The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1883-08-04
Correspondence baltimore County Onion.
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 3lst,

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 3lst 1883.
Messrs Editors Since the "two hottest days
and nights" the 22d and 23d insts., the heat dur
ing which, L saw by your last weeks paper, ex-
tended to your village, as perhaps also far beyond
there, and was indeed excessive enough to make
every one recognize the right of those two days
and nights to be called the hotest of the season."
the weather has been cool and pleasant here
The city is now in its prettiest plight, and it is
really the time when eX0ursiopists could visit to
best advantage to see its beauties. The parks and
squares are more beautiful than at any other sea-
son OF the year, except, perhaps, the next two
months, when they may become more beautiful
still, the flowers and foliage plots in them continu
ing to grow and increase in beauty throughout the
summer. The numerous trees along the sides of
the streets and in the public reservations have
given this city the name of the "Forest City," to
which it does not seem that it is not entitled, and
these also add greatly to its beauty, az your eye
takes a sweep down some of it's broad, smooth
avenues or streets, or over the whole city from
some prominent point, such as the hill upon which
the capitol is built, called Capitol Hill"
The lavish expenditure of money and taste, both
private and public, have combined to make Wash
ington the handsomest city the continent, and
while il nay be the resort for the fashionable world
in the winter it is certainly one of the most beau
tful and pleasantest for excursionists in summer.
Especially, Messrs Editors, if there are any people
in your county-and no doubt there many
who, living within forty or sixty miles of the cap
ta of the Nation, but have never yet seen it, this
would be very opportune time for them to make
up excursion parties and visit here, when they
would behold much more beautiful city than they
have ever seen or conceived CT being so near 10
them. The sfght of the great public buildings
and magnificent private residences-now general
ly deserted, however, for the summer resorts
would more than amply repay all such for the
Iifura Of, bof MI
require to come the short distance.
The Departments are all very quiet at this time,
most of the heads of which are now absent, the
Presidents trip to attend the opening of the Louis
vile (Ky.) Exposition taking them away. The
party that accompanied the President, and which
started yesterday morning via the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad, consisted of Secretaries Folger and
Lincoln, Postmaster General Gresham, Commits
sioner Of Internal Revenue Evans. and the Presi-
dents acting private secretary, Major 0. L. Pru-
den. They under the escort of Assistant
Superintendent of Railway Mail Service Jamison
and committee of citizens of Louisville appoint
ed for the purpose. The party slept in the palace
cars over night that were to convey them, so as to
be in readiness on the train the next morning, the
train starting at the early hour of o'clock; The
Exposition will be opened this morpipg by the
President of the United States and his Cabinet.
There was considerable excitement created in
this city Oh Sunday by the news that Senior Fran
cisco Barca, Spanish Envoy and Minister Pleni
potentiary Spanish Mnster) to this country, who
had but left this city week or so age, had com
mitted suicide by shooting himself in New York
city. Senior Barca had been accredited to this
country in 1881, and was the last member of the
diplomatic corps officially received by President
Garfield. While here he entertained in hospitable
style, and it is thought that his extravaganza in
this line and perhaps specuationS in stocks led
him into pecuniary embarrassment which may
have caused the act. He lived at 1925 street,
N. w., and left a wife and one daughter, who were
with him in New York, but were on the eve of
leaving for Europe, and one daughter who is al
ready in Europe. His daughter Cormelia, not yet
twenty years Of age, was considered quite belle
here, being very beautiful. Anon.