Evening star., 1867-06-19
Dedication Of the Antietam Cemetery
Ex-Governor Andrew Curtin to Deliver
the OratioD-The Crops in Western
Maryland-Railroad Items, &c.r
Especial Correspondence Evening Star

Especial Correspondence Evening STAR
HAGERsTowN, June 17.-Dear Star: AL
though a letter from this point ay n OF conta n
as ''thrilllng" Intelligence as during the days
Of the war. when from this town your West
ern Maryland correspondent kept you posted
through the agency of the "under ground
line" as to the movements of the rebel army,
yet / am satisfied your readers are not in :
clined to let sold acquaintance be. forgot y
and that they will at least give this passin q
notice. ..=
The National Antfetan Cemetery, where
now repose the remains of all the Federal
is rapidly drawing to completion, and when
finally finished Will stand as proud and ftt-t
ing resting place OF our lamented dead, being
one OF the finest architectural works OF the
kind IN this country. AT a meeting OF the
Cemetery Board. held at Sharpsburg on Wed :
nesday, at which time Lieut.. Col. James W !
Moore, OF your city, was present as one of the
advisory members, a special committee was
appointed, con- isting of DR.. J. q. Snodgrass.
OF New York; Gen. John r. Brook of Penn !,
Hon. G. l.. Cranmer, of West Virginia; Gen
L. Shriyer, of Maryland John J. Cagley, Esq :;
OF Michigan; Hon. VIM. Dwight, of Massachu
setts, and Thomas A. Boullt, of Maryland, TO
make the necessary arrangements for the dedi-
cation of the Cemetery, which is to take place
on the nth day of September next, the fifth
anniversary of the battle Of Antetam more
appropriate time could q OF have been selected
and as President Johnson, General Grant and
other high dignItaries are expected to be pres
ent, doubtless an immense concOurse of per
sons will be in attendance from all sections of
the coRntry Tx Governor Curtin, of Penn ;
sylvania, will deliver the Grafton on the occa :
sien. The Washington County Railroad will
be in running order by that time, and visitors
VIII, therefore, have easy access 10 the Gene
te1Iy
railroad TO Hagerstown is now a ssfxed fact.
The contractors have gone to work in earnest
at several points between here and the noun :
tain. A heavy force Of labsrers has been EN- :
ployed and the work will be pushed forward
with energy. The beneficial effects of this en- !
terprise are already beginning to be felt In tn
community, and when this road is COMPLETED
our inland town will be hard to beat IN a bus. :
ness point Of view, and excelled by none for
railroad facilities. for then can boast Of three
lines-the Washington County, Cumberland
Valley, and Western Maryland. -
The cheated term," which has already set
In is having the effect OF driving the city folks
the BaItimoreans and Washingtonians-to
our mountain district, and the arrival of each
train and coach brings familiar faces from the!
latter city Nearly every room at Monterey,
fine summer resort on the South Mountain,i !
has been engaged and other resorts Of les ser
renown in this locality bid fair OF having fine.
season Doubtless bright visions OF corlntr
sports haunt the corps editorial and reporterial
Of the Stdr. but experience has taught your
correspondent that newspaper men, whose
talents and labors as general thing are not
appreciated as they should be, have but little
time to indulge in such pieasantries as afford !
ed by few eeks sojourn in some auiet neigh
borhood away from the trials and perplexities,
OF city business life.
THIS old wheat growing county of Wash
ington will astonish the "natives' with its
cereal yield this season. An unusually large
quantity of ground was planted with wheat
Last fali, and the present fine appearance OF
the crop bespeaks an immense return. The
growing corn, although planted late, lowing
to the baekwardless Of the seasen,) begins to
show out finely, and If the weather proves
favorable, there Will be q heavy yield Those
farmers who 'seribbed" their corn last fall, in
hopes of getting big price this summer, are
beginning to grow s.shaky," and are rushing
holding back their -four. now see the .serror of
their ways" ard are inclined to press sales
At this market, -four declined to-day 81 per
barrel, and article that brought SIS per barrel
ten days ago is now dull sale ut Si3
Yours &c .s.......s.5.r. T u d