The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-03-01
Correspondence Baltimore County On'o"'
r.ETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
r.ant-sudden Death of Mr.. Jas. r. Part
ridoe-The City Council "Dead-LocK
acknowledgements
Business, Etc.
BALTIMORE. February 26th, 1884.

Politics Improvements-
Business, Etc.
BALTIMORE, February Goth, 1854.
Measrs. Editors To-day is what those IN l.e
,,ar;cal line call "Shroye Tuesday," and after It
.n,,as the nenitential season of Lent AS MAJ
TO- Of course meats will suffer in neglect some-
butter and few other things-,pW
generally speaking there will be enough anu .
snare of fish, oysters and other good Things %
which no one will starve. |
very deep and serious affiictlon Is tne suuuo
death of Mr.. Jas. R. Partridge, at Acanta, oPaal
Thouoh It Is said he died of suicide, yet IN tos
.hsanoa Of other intelligence it is thought there Is
so...o llistahO about it, and that he went ont Oh
life from heart disease, which he had-of and on
"a long time. Such at least is the impression OF
his nearest and dearest friends. He expected 10
have been home early in next month. IL was my
good fortune to have known the deceased for over
forty years. He was with me politically ana
many other ways most of his fife. For long
time he represented our Government in South
America and elsewhere. H always was SUP
stantial Wing when that party existed, ana then
attached himself unswsrUngly to the republican
party until the period Of his demise. He at one
time-for short while after the beginning OF .ne
late strife with the South-was an editor and pub
Usher of the old Baltimore Patriot. l frequently
came in contact with him politically, editorially
and otherwise, and thought very much OF him.
He was an accomplished scholar in every way
but few his equal. He had many friends and ac-
quaintances in Baltimore and throughout the
country. saw him only few days before going
abroad. He had suffered greatly in the loss, by
death, of very beautiful, accomplished wife, and
also two exceedingly sweet young daughters-al
he had-both near the age Of twenty years. This,
as matter of course, deeply grieved him. His
remains are expected home for interment before
many days. Mr.. Partridge was one among the
closest and most intimate friends of the late Hon.
Henry Winter Davis
The boilers of the First Branch of the City
Council still remain out, and, as l learn, intend
daiqe So, .belieye Mr.. Carter and his friends
especially such ones they absolutely demaad
and require, taking the consequences whatever
they may be. l notice, however, that Mr.. 5.
Teackle Wallis and some other legal minds at the
bar assert most positively that they cannot act
legally in so doing They will finally have to
submit to the municipal and political law and
have to undo what has been done without the
boilers voting with them.
There seems hardly doubt, if time can be had
by the Legislature, that the people of the Belt will
have an opportunity of voting on the subject of
city extension this year. / am confident the ma
jority is for it.
The commandments of the University of Mary
land and of the City College of Physicians will
take place before long. These always very
interesting affairs, they promise especially to
be the present season.
l observe that the very peculiar ruddy light
which appeared in the sky soon after sunset dur
ing three or more months past-not only here but
all over the civilized globe-is much less apparent
Just now, and really can scarcely be seen. There
is no doubt that it is disappearing and will vanish
entirely before long The comet, which appeared
few weeks since, cannot now be seen. 1t is q
little like the brown stone lions Calvert street
bridge-lost its tail. Comets, like lions, rather
funny, shorn of such apendages.
Political affairs will soon be unusually brisk
Both political parties will meet in Chicago before
long, and from now on until they are over the
country will be more and more agitated. see
nothing of a very new or special character. There
is no question that Mr.. Arthur is gaining ground
and now stands his chances well with the rest
Whoever is the nominee he will without doubt
have the whole Republican party to back him.
AS I said before, the people of our nation don't
want change when-as party-they are doing
so WELL Democrats did badly before, why not do
the same way again. 1 don't want to risk them
with trial.
In very few days hence-if the weather keeps
warm-we shall have gudgeon fishing both at
Herring Run, the Patapsco and elsewhere.
improvements, especially in the building OF
houses, continues to go forward in the city and on
the outskirts. There is likely to be great many
tenements for rent both in and outside the city
this spring and summer. notlce seserai I'LL
provements soon to be put up on North avenue on
both sides and indeed in all that vicinity. very
short time hence-a few years-and it will be all
built up.
had almost forgotten that young Ernault Will
liams and his father, George II. Williams, are now
in the Circuit Court, hearing testimony. 1t will,
of course, require several days before coming to a
conclusion. 1t is great pity-in my Judgment
it could not have been kept wholly out of the
way of such hateful and abominable exposition.
Allow me to hope it yet may be placed in such a
position as to be settled amicably. 1t exposes a
man, his wife and father-ex president too, of the
Ststs sarata-uhaGI9v Gb a,0afg lg..-, 80. -...~--
tensve as will be in few weeks hence. The re-
ceipts of corn and wheat are steady and no par
ticular change in prices. Nearly all the grain
coming to the city goes directly to the shipping
houses. Very little comes now from the Eastern
Shore. NEsToR.
My-In most of the States a belief in the ex-