The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-07-17
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
Two Prominent Citizens Dead-Better
Postal Facilities-Judge Stewart on
Lawyers Fees-Dogs and Bad
Boys, &c., &c.
BALTIMORE. July 18th. 1856


Boys, &c., &c.
BALTIMORE, July 18th, 1886.
Messrs. Editors The funeral of DIR. VIM. II.
Cole, whose death was noticed in your columns
last week, took place from the residence of his
brother, in this city, on Sunday afternoon, and
was very largely attended by relatives and friends.
The deceased, at the time of his death, was men,
Der of Congress from the Third Maryland district,
composed of the eastern wards of Baltimore. His
death was caused by complication of diseases,
chief of which Bright's disease of the kidneys,
with which he had suffered some months. He was
serving out his first term and, if we'll and renomi-
mated, hoped a reelection and fill the office
second term. Death, however, interfered and cut
short his hopes in comparatively the midday Of
his political ambition. 1 knew the deceased well
for the greater part of his life. He had many
friends and was generally esteemed. A sad cir
cumstance was the death of his aged mother, on
Sunday last, the day of his funeral. She died
about an hour before the funeral ceremonies took
place, at her sons residence, in this city. She
gave I'D to grief and did not recover from it.
The death of Philip L. Moore, brother of Thomas
Moore, deceased which is announced as taking
place at Towsontown on Sunday last, is deeply re-
GREETED by his many friends and acquaintance in
this city and elsewhere. All who had the pleasure
of the acquaintance of these two gentlemen ad-
mired them. 1 knew them both well. Being
twins they resembled each other very much. Often
1 mistook one for the other. had brothers my
self who we're twins and they looked so much
alike, when absent from them for some time,
found myself talking half hour or more with one
mistaking him for the other. The only way
could distinguish the difference with certainty
was BY a small mark between the eyes which one
brother made by playfully hitting him with
small stone. He carried the mark, though small
one, to his grave. Many near neighbors could
only distinguish them by this scar.
The Baltimore Liz ht Infantry purpose holding
their summer encampment at Colchester Beach,
commencing on the 31st inst. and ending on the
4th of August. 1t will be a very pleasant affair
There will be full turnout. The resort at this
beach is becoming very popular and deservedly
so. 1t is very pleasant place and easy OF access
There was an extensive and destructive fire
which broke out about one o'clock this morning
in the car stables of the Peoples line, situated on
Druid Hill avenue, near the entrance to the park.
The stables were totally destroyed and much other
property besides thirteen horses. 1t is not known
how the fire originated. The loss will amount to
about $4,000.
Our postmaster has not yet completed his plans
in reference to the mails and the carrier system IN
the western and northern section OF our city, but
he is endeavoring to get it fixed soon. lie Is de-
termined that it shall be made so as to accommo-
date the public. Quite a number of the old letter
carriers in the city have been displaced and new
amendments made. They seem to be very good
men and attentive to their duties. Democrats
are chosen when suitable, but merit is the chief
ingredient. 49,
Judge Stewart has rendered decision which
nreyepts lawyers hereafter from exacting court
fees in certain cases from the city In criminal ana
other cases as a gratuity. Hitherto there was
fee of from SIS to $40, which the city was made to
nav laws ers in case it went against the criminal
Often where there were five or six counts in the
same indictment the city was obliged to pay So to
$40 on EACH remember having gotten some five
or six fees from the State for trying the same client
all because there were the same number OF counts
in the same indictment, varying only slightly in
each count from one another. 1t was very pleas
ant to pocket these fees, getting at the same time
your own private fee as lawyer from the client,
but always believed it unfair.
Several mad dogs-or supposed to have been
rabid-have been killed in our city recently. In
some cases persons have been bitten and are
obliged to await the consequences, perhaps Kept
in suspense and uncertainty for weeks, mcnths or
years. There are those who have dogs on which
they pay q tax of certain amount and by putting
a collar on them and something over their nose
they can let them run at large with impunity.-
This however, does not prevent the dog from be-
ing mad nor its bite from being as injurious as
other dogs. A dog running at large with collar,
&C., on is apt to become rabid as any other, and
really are more dangerous than others, being less
suspected because they shielded by the law
Persons should be guarded In such cases. Inc
dog pound is the best.
MANY people have gone and are still going to
the several watering places and other summer re-
Sorts The consequence is business OF every kind
is comparatively dull and will be for some time
vet to come There is therefore no stability nor
steadiness in prices. The truth is every kind of
business is fiat There has been little move
ment in grain but it is not likely to continue long
The foreign demand is moderate and not much
wanted to supply the domestic trade. This is
about the dulest season of the year in business.
Some few appointments have been making in
the custom house and postoffice, but none OF any
account The civil service reform principle is ad-
hered to thus far nearly as could be expected
Gov. Groome does not press matters very closely
nor rigidly. He has given satisfaction IN his
management of affairs. Knowing him as do
feel satisfied he will do what he thinks is best for
the whole people. He of course will please his
party far as in his power.
Boys have become very annoying in the past
few weeks in and around the city. They Initiate
the baseball players wherever they can get
chance to play, white and black boys together
They have thus become real nuisance. They
also throw stones, after the style of basel
players, and often break persons windows, fire.
auentIy doing other injury of personal charac-
They are often impudent to an extreme, demand
ing punishment. Many of them are mere stray
glers and do not live in the vicinity of places
where they go to play, so that they evade detec-
ton. The police ought to keep strict lookout
for all such. They are in bad school OF mischief
which may end in something worse than playing
They should be arrested and properly punished
They have become particularly bad and annoying
on the outskirts of the city and in portions of the
Belt. Boys will have their play but they should
be kept within bounds. There are some young
men nearly as had. Among these, too, may also
be found goodly sprnkling of darkies. They
should all be at better business. They look as if
they wanted work and should be earning their
living. They are idlers the town and nuisances.
There is not much improvement going forward
just now. 1t is rather too hot for comfortable
labor, though there have been but few sun-strokes
or deaths from heat thus far. The city for adults
and the more aged has been very healthy, but the
mortality among children from six months up to
one and two years of age has been large, princi-
pally from summer complaint. Great caution and
care is being observed by our health authorities
to keep this city in a healthful condition. We DO
not seriously apprehend epidemics. NEsToR.