Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-11-11


DISTRIBUTION OF WASHINGTON MAILs-Sim-
llitcdttoH Of Duties IN the Washington Post Office.
The development of the railway post Office sys-
TEN, introduced upon the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad and leased lines, July LIST, and subse-
quently increased to daily service twice each
way between Washington and Cincinnati, with
the service recently established between Cincin-
natl and Chicago, and between indianapolis,
Ind, and Galesburg, III, has demonstrated
the utility and practicahility of this branch of
the railway mail service, in not only proving a
successful arrangement for the distribution of
the letter and paper mails from this point for
the entire section of country lying west of the
state of pennsylvania and north of Tennessee
including Arkansas and Texas, but in relieving
the Washington city post Office from consid-
cradle labor in the distribution or making
up OF the mails For instance, we note recent
instructions from the acting general superin-
tendent railway mail service to the postmaster
at washington, d. G., discontinuing the making
up of mails or pouches for the following post
Offices and routes, viz: Columbus and Mt Yer
non, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wis; Cumberland. Md;
lar r;aa1TkeTs6urg; West Va; Lexington and Louis
ter, Va; GAINESVILLE, Ohio; Springfield, Illinois:
Paramount. W. Va; Wheeling. W. Va: Cairo
III; Marietta and Cincinnati agent; Columbus
ana indianapolis agent; Central Ohio agent;
Chleago and Iowa City X. p. o., and Lake
shore X. Z. o., in fact disseminating any dis
ulbution of the mails for the territory afore-
mentioned, the clerks in the post office being
simply required to keep the mail for each state
anu territory separate, tagged or addressed
with the name Of state or territory, and
ton railway post Office for distribution.
inns change confines the entire distribution of
the mails in the mailing department of the
matter for the states of Maryland, Virginia
West Virginia, PENNSYLVANIA, and a small cor
ner OF New York and Georgia. These divisions
are for the various lines of railway mail service
diverging from this centre and dissecting the
several states above named. This change in
pursuance of the policy of the government to
esIaplsh tne postal car service on every rail-
road route where saving of time in distribu-
ton can be accomplished. 1t also simplifes the
work OF large post Offices, and in some Instances
lessens the labor: In the Washington city post
once, however, the work of the Office has not
beeD materially reduced, as every letter must
be handled and inspected usual. aud as the
Increase of business keeps pace with every ad-
ditional facility afforded by the general post
Office department.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS ORDERED BY THE
BOARD OF PUBLIC NOTES.-THE superintend-
ent OF gas and lamps has been directed by the
Board of Public Works to lay a gas main on
1th street, between East Capitol and streets
southeast before the carriageway Is paved
1 ne attention OF the police commissioners has
been called to the practice of persons opening
the streets for the purpose of making gas
sewer, or water connections without permission,
and request made that they notify the police
men 10 require of all such persons a permission
IN writing of the board. This Is done in order
that pavement $50 dug up may be.relaid in the
proper manner. Brick footwalks and terracing
have been ordered ON Sd street. between Nary.
land avenue and G streets, northeast. Inspector
Hill has been directed to have Ohio avenue
between 18th and 18th streets, cleared up at
once. The superintendent of roads has been
directed to put in pipe culvert on Rock Creek
churcn road at the intersection of Riggs road.
MATTERS MUsIcAL.-The brisk sale of seats
for The Thomas concert on Thursday evening
next is indicative OF the appreciation by the
washington public Of this great director and
musician. To delay getting tickets will be to
occupy " standing seat" His programme is
The entertainment tonight at Willard Hall
by our amateur vocalists, for the benefit of
sufferers sui at Memphis and shreveport, merits |
the attention OF the charitable To lovers of
good music there is an evening of pleasure in |
store. Beethoven, Verdi, Fl0tow, Abt, Ros-
SIN! are each represented in some selection
Characteristic Of their genius. Our amateurs |
evinee much love for the 81 Divine art" in their |
Classical selections and will, without doubt fill
the house TO Overlooking. Mr.. Cake the pro- |
prietor OF Wizards Hall, has rendered the use |
OF the hall, with all its appointments, and il |
remains for the public to do their share.
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SUIT AGAINST THE b. & o. II. r. FOR so, 900 |
DANAGEs.-Nessys. W. A. Cook, j. w. Moore |
and +. A. Newman to-day, for Larkin A. Beall |
and wife, entered suit against the Baltimore |
and Ohio Railroad Company. The plaintifl |
charges that on the 18th day of July fast 1.-THE |
defendants being the owners of a certain rail- |
road Known as the Metropolitan Branch of the |
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, located In ami |
across the streets of the city owing to the care
lessness and negligence Of the defendants, as
she (Jane A. Beail) was getting out of a street
car at III street she was run over by the cars of
the company, bruised and crippled, disabled,
&c. They claim damages $4,000. It will be
recollected that Mrs. Beall with her child was
in one OF the Columbia street cars on II street,
and In getting out of the car fell on the track
OF the Metropolitan Branch railroad and her
child was instantly killed.
FATHER GARRscHR's LECTURE at Lincoln
hall this evening will be an intellectual treat.
The subject chosen, g The Christian Boy-The
Boy Of the Period" Is one of the eloquent and
learned lecturers favorite themes.