The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-05-29
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
Memorial Day and Some Reflections
Thereon-Too Many Damage Cases
Revs. Jones ana Small, &C., SO.

Memorial Day and Some Reflections
Thereon-Too Many Damage Cases.
Revs. Jones and Small, &C., go.
BALTIMORE, May 25th, 1885.
Editors Union Monday next will be the an
nyersary memorial day of the dead Union soldiers.
1t will be partly q holiday. The custom house,
postofce, and city and State offices will be closed
a greater part of the day. Due preparations will
be made at the different cemeteries, especially at
London Park, Mount Olivet and some others
where many bodies of soldiers are buried, to nave
it very imposing. 1t is a hallowed occasion ana
such as brings to memory, as time rolls rounu
from wear to year, many reflections, but mostly Oh
a sweetIy melancholy nature. Loudon Park will
he the most attractive, the largest number OF
bodies of soldiers being deposited there. 1t is
melancholy fact though, as time advances, the
living grow fewer and fewer to memorialize sucn
an occasion. 1t is, however, beautiful reflection
that so long as we do have friends who still reco-
iect that we once lived it is pleasing to think we
NAV still be remembered by them. There is no
Mace on earth where the memory of departed rel
atves and friends come nearer to us than near their
graves. There seems to be melancholy sweet
ness not elsewhere felt. 1t is a good custom and
leaves its impression on the heart, frequently
effaced only by death. Their lives have been rem
dered up in the sacred cause OF freedom. IL Is
beyed MANY use this occasion for visiting their
departed friends in all the grave-yards and ceme-
teries, thinking of the past and those who were
once socially with them on earth. A few more
wears and we shall all have passed of to bid adieu
and be forgotten, except by those kind enough to
think Of us as we are memoralizing those who are
now in the silent grave. Many OF those VINO were
with their dead comrades on the battle held wnen
their friends fell are oday still among the mourn
II q; hoc them. and thew TOO
are approaching their long home 1t is pleasing
that there are some yet left who were in the stirring
events of the past and are still here to pay their
tribute to departed friends and comrades.
There is hardly week passes that cases, suing
for damages. are not broughtin some OF our courts
Frequently such cases are brought by young
LAWYERS to get practice when there is not the
slightest foundation for it. 1t is easy thus to
bring suit against some on the slightest pre-
text and thus give the person or persons against
whom instituted much trouble and expense to de-
fend themselves without there being in the case
show of success. Frequently verdicts OF one cent
are given against the defendants simply to secure
the costs when really there is nothing in the case
If the lawyer loses he does not lose much as he
has gotten possibly small fee to start with
There never was any cause for such action and 1t
should not have been brought. The defendant
though, when sued, is bound to defend himself ut
serious trouble and expense, or have the case go
by default Nearly one-half the cases brought
thus for damages are Of this kind. They turn ont
nothing and are not expected to be successful
The truth is they are an annoyance, a nuisance
and vexatious in every sense. would, therefore,
suggest that no case ought to be brought in court
against respectable, responsible person unless
there in in it something tangible. If there is
no real foundation for the alleged damages, and is
so shown in the trial. the person bringing 1t should
be held responsible or made to give security Tor
the costs his opponent has been quito. 1t easy
to put another to the trouble of defending himself
in court when it is done meroiy to make an expert
ment or crafty inexperienced COUNCIL when from
the first it was plain that nothing could come out
of it.
The evangests, Revs. Sam Jones and Sam
Small, have now been holding forth in our city
nearly three weeks, preaching two, three and
sometimes four sermons a day and night. They
have the virtue of giving short discourses and In
some respects pretty good ores. They take up
one idea and discuss it to the end. We are there
fore not annoyed with the old fashioned style OF
dividing and sub dividing with secondlies, last
lies, &c. Now have nothing to say against these
men. They are doing what doubt not they
think is right. They are the 'sledge-hammer" sort
of orators and in their way do good. They GER
tainly have the power of drawing large audiences
of all classes and therefore must have more than
the usual talent in that way. If they are good
men let them 90 ahead and do what good they
can. Teach people to do right and stick to it.
This is short text and easily understood. IT they
can make men better citizens than they would
otherwise be there can be no harm done, but some
good. So there is room for them in the world
let them 20 ahead. Their style and blunt Ian
guage does not especially suit me- but it may suit
others. It takes various kinds of people to make
a world. If Messrs Jones and Small did not do
just as they do perhaps there would be none else
to fill their places and q goodly number OF those
who do not hear sermons or 60 to church might
stay at home altogether. They certainly preach
short, sensible sermons and announce truths not
easily gainsaid, in plain, common way. l De-
lieve this is their last week of evangeizaton for
some months in Baltimore. They are certain to
make sensation wherever they 60. They have
done their share of good in Baltimore, so | shall
not judge them.
There are many who now believe that Hon. j.
Fred. C. Talbot will stand good chance for get
ting the nomination again for Congress in the
Second district. He certainly has perseverance
and very many strong friends. Without some
enemies he would be of no account. l admire his
pluck. No one can deny that he made popular
member heretofore and did as well as could be ex-
pected. Of course he may be expected to have
some opposition.
The mechanics stike is now nearly over. They
played game with capital and thus far it has
gladly be where they were before the strike be-
gan. The best way is to get employment, ii
anxious to work, at the highest wages that can be
afforded. They have my sympathy and well
wishes, but I do not like to see them idle.
There is good deal of excitement with office
seekers who are expecting places in the custom
house. 1t is supposed some appointments OF an
important character will take place before long
clean sweep, however, will not be made. The
civil service law will be respected, Notwithstanding
there are those who wish to see it ignored alto
gether. These, however, of the radical stripe.
I am informed that the building Of the new
school-house at Calverton still hangs tire, though
the bill has been passed for the means of erecting
it some months. There are fears thereis ga snake
of some kind in the way. This should not be with
matter which has simply to do with education.
after the summer vacation. The place as now is
disgrace to the county and the Commissioners
ought to be ashamed of it. 1t is actually so
dilapidated as to be unsafe. Let there be no de-
lay. Don't think of "snakes" or politics in such
o cause.
1t is now known that young Pearre, charged
with an attempted indecent assault upon Mrs
Kirkland, has left the country and pays the bail
of ST, 900 he gave. Such was to be expected
Not even $1,000 or 1000 bail would hold such q
man when the penitentiary stared him in the face
He had the money to pay and he has paid 1t. He
stood high and has forfeited all. NEsToR.
@-A number of Mormon missionaries from
Utah began series of meetngs in Fayette county
Pa, about two weeks ago. Large crowds attend