The Baltimore County union., 1883-05-19
coyre,poadeaes. Baiiinsrr Couaiy UaioH.
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
Tho informal Revenue CoIlectorahip-The
Fruit Crop-A Needed Improvement
Business Enterprise, &c &C.

BALTIMORE, May 10th, 1858.
IL is matter Of deep regret that the governing
powers at Washington have felt II incumbent upon
them 70 decide that the impaired condition of Col
Z. irsing mtty's physical health has rendered u
necessary to replace him In the Office Of the Collec-
toIship of Internal Revenue in this city, BY an
other In the person of Col. John n. Seliman. IL
certainly has been misfortune 10 Col Ditty IN
being 50 afflicted in ply steal health as 20 require
his displacement. Mentally no one doubted Col
DUTY entire competency fitness To al the Office
and IN every way discharge it, responsible aud
highiy Important duties. This he has satisfaeto-
rily cxempiihcd during hs tenure Of Office M 10
the present time. Eserything appertainin e there.
70 mas been managed with scrupnlous fidelity. care
and honesty. IL, however, being an Office which
required more physical health aud eaergy than
Mr. Dtiy could give thereto. In justice 20 his own
heathtul safety, as also 10 the fulGllmcnt Of gov
eminent requirements. u was though but lust that
one OF more robust ply steal powers should serve
the country as Collector of Internal Revenue in
this district. and hence the appointment 10 super
cede Col. Ditty was very judicious,y aud satI,fac
t"Ttly bestowed upon Col. Sellman, q better man
than whom in every respect could mo-, have been
chosen. IL IL n high compliment To Col. Ditty
that he has the sympathies Of our entire eommu.
htts IN hts physical misfortune. and also that he
spoken OF in universal praise. not only as an
officer. but a. u gentleman of nnblemishcd intee.
ri,y and serupulous honor, incapable of doing
what he was not cony yincei was in perfect accord
with honesty. Henry Clay once asserted that hs
"would rather be right than he President" So
may u be justly said of col. Ditty-he would
rather be conscious of being right than hold anV
ohhce however profitable In the gift Of the Prcsi.
dent. All wha kno~ him knoH this O. be a fact
Col Seiiman. who succeeds him. will enter upon
his official duties about the ist of June No bet
ter or more acceptable appointment could have
been made than Col. Sellman. lie is widely
known aud generally esteemed BY both aud all
parties for his many social aud sterling qualities.
and will make arst-rate officer IL has been my
pleasure 10 have known him well Tor many yeATs
Whilst liberal In polites la all things else. he
Is an incorporating Republican aud thorough
pariiran worker With wide influence in the section
OF the state IN which he resides Ii Is doubtful I
he makes many change in bis subordinate sfieers
all ot whom are good. The rrrniny Nr,cs Of our
city. strongly Democratic. speaking Of Col. Sell
man, says since there Was O. be change the
Presilen, mi ght have gone further aud done worse
lie could not have duue better in the district in
choosing gentleman TO fil the vacancy lie had
determined 60 create. Mr.. Scllman l. n native
Marylander, graduate Of -. Johns College a
lawyer oi great ABILITY and sentlemaa uf dne at
tainmcnts lie belongs 10 one Of the oldest and
most honoFcl iamiies In the state. anI he j. re.
spected AMI esteemed by all who knoW him. That
he will make a good. efficient. conscientious and
able officer We know. aud the selection of such a
man will 80 = long Nay toward relieving the al
minisiraiion oi the Inconsistency, IL not cruelty
Of Col. pitty's removal"
Information continues 60 arrive from neafls all
directions OF our >taie-and indeed other sections
VI the | tnion-of the decidedly promising condi-
tiOn of the fruit crop. Peaches are likely g. be
IN great abundance in Maryland, Virginia, Della.
ware. New Jersey and other states The same
may be said Of apples. pears. straw berries aud
other berries. fruits aud vegetables. The fruit
packers are already contracting for tin cans and
other requisites Ia the way e putting up this fruit
was glal % notice that your obscrV ant % ,ca.
sional correspondent in last weeks TSioN called
attention 20 the TACT ths, the as.stones author
itei some months ago 20 be laid NJ the crossings
on Grecnmount avenue. opposite Townsend street
aul leading 60 the northern Grecnmount Cemc
terry gate. have been thus far neglected in their
being placed A. ;hey should. A. this has become
great resort and thoroa .hfarc. let me hope the
dag NAV soon be put down. To- show the 2,
aheada,iv enes. and Increasing enterprise of that
section of the city. may remark that fresh bull
letins ot current news Of our city and from all
parts ui the countFy-eyeu base ball gaines as the
innings are male--can be seen anil Learned from
Dr. >chroder's bulletin in front Of his apo,hecarv
establishment, corner Of Townsend street and
Gfecnmount avenue. a; all hours of the isy or
evening. \ delicious glass q mineral water and
other pleasant beverage including pharmscis,
acc0mmodaiions-can likewise be hai az this
pleasant retreat and neucieus Il news
notice that ten three story brick Dwellings
with handsome marble AMI other trimmings for
doors. window. etc. now being bull, On the
west tide Of north Charlie. street one square south
OF North avenue. The improvement promises 90
be valuable and imposing one. There are also
some new residences progressing on north Charles
street-in the Beli-which. when completed must
add TO the progressive Improvements Of ,ha; sec
ton Of the Belt.
bad a pleasant talk yesterday with Col. ". .
W. Taylor. the civil engineer. who expects 20 con
test for building the contemplated water works At
Westminster. Col. T. became a grass widower
and took 20 himself another wife ia the pas, year.
HE divorced uiie still resides near Goyanstown,
owning 4 handsome property there.
The jury in the L. : Disiric; Court. involving
the Abrahams Parker case. was unable % agree
aud was discharged % day.
There is \ fair amour; e business doing in all
branches of trade anil Industrial pursuits. but no
special changes in the prices of leading articles