Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-31

WASHINGTON, January %, 1851.
Editor Stdr:-This morning l had occasion
TO meet passenger who was to arrive by the
train advertised as due from New York, at the
Baltimore Ohio depot at 6.32 am. | reached
the depot at half past six and found the wait
II & room filled with the Scum of Washington g
negro population, and not railroad official Of
any kind on duty. | waited ten minutes and
Jnen asked policeman whether he knew how
late the New York train would be. He said that
the tra1n from the west was an hour late, but
he knew nothing OF the New York train. / 10
quired II there was no railroad official Of whom
could get the desired Information, and he re-
pied that meme were on duty so early in the
morning, but that might possibly find out at
the telegraph Office. The telegraph Office was
Wnanted by suriy satrap of the company.
wearing the cempany's uniform VINO was
savage and uHcCmmunicative, and declined 10
part with any information, or TO answer my
civil questions. The train from the west, due
at $50. arrived at about 1:l5. / then went to
the telegraph hut below the depot. on the line,
ara was there Informed that the New ork
train had only LETT Baltimore at 1907, aud thaG
This train was always late. Finally at about
s:l5 the train arrived, and the passenger whom
| mac come TO meet informed me that the trio
over the same road from Washington 10 New
York last Tuesday light was made with a pre-
clSely similar experience, the train being one
hour behind schedule time IN leaving Washing
ton and two hours behind time In reaching
New York. Now Mr.. Editor these simpie
facts point to but one conclusion. Tne BALI
more and Ohio company are deceiying the
pubic and their schedule is a deliberate false
hood. The train was not expected, nor Is IL
ever expected at thirty-tW0 minutes after six
There were no officials on duty, and no prepa-
rationS to receive the train. The waiting room
IS pig pen, In which the scouringS of the
streets cOngregate TO keep warm, and the re.
spectacle travelling public are deluded by a
false schedule TO believe that this is q safe and
rapid means OF reaching the north. / write
this neither in anger nor In spirit OF malice,
but hold that 1t Is the clear duty Of citizen
TO his neighbors to expose fraud.
ONE OF THE LONG SUFFERING PUBLIC.
Home, while walking on Pennsylvania avenue
yesterday, was taken suddenly i'll He was re.
moved into DreW'S drug store, where Drs. Wal
ter and Morgan attended hin, and found hun
suffering from angina pectoris. or contraction
OF the muscles OF the heart. He was In great
pain, and 1t was with difficulty that the physi-
clans could administer remedies. In about an
hour he was some what relieved, and Was taken
TO the fifth precinct station house, where DR..
Walter continued to visit him at intervals
through the afternoon and last night, The man
needed the best accommodations, but was
obliged 10 be laid Oh the lioor In the cell room
on G1ngy straw mattraS5. The necessity for
an emergency hospital where such cases can be
properly attended to Is more apparent every
day. The sufferers name is aug uStus c. Baker.
Joseph Goldwater, of Goldwater & Bros
Prescott, Arizona, has disappeared from san
Francisco, after getting away with about S9D 600
worth OF goods bought on credit In San Fran
cisco.