Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-03-30

dermen's chamber, City Hall, VICE PRESIDENT
s. 8. Baker in the chair, and w. b. wedgwood
Secretary.
Col. s. M. johnson, President of the Point
Lookout railroad, being present, addressed the
Association, by invitation. He said although he
was President of the Point Lockout road he did
not desire to speak as President but merely as a
citizen, interested in the road. The construc-
ton of that road was a matter of vast import
ahce to this city. When the Baltimore and Ohio
road was constructed, there was great wealth in
haryla and Virginia, unknown and unappre-
ciated; those vast coal fields were, at that time,
comparatively unknown; now, all of that coal
was required for navigation purposes on the At
fantic- When that road was constructed there
were but few steamers, but he would predict that
in ten years every vessel plying between this and
other countries would be propelled by steam
and using coal from this vast coal field Pro-
ducts requiring transit would always take
the nearest course TO market. No power
could prevent the construction of the Point
Lockout road IL would draw the great
products of those coal fields to Point Lookout
instead of Baltimore, as steamers taking coal at
Point Lookout would save the distance of nayi-
CATION from there to Baltimore. 1t was the in
terest OF this city to aid the construction of that
road. When constructed and Connected with
any road leading to the coal-helds-either the
Loudoun and Hampshire, or Baltimore and
Ohlo, or Baltimore and Potomac roads-it would
at once become a paying Institution. In the
hrst place, seventy miles Of fine country would
be opened through the State of Maryland. The
ties Of Maryland through which the road passed
would be threefold to what it is now; but that
property could not be enhanced without en-
the same time. The construction of this road
would open up an immense oyster trade and he
1en i 10y ~ men would be employed therein.
or $4,000 inhabitants. Within five wears that
city would be an outpost for the city
of the lower counties would soon be much
greater, and Washington would be made sea-
port town; precisely what a railroad had done
n sot All ~ II TINS road had been constructed
DclOre the war the ant A n.
~ least S4O,pOoo0, as all remembered the dim
cuitles attending the navigation of the Potomac
a; nna' ume. Inc necessity of seaboard ter
minus applied to every railroad in the country
81 especially here in the neighborhood of the,
coal regions. The road must be built. and the
question was would the city Of Washington give
n ald. II anu snouIa De gwen the road would
surely be built, or the aid not received. 1t
Of the road would require four to one of what
he hrst supposed. The Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road people admitted that the road would be
built and that Baltimore would lose coal trade
thereby, but at the same time they admitted
that equal advantages would be gained by the
Baltimore and Potomac road and the Point
Of country through which they passed.
There were two kinds Of people in this District
some too extravagant and some too economical
IN some instances economy was the worst ex-
uavagance, and il was the worst kind of extrav-
agance 10 be too economical to build railroads
The three counties of Maryland had subscribed
that money was available under the constitution
OF Maryland, which was one of those constitu
Son ,s which made poor States. The construction
OF tne ROAD would add more to the yalue of
property in this city than the whole cost Of the
road He was opposed to all jobs and had no
ioea or such a thing, but honestly believed that
the road would be a benefit to the CITY. His iJsa
vas 10 enter the city at a point where connec
mons could be obtained with the other roads.
Inc ulrect line OF the road from here To Point
Lookout was about ninety miles The estimetnS
cost OF the road, fully equipped with rolling
stock, depots, &C. was 50 10000, and 81 900 900
ofstock had already been subscribed and s2l OO0
been paid in Calvert county was one of the
Maryland counties authorized to aid the road
but as IL did not pass through that county he
did not believe the aid would be extended.
MI A. X. Browne explained his vote given i'm
tne Board OF Common Council Monday evening
he did not understand the condition of the
Point Lookout road at that time as well "a now
and be then thought other roads needed the
and OF the city more than the Point Lookout
The usual debate followed between Messrs. T..
Sayles Brown, G. III. Bliss, III. n. Easily and
o.nels a. 20 the advantage OF railroads, and the
Coon PRICES FOR OLD BooKs-Messrs. Coo
per & Latimer are selling at public auction,
every evening, at their sales rooms, Star Build
ings, a valuable collection of curious and scarce
books, some Of which were published in 1870,
afI@s6-so, &C., and are rare old specimens of
early printing The histories and novels of Mrs
Behn, small svo., brought $50. "Cato Ma
lor, printed and sold by Benjamin Franklin
preugnt go. "Corstantinople and the Scene
~ Of the Seven Churches of Asia Minor - by
Ihos. Allom, brought SOS a volume. Philip
freneau's Poems, written between the years I76s
and l!si sold for sl1-25. Frank Forrester's Horse
and Horsemanship sold for e475 per volume
Froissart's Chronicles sold for ss.50 a volume.
Hamilton's Memoirs of Count Granmont sold
Tor 80 volume. Horse Racing-Its History and
Early Records, brought S4.25 a volume Ahiei
Holmes American Annals sold for S425 q VOL
nme. "lnsignis Atq.." beautiful specimen of
early printing, brought t6. Swedenborg's Hea-
ven and He'll ssld for $3.50. Johnson's Sketches
or Gen. Greene brought 81 Is. The sale will be
continued every evening at 80, not half of the
e'iee''0h having been disposed Of yet.
cAccIDESTIA colored man, named Oliver
crawford, while At work Mays building on
Pennsylvania avenue, between 9Th and 10th
streets, received two severe cuts on his head by
the falling Of the rear cornce yesterdav
His head was badly cut, but, fortunately, the
procured a conveyance for him to Dr. Charles
n Bowen's office, where his wounds we're
building, then TOOK care OF ths Hss ,of the
Seyed him home.
aa rc X sdI. KsDUcTIos OF FoRcE--Yester-
Gay, IN consequence OF a recent order of the
Navy Department TO suspend the work on tia
new ordnance foundry at the NAVY Yard. FORT
Docks were suspended, and 1t is said that anopt
one hundred men will be suspended this after
noon. There are number Of men in the ward
Sho, Notwithstanding the eight hour law, are
now on half pay and extra fun time-l2 hours
Per day.
ASSAULT ON A GOVERNMENT CLxRK gY A
CLAIM AGESr-Yesterday afternoon about
O'Clock, Mr.. j. w. Butterfeld a clerk In the Of
nee OF the Second Comptroller of the Treasury.
vas met In front Of Police Headquarters by NJ
- y. Bright,sa claim agent, and Knocked dovn
Omcer T. NJ. Sullivan saw the Occurrence and
arrested Bright, who was taken before ,Jusrice
Walter, who held him to bail for court. Onicer
sullivan had Mr.. b. conveyed to his residence
ON 3th street, where DE-. Eliot attended him.
SALHs OF FARMS IN Northumberland a
Snaifwood, real estate agents at LAUREL Mary-
land, have sold the farm lately occupied by the
Hon. y. 9. Taylor, near Laurel, contsins as
acres, for s19 900. Also, the farm Of r Mohun
containing Al acres, for e3, 600. Also, tract of
yoodland adjoining above, containing IS acres.
.oI - per acre. Also, farm of the late Enoch
~ e1n near Brookfeld, containing Is3 acre.
evening" os1scs.s SSanEAbout OK O'Clock last
Lavler made a raid on a house m, wniSe and
where they arrested Sarah saii;x..ne Depot,
Scott and sally Brown, colored and Joh nsc ci
Kay, w. III. Brown. and Charles w Nc
white, and took them TO the Seventh precinna,
staten Justice Chase fined the first named aio
for keeping adisorderly house, the last named
-, and the others a each.