Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-11-14
Letters from the Pesple.

EDITOR STAR :-Itis very gratifying to many
readers 10 see that the press Of Was 1inS tou
more and Ohio railroad monopoly. Tue ret-
sons Tor complaint against 1t are nu msrous, aud
some OF them have received due cri les n but
theTe - one of its little impositions tn " do
not remember to have seen noticed in print,
VIZ the habit of locking up every ones bag
gage If possible, and then charging a high tariff
for the care. Other railroads who give a check
for b-ggPge hold themselves respon sIble for IL,
safe delivery without extra chlrge. One
tvo gentlemen have, to our knowledge, blocked
The little game OF this company by saying 10 the
b. ggage master, 80 have checks Tor nv bag
gage; you may deliver il to nee, or 1 will send a
coEstdbf; for II: take Your choice;' and the Bag
sage was given up. A lady that We know was
I-ss fortunate. Not having her checks with
her on reachiug Washington. she offered and
gave proofs OF identity that would have salts.
ned any lawyer that she owned the trunks.
bur INNS would answer the compauy's pur-
pose but 10 keep the trunks for several DAYS
unul the checks Were recovered. and then
chsrge - for the &C :ommodation. Most peo-
PIE coming from the North with baggage
checked through iIom Boston find that il ar.
riyss IN Washh gion few hours before them
selves, and the thousands who have in
consequence paid an extra sum before they
could Set their trunks have added lib rally 10
the revenues Of company already 700 rich if
half IS trne that Is serted of thu mower th.ir
money re5 Jurces give them to resist all efforts
i h Ne rehrI OF the community from the incu-
bus OF his monopoly. H.CI.
PUBLIC SCHoOLs-Eiitor .St1Y Il noticed in
your edition Of the llth instant a draft of a oil
reported by Mr.. Duin, of the Trustees, pro-
N:tlng that any scholar belonging 10 the pubIic
SCHOOLS OF this city, who shall be fouud out of
school during the regular hours, without per-
NIT from the teacher. parent or guardian, ne OF
he Is 10 he arrested by a Metropolitan Police
officer and taken 70 the statjOn-hou 2. Sup
pose such course is pursued. would 1t not be
ciSSracein to see little boys and girls In the
custody of an officer marching to tie station
house Do the trustees propose TO make crimi-
nails of the children OF this city WOald not
the first arrest harden the child, and cause him
10 regard 4 station house not such s. bad place
AFTER all, and tend to help him on in crime
until at last be would, under such i'm
pre- sion, violate law with impunity Let the
trustees consider well before they adopt such
measures-ihere are already too mauy ques-
uOnable regulations in our public schools.
too many rules. more than govern tue common
run of mankind. There is another evil OF
which l want TO speak, req turing the child to
cover the frame of his slate or his desk with
cloth, under penalty of being expelled. Let
them remember they We're once children, and
are not clothed with authority to treat children
as common thieves and paupers. We are not
under partial law: 10 provost guard need walk
our streets aud demand a pass from every child
out of school. Let Mr.. Duiin withdraw his
bill which is nothing less than. an insult to
p.rsnts and children. A SUEsCgIEE.