Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-04

trips to and from the SoutA.~ fccupylng
two and three weeks each tfE.e. From
Rafferty, was obtained anotheI.4nail. con-
sistfng of thirteen letters. wtt1h he had
received from parties in BaSimore to
take down south: also three letters from
persons in that section of ttA country
for residents in Baltimore, (which he
had not yet delivered. and ssome old
letters"
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That the government emp Dyes were
not at all times and invariably dis
Greet in their expressions
Inaiscreet regarding the conduct OF
r,.rl-, the war and the perform
no. ances of individuals par
ticipating in it on behalf OF the Union
IS evidenced by the text OF fhe follow
ing order issued by the head Of one
of the public offices and reproduced in
The Star .. ely %. 1862:
Il regret TO be informed that clerks
in this Office are frequently incom-
NODDED by the indiscreet conversation
of their fellows and that the prosecu-
ton OF their duties is inte-fered with
by the pertinacity wherewith debata-
BILE opinions are dogmatically enunci
ated during business hours. 1t is pain
full to realize that men enjoying
the emoluments and ease of civil
offices. far removed from danger.
indulge the unmanly practice of
erection Of officers in the army who
are devoting their energies and sacri-
ficing health and life to the cause OF
the country. With no desire to re-
private opinion on all proper occa
sions. I am conscious of the unfavora-
BILE effect upon the prosecution Of bust
ness which results from gratuitous
dial relations which should be cher
ished among fellow clerks, while I
deem open censures upon men in civil
or military offices as indications Of a
want Of respect for the President OF
the United States, who is presumed to
be discreet and patriotic and sensible
Of his responsibilities During business
hours the clerks of this Office are eX-
pected to pursue that plain path Of
duty which cannot be mistaken and to
avoid discussions of doubtful propriety
and pernicious tendency
Early expectations as to the practical
beginning of operations on the new street
railway were disappointing.
Car Service and it was not until the
c., 10Th Of July 1852. that the
0'oA 'ou' road was actually opened
to the public. In The Star of that date
is the following news article:
This morning the cars on the Wash
ington and Georgetown passenger rail-
road commenced running. the road being
in perfect order from the Capitol TO the
State Department. All the close cars
that the company has received, ten in
number, are being used today, cerryin g
large numbers of passengers, as many as
forty, on one or two occasions. being
seated in them. The first up this morn
ing, crowded almost to suffocation. was
the Treasury, probably owing to the
roughness Of the rails, but an extra horse
being put on the difficulty was overcome
Passengers going to and from George
town pay & cents, and are transferred at
the State Department to or from the
omnibus running from there to George
town. The company have some forty
five or fifty appointments of employees.
about half Of whom are on duty today.
among whom Is Mr.. ]. II. Upperman. as
timekeeper at the Capitol. Mr.. Upper
man has been the timekeeper for the
omnibus line at this point for fifteen
years past. AS the road progresses the
employees will be notified to go on duty.
The track is laid as far as the Circle, and
cars will. it is expected. run to that point
next week. The cars in use are hand
some and commodious. and the smooth
ness with which they glide along affords
an dSTeedDlc cndnSe ITOII the
jolting over pavements experienced in
other modes of vehicular conveyance"
Desperate efforts were being made at
this time, In 1862. on behalf Of the south
ern Confederacy to induce
False Great Britain to recognize the
~ seeded states. Paragraphs
No"S' appearing In The Star of July
81 and August l, 1862, afford an instance
of the extent to which this endeavor was
carried. The first Is as follows:
''Secessionists at Baltimore wrote by
tho steamer Of the I'd Of July that Nc
Clellan's army was surrendering to jeff
Davis. Tho canard was telegraphed
from Queenstown to London Just In time
for the evening London Times Of the
18th, and 1t was assumed to be true In
the debate on Lindsay's motion ito rec
ognize the Confederacy) on the 18th.
Tho canard exploded, Lindsay withdrew
his motion. Mason (of the Trent affair
fame) was in the house Of commons stuff
ing the secession orators. He said he
believed the canard to be true
The next day The Star printed the fol-
lowing:
Yesterday we made reference to a mon
strous Geographic fabrication, concocted
by some liable gentleman in the interest
Of the rebels for effect in England. Be
low we give the falsehood in full. as it
appeared in the London Times on the
morning of the 18th, on which Mr.. Lind
say brought forth his motion to recog-
nize the south. his intent being, no doubt,
to influence the house Of commons:
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