The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-04-05
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
A Retrospect-Th End at Last--Csty
Extension-Riots &C., sc.

BALTIMORE, April ISL, 1901.
Messrs. Editors March has passed out with
very fair weather-a little cool for day or two
but somewhat ''like a lamb"-and April came in
Enthusiastically, with appearance of April show
ers and some clouds. Keeping up the old custom
there were good many April fools, but all in an
innocent way and harmless. l recollect very well
hearing the rather old persons say that they re-
member hearing people say there was snow
storm, which commenced in the morning and
showed all day on Easter Sunday, about sixty-fye
years ago. 1t fell nearly foot deep and was
very general IN the Middle and Northern States.
The atmosphere was soEaThat warm. The next
day it was mild, the sun shown brightly and the
snow all melted off, producing terrible and de-
structive flood in all the creeks streams and rivers.
1t was really specially memorable occasion, and
there are a few living yet who remember it we'll.
They refer to snowy Easter Sunday sometime in
April as one of their early renembranoes.
Well, the General Assembly of Maryland ad-
journed sine die, at u o'clock last night, without
encumbering us with an extra session. The men,
bers have done pretty well, passing many bills,
some of which not of much account and others
pretty good in their place. There was deal of
lobbying pro and con by which certain really good
things were prevented and some bad ones made
legal enactments. This, however, is generally the
case. We must take them as they are and look to
the future.
I see that city extension has been defeated and
in questionable shape, giving entirely too much
latitude to political man@uvres of Baltimore coun-
ty, it is WE'LL perhaps, that the matter remains as
it was. The time will eome-and must come
when extension must take place, and the Belt be-
come portion of Baltimore city. I say it's only
a question of time, not very distant.
/ notice that your special correspondent at An
napelis has done well and informed your readers
exceently. Baltimore county has had her share
and done very well. 1t willrequire some time yet
to tell exactly what really has been done. After
a while, however, you will be able to get the real
substance out of things.
As I said heretofore, want fresh conven-
ton and new State constitution. The old one
too old and uasuited to a progressive age and
time It's little like the State Capitol building
too far back in the ages, too Anticipated, though
q little refreshed in late years.
/ notice in looking over the proceedings that
the local optionists have not gotten as much, per-
haps, as they expected. This was possibly owing
to their looking for too much. So may it be said
also of the temperance men. 1t is, however, al
ways to be hoped the real temperance cause will
ever be pppermost in all that's good and really
useful though not looking for too much all at once.
notice that the public press is becoming more
of factor in politics and public movements than
it ever was, The truth is both Congress and Leg
islatures are now apt to wait and see what lead
ing newspapers have to say before they act. This
Is Weil III mduy IcspectsI VuS ~ enuuiu VIC Nho"H
that an editors opinion is only that of one person
and liable also to err or be wrong. The surest
way to get at truth and fact is from the many
boiled down.
The past few days have presented our sister
city, Cincinnati, in an unpleasant aspect 1t has
been my fortune-good or bad as it may be-to
have seen Baltimore in the same way. We need
indeed--with proper discretion-never have such
scenes. Let US then learn experience from the
past and never again repeat such scenes of riot
and bloodshed They can, If rightly seen to, be
avoided az we'll first as last. Men become simply
mad for the time being. All mobs be cured
OF once if managed right There are those who
was.
regret to say that thu young lady who was SO
badly injured by having her spine and lower
limbs ALPHABETICALLY paralyzed-at a IRE on
North avenue, near Greenmount avenue, several
months ago, when two of them jumped out the
second story window of house, is still lying
about as she was Of first, scarcely able to move
She, with her friends, has moved a square up the
same avenue There is no hope Of ber recovery.
Her companion, gladly hear, has gotten we'll
The venerable and generally known citizen,
Hon. Joshua Vansant, who has been SICK is still
confined to his house, though slightly better Mr..
Vansant is sors Of city property, he having been
in office of city and State one way or the other
is now City Register-over fifty years. 1t has
been my pleasure to have known him most of that
time. He is of the salt of the earth who
never lost its SAVIOR. May he yet live long and be
happy. He is now somewhat up in his 80th year.
l am very glad to see that privilege has been
obtained from the Maryland Legislature to have