The Baltimore County union., 1883-11-17
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BALTIMORE, November l4th, 1883.
Efifors CsioH There is no mistaking that
"chill November" with his "surly blasts" which
make fields and forests bare Is now upon us in
real earnest. In the past few days We have had
rain, u sprinkng Of snow, heavy frosts. consider
able freezing and ice siih heavy winds, mostly
from the north and northwest, moving Mt the rate
Of forty 60 sixty miles hour. doing considerable
damage on land aud 60 houses, fences, trees.
etc. and vessels Of different kinds. The gale to-
day. pretty steadily from the northwest has blown
the water out Of our harbor aud bay. materially,
that Il has been quite low inicrrupting the In.
gress and egrcss Of vessels. | have not. at this
writing. been particularly informed. but have no
doubt good deal Of injury to marine property has
resulted in the Chesapeake and ON the capes as 50
severe q wind storm has not been known for u long
time. II would not be surprising if serious wrecks
aud marine disasters. with loss Of life. will be
heard Of In short time.
Tho various cemeteries and parks ia the city
and those outside ON the suburbs have been COM
pletcly stripped Of their foliage and what remain.
ing flowers that visible only few days ago
Old Boreas seems now 10 reign supreme His
time. however. has come 20 assume supremacy
until sweet spring and summer announce their
coming once again. There are. however. some
weather wise prognosticatprs WhO in u consultaTy
way inform us that We notwithstanding. are to
have q mild. pleasant and gentle winter. Let me
hope they are right for have no loving for long
drcary, disagrecable winters like many We often
forced to endure
Such storms as We have just passed through are
. severe test to thc-,op many-budings, resi-
dences aud others. put up aud now under way Of
construction, built On speculation. on ground rent
lots. for sale. some OF the walls too thin and
the construction otherwise too weak 10 secure full
confidence against such fearful blasts. Let us
hope that the odious ground rent system of erect
ing tcnemeuts anl other buildings in Baltimore
prevailing 80 long aud almost universally
speedily 90 Pessibis be done awsy with. and that
occupants Of tcnements, etc. may become able TO
own both their dwellings and the ground they
stand on.
The re-coun, of the ballots in the rccen, clcc.
iion Tor Clerk OF the Superior Court Of Baltimore.
a. between Mcssr.. Bond aud Allison. opposing
candidatcs-ihc former Democratic. the latter
CitiEens' nominee is n"w progressing at the re-
quest AMI demand Of Mr. Allison. IL will proba.
bly be four i've days before all the ballots are
counted and many more weeks before the dispute
is finally adjusted. Many believe Mr.. Allison was
defraudcd out ol his just rights aud that strict
justice would give him the office tOf which he Il
so eminently ht,ei. Bu; fear a. the manipula.
ting tools ami numerical powers are against him,
his chances slim 10 triumph. even IL he has
fairly had a majority OF the votes in his favor
4 political party that will cheat in one way will
not scruple much a, doing IL in another. ON the
hypothesis that ything i farin politics. Look
IN. Al the matter IN tht. Nght, apnTchcnu VII.
Aliisons chances are not very encouraging to be
continued our superior Court Chief Clerk. how
much the people may desire him - To be.
Mr.. joyce talks some about cuntcsiin; his clec.
tiun against Mr.. Aircy. the Republican candidate
for Sheriff. bu, the odd, are too strong ani palpa.
bic against him To aford any grounds for hope
With reference 70 other candidates all seems salts.
factory and there will be no dispuiaton.
Though Baltimore and Maryland-taking both
at largo-havc done in the late elections remark
ably well-better really thaa was expected ON the
Republican side-theTe are evidence. tina; better
can be done hcnceiorwagd and that the period j.
not distant when Maryland will wheel soliily.
Substantially into the Republican ranks. II is
clear that Democracy Il growing weaker and
weaker, whilst Republication is getting stron ger
and stronger. ami the ride Is evidently flowing
surely ia it, favor. Time and patience only
needed to insure victory.
A. to results OF the late elections North. Eas;
and West the Republican party has done nobiy
and recovered nearly all IL lost year agp. mostly
from it, owa design ~ fault, in order t. spur its
members 10 greater excTtions for the Presidential
contest in lSSi. This has been achieved and
there is noW NJ question that the tidal wave thu.
begun will continue with rcdoub.ed force until our
nation will again have the pleasure Of seeing an
other Republican Chief Executive of this ever
glorious nion. IL is evident that the great body
Of the American people don't want Democrat
and that destructive pariy-to rule s~cr them.
They are afraid 20 trust them. they III 80 bad
~ aud come near wreckins or running the
ship Of state ashore Ur On the rocks and quick.
sands some twenty years ago when they manned
il with unsafe and uuskillcd captain AMI crew
These facts come up forcibly 20 the american
mind when similar danger comes in view. II
looks even now as ii ouT Southern nsi ghhors were
determined o. commit the same folly they have
given eountenance to in the past two decades. Of
putting a solid Democratic South against n solid
Republican North. which will oe sure TO defeat
the advocates thereof "A solid South il did be-
fore and will do again.
II is gratifying 20 observe tia; Mayor Lairobc,
since be has again catered upon the Chief Magic.
tracy Of city. l. giving very general satisftc
tion aud solid Indications that he purposes run
ming his administration upon purely business aal
liberal principles. dealing alike and acting con
servatvely towards all citizens without partial;y.
Doing 80 he cannot fail Of adding new and fresh
laurols to the many hitherto Won by him when
filling the same exalted and honorable Office he
now does. II is palpabiy evident that our entire
citizenship rcposc in him the fullest confidence "a
a Chief Executive.
Though Thanksgiving DAY /. yet some distance
od people are already preparing for IL. Ills like
ly to be more generally. sumptuously and appro-
prately observed ,hi. year than ever before in
Baltimore.
building. being commenced. especially in the
northwestern portions Of our city and In the con
;iguous suburbs. II j. 50 also 60 a great extent
all over Baltimore.
There l. nothing very new or special in busi.
mess. Trade. however. il looking up in all lie
partments. with cheerful promises for the future.
The zane may be said with reference to manufac.
,urcs and ali other industries. NE.ron.