Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-15


RemoUGl Of the 0gice TO HaSerStogn-P Promised
Reforms va tie AdR0eemsRt-7he Cumberland
FdAsy RGilroad-TAs Western Maryland R1iI
rodd-The Crosoiag Crops, dc.
Correspondence of The STAR r-F
HAGERsTowN, June I3, 1870.
Dear Star The Hon. james O. Clark, the
newly-elected president of the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal, has been in town for several DAYS
past, seek king suitable quarters for the estab-
lishment of the central Office of the company,
it being proposed to remove the Office al an
early day from Annapolis to this place. where
a meetpg of the directors Will be held during
the coming month. This point would certainly
prove very desirable for the prompt and ef-
hcient transaction OF the business of this I'm
portant work, as il would place the Office under
the immediate personal supervision of Mr..
Clark, who contemplates taking up his resi-
dence among us. In conversation with some of
our leading citizens on Saturday, Mr.. Clark ex-
pressed the determination OF devoting his whole
time and energies to the discharge OF the re-
spOnslble duties OF his position. aud from the
well-established reputation of this gentleman,
il is generally conceded that he means what he
says. He proposes making q number OF i'm
pOrtant changes in the management of the
canal, abolishing many supernaous Offices, and
establishing ystem of management through
out its entire lenghth that cannot tail TO make
IL a source OF great revenue to the stockholders,
instead OF " divy pool for lot of ' shy sters."
Mr.. q. is self-made man, OF unusual energy,
ties. His appointment has inspired all OF Us
here interested in the welfare Of the canal with
a fond belief that new era y about tO begin
in the management Of it's fairs. A..
The Cumberland Valley Railroad has during
the past week purchased some twenty or thirty
thousand dollars worth OF land and property
within the corporate limit Of our Town. They
contemplate the Immediate erection OF large
and commodiOus depets and warehouses 70 meet
the wants of a great increase in business that
will be brought about BY their extension 20 the
Potomac and canal, near Wilianasport; A
large number of hands are now at work putting
the track down through this town, and it will be
but a short time antil the whole extension is
= Up to fhe present time the growing wheat
crop has been most promising, showing signs of
an unusually heavy yield but the repeated heavy
rains Of the past ten days has caused some ap-
Irehsnsions ss, that it tn, may become affected wsth
ant yield and an early harvest can be looked for.
Work on the Western Maryland Railroad Is
to be speedily resumed, pr0posalsfor its compile
road to Wiis%spott hss sso been e s1ss I'D "a % di1
'tance Of seven miles from Hagerstows, which
is to be placed under contract Immediately. b,
THE METHODIST Book CoscERs-Hr. Good
eseu1ks Libel Ssit against Dr.. Laadkda The
New York Commercial Advertiser OF Monday
afternoon says The quarrel IN the Methodist
Book Concern arising In charges made by DR.,
sed saas ss q zee;
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and that commissions have been improperly
obtained for improper amounts by persons
connected With the managers, has at last
rcsuited in q suit brought By Mr. s. j.
Goocenough, the superintendent Of the print
Ing depar3mtEs during the time of the al
leged frsuds, against Dr. Lanahan for SANDER.
The complaint, in which MessrA Brown and
Easter appear a. saftofneys. charges that on
April I, ,1sess Dr. LaRshan said Of Mr.. Goode-
nough, before many persops ID He is q thief;
he is q robber; he has steiep from the Book
Concern1 many thousands or DOLLARS" that he
subsequently repeatedly said ~" He, as super
intendent OF the printing department, has been
dishonest In his uansactions he has swindled
the Concern; he il a thief ahd robber; he has
stolen thousands of dollars from the Concern;
he has stolen $40 900 IN one year from the Con-
eerp; be Is ayffiain. and unit 70 be trusted" I"
The damages are laid at s25, ,0oc OF course
Mr.. Goodenough SAYS that an these chsrges are
false. and Mr.. Lanahan win probably maintain
that they were substantially true, thus bringing
the Questions which have been twice unsatisfac-
torily passed on BY church tribunals 70 public
judicial trial. ii-s-.-s1 q s gs
~Ths Massachusetts manufactures who are
bringing Cinnamon into the State hope to I'M,
them shoer heipi time Of trouble. -
uUThe rag dealers Of ST. Louis, feeling ag-
Rrieved by q new city ordinance, hels public
meeting last week, and organized . protective
association. ps slGnTs 20