Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-25
WARRINGTON BRANCH RA1r.oAp.-Thouet

| railroad are going on SUCCESSFULLY, yet the
Washtpgton Branch has ever maintsinsd Q
supremacy In the profits, % well a q prompt.
ness and sfhciency in its freight delivery and
passenger business which makes it ths model
road Of 1hscountry, Nowhere 10 more attention
and care used TO give sstisfaction to do the
| work Of the road we'll. Mr.. VIM g. Harri-
son, the president Of the company, has secured
the most qualified sgeuts and II ever giving .
experimenting care to the trade, travel, ~ d
safety of the rusd Mr. Joha II Dom, the
master Of transportation, and Mr.. William
Prescott Smith, assistant, ars indefatieabls
in their attentions 70 their important dutisa
Mr.. Parsons the agent On this end Of the road
10 ever At his post, and with proper courtesy
attends to the passenger ticket business, and
Mr.. Collins, az baggage master, sees carefully
to all things in his line which comes or eoes
10 the cars. Captains Humphreya Owens, and
| Collins, the experienced conductor. Are Ali
popular Win travellers, on account of their
| ready efforts to do their duties and please:
and what Il more to their credit and that Of
| the engineers, fremeL, and other officers Of the
road there is full sense of safety felt in their
charge by all travellers the moment they put
their feet upon the platform Ladies' gentle
men, children, and the whole travelling com.
muuity have full confidence in their efficiency
and strictly attentive csrefulness to the com
fort, pleasure, and convenience of passengers.
| Mr. Wendall Bollman, the master Of the road,
| attends with sleepess vigilance to his respon-
| sible duties In short, we may say, without
| fear of contradiction and certainty of what
We say being approved, that there is NO better
management on any railroad in the Union
than is on the Washington Branch of the Bal
| timOre and Ohio Railroad. The receipts of the
past month of the W ashipgton Branch and the
main stem, show An increase over the receipts
OF the month August 1853, of nearly ninety
thousand dollars one Of the best evidences of
the on ward progress of the profits and usefulness
OF the eatimprovement to Baltimore, the Dis
trlct, Virginia, the South and the teeming west
Mr.. Atkinson, the accomplished secretary of
the company, estimated the probable earnings
OF the road for the six months ending in Octo-
Der, including he dividend of the W ashingtou
branch, at 81 $4,000. The actual earnings
for five months have exceeded this estimate
already, being 81 ,595 900; and calculating
the receipts for tho present month at $305 600,
added to the 900 FROM the Washington
branch, will make the gross receipts for the
six months nearly two millions of dollars
After deducting the expenses and interest there
will remaia the sum of 100000 as the nett
earnings of the road for six ronths, equal to
10 per cent per annum on the capital stock,
or, after dsducting per cent. for dividend in
October would leave an amount equal to
$500 900 per annum for a sinking fund
Such has been the eminent success Of this
immense work, as managed by the President
and other officers of the road as named above.
The only thing needed, Is the issue of round
trip tickets for more than q day, and some re-
duction In tho fare, which it is thought BY
"outsiders" would increase tho travel and
profits Of the road, and the suggestion is re-
specially submitted to the consideration of
the President and Board of Directors:
AssAssINs ABoUT.-Lately, several of our
citizens have been attacked ON the streets at
flight while quietly attending to business or
passing to their homes. AS yet no one has
been detected. No ons San attribute this to
want OF energy on the part Of tho guards it
10 not their fault but is beca ,se in every case
the attack was made In places where the vii
lains could not be identified. Last Saturday
night young gentleman named Miller, from
Western Virginia, was Knocked down by q
blow on the head, while passing along D
street His head was cut, and he lost great
deal of blood from the wound, but he is not
dangerously hurt.
We (the Stars police reporter) received
blow on the back Of our head, which knocked
US down, about half an hour before this, on
G street, back Of Browns Hotel BUth attacks
we're probably by the same party It was
but little after 10 o'clock when Mr. Miller
was struck and between Q and 10 when we
were attackeC.
few nights since, we'll known citisen,
while passing along the street, was sccosted
by hard looking stranger, who asked him for
light for his cigar. The citizen replied-"I
cannot give it, sir for in these times, l allow
no stranger to approach me at night He
was right, for now no one is safe at night
1t Is becoming necessary for every one 10 look
out for asslssins Revolvers will soon be in
demand; for the peace-loving citizens will
probably find them necessary to their protec-
ton
The COscERT AND Cor1ttos To.N1egr
This promises to be a truly entertaining sf-
fair, and We understand will be conducted by
an efficient and obliging committee It is
| really double entertainment, commencing
| with concert, in which some OF our best
| musical talent is to be exhi bited and ending
With cotlllon soiree of q rich character
The names of Dunovant, Haniy, Parsons
knight, Newton, Dunn Bowers, Seymour, Bob
Connolle, and the beneficiary, Mr. W Evelyn
Wllliams, are 3 sure guarantee of the inter
| esting style of the concert. We trust that
| full house will endorse the exertions of the
parties to this feast Of music and merfiment.
Prosperis excellent band furnish the orchesJ .
trail music for the evening, and also the cotil-
| Ion music.
A sHocKtNs NUISANCE -Coniplaints are
made to Us Of nuisance on square 38S (Island }
1t is house Of iil-fame, kept by q mulatto
woman called I" Indian Jane" in an alley
running between E and T streets, and between
9th and 10th streets. The neigh bors complain
Of being constantly annoyed by the noise
profanity, and indecencies of the inmates and
| frequentefs of this place Will the police, ~.
sponsible for the order of the ward, please
look closely to this nuisance.
BEAUTIFUL WoRK-We were struck, on Sat.
| urday afternoon, with q beautiful piece Of
workmanship in the shop Of Mr. r LsBarre
hre- glider and silver platter, 30, corner of
10th and c streets. The article was an elabor-
ately carved large salver of silver plate, which
MI La b. has just re plated and finished for
Warmer d Sempkin. Nothing has ever
| been imported either from the North or Europe
superior to this work done in our own midst.
Mr.: La 3 brass and silver-plated numbers
and scrolls for hocses ere BEAUTIFUL things,
and are sold at very reasonable prices, indeea
WASHINGTON DEMOCRATIC Association
The COMMITTEES appointed at the anti now
Nothing meeting on ri :sy afternoon. 10 pre.
pare plan Of organization, consists OF DR.
John A. Blake, John J. Mulloy, John F Ennis
L. W McKnew, Joseph ShilinR,on, Charles
S. Jones, and William H. rhohias.
FAREWELL SERM0S.-The Rev. DIR. Butler
preached his farewell sermon In Trinity church
last svenins. previous ia Ms leaving this CITY
10 enter upon MS duties in his new field of
action in Christ church, Cincinnati. The
| discourse was admonitory and affection ate
and aAAmad 70 hova