Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-09-23
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Correspondence of the Washington Standard.
The only item of news this morning
of any interest, is the account of the
accident on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, which occurred early yester-
day morning, few miles east of Har-
per's Ferry. The western night ex-
press, from Cincinnati due here at sew
en- A. NJ. ran into a number of coal cars
which had been accidently thrown upon
its track by the breaking of an axle be-
tween Sandy Hook and Weaverton.
Six cars loaded with passengers were
thrown down steep embankment and
into the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal,
which at that point was parallel and
quite close to the railroad The en-
gineer was killed, being drowned it is
supposed, as he was found on the en-
CINE with his clothing jammed SO as to
prevent his escape though no injuries
were found upon his person sufficient
to cause death. One or two others
were slightly injured, and it is really
marvellous how they escaped, the cars
being we'll filled with passengers.
The members of the Cambridge and
Dublin University boat crews, who par
ticipated in the in the regatta on the
Schuylkill will visit this city early next
week upon the invitation of the ANA
teur Boat Club. During their stay
some fine sport is anticipated, as several
races are on the programme for the
occasion.
A couple of Chinese manderanz who
are now on q visit to the city attract
much attention. They are staying at
the Arlington where much attention is
show them, and they appear to be much
pleased with their visit.
The feasibility of constructing a new
railroad between this place and Pitts
burg is securing considerable attention
in this city. The road will be extended
to Cleveland and bring it twenty miles
closer to Pittsburg and bring Pittsburg
fifty miles nearer to Washington. The
project is well received by the merchants
of this city, who consider it subject
of much importance.
The abuse which the Republican
press shower upon Mr.. Tilden is purely
partisan SANDER, as has recently been so
conclusively shown. The very organs
that now accuse him of jobbery and Of
filiation with Tweed, and such other
rubbish have long ago. before he be-
came candidate said precisely the re-
verse of what they say now. Here are a
few samples of what the papers that
are most scurrillous in their abuse of
him now, said two years ago. "Per-
sonally he is honest enough" N. Y.
Commercial advertiser. (Rep.) "No one
will doubt his eminent respectfully or
venture to cast any doubts upon his in
tegrity," Brooklyn Union (Rep.) "Mr.
Tilden is gentleman of culture and
refinement" Utica Herald (Rep). "We
have respect for Mr.. Tilden, we ut
ter nothing in disparagement of his
character or his WORTH" Albany Journal
Rep). "The rottenness of the Canal
administration stands exposed. Gov.
Tilden turns it in the sunlight, and it
emits its rank odors. We honor him
for his fearless discharge of duty, a duty
which he has undertaken in defiance of
the anathemas of many leading men
of his own party. It would be base in
gratitude in the people to desert him.
Rochester Democrat, (Rep). The ex-
tracts that I have above given were
printed at time of great political an
tagonism, when Mr.. Tilden had in
CURED the wrath of the corrupt rings
of both parties and at time when all
the facts that are now perverted and
distorted to injure him were fresh in
the minds of the people of his State.
They were concessions reluctantly made
by the Radical organs, in in Difference
to the immense support Mr.. Tilden re-
ceived from the people in his efforts to
crush the canal rings. It is no use for
these papers to attempt to 60 back on
their honest utterances. The people
may have short memories, but they are
not 80 short as to allow them to forget
that Tilden did crush tho Canal ring;
that he did bring the Tweed gang to
justice, drove them into prison or exile,
and in some instances, forced them to
disgorge their plumber. The principal
opposition to his nomination for the
Presidency sprang from the Tammany
Hall party, in revenge for his over
throw of the Tweed dynasty, q fact
which must commend him to public