National Republican., 1873-02-11
rNroNTowN AND VICINITY AFFAIRS.

Railroads, Mud Rond- mud Bridge.
Trustworthy correspondent, writing from
lnlUntOwn, says:
The quiet, lOng.,ui1ering aud cver-hOpeful
good people Of Prince GEORGES county Mary
land, having faith In the peculiar advantages Of
their location, having long since regarded II as
only question Of time Us TO when the import
ancc Of their trade would he recognized and ac-
knOwledged by the construction Of least one
railroad from Washington through their county,
are at this time rejoicing over the recent cOnsO.
ldAtiOn OF the Washington city and Point Look
out railroad and the Southern Maryland railroad
Hlhc former represented by Col. =. T. suit, Of
Prince ueorge'h county, Nd, and the latter hy
stood that Col Suit 4 Co. have their plans aud
arrangements already maturCd, aud will iinme-
dlately commence the construction Of their road
from Washington TO Butndywlnc, via Sultlnnl
and Forcstyr. The other section, from Bran
dywine to Point Lookout, being partially built,
WIZ, We are assured, he pushed forward to CON.
We congratulate all these Interests ON the
very favorable aud satisfactory compromise and
arrangements thus effected.
Colonel \. Taylor suit, by his sngaCity, enter
prise and lndOinltahle energy, has achieved for
his company, his county and the city Of wash
lngtOn great victory. A direct railroad from
the capital through the southern counties Of
Maryland Is a great desideratum.
The people Of East Washington, UnluntUwu
and vicinity feel very deep interest In this en-
terprlsc, y being paramount to all other roads
now entering the city.
The Wholesale trade which the mcrch nis east
OF the Capitol enjoyed for 80 many years, aud
which has been for Il time destroyed by the Bal
timoTe and Potomac railroad taking Il TO BaIti-
more, will he regAined aud rc-cStabllshed. This
fact Is so apparent to the business men directly
interested that they are looking forward to d
speedy return Of the good old times. and when
they may vie and compete with their more for.
tnnate and nrlstOcmtic nelghbors OF the West
End. The writer would suggest, however, that
we shoulI not ask OF expect so much and so
many benefits without encouraging those al
ready engaged In this great work by quitting
our shoulders TO the wheel" our hands In our
pockets and our purses At their disposal.
Our earnest and faithful Representative In
Congress, Hon. y. i. Chapman, having assured
us that he will use his hest 1ndeavOrs, we are
more encouraged as To the prospects Of Il bridge
over tue Eastern branch alongside OF the present
e&cu,e for one, that Is rapidly becoming very
nniafo and dangerous, aud can hardly be ex-
pected TO answer the purposes OF such, for any
given time, even under the most favorable cir
cum tInces, with hundreds and perhaps thou
sands Of dollars expended In the way Of repairs.
Every year Congress II required to appropriate
lNo 70 three Thousand dollars for repairs aud 10
pay q man to watch this monument Of shame
and disgiacc. II Is believed that the committee
/ IN Congress having the District matters under
consideration have not been reminded OF thls
Tact or they would have long since recommends
tue necessary appropriation TO build such a
bridge as would supersede the necessity Uf any
similar annual expenditures.
The Board OF Public Works promised that
Good Hope hill should he cut down, aud the road
properly graded to UhlOntUwn; and we expect
them TO Keep their word.
The great thoroughfare, Eleventh street, near
tue bridge, remains IN IN awful COndltlOn-mud,
mud, mud; look wherever you viii and nothing
but mud IL seen. Language IL inadequate; hence
the TACT that no one has attempted to describe
the muddy scenes that are daily witnessed by the
muddy Inhabitants OF this mud-hoc. But seeing
few mud carts drawn by muddy mules, driven
by Undiscovered men, moving slowly through the
mud sea, u ray Of hope that we may he permitted
TO continue TO wade and not have TO swim, Is felt
slowly creeping Into our bOsoms. W.