The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-07-25
Correspondence Baltimore County Union
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
An Unusual Heated Term-The Troubles
of q Observation-Disclosures Slack
-Nuisances that Should be
Abatad. &C. &c
BALTIMORE. Julv Dist

BALTIMORE, July Dist, 1885,
Messrs. Editors up to this hour Q.30 D. n.y.
this is the hottest day l have experienced this
season, the thermometer registering 931 degrees
in a comparatively cool room and pleasant part of
the city-east Townsend street-where, if there
be any breeze, we always have it. The sun is
beating his heat down with resistless power and
threatening to get warmer before he takes his leave
at "dewy eve' behind the western horizon. Not
a cloud is now to be seen, though 1 hope we may
have shower coming from somewhere in the dim
distance 1t is simply roasting, suffocating. /
scarcely write for the perspiration which pours
off my hands, wrists and arms, saturating the pa
per on which endeavor to transcribe my thoughts
The flies are also bad, and fighting these and the
intolerable choleric keeps me busy without under
taking to do much else. 1 find, however, sitting
still doing nothing is about as bad as writing
hence l shall endeavor to give you something in
the shape of letter, be it good, bad Indifferent
If had the fortune of Jay Gould, Vanderbilt,
Astor, or some of those millionaires, not even
emitting Mr.. A. S. Abel or other Baltimoreans as
fortunate as he, should certainly betake me to
some of the watering places, the sea-shore the
mountains, or some cool retreat, and either let
corresponding severely alone or seek some cool
shade and write from there. Another thing, too,
to those like myself obliged to wear eye glasses
though not as old as Methuselah-I can with diff
Guilty keep them on my nose for the superabundant
such circumstances am in sort of quandary
I would, therefore, advise all who can convenient
ly to wear the regular spectaces, which are less
troublesome, especially in hot weather like what
we now endure. Will some one give me pair,
but remember they must be gold ones.
Since I begun writing, only short time ago,
the mercury in my thermometer has gone up to
"a, and at what figure it will stop cannot tell
Possibly it will rise SO high as to explode the glass
tubes, and then will be in an ugly fix. Owing
to the intensity of the heat there are very few
parsons out doors tho streets excepting those
who cannot possibly avoid it. They are cautious
and afraid of being overcome by the heat to which
several have already succumbed. People are GO
ing and have gone by thousands to the parks, the
country, watering places, on excursions by rail
and steamboats,. As the nights are beautifully
moonlight all who can are preparing to go on
voyages down the Chesapeake bay, which are very
pleasant. Even the importuning seeker after pub
lie office does not venture out much such weather.
and if he does finds no one willing to converse
with him on such q subject. He is rather inclined
to accept the civil service law and let we'll enough
alone. Politics and politicians appear to partake
of the monotony of the times and are waiting for
cooler, more favorable weather. Those also en-
gagged In business not in the mood for doing
much. They transact just about what they can
not help and then go home to some pleasant
place for the residue of the day. However we
fair condition of general health prevails through
out the city. We have no epidemics and rather
less sickness among children than usual for such
great heat, though if it continues these things
may come, therefore we should look out for them.
We shall, however, live in hope and act for the
best All things are usually in season, and this
is about such weather should expect.
The camp-meeting period is nearly at hand
Some of them are going on at present and gener-
ously attended. Emory Grove camp, it is said,
will be the largest and most interesting held
there. The Western Maryland railroad is abdn-
dainty prepared to carry all those going there
with desirable accommodations.
There are some parts of our city-especially
near the northern suburbs-where within the past
eighteen months or two years some five or six
hundred fine residences have been put up and
many of them now occupied. This is welcome
information, but l regret to say that in some
places there are large vacant lots in the rear of
these dwellings which are filled with debris
Aside from this are dead rats cats and other ami
NAL carcasses which produce a very disagreeabe
smell or stencil, particularly during the hot days
and nights. The smell is not only hateful but
doubtless unhealthy, calculated to engender sick
ness or epidemics The tendency must be-if not
obviated-to depopulate the property and detract
from its value as tenements. The owners should
at once see to it, particularly in so new and at
tractive section of Baltimore as it is now becom-
ing north and west of Joness falls. 1t certainly
is to the interest of companies and Others who own
houses here to have such nuisances removed in
stantly. They are intolerable and shameful, be-
ing in so pretty and attractive place. No moro
complaint ought to be called for
I have observed an unusual number of beautiful
meteors in different parts Of the heavens in the
past few nights. Some of them were large and
brilliant. Many more such may be looked for in
the residue of this month and during August.
There still continues to be numerous complaints
about the system of ground rents in Baltimore
This is a reason why property or houses command
such small rents. Very often the owners of the
ground swallow up houses built by others thereon.
1t is really an incubus and should be abolished
entirely, doing harm in the end to city health
full progress.
1t is deeply regretted that large and energetic
firm as that of John Roach & Co., ship builders,
should have been obliged to suspend or fail in
business 1t was an honor to our country. The
hope is it will still be able to resume business and
go ahead again prosperously.
Our city has met with serious loss in the death
of Mrs. Isabella Brown, whose benevolent deeds
and gifts, especially to the poor and INDECENT,
have been very large.
l had intended to give your readers some views
on Democracy and Republication, showing how
very few-comparatively-k really what they
are, but it's too hot. I will simply say that not
more than one out of thousand comprehend these
phrases or know what they mean. NEsToR.