Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-08
FIFTY YEARS AGO
In THE STAR

L
| Much Of the local transportation In the
| fifttes was by canal and occasionally Sc
rious h,ockades occurred he
Canal -. sss..s ss,,.,n .
causo VI ~se'ooness .-.
Troubles. long delays IN the snipmen'
OF goods. In The Star Of Oc-
teber Z Ia fo,nd the following comment on
| a raoa,t hanr.nire On the Alexandria canal
Iecen. nappeniis on '.1e
OF that character:
AN officer Of the Alexandria Canal Conn
uanv has Informed us that the accident
..- 49,. or. ,un,,h con.ad the
UPON .la. "o" "a. :,
loss OF traVehns Gays 10 ions iie -
| canal boats was occasioned not ny care
| lessness or rnismanagement on the part OF
anv one whatever in the company.s en-
ployment. but by want of due care on the
part OF the skipper Of coal boat VINO
stove and sunk his boat In position whete-
In it was impossible for some days to RAISE
her or to get her out OF the way OF otneF
| boats. While all this may be very true,
and while we doubt not the superintendent
of the branch canal faithfully does all IN
any mans power to prevent such occur
rences. 1t strikes US with much force tnat
such an accident with such disastrous
result TO the business of ALI those navigat-
~. cove, could not bave occurred ON
-. e 80, w. on,x-
Inc Ne" 1orh anu n-r'e canai. g.
ious to hail the time when from Aiexanoria
to Cumberland the Chesapeake and ONO
canal shall be as well managed ana pront-
ably used as that OF any other similar im'
provement In the world. PUBIC OPINION
and that great lever only, can work the
necessary reforms. 1t must be made to
reach the great cause of all the trouble ana
injury to the business interests lnvolved IN
the management OF this canai-the Mary
land board of public works Could we regu-
late such matters we would not have vote
thrown by a citizen of any county inter-
ested IN the proper management OF the ca
nal for any legislative or public works can.
didate, whatever might be his ponies. NOT
pledged to labor zealousiy to make the
state governments policy with reference 70
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plopei iiui'l.''a. - 'i
Der appears TINS paragraph oescfioiiie al
unsuccessful attempt at hold-up:
Last night about o'clock on Pennsylva-
MIA avenue near the Circle In the first
ward. while colored man was driving n
his wagon from the GEORGETOWN market. he
was accosted by white man. dressed in
a brown suit OF clothes and a white hat
who expressed a desire to ride with him.
After taking a seat the white man inquired
what was the character of the load, and
received for an answer. Not much as the
apples had all been sold. The white man
thereupon demanded his money and threat
ened to kill him In the event of a refusal
But the colored man not complying, his
companion struck him on the head with a
slungshot, when the former jumped from
the wagon and cried .Murder!' A member
of the auxiliary guard fastening to the
scene, the highwayman departed without
ceremony From this the negro should
learn that white man sometimes is very
unsartin' and that travellers should select
their own company"
II
The gas question precipitated by The
stars comments on tho dark streote ond
s.,, -,
a. dwellings, as noted IN TINS COL
umn last week, evoked number
Rates. of criticisms of the local corpo-
ration spcb nc tho fo,Iowino
october 4:
Il cut from the Baltimore Sun OF today
ING &c 10. IolowiAs nolIce.
moro Sentemhar 81 1a5s NSonsnmays nf 90.
in the southwestern district are respectfully
reminded that a discount of % per cent will
oe aioWeu on Ihelr plils Tor the quarter
Tca ;th eli :, pau ae .lhs e 81
urday next the 10Th instant No discount
will be allowed on said bills after that
date. Joseph Brown. Secretary.
can i tra inns lolice .nal gas COM
their bills for the cIrrant ouarter Tha I'm
ference, therefore, is that their profits are
Immense After this deduction of Is per
cent 1t is to be presumed that their net
profits are yet sufficiently remunerative. Is
there no way by which the gas monopoly of
this city can be required to give us a better
quality OF gas, and also to furnish 1t to Sec
tons OF the city where 1t Is greatly needed?
There are number of frst-class houses in
the northern part of the city, within two
squares of the Northern market, and within
one square of the residence of our mayor,
In which fixtures were introduced two years
since, the owners and occupants Of which
are compelled to light up in the old way be-
cause the company refuses to lay the mains
In front of their premises. / think 1t high
time our city fathers were legislating on
subject of great utility and convenience to
our growing city"
A brief glance through the news columns
of the daily papers of the present time in
dicates that almost II cIa s.as
Convention -. - - e-''''e'