Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-30
DAILY EVENING STAR.
CITY ITEMS

lice report of Sunday. The same thing has
been done in our Office on former occasions,
not on account of Discrimination to publish the
name Of any man or set of men found therein,
but to make room for more important mat
ter. without hearing of complaint on the
mart of the Police Captain. On this account,
we understand Captain Steele, Chief of the
Police. refused on Thursday, to let our re-
porter have any more of those reports until
the STIR published the report of the previous
Sunday, Had that gentleman called on the
proprietors of this paper, and given them any
good reason why that particular report should
have been published, and all others that had
beeu crowded out Of our columns omitted, we
would have published it of course, although
at 8. late date. But we tell the Police Captain
that we Will not be dictated to by him as to
the manner in which the Star is to be con-
Quoted.
We mott &C this matter because we have been
told that some Of the police officers give as a
reason why we did not publish Sundays re-
port. that ~ the preprietors Of the Star were
paid by the gamblers to suppress it." This
is base fabrication, and could only be con-
ceiyed by men who are disposed to measure
our corn by their bushel. We are opposed to
gambling in all its phases and shall always
deal summariIy by those who indulge in this
Obstructive vice to the injury of the morals of
the community, whenever it can be properly
done by us During theEessions of Congress
several large gambling houses iourished in
this Metropolis, and during the last session
they were more numerous than ever before.
Yet, if we are not mistaken, not a single
arrest was made on a charge of gambling, by
the police, who, while they are ever ready to
lOunee upon poor negro caught tossing
cents, thus permit the more dangerous gam
blers to go scot-free. During the coming
winter if the police do not attend to their duty
in this matter, we shall be latter them with
sharp stick" They may rely upon it.
Things not Wanted In Washington Last
Saturday, we advocated the establishment of
chime of bells, and one or four town clocks
as things wanted in this city, to make it COM
port with the character due to the great Me
tropolis of the Nation, ard referred to all the
large cities of the world as exemplars in the
matter, including those of the United States.
We think, therefore, it is but fair to take a
note of some things not iraRted, and among
others
We do not want any of the rowdies or row.
dVI>m of those oil
we want our own, whom We would be very
glad to get rid of in any way to better their
manners and condition. and the good citizens
comfort
We do not want any of the many evils of
those great cities, albeit Gay says that "pri-
yate vices are public benefits
We do not want too many office seekers in
our midst; for their cadavcrous looks are cal
eulated TO interfere with the usual good health
this summer, of those ''to:the manor born, - or
to the manor legitimately transported; al
though We are very happy to see all our
friends. as we'll here now, as those from any
distance, between the AroostoOk and Cali
fornia
We uo hOt want tAtIelne poverty or extreme
wealth; neither the Astors of New York the
Girards of Philadelphia the Hopkins of BaIti
more, the McDonalds OF New Orleans. the
Lawrences of Boston, nor the millionaires of
any of the great cities preferring that happy
medium which secures the greatest good to all.
There are many other things we do not want
as Shakespeare says "too numerous to men
ton, and one of them is-we do not want this
article to be too long. Further, we do not want
any moro rain, and we do not want any sub
scribers or advertisers who have the least
aversion to obey the injunctions of the eleventh
commandment. which says to thee, 30, man
and woman, be sure and pay the printer"
Amen.
The Three HUHdJcd D0iiar Cuse.-We
mentioned, few days since, the circumstance
OF a gentleman in this city having entrusted
TO a friend the charge of procuring letter
from the stoffce, which he obtained. and
took therefrom $500. The particulars of the
matter are, that the friend wa, left in Balti-
more to procure the letter when received from