Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-11-01
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BAIrrxoas, Oct. 81, 1854.
lean that there is incalculable wire pulling just
about this time among the stockhoders-or, rather,
certain large and deeply interested stockholders
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in reference to the
pending election of president of that company. Inc
friends of Mr.. Harrison, the present incumbent, and
of Mr.. Swami, also candidate, are moving heaven
and earth to accomplish their ends. The president
is elected by majority of the Board of Directors
This board, some days ago, had majority Of one
in favor MI. HARRISON. Very recently, however,,
lealn that one Harrison man has changed his coat,
and is now favorable to Mr. Swami. Thus, If an
election were to come of, it would be q tie vote,
provided all were present. The most important
more of Mr. Hanison's friends to bolt and juin the
reform Swami party. A vast interest is at sake,
and no means will be left untried lhonorable, OF
course,) to get the needed vote. The individual!
who seem most 70 oese w. W. swana
are Johns, Hopkins, Columbus, O'Donneli, Robert
Garret & Sons, and some half q dozen others who
arc heavy owners of the stock. The gentlemen
| seem anxious that the road should pay dividend,
that the stock should advance, and that other traces
be pulled to their especial interest Mr.. Harrison
and those who think with him contend that the road,
under present circumstances. Is not prepared to ex
still hangs upon it, important repairs to be made
and they advocate a general system of economy,
having an cyl to future benefit and to the puhng OF
TINS great enterprise upon more solid, equitable,
and safe foundation. 1t is truth so clear as to be
transparei to all eyes that this work il deeply in
debt, and, may say, vexngiy embarrassed. To buoy
therefore, and, in brokers' phraseology, klte
the Stock as once was far above real value, in or
der to please and accommodate few stock jobbing
stoc kholders, must eventuate deleteriously, and
place the work in worse condition than it now is.
temporary imitation might, and doubtless would
take place, under the novelty of new administers.
ton, but this must be ephemeral, and finally recoh
upon, perhaps, innocent parties. 1 have not one
word to say against Mr.. Swami. His energies and
tact were fully exemplified when president OF the
road during its completion to the Ohio. Yet many
are OF the opinion that he excited hopes far beyond
the power of realization. He is a gentleman OF
great financial ability, and would, perhaps again do
well, improving upon past experience. Mr.. HAM
son, however, has been tried the fiery ordeal, and
stands before the world without blemish. Hon
esty, that mghtest of all cOmmendatiOn, stands out
pre- eminenLy in his favor. He has cautiously and
scrupulously aimed to exhibit the TRUTH to hold the
mirror up to nature, and in this perhaps, has been
his chief offending What the result will be, is diff
icult now to divine but independent of exRaneous
and deeply selfinterested motives, chances prepon-
derate in his favor for reelection. The fact is,
there has bee1s and is too much Ock-jobbing In
the stock of us concern. 1t is banded about be-
tween bull and BEAR day after day, year In and year
out, until the true interests of the road and of the
community, are lost sight of. Every within and Ca
price are brought to bear upon it until the law of
propulsion and resistance, aided by cenripetal and
centrifugal forces, has almost demonstrated that
incomprehensibe paradox, perpetual motion. Un-
til something be done by which the stock of this
company assume more stable character-unul it
shall have been relieved from the horns of the bull
and paws of the bear" must fail to secure con-
iden ce, and the road be in questionable repute.
An affair came IF to-day in the Office Of Ju tice
Cooper which, before ending, turned the tables and
brought the presenter to prosecutor up all standing
1t seems that person, named WEIGH, who Keeps a
hotel up town, charged a young man, named Pen
nington, with robbng his drawer Of $50 The youth
fled that he had stolen his money He was a rather
hayward son of Justice PENNINGTON. Soon after,
counter action was brought. Witnesses were ad-
duced, including Mrs. WEIGH, formerly Miss Susan
Creamer, of Washington who testified that WEIGH
took the money himself and falsely charged the in
necent young man. writ was issued, and Mr.. w.
was sent to prison upon the charge of perjury.
The great match race QrOt to hamess) between
Billy McDOnad's s'Phelix' and Mr.. Lorderay's
"Jos,' for $4,000 side, comes off over the Herring
Run Course on "Wednesday. Quite interest is
manifested in this affair. 1t WILL doubtless, be large
y attended. The bets 'sPheix." as the favorite
seem to be most numerous. sHt
l observe in your paper of to-day, q paragraph
headed "Fever at Baltimore" stating that the re
crits on the Ontario in our harbor, would probably
This is news to Baltimore. 1t may be designed to
remove the recruits, but there is certainly fever
in that region of the city to produce serious ALARM
The oyster dealers here have quite slim patron
age. owing to the prevailing opinion that oysters
thus far in the season are unhealthy Bad ones Ger
tainy are and good may be eaten with caution yet
awhile. The importation of these delicaces never
were large, and some boatmen have been obliged
to give cargoes to persons for the taking of them
away. -<s.Af- BEN BOLT.