The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-05-23
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
The English Sparrow Nuisance-Will he
Eat the Locusts 1.-Two Small
Sensations, Etc.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 10th, 1885.


WASHINGTON, D. c., May 10th, 1885.
Editors Union We are again having another
attack of summer heat and if the promise OF the
signal Office that shall have rain to- night and
tomorrow is fulfilled, certainly that Office will
have the thanks of the citizens of this city.
There is real nuisance here, the same, be-
lieve, as throughout the countryside English
sparrow. He is multitude in this city, FLASHING
in every fountain in the parks, thick as The
blades of grass in every public square and house
yard or as the leaves every tree and shrubbery.
He cheeps-that is his popularity and seems to be
his only vocation in life, except to fight every
other bird he meets, those of his own Species
eat voraciously everything he finds to eat, except
the innumerable tribes of noisome insects, which
he ought to eat and help destroy but will not, and
propagate his race, which at the present rate of
increase, according to the latest census taken of
him hereabouts, there is no imminent danger of
becoming extinct. He cheeps early in the morn
ing, awakening one from that morning nap which
is so refreshing and which we feel so much more
than all the sumbers we have had during the
whole night and so needful to carry us through
the day in the performance of our labors-cheeps
his morning lay, cheeps throughout the day and
is even still cheeping at eventide, so that one can
hardly hear his ears account of his persistent,
never ceasing, most exasperating cheeping
This leads me to inquire who first brought the
English sparrow here for what purpose he did it,
triotic and he himself woefully mistaken as to the
merits of the bird, which he should be able to
prove before court and jury, he should not be
hung or at least expatriated, if citizen of this
country. But stop They say there may yet be
found use for this bird. They say he is extreme
ly fond of the seventeen-year locusts, as also of
the thirteen year Ones an abundant crop of both
which is predicted in the United States this year.
If he will get his work in on these and destroy a
large quantity of them, will feel like forgiving
him for the present. If he would do the same for
the worrying mosquito, of which we have an over
wheming and countless number here in summer
would feel still more kindly towards him.. Next to
the mosquito abhor the coming of the seventeen
year locusts covering every tree, bush, wall fence,
and even the windows of your house and coming
into your very rooms and drumming their cease
less "Pharoahs" until you can't hear the COW bells,
if you are in the country and have been sent to
bring the kline home; besides their tendency to
destroy young trees and all vegetation and make
nature look haggard and torn, when we would have
it look as beautiful as in other years 1.-THE spar
rows will relieve US of this affection or even miti
gate it in a small degree this summer, we will
give him his need of praise and be willing to
spare him till almost next locust year.
There was endeavored to be a sensation started
in this city last Sunday account of the eminent
colored man, Hon. Fred. Douglass, attending the
Presidents church, Rev. DR.. Sunderland's, but it
that some of DR.. Sunderland's congregation would
object to Mr.. Douglass coming TO the church, it
being rumored he had bought a pew there, and
some newspaper reporters tried to start the sensa
ton. But as Mr.. Douglass merely went to the
church. as he often does to others in the city, and
had not bought pew in it, the supposed sensa-
ton lacked permanent foundation. Rev. Dr.
Sunderland not only rebuked the reporter who
called at his house at an unusual hour on Sunday
hight to get the material he thought was waiting
for such sensation, but stated in a card he has
published that the time has gone by for such an
objection to the casual visit of coored man in a
white church, which is better suited to the spirit
| of twenty years ago. President Cleveland has
recognized the colored man by giving him ap-
| pointment under his administration-Dr. Will
| liams, a very intelligent colored man of New York,
having Just started on his mission to Hayti to-day
and it is not likely that the old-time prejudices
| can again be aroused against him in this manner
| Another incident that has caused good deal
gossip here this week is the reported differences that
have arisen between the President and Senator
| Blackburn, of Kentucky, on account OF the revo-
cation of the commission OF the latters brother as
collector of that State, which were rumored
| to be of the most inimical character-so inimica
| it was said, that Senator Blackburn was reported
to have dissolved all intercourse with the admin
istration, had asked all recommendations to office
| made by him to be erased and that he would not
set his foot again in Washington till next Deem
Der, when he attends the Senate. But this pretty
little sensation is also spoiled this afternoon by
| an interview in the Star with the Senator, In
which he denies every statement of the report, al
though made in the Democratic paper, the Post
by Democratic reporter.
The count that has just been completed in the
Treasury of all the moneys and assets belonging
to the United States, is most gratifying to the
country and credtabe to the Republican party that
has administered the Government in the past, fol
there is not cent missing of all the hundreds OF
securities and moneys contained therein.
The e-eection of Gen. John A. Logan to the
u s. Senate from Illinois, has just been announced
here. The Republicans are much pleased at this
result after such long contest with such varying
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the Senate has been incomplete ever since the ex
piration of Gen. Logan's former term on March
4th last, but now the State will be fully represen
| ted as before by two Republicans. ANON.