The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-07-03
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
independence Day and How it will be
Spent-Many Excursions Projected
ire-WorkS-Suicides, &c.

BALTIMORE, June 29th, 1856.
Messrs. Editors We are approaching another
natal day of independence, which comes on Sun
day next, but in consequence of its coming that
day of the week the day following, or Monday, the
9Th, will be observed in lieu thereof. There are
many in our city who are in favor of keeping Sat-
urday also as holiday. If SO we will have three
days coming together as partial suspension of
work, but Monday will be the chief. On that day
all business except such as is incident to the occa-
sion, will be suspended. 1t will be observed in
various ways if the weather proves favorable. As
a general thing our people will go out of the city
to different places excursions, &c. The excur-
sions by steamboat will be very large to various
places down the Chesapeake bay, including Fair
Haven, Annapolis, Bay Ridge, COLCHESTER and
other beautiful places of resort. They are likely
to be larger and more fully attended than ever be
fore known for the reason that there are more of
them. If it is pleasant day the city will be
nearly deserted, as the general desire is to go to
the country when they have favorable opportu-
nity Daniel Webster said "Get thee to the coun-
try or mountains, if possible in summer, as it is
the healthiest and most invigorating." agree
most cordially with him. There is no place like
the country in warm weather. The truth is it is
best at all seasons. We find there the healthiest
and handsomest people who are independentunder
all circumstances. If, therefore, city people can
not seek the rural districts for long time,
when they have an opportunity they should do so
as long as they can. l am not surprised, there
FORE that people pent up in large cities wish to get
out of them when they can. If you want to see
rosy cheeks with fascinating dimples on them and
a fresh, healthy appearance, 60 to the country
There we find nature in her unadorned simplicity,
though unadorned yet adorned the most As is
said of flowers, though they toll not neither do
thew spin yet Solomon in all his glory was not
arrayed like one of these.
There will be several excursions by rail, the
most pleasant of which is likely to be that to Pen
Mar, on the Western Maryland Railroad. Many
persons going to Mount Vernon to visit tho
tomb of Washington. This is like sacred mis-
sion on such day. We there feel holy rever-
ence of the sacred dead and feel almost like COM
muning with those who sleep there. There is no
Mace, perhaps, we feel so much the solemnity OF
the occasion than at Mount Vernon on the 4th OF
July. The pure spirit of liberty seems to live In
everything in and around the place. Freedom
always lives there and more wildly on the natal
day of independence than any other time. We
are particularly blessed with sacred places dear to
patriotism on such day. There will, as on all
such occasions, be very large number OF visitors
at the several parks, particularly at Druid Hill,
so the city will be nearly deserted for a time
There is to be an exhibition of fire works at Oroe
Park On Monday night, under the MANAGEMENT
and supervision of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie. This will attract many people and be we'll
grand. The exhibition begins about nine o'clock
and will continue some two hours or more. 1t is
| supposed many from the surrounding country will
be attracted thither as on similar occasions here
tofore There will be no exhibition in the city, as
it is hazardous and likely to cause fire. 1t Will,
therefore, be very quiet in town. The city author
tiles have interdicted the shooting of fireworks OF
any kind out of regard for boys, who, doubtless,
would be hurt in some cases, as the young urchins
have but little thought of on such occasions
and think seriously after hurt has been done.
have seen as high as fifteen to twenty fatally in
jured from wounds by miniature pistols.
The members of the Commercial Drummers'
cow ention after they adjourned on Saturday, had
a very fine and enjoyable excursion down the bay
1t was large and lnfuentlai convention anu emu
ed in doing good.
Mrs Forsythe, wife of Forsythe, who killed
himself and seriously wounded his wife by shoot
ing her on Saturday last, is still alive but not yet
out of danger. Suicides have become so common
lately that even the horses have tried it OF late by
turning on the gas in the stable with their teeth.
We have had another suicidal mania of late. No
one can account for it. He or she who only knew
the reason is dead and their knowledge goes out
with them.
There was a grand exhibition and interesting
occasion in giving the appointment in full to Car
dinal Gibbons. He now ranks high in the Catholic
ORDER He is much beloved by all.
goodly number of our citizens are now on to
the different watering places. Many others will go
in the course of two three weeks. Money is
not exactly as plentiful as it might be with those
who wish to enjoy themselves, which may some
what curtail their expenses. Those who can
should 90 either to the seaside, the mountains or
the country. All work and no play makes Jack
dull boy. So is it with man. We have COM
parativey but short time to live at any rate, SO
let us make the best of it.
1t seems that the salary of our postmaster has
been reduced from $4,000 to $4,000 per year. l
think, however, it will be put back again. The
one recurring much labor. lie snouiG nave'gvvu
paw fully up TO what it has been. Really, accord
ing to the labor and responsibility, it should be in
creased rather than reduced. NEsT0R.