Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-25
Discrimination Against Washington
by the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road

EdHd Sdr:-As you are on the lookout for
the interests of the merchants of Washing
ton, desire To awake your attention to the
discrimination against your city and in favor
of Baltimore by the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road. Freights from Washington TO Way
points on the Washington Branch are i'm
some instances JOIHJOH of those from BaIti-
more. As an example, the freight on a bar
rel of flour from Washington to BeltSyiIIe is
% cents. the distance Is miles. The freight
nom Baltimore to Beltsville, q miles, is %
centSi and SO of other freights. Now while
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad is asking
favorable legislation of Congress. let the
merchants move in this matter, and let them
insist that the railroad in question shall have
no favor granted, until the freightS shall be
so regulated that Washington shall be at no
disadvantage. Many persons along the line
OF the Washington Branch prefer TO deal with
the merchants of Washington, but are un-
willing to pay the extra freights. Now, l
hope you will ventilate this matter and keep
IL before committees of Congress until Wash
ingtOn obtains full justice.
Respectfully, "FAIR PLAY"
AFFAIRS IN LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va
ITini and COnUjcttOn.-A cOlOred man, known
as Mississippi Charles a character notorious
for his bad conduct in this county for a long
time, was tried for an assault last Septem-
Der upon Mrs. Appel, an aged respectable
lady, residing near the Point of Rocks. The
assault was most brutal, and the evidence
conclusive as To the guilt of the party. The
jury gave him term of ten years in the pen
ltenuary, reward for his crime well de-
served.
Sentenced for Stealing Cdtae.-A very good
looking young man, who ought to have
known better, claiming TO be from Fairfax,
who gave his name as Gheen, but whose
name is Harrison, stole, during the month of
November, from Mr.. L. Birch, eight head OF
cattle, took them to Georgetown, and sold all
but one TO the traders. He was traced up,
arrested, and tried on Monday last-con-
victed and sentenced to the penitentiary for
eight years Mr.. Orr asked for a new trial,
upon the ground that the verdict was not
warranted by the evidence. The Judge re-
piled that the only fault, If any, he could find
given him ten instead of eight years in the
penitentiary. Ninety-seven dollars had been
taken from him on his arrest, which the
judge directed to be paid to Mr.. Birch
LeeSbl0g Wds'ai'lgtoyltdu sd.
SAD CASE OF SUICIDE.-A dispatch from
Scranton, Pa, states that Flora Squire, wife
OF George II. Squire, district attorney of Car
bOndale, Pa, committed suicide on Friday
night. She had for some time been suffering
from an attack of temporary insanity, fol-
lowed by great depression of spirits, and had
been closely watched for two or three weeks.
AT 10 O'Clock Friday night she had accom-
panied her husband to bed as usual, but upon
his awakening at O'Clock a m. Saturday he
missed her from his side. He Immediately
got up to look for her. The moonlight was
shining brightly in the room. He could see
she was not there. but on his passing into an
Adjoining room he was horror-stricken to
nnd her hanging from peg in the wall, per-
fectly lifeleSs. She had taken a large skein
OF yarn, got upon lounge, twisted the yarn
upon picture peg, placed the yarn around
nave died without a struggle. She leaves two
children.
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