Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-09-21
Good News for Residents on the Metre
pOIitau Branch.

| pOlitan Branch.
To the Editor of THE EVENING STAR:
10 the many vigorous assaults on the mis-
management Of the Metropolitan Branch. both
| In the editorial and correspondence columns OF
The STAR, added a humble contribution Of
| the offices of the company and Mr.. 8. Spencer,
vice president, direct.
received the following cheering answer to
day:
BALrIaoRE AND OHIO RAILROAD Co.,
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT,
BALTIMORE, Sept 18TH, 1885.
Suo}eet: Delays to trains on metropolitan
Rer. Louis II. Schneider Washington. d.
Dear Str: beg to own receipt OF your favor
OF the I4th inst on the above subject and Will
investigate the question with the transports
ther.
contemplation the early double tracking OF a
considerable portion of the Metropolitan
Branch in order to facilitate this very matter
oil the movement OF suburban trains.
[sgnedl 5 SPENCER, Vice President
the will Keep ahss
puts his signature to anything he does not
honestly mean. Nevertheless it may help Mr..
| and hasten matters ii the agitation be kept up.
Residents ana property owners all along the
line must sound their plant into the ears OF
the company increasingly until 1t shall be con-
WINGED that there is no balm in Gilead except q
double track. the traffic on the Metropolitan
Branch is such that very often passengers can
not find the accommodation of seat in the
cars. In Circular No. the company promises
| increased railroad facilities as soon as an in
condition is fulfilled, now for the promise.
Yours truly, LOUIS HI. SCHNEIDER,
No. 1920 street northwest.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept 10th, 1885,
THE PAN-ELECTRIC CAsE.-The Pan-Electric
case was before Judge James, sitting in Equity,
yesterday on a motion of Earle and Pugh,
| attorneys for Mr.. Garland, to fix time within
which the testimony shall be taken and to have
all of it taken orally. The court held the mo-
ton under consideration.
CHARGE OF UNDUE Messrs.
III. q. and X. Claughton, Tor Virginia Harri-
son, have filed a bill against Laura A. McCann
for discovery, injunction and account. The
complainant Is a citizen OF CrawfOrds Quarry,
Mich, and states that the parties are daughters
OF the late Thomas smith, who died in $50,
SelZed OF certain property, lots i, and 70,
square 451, and which, on June Sd OF that year,
while blind and imbeciIe in mind and body,
totally incompetent to make a valid deed, he
conveyed to defendant. She charges that de-
fendant in this regard used undue influence
and procured such deed, and has disposed of
the property. The plaintiff claims that the
deed was null and void. and that she Is entitled
10 One-haif of the proceeds.
TESTIMONIALS FOR Ex.PUBLIC PRINTER
RoUNDS-The parlOrs of the Ebbitt house were
Government Printing Office, who assembled
there to take leave of their late chief ex-Public
Printer Rounds: Mr.. Rounds was assisted in
receiving his callers by Mrs. Rounds and their
daughter, Mrs. o. HI. Roihacker. The printers
and stereotypers presented TO Mr.. Rounds AN
elegant silver tea service OF twelve pieces, as a
token of their regard. Mr.. j. l.. Kennedy
made the presentation speech. Mr.. Henry T..
Brian, foreman OF the printing, in behalf of the
clock, and Mir. james w. White, foreman OF
binding, rendered gift from his depar tment.
Mr.. Rounds responded feelingiy to the presen-
tation addresses.
BASE BALL.-The Nationals won another
game from the Bostons yesterday, in Boston,
by a score OF 10 TO 8. Both teams played
cstreIesSIy. the victOrS being Credited with
twelve errors and the Bostons with ten. The
Nationals made fourteen hits 10 their OppOn-
ents s, but the latter earned four of their runs.
Other games yesterday: AT Detroit-Detroit, 3;
delpnia, 3. AT ST. Louis-St Louis, y; Kansas
City, U. At Observation-Disclosures, q; st. Louis,
4. At hiladeiphia-Atnietic, Z; Cincinnati, A.
AT Staten Isiand-Metropolitan,7 Pittsburg, 5.
A. Observation-Disclosures, .; Louisville, &. The
Department OF Agriculture defeated the Brent
woods yesterday by score OF to-.
Affairs in West Warrington.
SABBATH BREAKiNG.-This morning in the
Police Court MIR. Padgett called the attention OF
Judge Smell to a charge of sabbath breaking
aSalnt Samuel Maston and George Bennett, Of
the connections Pie bakery, on 32u street. The
charge Is brought under an Old law of 1914.
Testimony was given that carpentry work had
been carried on by the defendants for about
twenty-five sundays this year. Mr.. CARING
ton, Tor defendants, claimed that the work done
was near the oven, where 1t WAS too warm to
work on week days. The judge said there was
a difference between works OF necessity and
those of conyenience. He thought in this case
il was the latter, and imposed a fine OF 81 on
each ot the defendants.
CATTLE MARKET.-Sales OF live stock at
Drover's Rest, ID. e., are reported by Tavenner
Bros. yesterday as follows: Ia cattle up and
sold. Best at 4iac.tO AGO; good at &c. to Il;
medium at 312c To 4; common at 2.,c. to ).
9Oo sheep anu lambs-Iambs at 4l.,c. to q:
old sheep at 212c. to 31a; yearlings at 3 to 4.
Calves at q to 6l2 10 cows and calves at $50
To $50. Market Orisk.