Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-05-24
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
SUMNER AND THE RAILRoADs.-Notwith
atanlinn the unusually backward snrinr the

remind that summer is at hand and that We
must make preparation for its long sultry days
and wearisome nights, as we'll as its luscious
fruits and lovely flowers. During the biting
blasts OF winter, what DIR. Young calls the
sweet security of streets" is certainly very
desirable, but woe unto those whose lot it is to
spend the dog days in the midst of brick walls
and dusty thoroughfares. Our attention has
been particularly drawn to this subject by the
changes lately made upon the railroad between
this city and Baltimore, and We could not help
observing how admirably suited they are to
promote the health, comfort and convenience
| of our many friends in the employ Of the Gov
eminent, and their interesting families Ac-
cortling to the new schedules, which may be
found in the advertising columns of the Star
trains arrive at Washington at 81 o'clock a. m,
and leave it at 3 % and 6 o'clock D. M. thus
enabling Government officials who may choose
to reside any where near by the line of the
road to be in their places of business at an early
hour, and return to their homes and families
In good season. But great as the advantages
offered by the new arrangements may be to
residents of the Federal City, they are infinitely
greater, in Wow of the close connections made
with the various railroad lines throughout the
country, enabling the traveller to leave Wash
lngton and proceed to almost any given point
however distant, East, North or West, without
any ''let or hindrance' whatever.
BY the new system of through tickets and bag
gage checks, members of Congress and others
may secure for themselves and baggage the
speediest possible transportation to tho shores
of the st. Lawrence, the inland seas of the
North, or the sources of the Father of
Waters by the simple operation OF taking their
places for the points to which they desire to 90,
at the office in Washington. This change of
itself constitutes a new era in the history of
travelling. Only few years since, the way
farer was the sport Of chance, and in making
his Journics left his point of departure totally
uncertain as to the time of rea ching that of his
destination; now, he can not only be assured of
prompt and ready conveyance along his route,
but OF the very hour at which his friends at q
distance may expect him. His ticket is his
guide, and with that in his pocket, he can 20
when and where he pleases, without the fear of
being disappointed This is certainly matter
OF the greatest Importance to the business man
object is to pass the season Of recreation in the
most agreeable manner possible, and achieve
the greatest amount of enjoyment practicable,
without the risk of being disconnected in his
plans, this change is Of great value. With the
railroad guide before him, he has only to note
the places he may wish to visit, and shape his
course accordingly. He sees at glance the
points at which the railroads that traverse the
country in every direction intersect each other
and the hours at which the trains connect and
he sets out upon his summer ramble knowing
not only what is to be done, but the precise
time within which it can be effected
This is what We would call the true source of
enjoyment, so far as travelling goes, and we
know of nothing so we'll calculated to put the
tourist perfectly at his case. If then this great
revolution in travelling is Of such value to the
vOtaries Of pleasure, what must it be to the man
OF business, to whom time is, emphatically,
money' lie has his engagements to meet and
his collections to make. He may write, it is
true, but he knows that his presence VIII effect
more than thousand letters. He looks over
his map and sees exactly his shortest route.
and with this information in his possession, he
tainty, barring accidents, which are unfortu-
nately too frequent, of being back again at the
proper time How little do men generally cal
culate the Importance of things with which they
are familiar, and how little do they reflect as
they see the iron horse rush by, what differ
ence may be made in the fortunes of thousands
by his arrival at his appointed goal five minutes
too late
BARKING Up THB WRoys TRsE-In violent
tones tho New York UeraH calls for action
action, action, in the matter Of British outrage.
and with this patriotic pretence it undertakes
to couple a miserable attack upon Senator Ma
son. The HeraM is amusingly fierce concern
ing the old-fogyism Of the distinguished gentle.
man from Virginia; preceding, with a relish to
instruct him in the chief discoveries of the day,
and to inpart general knowledge about tele-
graph wires. Horrors! that Senator should
state In his place that there was official infor-
nation as yet wanting-the only kind of infor-
nation upon which Congress can act Newspa-
per accounts may on most occasions prove reli-
able butt ID not for the Government to act in
an important measure on u newspaper dispatch
And while we would never decry the import
ance and power Of the public journal, We think
with every sensible man that "a every such act
OF Congress is one Of grave responsibility, SO the
information guiding its course should be totally
derived from official and responsible sources
Surely, the Herald and many other Northern
newspapers have never set the example for ele-
waiting he moral tone of the public journal or
for making its contents matters Of reliable in
formation and if James Gordon Bennott Esq
Were called upon to answer for the truth of
innumerablo things that have disgrsced the
columns Of the Hsraid, we fear that venerable
editor would find the Senator half right for de-
string responsible information.
II is utterly false and devoid of truth to i'm
pute to Senator Mason a want of energy in
looking after and sustaining the honor OF the
country in foreign parts. The stand he took
in regard to the Paraguay resolution rspudi-
ates the thought Did the HeraH observe. by