held near
Gaithersburg. In Montgomery county. Nd, on the
Metropolitan Branch of the u. A .. Il. r., about
81 miles from this city. There were between four
and Eve thousand persons there on last Sunday.
The morning sermon was preached by the Rev.
DR.. Huntley, the able minister Of the Metropoli-
tan church Of this city, from the text In "a Corin
thians, Therefore, if any man be In Christ, he 10
new creature; old things have passed away I;
behold, all things have become new" Rev. W.
j. Mckinney preached In the afternoon. A
prayer and experience meeting was held In the
morning, at $3.50 o'clock, by DIR. Owen, Of Dalti.
more, which was very spirited In its Character
large number Of Montgomery county poliii.
clans, among the number the Hon. George
Peters and others, were presen, during the day.
portion Of the ground known political hill. :"
pushing their work. aud no doubt each one went
away thinking that he had "tbings fixed" in the
matter Of the local other officers 10 be voted for
this fall. either for himself or his friends.
II has been telegraphcd TO all the newspapers
Of the country from here that the Civil Service
Board Is meeting with difficulty because the heads
Of the departments have failed 20 call upon them
for names 20 GIL the vacancies that have occurred
in their respective bureaus, which now number, Il
10 said, about twenty In all. This Il not be-
lieved to be true. and no doubt as soon a. tho
several heads OF Departments, who are now alb
sent from the city, return. all the vacancies will
be allied 10 the manner contemplated by the Civil
Service law. The fact l. that when a vacancy
occurs in n Department, and the head or chief l.
away, the subordinate acting temporarily in his
place is 10th to take any steps towards Glling Il.
aud hence this cry and the charge. that the Civil
Service Board Is not receiving the encouragement
Il Is entitled to from the heads Of the Departments
and the law 10 not being heartily complied with.
There IL also another Tumor In this connection
which is believed to be equally rs unfounded. II
Is stated that Secretary Teller &C the Interior De-
partment. has 80 construed the law, because only
the word male occurs in IL. that females may he
appointed without comp iianec Herewith and with.
out passing a competitive examination. Ofcourse
this rumor cannot be confirmed nor earctually lie.
MED until Secretary Teller returns To- the city but
ut present the truth Of II is vigorously denied by
the officials and employees in his Department.
The Washington monument in this city. which
was projected = great many years before the war.
and is Intended, when finished. Co be the highe,t
structure in the world, but which had but little
sides the laying Of the foundation and the BALD.
ing Of portion Of the shait-thc foundation after
wards being found insecure aLd having to be re.
newed-is now in \ fair way for completion. Con
gress having latterly made an appropriation for
its construction. IL is likely that Maryland will
have the honor Of having furnished the stone Tor
its completion, the marble now being furnished
by Mr.. Hugh Sisson, Of Baltimore. from his quarry
in baltimore county. he having fallen heir TO the
contract 90 furnish the stone after the firm in Mas
sachuseits with whom the contract was made
failed. The marble l. being received in ample
quantities. keeping the workmen busy smoothing
and shaping the blocks ready for placing in posi-.
ton. Ii also gives perfect satisfaction a. To quail
ity. Over $50 blocks have already been received
in the few weeks Mr.. S,sson has had the contract,
and IL IL said the supply at the quarry is mex
haustibc, which was not the with the quar-.
ries Of the other drn. which caused their failure
The monument stands at the LETT Of the Agrcul.
tuTal grounds. near the Potomac river bank. which
has no, been considered a very eligible position
for IL, except n aGOriing splendid view from the
river. IL has broad quadTangular base and H.
Of obelistic form. Already $40 layers of marble
have been placed ON the structure making its aiti-
tude that number Of feet, which j. more than twice
NJ great rs the monument Of the same name. but
Of different shape. in Baltimore. There are yet
nearly or quite 200 more layers 10 be placed on IL,
which will make IL considerably over 500 feet in
height. Each State aud even Italy has stone in
IL, the latest received being that from Nevada,
with that name wrought in It in solid silver. rep.
resenting the "Silver State"
The assault case Of Col Meyer, Of Tennessee,
upon Major Thompson. Of this city, mentioned In
my last weeks letter bu; which was crowded out
Of your issue. up IN the police court last Sat.
urday and some testimony for the prosecution was
taken, Drs. Reyburn and Radcliffe testifying TO
the dangerous character Of the wounds received
By Major Thompson, and Mrs. Julia Elliott, a
al. q Mai and oil fs;u
to the manner Of the assault, AFTER which the de-
fence asked for n posiponement Of the case until
tomorrow Tuesday. There Is no doubt but that
Col. Meyer will % presented to the Grand Jury
for assault with intent TO kill, and perhaps MI
Classic, who was with him, also ~ m accessory,
the assault having been das,ardly and unproyoked
and evidently with that intent. Your correspon-
dent, although out Of the city when the unfortu.
nate affair occurred, but an intimate acquaintance
Of Major Thompson, and knows his peaceful
character and gentlemanly bearing towards every
one, Is summoned to appear tomorrow with others
as . witness for the Government.
Assistant Medical Puryeyor Of the L. $. Army.
DIR. MeParlin. u native of Annapolis. Nd. now
stationed ut San Francisco. California il relieved
from duty there from the first of September and
ordered 10 report ut New York for similar duties
10 the Military Department Of the East. Dr. Nc.
Pariin hes many friends anil acqnainianccs in
Maryland. lie has seen continuous service a
surgeon In the army since thc Mexican war. and
has passed through three virnient epideinics Of
the yellow fcver-one in New Orleans before the
recent war, In the same city since, and one at
Governors Island. New York harhor. in ISG9 or
1870, being sent there TO determine the character
Of the disease with which the soldiers were rapidly
dying and the Post Surgeon was already afflicted.
II proved to DO the genuine yellow Jack No
less than eighty seven soldiers died Of the disease
and the strietest quarantine was required To- keep
il out Of New York city. For such services as
these and those performed in the late Rebellion he
was twice breve,ted Brigadicr General Of the
Army, and ut the end of two years from now he
will receive . Colonel's commission Ia the Regular
veyor. ASoS.