Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-03
The Mary land Legislature and Canal
Matters.

Matters.
Ii may he stated upon the authority OF one
ot the directors that II is not true. aS has been
stated, that the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Company intend Ia apply Ia the legislature for
some relief, in view of the destruction caused
by the food. Apart from the losses arising
from this source. the years business was very
poor. owing To the extraordinary competition
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. In case
the railroad i an applicant for legislative re-
lief-and IL is supposed it viii bc-the canal
company will eIdeaVor To make II the cOndi-
tlOn of anything done. that the railroad shall
put the canal on an even footing with il Is
regards receipts of coal a. Cumberland. At
present the road 10y its arrangements cuts the
canal OF from any traffic coming over the
fittsbuTg and COnnellsvtlie road. aud by its
control over tie Cumberland and PennSyNa-
nia road diScTimiBateS against the canalln the
interest Ol the railroad. The result of this
condition ot affairs Is 80 injurious that the re-
mONal OF the determinations against the canal
company has become an imperative necessity
to II. The subject was gone over very fully in
the correspondence between Presidents Cor
man and Garrett some time ago.
TRAMPS As CANAL. DIGGERS.
Probably no one not in The secret has ever
supposed that The location Of the house OF cor
rtcilOn. Which OrcaSioncd 80 much comment
AT the time. had ANYTHING 10 do with the canal
but such. IL il now stated. was the ease. The
line OF the proposed extension of the canal Ia
Baltimore harbor passes right alongside of the
mouse OF correction: ana II - proposed Ia solve
the tramp problem by setting persons sent 10
that institution 10 work digging the canal. Al
the session of ISL a charter WAS granted for
the construction of this canal, which will be
y miles long. senator Banning. who is di-
rector oi the Chesapeake ami Ohio canal and
II JIe Ot the incOrpOratOrS named in the char
ter Tor the extension. has been in Virginia
studying the outdoor employment of cOnVicts
there. Under the system in practice there the
pri>OnerSa re let out by contract aud guarded
and sub>isted by the state, or their control and
maintenance is assumed by the contractor
under penalty of Sit0 for the escape of any
prisoner. Although the state could not ap-
proprlate any sum of money, or assume anv
ODngallOn IN ald of the enterprise. il Is held
that II could invest in the stock of the com
pany, paying for il with the labor OF the pris-
Oner> in the house of correction. according 10
the prices which may he fixed upon the ser
vices 10y contract. A large appropriation will
be necessary, in order To complete the house of
correction for the reception of the persons who
are 10 play 81 important a part in the deSjineS
of The canal annapolis Or Bat. dmeri-
can.
PUNISHMENT OF TRUANTs.-The board of
education has filed an alteration of the rules As
to truants-the truant law authorizes ID to
make such changes when approved by the
presiding justice of the supreme court-lirecr-
ing the truant agents, when all means except
force fail To bring the truantS To school, t.
take Them, on the approval of the Supern-
tendcht oil truancy and the president of the
board al education, before police magistrate
On conNlctlOn. the police magistrate is 10 send
Tie truant either 10 a refOrmatory school. to
be established by the board of education or Ia
put him in charge of the New York Juvenile
Asylum. the New York Catholic ProtectorV
" the Society for the Reformation of Juvenile
DelnquentS. subject. rs To the time and man
ner OF restraint and education TO the Tegula-
lions Of the board of edUcatiOn.-iN u
Tribune. "a.
WHY A RAILROAD OFFICER DECLINED A
PRESENT.-At meeting OF the Commercial
Exchange, held this morning. the president
Mr.. j. +. Beckham, for the association and
others doing business Oh the wharf, presented
to M. Ryan, the track agent of the Virginia
Midland Railroad, a silver watch. a. Il Slight
testimonial oil their regard for him as a Jealous
and faithful officer Mr.. Ryan returned his
thanks, yet said he must decline To receive the
watch, because he felt that being a public
officer II was his duty TO be entirely free from
any obligation whatever to those with whom
he had business, and because if he should re
ceiye the present he feared he would be unable
to discharge his duties in future as he had
done in the past Aler. Gazette. .d.
THE BULLS HEAD SAVINGS BANK at New
York, was open yesterday for the payment of
depositOrs No deposits were received. and
there was but little excitement around the
doors. The cashier stated that when the hank
closed on Monday evening they owed SIS, 900
10 deposltors. Up TO p. m. yesterday over
$4,000 was paid out TO 2l3 depOsitOrs. leaving
only some 80 dep0sitors 10 be paid of now.
Depositors will lose nothing, and the stock
holders only about twenty-five per cent of
their stock. The capital stock is about sN0,0oa
and to meet that the bank holds about Sl500Oa
The banking house is worth about $1,000.
AN EX-LIfE INSURANCE PRESIDENTS SEN
TENCE.-T. q. Lambert. eX-president of the
American Popular Life Insurance Company
convicted OF swearing to a false annual report,
was arraigned for sentence yesterday morning
in the oyer and terminer court at New York
He spoke for about two hours and half.
claiming he was bounded down by the press,
and that the witnesses against him were inter
ested, and he asked for the lightest sentence
possible. Judge Brady said the prisoner de-
served 10 be punished, and the court, without
sympathy or regret. sentenced him Ia five
years in the state prison.
AS~Scarlet fever is spreading 80 rapidly in
Topeka, Kan, and vicinity, that all the schools
and churches are 10 be closed until the seourge
abateS.
A1 The Danbury Ners says Dalton Ga.
has blacksmithess." Ii must look odd to see
her blow the bellowsess and shoe a HORSES or
muless.-l N0rristotcn Herald
81" Hold hard. am Dick Turpinr' cried
one dark night not long ago To gentleman
driving along lonely suburban road I'm Lon
don youth OF seventeen, as he sprang from
the ditch and seized the horses head IGIad
10 see you, for l am Inspector Rowe OF "
Division" cried the gentleman, as he sprang
from his carriage, knocked down the astonisll-
ed highwayman and handeuied him.