Daily national Republican., 1863-09-17

This Association met last night, at the rooms oil
the Union League, Mr. A. Edwards In the chair.
Mr. Edwards stated that this was project In
which all clerks should take deep interest.
II was moved that II John .. q. Tanner, OF the
War Department, be appointed secretary, passed
The committee appointed to confer with the
Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad Company made .
verbal report through Capt. Connatty, as follow:
by the President Of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company. The Prssident will run train at
.hs .s .rss s'Ip WsSpsSn SRs as S VIII
from Washington Asop. m, and arrive In bal,i-
more At Sie p.m The miai%um number ol o com. q.
coat not asy YET hxed-perhaPs si26 per annum.
The report was unanimously adopted.
Tbs Captain gave the comparative condition Of
prices in the Baltimore and Washington markets,
which were confirmed by similsr statements made
by Msssrs. Fishbey and Hall.
The chairman stated that Mr., Gairst, the Presi-
dent OF the Baltimore h Ohio Railroad ISas In the
city last evening, and he had an interview with a
friend OF his, in which he expressed lively inter-
est In this project Of emigration. The company
has oftentimc been accused OF hostility to Balti-
more's welfare. An opportunity, such ~ this pro.
jeot presents, would, therefore, be quickly em-
braced by the company, because II would demon
strate beyond persdvcnture the company's will
ingness 10 do whatever would rebound to the well
fsre and sondncc to the prosperity ofthe "Monu.
The chairman also stated that the cost Of com.
mutation tickets depended upon the number who
would take ht a Of The sn,o prise; he company
then thought that ticket, could be procured Tor
500 provided a suiicient number he taken. He
knew the railroad would make mouey by the Ope-
ration 10 he had some experience In railroads. He
WAS aware that the company was heavily taxed =
one Nth Of The srots proceeds s being fequired BY
not imposed on nutation-ticket passengers.
Taking all things into consideration Si0O per an.
iss sSe Sa BY
tain Connatty that Si25 would, perhaps, be re-
quiIed. lie, for one, was not willing 10 give over
Mr. Brown, secretary Of the Consumers' Protec.
tive Association, aroLe and stated that he wished
TO know how the Gle ks would obtain their din.
ncrs and wheref Do they intend to be deprived oi
their principal me- or do they think that crackers
and cheese or sandwiches would buice to cloy their
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pies . suburban loc Ility lhe houses for rent are,
of course lcattered, anu many OF them are far dis
in diierent sec lions OF the ciiy would mot only be
prevented from Uultivaiing mutual ifiendLhips
but would be required TO expend consideIable
The DEPOT. walking would be out OF the question
Arriving to WaShinsto ton they would be compelled
to ss F, IN " s woa as souS
ments @ in tifteen minytesi Those occupied IN the
Interior anu tOkt Oluce DepPrimeutht WOuIu nhNt
the shortest, but still long walk Il would take
more than fifteen minutes ior thote engaged In
the War and Navy Departments, to ride thither In
the cars. 10 walk thithcr In fifteen minutes
would be impo .siblc MIR. brown ssid he did moi
wish to throw cold water on the enterprise but ht
w,shed gentlemen to eunsider well the movement
before they ruihcd into II neadiobg.
II was then moved thst . committee OF one fr0u
each department be appoint d to wait upon thu
clerks OF the different departments and obtain thu
names Of all who were WI! ing to adopt the meas
ure. Passed.
IL was also moved that = subsidiary committee
be appointed to tn,e, at the Union League rooms
during today the names OF all who will subscrib,
to the project, since there ID large DumbeI no
employ Cd IN the departments, Ant especially citi
zens of Baltimore who come TO Washington ever
day to transact busiIossj such wou ID also be bene
tttcd by the enterprise. Passed.
The following persons were suggested TO scrv'
L. IL Kellogg, OF the Treasury.
,r Z, Ii. Baker, Internal kcyenue,
y. N, Blake, Navy. .-,
2 A, W. baltimore, QuartermAstei'I . Bureau.
John u. LArrabee, Interior. A .
DR., Park, State Department.
The meeting then adjourned.
ROBBERY IN FRIENDsHIP.--An examination
was had yesterday afternoon, before justice
Thompson, at the stationhouse in Temperance.
Hall, In the case Of ], Z. Thompson, charged viii
stealing shout $50, in Bank and Treasury notes
the property Of Thomas Frazier, On last Monds'
night.
From the evidence 1t appears that Thompson
fell In with Fiszer and others at II restaurant, o
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