Evening star., 1922-07-09
Fifty Years Ago
in The Star


Fifty years ago the District Jail
stood on the north side of Judiciary
= Square. the
D. G. Delegate Gets presen. site of
Jail Appropriation. sn,,a,nr' enr e"1Ss The
structure had been condemned ~ in
adequate. insanitary and altogether
unsuitable for prison purposes and
move had been made toward its
replacement But the procedure, as
usual in such matters, was slow. The
Star of July 2. 1872. had the follow.
ing editorial on this matter:
Just now the location OF the pro-
posed new Jail is exciting some interest.
Congress appropriated $3o6, 900 at its
last session to build a new jail It Is
to contain all the modern conveniences
which humanity dictates and it will
accommodate 800 prisoners. Chief
Justice Cartier. the Secretary OF the
Interior and Gov. Cooke were ap-
pointed commissioners to locate the
jail and decide on plans Of building.
/ done much for US in Congress during
his first session. but there 10 hardly
one appropriation secured by him
which the people will feel more CRATE
ful for than this Our grand juries
have year after year condemned the
old Jail, even reporting It a nuisance.
1t 10 q disgrace to our civilization
and a shame to our city. Its presence
In one of the finest public parks OF
the city kept about 1t a group OF old
shanties and made the park common
property for depositihg nuisances
When Congress passed the Jail bill
Gen. Chapman went before tho ap-
propriations committee and had $12.-
600 added to improve the park. Here
tofore Congress would not appropri-
ate money to improve the park with
the Jail nuisance on 1t. So that our
delegate in securing the passage of
the jail bill has solved tho jail ques-
tion and given the city q new and
nounce the location of the Jail in
some other and better quarter.
1T is pertinent to ask. in this con-
nection. ehall We send Gen. Chapman
back to Congress? The question is
upon 'I 6.,ns. us, as the election win occur
believe this highest interests Of the
District dictate the return of our
delegate His success has been the
remark Of thousands. He has not
only secured liberal appropriations
for the District. but ne has done
more than was to be expected OF him
In single term to estabIis kindly
| and pleasant relations between Con-
gress and the District. Starting with
valuable acquaintance, he has. by
his genial and gentlemanly deport-
ment. added largely to it. Prank and
candid and oblieing. he has won the
confidence of both republicans and
democrats to an extent we venture
to say, beyond that OF any new MEM
ber in Congress-
xr,i1l
after. probably. but this much we
desire to add now. that we hear no
where mentioned the name of any
one who is candidate who possesses
the same ability and qualification to
serve the District in Congress that
good sense of the people will SO de-
eide. He should be sent back, il he
will go. without opposition"
The new Baltimore and Potomac
| railroad started operations on July 2.
1872. The Star of
B, & P. Trims that date has the
p following paragraph
+: AsuAn6' Of announcement:
"The trains on the Baltimore and
Potomac railroad commence their
regular trips today, the first one TO
arrive reaching here at six minutes
past this m6rnine. and the first
to depart Leaving here at s o'clock.
starting out with sixty passengers.
The present rates Of fare are a. fol-
lows: Benninss.715 cents; wilson's, 20
cents; Lanhams, 80 cents; Seabrooke. 80
cents; Glenvilie, Springfield and Bowie
(Huntington). 40 cents each; Patux-
ent, IS cents; Odenton. 80 cents;
Severn, IS cents; Harmons. 70 cents;
Stoney Run, IS cents; Patapsco, so
cents: wynans, IS cents: Sulphur
Spring. 80 cents: Maiden's Choice and
Frederick Road, 95 cents each; La
fayette (present Baltimore terminus),