The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1889-11-23
Corr espondence Baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
Unfortunate Dom Pedro-Some of the Old
''Taverns' Of Baltimore-Where the
Gentry Used to "Stop" = Society
on the Gothic New Navy-An -
Operate Queen, etc, etc.
BALTIMORE, November goth, is

BALTIMORE, November Goth, 1889.
1MeSsTS. Editors Never did dethrOned sover-
more d flly than Dom Pedro The late Emperor of
Brazil When boy of six years only he was in
stalled as ruler over the immense empire inherit
ed from his ancestors and throughout the course
of his long life he has devoted himself to it's well
fare and the happiness of his subjects. A man
of immense industry, of great cultivation, of
spotless private character, it seems sad that his
last years should be cloudcd with such a sudden
misfortune and that he should not be permitted
to reign in peace Doubtless all sOvereignties
will in time be abolished, but we shall now most
likely see in Brazil a succession of revolutions,
Of military mQnarch hi; in fact, under the name
least, he is glad to quit people who have so un-
gratefully treated him. and will find in exile the
reward of duty faithfully performed as an en-
lightened monarch.
In mousing around the city hunting up items
for weekly letter it is pleasant now and then to
come across some vestige of old times, and among
them are the few remaining ancient taverns
which for so many years sheltered countrymen,
who drove to town with their huge Conestoga
wagons and six horses, with bells jngling all the
way along the route. Now none of these lum-
bering conveyances are to be found and the tav
erns which the drivers put up at" have taken
down their signs or have gone out of trade alto
gether There was the Golden Horse" on the
corner of Franklin and Howard streets, now
metamOrphosed in the Academy Hotel ~ the
Swan" inn, higher up on the corner of Eutaw
street the BLACK Bear" on Saratoga street
near Howard: the famous General Wayne ~ on
the corner of Baltimore then Market street, and
Paca, and the "GlObe, on Baltimore street near
Howard. All these had great swinging signs in
front OF them and all have disappeared except
the General Wayne" Even that doughty hero,
though he still shows his face over the entrance
doer. has been Obliged to descend from his lofty
perch, and the old-time "inn" has become fash
ionable and is styled hotel. with stained-glass
windows, electric bells. &c. Those in east Bait
more have mostly followed suit. All these
hostelries had great yards for the accommoda-
ton of the huge wagons and horses. Each of
them had also kind of cistern filled with tar to
grease the wagon wheels. and huge bell was
seized by a Jealous darby, carried around and
rung fearfully to announce meal time When IL
sounded a rush of hawbucks dashed into the
dining room and set to work with fearful yigor
lest some one should eat faster than another,
using their two tined forks for toothp picks at the
expiration OF the banquet to which ten minutes
was the utmost time devoted. The Indian
Queen, on the corner of Baltimore and Hanover
streets, and BeltzhOover's, or the Fountain
Inn" on Light street where the CarrOllton now
stands. were the more fashionable tayerns. The
Washington stage coaches started from the I'm
dian Queen until Barnum's was built, so that
most of the gentry OF the time soiourned there.
One day respectable looking old countryman,
saddle-bags on arm, walked into BeltZhoovers
and asked for a room. There were none to spare.
All had been engaged for the party of the Presi-
dent of the United States, who was momently
expected. In short the old gentleman was rather
snubbed and took his departure. He walked up
Market street to the Indian Queen and was ac-
cOmmodated without difficulty and without reg
istering his name. Meanwhile an anxious COM
mittee was securing the town looking for miss
ing President. AT length they repaired to the
Queen" to make inquiries and were told that a
tall old countryman had arrived about half an
hour before and was in the '.sitting-room." They
entered and 10 there was Thomas Jefferson, the
President of the United States
The first of the Tuesday germans" passed off
this week with great eclat and many very pretty
young debutantes made their entree into society.
Various brilliant suppers followed and thus the
to be going out of fashion and theatre parties
followed by expensive suppers substituted. 1t